Chapter 48 Do you want to force me into the palace?
"In the second year of Zhengde, Wang Qiong seized the people's fields and gave them to King Heng, and sent innocent people to the border, which almost provoked a civil uprising."
"In the third year of Zhengde, Wang Qiong did not comply with the regulations when he was in the Ministry of Household Affairs and borrowed Taicang's silver to go to the border town. Later, he was also convicted of the accounts of the Ministry of Household Affairs and was transferred to Nanjing."
"During his tenure as Minister of War, Wang Qiong mistakenly transferred troops to Liaodong, sent troops to Sui to the Xuan Mansion to please the emperor, and falsely accused the then governor of Yunnan, and the governor of Gansu and others were imprisoned."
"Peng Ze made great achievements in managing Hami, but Wang Qiong only focused on the defeat of Jiayu, falsely accused Peng Ze of extravagant gold coins, broke promises and started provocations, humiliated the country and lost his troops, so much so that Peng Ze was demoted to the rank of citizen."
"As for Qian Ning, Jiang Bin, and Wang Qiong, they have a very close relationship with them, far exceeding the legitimate interactions required by other court officials due to official duties. The private exchanges are too numerous to enumerate!"
After Yang Tinghe sent out the message, he said in a sonorous tone: "I ask your Majesty to draw a clear lesson and order the Ministry of Punishment, the Supervisory Office, and Dali Temple to investigate Wang Qiong's crime and clarify the canonical punishment!"
After he finished speaking, many people came out, all of them echoing the words and asking the Holy Inquisitor Zhu Houcong to remove Wang Qiong from his position and imprison him for his crime.
And Yang Tinghe obviously acted like he and I were not together. After all, this was a public quarrel in front of the new king.
One is the chief minister of the cabinet, and the other is the official minister, who is actually the head of the nine ministers.
In comparison, Liang Chu, the second assistant, and the other three impeached ministers seemed like Wang Qiong's additions.
Liang Chu had already acted like he was going to be punished, and Wang Qiong felt that he had said everything he needed to say. He knelt down and faced Zhu Houcong and said angrily: "A group of people rise up to attack everyone's mouth. This is the trend of the righteous party fighting against the different! I can't argue with you.
I only ask for His Majesty’s Holy Judgment!”
Wang Qiong climbed up through many positions step by step.
He does not have the status of an imperial master like Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu, and he does not have "comrades" cultivated in Beijing for many years. Every time he takes a step forward, he never leaves his ministers. Thanks to the help of his ministers, how can anyone else think highly of him?
But Wang Qiong can only take this road to the end: now the ministers and fortunate ministers have been in decline and jailed because of the death of Emperor Zhengde. The only thing Wang Qiong can rely on is the new emperor, and only he has control over the powerful Yang Tinghe.
The need for the right to speak in court.
Whether Yang Ting and others had misunderstood the emperor's behavior of checking accounts before, or whether they had organized this wave of attacks on Liang Chu, Wang Qiong and others before the new emperor ascended the throne, it was no longer important.
Now that the emperor is the first to raise this topic, Wang Qiong wants to clearly label Yang Tinghe as a party member.
With such a big hat, Yang Tinghe is bound to stand up and fight tit for tat. If he really wants to maintain or even improve the cabinet on major issues surrounding important positions in the imperial court, his own right to speak must win in this attack on Wang Qiong.
Your Majesty, are you worried that Yang Tinghe is too powerful?
Yang Tinghe has been the chief assistant for many years. He has accepted students over the years. How many of them should be recommended for promotion?
Now Yang Tinghe took the lead in launching a general attack on Wang Qiong, and the majority of civil servants supported him.
Will the emperor keep Wang Qiong safe because he needs different opinions, or compete with Yang Tinghe for the right to speak in the government?
Zhu Houcong looked at this situation as he wished and said with emotion: "Okay, it's really good. What I said before was in vain, I pretended to be deaf and dumb. The first priority for national affairs is to employ people, right? Mr. Liang Ge resigned.
Let’s talk about something else first. Come on, let’s start with Wang Qiong. Those who are determined to be irreconcilable with him should all stand in the middle.”
Zhang Jiuxu was the first to advise the new emperor to impeach Jiang Mian, Wang Qiong and others, so he had to stay in the middle.
Since Yang Tinghe had already broken up with Wang Qiong in front of the new king, he naturally stayed where he was.
With him taking the lead, more and more people came out and stood in the middle.
Zhu Houcong even asked someone to shout loudly outside the door to prevent people behind him from not knowing what was going on.
Now those who walked to the middle and stood in front of Zhu Houcong were all people who were "incompatible" with Wang Qiong.
Zhu Houcong knew that there would be such a situation in the future anyway, so it was better for him to force it out first.
Even at the beginning, he basically showed the attitude that criticism, exaggeration, and retreat are common in the court.
Even if he accused Qi Zhiluan, Zhang Jiuxu should not start any "big purge" at this time.
Even though Wang Qiong accused Yang Ting and Luo Zhi of being party members, they were treacherous and the same party members opposed those who were different.
Now, with Yang Tinghe standing up and loudly accusing Wang Qiong of the "crime" he committed, there are still so many people who agree with Yang Tinghe, as if this is indeed a case-by-case discussion, regardless of what Zhu Houcong meant when he said "the forces are irreconcilable."
mood.
Zhu Houcong felt happy in his heart.
It's quite good. The first time I faced such a situation was not because of the great ceremony or the issue of his heir.
After all, it is because of the authority of the prominent position in the court. This is indeed a national event.
Zhu Houcong nodded: "I only want to ask: Wang Qiong's guilt or innocence is a matter of the imperial brother's reign. What crime does he have? Will he have to wait until I succeed to the throne to be punished and imprisoned?"
Yang Tinghe responded with emotion: "Now that the traitor has been imprisoned to answer his crime, although the remaining sins are still there, Wang Qiong has lost his support. Only then can he be brought to justice with His Majesty's sage! Putting order to the chaos and clarifying the world is a good move to bring the world back to its original purpose. The officials and the people are suffering.
Wang Qiong has been waiting for a long time!"
Wang Qiong looked at them coldly.
If he doesn't do co-authorship, Wang Qiong, is he unsage?
They just had to tell Emperor Zhengde that he was stupid, and they didn't know what Emperor Zhengde thought when he was still lying in the banquet hall in the palace.
"The world has returned to its center, so it's up to me to deal with Wei Bin and others, and Wang Qiong and the others?" Zhu Houcong smiled. He understood the threat hidden in Yang Tinghe's speech. "Since I have become the emperor, why can't the world return to its center? The traitor is here.
In addition to the fact that I am the successor of the vassal king, I am not planning to succeed him under the Xiaomiao Temple, am I afraid that I will be in danger of being sidelined by the Qing Dynasty?"
"If I deal with them, I won't pursue the title of emperor for my late father, and the title of empress dowager for my biological mother, and my successor will be under the Xiaomiao Temple, then the world will be at home?"
Yang Tinghe's expression changed drastically. He didn't expect him to say these things so loudly and openly at the same time.
Sure enough, he took the initiative to bring up the matter as soon as he ascended the throne, and clearly stated that he would not have an heir and that he would pursue the title of emperor for King Xingxian and the title of queen mother for the princess.
What Yang Tinghe didn't expect the most was that he actually used the word "the world returns to its heart" and related the two things together to accuse Yang Ting and their intentions. It also seemed that it was natural for the emperor to make such an association.
At this time, it was the first time that many people heard clearly and clearly the details about the emperor's succession and the emperor's clear attitude.
They were a little confused for a moment, some thought of the ancestral system, some were looking at Yang Tinghe's attitude, and some began to think deeply about His Majesty's intention of connecting these two things.
Could it be said that His Majesty wants to exchange these two things?
Wang Qiong's face suddenly turned pale, and Yan Song, Xia Yan and others in the crowd all felt a sudden shock.
Could it be said that there will still be a great purge, but the focus will not be on past sins, but on current attitudes?
So how can the current attitude of the ministers compare with those of the cabinet ministers who supported His Majesty?
Yang Tinghe's attitude turned out to be against His Majesty's succession to the throne without heirs!
Wang Qiong knew how much power they had to speak. Could it be that at this time he wanted to clearly agree with His Majesty and order His Majesty to get rid of Yang Ting and all of them in one fell swoop?
This was impossible. Wang Qiong just didn't want the cabinet to completely ride on the head of the Six Ministries. He didn't expect to overthrow Yang Tinghe.
If that's the case, wouldn't I be a sacrifice for His Majesty to gain their complete approval of their attitude toward heirs?
The atmosphere Zhu Houcong wanted has arrived.
Yang Yiqing and Fei Hong are about to return to court, and Wang Shouren will also come to Beijing. Aren't they wondering whether the emperor will make major adjustments to the cabinet?
You, Yang Tinghe, are under a lot of pressure, but don't think about using the big gifts as a bargaining chip all the time.
Zhu Houcong will ask Yang Ting and these people to give a clear attitude in front of the officials at this first court meeting today and never talk about this matter again.
He is not the young Jiajing. He knows that in the face of the imperial power of his own who has succeeded to the throne, this issue can be elevated to another dimension.
To be loyal or to rebel?
Yang Tinghe, Mao Cheng and others want to talk about the successor issue from time to time, but their behavior as a bargaining chip must be stopped here today.
He summed up all the problems reflected in the backlog of memorials as criticisms of each other. As expected, the clever Wang Qiong made the accusation that the party was united and opposed.
If it is a party struggle, can it still be pure? Don't ask about facts and right and wrong, only ask about positions. This is party struggle.
In this deathly silence, Yang Tinghe said angrily: "Your Majesty has only been in the imperial palace for five days, why do you confuse these two things?"
"You also know that I have only been in charge of the imperial court for five days?" Zhu Houhuan sneered, "How much do I know about the officials now? You want me to deal with so many important ministers in one go. Guilty and innocent, virtuous and unworthy, etc.
They resigned and were imprisoned. They are a carrot and a pit, and a group of people have been recommended and appointed a long time ago. What if the people who resigned have been wronged? "
He raised his voice and said loudly: "Such widespread criticism should not be happening now! If you are truly loyal to the country, you should be patient during this new and old time, and wait until I understand the talents and character of the officials! I will succeed to the throne.
Before, all the treacherous and sycophant people you call were high in the temples. Is the Ming Dynasty finished? Now that I have succeeded to the throne, I cannot wait for a moment. If I don’t get rid of them, the world will not be reunited. Will the Ming Dynasty be destroyed soon?"
The emperor's question echoed inside and outside the West Point Gate, followed by a sentence that made everyone tremble: "They say there are three fires for a new official to take office, and I haven't even started yet. You have to light a fire for me to see first. What,