The officials of the Ariake generation grew up in rigid political correctness, and all they revolved around was morality, so they really dared to resist the prestige of the imperial power.

Therefore, Fang Xiaoru will face Zhu Di and say: Death is dead ears, and the edict cannot be grassed!

This is something that we modern people who grovel to and take platter as a virtue and are happy to teach it to the next generation cannot understand.

In fact, is Liu Daxia afraid of offending the prince? Offended the emperor?

Not really, at least not if he had to.

What he was really afraid of was what the prince was doing at the moment—exposing that hypocrisy.

Li Yancai and Xu Ruoqin are all people like him, who keep competing with the people for profit. As a result, it was revealed on the spot that he was such a bold corrupt official.

But he, Liu Daxia, opened his mouth and closed his mouth to question the crown prince on this basis, and it was rumored that the Qianqing Palace should be a heavy blow to his reputation.

Even Emperor Hongzhi knew that this kind of retaliation was more deadly than the removal of Liu Daxia from his position.

However, the emperor is obviously more concerned about Zhejiang's nest this time.

If you think about it carefully, from his point of view, he is so hard-working, and he is so cooperative with these ministers, no matter what the effect is, he can really be said to be a hard worker, lenient to his subjects, and heartbroken for the country.

As a result, after 17 years of working day and night, this kind of thing happened!

That's why he was like a madman, grabbing a small bowl next to the bed and smashing it on the ground!

And asked sharply, "There is such an appalling eucalyptus in Zhejiang! Why hasn't any of you ever played to me?! If it weren't for the crown prince, I would have thought that all honest gentlemen were shepherding one side on behalf of the Son of Heaven! In February of this year, I will build the Life Extension Tower, do you agree? How many ministers and I Shangshu, what do they say? The things of the Buddhas, ghosts, and gods are not beneficial to the world and harmful to the people. Today's temple looks at each other, the monks are in groups, the Jiao is not entered, the reward is not calculated, the wealth of the world is exhausted, and the power of the world is exhausted! What a fortune in the world! What a tired force! Liu Daxia!"

"The old minister is here." People like Liu Daxia, when he is hard, it is when he is reasonable, and when he is not reasonable, he has nothing to say, so at this moment, he touches the ground with his head and bears the emperor's anger all his life.

Emperor Hongzhi was so angry that his chest rose and fell violently, and after a slight pause, his face was tangled, as if he remembered his friendship with Liu Daxia's previous monarchs.

So it was heartache again, and he couldn't bear to point at the old man, "Li Yancai, you recommended it, right?"

Liu Daxia suddenly showed his old age, and it was inevitable to cry in his voice, "This person...... It was indeed recommended by the old minister. Only blame the ministers for being shallow in learning, old and dim, unclear in their knowledge of people, and improper use of people, resulting in this shocking eucalyptus in Zhejiang, and it is the fault of one of the ministers. May Your Majesty ...... Your Majesty can calm your anger a little and pay attention to the dragon body! If it hurts His Majesty's dragon body because of this, it will be difficult for the minister to die to atone for his sins."

Zhu Houzhao also stepped forward and patted his father's back.

Emperor Hongzhi was only dressed in white at this time, sitting on the dragon bed, and from time to time he had to clench his fists and cough lightly.

"Hey." Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh.

On the other side, Liu Daxia continued: "The minister is old and frail, and his spirit is not good, so I implore His Majesty's Quasi-Minister Zhishi to return to his hometown to spend his days!" ….

Before reading Wang Hua's letter,

Liu Daxia has not thought about resigning.

But by the end of the reading, he had to resign, even in the face of some ridicule.

Because in the moral battle with the crown prince, he has been completely defeated.

Emperor Hongzhi was still struggling, but when he heard Liu Daxia say this, there was a tingling in his heart, "These courtiers of mine...... In the eleventh year of Hongzhi, the crown prince once reprimanded his predecessor Hubu Shangshu Zhoujing here. I still remember those words vividly. Prince, do you remember?"

"My son remembers."

"Liu Shangshu may not have heard of it. If you remember, say it again."

Zhu Hou complied with the order, "At that time, Zhou Shangshu also resigned. The ministers said that sometimes they couldn't tell who was the king and who was the minister in the Ming Dynasty, and the ministers asked their father to do this every day, and asked their father to do that, but once they encountered one or two places

Where you wish, you can often ask for resignation and pay tribute, as if ......."

The crown prince's eyes rolled and he said murderous words, "It seems that the emperor has to listen to them."

This is not only for Liu Daxia.

These important ministers are.

"Let's talk about it. What should I do about this?" Hongji stroked his forehead, obviously having a headache.

Liu Jian already had a draft in his heart, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that although Li Yancai, the political envoy of Zhejiang, and others have the intention of sending 180,000 taels of silver to Beijing, the person who sent it is not necessarily Liu Shangshu, even if Weichen understands Liu Shangshu, this silver will not be accepted. Therefore, Zhejiang's greed for ink is true, but it has nothing to do with Liu Shangshu. Moreover, if such a conviction is made, it is not known how many officials from all over the Ming Dynasty want to bribe. If they can't move this thought, Liu Shangshu will be convicted together. Therefore, Wei Chen felt that such a heavy punishment of the military department of the imperial court might cause criticism."

The head of the cabinet was not an acute one, but he could not afford to see the situation deteriorate without easing it. Just as he advised Zhu Houzhao before,

Liu Daxia is an old minister of the Three Dynasties, and it is really inappropriate to use the confiscated silver to get rid of him.

After speaking, he also looked at Zhu Houzhao, and happened to meet his eyes.

In fact, Liu Ge doesn't have to worry so much,

Because Zhu Houzhao has already expressed that compared with winning Liu Daxia, it is obviously much more important to rectify the officialdom in Zhejiang.

Liu Daxia posed no threat to the East Palace.

Zhu Houzhao's current power and status are very stable, so he needs to do something reliable, rather than venting his emotions first.

Liu Jian's words were probably in line with the emperor's wishes,

Because after careful study, Liu Daxia really did not have any serious crimes, after all, he confiscated the 180,000 taels, as for the prince competing with the people for profit, it was at most a few people, and he was deceived by these 'corrupt officials' in Zhejiang.

So the emperor turned around and asked, "Prince, what do you think should be done?"

Zhu Houzhao replied: "How to deal with officials who are greedy for ink, the ancestors have already set a precedent, and they only need to be punished according to the law."

The emperor was actually concerned about Liu Daxia.

But the prince was talking about those officials in Zhejiang.

In fact, in this warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, how many of them anticipated the prince's thoughts? So as soon as these words came out, everyone was a little surprised. ….

He is really not interested in this trick of monarchs, ministers, and villains.

The emperor asked, "I'm talking about Liu Daxia."

"How to deal with Liu Shangshu, Erchen has no opinion. The son originally came to tell his father about the Zhejiang."

Liu Daxia had an epiphany at this time,

Donggong didn't even take him seriously.

But then again, what is Yilu? What is the ancestral precedent for dealing with corrupt officials?

Why the facts of the crime are clarified,

The prince's suggestion was not approved by a group of officials?

The reason is that this so-called precedent was set by Zhu Yuanzhang, and Lao Zhu is the only one in history to deal with corrupt officials.

Da Ming Law - Any official who accepts bribes of more than 60 taels of silver will be beheaded directly.

In other words, this time, from Li Yancai to Xu Ruoqin, the prince's request was to pull them all out of Kacha.

Since Emperor Hongzhi ascended the throne, he has never done such a big eucalyptus.

Even from Yongle to the present, there has never been such a big eucalyptus.

In fact, we have to correct a concept, that is, the crime of embezzlement and bribery was not serious in ancient times, not because the consequences and impact it caused were not serious, but because people were different at that time.

In ancient times, people had a hierarchy of dignity and inferiority, I am a nobleman, you are a commoner, and even a pariah, we are unequal, I eat good, you eat bad, this is right.

Even many wise emperors liked to use corrupt officials or could tolerate corrupt officials.

Sometimes the emperor also wanted some military attachés to be corrupt.

In the concept of the emperor, he is rich all over the world,

The whole world is his, so what if you give a little more to someone he likes or to achieve a certain political goal?

Moreover, Confucian ministers have long propagated a kind of governing value called 'leniency of punishment.'

It is often said together with the policy of "persuading farmers and mulberries" and "promoting education."

Especially after the death of Qin II, the harshness of Qin law has always been a negative example of being used to educate the emperor. In fact, Qin's strict laws also created Qin's unification of the six kingdoms.

Anyway, the ministers of the past dynasties did not like to punish harsh laws, and the reason is very simple,

When the punishment is severe, who is the most uncomfortable? Naturally, it is the minister.

So an emperor like Yongzheng has a bad reputation.

The Kangxi Emperor was deeply influenced by Confucianism, and he began to neglect government in his later years, and blindly focused on leniency, which led to extreme corruption in the officialdom in the last years of Kangxi.

Hongji is also known for his leniency towards officials.

With this as a background,

In fact, it can be understood that the method of disposing of Zhejiang eucalyptus mentioned by Zhu Houzhao was not accepted by the emperor and ministers at that time.

Therefore he said that he must be punished according to the law,

There are three words in everyone's mind: too heavy.

Rebel and kill the head, resist the decree and kill the head, bully the king and kill the head, become an official, he is already an exploiting class, and he exercises a little exploitative power, which also wants to kill the head?

Liu Daxia didn't expect that the prince would have such a ruthless heart.

In fact, it is better for him to deal with this matter in a low-key manner, so many people have been killed, it must be a national shock, so his Liu Daxia's ugliness here this time is well known......

I just don't know if this aspect is also intentional by the prince.

On the other side, Li Dongyang immediately said: "Your Highness, if this is handled in this way, I am afraid that it will cause too much criticism, and officials all over the world will make a noise, and they will wonder, is the crown prince going to restore the way Taizu did it, and is Zhejiang just the beginning?" Such people are so frightened, afraid that it will not be beneficial to the affairs of the state!"

Emperor Hongzhi didn't expect this to be the case, "Prince, if this is the case...... Pull out the radish and bring out the mud, in the end, I am afraid that it is not only these people who Wang Hua explained, what will happen at that time?"

Zhu Houzhao is a person with a clear goal.

His goal is to become a strong country.

He couldn't accept that this land, which once had the might of the Han and Tang Dynasties, gave the Tatars a fight every day.

So there are some things that he doesn't fight, such as how Liu Daxia handles, but there are some things he will fight.

The main thing is to find out this kind of eucalyptus with extremely bad nature, if it is still gently removed, he wants to do a good job of the officials, but it will be even more difficult!

So Zhu Houzhao saluted solemnly, "Father, if you don't do this, will the people's hearts still be kept?!" Erchen knows that there are countless officials in the world who are greedy for more than 60 taels of silver, but those people and things have not been poked out or stabbed in front of the king, Erchen thinks that this should be a bottom line: that is, anyone, anything, as long as the illegal things are poked out, the court must give an explanation, if the court can't do the right thing for heaven, then the people can only rise up!"

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