Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 61 The subject is the knife and the king is the fish.

Although it was a rainy day approaching dusk, the news that Wan An was driven out of the Forbidden City by His Majesty spread like wildfire.

"This paper-bad boss has finally been kicked out, Daming should be happy!"

"Such a flattering minister is really a disgrace to our civil servants, let's make it clear!"

"Stop talking, tonight I'm going to hang out with my two concubines until dawn!"

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After learning that the high-ranking Chief Assistant Wan An was kicked out of the Forbidden City by His Majesty, the reaction of many civil officials was not to plead with His Majesty, but to clap their hands and applaud.

Although Wan An has been in the position of chief assistant for ten years, he is only an echoer of the late emperor, which makes many officials disdain him.

Not to mention that their civil servant group takes it as their mission to limit the imperial power, Wan An's chief assistant who relies on flattering his superiors is destined to be criticized by mainstream civil officials, and their ideal leader should be a moral gentleman like Xu Pu, who upholds the principles of sages and sages The teaching of living in a high position.

Now that Wan An, the chief minister of the cabinet, has fallen, the courtiers who followed Wan An are naturally scattered, and this court will usher in a new era of Vientiane renewal.

As night fell, the rain in the capital stopped.

The lights of Xu Mansion are brightly lit, and the crowds are crowded.

Like sharks smelling blood, the officials in the capital flocked to Xu's mansion from all directions with gifts, determined to hug this thick thigh.

Now that Wan An, the leader of the sycophant party, has fallen, and regardless of Liu Ji's situation, the cabinet is already seriously understaffed, so it is imperative to increase the number of cabinet ministers.

Although Zhou Hongmo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, was the closest person to the cabinet threshold, and then Xu Pu, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials and a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, was the one who was far above Zhou Hongmo in both ability and prestige.

The most important thing is that Zhou Hongmo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, is from the same hometown as Wan'an, and he was able to reach this position thanks to Wan'an's support.

Just like this, Zhou Hongmo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, will be implicated by the Wan'an incident, and Xu Pu will enter the cabinet without any suspense and become a well-deserved banner of Qingliu.

Xu's mansion is a luxurious mansion, and a warm pavilion was specially built in the back of the house, and tonight a sumptuous banquet was prepared here, and all the guests sat in order.

Xu Pu, who was wearing a second-rank official uniform, sat in the chief seat, eating and drinking with all the guests, and felt a sense of elation and joy in his heart.

Since the succession of the new king hit a wall one after another, now everything is finally back on track, the old guy who got in the way the most has left, and his future has become bright again.

"If it wasn't for this old guy, Li Yu would have gone back to Jiangxi now." Ni Yue, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, took a sip of his wine and immediately said bitterly.

Ye Qi, the right servant of the household department, put down his chopsticks, nodded lightly and said, "That's right! It's just a good thing, now Wan'an is gone, Ming Dynasty will be governed!"

"Come, let's drink this cup together and seek prosperity together!" Yu Zijun, Minister of the Ministry of War, raised the wine glass in his hand, persuading him with pride.

Yu Zijun is from Sichuan, and Wan'an is a township party, but after the new dynasty, he followed Xu Pu gradually, and tonight he came directly to Xu Pu's house to conspire with him, and he has become the leader of the Xu party. core staff.

Water is impermanent, and people are impermanent. This is Daming's officialdom.

Although Yu Zijun followed Wan An earlier, apart from the father-son teacher-student relationship, Tongnian and his fellow countrymen never had absolute loyalty to speak of. Many officials have always followed whoever can carry the banner of the leader of the civil society. mix.

Xu Pu was in a good mood tonight, and he seemed to be in a very comfortable mood at the moment, so he raised the wine glass in his hand to respond: "Come, let's drink together, and seek prosperity together!"

During the exchange of glasses, several glasses of wine were drunk one after another, and the relationship between everyone quietly increased.

Xu Pu looked at Yu Zijun, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Ye Qi, the right servant of the household department, Ni Yue, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Liu Jian, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, who were present, and knew that these were important members who would control the court next time.

If there is any regret in my heart at this time, it is that Prince Kuanren, who was clearly trained by himself, turned out to be a different person when he ascended to the throne of God.

Xu Pu originally wanted to scare Zhu Youtang's timid and uninitiated paper tiger with a tough method, but the political risk involved was too great, so he suddenly raised his glass to Liu Jian, who was also the emperor's teacher: "Liu Xueshi, let's have a drink together!" !"

"Bachelor Xu, I dare not, I respect you!" Liu Jian said flatteredly when he saw Xu Pu raise his glass to him from the air.

He is also in a good mood today. In fact, it is Xu Pu's way that the cabinet does not have additional members.If Xu Pu successfully enters the cabinet, then the position of Hanlin Bachelor will be vacated, and he will fill it.

It's just that Xu Pu failed to enter the cabinet, and even he, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, could not go further. Looking at the position of a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, he couldn't get it.

The same is true for the subsequent officials. If he vacates the position of the Hanlin Attendant Bachelor, the subsequent Hanlin officials will be able to progress step by step and everyone will be happy.

Fortunately, Wan An, the chief assistant of the cabinet, finally fell, Xu Pu won the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, and he will become the new Hanlin scholar, and the ministers behind him can also advance step by step.

"The two of us are old people from the East Palace, and we should advance and retreat together as officials in the same dynasty!" Xu Pu knew that Liu Jian was an ambitious official, and he also intended to deepen the relationship.

Although Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister, the civil official group lost its natural leader.It's just that after so many years of groping, they have actually found a suitable leader, that is, Qingliu Cichen with the status of "Emperor Teacher".

Judging from the later history, whether it is Gao Gong, the emperor's teacher of the Longqing Dynasty, or Zhang Juzheng, the emperor's teacher of the Wanli Dynasty, they all have this attribute.

Ye Qi, the right servant of the household department, watched the two imperial masters drinking together, and was also very envious in his heart.

"Xu Xueshi, Wan'an has gone now, what should we do next?" Ni Yue, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, was slightly drunk, and asked authentically.

Minister of the Ministry of War Yu Zijun and other officials stopped their chopsticks one after another, then turned their heads to look at Xu Pu curiously.

Now that Wan'an has been successfully brought down by them, the next court will face a big reshuffle, and their next match is also very important.

Xu Pu had already made a plan, picked up a broad bean, put it in his mouth and chewed: "It's almost a full moon since your Majesty ascended the throne, but if you don't hold a daily speech, don't hold a sutra feast, it's not an act of a wise king! You are all ministers. , Since then, I should advise and advise His Majesty to hold a sutra feast and give a speech on the day!"

The system of Japanese Lectures and Jingyans did not originate from Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, but the emperor who ascended the throne at the age of eight. During the period of Sanyang Bingzheng, the system of Japanese Lectures and Jingyan Rites was first formulated.A small lecture every day and a big lecture every ten days are the main ways for emperors to receive Confucian education. The "Four Books", "Five Classics" and "Di Jian Tu Shuo" are the main teaching materials.

In fact, the daily lecture is still second, the main one is the Jingyan system, even the emperor must be bound by the etiquette and laws of the Jingyan, making the emperor like going through strict military training after another.

It's just that Zhu Youtang's accession to the throne will be full moon soon, but the daily lectures and Jingyan have been delayed.Now Zhu Youtang is required to re-open the Japanese Lecture and Jingyan. Even if Zhu Youtang can't be brainwashed a second time, it would be better to train this grandson at the Jingyan.

"That's right! Our servants must not turn a blind eye to His Majesty's inappropriate behavior, and we will go to court tomorrow morning to ask for a performance!" Ni Yue, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, immediately responded.

Yu Zijun, Shangshu of the Ministry of War and others knew that Xu Pu did not want to increase the internal friction of the civil servant group, but pointed the finger at the new monarch, so they all nodded in agreement with this plan.

In fact, this approach is even more clever. The Wan Party is a tree that falls and the monkeys disperse. If they raise the banner of civil servants against imperialism, other officials will naturally join in and become the well-deserved number one force in the new dynasty.

"Let's play together tomorrow and ask His Majesty to reset the daily note, how about it?" Ye Qi, the right servant of the household department, felt a little moved, and seriously suggested.

The daily life note is an official position of a historian. It records all kinds of words and deeds except the private life of the emperor. It can be said that it is a recorder that follows the emperor.

In the early days of Ming Taizu, Zhu Yuanzhang paid attention to it, but he soon realized that the daily life note was to make himself uncomfortable, so he decided to abolish it, and it has not been restored until now.

"Isn't that good?" Liu Jian, a bachelor's degree attendant at the Imperial Academy, knew that this was to monitor the emperor's every move reasonably and legally, and his eyes looked complicated.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty should set an example, set an example in words and deeds, and be a virtuous monarch with a long history!" Ye Qi, the right servant of the household department, insisted on his own opinion.

The corner of Xu Pu's mouth twitched slightly, and he finally stood up to dissuade him: "Master Ye, this matter should be done step by step, don't rush it!"

"Bachelor Xu has far-sighted plans!" Ye Qi, the servant of the household department, saw Xu Pu's words, and temporarily gave up this idea.

Next, everyone began to make arrangements around the actions of tomorrow morning, and communicated about possible variables in order to achieve the strategic goal overnight.

Tonight, the lights in the warm pavilion of Xu Mansion are very bright, the wine in the cup is very mellow, everyone's eyes are getting brighter and brighter, and some people are already looking forward to the peaceful and prosperous world that will be created by them.

(End of this chapter)