"Inner court assembly" has two meanings.

The first meaning: "proper noun", which means the assembly presided over by Li Yongfu, the head of the inner court.

The second meaning: "modifier plus noun", which means "assembly of the inner court" - the various leaders of the inner court call the assembly of their subordinates.

The former is just one. Anyone who can participate in the "inner court assembly" is the "inner court core". The meeting, which was attended by about 50 people, was presided over by Li Yongfu, the head of the Inner Court, and attended by ministers of major departments and commanders of the forbidden army group army. The contents of their meetings were to be communicated to the other 100 people, namely the ministers of the provinces, the commanders of the forbidden armies, and the overseers of the provinces. These one hundred and fifty people are known as the core of the inner court, and they are the one hundred and fifty most powerful people in the Ming Empire.

There are countless of the latter - for example, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs summons his ten directors, the director of the Guangchu Department summons his ten officers, and so on and so forth.

The "Inner Court Meeting" I attended in the evening was rather special: Liu Xingchao, deputy head of the Inner Court, convened a meeting of 125 new people.

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The meeting was held on the ninety-ninth floor of the "Office of the Deputy Superintendent of the Inner Court".

The door says "Office", but the "office" is almost half the size of the palace hall! People are talking in the room, and there is an echo! More than a hundred people sat in the "office" and occupied only a corner!

More than 100 people surrounded Liu Xingchao.

Liu Xingchao closed the book he was reading and said, "Do you know what I'm looking for you for?" ”

I wanted to say, "Of course you know, you're here to woo us." ”

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When I first came to the palace, I really thought that the inner court and the outer court were enemies, the inner court was evil and cunning, and the power was overwhelming, but it was very united.

Now it seems that the inner court is all ordinary people, and there are many factions, many of the inner court and the outer court collude (of course, there are more factions in the outer court), and the power is just like that, and most importantly, there is no unity at all.

As far as I can observe from a small role, the factions of the inner court are: the forbidden army faction, the imperial army faction, the harem faction, the emperor faction, the chief management faction, the deputy chief management faction, the emperor faction, the emperor faction, the foreign dynasty faction, the foreign relatives faction, the local faction, the free faction, the Jianghu faction, the Buddhist faction, the divine sect, the Confucian faction, and the Taoist faction......

Damn it! So much!

Every faction came to me and demanded that I take refuge in them.

Guess how I answered?

Damn it! Whoever asks me, I will be loyal to him! I am "wholesale" loyal! I'm loyal to at least a dozen factions! who wouldn't!

I am reminded of a joke: quitting smoking is the easiest because it is done once a day......

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Today, it's the deputy manager's turn to woo us.

Well, let me see, whoever follows the deputy chief is the person of the "deputy chief faction".

I saw: Forbidden Army Inspector - Li Feiyu, Vice President of Imperial University - Lu Ziluo, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Officials - Wang Xingsan, Deputy Minister of Rites - Kong Quanquan, Deputy Minister of Industry - Chen Mingwan, Deputy Minister of Military Affairs - Bai Xingcan......

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No one spoke.

I thought, "Do you want to stand up and make a fuss?" ”

No way! Sycophants must be filmed secretly! Take refuge in secret! Resolutely do not do it on the surface! Clearly standing in line is looking for death!

I am reminded of the words of Dongfang Yi - "Don't stand in line!" Don't stand in line! Don't stand in line! —which means "Don't stand in line!" Don't take sides! Don't take sides! ”

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Liu Xingchao said: "I came to you to tell you what the inner court does. ”

Everyone looked at each other.

Isn't this nonsense? Of course, the inner court is against the lower to harm the people and to oppress the emperor from above. Everybody knows that!

Liu Xingchao: "You must think that the inner court is to usurp power. ”

Everyone looked at each other suspiciously.

Liu Xingchao continued: "But what is the usurpation of power for? ”

Everyone is even more puzzled - usurpation of power is for the sake of usurpation, is it for the happiness and well-being of the people, and the harmony and stability of the world? ?

Liu Xingchao: "It is for the harmony and stability of the world and the happiness and well-being of the people." ”

I couldn't hold back my laughter!

Damn it! Our group of people were voluntarily castrated, originally for the harmony and stability of the world and the happiness and health of the people! I didn't even know I was such a noble person! It's impressive!

Liu Xingchao: "For this purpose, we have to control power. The power must be in our hands, not theirs! They, self-righteous mortals, will destroy the world sooner or later! Just like antiquity! Ancient reincarnation! ”

Everyone looked at the deputy chief thoughtfully, with serious expressions on their faces—well, I was pretending to look at the deputy chief with a thoughtful and serious expression anyway.

Liu Xingchao: "Hold on to righteousness and ignore the name!" The triple sacrifice of body, spirit, and reputation, this is the greatest sacrifice! That's who we are! Great Inner Court! ”

People applauded!

Damn it! I thought I could motivate people, but I didn't expect him to be so powerful!

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Liu Xingchao said: "Everyone talks about power, but what is power? How to get it? ”

He glanced around and said, "Tell me all about it." ”

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Liu Xingchao: "Some people say that you are a waste this time. I said that every session is a waste, but maybe this session will produce a few characters. ”

He looked at us.

There was contempt in his eyes.

This contempt was felt by all.

Is this to woo us?

Is it the method of agitation?

Such a retarded approach?

How does it remind me of my mother...... Ah, why do you think of my mother......

I have a headache......

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People looked at Liu Xingchao, but no one spoke.

Liu Xingchao pointed to the nearest person and said, "Tell me about it." ”

The man said, "Justice! Justice! Or justice! Power is justice! As long as justice is exercised, we have power. ”

The second said, "I thought so." The inner court is justice, and justice is the inner court. ”

Liu Xingchao said unhappily: "People have said it! You change it! ”

The second person immediately said, "The benevolent are invincible!" Only by practicing benevolent government can we have power. ”

The third man said, "You are all wrong, you are not careful!" You exercise justice and benevolence, but only if you have power! You're in an endless loop! In my opinion, it's all about ability! Those who are capable govern people, and those who are incompetent govern others! ”

Someone said, "Some people are sluts, and they naturally like to be ruled; Someone is Superman, and he naturally likes to rule people. ”

It has been said, "It is all in the truth." With hard work, coupled with talent, we can grasp the truth. We know astronomy and geography, the past, and the future, what can't we do?! ”

Someone said, "Isn't it money?" Something that money can't buy? Even if you say power, isn't power for the sake of being rich? ”

Someone said, "Money is a piece of!" Isn't power greater than money?! Power comes from the emperor! Monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons, sons! If there is no emperor, we are nothing! ”

Someone said, "It's God!" The emperor is not chosen by God? The gods are greater than the emperor! ”

Someone said, "You don't talk nonsense!" Pure and empty! You called God over and showed me what it looked like?! I say, power comes from the Forbidden Army! Our Invincible Praetorian Army! ”

Someone said, "You can't rely on violence!" Rely on the law! Rule the country! We are the law, and others must obey our law! ”

Someone said, "I guess...... It's physics! As long as we know the dynamics of every atom, we can know and control everything! ”

Someone said, "It's chemistry!" Atoms, molecules, molecular combinations, matter...... These are chemical ......"

Someone said, "It's science!" It's all science! ”

Someone said: "Information! Information is power! Power is information! ”

Someone said, "Faith! To believe is to believe what is true!

It has been said, "To believe is to believe in the unbelievable!" ”

Someone said, "Blind faith! ”

Someone said, "Impulsive! ”

Someone said, "Desire! ”

Someone said, "Hatred! ”

Someone said, "Love! ”

Someone said, "Anger! ”

Someone said, "Sin! ”

Someone said, "Chaos! ”

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It's getting more and more in the back.

It reminds me of the "debate competition" in the beginning.

In the second year of junior high school, the teacher came up with a debate question: "Is failure the mother of success or the father of success?" ”

Pointing to half of them, he said, "Your argument is that failure is the mother of success. ”

Pointing to the other half, he said, "Your argument is that failure is the father of success. ”

I stood up and said, "Teacher, you made a mistake in this question, I think the failure is the success of the second uncle's third uncle's sister-in-law's neighbor's second boy wearing a green hat!" ”

Everyone looked at me, and the look in their eyes seemed to say, "Is this person mentally retarded?" ”

The teacher jumped up angrily: "Zhao Da Niu! You're messing up again! This is the debate topic of the "Ming Dynasty Textbook"! Get the hell out of here! ”

So, I went out and stood for a day - "again".

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Suddenly, I noticed that my surroundings were quiet.

When I looked, I saw that everyone was looking at me.

It was my turn to answer "what is power".

However, I was too far away and all options were gone. If I don't want to repeat it, I can only say that "power is pork".

I said, "The concept of 'power' was not invented by us, but by some predecessor who cannot be traced; In fact, it is unknown whether it exists or not. If I had to say, I don't think we have power in control. Because, we are only mortal. ”

Everyone looked at me, and the look in their eyes seemed to say, "Is this person mentally retarded?" ”

I suddenly thought, "Hey, I still can't control myself!" I always tell the truth and do the real thing! ”

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However, I think too highly of myself. My answer was only a part of one hundred and twenty-five answers, and Liu Xingchao didn't pay attention to it at all, he was just looking down and thinking about something.

After a while, one hundred and twenty-five people finished speaking - I remember the one hundred and twenty-fifth people saying, "Eating meat is power." People who eat meat are well developed, have many brains, are intelligent, and have power! ”……

Liu Xingchao said: "Disbanded! ”

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And so my first day at the palace ended.