Chapter 131 No more obstacles to entering the cabinet (Subscription required)

In the end, Lu Yi still didn't understand why his second brother-in-law suddenly wanted to take his family out of the city to Changping.

He didn't understand why they had to avoid disaster for no reason.

But Yan Shaoting insisted.

Except for Old Yan and Yan Shifan who remained in the capital, Yan Shaoting, along with his elder sister Lu and Lu Yi, as well as a large group of relatives and servants from both families, hurriedly moved into the villa built in Changping.

The villa is located at the innermost part of Jiashan where the Changping Academy is located, close to the foot of the mountain.

After leaving the villa, the Changping Academy, which is under construction, is in front of you.

This day.

There was a light rain in the capital last night. When the sun rose during the day, the rain stopped.

The air is filled with the fragrance after the rain.

The breeze blew through the mountains, soothing people's hot summer mood.

There is a clear spring at the foot of the mountain, which is drawn down from the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, the water gathered into a pool of living water, and finally flowed into the academy in front, and finally flowed out of the academy to irrigate the fields outside the mountain.

Behind a pool of water shaded by a row of bushes, bursts of chirping sounds could be heard.

Yan Shaoting was wearing a half-sleeve vest, and he and Xu Wei sat barefoot by the pond downstream, soaking their feet in the cold spring water.

Several half-grown boys, also dressed in short-sleeved shirts and shorts, would bring fruits and tea to Yan Shaoting from time to time.

By the way, they can also fill their stomachs just by eating fruits.

It's a pretty good deal.

Xu Wei was holding a book in his hand. He didn't know what was written on it, but he could tell from its condition that it was a rare copy.

It goes without saying that this was obtained from the Yan family.

Outsiders don’t know, but the Yan family knows.

The Yan family did not have much gold and silver, but they had a lot of books, calligraphy, paintings and antiques.

Putting aside the treacherous affairs of the Yan Party in the past, the Yan family can be said to be the most prosperous core family of the School of Mind in the Ming Dynasty today.

Old Yan and the great master of the School of Mind, Wang Shouren, were close friends.

It is only because of what the Yan family has done over the years that people selectively ignore the Yan family’s investment and status in Confucian scholarship.

Xu Wei watched a child, who was chattering and losing his balance, fall into a pool of water, splashing water like a madman, and stand up from the bottom of the water, laughing.

He carefully hid the book in his arms.

Then Xu Wei glanced sideways at Yan Shaoting who was standing beside him.

"How long do you plan to stay in Changping?"

Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "It would be best if I waited until everyone has forgotten me."

Xu Wei just smiled and continued, "The corruption in the military supply departments of the capital is about to be closed. The court will certainly punish them severely, and a large number of officials will be executed or exiled, but many positions will be vacated. Shouldn't the tutor take over the military supply job?"

Yan Shaoting looked at Xu Wei and asked with a smile: "Mr. Wenqing, don't you know that I have been impeached by many censors and that I have too many official positions?"

"Able people should do more work."

"The ability of the tutor in the court is obvious to all. His Majesty has never said anything about his appointment of more official positions. It is just some gossip from the censors, which cannot be brought to the surface."

Xu Wei smiled silently.

He stretched out his hands, put them in the cold water, and gently pushed aside the water surface, creating layers of ripples.

Yan Shaoting shook his head: "I'm afraid that His Majesty will be really angry this time, and the blood will splash on me."

Xu Wei whispered, "We are still doing things according to the rules. It is impossible not to kill someone this time. It is reasonable for the tutor to be busy with the post-disaster affairs in Changping."

Yan Shaoting laughed twice.

I am hiding here and not returning to Beijing because I want to finish off the aftermath of the Changping disaster.

Ding Deng Deng.

At this moment.

Lu Yi walked over quickly, holding a few copies of the manuscript.

He was still wearing the Jinyiwei's Feiyu uniform and looked dusty, obviously having just rushed back from the city.

When they reached the water's edge, Lu Yi stuffed the chapter in his hand into Yan Shaoting's arms, then twisted left and right, took off all his clothes, and got into the pool wearing only a pair of shorts.

Soaking in the cool pool water, Lu Yi suddenly felt so comfortable that he let out a bunch of incoherent noises.

While Yan Shaoting was looking down at the chapters.

Lu Yi introduced: "The city is in chaos. The case on our hands has been concluded and handed over to the cabinet and the Western Garden. His Majesty was furious and issued an order that all those involved in the case of military supply embezzlement will be executed, and the accomplices will be exiled to Anlezhou to serve in the army."

Hearing this, Xu Wei's eyes flickered.

Sure enough, in the case of embezzlement of military supplies, the emperor drew his butcher knife and beheaded all the main culprits.

Anle Prefecture, where the accomplices were exiled, was not too far away, but it was located in the extreme north of Liaodong.

To the east were the Jurchen tribes of Liaodong, and to the west were the territories of the Liaohe Mongolian tribes outside the Great Wall, both of which were harassed all year round.

These accomplices in the military supply embezzlement case were exiled to Anle Prefecture, where they probably wouldn't survive for more than a few years.

Those people in the army knew what these people had done, and they would just keep looking for opportunities to consume them all in battle.

Yan Shaoting looked at the document in his hand and suddenly asked, "Did His Majesty deprive Xu Jie of his position as Minister of Personnel?"

Xu Wei also looked over quickly.

Lu Yi, who was standing in the pool, nodded and said, "Your Majesty means that since there is such a big case of embezzlement of military supplies in the court, Xu Jie, as the second assistant of the cabinet, is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel as the Minister of Personnel, it is his duty to take away his position as the Minister of Personnel."

Yan Shaoting and Xu Wei looked at each other.

Obviously, it was impossible for the Taoist priest to deprive Xu Jie of his position as the Minister of Personnel simply because of a case of embezzlement of military supplies.

If anyone is to be held accountable, the first person to be held accountable should be the Minister of Revenue Gao Yao.

Now, in the case of military supply embezzlement, the Minister of Revenue, who had the most serious problem, was fine, but Xu Jie, the Minister of Personnel, was in trouble. This is very unreasonable.

Yan Shaoting immediately asked, "What about the matter of the hidden land in Susong Prefecture that Hai Rui found out?"

Lu Yi tilted his head and thought for a while before answering, "Your Majesty did hold the Minister of Revenue Gao Yao accountable for this matter, and then the cabinet drafted a bill, the Imperial Household Department approved it, and Your Majesty issued an order to increase the title of Minister of Personnel of Zhang Juzheng. On the grounds of military supply embezzlement, the court wanted to plant more mulberry trees in Suzhou and Songjiang, and ordered Zhang Juzheng to thoroughly survey the total amount of land in Suzhou and Songjiang."

Yan Shaoting was silent, his eyes moving around.

But Xu Wei smiled and said, "That makes sense."

Yan Shaoting shook his head and said, "No, this matter is not over yet."

"Not finished yet?" Xu Wei showed curiosity on his face: "What does the tutor mean..."

Although Lu Yi didn't understand what they were talking about, he walked over in the water with curiosity on his face.

Yan Shaoting said: "Originally, in the cabinet, Xu Gelao was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, Gao Gong was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhang Juzheng was in charge of the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Works, Ministry of Punishment, and Ministry of Rites followed him.

But now that Xu Ge Lao has been stripped of his position as Minister of Personnel, and Zhang Juzheng has been given the title of Vice Minister of Personnel, the Ministry of War is naturally vacant."

Position and title are different.

Xu Jie lost his position as Minister of Personnel, but he was still the Second Assistant to the Cabinet and was still in charge of the Ministry of Personnel.

And Zhang Juzheng was given the title of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, which was like occupying a position.

Then it would probably be impossible for him to keep his job in the Ministry of War in his hands.

Neither the emperor nor the court would allow Zhang Juzheng to handle both the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War at the same time.

Lu Yi seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said, "That's right! I heard that there have been a lot of reports of victory from Zhejiang in the past few days. Some people are already talking about the possibility that Hu Zongxian will be promoted to the title of Minister of War. Could it be related to this incident?"

Yan Shaoting looked at Lu Yi. This brother-in-law was quite useful.

Xu Wei smiled and nodded, "That is very relevant! Zhang Juzheng has been awarded the title of Vice Minister of Personnel, so it is impossible for him to interfere in the affairs of the Ministry of War. If Hu Butang is really awarded the title of Minister of War, then it is only natural for the Attendant to be in charge of military supplies."

This is moving one by one.

Yan Shaoting remained silent, but his thoughts were racing.

Old Xu has now been stripped of his position as the Minister of Personnel. In addition to the fact that he has to move, the biggest reason is the affairs of the Suzhou and Songjiang prefectures.

When Zhang Juzheng entered the Ministry of Personnel, the vacant Ministry of War would be left to Hu Zongxian.

If Hu Zongxian were given the title of Minister of War, he would only have to wait until Zhejiang Province cleared out the Japanese pirates this year. Then he would go to Beijing to report on his work and the court would praise his achievements. He could then stay in Beijing and actually take charge of the affairs of the Minister of War.

Who is Hu Zongxian?
That's a die-hard member of the Yan Party.

He became the powerful Minister of War, and Yan Shaoting was in charge of military supplies, which naturally would not be opposed by the Ministry of War.

This matter is a natural thing.

For a moment, Yan Shaoting couldn't help but admire the Taoist priest.

The only possibility for this incident is that it was planned by the Taoist priest.

The punishment without revealing the truth about the incident in Suzhou and Songjiang prefectures warned Xu Jie.

Then Hu Zongxian would also be able to take charge of the Ministry of War.

You can also control military supplies.

All of this was almost realized as planned by the Taoist priest.

Yan Shaoting placed the chapter in his hand on the table on the shore and looked at Lu Yi: "Is there anything else in the capital?"

Lu Yi thought about it, then yelled at the children around him.

The children left, chattering and shouting.

Lu Yi then stepped forward and whispered, "There is one more thing. For some reason, Gujie Posthouse was burned down by a fire, but no one escaped. They were all burned to ashes. It seems that because of this incident, His Majesty reprimanded the Ministry of War."

Yan Shaoting narrowed his eyes.

At this point, things become completely reasonable and the logic forms a complete closed loop.

Seeing that Yan Shaoting didn't say anything, Lu Yi continued talking to himself.

"Oh, and the Wanshou Palace has also been repaired. It seems that His Majesty will move back to the Wanshou Palace in the next two days. Brother-in-law has received the credit for this."

The supervisor also contributed.

Also has merit.

At this time.

The group of children who had been driven away earlier rushed back in a huge crowd, roaring and shouting.

"Master Yan, there is an imperial decree for you."

"Master Yan, please go and receive the order!"

"..."

The children were talking in a loud voice.

In the crowd, Huang Jin, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared in front of Yan Shaoting and the other two behind the children, smiling and holding a bright yellow imperial edict.

Huang Jin said loudly, "I congratulate Mr. Yan. Because of your contribution to the reconstruction of the Wanshou Palace, His Majesty has issued an edict to grant Mr. Yan the same status as a Jinshi!"

In a word.

In the small pond, ripples were rising and lasting for a long time.

Xu Wei's eyes widened as he looked at the imperial edict that was clearly visible in front of him.

Then he turned around suddenly and looked at Yan Shaoting.

Xu Wei suppressed his excitement, lowered his voice, and spoke hastily.

"Congratulations to my student. From now on, there will be no obstacles to entering the cabinet!"

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