Li Xian's funeral ended half a month later. During this period, Li Xian worked hard and was praised by Zhu Jianshen several times.
And all officials knew that these praises were to prepare for Xu Youzhen to serve as the chief minister of the cabinet.
Although Li Xian has left this world, his influence on this world has not ended.
At this time, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, were waiting for a result.
After Li Xian's death, who will be the chief minister of the cabinet?
To put it inappropriately, when Yu Qian resigned, Xu Youzhen had the opportunity to ascend to power. However, Zhu Jianshen was young at the time, and Xu Youzhen's attitude towards the emperor was too flattering. The emperor at that time was afraid that his lack of political experience would lead to him being dismissed. Xu Youzhen took him to the ditch, so he followed Yu Qian's suggestion and appointed Li Xian as the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xu Youzhen as the second assistant, the censor of the Zuodu of the Ducha Yuan, and the minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Logically speaking, after Li Xian passed away, someone as senior as Xu Youzhen should have taken over directly, as it seemed to be a matter of course.
At this time, Xu Youzhen had developed into a hexagonal warrior, and Zhu Jianshen had also accumulated a lot of experience. When Li Xian was alive, it was impossible for Zhu Jianshen to depose Li Xian and let Xu Youzhen take over. But at this time, Li Xian passed away, and Zhu Jianshen was also very I am willing to let Xu Youzhen serve as the chief assistant of the cabinet.
In this way, within ten years, the imperial power would reach its true peak.
Xu Youzhen himself and the officials behind him were also very happy.
But again, many officials were unwilling to let Xu Youzhen take office.
This force that was unwilling to allow Xu Youzhen to serve as the chief minister of the cabinet spread throughout the court. Zhu Jianshen received the most opposition memorials in history.
Whether it was the new tax system or the deployment of troops in the Ryukyu Kingdom, it was not as sensational as this time.
It seemed that everyone in the court, except the officials behind Xu Youzhen, was opposed.
This result was unexpected by Zhu Jianshen.
The most talked about thing in the memorial is to start attacking Xu Youzhen’s character.
He said: Xu Youzhen's bad conduct, arrogance, extravagance and lewdness make it difficult for him to be the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet.
When Xu Youzhen learned that so many officials were impeaching her, she was at a loss. Why are these people targeting me?
Eight years before Chenghua, all the officials in the cabinet were capable of fighting, including Li Xian, Shang Ren, Yu Qian, Xu Youzhen, Wang Wen...
At this time, the cabinet members were Xu Youzhen, Han Yong, Peng Shi, Shang Ren, Wan'an...
Peng Shi is still only a fourth-rank official, and Wan'an is only a fifth-rank official. There are only first-rank Xu Youzhen, second-rank Han Yong, and second-rank Shang Ren.
In the eighth year of Chenghua, Shang Ren of Lianzhong Sanyuan was dismissed from office because of the new tax system in the eighth year of Chenghua. Wang Wen was also sent to Fujian and Guangxi as a manager because of the new tax system. He has not returned to the capital yet...
At this time, although Shang Ren re-entered the cabinet, he was also starting over, with his seat ranking slightly lower...
In the two months since Li Xian passed away.
The court was constantly quarreling over the choice of the chief minister of the cabinet, and Xu Youzhen also entered the lowest point in her life.
Because something happened.
Often the strongest fortresses are breached from within.
While Xu Youzhen was fighting fiercely with the officials who opposed his appointment as the chief minister of the cabinet, His Majesty the Emperor was preparing to issue an edict.
A message came from the south.
Xu Youzhen's current youngest son is not his son, but his grandson. Xu Youzhen's moral character is corrupt. His son Xu Shixian committed adultery with his wife, and the son he gave birth to is the son of his son Xu Shiliang.
The source of this news was Xu Youzhen's biological son, who Xu Shiliang said personally after being drunk.
The news spread quickly in the south and reached Beijing as quickly as possible. ŴŴŴ.BiQuGe.Biz
The opponents took advantage of this opportunity to launch a major counterattack. In the court hall, when Xu Youzhen heard the officials reveal their deepest secrets, he was briefly stunned.
It was this moment of confusion that put Xu Youzhen at a complete disadvantage.
After Xu Youzhen was at a disadvantage, Zhu Jianshen spoke up in time to come to the rescue: "Xu Aiqing is an important minister of the country. When he was in Jiangnan, he offended many people by implementing the new tax reform. At this time, they slandered my ministers for no reason. I immediately ordered Jin Yiwei to know Menda. Go to Jiangnan to investigate the case, catch many of the masterminds, and execute them immediately. Those who slandered the rumors will be guilty of the same crime..."
Because Zhu Jianshen knew clearly that if he didn't speak up, Xu Youzhen, who had been in power for decades, was destined to suffer a big loss this time.
After finishing speaking, Zhu Jianshen left angrily, and the court meeting was dismissed, giving Xu Youzhen precious breathing time.
After Xu Youzhen returned to Xu Mansion, most of the officials who used to come to Xu Mansion early for meetings chose to wait and see. Only Zhan Yang came to Xu Mansion.
In the living room of Xu Mansion, Zhan Yang looked at Xu Youzhen with a sad look on his face and didn't know how to comfort him.
If what the officials in the court meeting said today were all nonsense, according to Xu Youzhen's temper, he would go up and beat him up the next moment, but Xu Youzhen was stunned, which invisibly admitted the authenticity of the rumors.
At first, Zhan Yang was very envious of Xu Youzhen, who was still old enough to have children when he was fifty, but at this time, he was not envious at all.
"Hey, Xu Du Censor, don't let these rumors disturb us. Didn't you take that book of words that hinted at you to heart back then? His Majesty the Emperor has his own decision." After a moment of pause, Zhan Yang still said He spoke.
After hearing what Zhan Yang said, Xu Youzhen raised her head and looked at Zhan Yang: "If it is groundless, I will naturally ignore it, but if it is true, then I will have no choice but to retire and return home."
Although Zhan Yang is a loudmouth, he also knows that things have priorities. He would never dare to talk nonsense about such a big matter... And even if Xu Youzhen doesn't admit it, Zhan Yang, an old fox, knows it all.
"It's normal for young people to be ignorant..."
"We, aren't we all from this age?"
"Censor of Xudu, to be honest, when I was fifteen or sixteen years old, my eldest brother got married. When I met my sister-in-law for the first time, I was filled with imagination... This, this is normal..."
"Resigning from old age and returning to your hometown, that's not possible. Now that the Chief Assistant Li Xian has passed away, His Majesty is employing people. How can you be allowed to retire from old age and return to your hometown? What's more, if you retire from old age and return to your hometown, then Your Majesty will want to do something in the future. An aggressive strategy will definitely make it difficult to reach the sky..."
"For the sake of Ming Dynasty and His Majesty, you can't have this idea anymore?"
"This kind of thing is not normal. There are no families in Beijing who have served as ministers and dukes like this. There are no such rumors. It's just that this is a critical period and it will have a little impact on you." , However, when you become the chief assistant, such rumors will no longer spread..."
Zhan Yang talked a lot in one breath, and even told what happened in his youthful days. He made such a big sacrifice just to enlighten Xu Youzhen.
But Xu Youzhen burst out laughing after listening to Zhan Yang's words...
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