Chapter 234: Zhu Houzhao made a move
In the court, the faces of the civil and military officials were heartbroken, the new emperor ascended the throne, according to the system, Li Yan should also participate, at this moment, Li Yan was standing behind the crowd, watching Li Dongyang read the will of Emperor Hongzhi in front of the hundred officials.
"What a good emperor, why did you raise such a group of officials?" Li Yan shook his head and looked at the hundreds of officials kneeling in the court, all of them knelt on the ground without exception, looking sad, as if they had died their own mother, but most of them looked sad, and there was no sadness in their eyes.
Li Yan was feeling worthless for Emperor Hongzhi, and suddenly heard a commotion among the hundred officials, and he didn't know when Liu Jin stood beside Zhu Houzhao, helped Zhu Houzhao down the steps, and casually named a few ministers from the crowd kneeling below, and then ordered directly without looking back...... Dragged out and chopped?
Li Yan plucked out his ears...... Did you hear it right, you have to kill people on your first day on the throne?
The next moment, Li Yan realized that he really heard correctly.
"You, you, and a few of you, come on, where is the Han general, drag them all out for me and behead them!"
Zhu Houzhao said coldly, with endless indifference in his expression.
"Your Majesty! What are you doing? Today is the day of your enthronement, how can you kill the important weapon of the kingdom? Li Dongyang's face was a little ugly, and he said in a low voice.
In addition to Li Dongyang coming out of the crowd, there are even more angry, at this moment, Yang Tinghe's face has turned from black to green, he is Zhu Houzhao's emperor, Zhu Houzhao's behavior at this moment is undoubtedly slapping himself in the face, the king of a country, doing such a ridiculous thing on the day of his accession to the throne is undoubtedly not a good sign.
"Your Majesty, do you know what you're doing?" Yang Tinghe lowered his voice and drank.
At this moment, there are not only the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, but also the envoys sent by the surrounding countries, these people are looking at it with their eyes, Yang Tinghe can't interfere too much, after all, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, if they interfere today, then the majesty of the monarch in the eyes of those outsiders will be gone.
"What to do? Don't think I don't know what's going on, Li Yan shoulders the responsibility of salt for all the people of the Ming Dynasty, these people can't see Li Yan benefit, so they force each other to the sky, which is why I am angry with my father, today, I will avenge my father! ”
Between speaking, Zhu Houzhao's expression was cold, completely devoid of the confusion when he had just ascended the throne, and his eyes were full of hatred.
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes immediately focused on Li Yan at the back of the crowd.
Li Yan
His expression froze, and he didn't say anything.
Zhu Houzhao's grudge against these ministers is simply too deep, Li Yan knows that even if he persuades at the moment, it is useless, although Zhu Houzhao is newly enthroned, but after all, he is the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven is angry, and the corpse is thousands of miles away, which no one can change.
What's more, what Zhu Houzhao said was right, Emperor Hongzhi was really angry with those ministers, although those ministers only played the role of the fuse, but without these ministers, Emperor Hongzhi could at least live for a few more years.
Zhu Houzhao didn't know that what he said just now had pushed Li Yan to the cusp, and Li Yan was already the target of everyone. As we all know, Zhu Houzhao has a very good personal relationship with Li Yan, and no matter how Li Yan explains at this moment, the ministers will think that Zhu Houzhao's move is Li Yan...... Secretly instigated.
In this case, Li Yan simply didn't explain, those ministers wanted to get a piece of the pie from themselves, which made Emperor Hongzhi angry, they wanted to regress themselves, why should they save people in one fell swoop.
Thinking of this, Li Yan was expressionless, took a step back, stretched out his hands, and slowly clenched his fists. "I think it's ......"
Li Yan raised a long tone, and then said the next sentence in the surprised eyes of everyone. "It's possible!"
As soon as Li Yan's words came out, he immediately attracted sharp attacks from hundreds of officials.
"Li Yan, do you know what you just said?"
"Li Yan, you traitorous minister, on the day the new emperor ascends the throne, you dare to let the ministers die?"
"Li Yan, I think it's you who should be damned, right?"
"You deceived the first emperor, and now you deceive the new emperor, I don't think you can keep you!"
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The ministers were scolding, the ministers were angry, and even Li Dongyang's gaze at Li Yan changed, and among the courtiers, Ma Wensheng took two steps back, came to Li Yan's side, and asked in a low voice. "Li Qianhu, you said that you were in his position that day? What you have done today, this ...... Is that also your way of doing something? ”
Ma Wensheng's eyes were cloudy, but when he spoke, there was an irrepressible light that appeared, and he swept towards Li Yan, wanting to see something from Li Yan's face.
Seeing this, Li Yan was unmoved. "Master Ma, what I have done is exactly what Your Majesty wants to do, since Your Majesty wants to do it, why don't I support it? Besides, these ministers are at fault in the first place, so why shouldn't they be beheaded? ”
Li Yan's tone was flat, as if what he said was not the life and death of a few people.
Hearing this, Ma Wensheng froze, didn't say anything more, and turned to leave.
"Li Yan, the old man doesn't know what you're doing this for, but after today, you will be a mortal enemy in the eyes of civil officials, and you do this...... Is it worth it? ”
Ma Wensheng sighed faintly.
Li Yan didn't say much, and when he heard this, Zhu Houzhao's face was happy, and he looked at Li Yan happily, with an excited face.
"Good! Just do what Li Yan said! ”
Hearing this, Li Yan couldn't help but roll his eyes, this little faint gentleman is obviously your business, but he is about to deduct it from me.
In Zhu Houzhao's face full of excitement and anger, those ministers were held out by the Han general, and outside the Taihe Palace, there were bursts of desperate scolding, as if there was a tacit understanding, they scolded...... It's all Li Yan.