Brother Three Hundred and Eleven Chapters Hundreds of Officials Attack
During the Ming Dynasty, there was a great dynasty called Shuowang. During every dynasty meeting, hundreds of civil and military officials in Beijing gathered together, which was a huge event.
It was the day of the dynasty, and the sky was dim and bright. All the civil and military officials left their homes and headed towards the imperial city in the dim night.
On a carriage, Wang Hao, a cabinet minister, was sitting across from him. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, to be honest, no one would have thought that there was another person in the carriage of the cabinet minister.
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This person was none other than Zuo Daolin, an old minister from the Hongzhi period and former minister of Dali Temple. Zuo Daolin had gray hair, a clear face, and an elegant air.
Zuo Daolin and Wang Hao were close friends, and they had been helping each other in the court for many years. However, a few years ago, Zuo Daolin offended Liu Jin and was transferred to Nanjing by Liu Jin to serve as the first doctor of Dali Temple in Nanjing, away from the center of power.
However, just a few months ago, on the recommendation of Wang Hao, Zuo Daolin, who had been sitting on the bench for several years in Nanjing, was resurrected, returned to the capital, resumed his original position, and returned to the post of Minister of Dali Temple.
The two were sitting opposite each other, and they heard Zuo Daolin say to Wang Hao: "Brother Ji, do you really want the officials to impeach Li Huan and Wang Yangming at today's meeting?"
Seeing the solemn look on Zuo Daolin's face, Wang Hao nodded solemnly and said: "Brother Jiyun, you have been back in the capital for some time. Not long ago, the great victory came to the capital. I don't need to tell you how those nobles reacted.
,Brother Jiyun should know it well."
When Wang Hao mentioned the reaction of the nobles such as Duke Yingying, Duke Cheng, Marquis Taining, etc. in the capital, Zuo Daolin couldn't help but said solemnly: "All the nobles are happy and excited, and many people are even more excited.
They are gearing up to regain their former glory and glory and fight against us and other civil servants."
Wang Hao sneered when he heard this, and said with a bit of disdain: "It's really funny. It's really a delusion to think that with a great victory, a few outstanding disciples will emerge among the nobles to recreate the glory of the past."
Zuo Daolin did not speak, but looked at Wang Hao indifferently, and sighed softly: "It is extremely difficult for your honor to recover. Even if we want to suppress Li Huan and others, we can't."
Think long term.”
Wang Hao shook his head and said: "What Brother Jiyun said is not unreasonable. Originally, we did not want to seek bad luck for Li Huan at this pass. However, Wang Yangming and Li Huan are linked to each other, which is a serious problem for us. We must not
Don’t be careful.”
Zuo Daolin nodded slightly when he heard the words, and understood in his heart that the reason why Wang Hao and others had to target Li Huan at this moment was because they were worried that Wang Yangming and Li Huan would be in dire straits when they joined forces, so they couldn't wait to attack him.
Targeting Li Huan and Wang Yangming.
Of course, the most important thing is that Wang Hao and others caught Li Huan this time, and Wang Yangming and his two men had no choice but to shoot.
If they really miss this opportunity, once Li Huan and Wang Yangming's troops return to the court and the emperor awards them, Li Huan and Wang Yangming's party will definitely become a serious problem for them.
With a sigh, Zuo Daolin said: "Wang Yangming is so unwise that he is willing to be a gang member of butchers like Li Huan. I once praised him as the pillar of our Ming Dynasty in the past, but I never imagined that he has no self-love and is willing to fall.
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Wang Hao snorted coldly and said: "The hundreds of thousands of troops are lingering. This cannot be done by Wang Yangming alone. I am afraid that the one who is making the decision is Li Huan."
Zuo Daolin thought deeply and said: "Wang Yangming really can't do such a thing."
Wang Hao said: "So Wang Yangming must have voted for Li Huan and formed a party with Li Huan. You must know that when Wang Yangming was able to soar to the sky, be favored by the emperor, and even be promoted to the cabinet, everything was inseparable from Li Huan, even
This time, Wang Yangming was able to command the troops and become the commander-in-chief of the three armies, which was also recommended by Li Huan."
As he spoke, Wang Hao showed a bit of worry on his face, and said as if he was serving the country and the people: "It was all thanks to Fei Hong and other colleagues in the past that the momentum of Liu Jin's party was suppressed. I never thought that this party has not been eradicated yet.
Liu Jin, an eunuch, has been helped by Li Huan, and his lineage is on the verge of a revival. It is truly a troubled time."
Zuo Daolin stroked his beard and said with deep approval: "The eunuchs must be eradicated, and the revival of nobles must be suppressed. Brother Jizhi, rest assured that in today's meeting of the Dali Temple, our Dali Temple family will definitely
Just like a wise brother, I will help you with all my strength."
Wang Hao heard Zuo Daolin's words and said with a smile on his face: "If we can get Brother Jiyun to shout from the top, there will be hundreds of officials in the court."
Zuo Daolin is also a veteran in the court, and naturally has his own personal connections. Although Wang Hao's words are exaggerated, if Zuo Daolin really stands up to impeach Li Huan and Wang Yangming, there must be many people in the court.
Officials will step up and respond.
In the huge square in front of the Qianqing Palace, hundreds of officials entered and returned to their positions. Everything was in order. Han generals were surrounded by Han generals standing with weapons in hand. The atmosphere was grand and solemn.
Accompanied by a sharp shout, the emperor's imperial chariot arrived. Surrounded by a group of chamberlains, palace maids, and imperial guards, the emperor's imperial chariot appeared in the sight of all civil and military officials.
Walking up the imperial steps, Zhu Houzhao walked in front of the throne, turned around and sat facing south. At that time, a red sun could be vaguely seen on the horizon, indicating the beginning of the world and the renewal of everything.
Qiu gathered under the imperial steps and shouted loudly: "Bow!"
Immediately all the civil and military officials bowed to the world and shouted long live the mountain.
After paying homage to the ceremony, the official process of the Dajiao meeting begins.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes were as calm as water as he swept across the civil and military personnel, and he slowly said: "My dear friends, I have something to report!"
Generally speaking, most court meetings are just a formality. After all, small matters are not worthy of discussion on such occasions. As for most of them, they are discussed by the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies and then handed over to the emperor for decision.
Often, only major matters that are really important and involve disagreements between the civil and military officials of the DPRK and the Central Government, as well as the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies, are likely to be brought to the DPRK meeting for discussion by all officials.
Therefore, the imperial meeting can sometimes be very relaxed. It follows a process and gives all civil and military officials a chance to meet the emperor. It is also sometimes the place where all officials discuss important matters together.
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, there was silence in the venue, but soon an official stood up. It was a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have this report."
Zhu Houzhao glanced at the official indifferently, nodded slightly and said, "I love you, please tell me."
Cheng Yan, a foreign minister, immediately said seriously: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue recently took stock of the large treasury and found that the state's inventory of silver and grain is already in a bad state. I'm afraid that in the second half of the year, the imperial court will find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and tighten its belt to get by."
As soon as Cheng Yan said these words, many officials' expressions changed slightly. Although Cheng Yan's words were a bit vulgar, what everyone was really concerned about was what Cheng Yan said about the emptiness of the national treasury.
When an official stood up and said to Cheng Yan: "Why did Mr. Cheng say this? Didn't the treasury just deport a part of the money and grain to the treasury at the beginning of the year? Moreover, the year has not yet passed halfway, Mr. Cheng actually said that the treasury was empty. Mo Feier and other household officials
Is it possible for everyone to get angry and embezzle money, grain, fodder and other items from the treasury?"
The official who stood up was a censor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he was staring at Cheng Yan with scrutiny and questioning.
Standing in the ranks of nobles among the courtiers, Ningyang Marquis Chen Jizu and Fengcheng Marquis Li Xi were watching with interest the censor arguing with Cheng Yan, a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Among the nobles, many of them looked at Cheng Yan and the censor official as if they were watching a show.
Although their nobles have now been suppressed by the civil servants and have become decorations in the court, they still look like they are watching a good show when they see Cheng Yan being stared at by the censor.
At the same time, Chen Wenliang, the censor of Zuodu, coughed slightly and turned to Lv Tai, the left minister of the household department, and said: "Master Lu, the treasury is empty. Mr. Lu is in charge of the household department. Shouldn't I give you an explanation?"
The six ministries are originally managed by ministers, but among the six ministries, the ministers of key departments such as the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of War are often held concurrently by cabinet ministers.
For example, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is concurrently held by the cabinet minister Wang Kuo. Chen Wenliang cannot directly question Wang Kuo, the cabinet boss, but he can question Lu Tai, the left minister of the household department.
After all, although Wang Hao is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, most of his energy is focused on the cabinet, which means that the person who is really in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue is actually the left and right minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Zhu Houzhao sat upright, his eyes swept over Wang Lao, who was at the forefront of the hundred officials, and then over Cheng Yan, Chen Wenliang, Lu Tai and others. His eyes were thoughtful, but before Lu Tai spoke, Zhu Houzhao
He just looked at him without any intention of asking.
Lu Tai stood up from among the hundreds of officials, first bowed to the emperor, then turned to look at Chen Wenliang, the imperial censor of Zuodou, and then cupped his hands towards Chen Wenliang and said: "Master Chen, there are many people in my household department up and down.
It can be said that officials are dedicated to their duties, diligent and conscientious, and do not dare to slack off at all, for fear of betraying the emperor's favor, so why should they be greedy?"
Chen Wenliang did not speak, but the Shanxi Provincial Supervisor and Censor immediately said: "In that case, Mr. Lu will explain to everyone, if it were not for the corruption of officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs, why would the national treasury be empty at this time when they are less than half-year-old?"
Eyes fell on Lu Tai one after another. Lu Tai looked at all the civil and military personnel, took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "Don't you know that hundreds of thousands of troops are going south, and hundreds of thousands of our soldiers have been fighting with them for more than half a year?
Countless money and food were consumed during this period. Gold, silver, and grain came out of the treasury like running water. That was the consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops. Whether it was grain, soldiers, armor, or horses, etc., tens of thousands of silver were consumed in a day.
Even if you have tens of millions of money, it will be all used up after a war."
Hearing what Lu Tai said, all the civil and military officials in the court fell silent, because what Lu Tai said was true. Everyone knows that war is the biggest waste of money and food.
At the same time, everyone suddenly realized that this war had lasted for half a year. If it was according to what Lu Tai said, it would not be unusual for most of the national treasury to be emptied.
At this moment, Lu Tai suddenly turned around and said to the Emperor on the imperial steps: "Your Majesty, I am impeaching the mighty General Li Huan. The Governor Wang Yangming has the intention of treason..."
As soon as these words came out, countless people were in an uproar, and a pair of horrified eyes turned to Lu Tai, obviously stunned by Lu Tai's shocking words.
Li Huan and Wang Yangming were meritorious ministers who annihilated more than 100,000 Tatar elites in one battle, but now in Lu Tai's mouth, they turned out to be traitors with treasonous intentions.
Zhu Houzhao's expression changed slightly, and his eyes narrowed and fell on Lu Tai, as if he wanted to see through Lu Tai.
Facing the emperor's scrutinizing gaze, Lu Tai showed no fear at all, but shouted: "Your Majesty, a month ago, the cabinet issued an official letter to the Governor Wang Yangming and the mighty General Li Huan, ordering them to repatriate all troops and horses, and return with the troops.
However, a month later, Li Huan and Wang Yangming, with hundreds of thousands of troops, stayed in Yan'an Prefecture, ignoring the imperial decrees. If they were not rebellious, why did they not respect the imperial orders?
Don’t demobilize hundreds of thousands of troops.”
Many officials' expressions suddenly changed, and many officials also had a sneer flashing in their eyes.
Obviously some people have already known this shocking news, while others have no idea at all.
At the same time, more than a dozen figures stood out. They were officials from the Ministry of War, ranging from the left and right ministers to the middle men. They all turned to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, I am impeaching Li Huan. Wang Yangming has a disobedient heart.
Ignore the writings of the Ministry of War."
If there were some officials who had doubts about Lu Tai before, then now all the officials from the Ministry of War stood up to impeach Li Huan, immediately confirming the fact that Li Huan and Wang Yangming were disobedient and disobedient.
At the same time, Zhao Kang stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Kang, the military officer, is impeaching the mighty general Li Huan, and the governor Wang Yangming is plotting rebellion."
Hu Ke Ge Zhong Mao Xiang stood up with the same emotion and said: "Your Majesty Hu Ke Ge Zhong Mao Xiang is impeaching General Li Huan. The Governor Wang Yangming has disobedient intentions."
"Chen Yuan, the imperial censor of Guangxi Province, impeached the general Li Huan, and Wang Yangming, the general governor, intended to rebel."
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Suddenly, the Six Sections were involved in the matter. The Metropolitan Procuratorate inspected the censors and even the Dali Temple. Officials from the six government offices stood up and loudly impeached Li Huan and Wang Yangming. The crowd fell to their knees in the darkness. Looking around, there were hundreds of people.
There were so many people, and the momentum was so great at that moment that it was shocking.
"No, how could the mighty general, the governor, and the others do such disobedient and disrespectful things?"
"General, what exactly do the Governor and the others want to do? Why are they so confused!"
Seeing this situation, among the officials who were still standing in the field, some of them had their hearts set on Li Huan. Wang Yangming's officials couldn't help but feel in their hearts, and at the same time they looked at the emperor sitting there with a worried expression.
Anyone who is not a fool knows that it is unlikely that such a big battle is a frame-up. At least these people must have caught Li Huan, Wang Yangming and others.
Besides, if such a battle had not been discussed in advance, no one would believe it.
Because of this, all the officials who were still standing there were looking at the emperor to see how the emperor would react. After all, it was a matter of rebellion, and the emperor's attitude was the most critical.