The "Immortal Master" that Wu Youwei was waiting for never came, and at the same time he did not wait for the imperial court to be appointed.

He was nervous until the evening, and Wu Youwei had not waited for the person to arrest him, and the people he knew had disappeared, and he was the only one left.

“What to do…”

Wu Youwei sat on the chair and was speechless. He had no idea at all. He seemed to have a machete hanging around his neck, which would fall down at any time, making him unable to live in peace.

A restaurant on Chang'an Street, Cao Dingjiao, Meng Zhaoxiang and Wei Xuelian, were sitting, drinking hot wine and chatting about current affairs.

Because of the previous incident, Cao Dingjiao was "suspended" and was stranded in the capital and had more free time.

Although he had nothing to do with the court, the Cao family was too prominent and I don’t know how many people hurriedly informed him, but after all, they were not included. The blind man touched the elephant and couldn’t figure it out.

"Old Wei, do you know what's going on?" Cao Dingjiao looked at Wei Xuelian. This time the Governor Yuan was the main force.

Wei Xuelian took a sip of wine and shook his head with a lonely face and said, "I don't know, I can't enter the Governor's Office now, and this time I have kept it strictly confidential. Most people don't know the inside story at all."

Meng Zhaoxiang, who was standing beside him, looked at the two of them with a slight smile and said, "I know."

Cao Dingjiao and Wei Xuelian were both stunned and said, "Is it what Zhou Shangshu said?"

Meng Zhaoxiang glanced around and whispered: "This time the noise is very loud and there are a lot of inside stories. Which one do you want to listen to?"

Cao Dingjiao looked at Meng Zhaoxiang's expression and thought, "I heard that the Ministry of Personnel has made great changes in the allocation of students from the Political Court. Why is this?"

Wei Xuelian was also curious when he heard this. This matter was still rumor and not many people knew about it.

Meng Zhaoxiang smiled more and leaned closer and whispered: "Tell you a piece of news, Senior Bi Ge no longer serves as the president of the Royal Court."

Cao Dingjiao and Wei Xuelian's expressions changed slightly. What is the news? What does it have to do with the change in the deployment?

Before the two asked, Meng Zhaoxiang lowered his voice: "I heard that the emperor went to the Zhengyuan a few days ago and was very dissatisfied with Master Bi. He completed his position and wanted to serve as the president of the Royal Yuan in person."

Cao Dingjiao and Wei Xuelian changed drastically and said in a disgusting voice: "Are you saying true?"

Meng Zhaoxiang waved his hand quickly and whispered: "It should be impossible to make a mistake. The news came from the cabinet to the Ministry of Personnel."

Wei Xuelian raised his eyebrows, stretched his head, and said excitedly: "No wonder! If the emperor personally served as part-time, it would be no wonder. We might all be successful!"

Cao Dingjiao was also very excited on his face. He lay on the table, stretched his head, and looked at the two of them and whispered, "If it is true, our Zhengyuan will not have to worry in the future."

If the emperor also serves as the president of the Royal Court, then the students who graduate from here will be the disciples of the emperor, that is, the attendants of these people. Who else dares to control them at will in the future?

At the same time, former vice president Wang Qiaonian has now joined the cabinet. In addition, the former president was the "Chief Auxiliary" Bi Ziyan, the background of the Royal Court is already so prominent that it can no longer be prominent!

Meng Zhaoxiang glanced around again and whispered again, "Well, this news is probably true. You will know if you look at it in a few days."

Wei Xuelian looked excited and said, "If this is the case, I will not have many days left before I get back, and I may be able to return to the Anti-Corruption Bureau."

Cao Dingjiao quickly calmed down, thought for a while, and said, "What's going on today?"

The noise today is really too big. Even though it is extremely low-key, there are hundreds of people missing inside and outside the capital, and anyone can notice something is wrong.

Meng Zhaoxiang looked around more cautiously and said, "I guess you will know later today. I will tell you in advance. Qian Qianyi was preparing to marry a famous prostitute in the Qinhuai River. The entire Nanzhili was full of controversy and criticism. The emperor was furious and not only ordered Qian Qianyi to go to the capital to be punished, but also conducted a severance of inspections on the capital. Any illegality was taken away."

When he heard Qian Qianyi marrying a famous prostitute, Cao Dingjiao, and Wei Xuelian raised his head to look at each other, his eyes were full of shock.

Qian Qianyi was also a former Minister of Rites and a staunch supporter of the "New Policy". He didn't even take any ethics from Taiwan seriously. He didn't even take the ban from the court seriously. Isn't this a joke for the people of the world to see the emperor and the court?

"I see……"

After a while, Cao Dingjiao nodded and shook his head.

Wei Xuelian also mocked him, saying, "These adults kept saying moral articles in the court. They could read clearly what they did when they resigned from office and returned home, and they were not bad at all, which made people sigh."

Meng Zhaoxiang listened and said helplessly: "Nan Zhili has been peaceful for too long and has no restrictions. This time, I will kill them and purify the extravagant winds of Jiangnan! By the way, don't go around lately, don't let people misunderstand what kind of handle you have, otherwise if you are caught by any yamen, it will be too late to rescue..."

Cao Dingjiao and Wei Xuelian both nodded, and they also felt uneasy. Some yamen runners often walked by back and forth, as if they were staring at them.

"Let's go, go to my house. We won't be drunk and don't return. Let's celebrate!" Wei Xuelian was the most excited and said in a low voice.

"Let's go!" Meng Zhaoxiang was also very happy. He had already confirmed that he would stay in Beijing.

Cao Dingjiao nodded, and his uncle Cao Wenzhao would arrive in Beijing in the next two days, so he would ask for some advice.

The three of them went downstairs and went to Wei Xuelian's mansion.

After most of the day of noise in the capital, it has come to now, it is quiet and weird, and calm and terrifying.

Qianqing Palace, Warm Pavilion.

Zhu Xu was urging Xiao Yongning to practice calligraphy, and from time to time he gave some advice.

His handwriting is actually not good, but he has a strong theoretical knowledge and is also very ignorant. Xiao Yongning is very serious when he listens to it. He secretly admires her, the emperor's uncle, who is so busy, and can write good handwriting.

Zhu Xu didn't know what Xiao Yongning was thinking, so he was very focused on teaching.

Cao Huachun came in from outside, took a look, walked up to Zhu Xu's ear and whispered: "Emperor, some princesses from the royal family have entered Cining Palace."

Zhu Xu had expected it long ago and waved his hand and said, "I told my sister-in-law that she would pretend to be sick, but she would not see her."

Cao Huachun understood and said, "Yes." After pausing, he said, "The cabinet sent someone to say that the people were almost detained, and some of them were outside Beijing. They have already been sent to the Governors' Courts and the Criminal Prison Department for detention."

Zhu Xu said "yes" and didn't care. Now the imperial court has more means to govern outside the capital. He does not have to rely entirely on local government offices. He has direct institutions and can completely bypass the local area and save trouble.

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't say anything, Cao Huachun turned around and left.

Xiao Yongning looked up at Zhu Xu and said crisply: "Uncle Emperor, are you going to do bad things again?"

Zhu Xu was stunned and said, "What a bad thing?"

The little girl curled her lips and picked up her pen to continue practicing calligraphy.

Zhu Xu frowned immediately and said, "This is how I am spread to me in the palace?"

The little girl doesn't speak and keeps her head practicing calligraphy.

Zhu Xu pinched her chin. Who taught me this? Is it the princess? It doesn’t look like...

"Your Majesty, Master Bi Ge is asking for a visit." An internal supervisor appeared outside the door and said far away.

Zhu Xu glanced at the little girl and said, "Translation." At this time, it was probably Qian Qianyi's case that was about it.

Bi Ziyan came in from outside and saw Princess Yongning lying there writing. He didn't care. He raised his hand and bowed and said, "I will meet the emperor."

Zhu Xu sat down, waved his hand, and said, "Don't give me a gift, come and bring a stool for Master Bi."

"Thank you, Emperor." Bi Ziyan said with a constant expression. He might have been excited two or three years ago, but now he knows that the emperor's heart is as good as the sea, so he tried his best to restrain his expression and be careful.

Bi Ziyan sat down on the stool and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of Qian Qianyi has been basically handled. Please contact the cabinet for a few days to minimize the impact, so as not to resent Shilin and torture."

Zhu Xu didn't care about this. There was a shortage of people in the South China Sea and no shortage of scholars in the Ming Dynasty. It was enough to have Qian Qianyi. There was still a chance in the future. He put down the teacup and said, "Well, leave this matter to the cabinet. You must be clean and neat, and don't be too stubborn and lose everything."

Bi Ziyan was a little surprised that Zhu Xu was easy to speak, but then hurriedly continued: "Yes, I will go to supervise myself. Once it is completed, I will submit it to the emperor in detail."

Zhu Xu said 'yes' that he would enter the cabinet tomorrow, and he was not afraid that they would not be able to do their best.

Bi Ziyan lowered his head and said carefully: "Your Majesty, the cabinet has packed out the room and can enter at any time to handle government affairs."

Zhu Xu glanced at him and said with a smile: "Well, I will go tomorrow. The people in the cabinet will not move. The guards will be replaced by imperial guards. My classmate Cao Huachun will follow me and provide several small rooms for Cao Huachun to use."

This is a bit like the emperor of the cabinet, but the cabinet does not have the power of the "internal minister" like the previous literati.

Bi Ziyan didn't care. Silijian had been in decline for too long, and he almost forgot about it. He raised his hand and said, "Yes."

Bi Ziyan looked up at Zhu Xu again and said, "Your Majesty, I have some ideas about the reform of the Cabinet and the Six Ministry."

"Say." Zhu Xu looked at him and picked up the teacup again.

Although Bi Ziyan has a thoughtful draft, he has been pondering it carefully now.

The cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty was actually very complicated. It evolved from the emperor's private secretary and formed after the abolition of the prime minister. However, before Zhu Xu's reform, they always had a "secretary" existence. Although they had a lot of power, they were not formally organized and were not smooth in government affairs. They needed to go around the palace and the emperor gave orders to six ministries before they could be implemented.

In other words, the cabinet in the past could not directly command the six ministries and other institutions. It was always the emperor's "secretary" and "affiliate" nature. It was not a formal court institution, and its power was always in the hands of the emperor.
Chapter completed!