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Li Dongyang, who had just walked out of the Wenhua Palace, was stopped, and when he looked back, it was his senior brother Liu Daxia, Min Qi, Zeng Jian, etc., who were all in the same year.

He arched his hand and said, "Dongyang has seen all the world brothers. ”

"Binzhi, I'm going to visit Tingzhen at the Zuodu Imperial Mansion, I don't know what you think?" Liu Daxia asked straight to the point.

Hearing that a few people were about to go to visit Zuodu Yu Shi Dai Shan, Li Dongyang nodded approvingly, "Lord Dai and you and I both have a friendship of the same year, and it is natural to visit as it should be, so it is naturally good." ”

Liu Daxia said, "Then let's go together now." ”

Hearing this, several people bowed their heads slightly, and walked towards the palace together.

When the four of them walked together, they inevitably talked about the meeting just now. Zeng Jian sighed lightly, "The emperor's retirement system has left little of the old ministers of the entire court at once, and I don't know if it is good or bad for us to approve of this matter." ”

Although he agreed with the matter, he was still a little uneasy when he thought about it now. After all, there are too many important ministers of the court who have retired because of this, and the emperor is just a fifteen-year-old boy who is only a fifteen-year-old son of heaven, and no one knows whether he can appoint people on the basis of merit. If it is not good, if the traitorous villain is deceived and controls the government, I am afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty will be in danger.

As for why he did not speak out against this matter, it was also because he was afraid that others would say that he was in favor of power, and there were not a few ministers who were in favor of this matter. So in a sense, paying attention to honor and honor is also a weakness of this group of ministers who are almost gentlemen in conduct. And Zheng De is also a bad one, and he unknowingly grabbed their fate, so he passed unanimously, and I have to say that it was also his luck.

Liu Daxia and Min Jue glanced at each other when they heard this, and their eyes showed shame. Although they did not explicitly agree with this matter, it was they who first expressed their willingness to return to their hometowns, which attracted everyone to echo them. Therefore, they are somewhat responsible for causing this situation.

"Judging by what His Majesty has done today, it is obvious that he has been prepared for a long time. Even if you don't have your agreement, this will probably happen in the end. The three brothers don't have to blame themselves too much, now that the overall situation has been decided, it's better to think about what to do in the future. Li Dongyang said out loud.

Liu Daxia nodded, "What Bin Zhi said is right, since the overall situation has been decided, it is really pointless for you and me to dwell on this matter." It's better to select more talents for Daming before leaving, this is the top priority! ”

Min Jue and the others nodded, feeling that what Liu Daxia said was quite reasonable. Zeng Jian asked directly, "Then what should I do?" ”

"I think it's a good idea for Your Majesty to promote the disbandment of officials in the court, after all, the ministry is a turnip and a pit. Before you and I wait for this group of old ministers to retire, there can be no shortage. However, there is no ministry for the loose officials, and even if they are awarded the same rank, it has no effect. Just like the emperor said, first the people with lower grades and deep qualifications in the imperial court will be promoted to the level of these people by awarding loose officials, and they will be able to fill the vacancy next year. In this way, the embarrassing situation of having no officials in the imperial court can be avoided, and a large number of useful talents can be retained for the imperial court. ”

The three of them bowed slightly, and they all thought that Min Jue's idea was good. Li Dongyang suddenly said, "Then why not start now?" ”

Min Jue and the others were stunned when they heard this, and they didn't understand the meaning of his words.

"Didn't the emperor say that the retirement system will be implemented in the first month of next year, what does Bin Zhi mean by this?" Liu Daxia looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"A wise man will make a mistake for a thousand miles. Even if the emperor is the Son of Heaven, of course, he is no exception. Li Dongyang glanced at the three of them, and then continued, "The emperor stipulated that the retirement system be implemented in the first month of next year, because he was afraid that he would suddenly lose the support of this group of old ministers in the court, which would cause turmoil in the court. But the emperor did not obviously consider that if a large number of court officials suddenly became officials next year. It is very likely that each yamen will not be able to function or even be completely paralyzed because of the serious shortage of officials. Happening such a thing at such a critical juncture is not a good thing for the entire court and the emperor. ”

"So, why can't we let the emperor and the officials send their officials forward? At the very least, the plan should be implemented step by step, not in one step, which is more likely to cause chaos. ”

Hearing Li Dongyang's words, the three of them fell into deep thought.

I have to say that Li Dongyang's words are very reasonable. Many things are not done overnight, but because of the large amount of work, it is easier to make mistakes. Especially at the level of the entire Ming Dynasty, it is not allowed to be sloppy.

After a long time, Min Jue raised his head and looked at Li Dongyang, "Binzhi, what are your ideas?" ”

Li Dongyang didn't sell it, and said directly, "Didn't Your Majesty divide the age of officials into three levels, and we can also gradually implement the retirement of officials from the bottom up according to these three ages." In this way, it can also avoid the situation that the entire center of the imperial court is not functioning due to the sudden and large number of officials. ”

Min Jue nodded, "This is a good suggestion, so should we join forces to persuade Your Majesty?" ”

Liu Daxia suddenly smiled and said, "We have a future cabinet minister here, so why do we need to wait for me to come forward and provoke the emperor." Let's let Dongyang do this, if it doesn't work, I'll wait until late to join the name. ”

Min Jue and Zeng Jian both looked at Li Dongyang when they heard this, and then showed a faint smile. Brushing his beard, he said, "It's good!" ”

Li Dongyang could only smile helplessly and said, "I will definitely live up to the trust of your brothers." ”

As they spoke, the four of them had already left the imperial city, and each of them took a sedan chair and headed towards Dai Shan's mansion.

……

When Dai Shan heard that four of her friends from the same year were visiting, she struggled to sit up from the sickbed. Under the service of his wife, he barely put on his clothes and came to the front hall.

Looking at his four friends of the same year, he gestured to him, "The four of them were able to visit the old man in the same year, which really makes Shan grateful." ”

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

After saying that, he coughed violently, and his wife handed him a white handkerchief and patted him on the back again and again, and it took a while to come to his senses. He handed the handkerchief covering his mouth and nose to his wife, and said apologetically to the four, "Let you all laugh." ”

Looking at his bloodless and pale face, Min Jue said, "Since Tingzhen is sick, why don't you lie down on the bed, I'll just go and visit you." ”

Dai Shan waved her hand weakly, "How can you be so hospitable?" ”

The four of them looked at each other when they heard this, they were all sick like this, so why should they care about these red tapes, they all showed a trace of helplessness.

"I have written to resign, I wonder if Your Majesty can agree?" Dai Shan paused, looked at Li Dongyang, and asked the question she wanted to know the most.

The latter shook his head, "Your Majesty stays in the middle." ”

Dai Shan frowned slightly when she heard this, and couldn't help coughing violently a few times before she said slowly, "What about the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" ”

"Brother Shi, please rest assured, Your Majesty has let Zhang Sheng serve as the imperial history of the right capital, and temporarily take charge of everything in the Imperial Palace, you can recuperate with peace of mind when you are old." Li Dongyang said with relief.

Dai Shan was stunned for a moment, looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "Is it Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites?" ”

Seeing that Li Dongyang nodded, he was a little strange, and muttered in a low voice, "How could it be him, it seems that for more than a hundred years in this dynasty, there seems to be no precedent for the six Shangshu to be transferred to the imperial history of the right capital." ”

He raised his head and asked again, "Who is in charge of the Ministry of Rites?" ”

Li Dongyang said, "The right is the imperial history, and Wang Jing, the governor of Baoding." ”

"Is that him?" Dai Shan pondered for a moment and said, "It's a bit unexpected by the old man, but it's also a good candidate." ”

As he spoke, he coughed violently, and his wife hurriedly handed over a new handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose. Seeing him sick and half-dead, it really made the three people present worried.

When his situation eased a little, Liu Daxia said apologetically, "It's all because the old man is not good, when Ting Zhentuo interceded with the first emperor and allowed him to resign, it was because he did not have a reason to strive to do a good job in this matter, so that your overwork and illness worsened." ”

"You don't blame you for that." Dai Shan waved her hand, "It's someone who is willing to stay." ”

Min Jue stood up at this time and arched his hand, "Since Tingzhen is unwell, it is inconvenient for me to bother more." You have a good rest, the affairs of the court are still with us, you don't have to worry too much. Leave! ”

The other three also stood up and arched their hands, "Then I'll take my leave." ”

"It's Shan's inconsiderate hospitality, and when you get well from an illness in the future, you will definitely have a banquet to entertain you." Dai Shan struggled to her feet with the help of her wife, and arched her hand.

"Then it's a word, Tingzhen, please stay."

The four of them stopped the idea of going out with him, and then took his leave.

Looking at the backs of several people leaving, Dai Shan sighed softly, and was about to return to the back hall with the support of his wife, but coughed violently.

The situation slowed down a little, and when she was taking away the handkerchief covering her mouth and nose, Dai Shan suddenly spit out a mouthful of dark black blood with a "wow", and fainted instantly.

"Master, what's wrong with you, ...... Go and call Lang Zhong......"

Of course, these are all unknown to Li Dongyang and the others after leaving.

After separating from Min Jue and Zeng Jian, Liu Daxia looked at his junior brother in front of him, and sighed helplessly, "Brother Xian, my brother knows that you are not above the court, but now this group of old ministers in the court will need to retire next year, and everything in the court will still need you to preside over the overall situation." In any case, don't ask Your Majesty to take your leave. Even if you really want to leave, you have to wait until everything in the court is stable, even if it is for your brother. ”

After speaking, he shook Li Dongyang to the end.

"Brother Shi don't want this, Dongyang just promises." Seeing that he was so polite to himself, Li Dongyang hurriedly avoided it.

"Thank you for your hard work." Liu Daxia looked at him and said again, "There are also junior brothers who can only rely on you to take care of them in the future." ”

Li Dongyang knew that he was talking about Yang Yiqing, and nodded, "Dongyang will definitely live up to his brother's entrustment." ”