Chapter five hundred and eighty. Lively court discussion (3).
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After hearing Emperor Deqing's angry shouting, Prince Zhu Heyu trembled slightly and finally realized his recklessness.
Then, Prince Zhu Heyu lowered his head and did not continue to argue.
Zhao Junchen stood at the back, looking at the back of Crown Prince Zhu Heyu from a distance, but he shook his head gently and unobtrusively, with a trace of disappointment flashing in his eyes.
"It can be regarded as a slight growth. At least it is not as stubborn as before. It is not bad that I did not continue to argue with His Majesty... Unfortunately, I still woke up too late. The way and timing of expressing my position were extremely wrong. It was just a little bit.
Growth is still nothing to be afraid of...According to these growth rates, how long can Emperor Deqing endure? I am afraid that after Zhao Shancai dies of illness, His Highness the Crown Prince will not be far away from his retirement."
"Prince, you claim to be on the side of justice and regard everyone who is different from you as evil. This is not a big problem, but the problem is that if you want to maintain justice, you must first learn to assess the situation and protect yourself wisely.
...The most important thing is that the antonym of justice is only evil, not despicable and unscrupulous... In fact, if justice wants to defeat evil, it must be more despicable and unscrupulous than evil. When can you
Do you understand this?"
Zhao Junchen thought secretly, feeling a little angry in his heart.
Then, Zhao Junchen lowered his gaze again, no longer looking at the prince, and resumed his low profile in recent times.
During this period of time, Zhao Junchen's way of dealing with people has become more and more similar to Zhou Shangjing's. The more powerful he is, the more low-key he acts, hiding his true intentions deeply in countless illusions, making it difficult for people to see clearly.
If you want to take any action, you usually instruct your party members to take action. If it is not a last resort, you will never take action personally, always leaving a little room for flexibility.
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On the other side, after Emperor Deqing stopped Prince Zhu Heyu, his eyes were cold and full of anger, but he just stared at Prince Zhu Heyu silently and did not continue to say anything.
When the officials saw Emperor Deqing's attitude, they were even more frightened, and naturally they did not dare to speak casually.
Coupled with the fact that Prince Zhu Heyu remained silent, the silence in the Huangji Hall became extremely quiet for a while.
In fact, it was not that Emperor Deqing didn't want to speak at this time, but that he was hesitant and didn't know what to say.
Once again, Prince Zhu Heyu took the opposite position of Emperor Deqing in front of hundreds of officials, and left the matter without any room for maneuver. As a result, Emperor Deqing only had two choices left: or
Maintain your own prestige and severely punish Prince Zhu Heyu, but in this case the prestige of Prince Zhu Heyu will be damaged; or maintain the reputation of Prince Zhu Heyu and admit your mistakes according to the wishes of Prince Zhu Heyu
, but in this way, Emperor Deqing's imperial majesty would be damaged, and he would also offend Shen Changmao, Zuo Lanshan and others.
Neither of these two options was what Emperor Deqing wanted to see, because they were both in line with Emperor Deqing's interests.
But because of Prince Zhu Heyu's recklessness, Emperor Deqing now had to make a choice. This is what made Emperor Deqing most angry and disappointed.
In the end, of course, Emperor Deqing chose to maintain his imperial dignity and decided to severely reprimand the crown prince Zhu Heyu, even if this would damage the prestige of Zhu Heyu's heir apparent.
After Deqing was silent for a moment, he finally spoke slowly: "Prince, do you know what you are talking about? If you disagree with me and the other ministers and think that Chen Dongxiang is corrupt, accepts bribes, and forms cliques for personal gain, of course you can! Morning court
It is the place where monarchs and ministers express their opinions! But it is not a trivial matter for you to accuse the court ministers so severely. Do you have any evidence to prove your point of view? If there is, I will take Chen Dongxiang for questioning on the spot! If not
, then even if you are the crown prince, I will not forgive you for slandering an important official of the imperial court in public like this without proof or evidence!"
After hearing Emperor Deqing's words, Prince Zhu Heyu was silent for a long time.
In fact, these corrupt officials are all cunning people. Chen Dongxiang is extremely cautious and will never fall into anyone's trap. How can the evidence of corruption and gangsterism be so easy to catch? If Prince Zhu Heyu can
If solid evidence of guilt is found, Chen Dongxiang has already been impeached with great fanfare, so why wait until today?
In fact, the best choice for Prince Zhu Heyu at this time is to admit his mistake to Emperor Deqing in public and show that he should not listen to the rumors. This will not only reduce mistakes, but also slightly reduce Emperor Deqing's anger.
However, if Prince Zhu Heyu admits his mistake so easily, then he is no longer Prince Zhu Heyu.
Although he knew that admitting his mistake proactively was the best option at this time, the stubbornness in his heart prevented him from opening his mouth no matter what.
Seeing that Prince Zhu Heyu was still stubborn, Emperor Deqing became more and more disappointed and said angrily: "You don't speak? Does that mean there is no evidence? In the morning court, there was no real evidence in hand, so in public like this
You are a third-rank official who slandered the imperial court! As a prince and prince, you do not have the broad mind to match the city government. Just some rumors make you reckless and disrupt the imperial court. You have deeply disappointed my expectations! If you are like this, what will happen to me in the future?
Do you still dare to leave the country of your ancestors in your hands?"
Although Emperor Deqing was furious, he still had some sense after all. When he reprimanded Prince Zhu Heyu, he did not use more serious words such as "slander" and "frame", and attributed the remarks of Prince Zhu Heyu to
"Mistaken belief in rumors" slightly downgrades the nature of this matter.
However, there must still be due punishment, otherwise it will not be enough to convince the public.
Emperor Deqing glared at Crown Prince Zhu Heyu again and finally made his decision: "After the court ends today, you will go back to the East Palace to think behind closed doors for ten days! You will not come to court for the next ten days!"
Think carefully about where you went wrong today! After ten days, give me a note and tell me the results of your thinking over the past ten days! If you are still unable to satisfy me, think about it behind closed doors for another ten days until you figure it out!
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Emperor Deqing's punishment was not heavy, but after hearing Emperor Deqing's decision, the faces of the "princelings" still changed.
If you can't go to the morning court for ten consecutive days, how much things will be delayed? Without Prince Zhu Heyu as the backbone, the "princeling party" is at a loss. Wouldn't it mean that within these ten days, they will be at the mercy of the political enemies in the DPRK and China?
Therefore, the officials of the "Prince Party" would make a speech and ask Emperor Deqing to forgive Prince Zhu Heyu.
However, Emperor Deqing had already guessed what they were thinking. Before they could say anything, he glanced at all the officials in the palace and said coldly: "My decision has been made! No officials can plead for mercy!"
On the other side, Prince Zhu Heyu also responded simply: "My son... I obey the order!"
Prince Zhu Heyu's statement also promptly silenced the mouths of the "Prince Party".
Although he was stubborn and refused to admit his mistakes, Prince Zhu Heyu understood in his heart that this time it was his recklessness that ruined the situation, but he must not let the "princeling party" intercede for him. Now Emperor Deqing is angry.
If the "princeling" officials insist on interceding, they are likely to be implicated. In this case, the "princeling" losses will be even greater.
Therefore, although Prince Zhu Heyu did not admit his mistake, he readily accepted his punishment.
Seeing the attitude of Prince Zhu Heyu, Emperor Deqing's expression finally softened a little.
On the other side, Zhao Junchen, who had been keeping his head down and silent, looked up at Prince Zhu Heyu again, and then sighed softly.
Since you can see clearly and are willing to admit punishment, why don't you admit your mistake? It's just some positions, why do you need to be so insistent?
Summer insects cannot speak of ice.
For Zhao Junchen, Prince Zhu Heyu is like this.
The same is true for Prince Zhu Heyu and Zhao Junchen.