In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 350
After Shi Kefa came to the center of the hall, he started to report honestly at first, but the court really didn't have much to report, so he started to go off topic while talking.

First, he quoted scriptures and listed the harm caused by those powerful ministers in Li Dynasty who openly excluded dissidents and held power alone, and then implicitly raised the hidden dangers of the emperor being warlike and the generals becoming increasingly powerful.

If at first everyone just admired Shi Kefa's courage, later on they were all frightened.

Even the secretary director who presided over the meeting was gray-faced and sweating profusely. He forgot his duty to warn and stop Shi Kefa.

Hong Chengchou also had a look on his face, because Shi Kefa was not just impeaching him and the Government Affairs Council, but was criticizing the emperor for his warlike nature and his emphasis on military affairs over literature.

Originally, after Shi Kefa took the lead, Gao Hongtu, Hou Xun and other Donglin Party elders should immediately step forward and follow suit.

But what Gao Hongtu and others didn't expect was that Shi Kefa couldn't stop the car as he was talking, and began to question and admonish the emperor. This exceeded everyone's expectations, and for a while no one dared to step forward to follow up.

Seeing that Shi Kefa was still talking loudly and looking forward to death, everyone was anxious and secretly blamed Shi Kefa for not following the pre-planned plan.

If they took this opportunity to impeach Hong Chengchou today, there is still a possibility of success, but now Shi Kefa's words will definitely anger the emperor. In the end, not only will they not be able to impeach Hong Chengchou, but they may all be dead.

"Your Majesty, we must learn from the lessons of the previous Tang Dynasty. For the sake of our great country and country, I hope your Majesty will think twice..."

By the time Shi Kefa finished speaking, he had already knelt down on the ground, sobbing and kowtowing continuously. The blood on his forehead was very frightening.

The ministers did not dare to sit any longer, and knelt on the ground one after another, lowering their heads, preparing to receive the next Thunderous Forgiveness.

But at this time, Lin Rui only frowned slightly, looking at Shi Kefa who was still kowtowing and remonstrating, and couldn't tell whether he was disgusted or angry.

He naturally understood what Shi Kefa wanted to do. It was not to impeach Hong Chengchou and the Government Affairs Council at all, but to defend the so-called avenue in his heart with death. To put it bluntly, he wanted to provoke him into begging for death and then strive for eternal fame. Chen's reputation.

Thinking of this, Lin Rui also sneered in his heart. If he really pulls Shi Kefa down and chops him now, maybe he will really seek fame, and he, the emperor, will naturally be made into a tyrant. No matter how wise and powerful he is, This incident will also become a big stain today.

The reason why he asked Shi Kefa to be the head of the court was because he was interested in his integrity and character. Only then did he feel that if he was in charge of the court, he would definitely not bend the law for personal gain.

But now it seems that the original decision was a big mistake. This kind of literati who can give up everything for his own reputation is simply not suitable to run the court, let alone be an official.

Through Shi Kefa, Lin Rui also had a clear understanding of other famous officials in the Ming Dynasty, such as Yu Qian, Yang Lian and others.

These people are indeed true gentlemen with noble moral character. They are willing to sacrifice their lives to protect the morality in their hearts. They are not comparable to Qian Qianyi and other hypocrites.

However, in the court, the harm of these gentlemen may be far greater than that of hypocrites and villains.

"This ends today's meeting!"

Lin Rui ignored Shi Kefa, stood up and said a few words, then turned and left.

"Dismiss the meeting and retreat from the court!"

The secretary-director on the side finally reacted and shouted quickly.

"Your Majesty..." "Congratulations to Your Majesty, long live your Majesty!"

Shi Kefa also didn't expect that the emperor would retreat directly from the court and ignored him. He was a little anxious and immediately shouted, but was drowned out by the shouts of the officials.

After Lin Rui, everyone got up with fear and left quickly. Except for a few people who glanced at Shi Kefa with sympathetic eyes, the others didn't even look at him, not even Gao Hongtu, Hou Xun and others. exception.

After all, Shi Kefa's behavior was considered extremely selfish by everyone. For the sake of his own reputation, he ignored the overall situation and put everyone in danger.

Shi Kefa, on the other hand, sat paralyzed in the middle of the hall with a lost look on his face, at a loss.

After returning to Qianqing Palace, Lin Rui was still a little angry. What he was angry about was not the fight between the Donglin Party and the traitor Party, but the fact that the Donglin Party did not follow his rules, and Shi Kefa was seeking fame without any lower limit.

Because although most of the Donglin Party is a group of hypocrites, it is still necessary for such a group of people to exist in the court. At least these people are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality on the surface, and there is nothing to say about their own cultivation.

There is such a group of people who are always watching Hong Chengchou and the Government Affairs Council, which will invisibly put a huge pressure on them, which is both a spur and a kind of supervision.

For more than a year now, almost all the civil servants in the Government Affairs Council have kept their tails between their legs, and it can be seen that they dare not relax even a little bit.

If Hong Chengchou and others have now become a group of shameless villains, then Qian Qianyi and other Donglin Party members are definitely a group of hypocrites.

It is undoubtedly the most appropriate to use true villains to do things and hypocrites to supervise. As for true gentlemen, they cannot fight against villains and hypocrites, so they must stand aside.

Just like today, Shi Kefa, a true gentleman, almost messed up things and almost made things beyond his control.

After all, if he really kills Shi Kefa in anger today, not only will he break the rules he painstakingly formulated, but the impact will be far-reaching, and the entire court will be implicated and lose balance.

Dahua has only been in the country for four years now. He has never punished ministers in court, let alone directly killed them. He just wants to create a relaxed political environment and a concept that the rule of law is greater than the rule of men.

But Shi Kefa obviously wanted to force him to take action and went back to his old ways. Although he calmed down in time this time, who knows whether he will get angry and get attacked in the future?
Therefore, people like Shi Kefa must never be allowed to appear in front of the emperor again in the future.

At the same time, Lin Rui also realized that it seemed inappropriate to let the hypocrites of the Donglin Party stay in the court, because the court is a professional judicial institution, and letting such a group of people who talk but do not do practical things stay in the court can indeed supervise the Government Affairs Council. But it will also greatly affect the full-time work of the court and even affect the impartiality of the judiciary.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate cannot be affected either. Thinking of this, Lin Rui also knew that the Senate must be formed immediately, and Qian Qianyi and other hypocrites must be thrown into the Senate as soon as possible.

As for a pedantic person like Shi Kefa, if he wholeheartedly supports the new dynasty and new laws, he would be most suitable to serve as the protector of the court in the future.

But now they obviously still have the same thinking as before, so they can only turn a blind eye and be exiled to the border.

After all, there are two types of gentlemen. One is a gentleman who truly cares about the world and does not care about personal gains and losses.

The other type is a gentleman who pretends to care about the world, but is actually a little gentleman who does nothing but seek his personal reputation.

(End of this chapter)