eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 241 Fighting for Name
The Qianqing Palace was brightly lit, and it looked bustling, but there was no sound. The emperor sat on the dragon chair, his face turned cold, and there were two rows of ministers kneeling in front of him.

If you want to talk about these elders and ministers, you should pay attention to what they say, especially people like Wang Jia and Han Wen. How could they blame the emperor on Liu Jian.Even Zhu Houzhao still wanted to know from their mouths what Qingliu in the court had said in the Liu residence.

But others are not easy to talk about.

Moreover, there are so many people and so many mouths, and it is not a strict organization with a high degree of unity of thought. After some threats, there is actually nothing to hide.

After a while, three guards in royal robes entered one by one, and the leader was Mao Yuwen. He knelt down and raised his hands high, while what he held up were a dozen documents.

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows, and Liu Jin beside him had understood it, and immediately bowed to take it and presented it to him.

The emperor held a copy in his hand, and turned sideways to the important officials of the court. He had to say something first, "Today, I sent a supervisor of ceremonies so that Mr. Xixian would not be hindered by the intrigues and schemes in the officialdom." , Liu Jin is just an eunuch in the eyes of your civil officials, but what he said is not rough! It is impossible for the court to send an important official to a place, and let his own people restrain him everywhere. But tonight What about these people in the Liu Mansion? Are there any words in these documents that really consider the people? Some of the important officials in the imperial court who can enter the Liu Mansion in the capital say that they are all for the country and the people, but what they care about in their hearts is Official position, power. I'm afraid there are still many people waiting to see who will be lucky enough to join the cabinet!"

After saying this, the emperor took a deep breath, and then his tone was slightly slower, "I read "The Book of Rites of the Great Dai", and I also know that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people observe it, there will be no disciples. This document I don’t know what’s written in it, but you know it. I didn’t want to open it, but some people who don’t practice morality and politics are chewing their tongues behind their backs! I really don’t know where I offended my ancestors, God, and Linchao In less than three months, these ministers without kings and fathers who are full of complaints against me and indifferent to the people have appeared! Open it in a while, if it is full of complaints against me, and it is a pity that Xi Xiangong was demoted to the local government, I really should abdicate to let the virtuous, give up this throne to a virtuous person!"

"What makes me even more distressed is that Mr. Xi Xian went to Shandong. I have considered the problems of the people in Shandong. Have the ministers in the court considered it? I often say that the deadly threat of Ming Dynasty is at the border. My dear friends always say that it is scabies. Ringworm disease, this statement cannot be wrong, because Daming is very big, the border is beaten to a sea of ​​corpses, and the capital is singing and dancing to make peace. The real threat to Ming is actually in the Forbidden City! These people tonight, which one is not entrusted by the imperial court? Senior officials?! If one of them forgets the common people, Daming will be ruined. If they all forget, all parts of Daming will rise up! Let our monarchs and ministers die without a place to die!"

Zhu Houzhao stomped on the floor hard, and threw the memorial to Fengxi who was kneeling beside him, "Read!"

Fengxi's face was calm, and he opened it after turning it to the front, "This document is recorded as the case statement of Feng Shen, Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple. Shaoqing Yan Shang went to the Liu Mansion together. During the period, all the people in the mansion talked about the study of holy learning. Xixian Gong learned from Xue Dong. After the study of Hedong was established in the north, his disciples spread throughout Shaanxi, Henan, and Guanlong. It is Dazong. Feng Shenyan admires Mr. Xixian’s knowledge in his heart, and on the occasion of leaving Beijing, he invites friends to go with him. That’s all, I hope His Majesty will see clearly!”

After reading these words, the emperor didn't have to speak by himself. Liu Jian couldn't bear it anymore, "Your Majesty, today's events all started because of my ministers, and should end because of my ministers. Feng Shaoqing must have been confused for a while when he reported this time. The crime of committing the crime lies with the humble minister!"

Zhu Houzhao frowned tightly, Liu Jian still wanted to sell this favor at this time.

He doesn't care about it for now.Anyway, Liu Jian's relationship in the officialdom is good, and the situation will be better in Shandong.

"What did Cheng Qishen and Yan Shang say? Keep reading!"

Coincidentally, the order in which Mao Yuwen put these documents was just below that of Cheng Qi, the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

What's more coincidental is that what Cheng Qishen explained made people sweat at the beginning: "...Gong Xixian served the country for seven years, and he can be called Mingxian Zaifu. Most of the ministers in the government felt sorry for Shandong's chief envoy, and even the young minister of Dali Temple, Yan Shang, said that although Xi Xiangong was humiliated, he was still willing to take up the post.

Zhu Houzhao ordered again, "Open Yan Shang's document."

The next thing was a joke, Yan Shang concealed what he said, and explained what Cheng Qishen said: An eunuch dares to talk about the world and the people here!
Although "an eunuch" is a fact, but just like you say a person with hair loss is a bald donkey, people must be unhappy.Because Liu Jin was in front of the king, her eyes only trembled slightly, but she had a grudge in her heart.

Afterwards, his expression returned to normal, and he made eye contact with Mao Yuwen, which meant: Mao Tong knew that the arrangements for this time were in place, and he had fully calculated what His Majesty needed.

Mao Yuwen, on the other hand, looked calm. It was a basic skill to play tricks on the order of documents. He didn't even have this ability, so he still made a living in the Forbidden City?

Zhu Houzhao actually knew it in his heart, how could he remember such a coincidence and the drama of these three people?Someone must have tampered with it somewhere, and basically he also guessed that it was Mao Yuwen.

This person has been used for so long, and he was promoted quickly because he is easy to use.

Such "hands and feet", if you don't understand the emperor's mind and understand the situation in the court, you can't do it so perfectly.

"Your Majesty, these three people have been taken into custody on the spot, and they are now outside the Qianqing Palace, waiting to be summoned by Your Majesty at any time!"

Beside Mao Yuwen, a group of literati felt cold when they heard this. This guy was extremely flattering and cruel to please the emperor.

Although I don't know why Your Majesty has not moved Mou Bin's position, but judging from the holy favor, Mao Yuwen's succession to Mou Bin is likely to happen, and now the Holy Majesty has actually slightly magnified Jin Yiwei's power compared to the previous emperor. .

Jin Yiwei was also involved in several important cases.

It's hard to say what the future will be like.

"Tell them to stay first, freeze outside, let their heads clear up, and think about what they said tonight!" Zhu Houzhao is now glad to make this incident a big one tonight,

Otherwise, this group of people will be sour and sour, and in the end they really think that the court is full of moral gentlemen, and the emperor forcibly demoted a clean and honest minister for the sake of power.

"Mr. Xixian, this matter has nothing to do with you. I know your character and all the princes in the court. Moreover, I opened the door of the Liu Mansion tonight. If you want to say that you are wronged, I will admit it. Besides, What other people say has nothing to do with you, so you don't need to say too much. As for these three people..."

At this time, he had just ascended the throne, and the affairs of Liu Daxia and Liu Jian were ahead of him, so it was really inappropriate to depose officials on a large scale at this time.Fortunately, this time the emperor and his courtiers won the right to speak.

The emperor's face was full of frost, and after a little thought, he said: "Copy the documents of these three people in the mansion newspaper, and let the world know! If other people have similar situations, they will all do the same. I have said a long time ago that if they I will lose his face!"

Anyway, we must strip off the moral cloak of these people. If we don’t strip them, what would the emperor wear?
"Also, Mr. Xi Xian went to Shandong to serve as the chief political envoy. I announced it in public at the noon court. I didn't say it at the time, but I said it behind my back now, and I didn't say it when there was someone in charge of the ceremony. What do you want to do? Bully Your Majesty!"

Although what he said was a bit unreasonable, after all, who would jump out to fight for Liu Jian in the Wu Dynasty? At that time, Min Gui only raised a little bit, and the atmosphere was very tense.

At first glance, Liu Jian is about to be dismissed from his post and sent to his hometown. Isn't it good to have a chief executive?
It was later that people started to react.

Because the objects of comparison are different, when the incident happened, it was the difference between a commoner and the chief minister, and afterwards, it was the difference between the cabinet chief and the chief minister. These are different emotional directions.

"Your Majesty, please appease your anger." Li Dongyang said in a report: "Since the matter has been clarified, then follow His Majesty's will. The Minister will urge the Minister of General Affairs to copy the report of the mansion to the world tomorrow."

The ministers also gradually understood now that when the emperor Longyan was furious, it was better to listen to him as long as the matter was not particularly excessive, otherwise it would be another storm.

"May I ask His Majesty, how will the imperial court deal with these involved personnel?"

What Zhu Houzhao wanted was fame, and it would actually be bad for him if he acted aggressively. "Three months of salary is fined as a warning. If there is another crime, I will never let you off lightly!"

People who don't understand the key points may think that the thunder is too loud and the rain is small, but smart people know why this group of people will be punished.

In fact, this incident can be particularly obvious to see the emperor's rebellion.

The emperor and ministers began to compete for fame.

Of course the literati have the same name, but they cannot hurt the emperor's name.

"Since everyone is here today, let's discuss the important affairs of the court. There are only two people left in the cabinet. In your opinion, who is the most suitable to join the cabinet?"

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When Yang Yiqing arrived at Baoding Mansion, he suddenly heard news from the capital that Liu Jian, the head of the cabinet, had been demoted to Shandong to be the chief envoy!

This is still relatively rare in Daming.

And after listening to the emperor's operation, even Yang Yiqing was a little shocked.A young emperor, facing a highly prestigious veteran of the four dynasties, can take care of driving him away, stabilizing the court, and benefiting the people. Is this an ordinary skill?

More importantly, Liu Jian is gone, who is next?
Although many people maintained their superficial good looks and expressed various emotions about Liu Jian's departure, these were all pretentious things. The rights and status of Erbajing.

For Yang Yiqing, this was actually even more torture.

The cause is what Zhang Yong said.

Yang Yiqing is old, mature, and loyal to the country. He has a special "attraction" to people like Zhang Yong. After spending a few days together, Zhang Yong has already admired this Yang Butang, and he talks a lot. some.

For example... Zhang Yong immediately said to Yang Yiqing after he heard the news about Jingli: "Butang, maybe you have a chance to join the cabinet!"

Yang Yiqing listened to it at first, but he didn't believe it in his heart, "I don't know why Zhang Gonggong is full of confidence in the old man. Don't you know that there is no precedent in this dynasty for ministers from the frontier to directly enter the cabinet. Even if we don't talk about these, there are Wang Jizhi, Han Guan Tong, Min Chaoying and other ministers trusted by His Majesty, even if they are arranged in order, I am afraid that it will not be my turn to Yang Yiqing."

Zhang Yong didn't take it seriously, "What the ministers said were general ideas, but the selection of the court ministers, isn't the most important thing is His Majesty's will?"

What do you mean by this, did your Majesty say something to these father-in-laws?Yang Yiqing said nothing, just looked at Zhang Yong.

As for Zhang Yong, he has very few reservations about Yang Yiqing, "Our family remembers that when His Majesty was still the crown prince, he said that the structure of the cabinet is too simple. Except for civil servants, they are civil servants, except for great Confucians. This is wrong. Because of this Come on, don't civil servants have the final say on state affairs? Where can the emperor hear other voices? And it shouldn't only be Beijing officials, there should be some local officials who have a little bit of everything, so that the emperor can do it Listen to it and you will understand!"

If the father-in-law in the palace hadn't told these secrets in the palace, who would know?
Yang Yiqing still had no expression on his face, but he thought, "...But old man, Mr. Dongshan is still separated from His Majesty."

"So the hall shouldn't plead for Liu Daxia anymore!"

That's easy to say.

"For the sake of being a cabinet minister, ask me not to do what I should do. Then I, Yang Yiqing, take my own future too seriously."

"It's not about finding an official, but about finding a job. If you want to find a job, you must first find yourself. This is what civil servants say."

"Father-in-law, do you mean to do it again?" Yang Yiqing shook his head, "Your Majesty has already taken it into his heart. If there is Yang Yiqing in the court, as long as His Majesty wants to do it, he will definitely do it."

"No, based on our family's understanding of His Majesty, maybe the Ministry should do it. For others, how can Your Majesty rest assured? This is a national policy! Could the Ministry be at ease?"

The name of the courtiers, the policy of re-introduction, the benefits of the country, the name of the ages...

All of these added up and weighed heavily on Yang Yiqing's heart.

He remained silent for the next few days, until someone said that he could see the shadow of the city wall of the capital, Yang Yiqing lifted the curtain and looked into the distance. .

Yang Shangyi patted his horse and approached, "The department hall has been the capital for a long time?"

"No." Yang Yiqing's unique voice was magnetic and thick, "I have been here since July 17 in Hongzhi. In just one year, this place has already turned upside down."

"How was it then? How is it now?"

"I was full of anxiety at the time, and now I am full of anxiety. General Yang, I don't know if you can understand me when I say this, but with your talents, it is best to be an official in the frontier as an official. Excuse me. It’s better not to enter this city.”

Yang Shangyi's eyes were complicated, "We obviously won the battle, so is there anything unexpected?"

"You are victorious, but this old man's battle has just begun."

What Zhang Yong said made Yang Yiqing afraid, if His Majesty really entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of the cabinet ministers, how would he deal with it?If you happily accept it without saying anything, you will forget Liu Daxia's kindness.

To choose between ingratitude and ingratitude is the most difficult thing in the world, even harder than winning the fire screen.

Then the carriage stopped suddenly while walking.Someone came over and reported to Yang Yiqing, "Ministry, the servants in the palace are here."

Waiter's room?Yang Yiqing's eyes widened suddenly, isn't that a new institution set up by the emperor?

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Chinese New Year is too busy. If I can write six thousand, I will write six thousand. If I can’t, I will try to write four thousand.New Year's Eve and New Year's Day can still be updated, but I'm not a kid who can ignore everything... My relatives and friends are actually busier and more tiring than going to work.The update in January sucks, I will correct the mistakes after the Chinese New Year.

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