There are no secrets in the official department, especially what happens in meetings. It may be that no yamen receives as much attention as the official department.
Under such intense external attention, as long as it is an official meeting of three or more people, it is basically public.
Before getting off work that evening, a "reduction list" had been circulated to all the government offices in the Qinglong neighborhood in the southeast of the imperial city.
Usually, if there is any slight disturbance in the official department, it can be studied for a long time, let alone this kind of weather vane news.
After reading the list, most people felt a little confused and did not quite understand Party Lin's thinking.
There are still so many people in the Qingliu Party in important positions, in charge of censorship, and there are still a lot of ministers, middlemen, and foreign ministers.
Why do you Lin Party, instead of punishing the above-mentioned people, try to clean up a bunch of trash fish?
Everyone knows that Qian Ben, the most prominent anti-Lin rebel in the imperial court, is a normal person.
But who are these Xingren Si Xingren Gao Panlong, Imperial College assistant Xue Fujiao and the like? To put it bluntly, it is superfluous to use Beijing police methods to deal with these people.
Is it because these people are from Changzhou Prefecture? Speaking of which, the money also belongs to Changzhou Prefecture.
Although the "elimination list" needs to be approved by the emperor before it can take effect, and Ke Dao can also "pick up things", so there are still variables, but the basic plan set by the officials will generally not change significantly.
As the sun set in the west, the setting sun was like blood. Gu Xiancheng, a member of the Literary and Selection Department, came out of the Yamen and walked with heavy steps on Qinglong Street and Yujie.
On his way to get off work today, he once again experienced the warmth and warmth of human relationships.
The officials, big and small, I met on the road were very enthusiastic towards me yesterday. Even if I couldn't find a chance to talk, they would take the initiative to salute and say hello.
This is the appearance of Yuanwailang, the No. 1 Secretary in the world!
But today it's still the same people, suddenly avoiding themselves like the plague.
It is said that a rumor spread in various yamen that this "elimination list" was a serious warning from the Lin Party - anyone who comes close to Gu Xiancheng will "suffer a good death."
Even if they are rubbish official positions such as Xingren Si Xingren or Imperial College Assistant, they will be pursued to the end!
Who told Gao Panlong to be Gu Xiancheng's close assistant in teaching, and Xue Fujiao to be the grandson of Gu Xiancheng?
When Gu Xiancheng returned home, as expected, a large group of people on the list had gathered at his home.
Facing this large crowd of fellow villagers and friends, Gu Xiancheng didn't know what to say for a while.
After a while, he said with some depression: "Perhaps I have really caused you trouble! The Lin Party is targeting me, and you are all affected."
Qian Yiben, the senior censor of Quasi-Dzogchen, stood up and said with impassioned relief: "Brother Gu, why should you blame yourself? It is definitely not a sin to be targeted by evildoers. How can we blame Brother Gu?"
And I expected that Lin Tailai was so deliberately targeting our Changzhou Prefecture. Perhaps it was because our imperial examinations in Changzhou Prefecture have been booming in recent years and talents have emerged in large numbers, which affected their interests in Suzhou Prefecture!
Brother Gu must not feel guilty about this, we will still support Brother Gu as always!"
The rest of the rookies all spoke up one after another: "What Senior Qian said is absolutely true! This is also what we feel!"
Looking at Qian Yiben, Gu Xiancheng was very moved.
In the past year, Qian Yiben has been in the limelight many times, and he seems to be trying to compete with him.
But on today's big issue of right and wrong, Qian Yiben still supported himself without reservation.
Gu Xiancheng was filled with emotion and said with tears in his eyes: "When Zhang Jiangling was in power, how many famous ministers did he have? Many of the powerful ministers in the past ten years were those who turned against Zhang Jiangling.
I originally thought that I would follow the old example of the anti-Zhang Jiangling campaign, find some suitable opportunities, and use the anti-Lin Tai campaign to make you famous and open up a path for you to rise.
Unexpectedly, the Lin Party took a pre-emptive strike today, which really caught me off guard!"
Of course, these words were only spoken to Gu Yuncheng, Gao Panlong, Xue Fujiao and others, and did not include Qian Yiben.
Because the money has already been mixed up, there is no need to think of another way.
But Qian Yiben was very active and asked on behalf of everyone: "What should we do now?"
After Gu Xiancheng sighed, he replied: "Everyone, please be patient. After I meet with my colleagues tomorrow, we will definitely work out a way to deal with it!"
On the evening of the next day, the few remaining bigwigs of the Qingliu forces secretly gathered at the residence of Sun Quan, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Because Sun Quan was the oldest, after Sun Piyang, the former censor of Zuodu, was dismissed, Sun Quan became the only old man in the court who had passed the imperial examination in the 35th year of Jiajing.
In the original history, Sun Quan had already become the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs by virtue of his qualifications, and became the leading male lead of the Guisi Jingchao, and finally resigned from office.
But in this time and space, I can only sit quietly in front of the left minister of the household department, being suppressed by the Lin Party and unable to make any progress. I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.
When Gu Xiancheng arrived, Sun Quan, Liu Yukui, Yang Junmin, Zhao Yongxian and other third-grade minister-level bosses were already present.
As for those of third rank and above, they have been completely squeezed out by Lin Tailai or Lin Dang. Xin Zixiu, Li Shida, Shen Li, Lu Guangzu, and Sun Piyang have all been spared.
There is also Li Chun, a cabinet minister. Due to his sensitive status, as a rule, he generally does not attend gatherings of officials from other countries.
The more we compare it with the "Zhongzhengying Dynasty" at the same time period in history, the more we can see how lethal Lin Tailai was to the Qingliu forces.
Seeing Gu Xiancheng, all the Qingliu bosses had a common question in their minds, why on earth is Lin Tailai targeting you?
Unfortunately, no one in this time and space may ever know the correct answer to this question. Even within the Lin Party, they don't know. They only act according to Lin Tailai's instructions.
At this moment, no one can imagine the future influence of the Donglin Party in ten, twenty, or thirty years.
No one knows that many of the people on the "elimination list" will belong to the future Eight Gentlemen of Donglin.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to imagine that Lin Tailai's purpose is to nip the bud and try every means to eliminate the political path of the Donglin Party in the future.
Sun Quan, on behalf of all the bosses, had a conversation with Gu Xiancheng. After greetings, he was the first to speak:
"How about forgetting it this time? Don't object too fiercely."
Gu Xiancheng asked in surprise: "Why?"
Sun Qin glanced at the others and explained helplessly: "If the struggle is too fierce, it will not be beautiful if others are involved.
After all, the leadership of the Beijing inspection this time is in the hands of the Lin Party, and it can be expanded at any time. It is better to find a way to compromise on this to prevent greater damage."
Gu Xiancheng has always acted as a think tank among the Qingliu forces, and his IQ is definitely sufficient. How could he not hear the subtext?
It just means that, except for Qian Yiben, most of the people included in the "elimination list" are relatively marginal characters.
For example, characters like Xingren Si Xingren Gao Panlong and Guozijian assistant teacher Xue Fujiao should be sacrificed.
If a large-scale wave of opposition is launched for such a marginal character, if other important figures are dragged into the water, won't we have to pay for it?
If after the struggle, the Lin Party is forced to change the list, replacing the pedestrians and teaching assistants with doctors, and they are in trouble, there will be no place to cry.
Gu Xiancheng said angrily: "It is really disgusting to abandon comrades so easily and compromise with the traitorous party!"
In the eyes of the boss, most of the people on the list are marginal characters; but to him, Gu Xiancheng, this is a team that has been accumulated bit by bit in the past ten years!
Sun Quan responded helplessly: "It is also for the sake of the overall situation. You also understand the current situation. After Sun Fuping (Sun Piyang) leaves the country, we cannot compete with the traitors for the time being.
Now the traitor party may have some scruples, or it may be for the sake of the stability of the court and to avoid affecting Lin Tailai's Eastern Expedition, so the Beijing police have restrained themselves, so why should we escalate the situation?"
This means that most of the people Lin Party dealt with this time are insignificant and marginal characters, which can be regarded as a disguised show of goodwill, and there is no need for us to make a big fuss.
Gu Xiancheng choked for words. In the past, he often advocated sacrificing others for the sake of the overall situation, but today he sacrificed himself.
At this time, Gu Xiancheng was far from the opposition leader who responded to a hundred calls a hundred or twenty years later, who could criticize the ruling and opposition figures at will, and even had the ability to intercept Zaifu's secret documents.
At this time, he was just the backbone of the Qingliu force. He did have a certain status, but he was not at the leadership level.
The more he thought about it, the more inexplicable grief and anger he felt in his heart. Gu Xiancheng couldn't help but said loudly:
"If we disappear this time and do not dare to resist when faced with the bullying of traitorous parties, we will only lose our morale. How can we unite people's hearts in the future?
If Senior De Shen and Senior Ping Hu Lu were still in power, he would not be so cowardly and fearful!"
The big bosses were silent, and no one accused Gu Xiancheng of being rude.
After all, the entire Gu family class was almost wiped out. How could Gu Xiancheng not be allowed to vent a few words?
In any case, my relatives and friends are not on the list.
Only Liu Yukui, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also said something "fair", "It is really not good to do nothing, otherwise how will the government and the public treat me in the future?"
Zhao Yongxian, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, suggested: "Then you can do something to save the money?"
Among the people on the "elimination list", Qian Ben is the one with the most weight. Being a senior censor of the Dzogchen Perfection is not something that can be achieved casually, and it is still worthy of efforts to protect him.
Besides, Qian Yiben is Lin Hei's benchmark figure and is of great significance, so the best effect is to preserve it.
Others nodded in agreement: "Okay."
Looking at all the arrogant bosses, Gu Xiancheng, who was extremely angry in his heart, just wanted to shout: "Everyone here is a rat, and there is no way to make plans!"
It is really impossible to govern the country with these insects! Gu Xiancheng was extremely angry and walked away on the spot, and did not continue to participate in the discussion.
To be continued...