Things have developed to such a point now, there is no one in the cabinet who knows the ins and outs better than Wang Xijue, that day, he entered the palace to meet the emperor, to the emperor to show Zhang Juzheng the disadvantages of reform, and finally persuaded the emperor to change his mind, determined to purge the rule of officials, this is the scene of Yang Lian coming forward to impeach Jiang Shixin in the Wenxuan Shilang at the court meeting.

This is a win-win choice for Wang Xijue and Zhu Changluo.

You must know that the top priority for the new monarch to ascend the throne is generally to be more courtiers and help his cronies to the throne as soon as possible, so as to ensure the smooth flow of government decrees.

The reason why he ordered the courtiers to discuss Zhang Juzheng's life merits and demerits was that he had the intention of overturning the case for Zhang Juzheng, but he knew in his heart that it was impossible to succeed, at least for now, it was not realistic.

And what he wants now is not to really overturn the case for Zhang Juzheng, his purpose is twofold, one is to convey such a meaning, to pave the way for the real start in the future, and the other is to test the attitude of the ministers to see how many people in the court will stand on the emperor's side.

Clearly, however, the results of the trial did not satisfy the Emperor.

Perhaps because Zhang Juzheng's matter is too sensitive, except for a small number of imperial party members who said a few good words for Zhang Juzheng in the recital, most of the courtiers pretended not to understand the emperor's meaning, and still maintained the original mainstream evaluation of Zhang Juzheng, which is not a good phenomenon.

At least this shows that the emperor of today is not feared by the courtiers.

It is precisely on the basis of such speculation that Wang Xijue boldly made a bold statement, suggesting that the emperor adopt his policy, rectify the rule of officials, and reform the government, I have to say that this move is in line with the emperor's interests today.

At this time, the implementation of the reform of the rule of officials can not only realize the ambition in Wang Xijue's chest, but also allow the courtiers to take the opportunity to reshuffle the courtiers.

And the first step they took was to target Sun Piyang, the secretary of the ministry.

To be honest, Sun Piyang has been in charge of the Ministry of Officials for many years, and he has been cautious as if he was walking on thin ice, although he has not fulfilled the duties of a secretary of the Ministry of Officials, but he has not made any big mistakes.

The reason why the target is on him is because this person's character is too weak, if it is placed in Chengping, it is okay, but if you want to purge the officials, you must ask Sun Tianguan to make way.

offended a courtier, Sun Piyang may not have the courage.

Therefore, the first step in rectifying the rule of officials is to take the power of election in your hands!

Of course, as the head of the foreign dynasty, it is not so easy to deal with, even if Sun Piyang has a weak personality, he has also sat in the position of the official department for several years, so according to Wang Xijue's original plan, above the court meeting, as long as Sun Piyang, the official department, is involved in the water, it should be over.

The status of the official secretary is detached, stronger, and the status can even be faintly side by side with the head of the cabinet, it is not easy to bring him down, and it is definitely not possible to rely on a court meeting alone.

However, Wang Xijue is not afraid to wait, Sun Piyang has no party or faction, he has his own lineage, and he is left and right above the court, but this also means that when someone deals with him, no force will make every effort to protect him.

With Shoufu and the emperor joining forces, it is only a matter of time before Sun Piyang falls......

But above the court, they never knew what would happen in the next moment, Wang Xijue and Zhu Changluo were planning to deal with Sun Piyang, while Shen Zhu and the two were secretly preparing to play the mining tax, and because the first assistant and the emperor had the intention of joining forces, the cabinet ministers became vigilant, and vaguely tacitly joined forces to snipe Wang Xijue.

In order to maintain the trust he had won from the emperor, Wang Xijue had no choice but to put forward the slogan of replacing the mining tax with a whip law, and the emperor pushed the boat down the river and sent the matter to the court.

Things have developed so far, although it has surprised everyone, but overall, it is still under control.

The reason why I say this is because Wang Xijue has roughly figured out part of the emperor's mind in the secret play with the emperor, and the emperor intends to reform the enslavement system.

But the matter is important, it can't be done overnight, and the meal has to be eaten one bite at a time, so the emperor just released the rumor of overturning the case for Zhang Juzheng.

In other words, the emperor does not have the idea of implementing a whip law on a large scale for the time being, and with this condition as the foundation, then everything is under control.

Today's court discussion, to put it bluntly, is just to give the emperor an explanation.

What's the explanation?

In the eyes of outsiders, either the ministers agreed to keep the mining tax temporarily, or the ministers agreed to replace the mining tax with a whip method, in short, one of the two options always needs to be chosen.

But Wang Xijue knew that political things were often not an either/or relationship, and recalling the emperor's inadvertent tone when the recital was played that day, Wang Xijue roughly guessed the purpose of the emperor's court meeting......

But before his speculation could be confirmed, he encountered Li Tingji's statement against Shen Li.

Although Li Tingji is nothing, he represents the emperor, and with this layer of aura, his words have to be taken seriously!

Could it be that all the previous ones are a false shot? Is the real purpose to challenge the cabinet over the mining tax?

Wang Xijue's brows furrowed, and he couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in his heart, and after a pause, Wang Xijue opened his mouth and asked.

"I don't know what Da Sima thinks of what Elder Shen Ge said?"

Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Shi Xing, the secretary of the military department, Lao Shangshu was silent and did not intend to speak, but at this moment, he was named by Shoufu to ask, but he had to answer.

After a moment of silence, Shi Xing spoke.

"The old man thinks that the mining tax should be stopped, but the aftermath should also be dealt with properly.

The old man has always been crisp and neat, and he does not drag mud and water, and after he finishes speaking, he continues to look at his nose and nose and keep his mouth shut.

However, in this way, Wang Xijue's brows were furrowed even tighter, and his eyes kept going back and forth between Shi Xing and Li Tingji, but he had a vague guess in his heart.

"Yuanfu, Father-in-law Wang An has arrived!"

At this moment, the scholars outside came in to report.

Wang An is now the eunuch of the imperial eunuch, serving the Son of Heaven, he came this time, there must be an edict to convey, the ministers glanced at each other, got up one after another, after a while, Wang An was dressed in a golden silk python robe, smiled into the cabinet, and politely arched his hand.

"I'm disturbing the gentlemen's deliberations, the emperor has an edict, please ask the gentlemen to receive the edict!"

With that, he raised his hands forward above his head and said.

"Holy oracle, I have just ascended to the great treasure, I should focus on the stability of the court, all the gentlemen are important ministers left by my father, I rely on them very much, the cabinet ministers must do a good job of assisting the government, and the cabinet ministers must clarify government affairs, strictly discipline themselves, and I will work together to achieve a good story of monarchs and ministers!"