Chapter 529 Mr. Xu Ge speaks first
After Xu Jie went to the Wenhua Hall to express his gratitude, Lu Ben and Li Chunfang in the cabinet were still looking at each other.
Li Chunfang looked at the old Lu Ben, and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Lu Ge, will the cabinet change from now on?"
Lu Ben looked at Li Chunfang, who was much younger than him, and felt endless emotion in his heart. This is the hope for the future.
Lu Bendao: "Maybe, this time Mr. Xu Ge's wife finally became a mother-in-law. I just don't know what will happen in the future? But I am not young anymore, and everything from now on will be done by you young people." "
Li Chunfang chuckled. This old man was really timid and cute when he spoke. He never had his own real views and opinions.
Now that Xu Jie has finally become the first assistant, I don't know if this master can stand up and demonstrate the dignity of the second assistant.
But judging from his performance and what he just said, Li Chunfang felt that this matter was embarrassing enough.
It seems that the nature of this cabinet is really going to change. From now on, Li Chunfang will have to think more about how to play his due role in the cabinet headed by Xu Jie.
After all, compared to Xu Jie, and compared to Lu Ben, who still only wants to be a good gentleman, Li Chunfang's future depends on the big tree of King Yu.
His future is obviously brighter than Xu Jie and more ambitious than Lu Ben.
Xu Jie arrived at the Wenhua Hall, which was only separated by a wall from the cabinet, in an indescribable mood. Looking at this palace that was not very majestic, he felt an indescribable feeling of powerlessness at this moment.
Looking back on his past life of decades of ups and downs in officialdom, Xu Jie also asked himself that he had also experienced the tempering of water and fire, and also experienced the profound transformation from a passionate young man to the current city.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be so disgusted by Emperor Jiajing and still be able to return to the capital all the way and climb to his current position.
It can be seen that in order to achieve this step, Xu Jie had already killed his energetic and passionate self.
Otherwise, how could he have gained Yan Song's trust so easily, won the favor of Emperor Jiajing, and become the leader of the Qing Dynasty that scholars all over the world hoped for?
It can be said that for these reasons, Xu Jie's transformation can be described as "reborn", oh no, it should be described as "unrecognizable".
Because in order to become who he is today, he has betrayed the passionate self of the past and turned himself into a person like Yan Song who will do anything for power and purpose.
Now he finally achieved his goal and stood at the top of the list of officials.
But when he actually stood in this position and looked up, he realized that it only took a palace like Wenhua Palace, which was usually inconspicuous, to make him look up.
Xu Jie respectfully walked to the door of Wenhua Hall and said politely to the eunuch guarding the palace: "I'm sorry to express my gratitude to you. Xu Jie, a cabinet student, came to express my gratitude."
The eunuch guarding the palace gate didn't know what was going on. He glanced at Xu Jie nervously and knew that Xu Jie was the largest official in the outer court after Yan Song, the chief minister.
Therefore, this eunuch does not dare to treat himself as a dishonor just because he is the guard eunuch in front of the Wenhua Palace. After all, he is not the eunuch who serves Prince Yu. He can hang out in front of Prince Yu every day. He is just an ordinary person. Tong's guard eunuch is here today, but he might be replaced tomorrow.
Therefore, the guarding eunuch was still very respectful and fearful towards an important minister like Xu Jie.
He said: "Please wait a moment, Mr. Pavilion, I will go and inform the prince right away."
Xu Jie looked at the guard eunuch who went to report. He still stood respectfully and did not take a few steps forward while the guard eunuch went to report.
It can be seen that deep in Xu Jie's heart, he is also in awe of the master of Wenhua Hall.
The guard eunuch entered the Wenhua Hall to report that Xu Jie was coming to thank him. Zhu Zaijing said without raising his head: "Please come in, Mr. Xu Ge."
The guarding eunuch immediately bowed and then carefully exited the palace. When he came to Xu Jie, he told him that the prince announced his intention to enter the palace.
Xu Jie said politely to the guarding eunuch again, "Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."
Then Xu Jie walked slowly and respectfully into the Wenhua Hall.
As soon as Xu Jie entered the palace, he immediately paid his respects: "Xu Jie, the great scholar of the minister's cabinet, pays homage to the supervisor."
Zhu Zaijing was a little surprised when he saw Xu Jie making such a grand gesture.
Zhu Zaijing put the ink pen in his hand on the pen holder in front of him, and also made a surprised gesture of courtesy to a corporal, "Mr. Ge, please get up quickly. How can I let Mr. Ge pay such a big courtesy?"
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Xu Jie listened to Zhu Zaijing's words and heard that Zhu Zaijing actually called himself "Gu". At this moment, all the luck in his heart disappeared.
He finally understood why Huang Jin told him to come to Prince Yu to express his gratitude.
It turned out that Prince Yu had quietly begun to change from virtual to real, and began to truly possess the supreme authority of supervising the country.
Xu Jie bowed again and said, "I am grateful for the grace of Prince En and His Majesty, allowing me to serve as the first assistant bachelor of the cabinet."
Zhu Zaijing chuckled and said: "This is your Majesty's intention. When I learned about this, I was also happy for Mr. Ge. I hope that Mr. Ge can open up a new atmosphere, so that he can live up to His Majesty's grace and Gu's Expectations.”
Xu Jie bowed again: "I will definitely live up to the kindness and expectations of the prince and your majesty. I will definitely lead the cabinet and be responsible for the world's political leaders."
Zhu Zaijing hummed, "That's it, then it's hard work. People from the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Rites will come over to discuss Yan Shifan's crime plan. You can also stay here and listen to it. Let’s give them some advice.”
Xu Jie was shocked when he heard this. It seemed that what was going to happen today was destined to be no less or no less.
Xu Jie said respectfully: "I obey your orders."
Then Zhu Zaijing also waved to a scholar in the hall and asked him to bring a chair for Xu Jie.
After all, Xu Jie had a chair to sit on when he met Emperor Jiajing before. When he came here, he certainly couldn't let Xu Jie stand like this.
Otherwise, if he were seen by the officials and the guards and maids coming and going in the Wenhua Palace, they would think that the current prison prince was dissatisfied with the cabinet's disobedience.
Once they have such speculation and mentality, not only will Xu Jie's work be difficult, but it will also affect the stability of the court.
So sometimes respect is not really respect, but just a look for stability.
As for whether you really respect it, it doesn't really matter.
After a while, while Xu Jie was also trying to adjust and adapt to the current relationship between monarch and minister, Zhao Wenhua, Gao Gong, and Yan Ne, the Minister of Rites, and others finally arrived at the Wenhua Hall.
After several people entered the hall, they immediately discovered Xu Jie who was still in the hall.
However, at this moment, several people came to see Zhu Zaijing, so they did not salute Xu Jie and say hello. Zhao Wenhua, Gao Gong, Yan Na and others bowed to Zhu Zaijing and said: "I pay my respects to the supervisor."
Zhu Zaijing looked at Zhao Wenhua. Gao Gong, Yan Ne and others had also arrived. He also raised his head and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I suddenly called you here because His Majesty has a new decree."
"Zou Yinglong, the censor of the Guangxi Province, impeached Yan Shifan for selling his official position, plundering the common people, and being unfilial during the funeral. Your Majesty was furious and ordered you and your ministers to convict Yan Shifan of his crimes to serve as a warning to others."
As soon as Zhu Zaijing said these words, everyone present was shocked. They all knew that Yan Shifan's bad things would one day be unstoppable, but they did not expect that this day would come.
After all, Shen Lian opened fire like that in the Jinyiwei lobby two days ago, and Yan Song and Yan Shifan were still as steady as old dogs.
But I didn't expect that less than two days later, there would be such a big reversal. It can be seen that the impeachment memorial written by the Guangxi Provincial Supervisor and Censor Office must be genuine.
Otherwise, this is impossible to explain.
Zhu Zaijing looked at the horrified expressions on everyone's faces, and then said: "Prince Jing and Shen Lian will come over later. I will circulate Zou Yinglong's memorial to you first, and let Mr. Xu Ge take a look at it first."
After saying that, Zhu Zaijing waved his hand and asked a servant to deliver Zou Yinglong's memorial impeaching Yan Shifan's crimes to Xu Jie who was sitting aside.
Xu Jie took the memorial respectfully and bowed slightly to Zhu Zaijing.
At this time, Zhu Zaijing suddenly said: "By the way, there is one more thing. Your Majesty has officially promoted Mr. Xu Ge to the position of chief minister of the cabinet. He will soon be promoted to the Grand Bachelor of Zhongji Palace. This decree will be followed tomorrow. The imperial newspaper was published all over the world."
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After Zhao Wenhua and others heard Zhu Zaijing's words, they couldn't help but gasped!
No one expected that Xu Jie would improve so quickly. They originally thought that even if Xu Jie wanted to improve, he would have to wait until Yan Shifan fell and Yan Song left office before he could make progress.
I didn't expect that Xu Jie would become the Grand Bachelor of Zhongji Palace after not seeing him for a while. This is really exciting.
You must know that although the Ming Dynasty Grand Scholar has four palaces and two pavilions, in fact, there are only three or four people in the cabinet in many cases, and it is rare that six people can be filled.
Therefore, according to the rankings of the four halls and two pavilions, when some officials are promoted to Grand Bachelor, they do not start from the lowest Dongge Grand Bachelor. They usually first place the Wuying Palace Grand Bachelor at the bottom, and then are promoted to the Wenhua Palace Grand Bachelor. , Jin Shen Dian University Bachelor.
After obtaining the titles of these two great bachelors, one can attack the most important of the four halls and two pavilions, the great bachelor of Zhongji Hall.
Therefore, as long as there are no special circumstances, almost all the chief ministers of the cabinet have the title of Grand Bachelor of Zhongji Palace.
Now that Xu Jie has finally lost his luck and is going to become a Grand Bachelor of Zhongji Palace, who among the people present can’t help but envy him?
Especially Yan Ne and Gao Gong, who were standing among the three, were even more envious until their eyes became sore.
Because among the three of them, only Gao Gong and Yan Ne were from Hanlin, both of them had the opportunity to enter the cabinet.
Now that Xu Jie has become the chief minister, and they have not yet obtained tickets to the cabinet, one can imagine their anxiety and envy.
So at this time, it was Zhao Wenhua, who was born as an ordinary Jinshi, who seemed the calmest.
After all, compared with Gao Gong and Yan Ne, Zhao Wenhua had never entered the Hanlin Academy.
Therefore, even though he was also a Jinshi and had already sat in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice, according to the unspoken rule of "non-Hanlin officials are not allowed to enter the cabinet", Zhao Wenhua would have no chance to enter the cabinet.
Therefore, compared with the envy and anxiety of Gao Gong and Yan Ne, Zhao Wenhua's condition can be said to be excellent.
There is no need to worry about when you can join the cabinet.
Xu Jie looked at Zhao Wenhua humbly, with a high arch and a stern look.
Zhao Wenhua, Gao Gong and Yan Ne also looked at Xu Jie with envy at this moment. At the same time, the three of them also bowed slightly to Xu Jie, "Congratulations to Mr. Xu Ge."
Xu Jie said modestly: "We are all doing our best for the imperial court. In the future, we need all of you to work together and help your majesty and the prince together."
After hearing this, Zhu Zaijing also interjected: "Mr. Xu Ge is right. From now on, you must work together with Mr. Xu Ge to run the court's errands together. Don't let down His Majesty Gu He." expectations, and the expectations of all people in the world.”
After hearing Zhu Zaijing's words, Xu Jie and others immediately bowed to Zhu Zaijing again, "I will remember the teachings of the prince."
At this time, King Jing Zhu Zaizhen and Shen Lian also arrived.
Zhu Zaizhen and Shen Lian entered the Wenhua Hall together. They were stunned for a moment when they saw that there were so many people in the hall besides Prince Yu who was supervising the country.
But the two people's movements towards Zhu Zaijing were not slow at all.
Zhu Zaizhen: "My brother pays homage to the prisoner king."
Shen Lian: "My minister, Jin Yi Wei Qian Shi Shen Lian, pays homage to the Supervisor."
Zhu Zaijing looked at Zhu Zaizhen and Shen Lian and replied: "Brother Wang, please get up, Shen Qing, please get up."
Wait until the two of them get up.
Zhu Zaijing also looked at everyone and said: "Now that everyone is here, I won't talk nonsense. The Ministry of Punishment and Jin Yiwei immediately sorted out all the files, witnesses, evidence, etc. of the crimes committed by Yan Shifan, and immediately sent people to arrest Yan Shifan and bring him to justice. Pending trial.”
"The Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, and the Cabinet immediately prepared a crime against Yan Shifan based on the evidence of Yan Shifan's crime collected by the Ministry of Punishment and Jinyiwei. Remember, only Yan Shifan is considered guilty this time, and there must not be any implication, otherwise he will be punished. Punished as a felony! ”
In one sentence, Zhu Zaijing explained all the key points that the caller wanted to explain this time.
After hearing Zhu Zaijing's words, Xu Jie and others immediately bowed: "I obey your order!"
Zhu Zaijing looked at everyone and said: "Since everything has been handed over to you, the Criminal Department and the Jin Yiwei should take action first. Shen Lian, you quickly mobilize your troops and take the order of Gu to capture Yan Shifan. Imprisoned pending trial ”
Shen Lian bowed excitedly: "I obey your order."
Then the scholar on the side wrote what Zhu Zaijing had just said into an 'order to supervise the country' and handed it to Shen Lian.
Shen Lian received the "Supervision Order" with great respect and looked very excited.
Obviously being able to capture Yan Shifan with his own hands was a really exciting thing for him, and he was willing to give everything for this!
Seeing Shen Lian leaving with his order to supervise the country, Zhu Zaijing said to Xu Jie again: "Now let's discuss Yan Shifan's sins. Mr. Xu Ge will go first."
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