Where a new dynasty is established, everything is renewed. In the early days, he was diligent in government affairs and recuperated with the people, so that the emperor was heroic, the ministers were virtuous, the officials were clean, all industries were prosperous, the treasury was full, the martial arts were strong, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. This is the so-called prosperous weather. After a long period of peace, the government was lax and slack, resulting in the mediocrity of the Son of Heaven, the rule of traitors, the corruption of officials, the emptiness of the treasury, the weakness of the military, and the misery of the people. Occasionally, there is a cure for Zhongxing, and it is difficult to cure stubborn diseases.

During the period from the founding of the Ming Dynasty to Jiajing, the country was weakened and suffered from the southern and northern captives. Although there were many people during the Jiajing period, the Son of Heaven was obsessed with power and art, appointed strict parties, and the country was not chaotic and troubled. After the Longqing switch to the first year of Wanli new emperor ascended the throne, the Son of Heaven was young, living in the right government, ten years of drastic changes, night clothes and food, finally became Wanli Zhongxing, swept away the maladministration of the past dynasties. However, Juzheng monopolized power during his lifetime, did not adjust the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and did not think about the preservation plan. Therefore, after his death, he was liquidated, his reputation was ruined, and Wanli Zhongxing also came to an abrupt end.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty was in the midst of a protracted and far-reaching dispute over the national capital. The monarch and the ministers were opposed, the hundred officials were deeply trapped in it, the country's power declined, the government was bad, there were often mutinies in the military camps in various places, there were still rebellions in the northwest, there were countless sporadic battles between the nine towns of the border passes and the Mongolian tribes, and there were often wars in the southwest and Burma. Although all kinds of changes have not yet been enough to shake the foundation, the Ming Dynasty still seems to be in the sky, but the people of insight in the court, the central ministers often feel uneasy, always feel that something big is coming, and they are exhausted for this. Unexpectedly, there will be a political turmoil in the capital, which will bring important personnel changes and trigger a ten-year confrontation between the monarch and the minister.

In the nineteenth year of Wanli, Shen Shixing, the first assistant of the cabinet, was on vacation, and a group of poets traveled around the mountains and rivers during the day, and returned at night, drinking and having fun, and staying all night. Shen Shixing's words are silent, he has seven out of fifty, his long beard is soft, his body is slender, and he has the style of an elder. Jiajing was the top student in high school for 41 years, and since then his official fortune has been prosperous. Because of his talent, brilliance, and the pragmatic ability of a good minister. There are also businessmen's shrewdness and fickleness. In the early years of Wanli, he followed Zhang Juzheng and made great contributions. After the death of Zhang Juzheng in the tenth year of Wanli, Shen Shixing practiced to alleviate the adverse impact of the liquidation of Zhang Juzheng on the situation of the empire, alleviate the fierce contradictions between the emperor and the officials, and maintain the normal operation of the six ministries of the cabinet to the localities.

After the banquet, everyone rested, and an urgent report was suddenly transmitted outside the door of Shen Shixing, which was reported by the servants of Shen Shixing's capital. A while ago, a group of officials knelt at the palace gate again, and Zhang Youde, the director of the Ministry of Works, took the lead in soothing, and then asked the eldest son of the emperor to be canonized as the crown prince, so as to establish the country as soon as possible and reassure the people. It was announced that the canonization ceremony, which was originally scheduled for the 20th year of Wanli, would be postponed for another year, and that the issuance of Zhang Youde's Lulu would be suspended for three months. The Ministry of Rites Luo Daxiong reiterated that he was also suspended for three months. The ministers rushed, and the two cabinet ministers on duty, Xu Guo and Wang Jiaping, jointly asked the emperor to listen to the advice. But Shen Shixing was on vacation, and the joint signature of the cabinet was in the first place, and Emperor Wanli was furious.

Shen Shixing listened to the cold sweat, and then wrote a secret music to defend himself: "The minister is on vacation, and the Taoist performance has nothing to do with the minister." The decree of the Holy Will. Zhang Youde is stupid and ignorant of major matters, and the emperor can make his own decisions, and there is no need to affect the ceremony because of the noise of some villains. Then he sent someone to send the Beijing division urgently, and at the same time hurriedly packed his bags and returned to Beijing under the stars.

At this time, outside the noon gate of the Forbidden City, more than a dozen officials and eunuchs were tied up to be executed. The two classes of Jinyi Wei stood solemnly, because the Ministry of Rites, Shangshu Shangshu, Hong Naichun and others actually bribed the eunuchs in the palace to listen to the emperor's daily life, and the Shangshu blamed the indulgence and ignored the government and politics. Zhang Chengli, the chief eunuch of the celebrant and the seal of the seal, read out the edict in the middle: "If there is a will, you and other officials, and the officials of the imperial court should be safe and obedient; is full of economic convenience, and should distinguish between right and wrong; That is, knowing the ethics outline is often the right to know the monarch's father. Now he is vainly saying that his father is indulgent and defiles the holy name! The monarch's father felt disobedient, and he didn't think about the illness but had the audacity to reprimand the slack government! actually colluded with the eunuchs in the palace and spread rumors to each other. I endure it again and again, I don't want to be the wolf of Zhongshan! With the Ministry of Rites, Shangshu Hong Naichun Ting Staff sixty, cut his post for the people! Twenty scepters for those who insult the holy name, degraded and obeyed! The eunuch involved in the case had 30 canes and sent them to the Huanyi Bureau for work. ”

Zhang Cheng, the eunuch of the palm print, then asked Hong Naichun: "Why are you so sparse to the emperor?" Where are the accomplices of the fatherless monarch? You are already in the Ministry of Rites, and you are only one step away from the Cabinet, why are you so defiling the Holy Name! ”

Hong Naichun replied: "Gonggong Zhang, his subordinates will never dare to tarnish the holy name, and it is the duty of the Ministry of Rites to rectify the dynasty for the righteous monarch. ”

After listening to it, Zhang Cheng also knew that the affairs of the country were not something he wanted to manage or could manage. Later, he said to the left and right: "The court staff, remember not to let it lose its breath, those mouthy wolf cubs in the palace will be killed immediately, and they will be angry for the emperor." "There were wails and blood stains outside the gate at noon that day. The power of the emperor has a dark feeling, as dark as the Forbidden City is today.

That night, in the cabinet room, Xu Guo and Wang Jiaping were very anxious. Since Zhang Youde and Luo Daxiong went to the court, the cabinet was forced to have no choice but to go to the court to help, if today's son is angry, and even more today's noon court cane, tomorrow a group of officials will inevitably come to the cabinet to make trouble, how to deal with it is at a loss. At this time, Shen Shixing had already hurried to the cabinet, and after the three of them gave a salute, Shen Shixing asked: "Elder Xu Ge, why did you put the old man on the joint name?" ”

Xu Guo replied: "Ru Mo is not in a hurry, after Zhang Youdero Daxiong was sparse, the emperor was furious, and the officials forced the cabinet, and the cabinet was in a dilemma only if the emperor applied for help, compared to the two of us, the emperor trusted Ru Mo, and he was not to blame, and Ru Mo was the first assistant, and his colleagues were grateful to have helped to maintain the court many times. It's just that I never thought that the emperor would be this time. ”

Shen Shixing wanted to look at Xu Guo coldly, although it was only for a moment, but it was also a cold light. "Brother Weizhen, my brother is eight years old, but he still doesn't know the emperor's temperament? The emperor is intelligent, has learned from the past and the present, is still young and willful, does not like to make noise, and especially values the majesty of the Son of Heaven. Before the old man mediated, all parties could still be preserved, and the monarch and ministers were harmonious, so the government would be promising. Now in the eyes of the emperor, it is the betrayal of relatives, how can you and I and even the hundred officials be spared? ”

Wang Jiaping argued: "The cabinet center should be able to hide in the future, and guard against the slightest desire." Channeling the secret rules to prevent the desire of the monarch before it sprouts; Clearly admonished, supporting cadres will be the center of the bad. The emperor wants to abolish the elder and the young, everyone knows that the eldest son of the emperor is not guilty, why abolish it? Although Shen Ge Lao ran around to maintain the harmony of the monarch and ministers, the result was immutable, and in the end, he wanted the emperor to appoint the emperor's eldest son. ”

Shen Shixing looked at Wang Jiaping, and knew that he was loyal, so he persuaded the two: "Uncle Zhong is really old and seeks the country, and Yao Shun is a minister." Uncle Zhong, Brother Wei Zhen, you also know that the emperor's eldest son was born to a maid, so it is far less than the emperor's favor for Concubine Zheng Guifei. Although the eldest son of the emperor is young, he has begun to show his ability and integrity. The emperor has been tutored by Zhang Juzheng since he was a child, and he is familiar with etiquette and history. Even if there is an occasional impulse, it is enough to have the ministers remind you from the side. Acting excessively and vainly guessing the holy will is not a rite of human courtiers. ”

Xu Guo said: "Even if the emperor blames the joint name, it doesn't hurt, but it is expedient, the cabinet also needs to deal with the officials of various ministries who will come tomorrow because of today's court staff, not only will they revisit the matter of the country, but they will also try to coerce the cabinet to face the emperor." ”

Wang Jiaping continued: "Just like in the past, first appease the ministers, and then play." Since the beginning of the struggle over the national capital, the monarch and the minister have been opposed, and the political affairs of various ministries have been delayed, and local government affairs and promotions have been slightly affected. The officials were in turmoil, the military camp mutinied, and for the time being, stability should be the first priority. ”

Xu Guo turned to read: "The cabinet is not having a good time, and the autonomy will be knocked on the side or bluntly impeached and arbitrary." This is exactly the case with the last time Shen Ge Lao was impeached for Gao Qiyu's case. ”

Shen Shixing was also full of sorrow about this: "Since Yang Tinghe, Xia Yan, Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others have too much power, and the emperor hates it, these officials are also proud of hearing the wind and things, and they are really famous." The previous chiefs and assistants were all difficult to die well, all because they hindered the imperial power, so we should take this as a warning and be careful. ”

In the early morning of the next day, the officials of the various ministries gathered in the Wenyuan Pavilion one after another, and Shen Shixing fixed his eyes to see that the main figures were Lu Guangzu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Yu Shenxing, the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Zeng Tongheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Literature, Gu Xiancheng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, Wen Chun, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, Zhao Shenlu, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, Gao Panlong, the director of the Ministry of Rites, An Xifan, the assistant teacher of the Guozijian Xue Fujiao, the Langzhong Zhao * Nanxing of the Ministry of Officials, and Sun Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of War. Most of these people are from the background of speech officials, and there are also many speech officials from the science and road yamen. And Xu Guo also brought Shao Zhan Shi Huang Hongxian, Tang Yaoqin in the Criminal Department, Yushi Sun Yuxian, Cai Shizhou, Li Chunkai, Wu Shilai, Zhan Yangpi, Liu Daolong and others.

An Xifan, the director of the Ministry of Rites, first asked: "Yesterday at noon, the gate was tragic, and the loyal and upright people were demoted by the court staff for admonishing the saints!" Why are the cabinet ministers silent, it is because they were reprimanded by the emperor before and abandoned their loyalty! I'm sorry for the emperor's kindness, I'm sorry for the high hopes of the ministers and the people for you, the corpse is vegetarian, sit and watch your colleagues suffer, what face is in the position of the minister! ”

Xu Guo replied with a smile: "The reason why the cabinet is silent is because Hong Naichun and others dare to bribe the eunuchs to arrange the things about the bed in the palace indiscriminately, spread rumors, and spread rumors, which hurts the saints!" Is this what the Ministry of Rites should do? The emperor violated the harmony and was reprimanded for neglecting the government, and the emperor had Kyushu in mind, and set an example for the holy monarch, and only gave the court staff and the thin punishment of degrading officials. You people don't want to be grateful to Dade, and you still come to the cabinet to ask for guilt, shameless people! It's ridiculous! When such loyal and upright men were scepters, why didn't you come to your rescue? An Xifan was speechless.

Pedestrian Si Gao Panlong asked Xu Guo rhetorically: "The emperor was wise and martial in his early years, but now he lives in the deep palace, and even if the courtiers are not admonished properly, they are still loyal." The cabinet ministers were perfunctory, causing the emperor to neglect his administration, and it is difficult to escape the blame! Xu Guo saw that Gao Panlong was aggressive, so he sneered: "If you can do something wrong, the emperor will not slack off on government." ”

Guozijian assistant Xue Fujiao was furious: "Xu Guo! How daring! Taizu legislates, so that those who hear the wind and say things are not guilty! In the past two hundred years, the Ming Dynasty has purged the atmosphere of government officials! You want to block your way! Hinder the emperor's holy listening, do you want to be Yan Song's second! ”

Shen Shixing saw Xu Guo stunned and motioned to Wang Jiaping to round the field. Wang Jiaping hurriedly stepped forward: "Assistant Teacher Xue is too aggressive, Xu Ge's old age is high, everyone can see it, when did Xu Ge Lao have blocked his words?" As a courtier, the emperor can only persuade each other if he makes a mistake and fulfill his responsibilities. How can you threaten the Son of Heaven and insult the holy name? And in recent years, the officials have heard the news, and there are indeed filthy officials who have been imprisoned, and there are also cadres who have been wronged, and spreading rumors about the Son of Heaven for the sake of persuasion is not only a capital crime, but also a smear in the name of scholars! Such shameless people are not worthy of being in the court, and they should be cut off from the world and be holy! I hope you will take this as a warning. ”

Wang Jiaping has always been known for his fairness and loyalty, and this time he brought the spearhead back to the rumors of Emperor Wanli's indulgence. The audience was solemn, and then Zhao * Nanxing shouted loudly: "The canonization of the emperor's eldest son is a matter of the country. The emperor has not yet made a decision, please join us in the joint performance again! ”

Sun Yan, the squire of the Ministry of War, added: "We are really here for this matter, before the head of the Ministry of Works, Zhang Youde, was canonized by the edict and postponed for another year, I heard that the cabinet also has a sparse, the emperor does not allow it, I don't know what the cabinet plans?" ”

Li Shida, the imperial history of the left capital of the Inspectorate, said: "The country is not established, and the long and young are abolished!" It is difficult for the community to survive! If the emperor does not allow it, we would rather splash the palace gate with blood collectively except for the joint performance! ”

Wang Jiaping said angrily: "Presumptuous! Li Shida, in vain, the emperor trusts you a lot, and you are promoted all the way! You even want to splash blood on the palace gate! Forcing the emperor to be a tyrant! The Cabinet and all of you are united in the matter of the country, and we promise to do our best for the canonization ceremony! I just hope that you will not do anything to coerce the emperor and hurt the saintliness. ”

At this time, Gu Xiancheng slowly walked out, Gu Xiancheng was very powerful, and he was very powerful, although he was in the official residence, he was in real power, and he was excellent in his posture, and he was proficient in holy learning, and gradually became a leader of practical learning. Gu Xiancheng said to Wang Jiaping: "I know that Zhongbo is fair and virtuous, and he will not disappoint his colleagues if he does what he says." As early as the fourteenth year of Wanli, Shen Ge Lao had been appointed as the crown prince, but the emperor failed to establish the crown prince on the grounds that the eldest son of the emperor was young. When the emperor's eldest son was five years old, his mother had not yet been crowned. When the third son of the emperor was born, his mother concubine Zheng was immediately promoted to the imperial concubine. It has to be suspicious of the intention to abolish the young and the young. After the Ministry of Household asked Jiang Yinglin to register in the East Palace, he was demoted and demoted due to the fierce wording, and Shen Jing, a member of the Ministry of Officials, and Sun Rufa, the director of the Criminal Department, were successively dismissed, and they were all left behind. In the following years, the ministers played to no avail, and Qian Yiyi, Zou Yuanbiao and others were also reduced to the people due to the national capital issue. In the eighteenth year of Wanli, it was the old envoy of Wangjiaping Wangge, and the emperor set a day for canonization. But now the canonization is delayed on the grounds of this matter. The meaning of the Holy One could not be clearer. If we do not try to speed up the enactment, we will not be able to uphold the Compendium and Etiquette Law, and as a result, the society will be in trouble, and we will all be condemned and written in the history books of future generations, and we will be left with a stench for 10,000 years. Wen Chun and Zhao Shenlu, the left and right servants of the ministry, also echoed the voice.

Shen Shixing thought about it, this Gu Xiancheng is the head of the officials, and he has long been famous all over the world, and he is also the secretary of the Ministry of Literature, and he is in charge of the promotion and transfer of officials.

Shen Shixing got up at this time and replied: "Gu Bulang has a good memory, Gu Bulang, you were born in a scholarly family in Wuxi, and you have been familiar with the way of Confucius and Mencius since you were a child, loyal to the monarch and patriotic, and selfless. But it is useless to rely on enthusiasm alone, and the joint admonition is tantamount to forcing the palace to seize power. Otherwise, why would the public wait for several years to fight for the country and shed blood, but no achievements. The old man remembered that in the fifteenth year of Wanli, you were demoted to the judge of Guiyang because of the improper wording of the Shangshu defense, and the emperor had promised to appoint the crown prince. Since the beginning of the dispute over the state capital, the emperor's view of the dynasty has gradually decreased, and many of the performances have not been released, which is caused by the intemperate wording of the officials, the emperor is tolerant of a lot, and the affairs of the country can be discussed. ”

Gu Xiancheng sneered: "I also know that the elder of the pavilion has worked hard to maintain the harmony between the monarch and the minister, but with all due respect. What the cabinet elders do will only connive at the emperor's willful behavior and weaken the ability of the officials to picket. The thirteen inspectors of the imperial history and the six departments were established by Taizu in the matter, and the department was established, supervising hundreds of officials, admonishing the Son of Heaven, hearing the wind and sayings, and the speaker was not guilty. He must go before the country and forget his home, be straightforward and dare to speak, be familiar with government affairs, and be well-versed in the past. Taizu said that the way to govern the country must be the way of words. Words are like water, and I want it to flow for a long time. The water plug will be the obstacle of the crowd, and the words will be deceived up and down, supervise the hundred officials, correct the government affairs, check and balance the imperial power, and admonish the so-called prevention of the monarchy. ”

Shen Shixing saw Gu Xiancheng talking about it here, and he was dissatisfied, so he bluntly said its drawbacks: "The Kedao Yamen has indeed had a significant effect on correcting the rule of officials, even if it is an old man, he will be impeached no matter what, let alone the emperor." It is precisely because the speaker is not guilty that the speaker also has the drawbacks of being taken advantage of. Yan Song, when Zhang Juzheng was the first assistant, although there was a fact of blocking the way of speech, there were also people who defected to the traitorous party and betrayed their beliefs in the science and road, and there were countless examples of the use of science and technology officials. I hope that Gu Bulang will pay more attention, lest some officials of science and technology not realize that they have become a sword in the hands of others, but will harm the society. As soon as these words came out. Kedao Yamen competed to refute it, and on the other side, Huang Hongxian, Cai Shizhou, Li Chunkai and others were not to be outdone. There was a mess in the Wenyuan Pavilion.

Lu Guangzu, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, said to stop: "We are not here to talk about empty words, there are still many official affairs to be handled in various ministries, and I and Yu Shangshu and Zeng Shangshu accompanied everyone here just to show a heart." Jiangshan Sheji, who is also concerned about the Ming Dynasty, is also convinced that the emperor will be in charge of tomorrow. It was only in case of recurrence that the cabinet was advised to be prepared and urge the emperor to establish the country's capital as soon as possible. Otherwise, please ask the cabinet to join us in the joint performance! Shen Shixing and others then reassured everyone with kind words, and vowed to work together to establish the country's foundation, and everyone then dispersed.

Who knew that in the evening, Shen Shixing's previous secret recital was given a praising reply by Emperor Wanli and returned to Zhilike. In the past, there was no precedent for the secret performance of the cabinet ministers to issue the secret music again, and Shen Shixing was very afraid of the leakage of the secret music after learning about it, so he negotiated with Hu Runing in the matter of the secret music and sent someone to retrieve the secret music. At that time, Luo Daxiong of the Ministry of Rites was in the Rite Department, and Luo Daxiong was deeply puzzled by the emperor's praise of Shen Shixing. Hu Runing bribed the eunuchs to steal the beams for the pillars to get back the secret music. Luo Daxiong later noticed that there was fraud, and when Luo Daxiong went to find Shen Shixing, Shen Shixing closed the door.

Luo Daxiong went up and knelt at the palace gate the next day: "The ministers serve their duties but have never made political achievements, but they are only engaged in crimes." Alone in Nian Shen Shixing, he was entrusted by the state, but he didn't know that he had two hearts, delayed national affairs, and betrayed his ministers, and his sins could not be said enough in words. Although Shen Shixing was on vacation, he was ranked first in the previous Hanlin Shangcheng Shu, why did he avoid the matter of the prince so much this time? Even if His Majesty is furious and exerts immeasurable power over Xu Guo and others, Shen Shixing should share the blame. What's more, His Majesty was not angry, so he blocked the way of speech, shook the foundation of the country, played with power, wagked his tail and begged for mercy, and hindered the emperor's holy judgment. This is the grave sin of Shen Shi. The pretending to be Shu only belongs to the name Xu Guo and others, and they have been edicted. Will Shen Shixing also be delayed? It can be seen that it is out of selfishness, afraid of being implicated, so on the surface it echoes the request of hundreds of officials to register the East Palace, but secretly postpones the matter, this is a plan to make friends with the court. These tricks have been revealed today, please let the emperor know about it. After the performance, a decree was immediately circulated in the palace, ordering Luo Daxiong to be appointed to a miscellaneous position.

The East Window incident happened, and the Beijing division was in an uproar! Lu Guangzu and Gu Xiancheng instructed Zhong Yuzheng and others to work together to rescue Luo Daxiong, so Luo Daxiong was immediately demoted to a civilian. When the ministries and the Kedao Yamen heard that Shen Shixing was the first rat at both ends, they were very angry, and they impeached Shen Shixing for ostensibly agreeing with the ministers to establish the emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo as the crown prince, but secretly catered to the emperor's wishes and delayed the canonization to invite the emperor's favor. Huang Zhengbin, a member of the Zhongshu House, went to the sparse impeachment of Shen Shixing, crowding out and framing colleagues. As a result, Huang Dacheng and Huang Zhengbin were imprisoned and tortured, and then dismissed from office and expelled from Beijing.

The ministers were even more indignant, and Yu Shi Zou Deyong went up again, reprimanding Shen Shi at both ends of the first rat. Lu Guangzu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Yu Shenxing, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Zeng Tongheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Gu Xiancheng in the Wenxuan Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, Wen Chun, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, Zhao Shenlu, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, Gao Panlong of the Pedestrian Division, An Xifan, the director of the Ministry of Rites, Xue Fujiao, the assistant teacher of the Guozijian, Zhao * Nanxing in the Langzhong of the Ministry of Officials, and Sun Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of War, led many officials to impeach Shen Shixing for his crimes. Xu Guo was also very worried, if it weren't for their selfish desire to write Shen Shixing's name without authorization, there would have been no secret performance of Shen Shixing's defense, let alone a follow-up, resulting in unprecedented humiliation for the cabinet.

Wang Jiaping closed the door, Shen Shixing felt great pressure, worried that a catastrophe was coming, and then pleaded with three sparse resignations to return to his hometown to protect his family, and secretly found Zhao Zhigao and Zhang Wei, and invited each other to drink tea. Shen Shixing therefore attaches great importance to it. Zhao Zhigao and Zhang Wei were invited to the door, and Shen Shixing got up to greet them, only to see that although the two of them were also in the age of sixties, they were full of energy, like cranes with childish faces. Zhao Zhigao was indifferent and elegant, Zhang Wei was not angry and dangerous, and Shen Shixing was relieved to see this.

The three of them sat down with a salute, and after chatting for a while, Shen Shixing said to the two: "The two of them are the same age as the old man, and they have served in Nanjing for a long time, and their achievements are remarkable. This time, I am looking for two people to enter Beijing, because I am about to resign and return to my hometown. Before leaving, I recommended the two of you to the emperor to enter the cabinet, and they were respectively the scholars of the Ministry of Rites and the Left Squire of the Ministry of Officials, and the scholars of the East Pavilion. ”

Zhang Wei said: "The selection of cabinet ministers should have been pushed by the court, but now it is lowered, I am afraid that something is wrong." I often feel that if there are hidden dangers today, I am afraid that something big will happen, but it is really difficult to predict what will happen? If the cabinet is chaotic again, it will not be beneficial to the country. ”

Shen Shixing replied: "It's nothing more than Lu Guangzu and a group of officials and several officials in the ministry making trouble. The emperor is a meritocracy, and he has his own way of dealing with the ministers and ministers. There is no need to worry, stabilizing the court is expected to stabilize the world, and after I go, the affairs of the court and the military state will be entrusted to the two of you. ”

Zhang Wei asked again: "What about the two elders, Xu Guo and Wang Jiaping?" Shen Shixing replied: "Elder Xu Ge is frail and old. He should also resign soon. Wang Jiaping is rigorous in governance, and his character is ancient, and the old man will be promoted to the first assistant of the cabinet after he goes, but it is unknown how long he can do it, and the emperor admires Wang Xijue who is still on vacation, and the old man guesses that he will be recalled by the emperor to serve as the first assistant soon. It can also reduce the pressure on the two positions. ”

Zhao Zhigao got up and thanked him: "Thank you for the recommendation, I also know that I am powerless to turn the tide and support the talents of the universe, and I am not as good as Ming Cheng, but I just do my best." The first assistant strongly recommends, thinking about himself, only to do his best. Shen Shixing replied with a smile that Zhao Zhigao was too humble, and then asked Zhao Zhigao how to manage the government.

Zhao Zhigao said: "At this time, the cabinet is in chaos, and Ru Mo is gone. The resentment of hundreds of officials should be eliminated, but the country will not stand for a day, and the court debate may be endless. It is also difficult for the emperor and the hundred officials, so this state affair has been delayed, and the world is uneasy. We are also in the year of the sixtieth year, and we should give priority to soothing the ministries and maintaining the operation of the imperial court. Whether it is a great change in the court or a border war, we should do our best. Like the elder of the Shen Pavilion, dredge the government and the opposition, appease the monarchs and ministers, manage the government and calm the chaos, and maintain the stability of the world. Shen Shixing thought so.

At this time, Zhang Cheng, the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of the seal, personally came to deliver the decree, and the emperor had resigned from the post of the first assistant of the cabinet, returned to his hometown of Nanzhili Changzhou by post coach and horse, and was escorted out of Beijing by the pro-army guard. Shen Shi gave thanks for the order.