Three days later, thirteen important officials in the court gathered outside the Honin Hall again to participate in this imperial examination. However, when everyone saw that Liu Jian was also among them, they were obviously stunned. How could this person appear here?

Obviously, Liu Jian was also going to attend this imperial meeting, except for the four cabinet masters and others, and they didn't know anything about it. However, although the former cabinet chief was no longer in his position, wearing a "dressed red python robe, no one dared to ignore this person's existence and came forward to greet him.

"I've met Mr.

Liu Jian stroked his beard lightly and said with a smile, "You guys, you guys, Jian is just a gangster now, and he can't afford to be the 'ge'. Since Your Majesty gave me a speaker, you can just call me the speaker."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded in agreement. After all, Liu Jian was not the original chief minister of the cabinet, and no matter how respected he was, he should not overestimate the "geot master". This is a very taboo thing.

Soon, Wang Yue rushed over and led these important officials into Benren's Hall.

Due to Liu Jian's appearance, it is obvious that everyone has to re-arrange their seats again. However, although the former has the title of speaker, his identity is already a villain. However, he was originally the chief minister of the cabinet and was highly respected in the court. So how to arrange this person has become a difficult problem, at least in the eyes of these dozen important officials.

However, the scene that made them embarrassed did not appear. Wang Yue calmly pulled open the first Grand Master chair on the left and invited Liu Jian to the side, "Speaker, please sit."

However, Liu Jian did not sit down immediately, but instead looked at Li Dongyang beside him. After all, although this position once belonged to him, it now belonged to the latter. Even if there was an order from the emperor, he still had to follow the meaning of this person to avoid a stalemate between them.

Li Dongyang smiled indifferently and said, "As a veteran in the court, Dongyang is much more at ease sitting here."

However, it was a metaphor that Liu Jian was the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty. The latter naturally understood what he meant, nodded before he sat down.

"Then I will be arbitrage."

Finally, everyone was postponed to the position of each person, and everyone looked at each other, staring at the eyes, staring at the nose, and waiting for the emperor's arrival.

Not long after, Zheng De took Wang Tingxiang and stepped in. Everyone immediately stood up and bowed and said, "Long live my emperor, please come and see me!"

"No gifts, just sit down." Zheng De greeted with both hands, sat down first, and the ministers also sat down.

He glanced at the ministers present and said slowly, "The main purpose of convening this meeting today is to adjust and abolish some of the extra yamen in the court. I want to ask for your opinions."

Adjust and abolish unnecessary yamen?

This was greatly beyond the expectations of all the ministers present. Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and a hint of doubt appeared in their eyes. Shouldn't we discuss the matters of the Ming School and the reform of the scientific examination this time?

With the unprinted semi-finished imperial edict of "The Ming School and the Imperial Examination Reform" issued to the Ministry of Rites, the news that the emperor was preparing to reform in this regard had spread throughout the court and the country. At the forefront of this storm, it was reported that the emperor was preparing to convene a meeting in the imperial front. This coincidence also made all civil and military officials in the court speculate that this meeting was mostly held because of this matter. Unexpectedly, when the emperor spoke, he said something about another matter.

What medicine does the emperor sell in the gourd?

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Dongyang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, immediately stood up and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, in the more than a hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the internal and external yamen in the court have been extremely reasonable. It seems that there is no redundant yamen to be cut off. Where can I start this?"

Zheng De refused to comment and suddenly asked without hesitation, "How many heads do people have?"

Not to mention that even the ministers present were all confused in an instant. What happened to the emperor? How could he ask such a question that even a three or four-year-old child knows?

"If you say goodbye to Your Majesty, you will naturally have only one head." Although he was a little puzzled, Li Dongyang honestly answered the question that everyone knew was a bit mentally retarded.

Zheng De was waiting for this sentence. He smiled at him, "Since that's the case, what explanation should my dear ministers give to the Six Ministry of Nanjing, the Censorate, the Tongzheng Department, the Governor's Office of the Five Army, the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial College and other yamen?"

Li Dongyang was speechless and understood what the emperor meant before. Since people could not have two heads, how could the Ming Dynasty have two courts? Although the symbolic meaning of the Six Ministry of Nanjing and other departments is greater, this cannot be a reason for denial?

All the ministers present expressed shock when they heard this and understood the real purpose of the emperor's convening this imperial meeting.

At this time, Xie Qian couldn't sit still and stood up and said loudly, "Your Majesty, Nanjing is the place where the Ming Dynasty is the dragon. Emperor Taizu ascended the throne here and became the emperor for more than 30 years. Even if Emperor Taizong moved the capital to Beijing, he had never issued an edict to abandon it. If the six ministries and other departments of Nanjing were abolished, it would cause shock and uneasiness in the world."

"Is it that serious?" Zheng De murmured in his heart, glanced at the ministers present, most of them showed a hesitant look in their eyes, and it was obvious that they mostly disagree with this matter.

Fortunately, Zheng De only tested the reactions of the people, and directly changed the topic when he saw that things were not done. "Wei Shen, the governor of Yingtian Prefecture, died of illness in the first month, and most of the officials of the six ministries and yamen in Nanjing were old and should be retired in accordance with the retirement edict issued by the court. Now all the yamen in the court are seriously vacant, and Nanjing cannot take care of so many things for the time being, so I decided to send Wang Xing, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, as the imperial envoy, to Nanjing to temporarily serve as the governor of Yingtian Prefecture, and stabilize the situation in Nanzhili. What do you think?"

There have been rumors in the court that Wang Yang was demoted to the emperor and was exiled to Nanjing for angering the emperor, but he did not expect that the emperor would discuss such matters with them on such occasions, which was also beyond the expectations of all the ministers present.

This doesn't seem to be a demotion, right?

Generally speaking, officials who annoyed the emperor and were disgusted and demoted were usually left immediately after receiving the imperial edict. However, this person was still in charge of the position of the chief examiner of the Enke Examination when rumors spread across the court, which also made all the officials in the court half-believing and half-doubting until today. But now when the emperor solemnly announced the news on such occasions, it made everyone feel that this was more like an increase in the title.

Is it possible?

It is true that the third-rank prefect Yingtian Prefecture is half a Beijing official, but it is said that the officials in Nanjing will definitely be demoted no matter what. Although there is still the title of imperial envoy, which imperial envoy needs to serve in the local area after being sent abroad? I am afraid that Wang Yang is the first person since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. This is obviously the emperor did not want this person to come back and do it on purpose.

Everyone looked at each other. Why does this feel a little inconsistent? Did the emperor dislike or like the cabinet master Wang Jie?

Looking at Wang Yang, who looked calm, even Xie Qian, who loved to sing the opposite tune with the emperor the most, remained silent. Then the cabinet chief Li Dongyang was the first to raise his hand to signal. The ministers present who had been hesitating before secretly glanced at him and finally raised their hands to express their agreement.

This is the voting method invented by the emperor, and gradually they became familiar with it. Of course, they also secretly despised it in their hearts. This voting method seems to be useless, and in their opinion it is simply a waste of effort. At least so far, there seems to be nothing they really voted out.

Zheng De naturally didn't know what the ministers thought, and even if he knew it, he didn't care much. Although he had never been a leader of a country, he had never eaten pork and had never seen pig run. Now Zheng De treats himself as the boss of a large group company, and the ministers under him are his own employees. This makes him find a hint of the feeling of being a superior. At least now, he will not shake his ideas because of the opinions of his ministers.

"Next, I decided to abolish the Zhan Shi Mansion. What do you have to say?" Zheng De then made an amazing decision and calmed down the ministers present.

"Your Majesty, the Secretary of State is in charge of the government affairs of the government office, the bureau, and the bureau, and to tutor the prince, which is an indispensable office for the court." Li Dongyang reminded.

"Is it indispensable?" Zheng De looked at him and said lightly, "Since the Hanlin Academy exists in the court, can the prince's teacher be selected from there in the future? In my opinion, there is no need for the Zhan Shifu. I have decided on this matter. What else do you have to say?"

After saying that, all the ministers present remained silent. Since ancient times, the relationship between the emperor and the prince has been closest and most sensitive, and the topics on both sides are quite taboo, no matter which dynasty they are in, it is easy to cause death if you are not careful. It is true that the emperor was still young and had no heirs on that day, but who knew that this was not the young emperor who deliberately abolished the Zhan Shi Mansion in order to weaken the prince's power in the future?

If you stand out now, wouldn’t you be shot in the gun?

If he can reach his current status, none of the people present is stupid, so he will naturally not object if the emperor has decided, so as not to be hated by the emperor. What the emperor said makes sense. Without the Zhanshi Mansion, you can also find a teacher in the Hanlin Academy for the prince. From this point of view, this yamen is really not indispensable.

Finally, Zheng De raised his hand and voted, and he was quite satisfied.
Chapter completed!