In the duty room, Cabinet Grand Secretary Liu Yijing was chatting with Han Kuang. As cabinet grand secretaries, the two had a good relationship. They were both Jinshi graduates and represented the same interest groups, so naturally there were no major conflicts.
Liu Yijing looks to be in his early fifties, but his beard is already a little gray. During his years as an official, he has worried a lot about the court.
When they saw Chen Hong, they were slightly stunned. Does His Majesty have something to say?
"Greetings, Mr. Liu!" Chen Hong bowed upon seeing Liu Yijing. Although Chen Hong was Zhu Youxiao's eunuch, he still had to show due respect to Liu Yijing, the cabinet's chief minister and grand secretary, who was the most senior civil servant in the world.
"Eunuch Chen!" Liu Yijing also said with a smile, "But does His Majesty have any instructions?"
Chen Hong nodded, raised his fist above his head and said, "Your Majesty's order."
Everyone did not dare to be negligent, and looked a little nervous. They quickly bowed and waited for Chen Hong to speak.
"Order the cabinet to draft an edict to reinstate Xiong Tingbi as the Vice Minister of War and to administer Liaodong. He must depart immediately and must not be delayed or he will be severely punished. Yuan Yingtai, the governor of Liaodong, will be transferred back to Beijing and assigned to another position." Chen Hong said in a loud voice.
"We obey your order!" Liu Yijing and others were all stunned when they heard that Xiong Tingbi was going to be reinstated, but they did not dare to delay and quickly agreed.
It was one thing to disagree with the emperor's ideas, and you could advise him, but you absolutely could not disobey his orders. They had accepted the order.
Chen Hong nodded, then said with a smile: "The decree has been announced, so I'll take my leave!" With that, Chen Hong clasped his fists and left. He didn't want to have any intersection with these people in the cabinet.
For some reason, Chen Hong had a feeling that someone in the cabinet was about to be struck by lightning. He had no reason, it was just a hunch. He simply stayed away, lest he be implicated by the lightning.
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