The next day, Fengtian Palace.
After the monarch and his ministers paid tribute, Zhu Qizhen sat back on the throne, and the ministers returned to their seats and stood up, secretly gearing up.
The competition for power in the temple is a man’s ultimate dream!
It is full of temptations and opportunities, as well as dangers, but all officials regard it as the most challenging, the most revealing thing, and even the most sacred thing.
Zhu Qizhen took in the expressions of these people, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: Hehe... they are about to roll up.
"Do you have the original memorial?"
"I have this report." Guo Jing took a step forward and was the first to step forward.
He is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and enjoys the reputation of "Heavenly Official". However, under the aura of Yang Shiqi, he has not been much prominent. But now that Yang Shiqi is gone, of course he will fight for it.
"Quickly played." Zhu Qizhen looked at him with interest.
Guo Jing automatically understood that the little emperor was appreciating him. He handed over his hand and continued to use yesterday's tactics: "Yang Ji's crimes are heinous. I ask the emperor to judge him as soon as possible."
Judging from the little emperor's behavior yesterday, he hates Yang Shiqi so much that it goes deep into his bones.
Yesterday, because Yang Shiqi was still there, he made an act of tolerance, but now Yang Shiqi is gone. He believed that given the little emperor's character at his age, he would definitely retaliate for his anger. As long as he gave him a step, why worry about a bright future?
Guo Jing's plan for himself is to risk his life to bury his predecessor. Only in this way can he become his successor.
What the emperor hates, I hate it too. Only by being like-minded with the emperor can we be invincible... Guo Jing is very confident: "The emperor is kind and virtuous. However, Yang Ji's crime is heinous. I hope the emperor will make a decision soon and save those who are being persecuted." The people make the decision.”
"I second the proposal." Wang Ji, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, left the mission.
Wang Xing, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, his face suddenly changed slightly, and he cursed secretly: This bastard, who the hell let you get ahead? Damn it, this bitch probably wants to curry favor with Guo Jing and then take my position!
"Humph, I don't agree with what Guo Shangshu said." Wang Nu sneered and left.
Guo Jing dusted off his robes, and no one cared about him. The official was very impressive.
Wang Ji hummed: "Wang Shangshu defends Yang Shiqi like this, he is really loyal!"
Wang Ning's expression changed. The word "loyalty" can only describe ministers to their kings, but not ministers to their ministers.
Damn it, I've long seen that you are rebellious... Wang Xing took a deep breath and retorted: "Why does Wang Shilang protect Guo Shangshu in this way?"
The minister and the minister started working together, and the other ministers watched the show silently.
Everyone knew that with Yang Shiqi's departure, there would be a major reshuffle of the forces in the court, but no one expected it to be so intense.
Coming up is a battle at the level of Minister and Minister, and people below the Minister have given up the idea of participating in the war.
It's not that they don't want to, it's that a boss battle of this level is simply not something they can participate in. Forcibly blending in will only lead to ashes.
"Wang Shangshu, don't ramble." Wang Ji opened his bow without turning back, completely losing the respect he had shown to his immediate superior in the past. "With Yang Ji's crimes, killing him ten times would not be an exaggeration. How could Wang Shangshu defend a heinous person?" people?"
"Haha...I don't agree with what Wang Shilang said." Hu Hui, the Minister of Rites, left the office.
"What is Hu Shangshu's advice?" Wang Ji was still tough, but he was already feeling weak.
He is a minister, fighting against two ministers, leaping over the hierarchy, and one against two. The pressure can be imagined.
But at this moment, Liu Zhongfu, the Minister of Household Affairs, took a step forward and said, "I think Wang Shilang's words are reasonable. There is an old saying: the prince who breaks the law is the same as the people;
If you forgive Yang Ji just because he is the son of a former great scholar, wouldn't you be telling the world that the family members of Ming officials can do whatever they want? "
When Wang Ji's pressure suddenly decreased, his momentum suddenly became stronger, "Liu Shangshu, thank you!"
"See you later!"
There was another shout, and Wei Yuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, took a step forward, and his momentum instantly overwhelmed Wang Ji, "Jun Wuxi, did Wang Shilang not hear what the emperor said yesterday?"
Wang Ji hesitated for a moment and said angrily: "I heard it, but..."
"Okay!" Wei Yuan shouted, "Since you heard it, why did you let the emperor go back on his word and destroy the Great Wall?"
"I'll be the official, I'll be the official..." Faced with three ministers at once, Wang Ji couldn't hold on.
"Wei Shangshu is taking a quote out of context!" Chen Zhi, the censor of Zuodu of the Imperial Procuratorate, said, "No one is a saint, and no one can do anything wrong. However, the emperor's treatment of Yang Ji was inappropriate."
He is the head of the Yushi Yanguan, and speaking like this is simply giving the emperor face.
"I beg to differ." Wang Wen, the censor of the right capital of the Ducha Yuan, retorted and said directly: "Everyone in the world is a king and father. If the censor of Chen Du uses saints as his standard, that is the greatest disrespect to the emperor!"
He cupped his fists with both hands, arched them upward, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it is destiny. The dragon among men is the Son of Heaven;
But the censor of Chen Du said that people are not saints, is the emperor a mortal?
In other words, in the eyes of Chen Du Yushi, the emperor is still inferior to the sages? "
The Metropolitan Procuratorate was also in trouble, and the people who were eating melons were shocked. They did not expect that Yang Shiqi's departure could cause such a big commotion.
Little did they know that the current situation was that the first-in-command wanted to make more progress, while the second-in-command wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to drag the first-in-command down and get up on his own.
One hand stabbed his predecessor with a knife, and the other hand stabbed the other!
Fighting in the temple is far more exciting and profound than grudges in the martial arts world. Everyone is a master of judging the situation and taking advantage of the situation. Their dangers are even greater than the bravery and ruthlessness of the martial arts people!
Those who defend Yang Ji do not like Yang Ji, and those who want to kill Yang Ji do not hate Yang Ji.
In the final analysis, Yang Ji is just a bargaining chip, a bargaining chip used to fight for power.
Whoever the emperor agrees with will win.
"The emperor is naturally higher than the saint!" Guo Jing saw the big bosses of the six ministries, and even the Metropolitan Procuratorate, knowing that the time to meet him was about to come.
He first set the tone, and then said: "Of course, the laws of the Ming Dynasty were set by Taizu. Our dynasty governs the world with filial piety, but several ministers want to trap the emperor into being unfilial. What are their intentions?"
The saints can't compete with them, but the ancestors can't compete with them, right?
In the Ming Dynasty, Taizu was absolutely politically correct. Even at Zhu Di's time, this trick was easy to use, as you can imagine.
As soon as these words came out, Wang Xin, Wei Yuan and others could not refute immediately. After all, Taizu was involved. If he was not careful, his colleagues might catch him.
"Guo Shangshu's words are reasonable, but...not entirely correct." Chen Zhi, the censor of Zuodu, saw that his side was about to win, and immediately stabbed Guo Jing.
After all, Yang Shiqi only had one position. He and Guo Jing joined forces to eliminate a group of competitors first, rather than to push Guo Jing to the top.
"Taizu was far-sighted and had great talents and strategies..." Chen Zhi first praised, and then said: "However, the country's governance needs to be determined according to the times and circumstances. Otherwise, how can we talk about the New Deal?"
Guo Jing has taken the initiative to kill Yang Ji. It is extremely difficult for Chen Zhi to win with this, so he has to put forward his own idea.
Guo Jing was a little angry, "We are talking about killing Yang Ji, where are you talking about?"
"The court is the place where political affairs are discussed, and the censor of Chen Du is discussing political affairs. What's wrong with that?" Liu Zhongfu, the Minister of Household Affairs, also rebelled.
The name of the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is too great, so we have to kill him first.
In fact, these big guys have not formed an alliance at all. Everyone wants to join on their own. The reason why they joined forces before was to quickly eliminate a group.
Now that the number of competitors has dropped sharply by half, it is natural to kick out the strongest ones first.
Several people reached a tacit understanding and caught Guo Jing and started to fight.
It didn't take long for Guo Jing to withdraw his political opinions from the killing of Yang Ji, and the advantages Guo Jing had previously established should be lost.
There is only one leader of the martial arts alliance. Whoever has the best martial arts skills will be the first to be attacked by the group.
Li Qing stood at the back. Everyone's eyes were focused on the big bosses, and no one cared about him at all.
So he started to eat melon seeds as if no one else was watching.
This kind of good show is much more interesting than the gossip about entertainment stars in later generations. Its ups and downs of the plot and the gold content of the lines are ceiling-level, surpassing all film and television dramas.
Paired with melon seeds... what a beautiful thing!
Zhu Qizhen listened and watched, but did not speak. Li Qing had anticipated this scene in advance and optimized the details. Zhu Qizhen was aware of it.
Overall, this is a play directed by Li Qing, and Zhu Qizhen is also one of the actors.
Li Qing is the screenwriter + director, staying out of the action. Zhu Qizhen is the main actor, but there are not many scenes. The bosses are supporting roles. Their individual roles are not important, but together they are the main scene, and those below the rank of waiter are the backdrop.
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Without their efforts, this play would not be possible.
Li Qing was eating melon seeds while watching the show. This was his debut film, so he couldn't miss a single scene.
Zhu Qizhen was not as good as Li Qing. He knew deeply that the ultimate goal was to send troops.
So, he raised his head and looked at Li Qing across the crowd.
"He, what is he doing?!"
