Domineering Daming

Concubine Liu, Empress Dowager Zhang and the others all looked at each other with horror in their eyes.Although they were angry, they only needed to punish the culprit, and they never thought that Zhu Xu would be so furious.

Zhu Xu looked at Wei Zhongxian coldly, and said: "Make it clean for me, and next time, I will cut you off first!"

"Yes, servant girl obeys." Wei Zhongxian got up tremblingly, and retreated in a hurry.

Zhu Xu took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, turned to Old Concubine Liu, especially Empress Dowager Zhang, and said, "It's getting late, let's go away, sister-in-law, don't worry, I will take care of this matter properly."

Empress Dowager Zhang and the others felt that the emperor had dealt with it too much, so they hesitated and did not dare to persuade them.

Zhu Xu came out of Renshou Hall, looking at the shining night sky, with a firm face and torch-like eyes, he was determined to carry out his will to the civil and military officials once again, and show the world his supremacy as an emperor!

Bi Ziyan and others left the Renshou Palace, discussed in a hurry, and then came to the Ministry of Officials to have an urgent discussion, and they couldn't wait to call all the officials together to discuss the court meeting that will be brought forward tomorrow.

Early the next morning, outside the noon gate.

Sun Zhixie and Ruan Dacheng were covered in blood and were screaming, and there were more than a dozen bloody heads around him.

The notice on the side is clearly written, "Assaulting the courtiers, plotting wrongdoing", "framing the emperor, the crime will not be punished", etc., are all crimes of treason.

The common people were terrified, they hadn't seen such an execution scene for a long time.

Entering the court from the Meridian Gate, all the officials who were preparing for the court meeting were terrified.They more or less knew that Ruan Dacheng and some people were stirring up trouble and trying to kill Huang Chengyuan, but they didn't expect to end up in such a sudden situation.Walking in panic, at the same time, he was wondering what Ruan Dacheng and the others had done to enrage the emperor to the point of using the torture of "Ling Chi"!

Sure enough, not a single word about the matter of the palace was leaked out.

Chapter 551

Some people knew what happened last night, but most of them couldn't figure it out, so they could only follow the large army step by step towards the Emperor Palace.

The piercing screams continued, and everyone passing by was terrified.

King Jing and King Ping took the lead, followed by Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong, followed by five ministers, ministers, and then governors, governors, political attendants, prefects and so on.

More than 100 people stood meanderingly outside the gate of Huangji Hall, waiting for the time.

Prince Jing and Prince Ping naturally got the news, their faces were solemn and their eyes were serious.

Ni Wenhuan and Wang Shaohui are both veteran ministers in the early Chongzhen period, and their imprisonment must have had a major impact.On this occasion, King Xin did not show up, and Chen Xinjia, whom he strongly promoted, was also imprisoned, which showed that King Xin really fell out of favor!

The political structure at the beginning of Chongzhen has been completely broken!

Jing Zhengchao, let's start!

The five ministers had different expressions, but they didn't say a single word.

This is completely different from the atmosphere in the past. Even other officials who don't know the specific situation are secretly vigilant.

Ruan Dacheng and the others were tortured, this is not an easy matter!

Boom boom boom!

The dull bell rang and echoed in the palace.

Feng Zhu stood on the steps in front of the door, and at the same time as the door of the Golden Luan Hall was opened, he shouted sharply: "All ministers go to court!"

Ping Wang and others tidied up their clothes, divided them into two shifts, and slowly stepped up the steps.

Walking into the main hall, two shifts stood in line. A group of people looked at the high dragon chair, and suddenly felt that it was so far away, high above the clouds.

"The Emperor is here!"

Cao Huachun's voice sounded, and Zhu Xu came out from the side door. He was wearing a dragon robe, but he didn't go to the dragon chair, but went straight to the white jade steps, looking down at the officials from above.

As if everyone had rehearsed long ago, they all raised their hands and bowed and said: "I wait to see the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Zhu Xu looked at the black head, his expression was still, his eyes were like an abyss.

He didn't make a sound, the civil and military men of the court didn't dare to get up, they could only bow there halfway.

King Jing, King Ping, Bi Ziyan and other people who knew the inside story were all shocked. Obviously, the emperor's anger could not be eliminated by killing a few people.Those who didn't know the inside story were even more disturbed. The screams of Ruan Dacheng and others seemed to be transmitted to the hall and echoed in everyone's ears.

Liu Shimin brought a cup of tea, Zhu Xu took it in his hand, stroked the tea, the lid of the tea cup touched the cup, making an ordinary and piercing sound.

Zhu Xu looked at the group of people quietly, his eyes seemed short and long, and countless thoughts surged in his heart.

The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, the entire civil official group, is actually sick. This sickness has lasted for more than 200 years, deepened step by step, and distorted to the current level.

Either fighting for power and profit, or being honest and pedantic, like a straight frame, each one is persistent and stubborn, and does not easily bow his head.

There is no bottom line in the unscrupulous struggle for power and profit, and anything can be done.Those who are honest and pedantic will either stay wise and hide themselves, or they will no longer be an official due to their resentment.For example, Zhao Nanxing and others take "the world as their own responsibility", but they are deeply involved in the vortex of party struggles, and it is of no benefit to the government or state affairs.

Ruan Dacheng, Zhu Xu was shocked by the incident of Sun Zhixie, and it made him more eager to speed up the change of the officialdom in the Ming Dynasty.

We can no longer rely on the growth of the students of the Royal Academy of Political Science, let alone rely on the nominal and poorly implemented regulations of the imperial court.

Zhu Xu's thoughts were racing, and it took him a while to pick up his teacup, and took a sip slowly. His eyes swept over the ministers. Some of them were too old to hold on, trembling as if they were about to fall to the ground.

"Get up." Zhu Xu said lightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The voice was neither loud nor soft, and it was hard to conceal the uneasiness.

Click!

Zhu Xu violently threw the teacup out, and it shattered in front of King Jing and the others.

King Ping, King Jing and the few people in the front looked shocked, and hurriedly knelt down: "I am guilty!"

The people behind them all knelt down quickly, except for those on the stage, everyone in the hall knelt on the ground and shouted, "I'm guilty!"

Zhu Xu was expressionless, and there was no trace of emotion in the spoken voice. He said slowly: "Some people know about what happened last night, and some don't. I'm here to tell you that Ruan Dacheng, Sun Zhixie and others are trying to get back in office. , Posting notices all over the capital, framing the officials of the frontier, slandering the courtiers, and even insinuating the palace, tell me, where is the bottom line for officials and ministers?"

There was no slight fluctuation in the emperor's words, which made the courtiers even more worried.

"Since Zhang Juzheng, the courtiers have no sanctity in their eyes, they control government affairs, and the country's government is corrupted, which has not happened in a century... Then there are party disputes everywhere, no one is not party, and the country's government is getting worse and worse, so that it extends to the border. Since ascension to the throne, I have tried my best to clean up the government, eliminate party disputes, and appoint talented people... However, my talents are shallow and chaotic, and the court situation has never been peaceful. I am ashamed of my ancestors and thousands of people. Yesterday I reflected on it all night, and decided... that I thought of the 'Edict of Guilt'."

"Absolutely not!"

As soon as Zhu Xu finished speaking, Zhou Yingqiu suddenly raised his head to interrupt.

It is no small matter to commit an imperial edict against oneself. First, it will damage the prestige of the emperor, and second, it will damage the confidence of Ming Dynasty, let alone at the juncture of political reform!

Bi Ziyan also raised his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I don't think so, please think again."

Sun Chengzong said: "The emperor has not lost his virtue, and the world is of one mind. I think there is no need to issue an imperial edict."

Guilt Edict can indeed calm people's hearts at some times, but it is not suitable for the current Daming.

Fu Changzong raised his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, even if there are some people who have no king or father and act recklessly, they should not be held responsible by the Emperor. I believe that the government should be cleaned up now, and evil officials should be investigated and dealt with. There is no need to issue an imperial edict."