On the first day of August in the twenty-fourth year of Tai'an, Yong'an Hall of Prince Yong's Mansion.
Yong'an Hall is the main hall of the palace. It is generally not used except for major periods and events.
However, today, there are a large number of officials outside Yong'an Hall, and they are slowly walking along the steps in front of the hall towards the main hall.
The officials were divided into two columns, one was led by Zhou Chengping and Cheng Wenguang, and the other was led by Chen Anming and Guan Hetai.
It is worth noting that behind Chen Anming and Guan Hetai, in addition to several officials, there were also hundreds of households from the Guards Division and thousands of households from the Military and Horse Division.
Under the guidance of the etiquette officer, everyone slowly entered the hall and immediately lined up according to the scheduled queue.
There was a dead silence in the main hall, the eunuchs on duty all lowered their heads, and the surrounding soldiers stood with swords in their hands, making the place extremely solemn.
Until there was a sound of footsteps, the officials stood at attention.
Accompanied by several eunuchs, Zhao Yanxun, dressed in a purple dragon robe and wearing a black gauze winged crown, slowly walked up to Danbi.
After he sat down, Huo An stepped forward and said: "Shengchao..."
As Huo An finished speaking, all the officials bowed down and bowed, and then shouted: "I will see you, Your Highness!"
"No courtesy!" Zhao Yanxun looked calm.
After everyone stood up, Zhao Yanxun looked at Lin Quan, who picked up a scroll from the tray held by the little eunuch beside him.
Lin Quan unfolded the scroll, glanced at the officials and said, "Wang Ling..."
"Removed from the post of Right Chief Historian of Prince Guanhotai's Palace, and granted him the post of Left Envoy of Privy Council!"
Although they knew that Guan Hetai was going to change positions, everyone was still surprised when they actually heard the order.
Guan Hetai is a civil servant who is on the right track for the imperial examination, and the newly established Privy Council Envoy is indeed a solid military attache. Can Guan Hetai accept this arrangement?
At this moment, Guan Hetai was standing at the front, and no one could see his expression.
"Remove Chen Anming from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Longyou Capital, and grant him the post of Right Envoy of the Privy Council!"
All commanders know that this is an official position given to Chen Anming by the imperial court, and now he has been removed from it by Zhao Yanxun. The meaning is worth pondering.
"Remove Cheng Wen from the post of Chief Envoy of Long You and grant him the post of Chief Historian of the Royal Palace!"
Cheng Wenguang was appointed You Changshi, which meant that the civil servants of the Longyou line were completely integrated into Prince Yong's palace.
But regardless of whether he was the royal minister or the privy envoy, the "left" officials were all members of Zhao Yanxun's old team. This was actually a restriction.
After reading through the appointments of several major officials, Lin Quan announced next the chief officials of the various ministries under the Privy Council.
Lin Quan put away the "Wang's Edict", and the few people who were named in it bowed down and saluted Zhao Yanxun to express their gratitude.
After calling everyone up again, Zhao Yanxun opened his mouth and said: "The separation of civil and military affairs, each performing its own duties, is for the long-term plan of the palace!"
"All ministers should fulfill their duties loyally and cooperate with each other..."
What Zhao Yanxun said at the moment were all clichés, which were essentially useless, but it still wouldn't work if he didn't speak them.
After finishing speaking, Zhao Yanxun asked all the officials if they had anything to report, but no one came forward.
So they retreated from the court according to the established procedures. Zhao Yanxun was taken to the back of Yong'an Palace and left. After he left, the courtiers walked out of the palace one after another.
After walking out of the main hall, Cheng Wen was surrounded by several officials, all of whom were local officials from Longyou.
Seeing these people gathered around, Cheng Wenguang couldn't help but frown.
Before he served as the chief historian of the palace, he needed help from his subordinates, so he would try his best to win over them.
But now that the world has changed, Cheng Wenguang has squeezed into the core power level of the palace after serving as the chief historian of the palace, so he has to think about avoiding suspicion.
He couldn't let Zhao Yanxun think that he had any intention of forming a gang.
Amidst the compliments from the side, Cheng Wenguang's expression was cold and he had no intention of having an in-depth conversation.
The same was true for Guan Hetai and Chen Anming. Although there were many subordinate officials around them, they didn't say much.
Of course, everyone else could keep their expressions calm, but Chen Anming was the only one who was overjoyed.
From the moment he handed over his military power, Chen Anming made plans to provide for his retirement, and his only wish was to push his son into the palace.
But then he would have thought that not only did he continue to shine, but he had now become the Chief of the Privy Council.
Therefore, Chen Anming firmly believed that surrendering to the palace was the most correct decision in his life.
After leaving Yong'an Gate and the officials dispersed, Zhou Chengping approached Guan Hetai.
"Laoguan... If you don't want the position of Privy Councilor, I can report it to His Highness!" Zhou Chengping said with a serious expression.
Guan Hetai really didn't want this position, but he knew that no one could change the result unless he, Guan Hetai, resigned from office.
"Old Zhou, His Highness trusted me to control the affairs of the Privy Council. How could I let His Highness down?" Guan Hetai asked rhetorically.
Although he said so, Guan Hetai was still very grateful to Zhou Chengping, but he would not become a "sage" like him.
But after all, they were partners for a while, and now they are going their own ways. Guan Hetai still reminded him: "Old Zhou, you are too straight as a person and an official, so it is easy to offend people... You'd better change this!"
"Cheng Wenguang has been in the officialdom for a long time and has achieved the position of chief envoy. You have to be careful about him!"
People like Cheng Wenguang, who managed to get into the position of chief envoy on their own merit, would have a much higher status than the two royal palace chiefs before the end of the world.
Working with such people, Guan Hetai felt that Zhou Chengping would suffer.
"What a gentleman should do and what he should not do, I know clearly in my heart what to do!" Zhou Chengping said calmly.
He originally wanted to persuade others, but was taught a lesson by others. Guan Hetai felt that he should not talk too much.
The two then parted ways, and when Zhou Chengping returned to the official office, he found that Cheng Wenguang had already arrived.
After the establishment of the Privy Council, the official area of the palace was adjusted. Now the left and right chief ministers work together, making room for the Privy Council.
"Mr. Zhou, if we work together in the future, please tell me if there is anything wrong with me!" Cheng Wenguang was very polite.
Cheng Wenguang was nearly ten years older than Zhou Chengping. He was Zhou Chengping's senior in the imperial examination, but at this moment he placed his position very low.
"Sir, you are very polite. You and I can just act according to the rules, not to mention giving advice!"
On the first day he became a colleague, Cheng Wenguang was left speechless by Zhou Chengping's words, which made the situation a bit awkward.
"Sir, your desk has been set up, but I don't know if there are any omissions. Please come over and check!"
The words of the official next to him gave Cheng Wenguang an excuse to escape, so he handed over to Zhou Chengping and left together with the official.
Looking at Cheng Wenguang's leaving figure, Zhou Chengping couldn't help but say in his heart: "I hope you don't bring the previous bad government into the palace, otherwise... I will definitely tell you to kill him!"
Longyou official uniforms lured the people out of the city and killed tens of thousands of people. Zhou Chengping always remembered this.
Although Tian Jingtong died and the matter was suppressed by Zhao Yanxun, Zhou Chengping could not forget this matter.
As a senior official of the Longyou government, Cheng Wenguang was responsible for what happened back then, so Cheng Wenguang naturally had deep resentment towards him.