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Chapter 379 The Cabinet
Beijing.

After Fang Yang sent the triplets to the city and confirmed that nothing happened, he said goodbye to the triplets, and then the four of them split into two ways.

The triplets went back to the six gates, while Fang Yang changed lanes and went straight to Li's mansion.

This time, the purpose of Fang Yang's coming to the capital was to make the imperial court turn a blind eye to the military training in Tibet, or to make the current emperor turn a blind eye to this matter, or even know nothing about it.

And it is not an easy task for the emperor to be blind, it can even be said to be a fantasy.

In view of this, Fang Yang had to come to the capital in person and take care of it to ensure nothing was lost!
And the first stop of his itinerary, the most important person, is Li Ting, the chief assistant of the current cabinet, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Dongge University scholar, the Taifu, and the first rank!

He is also the leader of today's civil servants!

In the early days of the cabinet establishment, it was originally an advisory body for the emperor. The cabinet scholars only had the status of advisors, not the official authority of the imperial court. The final decision was in the hands of the emperor, and the cabinet scholars rarely had the opportunity to participate in decisions.

But with the passage of time, the status of the cabinet has become more and more respected, especially after several emperors who ignored political affairs in the Ming Dynasty and some cabinet ministers who monopolized power, the power of the cabinet expanded rapidly.

But in this dynasty, the cabinet has completely suppressed the six ministries, and it has become a decision-making body above the six ministries.

Although the cabinet nominally only has the power to vote and draft, all memorials still have to rely on the eunuchs and eunuchs to submit to the emperor Zhu for approval. It seems that they cannot decide what to do by themselves!
but……

This is just the way the system is, as if meeting a powerful chief minister, the power of that chief minister is no different from that of a real prime minister!

Just like Zhang Juzheng, the most famous chief minister of the Ming Dynasty.

He had been in power for ten years and had monopolized power, and the power he held was the power of Shenzong. He could be said to be the emperor in the true sense. Shenzong had no choice but to follow the actions of the cabinet.

Although, after his death, Shenzong ordered his family to be confiscated, and his palace ranks were cut, and the seals and orders of the four generations were forced to be taken away before his death. , or abandon the market!
Moreover, Zhang Juzheng also narrowly escaped having his coffin opened and his body whipped.

But it is undeniable that it is rare in the world for a chief assistant to sit in his place!
As for Li Ting, Fang Yang didn't expect him to be like Zhang Juzheng, monopolizing the power and making decisions arbitrarily, as long as he can hide the matter about the Tibetan border in the future!
Of course, this is an ideal result. If Li Ting can't deceive the emperor and the emperor knows about the affairs of the Tibetan border, at least Li Ting can resist the question of whether the imperial court will send troops or not, so that the court will not let the imperial court attack the Tibetan border. Go to war.

Regarding this point, Fang Yang knew Li Ting quite well.Still have confidence.

Li Ting has been in charge of the cabinet for many years, with very sophisticated methods and a lot of scheming. Otherwise, he would not have returned to the center of power from an external official who was demoted to Nanjing in just a few years, and became the head of the dynasty. auxiliary.

Of course, Li Ting is only the first stop of Fang Yang's visit to Beijing this time, and he will go to find other people who can work hard on this matter.

And Fang Yang went to Li Ting to solve the civil affairs. As for military officers and other forces, Fang Yang had other plans.

"Bang bang bang~!"

Standing outside the Li Mansion, Fang Yang picked up the copper ring on the gate of the Li Mansion and tapped it three times.

After a while, accompanied by a 'creak' sound, an old head protruded from the opening of the Li Mansion's gate.

"Who is it~?" Before looking carefully at who was outside the door, the old man's voice came first, and the tone was not very good.

The so-called seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate, as the gatekeeper of Li's mansion, this old man has seen too many powerful and high-ranking officials, and most of them come to Li's mansion to ask for something. For Li Ting's sake, this old man It can be regarded as being very courteous, and coming and going again and again has created a personality that is probably very high on himself.

Therefore, it is not surprising that such a tone is revealed.

but……

Faced with the old man's slightly dissatisfied inquiry, Fang Yang did not have any dissatisfaction. On the contrary, Fang Yang smiled and said, "Old man, don't you remember Fang?"

Hmm~?

Hearing Fang Yang's words, the old man, who was not paying attention at first, suddenly raised his head, took a closer look at Fang Yang, and after a little thought, his face suddenly changed.

The last time Fang Yang came to Li's residence, he was the one who reported it, so he clearly remembered how Li Ting treated Fang Yang, which was completely like a brother with a different surname.

and so……

After confirming that it was Fang Yang, the old man immediately opened the door with a big smile on his face, walked out quickly, and apologized again and again: "The old man is confused, his old eyes are dim, and the old man didn't even notice it when Mr. Fang was in front of him. Damn it!"

As he said that, the old man had already walked to Fang Yang, bent slightly and stretched out his hand, leading Fang Yang in: "Mr. Fang, please come in quickly!"

"Then thank you, old man!" After looking at the old man who had changed so much before and after, Fang Yang, who felt amused, nodded with a smile, and followed the old man to the expert.

As soon as he entered Li's mansion, Fang Yang asked, "Dare to ask old man, is Mr. Li Ting Li at the mansion?"

"I'm here!" Hearing this, after answering repeatedly, the old man led Fang Yang to the inner hall, and said, "The master is in the study, the old man will take Mr. Fang there!"

"This……"

Remembering the last time I came to Li Mansion, I had to wait at the concierge, but this time I could go in directly?

Thinking about it, Fang Yang followed the old man and asked, "Old man, is it wrong to enter like this without notification?"

He didn't care, he was afraid that the old janitor would be punished by Li Ting!
I don't know.

As soon as Fang Yang's words fell, the old man who was walking turned around and smiled at Fang Yang: "Mr. Fang was too worried. Last time when Mr. Fang came here, the old man asked Mr. Fang to wait at the gatehouse because he was not sure whether Mr. Fang was in person. !

Today, since we know that Mr. Fang is in person, there is no reason for Mr. Fang to wait!Besides, since Mr. Fang came last time, the master has also specially instructed me and his servants that from now on, as long as Mr. Fang comes, I don't need to report, just enter! "

"That's how it is!" Nodding secretly, Fang Yang didn't say any more after knowing why the old man brought him in directly.

Following the old man, he walked left and right in Li's mansion for a while, and Fang Yang arrived at Li Ting's study that he had visited last time.

When he got outside the study, the old man didn't dare to lead Fang Yang any more, and broke into the study directly like entering a mansion.

Stepping forward, the old man reached out and knocked on the door.

"What's the matter?" Li Ting's voice came from inside the room as soon as the door was knocked.

Hearing this, the old man replied respectfully: "Master Fang is here to visit!"

"Huh~?"

In the study, Li Ting, who was sitting behind the big desk and bent over to deal with official business, immediately stopped the writing brush in his hand when he heard the porter's reply.

Mr. Fang?
Frowning, after thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered that Mr. Fang mentioned by the porter was probably Fang Yanghou. Overjoyed, Li Ting quickly put down the pen in his hand, and before he could ask any more questions, he walked around the desk and walked out quickly.

(End of this chapter)