The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

In fact, the emperor asked Sun Yong, the junior supervisor of the Secretariat of the Imperial Household Department and the commander of the twenty gates, to send two orders to the cabinet.

One was to bury the loyal and brave Liu surnamed official with honor, and the other was to investigate the Liu surnamed official and report back.

Now there is only one university scholar in the cabinet, that is, Shen Shixing, the chief minister, so the order can only be received by him.

Regarding these two orders, Shen Shixing thought about it and decided to just be a forwarding machine without any emotion, without adding any subjective comments.

The matter of burying the eunuch surnamed Liu with honor was sent to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works.

The Ministry of Rites is the base camp of the Qingliu forces, and the Minister of Works Song Xun is a senior figure of the Qingliu forces. There is nothing wrong with building a loyal and brave shrine for the eunuchs together!

It is definitely not because the Ministry of Rites is in charge of rituals and sacrifices, and the Ministry of Works is in charge of construction!

Speaking of the two senior figures of the Qingliu forces, Song Xun, the Minister of Works, and Lu Guangzu, the Minister of Punishments, have been quite low-key in the past two years and basically do not directly participate in the struggle.

It may be that Lin Tailai killed too many people in the past few years, which led to the Qingliu forces now rarely using high-level and key positions to play games, and all rely on the tactics of piling up cannon fodder in the middle and lower levels.

As for the emperor's second order of "investigating the post and reporting back", Prime Minister Shen also skillfully forwarded it to the Censorate and the Ministry of Personnel.

After all, with the participation of the Ministry of Personnel, it is easier to directly formulate a punishment plan, so as to avoid further entanglement.

Xizhimen in the northwest corner of the capital is still sunny and windy, as if the suicide of the gate eunuch has no effect on the city defense.

Lin Tailai didn't want to stay in the city gate tower, so he set up a tent under the city wall and dozed off.

In a daze, he heard someone calling: "Brother Jiuyuan! I'm here to visit you!"

Lin Tailai opened his eyes and found that Li Rusong, the son of Ningyuan Earl, was standing outside the tent under the leadership of General Pang.

So Lin Tailai went out to meet him and asked, "Brother, are you going out of town for an outing and passing by here?"

Li Rusong laughed a few times: "Only a fool would be unlucky enough to go out of town for an outing. Ah, I'm not talking about your division.

In fact, I came here specifically to visit you, and I have something to thank you for!"

"What's the good news?" Lin Tailai asked curiously.

Li Rusong replied, "The emperor has ordered me to temporarily take charge of the rear army governor's office, which is finally a job."

Li Rusong was impeached and returned to the capital from the position of the general of Xuanfu Town two years ago, and it has been difficult to arrange a new job.

With the official position of the first-rank governor, it is condescending to hang around in the patrol camp.

Now that I have been ordered to temporarily take charge of the rear army governor's office, it can be considered a serious job.

Lin Tailai said in surprise: "Isn't the Rear Army Commandery headed by Duke Dingguo Xu Wenbi?"

Li Rusong laughed a few times, "Didn't hundreds of military officers gather outside the left gate of Chang'an and beat up Sun Yu, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, because of the rumor of reducing the salary some time ago?

Duke Dingguo was dismissed from his post as the head of the Rear Army Commandery because of his poor management and suppression."

Lin Tailai was stunned. He didn't expect there would be such a follow-up. He said meaningfully: "You reap what you sow."

You, Li Rusong, helped spread the rumor, and you got the benefit in the end.

Li Rusong laughed and said, "This is called good people get good rewards!"

Lin Tailai pointed to Pang Bazong next to him, "Their officers and soldiers at each city gate will be under the command of the rear army governor's office?"

Li Rusong nodded and said, "That's true. Does he have any requests?"

Lin Tailai said, "He wants to go to Chongwenmen, but there is no rush. Let me test him again."

Pang Bazong really wanted to ask, what else is there to test?

I have already helped you kill the gate officials and eunuchs, can't it prove loyalty?

While talking, suddenly saw Zhao Yongxian, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, with a stinky face, riding a horse towards Xizhimen.

Behind Zhao Yongxian were several officials from the Ministry of Rites's Ceremonial Department and the Temple Sacrifice Department.

Li Rusong asked, "Why is he still the left assistant minister after the broken engagement case happened?"

Lin Tailai said meaningfully, "Isn't it good to let him continue to be the left assistant minister?"

The position of the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites is normally qualified for cabinet entry.

If Zhao Yongxian was dismissed and someone else was appointed as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Zhigao would immediately have a new competitor for the cabinet.

And Zhao Yongxian's reputation has been greatly damaged after the broken engagement case, and he is definitely hopeless to enter the cabinet.

It is better to let Zhao Yongxian continue to occupy the position of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites and prevent others from entering the cabinet by using the position as a stepping stone.

To eliminate the competitiveness of the opponent is to truly make the opponent useless.

When the Ministry of Rites rode to the city gate, the conscientious Lin Tailai shouted:

"Are you going to commit crimes against the wind and go out of the city for a spring outing?

Listen to my advice, don't be so stubborn! The nature of collective behavior is even worse!"

Everyone in the Ministry of Rites: ""

Originally, they didn't want to pay attention to the gatekeeper named Lin, but if they didn't answer, they were afraid that it would be misunderstood!

In this sensitive period, no unnecessary misunderstandings and rumors can be allowed to arise!

Yu Kongjian, a doctor of the Ministry of Rites, answered on behalf of everyone: "According to the order, we will go out of Xizhimen to survey the site for the construction of the Martyrs' Shrine!"

Lin Tailai muttered loudly: "Does it take a minister and so many officials to survey the site?

I guess they will use this as an excuse to go out of the city for a spring outing!"

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The officials of the Ministry of Rites exploded instantly, expressing their importance to the emperor's order. Is it wrong to have a few more people?

The leader Zhao Yongxian shouted angrily: "Go back! Report that the gatekeeper Lin Tailai prevented us from leaving the city to build the Martyrs' Shrine!"

Li Rusong hurried out to persuade them: "Not really! Everyone in the Ministry of Rites, please leave the city and do your work. Lin Jiuyuan was just joking!"

Watching the officials of the Ministry of Rites leave the city, Lin Tailai was speechless. This emperor was really disgusting.

Build a shrine for martyrs who committed suicide because of opposing "illegal tourism" outside Xizhimen, so that you can see it as long as you go out of the city from here

Li Rusong beside him sighed: "It seems that you literati will have to take a long detour from Fuchengmen or Deshengmen in the future."

At the same time, in the official room of the Ministry of Personnel's Wenxuan Division, Chen Younian, the Langzhong of the Wenxuan Division, and Zhao Nanxing, the Yuanwailang of the Examination Division, sat opposite each other with bitter expressions.

Chen Younian sighed and said: "Yang Tianguan said that the thirteen people named in the notice may all have to be demoted one level and reflect on their mistakes for a month before they can deal with it."

Zhao Nanxing felt even more bitter because his name was among the thirteen names.

The year before last, he was still the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Selection, waiting to take over Chen Younian's position.

As a result, after meeting Lin Tailai, he became the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Examination. His rank remained the same, but his status was reduced.

If he was demoted one level this time, he would become the Director of the Ministry of Examination!

How can an official get lower and lower in the world!

Thinking of this, Zhao Nanxing said angrily: "Does everyone really believe that the gatekeeper surnamed Liu really committed suicide?"

Chen Younian said helplessly: "Now those who are qualified to inquire about the case all hope that the gatekeeper surnamed Liu is a loyal hero who committed suicide. What can we do?"

Zhao Nanxing was still unwilling to be demoted to a lower and lower position, and proposed:

"Can we launch a protest? After all, the fact that we were named is the one-sided statement of the gatekeeper surnamed Liu, which cannot be considered as evidence strictly speaking."

Chen Younian was speechless. This was too obvious double standards.

When did they strictly pay attention to evidence when attacking others in the court?

After careful consideration, Chen Younian replied: "We can't just do things like petitions. We have to see what's going on in Xizhimen."

Zhao Nanxing: ""

When did the political situation of our court depend on Xizhimen's attitude? When did Xizhimen become the political center?

But after thinking for a while, Zhao Nanxing said: "I have a good friend in the Military Selection Department. I'll ask him to ask one or two suitable military officers to go to the Xizhimen General to test the waters."

Chen Younian agreed: "This is the safest way."

You have to know the opponent's intentions before you can take action.

If the opponent has a target, petitioning is just a ridiculous self-entertainment. What's the point?

The punishment is imminent and the time for reversal is extremely tight, so Zhao Nanxing quickly got up and went to ask for favors.

Watching Zhao Nanxing leave, Chen Younian sighed repeatedly.

As the commander-in-chief of the struggle against the Qingliu forces, his original idea was very good -

Keep the fourth assistant Wang Jiaping, hold the second assistant Xu Guo, use the third assistant Wang Xijue as a scapegoat and clear him out, and then prevent Zhao Zhigao from entering the cabinet.

In this way, there will be two nails in the cabinet, Xu Guo and Wang Jiaping, who can jointly clamp down on the minority chief assistant Shen Shixing.

But in just one day, the second assistant Xu Guo was directly abolished, and it couldn't be abolished any more.

Moreover, the thirteen main attackers on his side were contained together, and the situation was completely out of control.

Now, let alone offensiveness, self-protection is already overwhelmed!

Why can someone go to Xizhimen, a remote corner, and still make trouble?

Is it necessary to send someone to the Xishan coal mine to dig coal in order to live in peace?

That night, when General Pang was off duty, an old brother named Zhang, who was a commander and served as a thousand-man commander in the Beijing Camp, came to ask for a drink.

After drinking, Zhang Qianzong asked: "Brother! I heard that you guys are in a state of panic recently."

Pang Bazong replied with a sympathetic heart: "Who said it wasn't? I was scared all day long, and my life span will be shortened by ten years!"

Zhang Qianzong comforted him and said: "Fortunately, it's all over. You have survived it. Everything will be peaceful in the future."

Pang Bazong said with a sad face: "We are just here. There may be troubles in the future!"

Zhang Qianzong asked doubtfully: "Your door officials and eunuchs are all dead, what else can happen?"

Pang Bazong replied drunkenly: "I have to be ready at any time, maybe I will hold a memorial written by someone else and go to the drum to report to the emperor!

Just because I am grateful for the loyalty and bravery of the gatekeeper Liu Gonggong, and after seeing Liu Gonggong's martyrdom, if the current situation remains unchanged, then I will inherit Liu Gonggong's last wish and continue to expose!

Because I am also a gatekeeper military officer, I have witnessed more violations than Liu Gonggong!

Liu Gonggong exposed thirteen people, I can expose twenty-three people, or even thirty-three people!

With a loyal and brave eunuch like Liu Gonggong, there can be a loyal military officer like me! "

Zhang Qianzong: ""

Damn it, the water in Xizhimen is too deep!

I can't ask any more questions, just reply to the master of the Ministry of War!