"Suicide by hitting a wall?" Zhu Houzhao was really a little surprised.

"Yes, and under his leadership, several ministers have gone forward one after another, but fortunately, there are guards who obstruct it, but there is no fatality, but Mao Shangshu did hurt his head."

Zhu Houzhao spit out the winter jujube pit, "He can't think about it." You go and tell You Ji now and put Mao Ji in prison. ”

"Yes, I don't know...... On what charges will Your Majesty detain him? ”

"Leaving his post without permission, re-clearing his name and ignoring state affairs, and arresting him for dereliction of duty."

The eunuch said in his heart, this is also wonderful.

"Yes."

In fact, at this time, the Son of Heaven had already passed the noon gate, just after the Chengtian Gate, and he came after hearing about this incident.

It's just to see how much of a mess these bastards can make.

Beyond the Gate of Heaven,

The appearance of the special site has made it a lot quieter.

He held his hands, pinched his throat and said, "Your Majesty has a message." ”

Yang Yiqing immediately led the ministers to kneel, "The ministers will receive the order." ”

"Your Majesty said: I don't know what you mean, but what is going on."

Yang Yiqing replied: "The ministers have no intention of disobeying the holy will, and this is to ask for sin." ”

You Ji continued to serve as the emperor's microphone, which was taught to him before, "I forgive you for your innocence, and you don't have to ask for guilt anymore, and quickly return to the cabinet to deal with government affairs." Besides, the head of the cabinet has the responsibility of commanding hundreds of officials, and the affairs of the state also depend on hundreds of officials, so you should tell these people to disperse. ”

The emperor's words still look like oil and salt are not entering.

Yang Yiqing continued: "The matter of the gentry's preferential treatment, the old minister does disagree with His Majesty. However, the name of the monarch and the minister has been decided, and the old minister will never dare to replace the will of the saint with the will of the minister, so there are many other things, and I want to ask the saint to make a decision, please ask Your Majesty to surrender your grace, and the quasi-minister will see it. ”

"What is it?"

Yang Yiqing said: "Zhou Shangwen, the Marquis of Jingyu, came to play, and the Yarkand Khanate wanted to send tribute, but he didn't know if the saint was willing to give favors. ”

You Ji said: "What about Yang Ge's opinion? ”

"The old minister thinks that our dynasty is a state of etiquette, and the tributaries and envoys should be summoned."

"Just do what the elder said."

When the ministers heard this, they muttered in their hearts.

The emperor really has a trick.

Of course, Yang Yiqing's words are also true, there are so many things in the country, there is always a need to consult the emperor, so his original intention was to achieve the purpose of meeting the emperor in this way.

As a result, the phrase 'do as you want' was returned.

After that, Yang Yiqing said a few more things, and You Yi answered the same way, that is, Yang Yiqing himself understood.

After that, there was a eunuch behind You Ji, who whispered a few words, and You Di nodded silently.

"Someone's coming."

Several guards came up to him.

"In!"

"Mao Ji, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, left his post without permission, refocused his name and neglected state affairs, and did not think about dealing with the important affairs of the ministry, but he collided with the important place of Chengtianmen here and was imprisoned."

Mao Ji was stunned, he was not afraid of going to prison, but he was afraid of such a crime.

And this is clearly deliberate by the emperor,

If you want to say that you have left your post without permission, all of you here today have left your post without permission.

The emperor is deliberately teasing him now, which belongs to 'nothing to do', but he can't deny it.

"Wei Chen offended Tianyan, and it is not a pity to die! But the major events in the world are all tied to His Majesty's thoughts, even if Your Majesty is angry, you can't see your courtiers, Your Majesty! Your Majesty! ”

"The three divisions of the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will try Mao Ji's dereliction of duty. After the review, it will be submitted to the cabinet for resolution. ”

This sentence is more artistic.

If the emperor really wants to clean up Mao Ji, wouldn't it be a crime of dereliction of duty, just pull a protest and disobey the order, and don't you want his life?

But if this is the case, the reaction of these officials will definitely not be small at this time.

On the contrary, it is a crime of dereliction of duty that is not serious or serious, which puts many people in a dilemma.

After all, the Son of Heaven didn't make a dead move, and they didn't want to be too aggressive.

There is a clear record of the standard for the punishment of the crime of dereliction of duty in the "Da Ming Law": any official who does not obey the public law and leaves his post without permission will be punished with 100 rods and three years in prison; In the worst case, he will be sentenced to prison and judged by the circumstances of his crime.

This kind of decision submitted to the cabinet is certainly a lesser crime of dereliction of duty.

Considering that he is not really derelict in his duties, it may be a matter of dozens of boards.

But the sentencing is all a sentence from the people above, in case you get a 'three-year prison', it will be quite uncomfortable, in the final analysis, they are all dereliction of duty now.

"Elder Yang Ge. Let's disperse. ”

Of course Yang Yiqing refused, the emperor's temper was not good on the left, nor on the right, he couldn't let this situation continue, and he didn't dare to really make decisions on major matters in the DPRK and China.

"I also ask my father-in-law to convey to the saint that Yang Yiqing, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, is loyal to His Majesty, and heaven and earth can learn from it. The old minister is willing to go to the official and is willing to make the death penalty, so he only asks His Majesty to change his mind. ”

You Di didn't say anything, turned and left.

Wang Wei got up, "Everyone goes back to the ministry, the more times like this, the more they must perform their duties, government affairs are important, and they should not be neglected!" ”

Mao Ji was arrested, and without the source of such a mess, everyone was much more stable.

It was the Son of Heaven and Yang Yiqing who lost their temper, but don't end up making them all receive dozens of boards.

Wait until everyone is almost gone,

Yang Yiqing was still looking at the three words of Chengtianmen on the spot, he was thinking about the moment when he first entered the palace, and he thought of returning to Beijing to start serving as the elder of the pavilion......

The Son of Heaven is a rare Shengming monarch, two days ago, he has always felt that he has met people, so he can make contributions in this life, why did he finally become like this?

Things came too quickly, and things changed too quickly, which made it a little difficult for him, an old man, to react.

And in the final analysis, the problem is still those four words, the gentry are superior.

"Jizhi. You say, could it be that Your Majesty is still right this time? ”

Wang Wei is also not easy to say, "The lower officials only know that the major events identified by His Majesty are difficult to stop by thousands of troops and horses, and they are resolute and resolute, this is definitely not a word of praise on the lips." ”

"Hey. But the old man is really worried, since ancient times, the Son of Heaven and scholars have shared the world, and the imperial court no longer treats scholars preferentially. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Yiqing suddenly became curious, "Jizhi, what are you going to do?" ”

"The lower officials know that it is difficult to persuade Your Majesty, so if Your Majesty insists on doing so, then he will do his best to assist Your Majesty and calm the chaos in the world."

Yang Yiqing's heart trembled slightly, "Maybe you're right." ”

But at this time, it was difficult for him to turn back.

Right is right, wrong is wrong.

In the world of gentlemen, the concept of right and wrong is very clear.

It's impossible to think it's wrong two days ago and think it's right two days later, so the fuck isn't alive anymore?

That's what only a little guy does.

Therefore, it is impossible to obey the emperor to promote the removal of this gentry, especially in this situation, and the only way for him to leave is to leave.

But how to leave now is a difficult problem.

"It's all to blame on that Mao Ji, the elder of the pavilion just meant to resign, although he also annoyed His Majesty, but it is not like today, according to the lower officials, His Majesty locked up Mao Ji for dereliction of duty, and he also felt that he was always a bad thing."

So could this be a 'goodwill' from the emperor?

None of them can contact the emperor, and they can't be sure.

"Jizhi, what do you think the old man should do?"

"Alas, until now, the elder can only be a minister. And ......"

"And what?"

"And in a way that satisfies His Majesty."

"Understood."

The way to satisfy the emperor is not to get you to Zhishi because he opposes the emperor's gentry to remove the best policy, and then the emperor really agrees with you, and it seems very ruthless.

This can really be called a tyrant.

What is a tyrant? Why was the overlord raised?

In the final analysis, it is the emperor who wants to fight with his courtiers to clear his name.

This is a kind of expansion of imperial power, that is, the emperor not only has to control the career and life of his courtiers, but also your reputation.

Of course, this is not Zhu Houzhao's first creation, why did Tang Taizong hate Wei Zheng so much? One of the reasons was that someone told Tang Taizong that Wei Zheng would show the edict he wrote to the historian before his death.

What does this mean?

is to go to the historian to be a conspicuous bag: Hey, look at me, look at me, I am loyal to the master, not afraid of risks, persuade the emperor to do more good things, you give me more notes, and you have to remember accurately, I persuaded you so......

So Tang Taizong finally hated to 'personally pounce on his monument', you let the historian remember you like this, so how can you remember me, the emperor Laozi? The emperor is confused, and it all depends on you, the minister, to persuade him.

There is such a precedent in the past, and it is not too bizarre to have such a heart today.

Yang Yiqing also knew what he was wrong: Zhishi can, but you can't let the stinking thing left by Zhishi let the emperor carry it for you. In reality, it's not faithfulness, it's loyalty to one's reputation.

However, if the scholar does not even cherish his reputation in the end, what does he cherish?

……

……

"According to the slave maid, Yang Ge Lao and they may be at a loss at this time."

Zhu Houzhao continued to hang leisurely, he had been a courtier of the Zhengde Dynasty for so long, and he couldn't even figure this out, who was to blame?

"Let them go."

"But Your Majesty, it's not a matter of going on like this."

"It's okay if I didn't get a eunuch for them, if I'm in a hurry, I'll find a second Wang Zhen and see what they can do."

You Ji was so angry by this that he immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, eunuch...... It's not all chaotic, either. When you say this, the slave is very panicked. ”

Zhu Houzhao teased him, "What are you panicking about?" It's to give you this opportunity, do you have that ability? ”

"Hey, yes, yes, Your Majesty scolded well, the slave maid just has a heart, but the strength is not enough. Besides, don't worry about it, serve the emperor wholeheartedly, this is already a godsend. Oh, no, no, the slave doesn't even have this heart. Slave and maid palms, slaves and maids palm. ”

This ability to pat on the back is enough anyway.

"Okay, don't be clumsy, I know you can't mess up politics, just an analogy,"

You Ji's mind was seen through, so he could only laugh.

"But you're right, there must be a time for the play to finish, and it won't work if you can't finish the show."

Zhu Houzhao is actually too lazy to fight for fame, he doesn't care what others say about him, he is fighting for power, or fighting for fame for power.

If these people can easily define your right and wrong, this is essentially an encroachment on imperial power.