The official system of the Ming Dynasty was determined by Emperor Taizu.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, Taizu learned from the lessons of the Song and Yuan dynasties, where both the emperors were weak and the ministers were strong, and the imperial family eventually lost the country. He abolished the prime minister by taking advantage of the Hu Weiyong case and returned the power of the prime minister to the six ministries.

As a result, he was worried that the power of the six ministries would be too great, so he set up six departments of secretaries corresponding to the six ministries, which were specifically responsible for supervising and restraining the power of the six ministries.

Because the emperor was too cautious, he would naturally worry about what to do if the six departments had too much power. He couldn't set up another six departments to supervise, wouldn't that lead to an infinite cycle?

Taizu set the highest official rank of the six departments at the seventh rank, and young officials were appointed as Jieshizhong, so that they could not surpass the powerful ministers of various ministries.

However, this did not affect the enormous power in the hands of the Jieshizhong. Not only did they have the right to advise and advise on state affairs, they also had extensive powers of supervision and impeachment. Not only their corresponding ministries, but all officials in the court were also under their supervision.

They even have the power to gossip about His Majesty the Emperor. They can even criticize who His Majesty sleeps with at night.

This made the emperors extremely annoyed.

The Liuke Gallery was originally located inside the Guiji Gate of the Imperial Palace, facing the Cabinet. Later, due to a fire during the reign of Emperor Zhengde, it was temporarily moved to the East and West Courtyards outside the Wumen Gate.

Emperor Wuzong saw that he had hit the jackpot. Since the six departments moved out of the palace, he had a lot less to worry about. He never allowed them to move back again...

Therefore, the fifty-eight secretaries stayed in two rows of low duty rooms outside the Meridian Gate until now.

Therefore, the northernmost section of the Qianbu Corridor was called the Six Departments Corridor, or "the place where ghosts see fear". Even a high-ranking official would be terrified when he saw these seventh-rank officials.

However, the young cabinet minister Xu Fan was not afraid of these officials and often mingled with them.

Because this is the Paw Patrol that he and his father raised...

Ever since Lord Xu submitted a petition to retire, the young Lord has not gone to the cabinet, and of course he will not return to his Taichang Temple... Will he go back to conduct the orchestra?

He spent almost every day in the Six Departments Corridor, going to and from work with the Secretaries.

First, it was to control and command their own Paw Patrol nearby; second, in addition to supervising the six ministries, the six departments also had the power to supervise all the emperor's edicts. It was said that "all edicts must be reviewed and approved by the six departments before they can be implemented by other departments."

Therefore, if the six departments were under control, the imperial court would not be able to cause any disturbance. His old father could then rest at home and recuperate.

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At this moment, the young cabinet minister was in the duty room of the Ministry of Personnel, conspiring with the "God-swearing" Ouyang Yijing behind closed doors.

"A big thing happened in Diaoyutai yesterday, did you know?" Xu Fan stared at the dark circles under his eyes, it seemed that he had not slept well last night.

He also spent yesterday here. At that time, he was in the mood to chat with a group of officials, but at noon he heard the news of the earthquake in Shaanxi, and he immediately felt unwell.

Obviously, he could no longer use the excuse of "hindering the imperial mausoleum and the earth dragon's rise" to seal up the coal mine in Xishan; moreover, he had lost the bet and should have kowtowed to Zhao Hao...

It is impossible for me to kowtow, I will never do that in this lifetime, I can only act like a spoiled child and live my life pretending that nothing has happened.

Unexpectedly, when he got home, Ji quarreled with him again and told him that the price of Xishan Coal Industry's shares had risen to one hundred and ninety taels, and most people had not yet gotten a chance to buy one.

Xu Fan was so angry after hearing this that he didn't feel relieved even after beating his son.

Well, it seems that I have used this method too much recently, and the effect is decreasing...

After tossing and turning all night, Xu Fan found that he simply couldn't get over this hurdle and had to find a way to vent his anger.

Ouyang Yijing has a square face and a serious expression. The two nasolabial lines connected to the corners of his mouth are very impressive.

As the captain of the Paw Patrol with outstanding military achievements, he does not need to be servile to the young cabinet minister like other officials.

After hearing what the young cabinet minister said, he nodded and said, "I heard that Xishan Coal Industry is selling a lot of shares in Diaoyutai."

"Listen, is this reasonable?" Xu Fan knocked on the table angrily, "Such a profitable business, but you actually want to share the shares with others. Isn't it better to hold on to it yourself? What is your intention?!"

Since his debut, Ouyang Yijing has killed more than a dozen high-ranking civil and military officials, and of course he did not just rely on brute force. His ability to collect intelligence and analyze situations is not inferior to that of the young cabinet elder.

Hearing this, he smiled in his heart and said, I'm afraid it's because I didn't give it to you...

Oh, I gave it to you. You returned it yourself.

Ouyang Yijing suppressed his laughter and nodded, saying, "Rumor has it that they now have eighty-eight shareholders. They include royal family members, nobles, civil servants, eunuchs, and wealthy businessmen."

"I chose to withdraw because I saw that they had ulterior motives!" Xu Fan said seriously, "Chief Ouyang, your chance to show your skills has come!"

"Ah?" Ouyang Yijing was stunned, with his hand holding the teacup hanging in the air.

"They are colluding with the civil and military officials, colluding inside and outside, and given time, they will definitely become too powerful to be eliminated!" Xu Fan gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that the four ministers of the cabinet, except for my father who is clean and self-disciplined, all have shares in it. Even a weak person like the Deputy Minister Li Xianggong is no exception!"

"That makes sense." Ouyang Yijing nodded.

"So, the section chief is going to deal with them?" Xu Fan was overjoyed when he heard that. Although Ouyang Yijing was difficult to deal with, he could not resist his overwhelming fighting power.

People with ability will be respected wherever they go.

"No." Ouyang Yijing shook his head decisively.

"Ah?" Xu Fan's mouth widened. This was the first time he heard that the curse god said it was not okay. "Don't you also agree that Xishan Coal Industry is harmful?"

"I think we need to observe further." Ouyang Yijing answered expressionlessly, thinking to himself, do you think I'm stupid?

It’s such a big hornet’s nest, whoever wants to poke it can do so. Anyway, I still want to live a few more years.

"You have to be responsible, Section Chief Ouyang..." Xu Fan wanted to persuade him further, but he heard a knock on the door of the duty room, so he quickly stopped talking.

The person who came in was Shi Xing, the Censor of the Ministry of Personnel. He bowed to the two adults, then placed two imperial edicts and a memorial on the table.

Then he said in a deep voice: "Young Minister, Section Chief, it's time to fight!"

Upon hearing this, the two men each picked up a copy of the imperial edict and read it.

What Xu Fan saw was the emperor's decree to promote his father and to retain him sincerely, and he couldn't help but smile.

It seems that His Majesty knows that only my father can steer this water-permeable broken ship of the Ming Dynasty...

However, Shi Xing's face darkened. After reading the imperial edict in his hand, he picked up the memorial and took a closer look. He could not help but slammed the table and said:

"Hold the meeting! I want to propose to seal and refute the imperial edict!"

Xu Fan was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that the God of Curse would rather slap the emperor in the face than to provoke Xishan Company.

Is that damn company more terrifying than the emperor?

Ugh, it really hurts to miss it...

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