Chapter 428: The Hall of Silence (Ask for subscriptions, recommendations, favorites)
Qianqing Palace
In the silent dormitory, under the cold breath, Feng Quan, whose forehead was red and swollen, fell to the ground in his heart and no longer spoke.
At this critical moment, he can just say this. This sentence has already shown his attitude, and saying more about it is not only useless, but may directly anger Grandpa Wei. Once Gonggong Wei turned his face directly in anger, wouldn't he lose more than he gained.
Feeling the cold gaze falling on his body, he didn't have to look up, Feng Quan also knew that Gonggong Wei's face must be ugly now.
Feng Quan chose to take refuge in Wei Zhongxian, firstly, because he had old grudges with Miao Changqi and other Donglin Party members; Second, he also wanted to use the power of Gonggong Wei to enter the cabinet. Without the help of Father-in-law Wei, Feng Quan's qualifications would be far from meeting the standards for entering the cabinet.
After taking refuge in Gonggong Wei, with the closure of Donglin Academy, Gao Panlong committed suicide, the Donglin Party was completely defeated in the court, and Miao Changqi was also arrested and imprisoned and tortured endlessly. Feng Quan's first goal of taking refuge with Gonggong Wei has now been perfectly achieved.
In view of Feng Quan's great achievements in the destruction of the Donglin Party, his second goal was also achieved. Father-in-law Wei really put him into the Ming cabinet of his dreams.
With the help of Father-in-law Wei, after stepping into the Ming Cabinet, Feng Quan's mind has changed greatly. Especially with the change of cabinet personnel several times, Feng Quan has moved to the position of sitting in the second and looking one, this kind of thinking has become more obvious.
In terms of qualifications, in addition to repeated resignations in the cabinet, Gu Bingqian, the first assistant who is struggling to resign, is the oldest Feng Quan. Although there was no explicit edict from the imperial court, Feng Quan now enjoyed the de facto authority of the second assistant of the cabinet. This made Feng Quan very complacent.
In the Ming Dynasty, the selection of cabinet scholars was first recommended by the imperial court, and then the emperor selected candidates for the cabinet. In the selection of qualifications for entering the cabinet, the proportion of court push is much greater than the emperor's approval.
However, after entering the cabinet, the determination of the first assistant of the cabinet, the influence of hundreds of officials became weak. The head of the cabinet must be explicitly appointed by the emperor. As for the status of other cabinet members, the general default is to order the time of their entry into the cabinet.
As a result, the deputy assistant of the cabinet can slowly get mixed up by boiling up his qualifications, but the first assistant is absolutely impossible.
Feng Quan knew very well that if he wanted to go further and serve as the real chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet, Gonggong Wei was already a hurdle that he couldn't bypass at all.
He either stood with Gonggong Wei with an iron heart and cheered for Gonggong Wei's policies; Charging into battle completely according to Gonggong Wei's ideas will probably be able to exchange for the full support of Gonggong Wei and get the upper position.
But to completely stand with Gonggong Wei, Feng Quan was reluctant in his heart. Wei Gonggong's move to regain Zhang Juzheng's new policy was a bit too radical, and Feng Quan was not very optimistic. Now, Father-in-law Wei has become more radical, and he even supports the tax superintendent to launch a move to crack down on the gentry and the powerful.
What is it?
Isn't this the robbery of Chiguoguo?
With such a radical policy of Father-in-law Wei, it is inevitable that it will encounter a backlash in the future. Feng Quan was very afraid that if he stood with Gonggong Wei, he would be directly slapped to pieces by the future backlash.
But if you don't want to rely on Gonggong Wei, then Feng Quan has to think of fighting with Gonggong Wei. Only when he set up his own door can he win the support of the emperor and the majority of courtiers, and can he get a glimmer of hope for the throne.
However, in the face of Gonggong Wei, who is in full swing, how dare Feng Quan have the mind to challenge?
But the situation changed abruptly, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse was suddenly injured and critically ill, which made Feng Quan see hope.
The Emperor of the Apocalypse is critically ill, and the change of the Ming throne is imminent. At such a moment of surging undercurrent, isn't it the time for the husband to ride the wind and make contributions.
Therefore, when Wang Yongguang deliberately provoked the controversy between the heavens and the earth, Feng Quan silently began to prepare.
Feng Quan sincerely believes that 'once a son of heaven and a courtier'. The situation in the Ming Dynasty is changing, if the Emperor of the Apocalypse passes away, the more power the Duke of Wei leans towards the government and the opposition, the more destined he is to come to an end. At such an opportunity, wouldn't it be the best chance for him Feng Quan to take the position.
When Gu Bingqian, the first assistant of the cabinet, was caught in a dilemma between the 'heavenly change' courtiers and the Duke of Wei, and could only resign in order to get free, Feng Quan couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart.
The more Gu Bingqian showed no responsibility, the more beneficial it was to him. As long as he grasps this opportunity, he will definitely succeed in reshaping his image.
Of course, Feng Quan didn't have any intention of helping the Donglin Party at all, and he carefully pointed his speech only at the tax superintendent, trying not to touch the sensitive nerves of Gonggong Wei.
Saying this in front of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Feng Quan was ready to accept the derogatory reprimand. The emperor agreed, and of course it would be best. In that way, he would have the merit of making a decision, which was enough for him to replace Gu Bingqian as the first assistant of the cabinet.
If the emperor doesn't agree, it doesn't matter. Feng Quan just took this opportunity to draw a clear line with Gonggong Wei, establish his name for the people's life, and lay a solid foundation for the future period of the new emperor.
It's just that Feng Quan didn't know at all that in this time and space, if it weren't for Zhu Youzhen suppressing Wei Zhongxian's bloodthirsty desires, once he was stained with blood and killed Father-in-law Wei, how terrifying would it be?
That would be an existence that Feng Quan never dreamed of.
Zhu Youzhen's previous life Wei Zhongxian's unprecedented title of 'nine thousand nine hundred years old' is nine hundred years more than the 'nine thousand years old' called in this time and space.
This 900-year-old gap can only be forged by the blood of the sky.
If in the original time and space without Zhu Youzhen penetrating, in the face of the six gentlemen before and after who killed Xiong Tingbi and the Donglin Party in a row, and forged the 'nine thousand nine hundred years old' murderous reputation with the blood of the famous courtiers, even if he borrowed Feng Quan's two guts, he would never dare to challenge the authority of Wei Gonggong.
Only those who don't know will be meaningless!
Under the cold breath, Feng Quan quietly waited for the final result. Everyone in the hall was also waiting for the judgment of the Emperor of the Apocalypse. Wei Zhongxian was even more gearing up to wait for the emperor's order, and he was ready to deal with Feng Quan and the Donglin party together.
Feng Quan: Don't you want to clear your name?
Well, the miscellaneous family will leave you a big name.
Wei Zhongxian unabashedly showed a hideous smile on his face.
Seeing Wei Zhongxian's smile, Shi Fenglai and Zhang Ruitu, members of the Cabinet University, were full of contradictions. Feng Quan said what they wanted to say, they all wanted to support Feng Quan, but they couldn't take a step to support for a while.
While waiting, the atmosphere in the main hall became more and more tense.
At this moment, Zhu Youxiao's mind on the dragon bed was unprecedentedly clear.
As soon as Feng Quan's words entered his ears, Zhu Youxiao had accurately grasped Feng Quan's thoughts.
Feng Quan wants to establish a clear name and adopt fame, and he deliberately wants to become the new core of Wenchen.
It's, it's...
"Alas!"
Zhu Youxiao sighed helplessly, his eyes were in a daze.
He wanted to kill the banners of the Donglin Party in order to smash the core of the Wenchen and eliminate the unity of the Wenchen, but Feng Quan openly began to plan to become another Wenchen core.
It is obvious that even if there is no Donglin Party in the DPRK and Central China in the future, there will still be Xilin, Nanlin, Beilin and other parties.
So what's the point of him doing this?
Once the civil officials formed a clique, the royal majesty was no longer there, and the emperor's true will could hardly leave the imperial city.
At a time when the ancestral foundation was threatened, Xiao Wu was young, and he must not be left with a group of Donglin Party.
The sluggish gaze slowly condensed, and Zhu Youxiao reinvigorated his mood.
The existing eunuch party in the court has Wei Zhongxian, and other civil servants will not be allowed to take the throne. As long as the ministers do not form a party and form a group, then the emperor's will can pass through the world. As for the court many years later, it is not something that he Zhu Youxiao can manage.
He doesn't care what happens in the future now, he just wants to leave a relatively clean and easy-to-control court for Xiao Wu.
Little Five, Big Brother can only help you get here.
was ruthless in his heart, and Zhu Youxiao's eyes showed a fierce light.
Those who form parties must die!
Zhu Youxiao was about to speak, when a gunshot outside the hall suddenly shook the entire hall.