Xu Pu was very depressed, just now Hongzhi didn't know what to smoke, and the 50,000 taels he agreed to pay yesterday was suspended, and he also said that he would respect the results of the Beijing inspection and depose all the unqualified officials who were at the bottom of the Beijing inspection! This is not good, most of those officials are not good at drilling, but they are down-to-earth and willing to work, and they are all deposed this time, does Daming still have a future? The old man looked at Hongji, who was talking eloquently and praising Jingcha, and shouted: "Your Majesty! ”

Hongzhi was amused in his heart, and pretended to be surprised: "Aiqing, is there something wrong?" ”

Xu Pu really didn't know what to say, so he had to prevaricate a few sentences and sort out his thoughts: "Don't be too anxious, right?" Is it to give these officials a chance to repent and turn to themselves? ”

Hongzhi shook his head and said very seriously: "Lord Xu, the results of this Jingcha have been reviewed by your cabinet, and they are also the result of the diligence of officials such as the Inspectorate and the Sixth Section. The Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more peaceful, and the officialdom is also declining, I have long had the intention to rectify the dynasty, but considering that these people have been cold for ten years, although there are flaws in their work, they still have hard work after all, so I didn't start. But this time is different, we have money, if we don't take advantage of this opportunity to clean up the officialdom, when will we be able to clean it up? ”

Xu Pu opened his mouth and stammered, he couldn't tell the emperor that Jingcha is a test of connections, and a test is a network, which one is not the last? What to do?

Liu Jian looked at the sweat on Xu Pu's sideburns, and his heart was also very anxious. You can't do that! The officials of the Ming Dynasty who really have some ability are all within the scope of deposition. He hurriedly played: "Your Majesty, what Your Majesty said is extremely true, but so many officials are deposed at once, I am afraid that the officialdom is unstable, and what do the people think?" ”

Hongji sneered: "If you don't break it, you can't stand it!" You and others are all the people's fat and people's ointment, shouldn't the corpse be deposed? Unstable? Who dares to fight the sound of horses, this time they will be deposed together! As for the people, hehe, when these people poisoned the people, did they think about this? Lord Liu, I have made up my mind! ”

Only then did the cabinet boss find out that the benevolent Emperor Hongzhi was still the emperor after all, and the emperor was angry and floated thousands of miles away, how should this be good?

Xie Qian sighed, lifted the hem of his official robe, and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, we are guilty of bullying the king!" ”

Hongji's eyes flashed with anger, and he said coldly: "Oh? The sin of deception? Elder Xie Ge, I, why can't I understand? ”

"Xie Qian!" Li Dongyang was shocked and angry, and roared angrily.

Xie Qian smiled miserably: "Lord Li, compared with the Ming Dynasty, our honor and disgrace are not worth mentioning!" Emperor! Jingcha is all fictional stories, and the test is not about doing things..." His voice became smaller and smaller, Hongji's face became more and more ugly, and the murderous aura in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

Li Dongyang also sighed and knelt on the ground: "Long live, the minister is guilty, Jingcha is wrong, the minister originally knew it, and it was because of face..."

Xu Pu's face turned pale, and he finally knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, Jingcha has long since changed its taste." The minister is powerless to return to heaven, please punish Your Majesty! ”

Hongji suddenly became furious and smashed the tea cup in his hand on the ground! Syllable! The blue and white tea cup was shattered, and the tea splashed everywhere! Hongji quickly roamed the ground, his chest heaving. I have long known that this is the case, I have long been mentally prepared, and I have long wanted to use this to perform a good show, but when it comes to the end, I still can't suppress the anger that erupts!

Hongji's index finger trembled and pointed at the elders who knelt on the ground: "You! Since I ascended the throne, I have worked day and night, for fear that the country left by my ancestors will be destroyed in my hands. Treat you, I ask myself, there is no place for any mistreatment! You say thrift, good! I reduced the use of the harem, and the prince's monthly case was only five taels! You say that Yongchen misled the country, okay, after I succeeded to the throne, I took Wan'an, Li Zi Province, and Liang Fang! The inner treasury has lent silver taels to the treasury many times, when will it be repaid? What else do you want? Say! ”

Xu Pu looked at Hongji, who had tears flashing in the corners of his eyes, and his heart was like a knife. Hongzhi is indeed a rare good emperor in the Ming Dynasty, treating his ministers benevolently, restraining Jinyiwei and Dongchang, deposing Liu Ji and other mediocre officials, being diligent and thrifty, and working hard, but the officials below are deceived and concealed, how can they not be disappointed? He kowtowed again and again: "Long live, long live, all the mistakes are the fault of the minister, the minister is incompetent, please take care of the dragon body!" ”

Hongzhi wiped the corners of his eyes casually, and asked coldly: "Take care of the dragon body?" Haha, the country is going to die, does it matter if your health is good or not? You guys! Alas, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and it is not all your fault. Get up! Xie Qian, you're very good, I hope you always tell the truth. This time Jingcha is like this, I want to see how loyal the Manchu Dynasty civil and military are, hum! God, it can't fall! ”

After Hongzhi left, a few pavilion elders, you look at me, I look at you, all with a sad and gloomy face. Li Dongyang and Xie Qian had the best relationship, and said loudly: "Yu Qiao, how can you..."

Xie Qian sighed: "Brother Bin, can you hide it?" Don't you really know that you are the emperor? This is to us, to the Beijing division of the hundred officials, debut question, let us answer. The answer is not good, I'm afraid that at that time the thunder and wrath will be cleaved down! ”

Xu Pu nodded: "What Yu Qiao said is that Long Live was not like this in the past, why is it more serious this time?" Is it really because you have money? ”

Liu Jian shook his head and sighed: "Lord Xu, this is just an inducement. The emperor is still disappointed in Daming! What are we rotting up above and below, don't you know in your hearts? Now is the Taiping year, I can't see anything, once there is a military disaster, the Ming Dynasty is a papier-mâché house, and it will fall down when touched! Hooray, this is worrying about the world. ”

Li Dongyang nodded: "Yes." Brother Xixian is right, Da Ming is actually in danger! ”

Xie Qian's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light: "Long live today, there must be a backhand!" Let's cooperate, I hope Your Majesty's means are not too drastic, Daming can't stand the toss. ”

The next day, at the court meeting, Hongji came up and threw out a holy decree. The Manchu Dynasty was shocked by both civil and military forces! The first one who couldn't hold it was Tu Tu, the secretary of the ministry: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say!" ”

The Ministry of Officials is also known as the Heavenly Official, which oversees the promotion of officials in the world, and is a first-class and powerful department in the imperial court, and the Ministry of Officials is also the head of the Nine Secretaries! Hongzhi smiled and nodded: "Tu Aiqing, please speak." ”

"Your Majesty, isn't this last elimination system a little harsher? Although the evaluation of these officials is only average or inferior, they are also conscientious and conscientious on weekdays, and they have no merit and hard work. ”

Hongzhi shook his head: "Aiqing, what is Jingcha doing?" Isn't it just a useless official who sweeps away these corpses and vegetarian meals? Leaving them empty to consume the people's fat and people's anointing, how can I explain to the people of the world? ”

Tu Yan couldn't answer, he couldn't speak. Xie Qian watched coldly, and the feeling of uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger.

"Your Majesty! The people can make it impossible to know it! Why care? A voice made the corners of Hongji's eyes jump!