Zhu Youxiao glanced at Chen Hong.
How could Zhu Youxiao not know what the eunuch beside him was planning?
It was inevitable that eunuchs made friends with court officials, and court officials made friends with eunuchs. Zhu Youxiao did not intend to completely stop such things, but he still had to maintain some measure of propriety.
Chen Hong could make friends with Luo Sigong, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but he would never let him interfere too much in the civil service.
Zhu Youxiao asked Chen Hong to make friends with Luo Sigong, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, in order to have him check and balance Wei Zhongxian.
Although Zhu Youxiao was willing to use Wei Zhongxian, it was definitely not the same way he used him in his previous life.
Chen Hong and Wei Zhongxian would definitely try to make friends with the civil officials, especially after this incident, but Zhu Youxiao would never let them interfere too much.
No matter who you are, if you have too much power, you will inevitably develop some unnecessary ambitions.
Zhu Youxiao would arrange the civil affairs himself, so how could he let Wei Zhongxian and the others take control?
Balance is something that should be present everywhere.
Because only when all parties are balanced can the emperor be in charge.
Once this balance is broken, the first person to suffer the most is the emperor himself.
Chen Hong, who was standing on the side, saw the emperor looking at him and understood something.
He was suddenly startled, thinking that he had become a little too proud of himself.
When he tried to make friends with Luo Sigong, the commander of the Imperial Guard, the emperor did nothing and even encouraged him. But now it seems different, the emperor does not want him to make friends with civil servants.
Chen Hong understood clearly that he could not do anything that the emperor did not want him to do.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will go to the cabinet to convey your order." Chen Hong bowed quickly.
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and smiled slightly as he watched Chen Hong leave.
Chen Hong did not disappoint himself and knew what to do and what not to do.
That's the right measure.
If you lose this sense of propriety, then you should change people.
There were a lot of true and false news in the court, and many people were trying to figure out what the real news was. Because everyone knew that a new round of reshuffle in the court had begun.
With Yang Lian and Zou Yuanbiao being arrested by the Eastern Depot, it meant that things had officially become uncontrollable.
No one knows what the future will be like now, so people in and out of the government are panicking.
Under such circumstances, news spread that Chen Kedao was going to establish a college in the capital.
After hearing about this, many people flocked to Chen Kedao.
You must know that Chen Kedao is your Majesty's confidant and is deeply favored by your Majesty. He goes to the palace to give lectures to your Majesty every day.
You should know that not many people can see His Majesty now, let alone ordinary ministers. Even if the senior officials in the court want to see His Majesty, it will take a lot of effort.
At this point, some people were thinking about how to submit a petition to the emperor, some were thinking about how to become famous, some were thinking about who to curry favor with, and some were thinking about how to protect themselves. The entire capital was filled with a chaotic atmosphere.
Zou Yuanbiao and Yang Lian were arrested, and the people who panicked the most were naturally the Donglin Party.
Minister of Rites Sun Shenxing was also a little panicked at this time. Looking at the Minister of Works Zhao Nanxing sitting below, he said hesitantly, "How do you think things will turn out?"
The main problem now is that no one is sure what His Majesty wants to do. Even the Minister of Rites Sun Shenxing doesn't know, so he called Zhao Nanxing, hoping that Zhao Nanxing could give him some ideas.
Sun Shenxing actually didn't want to be implicated in this case of forming a clique for personal gain, because if he was implicated, he would probably not be able to hold on to his position as an official for long.
"How it changes depends on what Your Majesty does." Zhao Nanxing said slowly. His face was not looking good either.
At this moment, Zhao Nanxing thought of a person, and that person was Han Yu, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.
Gao Panlong did not tell anyone about the secret conversation between Han Yu and Gao Panlong, and Han Yu naturally would not tell it either.
But there is one thing that the two people know, and that is Han Yu's attitude towards this matter.
Han Yu had already expressed his position then, and it is still the same now.
In Han Yu's opinion, the situation has reached this point today because everyone has made a mistake: no one cares what His Majesty thinks.
If you think about it from a different perspective, you might understand.
The impeachment of Wei Zhongxian by the Censorate was not a big deal at all, so Han Yu did not take it to heart.
The Censorate itself is responsible for supervising all officials, so it is not a big deal for them to have conflicts with eunuchs. It has always been like this.
It would be strange if the people from the Censorate did not impeach the eunuch. Your Majesty is not angry about this matter.
The whole thing was wrong from the very beginning. It shouldn't have been handled this way.
When he heard Zhao Nanxing mention His Majesty, the Minister of Rites Sun Shenxing naturally thought of this matter, and he also thought of the Cabinet Grand Secretary Han Yu.
Looking up at Zhao Nanxing, Sun Shenxing asked, "Should we listen to Han Yu?"
Zhao Nanxing didn't expect Sun Shenxing to say it so directly, and his expression looked a little unhappy.
People's impression of Han Yu is neither good nor bad. He can be considered one of their own.
But one thing is that both Zhao Nanxing and Sun Shenxing were dissatisfied with Han Yu, and Han Yu was not a die-hard member of the Donglin Party.
In a word, Han Yu's prestige was insufficient, and this was indeed the case.
Originally, after Ye Xianggao was deposed, Han Yu served as the Prime Minister for a period of time. However, he was unable to control the Donglin Party, which made it impossible for the Donglin Party to unite against foreign enemies and was ultimately defeated by Wei Zhongxian.
Now, things have happened just as Han Yu said. The Donglin Party members did not listen to Han Yu at the beginning, and if they go to him now, they will lose face.
Because this is not only a dispute of ideology, but also a dispute of route.
Everyone knew that Han Yu advocated severe punishment for the officials of the Censorate who accepted bribes, admitting that they colluded with Li Ruzhen and framed Xiong Tingbi, and then severely punishing these officials to let His Majesty see the sincerity of these people.
Han Yu advocated that such actions should be used to tell Your Majesty that we are loyal to Your Majesty and these people are just black sheep; we will not be merciful when punishing them.
If this is done, Your Majesty will understand that the Donglin Party are all dedicated to the country and not forming a clique for personal gain.
But everyone did not choose to do so at the beginning, but wanted to protect Yao Zongwen and his people.
The purpose of keeping those people was simple, because they were their own people. Zou Yuanbiao and others even wanted to use this incident to bring down Wei Zhongxian.
At that time, Han Yu told them, what would His Majesty think if you did this?
The result was just as Han Yu said. Wei Zhongxian directly accused him of forming a clique for personal gain and even fabricated a case called Zhang Laosan.
This completely enraged His Majesty.
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