Zhu Youtang kept all the memorials submitted by the officials and did not publish them. Anyway, the establishment of the new Yamen was already a certainty, so there was no need to talk nonsense to these old immortals.

At first, the civil servant group headed by Wan'an was full of confidence. With their decades of political experience and skills in trolling, they did not believe that they could stop the emperor from the brink. They all made it clear that if the emperor did not change his mind, they would kill him.

In the eyes of Zhu Youtang, these tricks are like clowns jumping off the leash. Talking about admonishing people with death and willing to fight for the reputation of loyal ministers are all bullshit! These so-called pure people are very afraid of death. They think that when King Li Chuang broke through the Forbidden City, he was willing to die in battle. It turned out to be some eunuchs and some nobles. Instead, it was these noble men who secretly opened the city gate and led the thieves in.

Zhu Youtang was a little irritated after reading the memorial today. There was nothing new, just some remonstrances.

Being an emperor is really boring. No wonder the emperors of the Ming Dynasty started some side jobs. For example, Hongwu would kill a few people for fun, and Mr. Yongle would lead 500,000 soldiers and horses to the northern grasslands for a walk to relax. Emperor Xuande loved playing with crickets, Emperor Jiajing liked to make elixirs and practice Taoism, and Emperor Tianqi liked carpentry.

Why not go hunting in Nanhaizi?

Nanhaizi was called Feifangbo in the Yuan Dynasty, because the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty trained sea turtles to catch flying birds and small animals in this area full of rivers and lakes. In order to let sea turtles rest, they dried their feathers that were wet with sweat, frost and dew. A specially built eagle-airing platform was built. When Yongle moved the capital to Peking, he also expanded the Yuan Dynasty's hunting grounds dozens of times. Emperor Xuande also built palaces, walls, and government offices to guard them.

After making up his mind, Zhu Youtang summoned: "He Ding, I'm bored in the Qianqing Palace. You go to the Royal Horse Supervisor to prepare the bow and horse and take a few followers with me to go hunting in Nanhaizi."

When He Ding saw that Long Live Master was going to take him out for a ride, he was overjoyed and bowed his body and said, "I'll go get ready now."

Zhu Youtang put on his military uniform in Dongnuan Pavilion. He looked at He Ding who ran in and asked, "How do I look like?"

He Ding gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is so handsome in what he wears!"

Zhu Youtang laughed heartily, and Long Yan was delighted.

When he arrived at Nanhaizi, Zhu Youtang found that the Nanhaizi garrison sergeants had made preparations in advance, with one post every ten steps and one sentry every five steps. It turned out that He Ding had informed the Nanhaizi guards in advance that Long Live Lord was coming to make them more alert. .

Zhu Youtang was very pleased to see the neat military appearance of the Nanhaizi guards and went up to give a speech. As the magistrate of a poverty alleviation county in later generations, Zhu Youtang was quite capable of giving speeches. Soon the soldiers were aroused and the mood was greatly aroused. I have the urge to sacrifice my life and blood for the emperor.

While Zhu Youtang was getting familiar with the bow and horse, news came from the palace.

"Your Majesty, there is news from the palace that the ministers have gathered outside Wuying Hall and asked to see you." He Ding said carefully, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that Zhu Youtang was in high spirits.

Zhu Youtang frowned and said with a serious face: "What are you doing to see me? Why can't you remonstrate with me? Are you coming to force me to go to the palace? Who are the ministers outside Wuying Palace who want to see me?"

"The first assistant of the cabinet is Wan An, and the second assistants are Liu Ji and Yin Zhi. Yin Yan, the Minister of Personnel, and Peng Hua, the Minister of Rites, were all transferred to Hao Zhong... They said that there were more than 80 ministers in total, and more than 200 people were like ministers. .”

This means that you, the Emperor, decide what to do. More than 200 of us are against it. If you don't listen, we will drown you with our spit.

If it were Zhu Youtang in history, he might have admitted his mistake obediently, but as the soul of future generations, this matter would not make any waves in his eyes.

"What a good minister of the Ming Dynasty. Don't pay attention to them. Just tell them that I am hunting in Nanhaizi and let them disperse on their own."

Seeing that Zhu Youtang could not wait for him, a group of ministers outside Wuying Hall began to whisper that they no longer wanted to wait. A new government office had been set up, and yesterday Wu Ying had started collecting fees one by one from the shops in the east of the capital.

"Everyone, don't be discouraged if you wait any longer! As long as we all are united, His Majesty will definitely change his mind!"

"Yes, when the late Emperor was here, we cried bitterly and fought hard at the Wenhua Gate for the funeral ceremony of the Empress Dowager Ciyi, and Your Majesty had no choice but to do it. Things today are not as good as before, so why should we be afraid!"

"When we receive a national salary, we are willing to make suggestions for the country. Your Majesty is young, and as ministers, we should give you hard advice. The worst we can do is to die for your advice!"

In the evening, Zhu Youtang rode back to Qianqing Palace. Hearing that the ministers were still kneeling in Wuying Palace, he ordered several eunuchs and eunuchs to convey the message.

The ministers had been kneeling for a whole day, and their backs and backs were sore at this time. Some officials had secretly dozed off in the background, but they were still trying to hold on to each other to see who would give in first!

A sharp-eyed minister saw a few young eunuchs coming and thought that the emperor had given up and was about to compromise with them. He shouted excitedly: "Chief Minister, someone is here! Everyone is awake, Your Majesty wants to see us!"

Upon hearing this, all the ministers immediately became energetic and lost their previous dejection. At this moment, they all stretched their necks to wait for the emperor's oral instructions.

The emperor ordered: "My ministers and ministers, I understand what you mean, and I will handle it. You go back first!"

Zhu Youtang's words were simple and clear. Most of the imperial edicts of the Ming Dynasty emperors were very plain. This was due to the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, so the meaning of edicts passed by subsequent emperors was simple and clear, without any red tape.

After listening to the oral instructions delivered by the eunuch, the eunuch in charge of rituals, all the ministers were dumbfounded. The emperor still won't surrender to us?

"If I don't see Your Majesty today, I will not dare to retreat until I die!"

Seeing that they could not persuade the adults, the eunuchs and eunuchs of the Supervisor of Ceremonies had to hurry back to reply to Zhu Youtang's order.

"Like to kneel? Then let them kneel! I am not used to them. In two hours, I will inform them of the morning court tomorrow. Anyone who dares to be late will be killed!" Zhu Youtang was lying on the dragon couch in Xinan Pavilion eating. Putao, those Qingliu scholars like to do whatever they want. If you can, just kneel down all night.

Two hours later, the little eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies informed the ministers outside the Wuying Palace that they would go to court tomorrow. The ministers were all complaining. The emperor did not follow the routine and had only gone to court once since he ascended the throne. How could this happen suddenly? Is there another morning meeting? At this moment, the second morning meeting is only three hours old.

In order to ensure that they went to court on time, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty had to get up at midnight, and after getting dressed, they had to gather at the Meridian Gate, which was around three o'clock in the morning in later generations.

In the cabinet, Yin Zhi, the second assistant, suggested that the ministers should disperse first, go back and rest for a while, and prepare to go to court. You can also give advice to His Majesty in the court hall.

At Yin Shi, the three drums at Chengtian Gate were completed, and the flag schools of the officers and soldiers were arranged first. All civil and military officials held memorials and lined them up in order at Yemen in advance.

After ringing the bell, the Bell and Drum Division opened two gates first. The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City. There is an imperial passage in the middle, which is not opened on weekdays. The left and right gates are for the generals on duty and the guards and flag masters. When going in and out, when officials go to court and enter the palace, they can only go through the left and right gates.

After blowing the whip, the ministers crossed the bridge one by one and arrived at Fengtianmen Danqi. They stood facing each other on both sides of the imperial road and waited. Among them, the civilian officials were on the left side and the military attache was on the right side. This was called "living". During this period,

There are also censors in charge of picketing to supervise. Anyone who coughs, spits, is crowded or behaves improperly will be recorded and wait to be reported for processing.

As hundreds of officials lined up to arrive at the Imperial Palace, an official from Honglu Temple slowly walked to the stairs outside the hall and shouted to the officials below:

"Enter class!"

After hearing the shouting, civil and military officials began to move forward in unison.

The civil servants, led by the chief minister of the cabinet, Wan An, marched "from north to west", and the military attachés, led by the British Duke Zhang Mao, "went north to east", and then began to perform mountain salutes.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhu Youtang was completely shocked. This is the Ming Empire!

At this time, the first person on the left came out with a memorial: "Chen Wan'an impeached Wu Ying, the governor of the new Yamen, for six major crimes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several censors and officials also jumped out and shouted that they wanted to impeach Wu Ying.

The impeachment of Wu Ying was false, but the warning to himself was true. Zhu Youtang sat on it and looked around, and saw that several people in the left column were already ready to make a move.

It's obvious that these people all look to Wan'an as their leader. Most of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty are already Wan'an's people. If I don't take some extraordinary measures today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control them in the future.

At this time, an old man with a white beard slowly came out from behind, coughed a few times, and said, "Your Majesty Xu Pu impeaches the Chief Minister Wan'an!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an explosion in the court.

Wan An was also stunned, and looked back at Yin Yan. In the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Yin Yan was at the ministerial level, and Xu Pu was at the deputy ministerial level. A deputy minister went to impeach his ministerial-level boss. Yin Yan was very embarrassed.

Looking at Wan An's cold eyes, he was afraid that if he didn't come out to solve the problem, the ministers would beat him to death.

Yin Yan immediately came out and shouted back: "Xu Pu, have you impeached the wrong person? The chief minister has done his duty for the country these years, and all the officials and His Majesty have seen it. Are you an accomplice of Wu Ying?"

Zhu Youtang didn't speak, and snorted coldly in his heart: "This Yin Yan is indeed Wan'an's minion. This flattery to the boss is really timely."

Xu Pu looked at Yin Yan coldly and continued to say seriously: "Wan An has committed nine crimes:

"Crime One: The crime of treason.

Sin 2: The crime of deception.

Sin three: the crime of transgression.

Sin 4: The sin of mad disobedience.

Sin 5: The crime of specialization.

Sin six: the sin of taboo.

Sin 7: The crime of cruelty.

Sin 8: The crime of corruption.

Sin 9: Sin of erosion.

I have written down each of the nine deadly sins in detail in the memorandum. Your Majesty, please take a closer look."

Wan An broke out in a cold sweat. This damn old man Xu didn't just want the emperor to be dismissed from office. He listed these nine major sins from nowhere. Any one of them could make him die without a burial place.

"Xu Pu, you are slanderous. You must provide evidence in everything. I have fulfilled my duties for the country these years. Your Majesty, please trust me!"

After looking at Yin Yan's impeachment letter and then carefully looking at Xu Pu's memorial, Zhu Youtang suddenly became furious and threw the two memorials at Wan'an's feet. He shouted: "Wan'an, the chief minister, don't leave me for now."

Don't worry, go home and have a good rest. I will give you a long vacation. Don't worry, I will send someone to check it carefully and won't blame you wrongly. But if one of the memorials is true, don't even think about filing a complaint and returning home.

Bury it in the capital!"
Chapter completed!