Chapter 186: Two Blossoms of the Imperial Scepter
Once upon a time, Yang Tinghe was like a towering Mount Tai, pressing on Zhu Houxi's head, and the weak Son of Heaven only dared to resist the majesty of Shoufu by relying on the help and support of the people around him.
Now the old man knelt in front of Zhu Houxi, although this was not the first time, but Zhu Houxi knew that this time he had won, forever defeating the patriarch of the Four Dynasties.
He could only kneel in front of him, praying for mercy, and he could no longer turn the tables.
The taste of victory is so wonderful, but it's not enough!
If it had been placed a day earlier, Zhu Houxi might have been satisfied. But if you dare to come and look good at me, then I will win it completely, so that you have nothing to say.
Thinking of this, Zhu Houxi stretched out his hand and took the initiative to help Yang Tinghe.
The four hands touched together, Yang Tinghe's hands were as cold as iron, and there was a layer of wet cold sweat, and he was still trembling.
The old guy knows it's scared!
But...... It's late!
The corners of Zhu Houxi's mouth turned up, "Yuanfu, when you welcomed me into Beijing and took the throne of the emperor, I didn't dare to forget it!" The little emperor didn't say whether it was a favor or a grievance, so he could only let Yang Tinghe understand it.
The old man dared to think about the benefits at this moment, so he could only say in fear: "Your Majesty is the destiny of heaven, and it is logical to inherit the foundation of the Ming Dynasty!" The old minister has no work of size. ”
"Okay, that's right, since it's logical, do I still need to pass it on to Emperor Xiaozong in order to sit on the dragon chair?" Zhu Houxi asked with a smile.
Yang Tinghe lowered his head silently, and at this time all eyes fell on him, not only Zhu Houxi's side, but also Yang Tinghe's subordinates, these ministers of the DPRK and China were all looking at their first assistant!
They are very conflicted, they hope that Yuanfu can resist the pressure, but they are afraid that it will really cause chaos and be out of control. All in all, he fell into a treacherous atmosphere, time passed little by little, Zhu Houxi was not in a hurry, he took a long time, and looked at Yang Tinghe, like a hunter admiring the prey that fell into a trap.
After a long time, Yang Tinghe slowly spoke, and said in a dull voice: "Your Majesty's respect for your biological father is the filial piety of the son of man. ”
In front of everyone's eyes, saying this sentence is equivalent to swallowing back all the previous propositions and slapping your old face! It's still the kind that is smoked to death, and it's not polite at all!
Yang Tinghe has gone through four dynasties, entered the government for 50 years, and was the first assistant of the two dynasties, and the old ministers of the policy, and the party members are all over the world.
Filial piety, the heir, is his main proposition.
Now that he is forced to swallow it back by the Son of Heaven, what face does he have to stay in the court.
The dismissal is inevitable, and the more terrible is still to come, Wang Gongchang's case, Zuo Shunmen's chaos, and such a long period of new hatred and old hatred, even Yang Tinghe doesn't know, the only thing he knows is that he is defeated.
"Elder Ge can understand my painstaking efforts, and I am finally relieved." Zhu Houxi's smile was subtle, revealing a hint of ease, "Elder Ge, look at this, this matter has been in trouble for so long, there should be a conclusion, I have to hurry up and tell my father and ancestor about it." I asked the elder of the pavilion to draw up a memorial text, and asked all of you to write your names. ”
"This matter is finally over, I still have more government affairs to deal with, let's disperse!" Zhu Houxi stretched his waist, the bone joints made a pleasant sound, turned around and returned to the palace, and those fierce and vicious brocade guards also retreated and disappeared.
Even Zhang Xuan and the others retreated with the joy of the victors.
If you ignore the blood everywhere and the scattered pieces of minced flesh and skin, nothing really happened!
But can the question be so simple?
Since Hongwu and Yongle, there has never been a son of heaven who can rely on his own strength to subdue the entire civil official group.
Even if the Eight Tigers were in the court, they would not be able to gather the power of the inner court.
But Zhu Houxi succeeded, he was not yet sixteen years old!
It doesn't matter if he's a newborn calf, or if he's born strong.
He won anyway.
In front of Zuo Shun Gate, he relied on the court staff and relied on the lives of nearly twenty civil officials to recast the majesty belonging to the Ming Emperor. The Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, even if he is young, even if he is from An Lu, even if he does not have many cronies, but once he sits on the dragon chair, he is an immortal, not a mortal can defeat.
Yang Tinghe bowed his head and admitted defeat, he couldn't do it if he didn't bow his head, because Zhu Houxi could really kill all the Wenchen with a rod, but he didn't have the courage to look at it......
"It's over! It's completely finished! ”
Zhang Zilin, the secretary of the criminal department who returned to the mansion, howled and cried bitterly, tears moistened his clothes, this court cane completely broke the backbone of civil officials, discounted the vitality of the Ming Dynasty, and destroyed the tacit understanding between the monarch and the ministers, the Son of Heaven and the ministers are no longer one.
The scholars will no longer have any illusions about the Son of Heaven, just wait, the next battle between the monarchs and ministers will only become more intense!
You are the one who single-handedly destroyed everything, and you are waiting to be eaten back!
Zhang Zilin gritted his teeth and cursed Zhu Houxi.
But he still had to put his name on it.
In black and white, one courtier after another agreed with the insistence of the Son of Heaven, with this list, whoever dares to mention the matter of the great ceremony in the future will only be a dead end!
The cow doesn't drink water and presses his head strongly, not only to subdue the big guy, but also to tear off the last trace of face, forcing the big guy to say that he fought well!
This little emperor is really ruthless!
Like Zhang Zilin, there are not a few officials who are both angry and helpless.
While cursing the Son of Heaven, with tears in their eyes, they wrote their names, and in two days, there were already more than one hundred and thirty names on this "surrender document".
All over the six departments, Kedao Yamen, Hanlin Academy, and Guozijian, there are also people who admit defeat, and Zhu Houxi's victory is in sight.
In the midst of this compromise, there are some outliers. For example, Wang Yuanzheng is one of them, he is ready to act, but before acting, he first found his friend Yang Shen!
"Brother Sheng'an, are you really willing to be a lackey for the Son of Heaven?"
Facing the questioning, Yang Shen sighed deeply, what else did he have to say, outside Zuo Shun's door, the monarch and the ministers were in direct conflict, he neither stood on his father's side, nor did he follow Zhang Xuan and others to support the Son of Heaven, his situation was already doomed, in addition to embarrassment, it was still embarrassing.
"If I want to do something for the people, can't I?"
"No way!" Wang Yuanzheng said categorically: "Brother Sheng'an, you are really a scholar, do you remember back then?" You advised the first emperor, but you were forced to lose your official position and could only stay at home. If it weren't for Ling Zun's circumstance, if he was replaced by any courtier, he would have been sent to the army, would you have forgotten what happened to Wang Yangming? ”
Yang Shen's face changed suddenly, and his voice was raised, "You mean I'm unfaithful and unfilial?" ”
Wang Zhengyuan shook his head suddenly, "I didn't mean that, I just wanted to say that since I am in the game, there is no reason to be lucky." When the order is soft, will he have a good end? Not necessarily! In my opinion, Your Majesty is by no means a man of magnanimity. And His Majesty is surrounded by a group of villains who are eager for quick success, and they will only rush to kill them all, and they will not show any mercy. ”
"And I am also convinced that this group of villains will sooner or later embark on the road of cannibalism, and a hundred years later, in the annals of history, they will still say that I am right!"
After Wang Zhengyuan said this, he stood up, straightened his back, and suddenly said happily: "Brother Sheng'an, my wife has just given birth to my only son, and she gave birth to four daughters in a row before, if she can't give birth to a son, I will divorce her!" ”
Speaking of this, Wang Zhengyuan grabbed Yang Shen's wrist with his hand.
"Brother Sheng'an, no matter what, don't get involved, just like you said, do things for the people, just have a clear conscience...... The younger brother wants to learn, but it's too late! ”
Yang Shen was confused by Wang Zhengyuan, he just said that he was a scholar, and now he let himself stick to it, is this old friend crazy?
How is it upside down and messy?
Yang Shen wanted to ask carefully, but who knew that Wang Zhengyuan had already turned around and left, not giving Yang Shen a chance.
Turning the day, a total of fifteen officials, headed by Wang Zhengyuan, rushed to Zuoshunmen again.
This time, no one came to stop them in advance, and they threw themselves on the gate, slapping and crying bitterly, and the sound shook Ouchi, shocking the ninefold.
"Well, that's guts!" Zhu Houxi gritted his teeth, "Sure enough, these civil officials will not be willing to admit defeat." If you want to die, I will fulfill you! Spread the decree, take it all, just outside the Zuoshun Gate, all killed! Don't let one go! ”
Jin Yiwei dispatched again, and after a while, fifteen civil officials were all killed, and Wang Zhengyuan, who was the leader, was even more smashed in his spine, and along the corners of his mouth, dark red blood flowed mixed with internal organs...... On this day, his son had just completed the moon!
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