Jingming

Chapter 53 Faint Lord!

Yang Tinghe stood in front of the officials and burst into tears.

He really wasn't afraid of the new emperor, he was just provoking trouble by asking clearly over and over again.

He was not at all afraid that the court officials would be distracted by the disturbance on the first day of the court, and he even ordered the daily life note officer to record it.

This emperor is so powerful, isn't he afraid of forcing the ministers to unite with some vassal kings to rebel?
A 15-year-old child with no roots, who gave him such courage?

But under his so-called "efficiency" and "pragmatic" rhetoric, the coercion of the emperor seems so real, but the tolerance called "ask three times" is extremely fierce.

Those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish?
He even asked with a smile.

A "Shengming" emperor who has restored the daily censorship, and a "Kanren" emperor who always has a smiling face and is only occasionally serious!
Yang Tinghe was hit hard today, not to mention clearing out villains in the court, he couldn't even get the face support of the emperor, and now he couldn't protect Mao Cheng who rushed out.

He knew that Mao Cheng could not retreat from this matter.

Mao Cheng expressed his attitude too early in Liangxiang, and just now he was forced by the emperor to not step down when facing the heavy responsibility of the Ministry of Rites in front of all the ministers.If he, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, really obeyed the emperor, he would be attacked by many people, and even his whole life would be arranged in history books and miscellaneous notes.

He was just not smart enough to immediately discover the trap in the emperor's words, otherwise he could have asked on the spot if he wanted to talk about the titles of four people at the same time.In that case, at least there is still room for change, although the room is very small.

The Son of Heaven tied the posthumous title of Emperor Daxing with the other three names, which was a conspiracy.

Now, the emperor asked the second time: "I firmly disagree with the eldest son of King Xingxian who pursues his father and confers his birth mother after he inherits the throne. Stand in the middle and ask for the second time."

The problem became clearer: after the eldest son of King Xingxian had succeeded to the throne, he became the biological father and the biological mother.

He is not messing around!Earlier, Ding Guogong, the person who proclaimed the edict, answered that his new king was succeeded by the eldest son of King Xingxian.

Mao Cheng could only stand there with his head held high and tears in his eyes.

Yang Tinghe knew that Mao Cheng might be waiting for him to come out to protect him at last, and help the emperor and him build a step.

It's just that Yang Tinghe knew that if he helped Mao Cheng build this step today, he would have suffered a complete defeat in front of all the officials and retreated from everything.

The power to interpret the edict is in the hands of the cabinet, but the emperor has already ascended the throne.

Up to now, there are indeed only two options of being loyal to the emperor.

Loyalty to the Son of Heaven does not mean only agreeing to everything and not opposing it.

But it can't be about this.

This is the question of the legitimacy of the emperor's succession to the throne, and it is the basis for him to stand in court and even survive in Ming Dynasty.

The emperor was laughing, but there was a murderous intent hidden in the smile: "For the third time, with the empress dowager's decree in the hall, the cabinet ministers and the welcoming group have already approved it, I firmly believe that I will use Xingxian Wang's eldest son as the successor." Those who want to be the sons of Xiaomiao after the reunification shall stand in the middle."

The inquiry became more and more clear, and it was added that the Empress Dowager had already issued a decree before ascending the throne, and the four cabinet ministers and Mao Cheng himself had no objections, the emperor still inherited the Datong.Now, do you want to overturn the decision at that time?
Zhu Houcong also added encouragement: "I might as well give another favor: I won't kill anyone this time. The emperor has no heirs, and I was not an heir before I succeeded to the throne. This kind of situation has never happened before. Some pedantic people can't understand it. I understand. I have a golden word: If there is no actual act of treason, then it is just demoting officials to serve the people and never using them.

He pointed to Yan Song: "Today's event will be recorded in the annals of history! Is there still a great opportunity to make a name in history, do you still have to grasp it?"

I don't know why, but the more they see the emperor smiling, the more they like him, and the more they listen to the emperor's words, the more they like him.

Listen, what a loss, if you don't kill anyone this time, it's a great opportunity to leave your name in history.

But never used again.

Will it harm future generations, who knows?But everyone knows that the wall is falling and everyone is pushing it.

But can this be said that the emperor is not benevolent?
After the emperor expressed his attitude, the queen mother agreed, the cabinet ministers did not object, and everyone in the welcome group, including Mao Cheng, also acquiesced.

The Son of Heaven has ascended the throne as the eldest son of King Xingxian, but if he opposes him now honoring his biological father and enshrining his biological mother, wouldn't that be disloyal?

Unfaithful ministers, without family punishment, are the grace of heaven. If only one person is punished, the male will be sent to the army, and the female family members will be sent to the Jiaofang Division, which is considered an extrajudicial favor.

What's more, they set their minds to sleep in the morning and evening, and visit the Queen Mother twice a day, and they have a very happy conversation.

What kind of loyal ministers are you, to oppose such a harmonious heavenly family?

Every time Zhu Houcong asked, there would be fewer people standing in the middle.

For many civil servants today, it is quite humiliating.

But they also want to stand up and express their moral attitude towards this issue, and they also want to express their loyalty to the bottom line as courtiers.

Now that I have added such a "grace" of not killing for the third time, some people are really hesitant to stand up again under the humiliation.

I have been poor for many years, and finally became a member of the imperial court, can I be humiliated like this?
If I insist on etiquette, am I a pedantic person?
The etiquette system is the foundation, and the successor system should be one!
Someone really did this, jumping left and right is right.

But for many honorable generals, it's really cool.

It has been a long time since the emperor not only did not lose his temper, but also smiled when faced with such persecution by civil officials.

What is he laughing at?

Are you laughing at the flexible stance of these civil servants, or are you laughing at them as ordinary people after all, who care about their official positions?Or is it a fool who puts the so-called reputation above all else?

In the end, only Mao Cheng, three officials from the Ministry of Rites, Qi Zhiluan and other seventeen officials remained in the middle.

Zhu Houcong nodded, and said to Huang Jin, Yan Song, and Liu Long: "It's on record. On April 16, 27th year of Zhengde, 21 people, including Minister of Rites Mao Cheng and Qi Zhiluan in Qishizhong, refused to admit that I was enshrined in the imperial edict. It is reasonable and legal to rule without heirs, and they are not loyal to the monarch. I have expressed my attitude in advance, and I will discuss it. I will dismiss them and return them to their hometowns. They will be relegated to the people. Go home."

Mao Cheng's complexion changed suddenly, and the words Hun Jun came to his lips.

But Yang Tinghe stood up at this time: "Your Majesty, you must not dispose of heroes at the beginning of Yuji!"

He said it perfectly. As for the previous request to deal with Wang Qiong and the others, it was because they were "traitorous officials" and "criminal officials".

Zhu Houcong asked strangely: "How can we deal with the heroes? For Mao Cheng's merits, I rewarded him with a salary for three years, and everyone in the Yingying Group was treated equally. Do you want to endure even the crime of infidelity?"

Yang Tinghe's face was full of tears: "Mao Xianqing went to Anlu to meet His Majesty with an old body, why is he unfaithful?"

"Yan Song, repeat what I asked three times before."

Yan Song's strange feeling came again: Why am I so simple in the emperor's heart?
Why don't you ask Liu Long?I've already repeated it for you.

But in fact, he was very happy in his heart, stood up respectfully and saluted, and said to the thing he had just recorded: "Your Majesty asked: if you firmly disagree with me, stand in the middle."

Zhu Houcong spread his hands: "Old Yang Ge heard it. What I asked was that I firmly disagree with my not being an heir, but I am determined. And I am determined not to be an heir. I have made up my mind, and Mao Cheng firmly opposes it. I am the king, and he It's a minister. If you don't follow the king's will, what is it if you're not being disloyal? What good strategy does Yang Ge have to solve the dilemma between the king and the minister?"

Yang Tinghe had no choice.

It's the emperor who is making trouble!
Do you have to mention this great gift today?Before Liang Chu asked, Yang Tinghe was ready to put state affairs first.

He really made a fuss about how to implement the new policy of getting rid of treacherous villains, but it was not an exchange.

He had already found sufficient reasons to shelve that matter, and by the way, he established a new rule of resigning against three strikes.

It was only after finishing that matter that he threatened to raise this matter.

"Why does Your Majesty humiliate the old ministers so much! Your Majesty is the emperor, and the ministers have no second thoughts. Why do you say that the ministers are incompatible with the emperor like before? The emperor wants the ministers to die, and the ministers are nothing more than death!" Mao Cheng was so angry that he gave up , raised his hand but only dared to point to Yan Song, "You have a long history, and I will give the old minister a judgment!"

Zhu Houcong nodded: "Very good. I have ascended the Great Treasure, so I have the reputation of not allowing old ministers, heroic ministers, and admonishing ministers."

The flow of Yang Tinghe's tears increased. It was he who said that he could not deal with the heroes right after he ascended the throne, and the emperor had already expressed his attitude firmly. Does this mean that Yang Tinghe's behavior of running out to persuade him was actually tarnishing the emperor's virtuous name?

Not only will you cap me, but you will cap yourself?
Zhu Houcong also said: "Yan Song and Liu Long, remember everything. You don't need to wait for others to talk about me like this first, I will tell you personally first. Mao Cheng has made a contribution to welcome him, but I have given all the ministers a stick of incense After careful consideration, I asked three more times. They are all the best among the tens of thousands of officials in the Ming Dynasty. Such careful confirmation should be their true attitude. Mr. Yang Ge, what do you think?"

Yang Tinghe really wanted to stop serving him.

I really think about it, think about it, think about it, want to not be with you!
With an emperor like you, can you really govern the country well?
He was about to take off his hat and resign seriously, when Mao Cheng let out a roar that interrupted his movements.

"Dark Lord!"

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