Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Of course, these six people didn't know that the emperor was making these preparations for King Ning, they only thought that the Son of Heaven had made up his mind to plow the south of the Yangtze River, even if there were rebels and thieves, they would not hesitate to do so.

Turning around, Zhu Houzhao took out the notebook that Wang Wei hurriedly sent over and looked at it.

You don't seem to be much slower, either.

After a cursory glance, he understood.

Slightly strange said: "...... Seeing that you are in such a hurry, I still think that Liu Jin has done something big that hurts the heavens and reason. ”

He spread out the notebook, "Aren't these cases all justified?" The celebrant is here, and the case file is also provided. These dozens of people are sanctimonious gentlemen, but in fact, they are more or less for the interests of themselves and their own clan, why can't they be killed? ”

Wang Wei was still prepared, and he handed it over, "Your Majesty, there are many charges written in the notebook, but it is still possible that someone has been framed, after all, in just a few days, dozens of people have been convicted, which is really unreasonable." Moreover, Liu Jin acted perversely, causing the court to lose people's hearts, and now nearly 100 people have submitted their resignations and abandoned their official positions. The resignation was also brought by the minister. ”

Zhu Houzhao's fists tightened, and he suddenly became angry, and the song in his other hand was also thrown to the ground by him, "Enough!" ”

Thump.

All of them knelt down, "Your Majesty is angry!" ”

"I know all day long that I am angry, don't you know why I am angry? I just want to ask you two a word, Wang Wei and Yang Tinghe, is your cabinet the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, and is it the emperor's order that I follow?! ”

"Your Majesty, where is this, the ministers will naturally obey Your Majesty's will."

"Is the Qingtian order wrong that day? The number of hidden fields was so huge, the imperial court taxes were lost year after year, the people's living burden became more and more heavy, and the extravagance of the gentry gradually increased. Am I not doing this right?!

I know that I killed a lot of people this time. Behind closed doors with you confidants, do I want to kill someone? Is it for myself that I am promoting Qingtian? Wouldn't it be happy if I really closed the palace door and became a faint king for my own sake?! Oh, if the other officials don't understand, forget it, as a cabinet official, what's going on? Again and again with me here! What are you doing exactly? ”

Wang Wei bowed his head, "As a courtier, you can't share your worries for Your Majesty, and you will be ashamed of your ministers." Your Majesty asked the old minister today for what, the ministers are for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, for the sake of the court and His Majesty's sanctity, how dare they think about themselves? ”

"In this case, then the cabinet will announce to the world today, saying that you will inherit your will and implement Qingtian!"

Wang Wei still insisted, "Your Majesty has an order, and the ministers dare not obey." It's just that there is a difference between acting drastic and moderate, and allowing Liu Jin to act like this in Jiangnan will make the court lose the hearts of the people. If the scholar can't be of the same heart as the court, this is the face of the shaking! ”

Zhu Houzhao got up slowly, and then squatted in front of the six kneeling people, his head was slightly closer, and his voice was ironic, "Shouldn't scholars all be worried about the world first, and happy after tomorrow?" The imperial court cleared the fields, and also divided the fields to the displaced people, which is obviously a move to benefit the people, and should not win the hearts of the people? ”

After speaking, his face sank, "Don't think of me as a person who is here to choke!" Thought I would believe such nonsense?! ”

"Your Majesty, what Wei Chen said is true, I will never dare to say anything in front of you!"

"That's it! Say no more! Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, "When things come to this point, let's talk about it, I will let Liu Jin work in Jiangnan to the end, not to mention ten percent of the acres, at least eighty or ninety percent of the acres will be measured and understood by me." Whoever stops, kills whom! When you go down, do three things for me!

First, in the name of the Cabinet, the order is signed by all three of you. The gist of it is that the world Qingtian Order is for the sake of the people and the community, and these readers understand and do it, and if they don't understand, they must do it! The cabinet and the emperor are one, the court and the local government are one, and those who violate this order will be punished for resisting the decree and committing crimes!

Second, all the people who submitted their resignations in Nanjing and other places, including the Beijing Division, were gathered together to reply in a unified manner, and they wanted to send a message, I agreed, and the court agreed! But the words must be made clear, the imperial court's implementation of Qingtian's righteousness cannot be distorted, and the resignation at this time is, in the final analysis, dissatisfied with the imperial court's holy decree. There are many people who scold me for being faint! I not only don't admit this account, but I also want to ask for it! It is necessary to discuss with them clearly, whether to focus on their own Shilin and clean name, or to put the community and the people first!

I, the emperor, never say hypocritical words, as an official of the Ming Dynasty, it is not a letter to the court, so I will say this sentence now: these people will be checked one by one by the court to see if their daily use and income match the income, to see if their homes are widely cultivated land, so they are unwilling to clear the fields! See if they are as righteous and righteous as they say, and they are righteous and awe-inspiring!

The third thing is that the Tianxia Qingtian Order has its legitimacy and necessity. From now on, if there is any more presumptuous postponement, the cabinet will not prepare votes, and I will not give any instructions! ”

After erecting the 'three' gesture, Zhu Houzhao didn't finish, and continued to say ruthlessly: "I am a good corporal Lixian on weekdays, but the monarch is the minister, and the Ming Dynasty is still in charge, and the cabinet will do these three things immediately, otherwise don't blame me for not remembering the past!" ”

In the end, things came to this point, and Zhu Houzhao wanted to wrap the cabinet and push it in the name of the imperial court.

Wang Wei and Yang Tinghe felt a little sad in their hearts, they and the emperor were indeed monarchs and ministers, but in fact, they had some affection.

Today's words hurt my feelings a little.

However, Zhang Xuan was very simple and said, "Weichen, lead the order." ”

After a short pause, Wang and Yang could only receive the order.

They were about to retreat, but Zhu Houzhao also stopped him, "Wait." What's more, there is a reason why I did not summon the officials today. This time, many officials in the yamen in the Jiangnan Prefecture will probably be cleared out a lot, but according to the selection criteria of the Ministry of Officials in the past few years, whoever is called over will be sent to their lives. It's nothing for them to die, I'm afraid they will have to delay my big event. So it's better not to send officials for the time being. ”

He is not afraid of resignation and resignation, and he is not afraid of any of this, who to scare, this country will not be so easy to mess up.

In the original history, Liu Jin was in turmoil and Wuzong was absurd, and after more than ten years, the country still passed it on. Emperor Wanli has not been in court for decades, there are fewer people in the yamen of the country, and the emperors have all gone on strike, Zhu Houzhao is better than him, so what?

I'm still afraid that it's not easy to find a two-legged person who is an official?

"But Your Majesty, in this way, the government is empty, so who will do the Qingtian business?" Wang Wei's old face was about to die of sorrow.

"Someone can lead the surveyor, and the extra person is useless. It's really not good, I will let Liu Jin come out with a few people. ”

Let Liu Jin come out?

It seems that Yang Tinghe and Zhang Xuan understood it at once.

didn't let the officials send people, and Liu Jin sent people, this was not even a chance to meddle.

That's not going to work.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is brave, there is something I still have to say to the emperor." Yang Tinghe knelt down.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes slanted, and he replied a little unconcernedly, "Say." ”

"Since ancient times, the eunuchs have been used, which is a sign of misdirection for the country, and the officials in Jiangnan may have deficiencies this time, but it is very unwise for the big faction to be an internal supervisor."

"As I said, it's better than sending someone over to make trouble! You say ugly things to me, and I also have a bad word for you: you don't do what I want to do, and some people do it! You forced these too! ”

Yang Tinghe's heart sank even more, "Your Majesty's holy candlelight, even if you use eunuchs, Zhengde will naturally be fine, I heard that Liu Jin officially started the division of fields in Jiangnan, and he didn't dare to go against the holy will and do something to harm the people." But what if future generations follow suit? ”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned, this is the truth.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that eunuchs were a big problem, so he strictly forbade it, but it was not he Zhu Houzhao who violated the ancestral system.

Wang Wei has a slight expectation in his heart, and Yang Tinghe has always been clear-minded.

Who knows, Zhu Houzhao only paused slightly, and then said directly: "If the heir is the same as me, facing the situation of the civil officials of the foreign dynasty and the yin and the yin, then of course I must follow suit!" Do you want to be coerced by officials all over the world and be an incompetent king? ”

After saying that, he turned his head, still angry.

"Your Majesty said this, that is, he only cares about power and scheming, and only asks about the interests and disadvantages, saying that he is governing the country with the Tao, but in fact he is getting farther and farther away from the right path."

"Bold!"

Yang Tinghe was still fearless, and began to show the hard bones of a Confucian child. He just didn't accept what the emperor said that the heirs would follow suit.

In fact, it's not good, if Emperor Hongzhi is still here, I'm afraid I'm going to have a bastard.

Zhu Houzhao is also a fast talker, and he said it all in one go today, as for Yang Tinghe's boldness, he expected it, these people were like this.

"Your Majesty is angry." Zhang Xuan said on the side: "Yang Ge is tired, and his words offend His Majesty. However, Yang Ge is honestly a loyal servant of the country, please don't punish Your Majesty. ”

In fact, if Yang Tinghe is cleaned up today, it will help him clear his name.

"Okay, if you say a few words, I won't do much to investigate. The three of you just retreat on your own and get things done. ”

Zhang Xuan pulled the corner of Yang Tinghe's clothes, since the emperor let him go, don't be stunned at this time.

Yang Tinghe didn't say much, and left the Qianqing Palace with a salute.

After that, Zhu Houzhao asked He Jian and Wang Jing to leave together, leaving only Zhang Zilin here.

"You haven't seen such a scene in Henan before, right?"

Zhang Zilin was a little restrained, "It must be in Beijing...... It's also hard to see. ”

"What do you think?"

"There is a saying that every righteous slaughter of dogs, the negative heart is mostly a scholar. Things in the world are very complicated, and it is difficult to understand right and wrong, good and evil. If you are a minister, you will do your best. As far as His Majesty is concerned, he can only do his best. ”

"Your words are beyond the debate between right and wrong." Zhu Houzhao slowly sank down, nodded approvingly and said, "Maybe there are not so many rights and wrongs in this world, if you think it's right, try your best to do it." ”

There is a sentence that Zhang Zilin didn't dare to say more in his heart, that is, if he did something wrong, he had to admit it.

"Wechen believes that although the way is different, His Majesty is for the people."

Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyelids, "I was originally for the people." ”

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The book is already 2.4 million words.

I said before that I would write 3 million, but it was actually very fast.