Above the Golden Palace, even if Emperor Chen had left, there was still silence in a dead silence.

From the prime minister, down to the six petty officials, and even the little eunuchs serving in the palace, they all knelt down.

The Son of Heaven was angry, ambushed millions of corpses, and bled thousands of miles, His Majesty's thunder just now was angry, although it would not ambush millions of corpses and bleed thousands of miles, but the entire court was also shaken a few times.

Feng Xiang pretended to resign, but His Majesty did not object, but took advantage of the situation and really allowed him to resign and return to his hometown, which was unexpected by everyone, and it is still unbelievable.

But thinking that it seemed to be still echoing in the palace, His Majesty's words just now seemed to feel that all this was logical.

The annual tax silver of the national treasury is only 10 million taels, and Ezhou, a small state in the south of the Yangtze River, hides half of the treasury, so what about the west province of Jiangnan and the whole of Jiangnan?

They dare not imagine.

What's more, the Jiangnan officials were so bold as to wantonly murder the Beijing officials who went to Jiangnan to investigate, which touched the bottom line of the imperial court.

And the reason why they are so arrogant is precisely because there are too many big officials in Jiangnan, and it is precisely because the Jiangnan faction is the mainstay of the court, and now, this pillar has fallen.

Since His Majesty has deposed Feng Xiang, he will not stop there, and in the matter of the official department, a certain supervisor of the imperial history, the Jiangnan official who stood up just now to force His Majesty to back down, I am afraid that none of them will be able to escape.

Above the Golden Palace, hundreds of officials knelt on the ground, people were panicked, Feng Xiang knelt in the front, as if he had been pulled out of his back, and his whole body bowed down.

Many officials sighed secretly in their hearts, Feng Xiang worked hard for the country all his life, but after all, he still did not end up with a happy ending......

They subconsciously looked to the other side, but realized that Wang Xiang did not go to court today, Feng Xiang was deposed, and Wang Xiang was the only backbone of everyone.

Just when the hundred officials were punished to kneel in the Golden Palace, outside the Jingshi, under the weeping willows by the river, the old man sat on a low stool, leisurely looking at the water, even if the front of the fishing rod shook violently, he sat as steadily as Mount Tai.

A little girl ran up, shook his arm, and said, "Grandpa, don't sleep, the fish has been hooked......"

"Grandpa didn't sleep." The prime minister smiled and shook his head, and lifted the fishing rod, leaving the hook empty.

The little girl was annoyed and said, "The fish ran away......"

The old man touched her head and said with a smile: "The fish here are smart, they can even catch people, and it is not easy to catch them......

The little girl looked at her and frowned, "Grandpa is so confused, how can a fish catch people?" ”

Wang Xiang laughed and said: "You are still young, when you grow up, you will know that fish can also catch people, who is a fish, who is a human, it is not easy to see ......"

Thinking that fish can also become people, the little girl looked at the river, and with a frightened expression on her face, she hurriedly turned her head and ran away.

A few zhang away by the river, Zhao Yuan withdrew the fishing rod, and there was a palm-sized fish hanging on the hook, he looked at the little girl and asked, "Sister Wang, have you come to see me fishing?" ”

"I accompanied my grandfather to fish, who asked you to come with you......" The little girl snorted and said, "You go and let your sister of the Zhang family and sister of the Bai family watch you fish......"

Zhao Yuan said innocently: "I just like to let you see it." ”

The little girl crossed her hands on her hips and said, "You also said that you want to marry them when you grow up!" ”

Zhao Yuan said: "But I also said that I want to marry you......"

The little girl was annoyed and said, "You can only choose one!" ”

Zhao Yuan had a look of dejection on his face, and threw the hook back into the water, with an envious expression on his face.

Mr. already has three sisters, and his father also has a lot of concubines, I heard that there are so many women who like Mr. because Mr. is the champion, and my father has so many concubines because he is the emperor, and he can marry whoever he wants.

Zhao Yuan thought about it seriously, and felt that it was better to let him die if he was the champion, compared to it, it seemed that it was easier to be the emperor......

Thinking of this, he threw down his fishing rod and ran in the direction of the palace.

The little girl watched him leave with the guards, and after being stunned, she shouted, "Where are you going......"

At this time, in the palace, officials came out one after another.

The faces of the officials were different, but the same thing was that when they came out, they all limped, as if all the civil and military officials were suffering from leg diseases, which attracted pedestrians who walked by the palace gate to stop and watch.

Zhong Mingli did not go to the Jingzhao Mansion, but limped home, Chen Yuxian and others were already waiting at the door, saw him coming from a distance, hurriedly stepped forward, and asked worriedly: "What's wrong with you, is Your Majesty even punished you?" ”

"Ning'er is fine, and I'm fine." Zhong Mingli shook his head and said, "Go in and say." ”

A moment later, in the mansion, Chen Yuxian looked at him and said in disbelief: "You said that Your Majesty deposed the prime minister and made everyone kneel in the court for half an hour?" ”

"Not only the prime minister, but more than a dozen Jiangnan officials have been dismissed and will never be hired." Zhong Mingli recalled the situation in the early dynasty, and was still a little frightened, and said: "Corruption in Jiangnan is rampant, only in Ezhou, Ning'er recovered five million taels of silver, Jiangnan officials are still struggling with each other in the court, Your Majesty is thunderous and angry, and today in the court, the civil and military officials have been severely reprimanded. ”

Zhong Yi Su Ru relieved her heart at this time, Chen Yuxian was still a little uneasy, and asked, "They won't make trouble anymore, right?" ”

"Even Feng Xiang has been deposed, what are they still making trouble?" Zhong Mingli shook his head and said: "The Jiangnan party has suffered a big injury this time, I'm afraid it won't be able to recover for a long time, this is five million taels of silver, who dares to make trouble again, unless they don't even want their lives......"

The rich man Tang stood aside, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Is five million taels a lot?" ”

Zhong Mingli glanced at him, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said, "No matter what, this incident has finally passed......

"I told you not to worry." The rich man Tang looked at him and said, "Your own uncle doesn't know about it, what did he do?" ”

……

The Imperial Study.

Emperor Chen sat on top and said, "Give me a seat." ”

Several Shangshu and important ministers of the court knelt for half an hour, and it was difficult to stand here at the moment, and when they heard this, they immediately arched their hands and said, "Your Majesty." ”

A little eunuch brought chairs, and several people sat down one after another.

After everyone sat down, Emperor Chen looked at an old man and said, "Feng Xiang resigned and told the old man, and the position of the right minister will be temporarily taken over by Zhou Aiqing." ”

Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials is very old, a few years older than Feng Xiang, his health has deteriorated in the past two years, and he has the intention of resigning.

This is actually a kind of honor, these old ministers who have made significant contributions to the imperial court, before the Zhishi, there will be a certain degree of sealing, they do not hold real power, and they are only in office for a few months, the longest is not more than a year, but it is also a kind of fulfillment of the official career.

Even a hundred years later, the tombstone is engraved with an extra sentence "The official should be the right minister", which is better than the official book.

Zhou Shangshu stood up with his chair, bowed his hand, and said, "Old minister, thank Your Majesty for your grace." ”

Emperor Chen nodded, and said, "Imperial Doctor." ”

Doctor Yu Shi perked up and said, "The minister is here." ”

Chen Huang said: "In the matter of Ezhou, I ordered the Imperial Historical Observatory and Dali Temple to strictly investigate, and you are limited to three days, give me an explanation!" ”

Doctor Yu Shi said solemnly: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Supervising the murder of the imperial history in Ezhou, even if Emperor Chen didn't say it, the imperial history platform would not stop there, not to mention, this time the imperial history Zhongcheng let the imperial history lose face in front of His Majesty and the hundred officials, and he still had to find a way to pick it up.

Emperor Chen made some more arrangements before he looked at everyone again and asked, "What else do you have to play?" ”

Qian Shuo, the head of the household, thought of something, stood up, and said: "Your Majesty, the treasury has no extra income this year, about the five million taels of silver that Lord Tang recovered from Ezhou......"

Emperor Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "The matter of silver is not important. ”

Qian Shuo was stunned and said: "Your Majesty, five million taels is already half of the treasury tax and silver revenue, with these five million taels, the treasury ......."

Bang!

Emperor Chen slapped the table and stood up, pointed at him, and said angrily: "You still know that five million taels of silver is half of the treasury tax silver, how did you become a household secretary, and how did you collect the tax silver in Jiangnan, I just gave you face in the Golden Palace, don't think that I am very satisfied with your household department...... you reminded me that from now on, the officials of your household department will be collectively fined for half a year!" ”

Qian Shuo's face was stunned and innocent, and he muttered, "Your Majesty......"

Emperor Chen said loudly: "If you dare to quibble, then you will be fined for one year!" ”

Qian Shuo looked at him, as if he had thought of something, and honestly closed his mouth.