As the foundation of Wei Zhongxian's stubbornness in the Ming Dynasty, the five tigers headed by Cui Chengxiu, Tian Ji, Wu Chunfu, Li Kuilong, and Ni Wenhuan, and the five biaos headed by Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Sun Yunhe, Yang Huan, and Cui Yingyuan, plus the ten dogs, ten children, forty grandsons and other party henchmen, are definitely the absolute backbone of the eunuch party.

And now is a new era of the public auxiliary government of the four countries, Zhao Zongwu and Zhang Weixian will definitely deal with them.

There is almost no need to deliberately search for any evidence, just the evidence that Zhao Zongwu transferred from Jinyiwei is enough for Cui Chengxiu and them to be arrested, this is also the first time that Jinyiwei has arrested people above the court, and it is such a large-scale arrest.

Although it is said that the Chongzhen Dynasty is newly established, and even the year name will not be officially opened until next year, even if it is to arrest corrupt officials and corrupt officials, it will also need to be carried out in small batches, but Zhao Zongwu said that instead of such an uninterrupted arrest, it is better to arrest all the problematic eunuch officials in one go.

When Zhao Zongwu made such a proposal, Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen, and Xu Xi were all shocked, because there were too many officials involved, and if they really did what Zhao Zongwu thought like, more than half of the officials in Beijing would be arrested, which ......

Facing the shocked Zhang Weixian and others, Zhao Zongwu said: "Now that the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, we have repeatedly tossed here, since we are in charge of the dynasty has become a certainty, after Jinyi Wei has arrested these problematic eunuch officials, it is enough to simply promote a group of officials with character, responsibility and ability." ”

Since it is an auxiliary government of the state, it is necessary to show the courage of the auxiliary government of the state.

It is precisely because of this that the public and auxiliary ministers of the four countries have clarified their powers and responsibilities, and Zhao Zongwu and they have decided to dispose of Cui Chengxiu in public.

Because of such a large-scale touch of Jinyiwei, this also made the originally majestic and silent court, so that the noisy sound has never been cut off.

As a former eunuch official, as long as there is corruption and perversion of the law, he will not be missed, and all of them were arrested by Jinyiwei and taken to the edict prison of Beizhen Fusi for interrogation.

Although this matter has been discussed in advance, it still looks so shocking when it comes to the day of implementation!

The court, which was originally full of people, had more than half of the officials arrested.

This feeling of being in control of the fate of others in the palm of your hand is really cool!

Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen, and Xu Xi were amazed, but they also gradually realized the charm brought by power.

Looking at the panicked ministers, Zhao Zongwu said indifferently: "This time, this duke, together with the other three princes, ordered the arrest of the officials in question, with the intention of purging the dynasty, and those who were not taken away by Jinyiwei, you don't need to panic in your hearts, this incident has nothing to do with you."

There will never be anything like this again, put your heart in your belly.

But the British public, there are so many problematic officials in the court this time, for the sake of the Ming Society, we need to consider the officials as soon as possible, otherwise the court system will not be able to pass down at all! ”

The first words were addressed to the officials who remained in the court, and the latter were deliberately addressed to Zhang Weixian, the purpose of which was to enable them to take place as soon as possible.

Zhang Weixian nodded and said: "What Dingguo Gong said is extremely true, this prince never expected that there would be so many corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty, it is really distressing, and then there must be a division to select officials as soon as possible, so that virtuous and capable officials can fill the vacant official positions as soon as possible, and no problems can occur in Daming Sheji." ”

Zhu Chunchen said: "What the Duke of Dingguo and the British Duke said is extremely true, and this Duke seconded this matter!" ”

Xu Xi said: "This matter is also seconded by my father!" ”

Because it had been discussed in advance, the four of them didn't need to communicate with other officials at all, just give other officials an attitude in public, and because of this incident, the ministers of the DPRK and China understood what kind of thing the four countries were doing.

This Dingguo Gong, the British Duke, the Chengguo Duke, and the Pingguo Gong, they are not so simple things in auxiliary politics, then there is definitely any problem, and what problem will be dealt with directly!

Seeing the undecided posture of the ministers, Zhao Zongwu and Zhang Weixian knew that such an explosive news would definitely take some time to digest and absorb, so they let all the officials other than the cabinet ministers leave the court.

In Fang Cai's arrest and arrest operation, Jin Yiwei did not do anything to the cabinet bachelors, as the face of Daming, although it is said that all the contemporary cabinet scholars have served Wei Zhongxian, but they can't be treated like Cui Chengxiu and them, after all, this involves Daming's face.

For this reason, Zhao Zongwu, Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen, and Xu Xi, the four grandfathers of the country, led Gu Bingqian, a group of cabinet members, to Wenyuan Pavilion, the office of the cabinet.

Because the cabinet is an important center for controlling foreign dynasties, in the era when Wei Zhongxian was in power, those who could enter the cabinet were definitely officials who had served Wei Zhongxian, of course, there were also Wei Zhongxian's chess pieces in order to confuse the court cloth, in order to better control the cabinet, so the establishment of this cabinet of scholars has never been full from beginning to end.

Gu Bingqian, Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, and Zhang Ruitu are all absolutely serving Wei Zhongxian, and the only one who has not been effective, and Li Guo, who is regarded by Wei Zhongxian as a confusing court, has no power at all in this cabinet.

After coming to Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhang Weixian, Zhao Zongwu, Zhu Chunchen, and Xu Xi sat in a row, and standing in front of them were Gu Bingqian, Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, Zhang Ruitu, and Li Guo.

Zhang Weixian first glanced at Zhao Zongwu and them, and then said to Gu Bingqian and them: "Gu Bingqian, Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, Zhang Ruitu, what kind of roles are the four of you, I know better than anyone else in my heart.

However, the fact that the cabinet is not as good as other institutions in the DPRK and China, and arresting Choi Chengxiu in public does not mean that you can arrest the first assistants, second assistants, and scholars of the cabinet in public.

In order to take into account the face of the Ming Dynasty, this duke discussed with Dingguo Gong, Chengguo Gong, and Pingguo Gong, and this arrest did not arrest the four of you, but this duke can clearly tell you that your career has come to an end, and when this duke negotiates a new cabinet member, it will be time for you to beg to return home!

I have called you all here, and you should know in your hearts what you should do and what you should not do! ”

If it weren't for Gu Bingqian, who were members of the cabinet, I am afraid they would not be able to get rid of the matter of being arrested in public today, but on the other hand, since Zhao Zongwu and they have already talked about this, then they will definitely not be able to get rid of the possibility of being questioned in the future.

This also made Gu Bingqian's heart fluctuate several times, and finally evolved into a cold heart......

Of course, except for Gu Bingqian and them, Li Guo did not have the slightest sense of guilt about this, because after becoming a cabinet scholar, he was not attached to Wei Zhongxian, let alone did a thing for the eunuch party, he used his persistence to achieve what he thought was loyal.

Treat this kind of person, that must be promoted.

He also has experience as a scholar in the cabinet, and Li Guo is also very clear about the relevant processes of the cabinet, especially in line with the requirements for the cabinet to innovate, at least for a period of time in the future, Li Guo, an old senior, must not be able to leave.

Zhao Zongwu looked at Li Guo with an indifferent expression, and said: "Scholar Li, since you joined the cabinet, every move of the government and the opposition is obvious to all, in the face of Wei Zhongxian's wooing, you have not loosened the slightest bit, and even in order to draw a clear line with Wei Zhongxian, you have not even obtained the basic power of the cabinet scholar.

The court will definitely not forget the loyal ministers, let alone let them suffer a trace of grievances.

Therefore, after consulting with the British Minister, the Chengguo Prince, and the Dingguo Prince, I decided to let you remain as a new Cabinet Scholar.

At the same time, the cabinet has been renovated from today, and there is no longer the name of the first assistant and the second assistant, and everything is discussed by the cabinet scholars, assisting the four princes to manage the court together. ”

Hearing what Zhao Zongwu said, Li Guo, who was originally indifferent, became surprised, there was no trace of surprise in the first half, but there was no name of the first assistant and the second assistant in the back, and only the name of the cabinet scholar was left.

After Li Guo calmed down, he bowed down and said, "The next official will receive the order!" ”

Zhu Chunchen then said: "In order to ensure the stable development of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet has made it clear that nine scholars will be members of the cabinet from now on, as the new cabinet members, in addition to Li Guo, there are still Zhou Daodeng, Lai Zongdao, Li Biao, Liu Hongxun, Cheng Jiming, He Ruzhong, Qian Xiangkun, Wu Zongda Eight people were elected to the cabinet, this matter is confidential, in addition to the four national princes such as me, and a few of you know, before the personnel arrive in the capital, this prince does not want anyone from the outside world to know this news!" ”

"If the news leaks, don't blame the public for being ruthless!" These words were spoken by Xu Xi, who had been meditating.

Now that the system has been changed, then the public auxiliary government of the four countries must come up with their deterrence, if even this point is not done at all, then for Zhao Zongwu and them, this will not be able to control the dynasty for a long time.

At this stage, Zhao Zongwu, Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen, and Xu Xi have been canonized by the emperor as the public auxiliary government of the four countries, so the public auxiliary government of the four countries must have an office location.

At the same time, in order to better reflect their power, Wenyuan Pavilion, which was originally used as an office by the cabinet, has been transformed into the office of the public auxiliary government of the four countries.

After that, the cabinet completely became a subsidiary office of the four princes and auxiliary governments, assisting the four princes to govern the court together.

This is definitely of cross-era significance for Daming.

A new era has arrived.