The Wenyuan Pavilion in the Donghua Gate of the Imperial Palace is the place where the royal book is stored and the place where the Son of Heaven speaks and reads, in addition to the office building of the most powerful department of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet.

The cabinet, the unique power organ of the Ming Dynasty, was founded in the early Ming Dynasty Zhu Hongwu, at that time it was only a secretariat role, to Zhu Di has become a formal institution of the country, cabinet officials are getting higher and higher, and the power is getting bigger and bigger, above the six ministries, and even some cabinet members are part-time six books.

With the increasing power of the cabinet, it can even reject the emperor's decree and refuse to carry it out, which seriously threatens the imperial power, and it can also be said to check and balance the imperial power to avoid the emergence of dictators, but this also makes the emperor have a heart of resistance, so that the imperial power and the cabinet have been wrestling hands for hundreds of years.

For example, Emperor Zhengde supported a Liu Jin to suppress the cabinet and had a slight upper hand, Emperor Jiajing gave the first assistant Yang Ting to the stomach, and the cabinet became his plaything and there was no threat to the imperial power, but when Jiajing's son was not angry, he was basically pressed by the cabinet, Mu Zong wanted to buy some jewelry for his wife, but the cabinet did not agree, this was already bullying the family in charge of family affairs, and the imperial power was pressed to death.

It wasn't until Zhu Youxiao that Wei Zhongxian shot the cabinet's Donglin Party and beat it to the imperial power, but it was a pity that when Emperor Chongzhen arrived, he killed Wei Zhongxian, and the Donglin Party entered the cabinet, and the two parties distrusted each other and fooled each other, and finally collapsed the Ming Dynasty.

Fortunately, a few months before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Chang Yu was born, secretly cutting the big guys who were in the middle of the court with a quick knife, such as Chen Yan, Li Jiantai, Wei Zaode and others, dragged them off, and killed them.

At this time, the cabinet had the first assistant Li Banghua, the second assistant Wu Fu, Qiu Yu, Fang Yuegong, Fan Jingwen, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Shi Kefa of the Ministry of War, Ni Yuanlu of the Ministry of Households, etc., although it cannot be said that the monarch and the ministers are single-minded, but they must have always had a little responsibility, at least they are much more pragmatic and can do things, do practical things, and have a lot less nonsense and messing around.

In the past few months, the war near Gyeonggi has been endless, although the cabinet has not made any great efforts, but there is no stumbling block, assisting Emperor Chongzhen to calmly deal with the final subsidence of the war, the thieves broke and fled from the Tartars, which is a long-lost and relieved hatred and very proud of the great victory, the people cheered, the cabinet ministers were also relieved, and even complacent always felt that they had made a big effort.

But no matter what, this is a thing worthy of celebration from the government and the opposition, but at this moment, the cabinet is unhappy!

Just because Emperor Chongzhen wanted to hold a big military parade to reward the soldiers who participated in the war, and to reward them for their meritorious deeds.

This is destined to be a grand event, and it is also the best opportunity to boost the morale of the military and the people.

There is no reason for the cabinet not to support it, but Emperor Chongzhen did not discuss it with them, so he directly decided on this matter, and ordered that the Jinyi Guard, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Rites should be responsible for this matter.

From beginning to end, the Cabinet was completely jumped out of the way!

A few days ago, the eunuchs supervised the army in violation of the law and even emptied the military department and the governor's office of the five armies, which had attracted the dissatisfaction of the ministers of the court and the central government, but because of that moment, except for the little eunuch who could fight well to put out the fire, we endured it.

Later, in the past few months, almost all matters related to military affairs have been handed over to the little eunuch to decide, and the court has almost no interference or even a voice, this kind of unauthorized power and favor the eunuch not only violates the ancestral laws and regulations, but also makes the courtiers slap in the face, and also makes them feel that the eunuch party is about to resurge, but at this moment, in addition to using the little eunuch on the line of fire, who will he take, okay, we also endure it!

But right now, I don't know if it's going to be a big military parade, Chongzhen, what do you want to do!

Is there any cabinet in our eyes! And there are no more courts and courtiers! Why don't you want to jump out of the way and play on our own?

So, on this afternoon of universal celebration, the cabinet ministers in Wenyuan Pavilion held a meeting, but Shi Kefa and Ni Yuanlu were absent because they were busy with military parades.

"In the past ten years since Wei rebelled, the eunuch party has been in a slump, and the ministers of the Qing Dynasty have no private moves, but after this little eunuch came out of nowhere, the eunuch party has revived in just a few months, and it is burning more and more, Li Xiangruo does not take advantage of its unstable foundation to use thunder, but I am afraid that it will grow strong in the future!" The second assistant Wu Fu was worried and shook his head again and again.

Obviously, the cabinet wanted to fight with the emperor, but they wanted to splash Chang Yu with dirty water, and this time Dongchang did not participate in the parade at all in order to avoid suspicion.

However, the battle between the prime minister and the imperial power is actually the dispute between the cabinet and the East Factory, no matter how Chang Yu hollows out his mind, don't want to be alone, unless he doesn't do things for Emperor Chongzhen.

"What Wu Xiang said is extremely true" Fang Yuegong sighed on the side: "The little eunuch has made great achievements in the past few months, like the sun is in the sky, and the court has already seen the ministers who are attached, not to mention that his relationship in the army is deep-rooted, I am afraid that he will ...... in the future." The words naturally alluded to Shi Kefa, Wang Jiayan, Ni Yuanlu and others.

Qiu Yu and others chimed in.

Shoufu Li Banghua held the teacup and looked at the water in the cup and was silent, as a civil official, he had a natural hostility towards Chang Yu, but as a loyal minister who shared the emperor's worries, he admired and admired the little eunuch incomparably, but as the top boss of the cabinet, he also understood that he would be incompatible with the little eunuch!

There is no reason for this, because they are inherently hostile.

The civilian clique and the eunuch party will never be able to coexist peacefully, either you die or I live!

"The eunuch party has always caused great harm, and the lessons of the past cannot be repeated, and it is imperative to suppress the small eunuch party, but the timing is not right now, and it is counterproductive to accidentally set himself on fire" Li Banghua sighed slightly, and everyone frowned.

Because they all know very well in their hearts, if it weren't for the little eunuch's power to turn the tide in the past few months, the Ming Dynasty may have already destroyed the country at this time, and now the government and the opposition are all calling it a credit, if they take the opportunity to impeach, they will be scolded and become street rats, which is very unacceptable to the civil officials who cherish their reputation.

"But the military parade is the best time, if you don't grasp it, I'm afraid that you will go immediately" Wu Fu raised his eyebrows: "Otherwise, let's have a roundabout tactic?" ”

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what was going on.

"Don't impeach the eunuch for the time being, don't suppress it, and attack the emperor first." Wu Fu smiled slightly, and Li Banghua glanced up at him: "That's fine!" ”

In the past few months, the Ming army has played a rare record in more than ten years, which makes the common people feel proud of their eyebrows, and countless pawns and street vendors and literati in the teahouses and restaurants in the streets and alleys are foaming and talking about all kinds of news that they don't know where they heard it.

In the imperial city, the first assistant Li Banghua and the second assistant Wu Fu begged to see Emperor Chongzhen, and then quarreled.

Inside the yamen of the Outer East Factory, the little eunuch slept like a pig.

More and more soldiers and horses gathered here outside the Desheng Gate in the capital, and they were ordered to camp on the spot to rest and recuperate, and not to disturb the people. On the bank of the Tonghui River in the east of the city, Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, and Huama Liu listened to the spies' report and learned that Li Yan's main troops and horses had returned to Beijing one after another, but there was still no one to greet them.

Forgot about us?

The three of them looked at each other.

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