"Since you don't, then you tell me why you are dissatisfied with me, and why you instructed those hundreds of scholars to come and ask Your Majesty to see you and do this thing of forcing the palace!"

Liu Jian kowtowed to the ground, it was the first time he had heard such a question from the emperor, and it was the first time he had encountered such anger from the emperor, he felt as if he had been thrown into a bottomless abyss, and he only felt that his heart was constantly sinking.

In the face of such an inquiry, he knew that if he answered the slightest mistake, it would be a doom.

After a short silence, Liu Jian seemed to remember the purpose of entering the warm pavilion to face the monarch's father, gritted his teeth and calmed down, he completely left the panic in his heart behind, and said loudly:

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is not dissatisfied with Your Majesty, and the minister has not instructed the hundreds of scholars and scholars to come to ask Your Majesty to see, and the minister does not dare to have the heart to force the palace to Your Majesty, and I hope that Your Majesty will know it!"

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes were half-closed when he heard this, and he stared so closely at the first and auxiliary minister of the cabinet who was leaning on the ground with an extremely humble attitude.

When hundreds of people invited His Majesty to see him, he was more inclined to be instructed by someone in his heart, and there was a premeditation behind it.

And the person who instructs this must be in a high position, who will be the one who instructs?

He didn't know, he couldn't guess, but in his mind, he went through the sieve of all the princes in the court, but found that no one could leak through the sieve.

In other words, everyone in the court was suspicious, and even joined forces to plan this matter.

Thinking about it like this, he suddenly felt cold all over his body, so he wasn't all acting, or even acting.

Now this anger is real, if it is as usual, he will suppress this anger, hold back, and mobilize the factory guards to secretly investigate the matter thoroughly. And now, he just put his anger on the bright side and broke out this anger in advance.

"You're saying it's not you who are behind this?"

Liu Jian raised his head at this time, so that the emperor could see his expression, and saw his expression with a clear conscience, and then he looked directly at Emperor Hongzhi's aggressive gaze, and replied word by word, but extremely firmly:

"Minister Liu Jian played back to His Majesty, and was favored by His Majesty, and the minister added to the position of the first assistant of the cabinet. Now that such a terrible thing has happened in the court, the fault of the minister is the first to bear the brunt, and this minister is guilty of one; The hundreds of scholars gathered in the imperial city to ask His Majesty to see, but the minister failed to come forward in time and punish him, and the minister was guilty of two crimes.

With these two crimes, the minister is already inexorably responsible, and it is difficult to escape the responsibility, so there is no need for the minister to deceive the monarch's father, and there is no need to deceive His Majesty.

Not to mention, the ministers all know about the two new policies and all kinds of advantages for the country, and they are all happy to agree, so the ministers will never instruct scholars and scholars to ask His Majesty to see them, in a vain attempt to get His Majesty to withdraw these two new policies.

And His Majesty now asks the minister if he is the mastermind behind the scenes, and the minister still answers correctly, it is indeed not a minister, and the minister has no idea about it in advance, I hope that my emperor will know it! ”

Listening to this sonorous and powerful response, looking at that look, looking directly at those eyes, Emperor Hongzhi's pupils actually contracted, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, so he looked left and right, and finally looked at Xia Yuan and smiled,

"You see this righteous and awe-inspiring look, right? How clean it is to wash yourself all at once. ”

Liu Jian lowered his head again, "The minister is stupid, I don't know what Your Majesty means by so-called washing, I hope Your Majesty will make it clear." ”

"Good! If you want me to show it, then I will tell you, where do you add to the court? ”

"Your Majesty has been promoted to grace, and the minister is the first assistant to the cabinet."

"What a cabinet chief, I ask you again, who is behind this matter? Which minister in the court is it? ”

Hearing this, Liu Jian's heart was relieved, knowing that his suspicion had been temporarily cleared, but there were still the rest of the people's lives still pinned on him.

In order not to let the emperor use this matter as an excuse to mobilize the factory guards to raise a big prison, in order not to let the situation become uncontrollable, he took a deep breath and played:

"The minister really doesn't know about this, this matter still needs to be thoroughly investigated, and whether there is really someone behind this matter, and whether there is really any premeditation, it is still dispensable, the minister implores His Majesty to temporarily accept the wrath of the thunder, and after the matter is clarified, then make a decision!"

Speaking of this, Liu Jian straightened up, and then played loudly: "What's more, the two new policies have aroused opposition from the court, but in the end they were still implemented.

But this matter has aroused His Majesty's suspicion, Mencius said: The king regards his ministers as siblings, and the ministers regard the king as his heart; The king regards his ministers as dogs and horses, and the ministers regard him as his countrymen.

Your Majesty's suspicion of your subordinates is really not the way of a king to look at his ministers, let alone the right way for a king to govern the country! The old minister dared to say this, and I hope that His Majesty will listen to it and learn from it! ”

Liu Jian used almost all his strength to shout these words from his mouth, and there was a loud voice, and the voice hovered for a long time in this warm pavilion and even in the entire Qianqing Palace.

The ministers kneeling in the hall were all impressed by these words, and everyone's eyes showed excitement, even Wang Shu, who had always been old and respectful, was shocked by the sound from the warm pavilion, and the old tears were in his eyes.

But after all, he is old, nearly ninety years old, and after listening to this fierce performance of the monarch and ministers in the warm pavilion, his heart is relieved, and even his body seems to be soft, and he hurriedly supports the ground with his hands to prevent himself from falling.

This voice also filled Emperor Hongzhi's ears, his head was blank for a short time, and his lips squirmed a few times, but in the end he was speechless, just looking at the first minister of the cabinet in a daze, with anger in his heart, and a deep sense of powerlessness.

Xia Yuan had a face, but in his heart he felt a heartfelt admiration and admiration for this old minister, from the time he came in to the present, every answer, every correct performance, made people unable to find the slightest mistake, and even seemed to have the upper hand, and finally blocked the emperor speechlessly.

But this scene was won by Emperor Hongzhi.

Or that the victory has long been doomed, this big drama, or this monarch and minister, no matter who has the upper hand, the final winner will be the emperor.

Because of the reason for this invitation to His Majesty, it has been firmly locked in the New Deal from the beginning, and no matter who it is, it cannot avoid the New Deal.

The emperor can't get around, and Liu Jian can't get around it.

And in this way, the goal has been achieved.

Outside the hall, everyone's eyes were already looking in the direction of the warm pavilion, and everyone's ears were pricked up, waiting for Emperor Hongzhi to speak, waiting for the final judgment.

Emperor Hongzhi's gaze gradually focused, and he seemed to know that this drama had reached the stage where it should be over, "Liu Qingjia." ”

"The minister is here."

"Do you think this should be investigated?"

"Back to Your Majesty, this matter should indeed be thoroughly investigated."

Zhu Youzhu stared at him directly, "Then you say, who will investigate?" Who are you looking for? ”

"The minister thought that this matter should be handed over to the factory guards to investigate these hundreds of students."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi finally smiled, it was the kind of smile that brought back a city, and immediately looked at Xiao Jing and asked, "Xiao Jing, do you think Liu Ge Lao is right?" ”

Xiao Jing knelt on the ground and said loudly without the slightest hesitation: "Back to the emperor, the slave thinks that Liu Ge's words are ridiculous!" ”

"And what do you think?"

"The emperor has tormented the slave and maid, where did the slave and maid come from, but I have a little humble opinion.

According to the opinion of the slaves, hundreds of madmen are here to oppose the New Deal, so not only should they investigate these hundreds of fanatics, but also those who opposed the New Deal at the beginning. ”

(End of chapter)