In the main hall, a group of bigwigs in the court and the central government fell to their knees almost at the same time as if they had discussed.

Looking at the few people who knelt down, listening to the words that came out of their mouths, Xia Yuan finally felt that the matter was not simple, and the destruction of the Fang Ancestral Hall was definitely much more serious than the destruction of the family.

He looked at the strong man who was still standing in the hall again, and at this time, Mu Bin also just turned his head to look over, the two looked at each other, and turned their heads back without showing a trace.

For the world?

Zhu Youzhu sneered in his heart, he has been in the world for fifteen years, he has heard and believed such words too many times.

To this day, he still believes that these ministers are really planning for the world and thinking about the Ming Dynasty.

But all people are human beings, and if they are human beings, they will have selfish intentions, and there will be thick and thin between public and private, even himself.

These courtiers must call this loyalty and righteousness, and their deeds must be called the world, and everyone seems to be selfless, but he knows very well that these ministers are just hiding their selfishness too much.

Hidden in this voice, the righteous and awe-inspiring 'plan for the world'.

Hidden under this sheet, a righteous and mighty face.

Zhu Youzhu never expected his courtiers to be upright and selfless, he only hoped that these people could think about this country and society after satisfying their selfishness, and they could think about this great tomorrow.

In this way, it is sufficient.

And the officials in the Lingnan land, a selfish heart is like a thousand ravines, and the water of the three rivers and five lakes has not been filled, and this selfishness sends chills down his spine.

Therefore, he wants to cut off this case, and draw a bottom line for the courtiers of the whole world, so that the officials of the world know that there must be a degree of selfishness.

Once you touch this bottom line, once you pass this level, you will never be able to turn over, you will be cursed by the people in your hometown, and hated by your relatives.

In this way, there is this will to destroy the ancestral hall.

He understands how serious this will is, so serious that it touches the bottom line of all Wenchen and all scholars.

Serious to. This will may not be able to come out of this temple.

After all, he is not an emperor as dictatorial as Taizu, not an emperor with monopoly power like Taizong, and even his father and emperor cannot be compared.

In the face of the heartfelt words of so many important ministers who are 'planning for the world', he, a person who aspires to be a Ming Jun, can only compromise, and he can only compromise.

You should be disappointed that your father is about to compromise again.'

Finally glancing at the plaque hanging high in the temple, Zhu Youzhu slowly turned around, his cold gaze swept over the ministers kneeling on the ground, swept over the standing Mu Bin, and finally stopped in the corner of the main hall.

Immediately, Emperor Hongzhi's eyes swelled with trance and confusion.

Why is he still standing there?

Why is he still standing?

Why are there scholars standing in this temple?

Emperor Hongzhi felt as if his heartbeat had slowed down by half a beat, and an irrepressible joy poured out from the bottom of his heart, but the joy only surged halfway and faded.

This person is just a tribute, and now he has not obtained an official position, even if he has his support, what is the use.

Thinking so in his heart, Zhu Youzhu still mentioned some excitement, he glanced at Xia Yuan deeply, then withdrew his gaze, looked at the ministers who were still kneeling and bowing their heads, and was silent for a long time, he slowly said:

"Scholars must not be recruited without teaching, and the Lord must not raise teachers out of anger, and the world will be in chaos, and I will be alone.

I was so angry that I was in a hurry and made such a chaotic life, but fortunately I was able to clear up because of Zhu Qing's words, otherwise it would have caused something wrong.

The destruction of the ancestral hall is indeed too harsh, and there is a suspicion of implicating the innocent. The rest of the extermination, raiding the house, etc., should remain unchanged. ”

The kneeling bigwigs of the court and the central government breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, His Majesty was still the Holy Lord Mingjun after all, and he did not go to the path of a tyrant.

But the extermination of the clan and the seizure of the family, such an edict has never been issued by His Majesty, and once this case is opened, His Majesty will not be in the future

Let's go, the destruction of the ancestral hall has been taken back by His Majesty, and it is inconvenient to say anything else for the time being.

The essence of politics is compromise, and this truth has not changed since ancient times, and the Emperor Hongzhi compromised once, and this time it was the turn of these important ministers in the court.

And Zhu Youzhu took this opportunity and began to press step by step, "The political envoys of Guangdong left and right gave death to copy their homes, which is the first evil to be punished!"

The Qiongzhou Mansion should be dealt with by officials, and it is for the punishment of the Ming Dynasty to set an example! But in this Lingnan land, the officials protect each other, and the officials of the other prefectures and counties are also guilty of not punishable."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youzhu deliberately paused, looked directly at the minister who bowed his head to the ground, and saw that everyone suddenly raised their heads, obviously to persuade them, he sneered in his heart, and said leisurely:

"Although the vast land has been barren since ancient times, there are still dozens of cities and counties under the jurisdiction of the state capital, and hundreds of officials are involved.

"Such a dilemma, I hope that Zhu Qing will teach me."

In the face of this problem, these important ministers of the DPRK and the central government have only one thing in mind, and they must not expand the scope of the attack, and they must not deal with this matter too ruthlessly.

Not only for what Jiangshan Sheji thinks, but also for himself.

His Majesty, who used to be generous and benevolent, has shown a tyrannical side today, which is by no means a good sign, and if it continues like this, will Your Majesty still follow the example of the previous emperor?

The addition of the West Factory, the use of factory guards to monitor hundreds of officials, the repeated establishment of prisons, and the use of severe punishments to govern the country, will not we have to live the breathless days again.

Ministers are well versed in planning for rainy days and far-sightedness, and what they think and think is in the future.

The signs of tyranny of Emperor Hongzhi must be suppressed, even if this tyranny may only be due to anger and anger, and it must be suppressed for a reason.

Moreover, this edict must be rejected.

Otherwise, it would undoubtedly open the wind of arbitrariness of the imperial power of the Hongzhi dynasty.

"Your Majesty, if the report of the factory guard is really true, then there will indeed be a hundred deaths of officials in the vast area, and there is no atonement for the crime of ten thousand deaths, but what is said in the report is all from the people's visits and investigations, and it is also all what the factory guards should have heard and seen by the secret agents, and there is no evidence of the crimes of the officials of all sizes in the vast area."

"Oh?" Zhu Youzhu stared at the cabinet chief assistant who spoke, "The vast land is thousands of miles, officials large and small seek personal gain, officials and businessmen collude to raise the price of grain, so that the people have no food and rice to eat, countless people die, the living endure hunger and wait to die, and the rebellion in the whole territory of Lingnan is only in the mite, and there is no crime?" ”

Liu Jian's face was calm, and he said in a calm tone: "The old minister did not say that he was innocent, but there was no evidence of guilt, according to the minister's opinion, the imperial court must send the governor and minister to inspect the Guangdi, investigate the detailed crimes committed by the officials of the Guangdi, and then supervise the trial according to the size of the crime." ”

After a pause, he said again: "And the old minister thinks that His Majesty directly dealt with the crime without a Qin investigation and trial, or such a big crime of giving death to steal the family and exterminating the clan, it is really against the strict laws and regulations of the national dynasty, and it is suspected of arbitrariness." ”

After that, Liu Jian, the first assistant of the cabinet, kowtowed respectfully, "The minister does not dare to violate the holy will, but I only hope that Your Majesty will dissipate the anger in his heart, and wait until the evidence of the crime is tried and verified, and then he will be punished for the crime, so that it is the way of the Ming monarch." ”

"The Holy Ming is no more than Your Majesty, what Liu Gong said is a good word of loyalty to the country, and the ministers only hope that Your Majesty will see it."

The rest of Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Ma Wensheng and others also bowed their heads to the ground.

“.”

Emperor Hongzhi fell into silence, quietly looking at these ministers, not knowing what he was thinking.

The commander of Jinyiwei made the corners of Mu Bin's eyes beat uncontrollably, and he shrank his neck to look at the ground with a focused expression, as if there was something on the ground that attracted him very much.

Xia Yuan inexplicably felt that the atmosphere in this hall was very depressing at this time, as if there was an inaudible smell of gunpowder smoke permeating, and there was an invisible war raging and fighting.

This is the confrontation between the emperor and the ministers of the court, and the confrontation between the imperial power and the ministers.

There was no quarrel and fighting, the blushing and thick-necked abuse was noisy, only in the plain, gentle, or respectful tone, there was an invisible but cold knife.

I come and go, and I don't let go.

(End of chapter)