The cabinet canteen has an eerie and scorching atmosphere.

Chen Yiqin had a temper after all, and couldn't help but stiffly say: "Gao Ge Lao seems to be sitting in the wrong place, right?" ”

"Did you sit on the wrong seat?" Gao Gong said with a natural expression: "The old man remembers that I was the second assistant two years ago. ”

"This ......" Chen Yiqin was angry and said in a muffled voice: "The rules are not like this. ”

"How so?" Gao Gong looked at him strangely and said: "In the eleventh year of Jiajing, Zhang Wenzhong was a public servant, and he was reinstated as prime minister the following year. Ten years later, Xia Guixi resigned from his post and lived idle, and ten years later he was reinstated, and he was also the prime minister. What are the rules? ”

"This, this ......" Chen Yiqin's face turned red and he couldn't speak. He can't say that it's the first emperor who is blind, right?

"Elder Chen Ge, sit down, sit down." Seeing that Chen Yiqin was about to explode, Li Chunfang couldn't care about the mud, and smiled at Gao Gong: "Speaking of which, at that time, Gao Ge Lao was above me, and I think I will let it go, why don't you take a seat?" ”

As he spoke, he also made a gesture to get up.

Zhao Zhenji also held the table with both hands, ready to get up.

Gao Gong only looked at Li Chunfang with a smile, and told him with his eyes who had been stopping him from getting up, and he knew it clearly!

Li Chunfang's face gradually turned red, not because she was angry, but because she felt ashamed. The dignified Shousuke was so afraid of a newly reinstated cabinet member, which was really a shame for the first assistant of the past generations.

But fear is fear, his legs are a little weak, and he can't stand up.

At this time, Gao Gong spoke, only to hear him smile faintly: "Yuanfu said that he laughed, Xia Guan was only a second assistant at the beginning, and now it is a fluke that the official has been reinstated, and he has never coveted the position of Yuan Fu." ”

In fact, the main reason is that he has already become a heavenly official, and the words of serving as the first assistant are too appalling. At least until it is completely established, it is very unwise to try to take the position of first assistant.

"It's okay, the old man of the high pavilion is highly respected, I am willing to give up this position." Li Chunfang said with a strong smile.

"Do you want me to be attacked by those bad guys?" Gao Gong snorted and sneered: "Hmph, the old man has been driven away once, and he doesn't want to lose people again!" ”

"Ha, it's nothing......" Li Chunfang stopped talking when she saw this. I'm afraid that on the one hand, the key is to listen to Gao Gong himself, if he doesn't fight his idea of being the first assistant, he will suddenly lose the mood of hatred and hatred.

Shoufu didn't stand up, and Zhao Zhenji, a cabinet member who had just entered the cabinet, naturally had to sit down obediently again.

Only one Chen Yiqin was left there, sitting there, not walking, nor walking.

Sit, to be humiliated, to become a laughing stock.

Walking, it is equivalent to leaving the cabinet forever.

He even thought of the eternal hardship of the only death. What the fuck is this choosing?

In the end, it was the dignity of the scholar who prevailed, and he arched his hand towards Gao Gong and sneered: "Gao Ge Lao, Gao Jifu, I wish you great success and assist Your Majesty for a thousand years!" ”

Zhang Juzheng almost couldn't hold back his laughter. It is the eighth king who lives for a thousand years......

Since Gao Gong has achieved his goal, he will not fight for the benefit of his tongue, so he nodded with a smile: "Inherit your auspicious words." ”

"Humph!" Seeing that there was no way to quarrel with him and get angry, Chen Yiqin could only walk away.

"Matsutani, don't be impulsive." Seeing that Chen Yiqin was actually leaving, Li Chunfang was in a hurry, and without this buffer in the future, wouldn't he suffer from the close pressure of the high arch? Who can withstand this?

Hurriedly stood up and called him, "If you have something to say, you can say it." ”

"Matsutani stays." Zhao Zhenji and Zhang Juzheng, who were sitting at the door, hurriedly got up and went to pull Chen Yiqin.

Chen Yiqin's footsteps couldn't help but stagnate, this step did not go down, and he arched back in the cabinet for a day, and he had no face to come back.

"Elder Chen Ge, let's leave after eating. The food in the cabinet is still good, I see that you have gained weight in the past two years. Since Gao Gong had already offended him, he naturally wanted to kick him out of the cabinet to save him from the future.

Chen Yiqin's old face was flushed, he knew that Gao Gong was accusing himself of eating dry food and not working.

Li Chunfang also blushed, he also gained a lot of weight.

"Xin Zheng Gong, let's say a few words, Song Gu Gong is fat." Zhang Juzheng hurriedly persuaded: "In the past few years, the state affairs have declined, and it is not all our responsibility. ”

"You let go!" Chen Yiqin was furious when he heard this, shook off Zhang Juzheng's hand and said, "Zhang Taiyue, you don't have to be yin and yang here!" I know you've been looking forward to it day and night, and you've finally come to support you. Tell you, with a high beard, this bad character that can't tolerate people, will fall out with you sooner or later! ”

As he spoke, he pulled away Zhao Zhenji's hand with his hand and said, "Dazhou, I'm sorry to pull you closer to the fire pit." ”

Finally, he looked at Li Chunfang again, shook his head, and sighed: "I will resign tomorrow, and I can't accompany Yuanfu to the end." ”

After speaking, he ignored everyone's obstruction and went downstairs proudly.

Naturally, it is also necessary to sing unavoidably vulgarly:

"I am not ashamed of my talents, who can bend low to the dust.

Qingshan has to go and return, and the official position will come and go! ”

The people in the big canteen downstairs Naolang and the housekeeper watched Chen Yiqin go downstairs in amazement and went straight out of the cafeteria.

"What, listening to the meaning of the words, Chen Ge always wants to hang the crown?" People whispered:

"Gao Ge Lao is too fierce, as soon as he comes back, he will drive the second assistant away......"

Everyone couldn't help but be terrified, and said in their hearts that as soon as the tall beard returned, the cabinet would enter an eventful season again.

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In the afternoon, the herbivorous grass will end.

As soon as he returned to the cabinet hall, Gao Gong sat in Chen Yiqin's seat and began to perform the duties of the second assistant. He was in charge of the stall when he left, and when he came back, he continued to do it, and it was seamless. It can be seen how much the government has stagnated in the past two years.

Li Chunfang and Zhao Zhenji screamed in their hearts when they saw this, alas, Chen Ge couldn't come back at all now.

But then again, the bearded man is domineering, and his ability is also a mess. In one afternoon, he finished handling all the state affairs that Chen Yiqin had backlogged and handed them over to Lord Shoufu for review.

"So fast?" Li Chunfang put on reading glasses in surprise.

"Or else?" Gao Gong looked at Li Chunfang with an expression that the strength of people and people could not be generalized, and said: "In the past, Emperor Taizu approved an average of 1,000 chapters a day, and we have so many scholars, but we still have a backlog of chapters, no wonder the state affairs will get worse and worse." ”

"Hey, how can a courtier be compared to Taizu......" Li Chunfang was bored, and hurriedly moved his gaze back to the recital.

According to the rules, the first assistant arbitrarily decides the affairs of the cabinet and is in charge of the votes, and the rest of the ministers cannot comment. Even if since Jiajing, the government has been handed over to the cabinet ministers, but all the votes need to be decided by the first assistant and finally signed. Therefore, the power of the first assistant is far from being comparable to that of the second assistant and ordinary cabinet members.

However, it also scores who the first and second assistants are.

Li Chunfang looked at several votes in a row, raised several objections, and was pushed back by the high arch that was neither soft nor hard. He had no choice but to obey.

It wasn't until she saw the ticket on the Ministry of Works, 'Ordered to Investigate the Current Situation of the Jiaolai Canal', that Li Chunfang's face finally changed.

Since the Jiaolai River cannot be opened, the Ministry of Household Affairs will quickly press the grain shipping office. ’

In just one sentence, the previous discussion of the imperial court that broke the sky was given the finale......

"This, this matter was quite controversial in the court last time, how can the cabinet make a decision?" Li Chunfang picked up the handkerchief on the table to wipe her sweat, and couldn't tell whether it was hot or cold.

"How can it be a one-word decision, Zhu Butang's side, isn't there already the results of the investigation?" Gao Gong stretched out his thick fingers and pointed to the inscription of the Ministry of Engineering on the table: "There is a watershed in the Jiaolai River, and the tides at both ends invade the estuary, bringing a huge amount of sediment and siltation. And even if maintenance is carried out regardless of the cost, the annual capacity will not exceed 200,000 stones! ”

"Really, so little?" Li Chunfang was also taken aback.

"Is this a joke?!" Gao Gong suddenly raised his voice, blew his beard and glared: "Who came up with this bad idea, the old man must remove the turtle grandson!" ”

"Uh......" Li Chunfang was sure that she was dripping with cold sweat.

"Besides, how to transport the grain, it has always been decided by the cabinet, why do you have to put it on the court, isn't it drinking old vinegar and playing drunken madness - is there nothing to do?" Gao Gong stroked his beard and said, "Could it be the grain from the sea?" Can't be eaten by the military and civilians? ”

Li Chunfang was speechless when asked, wiping her sweat.

Zhao Zhenji had no choice but to help: "Xin Zheng Gong's words can't be wrong, but Caoyun is the food and clothing of millions of Cao workers, and it can't just talk about itself." ”

"What kind of bullshit is tied to the food and clothing of millions of workers, nonsense!" Gao Gong waved his hand disdainfully and said: "Caoyun's gang really want to keep their jobs, so they quickly think of repairing the canal and restoring Caoyun!" ”

"But the problem of the canal is in the Yellow River, how to repair the canal if the Yellow River is not repaired?" Zhao Zhenji frowned and said: "The river yamen and the Caoyun yamen have never dealt with each other, and it is very difficult to coordinate. ”

"This is simple, so that the Prime Minister of the River and the Governor of Caoyun are easy to coordinate as a family?" Gao Gong waved his hand and said, "I see the next court push, I can discuss this matter." ”

Zhao Zhenji was choked. Although Gao Gong's words are vulgar, but every sentence is to the point, which is irrefutable.

Li Chunfang's eyes lit up when she heard this, although Lao Gao's mouth was rude and unpleasant, but this method was indeed a good method. In this way, I don't have to have a big head all day to coordinate the river transportation.

"And that grain shipping, isn't it very clear? When the time comes, they can only transport 100,000 stones a year. The public weapon is in my hands, and I am afraid that it will not be able to regret it? What are the intentions of those who oppose this kind of intimate plan? ”

"I'm afraid that when the time comes, I won't be able to come back...... Li Chunfang said in a low voice: "The cost of shipping is too low, and more and more people oppose Cao Yun over time, even if the canal is opened, it will be in vain." ”

"When the time comes, if the people want, then continue to ship by sea, there is no reason why the imperial court will always sacrifice the people and raise that group of moths!" Gao Gong snorted coldly and said: "For many years, those moths have been holding themselves to their own weight, and the court can't move or change. It's time to force them this time, when the time comes, whether it is the reform of water transportation and the reduction of fees, or whether they also learn from others to engage in shipping, no matter how they choose, they are better than only knowing how to suck blood like now! ”

"Even if there is any unexpected situation, when the time comes, don't do anything because of choking!" After Gao Gong finished speaking, he supported Shoufu's desk with both hands, looked at Li Chunfang and said, "My words are finished, what does Yuan Fu think?" ”

"Yes, it makes sense......" Li Chunfang was looked at with straight hair.

"Okay, then please sign it!" Gao Gong picked up the brush and almost stuffed it into Li Chunfang's hand.

Li Chunfang had no choice but to sign her name on the drawer......