After discussing the issue of posthumous title of Xu Jin, Jiajing became a little excited. Eunuch Bi immediately said loudly with great considerateness: "If you have a memorial, you will leave the court without memorial."

"I have a memorial." Luo Qinshun, the Minister of Rites, immediately stood up and said loudly.

Jiajing raised his hand slightly and said calmly: "What's the matter with Luo Qing's family?"

"Emperor, a strong earthquake occurred in Mount Tai a few days ago. Tai'an County, Xintai County, Feicheng County and Laiwu County were all affected, especially Tai'an County, where hundreds of houses collapsed, the people were seriously affected, and the people's hearts were floating. Please tell me how to calm people's hearts?"

As the ministers expected, Luo Shangshu mentioned the Taishan earthquake as soon as he opened his mouth, which is also the thing that everyone is most concerned about now. The imperial edict to send disaster relief to the local government was issued two days ago, but the emperor still has no explanation for how to appease the people.

Jiajing couldn't help but feel angry. In fact, during the three days of stopping court, there were many ministers who reported to the Taishan earthquake. Some even took the opportunity to accuse him of beating the censors a few months ago and killing two people. Such brutal suppression of remarks was not done by the wise king. This caused the furious anger of the heavens and triggered the Taishan earthquake.

What's more annoying is that some censors even vaguely reminded him to issue a "self-crime edict" to apologize to God, and rehabilitate the innocent censors who were sceptered by the court, and all punishments were revoked. The two censors who died should be given generous pensions.

In addition, ministers impeached the three old men in the cabinet to rank them, which roughly meant that they were scolded for occupying the pit and not shitting, and failed to fulfill their responsibilities as assistant ministers of the cabinet, and requested that the three of them be removed and other people with real skills be replaced.

Among them, Zhao Wenhua, the chief minister of the Ministry of Justice, pointed the sharpest memorial, pointing directly at the cabinet's chief assistant Fei Hong, and clearly stated that he had three crimes. First: using power for personal gain, secretly operated, and promoted his second son Fei Maozhong; second: destroying the fairness and fairness of the imperial examination. His eldest son Fei Maoxian was the result of the exchange of interests (Note: Fei Maoxian finally passed the imperial examination this year); third: Fei Hong has made no achievements since entering the cabinet (Jobs are busy all day long), and has not fulfilled his responsibilities as a counselor to the emperor, and his virtue and talent are not worthy of his position.

Zhao Wenhua's impeachment complaint is not unviolent. If it is shot, Fei Hong will at least lose his official position and may even be convicted and imprisoned.

Especially the second content of the impeachment - destroying the fairness and justice of the imperial examination. This crime is quite serious. You should know that the imperial examination is the only way for scholars all over the world to change their destiny. It is their belief in their minds, which is sacred and inviolable. Who dares to break the rules of the imperial examination? No matter whether you are the chief minister or the king of heaven, I will drown you with saliva.

For example, the "Imperial Examination Fraud Cases" in the Hongzhi Dynasty caused a lot of controversy, and the great talent Tang Yin failed because of this, and was deprived of fame and fortune, and he would not be allowed to take the exam again for life. From then on, the talented man in Tang Dynasty was slumped and lingered in a romantic place, drinking all day long to drown his sorrows, and ended in gloom. The examiner Cheng Minzheng at that time was dismissed. If it weren't for the protection of the cabinet at that time, Li Dongyang, the chief minister of the cabinet, he would probably have split his head.

In the Ming Dynasty, the high school of the cabinet ministers was not a good thing for them. As the saying goes, it is inevitable that people will doubt it. The cabinet minister, such as Zhang Juzheng, who was powerful in the world, was also scolded for his son in high school. Some cabinet ministers were unable to stand the doubts and insults, and forced his son who passed the imperial examination and did not allow him to take the imperial examination. It was not until he retired seventeen years later that he allowed his son to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination. This man was not ordinary tragic and wasted seventeen years of time.

Of course, there are also people who are the sons of the cabinet chief and are not scolded in high school, and the winner is the top scorer. This person is the talented man Yang Shen and the son of the cabinet chief Yang Tinghe.

Yang Shen won the top scorer, and no one in the court dared to boycott him. There was no way. This gentleman was so talented and truly talented that everyone thought that he deserved the top scorer, and not winning the top scorer was abnormal.

Fei Hong's eldest son Fei Maoxian is far behind Yang Shen. Fei Maoxian took the exam twice as a scholar, twice as a juren, and three times as a Jinshi. How can this level be compared with the talented Yang Shen? So it is normal to be questioned.

Zhao Wenhua seized this point and impeached Fei Hong. The entry point was not harsh. In addition, at this critical moment, he was simply desperate. It is said that Master Fei had already voluntarily submitted a letter to resign and avoid suspicion. However, the emperor stopped court these days, and all the memorials that had taken the lead were like stones sinking to the sea.

In fact, Jiajing still reads the memorial book in the past three days after the resignation of the court. The reason why he kept the memorial book and did not publish it was actually a sign of escape. After all, the Taishan earthquake was not good for him, the emperor, and Jiajing did not think that he had done anything that was angry with heaven and people, so he was unwilling to issue a "self-criminal edict" and could not afford to lose his face.

However, Luo Qinshun, the Minister of Rites, did not know how to compassionate with the will of the saint. As soon as he came up, he mentioned the incident of the Taishan earthquake and asked Jiajing how to calm the people's hearts. It was obvious that it was because it was embarrassing the emperor.

This is Jiajing. If it were Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di, Luo Shangshu would not be enough to cut off even if he had eight heads.

Jiajing's face was cold and quiet, so quiet that it was heard. At this moment, the cabinet chief Fei Hong slowly walked out, knelt down on the imperial road, took off his black hat and placed it solemnly on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "I am old, weak and sick, I beg the emperor to return home, and beg the emperor to beg for the mercy of his bones."

The civil and military ministers present looked at Fei Hong's hunched back with different expressions, and his mood was difficult to understand. To be honest, Fei Hong is kind and broad-minded. Although his ability is not as good as Yang Tinghe and Yang Yiqing, he worked diligently when he served as the chief assistant, worked hard without credit, but ended up in a sad ending, which is a pity!

The second servant Jin Xianmin opened his mouth, but in the end he did not persuade him. In this case, Fei Hong should have resigned from suspicion, and the emperor could not issue an edict to blame himself, so Fei Hong naturally had to take the blame.

A hint of gratitude flashed in Zhu Houcong's eyes. The reason for Fei Hong's resignation was because he was old and weak and sick, but everyone knew that he had stood up and took the blame and attributed the Taishan earthquake to himself.

Zhu Houhuo coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Fei, please get up quickly. I don't allow you to ask for a break. As for your poor health, I allow you to recuperate at home and don't have to come to court every day."

"Thank you for your kindness!" Fei Hong put the black shiny on and returned it to the civil servant queue.

However, everyone understands that Fei Hong's resignation is a foregone conclusion. Although the emperor did not allow Fei Hong to resign, he allowed him to rest at home and not attend court. This is a signal.

Because officials of the level of Fei Hong are not allowed to slap their butts and leave with just one resignation. At least three or four times have to resign back and forth, and the emperor tried to keep them three or four times to be in line with etiquette.

That's right, the ancients were so "hypocritical". For example, Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of Song Dynasty, clearly wanted to be the emperor, but in the end he was "reluctant" to put on the yellow robe in his body, and reluctantly sat on the throne of the emperor. To describe it in a slander, he wanted to stand up as a archway after being a cousin.
Chapter completed!