Zhu Yousong's fat body slid down the dragon chair, and all the ministers in the hall were so frightened that they exclaimed, and hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, quickly, quickly pass on the imperial doctor"

Wang Lanping looked back and said, "The emperor is tired, come and help the emperor go back to the palace to rest."

How can this emperor be sick, he is obviously scared.

Xu Wenjue, the Duke of Wei, stood up and pointed at Wang Lanping and shouted, "The surname Wang, you are so bold, the emperor is scared like this by you, you are still showing off your power there, are you still a courtier of the Ming Dynasty?" Don't kneel down for the emperor yet."

He took the lead, and immediately attracted a burst of support.

"Yes, that's disrespectful"

"What kind of thing are you, you dare to be above the hundred officials, come down quickly"

"The royal family is not thin on you, but you have been in the forbidden palace several times, this is contempt for Tianwei"

"The surname Wang, we are all princes of the Ming Dynasty, today we want to seek justice for the emperor"

"Yes, ask for justice, who was plotting last night"

"The Ming Dynasty has been established for nearly three hundred years, and there has never been such an aggressive thing as beheading ministers at will in the court, which is simply insulting to the national body"

With the leadership of these nobles, some officials also feel that the backers are coming, so many princes represent all the nobles in the world, these people's industries are all over the world, and many wealthy families are also connected, and half of the land in the world is in their hands.

The ministers were talking.

"Yes, yes, what several lords said is reasonable, such a high-ranking official and dignitary will kill without interrogation, it is really unreasonable"

"If this is the case, then what is the use of the Imperial Court and the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and it is inappropriate for Dingguo Gong to do this."

"Wang Yongji's rebellion also came from the mouth of Dingguo Gong. How can such a shocking case be handled so hastily, let the military department send personnel to investigate thoroughly before making a conclusion."

"Yes. The presence of samurai in the grand hall of the government is simply insulting to the holy name."

“……”

At this time, Wang Lanping was relieved. This is just now not enough to cut off the head, chattering is annoying, these sanctimonious people, usually talk about their hearts, and report to the king when they die, even if you cut off these black heads one by one, it will be harmless to the world, but once they are all killed, the yamen in the capital will be empty. Let you live for a few days.

Wang Lan listened calmly, although he really wanted to kill all these people in his heart, but he really couldn't do it now, it was not a big deal to kill a few officials with a bad reputation, but if he offended so many lords, it would be tantamount to becoming an opponent of the world's wealthy families, thankless.

Granary!

With a crisp sound, the noisy hall immediately fell silent, and everyone turned their eyes to Wang Lanping.

Wang Lanping drew the sword at his waist. At this time, thirty-four ironclad soldiers poured in outside the hall, all of them glaring angrily at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, as long as Wang Lanping gave an order. They would have been able to kill none of these hundreds of officials in a matter of moments.

saw Wang Lanping holding a sword in one hand, his face was not angry or happy, but he slowly raised the cold sword blade in front of him. Reach out and flick it gently.

'When'

Then he muttered to himself, "This sword was given to me by the first emperor (Chongzhen) last year. When the sword was given, the first emperor said. I hope that one day I can hold this sword in my hand to kill the thief and destroy the captive, Kuang Fu Daming, a year, I, Wang Lanping, often think about it, how to help Daming, today I understand"

Xu Wenjue, Duke of Wei, said, "What do you understand?" ”

Wang Lanping put the sword back into its sheath and glared at everyone, but immediately changed his face and said with a smile, "The mountains and rivers are full of doubts, and the willows and flowers are bright and there is another village."

Everyone was puzzled, and Wei Guo was fair, "What do you mean?" ”

Wang Lanping paced down and said, "You'll understand in a while," and then strode through the hundred officials and walked towards the outside of the main hall.

When he walked to the door of the hall, Wang Lanping suddenly turned around and said to Song Dali, "Block the main hall, no one is allowed to go out"

"You, how dare you"

"Wang Lanping, what do you want to do?"

““

Wang Lanping laughed with his hands behind his back, didn't bother to pay attention to them, walked out of the palace gate, and walked towards the side hall.

Not long after, a soldier came to the main hall and shouted at the uneasy ministers in the hall, "Zhang Huangyan, the secretary of the military department, Qian Xiaole, the secretary of the criminal department, Liu Zongzhou, the imperial history of the left capital, Zhang Shenyan, the secretary of the household department, Wang Rui, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and Zhou Yong, the political envoy of the general political department."

The officials who were named were stunned, why did they want to kill again?

After the soldiers finished the roll call, they counted the heads, and said, "Please go to the side hall to discuss the matter."

The six officials looked at each other, and they couldn't go if they didn't go, so they had to follow the soldiers to the side hall.

There are two small buildings on the left and right sides of Fengtian Palace, the left is the Wen Building, the right is the Wu Building, each is only a hundred steps away from the Fengtian Palace.

Wang Lanping was waiting in the Wulou at this time.

Six officials came one after another, entered the house, felt uneasy, and bowed their hands and said, "Dingguo Gong"

Wang Lanping was still satisfied with the official reputation of these people, especially Zhang Huangyan and Qian Xiaole, who were personally recommended to the imperial court by him.

"Come, ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat, come on, serve tea!" Wang Lanping turned around and saluted back, and his attitude was the same as that of the two of them in the Fengtian Hall just now.

The six people glanced at each other, not knowing why, but they still sat on the left and right, and when they were young, a eunuch brought tea.

Zhang Huang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said, "Guogong, dare to ask what is the matter with us?" ”

Wang Lanping also sat down on the side, and it was inconvenient for him to sit in the main hall in front of these people.

"Everyone, I am a soldier, I like to get straight to the point, I won't beat around the bush, please come, just for three things"

Qian Xiaole arched his hand and said, "Which three?" ”

Wang Lanping stood up and said, "First, Wang Yongji and other military marquis conspired with several officials who were beheaded by me to rebel, what do you think of my approach?" ”

Zhang Huang said, "What about the other two? ”

Wang Lanping smiled, "I can only talk about the last two things after I explain this first thing clearly, Zhang Shangshu, you are now the head of the hundred officials, you can talk about it first"

In order for the Manchu civil and military to approve of Wang Lanping's mutiny, it was first necessary to take down these high-ranking officials, and their views were crucial.

Zhang Huangyan smiled bitterly, you have done everything. What else is there to say, kill fourteen big men in one go. is more ruthless than Zhu Yuanzhang back then, what can we say. Dare to have any opinions.

However, Zhang Huangyan is also a man with strong blood, less than thirty years old, at the age of strong blood, the so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, it should be said or said.

Zhang Huang said with a straight face, "Since Grandpa Guo asked, then forgive me for being blunt, this matter is too inferior." Ignoring the national law and ignoring the court of the Son of Heaven, I am not ashamed, but no matter whether Wang Yongji and others are really rebels, there is no proof of their death, and arguing about these will only add to the chaos, for the sake of stability, this matter is not to be discussed, and the overall situation should be the priority."

Wang Lanping was very satisfied with his answer. Righteous words, neither humble nor arrogant, absolutely true.

"Okay, Zhang Huangyan. Zhang Cangshui, I knew that I didn't misunderstand you at the beginning, what about you. Tell me all about it, am I doing the right thing or not? ”

Everyone looked at each other. They nodded together, meaning of course agreeing with Zhang Huangyan's words. I just didn't dare to say it outright.

Wang Lanping laughed, "Okay, with your attitude, I can rest assured, ladies and gentlemen, I also have to do it as a last resort, since the emperor ascended the throne, the country's strength is declining, there are few capable ministers in the court, there is a lack of good generals on the front line, the treasury is empty, the officials are corrupt, and the world is a crowd of thieves, and the country will not be a country in the long run, you say, why is this situation happening?" ”

Zhang Huangyan is also worried day and night about the declining government, suffering from weak power, and the emperor is not very in charge, he just wants to do something and no one supports him, he immediately thought about it, "The emperor's power is weak, the upper and lower selfish are troubled, and the officials only know the future and do not know the world"

Qian Xiaole sighed and said, "Yes, whether it is a Beijing official or a local official, it is corrupt, the people are very poor, the people hate the government and the bandits, and the taxes in our dynasty are too heavy, the people are overwhelmed, the people only hope that the emperor can change the throne, but they didn't expect it to be even worse, if it goes on like this, I don't know where the next Li Zicheng will come from."

The official department Shangshu said, "What the two adults said is true, if there is a powerful member in the court like Zhang Juzheng back then, how can the world be so corrupted, to say a big disrespectful word, the emperor is the king of the vassal king, and it will take more time to achieve the great achievements of Emperor Gao (Zhu Yuanzhang)."

Everyone nodded for a while, these people are the highest officials in the major yamen in the capital, and their vision and realm are not comparable to ordinary people, they all see the bunch of bad things in the Nanjing court, and they are anxious in their hearts, but because Ma Shiying is in the position of the first assistant, they can't do anything.

Wang Lanping clapped his hands again and again, "Insightful, they are really all honest people who seek the country, okay, since you don't care about what I did in the court today, then I'll talk about the second thing, the second thing."

Everyone cheered up and listened carefully, they all understood that Wang Lanping's final goal was nothing more than to tilt the power of the government and the opposition, and become a person above tens of thousands of people under one person, no way, who told you to have soldiers, and the power came out of the barrel of a gun.

Wang Lanping said, "The second thing, the Ming Dynasty established the country with force, but ruled the country with literature, of course, this is right, immediately win the world, can not immediately guard the world, but now the society is in danger of exhaustion, and all the people in the world are in dire straits, this approach is obviously out of place, dignified China, how can you let the thieves and Kouhu people make waves on the land, why, just because the people have lost that kind of martial spirit, lack of the kind of heroic spirit that will be punished even if those who offend my Ming Dynasty are far away, so I want to revive the martial style of my Han people, and strengthen the country with force"

The people present are all from civil servants, and it is a good thing to strengthen the country with force, at least in this troubled era, the imperial court should be strong.

Zhang Huang said, "What Dingguo Gong said is right, but what to do to be considered a strong country by force, the current treasury is empty, the military equipment is lax, and there are very few generals who can fight well, and the world will only become more and more chaotic just by relying on heroes, and subduing the hearts of the people is the right way to last forever, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty has been governing the army with culture for more than 200 years, and it is too difficult for Dingguo Gong to reverse all this with his own strength."

Wang Lanping said, "So I need you to help me, a rich country and a strong army, one must have people, two must have money, and three must be the same heart of the monarch and ministers, if I can do these three things, why can't I regain my strength."

Zhang Huangyan admired, "So you don't hesitate to risk the world's greatness, killing people and establishing authority, but have you ever thought that you will offend the world's corporal forest, especially the Donglin party ministers, they don't want to see this, and also, you will detain more than ten lords in the court, this is a big mistake, you first offend the ministers, and then blame the nobles, blindly strengthen the military equipment, the silver can only come from the people, isn't this offended the people again, the people of the world have offended you, what else do you do?" Are you going to kill so many people? ”

Wang Lanping said with a smile, "Killing people is not the goal, but I will not hesitate to kill more people for the purpose, of course, you don't doubt my loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, the emperor is in one day, I will protect one day, and I will never do anything to usurp and rebel."

Liu Zong, the imperial history of Zuodu, said, "Why did the grandfather of that country go to great lengths to trap hundreds of officials in the court, is it because he wants to be that Cao Cao to coerce the Son of Heaven to make the princes fail?" ”

This Liu Zongzhou is so bold that everyone can't help but be stunned, let's look for death.

But I didn't expect Wang Lanping to be angry, just smiled, "Lord Liu is my confidant, okay, just say this to you, I will make up my mind about Cao Mengde of the Ming Dynasty."

"What?" Everyone screamed, surprised, too arrogant, in troubled times, they still love Cao someone, and those who don't have the courage can only pretend to be loyal ministers.

"Sit down, don't worry," Wang Lanping said, "Zhang Shangshu also said, this court lacks a minister who can speak his word, Wang is not talented, I am willing to make it difficult, don't be afraid, I am not a chaotic minister and thief, only if I have absolute power in my hands, I have the ability to realize your ideal of serving the country, Zhang Shenyan, the secretary of the household department, don't you want to cut the taxes of the people, Zhang Huangyan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, don't you want to use the army for the country, and the order is unified, I meet you, the Ministry of Rites, don't you want to reopen the scientific examination to replace the Manchu Dynasty with a newcomer, yesAs long as it is a national policy that can make China strong, I can help you implement it one by one, but you have to help me with one thing first."

Everyone said in unison, "What's the matter?" ”

Wang Lanping gritted his teeth word by word and said, "Abolish the cabinet and make the prime minister's mansion"

"Ahh

As soon as the cabinet was abolished, the emperor centralized power, but the emperor of this dynasty was almost an ornament, and the prime minister's mansion was set up, and the opening of the government was equivalent to the hollowing out of the imperial power and becoming another center of power.

Wang Lanping had already expected, "What? You don't agree? ”

Zhang Huangyan deeply felt that this person's ambition was really terrifying, it has been more than 200 years since the Ming Dynasty abolished the prime minister, and Zhu Yuanzhang even had a will: the Ming Dynasty does not have a minister, and the ministers dare to say that those who stand up will be killed.

Sun Zhiren Khan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, came down, and said tremblingly, "This, this is not in line with the ceremony, it is not in line, I have not set up the phase for more than 200 years, and the Duke of Dingguo wants to become the target of the public."

Wang Lanping said, "So I want you to help me, I have to propose it to the court, abolish the cabinet, and make the prime minister's mansion."

Everyone hurriedly knelt down, and Qian Xiaole, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said, "No, no, Grandpa Guo, as soon as this statement comes out of the world, the emperor will not agree."

Wang Lanping said, "I don't need the emperor's consent, I just need your consent, it's up to you, I think the people of the world will understand, get up, you must go to this sparse"

Everyone felt that something was wrong, and Zhang Huang said, "Never"

Wang Lanping said, "Okay, backbone, since you don't help me, I tell you, I don't want to rebel against Ming, but don't force me, my army is surrounding the Forbidden City, as long as I give an order, none of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military and the descendants of the Zhu family will survive, and I will be able to achieve my goal at that time, do you really want to see the Forbidden City flow into a river of blood?" ”

Zhang Huang's words were sharp, "You dare!" (To be continued.) )