Chapter 269 Blood splashes in the Hall of Supreme Harmony
Zhu Houzhao stood up from the dragon throne, glanced at the ministers below, and then said: "I will send the order. From today on, Jiang Bin, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, will be appointed as the commander of the four towns of Xuanfu, Datong, Liaodong and Yansui, and will command the four towns Yigu border.
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, all the civil and military ministers in the court were shocked. Ministers like Jin Gui and others were originally going to stand up and oppose it. Unfortunately, before they could speak, Zhu Houzhao added another sentence: "I have decided. If anyone can say more about this matter, I will definitely not forgive me."
Zhu Houzhao's words were extremely resolute and the ministers were shocked, and no one dared to stand up and be the one who stood up.
Jiang Xia shook his head secretly and said in his heart: "It's right for the second son to control military power as an emperor, but this method has been used too radically. In the past, it was already difficult for Jiang Bin to take over a Xuanfu, but now he has lost the Xuanfu, Datong, Liaodong and Yansui towns to him. The span is too large.
You should know that the four towns of Xuanfu, Datong, Liaodong and Yansui are the throats of defending Kyoto and defending the Mongols' southward movement. They have always been a place that must be fought for by military strategists. Such a place was directly handed over to Jiang Bin. Putting aside the political influence and political significance therein, whether it is safe to hand it over to Jiang Bin is also a question mark.
After all, Jiang Bin's statement is not obvious, so there are so many famous and veterans who don't need to be put in. It is always hard to feel at ease to use him to command the four towns of Xuanfu.
No one in the court stood up and spoke, and for a moment the court fell into silence.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at everyone again, and then said lightly: "Since all my beloved ministers have no objection, then this matter is decided. Let's just let it go today's discussion. I'm short of it..."
According to convention, Zhu Houzhao would wave his hand and say the word "retreat the court".
But suddenly, a cry with a bit of sadness suddenly sounded from the Hall of Supreme Harmony: "Emperor!"
Zhu Houzhao shook slightly, and her eyes looked at the place where the sound came. All the civil and military officials in the court looked at the place where the sound came.
With Jiang Xia's hearing, he didn't even have to look at him to know who the person named Zhu Houzhao was at this moment.
I saw Jin Gui, the Minister of Rites, walked out of the crowd and knelt down on the open space in the middle of the hall.
Jin Gui was also a respected old minister in the Ming Dynasty, so when he saw Jin Gui's appearance, Zhu Houzhao's face suddenly became a little unkind. His steps, which were originally about to leave, also stopped and turned back to the dragon throne.
Jin Gui kowtowed three times to Zhu Houzhao, then took off his black hat on his head and placed it on the ground beside him, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I dared to ask the emperor to think twice. Jiang Bin is still not famous at the age of a young mansion and has no prestige in the army. He is still insignificant in any commander of the Xuan Mansion, not to mention that he commanded the four towns of Xuan Mansion, Datong, Liaodong, and Yansui at the same time? Xuan Mansion, Datong, Liaodong, and Yansui are the fortresses of Weixu, which resists Mongolians. These four places are Nanping, and the desert is controlled by the desert on the back, and the dangers of Juyong on the left and the solidity of Yunzhong on the right. If there is any mistake, the country and country of the Ming Dynasty are in danger, and the thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty are in danger. Please think twice..."
In the end, Jin Gui was crying and looked heartbroken.
Jiang Xia believed that he came out to persuade Zhu Houzhao to think twice at this moment, not for his own interests, but for the sake of the Ming Dynasty.
However, Jiang Xia knew in his heart that Jin Gui's career might have come to an end. The second brother said that he had decided and did not allow anyone to say more about this matter. But Jin Gui finally said that the so-called "Jun has no jokes, and he will definitely bear the consequences if he says it. However, it is obvious that Jin Gui is already mentally prepared to bear the consequences, otherwise he would not take off his black hat.
How many people have worked hard for the second-grade black hat to fight for it for the rest of their lives...
As soon as Jin Gui finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao's face looked gloomy and gloomy as if a volcano was about to erupt, and the earth's crust had begun to change color.
But Jin Gui took the lead, and the other ministers seemed to be brave.
Jiang Xia did not expect that all the civil and military officials were kneeling on the ground in an instant. Everyone kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao and shouted loudly: "Please think twice."
The only ministers in the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony were standing, that was Jiang Xia.
Even Yang Tinghe and Wang Qiong, who had just been promoted to the Minister of War, knelt down together.
Jiang Xia stood behind Jin Gui, and he sighed secretly in his heart. Jin Gui, who was kneeling in the middle of the Supreme Hall, also trembled slightly.
If Jin Gui was just alone, he would risk his life to advise him against the emperor, at most, Jin Gui would be dismissed from office and dismissed.
But now that Jin Gui has led all the ministers to go against the will of the saints alone, Zhu Houzhao must do something. Whether it is called killing a chicken to warn the monkey or shooting a bird with a gun. Anyway, Jin Gui may be worried about his life being kneeled by these civil and military officials.
Zhu Houzhao's face was as cold as the ice that had never melted forever. His cold eyes under his pair of sword eyebrows were like a pair of strong flashlights sweeping around every kneeling minister.
Zhu Houzhao was silent for a long time before she asked coldly: "Wait, do you want to rebel?"
"You want to rebel." This sentence can be a question or a statement. If it is a question, it proves that Zhu Houzhao is angry, but he has not yet become a murderous intention. If it is a statement, it will inevitably be a bloody storm.
"I dare not, but I am afraid." This is the standard way of answering, so all civil and military officials answered in unison.
But Zhu Houzhao seized this sentence and asked coldly: "I dare not, not, right? They all have such ideas and dare not implement them, right? What do you think is the words I have? Is it an ordinary embarrassing voice or an imperial edict? If it is an imperial edict, what are you doing now? If it is an ordinary embarrassing voice, then what do I want you to do?"
"Emperor!" Suddenly, Ran Xi, the left assistant censor of the Censorate, stood up.
The Zuo Jiaoduo Censor is a fourth-rank official position, and his main responsibilities include the power to supervise, impeach, and report on rumors.
Ran Xi was about thirty or forty years old, tall and burly, which was rare among civil servants.
Ran Xi walked out of the civil servant sequence, came to Jin Gui, knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "The emperor, the way of being a minister is nothing more than four words, namely 'loyal king and patriotism'. But how can one be considered a loyal minister who is loyal to the king? When reading the books of sages, he heard that a minister who deliberately pleased the minister who only said that the emperor liked to hear was called a slanderous minister. He bent the facts, ignored the development of the country and the country, and only wanted to agree with the sage's will and became a stolen minister. But when he was angry, he did not dare to speak out for advice. He knew that the emperor's sage decision would affect the country and the country, but he regarded it as a mediocre minister who knew that he was a mediocre minister. He knelt on the Hall of Supreme Harmony today and asked the emperor to think twice because the ministers and others wanted to be loyal ministers, not slander ministers, slander ministers, and mediocre ministers!"
When talking about slanderous ministers, slanderous ministers, Ran Xi looked at Jiang Xia who had been standing.
Jiang Xia raised his sword eyebrows and said to himself, "Look at Mao..." "Bao, bah, bah, bah, bah... He clearly looked at me, but I said he was watching Mao. Wouldn't he scold himself?" "What do you think, I'm not a slander, a slander, or a mediocre person. Although I look at it, I... Damn, so what's wrong with me? Is it annoying?"
Jiang Xia thought for a long time and finally found that he really looked like a slander, a slander... a mediocre person.
It has to be said that this literati is powerful as a literati. Ran Xi said something that instantly made everyone kneel on the moral high ground, and at the same time it also pointed out that Zhu Houzhao's resolution would affect the country and the country. He also subtly turned their rebellious intention to rebel against the holy will become a consideration for the holy emperor, which is something that only loyal ministers would do.
Jiang Xia had to praise Ran Xi, who is a brave man and a good person with argumentation. However, in this situation, he ran out and said something like this. It was really a floor beside the cesspool, not far from shit (death).
Sure enough, Zhu Houzhao looked at Ran Xi and sneered, saying, "According to my dear, I am still a loyal minister, and if I insist on doing my own thing, I will be a foolish monarch who ignores the country? OK, very good..."
"Come!"
Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, four sword-bearing guards walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony and knelt down together: "I'm here!"
"Ran Xi, the left assistant chief envoy of the Censorate, deceived the emperor and immediately pulled him out and beheaded the Meridian Gate and showed him to the public!" Zhu Houzhao ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes!" The four sword guards immediately went to capture Ran Xi.
Ran Xi obviously did not expect Zhu Houzhao to be so decisive. I am afraid that not only did he expect that everyone in the Supreme Hall did not expect that Zhu Houzhao would suddenly become so decisive.
Ran Xi shouted: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with me? Why should I take the head of my minister Xiang Shang?"
"As a loyal minister, you have never heard of a king who wants his minister to die, but his minister has to die?" Zhu Houzhao said coldly.
Ran Xi immediately realized that she was dead today.
Four sword guards grabbed his arms and pulled them out of the gate of the Taihe Hall, and Ran Xi had a strong figure and broke free. He ran back to the Taihe Hall and pointed at Zhu Houzhao and shouted loudly: "The tyrant monarch! You are a fool! I think when the late emperor was in power, the administration was clear and he accepted advice. Looking at you again, you only know how to be interested in leisure and favor treacherous and slanderous. As a result, the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty are rampant and the treacherous ministers are in power. If the Ming Dynasty continues like this, the country will be destroyed, and the country will be destroyed..."
After saying that, Ran Xi suddenly rushed towards the large stone pillar on the Hall of Supreme Harmony. In an instant, blood was bursting. Ran Xi obviously used the most force to hit the pillar. The blood on his head flowed over his face like a blood waterfall.
Until the moment before he fell to the ground and died, Ran Xi was still yelling: "The tyrant, the tyrant..."
Seeing Ran Xi killing the Palace of Supreme Harmony, Jiang Xia suddenly frowned. He looked at Zhu Houzhao, with deep worries in his eyes. Zhu Houzhao was obviously a little scared, and he no longer had the determination and calmness he was now, and became a little panic.
Chapter completed!