Chapter 321: Making a Big Trouble in Fengtian Palace (6)
Zhu Houzhao sat on the throne, clenching his fists, frowning, and was lost in some thoughts.
For Zhu Houzhao, today's court meeting was more exciting than any other court meeting since he ascended the throne. Starting from the first court meeting after ascending to the throne, each court meeting actually made him more and more disappointed and tired.
It was indeed exciting at first. The novelty of ruling the world, the sense of accomplishment of having ministers crawling in front of him, and the joy of having supreme power all made Zhu Houzhao excited. However, as time went by, he became bored and lengthy.
During the court discussions, every decision he wanted to make was rejected by the ministers with various irrefutable reasons. After struggling hard to no avail, Zhu Houzhao lost the excitement and felt disappointed and angry.
He finally discovered that although he was the emperor, he could not act according to his own ideas. He had to endure endless boring preaching, bossy advice that he thought he was wise, and reminders in his ears all the time.
"Your Majesty, this must be done, otherwise there will be serious consequences."
"Your Majesty, this matter goes against precedent, and precedent cannot be violated."
"Your Majesty, this matter should be done this way, this way, this way. This is the best countermeasure. Your Majesty must listen to your ministers."
"Your Majesty, as a human king, how can you have your own way? You should follow the good and accept advice."
"Your Majesty, this cannot be done."
"Your Majesty, you can't do that."
"emperor……"
"Emperor..."
These voices make Zhu Houzhao more and more bored. He can't handle anything according to his own ideas. They can find thorns in even a small matter. Although they are respectful most of the time, Zhu Houzhao is not a fool.
, he could feel that behind the respect, those officials actually doubted his ability. In their hearts, they probably didn't think that he could be a good emperor.
Perhaps they all believe from the bottom of their hearts that only what they handle is correct, and only they are qualified to manage this country. If others, even the emperor, do not listen to them, they are being self-willed and blocking their opinions.
, which is contempt and disrespect for courtiers.
Zhu Houzhao also somewhat understood why his father always looked tired and overworked when he was alive. His father always seemed to be discussing government affairs and dealing with government affairs anytime and anywhere, and was busy all the time.
At that time, I once thought, are there so many difficult things to do in the court? Are there so many government affairs to deal with? Is it necessary to forget about food and sleep, day and night, anytime and anywhere? Is it necessary for the courtiers to run into the palace in the middle of the night to arrest my father?
Are you awakened from sleep to discuss government affairs?
After it was his turn to become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao finally understood something. It wasn't that his father refused to rest, but he really couldn't. These people pestered his father every day and would argue for a long time about everything.
They all want to persuade their father to act according to their ideas. Father must
He spent a lot of energy to deal with them. My father was a diligent and generous person, and he also respected his ministers. In most cases, he patiently persuaded them and reached a common consensus. This may be what my father will always do.
Probably because I never have time to spare and always look exhausted.
Zhu Houzhao thought more than once, should he be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty like his father? Do he want to be the same as his father, and do nothing with these ministers? Zhu Houzhao felt that he could not do it. It must be a painful thing.
Extreme things, when
If he is not happy after becoming the emperor, then what does it mean to be the emperor? He definitely does not want to be like his father, being tied up by these ministers all his life, listening to their preaching and reasons all the time. He, Zhu Houzhao, does not want to be his father.
Such an emperor.
But Zhu Houzhao also understood that he still needed this group of people to help him govern the country, but he could not completely deny the ability of the officials in the outer court. His father also made a speech before his death. His father's coffin had not even been buried yet, and he himself
I couldn't just blatantly ignore my father's final words.
As a result, Zhu Houzhao began to avoid court meetings, avoid lectures on scripture banquets, and began to slack off. In this way, he resisted the constraints of officials and tested the patience of courtiers. Once he felt angry, Zhu Houzhao would follow their ideas
After following their wishes for a few days and calming down their anger, they would repeat their old tricks again. Zhu Houzhao even enjoyed the feeling of deliberately going against them.
Zhu Houzhao actually didn't think too much about today's incident at first. He just thought it was just another cliché of the outer court officials looking for trouble. He also felt that he could protect Liu Jin and the others, so he didn't care.
It was not until the development of the matter exceeded expectations that the outer court demanded that Liu Jin and others be severely punished, and Liu Jin and others actually confessed their crimes, Zhu Houzhao felt uneasy in his heart. The only group of people around him who he could trust tried their best to make himself
The happy people are Liu Jin and the others. Zhu Houzhao definitely does not want things to develop to this point.
After Zhang Yanling said these words, Zhu Houzhao suddenly came to his senses. The outer court was not simply looking for trouble today. They might really want to use this to eliminate the people around them, so as to make themselves into no one.
A situation that you can rely on.
They may have realized that they are no longer what they expected, obediently allowing themselves to be manipulated by them, respectfully listening to their opinions and teachings, and acting in accordance with their ideas, so they took a step forward.
Think of the memorial that Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, submitted not long ago, and his behavior of pointing fingers at the affairs in the inner court. Comparing the two, we can clearly detect this. Perhaps starting from that memorial, Liu Jian
Then it is very possible that he is thinking of taking action against the inner court to achieve some purpose.
Moreover, it is indeed difficult to explain how Li Mengyang knew what happened in the palace. Is it true that as Zhang Yanling said, there were people in the inner court who colluded with others, and his every move was under the control of others?
When you think about it carefully, this thing is really creepy.
"Your Majesty, I can't bear the nonsense of Jianchang Hou. This person is completely a mad dog. He bites and bites indiscriminately, lest the Ming Dynasty remain in chaos. Such people must be severely punished. I dare to ask the Emperor to
It is decreed that Zhang Yanling be dismissed from his official position and a thorough investigation will be carried out immediately." Liu Jian's old voice interrupted Zhu Houzhao's thoughts and pulled him back from his troubled thoughts.
"What?" Zhu Houzhao frowned.
"I ask the emperor to immediately punish Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, to stop his nonsense and disrupt the imperial court." Liu Jian repeated angrily.
Zhu Houzhao laughed.
"Why should we punish the Marquis of Jianchang? I think what he said is right? At least it's not entirely wrong. For example... how did he know about the things in the palace and my drinking at night? Didn't you listen?
Is that what the Marquis of Jianchang said? Don't you think it's strange?" Zhu Houzhao said.
Liu Jian frowned and said: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, the smile on his face became colder and his voice became louder.
"Liu Shoufu, dear friends, I don't completely agree with what the Marquis Jianchang said. For example, if someone wants to control me and purge the people around me, I think this is a bit suspicious. But what about Li Mengyang?
If you know what is going on in the palace, you must find out. Li Mengyang, I ask you to explain this matter well in front of all the ministers, how about it?"