After the early dynasty, the hall where the cabinet is located suddenly became lively, and the ministers returned to the duty room, and the secretary office who was waiting for them first served tea to the ministers as usual, and then distributed the excerpts transferred by the secretary of general administration or the imperial study to the ministers in charge according to the purpose of the excerpts.

The first assistant of the cabinet is in charge of the overall situation, generally not in charge of specific projects, the instructions made by the cabinet members will be submitted to the first assistant for review, if there is a difference of opinion, in principle, the opinions of the first assistant are the mainstay, for major issues, cabinet members can reserve opinions, submitted to the emperor for ruling.

As the first assistant of the cabinet, Ruan Changfeng has just returned from the dispersal of the dynasty, he is not busy, he is enjoying fragrant tea, flipping the folds on the table at will, if you get closer, you may still hear him humming an unknown tune.

Du Yun, the second assistant of the cabinet, was a little absent-minded, flipping the fold in his hand, thinking about Qinglong's words last night, when will this Jinyi Mansion be launched? This matter is too important, and it is inevitable that the government and the opposition will be shaken, and even Du Yun, who has always been unfazed, is a little panicked. At this time, he finally understood why Han Fei didn't explain why Qinglong told him in advance, just to let others see his gaffe, so as to clear up his relationship with this matter, after all, Ruan Changfeng had fallen, and he was the first to benefit.

At this time, Yu Shiying, the imperial history of Zuo Yandu, walked into Du Yun's room with a fold, and said: "Teacher, there is a case here, the student can't make up his mind, please give one or two instructions!" ”

"Oh, take a look for the teacher!" Du Yun took the fold from Yu Shiying's hand and immediately flipped through it.

Yu Shiying glanced outside, approached Du Yun's side, and said in a low voice: "Teacher, the student just saw a lot of people from the Jinyi Mansion entering the palace, could it be something big?" ”

Du Yun closed the fold abruptly and said in a low voice: "Go back to the duty room immediately, no matter what happens, don't ask, wait for my news, go quickly!" ”

Yu Shiying's face was shocked, seeing Du Yun's grim expression, he knew that something big was about to happen, so he immediately nodded and walked out of the hall where the cabinet was located. Everyone knew that Yu Shiying was Du Yun's student, and he was also a frequent visitor to the cabinet, and no one asked about his comings and goings.

Du Yun clenched the teacup in his hand tightly, forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, he knew what the Jinyi Mansion entered the palace for, but he didn't expect the Jinyi Mansion to start so quickly, if the first assistant of the cabinet was arrested by the Jinyi Mansion, the court would definitely be in chaos, and he would not have time to deploy it now. There is one thing, he understands, Jinyi Mansion dares to arrest the first assistant of the cabinet, after all, it was approved by the emperor, what he wants to do now is to stabilize people's hearts.

"What are you doing? This is the cabinet, not the Yamen of Jinyi Mansion, how can you trespass? ”

Du Yun heard the noise outside, hurriedly walked out of the duty room, and saw that Tang Yue, the commander of the Jinyi Mansion, personally led a group of Jinyi Mansion sergeants into the cabinet hall, and the cabinet members and subordinates also came out to check.

"Lord Tang, this is an important place in the cabinet, how can you let people break in? Hurry up and let them quit, otherwise this official will go to the emperor to join you! Ruan Changfeng, the first assistant of the cabinet, was righteous and stern, and shouted angrily at Tang Yue.

"See the emperor?" Tang Yue glanced at Ruan Changfeng, and said, "I'm afraid you, Lord Ruan, will never have the opportunity to see the emperor in your life!" ”

Ruan Changfeng exclaimed: "You ......"

Tang Yue shouted: "The emperor has an order, Ruan Changfeng colluded with Beihu, stole the national treasure, and plotted to kill Han Fei, the Marquis of Zhongyi, the evidence is confirmed, and the Jinyi Mansion will be immediately detained!" Come on, take it away! ”

"Nonsense! This official is the first assistant of the cabinet, and this official wants to see the emperor! Ruan Changfeng was shocked and shook his arm, intending to break free from the control of the Jinyi Mansion sergeant.

"Stop!" Du Yun stepped forward to stop Tang Yue and his party, and shouted: "Lord Tang, what a dignitary is the head of the cabinet of the dynasty, how can he be arrested casually, can the crime you said be substantiated?" Wait a while, this official is going to see the emperor! ”

Tang Yue saluted Du Yun and said: "Du Xianggong, the emperor was very angry when he saw the evidence of Ruan Changfeng's collusion with Beihu, and ordered the subordinate to arrest Ruan Changfeng immediately, the subordinate did not dare to resist the order, and asked Du Xianggong not to embarrass the official!" The evidence is all in the emperor's place, if Du Xianggong and all the ministers have any doubts, they can go to the emperor to verify! ”

Du Yun already knew the actions of the Jinyi Mansion, and he stepped forward to show others, and when he heard the words, he let Tang Yue and his party go out, and then said to the other cabinet members: "You go with the old man to see the emperor!" ”

In the imperial study, the emperor was so angry that he smashed several vases, and when he saw Du Yun and other cabinet ministers entering the palace, he still shouted angrily: "No one is allowed to intercede for Ruan Changfeng's dog thief!" I have always trusted him, entrusted with the important affairs of the military, I didn't expect that the dog thief had already colluded with Beihu, this time I actually took advantage of the national mourning period to unite with Beihu to steal the blood soul stone, so that I was ashamed of the first emperor, Zhongyi Hou Dai I went deep into Beihu to recover the blood soul stone, and the dog thief tried to collude with Beihu to kill Zhongyi Hou! Such a great evil is an unforgivable sin! ”

Du Yun and the others were blocked in their throats before they could speak, but everyone understood that the emperor was really angry this time.

Du Yunbai fell to the ground and said: "Your Majesty is angry, the sky net is restored and not leaked, Ruan Changfeng's crime is punished by the laws of the imperial court, and the ministers dare not say much, but when the first assistant of the cabinet was detained, the government and the opposition were shaken, in order to stabilize people's hearts, we must give everyone an explanation, and the old minister asked to see the evidence of Ruan Changfeng's collusion with Beihu!" ”

After this relaxation, the emperor's mood also stabilized, pointed to the letter on the imperial case, and said: "You Aiqing take it and take a look, but there are some things that involve secrets, so don't preach it to the public!" ”

After reading the letter, the cabinet ministers all changed their faces greatly, even Du Yun was shocked, what Qinglong told him was only a small part, I didn't expect that Ruan Changfeng had already made so many deals with Beihu, no wonder the emperor was angry.

Du Yun and the others knew the inside story, they had nothing to say, and even the cabinet members who were close to Ruan Changfeng didn't dare to intercede, "Your Majesty, Ruan Changfeng deserves it, and the ministers will retire!" ”

"The stability of the court is up to you Aiqing to worry about more!" The emperor suddenly said to Du Yun again: "Du Aiqing, you will serve as the first assistant of the cabinet today, and the current political situation is unstable, so don't shirk!" ”

"The old minister obeys! The old minister must live up to His Majesty's expectations and quickly stabilize the situation! ”

Ruan Changfeng, the first assistant of the cabinet, was arrested by Jinyi Mansion in the duty room, and the news quickly spread all over the government and the opposition, and the people's hearts were shaken, and then Jinyi Mansion blocked Ruan Changfeng's mansion, which made rumors spread in the capital, and everyone was waiting for the court to give an explanation.

Soon, in the name of the cabinet, an An Min's notice was issued, "Ruan Changfeng colluded with Beihu with bad intentions." There is not much content in the notice, but the public opinion in the capital is in an uproar, and then there is endless anger, as the first assistant of the cabinet actually colluded with foreign enemies, how many Dahua's interests will be betrayed? The teahouses and restaurants in the capital and the alleys in the market are all voices denouncing the "traitors".

However, the people's declaration, which has always been the vanguard of public opinion, was very low-key this time, and only reported the news of Ruan Changfeng's arrest in an inconspicuous place, without making follow-up reports or further comments.

(End of chapter)