Chapter C113 Part1
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Chapter 113 The discussion at court (1)
Prime minister Lin, Lin Xian, the highest executive of the current dynasty if there was no Department of Supervision. The system should be based on the six ministries and the cabinet. Why was there an extra prime minister inexplicably?
There was no other reason, it was because only one person was left from the original three people cabinet and that person is Lin Xian. Moreover, this title was given by emperor Jinghui. Although, there was no ceremony, but since it was emperor Jinghui’s own words, who would dare not to recognize the title?
Furthermore, if the two great senior ministers had stepped down, then, who would still have objections to Lin Xian’s title?
Who would care how the two great ministers of the cabinet had stepped down? Also, because of the inability to find a person of virtue and prestige and who had the ability and insight, the request submitted by every ministry’s officer to add more people to the cabinet had been refuted.
In fact, it was also normal that emperor Jinghui arranged it like this. What kind of people are the great senior ministers of the cabinet? That was someone who assisted the emperor in handling the government affairs and also directly meddled with the decision-making of the emperor.
At that time, only one of the three ministers of the cabinet supported emperor Jinghui, that is the uncle of emperor Jinghui, Lin Xian. The two of them cooperated and suffered untold hardships before they defeated the other two people. Not to mention that Lin Xian didn’t want to share with other people the power that he had gotten, even emperor Jinghui didn’t want two more people who were extremely possible to hold him back. Moreover, as long as one sat in that position, they wouldn’t not be worried about being coveted. While enjoying the supreme glory and being worshipped by thousands of people, he was also afraid that the seat under him would be robbed.
Therefore, there was only one person in the cabinet and not to mention there was still the Department of Supervision, the slaves of the emperor, who would do anything with just one order from the emperor. They could be trusted more than those so-called loyal ministers.
This way, emperor Jinghui didn’t use such a person to his liking and let him stay put in the cabinet. Consequently, emperor Jinghui also didn’t care when Lin Xian became the prime minister.
However, it was different now. After many years have passed, emperor Jinghui’s power had gradually consolidated. There was already no one at court who could call into question his throne. Hence, if the matter of adding more people to the cabinet was mentioned now, emperor Jinghui may not oppose it and he even may approve it.
There was no other reason than that the cabinet couldn’t only have one person. What emperor Jinghui needed now was to check the balance of power.
Honestly speaking Lin Xian’s power now was really a bit too big. Emperors were selfish and suspicious creatures. No matter which emperor, such a great power would be a thorn in their eyes.
Besides, there was still the issue of the crown prince or maybe the killing karma created by emperor Jinghui when he was young was too big. He didn’t have many brothers or nephews left. He also appeared to get weaker by the day. Being engrossed in alcohol and sex had emptied his body. His spirit was also getting worse with the day.
Presumably, not only did the officials see it, emperor Jinghui also knew himself. So, how could he not worry?
If the power of the court continued to be like this, once emperor Jinghui is gone, who could keep the powerful Lin Xian in check at court? Can the crown prince really control the all the civil and military officials?
Lin Qing believed that it was impossible for emperor Jinghui to not have thought about these. Therefore, Lin Qing believed that if he proposed to add personnel to the cabinet this time, emperor Jinghui would definitely be very willing to see this. Emperor Jinghui was even waiting for a tactful minister to come forward and take the initiative to raise this matter.
It would be even better if this person was Lin Qing. To put it bluntly, Lin Qing and maybe the Department of Supervision was a sword in emperor Jinghui’s hands. Not only did this sword have to be easy to use, it also has to be tactful and stood out when emperor Jinghui needed it, sweeping away the obstructions that were a thorn in emperor Jinghui’s eyes. Otherwise, why would emperor Jinghui have the need for him?
The proposal of Lin Xian this time happened to become the root for a catalyst. A catalyst that would successfully let all the contradictions erupt and be settled. The evening that Lin Qing came out of the Department of Supervision, Lin Qing raised to emperor Jinghui the suggestion of adding more members to the cabinet. There was no better sword than Lin Qing.
To be honest, to be able to act so fast now was because Lin Qing had been living in the palace. He almost returned to the time when he was still a small eunuch. This might be because the person who he missed was no longer at Qiansui’s residence.
Emperor Jinghui was very satisfied with Lin Qing’s actions, but all of this had to wait until the morning court to be determined. After all, such a major state affair must be determined by the important ministers and the emperor.
The next day, before emperor Jinghui could raise the issue of adding more members to the cabinet, Lin Xian requested first to add eunuch to the Department of Supervision. After that, many officials followed suit and asked emperor Jinghui to agree.
Lin Qing naturally couldn’t just look at such a thing happening. Even if he had thousands of strategies in his head, but he couldn’t permit Lin Xian to step on his head now, otherwise, others would see him as pushover.
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