The thoughts in his heart were chaotic, and Sun Shangshu glanced at Li Yefang and the three of them who had just gotten up out of the corner of his eyes, but he was surprised again in his heart.

Because just now, before and after the three people in front of them bowed, their positions had changed very subtly.

You must know that the position above the officialdom is very particular, and people who are familiar with officialdom can roughly know the identity and status of the people present as long as they glance at the seat position, and the position is also the thing that can best reflect a person's status and mentality.

And just now, before the Son of Heaven exported the reward, Li Yefang and the three of them took Li Tingji in the center, Fang Congzhe on the left, and Ye Xianggao on the right.

This represents the status of the three people on the bright side, Li Tingji's official position is the most obvious, and the qualifications are the heaviest, so he should naturally be in the middle, and Fang Congzhe and Ye Xianggao are both six servants, regardless of the middle, but Fang Congzhe is in charge of the most noble Hanlin Academy, and the next step for those in charge of the Hanlin Academy is to enter the cabinet, so the default position is naturally Fang Congzhe is one line higher and on the left, while Ye Xianggao is one step behind and on the right.

In addition, the distance between the standing positions is also very particular, logically speaking, Li Tingji is the undoubted leader among the three, he not only wants to live in the middle, but also in front of everyone, but just before Fang Cai, the Son of Heaven spoke, Fang Congzhe vaguely has a tendency to be juxtaposed with Li Tingji, only Ye Xianggao still abides by his duty, one step behind the two.

This is actually very revealing, don't underestimate this step, this represents the dignity and humility of officialdom, Fang Congzhe took this step, which means that he feels that he has the same strength as Li Tingji......

And after the Son of Heaven spoke, the situation was very different, although the positions of the three of them had not changed, but Fang Congzhe's footsteps had quietly moved two steps behind him!

Yes, two steps, not one.

In fact, just when everyone got up, Fang Congzhe quietly moved a step back, and seeing this situation, Ye Xianggao also took a step back, but unexpectedly Fang Congzhe took a step back again and stood on the same level as Ye Xianggao.

is familiar with the rules of officialdom such as Sun Tianguan, and it can naturally be seen that Fang Congzhe has taken the initiative to put himself and Ye Xianggao on the same level, that is to say, in his default status ranking, it is no longer Li Tingji first, Fang Congzhe second, and Ye Xianggao third.

It was Li Tingji who was the first, Fang Congzhe and Ye Xianggao were ranked second, and this decisiveness that could be put down made Sun Shangshu admire.

But at the same time, Sun Shangshu became more and more cautious in his heart......

He can't be careless!

In fact, the new Son of Heaven ascended the throne and a group of courtiers were in the run-in stage, what is the heart of this Son of Heaven, where is the taboo, how is the tolerance, and what is the political skill, these are all groped in the continuous changes in the court situation.

Although the Son of Heaven had done a lot of things before he ascended the throne, there were only a few people who could really get in touch with the Son of Heaven at that time, and the crown prince and the Son of Heaven were not the same concept, let alone the same.

And there is no doubt that in the entire court, the one who knows the temperament of the Son of Heaven best is the former ministers of the Son of Heaven's Hidden Mansion, and among the former ministers of the Son of Heaven's Hidden Mansion, if you understand, I am afraid that no one knows the Son of Heaven better than the three in front of them.

Because of this, Sun Shangshu had to be cautious.

You must know that just now, the Son of Heaven was just a small beating, and he didn't even say anything explicitly, and Fang Congzhe, who was originally high-spirited and invincible, immediately became peaceful, and he didn't even show a trace of dissatisfaction, which is enough to prove how much these people are in awe of the Son of Heaven.

And doing things under such a son of heaven, it is natural to be careful and careful!

However, for Sun Piyang's thoughts, Zhu Changluo did not expect it.

He did have the intention of using this matter to re-establish his authority for Li Tingji, after all, some time ago, the turmoil was too bad.

Not only the DPRK, but even the imperial party also has a lot of criticism of Li Tingji, and the filthiness between Fang Congzhe and several others, although Zhu Changluo does not say it clearly, he also knows it roughly.

Now that he has re-accepted Li Tingji, he naturally has to stabilize his position in the imperial party first, otherwise, when the backyard is on fire, it will be himself who will be embarrassed.

Fortunately, although Fang Congzhe is not the person who has followed him for the longest time, he is the person who knows his own means the most, and he is also the person who knows the most about advancing and retreating, and he only shows a little meaning, he knows what he should do!

Turning his mind back, Zhu Changluo continued to speak.

"Now that this matter is over, let's talk about the reason why I summoned you Aiqing here today!"

Hearing the Son of Heaven talk about business, everyone hurriedly withdrew their thoughts and listened attentively, in fact, although Li Tingji and the others arrived earlier than Sun Piyang, they were only a quarter and a half early, and it didn't take long, although they had hidden guesses in their hearts about the reason for being summoned, they didn't dare to be sure.

"Rulers!"

Zhu Changluo knocked lightly on the table, frowned slightly, and said.

"Yuanfu's recital, you should have heard it that day, the rule of officials has always been valued by the emperors of all dynasties, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the top priority of the imperial court, I was very concerned about the rule of officials as early as a few years ago, when I had not yet entered the East Palace, but those who saw it, the party was framing, corruption and bribery, extravagance, and boldness, it can be said that it is difficult to return, and even those who dare to conceal and forge the yellow book, those who are difficult to see in this past dynasties, according to what I have seen, I am the ruler of the court, and it is not a miasma of four words can be included!"

Zhu Changluo's voice was very soft, but every time he said a word, he gently tapped the imperial case, and his fingers made a dull sound on the imperial case, which was particularly harsh in the silent Qianqing Palace, and every percussion seemed to be a heavy hammer on everyone's hearts!

Especially Sun Tianguan, the secretary of the ministry, was fine at the beginning, but the more he listened, the more he felt breathless, and when he heard that Sun Shangshu was already sweating profusely at the end, he couldn't help but bow to the ground, and said in a heavy tone.

"The minister is derelict in his duties, but the officials in charge of the ministry have made the officials rule to such a point, please let Your Majesty condemn you!"

It's really not that Sun Tianguan's psychological endurance is not good, but these words of the Son of Heaven are almost no different from pointing at his nose and scolding.

The complaints of officials all over the world are in the Ministry of Officials, and every official's complaints must be personally signed by him, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and if something goes wrong, it will naturally have nothing to do with him, and at least one crime of unknown knowledge cannot be escaped.

What's more, Sun Tianguan has already heard it, there is only one meaning of the Son of Heaven's words, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is rotten, rotten!

is in charge of the ministry, but it has become like this, how can Sun Tianguan not be frightened in his heart?

However, his appearance made Zhu Changluo stunned, and he immediately reacted, he was afraid that he was too serious just now, so that he didn't pay much attention to the tone of his speech, but it scared this old Shangshu.

Waving his hand, Zhu Changluo softened his tone and said.

"Sun Aiqing doesn't have to blame himself, the government is difficult, the situation is changeable, this is not a matter of the ministry family, now the officials are chaotic, the miasma of smoke, and the morale is declining, if you talk about the crime, I should be the first to investigate the crime of the Taiyuan, Sun Aiqing is the hard work of the officials, I know it, I called Aiqing here today, not to ask about the crime, but to discuss how to start to clean up the officials!"