"Dong Guo, it's not appropriate to go to the General Affairs Department. Come with us to the Civil Service Department!"
Xu Jingchang had nothing to say, so he could only follow the ministers to the official office.
What's very interesting is that the new general affairs envoy Xie Jin did not follow... Although he is one of the Nine Qings, since the boss Xu Jingchang is here, there is no need for him to follow.
In other words, he is not qualified for this meeting of top bureaucrats.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, among the few bastards Zhu Di wants to eliminate next, he, the general envoy and cabinet bachelor, is not among them.
All in all, Xu Jingchang appeared in the official department, found a chair, sat down, and then lowered his head in silence... After a long time, no one spoke, Xu Jingchang raised his head, and all the important ministers present were staring at him.
Hold him.
Being so taken seriously by others caught Xu Jingchang a little unprepared.
"Is it inconvenient for me to be here? Then I'll take my leave." He just stood up to leave, but was held down by Xia Yuanji.
"I told Duke Ding to let Jinyiwei and the Ministry of Households conduct self-examination. Was it your idea?"
Xu Jingchang looked at him and said lightly: "Put it down. I'll take a look first and come to you if I need anything."
After saying that, Xu Jingchang really walked away, leaving only a few ministers looking at each other.
From now on, there will be no debate about who has the final say in Jinyiwei.
All we have to do is report it to His Majesty during the court meeting.
Xu Jingchang pondered for a moment and then said: "My next step is to select a group of officials and study carefully which officials can be eliminated... After all, as Xia Shangshu said, government affairs are complicated and casually eliminating officials will affect the implementation of government affairs. So it can
Who should be laid off and how many can be laid off must be carefully weighed."
Xia Yuanji snorted, "How is it? Let me ask you, now that His Majesty has unleashed the wrath of thunder and wants us to lay off redundant personnel, what should we do?"
One sentence silenced Liu Jun. If he had a better idea, why would he ask Xu Jingchang for advice?
Maybe the whole family is involved, which is not worth it.
"It's all a waste for them, especially Xu Jingchang, his face is really annoying!"
Several ministers looked at each other, they were really moved, but in the end Jian Yi shook his head, "No! Yang Rong and others are civil servants with deep foundations. They have many friends in the same disciplines in the court. Let's start in a hurry. Once we have the clue,
, these people are not easy to deal with, not to mention that His Majesty is here and we are not allowed to deal with these people."
The two of them drank tea, each wrote three on the table, then looked at each other, understood each other, and laughed.
Xia Yuanji immediately agreed: "Yes, I have thought about it again and again. He might have leaked the incident to Jin Yiwei in the past. In the past, Jin Yiwei's gang could not find anyone in the household department. We are very careful in doing things.
There will be no clues left easily."
"Speak!" Jian Yi said: "No matter what you do, you have to say it."
He was relieved, but Xu Jingchang lowered his eyelids and didn't talk to each other at all. Looking around again, he found that the other people were also looking at him like an idiot.
When Zheng Ci heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, "This is a good idea. It's the best policy. How can it be considered the worst policy? Duke Dingguo, when we held ten-day meetings in the past, you were always very wise. Looking at it today, it's really not bad.
I can finally communicate with His Majesty."
In the officialdom, it is better to offend the elders than the younger... Yang Rong and the others are young talents, and there are also many fellow countrymen and Jiangxi scholars who emerge in endlessly. If you offend them, it will harm your descendants.
This idea is also a commonly used method.
Is it difficult to convince the public? Or is it that your officials and officials cannot explain it to you?
Xu Jingchang hummed: "Everyone else passed the imperial inspection, but I was dismissed as the general envoy... Okay, since I am the worst among the courtiers, why do you ask me? Farewell!"
Xu Jingchang gave him a big roll of his eyes. This really makes sense. You bunch of bugs don't have any good things!
Jian Yi looked at it and said in a deep voice: "Dong Guo, now that we have reached this stage, if you have any good ideas, just tell them truthfully. Let's discuss it and see how to get through this."
Mr. Xu, if you want to kill someone, you can't go to such trouble and just use the knife.
Xia Yuanji thought for a while, "I seem to understand."
"Dong Guo, please tell me, what else can you do?"
Xu Jingchang looked at it again and again, thinking: "Now there are only three strategies...Which one do you want to hear?"
Even Jian Yi said: "We just went through the Beijing inspection, and all the officials have passed the assessment. If we are to eliminate officials again, what name will we use? If we dismiss officials casually, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!"
Xu Jingchang looked around and said, "Jian Tianguan, are all of these people reliable now?"
Jian Yi looked at him, knowing it tacitly, and took out a bag of the best tea leaves to entertain Xia Yuanji.
Now the last resort is left.
Jian Yi had another reason that he didn't say.
Xu Jingchang ran away, and Zheng Ci and others also left...only Xia Yuanji was left. He originally stood up to leave, but when he reached the door, he turned back.
He also forces His Majesty to set an example, starting from the people around him, starting from the Zhu family... Isn't it good to live well? Why do you have to choose such an exciting way to die?
Seeing that these few people were silent, Xu Jingchang was helpless, "I only have these ideas. How about you honestly follow His Majesty's decree and seriously eliminate redundant personnel, and then use the remaining officials to get things done...
...Actually, I am quite grateful to you now. I have resigned from the position of general affairs envoy, and now I am a casual person from Wollongong..."
For a moment, they also wanted to be like Xu Jingchang and simply resign. Life is so good for Xianyun Yehe.
Ji Gang's heart trembled. He hesitated for a while, then reluctantly placed it next to Xu Jingchang. Then he bowed and stepped back. With every step he took, his power became farther away... He stared at the roster. For a moment, Ji Gang
I really want to pounce on it and take it back.
He was about to leave again, this time Liu Jun and Zheng Ci held Xu Jingchang down together.
This is the key to his control of Jin Yiwei, and now he has to hand it over to Xu Jingchang.
This "one's own people" refers to standing together on the elimination of officials, not really forming a clique.
Liu Jun coughed and said: "Ding Guo Gong is based on three strategies: upper, middle and lower."
Xu Jingchang said helplessly: "Then the last solution is left. Can we take out all the expenses of the inner court and the salaries of the feudal princes... If His Majesty wants us to eliminate redundant staff, then His Majesty must first lay off the people in the palace."
.Or starting from the Zhu family, if His Majesty cannot lead by example, there is no need for us to really lay off employees. What do you think?"
Xu Jingchang nodded, "Indeed, in order to show my sincerity, I handed over the entire roster of Jinyiwei. What else do you want from me?"
Liu Jun, Zheng Ci, and other important ministers nodded in agreement.
Xu Jingchang hummed: "It turns out that Liu Shangshu still has the first volume, so you can tell me, I don't need to waste time."
Xu Jingchang said: "Then I have no choice but to make a decision... Can we think of a way to deal with Yang Rong and others? It is false and deceptive to say that they are laying off redundant staff. As long as these people are dealt with, we can It will be safe."
It's a pity that they don't have a grandfather who was a founding hero, nor an aunt who was a queen... There is no mine at home, so why talk about poetry and distant places?
It's better to stay in the court and be a social beast honestly!
It's just that the emperor's problem is too serious.
Xu Jingchang returned to his mansion and found Ji Gang waiting here.
We don’t dare to mess with the juniors in the officialdom, let’s mess with His Majesty!
Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids, "How about you lay off Zhan Shifu? I don't care anyway!"
Zheng Ci said hey: "Dong Dingguo, you have misunderstood. In fact, you are too powerful. None of us can compare with you. If you continue to remain in the position of General Secretary, you are really wronging Duke Dingguo."
Xia Yuanji said helplessly: "But if we really eliminate officials, the consequences will definitely be even worse, and our reputation will be ruined."
Jian Yi thought carefully, and then said for a long time: "If we guess wrong, we will offend His Majesty and the people around His Majesty, and neither you nor I will end well."
Jian Yi said without hesitation: "We are all our own people, Duke Ding can speak freely."
Jian Yi smiled and said: "Don't say it out loud, let's write it on the table."
Jian Yi took a deep breath, "I just thought about it. Your Majesty asked us to eliminate redundant officials, but our Ming Dynasty is different from the Song Dynasty. Where did we get so many redundant officials? They have always been a carrot and a pit. If we insist on abolishing them, it will definitely have an impact. When it comes to government affairs, I don’t believe that Your Majesty doesn’t know about it.”
If the problem cannot be solved, then solve the person who raised the problem.
Anyway, this idea simply stinks!
In his hand, he held the roster of Jinyiwei.
Xia Yuanji asked rhetorically: "If the balance is clear, can we lay off employees?"
Xu Jingchang hummed a little tune, stood up and clasped his fists at several people, "I've finished talking, I'm going home to listen to the music."
"Of course not. Once the balance is clear, a few months will pass. At that time, the transferred officials will be put back, and everyone will play drums and sell candy, each doing his or her own thing."
"But we care!" Xia Yuanji immediately turned his back and banged the table, "His Majesty forced all ministries and yamen to issue military orders. Government affairs are complicated, and each ministry is eager to increase the number of officials, but His Majesty wants to eliminate redundant staff... both If the horse runs away and we don’t give the horse any grass, we are also clever women who can’t make a meal without rice.”
Xia Yuanji drank the best tea and nodded, "I also thought of this... Do you think His Majesty really wants to attack the people around him? Eunuchs, maids, nobles, vassal kings? Maybe Xu Jingchang's worst plan, Can you really impress His Majesty?"
Jian Yi thought about it and then said slowly: "So we must find something that can be abolished and will not cause His Majesty's disgust. Especially something that can achieve immediate results."
Liu Jun said directly: "Your Majesty is wise and wise. You can't deceive Your Majesty with this trick, and it might even involve us. It's absolutely not possible."
Unfortunately, this is just a dream.
Ji Gang lost his mind and turned to leave.
At this time, Xu Jingchang seemed to say casually: "Go back and select a few elite soldiers and generals. There are still big cases to be handled next. Don't disgrace the reputation of Jinyiwei."
Ji Gang was shocked and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with his ears. He couldn't help but said with surprise: "I obey my orders!"
