In the imperial study room.

Zhu Xu pushed up the pile of memoirs in front of him with expressionless expressions. Cao Huachun stepped forward and distributed these memoirs to everyone standing in front of the imperial table.

Standing opposite Zhu Xu were the six ministers including Fu Changzong, as well as the three kings Zhu Youjian, Ping Wang and Jing Wang, which were basically the highest management of the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone looked at it for a while and frowned.

Since the Ming Dynasty, the control over the local area has become weaker and weaker. The governors, inspectors, and commanders of each place are like local emperors. One acre and three-point land is not easy to use.

This time, such a large-scale report was just a dissatisfaction with the capital, and the local area still didn't know what happened.

There was once a record that the third-grade imperial envoy, who was the deputy chief envoy, died on the way to Fujian. Then the imperial court sent two imperial envoys to investigate and leave nothing.

If officials from other courts sent by foreign officials suddenly died, they would not be surprised if they were present.

Zhou Yingqiu was the Minister of Personnel and was the first to be the one who was in trouble. After reading the memorial, he said calmly: "Emperor, it has become a trend for local officials to deceive superiors and conceal their subordinates. I believe that we should strictly declare the laws of the court and we must never indulge them!"

After Zhou Yingqiu finished speaking, Ni Wenhuan, the Minister of Justice, could not hide himself. His eyes flashed with a sharp light and said, "Emperor, I ask for an order to go to several southern provinces to verify the memorials. If it is not true, I should impeach it with the memorials!"

After the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice said that King Ping, a good man, had no choice. His governor took over the power of the Censorate and raised his hand and said, "Emperor, I also believe that it should be investigated strictly, and the court's laws and regulations should not be provoked at will."

Everyone said it for granted. King Jing looked up and looked at Zhu Xu, who had never expressed his expression. That is, now, after two years of retreat, these words can't be heard at all, right?

It's different after all.

King Jing said silently in his heart, his ambitions that were ready to move burned again.

Zhu Xu sat there, listening to the powerful words of several people, nodded with satisfaction, looked at King Jing and said, "King Jing, how is the matter I want you to plan for the right thing?"

King Jing took out a memorial from his arms, bowed and raised it and said, "Go back to the emperor, I have already prepared it. Please check it out."

Cao Huachun walked out and took it and handed it to Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu opened it and looked at it with ten lines at a glance.

The others didn't know what King Jing planned. They looked at him and looked at Zhu Xu.

The memorial drafted by King Jing is concise and divided into nine items in total.

‘First: Officials of the Ming Dynasty, scholars who are fame and honorable, and those who are determined to be imperial examinations are prohibited from visiting prostitutes or staying in prostitutes. From the date of publication, once discovered, all official positions will be removed and fame will never be used!’

‘Second: The officials and scholars of the Ming Dynasty were not allowed to form associations, form cliques, and argue with the court, and attack important officials of the court.’

‘Third: The Ming Dynasty officials, scholars, and wives and concubines must not exceed five, and there are no outside rooms or secret doors outside their wives and concubines.’

‘Fourth: The officials and scholars of the Ming Dynasty strictly prohibited extravagance and waste, and feasted for food and drink. They should serve the people with thrift and clean style.’

...

‘Ninth: The officials and scholars of the Ming Dynasty were strict and law-abiding, clean and upright, and cultivate their minds.’

After reading it, Zhu Xu smiled and nodded. In fact, he had a thought in his heart, "The Ming officials and scholars should take the lead in paying food and set an example for the world." However, Zhu Xu knew very well this article, and it was not the time.

He looked at it again, handed it to Zhu Youjian, and said, "Brother, come and take a look."

Zhu Youjian didn't say anything, took it and looked at it. He had no objection except to take a concubine. After thinking about it, he raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I agree." After that, he handed it to the others for a look.

The others just paid attention to the concubine, but didn't care. Except for the real hungry ghosts in the sex scene, no one would really take ten or eight. At most, Ni Wenhuan, with a total of four wives and concubines.

As for the others, either the court explicitly prohibits it or the rules that officials should have.

Therefore, no one objected.

Seeing that all the defendants were met, Zhu Xu looked at King Ping and said, "Uncle Ping, I will no longer serve as the governor of the Governor of the General Court in the future, and King Jing will take over. King Jing, take this memorial back, convene a meeting of the Governor of the General Court, and hand it over to the Emperor's brother after it is approved, and make a contribution to the world."

This has been agreed upon a long time ago. The three kings raised their hand and said, "Abide by the order."

After saying this, Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table and said in a deep voice: "In the southern provinces, I will immediately send a governor and the governor to come over. The Governor General will send someone to inspect. Wen Zhao Pavilion will also send personnel, and the six ministries will cooperate even more!"

"Abide by the order!"

The capital responded, and the south of the Yangtze River was also in turmoil.

Three days ago, Jiang/Su, Wu/Jiang.

More than 30 people including Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai, Yang Tingshu, Yang Yi, Gu Menglin, Zhu Wei, Wu Changshi, etc., took boats to the river, talked about poetry and prose, and criticized the government.

Zhang Pu stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the ships walking together, with people sitting on it. He was full of energy and said loudly: "My fellow villagers, my literary friends, the eunuch party is in danger, and the arrogance is getting worse. Before, the seven sons of Donglin were imprisoned, and later, Zhao and Gao were dismissed from their posts and garrisons. The righteous people are in danger, and the court is getting worse. It is the time when we call for a high school to save the country and die..."

Zhang Pu is from Suzhou and failed to get the exams many times, but he wrote good articles. He has a great reputation in Nanzhili, and is good at socializing and tempting words. He often criticizes the court and comments on current affairs, which is very popular among young scholars.

He was dressed in white, had a handsome face, strong and powerful language, which was easily convincing.

Zhang Pu talked endlessly, and every word was always separated from Wei Zhongxian and the eunuch party, who seemed to regard them as a life-and-death enemy and were supporting the Donglin party.

After Zhang Pu finished speaking, Zhang Cai, a native of Tai Cang, also stood up and said with anger: "Everyone, the eunuch party is revived, and the world is full of arrogance. As scholars, we should inherit the will of our ancestors and compete with the eunuch party to the end! We have no fame and reputation, silently with the government and the country, and we can't support ourselves! Today we gather on the river. It is better to unite the society and work together to eradicate the eunuch party, so that the righteous people can return to their throne, and support the world!"

Yang Tingshu then stood up and said with an agreement: "What the two Zhangs said is exactly what we are thinking. It is better to be a alliance today and join the court to eliminate the thieves for the country!"

"Okay, I agree!"

"I agree!"

"We agree!"

Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai climbed up and shouted, and followers gathered.

Zhang Pu was excited, and wrote the "Five-person Tombstone" in a slew-like manner, praising the people who resisted the eunuch party, emphasizing that "every man is more important than the country". His articles are simple, passionate, and express his feelings directly.

After everyone saw it, they were all overjoyed, and the others also splashed their pens and ink, and one by one, with magnificent and wonderful articles.

On that day, the second Zhang changed Yingshe to Fushe. The 36th day of the lunar calendar were in the first lunar calendar. In just three days, more than 3,000 people from all over the south of the Yangtze River joined Fushe. They went out of the city and spread the river and could not.

On the fifth day, the Suzhou sected nearly a thousand gentry members to expel the eunuch party. Pang Yuanjing, the prefect of Suzhou, was shocked, and the government and the country were shocked, and the scholars were excited.

The Donglin Party has also emerged again. In the capital, it is brewing the establishment of cultural clubs, hoping to rebuild Donglin Academy.

At this time, the "Nine Regulations" of the Governor's Yuan had not yet been promulgated throughout the world, from the Donglin Party to the Fushe, looking at each other and connecting with each other, they were actually full of roads, and all of them were Fushe or the Donglin Party.

The world is shocked!

In the Governor's Court, King Jing was in the head, King Lu, King Jin, Ye Xianggao, Yang Lian and others were all present. Some had expressionless faces, some looked angry, some closed their eyes and rested, and some were wandering outside the sky.

The Governor's Yuan can be said to be the most complicated part of the Ming Dynasty. There are princes of the royal family, former assistant ministers of the cabinet, former six ministers, ministers of the six ministers, ministers, former censors of the Censorate, censors, and other elements, which are extremely complex.

These people are also famous, including the Chief Secretary for the Household Registration Department, Deputy Secretary for the Supervisory Yuan, Tianmu Secretary, Duta Tax Department, etc., all of them are second-ranked. From the specifications of the second-rank, they can be considered to be "high-ranking and powerful".

King Jing had just performed his duties and looked indifferent and majestic. He looked at Yang Lian the first time. Although this person came from the Censorate, the Censorate also had more than 20 people in the Censorate. For the Censorate, which had only 80 people, the 'voting right' was very heavy.

He said: "Mr. Yang, what do you think of the Fushe in Jiangnan?"

The "Nine Regulations" were just passed yesterday, and Yang Lian knew it naturally, and he also voted for a "vote" to resche, but he wanted to maintain it.

Yang Lian looked at King Jing, with a faint indifference on his sad face, and said, "Prince, it is natural for scholars to care about the country's affairs and denounce treacherous and slanderous people. All officials believe that although it is a bit excessive, it is not advisable to interfere too much, as it may affect their desire for the country."

I just passed the unanimous vote yesterday and I couldn’t form a clan or an association. Is it going back on my word today?

Many of the people here secretly sneered, but Donglin has always been very good at speaking, and it makes sense to say anything, and they are too lazy to pay attention to it.

King Jing's eyelids twitched, and he felt angry. He stared at Yang Lian, wondering whether to establish his authority with him.

Ye Xianggao has always been sitting there, listening to Yang Lian's words, pondered and said to Prince Jing: "Prince, most of them are scholars who will take the exam next year. If the 'Nine Regulations' are promulgated now, it will be a great impact. It is better to go slow."

Han Yu also opened his eyes and said, "The officials also think that we should move slowly. These are the pillars of our Ming Dynasty and we should not be careless."

King Jing's face turned pale. He finally understood why the emperor had to eliminate the Donglin Party. None of these people could truly serve the country, all for themselves!

King Lu listened to Donglin and his men's words and sneered in his heart. These people still do not know the current affairs when they reached this point. It is obvious to all that the emperor wants to strictly rectify the officialdom. The Fushe jumped out now, not only because it was in the "Nine Regulations", but also supporting the Donglin Party that had just been suppressed. How could Jingyang Palace tolerate it?

Still slow to move?

However, this is also a good opportunity for him to cater to his will!

The King of Lu sat upright, looked at King Jing, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the restoration of the society has been very popular these days, and it has spread all over the country. Not only are the scholars enthusiastically joining the society, but also officials join! They not only violate the laws of the court, but even beat the imperial officials and forcibly expelled them. Such evil deeds must not be tolerated. If thunder is used to suppress it, they will strictly prevent it from becoming a prairie fire!"
Chapter completed!