Chapter 320: Making a Big Trouble in Fengtian Temple (5)
Liu Jian's face was gloomy, he snorted and stepped back with his hands behind his back.
Zhang Yanling sneered and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I also have some questions to ask Chief Li. Please give me your permission."
Zhu Houzhao said: "Yes!"
Zhang Yanling thanked her, turned to look at Li Mengyang and said, "Mr. Li, you can answer my questions or not. I won't force you."
Li Mengyang's face was ashen and he frowned but didn't answer.
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "I have read Chief Li's memorial. It is really full of literary talent and concise words. It is worthy of my reputation as a talented man of the Ming Dynasty. After reading it, I am ashamed of myself."
Li Mengyang said coldly: "Master Zhang, what are you going to say?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Mr. Li, your memorial listed the two diseases, three harms and six gradual changes that occurred in our Ming Dynasty. It is really shocking. I originally thought that our Ming Dynasty was a prosperous era, but who would have expected that I would know after reading it?
It turns out that the bad government of our Ming Dynasty is so bad that the people are hanging upside down and living in dire straits. Mr. Li, I would like to ask, how did the bad government of our Ming Dynasty come about? Did it happen in one day? Or did it only happen in three to five months?"
Li Mengyang said coldly: "How can a bad government only happen in a day or three to five months? It doesn't take a day to freeze three feet. This is just the accumulation of bad things."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "You have insight, so it is the accumulation of abuses over the years that has resulted in the 'two diseases, three harms and six gradual changes' mentioned in your memorial. However, Chief Li, since it was not formed in a short period of time, why didn't Mr. Li do it before?"
What about the bad government affairs mentioned by the superiors?"
Li Mengyang frowned and said, "What do you mean? I didn't understand."
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said, "Then let me ask a more straightforward question. Mr. Li has been in office for more than ten years. In these more than ten years, you have never made any recommendations to the court to deal with bad governance? It has only been a few months since the emperor ascended the throne, and you have already been in this position."
Zhezi? Can you tell me about your psychological journey?"
Li Mengyang frowned and stared at Zhang Yanling without speaking. He did not understand the meaning of Zhang Yanling's words for a while. But his sixth sense told him that there was a trap in Zhang Yanling's words, which seemed to imply something.
There were smart people in the palace. They vaguely heard the implication of Zhang Yanling's words, and they began to sweat coldly.
"Mr. Zhang, what are you going to say? It's just a mess and has no point. Are there so many people here to listen to you asking these things? If you are interested in court affairs, I can find an opportunity to talk to you.
I might as well teach you a few days," Li Dongyang said solemnly.
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "Master Li, I am not interested in the government affairs of the court, but I am interested in other things. For example, why did someone take advantage of this book and speak so poorly of Ming Dynasty not long after the emperor ascended the throne?
What’s your intention?”
"Zhang Yanling, don't talk nonsense. As a minister, you should share the emperor's worries and provide advice for the country. It is the duty of a minister to report to the emperor, praise the merits and acupuncture the shortcomings. What are you doing?" Xie Qian couldn't hold it in anymore.
, shouted loudly.
"Mr. Xie, I understand all this. But what I'm asking is, why now? Why didn't Chief Li get the report before? Why did such a report happen so soon after the emperor ascended the throne?" Zhang Yanling asked.
"Zhang Yanling, what do you mean by this? What are you insinuating?" Liu Jian snapped.
"I'm not insinuating anything. I'm just wondering, did Chief Li do this intentionally to cause problems for the Emperor? Not long after the Emperor came to the throne, Chief Li made a statement and said that the Ming Dynasty was so miserable, and that it had a mountain of abuses.
The people are like hanging upside down. Looking at his excerpts, I feel that I am a Ming Dynasty
The empire of the dynasty is about to end, the building is about to collapse, and the sky is about to fall. Is the Ming Dynasty so unbearable? Are the people already in dire straits? Does that mean that this is the fault of the emperor? As soon as the emperor ascends the throne,
What does Mr. Li mean by doing this?" Zhang Yanling said loudly.
"..."
The ministers in the palace opened their mouths in confusion for the first time today. Even the most stupid person could understand. Zhang Yanling forcibly raised the matter of Li Mengyang's cheating to a new level. This was a frightening and tricky thing.
Angle. It can be said that he is suspected of over-interpreting and forcing false accusations, but once he looks at it from this perspective, he feels that this is not necessarily impossible.
"Your Majesty, I have a report!" Zhang Yanling suddenly saluted Zhu Houzhao loudly.
Zhu Houzhao said coldly: "Say."
Zhang Yanling said: "I believe that Li Mengyang, the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs, has ulterior motives. He has arbitrarily discussed the government policy, attacked our Ming Dynasty, and slandered our Ming Dynasty. In order to make people think that all these bad policies are caused by the emperor's accession to the throne, his intentions are extremely sinister.
.But Chen believes that this matter is very
What Li Mengyang, a small official, can do, there must be someone behind the scenes. I suspect that there is someone in the court who has formed a clique to monopolize power, wants to control the government, monitor the emperor's words and deeds, and in the name of discussing government affairs, tarnish the emperor's reputation and slander the emperor.
In fact, some people have a high-sounding report to discuss bad governance.
In name, it is actually to eliminate dissidents, unite the party and defeat dissidents, to achieve the purpose of controlling the court, and ultimately controlling the emperor. This matter is extremely serious, and we must dig to the bottom to get to the bottom of it. The emperor is the master of our Ming Dynasty, and the majesty of the emperor is inviolable. Anyone who attempts to control it
The court, coercing the emperor
, are all treasonous and unethical acts, and the Emperor will never tolerate this. I said these words today, and I know that I will be unable to move forward in the future and will be criticized everywhere. But for the sake of the Emperor, I will never frown even if I am shattered to pieces. I vow to
Fight to the death with these treacherous ministers in the court!"
There was deathly silence in the main hall, and the breathing of civil and military officials could be heard clearly. Everyone was frozen in place, like clay and wood sculptures.
No one expected that today's meeting would be so explosive. Originally, they thought it would be a one-sided liquidation of the Zhang brothers and the punishment of Liu Jin and others. The outer court was united and prepared to pursue and fight fiercely. This time, they would be eliminated
Disharmonious factors in the inner court hit the Zhang family brother
This brother, a cancer in the eyes of the outer court, has frightened those die-hard elements in the noble group who refused to give up their illusions. It was originally a court meeting that could kill two birds with one stone and achieve great results. However, now, it has evolved into the current situation.
It’s really unbelievable and unbelievable.
Several important ministers in the outer court probably never dreamed that Zhang Yanling would directly make the matter bigger, regardless of the consequences. The previous evaluation believed that Zhang Yanling would never dare to cause too much trouble, and would eventually compromise. Because Xun Xun
This is true for all relatives. In order to preserve their glory and wealth, they have no courage to do anything drastic.
But this Yan Ling obviously exceeded their expectations. This guy is a desperado who is afraid of chaos in the world, and does not consider any consequences at all.