The next day, early in the morning.
Zhu Jian arrived at the cabinet early, which surprised all the people in Zhongshushe who were cleaning the public rooms.
You know, since the dispute over the second assistant came to an end a year ago, the cabinet bosses have returned to a normal rhythm from the endless involution.
In fact, I don't know if it was due to the consequences of being too 'serious' at work some time ago. The bosses basically went to the Yamen, and occasionally they were late.
As for Zhu Jian, this is even more true.
In that court meeting, he was a loser. Not only did he fail to push Yu Shiyue from the position of Second Assistant, he also failed to win the position of Zhan Shi in the Prince's Mansion.
If that's all, what's even worse is that he lost his wife and lost his troops, and even ruined his own reputation.
Nowadays, the reputation of him among the scholars has become that of a villain who seeks power, strives for power, and does not hesitate to stir up disputes among the heavenly family in order to climb up the ladder.
If he hadn't made a real contribution to sending an envoy to Wala to welcome back the Supreme Emperor, he might not even be able to keep his position as cabinet minister.
In this case, the wisest thing to do is to work honestly, stay out of trouble, and try your best to reduce your sense of existence.
People in the court had very poor memories, especially during this period, when all kinds of major events were happening one after another. Zhu Jian believed that no one would mention this matter again soon.
Therefore, Zhu Jian has been very low-key during this period of time. Basically, he is in line with other cabinet ministers in everything. When there are disputes in cabinet meetings, he mostly goes with the flow like Jiang Yuan.
But today is different. According to the agreed time, if nothing happens, Zhu Yi will submit the memorial to the East Palace to set the date for leaving the cabinet at the latest today.
Even though Zhu Jian had many doubts about Zhu Yi when he was in the British government, he actually supported this matter from the bottom of his heart.
Because this is a good opportunity for him!
The reason why he ended up in this situation was because he lost his reputation in the East Palace incident. In this case, he had to earn it back in the East Palace incident.
It is conceivable that the emperor will definitely be displeased when this memorial is handed over, especially the matter of the young army. Even if the emperor does not have an incident due to the incident in the East Palace, he will definitely make an issue of the young army.
At this time, it is time for Zhu Jian to appear.
He wanted to prove to the entire court that he was not asking the East Palace to leave the cabinet just for the so-called power as the rumors said, but he was truly thinking about the country.
In other words, this time, Mr. Zhu is ready to be demoted for contradicting the emperor. As long as he can restore his reputation, it will be all worth it!
After entering his public room, Zhu Jian was not in a hurry to sit down. Instead, he stood by the window and looked in the direction of the palace gate from a distance.
Sure enough, a moment later, a clerk from the General Administration Department came towards the cabinet from a distance with a stack of memorials. So Zhu Jian immediately called in the people from Zhongshushe outside and said.
"I came early today. Please go and bring me the memorials just sent by the General Affairs Department."
"this……"
After the man from the middle school heard this, he was surprised at first, then hesitant and said.
"Mr. Ge, I'm afraid this is against the rules!"
In the cabinet, in addition to the Grand Scholar, there are also the Zhongshu Sheren. Compared with the customization of the Grand Scholar, the number of Zhongshu Sheren is variable and depends entirely on the needs of the Grand Scholar.
But the most basic thing is that every great scholar will have at least one Zhongshu Sheren who is responsible for handling various matters. In addition, there are also ordinary Sheren who are responsible for drafting edicts, copying and other matters.
Among these Sheren, there is a very special existence, that is, Zhongshu Sheren, who is subordinate to the first assistant. The difference between him and other Sheren is that in the hands of this Sheren, he holds a certain degree of voting rights.
The bachelors of the cabinet all have the right to vote, but the specific types of memorials and affairs they can get depend on the wishes of the chief minister.
However, there were many affairs in the imperial court, and the chief minister himself was too busy. Therefore, the memorials sent by the General Affairs Department every day would be briefly classified by the Zhongshushe people who were subordinate to the chief minister.
According to different affairs, after the sorting is completed, they are sent to different bachelors for ticket preparation.
Of course, those who were sent out by the Zhongshu Sheren were all trivial matters. For the really important and sensitive matters, the Zhongshu Sheren would keep them and ask the chief minister for instructions before they were sent out.
And this is exactly why Zhu Jian came before everyone else.
During this period, Mr. Zhu Ge was severely marginalized in the cabinet. Basically, he dealt with local and insignificant memorials. However, any important memorials would not be sent to Zhang Min and Jiang Yuan. Send it to him.
If he had arrived late, such a major matter involving the East Palace would have been sent to the first or second assistant's office as soon as possible.
"There's nothing against the rules. If I tell you to go, just go."
Zhu Jian frowned and said.
In fact, if he hadn't been too deliberate in the past, Zhu Jian would have even wanted to run over and ask for it.
But even so, he thought about it, took out his seal from his sleeve, and said.
"Just say that I wanted it. When the time comes, the chief assistant will take the blame, and I will take care of it."
"yes……"
So, the person in the middle school room anxiously took the seal and hurriedly walked out.
Although they both serve in the cabinet, the status of a bachelor and a scholar in the middle school are very different after all. Even if Zhu Jian is no longer popular, he is still a serious second-rank official. It takes several memorials to convey the message in person, and it is not Otherwise come over.
Therefore, when he saw Zhongshu Sheren walking towards his public room holding a pile of memorials, Mr. Zhuge finally felt relieved.
Sitting down behind the desk, Zhu Jian almost eagerly waited for the pile of memorials to come in.
Finally, nothing unexpected happened, and the memorial arrived safely on his case. Zhu Jian immediately became busy, picked up a book and quickly flipped through it. When he saw that it was not what he wanted, he put it down and read again. Next book.
The people in Zhongshushe who were watching this behavior were stunned for a moment. Let’s just say, Mr. Pavilion Boss, are you really dealing with government affairs?
Why does this look like you are looking for something?
However, Zhu Jian can no longer control so much at this moment, and it is not too early for the Secretary of General Affairs to send memorials every day. At this point in time, it is still a sequelae of the infighting between ministers some time ago.
In a stick of incense at most, other cabinet ministers would arrive one after another. He had to find this memorial before others arrived.
The hard work paid off, and as expected, after flipping through nearly half of the memorials, Mr. Zhu Ge finally got his wish and saw the one he wanted.
After suppressing his turbulent mood, Mr. Zhu Ge was still not too impulsive. He first read the memorial carefully to make sure that the contents were indeed what Zhu Yi said in the British government palace, and there were no major changes.
Especially after seeing the last signature of Xungui and Hu Hui's seal, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking up at the time, Mr. Zhu Ge didn't hesitate much, picked up his pen and ink, and carefully wrote down the conclusion he had prepared on the small ticket.
"...The reserve position in the East Palace has been decided early. However, due to the complicated etiquette, the ceremony of leaving the cabinet has not been performed for a long time, and the young army of East Palace officials have not been prepared. The reserve is closely related to the country. It is both heaven's wish and the right to leave the cabinet to study as soon as possible in the East Palace. All the ministers hope and all the people hope for. Now everything is ready. It is not appropriate to continue to delay. It should be decided early..."
After finishing writing the neat regular script of Guange, Zhu Jian blew the ink and carefully pasted the small note on the memorial. Then he breathed out gently, called in the people from Zhongshushe outside, and said.
"Go and pass the sign to the palace. I have something important to ask to see Your Majesty!"
