After the first person was elected, except for Xu Guangqi, everyone else in the cabinet had complicated expressions on their faces.

They all realized one thing, that is, Xu Guangqi's status was rising rapidly, which put a lot of pressure on Han Xu. Perhaps this is what His Majesty meant.

This is of course what Zhu Youxiao meant, because Emperor Jiajing once did this. Even though Emperor Jiajing trusted Yan Song very much, he also arranged a Xu Jie behind Yan Song to involve Yan Song.

In the reputation of Shilin, Xu Jie was much better than Yan Song, at least before he was exposed. But in fact, Xu Jie was richer than Yan Song. His family owned hundreds of thousands of hectares of farmland in the south of the Yangtze River, and his tentacles spread out.

When it comes to all walks of life, it can be said to be a very huge family business.

In comparison, Yan Song is not as wealthy as Xu Jie. Therefore, there are many things that are not clearly defined as good or bad, loyalty or treachery. In many cases, there are no such clear boundaries.

As the chief assistant bachelor of the cabinet, Han Xu also felt a lot of pressure at this time.

For Han Xu, the promotion of Xu Guangqi was already a big surprise. In comparison, if Sun Chengzong was promoted by His Majesty to the cabinet, Han Xu would be more able to accept it, but now it is Xu Guangqi who is promoted

Promoted.

At this time, Han Xu finally saw that Xu Guangqi had the ability to sit in this position, and more importantly, this was His Majesty's arrangement.

After Shen Tingyun was nominated, several other people did not nominate other people, but just randomly found a few people to accompany them.

Because everyone knows that the Minister of Rites is already in Shen Tingyun's pocket. With the current situation and the current situation, no one can challenge Shen Tingyun, after all, His Majesty will not agree.

Once Shen Tingyun's name is reported, His Majesty will inevitably accept his fate. If they want to prevent Shen Tingyun from becoming the Minister of Rites, they can only stop it at this time. But at this time, can they stop it?

No one can stop Shen Tingyun from becoming the Minister of Rites because he was nominated by Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi is the deputy minister of the cabinet. If he wants to nominate him, no one else can stop him. It is impossible not to let the deputy minister of the cabinet speak. So there is no suspense at this point. After arranging a few people to accompany him, this

The matter ended hastily.

Although this matter has been arranged, the other cabinet bachelors are still very worried because they don't know in what direction things will develop.

Once something happens, I'm afraid it will have unpredictable effects, because this time the incident is too big.

Han Xu, Sun Chengzong and others discussed with each other and ensured that there would be someone in the cabinet duty room at all times. They arranged a cabinet duty system.

Once there is any sudden situation or accident, the cabinet can get the news as soon as possible and can handle it as soon as possible.

At the same time, there were a lot of discussions in the court. Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong were arrested and imprisoned in Jinyiwei's prison. No one expected that things would eventually turn in this direction, and no one expected that things would turn into this.

It looks like this now.

Regarding what Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong did to name themselves, the reaction of the two groups was very extreme.

Cui Chengxiu directly sent people to create public opinion in the capital, saying that Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong were traitors, saying that they forced His Majesty in this way, which is not what ministers should do.

The other party retorted, saying in the scholarly circles that if you have made a mistake, you should remonstrate; if you don't listen, you will die. Therefore, Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong not only did nothing wrong, but they also did the right thing, which is the performance of loyal ministers.

, is a sign of integrity.

For a while, there was a lot of commotion in the capital, and the quarrel was endless. But most people could understand that this was actually a question of the positions of both parties.

If you oppose the previous policy, then you must support Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong; if you stand on Cui Chengxiu's side, then you must beat Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong to the ground.

Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Because of the case of Yang Lian and Zou Yuanbiao forming a party for personal gain, the prestige of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been greatly affected. However, for a period of time, the momentum of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been very strong, and it has the potential to restore the previous situation.

All this is because of Cui Chengxiu. During this period, he has been very high-profile, vaguely intending to become the leader of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he has also united many people.

Some people even think that Cui Chengxiu has more presence than Yu Maoheng, the censor of Zuodu of the Duchayuan. But everyone who cares knows that Cui Chengxiu is far behind Yu Maoheng.

When did Yu Maoheng come to power?

This was the time when the status of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was at its worst, when it was least trusted by His Majesty. At that time, Yu Maoheng came to be in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. What does this mean?

This shows that Yu Maoheng is someone whom His Majesty trusts, and His Majesty believes that he can control the Metropolitan Procuratorate well at that time.

So even though Cui Chengxiu has been very noisy recently, he knows in his heart that there is no way he can compare with Yu Maoheng. Therefore, in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Cui Chengxiu respects Yu Maoheng. This time, it was Yu Maoheng who acquiesced in his noisy behavior.

This time, a few people gathered in the lobby of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, all with serious faces.

Because Yu Maoheng didn't care much about their affairs before. If they wanted to cause trouble, Yu Maoheng wouldn't interfere. It was obviously a tacit understanding.

But this time Yu Maoheng called everyone over, obviously he had something to explain.

After seeing everyone sit down, Yu Maoheng nodded slowly and then said: "I called you here today because I have something to discuss with you."

"We all serve as the emperor's eyes and ears, and we pride ourselves on being clean and honest. We take it as our duty to regulate and admonish the emperor, impeach, inspect hundreds of departments and officials, conduct inspections, and inspect local officials. There are countless predecessors before us who sacrificed their lives to forget.

Die, be loyal to the emperor, serve the country, and help the country. This is an example for us, the younger generations, to learn from."

“The following are the most basic rules for the imperial court to select censors:

One is to be loyal to the country and forget about home; to be loyal but forget about oneself;

Second, they must be upright, upright, and outspoken;

The third is outstanding knowledge, not only familiar with all aspects of government affairs in the court, but also knowledgeable about ancient and modern times."

Those of you present who can be selected and become the best among them naturally meet these conditions.

"Now that the court is in chaos, there are people who abuse power and disrupt government, and there is cholera in the court, it is time for us to speak out. Maybe we will be criticized, maybe we will be retaliated by others, but I still want to write a letter. I call you today

When I come back, I will explain this matter to you."

"If you are willing to follow Pontus, then let your people submit a letter together when you go back; if you are not willing, then Pontus will not force it."

After saying this, Yu Maoheng gently picked up the teacup, took a sip, and waited quietly for their reply.

Although Yu Maoheng used a discussion tone, everyone present knew that this was not a discussion with you.

No one present expected that Yu Maoheng, who was usually quiet and seemed very easy to get along with, was so decisive this time.

Everyone fell into deep thought.

On the other hand, Cui Chengxiu was slightly excited.

Unlike others, behind Cui Chengxiu was Wei Zhongxian, Eunuch Wei, who knew deeply about some things in the palace, that is, His Majesty was dissatisfied with the Donglin Party in the court. Of course, this was already a consensus.

But Cui Chengxiu knew another thing, that is, His Majesty not only wanted to clean up the Donglin Party and others, but also wanted to recruit new people. This included Xu Guangqi, the deputy minister of the cabinet, and his people.

Under such circumstances, whoever is close to Xu Guangqi and the others may be one of theirs. Eunuch Wei once said that his immediate boss of Cui Chengxiu, Yu Maoheng, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was probably his

Xu Guangqi and his people.

So Cui Chengxiu has been trying to get closer to Yu Maoheng, but the other party ignores him.

At this time, Yu Maoheng stood up and said such words, and it was obvious that he was about to take action. Naturally, it was impossible for Yu Maoheng to help Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong, and he would definitely step on them.

This time Yu Maoheng and the others are going to take action. Cui Chengxiu thinks this is a good opportunity to get involved because he thinks it is a good choice.

Before that, Chen Kedao's matter was causing quite a stir, but Chen Kedao was giving lectures to His Majesty. Xu Guangqi became the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, which was beyond everyone's expectations. This was His Majesty's clear support for them.

Therefore, in this incident, even if it was not to deal with the Donglin Party, Yu Maoheng would propose to abolish Donglin Academy and Tianxia Academy. Because this is what His Majesty wants to do, and only by doing so can Yu Maoheng be reused by His Majesty.

After the incident between Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong, things began to take a turn for the worse, so Yu Maoheng was about to end.

After thinking about these things, Cui Chengxiu's body became excited. He quickly stood up and said loudly: "Du Tang, Confucius said benevolence, Mencius said righteousness; only when righteousness is exhausted, benevolence is the best. Read the books of sages and learn what you have learned.

What's the matter? From now on, I have nothing to be ashamed of! Now the traitors in the imperial court are in power. They bully Your Majesty and manipulate politics for their own good. This is the greatest man-made disaster in the Ming Dynasty!"

"We read the books of sages and we should be loyal to the king and serve the country. At this time of critical life and death, we should write letters of criticism and protect your majesty with the pen in our hands! We will eradicate traitors for the court, even if we are shattered to pieces, we will not hesitate!"

Looking at the excited Cui Chengxiu and hearing his deafening words, although Yu Maoheng had no expression on his face, he felt very tired in his heart.

In this passage, Cui Chengxiu harmed two people, which made Yu Maoheng very uncomfortable.

Wen Tianxiang's desperate poem was used in the front, and Zhuge Liang's example of teaching was used in the back. Are you, Cui Chengxiu, such a person?

We don’t know who you are yet?

Can you also quote these two people?

These two sentences are simply tainted!

So Yu Maoheng felt a little sick in his heart. But he also knew that there was nothing he could do about it, and he couldn't kill Cui Chengxiu.

Yu Maoheng could only listen quietly, nodded and stroked his beard, making a satisfied look, looked at Cui Chengxiu with admiration, and said: "Well said, you are worthy of being a rising star of our Metropolitan Procuratorate.

He will definitely become the mainstay of our Metropolitan Procuratorate in the future."

The meaning of this sentence is very simple. You have done well, young man. If you continue to do so, you will have a bright future. After this incident, you will be promoted, and I will recommend you to His Majesty.
Chapter completed!