The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

Compared with previous dynasties, the Ming system has many differences in the specific details of government governance, such as relying more on the circulation of official documents.

In previous dynasties, holding meetings may be the mainstream way for the court to operate government affairs, but in the Ming court, official document exchanges are the mainstream.

In most official affairs, officials from different offices do not meet each other, and rely entirely on documents to achieve uplink and downlink and level-level consultation and communication.

People like Mr. Lin who go to work in a roving manner, pointing fingers and giving instructions everywhere, are absolutely non-mainstream.

Specifically in the inner court, the secretarial office under the Silijian is equivalent to the general hub of official document circulation.

For example, memorials from all parties must first be collected by the secretarial office, and then sent to the cabinet or directly to the emperor.

In addition, the cabinet's bills are also sent from the secretarial office to the Silijian, and then sent back to the cabinet by the secretarial office after approval.

After the cabinet completes the draft edict according to the approval, it is still taken to the Yongbao by the secretarial office, and then sent to the six departments for review and issuance.

It can be said that every link of the circulation of official documents in the inner court must be handled by the writing room.

Therefore, the writing room has a very high status in the eunuch system, which is equivalent to the Hanlin Academy among civil officials. Eunuchs who can take charge of the writing room will basically be eunuchs in charge of the Silijian in the future.

Sun Yong, the former governor of the twenty gates and the current full-time junior supervisor of the inner study, is such a popular figure.

It is unanimously recognized inside and outside that after Sun Yong's godfather, Sun Xian, retires, Sun Yong can be promoted to the eunuch of the Silijian.

There are several eunuchs in charge of the inner study, and Sun Yong's main work place is at Huiji Gate.

This is just outside the cabinet, which is conducive to getting acquainted with the cabinet elders, and it will be easier to carry out work after being promoted to the Silijian in the future.

Today, the Fourth Assistant Zhao Zhigao went to the Cabinet to work. When he passed by Huiji Gate, he suddenly spoke to Sun Yong, the Junior Supervisor of the Inner Study, and asked, "Did the Cabinet submit any secret memorials today?"

The contents of the secret memorials must be kept confidential, and Sun Yong was not qualified to open them, but whether there were any secret memorials was not necessarily strictly confidential.

After thinking about it, Sun Yong decided to do a small favor.

Although old man Zhao had no future and was just waiting to die in the Cabinet; but old man Zhao was Lin Tailai's man, and Lin Tailai's face was still very valuable.

If Lin Tailai had not created the "Xizhimen Loyal Eunuch" last year, Sun Yong would not have been able to benefit from it and was promoted from the Twenty Gates Admiral to the Inner Study.

So Sun Yong gestured to Zhao Zhigao twice, the numbers "one" and "two", respectively, implying that both the First Assistant and the Second Assistant had submitted secret memorials.

Sure enough, they did submit secret memorials! Zhao Zhigao walked to Wenyuan Pavilion with a worried look on his face, but he felt a little suffocated inside, so he paced back and forth outside the door of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Generally, when the Grand Secretaries arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion every day, they either held meetings in the central hall or worked in the cubicles.

Zhao Zhigao paced back and forth outside like this, just like a conspicuous bag.

Perhaps because of the conversation with Lu Guangzu last night, which affected his sleep, Sanfu Wang Jiaping came a little later today.

Seeing the cabinet's old scholar Zhao circling in the yard, Wang Jiaping couldn't help but sneer at the left and right Zhongshu Sheren: "Old Zhao looks like an ant running around before a thunderstorm."

In front of Zhao Zhigao, who was thirteen years older than him, Wang Jiaping, the youngest Grand Secretary in the cabinet, couldn't help but feel a little superior.

Wang Jiaping didn't deliberately lower his voice, and his words were heard by Zhao Zhigao.

Then Zhao Zhigao turned around suddenly, glanced at Wang Jiaping, but didn't respond, and walked into Wenyuan Pavilion.

Wang Jiaping suddenly felt that he might be dazzled. The moment the cowardly old scholar Zhao turned around, a strange and fierce look seemed to flash across his face.

In the hallway of Huiji, a young eunuch in the secretarial office held a pile of freshly-made imperial edicts and asked for instructions from the junior eunuch Sun Yong.

Sun Yong waved his hand casually and said simply: "Send it to the six departments."

This is all done in accordance with the routine process, just like the work of an assembly line, without any thinking.

The secretarial office is just an operator who is only responsible for receiving and sending, and has no power to deal with the content of the imperial edict.

A quarter of an hour later, these imperial edicts with the seal of Dabao were sent to the six departments in different categories. After the six departments' officials registered and reviewed them, they were sent to various departments.

When several officials in the engineering department looked through today's imperial edicts separately, suddenly two of them cried out in unison: "How can there be this?"

In the hallway of Huiji, the junior eunuch Sun Yong in the secretarial office exhaled a breath of cold air, sat by the brazier, and let his imagination fly while roasting the fire.

Godfather Sun Xian is not in good health. He may resign from the throne of the factory master next year and apply to go home for retirement.

Then, by then, would it be possible for me to go one step further and be promoted to the eunuch of the Silijian?

Suddenly, a long-servant opened the door and rushed in with a cold wind, howling like a bereaved mother: "Grandpa Sun! Something bad has happened to the memorial!"

Sun Yong looked at the long-servant in surprise. He was only responsible for the transportation work in the secret room and was not responsible for the content of the memorial at all. What bad things could happen?

The long-servant shouted: "There is news from the Engineering Department. There are two secret memorials from the first and second assistants. For some reason, they were sandwiched in the edict to be issued and sent to the Engineering Department. They have been read!"

Fuck! Sun Yong stood up in shock and almost kicked over the brazier. "How could such a big mistake happen!"

The secret memorials written by the university scholar to the emperor must contain content that is not convenient to be made public! Leaking it out is a major accident!

The more sensitive the content is, the greater the guilt of leaking it out!

"Who did this?" Sun Yong was anxious and shouted without thinking: "Who is secretly framing us?"

The intrigues and infighting among the eunuchs were even more sinister. Sun Yong's first reaction was that someone must have framed him, the rising star!

Thinking of this, Sun Yong ordered his long-serving attendant: "Go and report to your godfather quickly!"

Then he ran to the Six Departments in person to confirm the contents of the two leaked secret memorials to judge the severity of the situation.

After leaving the Meridian Gate, he saw Zhang Youde, the Imperial Secretary of the Engineering Department, standing in front of the Six Departments Corridor, holding a memorial and reading aloud to a group of people:

"The minister Shen Shixing is recuperating at home. The cabinet's memorial opposing the removal of Luo Wanhua has nothing to do with me, and I feel that Luo Wanhua is stupid and ignorant.

As for the matter of enthronement, I believe the emperor's will has been determined. The emperor can make the decision himself, and there is no need to worry about the villain's clamor."

After reading it, Zhang Youde shouted again: "The second assistant Wang Xijue also has a secret memorial with similar contents!"

Hearing this, Eunuch Sun's legs weakened and he fell to the ground.

It's over! Everything is over! Not only the first and second assistants were finished, but he himself was also completely finished!

If we divide the levels by political sensitivity, the content of this secret memorial is definitely the highest level!

The first assistant actually told the emperor in private that Luo Wanhua, the Minister of Rites who requested the enthronement of the eldest son of the emperor, was stupid and ignorant of the general situation, and that the courtiers who were arguing about the national foundation were all villains, so the emperor could directly make decisions without listening to the outside world!

This kind of face is not in line with the current political correctness at all! The political correctness of enthroning the eldest son and letting people speak freely has been completely trampled on!

And the second assistant Wang Xijue's meaning seems to be similar!

After being exposed, this can't be said to be a storm, but a shock to the world!

For some reason, Eunuch Sun suddenly remembered the eunuch Liu who jumped off the top of the Xizhimen city wall to commit suicide.

In politics, it seems reasonable for the scapegoat and the sacrificial role to commit suicide out of fear of crime, right?

"Hahahahaha!" Eunuch Sun sat on the corridor between Duanmen and Wumen, laughing wildly at the sky.

One second he was still looking forward to being promoted to the eunuch of the Silijian next year, and the next second he foresaw his own death. Is there anything more absurd and ridiculous than this?

The contents of the two secret memorials were like a gust of wind, blowing out of the Chengtian Gate from the six departments and violently sweeping through the ministries and courts of the outer court!

All the officials in the court were shocked, and even the political enemies of Prime Minister Shen did not expect that the secret memorials would be leaked publicly.

After hearing the news, Shen Yongmao, the deputy minister of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, rushed home desperately.

In the middle hall of Wenyuan Pavilion, the second assistant Wang Xijue's face was as pale as paper, and his hands were shaking violently, and he couldn't even hold the teacup steadily.

The other two university scholars, Wang Jiaping and Zhao Zhigao, frowned and sat on both sides.

The weirdness of the secret memorial leak made most people confused at first.

How did this happen? Why did this happen?

Wang Cifu, who always prided himself on his intelligence, seemed to have lost his ability to think. He could only keep talking to himself: "How could this happen? How could this happen?"

Now he was about to be impeached and attacked like a storm, and no one would publicly defend him!

What about the position of the Prime Minister? He even lost his position!

Bang! Suddenly there was a loud noise, and the fourth assistant Zhao Zhigao stood up, attracting everyone's attention.

At this time, people who had nothing to do with him were all pretending to be low-key, and what did the old man Zhao want to do by standing up?

The white-haired Zhao Zhigao pointed at the third assistant Wang Jiaping, and angrily scolded: "You've gone too far!"

Wang Jiaping slowly asked a question mark in his heart, what's wrong with you, old bastard?

Old man Zhao shouted angrily: "Although the Prime Minister and the Second Assistant disagree with your political views, Wang Jiaping, you shouldn't use such despicable means!"

Caught off guard, Wang Sange Lao was hit hard on the head by a big black pot, and almost vomited blood on the spot.

"Zhao Zhigao, how dare you slander me!" Wang Jiaping stood up subconsciously and scolded.

Old man Zhao continued to ask: "You have broken the rules and bottom line. The instigator will have no descendants?"

Wang Xijue looked at Wang Jiaping in confusion and suspicion. As for motives, this Wang San is not without them?

If the chief assistant and the second assistant are killed, wouldn't Wang San become Wang Da?

And from a technical point of view, as long as Wang San is willing to mix the secret memorials with a pile of imperial edicts and hand them over to the secret room, it is not impossible. He can instruct a Zhongshu Sheren to do it.

In the weird atmosphere, Zhao Zhigao said loudly: "Lin Jiuyuan once said that the biggest beneficiary may often be the instigator!"

So Wang Jiaping can finally be sure that the fierce look that seemed to have flashed across the face of old man Zhao before was definitely not his own eyes!