He can be considered a representative of treacherous ministers in chaotic times, and history books have written a 'heavy ink' about him, leaving him infamous for eternity!
When mentioning these four individuals, one cannot forget their mentor, Prince Kang.
Ji Hongming, who had already begun to silently wonder where these four people were currently employed, felt that as the former official who had been eliminated by the 'famous' Qian Yi before taking office, he would be mentioned again, except for the Prince of Kang!
He got a free ride on Qian Yi's coattails and is now famous for his name?
But he didn't want to become famous this way!
Feng Tang was shocked. It seemed that Qian Yi was now in his own Censorate!
He was promoted by his predecessor, Zhao Xu, and Zhao Xu was wary of him, so he didn't give him much use. It seems his intuition was right; this person really does have a big problem!
Dong Qianli from the Ministry of Revenue was also sweating bullets. Chen Boyuan seemed to be in his department. He wondered if he would end up like his old rival Ji Hongming, being eliminated and having his position usurped by the other party!
In this officialdom, not only does the royal family have a throne to inherit, but the positions held by these heads of departments are also seen as tempting pieces of fat by their subordinates.
Dong Qianli silently moved closer to Yu Chongshan, who was standing to his left and behind him. He had to cling to the powerful figure of the Junior Tutor to save his life!
When Minister of Works Lu Qi saw his little gesture, he raised an eyebrow. Was he eyeing someone from their Ministry of Works?
However, there are many benefits to clinging to the Grand Tutor's coattails. Not to mention his skills, he has helped the Ministry of Works catch spies. He has caught no less than five spies recently, including the Prince of Qi's wet nurse.
As for Li Shang, who was hiding in their Ministry of Works, he couldn't cause any trouble before, and now it's even less likely.
He has plenty of excuses to get rid of this person.
Yu Mingmin, the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, had a flicker in his eyes. During His Majesty's birthday celebration this year, Qu Tongwen from their Court of State Ceremonial had been particularly active.
He became very friendly with the delegations from several countries, and even questioned whether the return gifts he gave to each country were too meager.
He secretly encouraged others to voice their objections to the matter, reportedly having received substantial benefits from the delegation.
Has this embezzlement and instigation started so early?
"What good would it do them to bring down the Dayan Dynasty? The officials in the court are the biggest beneficiaries of the Dayan Dynasty's existence."
What does someone who benefits from this do?
Yes, the rulers and ministers of Dayan also silently asked themselves, what are they after? They are officials who are supported by the people, and Dayan exists only because of their good days.
The Great Yan Dynasty is destroyed... Gu Yutong thought of being trampled to death by horses, and Zhao Zhifeng thought of dying from cold and starvation...
When the Great Yan Building collapsed, the tall people were the first to be hit. Everyone in the imperial court was a tall person.
Qian Yi is not from a poor family as he claims; his real name is Yi Qian, and his ancestral home is the Southern Yue Kingdom. Master, you understand now? He has the Southern Yue backing him.
As for Li Shang, Chen Boyuan, and Qu Tongwen, it was purely because Qian Yi could bring them benefits in the early stages, but later the four of them were too closely tied together, making it difficult to sever ties.
More importantly, they had already seen the decline of Dayan. As the saying goes, "ducks are the first to know when the river warms in spring." If you say that a dynasty is about to perish, how could they, who hold important positions in the central government, not be the first to notice?
It's just a matter of finding a new partner first.
However, apart from Qian Yi, who was half a Nanyue, the others who surrendered did not have a good end in their later years, and their misfortunes even affected their descendants.
What goes around comes around; retribution, though late, will eventually arrive.
"The emperor's relatives are all a hindrance; they can't help at all and only cause trouble!"
Emperor Mingxi deeply agreed, and all he cared about was the chair he sat on.
No one in the royal family, who were supported by the people, thought of doing anything useful for the dynasty in order to keep their Xie family's throne.
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After having a full meal in the Empress Dowager's palace, Yue Fuguang returned to the Yu residence. As she passed by the West Flower Hall, she could hear voices coming from inside, and it was quite lively.
She couldn't help but crane her neck to see what was going on inside, wondering what was making such a commotion.
After all, such loud talking that could be heard outside the courtyard would only happen in wealthy and powerful families when they were holding banquets.
Even if people are arguing, they wouldn't make such a fuss for the sake of saving face.
Unfortunately, she was small and had short legs, so apart from the bamboo forest, white snow, and festive colorful ribbons, she saw nothing of value.
Cuizhu suppressed a smile and said to the moonlight, "Miss, shall I lift you up to see?"
Yue Fuguang wanted to refuse immediately; didn't she have any pride?
Besides, if Cuizhu, who looks to be less than 1.6 meters tall, were to hug her, she certainly wouldn't be able to see anything.
System: So the point isn't about saving face, it's that even if you hug it, you won't see any excitement, right?
"Cuizhu, what's all the commotion in the West Flower Hall?"
"Didn't Miss have a few stoves made at our Bright Moon Pavilion a while ago?"
Yue Fuguang nodded. The east wing of her courtyard had a kang (heated brick bed) which was very warm. Later, she remembered that a stove was convenient and she didn't have to run to the small kitchen every time she wanted something hot.
So they drew up the blueprints, had a stove built, and also drew up the matching honeycomb briquette making machine.
Grandfather was quite reliable; the stove and coal briquette machine were fixed in no time. Meanwhile, a large pile of coal ash and a small pile of yellow soil appeared in the woodshed next to the small kitchen in her yard.
Cuizhu continued, "The old lady and the first lady both thought the stoves in our courtyard were good, so now stoves have been installed in the rooms of all the masters and servants in the mansion."
They must be installing large stoves in the West Flower Hall as well. Tomorrow is the master's birthday, and the first madam must have installed stoves in all the halls where guests are received.
That way, the guests attending the banquet tomorrow will be warmer.
Looking up at the snowflakes that had started falling again, Yue Fuguang thought that her grandfather, Shouchen, wouldn't have to go to court tomorrow.
Yes, she used this as a reason to ask Emperor Mingxi for leave.
The day after tomorrow is a day off, and there's no need to attend court, which means she finally gets a two-day weekend!
Her mood instantly lifted, and the smile on her face became more genuine. Pointing to the red plum blossoms blooming by the veranda, she said to Cuizhu, "Let's pick a few to put in a vase."
Cuizhu smiled and agreed, even though Cuiyun had already picked the best-blooming branches for her mistress and placed them in her bedroom.
A young lady can never have too many flowers.
Everyone in the mansion knew that the Seventh Miss loved flowers and plants, and the flowers in the vases in her room were changed every day without fail.
The old lady and the first lady used to be reluctant to pick any of the flowers in the greenhouse, but now they've all gone into their young mistress's vase, which will only make them happier.
Not only was her own greenhouse full of flowers, but the new white-flowered plants that Miss planted in that beautiful glass greenhouse were all grown in the finest large white porcelain jars.
Only their young lady could be so arrogant.
Cuizhu was unaware that what her young mistress was growing in the large white porcelain jar would soon turn into gold nuggets, and the most powerful people in the Dayan Dynasty would want to enshrine the jar.
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