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Chapter 2024 Emperor Collapse

Gao Gong's eyes lit up slightly, and he also said in a slight way: "Master Yuanfu, the official knows that you are eager to rehabilitate your beloved disciple, but you have been waiting for thirteen years, so why bother to hurry up?"

Xu Jie's tears were completely stopped, and he even had the urge to curse. His emotional card had just been played out. He thought he could fight back, but he was on a dead end and was directly labeled as "rehabilitation is a favoritism."

Once a matter is involved in a private relationship, no matter how reasonable it is, it will be questioned. Moreover, there is a problem that the officials who directly rehabilitate all their memorials.

"I also agree with Mr. Lin's approach. These officials who were convicted of the suggestion should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for verification before rehabilitation. Today's Ming officials are different from the Taizu period. Some officials submitted memorials to invite fame! Not to mention that, why did the Ministry of Revenue officials still see Hai Rui as a loyal and righteous minister? A while ago, they openly requested the emperor to release Hai Rui. This move undoubtedly made Hai Rui in danger. In fact, he was a slut who gained fame!" Guo Pu also stood up firmly and gave an example.

After Lin Qingran emphasized the harm of not distinguishing right from wrong and rehabilitating officials, he also pointed the finger at some officials with evil intentions, which undoubtedly strengthened the rationality of opposing Xu Jie's approach.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang built a powerful supervision system for censors, the censors of the Kedao have always had great voice in the Ming Dynasty, resulting in many officials who dared to speak directly.

However, this system has deteriorated so far, and it is difficult for many censors to grasp the black materials of the court bosses, so they can only randomly slap in order to gain fame. Many censors scold the emperor or important officials for the sake of gaining fame.

But local gentry highly praised and worshipped officials who dared to speak out directly. Some officials who were scepters would become spiritual models of the senators, and when they returned to the local area, they would be praised as leaders of the gentry.

Like He Yishang's memorial this time, he did not rescue Hai Rui when he was imprisoned. Instead, he saw that the emperor was about to fail and Hai Rui's reputation was at its peak. Now, he rashly submitted a memorial to request the release of Hai Rui was undoubtedly a political speculation.

The same is true. Although the Jiajing Dynasty for 45 years caused some officials who made suggestions to be unfairly punished, it also punished many politically speculative officials.

When Zhang Juzheng heard Guo Pu's words, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He just wrote "Suggestions offend all ministers, those who survive will be summoned, those who die will be treated with the sacrificials, and those who see the prison will be released and reinstated." He didn't think there was any problem, but at this moment he felt secretly scared.

If all officials who were convicted of the advice were rehabilitated indiscriminately, it would be said that this move was not in line with national laws and would easily lead to some traitors. In the new dynasty, the arrogance of these sectarians will inevitably become worse, which will undoubtedly be harmful to the Ming Dynasty without any benefit.

Xu Jie looked at Guo Pu with a gloomy face, and said sarcastically with a look of dissatisfaction: "Gei Master Guo, why did you still submit memorials? How could you know that you should not judge a gentleman by the heart of a villain!"

this……

Huang Jin and Feng Bao outside the door found that Xu Jie was still unwilling to admit defeat, so they couldn't help but exchanged glances. Just a little eunuch came in a hurry, so they had to leave temporarily.

"Mr. Yuan Fu, the matter of He Yishang was not made up by me. Before submitting the memorial, He Yishang invited several colleagues to submit memorials, and claimed that he could gain fame. Someone can testify about this matter!" Guo Pu's anger surged up and immediately tried to speak out according to reason.

Lin Junran also stood up and said seriously: "Master Yuan Fu, this matter is not what Mr. Guo Ge judges a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Qian Zhongyue, the Shandong Department of the Ministry of Revenue, was present at that time, and Qian Zhongyue also recounted this matter to me. If you don't believe it, please ask Qian Zhongyue to come and prove it!"

Hearing Lin Shiran's words, Guo Pu looked at Lin Shiran with gratitude, and then looked at Xu Jie with hostility. Originally, he was unwilling to break up with Xu Jie, but the sentence "A gentleman's belly is judged by a villain's heart" pierced him, so he didn't mind fighting with this traitor.

Seeing Guo Pu's fighting spirit so high, Xu Jie realized that the situation had lost control again and had deviated from his original intention.

The reason why he chose to abandon other cabinet ministers to draft the will was naturally not to "remedy the situation", but to take the opportunity to win over the civil servant group, and to take the opportunity to save the followers who fell due to the fight with Yan Song.

Although he has served as the chief minister for more than four years, people like Wu Shilai and others were convicted of "invasion". At that time, Jiajing personally ordered a thorough investigation of the people behind the scenes. Therefore, he never dared to help Wu Shilai and others "rehabilitate", and he could not promote Wu Shilai and others like Xu Yang.

After all, these people in Wu Shilai were not admonishing the country, but his intention to overthrow Yan Song's victim.

It is precisely because he planned to save his cliques through "Jiajing's self-reflection", and even took the opportunity to win over officials who were punished by Jiajing, thereby confirming his reputation as a "virtuous prime minister".

But he failed to successfully send other cabinet ministers this time, but Lin Shiran attracted other cabinet ministers, and now he was completely disrupted by Lin Shiran's plan.

Xu Jie knew that he could no longer implement the intention of rehabilitating all the officials who were convicted of memorials, so he looked at Li Chunfang with some expectations and said, "Zi Shi, you are the second assistant to the cabinet. I wonder what you think about this matter?"

Guo Pu's brows frowned slightly, but he didn't expect Xu Jie to be so unwilling to give up.

"Mr. Yuan Fu, this move is indeed not comprehensive enough. Or it is necessary to change it: I would like to make suggestions that most of the ministers offend me will be direct ministers. Now the officials will check it, the remaining ones will be summoned, and those who die will be resigned. Those who see the prison will be released and reinstated first!" Li Chunfang was still a scholar with conscience after all, and knew that he did not have the power to turn the world back, so he asked in a negotiated tone.

"Gemaster Li, since the matter needs to be investigated, why should we 'released and reinstated the job first when we meet the supervisor'!" Gao Gong immediately pointed out the mistake.

"Then get rid of the reinstatement!" Li Chunfang also realized that it was inappropriate and immediately corrected it gently.

Lin Qingran and Guo Pu silently exchanged glances, and had no objection to this change.

Things are often two-sided, and comprehensive denial and comprehensive approval are not desirable. Although they oppose Xu Jie's approach to attracting officials in a comprehensive rehabilitation, they also point out that some officials submitted memorials to invite fame, some of the convicted officials still need to be rehabilitated.

Unlike those officials who served party struggles and He Yishang, there were many direct officials like Hai Rui who invited fame in the Jiajing Dynasty during the forty-five years.

Yang Zui, the former Taipu Temple, opposed Jiajing's practice of Taoism and was beaten to death. The censor Yang Jue wrote a memorial to say that the current problems were wrong and died in prison. Liu Kui, the former Ministry of Works, prepared a coffin and submitted a memorial to ask for the suspension of the construction of the wood to repair the Xuan Palace. He was sentenced to prison.

It is true that they have no reason to oppose the rehabilitation of some officials who have been punished for memorialization. After all, the Jiajing Dynasty really has to correct some mistakes.

When Xu Jie heard Li Chunfang's proposal, his brows frowned slightly. Although he knew that he could no longer act alone, this plan was still very different from what he imagined.

If according to his intention, once the will is promulgated, those who came from Wu Shilai immediately regain their posts, instead of having to have an additional verification procedure now.

But don’t underestimate this program. Because it was only after the procedure, the officials who rehabilitated only felt that all this was right, and those officials who could not rehabilitate naturally would not remember the kindness of his chief assistant.

However, when things have developed to this point, he can only accept this result.

After all, his approach was not appropriate. Although this proposal had been changed, he could still restore Wu Shilai's officials who charged for him through operation.

Xu Jie nodded reluctantly in front of everyone's eyes, and looked at Lin Yanran with complicated eyes.

How wonderful it would be if there was no such a kid in this world who was in trouble!

Now the changed will, not only did he not get much benefit, but this kid forced the cancellation of the additional sects for the untouchables. In the future, he, the chief minister, may be even more restrained.

When he thought of this boy's wisdom and strategy, he couldn't help but feel a headache and found that the new dynasty was no longer as beautiful as he imagined.

After reaching a consensus, things were settled.

Zhang Juzheng originally wanted to go forward to write, Lin Qingran glanced at Lin Qingran lightly, and then said to Gao Gong: "Google, I'm sorry, you'll be writing!"

"Okay!" Gao Gong didn't know anything humble at all, and even said loudly.

Zhang Juzheng also stood there helplessly. He was a little from the fifth-rank bachelor's degree who was not qualified to participate in drafting the will. This time he was able to come here because Xu Jie wanted to use it for him.

If Lin Qingran had not come out to stop this matter, even if he had used this to make a hero who had drafted the will, according to the content of the will, it would probably be a harm to the Ming Dynasty.

Gao Gong is a true poet, so writing a will according to the established ideas is naturally a trivial matter.

When he wrote, "There is no fault of the emperor, and the prince of the later generations is good. He is kind and filial, and his wisdom is long-lasting. He should follow the ancestors' teachings and follow the people's feelings to become emperor." He deliberately slowed down a little, after all, this involved the legitimacy of his disciple, King Yu, inheriting the throne.

As the cabinet ticket was planned, this will be the jade seal. As long as Huang Jin pressed the jade seal with cinnabar, the Jiajing imperial edict was successfully released.

But at this moment, a sad voice came from the inside, which shocked the people present. Many people then remembered that Jiajing was not dead yet!

In Qianqing Palace, the temperature in this room has suddenly risen, and the air is filled with sandalwood.

On the dragon bed, Jiajing's stomach made a sound, his whole body was spastic, and a trace of black blood spilled out of the corners of his mouth, making him look extremely painful.

Guo Pu and others rushed here. When they saw Jiajing's happy appearance, although they had already learned that Jiajing's deadline was today, they still couldn't hide their surprise on their faces.

This Jiajing Emperor who was tirelessly seeking immortality did not get what he wished. The gods such as Shenyu Pavilion, Taiqing Pavilion, Qingxu Pavilion, Xuanleiju Pavilion, Xihai Temple, Hongying Palace, Taixuandu Palace, Guyu Palace and other gods did not protect him. The elixirs in Zichen New Palace were also ineffective, and the immortal temples in various places did not bring immortality to the emperor.

This emperor who did not hesitate to plunder the people's wealth to practice Taoism could no longer escape life, death, illness and death. Looking at his appearance, life undoubtedly came to its last moment.

But I don’t know whether to be happy or sad. This 45-year emperor of the Ming Dynasty finally came to an end. The people of the Ming Dynasty no longer had to bear heavy taxes to satisfy his desire for spiritual practice and engineering.

"emperor……"

It was at this moment that a sad voice suddenly rang out.

Guo Pu and others looked closely and found that it was Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the dynasty. However, they saw Xu Jie kneeling on the ground, as if he was losing his father, tears and snot all of a sudden surged to his face, and his voice even resounded throughout the Ganqing Palace.

Kneel!

Guo Pu and others exchanged glances, knowing that this is the time to show off their acting skills, they also knelt down one after another with Xu Jie.

Guo Pu and Li Chunfang are both old people in the officialdom. When they heard Xu Jie crying, they seemed to remember some heartbreaking things, and they also started crying.

Lin Qingran then knelt down, but listened to Xu Jie and others crying and shouting, and found that his Taoism was still far inferior to Xu Jie and others. He was so cruel that he secretly pinched his thigh flesh, grinning in pain, and then he was in a state of progress.

"emperor!"

That's true, the five important ministers were like the most loyal ministers in the world, and when they saw that the emperor's deadline was approaching, they also showed his loyalty.

This is not about to ascend, it is obviously about to die!

Jiajing was originally diagnosed with his five senses closed, but the pain in his abdomen still made him react. His eyes opened in pain, but he felt very strange around him.

But he knew that this was no longer important. The pain in his body and the discomfort of breathing made him realize that his life had come to an end, and the eternal life he pursued had not come in the end.

But he did not regret it. He had been in charge of this dynasty for forty-five years, turning those pretentious officials into slavery. This dynasty has been operating according to his will of Zhu Houcan, and everything is worth it.

If there are any regrets, it will be a waste in the end.

His years of pursuit still could not impress the gods in the end, but he followed those untouchables to escape birth, old age, sickness and death, becoming a cup of dust in this world.

Jiajing's eyes were displaced, his breathing became more and more uncomfortable, and he knew that he had been deceived by Xu Jie. He only saw the face of a woman who suddenly appeared, but his eyes showed a hint of horror and his lips were trembling slightly.

The memory seemed to open like a floodgate. He suddenly remembered that more than 20 years ago, he was lying on this dragon bed, and suddenly he was tied tightly by a group of palace maids.

This...is this Yang Jinying?

Jiajing looked at this originally blurry face, but it gradually became clear. Isn’t it the palace maid leader who intended to murder him back then?

However, isn’t Yang Jinying already dead? She and the sixteen palace maids who were trying to murder her were executed by her stern penalties, and she shouldn’t have appeared here!

"Emperor!" Seeing Jiajing's terrified reaction, Concubine Shou continued to step forward without knowing the truth and shouted in grief.

No, don't come here!

When Jiajing saw Yang Shangying getting closer and closer to him, his heart became even more terrifying, and his breathing became more and more rapid, he wanted to drive away the damn palace maid. However, his throat could not make a sound, and he had no strength all over his body, and he could not drive away the palace maid at all.

"Your Majesty, don't scare me!" Concubine Shou naturally has some skills to be able to sit in this position, and she also plays a affectionate concubine and continues to cry and tell.

puff!

When Jiajing saw Yang Shangying getting closer, a mouthful of black blood spurted out of his mouth, his eyes were still filled with a hint of horror. He just kicked his legs and died immediately.
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