Qiming 1158

Chapter 625

Ge Xingxian's actions made the civil servants in Shandong feel very excited.

Whether they are willing to come forward at this time or not, at this moment, they all clenched their fists for him, hoping that he can hold on longer.

And even more activists have stood up and went on a hunger strike with Ge Xingxian to protest, and they have sent people to spread the news of such hunger strikes in the whole Zhongdu, which has attracted a lot of discussion in Zhongdu.

Although most people don't know the specifics, they have seen too many people living at the feet of the emperor, such as court struggles.

And they naturally think that this is not a good thing - such a thing happened only a month after the founding of the new dynasty, I am afraid it is not good.

This matter spread to Kong Zheng's ears, Kong Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned pale in shock, and immediately approached Zhou Jiang, who also looked bad, to discuss countermeasures.

"Why didn't I know about this kind of thing before? Why did they make their own decisions? Why didn't they discuss with me before doing things? If I knew, I wouldn't let them mess up like this even if I tried my best!"

Zhou Jiang didn't know about it at the beginning, he knew it not much earlier than Kong Zheng.

But he did not foresee this happening.

"After the reform of the imperial examinations, our Ministry of Rites also supported His Majesty's reform plan. Perhaps in the eyes of those people, we and His Majesty are already grasshoppers on the same rope. They may no longer believe that the Ministry of Rites will stand with them. At least the two of us won't."

"This...I..."

Only then did Kong Zheng react.

He thought he had become the leader of the Shandong-based civil servants, but at this moment he realized that his image and influence among the Shandong-based civil servants had been greatly reduced because of his series of compromises and concessions.

Some people no longer trust Kong Zheng. Out of their own sense of urgency and insecurity, they decide to take the initiative and use their own strength to turn the tide.

But these people are completely unaware of the current situation, the Ministry of Rites can do nothing, what can they do with a group of stragglers?
"This approach is too stupid! Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and it is the time when you want to revive the drawbacks of the political reform. At this time, you are against Your Majesty, aren't you courting death?!"

Zhou Jiang was also very nervous.

"What's more important is that apart from us, other forces will support His Majesty. Once their joint suppression is caused, our situation will become very passive! Those people... are too impulsive!"

"It's not impulsive, it's self-righteous! I've been doing whatever I want for too long. I don't know that the emperor is sitting on someone who can't be offended! I don't know that the current situation does not allow anyone to act recklessly, except Your Majesty!"

With that said, Kong Zheng was about to run out.

"Where are you going?"

Zhou Jiang followed and asked.

"Go to the palace! Give them the aftermath!"

Kong Zheng said angrily, "If you really want to screw things up for them, we will have a hard time in the future!"

Of course what Kong Zheng said was right, and his efforts were also in the right direction, but unfortunately, when he arrived at the palace, he suddenly heard that Zhao Zuoliang, the head of the Shangshu Province and Pingzhang politician, took the initiative to plead guilty to Emperor Su Yonglin because of this matter. Please demotion thing.

Kong Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized that his legs felt a little soft.

The fact that Zhao Zuoliang pleaded guilty to Su Yonglin was beyond the expectations of many people.

This matter had nothing to do with Zhao Zuoliang, but Zhao Zuoliang still stood up and said that the officials who made trouble were all affiliated to the Shangshu Province and were under the control of the Shangshu Province. As the head of the Shangshu Province, Zhao Zuoliang failed to stop his subordinates from doing such stupid things. also be responsible.

The education reform plan and the imperial examination reform plan are obviously beneficial to the country and the people, but there are so many people who can't understand the current situation to make such stupid actions to stop them, and even cause public opinion. As a political affairs officer, he restrains his subordinates. Not strict, to blame.

So he asked to be demoted.

Su Yonglin was "very emotional".

"There are some arrogant people doing wrong things, even I didn't think of it, let alone Zhao Xiang?"

He appeased Zhao Zuoliang, thinking that he did not make a big mistake and was not confused on the issue of right and wrong, so big punishment was not needed.

But not being able to do the little things in daily life can sometimes cause some trouble, so Zhao Zuoliang should be punished.

So Su Yonglin symbolically fined Zhao Zuoliang three months' salary.

Well, the head of Shangshu Province has been punished, what should the following people be guilty of?
Su Yonglin's counterattack came very quickly.

Twelve civil servants who had resigned from the above table were allowed to resign, and all returned to their places of origin, never to be used again.

Eight civil ministers who were on hunger strike were demoted to grassroots officials, losing their original leadership positions and power.

The strength of the Shandong-based civil servants is relatively weak, and they have not had time to mobilize more forces to support them. It is useless to carry out this struggle just by maintaining the traditional position.

So they just created a small disturbance, and provided the residents of Zhongdu with something to talk about after a while.

In this small incident, a total of 20 people were punished. According to the division of government forces, they will undoubtedly be classified as Shandong forces.

Su Yonglin's decision was made very quickly, and the Ministry of Personnel directly passed the punishment, which directly confirmed the punishment. Twenty Shandong officials were attacked by the emperor's thunder.

And when they learned the news that they were punished, they still didn't react.

Because it was too fast, the emperor's counterattack was too fast.

The court was also too cooperative.

They didn't know that in the Southern Song Dynasty, their approach might be successful.

But they didn't see the situation clearly.

This is not the Southern Song Dynasty, but the Ming Kingdom.

In the face of their countermeasures, Su Yonglin smiled.

Is there such a good thing?

Please, I just want this uncertainty.

I just want to smash this ultra-stable social structure that has plagued China for 2000 years, and create a new possibility.

If we do not seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, when the power of traditional Confucianism is suppressed to the lowest point, it will be too late to regret it.

If you don't start at this time, and suppress your insignificant counterattacks, do you have to wait until you are full of wings and pass the imperial examinations before you start?
At that time, the general situation in the world will change again.

With such a thunderous strike, before the resistance of the Shandong-based civil servants had reached its peak, the wave of counterattacks was cut off by Su Yonglin, and the protest ended abruptly, as if it had never happened.

The positions they vacated were distributed by Su Yonglin to the Yanyun Clan, the Foreign Clan Clan, and the Yuan Cong Clan according to a certain percentage.

The three factions that benefited were very excited about such a thing, and while laughing and scolding Shandong scholars for being stupid, they criticized them on the table, and they were very much like smashing the underdogs.

Huo Jianbai's performance even pointed the finger directly at Kong Zheng, Minister of Rites.

He said that Zhao Zuoliang, as a Pingzhang political official of the Shangshu Province, took the initiative to stand up to take the blame, and this time, eight of the twenty most troubled officials were from the Ministry of Rites. Does he need to stand up and take the blame? .

After Su Yonglin received Huo Jianbai's presentation, he did not approve, but directly sent Huo Jianbai's presentation to the Ministry of Rites to Kong Zheng.

Kong Zheng read Huo Jianbai's performance sheet, and he was in a cold sweat. While wiping the cold sweat, he scolded Huo Jianbai for being ruthless and decisive. He felt that Huo Jianbai's move directly hit him in the seven inches, making him unable to fight back.

Zhou Jiang also read the playlist and was very worried.

"Zhao Xianggong confessed his guilt directly, and the impact was too great. He was a Pingzhang government official, and he came forward to confess his guilt directly. He was also fined three months' salary. He is still like this, and the next person will not be lighter than this punishment anyway. ."

"This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Huo Jianbai's trick is to force me to confess guilt, to force me to plead guilty, and then I will face His Majesty's punishment."

Kong Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "It is estimated that this time Huo Jianbai wanted to force me to resign. He has this idea."

"One month after the founding of the new dynasty, the Minister of Rites resigned from office. This kind of thing is too sensational."

Zhou Jiang shook his head again and again, and said, "Don't do this, things will definitely turn around, it's impossible to get to this point."

"Of course I won't do this, otherwise why would His Majesty send Huo Jianbai's performance to me?"

Kong Zheng threw Huo Jianbai's playing table aside, took a breath and said, "Your Majesty is giving me a chance. I have to follow His Majesty's wishes before I can turn around."

(End of this chapter)