The ministers were silent.

The emperor is already in a state of rage, but he seems to have maintained a certain sanity under the rage, that is, he only agreed to the resignation of Sun Jiao and Wang Jun, and did not spread the momentum of forcing the ministers to retreat to others, otherwise a Jiang Mian Zhishi would not be able to solve the problem, and perhaps more than half of the top ministers such as the cabinet elders and Shangshu of the court would have to retreat.

Zhu Sidao: "I take the book of the Nanjing Military Department as the book of the Ministry of Rites, what is your opinion?"

Once again, the puzzle was thrown back to the ministers present.

If the ministers do not agree with the emperor's proposal, then on the issue of the Great Rites Discussion, the monarch and ministers will soon be in a stalemate, and the emperor may forcibly put into practice the idea of "succession without succession", Zhu Youhang is the emperor's examination, and the ministers can only resign one after another, and the court is completely in chaos.

However, if it is agreed that the secretary of the council will be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, a few months will be given to make adjustments.

Although Xi Shu is destined to stand on the side of the emperor and support "succession without heir", when Xi Shu comes to the capital from Nanjing to take office, and then agrees on the etiquette matters with the Ministry of Rites, it will be delayed until the next year, that is, the third year of Jiajing.

Whether to tear their faces on the spot, or to give a buffer period of two or three months between the monarch and the ministers, the question is placed in front of the ministers.

Seeing that no one came out to express his position, Zhu Si asked, "Do you have any other candidates?"

Since it is a court push, Huang Zan proposed Xi Shu as the new candidate for the Ministry of Rites, and then others have opinions, then a new candidate should be proposed for selection, but the problem is that the emperor has already made his attitude clear and told Jiang Mian that if he recommends a minister who is traditionally opposed to the Ministry of Rites to be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the monarch and the minister will still fall into a deadlock between you and me.

If the emperor had to send a minister of etiquette to be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, then it would not make such a big difference who would be the minister.

On the contrary, it is a foreign official like Xi Shu who is far away from the officialdom of the capital, sometimes it is easier to control, because he has no foundation in the capital, and it is relatively easy to restrict.

Sun handed over and said, "The old minister seconded it." The ministers looked at him with strange eyes. Isn't your old man already a master?

Even if you add a secretary to the ministry to retire, but you are now counted as a child, whether you seconded it or not, is there any direct connection to whether the book of Xi is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites?

Zhu Sidao: "If no one objects, then the matter will be decided, as for the candidate for the head of the household secretary, the decision will be made at the court meeting in the next two days, so be it!"

A court meeting that had been deadlocked for a morning ended like this. Although the ministers have lingering palpitations, judging from the results, it seems that they can make everyone a little easier.

Although the tension between the monarch and the ministers continued, it was not to the point where it was necessary to die again, Wang Jun's withdrawal from the court seemed to be a serious problem, but Wang Jun's influence in Beijing was quite limited, and he was temporarily pulled up to fill the number when Luo Qinshun did not take office as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and when Wang Jun was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the emperor made progress in the Great Rites Discussion one after another.

In this way, Wang Jun retreated, and not many people felt pity. And in exchange, this time he also handed over Sun, who was very close to the emperor, to do it, so it seemed that the traditional civil official faction took advantage.

It's just that Xi Shu succeeded him as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites...... It makes the core civil officials of the traditional school feel a headache, but for ordinary civil officials, whoever is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites is the same, anyway, the Great Rites Discussion will continue, after all, not everyone is a staunch defender.

After the end of the court meeting, Sun Jiao officially withdrew from the court. Many people used to say some respectful words to Sun Jiao, and Sun Jiao seemed to be in a very good mood, not at all depressed because of his withdrawal from the court, and a natural cheerful smile appeared on his face when he talked to everyone.

None of Jiang Mian and other core officials went over to talk to him, and it can be seen that in this great ceremony discussion, Wenchen has formed a relatively clear factional entanglement, and because Sun Jiao himself is not firmly on the side of traditional civil officials, he has been alienated from the mainstream of civil officials early on.

After the court meeting, Huang Zan was called by the emperor to the Qianqing Palace alone to talk. This kind of treatment appeared on Huang Zan one after another, which made many people jealous.

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Si only left Zhang Zuo to accompany him to meet Huang Zhan, and Zhu Si was in a happy mood at the beginning: "Master Huang, something unexpected, right? I only changed the two Shangshu of the Household Department and the Ministry of Rites, and did not move the others. 「

Huang Zhan lowered his head, not knowing how to respond.

He really didn't expect it, because from the news he learned in advance, the emperor was going to complete a purge of the court at one time, and he would also let him enter the cabinet and become the "third person" in the cabinet, second only to Fei Hong and Liu Chun.

And now the emperor has not driven Jiang Mian and Mao Ji out of the court, which means that he Huang Zan still has no chance to be promoted, because Jiang Mian and Mao Ji are firmly opposed to him entering the cabinet.

"I'm going to take it one step at a time."

Zhu Si called Huang Zan to come, more to appease, "On the key issue of the ceremony, I let the two scholars of the household department and the Ministry of etiquette send a letter to the official at the same time, which can be regarded as a statement, that is, I must go further in the etiquette, but I can't rush it."

Huang Zhanxin said, isn't this called rushing? You're in a hurry to heaven.

Zhu Sidao: "As for Jiang Ge Lao, Mao Ge Lao, and Qiao Shangshu, I am ready to come step by step, and they will inevitably resign next, but if they resign, I will agree, and I will complete the change of the main ministers of the DPRK and China in the next month or two."

When Huang Zan heard this, he couldn't help but inhale secretly. He sensed the brilliance of this move.

used very radical means to make all the ministers think that the emperor was going to mess around, and when the emperor asked Sun Jiao and Wang Jun to go to Shishi, he also followed the path that Wenchen was most worried about, but when Jiang Mian proposed to return to the field, the emperor suddenly changed his tone and wanted to maintain the stability of the court......

It is equivalent to saying that the purpose pursued by the emperor this time is not to let the court change blood, but just to change the Ministry of Rites and Rites of the Rites faction.

The emperor's initial purpose was clear, and the results were satisfactory, and the ministers felt the pressure......

It seems that only he, Huang Zhan, is secretly deflated, because Huang Zhan is still waiting for Jiang Mian and Mao Ji Zhishi to enter the cabinet to fill the vacancy.

Zhu Sidao: "Because Xi Shu is about to come to the capital to be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, it is estimated that he will arrive in about ten days, and then you must work together, and when there is progress in the matter of the ceremony, I will propose to let Master Huang enter the cabinet."

Still have to wait!

Huang Zan had a little headache, although he chose to be a Hanlin bachelor, but he just wanted to use the Hanlin bachelor as a springboard, and the real purpose was to enter the cabinet and become a cabinet elder.

But after entering Beijing for so long, he made a lot of efforts in the matter of the ceremony, but he did not get back the real power, and the matter of entering the cabinet was suppressed, Huang Zan was extremely aggrieved in his heart, saying that Jiang Mian and Mao Ji would be allowed to resign again, but who knows when they will resign next? Will the emperor use other excuses to delay the matter a little later?

"Sending Master Huang out of the palace, I'm tired, and it's useless to have lunch, it's really ...... I'm so tired."

After Zhu Si finished speaking, he asked Zhang Zuo to send Huang Zan out of the palace, probably if there was something inconvenient to say in person, let Zhang Zuo talk to Huang Zan alone, and Zhu Si went to eat.

Huang Zan was depressed and walked with Zhang Zuo on the way out of the palace. Zhang Zuo said with a smile: "Master Huang, don't take it to heart, Your Majesty has always wanted to help you enter the cabinet, but it is just a big turmoil in the imperial court, I am afraid that it will cause some trouble, and the road still has to be taken step by step to be safe."

"Yes."

Huang Zhan's mouth responded, but he was thinking in his heart, isn't this playing tricks on me? Zhang Zuo said, "Do you have any concerns?"

Huang Zan finally couldn't help but ask, "Is this His Majesty's idea, or is it ......?"

He wanted to ask if this matter was planned by Zhu Hao. If so, then Zhu Hao is equivalent to saying that he didn't tell him the truth from the beginning, but seemed to be just using him, and he is not sure what role Zhu Hao has played in the new emperor's forces.

Zhang Zuo smiled and said, "This is what Mr. Zhu meant." Huang Zan said, "Then since Mr. Zhu is giving advice to His Majesty, why is he a bachelor of Hanlin and not him?"

Zhang Zuo shook his head: "Actually, His Majesty has long wanted him to join the cabinet as a cabinet elder, but Mr. Zhu is not here, he would rather hide in the shadows, as for what he thinks, our family doesn't know.

"Mr. Zhu has repeatedly proposed to let Master Huang enter the cabinet, but

You also know that among the Wenchens now, they still look at the old Jiang Ge, and when Liu Ge Lao entered the cabinet, he encountered great resistance...... There are many things that even His Majesty can't decide."

Zhang Zuo is tantamount to exculpating Zhu Hao and Zhu Si. Now is it the emperor who says that whoever enters the cabinet can enter the cabinet? If the emperor's words are good, why should a matter of etiquette be so out of control?

"After three years of deliberations, there is still no disagreement, and all the ministers will threaten to resign, if they resign one by one, Your Majesty is not worried, but if they are all gone, the court will fall into great chaos, and the remaining ministers will assist Your Majesty in governing the court well?

"Your Majesty is also difficult, Mr. Zhu can help His Majesty step by step to get to where he is today, it is already commendable, it is a man-made matter, and I hope that Mr. Huang can understand more."

Zhang Zuo continued to complain.

Huang Zan was in a better mood, it was not that the emperor and Zhu Hao were cheating on him, but sometimes they had to worry about being swallowed up by the torrent formed by the courtiers.

This pair of young monarchs and ministers can win the current field, which is already very good.

Huang Zan said: "I understand that if Jiang Ge Lao and others are all at once, I am afraid that it will be difficult for outsiders to maintain the stability of the DPRK and China, so they can wait or even ...... in Xia."

"There are some things that Master Huang doesn't need to say."

Zhang Zuo smiled, "Your Majesty remembers your merits, and Mr. Zhu remembers even more...... You and Xingwangfu met in Weimo, how could Your Majesty not remember your goodness? They are all their own people, understand each other, let's take the power of the court together, so that His Majesty can make a word in the court, and strive for this goal!"