When the holy decree that Wang Wei and Wang Jing entered the cabinet together was issued, the government and the opposition were in an uproar. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAfter all, at that time, there was only one candidate recommended by the court, Wang Wei, but I didn't expect that the last person to enter the cabinet was actually two. Of course, "Zhongzhi's entry into the cabinet" is not unprecedented, and it is only because Wang Jing is not from Hanlin that it will cause such a big controversy.

And this is not the first time, when Wang Jing, who was not from Hanlin, was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, it had already caused a lot of criticism. Of course, due to the huge turmoil caused by the emperor's implementation of the retirement system at that time, everyone did not pay too much attention. When everyone came back to their senses, they could only accept it helplessly.

However, this time, the ministers of the court obviously didn't want to endure it anymore, Wang Jing, an official who was not from Hanlin, repeatedly broke the rules of officialdom, and the emperor obviously didn't take them seriously. If the emperor didn't let them see their abilities, he thought he could really and pee on their heads.

Although there was no movement in the cabinet, this holy decree was still refuted by the six branches. When Zheng De looked at the holy decree that was dismissed, his face was as calm as water, and he said lightly, "Send it back and try it again." ”

The envoy didn't dare to say anything more, so he had to honestly send the decree back to the cabinet, but it was quickly rejected by the six branches.

This time, Zheng De's face was gloomy and he could drip water, and said coldly, "Send it back." ”

"Your Majesty, this ......" the envoy of the Ming Dynasty hesitated slightly, but still said, "The Six Branches have already said in the matter, if Your Majesty insists on letting Wang Jing enter the cabinet, they will also reject this holy decree." ”

"Didn't you hear me, send me back!"

Seeing that the emperor was already close to the rampant, the envoy had no choice but to obediently send the holy decree back. But apparently this time, most of them will have to return to the emperor to suffer some anger.

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Looking at the departing envoy, Li Dongyang said with some concern, "This is the third time, Your Majesty knows that the holy decree has been refuted, and it is impossible to pass it." But over and over again, I'm afraid things are a little inappropriate. ”

"What's wrong?" Xie Qian looked at Li Dongyang, shook his head again, and said, "I think Your Majesty wants to make Liuke succumb like this, but obviously the emperor has made a mistake." The temperament of people like Liuke is stronger than mine. ”

"I always felt that this thing was not normal." Li Dongyang always felt that there was an ominous premonition lingering in his heart, which made him never feel at ease.

"What should come will come eventually, so let's do what we have at hand first." Liu Jian said quite calmly.

Li Dongyang nodded, after all, this is just a feeling, and there may not really be anything that will happen.

However, it didn't take long for the envoy to hurry over and say, "Your Majesty took the holy decree and went towards the Sixth Branch Corridor. ”

Sure enough, it didn't happen, and the three of them put down their work and looked at each other, looking at him, "What is Your Majesty doing in the Six Science Corridors?" ”

"I don't know, but seeing that Your Majesty is in a hurry, the three pavilion elders should hurry over and take a look."

Hearing this, Liu Jian also had a bad premonition, and said to the two, "Let's go, let's go over and have a look." ”

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The yamen of the imperial court were all located outside the Ouchi, and only the six departments and the cabinet were located in the imperial palace. The six branches are located in the corridors on both sides of the road between the noon gate and the end gate, so it is called the six branch corridors.

Seeing the emperor standing in the corridor of the six branches, the officials of the six departments who passed by gathered one after another to salute. Looking at Zheng De, who was standing in the center in a hurry, they all expected the arrival of the emperor, obviously for the holy decree that was refuted.

However, everyone present will not be afraid, the right to refute is determined by the Ming ancestral system, even the emperor can't say anything. Moreover, if the emperor really wants to break the rules and pass the holy decree, he must step on their corpses. There were even people who looked at Zheng De defiantly, eager to try and taste the fate of offending the emperor.

This is not a lie, in the eyes of the civil official group of the Ming Dynasty, being ordered by the emperor to be punished is a thing worthy of everyone's admiration. It shows that you are a loyal minister, and it also shows that you are fearless and willing to make sacrifices for the Ming Dynasty to resist the imperial power. can win praise from the court and win the political capital for promotion, just like Zhang Sheng back then.

After all, what the Daming civil official group needs is this kind of minister who can be tough with the emperor, not this kind of minister who always follows the emperor like a sound worm, and they don't want to have any more "paper paste three pavilion elders" and "clay sculpture six books" and the like in the Chenghua period.

Zheng De glanced at everyone present, tried his best to calm down the slightly excited mood, and said, "Why did you refute this holy decree?" ”

A six-ministry member stood up in the middle of the matter and arched his hand, "Back to Your Majesty, Wang Jing is not from Hanlin, and serving as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites is already overstepping. His seniority in the DPRK and China is even more shallow, and he is not qualified to join the cabinet. ”

Seeing that everyone present nodded approvingly, Zheng De's eyes became more and more cold, "Oh, then according to what you said, the selection of officials only looks at their qualifications and does not look at their ability and talent?" ”

"The minister didn't say that." For this emperor, who was already on the verge of going berserk, this one still said with a proud face on his face.

"So 'non-Hanlin is not allowed to enter the cabinet' is a rule of the imperial court?"

"This ......" was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to answer, after all, this is just an officialdom practice, not an official rule.

"Using this bad habit of officialdom to prevent an excellent minister from joining the cabinet to assist the government, you are abusing the power entrusted to you by the imperial court like this?" Zheng De glanced coldly at everyone present, "If you think like this, are all officials who are not from Hanlin all incompetent waste, and they are not qualified to enter the auxiliary government of the DPRK?" ”

"The ministers don't dare."

This big hat was closed, and all the officials present were silent, and they no longer had the same arrogance as before.

Zheng De said angrily, "I don't think you dare, but you have long been accustomed to treating officials from non-Hanlin in this way." If the six branches are controlled by officials like you who have a view of the door, we will not be able to even do the most basic thing of meritocracy, and it is estimated that it will not be far from extinction. And you guys are the silverfish who destroyed my Ming Dynasty, a group of silverfish who only know how to play tricks but don't do anything! Silverfish! Silverfish! Do silverfish know? ”

Hearing the emperor say a few silverfish in a row, this group of officials from the six branches suddenly blushed. I want to refute it, but I can't talk about it, after all, they don't take care of it.

At this time, the three pavilion elders also came, and they were also frightened when they heard the emperor's words. Liu Jian hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger." ”

Zheng De ignored Liu Jian, and wanted to smash the holy decree on these people, but in the end, after thinking about it, he threw it directly on the ground and walked away.

"You can do it yourself, if you still insist on the view of the door. Even if the whole world stops me, even if it is useless to be scolded by people forever, I will drive all of you out of the court. Keeping you silverfish is a waste of my food. ”

Such a sentence came from afar, which shocked everyone present. The three pavilion elders glanced at each other, they didn't expect the emperor to say so much, and they directly ignored them, this seems to be the first time since the emperor ascended the throne.

"It seems that the emperor is really angry." Liu Jian looked at the back of the emperor leaving, and couldn't help but sigh lightly.

Li Dongyang stepped forward and picked up the holy decree that was still on the ground, patted the dust on it, and said to himself, "Hey! I don't know if the emperor will be prejudiced against all the officials from the Hanlin Academy because of this matter. ”

Hearing Li Dongyang's words, Liu Jian and Xie Qian were stunned, glanced at each other, and said suspiciously, "This is impossible." ”

"It's impossible, it's not up to us to have the final say, the key is to see the emperor's attitude." Li Dongyang didn't dwell on this matter anymore, but turned to the current matter, and said, "How should this matter end now?" ”

Looking at the officials of the six departments in front of him again, he said lightly, "Do you need me to bring this back to the emperor?" ”

These people suddenly looked a little embarrassed, saying yes and no, saying no and no. After all, the emperor left such cruel words, and they knew that if they refuted this holy decree again, they were afraid that they would really be driven back to their hometown. In fact, they don't care too much about losing their officials, but they don't take care of this matter too much, which is what makes them the most embarrassed.

Seeing them stunned and not knowing what to do, Li Dongyang shook his head, why bother in the first place?

After thinking about it, he handed them back the decree and said, "It's up to you to decide how to decide." ”

This holy decree was as hot as a hot potato right now, but the officials of the six branches finally accepted it. After all, this matter started because of the six branches, and if it is handed over to the cabinet to wipe the buttocks, I am afraid that it will be seen as a joke among the courtiers, and I am afraid that it will be shameless in the future.

Seeing that this group of officials of the six sections accepted this holy decree, the three pavilion elders left without doing much.

Back in Wenyuan Pavilion, the more Liu Jian thought about it, the more wrong he became, and he looked at Li Dongyang, "Even if the six branches have the right to refute, they don't seem to be stuck in this matter, could it be that someone is behind it." ”

Xie Qian shook his head, "No, what can he get in this way?" ”

Li Dongyang said unexpectedly, "After the candidates for the cabinet are circled this time, it is estimated that no one will be able to enter the cabinet for several years, and it is normal for some people to be in a hurry." Especially under the emperor's decision to implement the system of compulsory retirement, those officials who have almost reached the age of retirement are always unwilling to inevitably jump over the wall. ”

"Who could it be?" Xie Qian asked contemplatively.

Li Dongyang glanced at him and said lightly, "Since they are all leaving, why bother to pursue so much?" ”

Xie Qian was a little dissatisfied when he heard this, and wanted to say something, but Liu Jian spoke first, "What Chaling said is right, you have to be forgiving and forgiving." And these people are going to retire, if they are hated by the emperor because of this matter, it is really a bit too much, so let them go this time. ”

Seeing that Liu Jian said this, Xie Qian couldn't insist anymore.

"I wonder what happened to Your Majesty now?" Liu Jian said suddenly.

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were silent when they heard this, after all, this was the first time that the emperor had been so angry since he ascended the throne. God knows what will happen next, and it's best not to silence the entire court because of this.

"Why don't you go and persuade the emperor now?" Xie Qian made a suggestion.

Li Dongyang shook his head, "Now the emperor is definitely still angry, let's just wait and see." I want Your Majesty to calm down, because I shouldn't be angry with the officials of the six sections. If this is the case, it will not be too late for us to persuade him. ”

After listening to his analysis, Liu Jian and Xie Qian bowed slightly, feeling that what they said was indeed reasonable, and now they can only put this matter aside for the time being.