Chapter 633: It's hard to ride a tiger
This day was the day of the morning meeting, and on the fourth watch, Liu Ji, a member of the Cabinet Vice-Auxiliary University, was called up by his family, and washed and changed clothes and ate in an orderly manner in the candlelight, and another servant prepared a sedan car.
This rhythm has been maintained in Liu's Mansion for thirty or forty years, and every qiē is familiar with it, and Liu Cifu himself is so familiar that he can't be cooked, and even to the point of numbness. But today, Liu Cifu was a little absent-minded, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and there was still worry between his eyebrows.
When the servants saw the lord like this, they didn't dare to ask more. In fact, there is no need to ask, what was there to worry about in the last dynasty? Will my lord still want to die of worrying about the country and the people?
The reason why Liu Mian is restless is because today is the day when hundreds of officials are scheduled to be launched, and it is difficult to predict whether the effect can be achieved.
To set off such a big move, Liu Cifu originally wanted to connect all the characters in advance, but Fang Yingwu said that there were many characters involved in the series in advance, which could easily arouse Liang Fang's vigilance. If Eunuch Liang is on guard, he may also engage in targeted sabotage, but it is really better to have more than one thing, so don't make a big splash in advance.
Thinking about what Fang Yingwu said is also reasonable, Liu Cifu did not have actual organizational preparations, but just promoted the "Liang Fang threat theory" among the courtiers to create a faint momentum for today's events.
If today's big event can be accomplished, then he will be truly famous in history, Liu Cifu thought secretly.
The ministers' collective admonition is regarded as loyalty and righteousness, as the so-called national soldiers, and the righteousness of the war and death, but no one played like this in the early years of the dynasty, probably because the Son of Heaven was relatively strong. When the king is strong and the minister is weak. The ministers collectively subdued and admonished, and this kind of thing that was like forcing the palace was naturally almost nothing.
Just think about it, who would dare to play this game against the murderous and unblinking emperor like Taizu and Taizong? It's better to slow down such a thing as a temperament!
It was until the Chenghua period of the current dynasty. When Empress Dowager Qian was gone in the main palace of Yingzong, the Empress Dowager Zhou, the biological mother of the Son of Heaven, prevented Empress Dowager Qian from being buried with Emperor Yingzong.
This is a very transgressive affair. So the hundreds of officials were angry and gathered outside the palace gate to admonish. In the end, the Son of Heaven and the Empress Dowager Zhou were forced to give in, and the Empress Dowager Qian was buried with the etiquette of the Empress Dowager.
So far, the ministers have collectively admonished this once. If we can successfully organize a collective subordination today, it will probably be the second time in the history books of the Ming Dynasty, and it will be brilliant enough.
Thinking of this, Liu Cifu couldn't help but puff up his chest, the world knows that he is "cotton", but today he wants to let the world know his other side!
Nothing to say all the way. Liu Cifu entered the palace with the flow of people from the previous dynasty and rested for a while in the eastern court. When the noon gate was opened, hundreds of civil and military officials lined up to enter, and Liu Mian, as a minister of the cabinet, was naturally at the front of the civil official queue, and he saw his son-in-law from a distance and gestured to each other.
After that, the court meeting was held in a step-by-step manner, and there is no need to repeat it. After the dispersal of the dynasty, the Son of Heaven did not return to the inner palace. But he drove to the Wenhua Hall to take the examination for the prince to study. And the hundred officials also followed the old rules and slowly poured towards the Jinshui Bridge.
At this time, I saw Liu Mian, a scholar of the Second Auxiliary University, walking quickly onto the Jinshui Bridge, turning around and opening his arms to block the way. This is an extremely remarkable act. The flow of people in the scattered dynasty was stagnant, and the courtiers didn't know what Liu Mian wanted to do.
Liu Ji stood at the head of the bridge, and several relatives and spirits stepped forward to hug him. Then Liu Mian said in a loud voice: "You know. Is there about to be an evil in the palace? I heard that the Son of Heaven appointed Liang Fang to take charge of the East Factory, and this generation is really a rebellious and fierce person. has always had a lot of bad intentions against the East Palace. If our generation turns a blind eye, then the society is in danger! ”
When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other. These principles are indeed good, there have been a lot of discussions about Liang Fang in recent days, and everyone has a certain consensus. The appointment of Liang Fang by the Son of Heaven as the governor of Dongchang was indeed a dangerous signal, which was not only detrimental to the upright courtiers, but would also endanger the Eastern Palace.
But the incomparably correct truth came out of Liu Mian's mouth, why did he sound so short of breath? As the saying goes, there is no wrong name, there is no wrong nickname, if Liu Mian has this ambition, can he still be a "paper paste pavilion old"?
Liu Mian spoke a few words impassionedly, and saw that there was no reaction from everyone, only his cronies echoed in front of him: "What the elder said is very true, but I don't know what to do?" ”
Liu Mian continued: "In fact, there have been a lot of discussions in recent days, and the disadvantages must be clear to all of you, so I don't need to say more here!" But discussion cannot stop the wicked, there must be action! Today, the Son of Heaven is in the Wenhua Palace, I am determined to admonish, can you have someone with me? ”
There were still only a few cronies who pretended to be happy and applauded: "There is a pavilion elder who ascends to the top and shouts, we are willing to attach the tail!" ”
The rest of the courtiers watched coldly, but there was still no response, as if it was none of their business. Most of them muttered in their hearts, what kind of medicine is this Liu Mian selling in the gourd today? Don't be sold by him, and help him count the money.
The rest of the cabinet ministers stood at a distance, nervous at first. But seeing this deserted scene, I couldn't help but laugh a few times, just watching a monkey show of a certain time.
How so! A gust of cold wind blew through the dust, and cold sweat broke out on Liu Mian's head, and his mind gradually sank to the bottom.
This kind of thing happened, and the courtiers couldn't believe themselves at all! I have been a papier-mâché old man for ten years, has my reputation and reputation been lost? So much so that no one wants to follow their own righteousness?
Now only three or two cronies respond to him, can he really only take his cronies to Fuque to admonish? That's absolutely stupid!
First of all, this kind of scene is like a joke when it comes out, and he is a subordinate and makes a call for justice, but only a few people respond, which is simply shameless!
Secondly, only himself and his cronies go to the stupid Fu Que to admonish, which is tantamount to concentrating all the anger that the Son of Heaven may have on himself!
One is not good, he and his cronies will be wiped out on the spot, and they don't even have to turn over the roster! The strength that he has worked hard for many years will collapse all of a sudden.
But if you don't go, you can't! I was already standing at the head of the bridge in front of everyone, if I finally retreated and didn't go, wouldn't it be a slap in the face? Even if he is called "cotton", he has no face to mix in the court.
Besides, if he made a bold statement here, wouldn't it be known by the Son of Heaven afterwards? Even if you don't go to Fu Que to die, it will be too late.
In this situation, Liu Mian's sweat is getting more and more, and the current situation is really difficult to ride a tiger and a dilemma. (To be continued......)