open sea

Chapter 651
Little Wanli laughed so hard that it made people panic.

Shouldn't the emperor be furious at this time?

Zou Yuanbiao scolded Zhang Juzheng as a beast inferior to pigs and dogs, and said that the emperor was a child who could not grow up.

Empress Dowager Li looked at her son's eyes flickeringly. Now that the emperor is not in charge and Zhang Juzheng is not around, she is the one who really has the final say.

People who say such things will break a leg even if they are not killed, otherwise they will not be able to relieve the hatred in their hearts, let alone appease Zhang Juzheng whose reputation has been attacked.

But in her son's smile, she seemed to see Wanli's grandfather. Instead, she suppressed her anger and patiently listened to Wanli's next disposal.

This made her wonder, if Emperor Jiajing or her husband were in power, how would these two emperors, who are called Ming Jun by the world, handle this matter?

But comparing this matter with Jiajing, there is no way to compare it, because when Jiajing was in power, Zhang Juzheng would not be in charge of the country, and the court would not rely so much on Zhang Juzheng, so naturally there would be no need to seize his love.

Even if things really happened in the Jiajing Dynasty, Emperor Jiajing's character would not express his stance clearly, and things would show up in the eyes of the world in a completely different way: the "five gentlemen" praised by the world would all be beaten by Feng Bao who played tricks die.

If Feng Bao was still useful, it would be other eunuchs who killed the Five Gentlemen. In short—Emperor Jiajing, who practiced alchemy in the palace, and the chief assistant minister, who was in mourning at the mansion, didn't know about it at all.

And after knowing it, he can give the people in the world a satisfactory explanation, for example, the eunuch who did it will continue to monopolize until he is punished one day; or Zhang Juzheng will continue to monopolize power for a period of time, and when people gradually forget about it, he is suddenly defeated .

What if it is the father of the son?
Emperor Longqing probably wouldn't issue an imperial edict at all. An older emperor would not be easily manipulated by his courtiers. Even though Gao Gong was heavily relied on, he was still the emperor's teacher. Domineering words come only after ascending the throne... Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Li looked at the courtiers with a sudden cold look behind the curtain.

She finally wanted to understand one thing: the master is weak and the minister is strong, Zhang Juzheng controls the government, her son is manipulated, and the reason why the government is controlled and the emperor is manipulated is that her son has not grown up yet.

The heart that has always believed in and appreciated Zhang Juzheng cracked a gap at this moment. She did not speak, her face slowly turned to the dragon chair, the cold eyes were replaced by eagerness, and the hands hidden in the big sleeves behind the curtain were grasping each other—— She had never hoped that her son would grow up quickly like at this moment.

If at this moment her emperor suddenly grows full-fledged, there is simply nothing more fortunate in the world!

"there is none left?"

At this moment, the little emperor was full of anger. Taking advantage of the biggest attack from the court since he ascended the throne, the 14-year-old emperor, who had not yet reached the age of government, briefly and absolutely held the initiative of the court for the first time. Everything was waiting for him make decision.

He laughed and shook his head, and even looked apologetically at Xungui Chaoban. Chen Mu knew that the emperor was looking at him, but what did this apologetic look mean?
What's wrong, you think you can only send five people out to sea, too few for fear of losing us?
"The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is the head of all officials, Zhang Qing." The little emperor restrained his expression, and Su Rong asked Zhang Han who was sitting at the front: "Do you think this memorial is correct?"

Damn, who dares to answer this?It's not right, the imagination is indeed that you, Zhang Juzheng, have been filial piety at the knees of your parents for more than ten years, and now that your old father has passed away, you don't plan to go back to the funeral.

But yes, who dares?

Zhang Han blinked, sitting on the chair, the old god was stunned on the ground, and after a pause, he got up and went out of work, took a deep breath and cupped his hands: "Return to your majesty, the old minister thinks that many things in this memorial are correct, it sounds deafening, But more exaggerations, just listen to it, don’t take it seriously.”

The little emperor's smile returned to his face, and he asked: "Why are you exaggerating?"

"The memorandum says that the elders of the pavilion always 'make a difference'. The whole world chooses officials, clears up the farmland, and has a surplus in taxes. If this is just making a difference, who in the world would dare to say that they have made a lot of achievements?"

On such a serious occasion, the little emperor glanced at the honorable court class, and met Chen Mu who was standing in the middle with both hands holding an ivory wat. He lowered his head slightly to the emperor and made a small bow - Your Majesty Bingxue!
The emperor almost laughed out loud.

Suppressing his solemn expression, he showed an attitude of listening to Zhang Han, and then he heard the old man continue: "Your Majesty also said that if you can see and hear this memorial, it means that you have a lot of words; I will reconsider, and will never condone any dereliction of duty; although the prisoner is sentenced in the local area, the branch of the Ministry of Criminal Justice can govern it. limited."

"But it is true that the Yellow River is flooded, and the people are hungry and the government doesn't care about it. There is also the rule established by Chen Shuai from Beiyang when he was appointed to Nanyang, not only the department of the household department must supervise the money, but also the Nanyang army and soldiers."

"Last year, there was a county magistrate who embezzled money. After being strictly investigated by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he was executed under the city of Nanjing with a gun using Nanyang military law. No one in the Ministry of Criminal Justice is unaware of this."

"The minister is born in the language, and he knows the stubborn disease. The officials' memorials focus on stimulation and exaggeration, and they are not afraid even if they are attacked by the court. This kind of atmosphere has been formed for a long time, and things are going from bad to worse. Today, many people are not even He cares about the matter itself, and only cares about adding oil and vinegar, becoming famous in one fell swoop, and proving that he is a minister who dares to speak."

"Mr. Zou said that the people of the world don't think that the first assistant has lost his conscience, but that he is a pig, dog, and beast." Zhang Han sighed, and said: "The old minister has never heard of it. This is probably his own idea. This is the opinion of this memorandum."

The little emperor was not very satisfied with Zhang Han's words, and said with a smile: "Zhang Qing is serious, just discuss the matter, I don't know if the teacher is an extraordinary person, but there are extraordinary people in the court, Jing Haibo is one, I want to hear Chen What a wise opinion Shuai has."

Chen Mu sighed, left the shift with an ivory wat in his hand, complained in a low voice that it was a technical job for everyone to hear, and said: "There are so many sages in the court, what advice can I have, Your Majesty, I don't know what the emperor wants to hear. Is it your opinion on this memorial, or your opinion on the discussions in court after His Majesty seized the cabinet?"

The little emperor showed his iconic smirk, which was fake, and at the end he closed his smile and raised his chin expressionlessly: "Say it all!"

"Let's talk about memorials first, then talk about Duoqing, and finally let's talk about the disposition of these five people!"

(End of this chapter)