Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 338 Impeaching the Prince
Although the emperor hadn't come yet, the ministers had already stood in the hall.

The atmosphere in the entire hall was a bit weird.

Ever since the news of what the prince did in the northwest was reported back to the capital, the atmosphere in the capital has been a little weird, especially this morning.

The problem is very serious. The precedent set by His Royal Highness is very bad. Although there are still consecutive sittings, the court has basically rarely ransacked homes in recent years.The last time was when His Royal Highness was in Yangzhou.

Although the courtiers all know that they are connected to each other, they are connected to their family members by the officials, rather than being connected to themselves by their family members.

You must know that although they are all sitting together, this is not the same thing.

If the family members even sit down to themselves, then everyone still wants everyone to be in danger?If this becomes a common practice, won't people like myself be punished at any time?

How can this work?It's at stake!
In fact, what Zhu Houzhao wants is this precarity, and what he wants is to clean up you at any time, because the problem of Ming Dynasty is the problem of gentry.

What is the problem of the gentry?To put it bluntly, it is an official issue.The local government oppresses kindness, annexes land, and disregards human life.

Why did they dare to do this?Is it because you are an official?When you are an official outside, you don't accept bribes, and you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and you are unparalleled in integrity.But what about your house?Relying on your power, what are you doing?
The most typical examples are Zhang Weixian, the chief minister of the cabinet during the Wanli period, and Xu Jie, the chief minister of the cabinet.

What Zhu Houzhao wants is to cut off the behavior of the gentry who rely on officials in their families to run amok in the local area. Such behavior is the crux of the local problems in Daming.

Being an official in the court, being honest and self-defensive, the family members in the local area extort money, this has become the norm in Ming Dynasty.Even if such officials did something, they were digging the foundation of Daming.

In the past, it was always sitting from the top down, but what Zhu Houzhao wants to do is to set a precedent for sitting from the bottom up. In the Ming Dynasty, some officials were implicated because of accidents at home, but this was not enough.

Zhu Houzhao wants to tear this gap open, and even make legislation in the future.For example, family members who hide land and refuse to pay taxes, family members who accept cash, and family members who accept bribes will all be punished, and they will be punished directly on officials, rather than just explaining that the family is not strict.It's not the reason why I am an official outside, devoted myself to the country, and have no intention of controlling my family.

Anyone who fails to report to the local officials will be severely punished.What Zhu Houzhao wants is to tear open this big net, and the ultimate goal is to formulate a set of laws to restrict officials.

If you want to be an official, then you should be an official; if you don't want to be an official, go home as soon as possible to start a business and farm.If you are an official and violate the law in your family, such behavior must be severely punished.

Although it may not be possible to contain them all, they must be contained and rules must be established!
Of course Zhu Houzhao didn't know what Zhu Houzhao was thinking.But these people are old officials, and they are all experienced in officialdom.

It was clear what it meant to them once the hole was opened.That would be deadly!

When Zhu Youtang entered the hall, he already felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the hall.

After paying homage, Zhu Youtang waited for the courtiers to speak.

"Play early if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do." He Neng stood on one side and shouted, and then stepped back to the side, with his head lowered and his hands down.He felt that he should keep a low profile today.

"I have my own play." Yang Zhongdao was the first to stand up.

This is a middle-aged man in his 30s, a little thin, and when he stood up, his expression was very serious: "I impeach Your Highness the Crown Prince."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar all over the court.

None of the people in the hall thought of it, and even looked sideways at it.

Zhu Youtang didn't expect it, and his face darkened immediately.

Zhu Youtang originally thought that these people would impeach other people, such as Zhang He, the commander of the Black Dragon Guard, or He Jian, the new governor of the three sides.

Unexpectedly, Yang Zhongdao came up and ran directly towards his son.Zhu Youtang felt great hatred in his heart.

Zhu Youtang had thought of many ways to protect his son, but all of them were annihilated at once.

"Oh, to impeach the prince? Let's hear it." Zhu Youtang said with a look of interest.

In fact, there are many things to impeach the prince, not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in the past dynasties, but most of them are based on the sense of existence. If you attack the prince like this time, you should be cautious.

If it is normal, talk about the prince's extravagance, talk about the prince's rudeness, although it is very serious, but it is not unacceptable, and the emperor's acceptance can leave a reputation for accepting advice.

But this time it is the prince who is doing things. You attack like this, which means that you disapprove of the prince's behavior; it means that you disapprove of the prince's policy of governing the country.

This is also different from admonishing the emperor, because it is impeachment.If the prince's status is unstable, or the emperor intends to abolish the prince, that's all.However, there is obviously no such thing as abolishing the prince in this dynasty.

The emperor has only one queen, and the emperor and the queen have only one son. Who will pass the throne to when the prince is abolished?Pass it on to your own brother?Has there ever been such a thing in history?Who will pass on the throne to others unless he himself is extinct?

Yang Chongdao's expression did not change at all, and he took a step forward with a look of death, and said loudly: "His Royal Highness is in the Daxing prison in the northwest, and it is not the way to be merciful."

Zhu Youtang quietly listened to Yang Chongdao's words, basically the prince was not kind, almost said that the prince was tyrannical, and Zhu Youtang's face turned dark when he heard it.

When Yang Chongdao finished speaking, needles could be heard in the hall.

Even the people who were going to talk about this matter are not ready to speak at this time.You said it was so cruel, how can we pick it up?
This is impossible!So everyone stopped talking, and everyone was waiting for Zhu Youtang to speak.

Everyone knows that His Majesty loves this only son very much.Today's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also strives for success. Whether it is the Black Dragon Army or the financial revenues of the past few years, they are all doing well.Are you doing this at this time?
"You think so too?" Zhu Youtang asked in a flat tone.But any fool can tell that His Majesty is dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." At this time, a person stood up and said loudly.

Everyone was taken aback. Does anyone dare to speak at this time?
But after seeing this person, everyone's expression was like eating a fly.

Because this person is none other than the younger brother of the current empress, the younger brother of Zhang Heling, Marquis of Shouning, and Zhang Yanling, Marquis of Jianchang, the prince's uncle.

Those present did not know that the two brothers, Zhang Heling, Marquis of Shouning and Zhang Yanling, Marquis of Jianchang, were His Royal Highness' most loyal dogs.

(End of this chapter)