Chapter 47: The cabinet minister’s prestige has been undermined!
Zhu Houzhao walked up to Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, and asked: "Chief minister, why are you just seeing your majesty and not explaining why you have behaved inappropriately before you? I will give you a chance to explain, otherwise, I will punish your eyes." There is no such thing as a king’s fault!”
Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was trembling all over, and he pressed the ground with both hands very hard, but he had nothing to do with Zhu Houzhao at this time, because Zhu Houzhao was the emperor, and no matter how high his official position, he was still a minister, so he could only use methods behind his back. Or show off his authority when His Majesty the Emperor is in a good temper.
"The old minister is old and faint. Due to his emotional excitement, he actually lost his manners before the king. I hope that your majesty will forgive me!"
Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, reluctantly knocked his head to the ground.
Zhu Houzhao just smiled slightly and said: "Except for the three ministers of the cabinet, other officials should get up. It didn't rain today, and it's not very cold. It's not as cold as the day when the late Emperor Zi Palace set off. You three just kneel a little longer, anyway." It’s not like you don’t want to kneel before the late emperor, you don’t even want to kneel before me.”
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, the other officials thanked him, stood up, and stood aside respectfully.
However, the three elders of the cabinet had mixed feelings. They understood that His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Houzhao still remembered their request to be exempted from kneeling that day, but at that time they just wanted to test His Majesty Zhu Houzhao's temper and also wanted to prove it to the officials. Seeing that the three pavilions still have prestige and are respected by the emperor, they can only control the officials by showing that they still have a special political status.
But Mr. Sange did not expect that Emperor Zhu Houzhao would eventually remember this.
No one needs to remind him, Mr. Sange also knows that starting from today, he will start to look at Zhu Houzhao again.
Zhu Houzhao knew that the three elders of the cabinet had repeatedly requested special treatment in order to show their status among the officials and make them respect them, but Zhu Houzhao refused to let them get their wish now!
Zhu Houzhao saw the head of Sun Meiling from the Li Ke Department in the incident, and kicked him directly in front of Xie Qian, the cabinet bachelor.
Xie Qian, the cabinet scholar, immediately vomited in disgust as soon as he saw the bloody human head, spitting a lot of filth on the ground.
Zhu Houzhao directly gave Xie Qian a kick: "How impudent! This is Cining Palace, the Queen Mother's palace. Do you act like this to intentionally offend the Queen Mother and bully my widowed mother?!"
Xie Qian, the cabinet scholar, could not help but clenched his fists, his eyes were like spitting fire. While enduring the discomfort in his stomach, he gritted his teeth and replied: "Old minister, I didn't mean this, but I just couldn't hold it back for a moment. I hope your majesty will forgive me." ! ”
"Then lick it clean for me and eat it back! Otherwise, you will be severely punished for offending the Queen Mother!"
Zhu Houzhao yelled loudly.
Xie Qian was about to stand up and fight back, but Zhu Houzhao quickly shouted: "Guo Rong!"
"The end is here!"
Guo Rong immediately shouted back with a bloody sword.
Seeing this, Xie Qian knew that if he didn't obey Zhu Houzhao's will, he would be killed immediately, so he had to kneel down again, and then buried his head: "I obey the will!"
For a moment, Xie Qian was like a dog licking the ground clean.
The majesty of the three assistants in the cabinet suddenly shattered to pieces!
Zhu Houzhao wanted this effect. He wanted to let the officials know that the prestige of these three pavilions in the Hongzhi Dynasty would be gone forever.
After a while, Zhu Houzhao began to ask: "Tell me, what do you want to report today?"
The three cabinet ministers saw that His Majesty Zhu Houzhao had a very different temperament from the past. They also knew that there was little hope of asking His Majesty to do anything now, but they were not willing to fail in this effort. Therefore, Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, spoke first: < br>
"Your Majesty! I am here today because the Qianqing Palace has been repaired, so I advise your Majesty to move to the main palace and secure the country of Ming Dynasty! Don't go out of the palace to have fun again! At the same time, Liu Jin and other eunuchs are seducing Your Majesty is having fun and not doing his job, which has led to the ruin of the government. Today, the ministers are risking their lives to remonstrate and impeach Liu Jin and others. Please kill Liu Jin and others in order to straighten the government!"
Li Dongyang, the second assistant to the cabinet, also echoed: "I second the suggestion. Your Majesty has previously promised to return to the palace after three months. Please fulfill your promise. In addition, Liu Jin and other eunuchs are vicious and greedy for money. They are really villains. I am waiting for you." Your Majesty's dear minister is far away from the villain, so he must be killed to uphold your virtue!"
The third assistant Xie Qian also regained some composure at this time, but the anger in his heart became more and more fierce, and he directly threatened: "If your Majesty does not kill Liu Jin and other eunuchs, I will kneel here forever!"
"If Your Majesty does not kill Liu Jin and other eunuchs, and moves to the Qianqing Palace, I will always kneel here!" All the officials knelt down.
Zhu Houzhao could see that these civil servants were very united in asking Liu Jin to be killed and asked him to return to the Qianqing Palace. They also had a clear stand and made it clear that they would not give up until he complied.
"Are you forcing me?" Zhu Houzhao asked coldly.
"I don't dare. I bear the last emperor's will and can't bear your Majesty's delay in the Ming Dynasty. I am trying to persuade you!" Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, replied.
"I would like to advise you!" Other civil servants also replied.
"Very good, even the late emperor's will has been brought out. What if I don't obey it?" Zhu Houzhao asked with a smile.
"If Your Majesty does not comply, I will have no choice but to ask the Queen Mother to kill the eunuch Liu Jin and others!"
Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, replied at this time.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sneer secretly, thinking that these ministers knew that his mother had been moved out at this time, and they made it clear that they wanted his mother to learn from the Zhengtong Empress Dowager Zhang's request for Yingzong to kill Wang Zhen and ask his mother to do the same.
Zhu Houzhao was not afraid of these civil servants, but he knew that his mother's personality was as gentle as Emperor Hongzhi's, and she might be forced by these civil servants to kill Liu Jin as soon as she came out.
How could Zhu Houzhao be willing to kill Liu Jin?
Zhu Houzhao knew that if he killed Liu Jin, no one would dare to follow him in the future.
Liu Jin and others are his arms and the sword in his hand. Zhu Houzhao would not give his arms and sword to civil servants.
Historically, Zhu Houzhao was fine before he killed Liu Jin, but he fell into the water and died not long after killing Liu Jin. It can be seen that the hidden danger of Liu Jin's death was indeed great, and many eunuchs did not dare to swear allegiance to him anymore, and instead switched to the civil service group.
Zhu Houzhao was determined to protect his own people, but he could not force these civil servants too hard now and force them to invite his mother.
Before his own army appeared, Zhu Houzhao decided to temporarily use the delaying technique and said: "It is okay to move to the Qianqing Palace, but I have to think about killing Liu Jin again. It is getting late today. Let's go back tomorrow." I’ll discuss it with you in the court again!”
"Your Majesty! If Liu Jin and other traitors stay with Your Majesty for one more day, the country will not be stable. Please make an order to kill Liu Jin and others to set the course of the government!"
Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, knew that some things could not be delayed, and as long as they were delayed, something would definitely happen. For this reason, he now boldly asked Zhu Houzhao again to kill Liu Jin and others immediately.
"Why, do you really want to resist the decree? I didn't say I won't kill Liu Jin and others. I just said we will discuss it tomorrow. We will discuss it tomorrow. Didn't you hear me, Guo Rong!"
Zhu Houzhao shouted loudly.
Guo Rong stood up again: "The general is here!"
As soon as Guo Rong finished responding, Li Dongyang stood up first: "Old minister, please retire!", then he pulled Liu Jian up and replied in a low voice: "Shou Kui, there is no point in standing still now. Zhang Zhao will come with his officers and soldiers later. Afterwards, under the coercion of Wang Yue and others, Your Majesty will naturally compromise!”
Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, was convinced when he heard what Li Dongyang said. He was really afraid that Zhu Houzhao would be unreasonable and let Guo Rong chop him down, so he had no choice but to hand over his hands and say: "Resign, veteran!"
Xie Qian endured the discomfort in his stomach and said, "Old minister, please retire!"
The three elders of the cabinet resigned one after another, and other civil servants also resigned one after another.
(End of chapter)