Cao Dingjiao and Meng Zhaoxiang had already heard the smell, and Zhou Ying was clearly guiding them.

After a while, Meng Zhaoxiang raised his hand and said, "Sir, the court intends to temper us, but there is no need to make such a big fanfare and sweep it all. Aren't you afraid of hurting hundreds of people's desire to serve the country?"

Zhou Yingqiu glanced at Meng Zhaoxiang without answering.

The reason here is that the Royal Court was established too late. If it was five years earlier, there would be no need to be such a hurry. The high-level structure of the "New Deal" has basically been completed after a year, and the next step is to push downward. The prefecture-county level is the most stubborn and cannot completely expect pressure from top to bottom. Then the students of the Zhengyuan are the most suitable. They are flooded in every corner of the Ming Dynasty, which will inevitably make the "New Deal" achieve twice the result with half the effort and greatly accelerate.

These words cannot be said to these people now. They are too young and prone to impulsiveness. If they say too much, they will cause trouble.

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yingqiu said: "Any word I said to you today cannot be revealed. After returning, I am ready to remember that the laws and regulations of the court cannot be provoked, especially the party. You must remember that it must not be contaminated, otherwise I will not be able to protect you!"

Cao Dingjiao and the other two could see that Zhou Yingqiu had nothing to say, but they also got the Ministry of Personnel they wanted, and the court had no intention of suppressing them.

Several people looked at each other and raised their hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Zhou, for your advice, I will leave."

Zhou Yingqiu nodded indifferently and watched the three of them leave.

These three people are all optimistic about the emperor and the younger generation that Zhou Yingqiu has also given him some thin side and has made some good relationships.

"How far you can go depends on your own." Zhou Yingqiu said indifferently.

The three of them left Zhou Mansion. It was already dark. They stepped down and half of their calf was flooded. The heavy snow still did not stop and they fell densely.

Meng Zhaoxiang wrapped his clothes and said while trekking, "You guys say, how credible is Lord Zhou's words?"

No one is a child, and he will not really believe Zhou Yingqiu just because he seems to be heart-warming. It is just the first time we meet and everyone understands the truth about having a simple and profound conversation.

Wei Xuelian thought for a while and said, "The words should be true, but he said half of them at most and hid a lot."

Cao Dingjiao also nodded and said, "After all, the Royal Court was established by the emperor. It was previously managed by the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel. This time, the 'rotation was personally conducted by Shangshu Zhou. There must be other purposes, but we will not guess for a while."

"What I am most confused about is Master Bi Ge's attitude," Meng Zhaoxiang looked up at the front. The road was blocked with heavy snow, as if there was no end. The cold wind was howling and the cold wind was urinating. He gritted his teeth and said, "He is the President of the Zhengyuan Court. No matter what purpose he is, he should protect us, but he has never done anything and is deliberately suppressing us..."

Speaking of this, Wei Xuelian also said in a cold wind: "Old Bi Ge is 'just', and justice is a bit too much..."

Cao Dingjiao thought about it, and suddenly felt a little uneasy, saying, "My uncle will arrive in Beijing at the end of the month, and then I will find a way to find out the whim."

Wei Xuelian and Meng Zhaoxiang all looked at Cao Dingjiao in surprise. He would not have done this before.

Cao Dingjiao said: "I also think something is wrong this time, so I'd better ask, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

Wei Xuelian and Meng Zhaoxiang focused on the key points, and Zhou Yingqiu got involved, and things became a little strange.

In the cabinet, Wang Qiaonian said the matter to the three cabinet masters, and waited for their statement.

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, and King Jing also looked at each other. When the reform was first reformed, this matter was ignored.

The Dali Temple Minister's rank is indeed too low, and it is OK to handle ordinary cases, involving royal relatives. Even if it is more than the third rank, even if there is a cabinet edict in Dali Temple, the emperor's decree is a bit unreasonable. After all, it is not the Three Divisions to try it.

Sun Chengzong pondered for a while but didn't say anything.

The three departments refer to the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate. The Ministry of Justice is now responsible for criminal cases and cannot participate in the trial. The Censorate is abolished. The Supervisor has only the "supervisory responsibility" and has no right to trial the case, so two of the three departments no longer exist.

How to handle cases involving the first-level senior high school?

Sun Chengzong looked at Bi Ziyan's expression and turned his eyes to Prince Jing, saying, "What do you think of the prince?"

King Jing was also a participant in the design of the "New Deal". He kept thinking in his heart. Listening to Sun Chengzong's question, he said: "The cabinet should have set up a specific case for this matter and sent it to the emperor for approval."

"What kind of case?" Bi Ziyan said with a slight look on his face.

King Jing paused and said, "I have a few ideas in my mind, and I will say them for your reference. First, if there is a royal family, there should be a royal family in charge of trial. If there is a high-ranking official, such as a third rank or above, there must be a cabinet to judge. If it is a military person, a special Dali temple should be established, and it cannot be generalized."

Bi Ziyan looked at Prince Jing and nodded slightly, saying, "The prince's words are correct. How should this case be handled?"

King Jing looked at Bi Ziyan and knew that he was interested in taking the school entrance exam, so he said directly, "The royal family should be chosen by the emperor." King Jing knew very well that there were hundreds of thousands of members of the royal family, but there were really not many people who could use it.

Bi Ziyan looked motionless, looked at Wang Qiaonian and said, "This is the matter of your Dali Temple. What do you think should you do?"

Wang Qiaonian has only been in office for a few days, and the government affairs have not been sorted out. Listening to Bi Ziyan’s question, he carefully said: “What the officials mean is, can the grade of Dali Temple be improved?”

Bi Ziyan immediately smiled and said, "You have just been promoted from the fourth grade to the third grade, how else do you want to mention it?"

The rank of the yamen is the same as that of the officials. You cannot expect a first-rank official to manage a third-rank official, and you cannot allow a third-rank official to lead the first-rank official.

Wang Qiaonian looked a little stiff and said, "The officials are reckless." In fact, his thoughts were to increase the level of Dali Temple and send other officials to him, not to be promoted again.

Bi Ziyan ignored Wang Qiaonian and thought, "This case is no longer important now. Everyone has been released on bail. Please wait a few more days. I will discuss with the emperor and issue a specific charter."

"Yes." Wang Qiaonian said. This is indeed the only way to do it.

Bi Ziyan defeated Wang Qiaonian. Although it was already dark, he had no intention of getting off work and continued to be busy.

There are already many things going on as the end of the year, and with the fact that the Ministry of Personnel has no leader, they have to worry about more things.

Sun Chengzong has also been planning to reform the Ming military system again recently. He was almost worried and had no intention of leaving the palace early.

King Jing now has a part of the cabinet affairs, and is so busy that he is not able to do anything. The three of them are lit with lights in their respective classes, ready to not return all night.

Zhu Xu did not leave the imperial study room. After reading the scripts one by one, it was too boring and boring, and it was almost mechanically running.

He finally understood why there are things like Silijian critics who exist. If you see too much, you will really vomit!

In addition, it was particularly cold today, and even with the stove, it was uncomfortable. Zhu Xu drank a cup of tea and was about to finish his work today. He was stunned again and looked at the last memorial.

This is a memorial by the Tongzheng envoy of the Tongzheng Department, Wu Youwei, who wrote a special book about Yang Lian's role in the "Transfer to the Palace", and also said that he had the "merit of following the dragon" and was also the imperial teacher. He sprinkled nearly a thousand words and finally pointed out the key point: requesting a special pardon for Yang Lian.

Zhu Xu didn't care about Wu Youwei's trouble behind the scenes, nor did he care about his mention of the Donglin Party, a word that is a taboo in the officialdom. He was particularly interested in the word "pardon".

The more I thought about it, the more interesting he felt. After a while, he couldn't help but laugh softly.

The imperial study room was always quiet, and Zhu Xu's laughter was very sudden. Cao Huachun looked at the darkness outside and the snowflakes were not stopped. He moved his heart a little. He took two steps forward and said with a smile: "Master, why are you so happy to see?"

Zhu Xu looked up at him, smiled even more, and said, "Is there something wrong with Wu Youwei's mind? He actually proposed to let me pardon Yang Lian?"

Cao Huachun's eyes moved slightly and said in confusion: "Wu Youwei colluded with Lu Chunru, just to resurrect the Donglin Party. Isn't it normal for him to rescue Yang Dahong? Why is the emperor laughing?"

As soon as Wang Ji entered Beijing, he was closely watched by the Jinyiwei. They seemed to be concealing, but in fact everything was covered by the Jinyiwei. With so many actions, they could not hide Zhu Xu's eyes.

Zhu Xu pointed at him and said with a smile: "You don't understand this yet. Once I pardon Yang Lian, once Yang Lian is out of prison, it means that Yang Lian has completely admitted his guilt. In this way, there will be no room for a turnaround in the Donglin case. How can the Donglin Party be resurrected?"

Cao Huachun understood and immediately said thoughtfully: "What the emperor said is that he just didn't know if it was Wu Youwei's own decision or Wang Ji's instructing him behind his back. If Wang Ji's instructing him, they would be a little too confused."

Zhu Xu nodded and smiled, holding the memoir.

Wu Youwei gave him an inspiration, and maybe even could help him a lot.

He and Shilin have always had an atmosphere of "confrontation" in the atmosphere. The Donglin Party has too great influence, and most scholars from the Ming Dynasty stood by their side. In addition, Zhu Xu's series of reforms have deeply touched the interests of the gentry. Therefore, this "confrontation" is becoming increasingly intensified. Although Zhu Xu made many good-willed gestures, the actual effect was not great.

But if he pardoned Yang Lian, this "good intention" would be enough to touch a large number of people. In addition, the imperial examination will be reopened next year, which will definitely win over many people to stand on his side, the imperial court.

This will be of great benefit to a series of measures taken by the "New Deal"!

"This Wu Youwei is very good," Zhu Xu stood up and said with a smile: "I like it very much. I am a talent. I will give him a promotion. Look, think about it again, what position is more suitable for him?"

Cao Huachun understood Zhu Xu's thoughts best. After thinking for a while, he said, "Emperor, the Royal Court still lacks a vice president, so Wu Youwei's official rank is suitable."

Zhu Xu smiled more and pointed at him, saying, "You are cunning, okay, it's just a month, let him go."

"After the order." Cao Huachun followed Zhu Xu and left the imperial study room.
Chapter completed!