Chapter seven hundred and ninetieth Prime Minister's belly
The Wenhua Hall of the Emperor's Bridegroom is in the Zuoshun Gate, the Cabinet is to the south of the Wenhua Hall, and the Chief of Ceremonies is to the east of the Wenhua Hall. When the Wenhua Hall became increasingly empty, the Cabinet and the Chief of Ceremonies formed the second branch of the Ming Dynasty Temple.
The core of the Yuan Dynasty was also the place closest to the emperor in the imperial court.
But during this period, the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies became close friends. When the new emperor ascended the throne, due to historical reasons, he neither dared nor was willing to trust the current Supervisor of Ceremonies and the cabinet.
In fact, the emperor knew clearly that the Chief of Ceremonies had to wait for Eunuch Huai'en to come back and rectify the situation before he could be trusted. As for the cabinet, a blood change must be carried out to let the old man from the East Palace become the leader of the cabinet before it can be used.
Before the above two renovations are completed, the temporary core of the imperial court is the emperor and the old people around him. The chief of etiquette and the cabinet can be put aside for now. It is still very qualified to serve as a mail room for the time being.
There is still a lot of administrative work to connect the previous and the next in the cabinet, but the Chief of Ceremonies is obviously much more relaxed. Now the eunuch Qin Chang is very aware of his illness and basically does not show up, while the other eunuchs are in this extraordinary period.
I didn't dare not come to the library. Once I came, I had nothing to do, so I could only chat.
The eunuch in charge of printing is not here, and no one can control others who have similar status. Naturally, there is no one up or down in the conversation. Today, Chen Zhun, Xiao Jing, Li Rong, He Wending and other eunuchs and eunuchs gathered together in the middle hall of the clerk's room.
People from the South and the North begin to talk.
By the way, there is another eunuch Wang Zhi, the eunuch who is the eunuch of the ceremonial department. He is sitting a little further away, closing his eyes and concentrating, not getting together with his colleagues. Eunuch Wang is the most junior eunuch among the eunuchs of the ceremonial department, but he has mixed with these three
Years ago, I was still vaguely ostracized. At such times, I always felt a little isolated.
First, Wang Zhi is too young. Although the eunuch industry is not very particular about age groups, Wang Zhi became the eunuch of the eunuch Bingbi in his early twenties. It really took him decades of hard work to get the position.
The middle-aged and elderly uncles are so embarrassed.
Fang Yingwu's fame and credit in the outer dynasty is so great, but he is currently only in the fifth rank (Qingliu Cichen), and before he was restored, he was only in the sixth rank. In fact, Fang Yingwu's speed is already very fast, and he is the highest rank in the Hanlin Academy.
The bachelor is only at the fifth level, but compared to Wang Zhi, he is like a snail.
Secondly, most of the eunuchs and eunuchs in charge of rites had studied in the Nei Shu Tang since they were young, and were educated in the Eight Classics. They could be compared to the Hanlin among the civil servants. Their nicknames were also called Neihan, and their knowledge was at least at the level of a Jinshi.
Wang Zhi, on the other hand, was a wild man. He followed the sycophantic route from the beginning, and the few times he appeared in the inner study hall were just dawdling. In the eyes of other eunuchs and eunuchs, he was certainly different.
Third, everyone knows that Wang Zhi came from the palace of Concubine Wan Gui. Now that Concubine Wan Gui has passed away and the late emperor has passed away, Wang Zhi has lost all his backers. How many days he can survive is unknown. He is too close to Wang Zhi.
, may be implicated.
Suddenly, a young eunuch stood outside the threshold of the central hall and shouted: "The emperor has sent someone to deliver the message!"
But the eunuchs didn't pay too much attention. It was probably that there was some kind of imperial edict coming from them, and they needed to be announced to the officials outside the court through them. There have been a lot of such edicts recently, so it's not surprising.
Then someone was seen entering the courtyard, shouting loudly: "Preach the decree! Summon Wang to face the Holy Spirit!"
The lazy eunuchs suddenly woke up and looked at each other in shock. The emperor came to deliver the edict this time, not to send and receive the imperial edict, but to summon the eunuchs!
It was not unusual in the past, but this time it was the first time since the emperor ascended the throne that he summoned the eunuch and eunuch in charge of rituals alone outside of the court meeting! Yes, it was the first time. Who could not be surprised?
But how could it be Wang Zhi? What's so special about Wang Zhi? Why was Wang Zhi summoned first? Then all the eunuchs thought in unison that Wang Zhi was probably going to be unlucky. After being summoned, it might be Nine Heavens Thunder.
Based on Wang Zhi's background, this was very possible. But when the eunuchs turned their attention to the person who delivered the order, they were confused again. They all recognized this person, and he was a new rich man who had been very useful recently.
The ceremonial eunuchs and eunuchs were very familiar with things in the palace. It was very unusual for such a simple decree to require the laborer Fang Yingwu to come and run the errands in person.
Isn't it weird enough for a civil servant to convey an order to an eunuch? Since it is unusual, it means that the matter is not as simple as they thought. Is it not to deal with Wang Zhi, but something else?
Wang Zhi walked past his colleagues with an expressionless face and came to the door of the central hall. Fang Yingwu smiled intentionally and said, "Eunuch Wang, let's go, don't keep your Majesty waiting too long."
The other eunuchs keenly caught Fang Yingwu's smile. Such a relaxed expression showed that nothing serious would happen this time. Since it was not a serious matter, it was lucky that Eunuch Wang was summoned.
Watching Wang Zhi leave, another eunuch with a higher status, Chen Zhun, said in astonishment: "I can't believe that Wang Zhi is so secretive and walks ahead of us."
The rest of the people nodded in agreement, feeling a little regretful in their hearts. If they had known this, they would have talked to Wang Zhi more.
On the way to the Wenhua Hall, the Chief of Ceremonies, Fang Yingwu was like an old mother sending her children to the examination room, and said naggingly: "Although I want to kill three birds with one stone, my biggest purpose is of course to let you take this opportunity.
Clear your name, change your face and be a new person. Success or failure depends on this meeting. I have said everything that needs to be said, so you must be careful."
Although Wang Zhi had long wanted to communicate openly with Fang Yingwu instead of sneaking around like he was preparing to rebel every time, but when faced with the opportunity, he felt a little afraid because of the risks. If he messed up, he would completely break up with Fang Yingwu.
Yingwu said goodbye, even the underground collusion was gone.
She couldn't help but ask: "It's fine that the relationship between you and me has been hidden behind the public's back, why should it be made public?"
Fang Yingwu replied: "It is true that there are risks, but can you and I collude in the dark forever? Others are not fools. If you can hide this kind of thing for a while, you will always look for opportunities to return to the sun.
Now is the best opportunity. The old order has been completely broken and everything is undergoing drastic changes. Only you and I can take advantage of the situation. If we don’t do something now, when the situation stabilizes, everything will go according to plan.
, it’s impossible for us to redefine the relationship between you and me.”
In front of him was the Wenhua Palace. Wang Zhi stopped and asked seriously: "Why are you more active than me? As a pure person, aren't you afraid of others' criticism?"
Fang Yingwu laughed confidently, "The times have changed, and the practices have naturally changed. How can the courtiers and the eunuchs who are the ceremonial officials not interact with each other? If the courtiers and the ceremonial eunuchs never interact with each other, how will the government work?
I know what you are worried about, but you can put aside your worries in this regard for the time being. You just need to remember that the focus has shifted. Before, it was equivalent to conquering the country, but from now on, it will be the stage of taking over the country."
Wang Zhi didn't understand what Fang Yingwu meant, and frowned: "I'm most annoyed by your pretentiousness. Can you explain it more clearly?"
Fang Yingwu explained more straightforwardly: "Take me as an example. I used to do things for the world to see, so I pursued fame at all costs, because this is the basis for standing up and becoming a leader.
From now on, things like doing things will be done for the emperor's view, and things like pursuing reputation can be put aside. As long as the emperor acquiesces, colluding with the eunuchs and eunuchs in charge of rituals does not matter. It doesn't matter if others gossip. This is the true meaning of the prime minister.
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How big is the prime minister's ambition? Wang Zhi burst into laughter, "You are still so arrogant. Are you still far away from being a prime minister? I am closer to the definition of a prime minister than you are."
Wang Zhi's words are not an exaggeration. Although the cabinet ministers are called prime ministers, the eunuchs and eunuchs are also called internal ministers. In fact, after Hu Weiyong, there were no prime ministers in the traditional sense in the Ming Dynasty. But if the eunuchs and eunuchs are combined
Looking up, it can almost be regarded as close to the definition of a true prime minister.
In other words, as the eunuch Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Wang Zhi has the same status as the cabinet ministers, and calling himself prime minister is not nonsense. Faced with the life gap between him and Wang Zhi, Fang Yingwu can only sigh, "The days are long! The next step is
First be the prime minister’s son-in-law, then strive to become the prime minister’s son, and finally”
Hearing the words prime minister's son-in-law, Wang Zhi felt bad again and asked coldly: "Why don't you want to be the prime minister's husband?"
Fang Yingwu looked around and saw no one around, so he replied: "What's the prime minister's capacity as promised? Don't make trouble here" r1152