The first formal court meeting after Zhengde ascended the throne ended in discord.
No one between the monarch and his ministers was willing to compromise, until the sky turned completely dark, and the monarch and his ministers, who had not had water for a whole day, finally could not decide the winner. Zhengde announced that the matter would be discussed another day, and then angrily withdrew from the court.
Return to the palace.
"Bang!"
In the palace, Zhengde threw seven or eight teacups in succession, but he still seemed to be upset, and the anger in his expression had not been completely eliminated.
Liu Jin, Gu Dayong and other confidant eunuchs were trembling as they watched. They had been with Zhengde since he was a child. Although the little emperor had a stubborn temper and an unconventional personality, he rarely got really angry. He was so angry like today.
This is the first time I've seen it soaring into the sky.
"I am the Son of Heaven, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If I want to appoint a commander of the Royal Guards, I need to seek the consent of the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty. This is too much! It is too much!"
Seeing that the little emperor's anger lingered for a long time, Liu Jin, as the chief minister of etiquette, felt it was his duty to take care of the emperor's worries. He cautiously stepped forward and comforted him: "Your Majesty, Lin Nuo is a scholar after all, and he must be on the side of the civil servants.
Why do you have to confront hundreds of officials for such a person? If you find a military man as the commander, wouldn't all the problems stop abruptly?"
"Oh? Liu Daban really thinks so?" The anger on Zhengde's face suddenly stopped and he turned to look at Liu Jin.
"This slave indeed thinks so!" Liu Jin couldn't figure out Zhengde's thoughts at the moment, so she had to bite the bullet and said.
"Bang!"
Zhu Houzhao kicked out, and Liu Jin's body flew four to five meters in mid-air.
Although Zhengde didn't have much time to practice martial arts in these years, he would practice according to Master Lin's method for an hour or two every day. Although his strength is now much worse than that of Jianghu people, ordinary elite soldiers are no match for Zhengde.
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Zhengde kicked out with anger, and the power contained in it was definitely not weak. The kick hit him in the chest, and there was even faint traces of blood seeping out from the corners of Liu Jin's mouth.
"Come here and kneel down!" Zhengde's cold voice sounded again.
Liu Jin was frightened, not knowing where he had offended this little ancestor again, but he did not dare to hesitate at all, and rolled directly to the ground, and then knelt in front of Zhengde.
Zhengde kicked out again, this time directly on Liu Jin's head, knocking him until stars appeared in his eyes and he was dizzy.
"Liu Jin, I will only say this once, you and all of you, please listen to me clearly!"
Zhengde pointed at Liu Jin, then at Gu Dayong and other personal eunuchs, his voice was cold and serious, "In my opinion, Master Lin's talents are not inferior to those of the current pavilion elders, but Master Lin wanted to protect me
Escort, voluntarily agreed to allow my father to enter the Imperial Guard, he has already endured too many grievances!"
"Father has already made him suffer, I can't let him feel cold again!"
"If anyone dares to speak ill of Master Lin in front of me in the future, be careful with your heads!"
Who is really kind to him and who is hypocritical? Young Zhengde has his own judgment in his heart.
In his opinion, Master Lin has the talent to join the cabinet, but he is willing to succumb to the imperial guards. Isn't it just to keep Zhu Houzhao's throne stable? If not, who would be willing to suffer this humiliation as a first-level Jinshi?
Master Lin was sincerely good to him. If he made changes to Master Lin's appointment due to pressure from officials, wouldn't that mean that he could be forced to do things that were detrimental to Master Lin in the future?
This is what Zhu Houzhao doesn’t want to see!
Although he has a free-spirited personality and likes to play around, he is also very emotional. For those who are sincerely good to him, he doesn't want to do anything that would dishearten him or her at all!
"My slave is wrong. Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Regardless of his dizziness, Liu Jin lay on the ground and kept kowtowing. This was the first time in so many years that he had been severely punished by Zhu Houzhao. This made him feel frightened and uneasy, and at the same time, he felt worried about Lin Nuo, whom he rarely saw.
Resentment arose.
Liu Jin is an extremely real person. To be precise, he is a really villain who cannot be more real.
Ever since he became the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, he has never concealed his desire for power and pursuit of wealth in front of his subordinates.
For those who offend him, he never knows what it means to retaliate with kindness. Generally, when there is a grudge, he will retaliate on the spot and will not give up until the other person is tortured to death.
But now, while he was kowtowing like a dog in front of Zhengde, he was already thinking about how to deal with Commander Lin who was competing with him for favor!
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On one side, Zhengde vented his anger on Liu Jin and others. On the other side, in the yamen of the Jinyiwei headquarters, Li Dongyang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, dressed in a red robe, walked in quickly.
He came here alone this time, without anyone else accompanying him, but even so, the other party showed no fear of the Jinyiwei Yamen, which was so frightening, and barged in directly regardless of the obstruction of the guards at the door.
The Jinyi Guards knew that their commander was a civil servant, so they did not dare to forcefully stop him when facing the chief minister of the dynasty. They had no choice but to follow Li Dongyang and escort him into the main hall.
"Lin Nuo, you have been wronged these days!"
Lin Nuo was sitting at the table handling the government affairs of various departments of Jinyiwei. When he raised his head, he happened to see Li Dongyang with a distressed look on his face.
"Good boy, these days, the late emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne. There are too many things that need to be dealt with. We didn't have time to take care of your affairs for a while, so you have been wronged!"
Lin Nuo was the candidate recommended by Li Dongyang's second son when he was an examiner, and Li Dongyang was also the invigilator during Lin Nuo's imperial examination. The relationship between the two can be said to be extremely close.
Li Dongyang had already regarded Lin Nuo as a junior. Now seeing the junior he valued so much being so humiliated, he felt more uncomfortable than anyone else.
"What did Mr. Chief Assistant say? I have not been wronged in any way!" Lin Nuo stood up and saluted quickly. He was very clear about Li Dongyang's intention.
"Okay, don't pretend to be strong here. I already know a little bit about you. The late emperor must have used some means to make you surrender, so that you could become the commander of the Jin Yiwei of this Lao Shizi.
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"Don't worry, I will save you from this pit of fire even if I fight for the position of first assistant!"
Li Dongyang is now quite old, and his hair and beard have turned white, but even so, when talking about this matter, he still has an attitude of fighting to the end, vowing not to give up until Lin Nuo is rescued!
Seeing this, Lin Nuo felt warm in his heart and felt that this old man was quite cute.