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

The shouts of hundreds of people hovered over the Forbidden City, and there were waves of sound in front of the entire noon gate.

A group of cabinet ministers, the ministers of the six ministries, who were already old, were so dizzy that they were shocked, but these red-faced Beijing officials roared, "Talk back!" ”

"Talk back!"

"Back to our words!"

Zhu Houzhao's face was already flushed, the hot blood on his body was boiling, and he clenched his fists.

Emperor Hongzhi's face was still calm, but he tightened the battlement of the tower with his hand, using a lot of force, and the joints of that hand were already white.

The sentence echoed in my mind: Today, the people are poor and the wealth is exhausted.

This is Li Zuo's recital, he still remembers the full text of the entire recital, but he is powerless to refute it, because the world is really poor and the people are exhausted.

It is the people, the country, and the world that are poor.

Li Dongyang was still young among the high-ranking officials, and he was stunned by the roar, and shouted loudly: "Don't yell anymore, you have to wait for a reply, and the old man will wait for you to reply!" ”

Hearing Li Dongyang's roar, the reply quieted down, and then stopped.

It was only then that the dizzy old men got a chance to breathe and hold their heads to slow down.

Li Dongyang took two breaths, glanced at the very young faces, and then said: "The old man doesn't know how many years you have been waiting to enter the officialdom, but I am afraid that the youngest person is already at the age of double ten, you wait for yourself to think about it, from the first year of Hongzhi to the present, which year has there been no natural or man-made disasters in my Ming Dynasty, especially this year, which is even more frequent." ”

"Now you ask why the people in the world are poor and rich, and you want me to wait for a reply, and the old man will reply to you, the reason why the people in the world are poor and rich is because of the chaos of the year!"

"It's true that the year is chaotic and the year is fierce, but there are no corrupt officials in my Ming Dynasty! Is there no harm to the people who exploit the people? ”

"Elder pavilions, all ministers, do you dare to say that you haven't been greedy for a tael of silver! Haven't you received ice and carbon from the provinces? ”

These hundreds of people have completely torn their faces, are wrapped in emotions, and have completely left behind their future, wealth, and lives, and now they dare to say anything.

This is one by one, the emperor knows, the officials know, the people know, the government and the opposition, and the whole world knows.

But these things should be under the undercurrent, tacitly. But now it has been put on the bright side by these hundreds of people, exposed to the scorching sun!

There are unpredictable storms and clouds in the capital, but you can know the rain when you see the run, and the wind can be known by the moon halo, and there are still traces to follow.

And these hundreds of people first made a big fuss about the rich library, and then forced the palace to be sparse, and now they have completely lost their minds, and on this rabid dog barking day, everything is hidden.

This is not only rain without moisture, but also wind without dizziness, it is clearly a meteorite falling from the sky, and thunder on the ground!

Although the high-ranking officials were furious, they had to answer, and Xie Qian said: "We have received ice and carbon respects from various provinces, but this is an ordinary old practice."

"Huh"

Wu Wenshan sneered and sneered: "Ordinary old routine? Dare to ask Elder Xie Ge, this Bing Jing is from the following people who exploit the people's wealth? ”

"The old man doesn't know."

"I don't know?"

Another person continued: "Elder Xie Ge, as an auxiliary minister of the cabinet, don't you even know this? ”

"How many honest and honest people can there be those feudal officials, the prefects of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, the prefectures, and the counties?"

"Elders, ministers, and officials, ask yourself, are the filial piety you receive every year really clean? Are you ashamed to take the fat and ointment of these people who have been exploited? ”

“.”

The cabinet ministers, the senior officials of the six ministries blushed, but they were speechless, they just lost their conscience, no matter how shameless they were, they couldn't say the words that the silver was absolutely clean, and whether they were guilty or not, even they didn't know.

Seeing that these high-ranking officials were silent, the hundreds of officials shouted again, "Talk back!" ”

"Talk back!"

"Talk back!"

For a while, the shouts in unison and the howling cold wind through the cold and snow were combined, and they spread to the entire Forbidden City along the doorway of the noon gate, and the wind and priests under the eaves of the palaces swayed desperately, and the sound of tinkling bells was endless.

And the first to bear the brunt is the noon gate tower, the layers of glazed tiles covered by the tower, as if they are going to be lifted up by this wave of shouting.

At this time, Xia Yuan suddenly knelt on the ground and bowed to pay respects, "Your Majesty, the Minister and Economic Bureau wash the horse Xia Yuan, and ask Your Majesty to put these hundreds of fanatics in the Imperial Prison!" ”

"Master, you."

Emperor Hongzhi hadn't spoken yet, but Zhu Houzhao was shocked, he felt that all of these hundreds of officials were direct ministers, all loyal ministers, and they were all heroes anyway, but when it came to the master's mouth, he wanted to put these people in prison.

He even doubted his hearing, whether he had heard something wrong, but there was a clear look of disappointment in his eyes.

Zhu Youzhang's face also changed slightly, and then those eyes looked at him deeply, and after a long time, he asked, "Why don't you take him to the prison of the Criminal Department?" ”

"The specific reason is that Rong Chen will come back later."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi was silent for a while, and said slowly: "Make a big fuss in Taicang, beat Shangguan, roar about the palace ban, and be rebellious." What he did was all appalling, if he didn't punish the crime, it would seem that my Ming Dynasty couldn't be reasonable, and he passed on my oracle and sent this cadre to prison. ”

"Xiao Banban, go and announce the decree.."

After saying this, Emperor Hongzhi turned around and went down the city tower, Xia Yuan also hurriedly got up to follow, Zhu Houzhao was a little stunned, and immediately walked down dejectedly.

"Talk back!"

"Reply to me!"

Hundreds of people below were still shouting, until a white-faced bearded old eunuch came out of the doorway, and someone saw the python robe embroidered with a walking python, but he shouted.

According to the rules of the dynasty: the eunuchs must serve pythons around the emperor and tie them with luans.

Even if someone doesn't know who Xiao Jing is, they also know that this person is definitely the personal eunuch next to the emperor.

So much so that when everyone saw the python clothes clearly, they all stopped shouting.

Xiao Jing walked straight out, groveling beside Emperor Hongzhi on weekdays, but at this time, it seemed that he really showed the aura of the commander of the East Factory and the master of ceremonies.

Standing in front of these hundreds of people was like a big mountain, and everyone held their breath.

Countless pairs of eyes were all looking at him.

Xiao Jing closed his eyes, "Speak!" ”

"Listen to the oracle!"

Everyone reacted immediately, and when they answered, hundreds of officials who were originally kneeling fell down, and those cabinet ministers and ministers of the six ministries also picked up their robes and knelt down in the snow.

All of the surrounding Praetorian guards fell to their knees, and the sound of clashing armor sounded.

Xiao Yan, who was standing silently in place, also knelt down, and the snow that fell on his body fell to the ground.

There was no one standing until the whole noon, and Xiao Jing said: "Make a big fuss in Taicang, beat Shangguan, roar about the palace ban, and be rebellious." What he did was all appalling, if he didn't punish the crime, it would seem that my Ming Dynasty couldn't be reasonable, and he passed on my oracle and sent this cadre to prison. ”

Hearing this, the hundreds of officials suddenly raised their heads, but the surrounding guards had already stood up one after another and surrounded these people first.

No one resisted, no one spoke, just looked through the snow to the door of the noon gate with a gloomy expression, obviously there was only a lot of goose feathers and heavy snow, and they couldn't see anyone, but they faintly seemed to see the monarch.

(End of chapter)