Liu Yijing, the old guy, is clearly going to fight for power.

As for the reason why he wanted to pull Han Yi in front of him, it was also very simple, that is, he needed to prove his own ability in front of His Majesty.

How to prove your abilities? As a Cabinet Minister, if you can't even control the Cabinet, how can you talk about being competent?

Liu Yijing hopes to have the support of the entire cabinet.

It's just that Han Yi also knows that it is difficult for Liu Yijing to do this.

The current cabinet consists of not just one or two scholars, but a whole five.

In addition to himself and Liu Yijing, there are Shen Guan, He Zongyan, Zhu Guozuo, and Shi Jikai, who did not come to office.

Although on the surface, none of these cabinet scholars have very much power, and none of them are the material of the ministers.

But everyone knows that none of the people in this cabinet are fuel-efficient lamps. These people are just more cautious, they don't have such a heavy desire for power, and they haven't reached the point of being desperate for power.

But the fact that the desire for power is not so heavy does not mean that there is none.

The first emperor trusted the Donglin Party, which is something that everyone knows. After the first emperor ascended the throne, the Donglin Party became bigger, and it was a matter of time before the cabinet was moved.

With the resignation of the Cabinet First Auxiliary University Scholar Fang Congzhe, this has made many people aware of the problem.

For the cabinet scholars, they are not necessarily willing to let them listen to the Donglin Party. If you can't beat it, then just give up your position and go back to your hometown.

In fact, everyone thought this way before, but no one expected that the first emperor would suddenly die.

After the death of the first emperor, everyone was waiting for the actions of His Majesty today, wanting to see what His Majesty thought about him.

Sure enough, today's Majesty did not disappoint himself, and came up to do something against the Donglin Party.

At such a time, it is natural that many people want to fall into the well. Before, the Donglin Party was powerful, and everyone didn't dare to stop. Now that I have the opportunity, it is naturally impossible to let go.

You must know that there are two very important conditions for entering the cabinet in Daming.

One is the background, that is, you have to be born in the Hanlin Academy, and you are not allowed to enter the cabinet unless you are from the Hanlin Academy. This condition is really not just talkative, there may be a few exceptions, but it is not universal. Most of the cabinet scholars are all from the Hanlin Academy.

In addition to this condition, there is also the need to be the chief examiner. If you want to become a cabinet scholar, you must have been the chief examiner, the chief examiner of the township examination or the general examination, and it depends on Your Majesty's support for you.

But the step of being the chief examiner is absolutely unpassable, and the reason is very simple, there is a saying that there is a teacher in the imperial examination field.

The meaning is very simple, that is, your examiner is your teacher, he will be the leader in the officialdom, and you should be as loyal to him as possible; And he'll try to promote you as much as he can.

Originally, this was an unspoken rule, but now it's in vogue. This is a rule that even the emperor has to acquiesce, and it is also the main way for civil officials to form gangs.

As for the emperor, why didn't he care?

In fact, it is also very simple, the imperial court does not have such strict control over the locality, and sometimes what the emperor says is not as effective as what the minister says.

As long as the emperor controls the cabinet scholars, then he can control the officials of his faction. If there is something to do, the emperor just needs to find the main person, and there is no need to chase down.

With such a relationship, it also supports the power of the cabinet scholars. What the cabinet scholar wants to do, there are people below to help him do it, and there are people who support him.

In other words, behind every court boss, there is actually a small faction.

Several cabinet scholars in the DPRK and China are all like this. Although their faction is not as strong as the Donglin Party, it does not mean that they do not.

In normal times, these people are inconspicuous and cannot cooperate. Because neither of them believed in the other, they did not fight with the Donglin Party.

But now the situation is different.

Dongchang is biting the Donglin Party, coupled with His Majesty's ambiguous attitude, and several bigwigs of the Donglin Party have also been arrested by Dongchang, and now the situation of the Donglin Party has taken a sharp turn for the worse.

If these people don't come up and step on a few feet at this time, then I'm sorry for them.

After defeating the Donglin Party, everyone can divide the inheritance left by the Donglin Party, how many official positions do you have to have?

Even if a few academics in the cabinet are not moved, those in the faction behind him are also tempted and will push him forward.

What's more, will these cabinet scholars not be moved?

Who wouldn't want to be a Cabinet Minister?

Who wants to willingly give up the power in their hands?

There is no such person. If you really want to be in love with the landscape, then why bother to be an official?

Raising his head and glancing at Liu Yijing, Han Yi fell into deep thought.

Apparently these people are ready to do it. Now on the surface, he is saying that he is uniting himself, but in fact he is forcing himself.

If you don't agree, then these people will just kill you, and they will definitely not be polite to you. As for the other few people, it is estimated that they have long been united.

This put Han Yi in a dilemma.

Of course, that's not what worries him the most.

It's a big deal that if you don't become an official, it's not a big deal. But now Han Yi feels that something is going to happen, and the Donglin Party is afraid that it will be difficult to escape this time.

Although Wei Zhongxian's side bit the Donglin Party to the death, Han Yi was not too worried, even if he took out a few people, it would be useless.

Wei Zhongxian's strength is there, and he has no way to swallow the entire Donglin Party. The Donglin Party forces are not these few people in the DPRK. Most of the officials all over the localities and the feudal officials in various places are basically members of the Donglin Party, which is the reason why the Donglin Party is strong.

Wei Zhongxian wants to bring down the Donglin Party, unless he installs his own people, or cultivates his own spokesperson in the civil service.

But this is too difficult, and it is definitely not something that Wei Zhongxian can do now.

Now, if Liu Yijing and others make a move against the Donglin Party, then things will take a turn for the worse and get out of control.

Because their people know where the Donglin Party is located, they will also choose to replace them and directly defeat the Donglin Party.

The position of the Donglin Party will be replaced by Liu Yijing and their people, which is a very troublesome thing. If it really comes to that point, then the Donglin Party will fall into a situation from which it will never recover.

Han Yi didn't want to watch the Donglin Party fall, but the current situation did not allow it.

Liu Yijing actually found himself, which proves that they are ready. Whether they participate or not, they will do it.

Once they choose to do it, and they don't follow them, then they can't keep their position in the cabinet, and attacks will follow.

In fact, the reason for their attack is very simple, after Zou Yuanbiao and others step down, it is not clear that he Han Yi will become the big leader of the Donglin Party.

Although he is not the leader of the Donglin Party now, who can tell the matter?

Han Yi's thoughts turned back and forth, and he felt like his head was in turmoil. He wanted to slap the table directly and point at the old fox and scold. But reality doesn't allow it!

Liu Yijing didn't seem to be in a hurry when he sat on the side, just looked at Han Yi quietly, waiting for him to give a satisfactory answer.