Old guy Liu Yijing has made it clear that he wants to fight for power.

The reason why he wanted to rope in Han Xu was also very simple, that is, he needed to prove his ability in front of His Majesty.

How to prove your ability? As the chief assistant bachelor of the cabinet, if you can't even control the cabinet, how can you be said to be capable?

Liu Yijing hopes to get the support of the entire cabinet.

But Han Xu also knew that it would be difficult for Liu Yijing to do this.

There are not only one or two bachelors in the cabinet now, but a full five.

In addition to himself and Liu Yijing, there were also Shen Guan, He Zongyan, Zhu Guozuo, and Shi Jikai who did not come to take office.

Although on the surface, it seems that these cabinet bachelors do not have very great power, and none of them is a powerful minister.

But everyone knows that none of the people in this cabinet are economical. These people are just more cautious and do not have such a strong desire for power. They have not yet reached the point where they are desperate for power.

But just because the desire for power isn’t that important doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

Everyone knows that the late emperor trusted the Donglin Party. After the late emperor ascended the throne, the Donglin Party became bigger and it was only a matter of time before it took action against the cabinet.

With the resignation of Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant scholar of the cabinet, many people have become aware of the problem.

As for the cabinet bachelors, they may not be willing to listen to the Donglin Party. If they can't win, then they should simply give up their position and go back to their hometown.

In fact, everyone thought this way before, but no one expected that the late emperor died suddenly.

After the death of the late emperor, everyone was waiting for His Majesty's actions and wanted to see His Majesty's views.

Sure enough, the current His Majesty did not disappoint himself and took action against the Donglin Party.

At a time like this, many people naturally want to add insult to injury. Before, the Donglin Party was so powerful that no one dared to do anything about it. Now that they have the opportunity, it is naturally impossible to let go.

You must know that there are two very important conditions for entering the cabinet in the Ming Dynasty.

One is birth, that is, you must be from the Hanlin Academy, and non-Hanlin students are not allowed to join the cabinet. This condition is really not just a matter of talk. There may be a few special cases, but it is not universal. Most of the cabinet bachelors are Born in Hanlin Academy.

In addition to this condition, there is another requirement: to be an examiner. If you want to become a cabinet bachelor, you must have been an examiner, a provincial examination or a general examination examiner. This depends on His Majesty's support for you.

But the step of becoming the chief examiner is absolutely impossible to overcome, and the reason is very simple. There is a teacher in the imperial examination who said this.

The meaning is very simple, that is, your examiner is your mentor. He will be the leader in the officialdom. You should be loyal to him as much as possible; and he will try his best to promote you.

Originally this was an unspoken rule, but now it has become widespread. This is a rule that even the emperor must acquiesce to, and it is also the main way for civil servants to form cliques.

As for why the emperor didn't care?

In fact, it is very simple. The imperial court's control over local areas is not that strict. Sometimes what the emperor says is not as effective as what the ministers say.

As long as the emperor controls the bachelor in the cabinet, he can control the officials of his faction. When something happens, the emperor can just go to the main person and there is no need to pursue him.

With such a relationship, the power of the cabinet grandmaster is supported. Whatever the cabinet grandmaster wants to do, there are people below to help him do it, and there are people to support him.

In other words, behind every court boss, there is actually a small faction.

Several cabinet bachelors in the DPRK are all like this. Although their factions are not as powerful as the Donglin Party, it does not mean that they are not.

Normally, these people are inconspicuous and cannot cooperate. Because no one trusts the other, they do not fight against the Donglin Party.

But things are different now.

The Dongchang side insists on insisting on the Donglin Party, coupled with His Majesty's vague attitude, and several Donglin Party bosses have been arrested by the Dongchang, the situation of the Donglin Party has now taken a turn for the worse.

If these people don't come up and step on me at this time, I'd be really sorry for them.

After defeating the Donglin Party, everyone can divide the legacy left by the Donglin Party. How many official positions are needed?

Even if a few bachelors in the cabinet are not moved, those in the faction behind him are also tempted and will push him forward.

What's more, will these cabinet bachelors not be tempted?

Who doesn’t want to be the chief assistant bachelor of the cabinet?

Who is willing to give up the power in their hands?

There is no such person. If you really want to place your love on the mountains and rivers, then why bother being an official?

Raising his head and glancing at Liu Yijing, Han Xu fell into deep thought.

Obviously these people are ready to take action. Now they say they are uniting with themselves, but in fact they are forcing themselves.

If you don't agree, then these people will kill you directly, and they will never be polite to you. As for the other people, they have probably joined forces long ago.

This put Han Xu into a dilemma.

Of course, this is not what he is most worried about.

At worst, it wouldn't be a big deal if he didn't become an official. But now Han Xu felt that something was about to happen, and the Donglin Party was probably doomed this time.

Although Wei Zhongxian insisted on clinging to the Donglin Party, Han Xu was not too worried. Even if a few people were removed, it would be of no use.

Wei Zhongxian's strength is there, he can't swallow up the entire Donglin Party. The power of the Donglin Party is not just the few people in the court. Basically, most of the local officials and frontier officials in various places are Donglin Party

People, this is the reason why the Donglin Party has strength.

If Wei Zhongxian wants to overthrow the Donglin Party, he can only install his own people or cultivate his own spokespersons among the civil servants.

But this is too difficult, and it is definitely not something that Wei Zhongxian can do now.

Now, if Liu Yijing and others take action against the Donglin Party, things will take a turn for the worse and be out of control.

Because their people know where the Donglin Party has people, they will choose to replace them and directly overthrow the Donglin Party.

The position of the Donglin Party will be replaced by Liu Yijing and his people, which is a very troublesome thing. If it really comes to that point, then the Donglin Party will fall into an irreversible situation.

Han Xu didn't want to see the Donglin Party collapse, but the current situation didn't allow it.

Liu Yijing actually found him, which proved that they were ready. Regardless of whether he participated or not, they and others would take action.

Once they choose to take action, and if you don't follow them, your position in the cabinet will not be preserved, and attacks will follow.

In fact, the reason for their attack was very simple. After Zou Yuanbiao and others stepped down, Han Xu might become the leader of the Donglin Party.

Although I am not the leader of the Donglin Party now, who can say clearly?

Han Xu's thoughts were spinning over and over again, and he felt like his head was in chaos. He wanted to slam the table and point at the old fox and curse him. But reality didn't allow it!
Chapter completed!