For a period of time, Zhu Houzhao also tends to use people with relatively passable character, such as Gu Zuo and Gu Renyi, which he vigorously promoted.

Even Mao Ji himself, he is also famous in Qingliu.

This style was good in the past period of time, such as pulling Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others, then it is to win the hearts of the world's scholars, and now the government and the opposition regard Emperor Zhengde as a generation of saints, which is also a result of this style at the beginning.

Of course, when promoting the elimination of the gentry, this kind of good time between the two sides will inevitably gradually dissolve, so Zhu Houzhao is not afraid of offending them.

And Mao Ji's experience is easy to arouse the sympathy of many courtiers in the government and the opposition, in their eyes, although Mao Ji offends Tianyan, but his feelings are avoidable, and it is absolutely out of public intentions,

For such a courtier, of course, the Holy Monarch should not be killed.

Probably Zhu Houzhao has not dealt with it like this, so the ministers also dare to admonish, and say a word or two of intercession for Mao Ji to satisfy their own moral desires on the one hand, and there is no harm in the other.

But they obviously misjudged Emperor Zhengde's attitude this time.

Even if there were important ministers such as Prince Liang, He Jian, and Wang Hua to persuade him, the attitude of the Son of Heaven did not soften.

In the warm pavilion, there are always so many truths they say, Mao Ji is dedicated to the public, upright and virtuous.

Zhu Houzhao was not too frivolous, let alone made any actions that disregarded his manners, but listened to the three ministers very dignifiedly, but he actually had some temper in his heart.

“…… Heaven and earth are princes and teachers, and there are courtiers with good names, if there is no monarch father in my eyes, what use do I want? I know that you will argue, saying that Mao Ji must have me in his heart, but his loyalty is good for his deeds, but what I see is that he Mao Ji values his name the most, more than me, and more important than the next tomorrow! What he wants is for you, and the officials outside the court, to say that he is a loyal minister, not a loyal minister who is truly loyal to me. There's a difference. ”

Liang Chu understood what the emperor meant, "Your Majesty, this is a misunderstanding, Mao Weizhi does cherish his reputation, but as a gentleman, who can not value his own reputation?" This is not a fault, but a reflection of noble character! ”

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, "Okay, you don't have to say it anymore." I don't want to waste my tongue arguing with you about how he cherishes his honor. I only know that as a monarch, inheriting the will of heaven, worshipping the temple, loving the people, and removing the gentry from worries is the act of caring for the people, I don't know how the people of the Ming Dynasty are doing in the eyes of Mao Weizhi.

His ears do not listen to what is going on outside the window, and he only reads the books of the sages. In my opinion, it is really a mistake for the country and the people, and the two sentences of the courtiers, the gentry just plucked a hair to benefit the world, in his eyes, it is a move that shakes the foundation and loses the hearts of the people, and he is a great talent who does not listen to things outside the window. He has made up my mind to stay or go. But don't worry, I won't want his life, but I will remove his fame, and the official position will naturally not be left at all, and I will send him back to his hometown and become an ordinary person who cultivates the fields. Where is he from? ”

"Your Majesty!" Liang Chu also wanted to say.

Zhu Houzhao's face began to change, and he asked heavily, "Where is he from, reply!" ”

Liang Chu was helpless, "Yes, Mao Weizhi is from Ye County, Shandong." ”

"Is the Mao clan a big family in the local area?"

He asked You Ji about this.

Because Zhu Houzhao didn't believe that these courtiers would tell the truth.

They always want to save Mao Ji.

You Di bowed his head and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the Mao clan is a big clan in Ye County, and the so-called Chongru Mao clan is also a scholarly family in the local area." ”

"As I expected. The family has a petty bourgeoisie, so he can only read the books of the sages. Let's do this through the celebrant supervisor, and it will save you, the ministers who have a clear name, from being afraid. ”

"Your Majesty, please."

"The celebrant handed a note to the Shandong garrison eunuch, and asked him to go directly to the county government of Ye County to personally preside over the matter. There is no loyalty, originally to be sentenced to death, thinking that the ministers interceded for him, exempt him from the death penalty, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, from today to take away his fame, remove him from his official position, Ye County Mao's family regardless of the old and young, everyone wears the crime. Remember that the phrase 'I don't like it' should be written in the original sentence and not changed. ”

Zhu Houzhao pointed to You Ji's head and said.

The ministers in the cabinet could only kneel and listen.

The Son of Heaven's trick is absolutely amazing.

At least they didn't kill anyone, even if they gave these ministers a face, you pleaded for mercy and saved people's lives, so take them out and explain them.

But on the other hand, the disposal is not insignificant.

Not only is his fame gone, but even his family has suffered, which is somewhat frightening.

“…… Oh, not only the surname Mao, but also his relatives. As long as it is within five suits, no one should be omitted. ”

"Yes!"

"But I won't abuse them too deeply, and let the local government leave them with land for cultivation according to the quota of five acres of land per person." Zhu Houzhao raised his eyelids, "From now on, let him be a homesteader." ”

When the courtiers heard this, their hearts began to bubble.

This sentence originally meant that everyone should read the books of sages and do the things of sages, but in the actual environment of the Ming Dynasty, it has been alienated into a kind of 'success learning' and 'official learning'.

It's like we are educated to earn a living.

So Wang Shouren raised the most simple question when he was a child, his teacher said that studying is for the imperial examination, and in the future, he will go out of the cabinet and enter the prime minister, and glorify the ancestors, but he said that reading is not to become a saint?

In short, if an official were to be turned back and become a yeoman farmer, it would probably be even worse than killing him.

"Your Majesty." Wang Hua thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty's original intention is to let Mao Ji personally experience the suffering of the people, but the so-called Hades is better, and the little ghosts are difficult. There are not a few snobbish people in the world, if Mao Ji returns to his hometown on such a charge, there are many people who are afraid of bullying, no matter what, Mao Ji is still one of the nine secretaries of the imperial court, is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and is the courtier of His Majesty himself. Once humiliated, not only will the court lose face, but it will also clash with His Majesty's original intentions. ”

Zhu Houzhao was unmoved, "Don't talk too much about this kind of thing." I went down to Jiangnan and saw that many people were bullied by the gentry, didn't he say that the gentry were the foundation of the imperial court? Let him feel it for himself. Wang Hua, you don't think that the hardship of the people's life is only due to the hard work of farming and the shortage of materials, right? Do you dare to say that the oppression of bureaucrats, officials, and clans is not the ordinary life of the common people? If not, how did those who died come from? ”

Wang Hua was asked by the emperor, and he was a little deflated, so he didn't say more.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao didn't mean to question him, he was actually a little angry, and they all said that the emperor was 'why don't you eat minced meat', how good are these people, "Why don't you go and pass the decree?!" I'm still waiting to see if the sky will fall if the sky will fall if he is disposed of! ”

(End of chapter)