The ministers took a closer look and found out that it was Meng Ming, the academician of the Hanlin Academy. This man was over seventy years old, and his behavior had not changed since ancient times. He had been an Hanlin scholar for decades and had never left the Hanlin Academy. He had always been in Qingshui Yamen.
He has been in the army all his life. Now that he has spoken out against the emperor, he can't help but worry about this old gentleman. After all, many people present have worked under this old gentleman and still have some good feelings for him.
Seeing that Jia Ke didn't speak, the emperor jumped out and said angrily: "Okay, you are such a Hanlin scholar, have you read all your books into the dog's belly? Don't you know the master of heaven and earth? Don't you know?
Laws and regulations established by saints? How dare you contradict me face to face."
Meng Ming, the academician of the Hanlin Academy, straightened his old neck and stared at the emperor and said: "When I speak out against the emperor, I follow the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. People like these only know how to do things for their own official positions.
But I dare not open my mouth to persuade the emperor, there is no trace of the character of a saint."
The emperor couldn't bear it anymore. He picked up a Ruyi on the imperial desk and threw it at Meng Ming with all his strength. This hit Meng Ming's forehead, and the blood on Old Hanlin Meng Ming's head immediately flowed out.
But the old gentleman did not flinch at all, and did not care about the blood on his face. He continued to say to the emperor: "The Master said: If the father is alive, observe his aspirations; if the father is absent, observe his actions; if you do not change your father's ways for three years,
It can be said that you are filial. The Supreme Emperor is still revered in the harem, and the Emperor wants to change the Supreme Emperor's will. I am afraid that my filial piety will be compromised and the world will laugh at me. That's why I have to remonstrate."
As soon as the old gentleman finished speaking, the hall fell into silence. At this time, no one dared to say that this sentence was wrong. As long as they dared to refute, the scholars who respected Confucius and Mencius in the world would kill them.
Fate. And from now on, if his reputation becomes bad, there may be no place for him in the world. Compared with the emperor, they are more afraid of his former and posthumous reputation.
You must know that even if you offend the emperor, you will leave an eternal reputation after death, and you will be able to protect your family for hundreds of years, or even hundreds of years. If you disrespect Confucius and Mencius because you agree with the emperor, then it will be temporary.
However, in the long run, it will also make your family isolated in the world. In this way, I am afraid that your family will be submerged in siege from all directions in less than ten years.
At this time, the emperor didn't know what to say after listening to his words. Originally, he was just an angry remark. If everyone didn't take it seriously, it would just go away. Who would have thought that such a serious old man would pop up and suddenly change the sentence he just said?
His words were sealed with nails, which simply confirmed his unfilial piety.
At this time, Zhao Shu, the Minister of Rites, saw that something was not going well, and hurriedly left his job and knelt in the center of the hall. This person was highly recommended by the emperor in front of the Emperor after Pan Yong was imprisoned, and the Emperor did not want to make too much trouble with the emperor.
Therefore, he agreed to serve as the Minister of Rites, and this person was a loyal supporter of the emperor.
At this time, Zhao Shu, the Minister of Rites, said to the emperor: "Long live Qi Zhen, I absolutely cannot believe what Meng Ming said. He is trying to sow discord between the emperor and the Supreme Emperor. He has ulterior motives. According to law, Lei Ying is also the Minister of Military and Aircraft, so he is naturally qualified.
I am going to present the performance to the Emperor alone. What Jia Ke just played is all nonsense and cannot be trusted."
Only then did the emperor's expression calm down. If this old guy were to prove that he had acted unfilially, I'm afraid the emperor would not even need to take action. The name of the world would be able to push him down from the emperor's throne. Although he is already the emperor,
But more than a dozen of his brothers are still eyeing the throne, and as long as the Supreme Emperor is alive, this peeping will not stop.
Since someone actually helped him step down, he quickly followed the trend and said: "I was just joking for a moment. How dare I violate the Emperor's will? I don't need to mention this matter again in the future."
The emperor took a breath and calmed down. He was no longer as excited as before. Then he said to Jia Ke who was kneeling on the ground: "I already know your participation, so I stepped aside. Everyone else went back to work."
, I freely advocate this matter."
Jia Ke seemed to have a helpless expression on his face at this time, as if he had been greatly wronged. He stood up and did not go back to work immediately, but walked towards the old Hanlin. When passing by Lei Ying,
He also shook his sleeves as if Lei Ying was dirty, and looked at him with contempt, as if he was looking at a treacherous official who brought disaster to the country.
Jia Ke came to the old Hanlin's side, lifted him up with both hands, and wiped the blood off his face with his official robe. Then he helped him to the class, and finally grabbed his hand and said
, "It is easy to go up the mountain to capture a tiger, but it is difficult to tell someone. A loyal minister is not afraid of death, and a disloyal minister is afraid of death. The old gentleman is really a loyal minister of the dynasty, and I admire him."
After saying this, he returned to his class, then closed his eyes and said nothing.
At this time, the old Hanlin Meng Ming was moved to tears by Jia Ke. He had been a Hanlin Hanlin for decades. Since no one was old-fashioned, he only knew how to find chapters and excerpts from the Four Books and Five Classics, so his official career was very difficult. On the surface,
As the head of the Hanlin Academy who is already in the second rank, he actually does not have any real power in his hands. You can only enjoy reading in your study room every day.
Today, I heard that the emperor wanted to change the order of the Supreme Emperor. With my loyalty to the two emperors in my heart, I came out to remonstrate with the emperor. I didn't want the emperor to insult me in the hall. However, not a single disciple of Confucius and Mencius in the whole dynasty came out.
He tried to stop him, but in the end it was Jia Ke, a general who read poetry a little, who came to help him.
At this time, the emperor sitting on the throne coughed and began to say to the ministers below: "This matter is over, no one is allowed to mention it again. Lei Ying continues to talk about your affairs."
At this time, Lei Ying no longer had the energy he had at the beginning. When he was confused by Jia Ke and the old Hanlin, the eyes of the civil servants in the hall had changed somewhat. It is conceivable that soon word spread throughout the world that he was the bewitching
The king's sycophant. But this matter was really unjust. He just wanted to give Jia Ke a surprise attack, and then transfer Prince Teng away so that the emperor could seize military power. Unexpectedly, Jia Ke caught him and finally he
It turned into a disgrace.
But the emperor asked him to continue speaking, but he did not dare to stop, so he could only continue to play in the main hall: "In the important town of Jiubian, all the generals are seriously corrupt, and they are eating empty pay and drinking the blood of the soldiers, so that the elite of Jiubian are fighting
The strength has been seriously reduced. Please send a capable officer to inspect Jiubian and severely punish these generals who embezzled military pay. In this way, we can send generals to train and restore Jiubian's combat strength immediately."
After hearing this, the emperor pretended to be overjoyed and praised Lei Ying: "Ai Qing is worthy of being the Minister of the Ministry of War. He is well aware of the shortcomings in the army. From now on, I really have to entrust Ai Qing to the affairs of the army."
Lei Ying quickly clasped his fists and said: "I have done my best to be loyal to the emperor, but how can the emperor say something so powerful? This is all because of the wiseness of the emperor, so I dare to report it rashly."
The two people were complimenting each other there, when they heard someone below say: "Long live Qi, I, Jia Ke, have the foundation."
When the emperor heard Jia Ke's voice, his face turned livid. If possible, he really wanted to order someone to drag Jia Ke out right now and behead him in public.
Just when the emperor was in a dilemma whether to let Jia Ke speak, Zhao Shu, the Minister of Rites, took a few steps forward and came out of the office, and said to Jia Ke: "Jia Ke, you are too rude. In this hall, the emperor
Before I let you speak, you interrupted the emperor several times. Do you still have the emperor in your eyes? Do you have the law of the king?"
Jia Ke did not back down, but looked at Zhao Shu, the Minister of Rites, and said, "Master Zhao, are you not allowing others to come in to give advice, are you trying to block the court's speech?"
Zhao Shu was accused of blocking the way of speech by Jia Ke, and he was in a dilemma for a while. Indeed, although Jia Ke was a little inappropriate at this time, there was no issue of principle, and he directly remonstrated with the emperor in court. This was all for the sake of a minister.
He has no reason to stop his duty.
What's more, Jia Ke is not just another person, but the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department. Strictly speaking, he is still his boss. For him to directly interrupt Jia Ke like this is even more serious than Jia Ke.
Jia Ke looked at this Zhao Shu and said with a murderous look on his face: "Who are you? The Emperor and I started the battle, but you have stopped us again and again. Do you think that the Supreme Emperor and me, the foreman of the military aircraft, are just decorations?"
After Zhao Shu heard what he said, he was furious. He was also the Minister of Rites after all. Even if you, Jia Ke, have a higher official position than me, you can't insult me like this.
"Jia Ke, although you are the Minister of Military and Aircraft, everything in the court is decided by the Emperor. You are so unscrupulous. Do you still have the Emperor or the Supreme Emperor in your heart?" Zhao Shu retorted angrily.
Jia Ke glanced at him and ignored him. Then he clasped his fists and raised his hands to the emperor and said: "What I said today is the right given to me by the Supreme Emperor. I have the right to refute the emperor's imperial edict. Lei Ying didn't pass it just now."
With the permission of the Military Aircraft Department, I privately submitted a memorial to the Emperor, which has violated the Emperor's will. If the Emperor does not punish me severely, I am afraid that I will use my rights to refute the Emperor's order."
After hearing this, the emperor could no longer control his anger. He originally thought that although there would be some obstacles today, he didn't expect that Jia Ke was the stone in the latrine - smelly and hard.
"Okay, what a loyal minister. Are there very few loyal ministers in the world like you who contradict me in court and don't take me seriously?" The emperor was now trembling with anger. He pointed at Jia Ke and said angrily.
At this time, Zhao Shu quickly knelt forward a few steps and said, "Long live Qi, Jia Ke has no emperor and deceives the emperor. Anlu will destroy the nine tribes. Please make an order immediately to kill Jia Ke for the common people's grievances."
But Jia Ke looked at Zhao Shu at this time and laughed: "You are really perfunctory, but you don't know how to judge the situation. You don't even look at the officials of third grade or above who have been ordered by the emperor. The emperor has no right to deal with it.
What's more, I am the head minister of the first-level military aircraft department, and without the Emperor's will, I will not obey anyone who wants to deal with me."
After hearing what Jia Ke said, the emperor could no longer bear it and shouted outside: "Where are the warriors in front of the palace? Capture this traitor to me."
As soon as the emperor finished shouting, a dozen warriors in helmets and crowns came in from outside. As soon as these people came in and saw Jia Ke, they rushed towards him to take Jia Ke. Unexpectedly, Jia Ke shouted, "I am obeying the decree of the Supreme Emperor."
Being in charge of the Military Aircraft Department, is the emperor's current behavior an attempt to do something evil? In this case, the emperor cannot blame the minister for being rude."
After Jia Ke finished speaking, his arms shook. The dozen warriors were rolled out more than ten meters by Jia Ke's shake.
The emperor was also surprised when he saw this. He only knew that Jia Ke was an unparalleled general, but in his opinion, he was just a person, just stronger than ordinary generals. Who knew that now Jia Ke would immediately show his strength?
All the dozen or so warriors in front of the palace were put away. If Jia Ke rushed up to the palace regardless, his life would be in danger.