Chapter 84: Eunuch Wei who made a slip of the tongue
Everyone looked back and saw Zhu Youxiaozheng standing at the door with a bad look at them. Behind him was a slightly fat eunuch dressed in blue collar and a gloomy face. This eunuch is Wei Zhongxian, who is now known as nine thousand years old.
Everyone who was startled quickly stood up and bowed to Zhu Youxiao. Gu Bingqian was even more frightened and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know that the emperor has not been far away to welcome him. I will forgive my crimes!"
Zhu Youxiao walked quickly to everyone, glanced at them before sitting down on a chair that Wei was in. Seeing Zhu Youxiao coming, everyone's faces showed surprise. Since Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, he has rarely even attended morning courts, let alone Wenyuan Pavilion. Why did he suddenly come here for interest today? Could it be that something big happened?
Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the chair, glanced at everyone and said lightly: "Dear friends, don't be surprised. I came here today just to see how our Ming Dynasty cabinet handles the government affairs. I never thought it would be a big eye-opener!"
As soon as Zhu Youxiao said this, Gu Bingqian and others looked a little unnatural, especially Cui Jingrong who was shouting that he would not take the blame, Lin Yaoyu and his face turned red and blue. He just said that he would not kick Eunuch Wei and took the blame, but in the blink of an eye, they came to their own house. This scene was simply embarrassing.
At this time, Wei Zhongxian, who was standing behind Zhu Youxiao, looked ugly. If he didn't come, he really didn't know that these guys were so disrespectful to him, wouldn't they just take the blame for our family? As for the reactions so fiercely? Wei Zhongxian, who became more and more angry as he thought about it, cursed without hesitation: "Lin Yaoyu, Lin Yaoyu, tell us, our family is sorry for you, you actually slander our family like this. What does this mean that this matter is handled by nine thousand years at a time? Is your cabinet really unaware of this? Now that something is happening, they all depend on our family. Our family tells you...no way! And you Gu Bingqian, you are..."
Wei Zhongxian was arrogant and domineering in the court for many years. Although Lin Yaoyu and others were ministers of various departments, they did not dare to say much in such occasions. Didn’t they even say anything as the cabinet assistant Gu Bingqian?
At this moment, a cold voice sounded.
"Wei Zhongxian, shut up!"
"ah……"
Wei Zhongxian, who was cursing happily, was suddenly interrupted. He had not yet reacted for a while. Since he hugged Tianqi's thigh, our Eunuch Wei has no idea how long it has been since his words were interrupted. When he came to his senses, he found that Zhu Youxiao was staring at him. Zhu Youxiao said with a cold face: "Wei Zhongxian, who gave you the courage to insult the important officials of a country?"
"Your Majesty... I... I..." Seeing Zhu Youxiao suddenly angry, Wei Zhongxian was a little confused. Zhu Youxiao has always trusted Wei Zhongxian for many years, and he usually speaks with kindness to him. He has almost never had a child when scolding him in public like this. Unexpectedly, Zhu Youxiao scolded him in public in front of all the ministers today. This is definitely the first time for Wei Zhongxian.
After surprise, he was extremely afraid. Although Wei Zhongxian is now called Qiansui, all the civil and military officials in the court can also scold him at will, he knew in his heart that his rights were entirely based on Zhu Youxiao's trust. Once Zhu Youxiao had any dissatisfaction with him, everything he had now would be wasted.
In horror, he suddenly realized that the reason why Zhu Youxiao scolded him was because he had crossed the line. On weekdays, he could scold anyone he wanted to scold and kill whoever he wanted, but there was a premise, that was, if Zhu Youxiao was acquiesced or not, because at that time he represented Zhu Youxiao, the Ming emperor, but now Zhu Youxiao is still here, he scolded the ministers in public in front of Zhu Youxiao, that would be very disrespectful. No emperor would like his slaves to scold his ministers in front of him. If this kind of behavior happened to meet the ruthless man Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, who had been in the early stage, he would be immediately pushed out and killed by a stick, and there would be no second result.
"Plop..."
Wei Zhongxian, who understood, knelt heavily on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Youxiao.
"Grandpa, I am wronged... it was just that I am wronged... I just now... I am wronged..." At this point, Wei Zhongxian was stuck because he found that no matter what excuse he used, he could not hide his behavior of scolding the ministers for Zhu Youxiao, and his master did not speak. You, a slave, made the decision for your master. Such behavior would be severely punished by his master even among the people.
Looking at Wei Zhongxian who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, Zhu Youxiao's expression kept flashing, but he remembered the words that Yang Feng had talked to him before returning to Beijing. He couldn't help but think in his heart: "It seems that what Yang Feng said does make some sense. He should have been a bit too much indulging in Wei Zhongxian, so it is necessary to collect the reins."
Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao was determined to drag Wei Zhongxian out to deal with it, but when he saw Wei Zhongxian kneeling on the ground and crying, his heart couldn't help but soften again. He thought in his heart that Wei Zhongxian had been dealing with most of the government affairs for him over the years and helped him block almost all the firepower of the court officials. If he handled him too seriously, he would be looked down upon by the court officials, which would cause a serious blow to Wei Zhongxian's prestige. Thinking of this, his face eased.
He waved his hand, "Forget it, you didn't mean it. Forget it this time, if there is a next time, I will never take it lightly."
"call……"
Wei Zhongxian, who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned. Those who were familiar with Zhu Youxiao's temper immediately knew that he had passed this level again.
Looking at Wei Zhongxian, who looked like an amnesty on his face, Zhu Youxiao, who had already calmed down, laughed and scolded: "What are you still standing there? Why don't you get out of here and get out of here?"
"yes……"
Wei Zhongxian quickly stood up and stood behind Zhu Youxiao with his hands down. This time he made up his mind to kill him and no longer interrupted casually. Seeing this scene from the eyes of Gu Bingqian and others, he couldn't help but feel a pity. It would be great if Zhu Youxiao could take the opportunity to kill Wei Zhongxian just now, but they also knew that such a thing was impossible. Wei Zhongxian is an important means for Zhu Youxia to check and balance court officials. How could he be executed because of such a small matter?
Just as Gu Bingqian and others were full of thoughts, Zhu Youxiao's voice sounded again: "My dear friends, I already know the matter about Wu County, Nanzhili. Have you come up with a charter for how to deal with this matter?"
Chapter completed!