Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 139 A good show

"Why didn't you speak?"

In the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Youxiao looked around at the officials in the hall and said in a calm tone: "Yang Lian and the others gathered at the Meridian Gate and knocked on the gate to complain. I want to ask the ministers to arrest a group of rats who make irresponsible remarks about government affairs, confuse the public with monstrous words, and ignore the facts. Am I right or wrong?"

Zhu Youxiao's voice was not loud, but it was enough for the officials in the palace to hear clearly.

The hall was full of people, slightly crowded. After the emperor finished speaking, the hall fell into silence.

The emergence and development of this matter were beyond the expectations of most people. In this impromptu imperial meeting held due to the Meridian Gate knocking que, no one easily dared to express their opinions.

are watching.

They are all trying to figure it out.

The Meridian Gate knocking tower is rare, but Zhu Youxiao's handling method is not unskillful. He did not go directly to face Yang Lian and others, and did not use the imperial staff in anger because of the incident.

Since it is a political farce, we cannot think from the perspective of the emperor alone. We must take the route of civil servants, leaving them with no way to go!

Refuting and criticizing, citing arguments, aren't they what civil servants are good at?

OK!

Then let all senior officials in Beijing be summoned to the Meridian Gate so that you can experience it up close. No one can hide and watch.

It’s okay not to express your stance, but not okay not to come!

Now that you are an official, eating royal food, receiving salary, and holding power, you must not be pretentious.

Eat my food, use my food, and scold me?
There is no such truth in the world!
"Your Majesty! Yang Lian and the others ignored the facts, did not distinguish between right and wrong, and without finding out the truth, they rashly gathered at the Meridian Gate to knock on the door, causing extremely bad influence in the court."

Zhang Weixian, who was simmering with anger, saw that the civil servants had not come forward to express their position. He remembered what Yang Lian had said to him at the Meridian Gate and walked straight out of the class.

You are one of the Gu Ming appointed by the late Emperor, and I am also a Gu Ming. Just because I am a great nobleman of the Ming Dynasty, am I shorter than you?

"...For his own selfish interests, he knocked on the Meridian Gate and deliberately disrupted the affairs of the court. If he is not severely punished, where is the dignity of the country? Where is the etiquette? Where is the patriarchal system? The censor has the right to act upon hearing the news. But this does not mean that you can ignore the facts. This goes against the original intention of the creation of Kedao..."

Zhang Weixian became more and more excited as he talked.

It seems that Zhang Weixian was frequently impeached by some civil servants during his rectification of the capital camp. Although the memorials were all accepted, he still felt angry in his heart.

Yes, this is how a noble Ming Dynasty should behave.

Zhu Youxiao's appearance remained unchanged, but he laughed in his heart.

In the court of the Ming Dynasty, how could only the civil servants have a voice? The nobles and generals also had to speak, otherwise it would become a one-spoken court?

Just say it, don’t do it!
"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

As soon as Zhang Weixian finished speaking, Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stood up and echoed, and Sun Ruyou, the Minister of Rites, followed closely behind. The former was also holding back his anger, and the latter wanted to take advantage of the situation to add fuel to the fire.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something wrong with the Meridian Gate Knocking Que, and some people even secretly wondered in their hearts what kind of relationship there was between the group of people arrested by the Emperor's edict and the people kneeling outside the Meridian Gate.

Yang Lian, Yang Lian, you guys are so confused!
"Your Majesty, I have objections."

Han Xu secretly cursed Yang Lian and the others, walked straight out of the class, bowed to Zhu You, and expressed his different opinions, "I feel that the British minister's remarks are unfair. Maybe Yang Lian and the others' behavior is more or less It is suspected of being extreme, but it is also for the sake of the country, and it is definitely not for personal gain as the British public said.

After all, so many people have been arrested, many of them scholars, and the provincial examination is about to be held. This is an important matter of the country and affects the country..."

"Unfair?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned forward, interrupted what Han Xu was saying, and asked with a smile: "Can I understand what Han Qing said to mean that I did something wrong?"

"Even if there is a tendency among the people to talk nonsense about government affairs, confuse the truth with black and white, and make innuendoes that I am ignorant, I will still let it go. After all, I am a scholar. Everything I say is right, but everything I do is wrong." "Your Majesty! I have no such intention!"

Han Xu was startled and hurriedly explained: "I have never..."

"Then what does Han Qing mean?"

Zhu Youxiao said lightly.

The atmosphere in the hall took a turn for the worse.

The emperor's attitude and thoughts are difficult to fathom, which makes many people feel uneasy.

Zhu Youxiao Yuji has done a lot of things since he came to the throne, but many of them were done under Qian Gang's dictatorship. This is different from Emperor Shenzong who has been in power for a long time, or Emperor Guangzong who has been in power for a short time.

The inability to figure out the emperor's thoughts is what makes the civil servants who have affairs in foreign dynasties the most uneasy.

If you can't figure out the emperor's thoughts, how can you prescribe the right medicine?

"Qian Qing, do you think I did something wrong?"

When all parties were confused, Zhu Youxiao looked at Qian Qianyi in the court class, and was suddenly named by the emperor, which made Qian Qianyi's heart beat faster.

Could it be that the emperor knew something?
This is impossible.

Under this situation, Qian Qianyi walked out of the morning class nervously, while the expressions of Zou Yuanbiao and others began to become a little unnatural.

The current evolution of the situation is different from what they initially thought.

No one expected that when Yang Lian and the others gathered at the Meridian Gate, they would dare to knock on the door and honestly create a situation. Wouldn't it be good to ask the emperor for advice?
When the incident of knocking at the Meridian Gate happened, the emperor firstly did not summon Yang Lian and the others, and secondly, he did not condemn the eunuch's royal guards to carry the imperial staff. Instead, he summoned the courtiers in the capital to gather at the Meridian Gate.

The commotion outside the Meridian Gate continued for a long time, and they came to the Wenhua Palace to hold a court meeting. As for Yang Lian and his party who caused this turmoil, none of them were summoned by the emperor, and they were still kneeling outside the Meridian Gate.

"What's wrong with His Majesty?"

Qian Qianyi, who was a little nervous. Faced with a situation that was beyond his expectation, he bowed his hands and said: "If there is any matter in the country, there will be officials to discuss it. How can the people criticize it? If everyone is so unruly, how can this world be done?" No more chaos?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present showed different expressions, and even some people's expressions became more or less unnatural.

It seems that the differences and calculations within the Donglin Party have become antagonistic.

Zhu Youxiao, who had been observing, saw the changes in the ministers gathered in the palace, especially those from the Donglin Party, and became more determined in what he was thinking.

They are all the same!
Whether it is the Donglin Party, the Qichu-Zhejiang Party, or the Xuan, Kun, etc. parties, they are all essentially the same.

It is a fact that the Donglin Party has gained momentum in the government, but as a large number of Donglin Party members have entered Beijing one after another, their voices have increased, which will inevitably affect internal unity.

No matter this party or that faction, as long as they are involved in party struggles, regardless of whether it is intentional or not, the essence is to fight for power and gain. Otherwise, what are you doing?
You still have to play the role of referee.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao secretly laughed in his heart. Since there are so many contestants who want to express themselves actively, then he, the Ming Emperor, cannot be affected. He abandons the role of referee and goes off to compete with these contestants in person. When players compete, isn’t this a self-destructive advantage?

Watch them fight and fight, give full play to your refereeing advantages, and always implement the principle of pulling a group, lifting a group, suppressing a group, and killing a group.

"If you put it this way, when Yang Lian and the others gathered at the Meridian Gate to kowtow, they were not actually trying to complain on behalf of those who were arrested, but were doing it for other reasons, right?"

Zhu Youxiao said leisurely: "But what is it for? When all the ministers gathered at the Meridian Gate, I had been thinking about this matter. Until I thought of the two cases of Hong Wan moving to the palace, Yang Lian and others were not the only ones to think this way. I am afraid that everyone Sir, there are many people who think this way, right? This banner is so subtle!"

There is silence.

No one expected that the emperor would point it out so bluntly that the matter was this, but the words used to say it and the circumstances in which it was introduced were still different.

Looking at the ministers gathered in the hall, Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly. Sometimes he had to be good at hitting the straight shots and not get around the civil servants who had affairs in the outer court, otherwise he would be easily bypassed by them, even if he had an advantage. , in the end it was you who was unreasonable.

(End of this chapter)