Noon Gate.

Commonly known as Wufeng Tower.

As a human being in two lives, Xia Yuan didn't know how many times he had seen the main gate of the Forbidden City, but it was the first time he stood on it.

Looking in the direction of the end gate from here, you can see a procession of hundreds of people rushing towards this place.

That's hundreds of Beijing officials.

Standing on the castle tower, Emperor Hongzhi was dressed in a cold coat, and when he learned that Fengyingku was making trouble, he was going to drive over.

But when he learned that these hundreds of troublesome officials were coming towards the imperial city, his slightly gloomy face suddenly became calm, and now he climbed the tower of the noon gate, and only looked at it with half-closed eyes.

Xia Yuan pursed his lips to prevent that sigh from coming out of his mouth, after all, things still came to the worst.

No matter whether these people are justified or not, and for what reason, when they rush towards the Forbidden Palace, this turmoil will be out of control.

Because this is a forced palace!

This kind of thing can't be tolerated by any emperor, no, maybe a certain second force can tolerate it.

Xia Yuan turned his head to look at the unnamed second force, Zhu Houzhao was disappointed in his eyebrows, and he couldn't see the excitement.

The crowd was getting closer and closer, black and pressing, in stark contrast to the white snow, and broke through the end gate and arrived at the noon gate.

You can't go any further.

Everyone knelt down in the snow, and the guards guarding the palace gate were a little overwhelmed when they saw this scene, but they still shouted loudly: "What are you waiting for?" Trespassing on the palace ban, is it to rebel! ”

The crowd was dressed in blue, green, or blue robes. Most of them are petty officials of six or seven grades, eight or nine grades, and they are not arranged according to the size of their ranks, such as Liu Jiyu, who instigated everyone to come to the top of the rank, knelt in the first row.

As an assistant teacher of the Guozijian, the official rank is only eight grades, but at this time, he knelt in the middle of a row, "We are all loyal ministers who are loyal to the death, and we have no intention of rebellion!" We have a recital to present the Father! ”

Hearing this, the guards didn't know what to do. To the emperor, this reason is too lofty, how can they understand this, only the high mountains look up.

In fact, it was for this reason that these hundreds of people broke through the Chengtian Gate all the way through the Chengtian Gate and the Duanmen, and no one dared to stop them.

At this moment, from the doorway on the far right, an expressionless eunuch slowly walked out, he slowly walked up to these people, and said: "If you want to go up, first communicate with the political envoy."

Halfway through his words, Wu Wenshan in the crowd replied loudly: "The next official is the governor of the General Political Envoy Division!" ”

"The lower official is the general envoy of the council!"

"Xia Guan is the envoy of the general government!"

"The lower official is the general political envoy"

Dozens of voices rang out in the crowd, all of them reporting to their homes, without exception, they were all officials who were political envoys.

The four major Qingshui Yamen in the capital, the General Administration Division, the Hanlin Academy, the Guozijian, and the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan.

Xiao Yan silently waited for these people to finish reporting to the house, and the field was quiet, before he continued: "After the political envoy, it will be handed over to the six ministries, and the six ministries will be handed over to the cabinet to draft, and the cabinet will be handed over to the secretary of ceremonies and the clerk's office to the imperial front, do you know these rules?" ”

"We are the officials of the six ministries, and we are the cabinet! These notes can't be handed over to them, and we will go straight to the monarch! Tired father-in-law report! ”

These people didn't seem to notice the emperor standing on the city tower, but as if they had a tacit understanding, they all kowtowed to the door hole in the middle, and shouted loudly at the same time: "The ministers directly admonish the monarch!" ”

Hundreds of people shouted in unison, and through those five doorways, it spread far away, as if echoing throughout the whole world, and there seemed to be only that sentence left in everyone's ears - the ministers directly admonished the monarch!

The sonic boom palace was forbidden, and even the snow on the eaves of the ridge of the palace seemed to be shaken down a little.

Xiao Yan's lips squirmed a few times, but he stopped speaking, closed his eyes and waited for the order.

But Emperor Hongzhi, who was standing on the tower of Wumen City, smiled, squinted his eyes and said: "I have been in the past fifteen years, but I didn't know that there was such a group of ministers in my Ming Dynasty. ”

At this time, several people hurriedly came through the end gate, and before they could stop, the three ministers of the cabinet, as well as the ministers and others, hurriedly got down from the sedan chair.

Everyone's face is solemn, how did things get to such a point?

It was already horrific enough to learn that hundreds of officials were making trouble in Fengyingku and beating Hanwen, the head of the household department, and a group of officials, but why did these people still run into the palace?

How dare you run into this palace to disturb the holy car and do such a thing to force the palace!

Liu Jian was wearing a warm robe, facing the heavy snow, he walked to the side of these kneeling officials, walking in a hurry, not like an old man at the moment, his wrinkled white eyebrows were full of worry, and he bowed his body and shouted to these people as loudly as possible:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I heard from the old man that this is a year of great calamity, and the treasury is empty, and it is as much as millions of taels, so that there is a lot of money everywhere. In desperation, I used spices and pepper to give you a discount, this is the fault of the old man and your colleagues, if you have something to do, you will come to find the old man and colleagues, why do you have to come here, alarmed the holy car"

"Liu Ge Lao!" A young official who knew Liu Jian shouted, "I am waiting for your cabinet and the officials of the six ministries to participate today. ”

Xie Qian continued: "Even if you want to participate in us, even if you want to present it to your father's court." It should also be according to the rules of the imperial court, why do you need to do such an act?

You are waiting to make a big fuss about the rich treasury and beat up the officials, and now you are still gathering people to come here to find the monarch's father and the emperor, and alarm the holy driver, do you know what kind of crime this is? ”

"Speak for the country, although there is no regret in death!"

Hearing this, a group of high-ranking officials were choked, and Wang Shu, the heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, shouted beside him: "Everyone, get up quickly, and when there is a little silver in the treasury next year, I will immediately reissue it to you." Hurry up, don't kneel anymore, get up, the old man is here to guarantee you, and I will make up for you next year. ”

"I'm not here for this debt!"

An official in his thirties shouted loudly, and then said: "Although the matter started because of the arrears, I can't wait for this arrears, and I don't have to pay money for the New Year, it's just to give up this cheek and go to get some grain and rice on credit!"

We are here for the world of my Ming Dynasty and for the country of my Ming Dynasty!

I'm here for you, the cabinet ministers, and the senior officials of the ministries!

We are here for the officials of the Ming Dynasty, the two capitals and 13 provinces, as well as the officials of the prefectures and counties! ”

These words were shouted out at the top of his voice, and they were actually loud and loud, and he was angry!

Xia Yuan tried his best to look into the distance, wanting to see clearly who the person who spoke was and whose subordinates were so brave.

"You have been in a high position for many years, you should have gone to Kuang Sheji and Anli Min, but what have you done to assist your father over the years!

I'm waiting here to ask, rank and file, the annual harvest of ice and carbon respect, the filial piety of the provinces is enough! ”

These people looked at Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Wang Shu, and Ma Wensheng

"Liu Ge Lao!"

"Elder Li Ge!"

"Xie Ge Lao!"

"Wang Butang!"

"Mabe Hall!"

And every one he looked at him shouted his name, until all the high officials present had been called again,

"Ladies and gentlemen, all ministers, my lords, I will wait for the lower officials to ask again, I don't know if you still remember the song of Li Zuo and Li Gong in the fourteenth year of Hongzhi: When the world has no rest, His Majesty must not lie on his back, today, the people are poor, and the wealth is exhausted!"

"Dare to ask your lords, why did my brilliant Ming Dynasty have exhausted the people and money, and where did all this wealth go!"

(End of chapter)