Yun suddenly became even more angry and said loudly: "Zhuo Jing, Chen Xingshan, you are really my good ministers! You think I don't know how to use the imperial staff! Come, drag them two out and beat them thirty times!"
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed!" Yang Ren immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, although Zhuo Shangshu and Chen Fuguan's words are inappropriate, I think the punishment of the imperial staff is too harsh in public. Please think again, Your Majesty.
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"Your Majesty, I also think that the treatment of Zhuo Shangshu and Chen Fuguan is too harsh, and I would like to ask your Majesty to think again." Lian Zining and Qi Tai also said.
When Zhuo Jing tried to persuade him just now, they didn't say anything at the same time. Zhuo Jing was already over sixty years old, so he should actually retire and return to his hometown. However, Zhuo Jing was still in good health, and Yun also wanted him to stay in the court to assist him, so he continued like this.
He has been an official until now. But Zhuo Jing himself is actually a little tired of the disputes in the court and wants to retire. So he doesn't care about the consequences of speaking out for Chen Xingshan. The worst he can do is go back to his hometown.
Unexpectedly, Yun wanted to hit Zhuo Jing. Zhuo Jing is already sixty-five this year. No matter how healthy he is, how can he be compared with young people? Even if he just hits casually, neither playing seriously nor playing hard, it is possible.
He was dying. In this situation, Lian Zining and others could no longer remain silent and came out to persuade him.
"Your Majesty, I also thought that..." Other officials present also tried to dissuade them. If they can beat Zhuo Jing and Chen Xingshan today, they can beat others tomorrow. In order to avoid being beaten, they must also work hard to persuade them.
Ke Yun became even more angry when he saw so many people trying to persuade him. He pursed his lips with a cold face and said nothing. He watched the guards outside the palace come in, raised his head and glanced at Yun again, and then took off the crowns and belts of Chen Xingshan and Zhuo Jing.
, dragging them out. Some ministers subconsciously wanted to stop them, but they shrank back as soon as they moved. Even Lian Zining, Qi Tai and Yang Ren did not dare to block them. They looked at the two of them.
He was about to be dragged out of the hall.
But at this moment, "Your Majesty, I would like to request your Majesty that since Zhuo Shangshu and Chen Fuguan are first-time offenders, please pardon their punishment this time." Someone suddenly came out from the military commander's side and said.
"It's Lan Zhen. Why did he plead for Brother Wei Gong and Fu Chu?" Yang Ren was a little surprised. Chen Xingshan's words just now clearly included Lan Siqi.
"That's it." Lian Zining already understood why he asked for mercy. His Majesty's acceptance of Princess Guangling as his concubine would also damage the reputation of the Duke of Liang. In order to restore it, Lan Zhen could only replace the person who scolded Lan Siqi.
I begged for mercy. But, 'Lan Zhen shouldn't feel good,' Lian Zining thought again.
Of course, Lan Zhen would not feel good. Yesterday afternoon, after the news that he wanted to take Lan Siqi as his concubine was known to the fourth auxiliary officer and the housekeepers, Yun immediately announced Lan Zhen's entry into the palace even though he had not yet figured out how to tell her to her.
, told him the matter personally.
Lan Zhen's first reaction was that she couldn't believe it; after Zai Yun repeated it again, he finally believed it, but immediately became silent.
Of course, Lan Zhen didn't want her niece to become one of Yun's concubines. From the perspective of Lan Siqi himself, and from the perspective of caring about her, marrying a man who is seventeen years older than her, has a wife and other concubines.
The emperor's future life may not be happy. She is now the youngest woman around Yun and the most favored, but when she gets older, there will be more younger and more beautiful women becoming the emperor's concubines, and she can still be like now
Is that so?
From a family perspective, having a niece who is not a queen by the emperor's side may not necessarily bring benefits to the Lan family, which is already almost at the top of the court; and because this kind of thing that is close to unethical love will also make people
The family's reputation is damaged, and the loss outweighs the gain.
But Yun had already told him, what could he do? Dare he refuse? But he didn't want to agree, so he could only remain silent.
After that, Yun saw that he was silent and did not want to force her to talk to him. She wanted Lan Siqi to come over and talk to him, but then came the news that she was ill and could not meet and talk, so she had to let him go back. Lan Zhen still refused after returning.
I wanted to believe this fact, but in the end I had no choice but to believe it, and I began to think about how to make up for the damaged reputation, which is why I plead for Chen Xingshan and Zhuo Jing just now.
Seeing Lan Zhen begging for mercy, Yun suppressed his anger, thought about it again, and said: "Stop!"
The guards who were dragging Chen Xingshan and Zhuo Jing stopped immediately and lowered their heads to wait for Yun's instructions.
"Zhuo Shangshu, Chen Fuguan, I think you are the first offenders, so I will exempt you from the imperial staff. But I can't help but punish you. Zhuo Jing, I demote you to the rank of minister of the Ministry of Industry; Chen Xingshan, I demote you to the third rank of Cong.
Taipusi Shaoqing, please complete the handover of errands within three days and go to the Ministry of Industry and Taipusi Yamen to take up their posts." Yun made the final decision.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Zhuo Jing said.
"I accept the decree," Chen Xingshan said politely.
"Retreat!" Yun said these two words himself, turned around and left the hall.
"It's really a close call today!" When the officials walked out of Fengtian Hall, Lian Zining sighed: "If it hadn't been for Liang Guogong's intercession, Brother Wei Gong, you would definitely have been beaten. Brother Wei Gong, you are already over six years old this year.
How can I stand up to the thirty-year plan?"
"It's okay for Your Majesty to hit me hard, but he wants to hit Brother Weigong too. It's really wrong!" Chen Xingshan said.
"Fuchu, please stop saying a few words." Yang Ren whispered again: "This is still in the palace. It would be terrible if His Majesty hears this."
"There is nothing wrong with what I said! How can I be afraid of being overheard by others! If your majesty hears what I say, even if you use a royal stick on me, even if you demote me to the ends of the earth, it would be a good thing if your majesty can wake up.
"Chen Xingshan said again.
"Hey!" Hearing this, Yang Ren could only sigh. Chen Xingshan just accepted death. This is of course a good thing when the "death" he accepted was the same as the emperor's idea, but when he encountered this kind of "death",
It's a bad thing when the principles of death are completely different from the emperor's ideas.
They exchanged a few more words and walked out of the imperial city to the gate of Fengtian. None of the five of them had any intention of going on errands, so they walked a few steps and found a restaurant, ordered drinks and food, and started chatting again.
"Yesterday, I said, 'The Ming Dynasty is indeed getting stronger and stronger, and it can be said that the country is peaceful and the people are safe. But His Majesty is also becoming more and more arbitrary. And His Majesty'. I didn't finish what I said at that time. Now I tell you what I want to say.
What he said: Moreover, His Majesty is becoming more and more like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Could it be that he really waited until the Witch Gu Rebellion broke out and the platform for returning home to look forward to his thoughts was built before he gave his advice?"
"Return to the beginning!" The other four people shouted at the same time, with panic in their voices.