Xu Pu was very depressed. He didn't know what happened to Hongzhi just now. The 50,000 taels he agreed to pay yesterday was suspended. He also said that he respected the results of the Beijing inspection and wanted to remove all unqualified officials who were at the bottom of the Beijing inspection! This is not okay.

Most of those officials were not good at digging, but they were steadfast and willing to work. Now that they are all dismissed, does the Ming Dynasty still have a future? The old man looked at Hongzhi, who was talking eloquently and praising the capital, and shouted: "Your Majesty!"

Hongzhi was amused in his heart and pretended to be surprised: "Ai Qing, is something wrong?"

Xu Pu kept talking, but he really didn't know what to say, so he had to prevaricate a few words to sort out his thoughts: "Don't be too hasty, right? Should we give these officials a chance to repent?"

Hongzhi shook his head and said very seriously: "Mr. Xu, the results of the Beijing Inspection were reviewed by your cabinet, and are also the result of the hard work of officials from the Inspectorate and the Sixth Section. The Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more peaceful, and the officialdom is also declining. I have long been determined to clean up the court.

, but considering that these people have lived in poverty for ten years, and although they have flaws in their work, they still have to work hard, so they did not take action. But this time is different. We have money. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to clean up the officialdom, when will we be able to clean up the officialdom?

"

Xu Pu was speechless. He couldn't tell the emperor that the capital and the police were all tested by connections. The test was all about the network. The capable ones were never the last ones. What should we do?

Liu Jian looked at the sweat on Xu Pu's temples and was very anxious in his heart. You can't do this! All the officials in the Ming Dynasty who are really capable are within the scope of dismissal. He quickly reported: "Your Majesty, what your Majesty said is absolutely true, but

If so many officials are dismissed at once, I'm afraid the officialdom will be unstable, and how will the people view it?"

Hongzhi sneered: "If you don't destroy it, you won't establish it! Your salary and salary are all the people's blessings. Shouldn't you be deposed with a bare meal? Isn't it stable? Who dares to fight against the sound of a horse, let's depose them all this time! As for the people, haha, these people thought about this when they were poisoning the people.

? Master Liu, I have made up my mind!"

Only then did the cabinet bosses realize that the benevolent Emperor Hongzhi was still an emperor after all. The emperor was so angry that his body disappeared thousands of miles away. What should be done?

Xie Qian let out a long sigh, lifted up the hem of his official clothes, and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, we are guilty of deceiving you!"

Hongzhi's eyes flashed with anger, and he said coldly: "Oh? The crime of deceiving the emperor? Mr. Xie Ge, why can't I understand?"

"Xie Qian!" Li Dongyang roared in shock and anger.

Xie Qian smiled miserably: "Master Li, compared with the Ming Dynasty, our honor and disgrace are not worth mentioning! Your Majesty! The imperial inspections are all false stories, and the test is not about doing things..." His voice became smaller and smaller.

Hongzhi's face became more and more ugly, and the murderous look in his eyes became more and more intense.

Li Dongyang also let out a long sigh and knelt down on the ground: "Long live, I am guilty. The Beijing police made a mistake. I knew it in the first place, but it was because of my face..."

Xu Pu's face turned pale, and he finally knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, the Jingchao has changed its mind a long time ago. I am helpless, please punish me!"

Hongzhi suddenly became furious and smashed the teacup in his hand on the ground! Bang! The blue and white teacup shattered to pieces, and the tea splashed everywhere! Hongzhi quickly walked around on the ground, his chest heaving. He had known this fact for a long time, and he had already had it in his heart.

I had already thought about taking advantage of this to put on a good show, but when things came to a head, I still couldn't hold back my outburst of anger!

Hongzhi pointed at the elders who were kneeling on the floor with his trembling index finger: "You! I have worked hard day and night since I came to the throne, for fear that the country left by my ancestors will be destroyed in my hands. When I treat you, I ask myself, there is no way I should treat you badly! What do you think?

Diligence and frugality, good! I reduced the expenses of the harem, and the prince's monthly salary was only five taels! You said that mediocrity harmed the country, good, after I succeeded to the throne, I took over Wan'an, Li Zi Province, and Liang Fang! The inner treasury even made many

I lent silver to the treasury, when will it be repaid? What else do you want from me? Tell me!"

Xu Pu looked at Hongzhi with tears flashing in the corners of his eyes, and his heart was as sharp as a knife. Hongzhi was indeed a rare good emperor in the Ming Dynasty. He treated his ministers kindly, restrained the Jin Yiwei, Dongchang, dismissed Liu Ji and other mediocre officials, was thrifty, and worked hard.

The officials below were deceiving the superiors, how could they not be disappointed? He kowtowed repeatedly: "Long live, long live, all the mistakes are my fault. This chief minister is incompetent. Please take care of your dragon body!"

Hongzhi wiped the corner of his eyes and asked coldly: "Take care of the dragon body? Haha, the country is about to perish, does it matter whether you are in good health or not? You! Alas, it didn't freeze three feet in a day, and it's not all your fault.

Everyone, get up! Xie Qian, you are very good, I hope you always tell the truth. This time the Beijing police are like this, I want to see how many loyal civil and military officials there are in the dynasty, hum! The sky will not fall!"

After Hongzhi left, several pavilion elders looked at me and me, all looking sad. Li Dongyang, who had the best relationship with Xie Qian, said loudly: "Yu Qiao, how could you..."

Xie Qian sighed: "Brother Bin, can you keep it secret? Don't you know that you are really the emperor? This is dissatisfaction with us and all the officials in the capital. We are asked to answer the debut question. If the answer is not good, I am afraid that the thunder will be angry at that time.

It will break down!"

Xu Pu nodded: "What Yu Qiao said is that Long Live has not been like this in the past. Why is it more serious this time? Is it really because you are rich?"

Liu Jian shook his head and sighed: "Mr. Xu, this is just an inducement. The emperor is still disappointed with the Ming Dynasty! Don't you know how bad it is when we are above and what is happening below? It is the Taiping Year now, and we can't see anything. Once

There will be a military disaster or a natural disaster. The Ming Dynasty will be like a paper house that will fall down if touched! Long live this! This is worrying about the world."

Li Dongyang nodded: "Yes. Brother Xixian is right, the Ming Dynasty is actually in danger!"

Xie Qian's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light: "Long live today, there must be a backup plan! Let's cooperate. I hope your majesty's methods will not be too drastic. Ming Dynasty can no longer withstand the torment."

At the court meeting the next day, Hongzhi came up and issued an imperial edict. All civil and military officials in the court were shocked! The first person who couldn't hold on was the Minister of Civil Affairs, Tu Fu: "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel is also called the Heavenly Official. He is in charge of the promotion of officials all over the world. It is the most powerful department in the imperial court, and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel is also the head of the nine ministers! Hongzhi smiled and nodded: "Tu Aiqing, please speak."

"Your Majesty, is this elimination system for the lowest ranking a little harsh? Although these officials are only average or inferior in evaluation, they are still diligent in their work on weekdays. They work hard even if they don't have merit."

Hongzhi shook his head: "My dear, what did the Beijing Police do? Isn't it just to clear away these useless officials whose corpses were left without food? Leaving them to waste the people's money and money, how can I explain to the people of the world?"

Tu Jian could not answer, nor could he speak. Xie Qian looked on with cold eyes, feeling increasingly uneasy in his heart.
Chapter completed!