Lai Zongdao stood up, and was about to find some topics to liven up the atmosphere in the cabinet duty room, when he happened to see Wang Chengen walking in, so he hurriedly stepped forward, "Isn't this the prince?" Hurry up, please come in, how is the emperor's health lately? ”

"The elder has a heart, long live the Lord and everything is fine. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info" Wang Chengen also replied with a smile.

The other pavilion elders who were originally busy heard the conversation between Lai Zongdao and Wang Chengen, and they also raised their heads and saw Wang Chengen walking into the house, so they all stood up and saluted each other with Wang Chengen.

Although the emperor does not favor the eunuchs very much, the power of the eunuchs is not very strong. But Wang Chengen, as a great eunuch who has been serving the emperor since the emperor was in the palace, has a very high status, and is also very trusted by the emperor.

Therefore, the attitude of the cabinet elders towards Wang Chengen is still very friendly, whether it is sincere or false, at least on the surface, everyone is a harmonious group, and the entire cabinet is instantly full of laughter.

A few people exchanged a few words, and on behalf of the other elders, they asked the question they all wanted to know: "I don't know what the prince is doing here?" ”

Today, of course, is much more important than coming to Zongdao and waiting for the elders, since Wang Chengen is not waiting by the most important emperor's side, but running to the cabinet duty room, then there must be something to be notified. Since there is something wrong, it may be a good thing or a bad thing, and judging from the current situation in the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that it is very likely to be a bad thing, so the elders are very concerned about Wang Chengen's intention this time, and they are also a little nervous.

"Our family really has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace." Wang Chengen said with a smile, and then the expression on his face instantly became very serious, and he said in a very majestic tone, "There is a will." ”

So the elders who came to the sect and waited for the pavilion knelt on the ground one after another, ready to listen to the holy order.

"Today's lecture in the inner study hall is open, I intend to go to watch, and the officials above the third grade in Beijing will go with me, there must be no mistake!" Wang Chengen also announced the emperor's will in a very serious tone, and then instantly returned to his original pleasant appearance, and said with a smile, "The will is finished, the ground is cold, the elders of the pavilion hurry up." ”

"Minister's order." Although the pavilion elders led by Lai Zongdao felt a little inexplicable about this will, their heads were also a mess of paste. But since everyone is loyal and filial piety, and the emperor's will is not a chaotic government that will bring disaster to the country and the people, of course, the cabinet elders still accepted the will very respectfully, and then they stood up.

"Princess, this ......" Lai Zongdao was puzzled, and he was a little confused about the emperor's will, and wanted to ask Wang Chengen what this meant, but he didn't know how to speak.

"Hehe, there is no need to worry about the elders, it's not a bad thing, after an hour, the elders will know when they go. Our family will continue to go to the yamen of various ministries to announce the decree, so we will not stay here for a long time. Wang Chengen still said with a smile on his face, and then turned around and went out, intending to leave the cabinet duty.

"The prince walks slowly......" Coming to Zongdao saw that Wang Chengen was in a hurry, he didn't stay anymore and watched him go out.

"The elder of the pavilion stays, our family has said goodbye." Wang Chengen politely said goodbye again, and then left.

"I don't know what is the purpose of such a will as the saint?" After Wang Chengen left, Yang Jingchen asked.

"I can't guess, didn't the prince just say it, an hour later, I'll know when I go." Lai Zongdao replied.

"It's a little too child's play to ask all the officials above the third grade in the capital to watch such a trivial matter as a lecture in an inner study hall, I'm worried that some villain has something in the emperor's ear!" Another pavilion elder, Li Biao, was still as anxious as ever, and said bluntly.

At this moment, Wang Chengen, who had just left the cabinet room, suddenly sneezed, but he didn't care about it and continued to walk towards the yamen of the ministry.

"Don't be careful, today's emperor Shengming, knowing well the truth of pro-virtuous ministers and far villains, will definitely not be deceived by traitors. This time I ordered to go to the inner study hall to watch, I think there must be a deep meaning, I can just act according to the order. Lai Zongdao respectfully arched his hand in the direction of the palace and said.

"I just don't know what the emperor means? Do you have an idea in your heart? Yang Jingchen asked again.

"The old man is ashamed that he really failed to guess the good intentions of this will of the Holy One." Lai Zongdao said regretfully, "I don't know what a few pavilion elders think?" ”

Several people also shook their heads, saying that they couldn't figure out the emperor's deep meaning.

Almost at the same time, the hearts of the elders of the cabinet suddenly remembered the ancestor of the current emperor - Emperor Shizong Jiajing, when this lord was in power, he was very fond of giving the ministers and elders below a riddle, writing a code or something for them to guess, which really made the courtiers below difficult enough, and the traitorous minister Yan Song Yan Shifan father and son, it was because they were very good at guessing the holy will of Emperor Jiajing, which was on the rise and dominated the government for more than 20 years.

Could it be that the current saints also want to learn from Emperor Sejong's method of governing the country? But in this case, it will be even more difficult for us to be courtiers, if there are one or two traitors like Yan Song and Yan Shifan, what should we do......

However, these thoughts, the elders can only think about it in their hearts, and absolutely no one will say it without knowing the seriousness. After all, this topic is too sensitive, and if you don't say it well, it is easy to commit taboos, is it Emperor Sejong who is mediocre, or is the current saint confused?

"It's just that we still have a lot of political affairs to deal with, and this time I went to observe the lectures in the inner study hall, and it will definitely take a lot of time to go back and forth, so I'm afraid it will delay a lot of big things!" Li Biao still felt a little worried, and said worriedly.

"Since the emperor ordered all the officials above the third rank in the capital to go, it is very important to think about this matter, but fortunately, the cabinet is not far from the cabinet where the inner study hall is located, and it will not take long on the road. There is still an hour left, so we should hurry up and try to deal with all the political affairs as soon as possible. Lai Zongdao also felt that Li Biao's words were very reasonable, of course, the essential work of the cabinet must be done well, but the emperor's will must also be observed, so start working hard now.

"Lai Ge Lao is right, it's really tiring to deal with government affairs all day, I'll go to the inner study hall to observe it, and I can also change my mood." Yang Jingchen also comforted Li Biao on the side and said.

"If that's the case, that's the way it can be." Li Biao listened to the words of Lai Zongdao and Yang Jingchen, and had no choice but to accept the reality.

"It's just that you still have to be careful in handling government affairs, and you must not be sloppy." When you come to Zongdao, don't forget to remind you.

"The elder of the pavilion said that it is ......," Yang Jingchen, Li Biao and others said one after another.

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In addition to the cabinet duty, the same scene was also staged in the yamen of various ministries, as long as there were three official yamen, all received the notice to watch the opening of the inner study hall, and the officials who received the notice were also confused, and then there was a lot of discussion, guessing the intention of the emperor's will. What's more, some officials who are far away from the yamen don't even have a chance to doubt or speculate, so they are directly reminded by the people who came to inform them to hurry up and set off - if you leave late, I'm afraid that the time will not be able to catch up, do you still have to let the emperor wait for you?

With so many yamen and officials, Wang Chengen alone will definitely not be able to inform him, in fact, what can be told by Wang Chengen in person is the cabinet elders and important officials of the court. As for the other officials, I am afraid that they are not qualified, so Wang Chengen naturally sent other people to inform them.

Because there was a previous incident in which Xiao Mu, Yang Tao, Hu Yun and others went to inquire about the birth of Jesus Christ, but it turned out to be full of turmoil in the city, and everyone privately speculated that the factory guards were going to take people on a large scale, which made the whole capital panic. So this time, Wang Chengen learned the lessons of the last time, and patiently instructed the subordinates sent out to let them keep a low profile and not show off everywhere, after all, the people they are going to find are all high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and all the officials above the third grade are included.

And Wang Chengen himself seems to have carried a few black pots on his back recently, such as the emperor's "patrol" before, the last few early dynasties have all been sick, and the restructuring of the inner study hall this time. Although it was the emperor's own idea, Wang Chengen himself even patiently dissuaded him, but in the eyes of others who didn't know the truth, the emperor would definitely not do such an absurd thing, but now this kind of thing has happened, so the reason is obvious, that is, there was a traitor around the emperor, and the emperor made the above unreasonable decisions under his bewitchment.

And Wang Chengen himself is precisely the eunuch who has the most opportunities to contact the emperor, so it is conceivable how much pressure he has endured.

On the way to the yamen of various ministries, Wang Chengen also felt fortunate in his heart: fortunately, he was on duty in the cabinet just now, and several cabinet elders only showed some doubts about the matter of watching the inner study hall today, and did not speculate elsewhere. In fact, before entering the cabinet room, Wang Chengen even considered how he should deal if there was an existence with an unusually sensitive political sense among the cabinet elders, and there was a suspicion that "the emperor has been controlled, and someone intends to rebel and trick all the officials in Beijing into the palace to kill them".

But fortunately, among the officials above the third grade in the Ming Dynasty, there is no such guy with a big brain. After Wang Chengen and his subordinates cautiously informed him for fear of a little misunderstanding, all the officials above the third rank in the capital received the order to go to the inner study hall immediately, and all of them arrived at the scene on time within an hour.