Zhu Houzhao knew that this was the entire civilian clique to put pressure on him again, but he did not intend to directly use the Guards to intervene in internal affairs, he believed that the current Ming Empire should be different, at least the civilian clique should not be as united as he imagined.

Early the next morning.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chariot, preparing to open a court meeting.

At this time, hundreds of civil and military officials had begun to enter the main hall one after another, waiting for Zhu Houzhao's appearance.

Zhang Xuan, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials who had just entered Beijing, was also very excited about this kind of court, and he had been busy with the establishment of the National Academy of Administration for the past few days.

Moreover, Zhang Xuan also pioneered the precedent of establishing the Zhongjun Society organization in a school institution such as the National Academy of Administration, and even he was approved by Emperor Zhu Houzhao to become the head of the Zhongjun Society of the National Academy of Administration, and Zhang Xuan decided to give priority to the selection and training of officials with the background of Zhongjun Society in the first batch of National Administration Academies for training and training.

Of course, Zhang Xuan also knew about the establishment of the Inspectorate of the East Factory recently, but he knew better than others that the Inspectorate was directly appointed by the emperor, and was not responsible to the Governor of the East Factory, and even the personnel of the Inspectorate were all members of the Zhongjun Society.

Zhang Xuan is now more concerned about whether most of the civil officials representing the interests of the gentry will have an impact on the established policies of the imperial court when they express their protests by resigning from their official positions, and whether they will no longer implement the system of border trade and foreign expansion.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we must remember the belief of our Loyal Monarch Society, no matter how many courtiers want to resign, we can't resign, understand? As long as these people resign, the time will be right to arrange the members of our Zhongjun Society to various departments, and Zhang has obtained His Majesty's permission, and the National Academy of Administration will give priority to training officials with the background of Zhongjun Society. ”

Zhang Xuan still remembers what he said at the extraordinary meeting organized within the Zhongjun Society before the last dynasty.

At this time, the other courtiers did not realize that there was already a group of civil officials who were not of the same mind as them.

After Zhu Houzhao entered the main hall and the ministers saluted, Zhu Houzhao asked directly: "Now if you want to resign, you can stand up and play it directly!" The Metropolitan Procuratorate is here first! ”

Thereupon.

A group of imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate stood up.

"Your Majesty, the left deputy capital of the minister, Yu Shi Yan Hong, wants to resign!"

"Your Majesty, the minister Zuo is the imperial Shi Qiao Ying and wants to resign!"

"Your Majesty, Chenhu Guangdao Yushi Jiang Chao wants to resign!"

……

For a time, many imperial historians stood up from the court class one after another, saying that they wanted to resign.

Hang Huai, the imperial historian of the left capital, couldn't help but be secretly happy when he saw this, thinking that His Majesty might be in a bad mood at the moment, but when Hang Huai raised his head, he found that some imperial historians did not come out to express their resignation.

Zhu Houzhao also found out at this time, and only asked the group of imperial historians: "Are you also going to resign?" ”

"Minister, Henan Provincial Imperial History Guo Dongshan will not resign!"

"Minister, Shaanxi Dao Yushi Cheng Cai does not give up!"

"Minister, Sichuan Dao Yu Shi Tao is harmonious!"

……

At this time, several imperial historians who had been silent stood up.

Seeing this, Zuodu Yushi Hanghuai was so angry that he didn't know what to say, thinking about how these guys suddenly changed their hexagrams!

Seeing this, Yan Hong, the left deputy capital, was even more angry, and asked in a low voice: "You, you, what do you want to do?!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister impeached the left deputy capital Yu Shi Yan Hong's court for losing his honor and intimidating the minister!"

Guo Dongshan immediately played.

As a member of the Zhongjun Society, it is normal for Guo Dongshan, who has become a representative of the interests of the emerging capitalist class, to temporarily change his hexagram.

Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao also rebuked Yan Hong: "Yan Hong, they are the imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate, although they are your subordinates, they are also officials of the imperial court, you must not be intimidated!" ”

Saying that, Zhu Houzhao directly commanded: "Listen to the order, Guo Dongshan will move the left deputy capital Yushi and replace Yan Hong!" Cheng Caisheng left the imperial history! Tao Harmonic is the right to the imperial history, since the other imperial histories are going to resign, you must first manage the Metropolitan Inspectorate, and there must be no mistakes! ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

Guo Dongshan and others replied.

And Yan Hong felt greatly surprised in his heart, secretly thinking that he had just stepped down from the official position of the left deputy capital Yushi?

……

When Yan Hong and the other imperial historians who said they were resigning were still in shock, Zhu Houzhao asked the officials again: "Which officials in the Ministry of Officials want to resign!" ”

"Lu Zhaoji, the left servant of the Ministry of Ministers, wants to resign!" Lu Zhaoji, the left attendant of the ministry, stood up first.

And at this time, Zhang Xuan, the right attendant of the ministry, also stood up: "Your Majesty, the minister will not resign!" Ministers don't be ministers who abandon the king! ”

Lu Zhaoji, the left waiter of the ministry, was so angry when he saw this, and thought to himself that it is understandable that Zhang Cai, the secretary of the ministry, did not resign, what do you mean by Zhang Zhang, who is so impatient to resign, is it that you wish that the left waiter of the ministry would resign? !

"Accurate!"

Zhu Houzhao first said a word to Lu Zhaoji, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, and then ordered: "Listen to the order, Zhang Xuan, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, will be transferred to the left Lang of the Ministry of Officials, and continue to be in charge of the National Academy of Administration!" ”

Lu Zhaoji, the left attendant of the ministry, looked confused, he didn't expect His Majesty to agree to his resignation request so easily, and in the blink of an eye, Zhang Xuan was promoted to the left attendant of the ministry.

"The Ministry of Writings Anthology Shilang Zhonglun Wenxu resigns!"

At this time, a civil official still stood up and glanced at Zhang Xuan very resentfully, obviously unwilling to be disrupted by Zhang Xuan in the way of protest of the collective resignation of officials at this moment.

But in fact, Zhang Xuan was not the only one who was disrupting the situation, at this time, Pan Boring had Zhang Xuan to stand up: "Pan Bo, the director of the Chenwen Xuan Division, will not resign!" ”

"Very good, in this case, Zhun Lun Wenxu resigned from the post of Wenxuan Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Cai and Zhang Xuan of the Ministry of Officials, and Pan Bo, the director of the Wenxuan Division, was promoted to Wenxuan Shilangzhong, responsible for the examination and selection of civil officials in the empire, so as to avoid a large number of resignations from the Ministry of Officials affecting the major events of the imperial court examination!"

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

And Lu Zhaoji, the left attendant of the ministry, and Lun Wenxu, the middle of the Wenxuan Shilang of the ministry, were both stunned at this time, Lu Zhaoji hated Zhang Xuan for coming out to stir up his position at this time, and Lun Wenxu hated Pan Bo for coming to disrupt his position.

……

At this time, Gu Lan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this, but he still stubbornly stood up: "Your Majesty, the minister also resigns!" ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded and asked Wang Hua, the first assistant to the cabinet: "Wang Qing, are you resigning?" ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers will not resign!" Wang Hua replied.

Zhu Houzhao asked Liu Yu, the second assistant, again, and Liu Yu said: "The minister will not resign!" ”

Zhu Houzhao asked Wang Qiong again, and Wang Qiong replied: "The minister will not resign!" ”

"Very good, since the three major scholars of the cabinet do not resign, the government can still operate, I have approved the resignation request of Gu Lan, the secretary of your criminal department, Wang Hua, immediately convene a court meeting, and the court will promote the new secretary of the criminal department!"

Zhu Houzhao said directly at this time.

Gu Lan's mouth opened wide in surprise, thinking to himself, Won't Your Majesty save himself?

……

All of a sudden, many civil officials who wanted to threaten the emperor by resigning en masse found that it was impossible for them to rule the emperor in this way, because some civil officials would not be willing to resign.

"Han Lian, the editor of the Han Forestry Academy, does not resign!"

"Ge Hao of the Elementary School of the Ministry of Ministers and Elementary Schools will not quit!"

"The ministers, the pedestrians, the pedestrians, Xiong Zhuo don't give up!"

At this time, some officials with little power also had the courage to stand up and express their inner thoughts, they didn't have any political goals, they just felt that the treatment given by the imperial court was very generous now, and there was no need to resign, after all, everyone was good at doing business, and not everyone was the son of a gentry from a rich background.

But at this time, after these low-level Beijing officials also came out to express their positions, they completely angered the hundreds of civil officials who tried to resign jointly and force the emperor.

Yan Hong was the first to shout: "Enough!" ”

As he spoke, Yan Hong questioned all the civil officials in front of him who had expressed their intention not to resign: "Everyone! What are you doing here, are you willing to sit back and watch Dongchang override the hundred officials?! ”

"Everyone is a disciple of Confucius and Mencius, and they all read the books of the sages, why, why do you do this! Are you going to turn your backs on the whole of Shilin? ”

Lu Zhaoji, the left attendant of the ministry, also asked, looking extremely distressed, because he didn't expect that there were still so many officials who were unwilling to resign.

Zhu Houzhao didn't mean to stop it, he wanted to see what these civil officials looked like when they became emotional, and whether they would directly stage a full military exercise like the orthodox dynasty.

"Wait for your presumptuousness! This is the court! It's not a teahouse restaurant, you can't help but shout here, don't think that you are a protégé of the Son of Heaven, you can act arbitrarily, but since you ask each other today, then Zhang will answer you, the reason why we don't resign is because we believe in Your Majesty, I believe that Your Majesty will not let the eunuchs dictatorship, we trust Your Majesty! ”

"In addition, you can't represent Shilin, let alone the people's will, Mr. Hengqu has a saying, for heaven and earth, for the people, for the saints to continue learning, for the eternal peace, the reason why I will not resign is in this statement!"

After Zhang Xuan said, he bowed his hand to Zhu Houzhao: "The ministers lost their manners in front of them, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

Yan Hong, Lu Zhaoji, Gu Lin and the others were all stunned for a moment when they saw this.

These more than 100 officials don't know whether they should leave here at this moment, or whether they should ask His Majesty the Emperor for their guilt like Zhang Xuan, but they know that they have completely lost, not to His Majesty the Emperor, but to their own people, they don't understand, since when will some civil officials be so disunited?

"Retreat! Those who resigned in the court today will all be dismissed! I'm all for grant! However, most of you and others are new ministers, and they have not contributed to the dynasty at all, and they have not yet had any good governance with the people.

The officials and the cabinet listened to the order: all those who resigned, those who had been in the official career for less than 20 years were all reformed as commoners, and the treatment given by the imperial court to scholars was to let them be national scholars and seek well-being for the Ming Dynasty. ”

After Zhu Houzhao spoke, the officials of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites stood up and hurriedly complied with the order.

They knew that His Majesty was taking revenge on these civil officials who tried to force them to compromise, because after several purges, there were not many officials who had been in the court for twenty years.

Now Zhang Cai, the secretary of the ministry, Zhang Xuan, the servant of the ministry, and Pan Bo of the Wenxuan Department have not resigned, and the three scholars of the cabinet have not resigned, so Zhu Houzhao's will can still be implemented.

But these hundreds of civil officials regretted it because of this, they didn't expect that they would become commoners as soon as they resigned.

However, what they would not have thought of was that although Yan Hong, Lu Zhaoji, Gu Lan and other officials who were too presumptuous in the court had resigned, they should still be held accountable when it was time to pursue their crimes.

However, this time it was no longer the people from the Dongchang Inspectorate who arrested them, but the people from the Criminal Department.