Upon hearing Zhu Youjian's words, the faces of all the officials in the court turned pale.
With a hundred imperial staffs, is there still life? Yu Qingdao is going to be beaten to death today.
Although Yu Qingdao is not a big official, he is also one of the rising stars of the Donglin Party. The Donglin Party praises each other and says that he writes well and is known as a famous scholar. Unexpectedly, today this famous scholar was beaten alive by the emperor with a staff.
die.
Having controlled the inside and outside of the capital, the emperor was now truly the emperor, no longer the young emperor who was afraid of civil servants.
Several Dongchang fans in Tsing Yi rushed forward, captured Yu Qingdao who was speechless and speechless, and took him outside the Meridian Gate to be tortured.
Those gangsters were all subordinates of Dongchang eunuch Wang Dehua and had nothing to do with these civil servants. At this time, they pushed Yu Qingdao mercilessly. Obviously, these gangsters would also be ruthless when they came to make decisions.
The civil servants in the court were also human beings, and they were all afraid of death. After witnessing this scene, they could not help but show a look of shrinking. For a long time, no one spoke.
Zhu Youjian sat on the dragon chair and looked at the civil servants below calmly.
In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination was used to select scholars, and the officials were all scholars who had read the books of sages. It can be said that as long as an official is a gentry, its stance on "equal land tax" is the same as that of the Donglin Party. Faced with the need to abolish various privileges of officials
As the emperor, the first reaction of the civil servants could only be hostility, opposition, and finally took action to counterattack.
Zhu Youjian has not yet changed the national policy of selecting scholars through the imperial examination. It is impossible to kill all civil servants, so Zhu Youjian cannot change the stance of all civil servants.
But Zhu Youjian, as an emperor with military power in the capital, could suppress civil servants who dared to step forward.
You can't kill everyone, but you can kill those who stand up and cry out. After killing the civil servants until they are as fearful as tigers and silent as cicadas, Zhu Youjian succeeded.
As long as all civil servants dare not speak out in the end, Zhu Youjian will have a group of bureaucrats who have to carry out his orders.
Zhu Youjian stroked his long beard gently and looked coldly at the civil servants in the court to see who dared to come out to object.
The officials looked at each other in confusion, wanting to speak but not dared. At this time, they all hoped that someone else would step up and fire at the emperor on their behalf.
Finally, everyone looked at Dongge University Scholar Fan Jingwen.
After Qian Qianyi's death, the Donglin Party was leaderless. Wang Duo, the chief minister of the cabinet, was tactful and difficult to stand out, and even acted in both directions. In order to avoid trouble, he even helped Wei Zhongxian write an attack on the Donglin Party members. So Wang Duo
Although Duo is very senior in Donglin, he cannot become the leader of Donglin.
At this critical moment, Wang Duo really kept his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart without saying a word.
Wang Duo had always been unable to bear the heavy responsibility, so Fan Jingwen, a cabinet scholar with excellent personal ethics, was welcomed by the public, raised the banner of Donglin, and became the civil servant leader in the court.
At this time, the emperor wants to deprive the world's scholars of their tax-free rights. The Donglin Party cannot be in silence just because Yu Qingdao died. At this moment, everyone hopes that Fan Jingwen will speak out. Fan Jingwen is a cabinet scholar. As long as he speaks more carefully, the emperor
You won't beat him to death, right?
Fan Jingwen also knew that the emperor's momentum today was different from the past, and he might be in danger if he stepped forward at this time. When he saw everyone looking at him, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
However, at this moment, he, the leader of Donglin, had to say a word. He gritted his teeth and stood up with a tooth sign in hand.
"My minister Fan Jingwen has something to say."
Zhu Youjian saw the cabinet bachelor standing up and tapped the armrest of the dragon chair with his fingers.
"explain!"
"I believe that the Holy One cannot exempt scholars from the privilege of being exempted from taxes."
"Although our law of the Ming Dynasty has not explicitly stipulated that scholars should be exempted from power, it has been a local practice since the Hongguang Dynasty. This article has now become a rule in the world. Under these rules, scholars study hard and
The purpose is to be able to stand out one day and accept a few acres of land donated by ordinary people."
"If these privileges are abolished, what will the scholars in the world eat? Scholars who have been living in poverty for decades finally get a title. This is in accordance with the rules of the Ming Dynasty. The common people dedicated their fields to the scholars and were exempted from taxes.
This is also acting according to the rules. If the emperor cancels this rule at once, what will the scholars in the world think of the Holy One? What will the common people who devote themselves to the scholars think of the Holy One? Are there any rules in the world?"
"Once the rules are broken, people's hearts will not be there, and it will be easy to be disturbed and difficult to be at peace."
"Your Majesty, please think twice about this truth."
When Fan Jingwen saw Yu Qingdao's death, he was still afraid. At this time, he stood up and spoke very tactfully. He wanted to let the emperor understand that equalizing land would make the gentry rebel, but he could not offend Long Yan. In the end, he spoke very reluctantly.
He used the most obscure language such as "easy to move but difficult to rest" to warn Zhu Youjian on behalf of the Donglin Party.
After hearing Fan Jingwen's words, Zhu Youjian stood up and walked a few steps on the high platform in front of the throne. At this time, Zhu Youjian no longer needed to worry about the public opinion of the civil servants, and he no longer had to abide by the emperor's etiquette. He just stood up and spoke.
If it violates court etiquette, the civil servants will not dare to say a word.
"Fan Jingwen, if I say that it is natural for the gentry to rebel against the poor peasants in Henan and Shaanxi and Huguang, then if I make a decision for the common people and equalize the land wealth in the world, then I am being treasonous and want to force the gentry to rebel against the world?"
Zhu Youjian sneered and said: "Fan Jingwen, as a cabinet scholar, I don't share the worries of the country or make plans for the temple. I only know how to stick to the improper self-interest of the gentry."
"Fan Jingwen, what use do I need a Dongge bachelor like you?"
Zhu Youjian was talking, and finally he shouted angrily. When Fan Jingwen heard the emperor's angry yell, his face turned pale with fright, and he took a few steps back.
"Your Majesty, be angry! I will be punished with death!"
"You understand!" Zhu Youjian flicked the long sleeves of his dragon robe and shouted angrily: "Fan Jingwen deceived the king and threatened me! Someone, come and capture Fan Jingwen, take his official body and throw him into prison.
, interrogate him carefully whether he colluded with the Jiangbei Army who rebelled against the imperial court!"
Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, the civil servants in the court looked at each other in shock. Fan Jingwen, a dignified elder, was sent to prison for saying such a few words?
The leader of Donglin was going to be imprisoned, so of course he had to be rescued! Li Yuzhi, the Minister of Household Affairs, jumped out suddenly and said loudly: "Your Majesty! Fan Jingwen has done nothing wrong in his old words of seeking the country."
Li Yuzhi was a veteran of the Four Dynasties, the Minister of Household Affairs, and held a high position in the imperial court. When everyone saw that Li Yuzhi had come out to save people, they secretly thought that Fan Jingwen could be saved now.
However, Zhu Youjian just glanced at Li Yuzhi and said coldly: "Li Yuzhi and Fan Jingwen are running the party for personal gain. They must be investigated. Someone came and stripped Li Yuzhi of his official uniform and sent him to prison for careful examination."
Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Baiguan opened his mouth wide and could not say a word.
Li Yuzhi just said a word to save him, but after saying a word, he was taken away from his official position and sent to prison?
The emperor was so fierce that for a while no one dared to speak out. Only then did all the officials realize that the emperor now controlled the capital, was determined to reform, and could no longer tolerate the civil servants disobeying his will.
This court will be the emperor's hall from now on.
Dongchang fans rushed up, stripped the old Fan Jingwen and Li Yuzhi of their black gauze hats and official robes, and pushed them down.
Zhu Youjian looked at the silent officials and walked back and forth in front of the throne, but never saw a challenger standing up.
The emperor sneered and said coldly: "Fan Jingwen has been captured, and a position in the cabinet is vacant. Zhang Guanghang is loyal and diligent, and he is worthy of the big responsibility. He will join the cabinet tomorrow to work."
Without the "court recommendation" of Jiuqing, Zhu Youjian broke the rule of selecting cabinet ministers through the civilian election system. In one sentence, Zhang Guanghang, who had always been against the civil servants and supported Li Zhi, was promoted to cabinet bachelor.
Things have changed, things have really changed.
All the officials were pale and speechless.
Zhang Guanghang, the Minister of Punishment, prostrated himself on the ground excitedly and sang loudly: "I accept my order, long live my emperor!"...
