Four hundred and sixtieth chapters unmoving footsteps
Chapter 462
Unable to move steps
Words such as "helping the emperor to do evil" and "disordering the rule of law" pierced his ears like sharp needles, and the chief minister, Mr. Xu Ge, changed his face in anger!
Among the bachelors in the cabinet, Xu Shoufu is relatively cold-tempered and talkative. (氵kun)
氵kundiandian) Being the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, he was inevitably scolded, but it was rare to see him get angry. Today, he was provoked by Li You and became really angry! Because Li You not only scolded him, but also gave him an absolutely unbearable punishment.
hat!
The vicious thing about Li You is that he deliberately created a political scandal that disgraced the courtiers, and then innocently placed the blame on the Queen Mother, Chief Assistant, and Mr. Peng Ge.
The ministers had nothing to say to the Queen Mother. It was normal for her not to agree with the ministers, but as the head of hundreds of officials, how could the Chief Assistant...
The dynasty system and the development of the cabinet to this day are different from any government agency in the past dynasties. The cabinet scholar has a dual color. He is both a civil official leader and a close minister of the emperor. He is regarded as the prime minister by the officials of the outer dynasty and the emperor as a minister of the inner court.
Minister.
Therefore, the cabinet bachelor is a role sandwiched between the emperor and the outer court. To a large extent, the cabinet work must pay attention to coordination. If you flatter the emperor too much, you may be scolded by the outer court as "Long Live the Pavilion Elder" and "paper paste".
"Ge Lao"; it is not okay to be too tough in front of the emperor. Although the foreign court will applaud you, in fact, you will have to resign and return home after only a few days of work.
All in all, foreign officials not only praise the bachelor as a leader, but also maintain a high degree of sensitivity to the attitudes and tendencies of the cabinet elders. The chief assistant bachelor of the cabinet can be called the most technical official position in the dynasty, and it also reflects the overall quality of an official.
great test.
The most powerful chief ministers, such as Yan Song and Zhang Juzheng, were able to control the outer dynasty and fool the emperor. They could also suppress public opinion and remain unmoved. However, such a chief minister would not be able to live up to his good reputation.
many.
Since the resignation of Shen Shixing, the chief assistant of the Wanli Dynasty, the golden age of the chief assistant has passed, and the strong chief assistant has gradually disappeared from the officialdom. The former chief assistant of this dynasty, Zhang Ruoyu, can barely be considered a strong chief assistant, but the current chief assistant, Xu, is definitely far behind.
Can you withstand the huge pressure of public opinion?
Therefore, Xu Shoufu knew very well that if Li You accused him of "colluding with the Queen Mother to bring trouble to the imperial court", and a big scandal involving "all civil servants selected for the right path were forced to give in", he would be the first aide to sit on the throne.
It's on the crater of a volcano, and it's an active volcano that's about to erupt! The atmosphere in the palace is already very wrong.
However, he had no intention of colluding with the Queen Mother, but Li You created a false image for others to see. This is the most frustrating part!
Seeing that the chief assistant was raging with anger and ready to burst out, Li You woke up from the highly immersed performance state and secretly screamed, "It's bad, you used too much force!"
He suddenly realized that he had used a wrong word. In his previous life, the word "helping the emperor to harm the emperor" had no special meaning. But today's era is still a monarchy, and if he yells at the chief minister to help the emperor to abuse, then who is the emperor?
Although in the past two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, scolding the monarch, especially the weak monarch, was not a matter of life and death, but it was always very sensational. Li You had no intention of doing so. He was just too involved in the drama and couldn't figure it out for a while.
Other words, full of sorrow and anger, are said to aid the evildoer.
When this cruel word came out of the mouth of the person involved, coupled with the expression of grief and anger and words such as crying for the ancestral mausoleum, in the eyes of the ministers in the palace, it made the current situation even more serious!
The Cisheng Empress Dowager has doubts about the ministers, so on the contrary, do the ministers have doubts about the Queen Mother who has been making frequent moves in recent months?
This kind of mutual distrust and antagonism has been spreading for several months and has not been triggered. In this situation, any conflict may become a trigger, because the antagonism swells into a huge political storm, let alone today
This would be a shocking scandal at any time.
It has to be said that the court scandal caused by Li You in order to seize the admiral of the five cities, coupled with his unintentional incitement of generosity and anger in the palace, the influence has exceeded his imagination, which is also something he did not expect.
After all, he had only been in the capital for a few days, and he had only heard a few comments about the atmosphere in the capital, so he had no intuitive feeling. His lack of foresight was normal.
Without further ado, they said that since Li You has resigned, he should leave, just like Jiao Shimei and Shen Heling did before. Because after resigning, he is no longer a candidate for the imperial nomination, and he is not eligible to enter.
The palace.
But Mr. Li was only retreating in order to advance, not really retreating. In fact, he did not want to leave. After attacking the chief assistant according to the plan, Li You stood there and glanced around the palace secretly. He found that most of the people had serious expressions or lowered their heads in deep thought.
Or they were talking quietly and no longer paying attention to him.
It seemed very calm...but Li You felt keenly that this was not nothing, this was the suppression before the real explosion.
According to normal circumstances, someone should stand up and say a few words. Whether it is an enemy or a friend, he can take the opportunity and stay in the palace without leaving.
But at this moment, no one among the more than 40 ministers, from the front row bosses to the ministers of science and technology, from his backers to his enemies, stood up and took the lead in speaking.
Li You, who is not a newbie in court affairs, knows that such a scene will only occur when encountering an extremely complicated and critical moment. Everyone needs time to make a lot of calculations in their hearts. In particular, he personally pushed the chief assistant and Mr. Peng Ge into the volcano.
Orally.
It seems that the game has gone too far, beyond control... Li You thought helplessly, it seems very irresponsible to make such a big fuss for a fifth-rank official.
Since he had already resigned, he could not stand still in front of His Majesty Dan. Master Li had no choice but to move out step by step. When he almost reached the palace gate, no one stood up to speak.
It seems that the fuse has completed its mission and can leave the stage. It is no longer important to review and select the emperor.
In the dull atmosphere, Li You was about to cry but had no tears. If he continued walking, he would be outside the door. Once out of the palace door, there would be a separation between heaven and man.
He really doesn't want to go out. This time, under the Queen Mother's conspiracy, he has temporarily become the only one selected by the civil servants. A strong public opinion atmosphere has been created, so isn't it a perfect opportunity?
If we have to start the selection process all over again and select several candidates, all of whom are on the civil service path, then he will lose his status as the only candidate, and it is unknown what changes will occur by then.
Therefore, what Mr. Li is most looking forward to is that someone will retain him and continue to promote him. Unfortunately, some people hope that he will really leave, and some others are in great tangle over whether to keep him...
The last rank of the ministers was the science and education officer. Li You caught a glimpse of a young-looking man, walked up to him, cupped his hands in greeting and said: "This brother has invited me. The two masters Jiao Shen was forced to leave last time, don't you?"
You are silent; now that I am forced to leave, you are still silent; then if you are dismissed, who else can speak for you?"
The censor scolded: "You dare to slander my mentor Mr. Xu Ge, and you still have the dignity to stand in the palace!"
Mr. Li, who had no idea who he was, walked away desolately. Looking at the blue sky and white clouds in autumn outside, he sighed and stepped over the threshold with one foot. Did he wave his sleeves and leave just like that?
At this moment, I suddenly heard someone in the hall behind me shouting, "Master Li, wait!"
Finally, this sentence came! Li You was almost in tears, and he couldn't help but thank you so much. He turned around to look with joy and excitement.
The person who tried to persuade him to stay was none other than his biggest rival in the cabinet, Peng Ge Lao, Peng Chunshi, the great scholar of Wuyingdian!
Mr. Peng Ge nodded slightly to Li You and beckoned: "Master Li has outstanding talents, good governance, and famous achievements. It is the right time to use you. No one in the court knows it, so how can you ask for it rashly? When you resigned,
, the Queen Mother did not play it accurately, but you got up in a hurry and left in a hurry. Young people should be careful not to be impatient! Don't think that the court has no capacity for people! Why don't you come back quickly!"
The words were very pleasant, but Li You stood stunned at the threshold. He didn't know whether he was dazzled and saw the wrong person, or had an ear problem and heard the wrong words. Is this person who gushed over him complimentary words Mr. Peng Ge?
Just when Li You was in a daze, Jinge Lao, a scholar from Dongge University, stood up again and also expressed his praise: "Master Li has a noble character, which is different from the popular customs. He is like the bright moon. I admire him deeply. I hope that Master Li will start well and end well."
, With full integrity, the imperial court is not ignorant of people, and the clouds will eventually clear and the moon will shine! Don’t let those blind people ridicule and covet official status, in order to blackmail the imperial court, causing flaws in the beauty, wouldn’t it be a pity? "
Li You was even more stunned. If Mr. Pengge was his enemy, then the relationship between Mr. Jinge and him was not very good either.
There are two reasons. First, Jinge Lao is an ally invited by Yuan Ge Lao to join the cabinet. He has a rift with Yuan Ge Lao, so his relationship with Jin Ge Lao will naturally not be good.
Secondly, Mr. Jinge was born in the Han Dynasty and the Ministry of Rites. He had a strong Qingliu complex and vaguely despised his background, so he felt uncomfortable with it when he was in the court.
Is it this kind of Golden Pavilion elder who suddenly comes forward to praise that he is different from the common custom?
Li You looked at the Grand Master of Wuyingdian, and then at the Grand Master of Dongge. The two Zaifu, who were both at odds with him, were possessed by Bole in an instant, with their mouths full of lotus flowers, rushing to flatter each other - one praised himself.
One has outstanding talents, one praises one's noble conduct; one says one should put one to great use, and one advises oneself to be righteous.
The ministers in the palace were dumbfounded. They didn't expect that there would be a fierce hand-to-hand fight between two bachelors, vying to seduce Li You. How could this Li You be so virtuous and capable...
It's ridiculous and true, but actually it's also very simple. When Li You woke up from the shock, he understood it immediately. It was Peng Ge who asked him to stay and come in, and Jin Ge who asked him to leave the palace...
The person who allowed himself to stay and come in must have wanted to turn a major issue into a trivial matter, so that Tingtui's accident could still be rectified, and he could successfully obtain his ideal position, achieving a win-win effect.
The one who asked him to leave must make things worse, implying that he should not be fooled by the temporary praise of his old enemy, Mr. Peng Ge, and that it was only right to let the Tingtui scandal be completely finalized.
When things developed to this point, Mr. Li finally gave up on the little plan of inspecting the imperial envoy in Qiandu. He just felt that this step was extremely difficult and he didn't know where to go.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on Mr. Li's feet, as if taking this step would immediately turn the sky and the earth into disgrace.
Li You looked at his great patron Xu Cifu, wondering what Cifu wanted.
