Zhu Houxi summoned hundreds of officials into the palace, and Wang Yue remained silent and stood in the middle of the ministers. Today's court situation is much better than when Yang Ting and the party were dominant, but it is still too far from being single-minded and worry-free.

First of all, only three of the four scholars in the cabinet came, among which Yuan Zonggao, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, has been sick since the beginning of winter, and has reached the point where he cannot afford to be sick.

This old minister of Xingwangfu, the master of Zhu Houxi and Wang Yue, has reached the point where the oil has run out and the lamp has dried up, and he may die at any time.

For Yuan Zonggao, his hope is only to assist Zhu Houxi and sit firmly on the dragon chair. Now that he has even seen the prince, the old man can definitely smile at Jiuquan.

It's just that in addition to Yuan Zonggao, Wang Qiong, the secretary of the military department, stumbled and fell down due to excessive drinking during his birthday, and he was also recuperating at home.

He is also too old, physically exhausted, and his recovery is unusually slow, and no one knows whether the old man can continue to be in charge of the military department.

Coupled with Wang Yangming, who had returned to his hometown before, the originally powerful imperial party had a situation of lack of success, which was very embarrassing.

The current six Shangshu, that is, the few people ranked in front of Wang Yue, Yang Dan, the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, belongs to the centrists, Zhao Jian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Wang Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Yu Ji, the imperial history of Zuodu, these are all Yang Tinghe's old ministers, especially Yu Ji, who relied on the edict of Zhengde to recover.

With Zhang Xuan entering the cabinet, the rest of Yan Song, Gui Cao and others were not qualified enough, and after a period of suspension, the Metropolitan Procuratorate returned to the hands of the old ministers.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Rites is still Luo Qinshun, but due to the reason of the envoy to the Wa Kingdom, another Ministry of Rites Shangshu was arranged, and this person is named Qin Jin.

He was once belittled for offending Yang Tinghe by presiding over Jingcha, but this person is said to be a descendant of Qin Guan, a talented man of the previous dynasty, and has a lot of prestige in Shilin. He was not considered a strict imperialist either.

Counting around, there are six Shangshu, and it seems that there is only one household Shangshu left, Sun Jiao, who is Zhu Houxi's person, but although Sun Jiao is good at financial management, his private morality is not very good, and some people impeach him from time to time, saying that he has encroached on other people's mansions, connived at his family, and acted as a wrongdoing in the local lake.

Although these impeachments may not be true, they have also made the elderly Sun Jiao anxious.

In a word, none of the six current cabinet ministries satisfied Zhu Houxi.

In other words, the storm had been brewing for a long time, but no one expected it to come so fiercely and strongly!

"Ladies and gentlemen, some time ago, I, and Wang Qing, went to Xishan for a spin, what do you say? Eyes! What an eye-opener! I didn't expect that under my nose, there would be such bullies running rampant, bullying the people, wantonly killing, and not taking the court in their eyes at all, just like a local emperor. ”

"I ordered Wanping County to conduct a thorough investigation, and the Jiang family has been executed, what do you think Aiqing has done in this matter?"

What does that mean? Could it be that the little emperor wants to be praised?

Zhao Jian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is aware of the people's feelings, and uses thunderbolts to show compassion. When the people saw the Jiang family's ambush, they all thundered with joy and shouted that they deserved their crimes! The minister thinks that His Majesty acts, although the ancient sages and monarchs, cannot be compared, this is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty, the blessing of the people, and the blessing of the country! ”

Zhu Houxi laughed continuously, "Good words, really good words, but I don't like to hear good words!" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister is guilty!"

Zhao Jian was so frightened that he hurriedly fell to the ground, sweating profusely, what was wrong with him? I can't even feel Zhu Houxi's pulse all the time?

"Ladies and gentlemen, have you ever thought about it, just in Xishan, under my nose, there is such a bastard! Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, how many people are oppressed by the people, and how many heroes and heroes in the fish and meat township are there? I'm afraid it's too many to count? How many people are oppressed, and dare not speak out? ”

"It is now the third year since I ascended the throne, and if I want to say what I have done, I can puff up my chest and say to my ancestors...... There's really nothing. The situation of the country is like this, and the people's livelihood is like this...... I'm useless! ”

Zhu Houxi was full of sadness, and his tone was painful. The courtiers were frightened, and this is called the lord humiliating the ministers to death!

The old man Yang Yiqing hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty is well-dressed and conscientious, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, he has worked tirelessly, personally explored the West Mountain, saved the people, and saved the people. All parties are guilty, and the sin is in the cabinet. As the leader, the old minister is willing to shoulder it, please ask Your Majesty to surrender the crime! ”

After finishing speaking, Yang Yiqing crawled on the ground with difficulty, Zhu Houxi looked down at the old man, and after a long time, he suddenly said: "Wang Yue, what do you think of Yang Ge's old plea?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Yang Ge Lao has received it from a generation! It's not easy for him to be an old man! ”

"Why isn't it easy?" Zhu Houxi asked.

Wang Yue smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, can you allow the minister to say an inappropriate analogy?" ”

"Speak!"

"Yang Ge Lao is in this position, just like a daughter-in-law!"

Zhu Houxi almost squirted, have you ever seen a daughter-in-law with white hair and seventy years old? Don't talk about him, even Yang Yiqing snorted, this damn stinky boy is simply underbeaten.

After waiting, the old man will have to take the imperial cane and beat your ass to pieces!

Wang Yue also sensed the treacherous atmosphere, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, although the minister is not married, he also knows that in a family, the daughter-in-law is difficult. There are in-laws to serve, husbands to serve in the middle, and children and grandchildren to take care of...... Yang Ge is highly respected and loyal, so he naturally wants to be all-encompassing. It's easier said than done, and the more you want to be thoughtful, the more you are stumbling, and you seem to be out of ground, and you complain at both ends. ”

Yang Yiqing snorted slightly, although this kid's analogy is not very good, it still makes sense, and his situation is indeed not very comfortable.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Wang said is penetrating into the inside, and the old minister's thoughts are clearly stated, and the old minister has the courage to implore Your Majesty to allow the old minister to return to his hometown and retire for the rest of his life, please allow Your Majesty's permission!"

Zhu Houxi waved his hand resolutely, "There is such an old minister in the court, there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, how can I be willing to let the old man of the pavilion be a scholar?" Moreover, what Wang Yue said, saying that the elder pavilion was in a dilemma, did not want me to blame the elder pavilion...... But then again, this matter really has nothing to do with the elder pavilion! ”

Syllable!

Zhu Houxi showed an account book.

"Do you know what this is?"

"I don't know!" The ministers replied together.

Zhu Houxi sneered, "This is an account book that gave Liu Jin a gift back then!" ”

Liu Jin's account books?

Everyone is scared? It's been more than ten years, how can it still be turned out?

"Rest assured, Aiqing, it's not that I want to take advantage of the topic and make a big deal. It's just that the dead Jiang San used to be Liu Jin's subordinate, and he secretly hid a book of Liu Jin's account book, wanting to protect himself, but now that he is dead, the account book has fallen into my hands. But even if I talk about it, it's nothing, he didn't die, and I won't condemn him. ”

Zhu Houyu said it easily, but the ministers were all worried, and no one knew Zhu Houxi's true plans.

Yang Yiqing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Liu Jin's reversal case, although many years have passed, but it cannot be tolerated, the old minister has the courage to implore Your Majesty to hand over this account book to the Three Law Divisions, and anyone who is involved cannot be tolerated and connived, and must be investigated to the end!" ”

Zhu Houxi was slightly stunned, and then shook his head.

"Elder Ge, I know that you got rid of Liu Jin back then and made great contributions, so you are naturally not Liu Jin's party. But others may not be attached to Liu Jin, they are just helpless and forced by the situation. ”

"But Ge Lao actually said it, so let's take a look!"

Zhu Houxi looked at the ministers again, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about it, everyone, I'm just talking casually, the big guy just listens to it as a joke, don't take it seriously." ”

Zhu Houxi repeatedly said, don't take it seriously, but the more this happens, the more creepy it becomes. The officials finally realized that when the big boss speaks harshly, it is not necessarily a bad thing, at least he is willing to lose his temper with you.

If you don't even bother to get angry, that's a catastrophe!

"Zhao Shangshu!"

When Zhao Jian heard that he was calling himself, he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Chen Ke is never attached to Liu Jin! ”

Zhu Houxi waved his hand, "Don't worry, I'm asking you, do you know Zhang Cai?" ”

"I know, I know, this thief party is attached to Liu Jin and aids in abuse, it is really hateful, Liu Jin was defeated and died in prison, it was just a fluke for him!"

Zhu Houxi shook his head, "Really?" But this account book shows that several people have never given gifts, including you, but Zhang Cai persuaded Liu Jin to not pursue! ”

"Ahh

Zhao Jian's old face turned red in an instant, and the temperature soared, and he was almost able to fry eggs. It's too embarrassing to be a villain in public!

He was prostrate on the ground, speechless, and his heart was dead.

At this time, Zhu Houxi said again: "Yu admonishes Yu Qing!" ”

Yu Yu hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, the minister, the minister is guilty!" ”

Zhu Houxi smiled: "It's okay, I'm just curious, you gave Liu Jin a painting, I don't know how much it costs?" ”

Yu Yu hurriedly said: "Minister, the minister did send it, it was an imitation, but it was only five taels of silver!" ”

"Oh! In this way, Liu Jin's vision is not very good! He deliberately put the word "very happy" on the account book, and I thought it was a famous masterpiece! ”

After Zhu Houxi finished speaking, he also raised the account book, shook his head, and then sighed and continued to look down, rummaging for familiar names...... How many of these courtiers in the main hall are fools?

As soon as they hear it, they understand, you cunning fellow!

You take the real thing as a fake gift, and it's really yours!

Yu Ji obviously felt that countless disdainful eyes penetrated his body, and the old minister's legs were weak and he knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, the old minister is ashamed, the old minister asks for resignation!" ”

Yu Yan was in tears, but Zhu Houxi's face was full of displeasure.

"I've said it all, just say it casually, don't take it seriously. It's been so many years, why are you still haunted? Even if you had a relationship with Liu Jin at the beginning, I wouldn't care...... Okay, I won't read it, let's disperse! After speaking, Zhu Houxi shook his head and left. Left behind a group of bewildered ministers, can you not care about this?

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