The time has passed noon, and the frequent enthronement ceremony has finally ended, and a group of courtiers who are not of high rank have returned to their homes, each performing their duties, no matter how many major events have happened at today's court meeting, they have little to do with them.

And the slightly higher grades, such as the six squires, the six departments to the matter, the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, etc., are worried about the country and the people, and they are discussing what happened at today's court meeting.

There are still many people who simply stayed outside the Chengtian Gate and waited for news, although whether it was the mining tax, a whip law, or the matter of the Ministry of Literature and Anthology were all games between the bigwigs, and they little people could not affect anything.

But this court is not something that can be supported by the bigwigs alone, and if you get the news a moment ago, you can make preparations a moment earlier, so that you will not be in a hurry.

Taking a step back and thinking about it, there are quite a lot of major events at today's court meeting, and most of them happened suddenly, and a group of middle-level officials did not get any tone in advance from their own backers, so they naturally did not know what attitude to make.

However, the officials outside have their own thoughts, and the cabinet is also not very calm.

"Thank you for your hard work, but Your Majesty has passed down an edict, saying that such a major event should not be delayed, and it just so happens that all the adults are here at the court meeting today, so take advantage of this enthusiasm to discuss the matter one by one, and Your Majesty will make a decision!"

The person who came was dressed in a golden silk python robe, tall and tall, facing a room of cabinet ministers still smiling and groaning, not falling behind at all, it was the eunuch Chen Ju who was the master of ceremonies.

A group of cabinet ministers who were blocked in the cabinet looked at each other one after another, and after a while, Xiao Tycoon, the secretary of the criminal department, said tentatively.

"This ...... Grandpa Chen, are you in too much of a hurry! Whether it is a matter of mining tax or a whip law, it is a major matter of national politics, and we have heard it suddenly, and we still need time to think carefully, whether it is too hasty to convene a court meeting now......"

Although the emperor decreed that a court meeting should be held to discuss this matter, before the court meeting, there was no direct meeting without even letting out the palace gate.

Although the court discussion is for the ministers to discuss major affairs of the court, to put it bluntly, it is just an exchange of interests and checks and balances.

Now eligible to participate in the court meeting, in addition to the five auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, is the six Shangshu and the new Zuodu Yushi of the Supervision Yuan, known as the Seven Qings.

Normally, the major affairs of the imperial court are decided by these twelve people.

And how to decide, there is a doorway in the middle.

First of all, there must be a division of forces among these twelve people, just as there are four factions in the cabinet, and there are also parties among the seven secretaries, and the positions of the forces are even more intertwined.

However, it would be arbitrary to conclude that Wan Shide would stand on the same side as Zhen Zhenji.

You must know that this newly baked Wan Zongxian has just been promoted by the emperor, and the emperor's position is obviously different from that of the second assistant.

Another example is Sun Piyang, the secretary of the ministry, who was originally of the same heart as Zhu Geng, a scholar of Wenhuadian University, but in today's situation, Sun Shangshu is "guilty", and it is unknown whether he will come forward to speak out.

In addition, the relationship between the other bigwigs is also complicated, and it is difficult for people to figure out their positions.

In short, although this great court meeting seems to be only a Wanshide, the impact on the court pattern is self-evident.

Generally speaking, the impact of this change in the pattern is uncontrollable, and it takes a period of time to run in to form a new stable situation, and at this time to discuss such a major event as a whip law to replace the mining tax, it is obviously not what the bigwigs present are willing to see.

These bosses have been in power in the court for a long time, and they are not used to having this kind of thing that is completely out of their control.

Therefore, although it is only Xiao Daheng who stands up now, this is the meaning of most of the people present.

Even if it is just a day or two for everyone to prepare, it is enough for all the bigwigs present to complete the temptation between themselves and preliminarily determine their positions......

"Yes, Gonggong Chen, this matter is very important, how can I decide rashly, I have to think carefully before we can do more with half the effort!"

This time it was Feng Qi who spoke from the Ministry of Rites, speaking of which he was really a disaster, the Ministry of Rites has been busy recently, how can Feng Qi have the kung fu to mix with the mining tax, at this time his eyes are even darker, I don't know where to lean on, I hope to go back to find out more news.

With these two people coming forward to take the initiative, there are more people who follow, although the people present are all high-ranking and powerful people, but they are no different from ordinary people.

For a while, Chen Ju, who called the messenger, was a little embarrassed......

"Your Excellency, please, we have a message to bring to you!"

Just as Chen Ju was hesitating whether to go back to the emperor, an internal official who was also wearing a python robe walked in outside the door again.

However, this person is obviously much younger than Chen Ju, in his forties, with a good complexion, but he is also tall.

It's just that his pomp and circumstance are much bigger than Chen Ju's.

When Chen Ju came over, he only brought two or three entourages behind him, and he didn't even take a sedan chair, but this one was different, as soon as he arrived at the door, the entire gate was blocked by the entourage behind him, and under a rough look, there were at least twenty or thirty people, wearing the iconic uniforms of Dongchang, standing behind the visitors with a serious face.

"Father-in-law Liang?"

Chen Ju frowned slightly, obviously a little dissatisfied with Liang Yong's flamboyance.

But Liang Yong smiled and didn't care, strode forward, arched his hand at everyone, and said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the emperor has a message, saying that it is almost noon, and the adults must have not had lunch yet, so I ordered our family to send some food, don't wait for you!"

With that, with a wave of his hand, a retinue behind him stepped forward with all kinds of meals and put them down.

Only then did the ministers put down the doubts in their hearts, and stepped forward to thank them, the emperor was sympathetic to the ministers, and if they were busy with official business, it was common to give afternoon meals.

But the strange thing is that this Liang Yong sent lunch, but he never left, but asked strangely.

"Forgive my family for asking more, your lords should be here to discuss here by the emperor's holy order, why do our families always revolve around Gonggong Chen alone? Could it be that when is this time, it is time for me and other internal officials to intervene in the affairs of the imperial court? ”

Liang Yong looked curious, but the people present couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Some things are good to say to Chen Ju, but it is not good to say to Liang Yong, although Chen Ju is an eunuch, but he has a very good reputation above the court, and he has a good relationship with the ministers, so they dare to do this with Chen Ju, hoping that he will go to the emperor to ask for mercy and give everyone a few days to prepare.

But this Liang Yong is not easy to get along with, these days everyone can be regarded as seeing, the first emperor promoted the commander of Dongchang, is Zhu Changluo's person at all, and now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he is even more popular, and he is rashly choking with him, I am afraid that there is no good fruit to eat.

What's more, even when this Liang Gonggong was the first emperor, he was not known for his good temper, and after Dongchang was taken over by him, he didn't have a good reputation......