(Thank you for a bunch of monthly passes and rewards from the casual ronin, weak tea like ink, and a few brothers who are reversed in the new year, thank you.) Chapter 285

In the Fengtian Palace, the civil and military officials were in place silently, waiting for Emperor Zhengde to go to court, the crisp singing of the eunuch sounded, and the officials hurriedly looked at the side door, but saw Zhengde coming to the palace under the support of a cadre of eunuchs and Jinyi Wei Dahan generals.

The swarthy black skin on Zhengde's face has not yet faded, everyone is tanned like charcoal on the beacon tower of Xinpingbao, more than ten days later, the faces of the people who accompanied the car are molting, Zhengde is no exception, black and white look really uncomfortable, but the expression is quite calm.

"Long live my emperor, long live!" The ministers bowed in unison.

Zhengde raised his hand and said, "Zhongqing is flat." ”

The ministers got up and lined up, and Liu Jin said according to the usual practice: "This morning, all the adults will play if they have it, and they will retreat from the court without a book." ”

Many people sneered, how could they be careless today? I'm afraid it's going to be a lot of stories. Sure enough, as soon as Liu Jin's voice fell, Li Dongyang, the first assistant of the cabinet, came out and played: "Minister Li Dongyang has a performance." ”

Zhengde smiled and said, "Elder Li Ge, please speak." ”

Li Dongyang's face was calm and his voice was low: "Your Majesty, the old minister has recently felt that his health is not as good as before, his waist and knees are sore, his teeth are dangerously bald, his brain is also drowsy, and the efficiency of official affairs is not as good as before. ”

"What?"

The court exploded like a pot, Li Dongyang came to resign again, the last time the cabinet resigned, Xie Qian, Liu Jian and others were allowed, Li Dongyang accepted the emperor's retention in the cabinet, this matter privately became the laughing stock of civil officials who despised him, less than a year later, many people have forgotten about this matter, Li Dongyang came to resign at this time, why is this?

But most people quickly figured it out, Li Dongyang was afraid that he was just expressing his dissatisfaction by resigning as a threat, and there would be an article later.

Zhengde was also stunned, looking a little flustered, but quickly regained his composure, and said gently: "Elder Li Ge, you are not too old, and all the affairs of the cabinet are handled in an orderly manner, so why talk about resigning?" ”

Li Dongyang said: "The old minister is ashamed, as the first assistant of the cabinet, but he can't assist the emperor to put the country's social affairs first, and he has the trust of the emperor, but he can't fulfill his responsibilities in his position, so what's the use of keeping a vegetarian meal in such a corpse?" I implore the emperor to allow the old minister to resign and return to his hometown, and the old minister is grateful. ”

The ministers secretly said in their hearts: Here, Li Shoufu is furious, the emperor goes out on patrol without saying hello to anyone, the cabinet loses face, Li Dongyang is here to settle accounts.

Zhengde's face was slightly red, of course he heard Li Dongyang's words, and in the three days since he returned to the palace, Zhengde still had palpitations and a little regret when he recalled the situation more than ten days ago.

"Hmm...... Li Dongyang, I think you are still qualified and conscientious, and you are not entrusted by the emperor, I will not agree to this request to resign, unless you are unwilling to be loyal to me and to the Ming Dynasty. ”

Li Dongyang was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "The old minister is a person of the Ming Dynasty, and he died as a ghost of the Ming Dynasty, no matter where he is in the government or the opposition, he is loyal to the emperor and the society; You can swear to heaven by this. ”

Zhengde said: "In this case, I will not allow you to resign, if you feel unwell, I will ask the imperial doctor to go to your house every day to ask for recuperation, and you can also assign other ministers in the cabinet to share some burdens, so you don't have to work too hard; You are the pillar of this dynasty, and I can't live without you. ”

Li Dongyang almost burst into tears, this is the first time that such words have been said in Zhengde's mouth, since the impeachment of the Eight Tigers, Zhengde and himself are not like monarchs and ministers, but like a pair of enemies who look down on each other, Zhengde can say such heart-warming words, isn't it the emperor who has opened his mind after this trip?

The ministers also felt very surprised, the emperor and the civil officials of the foreign court have had a grudge against each other since the incident of the Eight Tigers, and today they suddenly said these words, which is indeed a little unbearable; This is not said to Li Dongyang alone, saying such things in front of the ministers is to convey the same message to everyone: the emperor still values the courtiers in his heart.

Song Nan stood at the corner of the hall and smiled slightly, Zhengde's appearance was very satisfactory to Song Nan, and he did not waste his hard work in entering the palace in the early morning; Yesterday afternoon, Li Dongyang sent someone to send gifts to visit Song Nan, and brought a letter, this is the second time Li Dongyang sent someone to send a letter to Song Nan, the first time was to save Dai Suer, the daughter of Dai Milling, this time the letter was full of helplessness and emotion, in addition to thanking Song Nan for protecting the emperor, between the lines there are quite a few complaints about the emperor's private patrol, even if Li Dongyang did not write anything clearly, but Song Nan can still feel some flavor from this letter. Song Nan understood that Li Dongyang was implicitly conveying a message to himself, and he would never give up this time.

And Li Dongyang's purpose of conveying this kind of information to himself is actually the most clear, that is, to communicate with Zhengde through Song Nan's mouth, so that the emperor can understand the anger of the outer court, although the outer court can directly write to this matter, but most of them will be ignored by the emperor, because the mustard between the emperor and the outer court has not been eliminated, in order to better achieve the purpose of persuasion, the effect of conveying through the mouth of Song Nan is not the same as directly writing and admonishing.

Song Nan knew the meaning of the song when he heard it, and willingly acted as this microphone. Song Nan's current state of mind is very different, Song Nan, who was just dedicated to his own position and did not listen to the world's major affairs, went to his thousand-acre manor in the south of the city before going on patrol with his attendants, and had a hazy idea when he saw the miserable life of the tenant farmers. After experiencing the life and death of Xinpingbao, Song Nan thought more, after witnessing the layers of corpses of the Ulzhou Army and the battlefield full of flesh and blood, what Song Nan thought about was no longer limited to some personal gains and losses, and there was always the urge to do something for this era in his mind.

For Zhengde's trip, Song Nan felt inappropriate from the beginning, as the head of a country, the consequences of acting casually are often disastrous, this kind of self-doing as if others were nothing, it is naturally not a big deal to put it on ordinary people, but Zhengde is the emperor, is the master of the Ming Dynasty, and it is an irresponsible behavior to insist on this.

Of course, Song Nan would not go to Zhengde to tell such an idea, when he entered the palace in the early morning, he just discussed the attitude of the outer court with Zhengde, and proposed that after this heavy incident, the matter must be handled tactfully, not to arouse the anger of the ministers, and persuade Zhengde to be broad-minded, and as the emperor, he must also respect his subordinates. Zhengde will not ignore Song Nan's persuasion, in his mind, Song Nan is already one of the courtiers he can rely on and trust the most, Song Nan entered the palace in the early morning to narrate this matter, of course, not because of idle eggs.

Although Li Dongyang felt surprised and moved, he didn't intend to compromise today, he had compromised all his life, and he had been a peacemaker all his life. Although his request to resign is hypocritical, but in his heart he is ready, if the emperor approves his resignation, he will immediately roll up the bed and go home to support the elderly, out of sight and out of mind, and save others behind their backs that they are spineless, as a civil servant, the pride has been almost clean by Zhengde, and he wants to retain the last trace of dignity.

"The emperor is grateful, and the ministers are grateful; The old minister is naturally willing to hand over his life to the Daming Sheji, and he will die with all his might, but the old minister has to say that the emperor has hurt the hearts of the courtiers this time, and the old minister once thought that the emperor has regarded us and other foreign court officials as waste, which is indispensable, and we are all muddy people, so what's the use of staying? ”

It is rare for Li Dongyang to say such a thing, this kind of face-to-face merciless complaint is suspected of disrespect, but in the ears of the foreign court, it is a voice in his heart and a block in his heart.

The palace was silent, waiting for Zhengde to respond to these words.

Zhengde said slowly: "I was wrong. ”

The ministers couldn't believe their ears, this sentence could come out of Zhengde's mouth It was unexpected, today's Zhengde gave everyone too much surprise, and it felt like a different person.

"I didn't think about it this time, as a great tomorrow, I shouldn't have acted hastily, and almost caused a catastrophe; In the early hours of this morning, Song Nan came to the palace to talk to me about this matter, and I suddenly discovered that if I was captured by the Tartars in Xinping Fort, what would my Ming country look like now? Although I am not afraid of the Tartars, my actions almost caused social turmoil, and I was indeed wrong. Zhengde's words were low, and the sixteen-year-old young emperor seemed much more mature.

The corners of Li Dongyang's eyes are moist, how rare it is for Zhengde to admit his mistake, a year, after the first emperor left, the new emperor ascended the throne, how many grievances and wind and rain the outer court suffered, and now it is finally in exchange for Zhengde's sentence "I am wrong", although I don't know whether it is the words of the heart or the last resort under the pressure of the form, but at least there is a small victory to be relieved.

Li Dongyang took a breath to calm his feelings, he didn't forget his purpose today, today is not here to listen to this sentence 'I am wrong', taking this opportunity to restore the status and prestige of the foreign court is what Li Dongyang hopes to achieve the most, the emperor's young people's thoughts, after the next dynasty, may be left behind in a blink of an eye, and it will remain the same in the future, how can he endure it?

"The emperor can reflect on himself, and the ministers are very pleased; But the court has the rules of the court, and the emperor's fault is that the courtiers are derelict in their duties, and the old ministers are courageous, and some courtiers will be held accountable today; Who played the emperor's tour, who instigated it, and the emperor still needs to severely punish this person, otherwise if these ministers are not punished, it is inevitable that they will instigate the emperor to do inappropriate things again, please let the emperor know clearly? Li Dongyang said quietly.

Liu Jin's face changed color, these guys really burned the fire to their heads, if they didn't mention it themselves, it would be their own beginning, and when they were skiing in Wanshou Mountain that day, they mentioned it in person, and in addition to the emperor, there were also princesses and Song Nan; Right! It must be Song Nan, this guy must have informed Li Dongyang of this matter, and Li Dongyang took this opportunity to find trouble for himself.

Thinking of this, Liu Jin looked at Song Nan angrily, and Song Nan didn't glance at him at all when he looked elsewhere; Liu Jin looked at Jiao Fang with a pair of sharp eyes, blaming him for being in the cabinet, why didn't Li Dongyang and others come to report him for their actions; Jiao Fang looked helpless in the face of Liu Jin's gaze, he didn't know that Li Dongyang would have such a play.

"The minister and the king seconded the proposal, asking the emperor to seriously reprimand the person who mentioned yì, and such a minister who calamities the country must be punished."

"Minister Yang Tinghe seconded the proposal."

"Chen Zengjian seconded the ......"

"Minister......

The civil officials came out one after another to second, and there was a great tendency to raise their eyebrows and exhale after exhaling, Song Nan frowned, the civil officials did have some unforgiving meaning, and they forgot the pain after the scar, and they had to force people into a desperate situation. Song Nan understood that these ministers didn't have to sympathize with them at all, because they really didn't know how to advance and retreat, and the emperor had already admitted his own faults, but he wanted to force people too much, just this kind of aggressive attitude that flocked to people at every turn was enough to make people annoyed.

Song Nan knew that the purpose of Li Dongyang and the others was definitely not against him, and he didn't tell anyone else that this was Liu Jin's idea, but the ministers of the outer court seemed to know who instigated this matter, and if they could really drag Liu Jin out and beat him, it would be a good result. It's a pity that Song Nan understands that this is impossible, Liu Jin's position in Zhengde's mind is extremely important, and Zhengde did not hesitate to depose Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and other important ministers in the cabinet for him, but now how can the civil officials succeed.