Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 231, Emperor Hongzhi who is like two different people
At three o'clock in the morning, the group of officials slowly withdrew from the Golden Luan Hall, naturally in different moods.

Some people looked sad and anxious, as if their death was approaching; That's right, the British Duke Zhang Mao has been summoned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to discuss matters again.

Xie Qian had no expression on his face, and he seemed to be calm, but in fact, he was very upset. Since he became a cabinet minister, it was the first time that he was not called to discuss matters after Emperor Hongzhi's downfall. You must know that Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, Even the British Duke Zhang Mao, the Minister of the Household Department Zhou Jing, the Minister of the Ministry of War Ma Wensheng and others were called to discuss matters.

What does this mean?
This shows that Emperor Hongzhi doesn't like him now and doesn't trust him, which most likely means that his official career has come to an end.

If a high-ranking minister does not gain the trust of the emperor, he will definitely not work for a long time. This is not only clear to Xie Qian, but also to the colleagues around him.

In the past, there were always people around Xia Dynasty who came to chat for a while, but now when everyone sees Xie Qian, they take a few steps slowly, so that there is no one around Xie Qian, and he can only walk down the dragon steps slowly by himself, which seems very strange. Loneliness, bleakness, and the coldness of the world are nothing more than that.

It's just that he can't blame anyone now. Emperor Hongzhi really didn't do well what he told him. After investigating the theft of official grain from the official storehouse for a long time, it was absolutely unforgivable that the clues were broken.

"When you get older, the life of idle clouds and wild cranes may also be a good choice."

Xie Qian looked at the dragon steps under his feet, and recalled his life. He thought of when he was young, he was the number one scholar in high school, and led the disciples of the emperor of the same period to the Golden Palace step by step from the bottom of the stairs. Now he is just one step away. He can go to the extreme of being a minister.

I still feel a little regretful in my heart. Compared with Liu Jian, he is still very young, and he is only fifty years old now, but he has no chance.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, in the study of Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing, Ma Wensheng and others looked at each other, and nodded slightly to each other. They still want to advise Emperor Hongzhi together later. This investigation of Dezhou Cang and Linqing Cang It is better to leave the matter of official food theft to the ministers to investigate, and must not take advantage of the eunuchs and factory guards.

Once this head is opened, everyone's good days will come to an end in the future, and the dark clouds of the Chenghua Dynasty will hang over the heads of the officials. Just early in the court, Emperor Hongzhi disregarded the objections of the officials and uncharacteristically investigated the theft of the official warehouse. Hand over the matter to Xiao Jing.

"Yu Qiao's work this time is really too..."

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang, and looked at Xie Qian's position in the past. Now it is empty, and he is not used to it. The three of them have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, and they have also been cabinet ministers for two years. Emperor Hongzhi summoned them together to discuss important matters, and now that Xie Qian is gone, he is really not used to it.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to investigate the theft of the official warehouse. I will definitely find out the truth, and I will also find out the killing of several grain merchants, and give them justice."

When Emperor Hongzhi came, Liu Jian also stood up and begged for orders.

"No need, leave this matter to Xiao Jing, let him investigate it, I believe he can also investigate to find out the truth, and also bring justice to those souls who died in vain."

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hands expressionlessly and said.

"Your Majesty, during the Chenghua Dynasty, when the eunuchs were in power, the people were in dire straits. Now that there is finally a sign of rejuvenation, you must not be close to a villain and far away from a virtuous minister!"

Hubu Shangshu Zhou Jing had a relatively hot temper, and he dared to speak out directly, and sometimes he was desperate when he spoke. Now seeing Emperor Hongzhi, he was also very angry, and he stood up directly to speak out.

"Zhoujing~"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhou Jing, stood up as well, and said sharply to him.

This move of Emperor Hongzhi also scared everyone present. The Emperor Hongzhi in front of him was gentle and refined, a typical gentleman of modesty. When he lost his composure, he always treated them with courtesy.

Of course, this is a good way to say it. In fact, it is a bad way to say it. Because of what happened to Emperor Hongzhi when he was a child, he has a very weak personality since he was a child, and he is more submissive and fearful.

Even though he became the emperor, he has always been a kind person, and he can forgive those who hurt him in the past. This is enough to show that Emperor Hongzhi is too soft-tempered, and of course he is really a kind person.

However, the Emperor Hongzhi standing up now is like two different people. He stands upright, his face is not angry but powerful, and a domineering air leaks out, which makes the people present very uncomfortable. They couldn't help but blink their eyes as if On the first day, I met Emperor Hongzhi in general.

"Tell me who is a villain? Who is a virtuous minister?"

Emperor Hongzhi was really angry this time.

Originally, he had been suffocating anger in his heart. Some people would target his father and son after the famine and restrict the imperial power. This in itself was something he absolutely could not tolerate.

Asking Xie Qian to go to the official warehouse to steal the matter was to give himself such an answer, how could he be satisfied, how could he not be angry.

The famine this time allowed him to see many things clearly, the most important of which was to see these civil servants clearly. His trust in them in the past was all fed to the dogs. people.

I and the crown prince just had a little bit of property, and they were immediately targeted after making some money. The emperor himself has always been on a diet, saving food and money, but which of the ministers in the court is not Ling Luo silk and satin, brocade clothes and jade food.

In the past, I trusted these civil servants too much, so I entrusted them with everything and believed in them, but the Hongzhi Zhongxing they boasted was nothing more than the prosperity of these civil servants and scholar-bureaucrats, and ordinary people were still the same as before.

The emperor himself poured rain on Daming, but what fell on the ground was drizzle, and in the end it was the civil servants and scholar-bureaucrats who benefited the most.

Hearing what Emperor Hongzhi said, Zhou Jing was at a loss for words for a moment, and there were thousands of words in his mind, but he suddenly became speechless. In the final analysis, Emperor Hongzhi was very dissatisfied with this famine.

Last year, Liu Jian predicted that there might be a famine in the first half of this year, and suggested that he should transfer and stockpile food in advance to prepare for disaster relief.

But of course, I and others procrastinated on the grounds that the granaries were full of food and the treasury was empty. Xie Qian went to check the major granaries and reported that the granaries had enough food to deal with the famine.

But when food relief was really needed, the granary said that the food had been stolen, and the household department said that there was no money, so Emperor Hongzhi paid for the food himself.

However, the price of grain was raised to sky-high prices by the profiteers, and the five hundred thousand taels of silver that everyone raised was nothing.

In short, everyone has the final say on everything, but in the end things got worse and worse. If the sea fish from Tianjin were not continuously transported to the capital for disaster relief, the world would probably be in chaos now.

But at this time, the ministers still opposed the ban on opening the sea, opposed fishing in the sea, and opposed the entry of sea fish into Beijing. What did Emperor Hongzhi think, what did he think?
"Sit down."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the Zhou Jing who had nothing to say, and his tone was slightly kinder.

Zhou Jing slowly sat down in his seat, and exchanged glances with Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Ma Wensheng, and each of them could see the surprise in each other's eyes. Today's Emperor Hongzhi is indeed domineering. the appearance of the Lord.

However, everyone obviously still likes the former Emperor Hongzhi, who is easy to talk and has a good temper. When getting along with Emperor Hongzhi, there is no need to worry or be afraid of anything, and the small life is very comfortable.

Everyone really can't figure out why Emperor Hongzhi has undergone such a huge change in just one night. You must know that Emperor Hongzhi was talking and laughing with everyone yesterday, and even looked at the new building together. I went to the cement road and walked around the streets and alleys of the capital.

Of course they didn't know that the reason why Emperor Hongzhi made such a huge change at this time was mainly because of Zhu Houzhao and his son.

Because Emperor Hongzhi clearly realized that if Zhu Houzhao did not eliminate those people who deliberately targeted the imperial power and his father and son in the court, it would be almost impossible for Zhu Houzhao to realize his blueprint and dream in the future.

　I think people will change. Emperor Hongzhi personally thinks that his character is soft and fearful. Everything he encountered before the age of five shaped his character, otherwise he would not really marry a wife~~ ~
　　
　
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