Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Two The Emperor Who Beats the Table [1 More]
The old ministers were not polite when they looked at the secret reports that were thrown down in front of them by the emperor. It must be said that these people are really tenacious. Since they dare to come to see the emperor, they are naturally not afraid of the emperor's punishment.
At this moment, he looked at the secret music on the ground in front of him, looked at each other, picked it up and looked through it.
"Fang Yuan, the Minister of War, embezzled 380,000 taels of military pay from shipbuilding..."
"Hongjie, a member of the Ministry of Industry, took advantage of the canal repairs and embezzled 430,000 taels of project funds..."
The amount of gold and silver that each official had embezzled was listed in great detail. The faces of these old officials were pale and full of disbelief.
"This...how is this possible, slander, this is definitely slander, Your Majesty..."
An old minister couldn't help shouting to Zhu Houzhao in excitement.
Several other veterans also looked like they didn't want to believe it. However, Chen Ding and several officials frowned and looked at the secret memorial in their hands without saying a word. They were obviously overwhelmed by the contents of the secret memorial.
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A bang was heard, and Zhu Houzhao slapped the table and shouted angrily: "How brave, you don't even believe what I say?"
At any rate, Zhu Houzhao also practiced Taoist health-preserving methods under Shao Yuanjie's guidance. Although it was only a Taoist health-preserving method, as a Taoist master, the health-preserving methods that Shao Yuanjie taught Zhu Houzhao were obviously also advanced methods.
Taoist Kung Fu focuses on health preservation, but this does not mean that Zhu Houzhao, who has practiced Taoist Kung Fu, is powerless. The result of his strong body is that Zhu Houzhao slapped the desk table to death.
's fell apart.
You must know that the writing desks used by the palace are made of the finest wood and are made by skilled craftsmen. They will definitely not fall apart casually.
In Zhu Houzhao's rage, the aura he had cultivated in his body during this period of time burst out naturally, causing the table to fall apart.
Zhu Houzhao's anger shocked Chen Ding and others who were kneeling there. Zhu Houzhao had a kind temperament and originally acted as he pleased. However, under the influence of Chu Yi, Zhu Houzhao became like a wise king and acted like a wise king.
He also appeared to be very stable. If he put aside his favor and trust in Chu Yi and violated the ancestral system and forcibly opened the sea, then it is not wrong to say that Zhu Houzhao was a rare wise king in the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao rarely got angry in front of a group of officials, especially when he was so angry like today. To be honest, this was the first time he had ever done so.
"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Chen Ding is upright, but not stupid. The reason why he came here is because he is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and does not want Zhu Houzhao to make mistakes. Now it is certain that the officials arrested by Jin Yiwei and Dongchang are the ones who deserve their crimes. Chen Ding
Naturally, I have no opinion.
Seeing that the emperor was furious, Chen Ding quickly spoke to comfort the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao flicked his sleeves and looked at Chen Ding and others with a gloomy expression. Regarding Chen Ding, Zhu Houzhao knew his temperament very well. Therefore, no matter how angry he was, Zhu Houzhao did not blame Chen Ding too much.
, but for several other veterans who were vaguely suspected of relying on their elders and trying to force him into the palace, to be honest, Zhu Houzhao was holding back his anger.
With a cold snort, Zhu Houzhao said to one of the old men: "Shilang Sun, Yushi Han, tell me, based on what Hong Jie and Fang Yuan did, Dongchang and Jinyiwei ransacked their homes and put them in prison.
, is there anything wrong?”
Sun Zhong, that is, Sun Shilang, looked at Zhu Houzhao with his head raised and said: "Your Majesty, I suspect that these evidences were forged by Dongchang and Jinyiwei..."
There was a crash, and Zhu Houzhao kicked the table that was falling apart on the ground. He immediately kicked the table to pieces, and even wooden boards fell on several officials.
"Sun Zhong, you are so brave..."
At this moment, Gu Dayong, who was standing next to Zhu Houzhao, suddenly stood up, pointed at Sun Zhong with an angry look and cursed: "Well, you Sun Zhong, if your Majesty wants to wrongfully accuse them, why do you need Jin Yiwei?"
, Dongchang, you must remember that if you want your minister to die, you will have to die..."
Zhu Houzhao had regained his composure at this time, but even a fool could see that the emperor must be brewing boundless anger, but he just did not vent it out.
Zhu Houzhao smiled, but the smile on his face made everyone feel a bit chilly.
Chen Ding looked at Zhu Houzhao's expression and felt something was wrong in his heart. He was about to speak, but Zhu Houzhao glanced at Chen Ding and said as if he had read through his mind: "Come here, Mr. Chen is old.
Gao, please send Mr. Chen back to his home to rest!"
After being slightly stunned, Chen Ding couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, I..."
But at this moment, two chamberlains came forward and said to Chen Ding: "Master Chen, please!"
Chen Ding could sense Zhu Houzhao's determination. He sighed in his heart, stood up and saluted Zhu Houzhao, then turned around and left with the two chamberlains.
Seeing this, Sun Zhong, Han Li and others couldn't help but subconsciously said to Chen Ding: "Master Chen..."
Chen Ding has the highest status among them. After all, Chen Ding is a member of the cabinet and is in charge of the household department. He is also a powerful person among the civil and military officials.
Now that Chen Ding has left, although they are about the same size, they are obviously lacking in confidence.
You must know that the Ministry of Revenue, which Chen Ding is in charge of, is the real power department. Especially now that the national treasury is abundant, Chen Ding can be said to have mastered the custody and allocation of a large amount of silver in the national treasury. I don’t know how many officials have asked the Ministry of Revenue to give them
Dial the patterned silver,
After all, Chen Ding may not be able to decide how much money to allocate, but the Ministry of Accounts has the final say when to allocate it. In the final analysis, it is Chen Ding who has the final say. If Chen Ding opens his mouth, a sum of money that should be allocated at the beginning of the year will be transferred.
Even if it is postponed to the middle or even the end of the year, it is not impossible.
After Chen Ding left, they were either members of the same department, ministers, or censors, but none of them had senior officials who were responsible for their own affairs.
It is obvious that these veterans are deputies of various ministries and are not the kind of officials who hold real power. It is these veterans who cannot see the formality clearly or who rely on their elders to spoil the emperor's mood in this limelight.
Chu Yi has been away from home for so long, and now he is about to return. Even a fool can see that Zhu Houzhao made such a big fuss, in the final analysis, it was all for Chu Yi.
The affection between Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao was clearly visible to the civil and military officials of the court. It would be better to trouble Chu Yi directly than to trouble Zhu Houzhao directly.
If Zhu Houzhao is angered, Zhu Houzhao may be lenient due to his temperament and will not be held accountable. However, if Zhu Houzhao is offended because of Chu Yi's affairs, then Zhu Houzhao will not be so easy to talk to.
After sending someone to escort Chen Ding out of the palace, Zhu Hou looked after the officials kneeling there in the imperial study. He flicked his sleeves and said to Gu Dayong: "Gu Dayong, keep an eye on them and let them take care of themselves."
Take a look at what Hong Jie, Fang Yuan and others they guaranteed have done to make people angry, and think carefully about whether they deserve what they deserve, or whether I have wronged them!"
Zhu Houzhao turned and left. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer and looked at these officials, he would be furious and would order these people to be beaten to death with sticks.
After walking out of the imperial study room, Zhu Houzhao exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the anger in his heart dissipated a little.
At this moment, a chamberlain came in a hurry. When he saw Zhu Houzhao, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Zhu Houzhao and said, "This slave has no chance to meet your majesty."
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said: "Get up."
Zhu Houzhao was always magnanimous towards the servants around him, and in many cases he did not treat these people as slaves, but as friends.
"Your Majesty, news from Jinyiwei, the chief manager has returned and is currently resting in Tianjin Port. If nothing goes wrong, he will arrive in Beijing tomorrow!"
Even though he had known that Chu Yi would return soon, when he heard that Chu Yi had arrived at Tianjin Port and would arrive in the capital tomorrow, Zhu Houzhao still couldn't help but have a look of joy on his face and said: "I
Chu Daban is finally back!"
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao said with a bit of excitement: "I have told you to order the Ministry of Rites to immediately start preparations for the ceremony to welcome Chu Daban's triumphant return. All expenses will go to the royal treasury."
When Zhu Houzhao thought that Chu Yi would be coming back soon, he couldn't help laughing loudly, but he forgot about his unhappiness just now.
Even Zhu Houzhao's loud laughter reached the imperial study room at this moment, which made Sun Zhong, Han Li and others stunned. They had seen Zhu Houzhao leave with an angry face, but now it was
Zhu Houzhao's laughter came.
What happened that could make the emperor's mood change so quickly!
An old man knelt there and couldn't help but murmured when he heard Zhu Houzhao's laughter: "Chu Yi is back!"
Although the old man's voice was not loud, it was so quiet in the imperial study room that you could hear a pin drop.
As soon as the old man's words came out, everyone naturally heard them clearly, and at the same time, there was a look of surprise on their faces.
Just as the old man said, if you think about it, there is no other person besides Chu Yi who can have such an influence on Zhu Houzhao.
Standing there, Gu Dayong received the emperor's order and supervised several officials. His expression became a little gloomy. He glanced at the officials and said in a cold voice: "You adults have time to care about other people, so you might as well care about them."
Take care of yourself!"
When Chu Yi returns, there will definitely be a large number of civil and military officials who are unhappy with him. After all, most of the civil and military officials in the court are unhappy with him. Even after several transfers in the past year, they have been transferred from the bottom up.
Many officials came up, but there were still officials who didn't like Chu Yi. Under such circumstances, it's strange that these people would be in a good mood when they heard Chu Yi's return.
