Feng Bao seemed to have expected this and stepped forward to greet him.
The officials turned around in shock.
The person who came was none other than Cao Xianyu, the eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies. He had two decrees in his hand, but did not read them out.
Instead, he looked at Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei was stared at, and his body trembled subconsciously.
Cao Xianyu smiled gently and said: "Zhang Yushi, Empress Dowager Li has an oral message for you."
The words were quite polite, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that Zhang Wei was going to be in trouble.
After Zhang Wei calmed down, he bowed openly and said: "I respectfully listen."
Cao Xianyu suppressed his smile, pinched his throat and said: "Guangxi Taoist Censor Zhang Chui! I was just passing outside the Zhongji Hall when I heard you roaring in front of me, what on earth do you want!?"
After saying this, Cao Xianyu raised his eyes and said to the officials: "When the emperor first came to the throne, someone bullied me, an orphan and a widowed mother, and asked the ceremonial officer whether he was blind?"
"Zhang Chui, the imperial censor of Guangxi Province, behaved inappropriately in front of the palace and disturbed the young emperor. He was immediately sent home to reflect on his fault and was fined one month in copper."
After saying this, he bowed in the direction of Cining Palace to indicate that he had finished speaking.
After reciting this orally, the palace fell into an eerie silence for no apparent reason.
Zhang Weiben was mentally prepared for this. He was just throwing stones to ask for directions and was just a pawn.
Yuan Fu and Tai Jian will definitely not protect him now.
You can only resist it by yourself, and you will be rewarded in the future.
However, even though he knew that this was a petition to be surrendered, Zhang Wei still couldn't help but sweat break out on his forehead.
After all, she was facing the wrath of a Queen Mother Bingzheng.
"Let's go, Zhang Yushi."
A voice woke Zhang Wei up, and he looked up to see Feng Bao's kind expression.
Feng Bao saw that Zhang Wei had not made any move, so he was not in a hurry to urge him. Instead, he asked, "Could it be that Zhang Yushi still wants to protest?"
He turned back to look at the ceremonial officer, then looked at Gao Gong: "Everyone, don't you think that Zhang Yushi's behavior just now was not out of order in front of the palace, right?"
Even if they want to return to the protection, no one will dare to openly call a deer a horse, otherwise they will be sidetracked by Qingjun.
Seeing that Gao Gong was silent, Feng Bao told Ge Shouli to look away, and then he smiled.
As Cao Xianyu nodded, someone asked Zhang Wei to stand up on the left and right.
Zhang Wei snorted coldly: "I will leave on my own!"
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Zhang Wei was driven home - he was twisted and sent out of the Meridian Gate by Jin Wuwei.
Of course this is not a big punishment.
After all, the dynasty has always had a tradition of opening up avenues of expression, and it is not a crime to speak to officials.
Not to mention that now that Gao Gong is so powerful, Empress Dowager Li really can't find any excuse for disobeying the court, so she lightly punished a censor severely.
As for how to retaliate later, it depends on each person's methods.
The treatment of Zhang Wei was a verbal order, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was just a matter of swatting mosquitoes to add to their heads.
The other two clear edicts are the highlight.
Cao Xianyu launched an edict and read: "Since Meng Chong, the former Chief of Ceremonies, has passed away, Feng Bao has been serving for a long time and has been loyal and responsible for the temporary replacement. Soon, the power will be transferred to the real, and the cabinet will be known to all ministries."
All the officials listened respectfully to the eunuch's reading of the decree, and glanced at Feng Bao from time to time.
Don’t all the officials know how Meng Chong died?
Now that the uncooked rice has been cooked, the cabinet will go through the formalities.
If you shoot an arrow first and then draw a target, you don't have to worry about your face.
Zhu Yijun also looked at Feng Bao quietly across Mianqi.
This eldest companion was still experienced and meticulous in his work. After receiving the news that Gao Gong was looking for trouble, he immediately knew that he would ask Empress Dowager Li in advance to make up for his shortcomings.
A decree directly improved the process of appointing the Chief of Ceremonies and corrected the position.
But what he was more concerned about was that Feng Bao's understanding and influence on Queen Mother Li should not be underestimated.
He actually issued the decree directly at the court meeting where he was enthroned, without even waiting for the next day.
Zhang Wei, a mere pawn, was slapped home by Empress Dowager Li as soon as he raised his head.
How deep is Empress Dowager Li's trust in Feng Bao!?
"Yuanfu, please accept the order." The eunuch urged.
Gao Gong did not express his position, and for a while no one dared to accept the order.
His disciple, Li Kezuo, was the one who was involved in the Song Dynasty. He looked at Gao Gong frequently. He dared to charge into the battle with just a look from his master.
For a moment, all eyes were focused on Gao Gong.
Zhu Yijun is no exception.
Gao Gong's eyes were slightly closed, and he seemed to have realized what he was doing, and said, "I'll wait for the order."
Feng Bao secretly said it was a pity.
Anyway, he sat down, and Gao Gong didn't accept the order and Meng Chong couldn't be resurrected.
Even more, I am happy to see Gao Gong continue to have a stalemate with Empress Dowager Li, resisting and disrespecting the emperor's decree.
When Cao Xian saw that this decree was sent out, he launched another one.
It sang: "The new emperor has ascended the throne. I am an orphan and a widowed mother. I am not familiar with the officials. According to the old practice, all officials will report their gains and losses in office. I will understand it with the emperor."
He finished reading it in one go.
All the officials immediately looked shocked and couldn't help but whisper to each other.
This is not a nice thing to say!
The so-called self-reporting of gains and losses is of course not meant literally, it is as simple as summarizing work to the emperor.
It’s a euphemism for asking for a job!
This has always been the case in the dynasty. When a new emperor ascends the throne, all officials have to take up their own positions. Whether they stay or not is all at the emperor's whim.
It is equivalent to giving New Emperor a step to reorganize its leadership team.
However, the established rule is the established rule. As long as the emperor and the courtiers have a tacit understanding, it would be too impatient to urge them now.
This is a naked attack on hundreds of officials!
Combined with the first edict, it is clearly saying - If you have the guts to embarrass Feng Bao, then don't blame me for making the memorial about self-invitation to the official official accurate.
All the officials couldn't help but look at each other.
Having said that, this edict must still be accepted. There is no need to resist such an edict without actual orders.
In the matter, I received two decrees from Cao Xianyu without any extra words.
Cao Xianyu bowed and retreated, as if he had never been there.
Only the eerie atmosphere in the palace reminded Baiguan of the scene that had just happened.
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Matters in the palace soon became fermented.
Gao Gong and Feng Bao each began a blatant struggle.
First, Taiwan remonstrated, but in just two days, several censors impeached Feng Bao.
In particular, it refers to Feng Bao's actions before the emperor ascended the throne.
First of all, Zhang Wei took the lead and said, "I haven't heard of the order to remove someone and use someone. Once the order is passed, it will all come from Feng Bao, and the ministers are shocked to see each other." He pointed out that before Meng Chong's death, Feng Bao illegally took office.
Immediately, the imperial censor followed up and said that Feng Bao "acted against his father's influence, monopolized power and disrupted the government, bullied the emperor and despised the law, was lawless, was a great betrayal of the divine grace, and was a great influence on the ancestral system."
An illegal artifact was used to deceive the Lord, and Feng Bao was slapped hard on the face.
In the past, these memorials could not even pass the level of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, but due to Zhang Chuo's behavior in front of the emperor, the news could not be suppressed at all.
Soon there was momentum in the court.
The memorial was kept silent, which accelerated the communication between the officials.
From a few people, it increased to more than ten people.
Immediately, they came up with an ancestral story, saying that in the tenth year of Emperor Hongwu of Emperor Gao of Taizu, a servant took advantage of his seniority and had served Emperor Gao for many years, and interfered in political affairs.
Then he quoted Taizu's Holy Edict: "Although the disasters in the Han and Tang Dynasties were caused by the eunuchs, they were also caused by the fault of trust and love of the masters... The eunuchs today, although they have been with me for a long time, cannot be tolerated, and they will be removed decisively, so they will be punished in the future."
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Even Taizu would not tolerate eunuchs interfering in politics. Now, do you, Li, and the emperor still want to violate the ancestral precepts?
He also advised the two palaces and the emperor to be more considerate of the ancestors' painstaking efforts.
Empress Dowager Li had no choice but to order Feng Bao to confess his sins in the name of the two palaces and the emperor, and wear the palm of his hand to see the consequences.
This is where a little scolding helps a lot. A warning is not painful or itchy.
As for Feng Bao, he also showed the style of the factory supervisor of Dongchang.
He didn't know where he got Zhang Wei's evidence of corruption and malfeasance.
Without waiting for the intervention of the Secretary, they directly led people to ransack Zhang Wei's home.
With the imperial edict, Zhang Chui was tied up, rode across the street, and was thrown directly into the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, where he was stripped of his body.
Then he went around biting other officials with the so-called confession from Zhang Chui.
In particular, several high-arched people were frequently harassed.
Now that things have reached this point, the situation has escalated again.
The memorial to impeach Feng Bao floated into the inner palace like snowflakes.
From Feng Bao's stealing of royal treasures, calligraphy and paintings, embezzlement of tributes, accepting bribes, to privately recording memorials, isolating the inside and outside.
Even Feng Bao's underwear when he was working as an errand in Prince Yu's Mansion were turned out.
Not only should Feng Bao be deposed, but he should also be given the authority to investigate and investigate, so as to solve the social affairs of the clan as early as possible.
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June 13, no time.
The summer heat is getting deeper and the sun is starting to become scorching.
It can't help but expose the Forbidden City and scorch the current situation.
"What? An eunuch came forward to accuse Feng Bao of killing Meng Chong?"
Zhu Yijun was looking through the congratulatory list one by one, and couldn't help but raise his head and look at Zhu Xixiao in surprise.
Zhu Xixiao thought about it and said, "He is Meng Chong's former godson. After Meng Chong died, he was protected by Chen Hong."
"Now I don't know whether I was instigated by others, or I saw an opportunity to retaliate against Feng Bao."
Since Zhu Yijun ascended the throne, Zhu Xixiao personally guarded the Qianqing Palace.
When it comes to important matters that Jiang Keqian is not qualified to know, he will also report them.
When Zhu Yijun heard the name Chen Hong, he suddenly thought of this person.
The chief eunuch of Prince Yu's Mansion, who had previously served as the Chief of Ceremonies, seems to have been dismissed by Feng Paula.
He remembered...it seemed to be Queen Mother Chen's people?
So is this his own intention or Queen Mother Chen's?
But he said calmly: "Where did you file the complaint? The Ministry of Punishment or the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"
This is the difference between pursuing punishment or impeachment.
Although the Ministry of Punishment has always been responsible for criminal cases, it does not involve officials. It is more effective for the Procuratorate to be more effective. After all, it is a high-profile territory.
Zhu Xixiao looked strange: "He is the leader of our Jinyi Guards."
Zhu Yijun was startled: "Jin Yiwei?"
Zhu Xixiao then explained.
It turned out that the eunuch had planned to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to make an appearance, but the people in the East Factory got wind of it from somewhere and started looking for him everywhere.
The eunuch couldn't even get out of the palace gate.
There was no way to escape, so he had no choice but to run to Jin Yiwei to complain and seek shelter. Jin Yiwei was also involved.
After Zhu Yijun heard this, he asked with great interest: "What are Duke Cheng going to do?"
Zhu Xizhong was probably furious to death.
There was a fight going on inside and outside, and Jin Yiwei was shot while lying inexplicably. He was probably hesitating about how to deal with this hot potato.
Zhu Xixiao lowered his head: "I am here to ask for your Majesty's instructions."
"Should we send it to the Metropolitan Procuratorate or return it to the palace..."
Is this asking whether to help Feng Bao or Gao Gong?
Now that the bet has been placed, there is absolutely no reason to be half-hearted, especially for someone as worthless as Xungui.
In short, it’s just one sentence.
When the emperor was still reliable, I would do whatever the emperor said.
Zhu Yijun continued to look at the congratulatory form and smiled lightly when he heard this.
Compared with civil servants who have strong self-awareness, they are more honorable and sensible.
Since he had this attitude, he did not hesitate to give advice: "No matter what, you go and arrange it and let Chen Shanyan take over 'just in time' and see what he will do."
Chen Shanyan is the elder brother of Empress Dowager Chen, a member of the Imperial Guard of Qianhu, so it is equivalent to letting Empress Chen know about it.
It can be said that the spring breeze turns into rain, and the geese pass by without leaving a trace.
Zhu Xixiao was stunned and blurted out: "Your Majesty is not..."
Zhu Yijun closed the congratulatory watch and said expressionlessly: "What am I not?"
Zhu Xixiao quickly shut up.
According to his brother's guess, the holy king should have intended to get rid of Feng Baocai, and instead of adding insult to injury, sent him to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
How to arrange for an unrelated person to take over?
But these are all speculations and cannot be stated openly.
Otherwise, one cannot escape the charge of trying to figure out the Sacred Heart.
He hesitated and was speechless for a moment.
Seeing this, Zhu Yijun shook his head and said with a sigh: "Zhu Qing, the Analects of Confucius says that only the wise and the foolish will not change."
"If you can't learn from him and become a duke, you might as well learn more from Jiang Keqian."
He arranged this just because he suddenly discovered that he had missed the Queen Mother Chen's position in the past.
As the main palace official, this person has always been like an invisible person, so that everyone ignores her.
Now that I have an opportunity to test it out, I can't let it go.
He wanted to see if Chen Hong made his own decision or if it was Queen Mother Chen's intention.
Naturally, these words are not enough for outsiders to understand.
Poor Zhu Xixiao had neither the intellect to figure out the holy will nor the temperament to be dull in doing things. He looked like he was neither good nor bad.
Also because it was an angel investment, it was rare for him to say anything.
Zhu Xixiao didn't understand what the Holy Father meant, but he knew it was not a good word, and he was immediately confused.
He quickly bowed down and confessed his guilt: "I know my guilt!"
Zhu Yijun had no intention of pursuing the matter. Whether Zhu Xixiao would listen or not was his own business.
He waved his hand: "Go."
Zhu Xixiao was sweating profusely and left with a heavy heart.
Zhu Yijun looked up, looked away, then lowered his head and continued to read the congratulatory form.
Although the congratulatory form is empty, you can still tell whether it was written with care or not.
Those who have this attitude may not necessarily be loyal to the emperor, but those who don't even have such an attitude will definitely be marginalized.
Zhu Yijun can probably tell by looking at the content.
For example, Gaoyi's congratulatory note was particularly sincere and touching, and Zhu Xizhong's congratulatory note was also thoughtful.
Like the congratulatory note written by Zhang Juzheng, it has great literary talent, but it is obviously not too careless.
Not to mention the high arch, it is extremely perfunctory.
In addition to these people, there are hundreds of other congratulatory forms.
I have taken the time to read them one by one in the past two days, and I have only read half of them now.
Yu Youding? Zhu Yijun picked up another book and flipped through it. Well, the Rainbow Fart is a very good picture.
Opening another book, Chen Dong? Do you have such high expectations for yourself?
Shen Shixing, tut, this guy doesn't look like he's thirty, he looks like he's fifty.
Zhu Yijun looked at them one by one and classified these people into categories in his mind.
Wang Xijue? The congratulatory form from Nanzhili has also arrived?
Chief of the Nanjing Criminal Department, Li Zhi!?
Zhu Yijun perked up and silently put this person's congratulatory note aside as a reminder to himself.
There is no rush now, we have to wait until the opening of the Confucian banquet before this person can be used - the Ming Dynasty must have its own Confucianism.
Thinking of this, he simply sorted out in his mind the people he would take care of in the future.
Taizhou School, Li Zhi, Cheng Dawei, Hai Rui, Qi Jiguang, Lu Kun...
Just at this moment, Zhang Hong walked in quietly.
Seeing the emperor looking at the congratulatory form, he softly called out: "Long live my Lord."
Zhu Yijun raised his head and glanced at Zhang Hong.
He spoke first: "Have you collected all these congratulatory forms?"
Zhang Hong originally had something to report, but he swallowed his words before replying: "Long live the Lord, the congratulations were all put in yesterday."
Zhu Yijun frowned: "Where is Prince Zheng Zhu Hounan?"
Zhu Houtan's poor relative is not the point. The point is his precious son, who can be of great use to him.
When Zhang Hong heard the question, he hesitated and said: "Long live my lord, King Zheng was originally convicted of Emperor Shizong, and he has been more restrained since he was deposed..."
Introverted means being indifferent to others. Of course, those who are indifferent to others include the emperor, or in other words, the emperor in particular.
Of course Zhu Yijun understood, and was startled for a moment: "Have you been holding a grudge until now? Didn't I, Emperor Kao, restore his title of king?"
Zhang Hong did not dare to accept these words, otherwise he would be accused of alienating the royal family.
Everything is left unsaid.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand: "Okay, I understand, let's talk about it later. What's the matter with my companion?"
Zhang Hong lowered his eyebrows and asked, "Long live my Lord, Mr. Gao Ge will take a rest in the afternoon, so that you can have a good time to review your homework these days."
Zhu Yijun nodded but did not answer.
Gaoyi is taking a break. Zhang Juzheng will leave Jingshishanling tomorrow morning. Finally, only Gao Gong is left in the cabinet. The intensity may escalate again.
Zhang Hong continued: "Also, those two officials are going to impeach Yang Bo tomorrow. Zhang Siwei asked whether they should report it to His Majesty directly or report it as usual."
This is not a simple form.
If the memorial was sent directly to the imperial court, bypassing the cabinet, it would mean that an official recognized the new emperor's ability to handle political affairs.
In other words, this is a signal to support the young emperor's pro-government.
As soon as this case is opened, a round of bloodshed will immediately start in the court.
Zhu Yijun shook his head, where did he go? Now is not the time.
He opened his mouth and said: "Impossible at the court meeting."
There is no need to add extraneous branches.
Besides, there is no need to make much noise. All you need to do is restrain the hands and feet of Yang Bo and Zhang Siwei and let them present their arguments and take care of themselves.
Zhang Hong responded, and then said cautiously: "Long live Lord, there is one more thing. At this moment, outside the Meridian Gate, there is a censor kneeling down to play."
Zhu Yijun was stunned and immediately reacted: "Kneel down and impeach Feng Bao?"
Zhang Hong nodded: "It's Zhang Shouyue, the censor of Guangdong Province, saying..."
He paused and started to learn while recalling: "It is a common practice in the country that officials who speak out are not punished for their words, but now they are being used to complain privately."
"It is unreasonable for a mere eunuch to take advantage of Dongchang's power, bind the censor, and ride his horse across the street!"
"Especially if you are the Supervisor of Ceremony, how can you hold the post of Dongchang again?"
"Violating the laws established by our ancestors is the beginning of disaster."
Zhang Hong's demeanor and movements are extremely well controlled, as if he were an imperial eunuch.
After Zhu Yijun heard this, he stood up and paced back and forth.
This hit Feng Bao's Achilles' heel.
In the past, Feng Bao's identity was unclear, so that was all.
Now that an explicit decree has been issued, there will be a problem if Feng Bao still holds the post of Dongchang.
No matter how big Queen Mother Li is, she may not be able to withstand the clique of civil servants and use the big label of "ancestral system".
The so-called ancestral system, no matter how strange or ridiculous it is, as long as it is the embodiment of the common will, then the pressure it brings is real and personal, and no one can ignore it.
This is the same as when he was a supervisor in his previous life. When he encountered those ridiculous public opinions, he couldn't laugh even if he wanted to. Even if he was right, he could only pinch his nose and admit his mistake in writing first.
Gao Gong has been the first assistant for many years, so it is not easy to make a move.
It's impossible to wait here on purpose. No wonder the emperor received orders so readily.
None of these old gingers are easy to mess with.
It's not in vain that I have been persuading Queen Mother Li every day these days to stabilize the court. Don't directly dismiss the chief minister as a last resort. Just wait for him to be idle for a few days and then ask for an official position.
But...since Gao Gong has done this job, he can't be idle.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand: "Let's go, follow me to say hello to the Queen Mother, and we will tell you in detail on the way!"
Chapter completed!