Chapter three hundred and ninetieth fragrant name forever
Wang Chengen knelt down on the ground with a pop, lowered his head and sang: "Holy Ming, the conquest of Li Zhi at this time will probably cause disasters to the Ming Dynasty and make the people miserable. Your Majesty, considering the overall situation, we must let Li Zhi go!"
Wang Dehua, the eunuch of Dongchang, also knelt on the ground and sang: "Holy sage, sage, the overall situation should be the most important thing."
Zhu Youjian looked at the two young eunuchs on the ground, took a breath and said nothing.
Wang Chengen said: "Furthermore, Your Majesty, Li Zhi's killing spree this time is entirely to collect taxes from the gentry in Tianjin. If the gentry can share the land tax equally, the common people will not be overwhelmed by the land tax and will not become thieves. This
He is so loyal. There is no such loyal minister in today's court."
Zhu Youjian had no intention of conquering Li Zhi, but Wang Chengen and Wang Dehua's shouting gave Zhu Youjian a step to let Li Zhi go. Following the steps set up by two young eunuchs, Zhu Youjian
Following the trend, he said: "Although Li Zhi can be spared, Li Zhi has gone too far this time and must not be punished."
Wang Chengen and Wang Dehua looked at each other, wondering how the emperor would punish Li Zhi. Now that Li Zhi has strong soldiers and horses and is dominating the capital, the emperor dares to punish him? If the punishment is severe, Li Zhi will be discordant and raise the flag of rebellion in the future. The unlucky person will still be
Son of Heaven.
Wang Chengen knelt down and sang: "Your Majesty, Xing Guobo Li Zhi's shocking actions were all for the safety of the country, and his loyalty is commendable. Since Li Zhi has handed over the more than one million taels of silver gained from confiscating his house, there is no need to punish him.
Otherwise, if you hurt Uncle Xingguo’s desire to serve the country, I’m afraid there will be trouble in the future.”
Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Chengen and said sarcastically: "We can't let Li Zhi be punished, so we can take away Li Zhi's position as Crown Prince and Tutor, and fine Li Zhi a year's salary."
It turned out that he was depriving the crown prince of his official position and punishing him with a year's salary.
Li Zhi is now the uncle of Xingguo. The position of Crown Prince and Tutor is dispensable, and it doesn't matter if he takes it away. As for the penalty of one year, it is an understatement. Li Zhi's family has a great business, and the property under his name is vast. He doesn't know how much he will earn in one year.
How much money is there, why does it matter if the salary is more than a thousand dan a year.
The emperor's so-called punishment is just to find a way for himself to get off.
Wang Chengen and Wang Dehua looked at each other and sang in unison: "The Son of Heaven is Holy Ming!"
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On the morning of the third day, all the officials were in great excitement.
They had all read Li Zhi's memorial yesterday. They saw that Li Zhi gave all the money he had collected from the massacre to the emperor. The civil servants were filled with indignation. Every time Li Zhi launched an attack, he always gave money to the emperor. If he continued like this, wouldn't it be wrong?
The emperor and Li Zhi teamed up to exploit the gentry and civil servants in the world?
Although the emperor acted angry every time he encountered Li Zhi making trouble, he held it up high and put it down gently. Although he was full of anger, he always dealt with it lightly. In the past, Li Zhi killed the patrol
According to the emperor's behavior when Liu Bingchuan, the imperial censor, was in charge of his family, it was also the emperor's behavior when Li Zhi collected commercial taxes and killed the Tianjin governor to inspect Dengbei.
After doing this, Li Zhi won a great victory every time. On the surface, the emperor seemed to stand with the civil servants and share the same hatred, but when it came time to punish Li Zhi and see the real chapter, the emperor turned to Li Zhi's side.
Let Li Zhi go free.
As a result, every time, it was a win-win situation for Li Zhi and the emperor, who amassed wealth and collected taxes. The unlucky ones were always the civil servants.
This time, Li Zhi killed hundreds of gentry, two governors and three magistrates. The civil servants in the world felt as if they were mourning for their heirs. However, the emperor got more than one million taels of silver from Li Zhi, which greatly enriched his internal funds.
This one million taels of silver is the blood of civil servants and the gentry of the world.
This time before the morning court and before the Meridian Gate, the civil servants gathered together and discussed. They agreed that they must not let go of Li Zhi this time, and they must not let the emperor go. No matter what the emperor said, Li Zhi must be taken away this time.
Zhi asks for guilt!
When Zhu Youjian sat on the throne and watched the civil and military officials of the court enter the Huangji Palace, he realized that the atmosphere today was a little different from before.
The civil servants looked resolutely and acted in unison, as if they were about to launch an attack at any moment.
The official of Honglu Temple cracked his whip and shouted: "If you have something to report, please leave the court if there is nothing!"
He Shishou, the Minister of Rites, came out and sang loudly: "I, He Shishou, have something to say!"
"Play!"
"Your Majesty, this time Li Zhi captured three cities, destroyed forty-two gentry families, and killed two governors and three prefects. How should we deal with it?"
Zhu Youjian knew that He Shishou was the first one, and then the civil servants would launch a collective attack. Looking at all the civil servants with determined eyes, the emperor Zhu Youjian said: "It is clearly written on the red batch that Li Zhi will be taken away this time.
The official position of Crown Prince and Tutor will be punished with a one-year salary!"
Before Zhu Youjian could finish his words, Peng Youde burst into laughter as Hu Kedu was shocked by the incident, as if he had heard a very funny joke.
Hearing Peng Youde's laughter, Zhu Youjian frowned, knowing that there was nothing good going on. Every time Li Zhi's problem was mentioned, Peng Youde was at the forefront. This time Li Zhi killed so many people, this Hu Ke was...
Peng Youde must have gone crazy during this incident.
The official of Honglu Temple flicked his whip and shouted loudly: "Quiet!"
But at this time, the civil servants in the court no longer cared about etiquette. Everyone in the room looked at Peng Youde to see what he was going to say.
Peng Youde stood up and sang loudly: "Every time Li Zhi went on a killing spree and tortured the scholars, the emperor protected him in every possible way. On the surface he was furious, but in fact he never punished him. Li Zhi became more and more courageous, and this time he actually dared to kill.
Officials of the imperial court. Such unbearable things are all caused by the emperor's arrogance."
"Li Zhi's sin, on the surface, lies with Li Zhi, but in fact, it lies with the emperor!"
"I propose that this time the emperor should issue an edict to fast for one year to show his responsibility for the deaths of Zhang Pu, Wang Gongbi, and Li Jizhen."
"As for Li Zhi, pass the order to Beijing and capture it in front of the Jinshui Bridge. Pass the order to the nine sides!"
Zhu Youjian took a breath, looked coldly at Peng Youde, who had repeatedly offended, and said: "Li Zhi's army is made up of relatives and friends, and they are extremely united. If Li Zhi is captured, what will happen if Li Xing, Zheng Kaicheng and others raise their troops to cause chaos?"
To suppress?"
Peng Youde laughed loudly and said: "How to quell the rebellion is the emperor's business. Li Zhi cannot be allowed to save money and kill the gentry. It is the business of the people of the world. Today, on behalf of the world, I will discuss it clearly with the emperor. If Li Zhi does not kill him, everyone in the world will
Be against it!"
When Wang Chengen heard these disrespectful words, he shouted: "Peng Youde, do you know what you are talking about?"
Peng Youde shouted: "Of course I know what I am talking about. The emperor and Li Zhi teamed up to collect money and kill the gentry, and everyone in the world saw it. What crime should they deserve?"
Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth and looked at Peng Youde, furious.
After a while, he said angrily: "Pull it down, the imperial staff will be fifty!"
Hearing the emperor's words, ten wolf-like and tiger-like guards in Jinyi rushed down, grabbed Peng Youde and pulled him out.
Peng Youde was dragged out by the royal guards. He looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, saying loudly: "Today the emperor will kill me in the court hall for one day. Tomorrow my fame will be spread throughout the world for the rest of my life."
Seeing Peng Youde's impassioned attitude, the civil servants in the court looked at each other and wanted to step forward one by one.
