After hearing what Emperor Hongzhi said, Bai Ang quickly lowered his head to the ground and said in great fear.
"Get up."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Bai Ang coldly and said very calmly.
"Since Xie Aiqing has no way to continue the investigation, I think this case will be left to others to investigate."
Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, Xie Qian was slightly disappointed. He bowed his hands slightly and returned to his position. It was obvious that Emperor Hongzhi did not trust him now.
Such a big case was handed over to him, and he didn't find out anything. It was also implicated in the massacre of several grain merchants. It was reasonable that Emperor Hongzhi would choose another person to investigate.
It's just that as a cabinet minister, I lost the trust of the emperor, and my life will be difficult in the future.
But he doesn't have time to think about this matter now, because who Emperor Hongzhi will send to continue investigating this case is the big deal right now.
Of course, not only Xie Qian, but also other ministers in the court were nervous. Some ministers were afraid of trouble and did not want to be involved in this quagmire. They were afraid of being named by Emperor Hongzhi.
Some ministers are hesitant to give it a try. This is also a good opportunity to become famous. As long as this matter can be handled well, will there be no chance for Jian to rise in the emperor's heart in the future?
There are also some ministers who are trembling secretly, fearing that if this matter continues to be investigated and implicated endlessly, once they are implicated, it will be over.
"Xiao Jing~"
Emperor Hongzhi read out a name coldly.
As Emperor Hongzhi read out Xiao Jing's name, the officials couldn't help but widen their eyes.
In the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs were a force that could not be ignored. Among the good eunuchs were Zheng He, the Three Treasures eunuch who made seven voyages to the West. Xiao Jing is also considered a good eunuch now.
As for the eunuchs with a bad reputation, there are too many, too many, from Wang Zhen, who encouraged Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Qizhen to go on a personal expedition during the Tumubao Incident, to Wang Zhi of Xichang (Yu Yu), who made people famous during the Xianzong period of the previous dynasty.
The prototype of Huatian), each of them is the master who makes the civil servants hate and gnash their teeth.
The civil servants and officials of the Ming Dynasty disliked eunuchs very much, especially the former Emperor Xianzong who liked to rely heavily on the power of eunuchs and factory guards.
In the 13th year of Chenghua's reign, Emperor Xianzong established a West Factory alone. Together with the original Dongchang and Jinyiwei, almost the entire Chenghua Dynasty fell under the high pressure of the spy organization.
peaceful.
After finally surviving the Chenghua Dynasty, Emperor Hongzhi ushered in. This Emperor Hongzhi was a good man and an emperor who was close to civil servants. Therefore, as soon as Emperor Hongzhi came to power, both the eunuchs in the palace and the factory guards were dealt a heavy blow.
, the life of the ministers became easier.
Everyone went home to drink and talk without having to worry about being monitored by factory guards. Everyone even dared to point at Emperor Hongzhi and spray his face with smear. In this way, a world without eunuchs and factory guards would be a disaster for these civil servants.
It is said that this is the real good life, this is what the Ming Dynasty should have been like, and this is what the Ming Dynasty ZTE should be like.
But now, Emperor Hongzhi actually read out Xiao Jing's name. Who was Xiao Jing? He was the largest eunuch in the Ming Dynasty, the boss of the ceremonial department, and he also led the Jinyiwei and Dongchang.
If such an eunuch were placed in the Chenghua Dynasty, given the personality of Emperor Xianzong, this Xiao Jing would probably be a character that would frighten the officials. But in the Hongzhi Dynasty, this Xiao Jing would be the same as Emperor Hongzhi, a good old man.
There is no sense of existence.
Since Emperor Hongzhi came to power, he has relied heavily on the power of civil servants and has never used the power of eunuchs and factory guards. This is what the officials like the most about Emperor Hongzhi.
Good ministers are far away from villains. Naturally, all civil servants are virtuous ministers. These villains are eunuchs and factory guards. If one more is added, military commanders and nobles can also be included in them.
Now that Emperor Hongzhi named Xiao Jing, he obviously wanted the eunuchs and factory guards to investigate the matter thoroughly. This was something that had never happened before, and it was also the thing that the courtiers were most afraid of.
As for being an official, there are still a few honest officials like Ximen Bao, Zhao Guanghan, and Xu Yougong. Especially when the salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty was indeed too low, everyone wanted to live a more decent life. How much is this butt?
They are all unclean.
Eunuchs and factory guards do not get involved in the court affairs. Everyone is an official, so they can naturally understand each other, so there will be no problems.
But once the eunuchs and factory guards get involved, everyone will have a hard time, and a casual investigation can make everyone skinned and weeded.
Everyone finally deceived Emperor Hongzhi and made him trust his ministers and not rely on the power of eunuchs and factory guards. Unexpectedly, Emperor Hongzhi now wants Xiao Jing to investigate this matter. Then, even if he is destroyed again,
It would be impossible to suppress this case even if a dozen or dozens of people were lost.
What's more, the power of the eunuchs and factory guards was refreshing for a while, and it was always nice to use it. If Emperor Hongzhi fell in love with relying on the power of eunuchs and factory guards in the future, the terrifying shadow of Chenghua Dynasty might once again envelope the Ming Dynasty.
Sky.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this~"
Before Xiao Jing could reply, a large number of ministers immediately stood up, and their eyes were all red with anxiety. Now it is no longer about the theft of food from the Dezhou and Linqing warehouses. This is about the ability of the ministers in the future.
A major issue came up that could not gain the trust and reliance of Emperor Hongzhi. Even Liu Jian and Li Dongyang stood up to stop Emperor Hongzhi.
The only group that did not react much was the generals and nobles group. For them, no matter whether they were civil servants or eunuchs, they would not be in power anyway. They had the iron power passed down from their ancestors.
Just have a job and live your own life in peace.
However, Zhang Mao still looked at each other with a few familiar people, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
Everyone has already figured out Emperor Hongzhi's temperament clearly, and everyone can basically guess what kind of reaction he will have.
If something like this happened, if Emperor Hongzhi's temperament had been followed in the past, he would probably have asked another minister to investigate. In the end, nothing would be found, and then the matter would be left alone.
But who would have thought that now Emperor Hongzhi was going to ask Xiao Jing to investigate this matter, and was going to use the power of eunuchs and factory guards to investigate. This is really surprising, no one thought of this.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems that this matter is too big, and these grain merchants are too greedy. Two hundred coins per pound of grain is simply unheard of.
The key is that after such a big thing happened, these people still wanted to deal with Emperor Hongzhi in this way, and they went too far.
It is estimated that Emperor Hongzhi now distrusted these civil servants, so he thought of reusing the power of eunuchs and factory guards.
Although the power of the eunuchs and factory guards is huge, in the final analysis, these powers are also the power of the emperor. The key lies in whether the emperor has thought about using this power and whether it is necessary to use this power.
In the past, Emperor Hongzhi trusted his ministers and let everyone do everything. Naturally, the eunuchs and factory guards had no sense of existence. Now Emperor Hongzhi does not trust them and feels that he has been deceived. Naturally, he will think of using the eunuchs and factory guards.
The power of factory guards.
In the entire Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongzhi was the only one who did not utilize the power of eunuchs and factory guards. After his death, Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao of the Ming Dynasty quickly rebuilt the West Factory and reused eunuchs and factory guards.
Some people even said that if Emperor Chongzhen could make use of the power of eunuchs and factory guards, maybe the Ming Dynasty could still continue.
Without eunuchs and factory guards, the Ming Emperor was nothing more than a puppet controlled by civil servants.
