Looking at the backs of Shen Yicheng and the others as they left, Shen Li's eyes were filled with sorrow and disappointment. He had never thought that he would encounter such a thing as an assistant minister of the Cabinet after experiencing ups and downs in the officialdom all his life. How ridiculous!
Now he had been completely ostracized by Shen Yicheng. Xu Zuo was the Right Imperial Censor of the Imperial Censorate, and the Imperial Censorate was the headquarters of the Imperial Censorate. As a minister of the Cabinet, without the support of the six ministries, where would he get his power from?
Wouldn't he be the next Zhao Zhigao?
But what else could he do?
Shen Li was at his wit's end.
In the palace, Zhu Yijun had been looking forward to the arrival of Shen Yicheng for a long time. He had personally written his comments and stamped the imperial seal on the memorial about the Imperial Censorate. Ever since he took charge of the government, he had never approved a memorial so seriously.
He had placed too much hope on this memorial.
Shen Yicheng, as the second assistant minister of the Cabinet, was also the candidate that Zhu Yijun thought highly of. Shen Yicheng took the initiative to offer an olive branch to Zhu Yijun and asked for his assistance in dealing with the problem of Jin merchants. Although Zhu Yijun had known about this and was secretly making arrangements, he had not received an olive branch from the Cabinet for a long time.
Compared to Shen Li, who disappointed Zhu Yijun, Shen Yicheng, who was evaluated by Zhao Zhigao as having evil intentions, was the person that Zhu Yijun needed.
With the ups and downs of political struggles, the participants could no longer be simply distinguished from the righteous and the despicable.
The people in the situation could only be distinguished in another way, which was to be used and to be hostile. Zhu Yijun did not care whether Shen Yicheng had evil intentions or not. At least Shen Yicheng could be used, but the righteous Shen Li could not be used.
That was fine. Shen Yicheng was selected and Shen Li lost power. This was the best ending.
Shen Yicheng did not let him down. He keenly caught the message from the Emperor asking for peace and quickly signed an alliance with the Emperor.
He expressed that he was willing to join hands with the Emperor to suppress those shameless moral teachers, hoping to gain the Emperor's trust and help. He was willing to reach a compromise with the Emperor on certain matters, and was willing to support the Emperor in facing the court officials.
This time, they would invite the Emperor to join them in overthrowing the Jin Merchants and they would split the spoils.
Zhu Yijun was very happy. He immediately promised to work together with Shen Yicheng. He also decided to see Shen Yicheng's performance and operation this time, and then decide if he should give the position of First Chief to Shen Yicheng in advance.
Of course, Shen Yicheng understood what the Emperor meant. It was not only for the title of Prime Minister, but also for his own power and ambition. Shen Yicheng also needed to overthrow the Jin faction. He needed to train his own team in this political struggle and lay a good foundation for the establishment of Shen Yicheng's cabinet.
The two of them hit it off immediately.
Therefore, when Shen Yicheng asked for an audience, Zhu Yijun immediately granted it.
This was also the first time that Yu Jideng and Tsai Kuo-chen saw the Emperor after a long time. They were quite excited.
"What's wrong, my ministers? Could it be that something big has happened? "
Zhu Yijun felt that if they were to put on an act, they should put on a good show and not let others know that they were acting. Therefore, his attitude was as weird as usual.
Then, Shen Yicheng handed the military report to Zhu Yijun.
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial for you to read."
Zhu Yijun already had a more complete version of the edited version of the intelligence provided by Xiao Ruxun. He had also seen the edited version, but now, he still had to act.
Zhu Yijun skillfully showed the ministers what it meant to be furious.
After a while, the things on Zhu Yijun's table were basically destroyed. They were either smashed on the ground or thrown out. It was unknown if they had hit some unlucky eunuchs.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
When Zhu Yijun was almost done with his acting, Shen Yicheng immediately followed to act for Zhu Yijun.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
The ministers immediately followed. Regardless of whether the Emperor was acting or not, they had to act for the Emperor. They couldn't let the Emperor feel awkward.
"These bastards! Is this how these bastards repay the kindness of the country?! A few merchants actually let in 100,000 Northern Barbarians to wreak havoc in the country just for a little money! Does this country belong to me or to these merchants?! "
Zhu Yijun was acting and expressing his true feelings. Therefore, his acting was very realistic. There was almost no trace of him acting. It was a performance worthy of a Best Actor.
Shen Yicheng immediately straightened his body and said to Zhu Yijun, "Your Majesty, I agree with you. The merchants in Jin have repeatedly committed heinous crimes. They have ignored the imperial court's repeated orders to not trade with the Northern Barbarians. Smuggling has become a common practice and they have made huge profits. No one has known about it for decades. It has been hidden from the entire imperial court. There must be someone covering it up!"
Zhu Yijun panted heavily and asked, "Who is it?"
"It's not clear at the moment. Therefore, Your Majesty, please allow us to investigate this matter thoroughly. We will definitely find out who is covering up these shameful things for Your Majesty. Once we find out, we will immediately report it to Your Majesty. These people will not be tolerated. We will investigate to the end!"
Zhu Yijun pointed at Shen Yicheng and nodded.
"Permitted! You can investigate! Minister Shen, you have full authority to investigate this matter! If you find someone, do it for me. If you find someone, do it for me! If you find someone who has committed a crime, he will be charged as an accomplice! Immediately send him to prison and interrogate him! Song Yingchang! Tsai Kuo-chen! "
Song Yingchang and Tsai Kuo-chen answered in unison, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Tsai Kuo-chen, you will be the Minister of Personnel. Song Yingchang, you will be the Minister of Justice. I order the two of you to be Minister Shen's assistants. You will assist Minister Shen in investigating this matter! No one can be tolerated! Otherwise, I will hold you accountable! "
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Song Yingchang and Tsai Kuo-chen accepted this task.
Zhu Yijun immediately sent someone to fetch the previous Imperial Censorate's memorial. He pretended to write it in front of these officials and then handed it over to Shen Yiyi.
"Minister Shen, I will leave this matter to you. Don't let me down."
Zhu Yijun stared at Shen Yicheng.
This was no acting. This was the Emperor's examination of Shen Yicheng. This was the Emperor's examination of Shen Yicheng!
This was Shen Yicheng's examination for the promotion of the Grand Secretary.
Shen Yicheng lowered his head and received the memorial with both hands.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I will not let you down!"
Shen Yicheng made his declaration.
Thus, a storm that would engulf the entire 26th year of Wanli began to rapidly brew.
Dark clouds that ordinary people could not see gathered over the capital, and a terrifying storm was brewing in the dark clouds.
At the same time, dark clouds were also gathering over the distant Burmese city of Bogu.
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