After hearing what his emperor said, Chen Hong did not dare to neglect at all.

He had already realized what the emperor was going to do and quickly said, "Yes, emperor, I will go now."

After saying this, Chen Hong turned around and walked out quickly.

After Chen Hong left, Zhu Youxiao's expression eased a lot, and his fingers gently tapped on the table.

Although the expression on his face had not changed much, his eyes had already shown a fierce light.

There was chaos in the cabinet.

The cabinet, which was supposed to be safe and stable, was no longer a big deal at this time, but it soon became stable again because they saw the four cabinet masters walking out expressionlessly.

Han Yu and the other four did not take a look at the noisy faces, but walked out.

After leaving the door, Han Yu's eyes slowly swept over Xu Guangqi and the other three people, and asked, "Are we going to the palace now, or go to the gate of Xiyuan?"

Although this question is simple, Xu Guangqi and the other two did not speak or express their attitude.

Because this seemingly simple question is actually difficult to answer.

Now when you go to the gate of Xiyuan, you can do two things: persuade those who kneel down to go back; or kneel with them.

Now that things have become so big, although the four of them are Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, they cannot persuade those people back, because those people cannot listen to them.

Then if the four of them go, they will be left to stand on the fire and roasted.

If you go to the palace, you will stand on Your Majesty's side. Whether you are persuading Your Majesty to let them go or asking Your Majesty to punish them severely, in the eyes of outsiders, they are always standing on Your Majesty's side.

What's more, if these people do not retreat, there is no way to persuade His Majesty to give up except for severe punishment.

If His Majesty takes a step back, these people will gain a better position. If anyone wants to persuade His Majesty, the result will definitely not be too good, so this question is a bit difficult to choose.

If the four of them entered the palace now, there would be more scoldings in the cabinet outside.

Now many people have called themselves four treacherous ministers, many people have called themselves four grand ministers of the cabinet as slander ministers, and some even compared them with several people from the Chenghua dynasty.

You should know that those people have bad reputations now and have been set on the pillar of shame. The three masters of paper and the six ministers of clay sculptures are not very good.

So a seemingly simple question has begun to make Han and others feel embarrassed.

However, some people don’t feel embarrassed, such as Xu Guangqi. He took a step forward and said expressionlessly: “I want to enter the palace.”

In Xu Guangqi's view, His Majesty now has many shortcomings.

For example, if you are superstitious, you don’t know where to get a Taoist priest, you can interpret dreams when you have nothing to do, and you always take the things in the dream seriously.

For example, trust eunuchs and favor Wei Zhongxian.

But in addition to these shortcomings, Your Majesty still has many advantages.

For example, support yourself to reform, reuse yourself, and be enlightened.

In Xu Guangqi's view, since Your Majesty is willing to support him, he must support His Majesty to the end at this time. As for fame, it is no longer important.

Han and the other two looked at Xu Guangqi with a firm attitude, with different expressions.

Obviously, at this time Xu Guangqi chose to stand on His Majesty's side, and the others were no longer scruples. This choice made Han Yu and others hesitate, and at the same time made them a little envious.

At least Xu Guangqi doesn't have to make a choice, knowing which side he should stand on.

After Xu Guangqi expressed his attitude, Huang Kezhang also spoke.

He smiled and said, "I will enter the palace with Mr. Xu."

Huang Kezhang's attitude was also very clear. He pushed Xunzi, and his reputation outside was already terrifying, so he had no choice.

If innovation can be done, perhaps Huang Kezhang can turn his reputation around, otherwise there will be no hope at all.

In this case, Huang Kezhang had no other choice. The fence-headed grass would eventually be cut off.

Perhaps when both sides compete for you, you will get some benefits; but no matter who comes to power in the end, you will be the first one to cut off.

So Huang Kezhang decisively chose Zhu Youxiao.

When Han Dong saw the choice of these two people, he immediately laughed and said, "Then let's go to the palace."

Sun Chengzong glanced at the three of them and nodded.

Among the three people, Sun Chengzong had the best reputation. But in addition to his identity as a Grand Secretary in the Cabinet, he also had another identity, His Majesty's teacher.

At this time, Sun Chengzong had no choice.

However, when reaching a unified opinion, the four people seemed to have some tacit understanding.

While walking forward, Han Dong said, "Maybe we can't back down anymore, we should do something."

As he said, his eyes swept over the other three people, and said in a low tone: "If this continues, things will become more and more difficult."

The other three were all human spirits, and they instantly understood what Han Du meant.

Xu Guangqi said, "That depends on what Your Majesty means."

Huang Kezhang, who was on the other hand, said: "Now the Ming Dynasty's administration is corrupt, under the court, merchants are rampant, and the people live a miserable life; the military is abandoned, and there are many things in the border, and the imperial court's expenses are getting worse every year. Perhaps it's time to change."

After Huang Kezhang said the words, Han and the other two did not answer.

But in fact, the three of them had a little idea in their minds and reached a tacit understanding.

That is, at this time, we can no longer intrigue and we need to shout the core slogan of unity of four people, that is, innovation.

If the four of them didn't speak out like they are now, they would have no benefit and their reputation would be impossible to recover.

But if you shout the slogan of innovation, it will be different, and someone will support them.

If the innovation is successful, then the reputation of the four of them will become better; if the innovation is failed, it will not necessarily make the reputation worse than it is now.

And even if the innovation fails, there are people with good reputations, such as Fan Zhongyan.

Fan Wenzheng's reputation is really high among the Shilin. When it comes to him, there are no black spots.

The saying "Worry about the world first and worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later" has made Fan Wenzheng's reputation.

Sun Chengzong glanced at the three of them and said, "What Mr. Xu said makes sense, depends on His Majesty's meaning."

It is very difficult to start an innovation, but the biggest difficulty is Your Majesty’s attitude. Will the innovation fail because of Your Majesty’s retreat?

If this is true, the four of them may not have a good ending. For example, Wang Anshi, a poor reputation among scholars now.

"Your Majesty is not Song Renzong, and the Ming Dynasty is not Song." At this time, Han Du's voice was full of determination.

He played a final decision, and none of the other three said anything, obviously accusing him of what he said.

This period of history is naturally very familiar to several people.

In the third year of Qingli, Zhao Zhen appointed Fan Zhongyan as the chief political affairs, and promoted Ouyang Xiu, Yu Jing, Wang Su and Cai Xiang as censors (commonly known as the "Four Censors"), and was determined to make progress.

In September, under the order of Zhao Zhen, Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi proposed ten reform proposals of "clear promotion and demotion, suppressing luck, focusing on tribute, selecting officials and chiefs, all public land, enriching agriculture and sericulture, building military preparations, reducing corvee labor, and trustworthiness, and paying attention to orders."

Ouyang Xiu and others also submitted memorials, and Zhao Zhen adopted them mostly, and gradually promulgated and implemented them nationwide.

Because the new policy violated the interests of the noble bureaucrats, it was obstructed by them.

At the beginning of the fifth year of Qingli, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu and others were successively excluded from the court, and various reforms were abolished, and the new policy was completely failed.

This history is called the Qingli New Deal.

Han Yu's words are already very obvious. His Majesty is not Song Renzong, and the Ming Dynasty is not Song Renzong at that time. So there is no need to worry that Your Majesty is like Song Renzong, and there is no need to worry that people like him will end up with Fan Zhongyan.

They all knew about Fan Zhongyan's fate. He was strolled back and forth by the people from the court and finally died in office.

This is an invisible means in the officialdom. It is to not let you return to Beijing, nor do you know that you are an official in a stable place, but to let you move back and forth. Today is in Shandong, tomorrow will be asked to go to Jiangnan, and the day after tomorrow you will go to Hu Guang.

The journey of this era is long and it is very difficult to walk. What's more, the elderly ministers have lost their lives after a few twists and turns.

After the four of them reached a tacit understanding in their hearts, they did not continue to say anything. At the same time, they did not mention Zhang Juzheng in a tacit understanding.

In fact, the reason is very simple. Your Majesty is not Emperor Wanli, nor are they Zhang Juzheng.

After walking a few steps forward, Xu Guangqi suddenly said, "It seems that it has been a while since Zhang Juzheng has been rehabilitated? Since he has been rehabilitated, should he do something?"

Han Du and the other two were stunned, and then they understood why Xu Guangqi said so.

Huang Kecheng clapped his hands and said, "Yes! Find Zhang Juzheng's descendants and give them the reward. At the same time, temples should be set up to sacrifice so that future generations can know Zhang Juzheng's merits. In addition, his posthumous title is not appropriate, so please re-arrange one."

The four of them knew about Zhang Juzheng’s posthumous title “Wenzhong”. However, according to Zhang Juzheng’s contribution, this posthumous title was a bit lighter, and everyone knew what was going on.

On the fourth day after Zhang Juzheng's death, seven censors including Censor Leshijie impeached Pan Sheng, and Emperor Shenzong ordered Pan to retire.

Pan Sheng was recommended by Zhang Juzheng during his lifetime. His resignation indicated Zhang Juzheng's fall from favor. The censor also pointed the finger at Zhang Juzheng.

Emperor Shenzong then ordered the house to be confiscated, and the palace ranks were cut off, and the seals and edicts he gave during his lifetime were seized, and the four generations of imperial edicts were made to show the world the crimes.

Moreover, Zhang Juzheng was almost whipped by the coffin, and his family members were either starved to death or exiled.

When Zhang Juzheng was alive, some of the officials were removed from office and some left the market.

This time, the rehabilitation will definitely not be just a rehabilitation for Zhang Juzheng, but all the officials involved with Zhang Juzheng will be rehabilitated, and it will make the news very powerful.

The purpose of the four people is also very simple. Through this matter, they lay the foundation for their innovation and are also winning people's hearts.

After the work is done, the four of them will openly stand up to promote innovation, establish themselves as a reformist faction, and label those who had attacked them as old parties.

This is not their own problem, but a dispute between the old and new routes.
To be continued...