prosperous age

Sure enough, the next day, Emperor Longqing saw Chen Yiqin and Lei Li's begging memorials in Qianqing Palace, all begging for rest due to illness.

"Chen Ju, go to the cabinet and tell Chen Yiqin to come see me."

"Yes."

Chen Ju, who was standing at the gate, bowed in response, and then quickly ran towards the gate of Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Longqing put the two memorials on the imperial case, and now Lei Li's memorials were not approved, and sent an imperial doctor to the mansion for diagnosis and treatment.

Such memorials were already approved yesterday.

The imperial doctor also said when he returned to the palace that Lei Li's illness was indeed difficult to treat, and although he could still work now, the time would not be too long.

Therefore, Emperor Longqing made up his mind at that time, and agreed to Lei Li when he played for the third time, fulfilling all the etiquette of a monarch and minister.

As for Chen Yiqin, Emperor Longqing's attitude was the same as Wei Guangde guessed, and of course he would not let him go at this time.

But before that, he didn't mention this matter when he met Chen Yiqin, so Emperor Longqing thought it necessary to ask about the situation face to face.

He couldn't tolerate him not thinking too much, Xu Jie had already mobilized the power of the court to force Gao Gong away, and he was worried that there was Xu Jie's handwriting behind it, so this time he would not play cards according to common sense, and even directly issued an order , ordering Xu Jie to become an official is within the optional range.

Of course, this decree cannot be made casually.

Before making the decree, there must be some arrangements to avoid mistakes.

Emperor Longqing was anxiously waiting for Chen Yiqin's arrival in the palace, and at this time, all the yamen in Beijing had already exploded.

Lei Li asked to be appointed, and everyone knew what was going on.

Lei Shangshu's health is indeed ill, and it can be delayed until now. In fact, the astute people can probably guess that he is waiting for Zhu Heng to return to the court.

However, it was Chen Yiqin's memorial that made them fry.

I saw Chen Yiqin before, but I didn't see anything wrong at all, why did he suddenly beg for rest due to illness?
Could it be that in the cabinet, Xu Ge's old faction and Yu Yu's faction broke completely?

At this time, rumors were already flying all over the capital, and the news naturally reached Xu Jie's ears.

At this moment, he was sitting alone in the duty room and meditating.

Chen Yiqin's sudden attack made him startled, but also a little frightened, because he didn't know what was going on, could it be that someone in the palace was going to attack him?

According to the news from below just now, if the emperor orders dismissal or even imprisonment at this time, those Beijing officials will not come out to protect him just because he is the chief assistant, except for those officials who are both prosperous and ruined with him Besides, most people still just gloat.

As for the reason, as the outside world guessed.

At that time, they will only think that Xu Jie is in the cabinet to force Chen Yiqin to retire, just like Guo Pu did last year.

Officials hated Gao Gong, but although they had some resentment towards Guo Pu, it was more of jealousy.

He became a cabinet minister by relying on speculation, and was favored into the cabinet because he wrote Qing Ci for Emperor Jiajing. As for Guo Pu's own talent, they selectively ignored it.

However, after Guo Pu was forced to resign from his post, the reversal of public opinion made him, the chief assistant, somewhat unexpected.

In fact, if he had expected this at the beginning, he would definitely not kill them all, at least he would wait for a year or so before finding a chance to deal with Guo Pu.

With this inherent impression, Xu Jie can imagine how the Beijing officials would think of him.

Forcing Gao Gong and Guo Pu away, and now attacking Chen Yiqin, is this a rebellion?
After a long time, Xu Jie came to his senses after Zhang Juzheng's begging voice came from outside, and he shouted, "Please come in."

He was also puzzled, of course, by the cabinet ministers, not only Zhang Juzheng who was suspicious, so he took the initiative to ask Xu Jie on duty, even Li Chunfang, who was still on duty by himself, had put down his official duties at this time, feeling a little restless.

He intends to visit Chen Yiqin's house, but it is really inappropriate to go out at this time, because the timing is not right.

After Chen Ju came to the cabinet and did not see Chen Yiqin, it was naturally impossible for him to go back to the palace directly.

He knew that Emperor Longqing had to see Chen Yiqin today, so he simply went to the palace gate again, intending to pass it on directly to his family.

And Wei Guangde in the Ministry of Rites also knew the news circulating in the yamen from Lu Bu, and he was a little dumbfounded.

If Xu Jie had known about this yesterday, he would have anticipated today's difficulties.

But whether it is Wei Guangde or Yin Shizhen, they still lack the experience of the court, and most of the time they are hindsight, and they are used to seeing things and trying to figure out a way.

After Lu Bu went out, Wei Guangde still sighed in his heart, he didn't expect Chen Yiqin's method of asking for resignation to have such a magical effect.

He and Yin Shizhen knew the reason for Chen Yiqin's begging for retirement, so they naturally understood that this matter was not as evil as the outside rumors said.

However, Wei Guangde already had a premonition that this unintentional move had the potential to become a master.

The official heart sometimes influences the court situation.

Carefully recalling Chen Yiqin's demeanor when he said those words yesterday, Wei Guangde wasn't sure if he had expected this, but this method of retreating into advance was indeed very effective, and he must have felt the pressure on Mr. Xu Ge's side.

Just as Wei Guangde thought, Huo Yi, who originally planned to go to the cabinet to submit a petition for a divorce, is now a little hesitant.

Lei Li and Chen Yiqin begged for a rest, and the city was already full of trouble. What would happen if he also begged for a rest at this time?
He could only stand still for the time being and wait for the news from Yang Bo.

If Yang Bo also asked him to submit the memorial, then he could only do so even if he was reluctant in his heart.

So, when the Beijing officials were discussing and all kinds of rumors were emerging, in the afternoon, an even more shocking news came out. Huo Yi, Minister of the Ministry of War, also submitted a memorial to the imperial court for impeachment.

He didn't say that he asked to retire because of physical reasons, but because of the advice given by the household department to Zhang Qi due to the disaster during the incident, "The autumn defense is serious, the emperor should summon Jiuqing and order each to present the strategy of Yulu, if the talent is mediocre , Those who falter in speech, that is, they are not sincere for the country, should be ordered to retire from Chen."

Huo Yi took Zhang Qi's words, saying that self-sufficiency is not enough to change the situation, hope is not enough to convince the public, and it is not the right way to deal with it. The time is autumn, and the situation of captives is unpredictable. There is no hair effect, talent and knowledge are mediocre, and you will know it later if you don't wait to be called. You also ask for early rewards and reprimands. Don't choose talents to take the post here.

Despite this, the suspicions that have been aroused in the ruling and opposition parties are also constant.

It would be strange if there were no discussions about the successive resignations of important ministers in the court and central government.

Not many officials knew that Xu Jie and Yang Bo had secretly communicated with each other, but quite a few knew that Huo Yi and Yang Bo had a close relationship.

As a result, the officials were even more confused, wondering if Xu Jie had offended Yang Bo, or what the reason was.

However, the news from the palace was still very fast. Emperor Longqing didn't know if he saw Huo Yi's memorial, but Lei Li's and Chen Yiqin's memorials were sent back to the cabinet and were not allowed.

Today's affairs are actually being carried out according to what Xu Jie and others planned before, but there is such a variable as Chen Yiqin, which makes today's ruling and wild winds extremely unfavorable to Xu Jie.

At this time, the family members of Xu's family had been scattered to various restaurants and teahouses in the capital to inquire about the news, mainly to see the views of officials and folks on this matter.

Yes, although he hasn't come up with a set of effective public opinion warfare theories, Xu Jie, relying on years of experience, has already mastered the game of manipulating public opinion, and used it as a weapon to attack political opponents.

When dealing with Gao Gong and Guo Pu, they all achieved their goals in this way.

At this time in Qianqing Palace, Emperor Longqing also read Huo Yi's memorial, but there was only a hint of amusement in his eyes.

It is true that he is a little slow, but he is not stupid. He has already seen that this is actually a temptation by Xu Jie, Yang Bo and other old people.

Chen Yiqin had also explained clearly that it was really just a personal reason, he wanted to rest for a while to recuperate his body, and no external factors were involved in it.

In this way, Emperor Longqing was relieved.

Before, I wanted to strike first, and gave up the idea of ​​decreeing to expel Xu Jie.

The imperial court had to be decent when doing things, and if he hadn't really reached that point, he didn't want to lose that person.

He just had a little disgust for Xu Jie, and the reason was because of Gao Gong, but he didn't have any other thoughts about other important ministers.

He still remembers what Emperor Jiajing said at the last moment, "You are not a capable monarch, so you need the help of virtuous ministers."

Chen Yiqin, Wei Guangde and others, he can use them with confidence, but it doesn't mean that his subordinates will be replaced by their recommendations.

Even if the ability is really inferior, Emperor Longqing still needs a balanced distribution of power among his courtiers.

Ministers come from all corners of the country, each representing their own interests.

The emperor must mediate and balance the interests of all parties, so that they will listen to the emperor.

Balance is the sharp weapon to stabilize the imperial power.

Therefore, at this time, Emperor Longqing didn't intend to act impulsively, and took a pen to criticize Huo Yi's memorial, "The minister will stay or stay, and he will be punished on the day when I call for an inquiry. There is no need to report yourself in advance, and work hard to serve as a deputy. "

"Chen Hong, stamp this memorial and send it to the cabinet early tomorrow morning."

Emperor Longqing did not put Huo Yi's memorabilia into other memorabilia, but took it out separately and handed it over to Chen Hong for him to handle it himself.

"Yes, the minister knows."

Chen Hong agreed, stepped forward to take the memorial, put it in his sleeve and put it away.

This memorial follows the normal process and cannot be released today.

However, let people deal with it alone. Although the memorial cannot be sent to the cabinet, the news will spread first.

And because of the discussion in the court today, Wei Guangde and Yin Shixuan did not go to Chen Yiqin's house after the office was dismissed, which was really eye-catching.

This afternoon, many of Chen Yiqin's disciples and old friends came to visit him one after another to check on his condition.

They also passed by at this time, and it was easy to give people the impression of manipulating conspiracy and tricks. A few people got together and tried to make trouble again.

Chen Yiqin will not continue to beg for rest, because today in the palace, Emperor Longqing has promised to reduce his work pressure as appropriate, but the cabinet cannot live without him.

In fact, there was only one cabinet minister in the Jiajing Dynasty who stayed at home to recuperate from illness all the year round and occasionally came out to do things under the name of a cabinet minister, and that was Lu Ben.

In the last few years of his career as a cabinet minister, he spent most of his time recuperating from illness.

Even if Emperor Jiajing gave him the opportunity to participate in the 35th Jiajing Examination and let him expand his wings, he was unwilling to break with Yan Song. The cabinet runs errands.

From time to time, he wrote a memorial book begging for rest, but Yan Song and Emperor Jiajing rejected it, and only said to let him recuperate.

The reasons for this are very complicated. Emperor Jiajing is satisfied with the operation of the cabinet, and Lu Ben's illness is not serious and can be recuperated.

In fact, Chen Yiqin's current physical condition is similar to that of Lu Ben's back then, and he can continue to work if he is well adjusted, but he must pay attention to rest.

Emperor Longqing had already said that, so Chen Yiqin naturally couldn't say anything more.

What's more, he also heard some rumors about the ruling and opposition parties today.

Chaos in the court was not what he wanted. Although the wind direction was not good for Xu Jie, he didn't want it either.

Therefore, as the visiting guests left, the news of Chen Yiqin's condition quickly spread in the capital.

Sickness is really sick, and begging for a rest is really wanting to rest for a while to recuperate the body, and there is nothing like the rumors.

Therefore, Xu Jie who received the news was temporarily relieved.

If it was someone else, they might think it was okay, and their position as chief assistant was still safe, but Xu Jie didn't think so.

You must know that Emperor Longqing didn't summon the three important ministers to ask for a leave of absence or leave his post in one day, and asked him for advice. This actually shows that the emperor no longer regards him as the chief minister in his heart.

What do cabinet ministers do?

What does the Diange University Bachelor do?

That is the person who provides reference to the emperor. When the emperor encounters problems, he doesn't come to him. What's the point of staying in this position?
Just for that proposed right in the cabinet?

Inadvertently, Xu Jie's determination to retreat became more determined after this incident.

And Wei Guangde went out after dinner and went to Lei Li's house.

In today's court, everyone's attention was attracted by Chen Yiqin and Huo Yi, looking at the cabinet, but Wei Guangde and a few others knew that something happened in the afternoon.

That is, the eunuch Teng Xiang had a big quarrel with Lei Li, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who rushed over to the Ministry of Industry, and said that he would go back to the palace to sue him.

Wei Guangde went to Lei Li's house, firstly to visit, and secondly to find out the details and what was going on.

"Teng Xiang came to the Ministry of Industry to ask for materials to rebuild the imperial utensils. He said that the materials for your majesty's utensils should not be included in the annual regulations to reduce the leather. I said that the aid to the imperial service renews. It is said that there is no quota for making money and food, and there should be no extravagance and waste. wrong?"

Lei Li sighed, "When the Emperor ascended to the throne, the Fuyu Renewal was added automatically. It is not yet the year, and there is no need to modify the dragon bed brine book, and other miscellaneous utensils are only suitable for the annual materials.

It's not that I don't know what Tengxiang's idea is. Passing on the purchase of utensils and repairing altar and temple musical instruments, etc., he extravagantly spends a lot of money, and the factory keeps large trees.

How can the Ministry of Industry have so many materials for him to get whatever he wants. "

Lei Li said angrily.

Wei Guangde understood that Teng Xiang wanted to make money in the name of the emperor.

Most of Emperor Longqing's current imperial utensils have only been used for more than a year, so there is no need to replace them.

What's more, the Ministry of Industry will provide materials, money and food for normal maintenance and repairs, that is, annual regulations.

Wei Guangde sighed and said: "What Gu Hegong said is true, but this offends the villain."

"If I don't offend, it will be Zhu Shinan's turn to make things difficult."

Lei Li didn't take it seriously, and laughed to himself: "I'm sorry, but Teng Xiang only came to me if he had anything to do. Anyway, I'm going back to Jiangxi, so how can he bear me?"

When Wei Guangde nodded slightly, Lei Li continued to say: "Tomorrow I will be begging for a rest, and His Majesty should approve it. After I leave, the capital will depend entirely on you and Shinan."

"I know."

Wei Guangde nodded and said. (end of this chapter)