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When Zhang Jingbang returned to his mansion, he was still dizzy.

Am I not the head of the court?

Just one word from the emperor...is it useless?

Zhang Jingbang simply could not accept such a fact.

Because...it seems a bit too childish!

You must know that although the Qi Dynasty has always had precedents for dismissing Zaizhi, there is often a specific process.

First of all, there was a rumor, which made people feel that the emperor's mind had changed, and he had the idea of ​​​​changing the governor; second, the censors or officials from all walks of life heard the news and began to besiege and participate in the impeachment; third, everyone in the court was arguing. At the beginning of the meeting, various forces expressed their opinions one after another, and the emperor pulled sideways from it, gradually establishing a favorable atmosphere for the abolition of the Zaizhi; finally, it was logical to find a suitable reason to abolish the Zaizhi.

Moreover, abolishing the Zaizhi is often not a direct dismissal. After all, those who can be the Zaizhi are all important officials in the court. Unless the emperor hates him deeply and wants to get rid of him quickly, otherwise he will basically be demoted or sent to the court. Go up to the place, away from the center of power.

In short, this set is basically the unspoken rules of officialdom in the Qi Dynasty, and there are very few people who do not follow this set of rules.

Therefore, when the scholar-bureaucrats attacked each other, they would leave each other with a three-point margin, so as not to drive each other out. After all, when you gain power and when you lose power, you have to think about what will happen after you fall.

However, today's officials don't care about these at all!

Were there rumors beforehand? No, Zhang Jingbang didn't feel that the emperor wanted to abolish him at all.

Is there a situation where various censors and officials move on hearing the news and participate in his impeachment? No, the relationship between the courtier and Zhang Jingbang is quite good.

Is there a quarrel in the hall? No, the emperor immediately abolished it with one word, without even giving the ministers any time to react!

None of the previous three steps, skipped directly to the last step, no wonder Zhang Jingbang feels like living in a dream, and it is still difficult to accept this fact.

At this time, in his mansion, seven or eight ministers, including Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Shiyong, gathered together.

Wang Shiyong said with a bitter face: "Zhang Xiang, what should I do?"

Zhang Jingbang felt a little pain in his head: "Don't call me Zhang Xiang, I am no longer the prime minister..."

The reason why these ministers came to Zhang Jingbang was obviously stunned by the combination of punches the emperor used in the Golden Palace today.

On the one hand, as people in the bureaucratic system, they are closer to Zhang Jingbang, and they will come to express their condolences after such a major event happens; I was flustered and unwilling, so I wanted to discuss a countermeasure.

Although Zhang Jingbang is no longer a prime minister, such things as fame still exist.

Just like Cai Yuanchang or Tong Daofu, the power ministers of Qi Huizong's first dynasty, although they retired for a while, they still had many officials, and they still had a strong influence on the government.

Students and old officials are all over the world, and an intricate network of relationships has been formed, and people in the network have energy regardless of whether they are working or not.

Of course, Zhang Jingbang's power at this time was not comparable to that of Cai Yuanchang or Tong Daofu, but he was, after all, the last general who had ever been a minister.

"Mr. Zhang...you are well-informed, tell me, what is the meaning of the official's last sentence in court today..." an official said tremblingly.

In today's court hall, the emperor said one last sentence: "Who told you that there must be a ruler in the court?"

This sentence stunned all the officials in the court.

What's the meaning? No Zaizhi?

Where will we send the official documents of the next six departments? Who will do the things that Zaizhi was supposed to do?

Isn't this treating major political affairs as a child's play?

Zhang Jingbang looked at him blankly, the meaning was very clear.

You ask me, who do I ask?

How the hell would I know!

But Zhang Jingbang had seen the world after all, he thought for a while, and then asked: "Then after the official family disbanded, did you say anything else? Did you have any special actions?"

An official thought for a while: "The official seems to be saying that all the memorials under Zhongshumen and the Privy Council will be sent to his palace..."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone gasped.

They're not stupid enough to know exactly what that means.

Judging by the attitude of the officials, do you want to do everything yourself?

The original process is that the prime minister handles various government affairs. Although the emperor can also intervene, he generally does not do it himself.

But now, Zaizhi is gone, and all the memorials that Zaizhi was responsible for reviewing have been sent to the palace. Isn't this signal obvious?

This is the emperor who wants to roll up his sleeves and do it himself!

Then, it is estimated that there will be no need for any slaughter in the future.

An official reacted, and said with a pale face: "Mr. Zhang, how can the officials do this? You have to think of a way!"

Zhang Jingbang said angrily, "What can I do!"

Other officials said one after another: "If there is no way, there must be a way! Zhang Xiang, if what the officials want to do is really done, is there still room for us in this huge capital?"

The other officials are also in a hurry, because this is definitely not Zhang Jingbang's business alone.

On the surface, Zhang Jingbang was directly removed from office as the chief executive, and he suffered the greatest loss. But other officials, in fact, also have invisible losses.

Because the power of Zaizhi was cancelled, which is the common loss of all civil servants!

These civil servants also look forward to being able to be the prime minister in the future. Although it seems that there is no hope now, they still have plenty of time. Who can say what will happen in the future?

But if the officials really cancel the position of Zai Zhi, then they will never have the chance to become Zai Zhi again.

Another official said: "Master Zhang, Shangshu Wang. We have to find a way to deal with Enyin's matter! The rules set for our officials by the Taizu of this dynasty cannot just be broken like this!"

Other officials also responded one after another: "Yes, we have to find a way to deal with Enyin's affairs!"

They looked at Wang Shiyong one after another: "Wang Shangshu, you must stand up to this matter! The matter of canceling Enyin must not be postponed, otherwise, will I have a good life in the future?"

Wang Shiyong almost rolled his eyes in anger: "My colleagues, don't you think highly of me too? Can I handle this alone!"

He is also very speechless, but you speak easily!

Anyone can see that the government has handed over the matter of getting rid of Enyin to the Ministry of Officials. If he, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, refuses to do it, then this policy will indeed not be implemented in a short period of time.

But, are you stupid officials?

What if he cut me off because of ineffectiveness and replaced me with someone else?

You have nothing to lose, but I will lose my head!

The other officials still refused to let go: "Wang Shangshu! This matter is by no means yours alone, but is closely related to the officials in the court! You can't let all our descendants suffer for your safety! Children and grandchildren, this matter cannot be compromised!"

Wang Shiyong's face turned black with anger, he really wanted to say, you can do it!

Why don't you come and sit in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials!

Wang Shiyong is not very courageous. In other words, he has the courage to bully the people, but he does not have the courage to confront the emperor.

Otherwise, they would not have been so keen on searching for women in the city to give to Jinren.

At this time, after the new official came to the throne, he had already killed and abolished a minister. He was crazy, and dared to fight against the official?

Therefore, despite the persuasion of these ministers in every possible way, Wang Shiyong shook his head like a rattle, and did not agree with anything.

In the end, it was Zhang Jingbang who spoke.

"Okay, everyone, stop arguing!

"I think there should be room for improvement in this matter."

The ministers asked: "How can there be room for change? Please tell me, Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Jingbang sighed lightly: "Although today's officials put on a posture of abolishing the governor and doing all government affairs by themselves, in my opinion, this is impossible after all.

"How cumbersome is the government affairs of the court?

"According to the original situation, apart from the Six Ministries, the Yushitai and other institutions having to perform their duties, at least two or three chief executives are needed to clean up these government affairs.

"Although the official family showed an attitude of indifference at this time, and wanted to take all government affairs into their own hands, how could the official family do the work of three people alone?

"Moreover, I still do the work of the three chief executives!

"So, within three days, there must be a mountain of memorials in the official palace, and a serious backlog of various affairs.

"When the time comes to the court meeting, you can logically ask the officials to elect another Zaizhi.

"The officials have seen the complicated government affairs in the DPRK and China, and they will naturally have the idea of ​​retreating in the face of difficulties. At that time, if you try to bargain and negotiate with the officials on matters such as favors, you will be more likely to succeed."

The ministers suddenly nodded: "So that's the case! It's Zhang Xiang who can figure it out!"

"Why didn't I think of such a simple truth before? Sure enough, I was bluffed by this new official."

"That's right. Although this new official is a good fighter in war, he still has little experience in governing the country. Such a gesture is probably for the sake of gaining prestige, and it is impossible to continue like this."

"At the end of the quarrel, most of us took a step back, and the officials handed over smoothly and established authority. I will restrain myself a bit, but the interests will not be damaged, and it will pass like this."

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of these ministers settled down a lot.

It makes sense for them to think so.

After all, from their point of view, the king of Yun would never be able to abolish Zaizhi no matter what.

Who is King Yun?

Maybe he is very smart and can win the first prize; maybe he is very talented in military affairs and can command the Western Army.

But, why can he do the work of three chief executives by himself?

You know, there are a lot of geniuses like Zhuangyuangong in Zaizhi, and they all came up step by step from all levels of official positions, and their ability to handle government affairs is beyond the mark.

Such a person still needs two or three people to handle the government affairs of the DPRK and China. Often it's not easy.

Why is King Yun?

First, he has no experience in governing at the grassroots level, second, he does not have such extraordinary energy, and third, he does not have the need to do everything by himself.

Therefore, everyone came to a conclusion.

The reason why the new official put on a posture of wanting to abolish the Zaizhi was not actually to abolish the Zaizhi, but to use this to negotiate terms with the officials.

First make a gesture of "none of you is irreplaceable" to stand up among the officials and prevent yourself from being ineffective in the future. These things are assigned.

After such a toss, the officials became more obedient, and the officials themselves did not need to work so hard.

Well, it seems that this is indeed a good strategy, and it should be the only possibility.

It's just that once this strategy is seen through by the officials, it will be another matter.

These ministers began to think, since it is impossible for officials to do all the government affairs themselves, and all officials are not really dispensable, do we just need to do a little face-saving project?

There is no need to be intimidated by the officials, just hand over all the core interests, right?

After figuring this out, these officials all let out a sigh of relief, and thanked Zhang Jingbang for pointing out this point.

"Zhang Xiang is really insightful! Listening to the king's words is better than reading ten years of books!"

"Zhang Xiang must have a comeback in the future, and the next official is looking forward to it!"

"Everyone, we will often come to Zhang Xiang's residence to pay respects in the future, and we will inevitably have some suggestions from Zhang Xiang in the future."

"Then I will take my leave first!"

They all retired contentedly.

It's just that Wang Shiyong didn't think the same as them.

"It's nothing to do with me. Of course, this group of people can stand and talk without pain in their backs... But I am the Minister of the Ministry of Officials! The matter of getting rid of Enyin was handed over to me by name by the officials!

"If the implementation of this matter is not effective, they will naturally be happy to see it succeed, but the officials are really angry, and I'm afraid I will die...

"No matter what they think, I still have to deal with the matter of Enyin as soon as possible..."

Wang Shiyong chose Congxin again.

After all, his position is different from other people's, and years of survival experience have given him a keen sense of something, and he always feels that at this time... the most important thing is to save the dog's life.

...

in a few days.

The Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment.

Wang Shiyong looked at the memorabilia sent back in his hand, and his face was a little unhappy.

In the past few days, he has been promoting the plan to get rid of Enyin.

The officials had already given him a fairly clear plan, even if Wang Shiyong wanted to play tricks on it, he had no chance at all. However, he, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, still has to report the various progress and details of this plan.

In the Ministry of Officials, there is a department in charge of Enyin, that is, the Department of Enfeoffment Inspection, which includes matters such as canonization, world position, grace, difficulty, and entrustment. Wang Shiyong stared at the bottom and the top every day.

And every memorial is submitted, and it will always be sent back after a while.

As for the memorials sent back, the emperor's disposition opinions were basically written on it, and there was no room for vague operations or mixed mud.

Although Wang Shiyong was in the yamen of the Ministry of Officials, he had also heard about things outside.

When the officials in the court thought that it was impossible for the emperor to review so many memorials by himself, the emperor also immediately took action.

First, all the memorials that originally belonged to the two prime ministers were moved into the palace, and then, a few students who had no real jobs but were excellent in both talent and learning were selected from the Taixue.

Tai students, in the history of the Qi Dynasty, especially in the history during the Jingping change, have a sense of existence.

The one who petitioned to kill the six thieves before was the imperial student of the capital.

The talent selection system of the Qi Dynasty is not only the imperial examination. The imperial examination is a talent selection system for all the children of ordinary people. It can be said that it is a big wave of sandstorms. Only those who pass the exam can officially enter the officialdom. Temporary substitute.

As for Taixue, it is tantamount to the "recommended students" pushed by local government schools to the central government. As long as you pass the entrance examination and earn enough credits in school, even if you don't have to take the imperial examination, you can still be granted a Jinshi background and become an official.

Of course, Tai students can also choose to take the imperial examination based on their true abilities and become an official.

Wang Wenchuan carried out a series of reforms to Taixue back then, and also gave lectures in Taixue and other places, which was very popular with students.

In short, Taixue basically fully bears some of the expenses of Taixue students, and will send these students to the country as talents, which is a large talent reserve base.

But... the former emperors of the Qi Dynasty didn't care much about the attitude of the Tai students.

Take Qi Yingzong as an example.

At that time, the imperial students of the capital collectively went to Shushu to ask for the killing of the six thieves, and there was a big parade. Qi Yingzong just pushed the boat along the way and killed the six thieves. On the surface, it was for the anger of the common people, but in fact it was to take the power of the government back into his own hands.

As for those Tai students who petitioned, none of them were really reused.

Because for Qi Yingzong, these imperial students are like the angry youths of later generations. They have read books, know the righteousness, and can also represent public opinion to a certain extent. But let them enter the court as officials? Sorry, they are so far away.

Obviously, for the emperor, those officials who have been invading the officialdom for a long time are more comfortable to use.

Therefore, the emperors of the past dynasties often paid superficial attention to Taixue, and no one really considered promoting Taixue to any real power official position.

And the official at this time...

He actually selected a few high-achieving students from the Imperial Academy, and let them work in the palace!

Of course, the imperial palace must be the outer hall where the officials discuss their daily affairs, and it is impossible to go to the harem.

But what does this mean?

It is said that today's officials let these Tai students read the memorials, and after careful study, they will give him a very brief oral report. Afterwards, the officials would give a verbal reply, and these Tai students would directly write a pen to approve the award, consider the wording and details, and finally distribute it.

After the news spread, the ministers in the court inevitably panicked again.

Is it possible that the emperor can really handle all these political affairs by himself?

Originally, it was really impossible for one person to review hundreds of memorials, but with the help of these Tai students?

However, they panicked for a while at first, but after carefully calculating the number of memorials, they were relieved again.

There are more than one hundred memorials every day, and more than three hundred things mentioned in the memorials!

Based on the calculation of 1,000 words for each memorial, every day's memorial must have 100,000 words.

Even if the emperor asked these imperial students to screen first, report after summarizing concisely, and then dictate it himself, and let the imperial students submit pens, it would be quite a terrible workload.

And the conclusion drawn by Baiguan's research is that the officials may be able to last for two or three days, but it is absolutely impossible for a long time!

Because to deal with these memorials, it is not just a matter of just writing "I know".

What is important and what is not important, the emperor must distinguish clearly, otherwise there is a danger of being emptied.

The officials found that the emperor could not distinguish between important and unimportant things, so they would start to use their brains.

Even if the emperor can persist for a day or two, what about a month? What about a year? What about ten years?

Don't you, as the emperor, never rest all day?

In short, the officials felt that it was absolutely impossible for the emperor to persevere. Even if he could persevere for ten and a half months, the subsequent processing efficiency would drop rapidly, and his physical and mental strength would not be able to keep up.

Persevere, victory will still belong to the ministers.

It's just that Wang Shiyong, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, feels that something is wrong.

Because judging from the memorials that the emperor gave him to review, this young official not only didn't get dizzy from exhaustion, but his mind was very clear!

All those small thoughts in Wang Shiyong's memorial were ruthlessly pointed out, and the emperor ordered him to do it honestly and not to play tricks. Moreover, each reply is concise and to the point, even more smoothly than when there is a slaughter.

Wang Shiyong became more and more frightened.

He was vaguely aware of the danger involved.

For the emperor, there is no one who is irreplaceable for the officials including Zaizhi...

So what can he do?

...

The Wende Hall next to the Chuigong Hall.

This place was originally a place for the emperor to stop and rest before going to court and retreating every day, but it is very lively at this time.

Several Tai students were arranged to sit on the couch here, and they were reading through the mountain of memorials.

And every time they read a batch of memorials and thoroughly understood the things mentioned in the memorials, they would take turns to come to Fan Cun and report the content of the memorials to him concisely.

Fan Cun, on the other hand, followed Taizu Sheng's suggestion and gave them a verbal reply, and then they went back and approved the red in the memorial.

At the very beginning, Fan Cun and Sheng Taizu also had to look at whether these people could accurately express what they said after wearing red. Are there any distortions or modifications made out of ability or motivation.

The first discovery is just a warning, but the second discovery will result in punishment, and the third discovery will require a replacement.

After about two days of rectification, these Tai students finally got used to the whole process and stabilized.

This is normal, because Tai students are a group of very talented people after all. Even if they don't understand government affairs, they are still fully competent for the work of conveying and spreading red.

In fact, the work they were doing at this time was similar to that of the Bingbi eunuchs in the Dasheng Dynasty, and they were all to share the workload with the emperor.

Although Sheng Taizu was diligent and well-known as a model worker, many memorials were eloquent and eloquent, and the number of words was too large to get to the point. If you read them all by yourself, a lot of time would be wasted.

So, let these Tai students come to help.

As long as it is used properly, the efficiency of political affairs can be greatly improved.

Of course, it was impossible for Sheng Taizu to fully trust these people. Not only did he randomly select some memorials for spot checks every day, but he also declared to them the system of accountability afterwards. If some Tai students did not truthfully convey the meaning of the memorial, misinterpreted it, or did not truthfully wear red according to the emperor's intention, they would be punished, and in the most serious case, they would be beheaded.

Under the combination of kindness and strength, these Tai students have done a very good job.

If we use the modern situation as a metaphor, it is to select some of the best students from the top universities in the country and go to government departments for temporary positions.

Although these Tai students were very active in wanting to participate in political affairs, the emperor never really gave them this opportunity.

But now, they can not only enter the palace, review the memorials for the emperor, but also communicate with the emperor face to face.

What kind of grace is this?

In the past, this was simply unthinkable.

Therefore, these Tai students are very active one by one, almost like Sheng Taizu, wishing to spend all their sleep and food forgetting to review these memorials.

In the process, Sheng Taizu was also watching the performance of these Tai students.

Among them, those who can do practical things and perform well in the process of handling government affairs can be recorded.

Which official will be disobedient by then? It's easy to say, just click it off and let these Tai students go on top.

After this operation, Fan Cun firmly controlled the power of the government through Sheng Taizu's official plug-in.

After ensuring the stability of the court, the next step is naturally to build a big prison.

...

In the next few days, various major cases began to surface continuously.

Under Fan Cun's instruction, Yushitai opened up all its firepower, constantly impeaching various officials for corruption and perverting the law.

But Fan Cun waved his hand and thoroughly investigated everything!

Of course, in addition to these big prisons, he also added a little personal preference.

For example, some officials obviously don't seem to cooperate well, arrest!

There are also some officials who are not good people when they hear their names, catch them!

Among them, Qin Huizhi, who was serving as Yushi Zhongcheng at this time, was also included.

Fan Cun had endured it for several days, and now he was finally able to do it. He immediately arrested Qin Huizhi and replaced him with someone to be Yushi Zhongcheng.

Of course, it's easy to find black material about some officials, but it's not so easy to find dirty material about some officials.

After all, Wu Desi at this time was still not qualified as a secret service agency. Compared with Jinyiwei and Dongxichang in the Dasheng Dynasty, his professional ability was a bit far behind.

So, you have to think of another way.

Fortunately, even in the Qi Dynasty, the emperor had many means to kill a courtier.

For those who robbed gold, silver, and women for the Jin people during the Jingping Incident, they will be punished.

For those who do not do their work effectively and implement many measures too slowly, they will be punished.

In the end, after looking around, Fan Cun found that Qin Huizhi really didn't have much black material at this time.

At this time, Qin Huizhi is a villain who sees the wind and turns the rudder, but what is the clear evidence of corruption and perverting the law, or is it an act of acting like a dog to the Jinren? Not yet.

He did these things only after he was taken captive to the Kingdom of Jin after the Jingping Incident.

In the end, Fan Cun was also numb, and he simply waved his hand: "Then let's just decide on a non-existent one!"

Anyway, if you say you betray the country, you are betraying the country. If you sell it in the future timeline, is it not selling? Must be dealt with!

As for Wang Shiyong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, he has indeed finished the matter of getting rid of Enyin in a down-to-earth manner.

Fan Cun didn't intend to let him go, after all, he helped the Jin people to plunder many women in the city before, which aroused great public resentment.

But for the sake of his sense of humor, let's keep him for the time being and settle accounts after the fall.

A large number of officials were directly dragged to the streets to parade.

Those who have committed more serious crimes will be directly executed in front of the people in the capital; those who have committed lesser crimes will either be dismissed from their posts or have their property confiscated.

And every time they asked about beheading, the beheading officer would recite the crimes of these officials aloud in front of the people, one by one, in a clear manner.

For Qin Huizhi, Fan Cun also took special care of him, he must find a reason for me to kill him!

Such unreasonable behavior naturally aroused great protest from the officials.

How could the emperor do this!

Do you want to share the ancestral precepts of the world with the scholar-bureaucrats?

The officials in the DPRK, with cold lips and teeth, are all in danger. Naturally, there are waves of protests and waves of protests.

And Fan Cun's answer was quite straightforward.

Guilty, go to jail!

Not guilty, ignore!

If you still force Lai Lai after ignoring it, then you will be dismissed directly, and you can play wherever you like.

Anyway, no matter who is missing now, the government can function, so why bother to look at the faces of all the officials?

At first, almost all officials protested.

Not long after, with a large number of officials imprisoned, some officials realized that the situation was wrong and shut up very wisely.

After another period of time, more and more officials realized that "times have changed".

They found that although there were some vacancies in various departments, these vacancies were quickly filled by the emperor with some Tai students. Moreover, even if there are vacancies in some positions, these departments are still in normal operation and have not been paralyzed in the slightest.

What's more, the people of the capital not only did not stand with them in this situation, but clapped their hands and applauded...

Every time an official is questioned and beheaded, there are three floors inside and three floors outside, and there are huge crowds of people.

Every time the supervisor read out a crime, some people would shout, "You deserve to be killed!"

When the heads of these officials fall to the ground, there will be many people shouting, the officials are holy.

No matter how you look at it, today's officials don't look like they have lost the hearts of the people...

Obviously, the so-called public opinion of the scholar-bureaucrats is often just an excuse to fool the emperor. They are just using various public opinions to achieve their own goals.

And once the emperor also mastered this method and played it more slippery than them, the so-called public opinion of the officials would instantly become difficult to use.

So, even if they wanted to use this point to persuade them, they couldn't say it at all.

Under the ebb and flow, the entire court underwent a round of blood changes from top to bottom at an extremely fast speed.

And a series of measures, including getting rid of grace, were also quickly implemented.

Of course, it can't be done overnight, but most things are on the right track.

After a lot of tossing, Fan Cun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the previous copy of Sheng Taizu, he did not play the role of Sheng Taizu as the emperor, so he missed the part of reviewing the memorial.

But now, he had realized how terrible Sheng Taizu's state as a model worker was.

In short, after less than half a month, the affairs of the court have basically been sorted out.

Next, it's time to deal with the Jinren outside the city!