Chapter 2081: Demoted and resigned! Who will be the winner?
"Hmph, you still have the nerve to mention this matter! If my Marquis Chen were still here, how could he be as incompetent as you!"
Zhu Gaolie slammed the inkstone on the desk onto Gu Xuanbing's forehead, "Pass on my order to remove Gu Xuanbing from the post of Secretary of the Ministry of War and throw him into a prison to await his fate!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Gu Xuanbing's face changed drastically and he kept begging.
However, Zhu Gaolie just waved his hand, and the imperial guards came in from outside and dragged Gu Xuanbing down.
"What a waste!"
When Zhu Gaolie saw Gu Xuanbing being dragged down, he let out a breath of hatred.
Peng An, who was on the side until now, said cautiously: "Your Majesty, removing this person from his post will probably not help. Since the Jiuli clan is testing this time, if they cannot be severely deterred, they will inevitably have different intentions..."
"..."
Zhu Gaolie's face was gloomy.
When Emperor Ming Zhu Gaozhen was in power, envoys from the surrounding realms came to court one after another. Who dared to test him?
Now it's his turn. It's good that the Jiuli clan tried to test him as soon as they arrived, making it clear that they didn't take him seriously!
As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, if he took action directly, it would inevitably be disgraceful.
However, when he counted all the ministers under his command, he found that there was not even a single person who could be useful!
"Where is Zhang Taiyue?"
Zhu Gaolie suddenly asked.
Peng An's face changed slightly and he whispered: "Go back, your Majesty, Zhang Taiyue is missing..."
"Huh? Missing?"
Zhu Gaolie suddenly turned his head to look at him, "What's going on?"
Peng An quickly said: "The last time Chen Hou fought against the Qing King, the person I arranged to monitor Zhang Taiyue disappeared... Later, I sent people to look for him, but there was still no whereabouts of him..."
Having said this, he paused, gritted his teeth, and said, "Besides Zhang Taiyue, Qi Yuanjing, Jia Shi'an, Yu Tingyi and others are also missing and their whereabouts are unknown!"
"What?! Why are you reporting this now!"
Zhu Gaolie's face turned cold.
Calculated in this way, all the important ministers of Ming Emperor Zhu Gaozhen have disappeared!
In a sense, it is completely out of control!
Peng An was startled and fell to his knees with a frightened sound. He quickly said: "Your Majesty, forgive me. I have found some clues about this matter. I am worried that it will be spread out and cause problems. I did not intend to hide it from Your Majesty!"
"What clue?"
Zhu Gaolie asked with a cold face.
Peng An was shocked and said: "It's like this. I found some traces of Buddha's power in some missing officials, and His Highness the Prince seems to be quite close to the Buddha's lineage..."
"Prince..."
A cold light flashed in Zhu Gaolie's eyes.
He has not forgotten what happened when his good son stabbed him.
The reason why he did not touch the other party was because he was concerned about the Ming Emperor Zhu Gaozhen. Now that Zhu Gaozhen was missing, the court was not yet completely stable, and he had never found a suitable opportunity.
After all, deposing the crown prince would inevitably shake the country's foundation, and even he was quite cautious about this.
But I didn't expect that Zhu Zhaoting would be related to these missing courtiers!
These missing ministers were all members of the Ming Emperor Zhu Gaozhen, and they could support a court. If Zhu Zhaoting secretly snatched these people away, his ambition would be obvious!
"Get up!"
Zhu Gaolie glanced at Peng An and said, "Look into this matter carefully and remember not to alert the enemy!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Peng An secretly thought that it was lucky that he agreed to this matter one after another.
However, the matter of Prince Zhu Zhaoting was not urgent. What was really before their eyes was the matter of the Jiuli envoy.
Peng An's eyes flashed, and he suddenly said: "Your Majesty, since the Jiuli clan has taken action, why not let Qing Wang Yang Fan temporarily act as Minister of War to receive the Jiuli envoy?"
"That's all we have to do!"
Zhu Gaolie's heart moved, he thought for a while, and finally nodded slowly.
If there was really no one available, how could he be willing to do this? But now, he could only pinch his nose and admit it.
And at this time.
The news that Pingyuan Marquis Gu Xuanbing had lost his state status in front of the Jiuli envoy and was dismissed from the post of Minister of War also spread. The details of how he had lost his state status were also gradually spread.
Suddenly, one stone stirred up thousands of waves.
Especially when I heard that Gu Xuanbing couldn't even hit Jiuli Envoy, and even said he didn't dare, which made many people break their guard.
"This good-for-nothing, His Majesty only dismissed him from his position and didn't kill him. It's such a blessing from God!"
"Gu Xuanbing is a prince in vain!"
"It is unreasonable for the Jiuli clan to be so domineering. We must teach them a lesson!"
They had long been accustomed to the sight of people from all over the world coming to court when Ming Emperor Zhu Gaozhen was in power, so they had developed a superior mentality. At this time, the huge gap inevitably made it difficult to balance.
For a time, everyone was dissatisfied with the Jiuli clan.
In particular, I feel that the Jiuli clan was originally the loser. Now that they have been accepted by the Ming Dynasty, they should be grateful. Such behavior will naturally be labeled as the following criminals.
Coupled with the "Da Ming Times" report on this matter, the public was furious for a while, and some even shouted slogans to expel the Jiuli clan from the world.
But Yang Fan, who was originally watching a good show in the palace of the Qing Dynasty, received a new order.
"May I temporarily take over the position of Minister of War?"
Old God Yang Fan was sitting on the chair.
He looked at Peng An, who came to convey the order, without any intention of getting up, and said calmly, "Although I am willing to help His Majesty, I was injured in the Qianqing Palace last time... I am afraid it will be difficult for me to take on this responsibility!"
"Injured?"
The corner of Peng An's mouth twitched.
He looked at Yang Fan's flushed face and full of energy, but he couldn't seem to be hurt at all.
However, at this time, he could only bite the bullet and said: "I didn't expect that the prince was injured last time. However, God has a medical master Li Sanqi. Our family immediately went to invite him to diagnose and treat the prince."
, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
Yang Fan shook his head and said: "The so-called concealment of diseases and avoidance of medical treatment, I, the king, just can't see a doctor, and maybe more diseases will be discovered. Wouldn't it make it even more difficult for me to sleep at night?"
After several refusals in a row.
Peng An forced down the anger in his heart, but still said in a consultative tone: "If the prince has any ideas, you might as well tell him. As long as you are willing to share your worries for your majesty, I am sure your majesty will consider it."
The implication is that as long as you are willing to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, there are requirements, so feel free to ask for them.
As soon as he said this, Yang Fan immediately felt no longer sleepy.
He immediately said: "What are you asking for? How can I make any request to share His Majesty's worries?"
Having said that, Yang Fan didn't hesitate when it came to making requests.
"When Emperor Ming first came to power, he promised me the position of the Four Imperial Guards. Unfortunately, the decree was hijacked by bad guys, which makes me regret it to this day. I wonder if your majesty can fulfill my little wish now?