The wind became more and more intense, and the people holding the edict became more and more in a dilemma, and they originally expected the empress dowager to take the initiative to withdraw the edict after calming down, so that all aspects could get by. **But I didn't expect the Queen Mother to issue edicts again and again, each time tougher and tougher, on the tip of this tuyere, the consequences of refuting the edict will only be more serious than imagined.

Seeing that the Queen Mother has already drilled the tip of the bull's horns and put on a posture at all costs, if the edict is unceremoniously rejected, it will inevitably trigger even more terrible things. However, if the edict is issued, I am afraid that when I get on the throne, I will encounter the fingers of thousands of people, and the spit of the people of the world will drown them.

In fact, as an official working in the inner court, whether it is the cabinet or the six sections, except for the particularly upright and fearless people, what they are most afraid of is this extreme situation where the tip of the needle is against the wheat mang, and there is no room for maneuver.

The monarch and the foreign dynasty did not make concessions to each other, and the cabinet and the six branches were sandwiched in the middle, and one was not a person on both sides if he was not careful. As the closest civil servants to the monarch, they must stand firm and argue with reason, and there is no room for evasion. However, as an official of the inner court, being too close to the monarch is also a hidden danger, and he is more likely to be hurt by the monarch's anger, and his own safety situation is not as good as that of the foreign court.

Seeing that the situation is rapidly developing towards the most extreme situation, the pressure on both sides of the inside and outside almost makes the relevant people breathless, and they dare not come out of the house with the edict.

Outside the palace, after the Empress Dowager issued an edict to the Sixth Branch for the third time, Lord Li, who had been recognized as the vanguard of the courtiers, lived up to expectations, and sure enough, he sent Song Shu to the official on duty in the General Administration Department overnight.

On the morning of August 30, Li You's new recital appeared in time for the Cisheng Palace, and its contents were once again disseminated among the courtiers in the form of hand-copied copies.

Li You calmly came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to sit in the office, and when he entered the big mén, he felt that the atmosphere was different and the same as before, and all the miscellaneous officials were wandering around the courtyard, talking non-stop.

When I entered the hall again, I saw dozens of officials standing on both sides of the corridor under the lobby, dressed almost identically, all of whom belonged to the supervision of the imperial history of each province. Looking at it like this, except for the imperial history that was sent outside, all of them are gathered here now.

There was a person standing on the steps, it was Fan Zhong, the head of Henan Province, who held a piece of manuscript paper and read to dozens of colleagues in a sonorous voice:

"If a minister hears that within nine mén, whenever a relative acts, there will be rumors and many rumors of his lawlessness, and the people will not distinguish between right and wrong, and will believe it at a loss, which is enough to confirm the people's desire! Xun Qi was originally a minister of national merit, why did he fall to this? The court did not reflect on it, did not hear the correction, but the Virgin Mary simply used it, what is the reason?

Knowing that there are few talents in the world, and they want to be promoted to the court, the ministers are very worried, and they sigh all night! Since ancient times, reusing the near luck and not listening to the words of loyal ministers is really a sign of the country's defeat, until the country changes, I am afraid that it will be too late to regret! The lessons of the history books are vivid, and the Virgin Mary is not indifferent?

Xun Qi not only eats the country, but also has the heart to serve the country, and must go through selection and training, how can he enter the court and participate in politics at will with the good of the people? Military affairs, if it is such a child's play, I don't know how long the Daming Dragon Banner can be played?

Fu Wei prays that Our Lady will reform and self-discipline, then the Ming Dynasty will be very fortunate and the world will be very lucky! ”

What Fan Zhong read is Li You's recital. Its content is actually simple, but each paragraph has a rhetorical question, which can drive emotions, dozens of steps under the imperial history after listening to everyone jīang, the crowd is turbulent, and the emotions are infected with each other, as if they don't fight, the Ming Dynasty will really change.

At about the same time, Li You's transcript of the recital was also circulated in various yamén, and everyone who read the content of the recital exclaimed that Li Youzhen and the Queen Mother had played with their lives! He was so bold that he even used words such as the defeat of the country, the change of the country, and the landing of the dragon flag, and in recent years, it has been generally peaceful, and it is very rare for a minister to dare to speak to such a point. ..., but these almost fatal words are very much in line with the tastes of the imperial historians.

The complexity of the factions within the Thirteen Imperial Records is well known, and it is not uncommon for them to attack each other. However, when encountering this kind of thing in front of them, the performance of the imperial historians who took the imperial court as their own responsibility and was full of moral superiority was highly unified, which was the unique atmosphere of the Thirteen Roads of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. What is incompatible with this jī atmosphere is not mainstream.

Some people in the imperial history crowd gathered on both sides of the Yongdao of the Metropolitan Procuratorate raised their arms and shouted: "The imperial court has suffered this làn elephant, Li Baixian has already been sparsely killed, why should we still be here in this làng Fei Guang yīn, what is the use of a thousand words!" Knock on the Lady and admonish the Virgin! ”

For a while, the surrounding area responded violently, ready to go, and there was a little excitement on everyone's faces. When was the last time the Imperial Historians had such a group event? It seems like more than a decade ago? For what? It seems to have forgotten.

Fan Zhongli saw Li You on the stairs, so he went down the stairs to separate the crowd, walked up to Li You and asked, "You Xian is here, where are you going?" ”

Fan Zhong asked this for no reason. This kind of thing is customary, and there is no need to steal the limelight first, and it is also to retain a certain buffer margin, which is also the experience of many years. Li You's identity is in the Imperial Procuratorate, which happens to be between the imperial history and the members of the ministry, and it is ambiguous.

I only heard Master Li reply loudly: "This official is going with all the kings!" ”

He immediately turned around, took the lead out of the Metropolitan Courtyard, and walked eastward. The gathered imperial histories followed one after another, forming a special flow of people and flocking to the palace.

Along the way, Li You held the belt in his hand, strutted with his head held high, and was resolute and solemn, always walking at the forefront of the team.

Pedestrians on the street avoided the road and stood on both sides, staring with reverence at the Imperial History team and the young and tall leader. A person of insight secretly pointed out: "This is the history of the big tree, tenacious tǐng pulling, as it is!" ”

The procession passed by Xiaoyongfang, and some officials walked out of the house to join, and after passing through Chang'an, they went to Chengtian outside the right mén, and some officials from the Sixth Department and Hanlin joined them. By the time they reached noon, there were more than 80 people.

Guarding at noon, there were internal supervisors and guards, and from a distance, they saw a large number of people appearing at this non-court meeting time, and hurriedly closed the left and right tethers.

Since the cabinet and the six sections are within the noon mén, the entry of officials into the noon mén is unimpeded. But this team is obviously not here to do business, but to make trouble, and naturally it cannot be easily released without a holy oracle.

Li You shouted to the inner supervisor of the guard: "I will meet the Holy Mother to present her feelings!" Don't hurry up and report it yet! ”

After half an hour, a few people flashed out of the house, but the first one was the eunuch Mai Chengen, who was the master of ceremonies, and the ministers knew at a glance that this must be speaking on behalf of the queen mother.

Gonggong Mai glanced around and said loudly: "Our Lady has a will, you have something to do, you have nothing to do, you must not make noise about the palace and threaten the court!" ”

Li You stepped forward and shouted, "Mai Chengen! I will meet Our Lady today and urge Her Lady to take back her will! What are you doing out about? Dare to mediate the right to block China and foreign countries! ”

Mai Chengen did not give in: "Our Lady is unwell, I don't see the minister!" Do you want Our Lady to come out of sickness, and if something happens, who can be responsible! ”

The Queen Mother couldn't get sick, and the hundreds of officials outside the afternoon looked at each other for a while, not knowing how to answer, and they didn't know the situation in the inner palace, and no one had any evidence that the Queen Mother was pretending to be sick. As for the Imperial Doctor, he will definitely not tell the truth.

"There is a book to play, and there is no book to disperse!" Mak Chengen said loudly again.

Some are disappointed, and it is rare to have a collective retreat, so do you have to go home because of insufficient preparation?

Li You, who was at the front of the crowd, pondered for a moment, and then said to Mai Chengen, "I have a music, please convey it, you don't need Our Lady to come out with illness!" ”

Without waiting for Mai Chengen to express his position, Master Li said lightly: "The Son of Heaven is about to return to Beijing, and the great government has its own master!" Our Lady is really the regent, and has repeatedly violated the rules, since it is difficult to get rid of it for a while, in order to prevent change, the minister Li Youzuo asked Our Lady to seal the treasure seal first! When the Son of Heaven returns to Beijing, it will be activated again! ”…,

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The whole audience, including Mai Chengen, was deafening, and they all broke out in a cold sweat, this Lord Li really dared to say! How dare you think!

The Treasure Seal of the Son of Heaven, commonly known as the Dragon Seal by the common people, is the thing of the Son of Heaven to govern the country and the symbol of imperial power! If you heard it right, is Master Li really asking for the seal to be sealed?

The Queen Mother, her old man, pretended to be sick and didn't come forward, and you even asked to seal the treasure seal! I thought that last night's performance was enough to play with my life, but I didn't expect that my life was still to come!

With this recital, Li Baixian must be the well-deserved first official of Damingjing and the court! Looking at the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, it can basically be ranked in the top few.

People who are familiar with Li You's service experience can't help but sigh that Master Li is really doing a line of love and love, from Zhongshu to county respect, from county respect to Taishou, from Taishou to Yanguan, no matter what position he is in, he can shine brightly. How did he come up with such a strange idea?

However, after the shock, Baiguan thought about it again and found that it seemed to make some sense. De jure the treasure seal is the royal thing for the Son of Heaven to govern the country, and the queen mother can use the treasure seal because she is the regent, so she has the right to borrow the treasure seal. In fact, fundamentally speaking, the Queen Mother and the ministers are not the owners of the treasure seal.

That's why Li You dared to shout at the messenger of the Holy Mother to temporarily seal the treasure seal! If it was the messenger of the Son of Heaven in front of him, Li You shouted to seal the treasure seal, it would be no different from a rebellion, it would be tantamount to the birthday star hanging himself, and he would be afraid of a long life.

Whether the edict is legal or not, to put it bluntly, it is the legality of the use of the treasure seal. Since the dispute can't be reached, then seal the treasure seal first and wait for the verdict of the real treasure seal owner!

Moreover, the treasure seal has been sealed, and the queen mother's edict is nonsense, and she is not afraid that she will continue to come, which can also be used as a solution to the current stalemate. The previous edict can be slowly delayed, and the big things can be turned into small things. The idea seemed to work very well, and the Queen Mother was taken into the army.

Mai Chengen was sweating profusely, his face was pale, and he rushed towards the palace.

Li You's invitation, after all, is really shocking, and the consequences are unpredictable. At noon, the quiet needle drop of the hundred officials outside the mén could be heard, and they all paid attention to Li You.

The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, so while the news is waiting, take a look at it more. Maybe after today, someone will be sent to Guizhou, Yunnan Province to eat old rice for a lifetime.

Nearly an hour passed, and the left and right sides of the afternoon suddenly opened in unison, and two columns rushed out. Each row of the team is composed of two brocade guards and one internal supervisor, and there must always be hundreds of people.

When the hundred officials saw this situation, they all thought of one word-court staff! Otherwise, what would you do with sending this lineup of hundreds of people? There is probably no other possibility than to put them together as a cane.

The crowd was excited and apprehensive. I am excited that the honor is just around the corner, and the opportunity to go down in history has appeared! The worry is that his own body will suffer, and if he dies and is disabled, he will lose.

However, looking at the hands of the palace people, there is no executioner, only each inner prisoner is holding a wooden box in his hand, which is very strange, and it is a bit like asking for a court staff.

The eunuch Mai Chengen, the eunuch of the celebrant and the seal of the seal, came out of the mén and said to Li You indifferently: "Our Lady has a will, and Zhun Qing will play it!" The thing in the hands of the inner prison behind me is the twenty-four treasure seals of the Son of Heaven, since you are waiting for the performance to be sealed, the Holy Mother will decree that you will handle it, and the twenty-four treasure seals will be sealed and kept by you! ”