After the cabinet moved, the edict of the Son of Heaven naturally reached the six departments quickly, and after the six departments were reviewed according to the system, they were directly sent to the yamen in the capital.

On the day that this holy decree, which was called the edict of the Qing officials of Renyin in later generations, was issued, it caused a cloud to move in the capital, and some courtiers with seniority smelled a strong smell of danger, and the atmosphere of tension suddenly shrouded in the capital.

The huge bureaucracy moved one after another because of this edict, and the small sedan chairs in Tsing Yi representing the identity of officials could be seen everywhere in the capital, most of them were in a hurry, looking around for news about the old year, but the pressure on the soldiers and horses of the five cities to maintain order increased suddenly, and they had to urgently mobilize manpower from Shuntianfu to avoid causing chaos.

Night, Lee House.

This is the third time that Ye Xianggao has visited the Li Mansion in these days, and the mood he has is different every time, different from the last time he was coldly treated, although the old servant of the Li family still has no good face this time, but the etiquette is finally a lot more thoughtful, I think it was ordered by the master's family.

Of course, Ye Xianggao didn't have time to take care of these small things, and under the guidance of the servants of the Li Mansion, he strode to the study of the Li Mansion, but saw Li Tingji sitting in the study for a long time, and there was an official document on the table in front of him, and the content on it was the newly baked edict today.

"Brother Li knows everything?"

The two are already old friends, so they don't have to worry about a lot of tedious etiquette, Ye Xiang strode into the study, went straight to the topic, and asked.

"It seems that Your Majesty should already have a bottom in his heart, presumably the old man's whereabouts should also be decided!"

Li Tingji was calm, picked up the teapot on the side, added a cup of tea to Ye Xianggao, and asked softly.

"This ...... The news I just got seems that the Son of Heaven wants to transfer Brother Li to the Nanjing Ministry of Officials......"

Ye Xianggao was slightly stunned, but his expression was a little gloomy, and he said.

There have always been only six ministries transferred to the cabinet, and once they enter the cabinet, they basically declare that there is no way out, unless they continue to move forward in the cabinet, otherwise no matter which department of the country is transferred, it will be regarded as degraded.

Moreover, the derogation of the cabinet ministers is different from that of other courtiers, who have been degraded and have the hope of being promoted back, but once the cabinet ministers are transferred to other ministries, it basically announces the end of their political lives......

"Nanjing Officials? Thought of it! But I'm afraid this is not what the Son of Heaven meant, it was Fang Zhonghan's idea, right? ”

A mocking smile appeared on Li Tingji's face, but there was a cold look in his eyes.

Seeing this situation, Ye Xianggao secretly sighed to himself, knowing that the peaceful scene of the past would never be seen again, this news was learned by him from the palace, and at the same time, he also knew that it was indeed Fang Congzhe who came up with this idea......

"Brother Li, now is not the time to worry about this, if you are really transferred to Nanjing, everything will be over! For today's plan, Brother Li should resign as much as possible, and now he has attracted most of His Majesty's attention, His Majesty is not a ruthless and unrighteous person, and this alone will definitely allow him to resign and return to his hometown! ”

Shaking his head, Ye Xianggao decided not to get involved in the grievances between Li Tingji and Fang Congzhe, and said earnestly.

Maybe in the eyes of people who don't know how to do it, Ye Xianggao is harming Li Tingji, but Fang Congzhe is helping Li Tingji, and he is transferred to Nanjing to have a Shangshu title, but isn't there nothing left after resigning?

But that's not the case, in fact, Ye Xianggao is really towards Li Tingji, the practice of the dynasty, the cabinet ministers are transferred to the cabinet department, basically they are transferred to the sixth department in Nanjing, to put it in layman's terms, it is to retire.

Basically, such a person either failed in the political struggle, or he abdicated to give way to the age line, no matter what the situation is, as long as he is transferred to the Sixth Department of Nanjing, he basically declares that he will not be transferred back, there is no such rule, even Li Tingji, it is difficult to violate such a convention.

It's very simple, even if you have a false name and no real power, you are in the officialdom after all, as long as you are in the officialdom, you must abide by the rules of the officialdom.

However, it is different to resign and return to his hometown, whether he is dismissed for some reason, or he resigns and returns to his hometown, he can be regarded as leaving the officialdom.

There are two advantages to this, the rules of the dynasty, the affairs of officialdom are resolved in the officialdom, and no anger is allowed, a person who has left the officialdom is similar to washing his hands in the golden basin on the rivers and lakes, and all the grievances in the officialdom are written off, even if there is an enemy, he cannot continue to pursue it by means of officialdom.

This is an unspoken rule derived from the protection of all officials in the future life, and those who violate it will be ostracized by the entire bureaucracy, which is suitable for the situation like Li Tingji's current situation of being an enemy in the whole dynasty, as long as he is in charge of Zhishi and the Son of Heaven approves it, according to the rules, he will not continue to be attacked, and the current predicament can be smoothly resolved.

And the second benefit is called repetition!

There is a very magical rule in the dynasty, called Qifu, which means that people who have been officials for some reason, mainly after returning to their hometowns after keeping the system, the expiration of the system or the need of the court can recall them to reinstate, and the official rank of reinstatement is basically the same as the original official position, which is also the reason why the Ming Dynasty is rampant.

However, generally speaking, the resumption is more casual, which is a special supplement to the selection, largely depending on the mind of the Son of Heaven, if there is a real innocent offend to the Son of Heaven to death, and I don't think about the recovery, without the nod of the Son of Heaven, I can be a rich man with peace of mind.

In fact, the last time he visited the door, Ye Xianggao had made this suggestion to Li Tingji, but he vetoed it at that time, because at that time, the Son of Heaven still needed Li Tingji as a target to attract the traces of certain people.

But now the situation is very different, since the Son of Heaven has issued an edict to rectify the rule of officials, it means that the Son of Heaven has found out the distribution of power between the government and the opposition, and at this time Li Tingji's role has become dispensable.

Of course, perhaps because of the Donglin incident, the Son of Heaven still has a problem with Li Tingji in his heart, but Li Tingji has been in the mansion for so long to attract firepower for the Son of Heaven, which can be regarded as a contribution, it should be said that without Li Tingji's deliberate cooperation, the Son of Heaven's plan would not have been implemented so smoothly.

With Ye Xianggao's understanding of the Son of Heaven, presumably the Son of Heaven is also hesitant about Li Tingji's disposal at the moment, on the one hand, he doesn't like him colluding with Donglin, and on the other hand, he sees his credit.

As long as Li Tingji submits his resignation at this time, the Son of Heaven will remember his past achievements, and there is a high probability that he will be able to approve it.

After a while, the turmoil will settle down, and Ye Xianggao will think of saying good things in front of the Son of Heaven again, and it is not without a chance to find an opportunity for Li Tingji to recover.

However, what Ye Xianggao didn't expect was that after Li Tingji listened to his words, he was silent for a moment, but slowly shook his head......