Amid a burst of wailing, Zhang Juzheng seemed to have decided to leave.
With a firm look on his face, he first bowed three times to the young emperor in the pavilion, then took off his first-rank official hat and put it aside politely.
This is called quitting one's job.
Seeing the chief assistant give up his choice on the spot...
At this moment, it was like a hornet's nest had been stabbed. Hundreds of officials were in a noisy group, and some of them were shocked and turned pale, wailing to dissuade them.
"No, Grand Master, no!"
There was also an angry look on his face, and he maintained the same position as the Grand Master and Chief Assistant.
"I also beg for the bones!"
"Please resign, retire and return home!"
For a time, the crowd in Xiyuan was excited, and the voices of those who wanted to resign could not be stopped. The chaotic scene was like a vegetable market.
With these roars, the ministers cried bitterly, beat their chests and stamped their feet, not to mention Zheng Shuyi, who was showing off her flowers, and a group of concubines and maids, whose faces turned pale with fright.
Even Shen Lie began to feel pain in his head, and his head began to buzz again.
Okay!
This acting skill, this energy, the veins popping out on his forehead, this posture seems to be tearing Xiyuan apart.
This doesn't look like a group of scholars in their 50s or 60s. They have nothing to do with being weak. Their fighting prowess is simply off the charts.
At this moment, Shen Lie finally opened his eyes.
The monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty are really a bunch of weird people. First, the emperor gave up and ignored the government affairs, and now the chief minister has to resign with his ministers!
Playing house?
How can the court avoid chaos by doing this?
Looking at this familiar scene, Shen Lie couldn't help but be speechless. He seemed to have seen this scene before. Isn't it the same as the Western Parliament?
I dare you to fight in Western parliaments. The quarrels are learned from our Ming Dynasty!
As he looked around, he saw all kinds of things in the world. Shen Lie couldn't help but curse in his heart. These adults were all born in the wrong era.
If we were born in a modern society, and everyone would be an experienced actor, they would surely receive Oscar statuettes with every snot in their noses and tears in their eyes.
In chaos.
Shen Lie looked at Zhu Yijun worriedly.
At this moment, the young emperor finally couldn't stand it anymore. His immature face turned red, and he didn't know whether he was angry or angry. His slightly fat expression was trembling.
"I, I..."
Seeing the emperor trembling with anger from the ministers, he could not even speak. His slightly fat and tender face turned red and white, obviously he was extremely angry.
Concubine Zheng and a group of concubines were busy beside her.
Shen Lie couldn't help but worry about him.
This is a difficult situation.
No matter how young and confident the emperor is, he is still an eighteen-year-old boy. How many scheming can he have?
Obviously, the emperor has no experience in dealing with the crowds of ministers forcing the palace, and he is already panicking at this moment.
I think so.
If Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, led the cabinet, six ministries, and Yushitai officials to resign en masse, how could he still be the emperor?
Shen Lie secretly looked at Zhu Yijun who was standing stupidly in the pavilion. Looking at his flushed face, he felt really sweaty for him.
Shen Lie felt that he actually had some regrets in his heart, but the neck of an eighteen-year-old boy was stiff and he was still young and energetic.
I was wrong.
It is absolutely impossible to say these words.
So the stalemate could only continue like this.
Time passed by minute by second, and the ministers had had enough crying, or maybe they were tired, so they all calmed down and continued to kneel outside the pavilion to hold up the body.
The young emperor also calmed down, and just looked at Zhang Juzheng and the ministers with cold eyes. He must have been extremely angry in his heart.
Angry, anxious, and at a loss.
Shen Lie secretly moved his sore legs and feet again, sighing in his heart. Only after witnessing this drama of forcing a woman to be imprisoned did she understand what ridiculous things happened in the Wanli Dynasty.
This drama seems like a farce, but it is so dangerous.
At this time, it seems that the only person who can resolve the confrontation between monarch and ministers is the real behind-the-scenes helmsman of the empire, Queen Mother Li.
Shen Lie wiped his sweat and moved his sore legs and feet while secretly observing.
At this time, some sensible Dongchang officials had sneaked away long ago. The situation was out of control, so they had to report it to the chief eunuch Feng Bao.
Presumably Feng Bao had no other solution. He could only ask Empress Dowager Li to take charge of the overall situation.
Finally, after the ministers knelt for two full hours, the incomparably beautiful Queen Mother Li appeared, accompanied by the eunuch Feng Bao.
The Yulin Army and Dongchang fans who were on guard not far away were relieved. They quickly cheered up and roared, and then knelt down in unison.
"The Queen Mother is here!"
Following a loud song from the Dongchang stall, a dignified and noble middle-aged beautiful woman with a phoenix crown and a beautiful robe slowly walked over, escorted by palace maids, eunuchs and imperial guards.
At this moment, the ministers who were kneeling on the ground seemed to have seen the savior, and they turned around and saluted the beautiful woman with their foreheads.
"I pay homage to the Queen Mother!"
"Happy Queen Mother!"
Amid another burst of noise, Shen Lie secretly raised his head and looked at the real helmsman of the Ming Empire, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
This was completely different from the image of the empress dowager he had imagined. The empress dowager of the Ming Dynasty was only around thirty years old. She was wearing a crimson palace dress and looked extremely beautiful.
I saw the Queen Mother moving lightly. The loose palace clothes could not hide her plump and graceful figure. Against the backdrop of the crimson clothes, her fair and charming face was slightly frosty.
So beautiful, so graceful, so dignified and elegant.
Is this the Queen Mother?
Shen Lie only took a few peeks and quickly lowered his head, muttering in his heart that the Queen Mother was too young.
It's right on second thought.
In these days, a woman could get married at the age of fourteen. There were many people who gave birth to children at the age of sixteen or seventeen. She was not yet twenty when she gave birth to the emperor. Now she is really the age for a young woman to show her love.
Keep your head down.
Hearing the ministers crying for their father and mother, Shen Lie looked at the emperor worriedly, and saw that the emperor's already livid face was slightly pale.
Maybe my mind would be completely blank at this point.
Following the gentle steps of Empress Dowager Li, she slowly walked to the edge of the pavilion under the admiration of all the courtiers, and looked over with a pair of phoenix eyes.
Zheng Shuyi and all the concubines and maids trembled with fright and hurriedly bowed down.
"My concubine comes to see the Queen Mother."
Shen Lie also followed the local customs and hurriedly followed Zheng Shuyi and others to worship. He looked at the embroidered shoes covered by the Queen Mother's luxurious phoenix robe with the corner of his eye.
The embroidered shoes stopped.
After a while.
Shen Lie heard the emperor's calm voice: "The emperor pays homage to his mother."
But Empress Dowager Li didn't speak, she just stood there calmly, saying nothing. Presumably, her graceful and dignified pretty face was filled with sorrow at this moment.
After a while.
Shen Lie lowered his head, and the Queen Mother's soft voice rang in his ears: "Your Majesty, please admit your mistake to the Grand Master and all the officials."
Her voice was very soft and pleasant, but a little helpless, a little weak, and seemed to have a touch of sadness, which represented the entanglement of this beautiful empress dowager at the moment.
