Haven't they been working so hard for this day?

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Feng Congwu and the other man, and their performances caught his attention.

He smiled and said, "So the Royal Academy will be handed over to you from now on. I will have the cabinet draft an edict shortly. Go back and prepare well for the exam, and don't let me down."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I understand." Feng Congwu quickly knelt to express his gratitude and said excitedly, "I will definitely not let Your Majesty down."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said with a smile: "Get up and go out and do your work properly."

"Then I'll take my leave." Feng Congwu said quickly, bowing.

Then he took Zhang Yu out.

Looking at the backs of the two people, Zhu Youxiao put the teacup in his hand on the table and his expression relaxed.

Leaning sideways in the rocking chair, Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

After such a long time, my plan is finally completed, and I can finally do some things in peace and stability.

The news that Feng Congwu became the chief academic officer of the Royal Academy spread quickly, but did not cause much stir.

One reason is that people’s attention is not on this matter.

At the beginning, this matter caused a great stir, but now it is not enough because everyone is attracted by the secret report system proposed by Wei Zhongxian.

In comparison, the secret reporting system is a big deal.

Besides, the issue of the chief academic officer of the Royal Academy has been going on for a while, and everyone has become numb to it.

Not to mention now, even in the future of information explosion, this kind of operation is very common.

Take a cold approach when an incident breaks out. After a while, when public attention is no longer focused on this matter, create a bigger incident to cover it up.

This operation was not a very clever method, and Zhu Youxiao naturally understood it. As a result, he found that the effect was quite good.

As for the four ministers in the cabinet, they had actually guessed it long ago:

The candidate recommended by Sun Chengzong was sent away by Your Majesty to Denglai to serve as governor; the remaining candidate was Han Yu's, who was more to Your Majesty's liking.

There was also Xu Guangqi's candidate, but no one thought his candidate would succeed. After all, Minister of Rites Shen Tingyun was part of their group, so His Majesty was unlikely to hand over the Royal Academy to them as well.

Although Xu Guangqi and others were asked to prepare for the Royal Academy in the early stages, it was impossible to use them when he was in power, especially when there was competition.

If there is no competition, His Majesty may use Xu Guangqi and others; once there is competition, His Majesty will not choose them. This is also a way to add sand.

It was precisely because they saw this that Han Yu, Huang Kexun and Sun Chengzong all took action.

Now that this result has occurred, Han Yu and the other two are not surprised.

Han Yu's residence.

Glancing at Zhang Yu, Han Yu's face was all smiles, and he said with great satisfaction, "This time, the matter has been accomplished. Feng Congwu has gone to the Royal Academy, and we can say that we have finally achieved what we wished for."

"It's all thanks to my teacher's planning." Zhang Yu bowed quickly and said with an unusually humble attitude.

After looking up at Zhang Yu, Han Yu didn't say anything else.

Because Han Yu knew that this matter was actually Zhang Yu's credit, and he was the one who planned it from beginning to end.

Zhang Yu said this simply to save his own face. Of course, to some extent, it was also a reminder to himself not to burn bridges after crossing them.

Han Yu didn't want to say much on this topic, so he changed the subject and said, "What do you think about what happened in the court? The secret report system is very important. If you have any thoughts, feel free to speak frankly."

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid things are a bit difficult. I'm afraid the result that Master wants won't appear."

"How did you know?" Han Yu looked at Zhang Yu and asked, his expression becoming serious.

Although they had only met briefly, Han Yu was quite familiar with Zhang Yu. Zhang Yu was very talented in this area, and his strategies were very proactive and precise, which had indeed proven his strength in the past few times.

Since Zhang Yu dared to say so this time, he must have his reasons.

"The secret petition system was proposed by Luo Sigong and his team. The East Factory and the Imperial Guard must have been determined to get it, so they must have made a lot of preparations."

"They can't let the teacher take this power to the cabinet. Once they get this news, they will probably attack the cabinet elders frantically."

"As for the reason, it must be that a few cabinet ministers are trying to seize power. Although this reason is not new at all, it is useful." Having said that, Zhang Yu turned to look at Han Yu and said nothing more.

Han Yu's expression also turned serious. He had already had a vague premonition, and now after hearing what Zhang Yu said, he basically confirmed his guess.

Although the current Majesty has not been on the throne for long, he has shown some characteristics.

For example, he doesn't like anyone to hold too much power, he likes checks and balances, and he likes to use all kinds of people, so it is impossible for anyone to really hold too much power in their hands.

Perhaps Your Majesty did not care much at first, but with Wei Zhongxian and others instigating him, he would definitely care.

"So what do you think the final outcome will be?" Han Yu turned to Zhang Yu and asked.

"Your Majesty does not want to hand this power over to the Cabinet, and I'm afraid he doesn't want to hand it over to the Eastern Depot and the Imperial Guard either. Otherwise, he wouldn't have reached this point where he's asking his ministers to discuss this."

Zhang Yu said with a confident smile, "So the final outcome is likely to be a middle ground, neither giving it to the Cabinet nor to the East Factory."

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