Forbidden City, Wenyuan Pavilion.

In front of the bronze-plated statue of Confucius in Wenyuan Pavilion, six square stools on four sides are arranged, six stools, three or three in the east and west.

Wenyuan Pavilion does not face the south main seat, so the first stool in the east is the supreme position.

Generally speaking, this is the position of the chief minister of the cabinet, the position of prime minister in the hearts of civil servants, and the peak of civil servants.

However, Shen Shixing did not sit in this seat, but sat on the seat of the first place in the Western Head, which was the seat of the second auxiliary.

Shen Shixing used this behavior to express a meaning. He still regarded himself as the second assistant. As for the position of Dongshou, the position of Dongshou, who was waiting for the position of Zhang Siwei, who was in charge of the family, he was just a matter of serving as the second assistant to take charge of the prime minister and temporarily took charge of the prime minister.

For several months, Shen Shixing has been trembling. Just two months ago, the emperor was the young tutor and the crown prince's grand tutor's minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

This official position is second only to Zhang Siwei. Before Zhang Siwei's Dingyou, he was the Grand Secretary of the Zhongji Palace, the Minister of Personnel.

Among the Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion, in addition to Shen Shixing, there are also Yu Youding, the Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall of the Ministry of Revenue in Wenyuan Pavilion, who is in the second seat in the east.

The Prince Xu Guo, Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Wen Yuange, was the second seat in the west.

The cabinet is still a pattern of three ministers.

This day is still the same rule.

After the morning or daily lecture, the Wenshu will sort out the memorials handed over from the Tongzheng Department. Except for the important or secret comments, the rest will be read by the three ministers first, and then handed them to the emperor after the ticket is written.

This is different from when the emperor first took power. At that time, Zhang Juzheng was assisting in the administration, and the cabinet ministers and the emperor were both in the east Pavilion of Wenhua Hall.

After the cabinet ticket was drafted, the emperor gave the emperor a look. After seeing what he didn't understand, he immediately asked the assistant minister for advice.

But now the process has changed-

After taking power, the emperor was no longer there. When Zhang Ju was in charge, he would approve whatever the cabinet had. Now the auxiliary ministers must also understand the sage intentions of the sage, otherwise they would be re-printed again.

Today, the eunuch in the study room presented a few memorials and said to the three assistant ministers: "These dozens of memorials were delivered this morning. The three assistant ministers will take a look first, and then we will hand it to the Qianqing Palace immediately after the ticket is planned."

Shen Shixing nodded and said, "Grandpa Niu is here to stay!"

The Wenshu Fang Gonggong said that he withdrew from Wenyuan Pavilion.

So several ministers on the side picked up several important copies of the memorials from dozens of memorials. The three assistant ministers each held one and read it. The last few memorials were all turned around.

Shen Shixing looked at the two assistant ministers and asked, "You have read them both, and I will first talk about this memorial. A merchant from Huizhou, Wu Yanghui, wrote a letter saying that his ancestor Wu Shouli was given a simple seal of salt and was a huge merchant in the Huai River. His family had a million yuan. Wu Yanghui said that when his ancestor was alive, he colluded with powerful people and evaded 250,000 taels of silver. He begged the emperor to investigate clearly. Weizhen, you are also from Huizhou, have you heard of it?"

Xu Guo, the next head, replied: "It is true, I have heard of this. Before, when Wu Shouli was alive, the Yellow River and Susong flooded, and many provinces in the north and south suffered droughts and floods. Wu Shouli donated 200,000 yuan in silver to help relief. The emperor was very happy at that time and he actually appointed two officials from Guanglu Temple in Nanjing to the Wu family. I wonder if Yuanfu, did Brother Yu remember it?"

When Shen Shixing, Yu Youding nodded.

Yu Youding said, "I remember it, no wonder this name sounds a bit familiar."

Shen Shixing asked, "Then it is contrary to filial piety to tell his ancestors that it is not a trivial matter. What is the inside story?"

Xu Guo nodded and said, "There is indeed an inside story. When Wu Yanghui was in the village, he had a bad reputation. He liked wealth but was not kind. He went out to do business for several years and spent all his money. He went home to ask his ancestor for not giving it to him, so he hated it and falsely accused him. All the villagers who Bugu knew about this."

Shen Shixing nodded and asked, "Can there be any report on this matter in the local area?"

Yu Youding Dao: "Yes, Huizhou Prefecture reported that Wu Yanghui was under control, but there was no evidence."

Shen Shixing said: "Wu Shouli gave relief assistance and made great contributions to the court. The emperor issued an order to commend him, and there was a conclusion. Besides, it should not be disappointed to the people's desire to serve the country and make contributions. Just press it!"

Xu State, Yu You Ding said it was together. Shen Shixing wrote the receipt and attached it to the memorial.

Shen Shixing raised two memorials at this time and said, "This memorial is a memorial for Gu Ming, the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, who has impeached Lin Yanchao, the magistrate of Guide Prefecture, to silt the fields, and Fu Zhiyuan, the magistrate of Guide Prefecture, to cover up!"

The three auxiliary ministers have been dealing with affairs in the cabinet for a long time, and have been dealing with memorials every day. What are false accusations made out of thin air, and what are memorials with real evidence. They can be seen at a glance.

This memorial that Gu Ming has impeached Lin Yanchao is very true!

You should know that the power and wealthy people behind Wu Shouli are the powerful and wealthy people. This powerful and wealthy people are Xu Guo. Shen Shixing mentioned Wu Shouli's memorial just now and let Wu Shouli go all out for Xu Guo's sake.

Now Shen Shixing’s memorial about Lin Yanchao is a kind of exchange or other purpose?

At this time, Shen Shixing said: "When you mention Lin Yanchao, you are familiar with it. This person is talented and capable, but he is also eager to make progress and is very happy to achieve his merits."

"If I say that he is radical in his behavior, I agree with it, but if I say that he is greedy for ink and silt the fields, I don't believe it."

Yu Youding nodded and said, "Lin Yanchao is also my disciple. When it comes to the four words of being an official, it is hard for me to believe that he will do such a thing."

Xu Guoxin thought that Gu Ming's memorial was not a stolen evidence, and there must be evidence in his hands. If this person has a backup plan, once released, Shen Shixing forced himself to protect Lin Yanchao, he would likely be impeached by the censor.

Xu Guo said carefully: "Lin Yanchao and I are old. If he said he would be greedy for 200,000 taels of silt fields, I would not believe it first. But how can we get the void? Should we discuss it in detail first? Be more secure."

Shen Shixing said: "As far as I know, this silt field was opened by Lin Yanchao's dike and surrounded by fields. This was originally a land without a master, so how could he encroach? Besides, he could still pay the money he had sold the silt field before and the government was owed. It would not be an exaggeration to call him a capable minister like this."

"The court cannot be rewarded and punished unknown, because hundreds of hectares of silted fields have eliminated the officials below. What's more, the southwest is currently using troops to fight, and the court is using money. In this way, the officials who built a hundred-mile dike without a single tael of silver will be wrong, so what if they turn a blind eye?"

Xu Guo was surprised. This was not Shen Shixing's usual and conscientious style, but if there is something abnormal, there will be something wrong.

I don’t know who is going to be unlucky this time!

Xu Guo immediately said tactfully: "Okay, it depends on Yuan Fu's intention."

Shen Shixing nodded and immediately submitted the ticket to the emperor.

So Gu Mingyi's memorial fell like a stone sinking into the sea.

This matter lasted only a few days.

The incident of Lin Yanchao beating Ma Yu to death reached the capital, and public opinion suddenly became in full swing!
Chapter completed!