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Cheng Jiming actually summarized the public opinion in the capital, starting from Governor Denglai's exaggerated military exploits, all the way to the connivance of the First Assistant, to the arrogance of Governor Yansui, and Xue Guoguan's arrogance and bullying of good people. Finally, I went back to the shamelessness of the Chief Minister, who ignored many memorials to impeach him. He was simply unworthy of being the first official of the Ming Dynasty!

After saying this, he also said that he and Wen Tiren were good friends, but due to national justice, he could not bear to see the people suffer. The emperor was deceived, so he stood up and reported the matter to the emperor with tears! As a warning to future generations, you should be severely punished!

After he finished speaking, other officials who were preparing to be impassioned suddenly realized that he had said everything they wanted to say...

Moreover, Cheng Jiming's words, starting from the Liaodong War, were analyzed one by one and connected the entire line. It is clear and logical. It can be seen at a glance that he must have prepared a lot of effort for this.

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen listening with a calm expression all the time, and not scolding him for attacking the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty or attacking the ministers whom Emperor Chongzhen valued, such an attitude made Zhang Zhifa and Zu Dashou feel cold.

When other officials saw this scene, they were extremely excited. Now that Cheng Ji Ming has already said it, it doesn't mean that they have nothing to say and no chance to express themselves.

Therefore, not long after Cheng Ji Ming finished speaking, before the emperor finished speaking, Liu Yushi coughed loudly, and then stepped out of the queue and loudly shouted: "I second the proposal, and I also impeach the first minister Wen Tiren and the cabinet minister Xue Guoguan... …”

"I also second the proposal!"

"I also second the proposal!"

"..."

Suddenly, almost half of the civil servants came out to support the proposal. The momentum was so great that it was like three people becoming a tiger. If it were the former Emperor Chongzhen, even those who had their own opinions would probably be influenced by them and swayed.

After Cheng Jiming finished speaking, he just stood there bowing in front of the memorial that recorded his words. But he was secretly proud of himself. He saw the opportunity and took the first victory in this battle. He would definitely gain huge reputation and help himself achieve the position of first assistant.

Haha, speaking of which, it’s also my fault that Xue Guoguan dared to forcibly collect the arrears of local squires. Didn’t he know that this was a taboo for being an official? Nowadays, in the world of Ming Dynasty, as long as there is some power, which one does not default on taxes. Believe it or not, if we really investigate, nine out of ten families standing in the court have this matter. I really don’t know what Xue Guoguan was thinking. He was so reckless and offended everyone to death!

There was a lot of excitement below, but Emperor Chongzhen who was sitting on the throne still maintained his original attitude. Naturally, others didn't know that he stopped listening at all and entered the chat group. At this time, he withdrew from the chat group. Thinking that he would have to wait for some time, he calmly told Gao Shiyue: "What kind of attitude is it to let them talk about things and only parrot them?"

"..." After hearing this, most people were speechless. Could it be that the emperor thought that we were all Cheng Fuchen's party?

So, one by one, they began to express their opinions again in order of official position, which was nothing more than some of what Cheng Jiming said. But in their own words.

Because of the new army, Zu Dashou, who had more dealings with Emperor Chongzhen, smelled a different meaning from it. Logically speaking, in a scene like the one just now, even if the emperor favored the first assistant, he would let the first assistant defend himself first.

But the emperor didn't seem to have this intention at all. He even used his words to criticize, mocking those people as parrots. This is unusual!

Zu Dashou thought so, but he couldn't understand. Even so, there was still time to finish. At that time, with so many ministers saying so many words, even if the emperor is the most powerful person, he still has to give an explanation to his ministers, right? Until then, how can we explain it! After all, this fact is really hard to defend!

About an hour later, those civil servants who needed to speak had already spoken, and the impassioned mood could no longer be maintained, and the fighting spirit in his heart was consumed by exhaustion. Slowly, the scene became quiet. Everyone, both civil and military, looked at the emperor, waiting for his judgment.

Emperor Chongzhen withdrew from the chat group. Feeling that time was almost up, he said to Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, "Take out all the previous memorials as well!"

"My slave obeys the decree!" Cao Huachun had already received the order, so he immediately brought all the impeachment memorials collected in the previous few days to the imperial court, with six large trays filled with trays.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the memorials, then glanced at the ministers below, and suddenly shouted coldly: "The soldiers on the front line risked their lives and fought bloody battles for our Ming Dynasty, but you just open and close your mouths and wipe out all their achievements. It’s gone. When it comes to talking skills in the world, you people are the most powerful!”

Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials were greatly surprised, and most of them looked at each other in disgrace. They did not expect that the emperor had not responded before, and even before the impeachment, there was no response. But as soon as he responded, he turned out to be such a fierce statement!

If this is the case, then what happened today will be in vain and will give the chief assistant and others a chance to take revenge. How can this be allowed!

Thinking of this, Liu Yushi immediately cheered up and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, as the imperial censor, I rely on this talk to ask for orders for the people of the Ming Dynasty and correct the principles of the imperial court. But after listening to what your majesty said, I also forgot In spite of the merits of the imperial censor appointed by my ancestors, these remarks are not the way of a king, so please take them back!"

Ever since Hai Rui wrote a letter scolding Emperor Jiajing during the Jiajing period, the officials of the Ming Dynasty have already had a precedent to follow. As long as they grasp the emperor's mistakes, use the teachings of the ancestors, and suppress the emperor with righteousness, basically nothing will happen, and they can still do it because of it. Gain a lot of reputation.

With Liu Yushi taking the lead, the others were not to be outdone. If there is a way and the law is right, don’t blame everyone. If you don’t strive for prestige now, then when will it be better?

"Your Majesty's words are absurd!" Xing Ke also spoke out during the incident, "Liaodong is still Liaodong where the captives were built, but Governor Denglai was greeted by hundreds of officials. What's the point of it? And..."

Other officials also followed suit, and for a while the morning court seemed to have become a folk vegetable market!

"Bah, bang, bang!" The sound of the whip sounded, and the scene was quiet for a while. Emperor Chongzhen actually stood up, pointed at them and said: "How dare you say that I was wrong! I ask you, during the Battle of Liaodong, what did you do? Where? Do you know how much hope the Battle of Liaodong brought to the Han slaves in Liaodong? Do you know that the rumors of the Jianlu invincibility were shattered? Do you know how big the population of the Jurchens is, and how much is left after the Battle of Liaodong, and how much of their war potential is lost? How much? You..."

Emperor Chongzhen vented his depression these days at this moment. The merits of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the front line and fought bloody battles must be recovered for them!