The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

Lin Tailai's thunderstorm was so loud that the emperor didn't know what to say for a moment, and subconsciously looked at the eunuchs and eunuchs.

The eunuchs were also speechless. They originally thought that they would just have fun with the emperor today and that would be it.

Unexpectedly, the prisoner presentation ceremony had just ended, and before the emperor had even left the Meridian Gate, a sudden turmoil arose.

Although this was a great time for civil servants to fight among themselves, they always had to help the emperor with his advice.

They also understood the emperor's mentality very well, which was nothing more than two words, "the result should be good" and "cannot take responsibility".

So Zhang Cheng, the eunuch and eunuch in charge of rituals, asked Lin Tailai: "Are there any of the Jiuqing figures in the list you mentioned?"

Lin Tailai said: "Nine ministers are short of three, and the rest have not been nominated, so of course they are not on the list."

Then Zhang Cheng said to Emperor Wanli: "We might as well summon the nine ministers and let the ministers discuss it together in front of the emperor!"

Major personnel issues in the imperial court, other than those of ministers, academicians, and ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, must be approved by the external court in order to be authentic.

If it is directly appointed by the emperor or recommended by the cabinet, it is called internal surrender and Zhongzhi, which is an illegal procedure that the ministers firmly oppose.

Therefore, the suggestion of Zhang Cheng, the eunuch of the palm seal, means that the problems caused by Lin Tailai are ultimately personnel issues, and the foreign ministers can be called in to shoulder the thunder together.

Lest the emperor and the cabinet's academics negotiate here, the civil servants of the foreign dynasties will complain that the recommendation was not approved by the court, and the procedures are incorrect.

This idea is good, and Emperor Wanli said: "It is very suitable for me!"

Wang Jiaping, the third assistant, said: "Can you summon the officials of the ministry and hall together?"

In addition to ministers, the officials of each ministry also have ministers, which means that the cabinet meeting becomes an enlarged meeting of the cabinet.

As we all know, Lin Tailai's power is both at the top and at the middle and lower levels. Lin Tailai alone holds three or four middle-level official positions.

But the middle and high levels of the third and fourth grades are the weakest link in Lin Tailai's power.

Upon hearing Wang Jiaping's proposal to expand the meeting, Lin Tailai said in a neutral tone:

"Several ministers are on the list of suspected traitors. Mr. Sange wants them to come forward. What is his intention?"

Wang Jiaping gritted his teeth and said, "They are not necessarily traitors."

Lin Tailai immediately said to Emperor Wanli: "Wang San. Sange's hometown Ping is forming a clique, openly forming a clique in front of His Majesty."

Three, three, you code ratio! Wang Jiaping was so angry that he stopped talking.

Emperor Wanli still wanted to show respect to his former teacher, and decided to say: "Although Mr. Sansan's words are reasonable, the crowds are making noise and it gives me a headache. Let Jiu Qing come up first."

At some point, everyone inside and outside was infected by Lin Tailai, and he liked to call the elders by numbers.

So the officials who were waiting to eat melon outside the Meridian Gate suddenly received another order.

It is said that Wang Shizhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Yu Shenxing, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Yi'e, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Sun Piyang, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, Lu Guangzu, the Yushi of Zuodu, and Xu Shen, the Minister of Zuo Tongzheng, come upstairs!

Most people waited for a long time without eating anything, and just watched others go upstairs one by one.

Now that there is an emperor, cabinet and nine ministers above, is a top-level meeting going to be held temporarily? What happened?

But the six foreign ministers who went to the Meridian Gate already knew what had happened.

Without any psychological preparation, he was also shocked and his mind was buzzing.

The content of Lin Tailai's accusation is actually that the courtiers collectively drank the blood of the meritorious officials and divided up the merits of the meritorious officials.

So in the past period, Lin Tailai's show of weakness was equivalent to luring a snake out of its hole?

He was just waiting for the day when he presented the prisoner gift, and when he had the opportunity to see the emperor directly, would he directly resign in person to try to get rid of the emperor?

At this time, Wang Tianguan couldn't help but look at Lin Tailai. Is this what you meant by "kneeling down in a few days"?

Is this how you kneel? Do you think resigning to the emperor is considered kneeling?

Among the new ministers, the one with the most intense emotional reaction was Lu Guangzu, the censor of Zuodu.

Previously, Shen Shoufu fought the Qingliu forces and Lin Tailai together!

Now it's Lin Tailai who is fighting back against the Qingliu forces and Shen Shoufu's gang!

It's true that it's their Qingliu forces that are instigating the relationship between the two of you, but can't you two just fight each other?

Why do you always bring their Qingliu forces with you when you fight among yourself?

Why are they the only Qingliu forces being beaten all the time?

So Lu Guangzu said angrily: "How can we say that these people are traitors just because they were not nominated by Su Lin Tailai!

Is it possible that Lin Tailai has to decide whether he is a traitor or not? "

Lin Tailai didn't even try to cover it up, and directly complained: "You can't even understand the most basic semantics, how did you, Lu Guangzu, get into the imperial examination?

Who was the examiner of that subject in your 26th year of Jiajing? The admitted people include you and Zhang Juzheng, they are really eye-catching! "

Lin Tailai was scolding Lu Guangzu, but everyone glanced at Wang Tianguan.

In the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing's reign, this person was still in power.

Wang Tianguan said that he is a low-key and transparent person and does not want to talk.

Zhang Cheng, the eunuch in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, had to stand up and maintain order, "If you have something to say, just tell it apart, discuss the matter on its own terms, and don't directly criticize others!"

Lin Tailai then reported to Emperor Wanli: "What I doubt and accuse is that most of the nominees are hostile to me. Is this reasonable?

However, Lu Guangzu misinterpreted it as because these people were not nominated by the minister, so they were criticized by the minister.

Therefore, Lu Guangzu clearly had ulterior motives and deliberately changed his concept, committing the crime of deceiving the emperor! "

If he hadn’t resigned last month and almost made it real, Lu Guangzu would have resigned right now!

Lu Guangzu was so angry that he was shaking all over and said to the emperor: “I dare to guarantee with my life that those nominated are not treacherous ministers!”

Lin Tailai: “.”

Mr. Lu, it’s not fun if you say that. Can’t you afford to play?

Emperor Wanli suddenly became interested and asked Lin Tailai: “What do you say if Lu Guangzu guarantees like this?”

The implication is, do you, Lin Tailai, also dare to guarantee with your life that those people are treacherous ministers?

As an official who convinced people with reason, Lin Tailai would not be as reckless as Lu Guangzu, and said:

"Even if they are not treacherous ministers, they are forming a clique! Otherwise, how could it be a coincidence that all of them are hostile to me?

This malice is not only directed at me, but also at meritorious officials, and at your majesty's love for meritorious officials!"

The word "forming a clique" echoed in the heart of Emperor Wanli for several times. He inadvertently glanced at the Minister of Personnel standing very close, and asked: "Selecting and employing people is the responsibility of the Ministry of Personnel. What do you think?"

In theory, when discussing matters in front of the emperor, the ministers standing closest to the emperor are the cabinet ministers and the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel.

In the early years, the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel were the closest, and later it was the cabinet ministers.

Therefore, at such meetings, the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel are often the protagonists of the speech.

But Wang Tianguan did not have this mentality at all. In such occasions, he just wanted to be a low-key idiot.

Unexpectedly, he was suddenly called by the emperor for questioning, and he really didn't know how to express his attitude.

After all, he had been dominating the literary world in the south before, and he was not familiar with the current Emperor Wanli at all. This was only their second meeting!

However, Wang Tianguan had been the leader of the literary world for decades, and he was still able to adapt to changing circumstances. After he recovered from his shock, he said:

"I think that the court needs fresh people in the middle and high levels to avoid rigidity, as the saying goes, running water never stagnates.

Otherwise, if you keep using the same old people, it will be like a pool of stagnant water, without vitality and energy."

Everyone was speechless. Wang Tianguan, did you use the same rhetoric as the leader of the literary world? Or are you summarizing the lessons learned from the decline of the retro school?

"Interesting." Emperor Wanli praised.

Encouraged, Wang Tianguan finally relaxed, trying to figure out Lin Tailai's thoughts, and said, "There are many vacancies in the court this time, and it's a good opportunity to replace new people.

Specifically, the list of nominees can be discarded and new people can be nominated!"

Lu Guangzu couldn't help but scold, "Do you think the nominations of the Ministry of Personnel are a joke? This is also the responsibility of the Minister of Personnel.

If all eight nominations are invalidated, then you, the Minister of Personnel, have failed in your duty!"

Wang Tianguan, who had just been shining for a while, immediately exposed the shortcomings of being an old literary man with little experience in the court, and made a proposal without clearing his own responsibility first.

He didn't know how to respond to Lu Guangzu, so he subconsciously looked at Lin Tailai.