Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 342

It was like a note of Jiao Lei, continuously bursting into Zhu Youjian's ears.

As soon as they came, they would kneel down and worship Wang Chengen, and they all demanded to kill Wang Chengen. Zhu Youjian didn't understand why these people suddenly dealt with Wang Chengen unanimously, and why they suddenly hated Wang Chengen.

Zhu Youjian stared back, these important imperial ministers who were promoted by himself were still kneeling on the spot calmly.

Zhu Youjian suddenly felt a sense of loneliness and helplessness.

"Bastard!"

With a roar, Zhu Youjian kicked Fan Jingwen who was closest to him.

Fan Jingwen endured the severe pain in his abdomen and let out a muffled groan, not daring to complain.

Seeing this, Zhu Youjian slumped back on the chair again, his voice was low and trembling: "What if I don't follow?"

"The humble minister is willing to hang up the crown and leave, whether to kill or to be judged by His Majesty!"

Fan Jingwen muttered for a while, but still resolutely said this sentence, and consciously took off the beam crown on his head, placed it on the golden steps with a clang, and knocked his thin forehead with silver hair heavily on the ground.

Clap!
A drop of tears fell on the dazzling beam crown, soaking the silk gauze.

Qi Biaojia and Liu Zongzhou also made the same choice.

Seeing the crowns placed on the golden steps, Zhu Youjian discovered that the so-called true gentleman is not incapable of rebelling against the king's will, and these people are even more difficult to deal with than the villain.

Wang Chengen was also very horrified and fearful, and just like Zhu Youjian, he felt a sense of resentment, a kind of anger of being betrayed!
Wang Chengen thought that although he was the most trusted inner minister around Zhu Youjian since he moved to the south, he had never acted arrogantly in front of civil officials.

Even if Shi Kefa was in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, he never complained, and even said that Shi Kefa was indeed more suitable for the chief inspector of ceremonies than himself on the grounds that Shi Kefa was more talented than himself.

Even if he was in charge of Dongchang, he was only doing things according to the order. He never caused major cases easily, and never used his power in Dongchang to report personal anger.

But now, just because he arbitrarily arrested Gu Lin, a young student, these civil officials all wanted His Majesty to kill him, even threatening to resign.

What did you do wrong?
Wang Cheng'en could only remain silent, looking helplessly at Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian, and secretly shouted in his heart: "Your Majesty, if you kill the humble minister, the humble minister will have no complaints, but if you kill the humble minister at this time, Your Majesty will no longer be able to control civil servants! "

Zhu Youjian clenched his fists tightly. It is impossible for him to kill Wang Chengen according to these people's ideas, because Wang Chengen represents himself, a sharp sword that he hangs over the head of the civil servant. If he kills Wang Chengen himself, it is equal to If you cut off your arm, no one will fight against the civil servants from now on.

And Zhu Youjian couldn't kill these civil servants in front of him, not only because he couldn't do without them, but also because their loyalty was the foundation for the empire to maintain the ruling order.

Zhu Youjian fell into a dilemma.

He knew that these civil servants didn't hate Wang Cheng'en, but hated Dongchang, the secret service, hated himself, the emperor, for stretching his hand too far, and hated himself for being too tough.

From the massacre of officials before the southward move to the Qian Qianyi case, the Wang Duo case, and the Zhang Shenyan case after the southward move, I relied on Dongchang’s way of tyrants to suppress all those who disobeyed me, but at that time only targeted The officials of the Jiangnan family, and it was a time of troubled times, external conflicts occupied the main position, which made the civil servants only accept the strength of Dongchang.

But now that the world is in peace, the civil servants are naturally unwilling to see Dongchang continue to override the administrative order of the empire, disregarding laws and regulations, and acting arbitrarily. It is normal to have more and more opinions on Dongchang.

However, what Zhu Youjian didn't expect was that Dongchang only arrested a small student this time, and there was no major case yet. Why did the courtiers and civil officials react so strongly that they did not hesitate to gather together to force him!

Zhu Youjian now controls the military power by himself, and these important ministers of the six cabinet departments cannot threaten him. He can kill or depose these people, and then re-appoint a group of officials. Ming Dynasty has never lacked officials and scholars.

But Zhu Youjian also knew that if he did this, he would completely break the backbone of the civil servants. In the future, the empire would no longer have loyal and iron bones in the court, and there would be a large number of sycophants.

"Who is using them to instigate them to do such a thing? When a student is arrested, he gathers and asks himself to kill Wang Chengen, and then makes himself hate Fan Jingwen and other civil servants of the six cabinet departments. Either he obeys Fan Jingwen and others. Arrangement, or kill them, let the court empty, and then someone with ulterior motives will take over, it is really a good idea!"

Zhu Youjian thought this secretly, and then angrily threw Yupin to the ground.

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At this time, Guan Shaoning, Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing, was clinking glasses with Ouyang Da, the chief minister, and said with a smile: "With His Majesty's character, I am afraid that these old ministers in the court will all be dismissed. There will be several more important positions in the court, and our people will be able to go up. As long as we have real power, the court can't let the court so unscrupulously promote business taxation, take the benefits of the people, and make us have no survival place."

"From my point of view, I'm afraid I won't even be able to save my life. With His Majesty's temper, it's a pity that he will be killed every time, and his blood will flow like a river. It's a pity. These are all loyal and good ministers he has cultivated by himself. We are at a disadvantage, and now it is time for His Majesty to get rid of them and let the scholars of the world see, this is the consequence of only serving the country and not the family!"

Ouyang Da said with a smile.

At this time, the student Zuo Jinmao asked: "What the students are worried about now is whether Friends Gu can't stand Dongchang's methods and recruit all they know."

"What are you afraid of? Could it be that the people of Yue and Gan are not afraid of death, but we Wu people are afraid of dying. Since we are officials in the court and want to fight for power, we must be prepared to be beheaded. Gu Lin also knows that this official It’s just the governor Huo Da, and brother Ouyang. If His Majesty wants to make a big case and kill me and Fan Jingwen, all the gentry in the world will be chilled. What else can he use to fight the Qing Dynasty! "

When Guan Shaoning said this, Tu Guobao, who was also here as a companion, couldn't help laughing, secretly hoping that Zhu Youjian would build a big prison again, and drive all the gentry to his Qing Dynasty, so as to make another Qing Dynasty for him. Go south to win more people's hearts.

"From my point of view, His Majesty may not do this. Although His Majesty is ruthless, he is not faint. Otherwise, we would not have been oppressed everywhere since we moved to the south. In short, no matter what His Majesty chooses, it will be His Majesty and the court. Fan Jingwen and other officials of the Northern Party of the Zhejiang Party will suffer from both sides. We will reap the benefits no matter what, but I hope that your majesty will still compromise, so as not to hurt the harmony of the monarch and his ministers. Just control me and other civil servants arbitrarily."

When Chen Shiding, the academician in charge of the Imperial Academy, said this, Tu Guobao sneered, and couldn't help but look at Chen Yuding more. He didn't want the situation to be as Chen Shiding, the academician in charge of the Imperial Academy, said, so that the internal conflicts in Ming Dynasty would not intensify. The difficulty of destroying Ming without intensifying the Qing will naturally increase.

(End of this chapter)