Chapter 10: Party Struggle

"Teacher's lesson is right, it was the student who was reckless.

But this is indeed an opportunity, as long as we initiate a memorial to ask His Majesty to recall..."

Before Chu Heng could finish, Yue Shufeng interrupted immediately:

"Shut up!

Forcing the palace to His Majesty is not what we ministers should do!

Toppling the Eunuch Party is imperative, but the means absolutely cannot be so rough.

The Liaodong defeat must be held accountable, and now that we are busy handling the aftermath, the imperial court cannot spare its hands.

When things are handled almost the same, it will be time to initiate liquidation.

Eating empty pay, drinking soldier's blood, are the norm in the army.

Checking down this line, don't worry about no harvest!"

The young official was boiling with hot blood, but the older officials knew that this pair of teacher and student were singing a double act here today.

Nominally, it is to topple the eunuchs, but in reality, it is to want to get the leading power of the case investigation and take the opportunity to expand the power of the Censorate.

As for forcing the palace to the emperor and recalling a group of Qingliu faction bigwigs, that is purely funny.

Everyone can gather together, mainly because of interests.

The positions in the court are one radish and one pit; if people are really brought back, how should they be placed?

Especially for the bigwigs in power, it was hard to wait for their turn to be the master, so why find a group of ancestors to come back and add blockage to themselves.

"Yue, don't be anxious, it's not bad for young people to be hot-blooded.

However, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run.

The stubborn illness in the army is not one or two days, and too many people are involved behind it; acting rashly will only make things worse."

The Vice Minister of Revenue, Lu Wenjian, opposed.

Clearing empty pay is a double-edged sword; while attacking the enemy, it will also backfire on oneself.

The main generals of the Divine Machine Camp and the Three Thousand Camp all died on the battlefield, and even if there are survivors, they dare not show up again.

According to the rules of the Great Dayu officialdom, as long as it is not a heinous crime, the matter ends when people die.

Without these people to take the blame, it is easy for the fire to burn on one's own people.

Fire consumption, drifting away, these officialdom unspoken rules are fine if not weighed, but once they are brought to the table, a large area will die instantly.

Whether it is the Ministry of Revenue in charge of finance and taxation, the Ministry of War in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, or the Ministry of Works in charge of building weapons, no one can run away.

Digging deeper, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice can also be involved.

The Qingliu Party has a good reputation, that is because their operation means are higher, which does not mean they are really clean.

There are not many officials in the Great Dayu Dynasty who can stand the investigation; once a major anti-corruption case is set off, it is estimated that the officials present will die in a large area.

"Lu, it's not that we want to check, but the Emperor wants to check.

The responsibility for the Liaodong defeat needs someone to bear it.

Duan Wenhong's responsibility is the greatest, but he has already died for his country, and the imperial court cannot let a loyal martyr bear the infamy."

Yue Shufeng's words made the scene heavy.

Besides the Liaodong Metropolitan Commander who died, the second person responsible is Emperor Tianyuan who initiated the war.

The current Son of Heaven is not a rubber stamp, and directly putting the pot on the emperor is absolutely a way to seek death.

At least the divided civil official group does not have the courage to do such a thing.

The emperor cannot take the blame, so he must find someone who can take the blame to give an explanation to the inside and outside of the court.

Rather than sitting and watching the situation develop in an uncertain direction, it is better to take the initiative and seize the leading power in this case.

"The Eunuch Party is powerful, our people alone are not enough, we must unite more people, Chu Party, Hui Party, Min Party, Xiang Party, to have the certainty of winning.

Cabinet Minister, you make the decision?"

Seeing the problem thrown over, Pang Hengsheng frowned.

In order to split Qingliu, Emperor Tianyuan did a lot of work.

The leaders of various parties, including him, were able to successfully ascend to the top, also because they made deals with the emperor at critical moments and secretly stabbed the Qingliu Party.

The current Zhe Party, Chu Party, Hui Party, Min Party, Xiang Party standing side by side, to a large extent, is what these people in power deliberately did.

The Qingliu group's strength was too strong, occupying nearly 40% of the positions in the court.

Such a behemoth, if there is no division inside, the emperor simply cannot sleep.

Group interests are important, but personal interests are more important.

Perhaps Emperor Tianyuan couldn't move the Qingliu group, but cleaning up a few leaders is still capable.

The previous Qingliu bigwigs were too confident, so they were taken advantage of by Emperor Tianyuan and sent home to farm ahead of schedule.

At that time, the emperor had just ascended the throne and needed to maintain the balance of the court, so they could retreat completely.

The situation is different now; Emperor Tianyuan, who has sat firmly on the throne, has more chips in his hands than before, and there is no one dominating the court.

Once the play is too much, and he is targeted by the emperor, it is difficult to retreat completely.

After all, being able to sit in the position of Cabinet Minister in the Great Dayu officialdom, it is impossible for the buttocks to be clean.

Not taking action is also not possible; there are so many little brothers waiting to move up, if you don't clear some positions, how can everyone progress.

The indignation to topple the eunuchs, the heart of justice must be there, but personal official career is also everyone's motivation.

"Everyone, calm down first, toppling the eunuchs is imperative, and now is the best opportunity.

However, the more critical the moment, the more careful you must be.

Especially uniting with the Chu Party, Hui Party, Min Party, Xiang Party, it must be done secretly and cannot let the Eunuch Party notice.

For the sake of safety, we must first make a movement to attract the enemy's attention.

Hearing the wind and playing the matter, correcting the officials is the duty of the Ding Yushi, this fire still needs to be lit from the Censorate.

The matter is of great importance, Yue, you choose an official with little relationship to submit a memorial, and after the public opinion jumps up, we will wait for the opportunity to follow up."

The decision of the secondary minister Pang Hengsheng clearly could not satisfy everyone.

For the younger generation, this set of plans is too conservative.

Similar operations have appeared countless times in the past, and every time it is thunder and rain.

Often before the Qingliu group unifies its stance internally, the storm has already passed.

The only advantage is that they can hide behind the scenes, follow the situation to fight a smooth battle, and once they encounter adversity, they immediately withdraw.

"Cabinet Minister..."

Chu Heng was about to speak, but was pulled by his teacher.

The rule of political struggle is that little brothers charge, bigwigs plan behind the scenes, and when the bigwig enters the field, it is time for the dust to settle.

"Factory Manager, just received the news, the Qingliu Party is secretly gathering, intending to be unfavorable to us!"

Hearing the news brought by his subordinates, Zuo Guang'en nodded slightly.

Such a big thing happened, if the Qingliu Party had no action, that would be a problem.

"The Liaodong defeat will soon spread, and then the whole court and the public will inevitably be indignant and demand punishment for those responsible.

That bunch of hypocrites in the Qingliu Party clearly want to put this pot on our heads.

Although I have carried quite a few black pots for the imperial court, I don't want to carry this pot, and I think you don't want to carry it either.

The Emperor ordered me to investigate the cause and effect of the Liaodong defeat, and the factory guards have just been sent out, and it is difficult to have results in a short time.

Let's discuss together, what should we do next?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 11 =====