Chapter 377 I have made up my mind

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 377 I have made up my mind

"Which is the most difficult in the world?"

Such a sentence was asked so suddenly, and such a question had no answer.

There is no answer to this question. There are many difficult people in this world. Anyone whose life is slightly unsatisfactory will feel that they are in difficulty.

But to ask which one is the most difficult, everyone has a point.

But now there is an answer to this question, Li Dongyang said: "It is the most difficult thing for Mr. Ge."

Hearing this, Liu Jian's face showed a trace of bitterness, and then he shook his head slightly, "The most difficult thing is not me, but the person who is caught in the middle, unable to move forward or retreat."

"I am trapped in a dilemma right now, and there is no way I can get around it."

"The king and father are at the top, and the officials are at the bottom. I, the chief minister of the cabinet, are caught in the middle, and it's very uncomfortable."

"Now His Majesty wants to make this gathering of people to resist the law be regarded as treason. But all the ministers do not agree. Why not, because they all have hidden fields in their homes.

What about me? It doesn’t matter to me. To put it bluntly, at my age and rank, I’m not short of these fields!

But I can’t say it. I can’t say this to His Majesty, let alone the ministers. Not only that, I have to face them, why should I face them? Because I can’t afford this reputation, I can’t afford to be this evil person!”

"Having said these words, I know you look down on me and even scold me in your heart, but it doesn't matter whether you look down on me or scold me in your heart, it doesn't matter. What would you do if you were in my position?"

"Now His Majesty uses this method to force us to express our position, just because we are the assistant ministers of the cabinet, and I am the chief minister of the cabinet. As for the ministers, they still ask me to get this charter. How can I get this charter? No matter how I get it,

Wrong, tell me, what should I do about this?"

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Both of them were silent. One of them was the second assistant in the cabinet, and the other was the third assistant in the cabinet. They were both assistant ministers in the cabinet, but the pressure they had to bear was far less than that of Liu Jian, because they were not the chief assistants in the cabinet, and Liu Jian was the one who bore the brunt.

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The ministers asked the chief minister of the cabinet for ideas and regulations; His Majesty used an indescribable method to force them to express their stance.

All the cabinet votes were not read, all were not approved, and all were suppressed.

All government affairs were ignored. The afternoon dynasty, where state affairs could really be discussed, was stopped. Anyone who wanted to see the emperor in the palace was turned away.

The emperor could still show his face during the morning court, but the reason why Emperor Hongzhi still held this morning court was to see whether the chief minister of the cabinet would express his position at the court meeting. Otherwise, the morning court would also be stopped.

They don't know how to describe this kind of approach, laziness, vindictiveness, avoidance, self-destruction?

If their eyes could travel through time and space, and see hundreds of years later, they would be able to find a word that hit the nail on the head and lay it out flat.

But this was not thorough at all. It would have been better if it had been thorough. However, Emperor Hongzhi had the power to lay it down, and he firmly held the power of red approval and decision-making in his hands.

Without these, they, the assistant ministers of the cabinet, only have the right to make suggestions. If they want to deal with a certain state matter and submit the prepared memorial, but cannot get the emperor's approval, then the matter cannot be handled.

The Ming Dynasty seemed to be half paralyzed.

To put it bluntly, if something big happens in the country and it is in this state, there will definitely be trouble.

And once trouble occurs, it will be these cabinet ministers, especially Liu Jian, who will be infamy.

The history books will not record the guilt of the emperor, but will only record that it was their inaction and the incompetence of their cabinet ministers that led to this disaster.

Just like the Tumu Fort Incident fifty years ago, it was actually Yingzong who was young and frivolous, and suddenly thought that he wanted to lead the expedition himself. In this process, Wang Zhen played a role in promoting this event and getting the ministers to agree to it.

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It was also Yingzong who felt that it was too hard and tiring to go on a personal expedition. He wanted to go back but couldn't save his face, so Wang Zhen handed him the steps and said that it was close to the slave's hometown, so he might as well go to the slave's house to have a look.

This led to the subsequent changes in Tumu Fort.

In this matter, most of it was Yingzong's own fault.

However, the history books will only record that it was Wang Zhen who deceived Yingzong and incited Yingzong to go on a personal expedition. It was also he who instigated Yingzong to go to his home as a guest, which led to this national disaster.

All the infamy was shouldered by Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen was just an eunuch. He might not care about the reputation, but they did. They were civil servants and scholars. What they cared about most was their posthumous affairs, and what they cared most about was their reputation in history books.

Xie Qian cared, so he couldn't help but question. Liu Jian cared, so he felt uncomfortable. If he didn't care, the dilemma would be solved instantly.

After a period of silence, Liu Jian spoke again: "I am seventy-four this year. I am old and frail. I can no longer take on the position of chief minister of the cabinet. I have already written my resignation and submitted my resignation to Your Majesty.

I don’t ask for anything else, I just want to have a pure old age.”

Hearing this, Li Dongyang had no choice but to answer, "Why does Mr. Hui'an need to say such angry words? Why does a good man need to say such words about resigning?"

"I am not speaking out of anger, my resignation letter has already been written."

As he said that, Liu Jian took out the letter of resignation from his sleeve and said, "I haven't caught up with the opportunity today. I will hand it to Your Majesty in public tomorrow morning. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to retire and return home."

"Mr. Hui'an!" Xie Qian became anxious again and stamped his feet, "My brother Hui'an! I know you have complaints in your heart. I just questioned you. It was my fault. I am here to show you my fault.

If you don't do this, how can the court leave you?"

"Yu Qiao, I don't have any complaints against you. I just feel powerless and can't bear the responsibility anymore. I wanted to resign a few years ago."

This is actually said sincerely. A few years ago, he was not the first assistant. The first assistant at that time was Xu Pu. At that time, Liu Jian thought about resigning and returning to his hometown. As a result, Xu Pu retired before him and became the first assistant.

The seat fell to him.

Then Liu Jian didn't want to resign.

Being the chief assistant in the past few years has sometimes been difficult, but this time it really put him in a dilemma, and he had the idea of ​​resigning and retiring.

At least if you resign now, you can still have a good night's work.

He is really old. An old man in his seventies has to worry about these things all day long. It is better to go home and live a peaceful life for a few years and not be greedy for these things anymore.

Li Dongyang completely disagrees with this. If Liu Gong leaves now, the position of chief minister of the cabinet will most likely fall to him. At that time, he will be in a dilemma.

So he had no choice but to continue to persuade: "Liu Gong, everything can always be discussed. There is no obstacle in the world that cannot be overcome. One person can calculate the shortcomings, and three people can calculate the strengths. After we discuss it, we can always come up with a solution."

Xie Qian, who was next to him, also said: "Brother Hui'an, after we discuss it, we can finally come up with a way. If you resign at this time, how will His Majesty think of you and how will the ministers think of you?"

"Yu Qiao, Binzhi, you two should stop trying to persuade me. I have made up my mind to resign tomorrow."
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