It has passed the third watch, and in the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongzhi is still reviewing the chapters, and Xiao Jing is kneeling below, reporting the questions and answers that happened in the yamen of the Criminal Department.

At first, Zhu Youzhu was still listening, while holding the red pen and replying on the notebook, but with Xiao Jing's narration, his hand holding the red pen moved more and more slowly, until it hovered in mid-air.

"Emperor, the slaves and maids are incompetent, and they can't ask anymore when they ask here, so they can only be locked up in the yamen of the Criminal Department first, and then come back to report to the emperor."

After saying this, Xiao Jing looked up at Emperor Hongzhi, lowered his head deeply, and lay on the ground and stopped talking.

Zhu Youzhu was thinking about one thing at this time, when did it start, the relationship between the monarch and the minister became like this, although it is far from being like an enemy, but it is also close to fire and water.

Everything can be constrained, and everything can be opposed.

In the past, the court was so harmonious, at least on the surface, it was a harmonious atmosphere, a Ming monarch was in power, and the virtuous ministers were in the court, working together to create a prosperous situation.

But now when we really want to carry out changes, to make the world and the Ming Dynasty better, these virtuous ministers are stumbling everywhere.

He regretted it at this point, and he regretted that he wanted to implement the change.

I regret that I have only implemented these changes until now, and I have implemented these changes at this age, when I am obviously in the prime of life, but my body is deteriorating.

He felt a wave of exhaustion, both physically and mentally, from the inside out.

I'm so tired that I don't want to think about it.

But he had to keep the foundation that he had so hard to laid, to be honest, he didn't realize this before, he didn't realize that this matter was a foundation, and he didn't realize that Wang Shouren could still make such a fuss behind the two families on the charge of rebellion.

It was only after listening to this correct answer and hearing the points of argument of this group of ministers that he came to his senses.

As long as this precedent is set, there will be precedents to follow in the future, and those who block it have already been punished for the crime of treason, and this is the greatest deterrent.

In the future, the implementation of the law change in the rest of the country will be much smoother, and the resistance will be reduced a lot at once.

But Zhu Youzhu was very tired at this time, and he really didn't want to think about how to make these ministers admit it, so he asked, "Xiao Banban, what do you say?" ”

"Slaves and maids are all under the orders of the emperor."

Zhu Youzhu was even more tired, listening to his own instructions, what could he come up with, wouldn't the cow drink water and press his head?

At this time, Xiao Jing raised his head again and said, "Why don't you summon Master Xia into the palace and ask him what he thinks." ”

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a moment and shook his head, "That's it, even if he is called, what can he come up with, and it's late at night, I'm afraid he has already slept, so don't bother him." ”

"The emperor is merciful."

"Kindness? I am now wondering why I didn't install an unkind person in the court in the first place, so as to share my worries. ”

Emperor Hongzhi looked up at the caisson above his head, his eyes were a little empty, looking for a stand-in, looking for a person to carry the blame, looking for an umbrella that could shelter him from the wind and rain, and block and kill in front of those ministers who tried to oppose the king's authority.

Now there is no such person in the court, and he, the emperor, has to personally wear his strength and perseverance in everything.

If Zhu Youzhu could predict the future, he would know that his nephew would do this in the future and arrange such a person in the court.

That person's name is Yan Song.

Zhu Youzhu now also wants to have his own Yan Song to help him shelter from the wind and rain, and he doesn't have to worry about such things.

At this time, Xiao Jing spoke up: "If the emperor doesn't dislike it, the slave is willing to be this unkind person." ”

"You?" Zhu Youzhu lowered his eyelids and looked at him, he was still relieved of Xiao Jing's loyalty, and it was appropriate to be such a person.

But he just sighed that the situation had come to this point, and he didn't really think about arranging such a person.

If it is really arranged, then in order to make this umbrella truly shelter from the wind and rain and play an effect, it is necessary to acquiesce, and even help it cultivate forces, cultivate party members, and finally control the government, otherwise how to stop and kill the ministers.

And in doing so, it will inevitably be big in the future.

Now Xiao Jing wants to be such a person, that is, he wants to reuse the factory guard.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't make a positive statement about this, as if he remembered something, and asked, "You just said that they were locked up in the yamen of the criminal department by you?" ”

"Yes, the slave maid made her own opinion, and wanted to wait for the emperor to reply to the decree first, and then go back after receiving a new will."

"Don't lock it up, what does it matter if the ministers of the court let you be confined in the yamen, let them out, and let them go back to their respective homes."

"The slave obeys. Does the emperor have any other will to command the slaves? ”

"There is no will, do they not deny it? I don't admit it, I don't recognize their rhetoric, rebellion is rebellion, the crime has been decided, don't want to change it, tell them not to come to Shangshu, I don't admit it! Even if it's on, I don't recognize it! ”

Emperor Hongzhi was already guilty of procrastination at this time, like a lazy patient with advanced cancer who gave up treatment, he didn't want to think about these troublesome things, so he dragged it out first, and then took it out after the pilot of Changping Prefecture's reform was completed.

If these people still don't recognize it by then, then if they think about it, they will drag it out first.

Taking advantage of the night, a group of officials came out of the yamen of the criminal department, the wind of the summer night, and the chirping of cicadas everywhere.

Xiao Jing stood in front of the eight-character door of the yamen, looking at the ministers and officials who came out one by one, "You can all remember the will of the emperor for our family, don't be sparse, even if you are on it, when this is sparse to the celebrant supervisor, it will all be detained for you!" ”

“.”

All the officials were speechless, and some even tilted their heads to the side, pretending not to hear, Xiao Jing ignored them, and the eunuchs around them carried lanterns and shone on Xiao Jing, and a piece of light floated away.

With tired eyes, he watched Xiao Jing leave with a few eunuchs, and returned to the palace to reply to the decree, and all the officials went to Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian, the three cabinet ministers, to be surrounded.

A waiter from the Ministry of Rites spoke: "A few elders, you have an idea, what should you do now?" ”

Liu Jian frowned when he heard this, "What else can I do, Your Majesty's will has been issued, let me wait to go home, if you can't wait to go home, do you want to live in the old man's house?" The old man's house can't accommodate people like you. ”

"Elder Liu Ge, don't make fun of everyone here, you clearly know that this is not what I am asking."

"And what are you waiting for?"

"Now that the matter has come to this, Your Majesty is clearly helpless, just like one"

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites was dizzy at this time, after all, there were more than 20,000 acres of hidden land in his family, and he subconsciously wanted to say that he was spilling like a child, but he realized that this was a big disrespect, so he hurriedly swallowed it back, and said: "Your Majesty said that you won't let me wait for Shangshu, but how can this Shufu not be missed, what does the elder think?" ”

"The hands are on your own body, and you also have the four treasures of the study, even if you don't have them, you can buy them everywhere, if you can't get it, where can the old man manage it?"

The rest of the people were all stunned, and then the roots of their teeth began to itch, this old fox, let such a slippery person serve as the first assistant of the cabinet, is this the blessing of the country!

After a pause, Liu Jian said again: "It's late at night, everyone hurry back to sleep, so as not to miss the morning court, let's disperse, go back to rest." ”

Speaking of the word early dynasty, Liu Jian bit the sound a little hard, and the people present heard the sound of his words.

This clearly means that the matter was jointly played to His Majesty in the early dynasty.

Liu Gong, the head of the cabinet, is still competent.

(End of chapter)