Three days later, the Tian'an Hall was pilgrimaged. The three elders of the cabinet asked for repatriation. Li Yunqing played on the spot, and rewarded the three elders with 1,000 taels of gold and 100 acres of fertile land. The ministers saluted and sent off the three elders of the cabinet. At this point, Wang Changling, Zhao Dekang, and Sun Fuyong completely left the imperial court. Li Yunqing got up and watched the three of them walk out of the Tian'an Palace, until the backs of the three disappeared, and the hall was extremely quiet.

Although this is the ending that Li Yunqing and the three elders discussed and both sides want, it is still a little bleak when it comes to the end. This is life, there are times of beauty, but in the end, all that remains is that trace of loneliness. When the back of the third elder disappeared completely, Li Yunqing looked at the ministers below, and sat back on the dragon chair with a gleam in his eyes. All eyes fell on Li Yunqing again, but Li Yunqing said lightly: "The three elders of the country are loyal and patriotic, and they have worked hard for me all their lives. Now that we can finally live a relaxed life for a few days, although we are a little reluctant, the most important thing is to be happy for them. Speaking of this, it was a change of words: "Now that the three cabinets are vacant, how do you think Aiqing should arrange it?" "You have to listen to what the ministers say, no matter how much you are the emperor, you can't say anything, otherwise this court will not be a court. Even though he has made a decision in his heart, he still has to let people speak after all, so it is more natural, and it seems that the emperor is generous and willing to listen to advice.

However, when the ministers under their heads heard this, they looked at each other, and no one refused to speak first. Jokes, these ministers are not stupid, and the position of the three cabinets is to control the supreme authority of the empire and be directly responsible to the emperor. Those three seats must have been decided by the emperor a long time ago. So a minister stood up and said respectfully: "The matter is serious, I believe that the emperor will have a holy judgment, I dare not speculate at will, listen to the holy teachings!" One person spoke, and the other ministers quickly seconded the proposal.

Li Yunqing smiled slightly when he saw this scene, this was the result he expected. The seat of the third cabinet is not something that everyone dares to participate in. The three highest commanders in the cabinet are actually the emperor's right-hand men. Whether these two arms are comfortable to use or not is naturally up to the emperor, so the candidates for the three cabinets are often determined by the emperor. The reason why Li Yunqing brought it up was just a formality. Seeing that everyone didn't speak, he smiled slightly and said, "Since you don't speak, then I have a plan here." This sentence attracted the attention of all the ministers to Li Yunqing, and glanced at everyone playfully, Li Yunqing continued: "The three elders have gone into hiding, and I have had a lot of things over the years, so I haven't thought too much about the arrangements after the three elders have returned to seclusion. Since the cabinet is a good candidate, I intend to dismiss the cabinet for the time being. You can do whatever you want to do in the future government affairs, and after you do it, you can submit it to me and let me go west. After I find a new cabinet chief and two second assistants, I will restart the cabinet system. What do you think of this method? If you have any good opinions, just say it. The smile on Li Yunqing's face was even more playful, but the courtiers below were stunned, as if they were all wondering if they had heard it wrong.

After a long time, a minister stood up and plucked up the courage to say to Li Yunqing: "Emperor Qiqi, the cabinet has existed since the first emperor, and the existence of the cabinet is to reduce the burden of the emperor. Is it inappropriate to abruptly abolish the cabinet now? After saying that, he looked at Li Yunqing cautiously, and beads of sweat the size of beans had already appeared on his forehead.

At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on Li Yunqing again, Li Yunqing was silent for a moment, and then said: "Liang Aiqing is right, I also feel that the cabinet is indispensable. That's why I just said that it was only a temporary dismissal of the cabinet, not a complete dismissal. ”

If it was changed in the Xingye years, Li Hongyuan would have to take some trouble to do this, after all, the ancient system must be inherited in people's hearts many times, and anyone who wants to change the law will have to pay a great price. However, in today's great cadres, Li Yunqing's prestige has reached an unimaginable level. What seems quite complicated in ordinary times is just a few words here for Li Yunqing. Sure enough, the ministers no longer had any objections after listening to Li Yunqing's words, after all, they felt that Li Yunqing had a long-term plan for everything, and they would not subconsciously have too many objections to Li Yunqing's will in their hearts, and Li Yunqing brought them too many surprises. In this way, the cabinet that had existed on the Central Plains Continent for tens of thousands of years was abolished without warning in the Longwu Dynasty.

The imperial examination of Daqian was on the third day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and at this moment more than 100 scholars gathered outside the gate of the Gongyuan. Originally, there were thousands of people who came to participate in the imperial examination, but a Beijing examination had been held before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and nearly eighty percent of the people had been eliminated at this level. Therefore, the people outside the gate of the Gongyuan Academy today are definitely candidates from all over the country who have real talents and real learning, and they are the future of the Daqian. The door of the Gongyuan finally opened slowly. Wang Changling, Zhao Dekang, and Sun Fuyong appeared outside the door. Although the three of them are already working on the aftermath of the cabinet, this year's imperial examination has determined that the three of them are examiners, and this will naturally not change anything. Let them be the examiners of this year's session, which can be regarded as a perfect and meaningful ending to their officialdom career.

Wang Jingzhi saw his old man, and said to the eldest grandson Hongdao and Xu Tianming beside him: "I said two brothers, have you seen those three old men?" The two of them looked at each other when they heard this, but they heard Wang Jingzhi continue: "The one in the middle is Wang Changling, the prime minister of the dynasty, the one on the left is the second assistant Zhao Dekang, and the one on the right is the second assistant Sun Fuyong, these three are the elders of the country." ”

Eldest Sun Hongdao looked at the three of them and couldn't help but sigh: "The three old men are still working so hard at such an advanced age, it is really our sin to say it." We must take the exam well, so that we can also share some things for the adults. ”

Wang Jingzhi smiled when he heard this: "The three elders have actually asked for their resignation, and the emperor has also allowed to play. Speaking of this, he lowered his voice a little lower, and said to the two: "The emperor has temporarily abolished the cabinet, and now all government affairs are borne by the emperor alone." Brother Hongdao, I think you can understand the emperor's intentions. Your Majesty, this is waiting, waiting for you and me, the three of us. ”

Xu Tianming's forehead began to sweat again, and he wiped the sweat on his forehead and said in a low voice: "I said that the two brothers, the burden on our shoulders is really too heavy." I'm always a little scared in my heart, otherwise I can't quit now. Let's not change the green mountains and green waters, otherwise you two will think that you have never seen me like this, okay? ”

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Hongdao couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, Wang Jingzhi saw that Xu Tianming was really going to slip away. But he grabbed his arm, hugged his shoulder, and quipped: "Brother Xu, you are a first-class talent, wouldn't it be a pity if you left?" Besides, you were neither chosen by the emperor nor me, you were chosen by providence, so you should take the exam with peace of mind. ”