Violence and cruelty never really worked.

The reason why Zhu Houzhao is like this is because he doesn't want to be like his grandfather, who obviously has the merit of sweeping away the plough court, but in the end he can't escape the mouth of the literati.

He took this step back, choosing to let them stay where they were and retract the knife in his hand.

This has the advantage of avoiding the fact that a large number of officials choose Zhishi.

These old pedants are still very difficult to deal with, and you threaten them with 'after the office, you can't easily recover', in the long run, it is to break the logic of interests, which will definitely work, but in the short term it will stimulate some people to act violently.

And the court is full of people who tend to be inflammatory, and it is not necessarily a good thing, although there are many people appointed by Zhu Houzhao over the years, although there is no shortage of Yan Song, Wang Qiong and the like, but most of them are also of good moral character.

There will be both the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and if there is one missing, the other will overflow.

So there should be less excitement, so as not to get out of control, and Zhu Houzhao doesn't like that feeling, he wants everything in his hands.

Now that Yang Yiqing's position has been retained, others naturally don't have to resign, and if he resigns at this time, Zhu Houzhao will only be an instruction, four words: cabinet review.

In this way, the impact on the court as a whole is minimized.

As for continuing to occupy the high ground of public opinion, of course, it is also the most important goal.

The emperor left like this, and many officials in the Qianqing Palace looked at each other, but they didn't know what to do.

Let's go? Definitely not.

At this time, Wang Wei had to make an idea, and he said: "How can the emperor not see his courtiers? The courtiers couldn't help but visit the emperor. Today's palace is unacceptable. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty's momentary anger is definitely not really going to let go." Gu Renyi also agreed, "I will kneel in front of the palace with all the elders, Your Majesty will not be seen, we must not leave!" ”

The choice was obvious to them.

This is not a relationship, the other party ignores you, and you ignore the other party when you are angry. Now it must be an attitude of scolding and not leaving, and not leaving.

But for Yang Yiqing and Mao Ji, it was a little embarrassing.

According to the reason, the emperor finally said in person that Yang Yiqing is still the first and Mao Ji is still the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, but can they really act in this capacity?

"Jizhi, Jiefu. This matter is all because of the old man, and it is naturally the old man who bears it. On Your Majesty's side, the old man will ask for guilt, even if he is not there with his life, he will definitely invite His Majesty out. ”

Mao Ji couldn't get out either, "The lower official also angered the emperor, and the lower official went with the elder." ”

Don't mention any official position for the time being, you can't leave the palace at this time, and there is still a consensus.

However, when the group of old men got up and the numbness in their legs was a little better, You Ji actually appeared outside the palace gate again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, where are you going?"

Yang Yiqing arched his hand, "The courtier offended Long Yan and made a big mistake, so naturally he wanted to go to the king to ask for the guilt." ”

"Your Majesty, all your lords should leave the palace immediately, and you are not allowed to stay!"

"Father-in-law You!" Gu Renyi was anxious, "Kyushu and all the people are tied to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is angry for a while, and we can understand it." But how can we make the monarch and the minister separate and never see each other again? At this time, we must not leave the palace. ”

You Ji was quite calm, and he asked lightly: "Then what did Gu Shaofu decide to do?" Forcing His Majesty to change his mind again? ”

Gu Renyi's face changed.

What is this called, and how is it forced?

"This is not a coercion, but a show of loyalty and sincerity to the monarch!"

"How is this not forced? The meaning of taking care of Shaofu is that he will no longer leave the palace at this time, unless he waits until His Majesty changes his mind, isn't this forcing the emperor with his own life? ”

"We don't mean that!"

"If you don't mean it, it's your business, Your Majesty will think that you are trying to force it with your life. As Mao Shangshu said, 'begging for a little thought'. ”

pretended to wave his hand, "In short, we can't leave the palace today!" ”

"Gu Shaofu wants to resist the order?!" Yu Zhi's words began to become stern.

"Father-in-law!" Wang Wei stepped forward to persuade, "My father-in-law has served Your Majesty for many years, so I must know Your Majesty." His Majesty, the lord of Zhongxing, who attaches the most importance to state affairs on weekdays, how can he suddenly not ask about everything? This must be His Majesty's angry words. My father-in-law is also a person who understands righteousness, and at this time, he should work with us to extinguish the fire as soon as possible. ”

"How to extinguish a fire? As Gu Shaofu said, at this time, resist the decree again, and force His Majesty to change what he just said, so as to extinguish the fire? ”

The crowd groaned slightly.

Adding fuel to the fire doesn't seem right either.

Wang Wei thought again, "My father-in-law has been around His Majesty all the year round, there must be a way." ”

"What can be done if a slave is only obedient? Your Majesty has explained, if you want to ask, just say: Since the emperor can't do what he has an idea for, he must ask for the consent of all the adults, then there is no need to ask Yu Zhen again, and the adults can agree to do it themselves. Elder Yang Ge, has the expansion of Zhucheng in the northwest been done? If you don't do it, you can go back to the cabinet quickly. Elder Wang Ge and Elder Yang Ge also have their own messengers, right? Since the other ministries are dedicated to the country and loyal, they will obey the order and leave the palace and return to the ministry to do business. ”

You Di beckoned again, and there were many guards outside the Qianqing Palace, "If you still insist on staying, Your Majesty will order that you will be tied up and tied out of the palace." ”

"This!"

Everyone was dumbfounded, they didn't expect the emperor to be determined to such a point.

Zhu Houzhao won't keep them kneeling in the palace, Wang Bing's matter gave him a wake-up call, these people usually look very sharp and have shrewd brains, but after all, they are older, and now the weather is cold in this season, in case one or two kneels to death, then he is more passive.

Now it's a matter of scrambling for the position of 'victim'.

"No! I want to see Your Majesty, I won't go! ”

You Di looked away, "Come on, carry Mao Shangshu back to the Ministry of Engineering." Mao Shangshu, you have to take pity on these guards, Your Majesty has explained, you are not allowed to kneel in front of the palace gate when you go out of the palace, you come here, they have to carry you on a trip, it is not easy. ”

As he spoke, he began to move.

A few big men divided five by two to resist such a hundred catties of meat.

Mao Ji was anxious, "How can this be?" How so! This is insulting! ”

It's useless to shout.

"Offended, Mao Shangshu!"

You Ji looked back at the others, and he also persuaded, "Your Majesty is annoyed now, and it is useless to say anything. Don't embarrass our family as a slave, do you really want to carry them out one by one? ”

Zhu Houzhao's approach is not the same thing as Wanli's temper and not going to court, that old boy is really determined not to see the minister, but in his case, this is just a means.

In this way, people know that some people in the court also have the style of 'overlords'.

When the news spread outside, many people were taken by surprise.

Especially Zhang Cong, who did not participate in this court meeting, originally thought that there would always be a few people who would move, of course, he didn't think that Yang Yiqing would 'fold' directly, but in the end, no one was injured, which is strange.

Wait until you listen to it again.

Zhang Cong slapped the table angrily, "It's too much of a bully!" It's too much of a deception! How can there be such loyal ministers since ancient times?! How can there be such a court?! The Son of Heaven can't let his mind do his own thing, if he doesn't agree, he will be said to hurt the saints, that is, he is mean and unkind, is there still a difference between monarchs and ministers in the eyes of these people?! Gotta find a copy of ginseng for them! What is the difference between Yang Yiqing, Mao Jizhi and the likes of Mao Ji and Liu Daxia, the overlord of the year? ! In the final analysis, even if you are persecuting the emperor, you have to listen to them! ”

Zhang Chunfeng became proud, and he immediately began to contact some petty officials who were willing to rely on him and were not in the eyes of others. Petty officials belong to petty officials, as long as they have the power to play a good role, they are a force.

These people saw that Zhang Cong had hit a big luck at this time, so they quickly hugged his thigh when he didn't get up.

Moreover, it is not just a matter of tyrants.

There are also officials and officials to protect each other.

It's also bad.

Someone in the palace took the initiative to run out and tell him this, and Zhang Cong immediately understood, even if he didn't have a seizure at that time, any son of heaven would be extremely disgusted by the protection of officials and officials.

The courtiers are united, which king can endure it?

Yang Yiqing and Mao Ji have already played the right role in front of the monarch, but as a result, the words cooperate with each other, so what should they look like when they are no longer in front of the monarch?

This is very serious. is so serious that Zhu Houzhao will really turn his face. The emperor doesn't have any old feelings, how much did Tang Taizong hate Wei Zheng in the end? How much does Wanli hate Zhang Juzheng in the end? No matter how big the credit is, you really touch the scales, no matter what credit you have.

Zhang Cong smiled, although he did not succeed in entering the cabinet this time, but Yang Yiqing was forced into such a predicament and ended up like this, his future is no longer a problem.

However, although the head of the cabinet and the secretary of the Ministry of Industry are sitting in their official positions, in fact, there is already a raging fire under the buttocks.

Things are already like this, and there is no intention to think about anything else, Zhang Cong personally explained to a few 'own people', instructing them how to write the impeachment chapter.

He thought it would take three points to discuss.

First, it is the word of etiquette. The so-called ceremony, or the gift of the monarch and the minister, who is the Son of Heaven? Who is the Chancellor? Can the Son of Heaven order his subordinates according to his own will? Don't mention anything else, do others have reason to be angry at the emperor for instructing Zhang Cong's position? And resign because of it?

Etiquette is fundamental, and the second point is to participate in their 'overlords' set of practices, which is also simple, and the analogy of the past will be revealed at once. Finally, it is back to the point of protecting officials and officials.

Because they are overlords, because the officials and officials protect each other, the Son of Heaven who was persecuted in the end had no way to hide deep in the palace.

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(End of chapter)