eldest son of Ming dynasty

As the head of the cabinet, Yang Yiqing's sudden departure must have caused waves.Even Wang Hao didn't expect it to be so intense.

To be fair, this is somewhat extreme.

In fact, this means that basically no one can stop the emperor.

The atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace has never been as depressing as it is at this moment, but the emperor standing above has the power to expand the territory. Even the most partial civil servants can hardly deny the reputation of the Lord of Zhongxing.

perhaps,

Maybe this is what the emperor did on purpose.

The great victory in the northwest brought the emperor's reputation to its peak, and it was extremely difficult to clear the land. Therefore, this major change in the court was used as a warning to everyone: those who follow the rules will prosper, and those who go against the rules will perish.

This forced them all to bow their heads.

Otherwise, even if you are the leader, you will still be like a family dog.

but……

Zhu Houzhao was not all a cowardly person who was afraid of death. Most of his close ministers were upright and outspoken. People did not want to see the emperor break with his ministers like this. In their view, such a bad influence would be detrimental to the country.

Since it is deemed to be detrimental to the country, how can one spare one's life?

The first person to stand up was Gu Renyi. Even if he was given the reputation of being favored and arrogant, he couldn't care so much, "Your Majesty! I dare to ask your Majesty to take back my life! I believe that what Mr. Yang Ge said today is Out of public motives, if such a loyal minister who serves the country and the emperor is dismissed easily, it will be harmful to the world's scholars without mentioning it. It is also a loss for the court and a loss for your majesty! I ask your majesty to think twice!!"

boom!
In the Qianqing Palace, Gu Renyi's head hit the floor.

After him, Mao Ji, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, also followed up, "I second the proposal! Your Majesty, please take back the order! Mr. Yang Ge is erudite and smart, caring about his family and country. He is especially knowledgeable about border affairs. He has been an official for decades, managing horse administration, supervising Three sides, rejecting Tatars and purging officials, have always been diligent and conscientious, and they are even more sincere to Your Majesty. This is known to everyone! Now that a small mistake has been punished with such a serious punishment, I may have damaged my saintly virtue!"

Behind Mao Ji,

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gu Zuo, Minister of Civil Affairs Liang Chu, and Minister of Rites Wang Hua also knelt down.

On the contrary, Wang Jing, the Minister of War, He Jian, the Minister of Hubu, and Zhao Shen, the Minister of Punishment, paused a little.

The monarch and his ministers seemed to be at a standstill at this time.

Zhu Houzhao was also deeply entangled. His original intention was to promote land measurement and exemption, but he did not have any big objections to Yang Yiqing.

It was obviously Yang Yiqing who was having a temper with him.

"Gu Renyi, Mao Ji. I'm here to ask you, from this morning to this day, have I said anything to blame Mr. Yang Ge? Tell me!"

The emperor angrily rebuked, but Gu Renyi still did not change his expression, "Your Majesty, no!"

"Mao Ji, when you said that my handling of things like that was detrimental to my saintliness, you actually meant to say that I was mean and ungrateful, right? But firstly, I didn't blame Mr. Yang Ge too much, and secondly, I didn't take the initiative to dismiss him from his post, so how could I be so mean and ungrateful?"

Mao Ji was even more unscrupulous. He said: "Old Yang Ge begged to become an official because he had no choice but to do so! Your Majesty is familiar with classics and is familiar with history. You should know that it is a helpless move for a minister to resign at this time!"

The only thing he didn't say was, "Your Majesty, please stop pretending to be stupid."

"Is he helpless?" Zhu Houzhao continued not to admit it, "What is he helpless about? I want to measure the world's land, should I let him worry about it, or should I let him offend others?"

"Your Majesty!" Mao Ji always knew that emperors were good at 'quibbles', so he could only put his head on his belt and say straightforward words, "Since ancient times, wise kings have always discussed state affairs with their ministers, brainstormed and learned from everyone's strengths. Only in this way can we do this." Listen to it and you will understand. Now the order to give preferential treatment to the gentry has been stopped. Yang Ge Lao tried hard to dissuade it, but Your Majesty still pushed it on his own and wanted to bypass the cabinet. I beg your Majesty to think about it for a moment, no matter who is the leader, he will no longer have the face to stay!"

"Nonsense!" Zhu Houzhao took a memorandum from the imperial table and hit him on the head. "You asked me to think carefully about whether bypassing the cabinet would make him helpless! Think about it for yourself, what is the meaning of the word imperial edict? ? One of the ministers disagreed with my will, so I had to bypass the cabinet. Who is this helpless?!"

The blow didn't hurt, but it still shook Mao Ji's head.

"If I hadn't been aggrieved, I should have killed him for resisting the imperial decree! What? According to your Mao Shangshu's wishes, what I want to do is to have the consent of the elder. If the elder doesn't agree, I will find someone else. Neither can anyone else, otherwise it will make him helpless and force him to beg for a job, which means I am mean and ungrateful! Okay! Hahaha."

The emperor was extremely angry. He pointed at Mao Ji and asked sternly, "Then tell me, now that Mr. Yang Ge does not agree to stop the gentry exemption, what should I do?! You are also a well-known, erudite and smart man. You Think of a way! And Gu Renyi, tell me too!"

This is more difficult.

The complex issue was simplified by the emperor into whether to listen to the emperor or the elder.

Neither Mao Ji nor Gu Renyi spoke. They were indeed smart people and could not answer this question.

So I could only kneel down and say nothing for a while.

But how can Zhu Houzhao be an ordinary person? He was unreasonable and directly issued an order, "You are right, why don't you answer the question of the emperor?! Do you still take me in your eyes? Mao Ji, I order you." !Speak now!”

Mao Ji had no choice but to say, "Your Majesty, the Analects of Confucius says that kings, ministers and ministers, fathers and sons, monarchs and ministers each perform their duties and follow their own path. "Shang Shu" says that 'every word is exhaustive and every word is clear', When the emperor and his elders have a dispute, they can put etiquette first and be tolerant and tolerant. It is good that the emperor should treat his ministers with courtesy and the ministers should be loyal to the emperor." The scholar's mouth was like this, crackling a lot, saying that he had nothing to do with his mother Say the same thing.

Zhu Houzhao, on the other hand, had the air of a little hooligan. He said disdainfully, "Mr. Yang Ge."

"The sinner is here."

"Listen to Mao Ji, we should fully communicate with each other. You tell him now, have I communicated with you?"

Mao Ji's heart sank.

Yang Yiqing also knew the key. He was unwilling to sell Mao Ji, so he said: "Wei ministers once gave advice to Your Majesty, which was refuted by Your Majesty."

"Who are you trying to fool?! Please speak clearly. Did you communicate, or did you not communicate?"

Yang Yiqing sighed, "Your Majesty, this is all the fault of the minister, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. There is no need for your Majesty to be so angry."

"Ah, I just found out today that you, Yang Yiqing, are such a slippery person. Your answer to my question is wrong. Isn't it because you don't want to dig a hole for Mao Ji? I understand, this should be the four words of "officials protect each other, right?"

"Your Majesty!" Wang Hao shouted loudly.

"To shut up!"

Zhu Houzhao is really annoyed by these civil servants with eighteen mouths. Damn it, he must drive these people to death today.

He walked down, pointed at Yang Yiqing's head and asked again, "Why can't you tell the truth?! Why can't you answer? What are your selfish motives?"

Yang Yiqing fell to the ground and cried: "Before the emperor's majesty, how dare the guilty minister have even the slightest selfish intention?!"

"Then I want you to answer now, have I communicated with you about this matter? Yes, or not?! Tell me!"

The sight of forcing an old minister like this is shocking.

Mao Ji knew that he could not be saved, so he became cruel and was about to speak.

But the emperor turned around and pointed at him, "Don't think about taking the blame on yourself and guaranteeing each other. I will give you the responsibility for your crimes! What's the hurry!"

"Yang Yiqing, if you make me wait for you again, don't blame me for not remembering our old feelings!"

Yang Yiqing was forced to have no choice but to reply, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has communicated with the guilty minister..."

When these words came to light, it was like a dull bell rang in the hearts of many people.

Zhu Houzhao turned around and pressed Mao Ji again, "Did you hear that? So if he doesn't agree now, what should we do about this matter?"

He previously proposed something called "The Legend of Overlord".

Even officials like Liu Daxia who disagree with the monarch may appear to be giving advice, but in fact they are forcing them, because the emperor has only two choices left, either accept the advice or get a bad name. They will say you are stubborn, mean, Saying you are strict...etc. is all such a routine.

Mao Ji had no choice but to take off his official hat and said sadly: "Your Majesty, I know that I am guilty, please punish me!"

"How dare you." Zhu Houzhao was angry, and he gritted his teeth and said, "My ministers are really powerful. If I want to do something, the ministers must agree. If they don't agree, they can't do it. If they do it forcefully, they will lose their jobs. I agree. Being an official means being mean and ungrateful, good or bad, they are all loyal ministers, they are all loyal ministers!
It's really boring, and it's up to you to decide whether I am no longer the emperor or not.From today on, you people are not allowed to enter the palace, and you are not allowed to enter the palace. I will not see anyone, and I will not listen to anything.You tyrants, don’t you just want me to be a puppet?I will help you.

Mr. Yang Ge, you are still the head of the cabinet. I have to take back my destiny. If I don't, my saintliness will be gone.Mao Ji, you are still the Minister of Industry. What else can I do in your words?If I can't do anything, I should try my best to get your consent before I can do anything. Otherwise, it will be a violation of the courtesy of the king and envoys.I will give you a happy ending now. It will be as simple as doing everything as you agreed. "

Zhu Houzhao got up and left.

If he forcibly punishes these two people today in the name of officials protecting each other, then the victims will be them and the perpetrator will be the emperor.No matter what accusations were made, many people would definitely say that the emperor was harsh in his punishment.

Now Zhu Houzhao doesn't play according to the routine, and you are forcing him to have no choice, so he quits.Then they are the perpetrators.

The field of public opinion cannot be lost while he is alive, because it is not only evaluation, but also power.

This is a power struggle.

But his words frightened these ministers.

Especially Yang Yiqing, he didn't care at all whether his chief minister was back, but anxiously advised: "Your Majesty! Important matters of the country cannot be done arbitrarily, and cannot be done arbitrarily!"

However, Zhu Houzhao took You Zhi directly out of the Qianqing Palace and said: "It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter! The loyal ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are not enough? National affairs are so difficult that they will go bad in your hands? Then what kind of loyal ministers do you think you are? You Zhi, let's go !Give this Qing Palace to them!"