Zhu Youjian stood up from the dragon chair and walked into the side of the officials, "But there is a good life in God, and I am willing to give you a way out."
"Huh?" The crowd began to commotion, heads swaying and eyes exchanged everywhere.
Zhu Youzhen turned around in the crowd, then returned to the dragon chair and sat down, closing his eyes to refresh himself.
"is this real?"
"Your Majesty can forgive us?"
"Why does your Majesty forgive us?"
"Your Majesty will forgive us only like this?"
…
While Zhu Youjian was waiting, the ministers' desire to survive was fully mobilized.
"Zhu Aiqing," Zhu Youjian's voice was not loud, but he immediately overwhelmed the voices of the ministers. No one wanted to miss Zhu Youzhen's words, even a single word.
"I will give you one chance," Zhu Youjian stretched out his index finger, "there is only one chance. If you hand over all the silver coins that are greedy for ink, I will not blame it for the past."
"Among you, some will be cut to serve the people, some will be demoted, and some will be able to keep your current position."
"Everything is up to you. The punishment you receive is closely related to your attitude toward confession."
"The more thorough the confession, the lighter the punishment will be, or even no punishment."
"But I want to emphasize that many people will be downgraded and demoted. It is impossible for Daming's six books to have dozens of scholars."
The ministers heard what Zhu Youjian meant. This is to reform the bloated organization, and it has nothing to do with their corruption of ink. Even if each of them pleaded guilty thoroughly, there was no corruption or wasting the law at all. There are six more Shangshu, Shilang and others. All the officials in the country must be abolished, and the situation of too many monks and porridge will be defeated in front of them.
But the ministers are not concerned about this. According to Zhu Youjian, their highest punishment is to cut their posts for the people, and their heads are saved. Even if they are downgraded and demoted, they are still officials of Daming. If they can keep their current positions. …
A quarter of an hour ago, the ministers who were still in despair began to look forward to a bright future.
"Your Majesty," Shi Fenglai knelt to the ground, "Is what your Majesty said is true?"
"I am the son of emperor, how can I make a joke?" Zhu Youzhen stretched out his index finger and pointed to the sky. "But if you can't fully confess your sins, hand over the silver coins that are greedy for ink..."
"..." The officials were speechless again.
Zhu Youjian changed to three fingers: "The time I give you is only three days. In 21 days, I will summon all of you here again. At that time, you will hand over the silver greed for ink, and I will follow you. The degree of confession determines the fate of all of you, and the other ministers in the court are also looking at you."
"Your Majesty." I don't know who started the head, the ministers all knelt in front of Zhu Youjian, crying in tears...
After coming out of Huangji Hall, Zhu Youjian returned to Qianqing Palace. He lay on the bed, closed his eyes and thought for a long time. After having lunch, Zhu Youjian was worried that the Donglin Party members would oppose his pardon policy and simply avoided living in Ciqing Palace.
Ciqing Palace is a comprehensive hall, which contains four palaces: Fengchen Palace, Chenghua Palace, Xunqin Palace and Zhaojian Palace.
Xunqin Palace was where Zhu Youjian grew up, and now Zhang Yan lives in Xunqin Palace.
Zhu Youjian left Huangjimen alone, all the way to the east, passing through Zhengyinmen. Inside the door is a very special Linzhi gate. On both sides of the Linzhi gate, there are not common stone lions, but two divine beasts, unicorns, bowing their heads. , Shunmu. After entering the Linzhi Gate, it is the Ciqing Gate, the main entrance of Ciqing Palace.
Zhu Youjian did not stop, he went straight to the Xuanqin Palace in the northeast corner.
Looking at the red walls and green tiles of Xunqin Palace, Zhu Youjian had mixed feelings.
It has only been more than a year since he left Xuqin Palace. He is now the emperor of the world, and he has just removed the malignant tumor of the Ming Dynasty, Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yingyue.
A court lady just dangling outside the palace gate, when she saw Zhu Youjian approaching, she panicked for a while, and she opened her mouth blankly, forgetting to even salute.
"Hush." Zhu Youjian raised his index finger and made a silent gesture to his mouth.
The lady of the court had awakened, but she did not dare to say anything. She just knelt in front of Zhu Youjian, watching Zhu Youjian with big eyes.
"That, is your master here?" Zhu Youzhen asked in a low voice.
"Back to your majesty, my master is swinging in the back garden." The maid bent over, put her hand in front of the mouth, as if whispering.
"Then you take me in."
"Yes, your majesty, please follow the slaves into the garden." The maid bowed to lead the way.
The door is familiar, the road is familiar, and even the house is familiar, too familiar.
Zhu Youjian followed the court lady to Houyuan, where he once practiced. Under the huge camphor tree, there is a three-foot-long swing. A young woman in a short water-green jacket is sitting on the swing. Two court ladies are helping to swing the swing.
Her back was facing Zhu Youjian, and Zhu Youjian's footsteps were very light, so she did not notice Zhu Youjian's arrival at all.
While Zhu Youjian was staring at the swing, the maid walked a few steps and came to the side of the swing. She held Qiansuo with one hand and the cylinder with the other, and whispered a few words to the woman.
"Huh?" The woman was like a Persian cat whose tail was stomped on, with a "boom", her feet landed, and she looked back at Zhu Youjian.
Not surprisingly, the woman was Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan has given the Kunning Palace to Zhou Yufeng, Wan'er and Hu Xinxue also returned to Beijing from Shaanxi, temporarily staying with Zhou Yufeng in Kunning Palace. And Zhang Yan moved to Ciqing Palace according to Zhu Youjian's instructions, and now lives in Xunqin Palace.
Zhang Yan looked at Zhu Youqian ignorantly for a full minute before she remembered to salute. She tossed off her long skirt and fell to her knees: "Concubine, see your majesty!"
"I'm not doing official business here, so I don't need to be polite." Zhu Youjian waved his hand to make Zhang Yan get up.
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Yan's gaze swept across Zhu Youzhen's face without hesitation, as if he wanted to see through Zhu Youzhen's thoughts.
"Sister-in-law can't bear the charcoal fire and let me blow the northwest wind here?" Zhu Youjian chuckled lightly, not to mention Zhang Yan's rudeness.
"Damn your concubine, your majesty, please come into the hall." Zhang Yan walked sideways in front, showing Zhu Youjian the way.
Zhu Youjian came to the hall where he used to meet guests. All the furnishings remained unchanged, just like when he left. He sat on the main seat with a carefree attitude: "Sister-in-law, you are welcome, sit down too!"
Zhang Yan lowered her head slightly, sat down on the chair under Zhu Youjian, and said to Ting'er, "Go, give your Majesty a pot of hot tea."
Zhu Youzhen met Zhang Yan’s gaze and looked carefully. His face was still fair. Maybe because of the blowing outside, it was slightly bright red. Compared with the last time, it was clearer. I don’t know if Wei Zhongxian died. What's bothering me.
"Now that the court is changing rapidly, why does your majesty have time to sit here with your concubines?"
"It's because of my upset that I came to the emperor's wife to take refuge here."
"Your Majesty, you..." Zhang Yan raised her head slightly, looking at Zhu Youzhen Qingjun's face, her face felt red.
"Does the emperor know what happened to the court in the morning?"
Zhang Yan nodded slowly, her gaze never left Zhu Youjian's eyes.
"The Donglin Party will definitely not watch me pardon Wei Eunuch's remnants. I'm afraid that they will be one after another. The wheel fights to ask me for advice, so I plan to hide here for a few days."
"..." You hide from the minister, but you hide here for me, and for a few days? Zhang Yan's small nose fluttered, and a peach blossom appeared on her face.
"Sister-in-law, I am here, no ministers will come here, right?"
Zhang Yan held back his shame, and called Ting'er: "Tell the concierge, that Ai's family is ill and no one is seen."
Zhu Youzhen thought a little bit: "Sister-in-law, how satisfied with my disposition of Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yingyue?"
"Yeah!" Zhang Yan nodded, Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yingyue were dead, and the hatred in her heart gradually faded.
"I remember that when the first emperor was dying, he deliberately told me to reuse Zhongxian, I have the trust of the first emperor!" Zhu Youjian sighed, frowned slightly, and thought deeply.
"Wei Eunuch is a disaster for the court, disturbs the harem, corrupts the law, and forms a party for personal gains. It is really deadly!" Zhang Yan's pink and delicate face reappeared with anger.
"Therefore, I did not kill the Wei Ke party not all for the emperor's wife, but for the Daming Sheji."
"..." Zhang Yan's face turned redder. You killed Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yingyue in order to rectify the court and consolidate your rule. What does it mean to be me? Is the main reason why it failed for me
"Emperor Sister-in-law, when the first emperor was dying, he also told me to treat the Central Palace well. What things did the emperor's sister-in-law do not go well with? Can I help you
"Your concubine thanked your Majesty! Everything is fine with your concubine." Zhang Yan lowered her head, pretending not to understand Zhu Youjian's concerns.
"Haha, yes. The emperor's wife is a queen, and the cost in the palace, the eunuch and the maid, are not lacking, but what does the emperor's last words mean? Every time I think about it, I also wonder."
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Yan remembered what Zhu Youxiao said to herself when she woke up that day, her face suddenly resembled a ripe mountain peach, and the pink continued to descend along her cheeks and neck.
"Haha."
Zhang Yan said sternly: "The current situation is unstable. Your Majesty does not sit in the Palace of Qing Dynasty, but avoids living in the Palace of Ministers and Concubines, and..."
"Haha, does Yan'er really don't understand, or is she torturing me?"
"Your Majesty, you..." Zhang Yan was embarrassed, so what if you are the emperor? How can I call my boudoir's name directly
"Yan'er has always been wise and will not reveal my secret secrets, so I will tell you!" Zhu Youjian felt that the tea was already warm, so he took a sip, "Does Yan'er think that I should kill more castrations?"
"They are Wei Wei's minions, who have served as tigers for many years. They don't need to be interrogated, and their concubines know that their crimes are terrible." Speaking of the government, Zhang Yan's embarrassment was immediately relieved, and she raised her eyes again to look at Zhu Youjian in front of her.
"Yan'er, then I ask you, if the eunuchs are killed, who will the court fall into?"
"Donglin Party?" Zhang Yan thoughtfully, "Your Majesty is afraid that the Donglin Party will grow bigger?"
"Yes, if the eunuch party is gone, the court will definitely fall into the hands of the Donglin Party. At that time, if I have to do something, they will obstruct it in every possible way. Besides, if it comes to corruption and perverting the law, they will never lose. Yu Eunuch."
Zhang Yan's eyes suddenly became bright, and she looked at Zhu Youjian deeply, "Your Majesty is going to use the Eunuch Party to contain the Donglin Party?"
"It's not containment!" Zhu Youjian corrected, "I used the aggressive posture of the Donglin Party to control the eunuchs first, and then..."