The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

The man in the middle school quickly ran away after reporting the disaster. He was also sensible, and he was afraid of being angered by the elders, so he didn't dare to stay.

The middle hall of Wenyuan Pavilion became silent, and the elders were motionless, as if everything was frozen.

A large-scale drought hit several provinces. One could insist that this was not an unusual disaster, but stars falling from the sky appeared in more than one place around the capital, and countless soldiers and civilians saw it. No one could say without conscience that this was not an unusual disaster.

What’s even more damning is that the star-falling celestial phenomena all happened around the capital, and there were more than one! No matter how we interpret the disaster, we cannot avoid the capital and the imperial court!

Moreover, most of the drought-stricken areas are in northern provinces, which are not too far from the capital!

Shen Shoufu was the first to wake up, sighed deeply, and said to Mr. Erwangge:

"I'll wait for the last shift and make arrangements for disaster relief, and then I'll submit my resignation."

This time, even he, the chief minister, had to resign. He couldn't escape, otherwise he would be like Zhang Juzheng who stole his love.

How could it be that someone who is really riding on a horse is so unreasonable that something unexpected happens at such a time! Is God blind?

How to interpret the disaster next is a mess!

The two Wangge elders felt very bitter when they heard "Stand up for the last post".

I've only been back to work for half a day, and I haven't even finished a single meeting before I have to leave my post again. It's really because the seats are not warm!

At this moment, they suddenly understood the "Historical Records", especially the sentence "The death of me here is not a crime of war."

Logically speaking, senior politicians should not have such emotions as "sympathy", but Shen Shoufu still felt sympathy for the two colleagues named Wang.

Even though Wang Xijue was very thoughtful, Wang Jiaping was also a political opponent of the Qingliu forces.

After all, the two of them have been in trouble for the past two months, and it's really miserable for this pavilion boss!

I originally thought that the matter of them betraying Lin Tailai had been revealed, but it was temporarily over!

As soon as the disaster occurs, their dark history of betraying Lin Tailai will definitely be brought out again and criticized!

This kind of mental torture of repeatedly whipping the wound might not be as good as Xu Guo just walking away.

But sympathy is sympathy, and Shen Shoufu is helpless.

All I could do was comfort my two colleagues and say: "Don't worry for now, wait a few days, the emperor will definitely comfort us."

At this time, Shen Shoufu suddenly remembered what Lin Tailai said last month - I have no control over my destiny.

What a little liar! Can this still be called uncontrollable? This is clearly God’s feeding!

What do these ministers who take the overall situation into consideration, love peace, and take Lin Tailai away temporarily, in the eyes of God? Could it be the clown?

According to the system, the 600-mile expedited disaster report was sent to the emperor as soon as possible.

What the cabinet heard was only a simultaneous report so that the cabinet could respond in a timely manner.

So when the elders were "standing on duty", Emperor Wanli was also meeting with the eunuchs and eunuchs.

Emperor Wanli was ready to curse. Why did another disaster happen just a few days after his ears were clean?

Since the release of the loyal eunuch at Xizhimen, thirteen people in the court were demoted and banned for a month. The public opinion has calmed down a little, but now it is feared that it will rise again.

To be honest, Emperor Wanli really hated disasters from the bottom of his heart.

Because in the eyes of the ministers, as an emperor, he had too many problems.

Whenever there is a disaster, the ministers have to repeat these problems over and over again, which is really annoying.

A few years ago, the emperor was deceived by his ministers. In order to pray for rain, he walked from the palace to the Temple of Heaven in the outer city!

He is a fat man with poor legs and feet! Do you know how uncomfortable he was at that time?

Why didn't he, the emperor, leave the palace or pay attention to the court? Every minister has a responsibility!

Which of the eunuchs in charge of rituals does not know the emperor’s thoughts? Zhang Cheng, the palm eunuch, took the lead in judging and said:

"Your Majesty, please be at ease first. There shouldn't be too much trouble this time. Lin Tailai will probably be able to shield your Majesty from criticism."

This meaning is obvious. Regarding the interpretation of the disaster, we can completely push it to Lin Tailai.

It was because a large group of people in the imperial court had a tacit understanding to expel Jiuyuan Xiangrui that a warning from heaven was triggered!

Anyway, it was not because the emperor was lazy in government, did not go to court, skipped classes, favored the harem, was stubborn and refused to accept advice, did not establish a prince, and did not allow the emperor's eldest son to study.

Emperor Wanli said worriedly: "When there are a lot of discussions outside, everyone often has his own opinion. In the end, it still depends on the volume of each person's voice.

Lin Tailai was just a newcomer to the court, so weak, helpless and pitiful. What should he do if he couldn't argue with the elders in the court? "

All the eunuchs: ""

Weak, helpless and pitiful? Your Majesty, are you sure you are describing Lin Tailai?

Chen Ju, the fourth eunuch of the Si Li Jian, suggested: "There is a letter of credence from the Beilu transferred from Xuanfu Town, which has not been made public yet.

The general meaning of the text is that Mrs. Zhongshun, the Third Lady, requested that Lin Tailai, a criminal who had been exiled from the army, be rewarded with her as a follower.

Although the content is absurd, this letter of credence can be sent out immediately, bypassing the cabinet and the six departments, so that the courtiers can discuss it. "

All the eunuchs laughed softly, this idea was really a bad idea.

Emperor Wanli was a little surprised. He really couldn't tell that Chen Ju, who was usually taciturn, had such a wilted side.

During lunch time, Chen Younian, a doctor in the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, came to the home of Zhao Nanxing, who had been demoted to the head of the Examination Department, and had a drink.

Although I feel depressed about drinking, if I don’t drink, I’m afraid I’ll be even more depressed.

Chen Younian advised Zhao Nanxing: "Don't worry too much about rank. In the eyes of our colleagues, why should we judge people by their rank?

Besides, as a brother, I am in the Literary and Selection Department. Are you worried that you won’t be promoted in the future? "

Zhao Nanxing said sadly: "I'm not depressed because of my rank, but because I'm helplessly watching the noble man suffer heavy losses, but I can't do anything about it."

Thirteen people were demoted and then spent a month reflecting behind closed doors.

Although there are dozens of members of the Qingliu force, they cannot squander it like this.

Chen Younian sighed: "My comrades can no longer bear the loss, so we can only endure it this time.

Don’t stand out now. For the time being, rest on your laurels, recuperate, restore morale, and look forward to the future! "

Zhao Nanxing slapped the table excitedly and said: "The ancients still knew that three years of gatherings and three years of lessons!

As long as the faith of the gentlemen in the DPRK does not waver, evil will not prevail over good in the end, and justice will prevail!

But while he is recuperating, he must not forget to try his best to suppress Lin Tailai so that he cannot get rid of his status as a criminal! "

When the two were encouraging each other, suddenly Jiang Shixin, the head of the civil affairs department, rushed in and shouted: "Two seniors! Something happened!"

Chen Younian replied: "No matter what happens, we will treat it as invisible and keep a low profile."

Jiang Shixin then added: "It's a disaster!"

Chen Younian waved his hand and said with certainty: "As for this severe drought in several provinces, we absolutely do not admit that it is an anomaly!"

Jiang Shixin said hurriedly: "There is the latest news from the General Affairs Department! Stars have fallen in more than one place around the capital, especially in Xuanfu!

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How could we pretend we can't see something like this? How could you not admit that it was a disaster? "

Chen Younian: ""

Zhao Nanxing: ""

The characters of their Qingliu forces are all upright gentlemen, and they usually have nothing to do but try to gain some reputation as the emperor.

This time there have been disasters such as severe drought in several provinces and falling stars. This is the time to take a proactive approach.

If they keep a low profile for the sake of recuperation, don't dare to jump out and make trouble, don't dare to tease the emperor, wouldn't their integrity be ruined?

"It's broken! If it's Lin Tailai this time, it will be even more troublesome!" Zhao Nanxing suddenly reacted first, "All the people involved in assigning Lin Tailai and expelling Lin Tailai to Xuan Mansion, only I’m afraid I’ll have to go through it all again!”

Chen Younian responded subconsciously: "Fortunately, when the palace first issued an order to punish Lin Tailai, I launched a resistance campaign, so I should be able to pass."

Zhao Nanxing: ""

Is there a mismatch between your tone of saying you are glad you "helped" Lin Tailai and your anti-Lin Tailai political stance?

Chen Younian quickly made amends and said to Zhao Nanxing: "It doesn't matter to you. After all, you were punished to shut up and reflect on yourself, so you don't have to speak out."

Zhao Nanxing: ""

It seems that this truth is correct. I can indeed avoid this disaster in a reasonable way.

After all, he has been "banned". Maybe this is called "misfortunes come with blessings"?

I have no choice but to suffer for those comrades who have not been banned.

The disaster information coming from the General Affairs Department swept through all the major government offices like a hurricane.

All officials had to lament that in the face of natural disasters, manpower was so insignificant and peace was so fragile.

Everyone guessed that the court was going to be in chaos again, but they didn't know where it would start.

On the next day, the three cabinet academicians collectively resigned, submitted their resignation notes to the emperor, and then went home.

Immediately, the emperor issued an edict, asking people to speak out because of the disaster.

The above are all routines that must be performed every time. They can be said to be "prescribed actions" and are completely within everyone's expectations.

But there is something new this time. The emperor also sent a letter of credence from Beilu to all ministries for courtiers to discuss.

After reading the contents of the credentials, the officials of various ministries became numb again. Mrs. Zhongshun and Lin Jiuyuan, you are not avoiding people anymore, are you?

So they all came to know that Lin Tailai was the only civil and military nine yuan in the Central Plains that shook the ancient times. How could he give it to Fanbang?

Does this kind of thing still need to be discussed? I haven’t seen that the celestial phenomena have started to warn me recently. Isn’t it obvious enough what the Xuanfu Star Fall means?

Of course, there are also many upright ministers who do not accept the guidance of public opinion from the emperor at all.

Adhere to Shang Shujin’s advice and say that the disaster was caused by the emperor’s recent misconduct.

So Emperor Wanli didn't relax for a few days, and he once again lived a good life of reading many admonitions every day.

After submitting his resignation letter, Shen Shoufu was finally able to sleep in at home and live a leisurely life.

Some time ago, he was really tired from being alone. This time, after it was his turn to submit his resignation, he could steal half a day of leisure.

Of course, the political situation is constantly turbulent, and outside news still needs to be collected continuously.

There is no need to worry about this, there will naturally be party members and sons who will continuously bring him news from the outside world.

That night Shen Yongmao returned home and reported to Shen Shoufu: "There are some new rumors today. I think it is necessary for father to know."

Shen Shoufu asked easily: "What rumors? Who is unlucky again?"

Shen Yongmao replied: "Some people said today that the letter of credence to Beilu was ridiculous and the court could just reject it directly. There was no need to issue a discussion.

But why was this letter of credence not dealt with previously, and why did the emperor bypass the cabinet and the Sixth Section and send this letter of credence directly to the ministries?

This situation shows that there are traitors in the inner court, and someone wants to agree to the request of Mrs. Zhongshun of Beilu and give Lin Tailai to Beilu! "

Shen Shoufu was not surprised by this and sighed: "I had expected that such rumors would appear.

The emperor's purpose in issuing this letter of credence was to divert public opinion.

Poor Taicang Wang Er and Shanyin Wang San, these two people are going to suffer again.

No, they are sharing your worries for you. This is called accompanying you like accompanying a tiger.

After all, these two people had betrayed Lin Jiuyuan before. Once there are rumors that Lin Jiuyuan was given to Fanbang, these two people will definitely be suspected again. "

Shen Yongmao also lamented repeatedly that the emperor's imperial skills, using the elder as a backing, would soon catch up with Lin Jiuyuan.

Shen Yongmao went to work at the Ministry of War the next day. Near noon, he suddenly heard the latest news.

The emperor responded to the resignations of the academicians and issued an order to comfort Wang Xijue and Wang Jiaping, but he still did not publish the resignation of Shen Shoufu.

It means that courtiers are asked to understand and act on their own!

Damn it! Uncle Shen was shocked, and subconsciously shouted in his heart, his biological father is in danger!

During such a sensitive period, the emperor asked Wang Xijue and Wang Jiaping to go back to work, but ignored his father. What does this mean?

The emperor's technique is so terrifying! Using the first assistant as a tool, you can catch up with Lin Tai!

Uncle Shen was not in the mood to go to work and hurried home.

But he saw that his father, the chief assistant, was also confused, sitting in the study and mumbling to himself.

The old bureaucrat surnamed Shen had always been very confident that he would be the one who was comforted and the two kings would be the target.

Who would have thought that the exact opposite is true.

Now Shen Shixing is not sure what the emperor is thinking.

Could it be that he feels that the two kings are not important enough, so he wants to create more explosive topics to lead public opinion to doubt himself?

Or are you dissatisfied with your ambiguous attitude on national issues and want to take the opportunity to change the chief minister?

Or is it a warning to myself?

Shen Yongmao shouted loudly: "I said, don't negotiate peace with them unless Lin Tailai nods!

They send Lin Tailai to the border town, you shouldn't just ignore it!

Lin Tailai also hinted that if he was sent away, he might accidentally hurt you, but you didn't want to believe it either!

I also advised you that you would rather be Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty than Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty!

If you don't listen to your advice, you will suffer a lot! I knew something was going to happen, and sure enough! "

"Stop talking nonsense! If you don't have anything to say, get out!" Shen Shixing felt noisy and drove people away in frustration.

Shen Yongmao replied: "The current plan is to send a message to the Xuanfu as quickly as possible and ask the envoy to take Lin Jiuyuan back to Beijing as soon as possible!"

Shen Shixing, who had always been inscrutable in front of his son, felt humiliated and said angrily: "Can you stop being so superstitious about Lin Jiuyuan?"

Shen Yongmao retorted: "Starfall disasters have come out, why don't people become superstitious? Father, tell God!"