In the court, an official from the Ministry of Justice who was standing among the crowd of opponents was sweating coldly. Although he did not raise his head, he could still feel that the emperor was looking at him at this moment.
Because of the emperor's speech, the atmosphere in Huangji Hall instantly dropped to freezing point. It was so subtle that the courtiers could even hear the breathing of the people around them.
Liu Daqi looked around with squinting eyes. How much he hoped that someone could help him out. God seemed to be summoned by him. A voice soon rang out in the quiet Huangji Hall.
"Your Majesty, my ministers are only serving the country and admonishing the king. What crime is there?"
A censor who had just been transferred from Henan Province to the capital asked rhetorically on the spot.
In the eyes of these foreign officials, the emperor who was sitting on the throne was just a child who thought he had won a few battles and was proud of himself.
Although they had heard about the emperor's confiscation of homes and genocide some time ago, they did not take it seriously. After all, they had not witnessed it with their own eyes.
Zhu Youxiao sneered after hearing this, picked up his dragon pendant, played with it in his hand and said:
"Serving the country and admonishing the king? Do you really have the nerve to say this? When you were serving as the censor of Henan Province, you committed corruption and perverted the law, and how you colluded with the local gentry to harm the people. Do you think I don't know?"
"I don't know what your Majesty is talking about. Since I have been in office for several years, I dare not say that I have any merits comparable to those in heaven. However, no one in the local people has said a bad word about me. If your Majesty wants to falsely accuse me and convict me, just say so. There is no need to find this place.
Unrealistic excuse!"
The censor did not panic, but was extremely calm, as if he had everything under control. His face was not red, and his heart was not beating, and he bowed and bowed.
"Then according to your opinion, I have laid an unfounded charge on you?"
Although Zhu Youxiao had no evidence of the censor's crime, he felt like Ming Jing. In the rotten environment of the late Ming Dynasty, there were no civil servants who held great power in these places who were not corrupt.
"I am scared. I have not excused myself. I am just telling the truth. If your Majesty cannot tolerate me, I will kill myself in the Huangji Palace first without your Majesty's order, to comfort the spirits of the past emperors in heaven!"
Now that he has opened his mouth, he is determined to die. As for Jin Yiwei's investigation, he has already realized that serving as an official in Henan for so many years was not in vain. He just pretended to be nonchalant and did not reveal anything.
He knew that he would not be able to escape when Jin Yiwei presented the evidence of his crime to the emperor. Moreover, his family had a large and extensive operation in Yangzhou, and the emperor was determined not to let it go due to his temperament.
It's better to take advantage of your current innocence to leave a name for yourself that will last forever.
Just when Zhu Youxiao was about to speak, the censor slammed into the pillar of Huangji Hall with lightning speed.
Only a crisp sound was heard, and the censor had already fallen under the pillar.
This scene left everyone in the hall dumbfounded. He was really a ruthless person.
The guards hurriedly went forward to check. After checking his breath, they confirmed that the man was still alive and had not died on the spot.
Zhu Youxiao was speechless. He had witnessed the contents of this TV series with his own eyes today. It felt so unreal. He was now doubting. Were the civil servants in the late Ming Dynasty so brave?
It's a pity that the process is the same, but the results are different.
Zhu Youxiao really wanted to shout at this moment, "Dear, it's hard to die if you hit your head like this."
"Pull him down quickly and treat him!"
Of course Zhu Youxiao can't let him die like this. This matter must not be hidden. If these civil servants take advantage of him, the image he has finally built up in the hearts of the people will be completely destroyed. Then isn't it?
Is he really a stupid and tyrannical king who drives Zhongliang to death?
This is a common technique used by civil servants. Although it is rare, it is not unheard of.
Do you want me to take the blame for being reviled for thousands of years? He won't let them get what they want.
The guards quickly carried him out of the Huangji Palace and went straight to the Taiyuan Hospital. Zhu Youxiao believed that Li Changwen's medical skills might not be able to save his life, but they could still keep him alive in a short time.
After the person was carried down, there was silence in Huangji Hall, a strange silence. This thing was completely beyond Zhu Youxiao's expectation. Is there really such a person who would remonstrate with death?
Upon seeing this, the officials of the opposition took the opportunity to launch another denunciation offensive, repeatedly calling for the emperor to kill Wei Zhongxian and Wang Chaofu, and to give up the idea of going on a tour to the south of Beijing.
"Your Majesty has made the world angry and resentful, and today the minister has even expressed his determination to die. I hope your Majesty can turn around soon. If you don't kill Wei Eun and Wang Eun, all my loyal ministers in the Ming Dynasty will die!"
"Your Majesty, you should turn around and put things right as soon as possible. Only in this way can our Ming Dynasty be rejuvenated as soon as possible. If the second eunuch here dies, I must follow what I did today and die as a remonstrance!"
The civil servants followed suit, and they all cried out that if the emperor did not kill Wei Zhongxian and Wang Chaofu and gave up the idea of southern patrol, they would be killed on the spot immediately.
The reason why they were suddenly so brave was because someone had taken the lead, and the emperor was very worried that he was really dead. They finally caught the emperor's seven inches, and the next thing would be easier to handle.
Seeing that there seemed to be hope for success, other people who were still waiting on the sidelines quickly joined in.
Zhu Youxiao looked around carefully and found that more than half of the officials stood up and objected. He really wanted to kill them all, but his reason told him that he could not do this.
Seeing that the emperor was silent for a long time, Chen Huaiyi, a doctor in the Ministry of War, knew that he would become famous today. He walked to the most conspicuous position and shouted loudly:
"Your Majesty, I am loyal from the bottom of my heart, and I must give you advice today!"
His shout quickly restored silence in the hall. Everyone was paying attention to him, and Zhu Youxiao was patiently waiting for his performance.
"Your Majesty, you must not go on a southern tour. The country is in ruins and waiting to be revived. Your Majesty does not focus on running the country but likes to play. This is an act of subjugation."
"Back then, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also promised his ministers that this would only happen once, but what happened in the end? In just ten years, he was dead and his country was destroyed. The disaster of the previous dynasty was all before his eyes!"
"As an emperor, you should live high in the palace, concentrate your mind and thoughts, eliminate interference, reject heresy, stay away from villains, and consult ministers when doing things, so that you can maintain your temperament and cultivate virtue." (This passage was written by a minister during the Zhengde period.
Original words of Zhu Houzhao.)
The ministers nodded after hearing this. Chen Huaiyi's words were indeed the key points. If the emperor didn't stay in the palace properly, why would he go out and run around?
"According to what you say, the emperor should be locked up in the cage of the palace forever like a bird? This is simply ridiculous!"
"This world belongs to me. Do I need your permission to walk in my own home?"
"Wei Zhongxian and Wang Chaofu are my internal ministers. When will foreign dynasties also get involved?"