Entrance to the Imperial City.

The early morning sun just peeked in a glimmer of light.

But at this moment, it is already full of civilian and military generals.

Some of them are only in their thirties, while others have gray beards and droopy old age.

Some were dressed in civilian clothes, others in armor.

But without exception, they were all kneeling at the entrance of the imperial city at the moment, and their eyes revealed stubbornness.

"Isn't that the former Master of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Duandu, but he is His Majesty's mentor, why is he kneeling here?"

"And His Royal Highness the King of Shu, the person with the highest rank in the Ming royal family, His Majesty's imperial uncle, he is also here?"

"I didn't notice, the blind Zhu Guo was also kneeling, then it was the god who blocked and killed the god on the battlefield, and the Buddha blocked the god who killed the Buddha, I thought he had passed away a long time ago."

"And the ......"

At the entrance of the Imperial City, the soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army, who were responsible for the security of the Imperial City, looked at the hundreds of people kneeling in front of them, full of surprise.

Many of the old people they thought were dead are all kneeling here today.

Each of these old men has made great contributions to the Ming Empire.

At that time, it also had a pivotal position in the Ming Dynasty.

But today, they are all on their knees.

At a glance, outside the entrance of the imperial city, there were no less than two hundred officials, large and small, civil ministers and military generals.

The second prince and the third prince stood in front of these people.

A burst of "bitter mouth".

They had planned to stay in the mansion, but after thinking about it, they decided to come forward.

And to show up with the attitude of standing on the side of the emperor.

After that, the emperor could not find an excuse to clean them up.

Otherwise, if you stay in your own house, can the emperor bear it?

"Du Shangshu, the imperial examination is beneficial to my Ming Dynasty, you can take someone back." The second prince's voice was pleading.

The former Ministry of Rites Shangshu ignored him and knelt quietly on the ground.

"Emperor, you are so old, don't worry about this matter, it is not easy for my father." The three princes are also persuading the King of Shu.

The king of Shu didn't raise his head, and the three princes were secretly happy in their hearts, but their faces were still full of sadness.

The entrance to the Imperial City was opened, and everyone's heads were immediately raised.

The emperor walked out of the imperial city with a blank face.

"Father, the son is incompetent, and he can't persuade the ministers, so please ask my father to surrender." The second prince knelt on the ground and burst into tears.

"Father, these bastards don't listen to advice, and the retainers think that they should be sent to capture them back." The three princes are even more ruthless.

If it weren't for the kneeling people who knew in advance that the third prince was acting for the emperor to see, they would all have to scold their mothers now.

The corners of the emperor's mouth twitched, he always thought that Chen Changfeng was the originator of acting, and last time because of the matter of the Supreme Member, he almost shed tears when he played himself.

Unexpectedly, his other two sons are also acting geniuses.

If I didn't know what they were thinking, I would have really scared them.

"These people are all my Daming humerus, I arrested them, do you handle government affairs for me?" The Emperor's eyes sank.

The third prince hurriedly bowed his head and did not dare to speak.

In my heart, I was secretly happy, I had such an attitude, and the emperor couldn't find a reason to clean himself up after that.

Sixth, you wait, this time I won't let you get out of the court, I, Chen Wu, wiped my neck directly.

The third prince secretly thought in his heart.

The emperor looked at the military generals who were kneeling on the ground in front of him.

It's really a big deal.

The emperor clenched his fists and smiled: "What's the matter with you, Aiqing, kneeling here early in the morning." ”

"Mr. Du, you are so old, hurry up."

"Uncle Huang, why are you kneeling here?"

"Liu Zhuguo, you are not in good health, hurry up and give someone a seat."

The emperor helped up a few elderly people in front of him, and asked people to bring stools and let them sit down.

When he saw these people, the emperor did not have much confidence in the fact that the imperial examination could continue.

These people, one is their own mentor, the other is their only elder now, and the other is the pillar of the country that has made great achievements for the Ming Empire.

If you insist on going your own way and insisting on winning the imperial examination, you will definitely lose the hearts of the people.

It's definitely not cost-effective.

No matter how many talents there are in the imperial examination, some people cannot be replaced.

"Seeing His Majesty's radiant spirits, the old minister was relieved, I still remember when His Majesty was still a prince, the old minister taught His Majesty his homework, but I didn't expect so many years to pass."

"When people are old, they are easy to get nostalgic." Du Shangshu wiped his tears and seemed to fall into memory.

The emperor looked at Du Shangshu in front of him, even though he knew that he was deliberately using tears to win his own resonance, but the emperor still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the minister is the only elder who is still alive today, and the minister doesn't know how many years he can live, but the Ming Dynasty is in the hands of His Majesty, and His Majesty should consider the ideas of hundreds of officials, and you must not go your own way." The king of Shu had gray hair and a little cloudy eyes.

"That's what Uncle Huang said." The Emperor smiled slightly.

"Your Majesty, the minister's eyes are no longer visible, but the minister's heart is still transparent, I am a military general of the Ming Dynasty, how much has I paid for the Ming Dynasty, the blind man of the minister is clear, will Your Majesty not be able to see?" Liu Zhuguo sat on the stool, although his eyes were closed, he still felt a bad breath.

"I see everyone's dedication." The Emperor sighed.

The emperor knew that if this continued, not to mention the matter of taking the imperial examination, even if he abolished redundant officials and redundant generals, he would have to be forced back by these people.

But what can he, the emperor, do now?

"Ladies and gentlemen, I know what you're here for, but listen to me." The Emperor exhaled deeply.

No one made a sound.

Obviously, today they are forcing the emperor to cancel the decision to take the imperial examination, and no matter what the emperor says, they cannot change their decision.

No one responded to him, anger flashed in the emperor's eyes, and then he said calmly: "Da Chu deceived me Da Ming, if my Da Ming doesn't give a counterattack, he dares to kill my Da Ming envoy today, and tomorrow he dares to directly invade my Da Ming land." ”

"But you yourself know that the military resources of the household department are not enough, as for what the reason, I will not say again, you people know it in your own hearts."

"If you want to get out of this evil breath, you must fight this battle, the army, the court, the local yamen, redundant officials and redundant generals, if you don't cut it, thirty percent of my Ming Dynasty's military resources will have to be spent on them."

"Say it to yourselves whether you should get rid of them or not!"

Still no one was silent.

Anyway, they made up their minds today, no matter what the emperor said, as long as the emperor did not agree to cancel the imperial examination, they would always kneel here.

The law does not blame the people, and the emperor has nothing to do with them.

Seeing that no one responded to him, the emperor's fists hidden in his sleeves were clenched together.

As an emperor, he was so ignored and treated as a clown by these people in front of him.

"Your Majesty, the redundant officials and redundant generals are abolished, the minister does not object, the minister is a veteran general in the army, and he knows that the matter related to my Ming blood cannot be compromised."

"Redundant officials and redundant generals will eat up my Ming military resources, and they should be abolished."

"Kechen wants to know, why did His Majesty agree to any imperial examination, is it because it was proposed by the prince?" The blind Liu Zhuguo suddenly spoke, causing the faces of the second and third princes to change slightly.

However, they also understand that it is basically impossible to change the matter of abolishing redundant officials and redundant generals, because the battle with Da Chu must be fought.

And the most important thing now is to prevent the imperial examination.