Life Winner Training Guide

went.

He went to the Ministry of Justice as usual.

After Xiao Yinzi was transferred here, he did not take care of the specific affairs in Zhuyuan. As originally said, You Hongyin still gave the position of the chief eunuch to Lu Jia. He taught Lu Jia in many ways on weekdays, and Lu Jia himself was very diligent in learning. Gradually, he became more and more capable in this position, and You Hongyin let it go.

Since Xiao Yinzi was transferred to his side, You Hongyin took him wherever he went. With a master by his side, he was more confident in doing anything. To be honest, this time he grew up in the harem, and there were really limited people to communicate with on weekdays, let alone close friends, and the task object was closed and didn't care about anything. It was up to You Hongyin to do whatever he wanted. Over the past ten years, thanks to Xiao Yinzi, the two could discuss things together and communicate together.

Otherwise, drinking tea alone would be lonely.

Alas, You Hongyin prefers to drink more, but Xiao Yinzi doesn't drink. This is the only regret.

About three months later, the things that You Hongyin had been waiting for finally began to take shape.

The sword hanging high in his heart had already been broken. Wei Qian, who had been longing for the right to speak for half his life, took action.

The origin of the incident seemed to be very small, and it might not have caused any waves in the past.

Here I have to talk about the situation and working atmosphere in the court.

Because the emperor was strict, and the deterrent power of the Yang royal family was always there, the party disputes were indeed not serious, but not serious does not mean that there were none. No matter how high-pressure the environment was, it could not resist the desire for power.

There were six cabinet elders in the cabinet. In addition to the first assistant Tian Wenzheng and the second assistant Wei Qian, there were also Wang Tianzhao, the father of the virtuous concubine, Yang Rong, who was praised as the double peaks of the imperial family together with the general Yang Fan, Du Baigui, who was good at martial arts and good at border defense, and Guan Xiu, who was still the head of the prince's teacher group and a Confucian scholar.

Among these six people, the chief assistant Tian Wenzheng is a good guy and a yes-man for the emperor, but he is honest and fair, and is good at mediating the relationship between the cabinet scholars and the emperor.

The second assistant Wei Qian is quite bold and has outstanding ability to handle internal affairs. He has served in many of the six ministries and is also proficient in practical affairs. Now more than half of the small government affairs are handled by Wei Qian, and more than half of the important events are proposed by him for reference and discussion by other cabinet members and the emperor. It can be said that no one in the cabinet can match him in handling internal affairs in terms of people's livelihood, national taxes, and performance evaluation.

Wang Tianzhao was once a typical neutral party. Because he was sent out of Beijing in the first half of his official career and moved to many places, he was very familiar with local affairs. Although he was not without tact, he still maintained his original intention as a literati, handled things seriously and carefully, and was quite famous among his colleagues. But since the birth of the eldest son of the emperor, this university scholar has become a thorough royalist. Most of the time, he no longer expresses his opinions and only listens to the emperor. You Hongyin could understand Wang Tianzhi's approach. If he didn't know what was going on, he would probably end up like the current Minister of Rites.

Du Baigui was good at military affairs, and most of the things he handled were related to military affairs. He was the only one in the cabinet who was good at military affairs. He seemed to have a lot of say, but in fact, the emperor would almost always handle military affairs in person, and he had his own way of handling them. Du Baigui was just a suggestion. Yao Guangqing, the Minister of War, was not so obedient. How should I put it? Most of the six ministers would not go against the cabinet, but if the cabinet elders were a little worse than him, then whether they would listen or not was another matter. At least, Du Baigui was not qualified to make Yao Guangqing, the old fox, listen.

The great scholar Guan Xiu focused more on the education of the princes. He was not very proficient in common affairs, so he would generally only speak on matters related to culture and education.

Yang Rong, like General Yang Fan, was a relative of the Yang family, but his relationship with Emperor Yang Jian was already beyond the third degree. The Yang royal family did not have a system of enfeoffment, but generally there would be titles granted, but these hereditary titles were generally inherited by descending ranks. Once the titles were gone, the royal family was just an ordinary family, and there was not much difference from ordinary people except that they could still receive a monthly salary. Similarly, the Yang royal family did not restrict the freedom of the royal family. They could leave the capital if they wanted to, take the imperial examination if they wanted to, join the army if they wanted to, and even ask the emperor for help to find a competent official job through the back door. This system strengthened the power of the emperor and reduced the risk of national division. At the same time, the expenses on the royal family were not large, and the expenses had always been within the affordable range of Huangguo. But at the same time, because of this system that could ascend to heaven in one step and become a commoner in another, every fight for the throne was fierce, and every time there would be a bloody storm.

In fact, the training system of keeping the princes in the palace and interning in various departments of the court after adulthood did curb the princes' excessive power and increase the emperor's control over the princes, but there was a blind spot that no one had discovered, not even the princes themselves. That was the loophole in the palace's protection caused by the princes' frequent entry and exit of the palace.

The emperor was afraid of death. In addition to armed protection and countless guards on duty day and night, all personnel and items entering and leaving the harem were also carefully checked and registered. This strict and powerful system greatly reduced the external factors that endangered the emperor's life safety.

However, there was no inspection procedure for the princes to enter and leave the palace. Although they could not bring large items or outsiders, some key small things were no problem at all.

You Hongyin was quite strange at first. It was rare that no prince had done anything extraordinary for more than a hundred years after the founding of the country.

Of course, You Hongyin had never considered such a sinister method from the beginning. First, after such a method was used, it was still unclear whether he could sit on the throne without a foundation. Second, even if he sat on the throne, whether he could sit firmly in this position was another matter. Castles in the air could not be built.

However, if it came to the last minute in the future, he might take such extreme measures to shorten the planning time. Of course, he would definitely not do it himself. He could help other princes design this plan.

It was useless to consider these now. In the future, he would definitely act randomly and respond to circumstances.

The abilities of the six cabinet elders basically explained their status and reputation in the court. The cabinet composed of these six people not only maintained the supreme power of the emperor, but also competed with the emperor for the right to handle court affairs. The relationship between them and the emperor can be described in one word, that is, vertical and horizontal alliances, thus maintaining a delicate balance.

Now, Wei Qian was not satisfied with being only a second assistant, and he did not want to be a yes-man of the emperor in the court. He was a scholar with his own ideals and political ambitions. He did not want to be recorded in history books in the future: He was the second assistant of the cabinet of the Huang Dynasty, worked hard all his life, and died in such and such a year.

This is actually that after the satisfaction of money and power, human beings began to pursue deeper spiritual satisfaction such as the meaning of life and life ideals.

Speaking of the Censorate, the function of the censors is not just to catch people's braids. The Censorate is responsible for the supervision work in the court bureaucracy, correcting and impeaching officials, and rectifying the rules and regulations. The national local work inspection and supervision, the work review of the six ministries and twenty-four departments, the five temples and nine prisons, and the investigation of official cases are all within the scope of the Censorate's work. In fact, they are very busy.

However, because they only have the right to report things according to rumors, and the most investigated is the style of officials, they seem to like to catch people's braids and tell tales. The emperor and other officials don't like them very much.

The innocence of censors is a rule set by the founding emperor, and the descendants of the Yang family also follow it. This is the power of the censors of the Censorate.

This time, Wei Qian used the Censorate to do what he did.

He disclosed some of the information he had to the censors of the Censorate.

It was not a big deal. The cabinet had a duty system to prevent the emperor from not being able to find someone to discuss things with. However, the chief minister Tian Wenzheng was not young anymore and had no opinions. Even if he was on duty, the emperor would not look for him, so he often skipped work to go home.

When the news was leaked, the next morning court was in chaos.

Yang Jian felt that this censor was simply sick. If he, the emperor, had not acquiesced to this situation, how could Tian Wenzheng dare to do this? But it was a fact that Tian Wenzheng violated the system.

Tian Wenzheng, the good old man, was a little angry, but he could not refute it. He immediately cried there that he was old and sick and had failed the emperor's grace.

Wei Qian did not express his opinion on the other five cabinet ministers. He always cherished his feathers and had a good appearance. Yang Rong and Du Baigui pleaded for Tian Wenzheng, thinking that there were still human feelings outside the rules, so he should pay attention next time. Guan Xiu was a conservative person. He felt that what Tian did was wrong. A gentleman should cultivate his character. If he did not even follow the rules of work, how could he be a role model for all officials? He should be fined as a punishment.

Wang Zhaofeng and Tian Wenzheng did not get along well, and he had a little idea of ​​himself. He had a lot of ideas about the position of the Prime Minister. Besides, there was enough royalists in the cabinet. So he said that it was indeed the Prime Minister who was wrong, but considering the age and physical condition of Tian, ​​there was no need to make a big deal. It seemed that he was speaking for Tian Wenzheng, but in fact, he attributed the cause of the incident to the Prime Minister's old age and lack of energy. ①This work is provided by Situ.com for online reading.

The cabinet had different opinions, and the people in the Censorate were arguing. Yang Jian finally chose to put the matter aside and discuss it later. But in fact, he was about to explode.

Ever since he dealt with Fang Yingcong, the Minister of Rites, and removed him from his post and promoted another Minister of Rites to the position of Shangshu, Yang Jian felt that the atmosphere in the court was strange.

But he could not find the reason.

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Tian Wenzheng was finally forced to submit a memorial to retire and return home. Other officials questioned his health and said that he was not suitable to continue to be the chief minister of the cabinet with a high work intensity because he could not even do his duty. He had to retire and return home. On weekdays, he did nothing and did not offend anyone, but at this time, Tian Wenzheng's inaction also made few people protect him.

The emperor could protect him, but Yang Jian did not think that Tian Wenzheng was worth his great efforts to protect.

And Wei Qian also tested the emperor's bottom line. Although Tian Wenzheng was the emperor's yes-man, the emperor actually did not care about this old minister. In Yang Jian's view, it didn't matter who was promoted to the chief minister, as long as he was obedient.

Therefore, Wei Qian knew that he was not the next prime minister in the emperor's mind, but the eldest prince's grandfather, Wang Tianzhao, was a loyal royalist and the next yes-man.

Wei Qian targeted Tian Wenzheng just to eliminate the cabinet forces that were completely inclined to the emperor, not to compete for the position of prime minister. Moreover, whether Wang Tianzhao was a royalist was still a question. People's identities and ideas would change over time, especially when the eldest prince had grown up.

After You Hongyin learned the result of this incident, he knew that he should take action, otherwise when Wei Qian really took control of everything, there would be nothing for him as a prince.

The emperor and the people in the cabinet were all focused on the position of the prime minister, but You Hongyin aimed at the vacant cabinet position.

You Hongyin planned to push Cao Qing, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to the position. Cao Qing was not the only candidate for the cabinet, but he was the one You Hongyin preferred the most.

Cao Qing had some friendship with him, no, to be precise, it was the Zhanyin Chamber of Commerce that had a friendship with Cao Qing. Three years ago, when this man was the governor, he was attacked by local pirates, but the soldiers in charge of the escort were northerners who were not good at water and were beaten to a pulp. Zhanyin Chamber of Commerce happened to be transporting goods by water at the time, and happened to save Cao Qing and his only son who was traveling with him.

Of course, Huang Zhi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, had the best chance of becoming the minister, which was another reason for You Hongyin's consideration. In this way, at least the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue are almost in his hands. I believe that Taoist Master Daoqian will advise Huang Zhi on how to actively show his favor to the second prince and then sit on the throne of the Minister of Revenue that he has always dreamed of. Although Huang Zhi is not good in all aspects, he has been in the Ministry of Revenue for so many years and has a lot of experience. There is no problem in maintaining the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue. Moreover, there is the cabinet to back him up. You Hongyin is not afraid of trouble if he supports a fool as the Minister of Revenue. Even if there is trouble, it has nothing to do with him, the second prince, and other people