Chapter 348 Dear Sirs, please don’t disappoint me

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 348 Dear Sirs, please don’t disappoint me

Everyone knew that he was impulsive just now, so he put himself in such a passive situation, and was roasted on the fire by the emperor.

But they were impulsive, but they had no regrets. If they didn't rush in and let the emperor see their attitude towards this matter, it would be impossible for Liu Jian alone to stop this matter.

This is how things are in the world. If you are strong, he will be weak. If you are weak, he will be strong. The strong will always be strong and the weak will always be weak. There is no such thing as both being strong and both being weak.

For example, Emperor Hongzhi was benevolent and generous, and had the style of a benevolent king, which was why all the emperors in Hongzhi were fierce ministers.

If he had rushed into the emperor's palace without being ordered, if it had been the time of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, he would have turned around and counted the three relatives and six relatives, how many relatives there were in the family, and then sent them to the execution ground, and all nine clans would ascend to heaven together.

After hearing this question, the officials present knew that it was difficult to respond to these words, but they did not panic. Wang Shu, the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, raised his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, collision with the emperor's carriage is a crime of ten thousand deaths, and I am the first to do so.

The guilty ones were the ones called in by me from outside the palace."

After admitting the guilt first, Wang Shu continued: "Your Majesty, although I rushed to the imperial court, it was for our Ming Dynasty and our Ming Dynasty. This matter must not be investigated so thoroughly, otherwise the country may be unrest. I hope your Majesty will learn from it."

!”

Xiao Jing continued, and said in a gloomy tone: "Wang Butang, regardless of whether what you just said against the emperor for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the great tomorrow is true or not, and what are your intentions?

I don’t know, and it’s not a roundworm in your belly.

Even what you said later, our family really doesn’t understand. Since we want to investigate, of course we must investigate thoroughly, otherwise how can we know who is the mastermind behind this? Or, just like the emperor said, you

Is he the mastermind behind this?

Wang Butang, if you are really the mastermind, then let me know, our family also respects you as a man, don’t be timid, hide your head and show your tail, dare to do something and dare not recognize it."

Wang Shu turned his head and glanced at him, but ignored him and remained silent, neither admitting nor refuting.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Why, Wang Qing's family, are you being questioned by Xiao Jing?"

Wang Shu turned his gaze back and replied slowly: "Your Majesty, I am not being questioned by Eunuch Xiao, but I don't bother to answer such treasonous and unethical remarks."

After hearing this, Zhu Youtang did not ask what the treasonous person was, but his face became calmer. He just looked at Xiao and said respectfully: "Xiao Banban, do you want to hear what Wang Qing's family said about you?"

Is this such an outrageous thing?"

"My slave would like to hear it, but it still depends on what the emperor wants."

"Then let's listen." After saying that, Emperor Hongzhi turned his gaze to Wang Shu and said, "Tell me, what a treasonous person."

"yes."

Wang Shu responded, then looked deeply at Emperor Hongzhi and said: "I only have two words to say: First, I, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, including all of my colleagues present, have been favored by His Majesty and have just assumed this position. If I wait,

Instructing the ministers and scholars to force the palace to go to the palace, doesn't it show that His Majesty doesn't know how to know and use people?

Secondly, the name of the minister is to invite your majesty to see you, but in fact it is an act of forcing the emperor to conceive. And forcing the concubine is such a crazy and rebellious crime. I don't need to tell you, but Eunuch Xiao must also know.

Eunuch Xiao just said that I admitted the matter, and he respected me as a man. Can I think that in Eunuch Xiao's heart, the person who forced the palace to be forced to do this was a man, and he should abide by his duties, observe etiquette, and understand etiquette?

But people have become like rats. Such confusion of right and wrong is why I say that what Eunuch Xiao said just now is treasonous."

This is purely word picking. Xiao Jing had a sneer on his face and said, "Wang Butang, judging from our family, I'm afraid you are the one who confuses right and wrong. You are holding on to a sentence in our family's saying.

Is this all you can do as a dignified official?"

Wang Shu disdained to pay attention to him, but Xie Qian snorted coldly and responded helpfully: "Whether Wang Butang is capable or not, it is your Majesty who has the final say, it is the officials who have the final say. You are not the eunuch who can count.

I have tens of thousands of officials in the Ming Dynasty, and it is not like you, an eunuch, to say whoever is capable will be capable."

One bite at a time, it was like pouring salt on Xiao Jing's wounds arrogantly. He was so angry that his teeth itched and he almost jumped up in anger.

But he knew that he couldn't have an attack at this time. If once he had an attack and the conflict escalated, or even if he changed the topic elsewhere, he might miss the point, so he had to endure it and said with a smile:

“Mr.

My father was forced into the palace by a bunch of madmen and was bullied to the extreme. But no one thought of sharing my father's worries. On the contrary, they blocked it and prevented a thorough investigation. If you say that there is no evil in your heart, well, even the devil will not believe it."

Liu Jian continued: "Eunuch Xiao, I and others did not say that they would not allow a thorough investigation, nor did they stop them from allowing a thorough investigation, but they could not mobilize the factory health officials to conduct such a thorough investigation. If they did so, it would be very serious.

Prisons will rise, and the country will no longer have peace, and the country may be in turmoil."

After that, he turned to Emperor Hongzhi and said, "Your Majesty, I am still saying the same thing. It is absolutely impossible to investigate the two new policies so thoroughly. Almost everyone in the court has criticized the two new policies. If they are investigated and dealt with in this way, it will really be done."

There is no peace in the country. I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

The rest of the people also kowtowed, "I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

Emperor Hongzhi knew what these people were afraid of. He was afraid that a big prison would arise like the late emperor's, and that their good days would come to an end. He did not want to do this. If he acted like this, the entire society would be in turmoil.

The purpose of his thorough investigation into this matter was firstly to establish his authority and to overwhelm the ministers, and secondly to facilitate the promotion of reforms.

There is no conflict between these two purposes. Just as before hearing that Xia Yuan wanted to use this matter as an opportunity for reform, he had already sent factory guards to secretly investigate the matter.

But now that he has seen so many people trying to dissuade him, Zhu Youtang's attitude is still tough, "If we want to conduct a thorough investigation, we must do it thoroughly, but I don't need the factory guards to investigate this matter."

After hearing this, the ministers were waiting to object when they heard the following words, and then they were all startled.

No need for factory guards to check?

Then who should check it?

Some people's minds are racing so fast that their breathing seems to be stagnant.

Zhu Youtang paused deliberately, taking in the expressions of these ministers, and then continued: "This matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice, to Dali Temple, to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, to the Cabinet, to the six ministries, and you will jointly review it

.All officials involved will be investigated strictly. Please don’t let me down."

This last sentence was said to have profound meaning. The ministers present may have heard it, but maybe they didn't, but these details are not important anymore.

The surprise came so quickly that they didn't even react.

Let the Sixth Department of the Cabinet and the Three Justice Departments investigate this matter thoroughly. In other words, let them investigate themselves.

At this moment, no one raised any objections, thought twice, or Jiangshan Sheji. All the people kowtowed and said: "I will obey your Majesty's will."

Emperor Hongzhi had a half-smile on his face, "If you are the one behind the scenes, it's still too late to choose a good relationship. If you are not the one behind the scenes, just go to Haosheng to run errands."

"yes."

All the ministers responded in unison, and then slowly stood up from the ground, walked backwards from the Nuan Pavilion.

When I arrived at the main hall, I was blown by the draft wind of late spring and early summer, and I realized that my back was wet.

Maybe he remembered the half-smiling expression of Emperor Hongzhi at the end, or maybe it was the soaked back shirt sticking to his body, but he felt an inexplicable chill rising in his heart.
Chapter completed!