In front of the gate of the Leopard Room, several servants looked at the dozen or so important ministers in front of them with fear.
Originally, at the beginning, only a few cabinet ministers were here waiting for the emperor's summons, but after a while, there were censors on the left and right, ministers of Dali Temple, and all six subjects came, and dozens of people appeared one by one.
It's so menacing that it feels like it's trying to eat people.
With the previous precedent of a young chamberlain being beaten to death by a group of officials, these doorkeepers looked at these civil and military officials with fear in their hearts, fearing that the other party would look displeased with them and kill them.
I don’t know what will happen to those officials afterwards, but they are definitely dead.
Therefore, these little chamberlains tried their best to shrink down and lower their presence, as if this way they could avoid being targeted by these angry civil and military ministers.
Song Jingsheng, the imperial censor of Zuodu, was extremely thin and had white hair, but he looked energetic and in no way like an old man in his seventies.
It is said that at this age, he has a long life in this era. In addition, he is the censor of Zuodu, a veteran of several dynasties, and has a very high prestige in the court. Even the emperor will give him a little favor when he sees him.
Song Jing was transferred to the capital from Nanjing a few years ago. Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and they transferred Song Jing, an old censor with disciples and former officials all over the court, from his retirement home in Nanjing back to the capital. Needless to say, their intention was natural.
Originally, Li Huan made a big fuss that directly disgraced the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and even the morale of many imperial censors suddenly plummeted. However, as Song Jing, the imperial censor of Zuodu, took office, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was immediately changed from the previous one.
Li Huan suppressed the extremely decadent atmosphere.
Not long ago, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Section were involved in the investigation, which gave Liu Jin a severe lesson in the court. Even Liu Jin, who was so arrogant and arrogant, suffered a loss, but there was nothing he could do against Song Jing.
Now that such a big thing is happening in Fujian, the first thing Yang Tinghe thinks of is to invite Song Jing and others. One can strengthen the momentum of the other. For such a big event, the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the six departments will be responsible for the matter.
All must be notified as soon as possible.
It was just that Yang Tinghe didn't expect that these people would arrive so quickly after getting the news. It took less than an hour, and they had just arrived at the Leopard Room. As a result, the censors and six subjects all rushed to the scene.
Came over.
Seeing the energetic Song Jing, Yang Tinghe stepped forward, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Tinghe has met Duke Qingping, but this time he is bothering Duke Qingping."
Song Jing's nickname was Mr. Qingping, so Yang Tinghe called him Qingping Gong.
Song Jing stroked his gray beard, cupped his hands towards Yang Tinghe, and said with a flash of light in his eyes: "This matter is of great importance. I and other responsibilities must seek an explanation from Your Majesty."
As he spoke, Song Jing looked at the closed door of the Leopard Room and said: "I would like to ask Your Majesty, how virtuous and capable is Li Huan? He actually dared to massacre dozens of high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty and three tribes of Yi people without going through three trials.
, What crime could there be for hundreds of scholars to be massacred in front of the government office? If we don’t kill such traitors who are crazy and murderous, the people will not be angry, and if we don’t kill, how can we calm down the hearts of hundreds of officials?”
Nearly ten people came to the Liu Ke Shizhong. Although the highest official rank of the Liu Ke Shizhong was the seventh rank, their authority was extremely heavy. No one in the court dared to underestimate the Liu Ke Shizhong, who only had dozens of people.
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You must know that the Six Sections not only have the power to supervise the Six Sections, but also have the power to supervise hundreds of officials and advise the emperor. Even major events such as Tingtui, which only officials of the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers can participate in, can
Six subjects are indispensable for their participation in the matter.
When it comes to influence, the Sixth Section is even more powerful than the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which has supervisory powers.
At this time, several members of the Sixth Section had expressions of indignation on their faces. They had also just received news from the cabinet that Li Huan had actually done such an earth-shattering thing in Fujian.
Several people on duty at the Yamen rushed over immediately.
At this moment, the closed door of the Leopard Room slowly opened, and Qiu Ju's figure appeared in everyone's sight.
Qiu Ju, who originally thought there were only a few cabinet ministers, was startled when he saw a group of officials surrounding the door as soon as he opened the door.
However, Qiu Ju had seen a lot of ups and downs. He had also experienced hundreds of officials knocking on the palace. Although the dozen or so officials in front of him looked at him angrily, Qiu Ju did not panic.
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Li Dongyang stepped forward and cupped his hands when he saw Qiu Ju: "Superintendent Qiu, your Majesty wants to summon us?"
Qiu Ju glanced at Li Dongyang, slightly cupped his hands, glanced at the other officials, and said with a bit of hesitation on his face: "Your Majesty said he would summon you, but your Majesty thought it was only the elders."
At this moment, Song Jing immediately stepped forward, blew his beard and glared at Qiu Ju and said angrily: "Why, do you also want to prevent me from going to see His Majesty? Believe it or not, I will also read your book..."
Qiu Ju couldn't help but frown when he saw Song Jing standing up. For Song Jing, a highly prestigious and influential official, Qiu Ju naturally had the idea of hiding if he could and not provoking him if he could.
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Didn't you see that even Liu Jin was taken by the other party to the Metropolitan Procuratorate? Did the Sixth Section become extremely embarrassed during the incident?
Qiu Ju quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Mr. Song is joking. You are a veteran of several dynasties. How dare I stop Mr. Song from seeing His Majesty? It's just..."
With a cold snort, Song Jing flicked his sleeves and said, "There is no need for this or that. I will go see Your Majesty on my own. I will naturally take care of the rest."
After saying that, Song Jing said to Li Dongyang: "Chief Assistant, let's go see His Majesty!"
The few waiters guarding the door subconsciously looked at Qiu Ju. Qiu Ju just shook his head slightly, obviously not intending to stop these people.
Qiu Ju also knew that even if he stopped Song Jing and others now, the emperor would still meet these people later. In this case, it would be okay to let them all in.
Soon, everyone followed Qiu Ju into the Leopard Room.
The Leopard Room is not only a playground, but also has a martial arts arena, a government hall, etc. specially built by Zhu Houzhao. It can be regarded as a miniature version of the Little Palace.
It's just that in this leopard room, Zhu Houzhao didn't have to worry about being restricted by the cabinet and the Queen Mother, and he could do whatever he wanted.
Since moving to the Leopard Room, Zhu Houzhao may not return to the palace even once in a few months, so he has completely taken root in the Leopard Room.
Except for Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and a few others who had been to the Leopard Room several times, this was the first time for Song Jing and others to enter the Leopard Room, so they looked around as soon as they entered the Leopard Room.
After all, according to external rumors, the Leopard Room was a paradise built by Zhu Houzhao, the emperor, who did not do his job properly but just wanted to enjoy himself. It was comparable to King Zhou's deer terrace, wine pool and meat forest.
There are even rumors in the market that Zhu Houzhao kept many tigers and leopards in this leopard room, and even plundered countless beauties.
But along the way, Song Jing and others discovered that although there were indeed more beauties here, they were all outstanding-looking palace maids, and they were not as ugly as the rumors said.
As for the tigers and leopards, they didn't even see anything. Instead, there were many pavilions and pavilions, and they even saw a miniature street. Suddenly they thought they were in a certain neighborhood in Beijing.
Seeing that miniature street, Song Jing couldn't help but frown, but he didn't say anything, he just wrote it down secretly.
Soon his eyes lit up, and the front suddenly became much brighter. It was a large school ground covering an area of dozens of acres. This school ground was quite large, and it probably took up a quarter of the entire Leopard Room.
On the school grounds, you can see a variety of weapons on display, and you can even see heroic guards and soldiers standing guard all around in high spirits.
Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Song Jing and others saw the figure of Emperor Zhu Houzhao from a distance.
After not seeing him for a few days, Zhu Houzhao seemed to be more energetic. Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Song Jing and others were all stunned by the heroic and high-spirited aura in his body.
Especially at this moment, Zhu Houzhao was riding on a horse. He was dressed in fancy clothes and holding a curved bow in his hand. He was galloping on the horse in the martial arts field. At first glance, he seemed to see a young and heroic general.
When Song Jing saw this situation, his expression changed drastically. He shook his head and said: "It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous. The emperor, the supreme emperor, doesn't think about how to govern the country and the people, so he wastes his time on manipulating soldiers, horses, bows and arrows! He loves martial arts so much.
How can you be a wise king if you don’t do anything!”
As he spoke, Song Jing blew his beard and glared at Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Jiao Fang, Liu Yu and others: "I have been living in Nanjing for the past few years. This is how you have assisted His Majesty. Have you all forgotten the late Emperor's love for Your Majesty?
Are you eagerly looking forward to it?"
Li Dongyang and several pavilion elders secretly smiled bitterly when Song Jing said this. As for Jiao Fang and Liu Yu, they showed disdain and glanced at Song Jing lightly.
Under the guidance of Qiu Ju, more than a dozen people walked slowly forward. Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao burst into laughter, straightened up, and stood up directly on top of the flying horse, then bent his bow and nocked an arrow.
With a whoosh, the arrow shot out of the air.
The arrows flew directly towards Li Dongyang, Song Jing and others. Seeing the magnified arrows in their eyes, many officials were startled and even exclaimed.
With a bang, Song Jing and others subconsciously looked behind them, and saw that a few feet away from them, an arrow target was exploded by the arrow.
But at this moment, Song Jing and several officials involved in the Sixth Section were all sweating profusely on their backs, and their eyes looking at Zhu Houzhao became strange.
Zhu Houzhao, who had shot the arrow, landed nimbly on his horse, and drove his horse towards Li Dongyang and his party. Just as he was about to hit these people, he saw Zhu Houzhao suddenly pull the reins, let out a roar, and the horse fiercely
He raised his horse's hooves, and while making a neighing sound, he stopped dead in his tracks.
With a clatter, the horse's hoof hit the ground and stopped just a foot away in front of Li Dongyang and others. Zhu Houzhao, who was dressed in a smart outfit, looked down at Li Dongyang and others.
Qiu Ju saw the expressions of Li Dongyang and others in his eyes, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he coughed lightly and said: "Everyone, your Majesty is in front of you, why don't you show your respects quickly!"
After repeated frights, everyone was stunned by the sight of Zhu Houzhao. They were so distracted that they even forgot about the greetings.
Li Dongyang and others did not come to their senses until Qiu Ju spoke to remind them, and they quickly bowed down and bowed to Zhu Houzhao who was on the horse.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty! May Your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity!"
At this moment, Gao Feng ran over with several servants, and quickly stepped forward to help Zhu Houzhao hold the war horse. Zhu Houzhao glanced at Li Dongyang and the others with a solemn gaze, suddenly turned over and dismounted with a smile, and stretched out his hand to help Li Dongyang.
He helped him up and said: "Dear ladies, please stand up quickly without courtesy!"
Gao Feng handed the reins to a young chamberlain, led the horse down, and hurriedly served Zhu Houzhao to wash his hands and wipe his sweat.
Song Jing and others looked at this scene, feeling aggrieved in their hearts. Is this still the successor of Emperor Xiaozong, who they considered to be the model emperor of all dynasties?
Today, as the legitimate son of Emperor Xiaozong, shouldn't he be like Emperor Xiaozong, who is gentle, elegant, generous and benevolent, and rules from the top?
Zhu Houzhao had received a good royal education since he was a child, and he was also exposed to the knowledge of emperors. When he saw that it was not only Li Dongyang who followed Qiu Ju to see him, but also Song Jing and other officials, he guessed it.
What happens next.
Therefore, whether it was the arrow shot just now, or whether it was placed on the horse, or standing in front of a group of people, it was all Zhu Houzhao's method. He first suppressed these people with his momentum.
Obviously the effect is still there, otherwise, Song Jing, Li Dongyang and others might not be so silent after seeing him.
Throwing the riding whip in his hand to Gao Feng, wiping his hands, Zhu Houzhao smiled at Li Dongyang and said: "Mr. Li Ge, look at my equestrian skills and archery skills just now. Do I have the legacy of my two ancestors, Taizu and Taizong?"
As soon as Zhu Houzhao said this, the expressions of all the officials present changed.
Taizu Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang expelled the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, rebuilt China, wiped out the barbaric spirit of the Central Plains, and established the Zhengshuo of China. His martial arts were so prosperous that no one can compare with him.
Emperor Taizongwen Zhu Di conquered Mobei five times, conquered the Tatars in the north, deployed troops to the west of Wulianghai, plowed Us Tibetan in the west, and conquered Annan. What a great feat of martial arts!
Zhu Houzhao did not compare Emperor Renzong and Emperor Xiaozong, but compared him to his two ancestors, Taizu and Taizong. Hearing this, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Song Jing and even all the six subjects changed their faces drastically.
At this time, Song Jing suddenly knelt down in front of Zhu Houzhao with a pop, and cried loudly: "Your Majesty, tomorrow there will be peace, there will be less war at the borders, the world will be peaceful, the people will live in peace, and Your Majesty will be the king of a country.
We should imitate the late emperor, govern the world with benevolence and filial piety, emphasize literature, and promote education. Only in this way can the world be stabilized, the people be at peace, and the Ming Dynasty be preserved forever."
After saying this, Song Jing kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty must not launch a large-scale military campaign, raise swords, or start a war. The second generation of the Sui Dynasty died. A lesson from the past is not far away. I sincerely ask your Majesty to take history as a lesson..."
Several members of the Sixth Section also bowed down and shouted: "Your Majesty, please take history as a lesson!"
Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said angrily: "Okay, okay, I just asked you if I have the legacy of my ancestors, and you said that I was the king who subjugated the country. Are you bullying me into not reading history books?"
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Song Jing and several officials involved in the Liuke affair could not help but be stunned when they heard Zhu Houzhao's roar. When did they say that the emperor was the king of subjugation? They only advised the emperor to learn from history, stay away from martial arts, and promote education.
After reacting, Song Jing and others said with aggrieved expressions: "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of doing this."
Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe couldn't help but look at each other and smile bitterly when they saw this situation. Song Jing and the others were kneeling on the ground and were so confused that they couldn't see it, but it didn't mean that they didn't see the faint smile on the corners of Zhu Houzhao's mouth when he roared.
Yes, the emperor clearly did this on purpose.
But why is this?
You must know that Zhu Houzhao has always had a generous temperament and has the legacy of Xiaozong. He has never sinned against others because of his words. However, this time he was given such a big label as Song Jing, an official in the Sixth Section.
This is completely unlike the emperor's usual temperament.
"For Li Huan!"
Suddenly, Li Dongyang had such an idea in his heart, and at the same time he looked towards Yang Tinghe.
Li Dongyang could think of this, and Yang Tinghe could obviously think of it, so when they saw Li Dongyang looking towards him, the two looked at each other, and the meaning in their eyes was obvious.
Taking a deep breath, Li Dongyang now turned to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Song is thinking about our Ming Dynasty, and he is a little quick to speak in a hurry, but I can guarantee that Mr. Song has no intention of slandering the emperor! Also!
Please be magnanimous, Your Majesty, and spare Master Song this incident!"
As he spoke, Li Dongyang bowed to Zhu Houzhao.
And Yang Tinghe also followed Li Dongyang and bowed to Zhu Houzhao.
Originally, Zhu Houzhao just wanted to take the opportunity to suppress the momentum of Song Jing and others, and take the opportunity to give them a little beating.
After Song Jing returned from Nanjing, he made a big fuss and rejected many of Liu Jin's suggestions in the court. Because of his high prestige, seniority, and popularity in the court, it can be said that he
The call was answered by a hundred responses, so when he saw Song Jing coming this time, Zhu Houzhao made up his mind to beat him up.
At this time, Yang Tinghe and Li Dongyang began to intercede for Song Jing and others. Zhu Houzhao naturally walked down the stairs, with a look of worry on his face, and said to Song Jing and others: "I am not the kind of person who sins because of words."
You faint king, today the cabinet minister intercedes for you, so I will spare you for the time being. You must remember that as a minister, you should be careful in your words and deeds, and be loyal to the king and the country."
The meaning of knocking in Zhu Houzhao's words was very obvious. At this moment, even Song Jing actually reacted.
Thinking of all the ups and downs in his career, he had never seen anything like this before. He was just too excited for a moment, and then Zhu Houzhao grabbed his sore leg.
But even though he understood that the emperor was beating him, he had to listen and couldn't jump up and fight against the emperor.
Taking a deep breath, Song Jing respectfully bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Old minister, I sincerely follow your majesty's teachings."
After waving his hand, Zhu Houzhao said: "Okay, I can't bear to see Master Song still working on state affairs despite his age, so get up quickly!"
Song Jing said with great gratitude: "Old minister, thank you for your majesty's care. I will die to repay your majesty!"
After getting up, Song Jing glanced at Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe and saw that they didn't do anything, so his eyes fell on Qiao Ping, the censor of Youdu.
Qiao Ping is more than ten years younger than Song Jing, but he is still in his sixties, and his body and bones seem to be even worse than Song Jing's.
But despite his skinny body, he looked like he could be blown away by a gust of wind, but his fighting power was something that not many people dared to underestimate.
As the censor of Youdu, he has single-handedly impeached numerous officials from the border areas. When Li Huan was slapping the Imperial Procuratorate in the capital, Qiao Ping, the censor of Youdu, was inspecting the place.
Not in Beijing at all.
By the time Qiao Ping returned to the capital, the overall situation had been decided. Even the two elders Xie Qian and Liu Jian had packed up and returned to their hometowns.
But this does not mean that Qiao Ping has forgotten what Li Huan did to disgrace the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It is just that there has never been a suitable opportunity to impeach Li Huan again.
Because the Metropolitan Procuratorate impeached Li Huan once, not only did they not do anything to Li Huan, but they themselves got involved with a few people.
Qiao Ping had been staring at Li Huan for a long time, like a poisonous snake hiding in the dark, ready to seize Li Huan's handle at any time and put Li Huan in a place of eternal destruction.
It's just that Li Huan changed his mind and became quiet after that incident, which left Qiao Ping confused and unable to grasp anything.
Qiao Ping originally wanted to make some articles about Li Huan's ban and destruction of Songyang Academy in Kaifeng Mansion, but after thinking about it, he realized that Li Huan's actions were not illegal at all and were completely within the scope of national law.
Among them, this made Qiao Ping even more unwilling.
This time he finally found an opportunity. Whether it was killing dozens of local officials without authorization, or massacring hundreds of famous scholars, Li Huan's actions seemed to Qiao Ping to be unstoppable.
Enough to make him die without a burial place.
After Qiao Ping entered the Leopard Room, although he was equally surprised by Zhu Houzhao's martial arts, he did not react as violently as Song Jing, and the emperor did not take the opportunity to beat him.
At this moment, he noticed Song Jing's gaze towards him. A smile appeared on Qiao Ping's lips. The two pavilion elders were reluctant to speak. As the leader of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Song Jing was beaten by the emperor again. So now
It was up to him, the censor of the right capital, to show off his skills, impeach Li Huan, and plead for the people.
With these thoughts flashing through his mind, Qiao Ping immediately took a step forward and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty, I am impeaching the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Li Huan, the commander of the Chinese Army Governor's Office, for killing the high officials of the imperial court and massacring our Ming Dynasty scholars.
, there is no royal law, and I sincerely request your majesty to send a decree to imprison him and hand him over to the three departments for review to correct the rules and discipline."
When Qiao Ping opened his mouth, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Song Jing and others all looked towards Zhu Houzhao.
I thought that Zhu Houzhao would be furious, but after all, Zhu Houzhao doted on Li Huan, and everyone in the court didn't know who didn't.
No matter what, if you want to impeach Li Huan, you will definitely anger the emperor. Everyone is actually mentally prepared for this.
But I never expected that the emperor's anger did not appear, but instead I saw the emperor looking at them all with a half-smile.
Just when everyone was scratching their heads and couldn't figure out what the emperor meant, Zhu Houzhao glanced at the crowd and said calmly: "So, is it because of Li Qing's affairs that all the Qing family members came together?"
At this moment, Song Jing took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, Li Huan's actions are against the national law. They are dozens of officials above the fourth rank. Without the trial of the third division, the review of the cabinet, and the approval of your majesty, how can he behave?"
How could he, and what right he had, dare to behead so many officials in front of the public? He still has the imperial court in his eyes, but he still has your majesty as a king and father!"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Jiao Fang and others and said, "Do you have anything to say?"
After looking at each other, Li Dongyang, as the chief minister of the cabinet, said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, Mr. Song and Mr. Qiao are right. The cabinet unanimously believes that what Li Huan did is illegal, especially the massacre of scholars, and the officials are especially guilty.
, Failure to punish severely will not be enough to make the people angry."
As he spoke, Li Dongyang bowed down and said, "I beg your Majesty to pass on the decree to arrest Li Huan and bring him to the capital, and we will wait for him to be punished!"
"I sincerely request your Majesty to pass on the decree and see Li Huan enter the capital, and wait for his decision!"
Song Jing, Qiao Ping, and officials from the Sixth Section all bowed to Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao's expression gradually became indifferent, and he sneered: "Since you said that, then you know what happened in Fujian. So let me ask you, assassinating the imperial envoy, burning the imperial envoy's residence, besieging the government office and plotting evil, what is this?
What are these crimes and how should they be dealt with?"
Although they speculated that Zhu Houzhao might have known about what happened in Fujian before they did, but now that they heard what Zhu Houzhao said in such detail, Li Dongyang and others understood that it must have been Li Huan who sent someone to report the news to the emperor first, so the emperor seemed so calm.
However, Qiao Ping immediately raised his head when he heard this and said: "The state has national laws and families have family rules. Even if those people commit heinous crimes, they should be tried by the three departments first. Whether they are guilty or not is not decided by Li Huan, but by the laws of the Ming Dynasty."
, it will only be decided after the princes of the court have said it."
Zhu Houzhao suddenly laughed, looked at Qiao Ping and said, "Master Qiao, you mean that the Li Huanqing family has no right to convict them?"
Qiao Ping said seriously: "Yes!"
Zhu Houzhao immediately snorted and said: "Then do you know that Li Qing, as the emperor's imperial envoy, has my special permission to allow him to do things conveniently, so how can he not kill those corrupt officials, illegal and treacherous people?"
Qiao Ping shook his head and said: "It's true that Li Huan is an imperial envoy and he can act expediently. However, the guilt or innocence of so many high-ranking officials is not decided by him."
Jiao Fang, who had not spoken a word, immediately stepped forward and snorted at Qiao Ping: "Bold Qiao Ping, you are so brave, could Li Huan still frame them?"
Glancing at Jiao Fang with disdain, Qiao Ping said calmly: "Master Jiao, do you believe that there are so many people in Fujian's official circles who are plotting rebellion? Who will believe this? Even if Li Huan wants to kill someone, please ask him to change."
For appropriate reasons, even when he, as a royal guard, is trying to frame the loyal people of the court, please do not treat everyone in the world as a fool."
Jiao Fang was immediately stunned and speechless.
Not to mention him, even Zhu Houzhao didn't believe that the officials who were killed had any treasonous intentions.
Qiao Ping sneered and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Li Huan was young and full of energy. He took charge of the power of life and death at a young age. Once he got power, he became rampant. This has been the case with treacherous and powerful officials in ancient times. This is not your Majesty's fault. It is all the fault of Li Huan."
I have betrayed your majesty's trust and the mighty emperor's kindness. I also ask your majesty to kill Li Huan in order to appease all officials and the hearts of all the people in the world."
Good guy, the old guy is an old guy. He is different when he opens his mouth. He puts all the blame on Li Huan, and even hints to the emperor that if Li Huan is not responsible for this crime, then when the time comes, he will appoint Li Huan.
The emperor with Huan as the imperial envoy would be implicated by Li Huan.
If this were an ordinary emperor, he might be a little panicked, and he might actually give up his car to save his commander.
When the officials of the Sixth Section saw this, their eyes lit up and they immediately admonished: "It must be Li Huan who deceived Your Majesty. All the blame lies with Li Huan. Please kill Li Huan and clarify the punishment to calm the people."
Zhu Houzhao sneered and said: "I personally selected this imperial envoy, and what Li Huanqing's family does is authorized by me. If Li Qing is at fault, I must also be at fault. All the blame lies with me."
As he spoke, he glanced at the crowd and said disdainfully: "Li Qing is just killing a group of lawless people who have no laws and regulations. Are you so intolerant of Li Qing that he is so loyal and dares to serve as his ministers?"
While speaking, Zhu Houzhao sneered and said: "Qiu Daban, I will send you all out. I am a little tired from practicing archery on horseback and need to take a rest!"
Song Jing, Qiao Ping and others couldn't help but change their expressions, and shouted to Zhu Houzhao who turned to leave: "Your Majesty is confused, Your Majesty..."
However, Zhu Houzhao had no intention of turning around and paying attention to these people.
Qiu Ju looked at the crowd and couldn't help but shake the dust in his hand. A trace of disdain flashed in his eyes and said: "My lords, His Majesty is about to rest. Please don't disturb His Majesty's rest here."
Song Jing suddenly raised his head, stared at Qiu Ju and cursed angrily: "You eunuchs, you have ruined your majesty's teachings. Your majesty did not learn the sage's knowledge of governing the country and ensuring its peace. How can you learn to shoot a volley of bows and horses? This move
How different from a reckless man."
Qiu Ju's expression changed drastically, he stared at Song Jing coldly and said, "Sir Song, you are so courageous, are you slandering your Majesty?"
Song Jing laughed loudly and said: "When the late emperor was here, I offended you several times. The late emperor never said that I was slandering your Majesty. You, a small eunuch in Qiuju, dare to accuse me of slandering you!"
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Qiu Ju didn't expect that Song Jing would rely on his old age and even bring up the past events of the late emperor's reign to pressure him, and he immediately became furious.
But the other party was the censor of Zuodu. His disciples and old officials were all over the world. He was extremely noble. Even Liu Jin didn't want to provoke him. He really couldn't do anything to him.
He immediately suppressed the anger in his heart and made up his mind to make a good complaint in front of the emperor later. Even if he could not help the other party, he would still be disgusted by the other party.
Ignoring Song Jing, Qiu Ju said to Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and the others: "Everyone, our family is just a slave. Your Majesty has an order. Please leave. Please also ask Mr. Li Ge. Mr. Yang Ge should not embarrass our family."
, Otherwise, our family can only ask the bodyguards and soldiers to ask you to leave!"
When it came to the word "please", Qiu Ju obviously emphasized his tone.
"You are such a eunuch who confuses the emperor and threatens important officials in the court. How are you different from Liu Jin!"
Song Jing immediately pointed at Qiu Ju and yelled.
Seeing this scene, Li Dongyang sighed softly, cupped his hands towards Song Jing and said: "Sir, since Your Majesty is tired, I will go back first and see you again someday."
Seventy years of life are rare. At Song Jing's age, he has gone through several dynasties and has countless disciples and old friends. Moreover, he is the censor of Zuodu. There are really no taboos and no one dares to provoke him.
Song Jing glanced at Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and several others, flicked his sleeves and said: "If your majesty doesn't kill Li Huan, I will never give up. I will never sit back and let traitors like Li Huan be deceived.
Your Majesty."
Qiu Ju saw off Li Dongyang and his party and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But at this moment, several figures came over, and who was it if it wasn't the powerful Liu Jin?
When he saw Liu Jin, Qiu Ju showed a smile on his face and said, "Has Mr. Liu gained your trust?"
Liu Jin chuckled and said, "Yes, our family just hid aside and watched a good show."
Just listening to Liu Jin's words, it was known that Liu Jin had obviously arrived a long time ago, but he just didn't show up. Hearing this, Qiu Ju raised his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Liu is not afraid that His Majesty will not be able to withstand the pressure of these people!"
Liu Jin chuckled and said, "I'm really worried about other things, but this matter involves Li Huan, how can His Majesty give in!"
Liu Jin said with a smile and said: "Let's go and accompany our family to see His Majesty. This matter is not over yet!"
Just as Liu Jin said, any fool knows that this matter will definitely not be settled like this.
Sure enough, as Song Jing, Qiao Ping, and officials from the Sixth Section met with the emperor to impeach Li Huan but failed, the news soon spread throughout the six ministries, five temples, various divisions, the fifth military governor's office, the twenty-fourth supervisor, and even all the yamen.
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The response from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, and Six Sections to the incident was particularly intense.
These are the supervisory and judicial institutions of the Ming Dynasty, and they themselves control the speech of the Ming Dynasty. They can be said to be the most stubborn and difficult to deal with among the civil servants.
Li Huan killed countless people in Fujian. If he only killed ordinary people, their reaction would never be so violent. However, dozens of high-ranking officials and hundreds of students died under Li Huan's sword, which suddenly touched their rebellion.
Scaled.
If Li Huan's nearly humiliating arrest of Luo Wenxiang and others in the capital had only made them angry, then what Li Huan did in Fujian now made these officials want to eat Li Huan alive.
The situation suddenly became tense, and dozens or hundreds of officials began to wander among each other to discuss the matter. The most active among them was the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Sixth Section was responsible for the matter.
Jinyiwei Yamen
Anyone who is not a fool in today's Jinyiwei knows that Shi Wenyi, as the commander of the Jinyiwei, is almost a decoration. When Li Huan needs to take the position, Shi Wenyi can retire with success.
Therefore, among the Jin Yiwei, everyone who had some thoughts was trying their best to hug Li Huan's thigh, so that Shi Wenyi's side was obviously neglected.
Regarding these things in the yamen, Shi Wenyi thought openly and didn't take it to heart at all. Besides, it was useless even if he was angry. He couldn't curry favor with Li Huan just because of others. He had to show off to him. That was not the case.
Are you clearly offending Li Huan and causing trouble for yourself?
On this day, his confidant Baihuguan trotted over. When he saw Shi Wenyi, he said: "Sir, something bad has happened, something bad has happened."
Shi Wenyi glanced at the other party and said, "Speak nicely."
Anyway, if the sky falls, there will be a tall man to hold it up, and there is Li Huan in the Jinyiwei Yamen. Even if something happens, he will not be found on his head.
The hundred-household official gasped and said, "Sir, the people in the Sixth Section and the Metropolitan Procuratorate have gone crazy. They gathered a group of officials to block the door of the Leopard House."
Shi Wenyi, who was drinking tea leisurely, spit out a mouthful of tea when he heard this. His face was full of astonishment, and he looked at the hundreds of officials stupidly and said: "Then they must be crazy, the first two
In the big case of knocking on the palace in 2016, so many people lost their hats and even lost their lives. How long has it been? They are doing this again. They are really not afraid of death."
As he spoke, Shi Wenyi suddenly sat up, stared at the officials of the hundred households and said, "No, they are going crazy with nothing to do. Why do they want to block the door of the Leopard House?"
As he spoke, Shi Wenyi murmured to himself: "Could it be that because His Majesty lingers in the Leopard Room and has not returned to the palace for a long time, they want to ask His Majesty to move back to the palace?"
Seeing his lord making random guesses, Baihu hurriedly said: "Because Lord Li Huan, I heard that Lord Li killed dozens of high-ranking officials and hundreds of famous scholars in Fuzhou City. He also ransacked their homes and exterminated their clans. He only killed those who
Heads are rolling in..."
"Gulu!"
When Shi Wenyi heard this, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, his face was full of shock, and he was obviously frightened by the news.
Killing dozens of officials at one time, including killing so many scholars, what does this mean, and Shi Wenyi doesn't know what it means. This thing is really shocking.
Horrified and frightened, Shi Wenyi jumped up and said: "Quick, get on your horse, I am going to see your Majesty."
The news about the Jin Yiwei was very timely. When Shi Wenyi appeared on horseback with a team of Jin Yiwei outside the Leopard Room, the officials from the Sixth Section and the Metropolitan Procuratorate had not yet appeared.
However, Shi Wenyi met Ma Yongcheng who came over with people from Dongchang after hearing the news.
When Ma Yongcheng saw Shi Wenyi, he was startled for a moment, then reacted and said: "Did Mr. Shi get the news and come to escort him?"
Shi Wenyi smiled slightly and said: "The people in the Sixth Section and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are crazy. As ministers, we cannot let them disturb His Majesty!"
Ma Yongcheng smiled and said, "Would you like to go with our family to see His Majesty?"
Shi Wenyi hurriedly smiled and said: "This is such a laborious factory."
When Zhu Houzhao saw Shi Wenyi and Ma Yongcheng, he couldn't help but raised his eyebrows and said, "Hey, why did you two come to see me together? Could something have happened?"
To have the top leaders from Dongchang and Jinyiwei arrive at the same time, it was obvious that something big had happened.
Ma Yongcheng smiled and said, "Let Master Shi speak."
Shi Wenyi nodded towards Ma Yongcheng, and then said to Zhu Houzhao: "Back to Your Majesty, the people from Jinyiwei discovered that officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Section were liaising with each other about the incident. They asked to see Your Majesty and begged Your Majesty to severely punish Mr. Li Huan and Li."
As he spoke, Shi Wenyi secretly observed Zhu Houzhao's expression and reaction.
Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao raised the corner of his mouth slightly and snorted coldly: "They are trying to repeat their old tricks and try to force the palace. It's a pity that I won't accept their tricks!"
Liu Jin on the side heard the words and smiled and said: "Your Majesty, these officials are very powerful. Several times the old slave implemented the New Deal, they and all the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government crazily impeached it, making it difficult to implement it."
Liu Jin felt the madness of Yan Guan the most. Even at the court meeting, Yan Guan dared to point at him, the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, and curse.
Even if Liu Jin tried every means to kill the other party afterwards, in the court, in front of all the civil and military officials, even if he was scolded bloody, Liu Jin could only endure it.
As soon as many policies of Liu Jin's party came out, these officials were the first to oppose them. There were countless policies that could not be implemented because of these officials.
It can be said that the Yanguan is a sharp sword of the civil official group, playing a vital role in fighting the eunuch group, targeting the emperor, and limiting imperial power.
As the emperor, Zhu Houzhao was naturally aware of the importance of Yanguan to a dynasty. Without these strong-willed Yanguan to monitor both inside and outside the court, these civil and military officials would be like wild horses that had taken off their reins and acted recklessly.
Therefore, even though the emperors of all dynasties were displeased with Yan Guan, no one dared not to set up Yan Guan, and even gave the other party sufficient supervisory power and even freedom of speech, just to make officials fear it.
Originally, the Yanguan was set up to supervise and restrain the officials. However, as the Yanguan's influence became stronger and stronger, even the emperor had to be supervised and restrained by the Yanguan. The slightest mistake would attract crazy advice from the Yanguan.
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As an emperor who received a good royal education, Zhu Houzhao would naturally not stop eating because of choking. If he wanted to impeach officials, he would be impeached, and if he was admonished, he would be admonished. At worst, he would pretend that he could not hear or see, and hide in this leopard room.
Among them, it forms a unified whole.
Glancing at Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao chuckled and said, "Liu Daban's memorials of impeachment against you in recent years may not fit in several rooms. I heard that you were scolded miserably by these people in the court."
Liu Jin smiled awkwardly and said, "That's because the old slave is open-minded and not as knowledgeable as them."
Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly and said: "If they come, let them come. Can I still be afraid of them?"
Liu Jin smiled and said: "But none of these people are afraid of death. They will not give up until they achieve their goals. When the time comes, your Majesty is afraid..."
Zhu Houzhao frowned and snorted coldly: "Then let's see what they can do."
In a dark place, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Sections, totaling hundreds of officials of all sizes, were rushing toward the Leopard Room.
Many people were stunned when they saw this. The last time they saw this scene, it was a few years ago. At that time, it was to impeach Li Huan and hundreds of officials came to the palace, but they didn't know what it was for this time.
But soon, everyone got the news that the big commotion this time was still because of Li Huan.
But when everyone learned that Li Huan had killed so many people in Fujian, they were all dumbfounded. He had killed so many people in the capital. They thought he had lived in peace for two years and had changed his gender. Who would have thought that this was the case?
As soon as he left Beijing, he directly pierced Tiandu.
Many people suddenly had their melon-eating soul burning, and they followed officials from the Sixth Section, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other departments to the Leopard Room from a distance.
The little chamberlain in front of the Leopard Room almost burst into tears. It was really difficult for them. There were so many officials who looked fierce. Could it be that they were also going to be beaten to death?
Fortunately, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi were guarding the Leopard Room and protecting the door.
The leaders were none other than the censors of the left and right capitals, Song Jing, Qiao Ping, Liu Ke Shizhong, Chen Yan, Situ Kong and others.
A small flag officer of the Jin Yiwei couldn't help but look a little pale when he looked at the dark crowd. He stepped forward and shouted: "What do you want to do? This is the place where the Emperor's Holy Majesty rides. How dare you go to the front..."
Song Jing held the crutch in one hand and shouted immediately: "What a courageous dog. See who I am. I am Song Jing, the censor of Zuodu. Do you dare to stop me?"
The momentum of the little flag officer of Jinyiwei was suddenly suppressed. He was just a little flag officer, but the other party was one of the nine ministers, an important minister of the imperial court, someone who dared to scold the emperor in person.
Seeing that the little flag officer's momentum was suppressed, Song Jing shouted coldly: "Get out of the way, we are going to see your majesty here and beg your majesty to arrest Li Huan and punish him severely. If not, we will kneel down."
Sorry!"
As he spoke, Song Jing and other officials all knelt down there, each with a solemn look on their face.
"good!"
Some people among the crowd watching the excitement from a distance couldn't help but cheer loudly when they saw such a passionate scene.
The others also cheered when they saw this.
No matter how you look at these officials, they are all good officials who speak up and plead for the people. If they are not good officials, how can they dare to force the emperor here and severely punish the treacherous people around him.
The cheers of the crowd watching the excitement gave these officials endless confidence, making them more and more determined in their thoughts.
They are asking for life for the people. Look at how much support these people have for them. If not asking for life for the people, what is it?
It is expected that their actions today will be written down in future history books, and they will also leave a mark in history books.
In the leopard room
Zhu Houzhao looked at the little chamberlain who came in a hurry and said, "How are they? What are those people doing?"
The young chamberlain said in a panic: "Go back to Your Majesty, led by the censors on the left and right, Song Jing, Qiao Ping, Situ Kong, Chen Yan and others in charge of the six subjects, hundreds of officials are kneeling outside the leopard room.
, swearing that if His Majesty does not severely punish Master Li Huan, they will be unable to kneel for a long time."
Zhu Houzhao was copying a copybook at the moment. When he heard this, the pen tip in his hand paused slightly, and a drop of ink suddenly dripped, contaminating the fine rice paper.
Frowning, Zhu Houzhao said coldly: "Then let them kneel. I want to see how long they can kneel."
Liu Jin was waiting on the side. When he saw that the piece of rice paper was stained with ink, he quickly helped Zhu Houzhao change it to a new piece of rice paper and said from the side: "Your Majesty, these officials are so poisonous. I just heard this.
Now there are many people from the capital gathered outside, and they all seem to be cheering for them."
Zhu Houzhao chuckled and said: "The people are ignorant and have been deceived by them. Just ignore it."
Time passed little by little, and it was noon. Under the scorching sun, even Cicada couldn't stand the scorching heat, and his chirping seemed weak, let alone in front of the small square in front of the leopard house.
The officials kneeling on the ground endured the scorching heat one by one. Many officials only felt sore all over and the heat was unbearable. Looking at the people hiding in the shade and cheering for them, they felt refreshed.
Song Jing held the crutch in his hand, tried hard to steady his body, looked at the closed door and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am so loyal and loyal, and the sun and the moon shine. My late emperor, please open your eyes and take a look. Your Majesty favors you."
The sycophants and ministers have failed the late emperor’s entrustment..."
Only this old censor dared to say this. Anyone else really didn't have the qualifications or the courage.
Ma Yongcheng, who was responsible for supervising these officials, couldn't help but change his expression when he heard this. He gave Song Jing and others a cold look and turned away.
Naturally, Ma Yongcheng's actions could not be hidden from Song Jing and others. Song Jing watched Ma Yongcheng leave and snorted softly.
In the leopard room, Zhu Houzhao was eating iced watermelon, glanced at Ma Yongcheng and said: "Ma Da is here with you. Could it be that he told me that they have retreated?"
Ma Yongcheng shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, that Song Jing's arrogant words meant your Majesty."
Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao said with great interest: "Oh, Song Jing, that old stubbornness gives even my father a headache when he sees him. Let me tell you, he didn't scold me."
Ma Yongcheng was about to tell Zhu Houzhao what Song Jing had said. Zhu Houzhao frowned when he heard this. He felt that the iced watermelon in his hand was no longer sweet. He snorted coldly and said: "He is saying that I am a fool!"
Liu Jin on the side said sharply: "Your Majesty, among the old slaves, Your Majesty is too kind to them and thinks that Your Majesty is easy to bully. Why don't you order them to disperse separately? If not, they will be punished by battle!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao glanced at Liu Jin and said, "Then do as Liu Daban said. Anyone who does not leave according to the order will be punished with a beating and thirty sticks to serve as a warning to others!"
Liu Jin heard this and said hurriedly: "Old slave, take the order!"
When he lowered his head, a bright light flashed in Liu Jin's eyes, and a faint sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
With a creak, the door opened, and a group of officials kneeling there went out after hearing the sound. They thought that the emperor took pity on them and came to see them.
Unexpectedly, it was Liu Jin who came out.
When he saw Liu Jin, Song Jing immediately opened his eyes angrily and cursed at Liu Jin: "Liu Jin, you eunuch, where is your majesty? Please come and see us!"
Liu Jin looked at Song Jing and others, with a sneer on his lips, he cupped his hands in the direction of the Leopard Room and said: "Your Majesty has a decree, and you are ordered to leave as soon as possible. If anyone violates your Majesty's holy will, he will be punished with a rod. Thirty sticks!”
All the officials were shocked when they heard this, but soon they looked at Liu Jin resolutely. Qiao Ping laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay, in that case, today we will let your Majesty know what we are waiting for." Loyalty, isn’t it just the punishment of the rod? Come on!”
"Hahaha, come on!"
"Famous only today!"
"After a long time in the officialdom, no one knows about it, but once the stick is used, the world knows it, hahaha, how lucky it is!"
Liu Jin stared at Song Jing and others with an extremely ugly face and said, "Why don't you retreat? Your Majesty is kind and will give you a chance, otherwise..."
Song Jing stared at Liu Jin and said: "Eunuch, if you have the guts, beat me to death here!"
Liu Jin, who was stared at by Song Jing, couldn't help but change his expression slightly, and glanced at the impassioned officials around him. These officials looked at him like they were looking at a clown.
At that moment, Liu Jin screamed angrily: "Come here and punish me with a cane. Give us a cane!"
The surrounding Jin Yiwei captains and Dongchang Fanzi came forward immediately after hearing the words. Soon all the things needed for the staff were ready. The Jinyiwei captains were like wolves and tigers. Dongchang Fanzi stepped forward to pick up the officials one by one. Drag the bench.
Liu Jin looked at Song Jing and the officials who scolded him the most harshly with cold eyes, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth and whispered something to a Dongchang fan next to him.
[This is the first update, and there will be another update tonight. I want to pursue it, but I can’t lose it. The explosion of code words is also motivational, isn’t it? 】