A storm was approaching the capital, and the sky was gloomy, making people breathless. Then a heavy rain poured down, so that many streets in the capital began to be covered with water, and pedestrians along the way could only roll up their trousers.
Drift over.
The police officers on the Shuntian Prefecture side took action and were sent to low-lying areas one after another to prevent houses from collapsing or mobs taking advantage of the chaos. The rain in Jingxian County was so heavy that the river burst.
A lot of fertile farmland was flooded, so the emperor should not be taken lightly when something like this happened at his feet. All government offices worked together to resettle the victims. Li Dongyang, a scholar, took charge personally and went to the capital county with a group of officials to inspect the disaster early in the morning.
However, no matter whether it is the cabinet or the ministries of the capital, everyone's attention is not focused on disaster relief. The recent situation in the court is really weird. First, Zhou Cheng's family was killed, and the government and the public were in an uproar, demanding to find out the truth.
It was fierce, and Liu Chengfeng was also pushed to the forefront.
Logically speaking, Zhou Cheng's death is inseparable from Liu Chengfeng, but the person who investigated the case was actually the Jin Yiwei. The palace let thieves come to catch thieves, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of many ministers. Forget it, there are so many
People stood up to object, but the emperor actually had no reaction at all, and even seemed to condone Liu Chengfeng.
And then, the eunuch accompanying the emperor was suddenly sent to prison, which made people confused for a while.
But the really shocking news is not this. Early this morning, because of the heavy rain in the capital, the emperor organized a court meeting to discuss how to provide relief. Of course, at this time of year, it rained continuously for more than a day, with thunder and lightning.
Yes, according to the emperor's past habit, he would say something like "I must have failed in my administration and caused the God to be unfaithful."
In this era, changes in the sky are not only natural phenomena, but also become some kind of warning from God in politics. Emperors like Hongzhi have always been open-minded, so whenever they encounter disasters, they will hold court meetings and introspection to review the gains and losses of their governance.
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However, today's court meeting was very unusual. Instead of taking any introspective action as in the past, the emperor remained motionless. He only asked some questions about the disasters in various places, so that some ministers finally couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward one after another.
Some people even say that today's heavy rain is a warning from heaven. Something must have happened in the imperial court, which made heaven dissatisfied and issued a warning. Your Majesty should change his ways so that things can go smoothly.
The emperor can say this kind of thing to show his open-mindedness, but if the minister jumps out and says it, it is a little bit explosive.
However, Zhu Youtang didn't seem to be angry, he just asked, where is my fault?
It's okay not to ask. With this question, everyone was like a chicken blood. In a moment, dozens of ministers jumped out. Everyone has been waiting for your words. Everyone has already had the answer.
It’s you who are prepared and waiting.
The first person to speak was Zhao Fang, the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He talked eloquently, saying that His Majesty has always been a wise man, and in fact he did not have many faults. However, there was one thing that the humble minister had to talk about. Naturally, Zhao Fang mentioned Zhou Cheng,
It is said that Zhou Cheng's family died violently. His Majesty did not order a thorough investigation to investigate the perpetrators, but instead repeatedly protected and condoned it. Therefore, even God could not stand it, so he had this warning from God.
This Zhao Fang has always been upright and has a temperament similar to that of Xie Qian. Even nine oxen can't pull him back if he is sure of something. In fact, Zhao Fang does have a close relationship with Xie Qian. He is a fellow villager of Xie Qian and is his son and daughter.
In-laws, when he saw that Zhu Youtang was unmoved, he immediately became angry and said bluntly: "Your Majesty
Now, people all over the world are talking a lot about the man who killed Zhou Cheng. Everyone says it was because he offended Liu Chengfeng, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and Liu Chengfeng was determined to retaliate and took the opportunity to harm each other. Liu Chengfeng had a human nature like a jackal, with a heart full of evil.
You are cunning, your majesty, please deal with Liu Chengfeng immediately to serve as a warning to others."
His words were quite harsh. Others were just making insinuations, but this man was quite cheerful. He directly mentioned Liu Chengfeng’s name. He told Zhu Youtang that this heavy rain
It was Liu Chengfeng who acted against his will and caused it. Your Majesty will not deal with Liu Chengfeng and everyone will not agree.
With Zhao Fang as the vanguard, the scene became even more exciting, so various ministries, as well as several Hanlin officials and officials came out one after another. At first, everyone was secretive and roundabout looking for trouble for Liu Chengfeng, but now they are simply
I got brave enough to name them directly.
There are also many important figures who have stepped forward. In addition to Zhao Fang, there are also Wen Yan, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, Yang Ao, the minister of Dali Temple, etc.
These are all relatively backbone senior officials in the imperial court. In addition to these people, even Wu Tong, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, also stepped forward.
With them there, the Hanlin and Yanguan people behind seemed to be crazy, running out one by one like a revolving lantern, and the crowd was excited.
I thought that at this time, even if the emperor did not issue an order immediately, he should make peace with Xini based on his thoughts. Who knew that the emperor was furious on the spot, and no one could see the expression of the emperor after Zhu Mian clearly, but the emperor suddenly
He patted the document, but his tone was extremely angry.
"Heavy rains have crushed countless houses, rivers have been lost, and countless fertile fields have been flooded. Under the emperor's feet, people's livelihood has withered. The people are crying for food, waiting for the government to provide disaster relief, distribute rice and porridge, and settle the victims. But you... you
But you are still here criticizing the ministers of the imperial court and causing trouble for me here. Before the Zhou Cheng case has been revealed, you have already lost your patience and want to use this to slander the imperial officials. What are your intentions? I want you to have more trouble.
What’s the use?”
"The theories of ghosts and gods are not trustworthy in the first place. Today there is a heavy rain, but you are using these theories of ghosts and gods to stir up party strife. If I tolerate it today, how can I convince the public?"
After some reprimands, something more serious was yet to come. Immediately, the decree came out. Zhao Fang, the minister of household affairs, and Wu Tong, a scholar of Hanlin University, were old and ignorant, and did not know etiquette. They were fined for one year as a warning to others. Left of the punishment department
The minister Wen Yan said that Yang Ao, the minister of Dali Temple, had evil intentions and maliciously slandered the ministers. He did not abide by the ministers' principles and had ulterior motives. He was immediately dismissed from his official position and demoted to Nanjing.
In addition, the other ministers who stood up were also punished with fines and reprimanded.
This decree was beyond everyone's expectations, not only the emperor's unexpected reaction, but more importantly, the emperor's imperial decree.
For the veterans in the imperial court, this imperial edict was very fishy. You must know that it was Zhao Fang who initiated this matter. Zhao Fang should be the principal culprit, and the others are accomplices, but the principal culprit was only fined a small amount.
All of a sudden, a few of the accomplices were so unlucky that they were sent to prison
If you leave Nanjing, it means everything is over. What you have earned for your life's hard work is to live in Nanjing. Your future, career, and rights will all be lost. Under normal circumstances, if you are not lucky enough to win the jackpot,
, you will probably have to stay there for the rest of your life.
What's going on with the unlucky first salary followed by the shouting? After thinking about it for a moment, many people immediately understood. Who is Zhao Fang? Zhao Fang is Xie Qian's party member. The two are both in-laws and have close friendships. As for
That Hanlin
Bachelor Wu Tong is Liu Jian's disciple and has a very good relationship with Liu Jian. But what about Wen Yan, the Minister of Punishment, and Yang Ao, the Minister of Dali Temple? These two people are Liu Ji's confidants, and they were forced into Liu Ji after he came to power.
Here are some important assistants.
After clarifying this relationship, everyone understood that the emperor's anger was fake and that he took the opportunity to deal with people was real.
It's not painful or itchy. But Liu Ji's people are really unlucky. What does this mean...
Liu Ji is going to be finished...
Not to mention whether Liu Ji is dead or not, but the great scholar Liu Jian is afraid that he will relapse again.
This meaningful hint was enough to shock everyone, because before this, there were no clues in the palace, and the emperor did not reveal the slightest hint. Although Liu Ji had spoken disobediently to the emperor a few days ago, the emperor asked him to
Closed at home
The family thought about it for three days, but on the second day, the palace sent eunuchs to appease and comfort Liu Ji, and revoked the previous punishment. In the eyes of outsiders, they thought Liu Ji was still a saint.
With your love in hand, who knows that it will be over as soon as you say hell.
All of a sudden, the capital began to get busy, and all the ministries were absentmindedly trying to rescue the disaster, but the adults were all watching the movements of the court all the time.
Liu Ji, who was in the whirlpool, was still calm. He quickly reacted and sent a memorial. In fact, the content of the memorial was not Liu Ji's true intention. Let him retire now. With him,
With Liu Mianhua's temperament, how could he be willing to retire in old age?
Liu Ji's memorial was just a test to see what the palace's intentions were. However, when the memorial was handed over, it fell into disgrace and His Majesty did not respond.
Things are getting more and more intriguing. If a minister wants to retire and return to his hometown, there is usually only one possibility. The palace will try to persuade him to stay anyway, which is to refuse to resign and send the memorial back. That is to say
, regardless of whether the emperor approves or disapproves, you will be retained. Even if the emperor does not like you, he will make a gesture and write something in the rejection memorial that although you are old, the country is still employing people, etc.
The second letter of resignation was submitted for approval.
This is an unspoken rule, and there are few reports of people being sent to stay in the palace. However, in the past two days, the palace has repeatedly made unusual moves. Why shouldn't people be surprised?
Now everyone's eyes are on Liu Ji, wanting to see what the bachelor Liu Ji will do next.
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