Chapter 230 Civil officials are dispatched
After Zhu Houzhao said this, Hang Huai did not make any response and just continued to remain silent.
Hang Huai thought that whether Xue Fengming and Dai Guan were executed by His Majesty or executed with leniency by His Majesty, it had nothing to do with him. The only thing he hoped to see now was that His Majesty would be flustered by the collective resignation of the censors, so flustered that he would The censor of Zuodu came to make up his mind. Only then could he persuade your majesty to make concessions and withdraw the Dongchang Inspectorate from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
However, Hang Huai is now disappointed that the emperor in front of him obviously does not show panic.
Zhu Houzhao took the initiative to look at Hang Huai and asked: "Hang Zongxian, tell me the truth, do you really dare not make any independent decisions, or are you deliberately threatening me with the collective resignation of the censors below?" Is the Dongchang Inspectorate withdrawing from your Procuratorate? ”
"I don't dare!"
Hang Huai hurriedly replied. Zhu Houzhao didn't panic. He started to panic in his heart. He thought to himself that His Majesty wouldn't see what he was thinking. But even if he saw it, he couldn't admit it. Even if His Majesty has Xichang People secretly spied on the news, and he couldn't tell anything wrong from his words in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"Do you dare not approve the resignation of these censors, or do you dare not openly oppose my move to establish the Dongchang Inspectorate in your capital procuratorate?"
Zhu Houzhao continued to ask.
"I dare not approve the resignation of these censors. Your Majesty has established the Dongchang Supervisory Department in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I have no complaints. I only know how to obey the decree, Your Majesty!"
Hang Huai explained anxiously.
"In this case, it is the right of the censors to resign. If you dare not approve it, is it possible that there are still no officials willing to be censors in the world?"
When Zhu Houzhao saw that Hang Huai refused to tell the truth and expressed his dissatisfaction with the Dongchang Inspectorate in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he couldn't help but cursed "Old fox!" Then he walked down the slope to express his resignation as the censor. The emperor didn't mean to panic.
Hang Huai's heart skipped a beat, and he stood there for a moment not knowing what to say: "But Your Majesty, these censors have resigned, what should we do with this case?"
"Aren't you, the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, still here?"
Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly as he spoke, without any seriousness, and asked Hang Huai: "Mr. Hang Xian, do you also want to resign?"
"My lord, I listen to your majesty!"
Hang Huai bowed hurriedly and his heart beat faster. He was really afraid that if he said that he wanted to resign, His Majesty would step down and ask him to resign too. But he couldn't say that he didn't want to resign, because he would be punished by His Majesty again. He believed that he was a man who was obsessed with power, so he only replied, "Listen to Your Majesty, if you ask me to resign, Emperor, I will resign. Otherwise, I will not resign. Of course, I still hope that you will not let me resign."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and shook his head without speaking.
At this time, Hang Huai became more and more panicked. He was breathing rapidly and the wings on both sides of his black gauze hat were shaking up and down. He was really afraid that His Majesty would let him become an official.
"Hanghuai, I remember that you were a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Hongzhi. You are 40 in 50 this year. You are quite talented in literature. Xu Zhenqing in Wuxian County and Wang Shouren in Shaoxing have a good relationship with you. You have been promoted step by step from chief to chief. He has been in charge of the Procuratorate for twenty years, you should know why."
When Zhu Houzhao said this, Hang Huai naturally knew what the emperor meant. He was only where he is today because the senior and prestigious ministers in front of him wanted to go against his majesty, but they were dealt with by his majesty. And he should not think that he When he became the censor of Zuodu, he dared to play tricks on the emperor.
"I understand that I am where I am today because I am valued by His Majesty. I obey His Majesty's will, so I approve the resignation of the censors. I will personally handle the case of Xue Fengming and Dai Guan," Hang Huai said.
"Very good, you don't have to go to the palace in person for such trivial matters in the future. You are not young anymore. You should pay attention to your body and bones." Although Zhu Houzhao clearly cared about Hang Huai's health, he also told Hang Huai not to do this in front of him again. Trivial skills.
Hang Huai also understood what Zhu Houzhao meant and hurriedly wanted to thank him and leave. However, at this time, eunuchs suddenly came to report that Wang Hua, the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhang Cai, the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and Gu Lin, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, asked to see him.
"What day is it today? The cabinet, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Personnel and your procuratorate are all here."
Zhu Houzhao stood up and stretched his waist: "Let them all come in."
After a while, Wang Hua, the chief minister of the cabinet, Gu Lin, the minister of punishment, and Zhang Cai, the minister of official affairs, all came in. They all saluted Zhu Houzhao, and each of them also held a large stack of memorials in their hands.
When Zhu Houzhao saw so many memorials, his expression froze and he asked: "Why do you come to see me?"
"Back to Your Majesty, five people from Shushe in the cabinet are resigning!
Twenty-six people from the Ministry of Revenue want to resign!
Nineteen people from the Ministry of War are resigning!
Twelve people from the Ministry of Industry are resigning!
Thirty-five people from the Ministry of Rites want to resign!
Twelve people from the Hanlin Academy want to resign!
Seven people from the academic department are resigning!
This matter is very serious, and I am here to ask for your Majesty’s instructions! The behavior of the Dongchang Inspector caused great dissatisfaction among the courtiers! ”
Wang Hua, the chief minister of the cabinet, explained the reason directly and did not pretend to be confused like Hang Huai did.
"Your Majesty, thirteen officials from the Ministry of Personnel have also resigned, including Lu Zhaoji, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel!
I also believe that the establishment of an inspectorate in Dongchang in the Metropolitan Procuratorate has indeed frightened all the officials, so I am here to inform Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to think again! ”
Zhang Cai, the Minister of Civil Affairs, also responded bluntly.
"Your Majesty, there are eight people in the Criminal Department!"
Before Gu Lin, the Minister of Punishment, had finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao interrupted Gu Lin and asked, "Are you also resigning?"
"Your Majesty, Sheng Ming, really wants to resign. In addition, I also want to resign!"
Gu Lin replied and lowered his head. He did not dare to look into Zhu Houzhao's eyes, but he knew that doing so might make Zhu Houzhao Long Yan furious and kill him, but he was also mentally prepared and still In my heart, I hope that His Majesty the Emperor will not kill me, so that even if I go home to farm, it will be better than seeing the people of Dongchang superior to the civil servants in the court.
Zhu Houzhao did look at Gu Lin, the Minister of Justice, with a sharp gaze, but when he thought that he just didn't want to do it anymore, he really had no reason to deal with him, but Zhu Houzhao was not willing to compromise, so he just sat back and ordered Road:
"Liu Jin has issued an edict to China and foreign countries. He will be called upon to do so tomorrow. Those who wish to resign can report this to the court!"
"Obey!"
Liu Jin replied. He could see that this was the entire civil service group putting pressure on His Majesty the Emperor. Not to mention His Majesty the Emperor himself, even he, who was standing aside and watching the fun, was a little frightened. After all, he was a More than a hundred courtiers! I'm afraid it's not just this number, what happened today will definitely spread, and more officials will definitely resign under the instigation of others, and the entire court will be empty by then!
The Chief Assistant of the Cabinet Wang Hua and the Minister of Civil Service Zhang Cai also looked at Zhu Houzhao with complicated emotions. They knew that the current emperor was a shrewd and capable man and would not allow eunuchs to have exclusive power. Naturally, they would not allow civilian officials to have exclusive power. The Dongchang Inspectorate might It was just to supervise the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but the civil servants who were accustomed to freedom would definitely not want to be controlled by Dongchang, so they would naturally have such a big reaction.
Wang Hua and Zhang Cai didn't know how His Majesty should respond, and they knew they couldn't help him. They could only look at the Emperor's lonely back.
Hang Huai glanced at Gu Lin with some joy. He admired Gu Lin's courage. At the same time, he was grateful that Gu Lin had the courage to resign in front of His Majesty with the dignity of the Minister of Punishment. He believed that Gu Lin, who risked beheading, could This move will definitely increase the deterrent effect on His Majesty the Emperor. In addition, more than a hundred officials resigned at the same time, including senior officials such as the Minister of Finance. I thought that His Majesty would really compromise, otherwise what else could he do.
Gu Lin breathed a sigh of relief and felt that his back had been wet. He also looked at Zhu Houzhao. He knew that his behavior today might have really offended His Majesty, but he was also very happy. He was happy that His Majesty did not kill him because of it, but also inexplicably Somewhat grateful to His Majesty for coming.
Wang Hua and Zhang Cai also glanced at Gu Lin. They wanted to say that Gu Lin was really irrational and had no regard for the overall situation. Resigning at such a time as the Minister of Punishment would not increase the risk of forcing the emperor to break with the civil servants. Possibility? !
Gu Lin himself had some regrets, but he knew that the matter had come to this, and the only thing he could do was to be grateful that he had not become the first soul killed by His Majesty's sword.
Ma Yongcheng, the admiral of the Dongchang, looked at Gu Lin angrily. He was even more angry than Zhu Houzhao because he was worried that Zhu Houzhao would be frightened by Gu Lin's fearless behavior and have to make a compromise and lose control of his Dongchang. Opportunities for the Metropolitan Procuratorate and officials.
The air around was very quiet. Everyone was in a different mood at this time, but none of them said it. They were all waiting for the results tomorrow.
Wang Hua and other civil servants were actually afraid that His Majesty the Emperor would take advantage of this to carry out mass killings.
Therefore, after leaving the palace, they sent people to the Guards area to find out the news.
Ma Yongcheng wished that Emperor Zhu Houzhao would use the Guards, but he did not dare to disturb Zhu Houzhao at this time. He only went to Dongchang overnight, gathered people, and said: "Buck up, everyone, as long as His Majesty gives the order, our Dongchang Get them immediately!”
Hang Huai also returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Yan Hong, the left deputy imperial censor, couldn't help asking Hang Huai: "Mr. Hang, what did your Majesty say?"
"Originally, I was going to directly agree to your resignation, but", Hang Huai said, looking at the censors with wide eyes, and couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, thinking that they were all reluctant to give up their official positions, but they still wanted to To act so upright.
"But what? Mr. Hang, you can't just watch the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate really turn into the East Factory!" Yan Hong, the left deputy imperial censor, became emotional.
"However, there are also many officials in other ministries who want to resign, even more than a hundred! Even Gu Gong, the Minister of Punishment, wants to resign. Your Majesty seems to have some intention. He only ordered that those who want to resign will report to the main hall tomorrow. ".
When Hang Huai said this, Yan Hong turned from worry to joy and said with a smile: "This is really great. I hope your majesty can realize that the hearts of the people in the world are hard to violate. Yan will definitely resign tomorrow!"
"Yes, Xu too!"
"Chen must also resign!"
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After knowing that hundreds of civil servants from other ministries had also resigned from their posts, the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate became even more confident.
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