The Wuying Hall was quiet again, and it was time for Shoufu to make a statement. Since the prime minister and the prime minister are standing in the hall, they must speak at the critical moment, and it is impossible to pretend to be deaf and dumb or shrink back into the crowd like Li Zhongshu. What's more, he raised the issue of filling the vacancy of university scholars first.

Everyone, including the Queen Mother, thought that the old chief assistant would put aside his own issues and postpone the discussion. The situation is obvious, after Li Zhongshu, a group of dark horses who are not dark horses, have come out three times to stir up the situation, and now the situation has begun to develop in an unfavorable direction, and it is not as sure as it was at the beginning.

Although it is not known who killed the deer, if Xu Tianguan's side is defeated, he can still wait for the Son of Heaven to make a comeback when he becomes an adult, and Huang Yanjing, who is a little politically minded, knows how to express it. If the Empress Dowager Cisheng and the seventy-four-year-old Shoufu are defeated, then there is really no way to turn over.

Therefore, the best choice for Zhang Shoufu, who can't afford to lose, should be to avoid the enemy's edge, wait and find a new opportunity. You must know that the past between Xu Tianguan and Yuan Ge Lao and Jin Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was not so harmonious, especially Li Zhongshu and Yuan Ge Lao can be called old rivals, and they have had several public scoldings and false accusations against each other. Without this sudden special atmosphere in front of him, maybe the so-called "imperial party" of Wuyingdian will part ways as soon as they come out.

But taking back your words by yourself is tantamount to slapping yourself... Putting down words like self-esteem and compromise with the enemy should be the dogma of young people, take a step back and open the sky or something, Zhang Shoufu, who has reached this age, doesn't think much about it, he has no future.

Zhang Shoufu straightened up his sick body, his eyes suddenly became much clearer, he glanced at the ministers a few times, turned to the Queen Mother and said: "If you are sick for a long time, the second assistant will be vacant, and the center will be congested." If you are stupid, you have the courage to recommend people for holy inspection. ”

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Old gentleman, please speak." ”

There are two routes for civil officials in the Ming Dynasty to enter the cabinet and carry the position, one is the minister's court push, and the other is the monarch's special Jane. The discretion of the monarch in this regard is very large, which is one of the greatest means for the emperor to control the government in the Ming Dynasty. In front of him, it is probably the biggest reliance of the old Shoufu and the Queen Mother of the Linchao Dynasty.

No matter which side of the crowd was, they all watched Zhang Shoufu with bated breath. As long as the name of the person in his mouth is spoken, the palace will inevitably be full of wolf smoke and war, and it is likely that the direction of the court personnel in the next ten years will be determined by today.

Li You stood in the train, bowing his head and eyes, like a statue. He has done his best to reverse the extremely unfavorable situation, and now it depends on Xu Tianguan's ability.

In the tense and suffocating atmosphere, Zhang Shoufu said in a hoarse voice: "The minister recommended Xu Daohong to be a scholar of the Jianji Palace!" ”

The official Xu Daohong, the general people respectfully call Xu Tianguan also... What is it talking about? The entire Wuying Hall was taken aback, if the ears were not mistaken, Zhang Shoufu was recommending Xu Tianguan as the second assistant?

Even old fools can't talk like this... If Lao Shoufu has this attitude and wants to send Xu Tianguan to the throne, then just now he and Xu Tianguan have a few rounds of swords and swords, what is the picture?

Some people even felt weird and thought, how did the old man learn from Li Zhongshu, who specializes in taking strange and strange routes, and he didn't look shocked to death... Empress Dowager Qian was stunned for a moment, although she didn't know what Zhang Shoufu thought for the time being, but seeing his firm face, she still chose to trust. She did not consult Zhu Qing's opinion, and Qiangang said arbitrarily: "Accurate! After that, the cabinet drafted the edict! ”

All the ministers were still in shock, and no one bothered to come forward to oppose it, and they didn't know how to oppose it, so could Xu Tianguan's side prevent Lord Tianguan from entering the cabinet as a second assistant? No one on the old Shousuke's side has the courage to come forward to refute Shousuke-sama. The other soy sauce players have nothing to do with themselves and watch from the sidelines.

Lord Xu's heart is a little chaotic, and it is not easy for anyone to be calm when they encounter this situation, could it be that happiness came so suddenly? You don't have to bother and work hard to operate, you can be a scholar of the Jian Ji Temple?

It's too simple to be so simple. But this is exactly what he has been striving for for a long time, and the temptation of being the second assistant of the dynasty is really extraordinary, that is the existence of the top among the scholars, and the natural successor of the first assistant. , care is chaos, and Xu Shangshu, who has always been shrewd, doesn't know how to deal with it? He couldn't make up his mind for a while, no matter what, he wouldn't suffer a loss when he became a second assistant... If there is anyone who is most disappointed at this time, it is the two opponents of Yuan Ge, a scholar of Wenhuadian University, and Peng Gelao, a scholar of Wuyingdian University.

Yuan Ge Lao also felt it just now, if the two armies faced each other, Xu Tianguan was likely to give up his opportunity and instead push him to be the second assistant. First, he is a scholar of Wenhua Palace, and it is difficult to advance to the second assistant, and he is also morally tenable. Second, his ascension to the throne is always better than that of Peng Ge Lao or Xu Ge Lao, and recently Xu Tianguan and the eldest princess behind him still have a certain tacit understanding.

The possibility of success is quite large, but unfortunately, it was inexplicably disturbed by Zhang Shoufu. What does the old Shousuke think? Yuan Ge thought depressedly.

Peng Ge was even more depressed. He knew that Zhang Shoufu was not qualified enough because of Xu Ge's old qualifications, so in order to avoid criticism, he would try his best to ensure that his ally was on the throne today, but how did it turn into Xu Tianguan as a second assistant now?

It's a lot of talk, but it's actually just a short time. Zhang Shoufu didn't give others much time to react, and didn't even wait for Xu Tianguan to make up his mind, and started to act again.

He looked for a few glances in the train, but his old eyes were dizzy and couldn't see where the book stood in the crowd. I had to continue to play to the Queen Mother: "The establishment of the book in the division of votes is originally a cabinet without a leader, and auxiliary ministers are competing with each other. If there is a secondary assistant in the cabinet today, this ministry will be redundant and useless, and it is easy to cause troubles in many political departments, just like the mistake of receiving orders at the same time as the old man. Therefore, it is advisable to remove this position and ask for the Holy Judgment! ”

Everyone understands this very clearly, and Zhang Shoufu's second knife is to cut off Li You's position as the secretary of the vote. They all said that they understood this very well, and with Master Li's fierce performance, Shengsheng reversed the good situation carefully designed by Lao Shoufu with his own strength, and it was normal to be retaliated against, and it was unbearable for a person to encounter him like this.

The Queen Mother still did not hesitate: "Accurate!" Strike the book in the sub-vote. Li You has been undisciplined several times, slandered the minister, dismissed from his position, and deposed from Beijing! ”

It can be said that there is no excuse for wanting to add sin.

The hall was full of clear-eyed people, and Lord Xu Daohong did not stand up to protect it. This does not mean that he has given up on Li You, and besides, Li You is indeed not suitable to continue to be an official in the inner court.

He is going to be an auxiliary minister of the cabinet, does he still keep the letter of the vote to restrain himself? Moreover, this disposal is relatively light and acceptable. Therefore, there is no need to fight on the basis of reason, which will lead to the unforeseen and more serious consequences of angering the Queen Mother again.

The Queen Mother probably couldn't find a bigger crime such as murder and arson for a while, so she only sentenced Li You to "dismissal" and "dethronement".

Each of these words has a specific meaning. First of all, it was only the dismissal of all posts and ministry assignments, not the dismissal of officials, and Li You still retained his status as an official, but he had to be re-elected. Secondly, Dethroned said that he would release Master Li from Beijing, but he was not allowed to upgrade.

I also want to explain that because of the dignity of Beijing officials in the Ming officialdom, as long as the Beijing officials are not upgraded, they can be regarded as punishments.

But such punishments can also be severe. The lighter one is dethroned, which means that your character or talent is not enough to stay in Beijing, and you will be demoted to the local use, for example, the Qipin Yushi will be reduced to the local area to serve as the county of the seventh grade, which is the punishment of dethronement. The heavier one is to degrade with crime, and directly degraded to a first-class petty miscellaneous official, the famous Yang Shen and Wang Yangming have had such encounters.

Li You was punished by the Queen Mother, which is obviously the first of the above two situations. When others think that this guy is only nineteen or twenty years old, even if he is demoted to a place as a six-grade, it is very eye-catching, and he is really too long, and it is good to press it, so he is too lazy to help Li You speak. Moreover, with Li You's background, there is no good yamen to settle in the capital for the time being, and it is really better to go to those third-rate Qingshui yamen officials than to go to the local yamen to boil the qualifications of the Zhengyin Hall officials.

Even Master Li was fully mentally prepared for this, and was not surprised or saddened. If Shoufu and the Queen Mother are determined to do whatever it takes, he will definitely not be able to keep his position in the inner court.

After all, the inner court is the inner court, not the outer court, if a Empress Dowager Bingzheng and Shoufu join forces and can't even deal with the officials of the inner court, then you can retire as soon as possible, and come out to engage in some court disputes. In the past, the Queen Mother could look at Xu Tianguan's face, but now it is not the same now, and it is normal to be kicked out of the palace.

Therefore, Li You has already realized the consciousness of sacrifice, and he is just counting on the re-election of officials to choose a good position. Anyway, if he has a solid foundation, he will rise sooner or later, and it is not for nothing that he has made connections in the capital.

Why is it still a little flattered? Could it be that in order to kill him, the old Shoufu did not hesitate to push the heavenly officials to the throne? How much the prime minister should hate himself in this old age... What a privilege.

Li You thought about his situation, and wanted to step forward to apologize, but when he saw that Zhang Shoufu did not stop and continued to do things, he had to stop and listen.

"The minister is begging to take a break." The old Shoufu slowly kowtowed, his tone was no longer intense, and he was very calm.

Although today's amazing thunder is a bit much, this one is definitely the loudest... Friend or foe, everyone was moved. The generation of Optimus Prime, who has been in the court for nearly 40 years, has been in the cabinet for 17 years, has served as the first assistant for 12 years, entrusted the orphan auxiliary government for 56 years, and recuperated for more than 2 years, is the generation of Optimus Prime finally going back?

Could it be that he was hit hard today, and finally served his old age, so he first selflessly recommended Xu Shangshu Cifu, then retaliated against Li You, and finally resigned himself?

The Empress Dowager Cisheng was so shocked that she stood up from her throne and lost her temper. She was originally just a woman in the deep palace, and after her husband died, she had to go to the court to observe the government, and it was with the support of Zhang Lao Shoufu that she stabilized the court situation and has been safe so far.

Only Li You in the hall didn't feel anything. It would be too fantasy to expect someone like him to have any feelings about the old man he met for the first time.

If something is abnormal, it is a demon, and the suspicious Lord Li suddenly had a thought. If at this time, the old first assistant recommends Peng Ge Lao or Xu Ge Lao to succeed the first assistant, then how much value is the second assistant that Lord Xu gets?

Originally, the first assistant was not in the cabinet due to old illness, and being the second assistant was almost the same as the first assistant. Now assuming that Zhang Ruoyu is before leaving, he elects Peng and Xu Zhong to succeed the first assistant, then there is no situation where the first assistant is not in the cabinet. There is a first-of-a-kind character like the first assistant, and the second assistant of Lord Xu still looks at people's eyes? And if you don't deal with Shoufu, you can't get by.

It's not just a hypothesis, the more Li You thinks about it, the more it feels likely. From the first step of the party, Lord Xu was selected as the second assistant, and the old first assistant was in the layout!

Empress Dowager Qian directly allowed the adult to enter the cabinet as a second assistant, without asking for any opinions, it seems that she simply took a big advantage, but it is also a precedent today.

Next, if the old first assistant recommends Peng Xu to succeed the first assistant, and the queen mother is a special secretary who is dictatorial and dictatorial, who can say anything? Even if Xu Tianguan has an opinion, can he easily oppose it? Is it only allowed for you to enter the cabinet as a secondary assistant, and not allow others to carry it in?

No wonder the old guy inexplicably recommended Xu Tianguan as his second assistant, it turned out that it was not only to confuse and paralyze the opponent, but also to block the mouth of Youyou at this time! Through this step, Lord Xu has nothing to say!

Li You remembered the second step of Lao Shoufu's action again, and dismissed the book in the division of votes. Without the letter of the split vote, who in the cabinet can still restrain the first assistant and the scholars? If he is still in the book, he may not be able to fight with Shoufu when he joins forces with Lord Xu, but he is reprimanded!

Originally, I thought that the old Shousuke was just to retaliate against him! It doesn't seem to be so simple, and with this step, there is no power in the cabinet that can restrain the first assistant! Lord Xu didn't have the strength to ensure that he was on the way!

The third step is to resign first, and then logically push your own person to succeed the first assistant!

This old man really has the means, and he is a thief when he is old! Li You almost scolded. A person who dares to break out even the number one official position in the world is too powerful to calculate! Fifty years younger, living is another self!

In order for Lord Xu to ascend to the throne and become the first auxiliary minister, he charged into battle to turn the tide and made great sacrifices to break the situation. Not only is the book in the inner court gone, but he was also deposed and left in Beijing, in exchange for this secondary position under the fence?

Seeing that many people are still lamenting the departure of the prime ministers of the two dynasties, lamenting the back of an era... Master Li is out of anger! I really feel that the whole world is turbid, I am alone, everyone is drunk and I am sober, he hates the feeling of calculating but others still suffer a big loss! Especially if you have made a great sacrifice yourself!

Don't think that this official doesn't have a golden finger, no one can think about it today! Lord Li, who was hot-blooded, took three steps and made two steps, rushed to His Majesty, and shouted: "The minister has this music!" ”

Zhang Ruoyu was about to continue to say something, but was interrupted, now he didn't underestimate this young man, turned his head and shouted: "You have been deposed by the imperial court, what qualifications do you have to stand in the palace!" Don't quit yet! ”

Hearing Shoufu's words, Empress Dowager Qian also found an opportunity to vent her anger, and ordered: "Arrogant and rude, repeatedly collided with Chaoyi, and took down thirty court rods left and right!" ”

The Staff? Before Li You could react, he was grabbed by the brocade guards on duty and dragged him out of the palace gate.

The ministers saw Master Li being escorted out of the palace gate, and they felt sorry for him. Knowledgeable people know that in today's Ming Dynasty, the opportunity to be beaten by the court staff is too precious, and if Lord Li is beaten for committing a direct admonition, it will be a great honor and a name in history! But he was rude because of the collision... It's a shame.

Just shaking his head and sighing, he suddenly heard Master Li shouting outside the hall (he must be shaking his arms): "The blood case of the prisoner, Our Lady and Shoufu dare not listen to it!" This official will definitely be investigated to the end! ”

(To be continued)