"You are all officials of the imperial court, do you want me to remind you that you should go to the court if you have something to do, you should go to the imperial study, and you should send it to the palace?

I don't even know when my mansion will become a public house? Why don't I go into the palace now, face the saint, and ask for a plaque from the saint to hang it. I'm going to come here to work in the future, I wonder what you guys think?"

Ji Hongye looks like a scholar on the surface, but in fact, his political skills are very tough, and some officials who have not been in deep contact will feel that others are exaggerating.

Many of the people who came to the door of Jifu today and knelt in front of them were new officials, and some newborn calves were not afraid of tigers. They probably think that Ji Hongye is young after all, how old and spicy he can be.

After hearing these words, he was still kneeling, and he also raised the fold in his hand high above his head, looking like he was ready to coerce Ji Hongye.

Ji Hongye didn't have any expression on his face, but his usual gentle eyes became dark, the kind that people couldn't look at.

He said to Long Yi: "Since all the adults like to kneel, then let them kneel, prepare the car, and I will enter the palace to face the saint now." ”

Of course, Long Yi also knew that these people were not good, and the third master asked them to kneel, so let them kneel until they died.

Long Yi gave a look to the little servants next to him who were sincerely afraid of guarding, and everyone returned to the mansion in an orderly manner, and no one was guarding those court officials anymore.

Those people who were kneeling also got the exact news and knew that Ji Shoufu would return home today, so they were all kneeling here in advance.

But they have been kneeling for a long time, and if they continue to kneel, they are afraid that their knees will be swollen and the road will not be easy to walk.

But if they didn't continue to kneel, their goal was not achieved, and Ji Shoufu didn't show weakness to them, they not only lost their face, but also suffered in vain.

So, I can only grit my teeth and hold on. I was expecting these onlookers to make a big noise, and when the time came, Ji Shoufu couldn't figure it out.

Emperor Jiayu met Ji Hongye in the imperial study, and specially let him stand at the door for a cup of tea. When the palace people who passed by saw Ji Hongye standing at the door of the imperial study, they were so frightened that they didn't even dare to raise their heads, for fear that they would be hated by this Ji Shoufu.

Ji Hongye's nerves were still faint, as if it was not a shame to stand at the door of the imperial study. He doesn't feel that his current status is enough to be qualified to be saint without waiting for the saint.

Emperor Jiayu paced back and forth in the imperial study, and the eunuch who served beside him was called Chang Shou, who was very old, and was the most observant of words and feelings, and was a good person.

Chang Shou could see that the saint's state of mind was not calm at this time, and he knew that the saint was competing with him. Let Ji Shoufu stand at the door of the imperial study, not knowing what the saint wants.

Emperor Jiayu walked around the imperial study again and asked Chang Shou, "How long has he been outside?"

"A cup of tea. ”

"Let him in!" Emperor Jiayu's expression looked very impatient, which showed the entanglement in his heart. He naturally didn't want Ji Hongye to come in, but after all, he was the first assistant of the cabinet, and it was not good to be seen standing outside.

After Ji Hongye came in, he first saluted respectfully, and then said, "The minister is guilty." ”

Emperor Jiayu sat on the dragon chair, his expression was indifferent, and his words were careless: "Ji Qing, tell me, why are you guilty?"

Ji Hongye lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, but his appearance was neither humble nor arrogant: "When a hundred officials kneel to their ministers, the ministers commit the crime of bullying the king." ”

Emperor Jiayu's originally tense muscles and bones relaxed, he half leaned on the armrest, and said coldly: "It's their business that they want to kneel to you, and you didn't force them, what's the crime?"

"When they kneel, their ministers are guilty. Ji Hongye looked up at Emperor Jiayu, and said calmly and slowly: "Please punish the saint." ”

"You are the most important minister of the country, and I cannot punish you. You are the most talented, why don't you think about it, in the history of our Daning Dynasty, which cabinet chief assistant was punished by the emperor?"

"Not yet. Ji Hongye's voice was surprisingly calm, and his eyes were as deep as an ancient well, so that people couldn't see a trace of emotion.

"Since I don't, I can't set this precedent, lest I be cursed by the historians when I get it. ”

"The Holy One is the first person in Daning, everything in Daning belongs to you, and you have the right to cure whoever you want to do. Therefore, the punishment of the first assistant of the cabinet will be from now on. ”

"You know that those people kneel to you in the hope that I will be angry with you, why do you still ask for sin?"

"If the minister does not ask for sin, then what does the Holy Lord think the minister should do?"

"For example, pretending to be innocent and shouting wronged. ”

"The minister has broken the face of the saint, even if he is innocent, the minister is guilty. ”

Emperor Jiayu's hand was tightly clenched on the armrest of the dragon chair, if he wasn't right opposite him, he would really be angry with him.

"You know that someone else framed you, why don't you resist? Why don't you explain?"

"Is the promise of rebellion or an explanation, can the Holy One be angry or not?"

Emperor Jiayu smiled: "I am not angry. ”

"The minister just wants to dissipate the anger of the saint. Ji Hongye's attitude was very determined.

This time, Emperor Jiayu was laughed at by him. He shook his head slowly, and there was a lot of helplessness in his tone: "The one who knows me is you." ”

After Emperor Jiayu said this, he paused for a while, looked at Ji Hongye with straight eyes, and said in a low voice: "You are not in the middle of the court, do you know what happened?"

"Yes. ”

"Can't you play stupid?"

"If the minister sits in this position now, if he keeps closing his eyes and listening, isn't it a mistake for the country?"

Emperor Jiayu sighed: "How can you say that there are courtiers like you in this world?"

Ji Hongye lowered his head, and his voice still didn't fluctuate at all: "The minister doesn't understand what the saint means." ”

"You are obviously very intelligent, but you know that others are deliberately calculating you, and you still have to come to me to confess. I wanted to punish you for foolishness, but you told me that you know everything. You say, what do you want me to do? Or what do you want me to do?"

Ji Hongye bowed again, and his face was very calm: "The minister is terrified." ”

"I can't see that you have a trace of trepidation!" Emperor Jiayu's face was not very good, he had exhausted his calculations these days, and he hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time.

He suddenly regretted that he had taken over this mess, competing with the internal power ministers, the undercurrent of the harem, and the sons left by the first emperor, each of whom was not a good person.

He originally wanted to live a leisurely life, but he was burdened by mortal dust. Now sitting in this lonely position, he looks at all living beings with a bird's-eye attitude, and is worshiped by everyone.

No one dared to sneer at him anymore, and they all wanted to curry favor with him. He could see from the eyes of those people that they envied him and envied him for having such a good life and being able to pick up an emperor to do.

But who knows how lonely he is in this position? No one is willing to be close to him, and no one is willing to be honest with him.

He has been completely reduced to a loner. Of course, he was dissatisfied in his heart, and then he was jealous and hated Ji Hongye, who wanted to push himself to the throne of God. If he hadn't insisted on doing so, perhaps the first emperor would have changed his mind.

Emperor Jiayu's face was secretive, and Ji Hongye knelt down and did not speak. He knelt so calmly, with the momentum of kneeling to the ground.

"Do you know that I can only trust you, so do you have nothing to fear?" Emperor Jiayu slowly walked to Ji Hongye's side and said, "You get up now, don't pretend to me anymore, and tell me what you really think in your heart." ”

Emperor Jiayu has already said this, Ji Hongye naturally can't continue to play official. He stood up, bowed his hand, and said, "It can be said that so many officials go to the minister's mansion to kneel, this person's identity must be unusual." ”

"Who do you think it will be?"

"There is no definite evidence, and the minister does not dare to speculate at will. ”

"I forgive you for your innocence. ”

"I think it's King Xun. ”

"Why isn't it King Hui of Xiangguo?"

"Xiangguo is thoughtful and never takes it lightly. King Hui has been in the fief for a few years, and his temperament has become more and more spicy, if he makes a move, it will definitely kill people. ”

"What is the reason for King Xun to do this?"

Ji Hongye glanced at Emperor Jiayu and said slowly: "The minister guesses that the minister is not in the capital these days, and the saint has had some conflict with him." ”

"You even know that?"

"Guess. ”

"But isn't it too obvious that King Xun is doing this?"

"It's dark under the lights. The more obvious the motive, the less suspicious it is, King Xun thought that the saint and the ministers would definitely think that this matter was done by someone else. ”

Emperor Jiayu returned to the dragon chair and doubted: "Based on this, I think it is King Xun, will it be a bit far-fetched?"

If these words of the minister are against the court, they will naturally not be convincing. But if it is used to speculate on people's hearts, it is still very effective. The ministers and Xun Wang Hui and Xiangguo, how many years they have worked together in the same dynasty, they basically know them very well. ”

"Well, I'm not as smart as you, so let's do what you think. ”

According to the minister's idea, the Holy One will punish the sins of the ministers now. ”

"I'm going to put you in the Criminal Department?"

"Yes. ”

Emperor Jiayu flicked his sleeves and said angrily: "Ji Hongye, don't think that I really don't dare to clean you up." ”

"Although the Holy One makes a move, only if the Holy One punishes the ministers, those people will arouse the anger of the people, and when the time comes, there will be no need for the Holy Lord to take action, and naturally someone will clean them up. ”

Emperor Jiayu can be regarded as reacting, what kind of idea did Ji Hongye play.

There are many old ministers in the court, who have always maintained a neutral attitude towards his accession to the throne, and neither support nor oppose it. What's even more hateful is that they also have the same attitude towards King Xun and King Hui.

This court can make them have a little awe, and there is only one Ji Hongye. The main reason is Ji Hongye's policies over the years, and almost every one of them has achieved very good results.

From the resettlement of refugees to disaster relief, to the policies that benefit the people, and the means to punish corrupt officials. But there is no one who does not fear any official who is not right.

His protégés have always been accomplished. Even a small county can manage the area under its jurisdiction into a prosperous and lively area......