Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

"Your Majesty Li Yu accepts the decree, long live my emperor!"

Although Li Yu had already guessed such an outcome, when he fell down from the throne of the Minister of Civil Affairs, his mind still went blank, and he seemed to be walking like a zombie as he continued to receive orders.

Different from Li Min, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who took the crown to live in idleness, if the current imperial edict is just to live in idleness, it actually directly removes the official position of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

As for whether it can be revived, it depends on one's destiny.

In fact, at this time, the benefits of teamwork are reflected. For example, Wang Yue was hated by the entire officialdom, while Wang Shu won the unanimous recommendation of the Qing Dynasty.

"After all, it's a delusion. How can I stay in this position for too long?" Li Yu looked at the imperial edict that was handed over to him, and couldn't help but secretly thought with a hint of bitterness in his mouth.

He came from a poor family, and although he was lucky enough to take the imperial examination, he had no connections in the officialdom. But unlike Xu Pu who entered the Hanlin Academy, his teacher, the former assistant Shang Ren, didn't even look at him seriously.

Since he had been working hard for thirty-three years, he was promoted to the second rank of the Imperial Palace just four years ago. Even though he was the second-in-command of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he was still marginalized. Within a year, he was kicked out to the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate for retirement.

Perhaps it was the reluctance in his heart, or perhaps it was an opportunity in his life. By chance, he met Li Zisheng, the former left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and was able to return to Beijing to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Works. Finally, he was lucky enough to be appointed the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

It's just that he is not the person Wan An really likes, and Xu Pu has no objection because of his friendship in the same year. It has been less than a year since he took office, and now he is being ostracized by the court again.

After all, he has never really integrated into this high-end circle. He was only temporarily pushed to this high position by them because he was obedient enough.

"Back off!" Liang Fang said calmly as she looked at the dejected Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in front of her.

"Yes!" Li Yu squeezed out one word and returned to class holding the imperial edict.

Zhu Youtang found that as he expected, the rain last night had caused the temperature to drop again, and the number of people was indeed a little less than yesterday. He said to Liu Xuan, the right minister of the Ministry of Officials, "Stop the performance and take stock of today." List of officials arriving in the morning!"

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The officials present looked at Zhu Youtang in disbelief. They never expected that he would play such a trick and swing the stick when they relaxed their vigilance.

Liu Xuan, the right servant of the Ministry of Personnel, was stunned for a moment, but he could only bite the bullet and accept the order: "I obey the order!"

Since there were so many people who were not present, it was a secret headache to count them. Fortunately, most of the officials in high positions were present.

The highest honor visible to the naked eye is the British Duke Zhang Maobilai, and the third-grade civil servant is Zhang Luan of Honglu Temple. The latter is intriguing.

The morning sun is gradually rising, but the square is still cold and windy.

After Zhu Youtang received the list of absent officials submitted by Liu Ding, the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he quietly handed it over to Guo Yong for verification, so that the morning report could be resumed.

Who is the one who has lost his way on the road to a foreign land?

Li Yu was completely uninterested in what was going to happen next. He finally made it to the end of the morning and walked toward the Meridian Gate in a state of despair.

"Mr. Li, take care of yourself all the way, the road back to Jiangxi is not going to be easy!"

"Master Li, if you had helped me arrange for my son and nephew, we would have had more love. What a pity!"

"Isn't that true? Why didn't I get any points when I came up? I'm asking you to arrange this to give you face. Who are you showing off to?"

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When Liu Zhang, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, and other officials saw Li Yuzhen's downfall, they immediately made sarcastic comments when they thought of the previous incident when the minister of civil affairs refused to let him go through the back door.

Li Yu looked at these mocking voices and felt the harshness of the official world.

In the past, no matter where he went, he would be surrounded by a bunch of officials, but now that he has just fallen, these officials who used to kneel and lick him seem to have changed.

In fact, these people did not know that they did not treat any of them badly, but instead tried their best to meet their requests. It's just that he has never had the final say in the official affairs office. Not to mention that he has to obey Wan'an's arrangements, but even Xu Pu doesn't dare to disobey.

But now? Although he was not able to help every time, he helped once or twice, but all he got in exchange was ridicule and insults.

Li Yu looked at these hateful faces and really wished that he could turn back time. Even if he couldn't kill these people, he still wanted to deal with all their connections who had high ambitions but low intentions.

"Master Li, please stay!"

Li Yu heard someone calling him from behind, but he didn't even need to turn around to know that it was Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment.

Thinking about Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment, was not having an easy life, but he knew that the other party was not trying to add insult to injury. On the contrary, he had a feeling of sympathy for someone who had fallen into the world. It was really uncomfortable to be squeezed out of the civil service group.

"Don't wander around, let's go to Dongge Tingtui!"

When Li Yu and Du Ming became brothers in distress, a group of high-ranking officials were surrounding Xu Pu and heading towards the Meridian Gate, in order to hold a court meeting to decide the title of Zuo Du Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Located between the Meridian Gate and Fengtian Gate, there is also a Duanmen of the same size as Fengtian Gate. To the left of the Duanmen is the East Pavilion, where court meetings and court meetings are held.

As usual, the court affairs were presided over by the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but Li Yu had just been ordered to stay idle by Emperor Hongzhi, so now it was presided over by Xu Pu, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Xu Pu, who was wearing a second-grade official uniform, looked at the officials such as Jiu Qing in front of him and seemed content to sit on the top spot.

Although he was excluded from the cabinet for unknown reasons, if he can be successfully promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel this time, it will undoubtedly be a very good result.

Although the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is not as good as the chief minister, he is still the heavenly official who controls the promotion of hundreds of officials. In addition, his disciples and former officials are already all over the court. If you can place these people who are loyal to you in important positions, you can not only control the court, but also control the world.

Not to mention the fact that Governor Yingtian is one of his own, and the prefect of Changzhou is his disciple, so his family can be said to have peace of mind.

"Xu Xueshi, Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment, has not arrived yet!" Ni Yue, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, counted the officials present and reported to Xu Pu.

"Shame on you!"

When Zhou Hongmo, the Minister of Rites, learned that Du Ming was not present, he immediately made sarcastic remarks.

If it weren't for Du Ming's sudden defection, they could have nailed Wang Yue to the pillar of humiliation this time, instead of having the chance to return to the court now.

Xu Pu's face fell like water, and he also hated Du Ming deeply.

If Wang Yuezhen succeeds in going to Yangzhou to rectify the salt policy, then his disciples and former officials will definitely be skinned, and even himself will be affected by this incident.

But after all, he is the dignified Minister of the Ministry of Punishment of the second rank. Xu Pu picked up the tea cup and said: "We have to wait for him to have a cup of tea. If he does not come, it will be treated as his absence!"

The officials present naturally had no objections. Although it made no difference whether Du Ming came or not, it was naturally more comfortable for Du Ming not to come.

After a cup of tea, Xu Bo said calmly: "Let's start pushing!"

"The Tatars in the north are threatening to make a comeback, and national defense should be the top priority in court affairs. Although His Majesty wants to appoint Wang Yue as the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the stability of northern Xinjiang is the top priority in the Ming Dynasty, and Yue is a military wizard. , the Minister of the Ministry of War should serve as the inspector of the nine borders, and the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate should choose someone else!" Yu Zijun, the Minister of the Ministry of War, glanced at Xu Pu, and immediately set the tone.

Ni Yue, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and other officials were already aware of this and immediately expressed their approval.

"If this is the case, I recommend Xu Tingzhang, the governor of Yansui, Ningxia and Gansu, to be the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Wang Yue will take over Xu Tingzhang's position!" Zhou Hongmo, the Minister of Rites, raised his lips slightly, and immediately proposed that he The plan said.

"This is a wonderful move, and I agree with it! If this is the case, I suggest that you can choose Zhang Jin, the governor of the Xuanfu!" Ye Qi, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately agreed.

As these three people sang together, Ting Tui's matter was unanimously approved by everyone in the audience.

Xu Pu already knew that this was the result, so he said with finality: "Since everyone has no objections, then the matter is settled! Xu Tingzhang will be the main candidate, and Zhang Jin will be the backup!"

The so-called court recommendation is actually the right of a few people.

These things had been finalized as early as yesterday, and the reason why I went to all the trouble to talk about them now was just to show them to the one in Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, a figure walked in from outside.

Everyone was about to leave, but turned to look at the person who walked in, with a flash of surprise in their eyes.