Chapter Seventy-One: The Five Ministers

(The first change,Ye Kai is Ye Kai.,It's not easy to change.,==.) )

The main hall of the Qianqing Palace, shrouded in a heavy atmosphere, Yi-Xuan, Shixu, Natong, Zhang Zhidong, Lu Chuanlin, and the five ministers of the military aircraft were all present, even if they worked under the same roof, the five of them rarely got together at the same time, and when they rarely appeared at the same time, it often meant the occurrence of major events.

There is no doubt that the purpose of their visit today is to deal with the corruption case of Minister of Posts and Communications Chen Bi, and their attitude has also affected the final outcome of the case to a certain extent.

Yi-Xuan, Iron-Hat-Zi-Wang, Chief Minister of Military Aircraft, Minister Wang of the Ministry of War, and Minister Wang of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Shi Xu, Minister of Military Aircraft, Scholar of Mandarin Temple, Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister of Constitutional Affairs.

Zhang Zhidong, the First Han Dynasty Military Aircraft, a scholar of Tirenge, a minister of the Faculty of Management, successively served as a governor of various places, and a veteran of the Westernization faction.

Lu Chuanlin, Han Junji, scholar of Dongge University, Minister of Governorship, Chief Compiler of Dezong Shilu, and Minister of Fengzhao Tuogu.

Na Tong, the military aircraft department to study and walk, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the Minister of the Office, the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shangshu.

Just looking at the five old men with white hair under the seat, it makes people have an invisible sense of oppression, the traces of time can be seen everywhere on their faces, and they are full of portrayals of seniority.

Zaifeng is dressed in court clothes today, sitting condescendingly in his seat, his eyes are always resolute, the regent of the supervising state who acts as the imperial power and the military aircraft that oversees the dynasty collide together, who is the real helmsman, Zaifeng played a twelve-point spirit, this is a meeting about the ownership of the right to speak.

In the traditional sense, the Military Aircraft Department is considered to be a rubber stamp under the emperor, and has no real power, but in fact, it is not, the dispatch, introduction, registration, reward and punishment of the relevant officials will intervene in the military aircraft department, and even the most sprayed kneeling transcript is only formal, completely adjusted according to the occasion and the emperor's likes and dislikes.

The power of the emperor is incomparable, but the prerequisite for its implementation depends on the truthful feedback of the information below, and the military aircraft department is fully capable of shielding it, because the center of this chain is the military aircraft department, which is why every emperor will insert his henchmen into the military aircraft department.

Although the status of the Military Aircraft Department was greatly reduced in terms of specifications, and even the office was a simple class room, as later generations commented, the military affairs were not overcharged, and the Military Aircraft Department was like the ruling house, if it were not for the fact that most of the Manchu emperors were diligent in government, and the emergence of the secret folding system, without the checks and balances of the Ming Dynasty's pen eunuchs, the real power of the Military Aircraft Department was no less than the Ming Dynasty cabinet that was praised to the sky.

Monarchy and relative power are always connected by the equal sign of compromise and cooperation, and throughout the two thousand years of imperial system, such a formula has always been true.

Of course, Zaifeng is no stranger to this set of rules, because he himself was the Minister of Military Aircraft, of course, he only stayed in that position for less than half a year, and before he was completely familiar with the set of rules in the Military Aircraft Department, he was forced to the throne of the highest power by an irresistible force.

If he were given a few more years of experience, on the eve of the fall of the Qing Dynasty, maybe he would not be played by Yuan Shikai as the highest person in charge of the empire, and he would have no power to fight back.

Of course, Zaifeng's character is also what Ye Kai is willing to see, if Zaifeng is really as scheming as Yuan Shikai, then what else is there to do with him?

"Ministers of Military Aircraft, I think you have all heard about the case of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications."

Zaifeng was not an inquiring tone at all, and the five people in the seat all nodded in unison, Chen Bi's case was not a day or two old, it had already caused a storm in the city, as the five ministers at the power hub, how could they not know?

"Chen Bi, the secretary of the Ministry of Posts and Communications, embezzled public funds, thinned the public and fat, the amount was huge, it was really shocking, the former Sheng Xuanhuai verified that the treasury was in deficit of more than 700,000 taels, this fang acted like this, and the law and discipline were all bad, how do the ministers think they should deal with it?"

Zaifeng said in a tone that almost read out the final decision, and as soon as he came up, he set the tone for the meeting with a series of cruel words, and at the same time, it also had the meaning of disarming someone.

Zaifeng's tough statement, Rao is a weathered minister, after hearing it, it also caused a small commotion, and their eyes met with each other, I don't know if it was an exchange or just sharing surprise.

Ye Kai stood next to Zaifeng, he naturally didn't have a chance to interject in this kind of conversation, of course, Zaifeng's purpose for letting him come was not to participate in the decision, so he could only look at everyone's demeanor with his eyes, and it seemed that he was ready to watch the whole process.

"Prince Qing, you are the foreman of the Minister of Military Aircraft, Chen Bi's case, what do you say should be done?"

Zaifeng looked at the front, staring at him tightly, a little unexpectedly, when it came to Chen Bi, the latter did not have the panic as expected, even the slightest subconscious reaction.

Yi-Xuan replied unhurriedly, as if he was a bystander outside the matter, and Chen Bi was not an indispensable money bag for his Beiyang Army.

"Regent, Chen Bi's case, the facts are there, although the old minister has a very close personal relationship with him, but the state affairs and private affairs have always been incompatible, everything is interrogated according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, and the old minister will never cover up."

Yi-Xuan's attitude shocked Zaifeng, who was already ready to see his embarrassment, the former didn't even have a word of justification, and the resoluteness in his words didn't even have a little room for Chen Bi to maneuver, and Zaifeng, who was very unexpected, had to pinch the corners of his clothes fiercely.

"However, there are quite a lot of people involved in this case, the amount is huge, and it may be unpopular to close the case in a hurry, and the old minister means that there is no need to be in a hurry to deal with Chen Bi, and after the case is fully verified, he will deal with it together with others, or he can also send another minister of secrecy to check again, firstly, he will not kill the minister of the government without the words of one person, which shows the benevolence and tenderness of the imperial court, and secondly, it shows that the Qing Dynasty has a clear judiciary, and if there is a case, it must be investigated, and unscrupulous people will not be allowed to take the opportunity to spread rumors and make trouble."

Yi-Xuan continued to finish speaking, and finally had a little bias towards Chen Bi, but in this context, it didn't seem to be painful, and after a long speech, it seemed that he was the first Qing official who defended the country and was selfless.

On the other side, Zaifeng's face finally slowly gloomy after listening to Yi-Xuan's words, and a heavy punch that was ready to be launched finally hit the cotton, and the feeling of struggling to pounce was really tormented by Zaifeng.

has been an official for 40 years, and the Tai Chi figure of Yi-Xuan has long been practiced soft and soft, and he lost his pawn to protect the car, who can't see this hand?

"What do the other ministers mean?" Half a day later, Zaifeng had no choice but to exhale helplessly and said gloomily.

If everyone still had some consideration about the relationship between Yi-Liang and Chen Bi just now, then there would be no scruples at this time, and the second person who spoke was originally Yi-Liang's person, and he naturally agreed with both hands intact, and then Tong's side also nodded, expressing his approval.

The remaining two Han military planes, Zhang Zhidong said a lot of words quoting scriptures, just one meaning, Chen Bi deserves it, he does not object to the decision to punish severely, and the old Lu Chuanlin, it is even more speechless, what Yi-Xuan said is right, even more thoughtful than he thought.

Hearing this, Zaifeng touched his forehead with his hand, blocking everyone's sight, trying not to let his emotions burst out further.

It was quiet, no one spoke anymore, and the scene fell into the dull atmosphere at the beginning of the meeting, but the situation of Yi-Liang and Zaifeng seemed to be invisibly reversed.

And for Ye Kai, who was a bystander, the situation in front of him was also unexpected.

The art of power is also divided into different genres, and in this way, Yi-Xuan quietly redirects the sharp arrow shot at himself while quietly scheming, and then returns it to his opponent.

Since he has fallen into the dirty water, he can't afford to dirty his hands again for Chen Bi, with the speech just now, to a certain extent, he has earned enough opportunities for Yi-Xuan, and then he only needs to put all his thoughts on the next more important Shangshu candidates, this move is to change from passive to active.

"Lao Qing, Lao Qing, you really have good means."

Ye Kai sneered in his heart, and the Qing-Prince-Wang-Yi-Xuan, who was opposite him, always stood quietly, with a kind face, like a kind old man who was harmless to humans and animals.