After chatting with Hu Zongxian and Zhao Zhenji, it was almost time (nine o'clock).
Meng Chong, who came back from outside, saw Hu Zongxian and Zhao Zhenji in the hall, couldn't help but smile, because in his perception, Hu Zongxian and Zhao Zhenji were both good helpers of his prince.
So when I saw Hu Zongxian and Zhao Zhenji, Meng Chong also felt a sense of affection.
But at this time, Meng Chong didn't know much about Hu Zongxian and Zhao Zhenji.
He first went to Zhu Zaiji and bowed slightly, "Prince, I am back."
Zhu Zaiyu looked at Meng Chong's actions and nodded, "The time is almost over now. Go to the cabinet to check it out and call Xu Jie and the others."
Meng Chong replied respectfully again, and then headed towards the cabinet.
The cabinet at this moment has just ended a small private chat meeting.
A few cabinet masters have been suffering last night. Before dawn today, they came to the cabinet in a tacit understanding, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to come early to see if the people can reach a "consensus" first.
After all, yesterday's incident was too big. Li Ran was so bold. After moving to a new home, His Majesty the Emperor broke the taboo of "the two dragons will not meet" that no one dared to say for decades.
If these things were in normal times, although Xu Jie and the others would be shocked and passive, they would not be suffering.
But now these two things happen at the same time, and it feels strange no matter how you look at it.
And, this matter seems to be a little indescribable.
Xu Jie suspected that someone wanted to imprison him, but others felt that this matter seemed to be something that Xu Jie could only instruct.
Otherwise, who would have taken the courage to slander and attack Zhu Zaiji at this critical moment?
This is the old birthday boy eating arsenic - he is tired of living!
So this is like Rashomon, and no one knows who did it.
Even, at some moments, a bolder idea came to their minds, believing that Li Ran’s work was a trick of thieves calling for thieves by Zhu Zai-die.
So, no matter how the consensus base of trust cannot be formed within the cabinet, they are also full of fear and concern for Zhu Zai-ji.
Always worried that Li Ran's affairs would be implicated by Zhu Zai-ji.
At that time, they might fall into this whirlpool.
After all, it is not surprising that they have such an idea.
Because there are already many people around Zhu Zaiyu.
Gao Gong was arranged to be the Minister of Rites, and anyone with discerning eyes knew that this was to lay the foundation for Gao Gong's next entry into the cabinet.
There are also Hu Zongxian and Zhao Zhenji.
Hu Zongxian was not from a Hanlin family. Even if his position was of a high level, it was limited and would never exceed the six divisions.
So, what worries people in the cabinet the most at the moment is Zhao Zhenji.
Although Zhao Zhenji is now just a local official who is governor and minister.
But Zhao Zhenji was a serious Hanlin family, and he helped Hu Zongxian to suppress the Japanese in recent years, and he also made great efforts.
Now they have all been recalled to the capital, preparing to reward according to their merits, and this is definitely something that someone needs to make room for them.
Then it is definitely unwilling to have anyone to change this position.
So, it seems that a Li Ran case can be explained at this time.
But Xu Jie and the others also knew how ridiculous this idea was.
After all, Zhu Zaiwei is a dignified prince of the king. In the future, he will inherit the position of Emperor Jiajing and become the supreme existence of the Ming Dynasty.
There is no need to make such conspiracies and tricks, and I scold myself so much.
You should know that once this memorial was passed on like Li Ran, no matter what the subsequent result would be.
The damage it caused to Zhu Zai-ji is also irreversible.
So, it is unlikely that this matter will be directed and acted by Zhu Zai-die.
So at this time, Xu Jie and the others gathered in the cabinet early, even though they wanted to say it, they still kept saying a lot of plausible words, but no one said a true sentence.
After all, sometimes you really have to be responsible when speaking. If you say it wrong, it will be a blessing.
And sometimes as long as you speak, there will inevitably be loopholes.
Once someone catches the loophole and then conducts endless expansion and attacks, let alone just defending the truth, it is a question whether you can survive smoothly.
So, Xu Jie and his other cabinet members sat in the cabinet for nearly an hour, and they didn't know how many times they drank tea, but none of them could agree on it with peace of mind.
It can be seen that sometimes people's hearts are really difficult to unite. Even when they reach the critical moment of life and death, they will still have their own plans and interests, and they will not think about working together and surviving the disaster.
Meng Chong came to the cabinet. The moment he appeared in the cabinet, the cabinet masters who were supposed to be dealing with or discussing government affairs with each other actually gathered their eyes at the same time, which really scared Meng Chong.
In his impression, he has come to the cabinet a lot of times.
But it has never happened before. All the cabinet masters in the cabinet focused their eyes on themselves as soon as he entered the door.
Now that the four other pavilions were stared at by Xu Jie and four other pavilions, Meng Chong couldn't help feeling a little mental pressure on his body, and he was a little nervous.
Xu Jie looked at Meng Chong, who looked a little unnatural, and immediately showed a warm and kind smile.
"Dad father-in-law sits here."
Xu Jie took the initiative to get up and invited Meng Chong to sit on the chair beside him.
This also made Meng Chong a little flattered.
Meng Chong hurriedly bowed to Xu Jie again, "The master of the Pavilion has ruined our family. How can we have a seat in this cabinet? If this is spread, our family's head will be difficult to protect."
At this time, Meng Chong was still very sober.
He did not expand himself because of Xu Jie's sudden show of kindness.
You should know that although he has a certain status and status now, he can represent Zhu Zaiyan's authority.
But from the bottom of the story, he was just a big eunuch in the royal palace. He was very different from the eunuchs who had clear responsibilities and powers like the Silijian and the Imperial Horse Prison.
And even if it was the Silijian and the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Commission came to the cabinet with the will, it was not necessarily true that anyone would dare to regard the cabinet as their home court and sit in the cabinet seat at will, thinking that this was a teahouse to rest.
You know, this is the cabinet!
Since Emperor Taizu abolished the Prime Minister and Emperor Chengzu set up a cabinet, the cabinet has long been a famous and practical center in the past century of development.
The cabinet chief minister and other cabinet ministers are higher than all officials in terms of status and identity, and they are the unscrupulous "heads of all officials".
Sometimes when they walk outside, someone respectfully calls them "principal".
Even His Majesty the Emperor will recognize their power as the "prime minister" on certain occasions. Therefore, unless Meng Chong is brainless, he will not dare to sit in the cabinet no matter what.
Because if you really sit down, it would be a great shame for civil officials who regard honor and name as life!
What's wrong with a eunuch who dares to sit in the cabinet in a dignified way?
So, even if Xu Jie was very polite, Meng Chong did not dare to take the call.
When Xu Jie heard Meng Chong's words, he smiled awkwardly, as if he felt that the invitation he just now was a little bit unlucky.
But these are not important either. Even if someone makes this matter exaggerated, Xu Jie can take it as a polite and make excuses.
After all, scenes like this are sometimes just casual.
If you keep holding on like this, what else can the world be like in the future?
Is this a mockery of being King Li of Zhou today?
Obviously, not anyone can bear such consequences.
So, when several other cabinet masters in the cabinet heard the conversation between Xu Jie and Meng Chong, they automatically filtered it out, and no one took these two sentences seriously.
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After being polite, Xu Jie looked at Meng Chong and said, "Did you come here to follow the prince's will?"
Meng Chong looked at Xu Jie and looked at the other cabinet members in the cabinet.
Meng Chong said, "The prince asked our family to come and see if the cabinet masters are there. If they are there, I will invite you to come."
When Xu Jie and several other cabinet members heard Meng Chong's words, they all looked at Meng Chong again, as if they wanted to hear some more information.
However, after Meng Chong finished saying this, there was no other follow-up.
Xu Jie paused slightly, and his aftertaste glanced at Li Chunfang next to him.
Li Chunfang felt the look of Xu Jie glanced at him, and she also understood what Xu Jie meant.
If this were taken in the past, Li Chunfang would definitely have regarded it as if he had not seen it.
But because the incident last night was so exciting, Li Chunfang also felt an inexplicable feeling of nervousness and urgency.
So, he also wanted to know more about Zhu Zai's updates so that he would be prepared in his heart when he arrived in Wenhua Hall later.
So, Li Chunfang smiled and asked Meng Chong, "Thank you for your hard work, is the prince waiting for us now?"
Meng Chong looked at Li Chunfang, and he also thought that Li Chunfang was from Prince Yu's mansion and should be somewhat close.
So, Meng Chong did not deliberately hide anything from Li Chunfang.
After all, there is nothing that cannot be said about Zhu Zai-ji summoning Hu Zongxian and Zhao Zhenji in advance in the early morning.
So Meng Chong replied, "Yes, Master, the prince is waiting for you to come in the Cultural Hall. Now Governor Hu and Governor Zhao are here."
When Xu Jie and others heard that Hu Zongxian and Zhao Zhenji were already in Wenhua Palace, they were also surprised.
But soon all the people understood the matter, and at the same time they all had a clear idea in their hearts.
As long as it was not Zhu Zai-die who summoned them alone, as long as it was not Hai Rui, he was still standing by.
Then, this time Zhu Zaiji went to them, it would definitely not be for Li Ran's business.
So, the worries in the hearts of several people couldn't help but feel relieved at this moment.
Xu Jie sighed, "It is really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty and the emperor!"
Li Chunfang and other cabinet masters on the side also agreed.
Then they followed Meng Chong, relaxed and went to Wenhua Hall, which was only a wall away from the cabinet.
When Xu Jie, Li Chunfang, Yuan Wei, Yan Ne and other four cabinet masters arrived at Wenhua Hall, Hu Zongxian and Zhao Zhenji had also left.
But Xu Jie and others didn't care about this at this moment.
Because they also understand that some matters are discussed without the need for people outside the cabinet to discuss together.
Unless it is necessary to solicit a larger opinion or understand more specific issues, in general high-level meetings, only a few senior executives who can make decisions, will be considered as the matter is over.
"I'll pay homage to the prince!"
After entering the hall, Xu Jie and others bowed respectfully to Zhu Zai-ji.
Zhu Zaiji also looked at Xu Jie and others' respectful worship, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Because Zhu Zaiji could also clearly see that these cabinet masters were like him last night, almost all night.
The only difference is that they didn't sleep all night because of psychological torture.
But Zhu Zaiyu didn't sleep all night, but it was because of his other reasons.
So Zhu Zaiji also said considerately: "Thank you all, you guys. Last morning, it was a great joy for Your Majesty to move to the new palace. You guys are working hard to brave the cold wind and wait in the palace every night to celebrate Your Majesty. I am here to thank you for your Majesty first."
Xu Jie and others hurriedly replied: "I dare not, I am so happy to express my joy for Your Majesty to move to the new palace. It is my duty."
Zhu Zai Di laughed and said, "Give him a seat."
The scene was finished, and Zhu Zai Di also had to start a serious business. Otherwise, he would keep saying this nonsense, what should I do if I am major national affairs and the government affairs?
Xu Jie and others all thanked Zhu Zaiji for giving him the seat.
After Xu Jie and others were all settled, Zhu Zaiji said, "The overall situation in the southeast is stable today, and there are no Japanese pirates on the land. These are all the contributions of Hu Zongxian and Zhao Zhenji and others."
"In the previous period, Your Majesty also issued an edict to reward Qi Jiguang on the merits, and Yu Dayou and others were granted the title of Earl. However, Hu Zongxian, the commander of the Southeast and Zhao Zhenji, the commander of the Southeast, did not get much practical benefits."
"I believe all the teachers also understand that the reason why they were not rewarded for merits when Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou and others were awarded titles was actually because the court had more expectations for them."
"So, now they were also recalled to Beijing to report their duties. Last night, I talked to Your Majesty about this matter. Your Majesty believed that Hu Zongxian was a good military officer and could actually be appointed as the Minister of War of the Capital. What do you think?"
Xu Jie and others heard Zhu Zaiji say this, and Hu Zongxian's contribution in the southeast is indeed obvious to all, so it is reasonable to return to Beijing to be promoted this time.
So, Xu Jie and others naturally would not have any opinions on this matter that were contrary to Zhu Zai.
After all the officials in the capital, there seems to be no more suitable Minister of War than Hu Zongxian.
Xu Jie and others replied, "Hu Zongxian has outstanding achievements, the prince is keen to recognize people, Your Majesty has a clear understanding of his kindness and rewards, and I have no objection!" Zhu Zai said, "Okay, this matter is decided so. The cabinet will draft an order and hand it over to Shangbao for supervision seals. Then the Tongzheng Department will announce the matter and issue a report together, appointing Hu Zongxian as the Minister of War of the Capital, and then the title of Prince Taibao!"
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