"Then we can continue to submit a petition and firmly disagree. We can't allow His Majesty to treat national affairs as a child's play! It's His Majesty's business who he favors, but he can't give his favorite officials anything beyond their authority in the name of the country. In the Chenghua period, Zhao Fu made the imperial court restless. Do you want Xiao Ruxun to act like a tyrant in front of us with the title of Duke Qin? "
Yu Jideng firmly opposed, "I'll go back and write a petition to recommend His Majesty to never agree to this! Colleagues, who would like to submit a petition to His Majesty with me? "
This was to fight for fame. Yu Jideng seemed to realize that this was a good opportunity to fight for fame. Perhaps it could increase his chances of entering the Cabinet. Little did he know that in Shen Yi's eyes, he had already become a synonym for an idiot.
"You want to be in the Cabinet after offending the Emperor? Aren't you dreaming a little too much?
The Emperor couldn't control the appointment of officials in other places, but couldn't the Grand Secretary, who was the Emperor's private secretary. "The Emperor can choose whoever he wants. Although the candidate is in our hands, if the Emperor doesn't choose you, you can't do anything about it, can you?"
"Why didn't Zhang Wei please both sides at the beginning? Didn't he still want fame and power? " "He wants to be a whore and establish a chastity at the same time!" "How can there be such a good thing in the world?" Once you entered this place of power, don't even think about being virtuous, and don't even think about being clean. That's impossible!
Obviously, Yu Jideng didn't understand the lesson that Zhang Wei taught them at the cost of his life.
But obviously, not everyone wanted to be in the Cabinet as much as Yu Jideng did.
So the other four ministers didn't cater to Yu Jideng.
This made Yu Jideng feel a little embarrassed and annoyed at the same time.
"Don't you have any sense of shame?" Do you all want to be a flatterer? "
He was a little scared, so he chose to use this behavior to cover up his guilty conscience.
However, it was more obvious that not everyone could think about the interests before doing things like Shen Yicheng when making such a critical decision.
So Shen Li agreed with Yu Jideng.
"I'll go with you!"
Shen Li stood up and expressed her opinion.
A frustrated minister and a panicking Minister of Rites suddenly reached a tacit understanding.
Yu Jideng just wanted to get everyone's approval during the election, but Shen Li was a minister who had lost his power. Under normal circumstances, he would always be suppressed by Shen Yicheng and had no way out. In order to find a way out, he had to try all kinds of methods. Otherwise, he would have wasted his position as an assistant minister in the cabinet.
He had never given up on taking back what he should have gotten from Shen Yicheng. Although it was difficult, he did not give up. He could not give up. This was something he had to do as a cabinet assistant.
Yu Jideng looked at Shen Li, then at the rest of the indifferent people, and made up his mind.
No matter what, this person was still an assistant minister in the cabinet. Now that he was riding a tiger, it was hard for him to get off. He gave him a way out. If he didn't take it, he would really be embarrassed.
Thus, the two of them hit it off.
Yu Jideng immediately pretended to nod excitedly.
"Alright! The entire hall of nobles had never thought that there would be a person with a firm and unyielding character! Pavilion Elder Shen, let's go together! "
"Let's go together!"
Shen Li was very happy that he had gained an ally in a split second and had taken the first step to his rise again.
However, it was obvious that this was not beyond Shen Yicheng's expectations.
Shen Yicheng did not say a word. He looked coldly at the two leaving together, his eyes full of indifference.
Idiots.
"How can it be so easy to change His Majesty's decision? Yu Butang and Pavilion Elder Shen are really too impulsive. If they oppose His Majesty now, it will only backfire and make His Majesty more determined. In this way, there is no turning back. Everyone, we have no other choice. "
Shen Yicheng pretended to be dispirited and sat down on the chair, looking very frustrated.
The people who stayed naturally knew Shen Yicheng's plan.
"Pavilion Elder Shen, you have to think carefully. Once this is done, there is no turning back."
Song Yingchang said softly.
"Of course I know, but this is a matter of national integrity. How can we hesitate? Although a title of nobility is important, if the Emperor allows it and grants it, in fact, it is not something that we, as ministers, can stop. As ministers, how can we do such a thing? "
The big shots looked at each other.
That was what they said, but which of them did not do the same?
Of course, this could not be said openly.
"Let's do it this way. Reply to His Majesty in my name, saying that I agree with this, and then … Grand Secretary, what do you think of this? Do you agree? "
Shen Yicheng turned his head and looked at Zhao Zhigao, who had woken up at some point and was squinting at the beautiful spring scenery outside the window.
Zhao Zhigao turned his head to look at Shen Yicheng and said, "Oh." Then he yawned and said, "Pavilion Elder Shen can make the decision. This old man is old and does not have enough energy to do anything. Everything depends on Pavilion Elder Shen."
Shen Yicheng cursed the old fox again in his heart, lowered his head and said softly, "Yes."
Then, Shen Yicheng said to the secretary beside him, "Go, draft a draft edict in favor of conferring Xiao Ruxun the title of Duke Qin in the name of the Cabinet, and then send it to His Majesty."
The secretary looked at Shen Yicheng hesitantly.
"Hmm?"
Shen Yicheng looked at the official discontentedly.
Then, the secretary lowered his head and left.
Zhao Shiqing frowned and said softly, "Pavilion Elder, is this really okay?"
"What's wrong with that? Someone has to make the decision, and someone has to bear the blame. But one day, you will know why I made this decision, and you will understand my pain. "
Shen Yicheng's words were a little difficult to understand. But in the eyes of the people here, Shen Yicheng was probably talking about his difficulties and saying that one day, everyone would understand his current situation, which meant that he was planning for his own government.
But at this time, they still did not know the real meaning of Shen Yicheng.
Shen Yicheng's order was carried out, and a draft edict was soon written. When the draft edict was sent to the palace, Shen Li and Yu Jideng were scolded and driven out of the palace by Zhu Yijun. When they were driven out, they were still arrogant, thinking that they had gained fame.
It was like this in the past. Whoever was scolded the most by the emperor would have a higher reputation, because he was a "fearless" warrior, not a "flatterer".
In the current Daming Dynasty, as long as one opposed the emperor, resisted the emperor, or even scolded the emperor, and was even angered to the point of being caned, he could gain fame. The harder he was beaten, the higher his reputation would be. If he was beaten to death, he would become a sage directly.
There were even some Imperial Censors who couldn't see any hope of being promoted. They even tried to find excuses to write memorials to scold the Emperor and the Emperor's father. This made the Emperor so angry that smoke was coming out of his mouth. He looked forward to being punished so that he could instantly become famous.
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