Chapter 168 The Metropolitan Procuratorate Meets
After the first person was elected, except for Xu Guangqi, the expressions on the faces of the rest of the cabinet were a little complicated.
They all realized one thing, that is, Xu Guangqi's status was improving rapidly, which put a lot of pressure on Han Yi. Perhaps this is what His Majesty meant.
Of course, this is what Zhu Youxiao meant, because Emperor Jiajing once did this. Even though Emperor Jiajing trusted Yan Song very much, he also arranged a Xu step behind Yan Song to involve Yan Song.
In Shilin's wind reviews, Xu Jie was much better than Yan Song, at least before he was exposed. But in fact, Xu Jie is richer than Yan Song, his family has hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in Jiangnan, and his tentacles have extended to all walks of life, which can be said to be a very huge family business.
In comparison, Yan Song is not as rich as Xu Jie. So there are a lot of things that can't be said clearly, good and bad, loyal and treacherous, and many times there is no such obvious boundary.
As a member of the Cabinet, Han Yi also felt a lot of pressure at this time.
For Han Yi, Xu Guangqi's promotion was already a very unexpected thing in itself. In comparison, if Sun Chengzong was promoted by His Majesty to the second assistant of the cabinet, Han Yi would be more acceptable, but now it is Xu Guangqi who has been promoted.
At this time, Han Yi could see that Xu Guangqi had the ability to sit in this position, and the most important thing was that this was His Majesty's arrangement.
After having Shen Tingyun's nomination, several other people did not nominate other people, but just found a few people to accompany them.
Because everyone knows that the Book of Rites is already in Shen Tingyun's bag. With the current situation and the current situation, no one can challenge Shen Tingyun, after all, His Majesty will not agree.
Once Shen Tingyun's name is reported, then it will inevitably be recognized by His Majesty. They wanted to stop Shen Tingyun from becoming the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but they could only stop it at this time. But at this time, did they stop it?
No one could stop Shen Tingyun from becoming the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, because this was nominated by Xu Guangqi.
Xu Guangqi is the second assistant of the cabinet, if he wants to nominate him, no one else can stop it, and it is impossible for you not to let the second assistant of the cabinet speak. So there was no suspense at this point, and after arranging a few people to accompany the runner, the matter ended hastily.
Although this matter was arranged, the rest of the cabinet members were still very worried, because they did not know in which direction things would go.
If something happens, I'm afraid it will have an unpredictable impact, because this time it's too big.
Han Yi and Sun Chengzong discussed with each other to ensure that there were people in the cabinet duty room at any time, and they arranged a cabinet duty system.
In the event of any unexpected situation or accident, the cabinet can get the news as soon as possible and deal with it as soon as possible.
At the same time, there was a lot of discussion in the court, Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong were arrested, and they were also imprisoned in Jinyiwei's edict. No one expected that things would end up in this direction, and no one would have expected things to evolve into the way they are.
Regarding what Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong did to take the name of Zhizhi, the reaction of the two factions was very extreme.
Cui Chengxiu's side directly sent people to create public opinion in Beijing, saying everywhere that Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong were not ministers, saying that they were persecuting His Majesty so much, this is not what a courtier should do.
The other side retorted, preaching in Shilin that the king had a mistake and should be admonished; If you don't listen, then you will die. Therefore, Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong not only did not do anything wrong, but also did it right, which is a manifestation of loyalty and integrity.
For a while, the Jingshi were disturbed, and the quarrel was endless. However, most people can see that this is actually a matter of the position of both sides.
If you oppose the previous policy, then you must support Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong; If you stand on Cui Chengxiu's side, then you will inevitably beat Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong to the ground.
Metropolitan Inspectorate.
Because of the case of Yang Lian and Zou Yuanbiao forming a party for personal gain, the prestige of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been greatly hit. However, for a period of time, the momentum of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been very strong, and there is a posture to restore the previous situation.
It's all because of Choi Cheng-so. During this period of time, he was very high-profile, vaguely meaning to become the leader of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and at the same time united many people.
Some people even feel that Cui Chengxiu has a greater sense of presence than Yu Maoheng, the left capital of the Imperial Palace. It's just that everyone who cares knows that Cui Chengxiu is far worse than Yu Maoheng
When did Yu Maoheng come to power?
It was the time when the status of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was the worst, and the time when it was least trusted by His Majesty. At that time, Yu Maoheng was in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, what does this mean?
This shows that Yu Maoheng is a person trusted by His Majesty, and His Majesty believes that he can control the Metropolitan Procuratorate at that time.
So even if Cui Chengxiu has been making a lot of trouble recently, he knows in his heart that he has no way to compare with Yu Maoheng. So in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Cui Chengxiu has a lot of respect for Yu Maoheng. This time, Yu Maoheng acquiesced in his troubles.
This time, several people gathered in the lobby of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and all of them had serious faces.
Because Yu Maoheng didn't care much about their affairs before, they wanted to make trouble, and Yu Maoheng didn't interfere, obviously this was a tacit understanding.
But this time, Yu Maoheng called everyone over, obviously there was something to explain.
After seeing everyone sit down, Yu Maoheng nodded slowly before he spoke: "I called you here today because I have something to discuss with you. ”
"We are all procuratorates, for the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, boasting of a clear stream, admonishing the emperor, impeaching and picketing hundreds of divisions and officials, inspecting and inspecting local officials, etc. There are countless ancestors in front of us, who sacrificed their lives and forgot their deaths, served the country loyally, and supported the community, which is an example for our younger generations to learn. ”
"The imperial court chooses the imperial history, and the following are the most basic:
One is to forget the country and forget the family, be loyal and forget the body;
Second, they must be upright and upright, and they must be straightforward and outspoken;
Third, he has outstanding knowledge, not only is he familiar with all aspects of the affairs of the imperial court, but also can be involved in ancient and modern times. ”
All of you present can be selected and become the best among them, which naturally meets these criteria.
"Now that the court is chaotic, some people have good power and disorderly government, and cholera is in the court, it is the time for us to speak up. Maybe we'll be criticized, maybe we'll be retaliated against, but Bendu still wants to be in the book. To call you back today is to explain this matter to you. ”
"If you are willing to do it with Pontus, then go back and let your people go to the book together; If you don't want to, then you don't force it. ”
After saying this, Yu Maoheng gently picked up the teacup, then took a sip, quietly waiting for them to answer him.
Although Yu Maoheng used a consultative tone, everyone present knew that this was not a discussion with you.
None of the people present expected that Yu Maoheng, who was quiet on weekdays, seemed to be very easy to get along with, but this time he was so decisive.
The crowd fell into deep thought.
Cui Chengxiu, who was on the side, was faintly excited.
Unlike others, Cui Chengxiu has Wei Zhongxian and Wei Gonggong behind him, and he knows some things in the palace deeply, that is, His Majesty is dissatisfied with the Donglin Party in the court, of course, this is already a consensus.
But Cui Chengxiu knows another thing, that is, His Majesty not only wants to clean up the Donglin Party, but also uses new people. This includes Xu Guangqi, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, and his people.
In such a situation, whoever is close to Xu Guangqi and them may be their person. Once Wei Gonggong said that his top boss Cui Chengxiu, that is, Yu Maoheng, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, is likely to be Xu Guangqi's people.
So all along, Cui Chengxiu has been trying to get closer to Yu Maoheng, but the other party doesn't care about him.
Now at this time, Yu Maoheng stood up and said such words, obviously he was going to act. Yu Maoheng naturally couldn't help Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong, and he must step on it.
This time, Yu Maoheng and they are going to do it, and Cui Chengxiu feels that this is a good opportunity to blend in, because he thinks it is a good choice.
Before this, Chen Kedao's affairs were in an uproar, but Chen Kedao was lecturing His Majesty. Xu Guangqi became the second assistant of the cabinet, which was beyond everyone's expectations, and this was already His Majesty's clear support for them.
So in this matter, even if it is not to deal with the Donglin Party, Yu Maoheng will propose to abolish Donglin Academy and Tianxia Academy. Because this is what His Majesty wants to do, Yu Maoheng can only be reused by His Majesty by doing so.
After the incident between Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong, things began to take a turn for the worse, so Yu Maoheng was about to end.
After figuring out these things, Cui Chengxiu's body became excited, and he quickly stood up and said loudly: "Dutang, Kong said Chengren, Meng said to take righteousness; But its righteousness is exhausted, so it is benevolent. What do you learn when you read the books of the sages? Now and then, you are almost worthy of it! Now that the court traitors are in charge, they bully His Majesty and manipulate the government, which is the biggest man-made disaster in the Ming Dynasty! ”
"I will wait to read the books of the sages and serve the country loyally. On the occasion of this critical autumn of survival, we will be in the book to criticize, with the pen in our hands, to protect Your Majesty! Eradicate the traitorous party for the court, even if it is broken because of this, it will not hesitate! ”
Looking at Cui Chengxiu, who was excited, and hearing his deafening words, although Yu Maoheng had no expression on his face, he was very tired in his heart.
In this paragraph, Cui Chengxiu harmed two people, which made Yu Maoheng very uncomfortable.
The front used Wen Tianxiang's desperate poem, and the back also used Zhuge Liang's teacher table, are you Cui Chengxiu such a person?
Who are you we don't know yet?
Can you quote these two men as well?
It's just a taint of these two sentences!
So Yu Maoheng felt a little tired in his heart. But he also knew that there was no way to do this, and he couldn't kill Cui Chengxiu.
Yu Maoheng could only listen quietly, nodded and stroked his beard at the same time, made a satisfied look, looked at Cui Chengxiu with appreciation, and said: "Well said, he is worthy of being the rising star of my Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he will be the mainstay of my Metropolitan Procuratorate one day." ”
The meaning of this sentence is very simple, the young man has done a good job, and if you continue to do this, then you will have a bright future in the future. After this incident, you will be promoted, and I will recommend you to Your Majesty.
This is actually the leader expressing optimism about you and the burden on you.