There is a strange phenomenon in feudal dynasties in history. Almost all ministers know that flattering the emperor and coaxing the emperor will definitely have a future, but there are not many people who can really flatter the emperor.

This phenomenon in the Ming Dynasty was particularly serious. Not only did civil officials not like to flatter the emperor, but they also liked to point fingers at the emperor, saying that this was not possible or that was not possible, as if the emperor had to listen to them.

To be honest, those who dare to reason with the emperor are basically correct in their principles, but they ignore a very important question, that is, whether the emperor likes to listen to you.

Most of the civil officials of the Jiajing Dynasty ignored this issue. Everyone thought that the emperor Gu Daosheng was wrong and should put national affairs first. However, they knew that Jiajing wanted Gu Daosheng. No matter how reasonable you said, it was nothing in his eyes.

Many people suffered a great loss because of this, but the court officials remained unyielding and kept admonishing, hoping that Jiajing could "turn to justice". Only Yan Song not only did not advise Jiajing to put national affairs first, but instead continued to offer Qing poems to "encourage" Jiajing to practice.

It is obvious that Yan Song gained Jiajing's trust through this, but many people became unjust souls because of their persuasion to Jiajing.

Sometimes Yan Song really wants to laugh in his heart. You stupid guys, let’s see how I play!

Of course, he encouraged Jiajing to practice hard. Of course, it was not for "one person can attain enlightenment and he can ascend to heaven." Only Jiajing could believe this, but he himself did not believe it.

His goal is very clear, that is, to control the court.

This time, he used Jiajing's trust to play a trick of fighting against the west.

The reason why he asked Wang Hua to make things difficult for Yang Lin was that Yang Lin wanted to force the Yangming lineage to deal with Wang Hua. When everyone thought that his goal was the Lianghuai Salt Administration, he unexpectedly launched a uncompetitive Jiang Qichen. When everyone was unaware of the reason, he ran to Jiajing and used Xia Yan's mouth to criticize the Yangming lineage.

As a result, Jiajing also got into trouble. Under his suggestion, Jiajing began to think.

What should I do if the Yangming lineage uses power for personal gain, and Xia Yan is unaware of restraint?

At this time, Jiajing naturally thought of using Yan Song, for nothing else, because Yan Song agreed to his cultivation, it was difficult to find a soulmate. He finally came up with such a "content person", so he naturally had to make good use of it. Therefore, he gave Yan Song the position of Minister of Personnel.

Everyone knows how important the position of the Minister of Personnel is, because all officials are nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel. As long as they control the Ministry of Personnel, they are nepotism and online gangsters, it is very simple.

Yan Song's move really caught Yangming's lineage off guard. No one expected that Zhang Bangqi was replaced by Yan Song after only a few months as the Minister of Personnel.

Fortunately, under Yang Cong's plan, almost all the Yangming lineage should be promoted, and almost all the officials who can be won over in the court have been attracted. The position of Minister of Personnel has not had a great impact on the Yangming lineage. Now, the only thing to worry about is that Yan Song will use his power to win over the court officials and expand his party members.

The officialdom was full of troubles, and the New Year Festival came quietly before he knew it. Yang Lin returned to the capital as he wished to have a lively reunion with his son and daughter-in-law. Yang Cong was accompanied by his parents and wife, and the New Year Festival was also fulfilling.

However, the entire Yangming lineage, including Zhang Yue, Lu Bing, Xu Yande and others on Yang Cong's side, were not very happy during this New Year holiday, because the position of Minister of Personnel was taken away, and Yan Song didn't know what would happen.

The so-called "fortune comes unparalleled, but misfortune never comes alone." Just when they were worried about Yan Song's affairs, after the New Year, another unfortunate news came out that the cabinet chief Li Shi fell ill.

Li Shi, a good man, is quite fair in his official position. With him in the cabinet, Xia Yan would not have been fooled. When he fell ill, wouldn’t Xia Yan catch and bite whoever he caught!

This is really a bit worse.

People from Yang Cong's group are inevitably shady because the current situation is too unfavorable for them.

At this moment, the three most important yamen in the court were the cabinet, the Censorate and the Ministry of Personnel, and these three yamen are now almost all controlled by Xia Yan's party.

For example, in the cabinet, Li Shi fell ill and could not take care of the affairs. Only Xia Yan and Yan Song were left. They did whatever they wanted.

For example, although Zhang Yue was promoted to the left deputy censor, the real decision of the Censor Tu Qiao was Tu Qiao, and Tu Qiao had long joined forces with Xia Yan's party.

As for the Ministry of Personnel, let alone. Yan Song is more powerful than Xia Yan and Tu Qiao. His control of the Ministry of Personnel is even more troublesome than Xia Yan's control of the cabinet and Tu Qiao's control of the Censorate.

What should we do if the situation is so unfavorable?

Yang Cong once again invited faction bosses to the banquet to discuss countermeasures.

This banquet was no longer as relaxed as before, and everyone was frowning. Xia Yan's party was in power in full, and it would be a devastating blow to welcome them. It would be strange if everyone was happy.

After drinking a few rounds of wine in depressed, Zhang Bangqi finally couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, I didn't expect that the Prime Minister would fall ill at this time. He is nearly 70 years old, so it would be difficult to withstand this time. Xia Yan's luck is really against the will. Lord Zhang Cong and Zhang also said he was sick and passed away soon. If Lord Li Shi and Li couldn't afford to get sick again, he would probably be the position of Prime Minister in the cabinet."

Everyone knows this situation, because at this moment, there are only three Grand Secretarys in the Cabinet, except for Li Shi, Xia Yan and Yan Song. Yan Song has just entered the cabinet and has just taken over as Minister of Personnel. It is impossible to succeed as the chief minister of the cabinet. Xia Yan has become the only candidate for the chief minister of the cabinet.

Xu Yande, Duke of Ding, couldn't help but sigh and said, "I just don't know if they will attack Wei Jing. If they fix Wei Jing, we will be in trouble."

Wei Jing is Zhang Shiche's name. At this moment, Zhang Shiche's position as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing is really important. If Zhang Shiche is consolidated, the share of salt indicative will have to be reshuffled. Now Xia Yan and Yan Song are in power. If Zhang Shiche stepped down, the share of salt indicative will definitely not be theirs.

Alas, it’s really better for man than God.

Yang Cong sighed in his heart, but on the surface he said calmly: "Although they are in power, they cannot be lawless. If they really dare to be lawless, we are not vegetarians."

Now it seems that he can only make the decision to defeat the death. Xia Yan, who was able to curse at the beginning, did not treat him as the chief minister of the cabinet. Now he can also make Xia Yan and Yan Song lose their worries. At most, they can tear each other apart. Everyone can play big things with their own skills.

Unexpectedly, Mu Konghui, who rarely spoke suddenly said, "Everyone, don't be so discouraged. No matter what they want, they have to pass the emperor's level. The emperor is wise and powerful. As long as everyone can be diligent and achieve success, there will be no problem."

Is Jiajing wise and powerful?

This seems to be suspected of flattering. With Mu Konghui's character, he should not be flattering Jiajing.

When Yang Cong heard this, his heart couldn't help but move.

How can Jiajing say this? Sometimes he is indeed quite stubborn. He will do whatever he wants, and he doesn't care about the opposition of the court officials at all. However, many times, Jiajing still values ​​ability and achievements. As long as he feels that you are capable, it doesn't matter even if you make some mistakes.

Just like Xia Yan, I don’t know how many mistakes he made, but Jiajing has never let him step down. To put it bluntly, Jiajing only values ​​Xia Yan’s ability.

So, how can Jiajing see his abilities?
Chapter completed!