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081 Flattery

Wei Zhongxian also wanted to deal with Donglin as soon as possible so that he could control the court as soon as possible.

The problem is that he is not nine thousand years old now, and his children and grandchildren do not even have a six minister, nor a grandson in the cabinet.

He can't tell the emperor, "Your Majesty, this is my godson, why don't you give him six ministers or even a cabinet grandson!

Isn't this a bullshit?

He has no eggs at all, so he can pull it!

If he pounced on Donglin and caught him and bit him wildly, it is very likely that Donglin would even knock off his mouth.

He was secretly obedient, he wouldn't take such danger.

This is his most successful thing. When his strength is not good, he will tolerate it and pretend to be a grandson. Once his strength is high, he will whistle and bite it wildly!

In history, the Wei Dynasty, Wang An, Xi Li, Donglin, etc. were all defeated by him.

Just when he was a little impatient, the opportunity finally came.

Those guys from Donglin actually followed the emperor's order and refused to issue them!

He knew very well that the emperor is a perfect person and is very strong. If Donglin dares to fight against the emperor like this, the emperor will definitely get angry.

Sure enough, the next morning I went crazy.

This is an opportunity!

There is a saying that opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.

He had already prepared, so when he received the news, he immediately ran to the Imperial Study room.

Taichang glanced at Wei Zhongxian with a charming smile on his face, pretending to be angry and said, "What are you doing? Haven't you seen me annoyed?"

Wei Zhongxian quickly pretended to be concerned and said, "Your Majesty, it's not worth being angry about those guys. Otherwise, I'll give you some advice and choose three thousand palace maids to relieve the fire. How about it?"

Well, this guy is really good at coaxing people.

To be honest, he had long wanted to draft.

It’s not that he is as good as he is rumored. The main reason why the palace maids in the palace are basically trained by Concubine Zheng, he is worried!

Originally, he was going to come back to the draft after finishing Jiangnan’s business.

Who knew that before he finished his work in Jiangnan, something big happened in Liaodong.

After working hard on this trip, he didn't have time to consider the draft.

Wei Zhongxian, this guy, has a look, unlike Donglin, who is smelly and hard. He always thinks that everyone has to listen to them.

To be honest, Donglin really should learn from Wei Zhongxian in this regard. He should be able to bend and stretch. When he is a man, he is as hard as a stone in a pit. Sooner or later he will be beaten!

When Taichang heard this, he pretended to act and said, "Is the draft suitable for this time?"

Wei Zhongxian said without hesitation: "There is no right or wrong about the matter of the emperor. As long as you nod, I will ask someone to arrange it for you immediately."

OK, then let's nod and make a point.

Taichang nodded slowly and said, "Well, you still win my heart. Unlike the guys from Donglin, you will make me angry."

This means, the emperor accepted my kindness and hinted me to teach Donglin a lesson!

Wei Zhongxian quickly followed the situation and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you teach you a lesson for those without eyes?"

Yes, question, how do you deal with others?

Taichang pretended to hesitate and said, "Can you do it?"

This means that if it doesn't work, I can help you properly.

Wei Zhongxian could not be unwilling to do so. He immediately pretended to be loyal and virtuous and suggested: "Your Majesty, I actually have a way to do both worlds. It can not only help you do the affairs of Shenwu Camp, but also help you teach Donglin a lesson."

Taichang pretended to be interested and said, "Well, let me hear it."

Wei Zhongxian was so excited that he couldn't help but look forward to it: "Your Majesty, have they not sent your imperial edict to the cabinet? As long as you recommend Huang Liji, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Gu Bingqian, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, as the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, I will be able to send this imperial edict to the cabinet, and at the same time take the opportunity to teach Donglin a lesson."

You guy is really not ordinary greedy. You asked me at one time for two Grand Secretary of the Cabinet!

Huang Liji is fine, what is Gu Bingqian? This guy is a shameless person. Who doesn’t know about it?

When Taichang heard this, he couldn't help but feel contempt. However, he thought about it for a while and nodded slightly and said, "Okay, today I will ask the ministers to discuss and add the ministers. As long as the names of Huang Liji and Gu Bingqian appear on the list, I will choose them."

In fact, the cabinet ministers should have been added long ago, because the cabinet ministers Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli all went to lead troops to deal with Jiannu. At this moment, there are only three people left in the cabinet. According to normal circumstances, five people should be added, otherwise these three people will be exhausted.

After all, in such a large territory of the Ming Dynasty, there are at least four or five hundred memorials a day. Five people write votes, and one person has less than one hundred copies, so it is not too tired. Three people write votes, which is not ordinary tired.

However, Donglin never mentioned this.

They probably also saw that Wei Zhongxian was staring at the position of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. With the emperor's favor to this guy, as long as he proposed to add the cabinet ministers, it would be possible that this guy would succeed.

If they were a position like the six ministers who could not make a complete decision, they could consider using it in exchange for some benefits. The cabinet is the center of power, so they naturally did not want Wei Zhongxian to get involved, so they would rather be tired than mention the matter of adding cabinet ministers.

Wei Zhongxian probably also believed that Taichang could not give him two positions as Grand Secretary of the Cabinet for no reason, so he always endured and waited for the opportunity.

This time he got the chance, so he naturally quickly brought it up.

Unexpectedly, the emperor agreed without hesitation.

Now that he has his own people in the cabinet to serve as his subordinates, he can also make some moves from time to time by placing accusation of the reputation of the Silis and Supervisors from time to time. Once both sides cooperate, it will be much easier to seize power.

He couldn't help but say excitedly: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, just watch it. I will definitely clean up the guys from Donglin and vent your anger."

OK, I still don't understand your little thoughts.

Taichang said seriously: "Be careful, you know the situation in Liaodong at this moment. Don't mess up the court and make it cheap for Jiannu."

Uh, you still have to pay attention to your sense of proficiency?

Wei Zhongxian felt unhappy, but on the surface he nodded and bowed repeatedly: "I understand, I understand."

Taichang was too lazy to talk anymore, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, go and pass on my oral orders to order the cabinet to summon all ministers, organize court discussions, and add two cabinet ministers."

OK.

Wei Zhongxian went there immediately.

This made Donglin very angry.

At this critical moment, the court proposed to add cabinet ministers, and Wei Zhongxian was the one who sent the order. It was no wonder that the emperor was taking revenge on them.

However, they couldn't stop it.

After all, the emperor has the final say in adding or even replacing the cabinet ministers. This is the rule, and they have no reason to refuse.

In history, Chongzhen also used this to upset his ministers. He exchanged more than 50 cabinet ministers in one breath, but others had no way to deal with him.

As you can imagine what happened next, although Wei Zhongxian did not get important positions such as the Six Ministers and the Left Censor of the Censorate during this period, he still gained a lot of things, such as the Six Ministers and the Five Temples Shaoqing. In addition, the Left Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Right Minister of the Ministry of Rites were already qualified to join the cabinet as prime ministers. As soon as the eunuch party and the whole gang went together, he directly brought Huang Liji and Gu Bingqian to add the candidate list of cabinet ministers.

Although Donglin also made a few, it was useless. The emperor had the final say in the candidate for the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.

In the end, Huang Liji and Gu Bingqian entered the cabinet as they wished. Wei Zhongxian reciprocated his favor and immediately ordered these two guys to sign several imperial edicts sent by the emperor to the cabinet, regardless of the obstruction of Ye Xianggao by the cabinet chief, and sent them all.

Donglin is really helpless now. If it is the order of the emperor, they can still make people disobey. If they disobey the imperial edict, they will be beheaded. If they dare to let their subordinates disobey the imperial edict, it would be strange if the emperor did not order the emperor to kill people!

The matter of Shenwu Camp was done like this.

Of course, this is just the beginning. Wei Zhongxian has gradually taken control of the power, and Donglin is not far from death.
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