In fact, Section Chief Zheng was just talking big, he didn't dare to refute the order at all.

As the head of six departments, he dared to confront the emperor, but he would never dare to deny the public opinion of all the ministers.

Because he himself voted in the nomination. How can he say that the nomination result is invalid just because the result is not what he wants? People should not be too patriotic.

So after making a slight gesture, he dejectedly watched the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict walk away. Before he could avert his gaze, he heard a sound of wailing in the Six Departments Corridor.

"It's over, it's over. I followed the trend and impeached Gao Hu... Oh no, Lord Prime Minister Gao, you are definitely going to be in trouble this time." The Jieshi Zhong, who usually showed off his power and tried to bring bad luck to others, finally tasted the retribution.

"Don't talk about you anymore. Who among those who were in the Imperial College two years ago didn't get a certificate?" An imperial secretary slapped his right hand hard with his left hand and cursed, "Why can't I control your nasty hand? You have to follow me to get a certificate. What benefits did you get?"

"This is terrible. I was hoping to get a prefect this year..." Those officials who were about to get their jobs were overwhelmed and said, "This is great. Let's go home and catch cicadas..."

"Jichang..."

"Yunhe..." Two other officials took the opportunity to hug each other and burst into tears.

Seeing everyone so frightened, Zheng Dajing felt very sad. Brother Ouyang didn't lead the team well. Is this still the Paw Patrol that is not afraid of power and dares to fight hard battles?

Fortunately, there are also those who remain silent, lower their heads and write quickly.

This comforted Section Chief Zheng, who thought that there were still some who were not convinced. He walked over and tried to help them with some suggestions on how to deal with the impeachment.

But when I took a closer look, I found that these guys were not writing impeachment letters, but resignation letters!

He was so angry that he slammed the table and said, "What are you afraid of? What is there to be afraid of? We censors eat this bowl of offending people's meals. Why do we serve as Jieshizhong if we are afraid of retaliation?!"

Speaking of the plaques with the words "upright and incorruptible" and "fearless" on his head, he said excitedly: "The heroic spirits of our predecessors from generation to generation are watching us from the Six Departments Corridor! Please reflect on yourself, everyone. Is your courage worthy of the great and glorious title of "Jieshizhong"? "

"Don't embarrass yourself, and don't embarrass your seniors!" He called all the officials and said, "Let's go to the Taichang Temple and visit Senior Ouyang to hear what he has to say!"

"Good!" The officials were awakened by the scolding. Their faces flushed with shame, and they all stood up and went to visit the famous scolding god Ouyang Yijing. They wanted to draw courage from the role model to fight the evil dragon.

Now, Ouyang Mashen has been promoted to the fourth rank of the Taichang Temple Shaoqing due to his outstanding military exploits. And everyone knows that this is just a step in his transfer, and he will soon be sent out as a governor!

According to the normal promotion path of officials, the censors of the Ministry of Personnel were promoted from county magistrates or chief officials... Although they were all seventh-rank officials, it was only because the court deliberately suppressed the ranks of the censors to prevent them from having too much power. Usually, after the term of office of the censors was over, they would either be appointed as doctors in the six ministries or sent to prefectures, which was considered a promotion.

People who could rise from the rank of Du Jishizhong to become a provincial governor were only heard of in legends from the old days. Now that the official system of the imperial court has matured, such extraordinary promotions are almost unheard of.

Therefore, many officials regarded this famous warrior who cursed God as their idol, and dreamed that one day they could also become famous by scolding others and rise to the top!

Ouyang Yijing claimed that he would not criticize unknown people. In the list of people he criticized, there were more than twenty civil and military officials of the third rank and above at the ministerial level, as well as one duke, one marquis, and two earls.

Cursing God is not a false reputation!

Among them, his most proud battle was the joint impeachment of Gao Gong with Hu Yingjia in the second year of Longqing. This battle was exciting and heroic... He was exciting, and Hu Yingjia was heroic.

After he criticized Gao Huzi and sent him back to his hometown, Ouyang Yijing's reputation reached its peak. But last year, something unpleasant happened... Well, he was beaten up by eunuchs in the alley, and almost caused the six departments to be fired.

After that, Ouyang Yijing gave up the idea of ​​continuing to develop as a censor, and prepared to transition to the Taichang Temple before being sent out to serve as a frontier official.

Although what happened last spring was not very decent, it did not stop the younger generations from regarding him as an idol and drawing strength from him.

When they arrived at the Taichang Temple in a mighty convoy, they ran into Senior Ouyang coming out of the public housing with a memorial in his hand.

The imperial censors immediately surrounded him and explained their purpose in a flurry of words. At the end, they shouted angrily, "Is this reasonable? Is this reasonable? It would be fine if they released Gao Huzi, but they also made him the Minister of Personnel! Why is the emperor going through all this trouble? It would be better if he just issued an imperial decree and we withdrew!"

Ouyang Yijing is now a senior official of the fourth rank. Hearing this, he showed an elusive smile and nodded very carefully, saying: "I already understand this situation..."

"As expected of Senior Ouyang, he is about to be impeached!" Someone saw the memorial in his hand and couldn't help but cheer: "This is the difference, those of us in the position are still afraid here, but Senior Ouyang is not in the Sixth Department anymore, but he has already stepped forward!"

"Haha, this, this, it's my duty..." Ouyang Yijing raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face and said with a smile: "Although I am no longer a censor, I am still a minister of the Ming Dynasty."

As he said this, he wanted to put the memorial into his sleeve, but there were too many people around him and someone touched his elbow.

With a bang, the memorial fell to the ground.

Ouyang Yijing's face changed, and he quickly bent down to pick it up. But someone was quicker than him and had already picked it up for him.

"It's been a long time since I've read Senior Ouyang's great writings. Today I can finally take a look at this 'Petition for Recuperation'..." The official's eyes almost popped out. "Uh, huh?!"

"This, this, this..." Upon hearing the voice, all the officials stretched their necks to look at the opened memorial, and indeed, these four words were clearly written.

"It's actually a resignation letter?!" A group of section chiefs and clerks looked at Ouyang Yijing in shock. A crackling sound rang in their ears, which was the sound of an idol being shattered.

"Senior, are you going to escape from the battlefield too?" Many people asked in disbelief.

"Don't over-interpret it. I just had some thoughts about water chestnuts and perch. It was purely coincidental, purely coincidental..." Ouyang Yijing explained awkwardly, "I only knew that Mr. Gao was coming back after hearing what you said."

Before he finished speaking, Wu Jin, the Minister of Rites who had just participated in the imperial examination, came out from the public room and said, "Brother Ouyang, I think you should not be so anxious to resign. It is not certain that Mr. Gao will do something so excessive when he returns. It may be a false alarm..."

"Ah, you have guests." Wu Jin seemed to have just noticed so many people surrounding him, and waved his hand apologetically, "Then let's talk later, you should think about it carefully."

"What the hell are we still chatting about..." Ouyang Yijing almost fainted. He always thought Wu Dalang was an honest man, but he didn't expect he was also a master at finishing off others.

Now, there was no need for him to quibble. He spread his hands and said to the younger generations: "Okay, I admit it. I'm scared. I'm going to resign and go home."

He said, "Also, I want to give you a piece of advice. This time is different. No one will back us up. Gao is now the Minister of Personnel. Even a fourth-rank official like me is intimidated by him. It's easier to kill you seventh-rank officials than to crush an ant."

The officials were so devastated by him that many of them burst into tears.

"For those who didn't participate in the Qinggong incident two years ago, I advise you to stay as far away as possible and don't seek death." Ouyang Yijing added: "As for those who have offended him like me, you should also hurry up and run away. If you voluntarily retire now, you can still have a decent ending. If you continue to be ignorant of life and death, you will just have to wait to be sent to Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi to breathe in the miasma."

After saying that, he pushed everyone away and walked away without looking back.

Those officials who had not participated in the overthrow of the imperial court also quietly left.

Those who just followed the motion began to think about going back to write a letter of repentance and loyalty, and preparing to go to Gao Gong to apologize.

Those officials who had severely offended Gao Gong and knew that they would never be forgiven became discouraged and prepared to write their resignations to follow in the footsteps of their predecessor Ouyang.

In a moment, the section chiefs and their staff scattered in all directions.

Zheng Dajing, the official in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, was left alone. He laughed at himself, looked up to the sky and sighed, "I have the will to kill the enemy, but I am powerless to save the situation!"

After saying this, he also left the Taichang Temple, and then quickly caught up with Han Ji, the Left Secretary of the Engineering Department, and said with a smile, "Brother, I'll buy you a drink."

Han Ji, a native of Puzhou, Shanxi Province, was a student and close confidant of Gao Gong.

If he was not from Shanxi, and had the support of senior colleagues like Yang Bo, he would have been kicked out of the Six Departments Gallery by Gao Gong. However, he was naturally excluded and mocked by his colleagues on a daily basis.

At this moment, the clouds finally parted and the moon appeared. Han Ji brushed his sleeves, smiled triumphantly and said, "Come on, I'll treat you to some noodles."

"Well, okay, we have to have a good chat..." Zheng Dajing forced a smile and nodded.

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The news of Gao Ge Lao's comeback was like a gust of wind that rippled the water.

Not only were officials in Beijing in a state of panic, but officials from other places also felt unwell after reading the news. Even Uncle Wu, the censor of Caojiang, stood in front of the toilet for half an hour and didn't urinate a single drop.

When the arch was reversed, he was the number one henchman of Lord Xu...

"Nephew Zhao, help me, I can only rely on you." Fortunately, he is now on Zhao Hao's ship, and his position is very important. I think Master Zhao will not stand by and watch him die.

Thinking of this, Wu Shilai heaved a long sigh of relief, and the water finally started to drip.

He was just so scared that he couldn't pee. Hu Yingjia, who was promoted to the right councilor of Huguang Provincial Administration, was so scared that his face turned pale and sweated profusely after reading the news.

If we were to say who offended Gao Gong more severely, Hu Yingjia would say he was second, and Ouyang Yijing would never dare to compete for first place.

Now that the Homecoming Corps has returned, their revenge on others might be just dismissal from office. But they will definitely punish Hu Yingjia to death, and they won’t be satisfied until they kill him…

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