Three hundred and ninetieth chapters Qing Shi left a name
The Minister of Punishment flicked the front of his official robe, bowed and sang: "Your Majesty Liu Zeshen has something to report!"
Before the officials of Honglu Temple could sing, Liu Zeshen said loudly:
"Your Majesty, if the Li thieves are allowed to kill Zhongliang with impunity, will the people of the world still know the king's law? Our emperor, the Ming Dynasty, still has the dignity of the royal family? Which of those generals and deputy generals will take the court's laws seriously? Li Zhi
With such a light punishment, those military officers will imitate the example and will use their swords against civilian officials whenever there is trouble. I am afraid that it will not be Xiangyang, Jinan and Suzhou that will be conquered, but the whole world!"
Before Liu Zeshen finished speaking, the Minister of Industry next to him came out and sang loudly: "Your Majesty Liu Zunxian seconded the proposal."
"I believe that only when there are laws and regulations in the country, there will be order. If Li Zhi attacks three prefectural cities and lynchs and kills the governors, the prefects will not be punished. Who in the world will still fear the emperor? If Li Zhi does not kill, those warriors will naturally
I will follow suit. As long as the Jin gentry is rich, they will attack the city, slaughter the scholars, and ransack the houses to seize the silver. Is there any simpler way to make a fortune than this in the world?"
"If the emperor does not kill Li Zhi, the world will be in chaos!"
Wang Daozhi, the censor of Zuodu, came out and shouted loudly, holding a tooth sign in his hand: "I, Wang Daozhi, second the proposal!"
"I believe that the most important thing at this moment is to uphold the rules of the court, clarify the laws and regulations, label Li Zhi as a rebel, and call for a crusade from all over the world. As for the lack of troops and the unfavorable situation, those are things to be considered later. Your Majesty witnessed Li Zhi massacre the Jin gentry today.
Don't be angry, otherwise the world's scholars will be in danger."
"During the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, scholars and the emperor jointly ruled the world. If the scholars were surrounded by thousands of horses, the country and the country would be in danger!"
Before Zhu Youjian could speak, Zhang Sizhi, the chief minister of the cabinet, jumped out.
"Your Majesty Zhang Sizhi has something to say!"
Zhu Youjian sighed and waved his hand. Seeing this, the officials of Honglu Temple sang: "Say!"
"I believe that scholars are the vitality of the world. The vitality is to the country just like the essence and blood is to the human body. If Li Zhi does not dare to punish him because his soldiers and horses are strong, then the emperor is destroying his own laws. If the warriors follow suit one by one, the vitality of the country will be
It will all be destroyed. Once the vitality is lost, it is like a person's essence and blood leaking out. Although the world is big, there is no power to move. The crusade against Li Zhili is not a trivial matter. We can consider it in the long term, but if we just sit back and watch the loss of vitality, the country and the country will be in danger.
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After hearing the words of the chief minister, more than a hundred civil servants in the court bowed in unison, stood in the middle of the Huangji Hall, bowed to the emperor Zhu Youjian, and sang loudly: "We will second your opinion!"
A gray-haired old censor suddenly took off his black gauze hat and said loudly: "If the emperor lets Thief Li off like this, I will smash my head against the pillar of the Emperor's Hall and leave my name in history."
The officials looked at the old censor and shouted to the emperor: "Your Majesty, think twice!"
The majestic momentum and the large black gauze hat made Zhu Youjian's scalp numb.
Wang Chengen, who was standing next to the throne, felt the pressure brought by the collective revolt of the civil servants. He was at a loss and looked at the emperor in a panic.
Zhu Youjian took a breath and said nothing.
These civil servants may seem weak, but in fact they are all very influential. Which of the local military commanders was not promoted by these civil servants? Each and every one of them followed the civil servants. If all the civil servants in the court launched an attack together, all the people in the Ming Dynasty would be
The armed forces may unite against the emperor.
At that time, the emperor put Yuan Chonghuan in prison, but Zu Dashou and other military attachés destroyed Shanhaiguan and fled, not listening to Zhu Youjian at all. In the end, Yuan Chonghuan wrote a letter, and Zu Dashou and others obeyed the order again.
It can be seen from this that the emperor's orders are conveyed to the military attachés through civil servants. If the civil servants collectively oppose the emperor, the emperor will be alone.
Not only that, the civil servants within the palace walls were also influential. Zhu Youjian had withdrawn from the eunuchs in recent years and made concessions to the civil servants. As a result, the eunuchs and eunuchs in the inner court were all in danger, and they were more respectful when meeting civil servants than when meeting the emperor.
As for how many eunuchs in the inner court these civil servants had befriended, it was even less clear whether they could bribe the eunuchs and eunuchs to kill the emperor.
How many emperors of the Ming Dynasty died in mysterious circumstances?
In the court, the civil servants just bowed to Zhu Youjian, and no one stood up straight. Zhu Youjian's face gradually turned pale. He finally couldn't withstand the pressure of the civil servants, and whispered: "I understand.
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"I conveyed my decree to Li Zhi. The imperial court was very angry that he attacked prefectures and counties without authorization and killed imperial officials without authorization. Taking away the official position of Taifu and giving him a year's salary was only the first step. The specific punishment is still under discussion. Let him stay in Tianjin
Take care of yourself and wait for the imperial court's decree to be issued."
When the civil servants heard this, they looked at each other for a while and nodded. Then they let Zhu Youjian go and returned to the line.
Zhu Youjian took a breath and said helplessly: "I am tired today, so I will retreat from the court!"
The eunuch next to the throne took a step forward and sang loudly: "Retreat from the court!"
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Li Zhi received two groups of eunuchs in Tianjin.
The first group of eunuchs said that the emperor was angry with Li Zhi for attacking the city without authorization, killing the court officials, taking away Li Zhi's official position as crown prince and tutor, and giving him a year's salary. Li Zhi was quite happy to receive this imperial edict, but secretly said that the emperor did not dare to punish him severely.
I turned the page easily.
But soon, the next day, Li Zhi met another group of eunuchs who announced the edict. This time, the imperial edict said that the previous punishment was only the first step, and there would be punishments later, so that Li Zhi could take care of himself in Tianjin and wait for the edict to be pronounced.
Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little strange. He couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Emperor Zhu Youjian was selling in the gourd?
Is the emperor going to start a war with himself?
Li Zhi summoned Han Jinxin and asked: "Han Jinxin, the emperor has sent two contradictory edicts this day, which I can't understand. You have an informant in the capital, do you know the merits of them?"
Han Jinxin knelt down and said: "Uncle, there is news from the capital today. This time, all the civil servants in the court gathered together to fight against the emperor."
"The emperor originally wanted to punish the uncle lightly, but the civil servants collectively launched an attack. Hundreds of civil servants attacked the emperor at the court meeting. The emperor changed his tune before the battle, saying that he would consider how to punish the uncle severely, so there were two inconsistent imperial edicts.
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Li Zhi sat on the chair and thought for a while, took a breath and said, "What we did this time went a little too far. The emperor wanted to spare us, but the civil servants refused."
Han Jinxin cupped his hands and said, "What the uncle said is absolutely true."
Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "Let Li Xing, Li Laosi and Zhong Feng withdraw their troops from Xiangyang, Suzhou and Jinan and return the city to the emperor. This time, they will check the money obtained by the gentry and officials and escort them to Tianjin immediately.
Send it to the emperor."
Zheng Kaicheng asked worriedly: "Uncle, the civil servants are collectively putting pressure on the emperor. Will the emperor be unable to withstand the pressure and finally cancel my uncle's title?"
Li Zhi smiled and said, "The emperor dare not."
After thinking for a while, Li Zhi said: "Let's make some noise in Tianjin to scare these civil servants."
