General Constitution of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 232
This meeting at the mourning platform revealed something strange from the very beginning with the shouting and killing.

All the clear streams are working hard to complete the battle.

As soon as Fang entered the Imperial Academy, he heard Wang Shizhen and other Qingliu people shouting "clean up the evils accumulated in this dynasty for more than thirty years".

Even Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong's blood boiled with enthusiasm.

"Uncle, Xu Dang and Yan Dang are biting each other. When these two tigers fight, one of them will be injured!"

As for what the two people following Zhu Zaihan think.

That's very clear.

Anyway, today either Yan Dang will kill Xu Dang, or Xu Dang will kill Yan Dang.

Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong would both be happy to see the result if either of them fell.

"Su Qing, put away the smile on your face, don't let others see it."

"But I can't help it! It's best to let these two parties bite each other and lose both sides!"

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng stood behind Zhu Zaihan, one on the left and one on the right.

Watching the ministers return to their positions with relish, Yan Song's figure appeared outside Yilun Hall.

As soon as Fang saw Yan Song, Wang Shizhen stood up, pointed at Yan Song's nose and cursed: "Old thief Yan! How much money has your Yan family taken during this northwest disaster relief operation? Maybe in front of His Royal Highness today, Explain everything clearly?!"

"He's biting! Uncle, this Wang Yuanmei is really fierce. I don't see him being so courageous on weekdays, but today even the old thief cursed me. The strong wind is really going to blow down the sycamore tree," Gao Gong said. road.

Zhang Juzheng was also amazed.

"It's not easy to think about it. At Yan Song's age, he should be humiliated by juniors like Wang Yuanmei."

Having said that, what Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong were really curious about was what Yan Song was going to do.

After serving in power for so many years, there was no way Yan Song could just sit back and wait for death if such a big mistake was made in disaster relief.

Before Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, Tang Ruji's rebuke came from not far away.

"Wang Yuanmei, it is not easy for me to govern in my seventies. How can I be scolded by younger generations like you! Do you still know the moral order of elders and younger ones?"

"Siji, that's all."

While Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong were still waiting for Yan Song's performance.

But suddenly he saw Yan Song walking towards Yi Lun Hall with firm steps.

Yan Song lifted the hem of his clothes and then knelt down in front of Zhu Zaihen.

"I have been an official for more than thirty years, and I have been introspecting myself day and night in order to have a clear conscience. However, my talents are weak, I am ashamed of my father, the country, and the people. I am old..."

For so many years, the scholar-bureaucrats regarded Yan Song as a traitor to the scholars in the world, and he was willing to be the emperor's hawk.

This was the first time that Yan Song stood up and spoke from the standpoint of a scholar again.

After hearing Yan Song's words clearly, Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong in the Yilun Hall were both stunned.

Yan Song wants to surrender.

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng looked at each other in astonishment.

I couldn't even believe my ears.

There is such a big movement, such a strict party, and you don't even resist, are you going to submit your resignation? !
Not only Yan Song, but also many of the officials from the Imperial College who followed him did not come back to their senses.

They only know that they must try their best to reduce the severity today.

The rest follow the orders of Prime Minister Xu.

Why did Yan Song surrender immediately? !
"Your Highness, I am old." Yan Song said again, and Zhu Zaihen saw clearly that Yan Song was already kneeling in front of Yilun Hall with tears streaming down his face and crying bitterly.

"Grain merchant..." Gao Gong suddenly spoke, but Zhang Juzheng already grabbed him: "Uncle, why are you pulling me?!"

"Look at Xu Jie."

Gao Gong was startled when he heard this, and then he realized that Xu Jie was sitting in the distance, motionless, as if he hadn't heard anything.

"Xu Jie has endured his whole life, and Yan Song is gone. Will Xu Jie react this way?"

"Uncle, what you mean is that this, this is Yan Song and Xu Jie singing..." Gao Gong was startled when he spoke, and then looked back at Liubu Jiuqing, who was sitting at the front.

What Gao Gong saw was the will of the entire civil service group.

Yan Song must land safely.

Not only do you need to land safely, but you also need to develop a routine.

The last thing Yan Song could do for the world's civil servants was to set a new precedent.

Also those who charged into the battle this time were Hanlin from the Hanlin Academy and supervisors from the Imperial College.

However, none of the important ministers such as Yan Dang and Qingliu who hold great power spoke up.

Even after Xu Jie came to power, the most important thing was not disaster relief in the northwest, but how to continue along the road that Yan Song came out of and make it fully mature.

"No..." Sweat beaded on the high-arched forehead: "He Yan Song just wants to run away! He Yan Song doesn't want to take the responsibility for this beheading, and he has no way to sort out the matter, so he can only run."

Zhu Zaihan frowned and said, "But Xu Jie is still there, and Xu Jie's name is also on the IOU."

"But Yan Song's name precedes Xu Jie's. We can't let Yan Song return to his care and chop off Xu Jie's head! To protect Yan Song is to protect Xu Jie himself!"

"No!" Zhu Zaihen, who had come to his senses, blurted out towards Yan Song who was kneeling outside the Yilun Hall.

"There is a natural disaster in the northwest, and the country is in dire straits. It is very taboo for Yi Shuai's military strategists to be in front of the battle. The elders must not..."

Before Zhu Zaihen had finished speaking, Xu Jie, who was sitting outside the Yilun Hall, cupped his hands towards Zhu Zaihan, immediately knelt down and said loudly: "Your Highness, public resentment has arisen, and I also know that changing commanders before battle is a taboo for military strategists. It’s hard to go against public opinion!”

No excessive nonsense.

After Xu Jie took action, the six ministers and nine ministers behind him also knelt down and said in unison: "Your Highness, it is difficult to go against the will of the people."

The originally noisy spiritual platform fell silent in an instant.

Qingliu supported the impeachment of Yan Dang, while Yan Dang took the initiative to resign.

All the scholar-officials on the altar and future scholar-officials reached a consensus.

There were only four words that came to Zhu Zaihan's mind.Yan Xu joins forces!

Yan Song, who was kneeling on the ground, remained silent, and the tearful look he had just now was gone.

Power is never in a vacuum.

When the imperial power retreats, the ministerial power will squeeze in.

When the imperial court retreats, the merchants and gentry will step in to take over.

Zhang Juzheng has clearly seen what is going on at the Lingtai this time.

This is forcing the palace.

Yan Song used a new accountability system in exchange for the peace of the Yan family, and the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty became monolithic again after 30 years.

Who stopped Yan Song from becoming an official?

Who is challenging all civil servants?

"Your Highness! Ning Jue, the Inspector of the Imperial Palace, is willing to vouch for Mr. Yan Ge! The victims of the disaster in the northwest must not live without Mr. Yan Ge for a day!"

As soon as these words came out, even Yan Song was stunned.

Wang Shizhen turned her head in shock and looked at Ning Jue in disbelief.

"Ning Kezhu! You, are you a strict party member?!"

"I am Yan Dang!" The smile on Ning Jue's face became even brighter.

"Okay, okay! Why don't you notice on weekdays that you, Ning Kezhong, are actually a strict member of the Metropolitan Procuratorate..."

Before Wang Shizhen finished speaking, Ning Jue interrupted directly: "Stop talking nonsense, Mr. Ning is willing to use the head of the project as a guarantee, and Mr. Yan Ge will surely wipe out the disaster victims in the Northwest."

"I wonder who among you is willing to follow?"

Yan Song opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to say this.

You can't scold yourself for being a vegetarian, right?
Xu Jie's brows tightened, and he immediately shouted angrily at Ning Jue: "Ning Kezhong! This is the Lingtai, the Imperial Academy, not the gambling house of the capital. If you want to gamble, then go find a gambling house in the city!"

"Does Mr. Xu have a way to break the situation?"

"Forget it, Mr. Yan Ge, are the victims in the northwest fully fed? Are the grain merchants not exploiting the innocent people in the world? Or do you think Mr. Xu has a way to make the merchants all over the world enforce orders and prohibitions?!"

"This is what the public opinion is!" Xu Jie flicked his sleeves and said, "Yan Ge's meritorious service is in Sheji, and everyone in the world can see it."

"But if it's wrong, it's wrong! Public opinion is raging. Today Yan Ge is so wrong. Tomorrow I, Xu Jie, are wrong. You, Ning Ke, can impeach me like this! The reason why Taizu set up the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been throughout the ages. The reason for its prosperity!" At this point, Xu Jie's words became more righteous and awe-inspiring.

Until the end, Xu Jie knelt down on the ground with a pop and said loudly: "Your Highness, if officials are not happy, the country will be stable and the rivers will be clear!"

Even Zhu Zaihan was in a trance when he said this.

If he hadn't known who Yan Song and Xu Jie were, Zhu Zaihen would have almost believed them.

"It's better to cry in one family than to cry together, and it's better to cry for hundreds of officials than for the common people! When we read the sage's book, that's what we should do! Mr. Xu is such a man!"

"We are willing to be bound, please ask your Majesty for your order!"

"Our salary and salary are all the blood of the people! If we can't petition for the people, how can we have the face to eat this salary?"

"..."

There were applause one after another.

This is a big hat prepared by Xu Jie for Ning Jue.

Ning Jue continued to say that he was going against the people and their hearts.

Xu Jie wiped the tears from his face, then stood up and looked at Ning Jue.

"Ning Kezhu, do you think what I said is wrong?"

"Yes." Ning Jue nodded helplessly: "Asking for the people is the way to go, but something is missing."

"What?"

"Be held accountable for life." Ning Jue spit out four words lightly.

"Then chase..." Before he could finish speaking, Xu Jie froze on the spot.

There was deathly silence on the spiritual platform.

Only Ning Jue looked at Xu Jie.

"You don't even dare to say that you will be held accountable for life, how can you deserve to be promoted to an official but not to live in poverty?"

Xu Jie's expression darkened, and then he said angrily: "Could it be that if you chase me, you will be able to live without a job?!"

"If you don't chase, you won't be a poor official." Ning Jue calmly hugged Chaohu and stayed in place.

"What we are discussing now is the issue of disaster relief in the northwest that has caused widespread resentment among the people! You would rather stop rambling on! Mr. Yan Ge cares about the country, and everyone in the world can see it! Compared with Mr. Yan Ge, Xu is also far behind. , I myself know the burden of the cabinet, and I cannot bear this heavy burden!"

Xu Jie's words became more and more righteous.

Only Yan Song was the first to notice the strangeness in Xu Jie's words, and quickly interrupted: "Your Highness! I am old, I am guilty, I am ashamed of my father, I am ashamed of the country, I am ashamed of the people, please punish me for my sins." ah!"

"Mr. Yan Ge! Why do you have to belittle yourself! The cabinet cannot do without you, and Xu must count on you for more guidance!" Xu Jie lifted his clothes and knelt down again: "Your Highness, the two armies cannot be easy to command in front of the formation, and the Ming Dynasty cannot be without you. Old Yan Ge!"

The movements were so smooth that they even exceeded Ning Jue's imagination.

After all, it is still clear which end is lighter and which one is heavier.

Xu Jie winked at Yan Song desperately.

You didn't mention this incident in your plan. The top priority is to quickly deal with Ning Jue, who will be held accountable for life. You have to think of a countermeasure!

Yan Song knelt on the ground with a gloomy face.

But it can be seen that the person who is the chief assistant is not you!

Will the responsibility be the same if it happens now or some time later? !

(End of this chapter)