The reason why the Prime Minister's camp made such a huge mistake at such a critical moment was inevitable.

Compared with the Yan Party, which was united, advanced and retreated together, and had strong control capabilities, the so-called "Xu Party" today is simply a group of loose sand.

This is not because Lord Xu is less capable than Lord Yan, nor does the root of the problem lie with the two young Lords, but rather lies in the different philosophies of the two groups.

The Yan Party made it clear that everyone came together just to get promoted and make money. Once they joined, they didn't care about morality, and would just do whatever they were told. As long as the superiors could offer enough benefits, the subordinates would be able to do whatever they wanted, and no one dared to act on their own.

The so-called 'Xu Party' is completely different.

First of all, Xu Ge Lao opposed the name "Xu Party", insisting on the so-called "gentlemen gather but not form parties", so he always kept a distance from the people below him. All interactions and collusion were left to Xu Fan.

Secondly, whether it was the protection of the censors or the promotion of the ministers who had been convicted in the previous dynasty, Xu Ge Lao was always under the banner of protecting the freedom of speech and upholding justice. He never admitted that he was abusing public power for personal gain and cultivating his own clique.

Furthermore, censors will never be slaves!

The imperial court had several criteria for selecting censors. The first was to use the lowest possible rank of the Jinshi candidates. The second was to use fewer cunning and clever old foxes and more honest and loyal young men. The third was not to use those who were related to the ministers in the court.

The group of censors selected in this way are originally the most stubborn, most stubborn, and most difficult to bribe.

Well, I didn’t say it was a stone from the toilet.

The Censor was fine, at least there was a Chief Censor in charge. But the 58 Secretaries in the six departments were all independent, so bribing a few department heads was useless.

Therefore, even Xu Ge Lao could only follow the trend and guide them to attack their political enemies. He couldn't enforce the order.

This is the reason why the six departments resigned collectively without even consulting Lord Xu.

Because they don't think they are members of the Xu Party...

We are obviously the Paw Patrol of justice, okay?

~~

In the flower hall of the Prime Minister’s residence.

Xu Jie's anger wouldn't solve any problems.

After having someone clean up the mess, he sighed to Dong Chuanze, "This year, I have taken the blame for the censors a lot. The relationship between me and Your Majesty has come to this point today, and the censors really have 'made great contributions'."

When Lord Xu said the last four words, he almost gritted his teeth.

Dong Chuanze was shocked when he heard this, and thought to himself that it was true. With the wisdom and resourcefulness of the master, he was able to serve the capricious late emperor with ease. However, the conflict between him and the soft, kind and average-looking current emperor deepened day by day. The reason behind this is really sad.

Perhaps everything was destined since that year, when Shi Xiang was promoted to the Prime Minister and wrote the line "use punishment and reward to return to public opinion" in the duty room.

Over the years, Master relied on public opinion to build momentum and reached the pinnacle of fame. He was also affected by the recklessness of the censors, and lost the emperor's favor. Although he seemed to be in a prosperous situation, he was actually struggling...

"Forget it. Don't count on them."

Elder Xu had experienced too many ups and downs, so he quickly calmed down and faced the problem calmly. After pondering for a moment, he instructed Dong Chuance:

"Go to the Ministry of Public Administration tomorrow and tell Xue Nayan that I have asked him to help pay attention to the memorials from China and abroad. If there are any memorials against me, please ask him to try to postpone them for a while and submit them after I return to work."

"Yes." Dong Chuanze responded in a deep voice, unable to hide his joy, and asked, "Is the Master finally going to make a comeback?"

"What else? What if someone steals my camp? If the Six Departments don't let me look after my camp, I have no choice but to go back and look after it myself." Xu Jie said depressedly, as if he had eaten a fly: "When you came, I was still writing the third petition for resignation, and now I don't even dare to submit it."

"Yes, it only adds variables." Dong Chuanze nodded in agreement, and then remembered that in April last year, the emperor tried to retain Gao Xinzheng twice, and Gao Xinzheng returned to the cabinet to work.

At that time, people were mocking Gao Gong, saying that he was obsessed with power and did not behave like a great minister.

Everyone has been using this incident to make fun of Gao Xinzheng, but they didn't expect that only one year later, they would slap themselves in the face.

"Why not arrange for the six ministries and nine officials to lead all the officials and submit a letter of determination to retain the teacher?" Dong Chuanze suggested softly: "As long as we lay the foundation for public opinion, this third petition for resignation may not be submitted."

"This..." Xu Jie was waiting for this sentence. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "You go and arrange it."

After discussing the matter with Dong Chuan Ce, Elder Xu touched the crescent-shaped sandalwood armrest and said slowly, "Please make an appointment with Tai Yue for me later. Tell him that I want to invite him over for dinner."

"Yes, Master." Dong Chuanze felt relieved when he heard that.

We are all aware that Zhang Juzheng has grown stronger and has begun to have his own ideas.

But at this critical moment, everyone in Xu's party still hopes that the boss and the second in command can work together.

Everyone knows that as long as these two stand on one side.

That day, I couldn't turn over.

~~

Chunsong Hutong.

The grandparents and grandchildren worked late into the night.

The round glass chess pieces sparkle brightly under the light.

"Ahaha." Zhao Liben jumped the second-to-last chess piece into Zhao Hao's formation. Zhao Hao still had two pieces left to go. "My dear grandson, you're going to lose again..."

"Oh..." Zhao Hao rubbed his head in frustration, thinking that he had only played checkers for a whole day and it was time to change the tactics.

The deaths in Three Kingdoms would be miserable, so should we play Military Chess or Monopoly?

At this time, Ye opened the curtain and came in. Seeing this, she couldn't help but smile and said, "The father and son are playing chess again."

"What happened?" Zhao Liben looked outside and saw that it was getting dark, knowing that something big must have happened.

"Your Excellency has a keen eye and nothing can be hidden from you." Ye looked at Zhao Liben with admiration, and then whispered to him the news that Wu Ji had just obtained.

"What? Six departments collectively resigned?" Zhao Liben opened his mouth in surprise.

"Oh my God..." Zhao Hao also exclaimed and threw the chess piece into his grandfather's camp, and the marbles immediately rolled everywhere.

"I don't want to learn from good things." Zhao Liben rolled his eyes at him, then came to his senses and laughed dumbly: "Is this the fucking empty city plan?"

"But Kong Ming is still sitting high on the city wall." The old man shook his head as he spoke. "But even Lord Xu and the six departments have all left. There is not a single person left in the city. What's going on?"

"Yeah, what's the matter?" Seeing that the moth effect he caused had derailed this period of history, Zhao Hao didn't dare to jump to conclusions. He still hoped that the old man would make the decision.

"How would I know what's going on?" Zhao Liben stroked his beard and thought hard. His head was buzzing, but he still didn't understand what Lord Xu was trying to do with this move.

"Did they deliberately let someone jump out so that they can see the enemy's face clearly?" Ye asked uncertainly, "And then catch them all in one fell swoop?"

"Impossible." Zhao Liben said decisively: "Lord Xu is cautious by nature and would not play with fire like this."

"Yeah." Zhao Hao nodded in agreement. Although history has changed, there is still a traceable thread.

He knew that Lord Xu must be having a hard time at this point in time and he dared not make any mistakes.

Not to mention deliberately opening the door to welcome the thief, and then counterattacking and killing him.

The three of them pondered over it until midnight, but still couldn't figure it out.

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