Li Dongyang stretched out his hand to pull Xie Qian and said warmly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xie is jealous of evil and worried about state affairs. Your Majesty, please don't blame me."
Xie Qian also realized that he was a little reckless. He had already stepped forward, but now he hurriedly bowed and stepped back.
Zhu Houzhao said: "I don't blame him, I don't blame him. It's just that... I don't know how to make a decision at the moment."
Li Dongyang said warmly: "Does the Emperor have any concerns?"
Zhu Houzhao frowned and said: "Although Liu Jin and the others were wrong, they have followed me for so many years and are loyal to me. There is also the Marquis of Jianchang, who is my uncle. Does the Queen Mother know about this? Also, Jianchang
Hou is the son-in-law of Mr. Xu, the Duke of Dingguo. Does Mr. Xu know?"
Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty, you must not be emotional. We must put the Ming Dynasty and the country as our top priority. Your Majesty, don't worry. Your ministers will be responsible for everything. Your Majesty only needs to give the report accurately. The ministers and others will take care of the rest."
Zhu Houzhao frowned and lowered his head in silence. Liu Jian said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I came here today with the determination that the Emperor must accurately play. Every time I think about the gathering of treacherous villains around the Emperor, I feel worried.
Burning, I can't sleep at night. If the emperor does not allow this memorial, I will not be able to give up."
These words were already threatening. From Liu Jian's mouth, it meant that he was very angry. Although Liu Jian was arrogant, he never failed to behave in front of the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao still lowered his head and said nothing, his slender fingers just interlocked together, and his nails dug into his flesh. It could be seen that there was a strong psychological struggle in his heart. Facing the situation in front of him, it would be wrong to say that he was not afraid.
It's possible, but a stubborn boy has his own stubbornness.
Zhu Houzhao raised his head, sighed and said: "Three bachelors, I still think that this matter needs to be thought twice. I can't play it accurately at this moment. I haven't figured out something yet. My father said that in a hurry,
Don't make decisions, you have to think carefully before acting. So I..."
"Your Majesty, can it be that the hard work and loyalty of these veterans and the Ming Dynasty cannot equal the status of those treacherous villains in the eyes of the Emperor?" Liu Jian shouted sternly.
Zhu Houzhao's face turned pale and he said in a trembling voice: "You... you can't say that. I'm not saying I won't agree, I'm saying... you have to think about it carefully."
"Think carefully? If the emperor is so cautious, why don't you think about the consequences before sneaking out of the capital? Why don't you think about restraining your behavior when you act willfully? Huh?" Xie Qian took a step forward and said loudly with eyes wide open.
Zhu Houzhao shrank back to the bed and said loudly: "What are you doing? What are you doing? I...I am the emperor, what do you want to do?"
The words woke up the dreamer, and Liu Jian quickly calmed down. Yes, Zhu Houzhao is the emperor, and they are ministers. There are some things that cannot be done because it is not yet time to do so.
"Your Majesty, please don't blame me, I... I really can't understand what the Emperor is thinking. Now I am full of frustration. I feel that I am unworthy of the late emperor, and I am unworthy of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty. I am incompetent and cannot convince the emperor.
"Liu Jian sighed, heartbroken.
Zhu Houzhao frowned, leaned back on the Dragon Tower, and looked at Liu Jian. Li Dongyang saw disgust and anger from his seriousness. Li Dongyang immediately understood that he should not push too hard at this moment, otherwise it might be counterproductive. Anyway, there are still ways,
Today's audience meeting is only the first step. How can things be messed up all at once and out of control? Maybe we should step back and give Zhu Houzhao some space and time.
"Your Majesty, I understand the Emperor's mood. Perhaps the Emperor feels the need to be cautious about this matter and does not want to make a hasty decision. That doesn't matter. I can wait for the Emperor to think it over clearly. So, I will leave for now. In the evening,
I am waiting outside the Meridian Gate for the Emperor's decision." Li Dongyang said solemnly.
Zhu Houzhao said hurriedly: "Okay, okay, I'll think about it carefully."
Liu Jian's face was livid, but he also knew not to act too hastily, so he bowed and said, "Old minister, please retire."
"Okay, please step back." Zhu Houzhao lowered his head and waved his hands as eagerly as if he was chasing away a swarm of flies.
Liu Jian snorted coldly, turned around and strode out. Xie Qian also snorted and followed Liu Jian away. At the end, Li Dongyang sighed secretly, cupped his hands to Zhu Houzhao, and chased Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others.
Zhu Houzhao sat on the edge of the bed for a long time before he regained his breath. He stared blankly at the memorial on the ground, his eyes a little dull. At this moment, he also understood that this time, Liu Jian and the others were no longer the same as before. Their attitude
He was very determined and seemed well prepared. The memorial had obviously been written with great effort, and everything seemed to be planned. They really fell out.
So what should you do? How should you deal with it?
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! How are you? They didn't do anything to you, right?"
Liu Jin rushed in from outside, shouting with a trembling voice. Behind him were Ma Yongcheng, Zhang Yong, Gu Dayong, Gao Feng and others. Everyone looked frightened and turned pale.
"I'm fine, they didn't do anything to me." Zhu Houzhao frowned.
"That's good, that's good. The slaves are incompetent and they forced their way in. The slaves did not stop them. Wang Yue, Xu Zhi, Fan Heng and others came. The slaves and others were under their jurisdiction and did not dare to resist. There was also Commander Mou of the Jinyi Guards.
The envoy has also come, bringing with him a lot of royal guards. There is nothing the servants can do..." Liu Jin said repeatedly.
Zhu Houzhao waved his hands and said: "I know it all. You don't need to say it, I know it all."
Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, what are they doing to come to you? They are menacing and murderous. What on earth are they going to do? Are there any more royal laws? Are there any rules? How can they forcefully break into the emperor's palace?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin and sighed softly: "Liu Jin, they made a memorial on the ground. Take a look."
Liu Jin was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the memorial on the ground, reached out to pick it up, opened it and started reading. After a while, Liu Jin's face turned pale.
"Your Majesty..." Liu Jin said.
"You all should take a look," Zhu Houzhao said to Zhang Yong and others.
Zhang Yong took the memorial from Liu Jin, and Gu Dayong, Ma Yongcheng and others leaned their heads to watch. Then, everyone stood there blankly. Although everyone, including Liu Jin, already knew that the outer court
There were plans to impeach them, but when they saw the impeachment memorial that listed their crimes, they were still horrified and speechless.
Three bachelors of the cabinet jointly signed the impeachment, what a force it was. No one wanted their name to appear on the memorial, but none of the names on the memorial were missing.
"What should I do? They want me to play accurately, Liu Jin, Zhang Yong, Ma Yongcheng, and a few of you. Can any of you tell me what I should do?" Zhu Houzhao murmured.
"Your Majesty, save the lives of these slaves." Liu Jin knelt down and shouted loudly.
Zhang Yong and others also fell to their knees and shouted for mercy.
"Your Majesty, the slaves have followed the Emperor for so many years. Although they have done many wrong things, they are loyal to the Emperor. The Emperor knows this. Your Majesty, please spare the lives of the slaves." Liu Jin shouted.
"Your Majesty, save our lives." The other people also cried out in mourning on the ground.
Zhu Houzhao frowned and said: "I don't want to do anything to you? However, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others were involved in this, and I...I can't refute the above things. Their attitude is very firm, they are important ministers in the court,
I can't ignore the ministers appointed by my father to take care of their lives. Besides, it's not as serious as taking your lives. Maybe I can discuss it with them and give them some punishment just like last time.
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Liu Jin lamented: "Your Majesty, the crimes in this memorial are so serious. It is said that the slaves are traitors and they seduced the emperor. These crimes are all capital crimes. Once the emperor approves the report, they will kill the slaves.
How can there be any chance of survival? They just came here with the purpose of getting rid of the slaves."
Zhu Houzhao said: "That's not necessarily the case. Maybe it won't be so bad. I thought, I can tell them to demote you to the Nanjing Palace. Maybe after this limelight, I can transfer you back. Avoid them first.
of
Edge. Maybe after a while, they won't be so aggressive. During this time, they are really angry and just want to vent their anger. Liu Jin, Zhang Yong, what do you think? They just left me for a while."
Liu Jin shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you are making things simple. How could they agree? They have planned to get rid of us this time. Look at this memorial, they even impeached the Marquis of Jianchang and gave him peace.
A serious crime has been committed. Your Majesty, does this sound like an outburst? They are purging dissidents and getting rid of everyone around the Emperor."
Zhu Houzhao frowned and said nothing.
Liu Jin lamented: "Actually, the slaves are not afraid of death. What is the life of the slaves worth? If you die, you will die. The slaves are only afraid that after death, there will be no caring people around the emperor. slaves
The maids are afraid that the emperor will not have enough food, clothing or warmth, and that there will be no one around the emperor to talk to. Otherwise, it would be better for the emperor to kill the slaves with his own hands than to die in the hands of Liu Jian and others and suffer extra punishment."
"Yes, the emperor just killed the slaves with his own hands. The result will be clean." The rest of the people said with tears.
Zhu Houzhao frowned and smacked his lips: "What do you want me to do? I don't know what to do? I have no idea now. I'm... a little worried now... if I don't agree to them... will they do something?"
As for other things, I... really have no idea."
Liu Jin sighed and said: "Your Majesty, it is not a pity for the slaves to die. The slaves won't say anything, just die. But the Marquis of Jianchang and Shouning, the Emperor must always consider them, right? They are relatives of the Emperor.
.Did the Emperor allow Liu Jian and others to put them to death?"
Zhu Houzhao was extremely irritable. He reached out and threw the pillows and quilts on the bed to the floor, shouting: "I don't know what to do? My head is about to explode now."
Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, why don't you call the Marquis of Jianchang to ask and listen to what he has to say. He is still in the dark. When we were in Dushi City, he was considered a hero who risked his life to protect the Emperor from danger. Even if
Even if it means death, we should let Marquis Jianchang know how to die."