The grass in the factory should be plucked

Elder Shen stepped out of the line and stepped forward to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Lord Chang's mind was blank. Prime Minister Liang poked him with his elbow calmly, and Lord Chang then stepped out in a daze and knelt on the ground.

Nangong Qinghe only chuckled: "I am very reluctant to see you two submit your retirement letters and return home. But when I think of you two assisting two generations of kings, toiling day and night, getting up early and sleeping late, and now your hair is gray, you should enjoy your retirement at home and play with your grandchildren."

"In ancient times, Fan Li sailed on a raft after achieving success, and Zhang Liang retired to practice Taoism. Now, you two have retired quickly, and you are truly role models for other officials. I will reward you with a white jade belt, two sets of gold-embroidered dragon robes, 100 taels of gold, and 500 acres of good farmland for your retirement."

Elder Shen expressed his gratitude again: "Thank you for your grace! Long live the emperor!"

Lord Chang was helpless, but the imperial edict had been issued and the matter was done, so he had no choice but to kneel down and express gratitude together with Lord Shen.

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. This was too sudden!

Everyone knows that Lord Shen is going to retire, and many senior officials are eager to seek the position of Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.

I didn't expect that even Lord Chang would step down!

This time, there are two more vacancies for cabinet ministers!

The ministers were itching to get the piece of the pie, wondering who would end up getting the piece of the pie?

Prime Minister Liang gritted his teeth secretly and looked at Jiang Li involuntarily. Could it be that this girl changed her mind and wanted to join the cabinet again?

Jiang Li noticed his gaze and gave him a playful smile. The best was yet to come!

Nangong Qinghe sat on the high throne, taking in everyone's expressions one by one. He smiled slightly and motioned Yuanbao to continue.

Yuanbao unfolded another imperial edict, and the mystery was soon revealed.

The people who succeeded the two cabinet ministers were Li Yingnan, the Sichuan Provincial Governor, and Yue Zhengjie, the Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou!

All the ministers were in an uproar.

But on second thought, these two are both high-ranking officials, and their qualifications are sufficient. Moreover, in the battle to pacify southern Xinjiang, these two have made many contributions. More importantly, they are on good terms with Prince Jing'an and Prince Dingguo, and are members of the "royalist party".

Moreover, these two have been away from home for a long time and have no connection with the officials in the court, which is exactly what the emperor wants!

Prime Minister Liang took another deep look at Jiang Li. She did not join the cabinet, but brought people from his faction into the cabinet. It would not be long before he was sidelined!

Amid the whispers of the ministers, Yuanbao unfolded the third imperial edict.

Liang Shoufu couldn't help but change color, there's more?!

He glared at Jiang Li and asked, "What tricks are you guys trying to play?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, please wait and see.

If the first two imperial edicts were like huge rocks hitting the sea, causing huge waves, then this one was like a hurricane, causing huge waves.

Zhou Zhitu, the former prefect of Hangzhou, was appointed as the Minister of Rites; Feng Wuhu, the former prefect of Dali, was appointed as the Minister of Personnel; Cui Jue, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was promoted to the Minister of Revenue; Mo Qilang, the doctor of the Ministry of Works, was promoted to the Minister of Works; Zhang Huai, the former commander of the Imperial Guard, was appointed as the Minister of War; Lu Hongguang, the former assistant minister of the Ministry of Punishments, was promoted to the Minister of Punishments; Shen Muchun, the junior minister of the Guanglu Temple, was promoted to the minister of the Guanglu Temple...

The entire court was shaken!

His Majesty actually replaced the heads of all six ministries!

Except for the former Minister of War Ma Tengyun who was promoted to the rank of general and commanded the Zhenbei Army, the other six chief officers were all transferred to other provinces to serve as provincial governors, and some were even directly demoted!

Liang Shoufu almost vomited blood. Although it is said that "a new emperor appoints his own ministers", the new emperor will replace the officials in the court with his own people sooner or later, but he didn't expect that this person would take such a big step and not be afraid of being involved in that...

The removed officials seemed to be in a dream, each of them was distraught and didn't know how to react.

Only Prime Minister Liang, with his sharp gaze like a knife, stabbed Jiang Li, Cui Jue and others fiercely, saying that treacherous ministers are harming the country!

He was using his eyes to torture this group of "flatterers", but was met with Xie Changan's murderous gaze, and the murderous intent was almost formed!

Prime Minister Liang felt a chill on his head. He gritted his teeth. Seeing that his wings were all clipped, how could he endure it any longer?

Facing Xie Changan's cold gaze, he stepped out angrily: "Your Majesty, this is extremely inappropriate!"

"I dare to make a remonstrance! The promotion and demotion of officials is related to the foundation of the country and the rise and fall of the government. How can it be treated as a joke? Your Majesty has made such a large-scale appointment and dismissal decision with a careless and casual attitude. Not only will it discourage officials from serving the country, but it may also breed the unhealthy trend of forming cliques for personal gain and selling official positions. Please think twice before acting!"

The officials in the court woke up as if from a dream, and they all knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

Nangong Qinghe said calmly: "Why is it inappropriate? Good talents should be put to good use, and those who are capable should be given the position. Those who are idle and unworthy of their positions should have given way long ago!"

He looked coldly at the officials kneeling on the ground and said, "If you are dissatisfied, you can testify in public. I am not an unreasonable person. I will correct my mistakes and clearly distinguish rewards and punishments!"

All the ministers were speechless.

Ask them to prove themselves in public? What can they prove themselves?

Is it to make great contributions or to have outstanding political achievements?

On the other hand, all the people that His Majesty wants to promote are meritorious officials!

Gao Yisong, the former Minister of Rites, suddenly realized. He remembered a sentence Jiang Li sent someone to deliver the day before, "He who understands the current affairs is a hero." He didn't know what it meant at that time. What was there that he didn't understand now?

This is to make him obey the arrangements of His Majesty!

Gao Yisong's thoughts raced. If he continued to be the Minister of Rites, his career would probably be over and he would not be able to get promoted any further.

But if you obey the emperor's orders, become the top leader in a local area and do something famous, you may be able to enter the cabinet and become a prime minister like Li Yingnan, the governor of Sichuan, and Yue Zhengjie, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou!

He has a relative in law, the Prince of Jing'an. As long as you hold on to her thighs, she will naturally help you if anything good happens.

For example, Li Yingnan, Yue Zhengjie, Zhou Zhitu, Feng Wuhu and others, which one of them didn't have a successful career because of her support?

He stood up and said resolutely: "I obey your orders! Your Majesty is wise!"

Nangong Qinghe was delighted and said with a smile, "Mr. Gao is very understanding of justice and I like him very much."

Gao Yisong was overjoyed, straightened his chest, and said passionately: "The emperor trusts us, so he ordered us to serve as officials outside the capital, so that we can know the sufferings of the people and understand the warmth and coldness of the people. We should be loyal, work hard day and night, and perform our duties conscientiously, so as not to disappoint the emperor's painstaking efforts!"

"Well said!" Nangong Qinghe laughed out loud, "Mr. Gao understands my intentions very well. I am very pleased. So I will appoint you as..."

He thought for a moment and said, "Governor of Zhejiang. I hope you will be honest and self-disciplined, work hard, live up to the people's will, and live up to my heart."

"I obey your order!" Gao Yison was overjoyed. He showed his loyalty and got a lucrative job!

He gave Jiang Li a grateful look.

Those who were dismissed from their posts as the heads of the six ministries all regretted it deeply.

The emperor has made up his mind. Why should they go against the emperor and lose this opportunity?

At this moment, everyone rushed to express their determination to His Majesty and resolutely obeyed His Majesty's arrangements. They would go wherever there was a need and go even more so wherever there were difficulties!

"Good, good! I have you all, it is a blessing for the Great Chu!"

Nangong Qinghe's smile deepened.

He looked at Jiang Li with a smile, This chess piece you arranged is really very useful!

Prime Minister Liang was stunned, his face looked dejected, the situation was already hopeless!