The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 205 The Privy Council

On the first day of August in the 24th year of Tai'an, Yong'an Hall in Yongwang's Mansion.

The Yong'an Hall is the main hall of the palace. Except for major periods and events, it is generally not used here.

Today, however, there are many officials outside Yong'an Hall, who are walking slowly along the steps in front of the hall to the main hall.

The officials were divided into two columns, one led by Zhou Chengping and Cheng Wenguang, and the other led by Chen Anming and Guan Hetai.

It is worth noting that behind Chen Anming and Guan Hetai, in addition to a few officials, there are also Baihu of the Guard Division and Zhu Qianhu of the Military Division.

Under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, everyone slowly entered the hall, and then lined up according to the established train.

There was a dead silence in the main hall. The eunuchs on duty all lowered their heads, and the surrounding guards stood with swords in their hands, rendering the place extraordinarily solemn.

Until the sound of footsteps came, the officials stood upright.

Accompanied by several eunuchs, Zhao Yanxun, who was dressed in a purple tuanlong robe and wearing a black gauze winged crown, slowly walked up to Majesty Dan.

After he was seated, Huo An came forward and said: "Ascension to the court..."

As Huo An's words fell, all the officials bowed down, and then the mountain shouted: "Your Highness, I will see you!"

"Exemption!" Zhao Yanxun looked calm.

After everyone got up, Zhao Yanxun looked at Lin Quan, who picked up a scroll from the tray held by the little eunuch.

Lin Quan spread out the scroll, glanced at the officials and said, "Wang Ling..."

"Remove Guan Hetai from the position of the right chief history, and give him the position of the Privy Council's left envoy!"

Although they knew that Guan Hetai was going to change positions, everyone was surprised when they actually heard the order.

Guan Hetai is a civil servant on the right course of the imperial examination, and the newly established Privy Council envoy is indeed a real military officer. Can Guan Hetai accept such an arrangement?
At this moment, Guan Hetai was standing at the front, and no one could see his expression.

"Remove Chen Anming from the post of Commander and Co-prefect of the Longyou Capital, and give him the post of Privy Council Envoy!"

Commander Tongzhi, this is an official position given to Chen Anming by the imperial court, and now Zhao Yanxun has dismissed it, the meaning of which is worth pondering.

"Remove Cheng Wenguang from the position of the right chief envoy, and give him the position of the right chief of the palace!"

Cheng Wenguang's appointment as Youchang Shi meant that the civil servants of the Longyou family were completely integrated into Yongwang's mansion.

But regardless of whether the chief minister of the palace or the privy envoy, the officials with "left" are all Zhao Yanxun's old team, which is actually a kind of restriction.

After reading the appointment of several major officials, Lin Quan announced next, the chief officials of the various ministries under the Privy Council.

Lin Quan put away the "Wang Zhao", and several people who were pointed out in it all bowed down to Zhao Yanxun and thanked him.

After calling everyone up again, Zhao Yanxun said: "Separation of civil and military affairs, each performing its own duties, this is for the long-term consideration of the palace!"

"Zhuqing should be dedicated to their duties and work together..."

What Zhao Yanxun is saying at the moment is all clichés, which are useless in essence, but it's not okay not to talk.

After finishing his speech, Zhao Yanxun asked all the officials if they had something to report, but no one reported it.

So he withdrew from the court according to the established procedure, and Zhao Yanxun was sent to the back of the Yong'an Palace. After he left, the courtiers left the palace one after another.

After walking out of the hall, many officials gathered beside Cheng Wenguang, all of them were local officials from Longyou.

Seeing these people surrounding him, Cheng Wenguang couldn't help frowning.

When he was not the chief historian of the palace, he needed help from the people below, so he would try his best to win him over.

But now the times have changed, and after becoming the chief historian of the palace, Cheng Wenguang has squeezed into the core power level of the palace, so he has to think about avoiding suspicion.

He couldn't let Zhao Yanxun feel that he had plans to form a clique.

Amidst the compliments from the side, Cheng Wenguang's expression was cold, and he didn't intend to have a deep conversation at all.

The same is true for Guan Hetai and Chen Anming. Although there are many officials in the surrounding area, none of them speak much.

Of course, everyone else could maintain a calm expression, only Chen Anming was overjoyed.

From the moment he handed over his military power, Chen Anming had made plans for retirement, and his only wish was to push his son into the palace.

But then he would have thought that not only did he continue to shine, but now he has also become the head of the Privy Council.

Therefore, Chen Anming firmly believed that submitting to the palace was the most correct decision in his life.

After leaving Yong'an Gate and the officials dispersed, Zhou Chengping found Guan Hetai.

"Old Guan... If you don't want the position of Privy Envoy, I can present it to His Highness!" Zhou Chengping said with a serious expression.

Guan Hetai really didn't want this position, but he knew that no one could change the result, unless Guan Hetai ceased to be an official.

"Old Zhou, Your Highness trusts me to control the privy affairs. How can I disappoint His Highness?" Guan Hetai asked rhetorically.

Although he said so, Guan Hetai is still very grateful to Zhou Chengping, but he will not become a "saint" like the other party.

But after all, they have been partners for a while, and now they each go their own way, Guan Hetai still reminded: "Old Zhou, you are too straightforward in being a man and an official, and it is easy to offend people like this... You'd better correct this problem!"

"Then Cheng Wenguang has been in office for a long time, and he has achieved the post of chief minister, you have to be careful of him!"

People like Cheng Wenguang got into the position of chief minister by their own ability, and before the end of the world, they had a much higher status than the two of them.

Working with such a person, Guan Hetai felt that Zhou Chengping would suffer.

"A gentleman does something and doesn't. What should I do... I know it in my heart!" Zhou Chengping said indifferently.

I wanted to persuade others, but was taught a lesson by others. Guan Hetai felt that he should not talk too much.

Then the two parted ways, and when Zhou Chengping returned to the official office, he found that Cheng Wenguang had already arrived.

After the establishment of the Privy Council, the official office area in the palace was adjusted, and now the left and right Chang Shi work together, making room for the Privy Council.

"Master Zhou, we will work together in the future, if there is anything wrong, please advise!" Cheng Wenguang was very polite.

Cheng Wenguang was nearly ten years older than Zhou Chengping, and he was Zhou Chengping's senior in the imperial examination, but at this moment he put his position very low.

"Master Cheng, you are being polite, you and I can just follow the rules, not to mention giving advice!"

On the first day of becoming a colleague, Zhou Chengping's words made Cheng Wenguang speechless, so that the scene was a bit awkward.

"Master Cheng, your desk has been set up, but I don't know if there are any omissions, please go and check!"

The words of the official next to him gave Cheng Wenguang an excuse to escape, so after he bowed to Zhou Chengping, he left with the official.

Looking at Cheng Wenguang's leaving back, Zhou Chengping couldn't help but said in his heart: "I hope you don't bring the previous bad government into the palace, otherwise... I will die and tell you to kill me!"

Longyou official uniforms lured the people out of the city, killing tens of thousands of people, Zhou Chengping has always remembered this matter.

Although Tian Jingtong died and Zhao Yanxun suppressed the matter, Zhou Chengping will never forget this matter.

As a senior official of the Longyou government, Cheng Wenguang was responsible for what happened back then, and Cheng Wenguang naturally had deep resentment towards him.

(End of this chapter)