Without exception, the powerful Prime Ministers all had their own ruling team. From the central government to the local government, they had to be able to issue government orders smoothly, so that they could be on the edge of the powerful Prime Ministers. This was not like Zhao Zhigao, who could not issue government orders out of the Duty Office of the Cabinet, and everyone wanted to control him.
Shen Yicheng would not be such a person.
Therefore, when he wiped out the Jin Party, Shen Yicheng placed his trusted subordinates in the important positions controlled by the Jin Party one by one, so as to increase his voice and real power. In fact, under the premise that he had already controlled the Cabinet, Shen Yicheng began to extend his tentacles to the Six Departments.
The Six Ministries, which had struggled to break free from Zhang Juzheng's authority, were naturally unwilling to be controlled by someone else again. Naturally, there would be people who would resist, but for some reason, Shen Yicheng was able to win over four of the Six Ministries and become his supporters. Only the Ministry of Rites and half of the Ministry of Works did not side with him.
The reason why the Ministry of Works was said to be half of the Ministry of Works was because the other half had been won over by Shen Yicheng.
Then the remaining departments of the imperial court were in danger, and the first to bear the brunt was naturally the Imperial Censorate.
The relationship between the Imperial Censorate and Shen Yicheng had always been not good. With the arrival of the dawn of Shen Yicheng's Cabinet, everyone in the Imperial Censorate felt insecure. In the storm of the Jin Party, Shen Yicheng had already expressed his attitude in advance.
He ordered people to search the homes of two Imperial Censorate officials, found 370,000 taels of silver, and then sentenced them to death and banished the men to the army, and the women to the Musical House.
Although the two Imperial Censorate officials were both from the Jin Party, everyone believed that this would not be the end, but the beginning of another storm. Since Shen Yicheng dared to attack the Imperial Censorate, he would not care whether they were from the Jin Party or not.
The feeling of the fox mourning for the rabbit's death permeated the Imperial Censorate, and the terrible memory of being once controlled by Zhang Juzheng came to their minds again.
If he could not bite and roar as much as he wanted, and vent his dissatisfaction with society and officialdom, then what was the point of becoming an Imperial Censor?
It was precisely because the Imperial Censorate could attack officials like a mad dog and did not have to worry about being punished later on. That was why there were more and more officials supporting the officials of the Imperial Censorate from behind the scenes, letting them speak for them. This way, the imperial censors of the Imperial Censorate, who had a pitiful income, could live a good life of luxury and have a chance to advance.
If Shen Yicheng directly grabbed them by the neck and made them unable to make a sound, the value of the Imperial Censorate would quickly disappear. Everyone would once again return to the era of pitifully guarding their salaries.
This was unacceptable to the mad dogs of the Imperial Censorate, who were used to such delectable pleasures.
Rather than being strangled to death by Shen Yicheng along with the Jin Gang, it was better to gather all the power to resist and strike a fatal blow!
The Jin Gang was already notorious and could not form an alliance. Otherwise, Shen Yicheng would take advantage of their weakness and kill them together. Shen Yicheng was more than happy to do so, but for those people that Shen Yicheng wanted to kill but did not have a good reason to do so, they were the best targets to form an alliance with.
Shen Li, who was an assistant official in the cabinet, was the best candidate to lead the alliance. Yu Jideng, the Minister of Rites, was also the best candidate to lead the alliance. Wen Chun, the leader of the Imperial Censorate, Xu Zuo, was the best candidate to lead the alliance. In addition to the 30 elite mouthpieces that were recommended by everyone, the group representing the most powerful mouthpieces in the world of Daming civil officials broke into the office of the cabinet and went straight for Shen Yicheng.
They kept pushing away people who tried to question them. Their actions were rude and rude. Every time someone angrily questioned them, seven or eight people would immediately surround them and shout, "Shut up!" and "We're here to uphold justice. Get lost!" Many people were immediately scared away.
At this moment, there were five or six officials waiting to report outside Shen Yicheng's office. They were stunned when they saw the situation.
Shen Li took the lead and walked in front. Her intimidating aura forced the five or six officials to retreat. As soon as they left, Shen Yicheng's office was right in front of them. Shen Li pushed open the door of the office and saw Shen Yicheng sitting in front of his seat and writing rapidly in the narrow office.
"It's all your fault. It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have ended up like this!"
Strong jealousy and hatred drove Shen Li to step into Shen Yicheng's office.
The room was very small. It was not easy to accommodate Shen Li, Yu Jideng, Wen Chun, and Xu Zuo. The remaining 30 elites could only surround the outside and block the entrance.
Many officials in the cabinet stood far away to watch the show. They didn't dare to come closer.
Who asked those mad dogs to bite whoever they caught?
It could only be said that Minister Shen was too unlucky to have provoked these mad dogs. Today, there would be a good show to watch ~
Everyone thought so, except for Shen Yicheng. Shen Yicheng was still writing rapidly. He didn't look surprised or panicked at all. He was like an otherworldly master. The more he acted like this, the angrier Shen Li was.
"You're ignoring me?
You're insulting me! "
"Vice Minister!!"
Shen Li shouted, "Do you know why we're here today?!"
Shen Li was very satisfied with such a righteous voice. This kind of voice was the voice that despicable scoundrels like Shen Yicheng were most afraid of. However, to his surprise, Shen Yicheng didn't seem to want to talk to him. He was still writing rapidly.
"Vice Minister!!"
Shen Li was instantly annoyed. He shouted again and took three steps forward.
"I know, I know. Stop shouting. Wait for me to finish!"
Shen Yicheng replied unhappily. He then continued to write rapidly.
Shen Li was stunned. He couldn't react for a while.
Yu Jideng couldn't stand it anymore. He stepped forward.
"Vice Minister, we came here, but you ignored us. Is this the way to treat a guest?"
Shen Yicheng didn't raise his head.
"Uninvited guests, do you know how to be a guest?"
Yu Jideng was also stunned. He realized that he had nothing to say, so he forcibly changed the topic, "It doesn't matter whether you're a guest or not! Vice Minister, we're here to seek justice from you! "
Shen Yicheng was silent for a while. He then put down his pen. He picked up the memorial in his hand and shook it. He then blew on it a few times. Then, he closed the memorial and slowly put it into his pocket.
"What justice?"
"Upholding the justice of the world!"
Yu Jideng looked at Shen Yicheng with a strong sense of righteousness.
"Justice of the world?"
Shen Yicheng raised his head and looked at Yu Jideng in surprise, "I thought Yu Butang was upholding the justice of entering the cabinet."
"…"
Yu Jideng was really stunned this time. This was his goal. What bullsh * t justice of the world? What bullsh * t justice of the world? Nothing was important. What was important was power and status. What was important was whether he could enter the cabinet.
And this kind of words couldn't be said openly. Otherwise, everyone would be able to clearly see the faces of these ugly political creatures. If he wanted to continue, he had to put on a layer of righteousness.
Shen Yicheng didn't follow the rules. In a political struggle, one couldn't shed all pretense of cordiality until the last moment. How could he break the rules right from the start?
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