Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 605 He cultivated a terrifying emperor for the Ming Dynasty

At Xie Qian's mansion, it was late at night, the wind was howling coldly, and the lights were dim.

There were many people sitting in Xie Qian's study. One of them, a secretary, said indignantly, "You are all high-ranking officials in the cabinet! You are all the backbone of the civil service!"

"We have always taken you as our role models! But now you have done such shameful things in the court. It is truly a disgrace to us!"

"Why did you all betray us in the court? If we work together, how could such an important task as the Newspaper and Publication Department fall into the hands of others?"

"What say will we have in the future? From now on, the emperor can do whatever he wants, and who can stop him?"

"When we took the imperial examination, we swore to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic. The future of the Ming Dynasty depends on you and us, but what about now? If the Ming Dynasty embarks on a wrong path in the future, you will all be to blame!"

Xie Qian pressed his hand, glanced at the five high-ranking officials of the six ministries, and asked, "Did something happen?"

He knew that this group of people would not easily turn against him.

Ma Wensheng sighed, stepped out and said, "To be honest with you, Lord Xie, my family members have been kidnapped. If I don't surrender to Tang Yin, I'm afraid I will never see my family again."

The other six ministers also spoke up: "This official is the same as Master Ma."

"Me too."

Xie Qian's eyes widened in disbelief and he exclaimed, "How dare they?"

Several officials were also shocked and asked: "Beast! Who did it?"

Ma Wensheng said: "Liu Jin."

At this moment, all the civil servants in the study became angry.

"It really is this eunuch! I knew that this group of eunuchs are not good people! How dare they kidnap the families of the ministers?"

"We must impeach Liu Jin, the eunuch!"

"This beast deserves to be killed!"

Xie Qian pressed his hands. He knew that Liu Jin was not the mastermind, and the mastermind might be the crown prince. However, he could not say this out loud.

"Is there any evidence?" Xie Qian asked Ma Wensheng.

Ma Wensheng shook his head and said, "No, we can't ask my family members to testify. This matter can't be made into such a big deal."

"Why can't we make such a big fuss?"

An attendant said indignantly: "Liu Jin dared to do such a treasonous thing, he deserves to be cut into pieces!"

After hearing what these officials said, Xie Qian and Ma Wensheng felt a headache. Couldn't these people think about who was doing these things behind the scenes?
Without the consent of the Crown Prince and the order of the Emperor, would he dare?

How can we deal with Liu Jin now? We are clearly dealing with Zhu Houzhao, the emperor!
Xie Qian waved his hand and said, "Let's not pursue this matter for now. Liu Jin will be impeached sooner or later, but we can't just wait for an opportunity because of this matter. Liu Jin will always do something else outrageous!"

This group of secretaries disagreed with everything and demanded that a letter be submitted the next day to impeach Liu Jin immediately.

Xie Qian said angrily: "If you still listen to me, then this matter is settled! If you insist on doing it your own way, don't expect me to help you if anything goes wrong in the future!"

After hearing what Xie Qian said, everyone finally stopped arguing. They didn't dare to lose Xie Qian as their support. The only person the cabinet could rely on was Lord Xie.

Fei Hong must be the prince's man, and he would not go along with them. If they encounter problems in the officialdom in the future, only Xie Qian can lend them a hand. So they have to listen to Xie Qian's words no matter what.

After a moment of silence, everyone clasped their fists and said, "Everything is up to you, Elder."

Xie Qian nodded and said, "Let's go back first. When we find an opportunity in the future, we can deal with Liu Jin. Although Tang Yin has taken over the newspaper department, it is impossible for him to be the only one in the newspaper department. We should also place our own people in there so that we can supervise him."

This is also a solution that is not a solution. Everyone nodded and said, "Okay!"

When everyone was leaving, Xie Qian stopped Ma Wensheng and said, "Fu Tu, you stay."

Ma Wensheng glanced at Xie Qian in confusion and nodded slightly. After everyone had left, Ma Wensheng asked Xie Qian, "What happened, Lord?"

Xie Qian asked with a worried look on his face: "Fu Tu, do you think this matter has anything to do with him?"

Xie Qian did not mention any name, but Ma Wensheng knew that Xie Qian was talking about Chen Ce.

Ma Wensheng shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be a big deal. I went to confront Chen Ce as soon as the incident happened."

"But Chen Ce acted very tough. When he heard me threaten his family, he looked like he wanted to die with me."

Xie Qian was stunned for a moment and said, "It really has nothing to do with him?"

Does that mean the prince is the mastermind behind this? This is even more frightening than Chen Ce being the mastermind behind these things.

After all, no matter how smart Chen Ce is, he won't be able to survive for long.

But the crown prince is different. He is the future emperor. Once Emperor Hongzhi passes away soon, the Ming Dynasty will fall into the hands of Zhu Houzhao.

They hoped that the next generation of monarch would be as gentle as Emperor Hongzhi, but that was not the case. Zhu Houzhao's methods made Xie Qian feel terrified.

The public opinion power of the Newspaper and Periodical Bureau has now been taken into the hands of Zhu Houzhao. In other words, if he comes to power in the future, he will be more terrifying than Emperor Hongzhi!
His power was also greater than that of Emperor Hongzhi. Civil officials could usually suppress Zhu Houzhao through public opinion, but this was obviously no longer possible.

Unless he encountered something that angered God and the people, Zhu Houzhao would be able to fight against them without losing the upper hand with the public opinion he controlled!
Ma Wensheng smiled bitterly. He knew what Xie Qian was worried about. He sighed helplessly and said, "Lord, I think so too."

"If this was really done by Chen Chunjian, I would be angry at most, but it's not the case. Now I have to worry."

"What should we do if the crown prince takes power in the future?"

When Emperor Hongzhi was in power, the court had no foundation at all, so many things had to rely on civil servants. At that time, civil servants seized too much power from Emperor Hongzhi.

This also made life more comfortable for civil officials during the Hongzhi reign. As long as they pushed for it, Emperor Hongzhi would take the initiative to make concessions on many cases of corruption.

But that is no longer possible. Zhu Houzhao has not even ascended the throne, but he has already behaved so cruelly. Moreover, he is not without his own foundation in the court.

People like Cabinet Chief Minister Fei Hong and Tang Yin were all Zhu Houzhao's men. His innate conditions were much better than those of Emperor Hongzhi!

Once he ascends the throne in the future, life will definitely not be easy for the civil servants.

Xie Qian was silent for a long time, then he sighed and said, "Now we can only talk about filial piety. There are many things we can only advise the Crown Prince from this aspect."

"But no matter what, I'm afraid our days will be like walking on thin ice from now on!"

"Chen Chunjian...has cultivated a powerful emperor for the Ming Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)