At 6 o'clock, the response that the civil servants were waiting for finally arrived. When Liu Jingu Dayong and others finally appeared outside the Meridian Gate, everyone's hearts skipped a beat. Liu Jin was the first to deliver the order, which means that this
The content of the decree is by no means a punishment for Liu Jin. Secondly, Liu Jin, Ma Yongcheng, Gu Dayong and other chamberlains have all changed into new attires, all wearing Eguan coats and long boots. This is no longer the attire of ordinary chamberlains.
Liu Jin's face was red, and he was holding an imperial edict in his hand. He stood outside the Meridian Gate. He proudly faced the ministers in front of him and said loudly: "The emperor has an edict. Your Excellencies, please accept the edict."
The ministers were silent, Liu Jian knelt and sat in front of him, motionless.
Liu Jin sneered and read out the imperial edict: "Officials, you have been making noises since yesterday, gathering and storming the inner palace to impeach Liu Jin and others, and I am really angry. As ministers of the Ming Dynasty, how can you coerce me into acting?
Is this the duty of a minister? Although I am young, I am not incapable of distinguishing between loyalty and treachery, and the virtuous and foolish. Liu Jin and others have been with me since I was in the East.
When he was in the palace, he was loyal and loyal. Although he made mistakes, who was not at fault? The late emperor had already made a final decision regarding the Zhang brothers, and Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, had performed meritorious service in protecting them not long ago. They are all loyal and good ministers.
But we cannot tolerate the impeachment launched with such great momentum, and even gatherings and persecution. All kinds of actions are almost crazy. I really doubt that you have evil intentions."
"...Since I came to the throne, I have tried my best and dare not slack off. I don't know how many people I have heard talking about me behind my back, comparing me with the late emperor, making judgments, and chattering endlessly. I want to tell you that you hope that I will become the late emperor.
That's absolutely impossible
.I have my own way of doing things. This is my country. I am not here to accommodate you, but you have to act according to my will. I am the king, and you are the ministers, and you are the king's ministers.
It is disloyalty to use the power of others. Not to mention the threat of gathering and persecuting others is a great treason."
The expressions on the faces of all the officials were stiff and pale. The emperor said it clearly. Don't try to change me. Your behavior is already treasonous and disloyal. This is already an extremely severe accusation.
Liu Jian closed his eyes and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly. He knew that his last hope had been shattered.
"Prince Xu Zhi, Fan Heng and others in the inner court have secretly colluded and are disloyal to me. I have decreed that they should be dismissed from their posts and detained pending trial. From now on, Liu Jin will be appointed as the Chief of Ceremonies, and Zhang Yonggu will be appointed as the Chief of Ceremonies. Ma Yong will be appointed as the Chief of Ceremonies.
In the Shenji Camp, Gu Da was in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, Ma Yongcheng was in charge of the East Factory, and Qiu Juluo Xiang was the deputy governor of the East Factory.
, Gao Feng was appointed as the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Wei Bin was in charge of three thousand battalions. Mou Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, was good at his job and was dismissed from the position of commander of the Jinyi Guards. Xiao Lang, the governor of Gaoxiebei Town, Fusi Town, and others were also dismissed.
. Shi Wenyi temporarily takes over the position of commander of the Jinyi Guards. Anyone involved in this matter will be severely punished and held accountable."
All the officials were shocked and angry. Liu Jin and others acted so quickly. Overnight, the inner court was completely wiped out, and the Jinyiwei Yamen also fell into the hands of Liu Jin. The inner court and Jinyiwei Yamen, which were originally assisted by the outer court, instead became the power in the hands of Liu Jin and others.
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"I should be held strictly accountable for this incident. The relevant people should be severely punished. However, I remember that you have worked hard and made contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Especially Liu Jian, Xie Qian and other important officials in the DPRK, who have worked hard on state affairs for many years.
Also hard work
Gao. I don’t want to pursue too much if you do some extreme things or say some extreme words. I hope you will leave immediately and reflect on your own. If you gather and make noise again, I will no longer tolerate it and will punish you severely. This is
purpose!"
Liu Jin accepted the imperial edict and looked at everyone with squinted eyes. The officials were silent. They were exhausted, angry and disappointed.
"Mr. Liu, Mr. Xie, all my lords. The emperor has been extremely kind to you. If you still have some conscience, you should express your gratitude to the emperor for his kindness and leave immediately. We don't know how we offended you and taught you to mobilize troops like this. However, now you
I have also heard the decree. You should go back and reflect carefully." Liu Jin said in a deep voice.
"Liu Jin, you thieves. The Emperor must have been deceived by you. Did the Emperor draft this edict under your threat? You thieves will definitely be punished." An official stood up and cursed loudly.
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Liu Jin's eyes were shining brightly as he looked at the official. He was a young official. He blushed, pointed at Liu Jin and stamped his feet and cursed. That person was Wang Hong, the censor of Nanjing Yushitai. Because he was young, he lost
Gained sanity.
"Be brave, Eunuch Liu is already the Chief of Ceremonies, and he is the internal minister sitting with you, Mr. Liu. Even if you are unwilling to do so, you cannot insult Eunuch Liu in person. Besides, you all heard the imperial edict clearly. This kind of thing
At that time, he still dared to confuse the public with evil words and arrogantly cursed. How can we tolerate this?" Gu Dayong shouted sternly.
Wang Hong cursed angrily: "It's just a eunuch, how about scolding me?"
Gu Dayong looked at Liu Jin, who turned pale and uttered one word: "Hit!"
Shi Wenyi waved his hand, and several Han generals in Jinyiwei rushed forward, grabbed Wang Hong's bun and dragged him out from the crowd. They pushed Wang Hong to the ground, swung their jujube sticks and beat him.
Wang Hong screamed loudly, and his back and buttocks were beaten to pieces in an instant.
"Eunuch Liu, please show mercy." Liu Jian shouted.
"Master Liu, don't ask for this castrated dog! How can you plead with a castrated dog!" Wang Hong shouted loudly.
Liu Jin shouted coldly: "Fight hard!"
To hit and to really hit are two different things. To hit is just to hit, but to really hit means to beat to death. This is the secret language in the imperial staff. How could Shi Wen not understand the meaning? He shouted loudly: "Hit really!"
The beating Jin Yiwei used all his strength to slam down the jujube stick. Wang Hong had a tough temper. Although he kept screaming, he kept yelling and scolding. The eunuch and the slave kept scolding. But no matter how hard the bones are, they can't stop.
Harder than a jujube stick
, the beating Jin Yiwei moved the jujube stick two inches up from his buttocks, and when he struck the two sticks, he heard a creepy sound of bones breaking. Wang Hong yelled, and his body was like paralyzed mud, and there was no sound anymore.
No interest.
Shi Wenyi stepped forward to take a look and whispered in Liu Jin's ear: "I passed out and my waist bone was broken."
Liu Jin said in a deep voice: "Pull it down!"
Two royal guards dragged Wang Hong down, leaving a long trail of blood on the ground.
The ministers were filled with grief and anger, but they were also horrified. A court official was tortured in this way in front of the ministers, and his life or death was uncertain. At this moment, many people truly realized that the times had changed.
"Who else dares to speak rudely? Dare to disobey the imperial edict? Just stand up." Gu Dayong shouted loudly.
Liu Jian stood up slowly and said in a deep voice: "Liu Jin, you will be punished. Whatever you did today will be marked on you."
Liu Jin said coldly: "Liu Shoufu, if our family hadn't thought of you as a veteran of the outer court, we should have rewarded you with a royal staff based on your words. The imperial edict has been issued, why don't you retreat with these people?"
Liu Jian breathed a sigh of relief, slowly took out a memorial from his sleeve, and shouted to the sky: "The spirit of the late emperor is in heaven. I have a heavy responsibility and cannot persuade the emperor to turn back. I am extremely ashamed. In this case, I will stay.
What's the use? I will resign my official position today, retire and return to my hometown from now on, and will not care about the affairs of the court. I am incompetent, and I hope the late emperor will forgive me."
Xie Qian stood up, took out the memorial and held it up high, saying: "There is still me. I also resigned and retired."
The two of them respectfully placed the memorial on the ground in front of them, crawled on the ground and kowtowed to the Meridian Gate, stood up, took off their official uniforms, took off their official hats, and placed them squarely on the ground.
"My colleagues, I am incompetent and have no face to stay in the court any longer. The emperor has been bewitched by traitors and it is difficult to turn back. I can only resign and leave. I would like to thank all my colleagues for your support to me over the years and to you."
It is my honor to serve the Ming Dynasty together. Everyone, you will blame me for being irresponsible, but I have no choice. Everyone, I take my leave." Liu Jian turned to the officials and said.
All the officials were shocked, and someone shouted loudly: "Liu Shoufu, Mr. Xie, how can you resign? You can't leave."
"Liu Shoufu, you cannot resign. How can you retreat before the matter is finished? For the sake of the overall situation, for the sake of our country, the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Jian didn't say a word, bowed deeply, stretched out his hand to shake Xie Qian's hand, and the two left without looking back.
"Hahaha, are you going to do this and threaten the emperor with resignation? Who else can I leave except the emperor in the Ming Dynasty? Do you want to resign? Then I will help you." Liu Jin sneered.
"Gao Feng, send your resignation uniform to the emperor and tell him that Liu Jian and others refused to comply with the decree and instead threatened to resign. Please make your decision," Liu Jin shouted.
Gao Feng responded loudly, stepped forward and left quickly holding the memorial uniform. The officials also wanted to know whether the emperor would change his mind because of the resignation of the two cabinet bachelors, instead of leaving immediately and staying there silently.
Wait. Not long after, Gao Feng came quickly with a bright smile on his face and an imperial edict in his hand.
"The Emperor has an edict. Since Liu Jian and Xie Qian have no intention of serving the imperial court, I will not force you to do so. You are allowed to resign. This is what I do!" Gao Feng announced the edict loudly.
"Hahahaha. Seeking benevolence will lead to benevolence. Now I have lost my position. You are very stupid. If anyone else wants to resign, please hurry up. I just happened to accompany those two people." Ma Yongcheng laughed loudly.
Qiu Ju, Wei Bin, Gu Dayong, Zhang Yong and others also burst into laughter.
The ministers almost fainted. Faced with such a situation, many of them were disheartened. Many of them had no hope. But there were always people who could not accept such a result. Within a few days, the outer court was impeached because of the
On the contrary, the matter itself fell into disarray, and two cabinet academicians resigned. After a long time of turmoil, nothing was achieved. Instead, Liu Jin and others gained power. How can you endure this crying and bad temper?
"Your Majesty, the great scholar Liu Jian and three other people have accepted the late emperor's order to assist Your Majesty. Even if they are guilty, they should be forgiven and not be touched lightly. What's more, they are not guilty. Although Liu Jian is old, he is full of energy, and Xie Qian is even more powerful.
Zhuang, how could Prime Minister Taiping leave at the same time? Without him
If we assist His Majesty, then treacherous ministers and sycophants will run rampant in the world, how will future generations evaluate Your Majesty? Without these mature generals and ministers today, Your Majesty will be isolated from above. Who will govern the country with Your Majesty?"
The official stood up and shouted loudly towards the palace.
"Today's thunder and wind changes in the capital, solar eclipses, earthquakes in all directions, and frequent floods and droughts are warnings from heaven, indicating that the country is unstable. Under such circumstances, the emperor still listened to the deceptions of Liu Jin and other treacherous people.
, traveling and feasting every day, galloping and hunting, causing trouble in the border town, this is an act against nature. It is appropriate to worry about the number of seats, and the people's support cannot be violated.
The loyal people all wept bitterly, and the treacherous people cheered. Your Majesty, this will bring about natural and man-made disasters, and will destroy our country, the Ming Dynasty. I sincerely ask the Emperor to take back his order and please bring Liu Jian and Xie Qian back.
The cabinet should diligently practice virtuous governance, obey the will of Heaven at the top, relieve the people's difficulties at the bottom, and eradicate traitors. This is the cry of blood from the subjects of the world, and the emperor must listen to it."
The official shouted heartbreakingly, beat his chest and feet, and burst into tears, looking extremely crazy.
Liu Jin's face turned livid and he shouted coldly: "Nanjing is the one who dared to curse the emperor and our Ming Dynasty. His heart is to be punished. Drag him out and beat him!"