Chapter 606: Dismissal! Dismissal of all!
in fact.

If you want to go to the cabinet from outside the palace, the fastest way is to go through Donghua Gate.

After parting with Wang Xijue, Shen Shixing walked leisurely through Donghua Gate and entered the imperial city.

Look up and around.

There was a hint of reverence on the face of the young official from the Ministry of Personnel's Selection Office.

After ten years of hard study, he lived up to his expectations and became the top scholar in the imperial examination, becoming famous all over the world.

But Shen Shixing knew that being the top scholar was just the starting point.

Among the more than 20,000 civil servants in the Ming Dynasty, he was not the only top scholar.

There is one top scholar every three years.

But there is only one prime minister in the cabinet.

There are only a few ministers in the cabinet.

Ciqing Palace slipped past his right hand, and Shen Shixing's eyes flickered. He heard that the cabinet was recently discussing the establishment of a crown prince.

Think about it.

Prince Jun is probably the most likely to be appointed Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace and become the heir to the throne.

That's your student.

A smile finally appeared on Shen Shixing's face.

If you count it this way, he is the senior brother of the crown prince, and even in time he will be the senior brother of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

And I am afraid I will have to wait until that time before I don't have to go from outside the palace to inside for a matter.

Every day, he would ride in the sedan chair bestowed by the emperor to enter the Forbidden City, and sit in the cabinet courtyard, waiting for the six ministries, five temples and nine officials in the court to come and report on matters.

The imagination of young people is always vibrant.

Even Shen Shixing had begun to feel that it was time for some movement in the Cabinet compound.

What if I were the Prime Minister of the Cabinet?

"Brother Rumo?"

However, the familiar calling voice will imagine that he has become the chief minister of the cabinet and is going to decorate the cabinet compound.

Shen Shixing blinked, raised his head and saw Su Yu, who was working in the edict-making room, looking at him with curiosity.

"Jun Ming, you..."

Shen Shixing was a little surprised, but when he looked at the cabinet compound that was already in front of him, he realized: "Jun Ming wants to go to the cabinet to do business?"

He saw the stack of memorials in Su Yu's hand.

Su Yu nodded and explained with a smile: "The memorial from General Qi and the copy after the Ministry of War's discussion will be reviewed by Lord Hu today."

Shen Shixing nodded.

I thought to myself, it turned out to be Xinbian’s business.

At present, apart from the land measurement and copper tax collection currently being carried out in Nanzhili and Zhejiang, the most important matters in the Hetao and Yinshan areas under the control of Qi Jiguang are the most important.

Even if it was only an hour or so before the end of the term, he still had to deal with the memorials from Xinbian.

He also smiled and said, "I heard that General Qi led his men deep into the northern desert after the beginning of the year. It seems that he is looking for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Mongols?"

Su Yu shook his head, looked around, and then whispered to his fellow senior brother: "General Qi is now in the north, and his tactics are completely different from when he was in the southeast. Although Qi Jiguang led his men deep into the grassland, I heard that he was investigating something. In addition to investigating the movements of the Mongols, Ye Bushou in Yinshan Town also has these things to do."

After finishing speaking.

This man, who was younger than Shen Shixing and held a lower official position than him, had a gossipy look on his face and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "I heard that they were looking for mineral veins."

Shen Shixing's brows suddenly jumped: "Could it be..."

Su Yu hurriedly shook his head: "I don't know anything. I still have to send these memorials in first."

After saying this, the young man lowered his head and rushed into the cabinet compound.

Shen Shixing, who fell behind, smiled and shook his head.

Since it is Xinbian’s business, my master must be involved in it.

Seeing his fellow disciples entering the cabinet compound, Shen Shixing restrained the smile on his face and followed closely behind.

Cabinet room.

Except when there is a need to discuss matters, basically every cabinet minister has a separate duty room in the public office.

now.

In the duty room of the Prime Minister’s office.

Shen Shixing, a Langzhong of the Ministry of Personnel's Selection Office who could make countless officials bow down to him, bowed his head slightly and bent his waist respectfully. He stood in front of the desk belonging to the Prime Minister, staring at the crack on the ground.

I don’t know if there are any treasures in this crack in the ground.

And behind the desk.

Gao Gong looked at the memorial placed in front of him and just glanced at the inscription on the cover without reading the contents inside.

Instead, he looked up at the young man in front of him.

Gao Gong smiled: "As I recall, Ru Mo has been in office as the official in the Ministry of Personnel for less than a year."

Shen Shixing quickly lowered his head and answered respectfully: "To reply to Yuan Fu, it has been a year."

He frowned slightly, wondering why Prime Minister Gao did not read the memorial but instead asked about his situation.

Could it be that he has an unmarried daughter in his family?

It's inappropriate.

After all, I already have a happy wife and children.

Gao Gong raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? I remembered it wrongly. I didn't expect Ru Mo to have been in the Ministry of Personnel for a year."

Unknown reason.

Shen Shixing could only treat it as a toy used by the high and mighty Prime Minister to pass the time.

Gao Gong said, "But I will not be wrong. Your teacher helped Ru Mo get the position of the Ministry of Personnel."

Shen Shixing bowed hurriedly and said, "Replying to Yuanfu, I passed the three-year examination last year..."

However, Gao Gong waved his hand casually and said, "No matter if it is a three-year transfer or a nine-year promotion, if there is no effort behind the scenes, who can be appointed as the official in the Ministry of Personnel so easily? Rumo, do you think I am wrong?"

This made Shen Shixing embarrassed.

He could only lower his head and muffledly say: "What Yuanfu said is absolutely true..."

But Shen Shixing was already cursing Gao Gong in his heart at this moment, for he ignored the main business and instead made a fuss about his own words.

Gao Gong just smiled and said, "I have been watching Runwu doing things in the court. It doesn't matter if he is behind the scenes trying to promote Rumo. Even if it is the emperor's responsibility and the minister's responsibility, we must promote the virtuous and not avoid relatives. After all, the court only judges by talent."

Shen Shixing's eyes suddenly narrowed, Gao Gong's words finally had some direction.

What does it mean that the court only considers people based on their talents?

What does it mean to promote the virtuous regardless of one’s relationship with them?
What is he going to do?
Although the emperor kept the prime minister's memorial and did not send it out more than a month ago, the content of the memorial was already known to everyone.

It was just that the emperor kept the letter in his palace and did not release it, and because what Gao Gong said was so important, no one dared to discuss the matter openly.

Shen Shixing immediately shook his head: "Your subordinate... Your subordinate is dull, incompetent and uneducated, and I don't quite understand the matter of the central government's recommendation."

Gao Gong narrowed his eyes and said in an ambiguous tone, "How can you not understand the matter of the central government's recommendation? If you really don't understand, how can you secure your position as the official in charge of the Ministry of Personnel?"

Shen Shixing now shut his mouth completely and decided not to respond to anything Gao Gong said.

It seemed that he sensed the young man's impatience.

Gao Gong laughed and shook his head, saying, "I'm not going to joke with you any more. I just wanted to talk to you young people and see what you think about the establishment of a national foundation because the central government has been discussing the matter of establishing a national foundation and there is no final conclusion."

Is this old man crazy?
In just a moment, there was only one thought left in Shen Shixing's mind.

That means Gao Gong is probably crazy.

Otherwise, the matter of appointing a crown prince should be discussed by the cabinet ministers, and there is nothing they can do about it.

Gao Gong saw that Shen Shixing had not spoken a word, but had narrowed his eyes as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

"A month ago, I presented a memorial to the Emperor."

"It means that I hope Your Majesty can be diligent in government affairs and not indulge in pleasure."

At this moment, Shen Shixing had already begun to rub his heels silently.

If he heard something he didn't like, he swore that he would follow Wang Xijue's advice and run away.

Gao Gong continued, "I also hope that in the future, all memorials to the court must be approved by the cabinet before they can be presented to the emperor for review. The court will not follow the emperor's orders, but will be rejected by the six departments. Even..."

Gao Gong's eyes flashed, and he chuckled and said, "If it weren't for the need to avoid certain influences, I would even like to take away the power of the Imperial Household Department to approve documents. Only the cabinet can approve the document, and the emperor can approve it before sending it to the cabinet for execution."

Shen Shixing slowly raised his head, his face already filled with sorrow.

"Prime Minister..."

"I'm still young……"

"I'm still young, with old people above me and young children below me."

Gao Gong, however, stared at Shen Shixing with a smile on his face and said nothing for a long time.

This kind of look staring at Shen Shixing made him feel uneasy.

I don’t know how much time passed.

When Shen Shixing felt his back covered in sweat.

Gao Gong raised his eyebrows and said, "After you have read this memorial, get out of the palace and ask your master on my behalf whether Yan Runwu agrees with what I want to do."

Say it.

He didn't care whether Shen Shixing would agree to this matter or not, and he lowered his head to open the memorial that the latter had just sent him.

While Gao Gong was reviewing the memorials, Shen Shixing hurriedly lowered his voice and took several steps back.

He looked back at the door behind him from time to time.

If anything changes, run away immediately!

Shen Shixing even counted silently in his mind.

three.

two.

One.

Bang!
"presumptuous!"

"Bold! Really bold!"

A loud noise was heard in the duty room of the Prime Minister's Office in the Cabinet compound, startling the officials who were walking around outside and they all looked over sideways.

Su Yu, who had just finished his work in the duty room of the public office belonging to Hu Zongxian, had just walked to the door when he heard a noise coming from not far away next door, so he quickened his pace and walked out.

Su Yu pulled someone over and asked, "What's wrong? Where did the noise come from?"

"It's... Yuanfu's house..."

The person who was pulled over shrank his head and pointed at Gao Gong's government duty room with an uneasy look on his face.

Su Yu frowned.

He quickly stood on tiptoe and looked around the cabinet compound.

Su Yu's heart sank immediately, and he looked intently at Gao Gong's office duty room.

Could it be that the idiot Shen Shixing had pissed off the Prime Minister in there?

This guy really can't be an official except for studying and taking exams.

On weekdays in the yamen, he can only play Tai Chi and try to smooth things over.

But how could such a method be used on the Prime Minister?
Su Yu became more and more worried. He moved closer to the front, looked at the people nearby, and asked in a low voice: "What's going on inside? Who just entered the Yuanfu's duty room?"

The official from the Ministry of Treasures who was working in the cabinet today also answered in a low voice: "It seems that he is not one of us. He seems to be from the Ministry of Personnel. Of course, I am not very familiar with him..."

Officials!

Su Yu's heart skipped a beat.

Someone nearby explained, "It was Su Yu, the official in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. I remember that he was the top scholar that year and seemed to be a student of Yan Shaobao."

At this moment, the corners of Su Yu's eyes began to twitch continuously.

It was really that idiot Shen Shixing who irritated Prime Minister Gao Gong.

He quickly looked around and found that no one was paying attention to him, and no one knew that he was actually a disciple of the teacher. He then breathed a sigh of relief, and then stared intently at the prime minister's duty room in front of him.

In the duty room.

Gao Gong originally wanted to use Shen Shixing's mouth to test Yan Shaoting and the Yan family behind him to find out what their views and attitudes were towards his memorial that day. If possible, he even wanted to drag the Yan family into the water as well.

As long as Yan Shaoting nods in agreement.

In this way, the Yan family will certainly support it with all their strength, and then the members of the Yan faction can only submit memorials to the court to support their own memorials.

Gao Gong knew it clearly in his mind.

Now in the cabinet, Zhao Zhenji and Hu Zongxian are both members of the Yan faction.

The second assistant, Yuan Wei, has maintained an ambiguous relationship with the Yan family for a long time.

As long as the Yan family nods.

Then he could bring most of the officials in the court to submit a memorial.

The emperor had to either agree to his memorial or give up pleasure and return to the state he was in when he first ascended the throne.

And according to his understanding of the emperor.

He will definitely choose the former.

But when I think about all the years of education I have received, it all went to waste.

Gao Gong still felt a little disappointed.

If the king is not capable of great things, how can the world be in turmoil?

One must be real and the king must be empty, so that the king can rule without doing anything.

But today I was thinking of using the opponent's force to counter attack.

But it’s unexpected...

Gao Gong looked at Shen Shixing, who was standing in front of him with his head lowered, with a bit of anger in his eyes.

He asked in a tone that was almost like sharpening a knife: "According to the Ministry of Personnel's assessment, 356 officials from Nanzhili and Zhejiang failed to complete their terms? And 219 were involved in corruption and fraud? Twenty-seven were involved in murder?"

Shen Shixing shrank his head like a quail.

"Reporting to Yuanfu, the Ministry of Personnel has concluded that this is indeed the case."

As he spoke, Shen Shixing felt his throat aching.

You have to know that the Prime Minister in front of you has been busy persuading the emperor to take over the power. Now that such a thing has broken out in the court, Nanzhili and Zhejiang are almost completely incompetent and corrupt.

This can be said to be a serious blow to the Prime Minister's authority.

Or rather.

Because of this incident, Gao Gong will slow down the pace of the real emperor.

Under such circumstances, how could he not be angry?
Gao Gong, who got the answer, had bloodshot eyes and his temples throbbing in the blink of an eye.

"stop!"

"recall!"

"Dismiss all of them!"

Gao Gong could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and it erupted once again like a wildfire.

"I am in charge of the Cabinet, in charge of the central government, and in charge of all officials. I will never sit idly by and watch the bureaucrats devour the government and the country like termites!"

For an instant.

Gao Gong already knew what he should do.

Solve this trouble quickly with lightning speed.

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