As the second assistant and the leader of the Zhejiang Party, Fang Congzhe was in a bad mood!
Everyone present knew that there were many drawbacks to the imperial examinations, but how could it be changed overnight?
Civil and military examinations, achievements in thousands of years, benefits in thousands of generations!
Although that was the case, the Zhe Party could not give up on their roots.
"Eunuch Wei, who did His Majesty come into contact with? What did he see?”
As he thought, Fang Congzhe's gaze wandered. He saw the chief steward sitting in the cabinet, smiling and drinking tea. His heart was filled with disgust, but his expression did not change.
The foundation of a country must be thought through before it could be changed. Otherwise, if one understood the difficulties, they would give up.
"After the court session ended, the Emperor returned to the warm pavilion and worked with an axe. Other than me, he did not see anyone.”
Wei Zhongxian put down his teacup and looked at him meaningfully.
During the purge of the twenty-four Yamen in the Imperial Palace, there were more eunuchs close to the Zhejiang Party than the Donglin Party. Wei Zhongxian was surprised, but more afraid.
This Zhe Party was more concerned about the Emperor's actions than him, the Head of the Imperial Household. Interesting!
Fang Congzhe was silent!
The absence of any ministers proved that this reform was purely the Emperor's idea. However, this sixteen-year-old young Emperor's vision might not be too vicious.
"But,"
Wei Zhongxian cleared his throat and attracted the attention of the other Pavilion Elders. He continued,""Today, we raided the homes of the censors of the Left Capital and the Inspectorate. We found a total of more than 24,000 taels of silver. The emperor is very angry about this!”
At this point, Wei Zhongxian had some reservations. Otherwise, if he said that the Emperor wanted to kill all the civil and military officials, no one in the cabinet would be able to sit still.
Sigh, he was still too kind!
"24 million!"
Ye Xianggao raised his head and cried out involuntarily.
As the leader of the Donglin Party, although Ye Xianggao knew that the corruption and bribery in the faction were serious, he never expected it to be to this extent.
Perhaps, the entire Donglin Party would become a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered in the eyes of the Emperor!
Heavens!
This time, Fang Congzhe, Zhu Guozuo, Liu Yi, and He Zongyan all looked at Ye Xianggao and Han Yi in a different light!
Greed!
Throughout the Ming Dynasty, it was the first time that 24 million taels of silver could be confiscated at one time. If nothing unexpected happened, Zhao Nanxing and Sun Ke would be included in the History of the State and then go down in history!
"Lord Chief, Grand Scholar Han Fei, shouldn't you give us an explanation, give His Majesty an explanation, and give the people of the world an explanation?”
He Zongyan propped up his old body. His eyes were extremely cold as he looked at his two colleagues. Endless disappointment surged in his heart!
"Lord Chief, Minister Yu, the severity of this corruption is rarely seen in the world. The Donglin Party should give an explanation!”
Liu Yi stood up and said in an unfriendly tone,""Before this, Donglin, Zhe, Chu, and Qi attacked each other. Old He and I didn't participate, but now, it seems like they have become the vermin of the country.”
Ye Xianggao was shocked!
Among the six cabinet elders, Ye Xianggao and Han Wei were from the Donglin Party, Fang Congzhe and Zhu Guozuo were from the Zhejiang Party, and only He Zongyan and Liu Yiwei were not from any party. As long as these two joined any party, the other party would be destroyed in an instant!
"Old Ge He, don't be anxious. Old Ge Liu, don't panic.”
The atmosphere in the cabinet became tense, and the smile on Wei Zhongxian's face grew wider. There was finally a day where these arrogant ministers could be manipulated by him. If it weren't for the fact that the situation was not right, he would have laughed out loud right now!
He Zongyan turned his head and said with undisguised disgust in his eyes,"If you have anything else to say, say it all at once.”
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Wei Zhongxian subconsciously wanted to fly into a rage, but when he saw the other party's age, he immediately said calmly,"Yao Zongwen, Huang Yanshi, and Wang Weijian from the three sects of Zhe, Chu, and Qi each paid two million taels of silver to the inner treasury and then exiled themselves for three thousand li!”
He Zongyan's vision turned black!
Feng Zhu's remaining body was a little unsteady. He swayed left and right, scaring the elders present.
"Corpse Meal! A subject of a fallen nation!"
He Zongyan was completely furious and roared,""From today onwards, if anyone here dares to oppose His Majesty's division of civil and military affairs, this old man will kill himself in front of his door!”
After he finished speaking, he ignored the ashen faces of the pavilion elders and left with a flick of his sleeve!
F * ck!
Taking advantage of one's seniority!
With this fellow's prestige in the school, if he were to kill himself in front of his own house, he would probably be afraid of being beaten with a black stick when he went out in the future.
Fang Congzhe and Zhu Guozuo were convinced!
The separation of civil and military power meant the loss of power for the entire civil service group, not just the Zhe Party. There was no need to provoke this old man who was about to die!
"In that case, the cabinet will begin voting. Please raise your hand!”
The momentum was overwhelming. Ye Xianggao had no intention of stopping the chariot with his mantis's arm. He looked at Han Xiong and raised his hand in tacit understanding.
With the Donglin Party's current situation, they were probably already known to the Emperor. The less they existed, the safer they would be. They might be killed by others without them knowing.
One vote for Ye Xianggao!
One vote from Han Fei's cabinet!
One vote for Liu Yi, the cabinet secretary!
Fang Congzhe's second assistant forfeited!
Zhu Guozuo, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, abstained!
"I announce that the proposal for the separation of civil and military affairs has been unanimously passed. The Head of the Hall of Governmental Affairs will record this matter for the historian to examine!”
Ye Xianggao glanced around and heaved a sigh of relief. He continued,"Regarding the proposal to reorganize the higher-ups of the Five Armies Governor's Office, begin voting!”
All votes passed!
The five military governors had violated the interests of the generals, and the civil officials were happy to see this happen.
Fight!
It would be best if the emperor and the noble generals fought with their dog brains!
"Since all of you have agreed, then let's issue a decree. Sun Yuanhua, Zheng Chongjian, and the others will be sent to the capital to report on their work. Let the Ministry of Personnel handle the reception work and successfully complete the separation of civil and military affairs.”
Ye Xianggao could already foresee that there would be another purge in the royal court, and he was a little excited!
"Chief Ye, there's no need to pass down the imperial edict. The Emperor has already issued an edict, and the Embroidered Uniform Guards are already carrying out the edict.”
Wei Zhongxian spoke again. The reason he was willing to stay in the cabinet was for the Jinyiwei. If he could find allies, he might be able to completely destroy the resurgent forces!
The imperial edict was issued directly by the Emperor, bypassing the cabinet!
"Embroidered Uniform Guards?"
The five Pavilion Elders were a little confused when they heard the familiar yet unfamiliar term. However, they quickly smiled.
The power of the eunuchs was about to waver!
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