Although it was a rainy day that was close to dusk, the news that Wan An was kicked out of the Forbidden City by His Majesty spread far and wide.

"This papier-mâché pavilion old man has finally been chased, Da Ming is in charge!"

"It's a shame for us civil officials to be so flattering, and we should bleach a lot!"

"Don't talk about it, I'm going to hang my two concubines until dawn tonight!"

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After learning that Wan An, the high-ranking first assistant, was kicked out of the Forbidden City by His Majesty, the reaction of many civil officials was not to plead with His Majesty, but to applaud their hands and say quickly.

Although Wan An has been in the position of the first assistant for ten years, he is only the echo worm of the first emperor, which makes many officials very disdainful of it.

Not to mention that their civil official group is responsible for restricting imperial power, Wan An, who rises to the throne by flattery, is destined to be criticized by mainstream civil officials, and their ideal leader must be a moral gentleman like Xu Pu, who adheres to the teachings of a sage and a sage who lives in a high position.

Now that Wan An, the head of the cabinet, has fallen, the courtiers who followed Wan An are naturally scattered, and this court will usher in a new era of renewal in Vientiane.

As night fell, the rain in the capital stopped.

The lights of Xufu are bright, and the door is like a city.

Like sharks smelling blood, officials in the capital flocked to the Xu Mansion from all directions with gifts, resolutely wanting to hug this thick thigh.

Now that Wan An, the leader of the Mei Party, has fallen, and regardless of Liu Ji's situation, and now that the cabinet is already in a state of serious shortage, it is imperative to increase the number of cabinet ministers.

Although Zhou Hongmo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was the closest person standing on the threshold of the cabinet, and then it was the turn of Xu Pu, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials and a scholar of Hanlin, Xu Pu was far above Zhou Hongmo in terms of ability and prestige.

The most important thing is that Zhou Hongmo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is a fellow villager with Wan An, and the reason why he was able to reach this position was due to Wan An's support.

It is precisely in this way that Zhou Hongmo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, will be affected by the Wan'an incident, and Xu Pu will enter the cabinet without suspense and become a well-deserved banner of Qingliu.

Xufu is a luxurious house, a warm pavilion was specially built in the back house, and tonight a sumptuous banquet was prepared here, and all the guests sat in order.

Xu Pu, who was wearing a second-class official uniform, sat in the main seat, eating and drinking with all the guests here, and there was also a sense of pleasure in his heart.

Since the new monarch succeeded to the throne and hit a wall one after another, now everything is finally back on track, the most obstructive old guy has left, and his future has become bright again.

"If it weren't for this old guy, Li Yu would have gone back to Jiangxi by now." Ni Yue, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, took a sip of wine and immediately hated it.

Ye Qi, the right attendant of the household, put down his chopsticks, and nodded lightly: "Not bad!" It's just fortunate that Wan'an is going to go today, and the Ming Dynasty will be governed! ”

"Come, let's drink this cup together and seek prosperity together!" Yu Zijun, the secretary of the military department, raised the wine glass in his hand and persuaded the wine with arrogance.

Yu Zijun is a native of Sichuan, and Wan'an is a township party, but after the new dynasty, he followed Xu Pu is gradually approaching, and tonight he came directly to Xu Pu's house to conspire with him, and he has resolutely become the core personnel of the Xu party.

Water is impermanent, people are normal, this is the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Yu Zijun followed Wan An earlier, in addition to the teacher-student relationship like father and son, he and his fellow villagers never had absolute loyalty at all, and many officials have always been mixed with whoever can carry the banner of the leader of the civilian-bureaucratic group.

Xu Pu was proud of the spring breeze tonight, and his mood at the moment seemed very comfortable, so he raised the wine glass in his hand and responded: "Come, drink together, and seek prosperity together!" ”

In the staggered glasses, several glasses of wine were swallowed one after another, and the relationship between everyone quietly rose.

Xu Pu looked at Yu Zijun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Ye Qi, the right attendant of the Ministry of Households, Ni Yue, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and Liu Jian, a bachelor of Hanlin, and knew that these were all important members of his next control of the court.

If there is any regret in my heart at this time, it is that Prince Kuanren, who was clearly trained by himself, turned out to be like a different person when he ascended the throne.

Xu Pu originally wanted to scare Zhu Youji's cowardly and assertive paper tiger in a rigid way, but the political risk was too great, and he suddenly raised his glass to Liu Jian, who was also the emperor, and said: "Master Liu, let's have a drink together!" ”

"Master Xu, don't dare, the lower officials respect you!" Liu Jian saw Xu Pu raising his glass to him in the air, and he looked flattered.

Today, he is also in a good mood, in fact, the cabinet has no additional members, and it is not only Xu Pu's way that hinders it. If Xu Pu successfully enters the cabinet, then the position of the Hanlin Bachelor will be vacated, and he will fill it.

It's just that Xu Pu failed to enter the cabinet, and he couldn't go further with him, a bachelor of Hanlin Academy, and he couldn't ask for the position of a bachelor of Hanlin Academy.

As for the latter ministers, the same is true, if he vacates the position of the Hanlin Attendant, the Hanlin officials behind him can all be happy to advance layer by layer.

Fortunately, now that Wan An, the first assistant of the cabinet, has finally fallen, Xu Pu has won the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, and he will become the new Hanlin bachelor, and the ministers behind him can also advance layer by layer.

"Both of us are old people in the East Palace, and now we are officials in the same dynasty and advance and retreat together!" Xu Pu knew that Liu Jian was an ambitious official, and he also intended to deepen the relationship.

Although Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister, the civilian clique lost its natural leader. It's just that after so many years of exploration, they have actually found a suitable leader, that is, a Qingliu Cichen with the identity of "Emperor Master".

Judging from the later history, whether it is the emperor Gao Gong of the Longqing Dynasty or the emperor Zhang Juzheng of the Wanli Dynasty, they all have this kind of attribute.

Ye Qi, the right attendant of the household department, watched these two emperors drink together, and he was also very envious in his heart.

"Master Xu, now that Wan'an has gone, what should we do next?" Ni Yue, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, was slightly drunk, so he inquired about the authenticity.

Yu Zijun and other officials of the Ministry of War stopped their chopsticks one after another, and turned their heads to look at Xu Pu curiously.

Now that Wan'an has been successfully brought down by them, the next court will face a big reshuffle, and their next game is also very important.

Xu Pu had already made a plan, picked up a broad bean and put it in his mouth and chewed: "Now that Your Majesty has ascended the throne, it is nearly a full moon, but if you don't talk about it every day, you don't hold a feast, it's not a Ming Jun's move!" You and others are all ministers, and since you are in charge, you will advise Your Majesty to hold a feast and talk about it! ”

The daily lecture and the scripture and feast system did not start with Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, but the emperor who ascended the throne at the age of eight. One small lecture per day and one lecture every ten years were the main ways for emperors to receive Confucian education, and the Four Books, the Five Classics and the Illustrated Explanations of the Emperor were the main teaching materials.

In fact, the Japanese lecture is still secondary, mainly the sutra system, even the Son of Heaven must be bound by the etiquette on the sutra feast, so that the Son of Heaven is like experiencing one strict military training after another.

It's just that Zhu Youji's ascension to the throne is about to be full moon, but the daily lecture and the sutra feast have been delayed. Now he is asking Zhu Youzhu to resume the daily lecture and the scripture feast, even if he can't brainwash Zhu Youzhu twice, it is good to train this grandson at the scripture feast.

"Not bad! Our courtiers must not turn a blind eye to His Majesty's improper behavior, and we will go to the court tomorrow morning to invite you to play! Ni Yue, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, immediately responded.

Yu Zijun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and others knew that Xu Pu did not want to increase the internal friction of the civilian group, but pointed the finger at Xinjun, and even nodded in agreement with this plan.

In fact, this approach is even more clever, and if they erect the banner of anti-imperialism among the civilian clique, it will naturally make other officials join in one after another, thus becoming the number one force in the new dynasty.

"Let's play together tomorrow and ask Your Majesty to reset the living note, how about it?" Ye Qi, the right attendant of the household department, moved slightly in his heart, and then seriously proposed.

The living note is an official position of a historian, recording all kinds of words and deeds except for the private life of the emperor's palace, which can be said to follow the emperor's recorder.

Ming Taizu was valued by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang in the early days, but soon realized that the living note was to make himself uncomfortable, so he decided to abolish it.

"That's not good, is it?" Liu Jian, a scholar in Hanlin, knew that this was to monitor the emperor's every move reasonably and legally, and his eyes were complicated.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty should have set an example, set an example in words and deeds, and be a virtuous monarch who will go down in history!" Ye Qi, the right attendant of the household department, insisted on his own opinions.

The corners of Xu Pu's mouth twitched slightly, and he finally stood up and dissuaded: "Ye Shilang, this matter should be gradual and gradual, don't be in a hurry!" ”

"Master Xu is far-sighted!" When Ye Qi, the head of the household, saw Xu Pu speaking, he temporarily gave up this idea.

Next, everyone began to arrange around the actions of tomorrow morning, and communicated on possible variables, in order to achieve the strategic goal of achieving it overnight.

Tonight's lights in the Xufu Warm Pavilion are very bright, the wine in the cup is very mellow, everyone's eyes are getting brighter and brighter, and some people have begun to look forward to the peaceful and prosperous era that will be created by them.