Chapter 25: Your first day, I'm fifteen
On the second day of the court meeting, Princess Jiang had been waiting at the Beijing Inn Station for one day. This matter must be resolved today.
Zhu Houguan sat on the dragon chaise with expressionless face, holding on to the dragon chaise tightly with both hands, and his heart was filled with anger.
"My servants, I have been in the throne for more than half a month since I ascended the throne. I feel the heavy burden on my shoulders, and I work diligently and dare not slack off at all. My biological mother is now abandoned outside the city, and I cannot sleep or eat. My biological mother is proud and unwilling to enter the palace with the rituals of a princess. Can you have any solutions?"
The court officials had already discussed this matter, but the first one was Wang Qiong, the Minister of Personnel. "I found that your majesty is inappropriate. There is a precedent for Khan Song to prove it. Your Majesty should respect Emperor Xiaozong as his father. Empress Dowager Zhang is his mother, and outside the city is the emperor's uncle, so why did you say that your mother would be born?"
Zhu Houcon suppressed his anger, "Who else has the same idea as his dear?"
"I'm going to discuss it with you"! This is an order issued by the Cabinet yesterday. Yang Tinghe wants to fully show his authority to the young emperor. There are only four generals in the court, including Zhu Hougui, who have no one to agree with it.
Now that Yang Tinghe is in a strong position, he can control a group of censors, and those who have slight disagreements will be impeached.
Censor Yang Ze made a list, "I have participated in the report of Liao Ji, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel since he took office, and the new Left Minister Yuan Zonggao was in a collusion, causing the entire Ministry of Personnel to be in chaos."
Yuan Zonggao and Liao Ji hurriedly stepped out and fell to the ground, "I am willing to cooperate with the court's investigation and return me justice."
Another censor was gilded and took the list, "I participated in the eunuch Ma Yongcheng, who was indifferent to the king's laws and beat the imperial officials. Please deal with the eunuchs seriously."
"Please punish the eunuchs severely"!
The civil and military officials in the court actually punished several people, and Zhu Houcong knew that they could not be kind today.
Zhu Houcan sat in the main seat, his hands were just clenched to death, his body was trembling, and even a little helpless. No matter how good he was at planning, and there were several gentlemen from the WeChat group who helped him, he seemed so pale and powerless in the face of absolute power.
Zhu Houxiang looked at Yang Tinghe with expressionless expressions in the face, and stood there from beginning to end.
Yang Tinghe was illuminating his minions to Zhu Hou. He had never been bothered with you, the little emperor before. Don’t think that if you win over a few ministers, you would not take me seriously. Now let you know that as long as I take action, you will have no power to fight back.
Zhu Houcong stared at Yang Tinghe, and he wanted to yell, "Yang Tinghe, I am the emperor, I am the emperor of this country. Imperial power is not allowed to fall from my hands."
Zhu Houcong stared at Yang Tinghe, and Wang Shouren below frowned, "He thought about Yang Tinghe's autocracy, but he didn't expect to control the government so far. What's the difference between this and those treacherous ministers? Is he going to use the emperor to command the princes?"
At this moment, Wang Shouren understood that no matter how powerful the emperor who convinced him had, as long as Yang Tinghe did not lose power, he would never be able to use it.
Looking at Yang Tinghe's back, "What are you doing? If you just want to be a powerful minister, this is really a matter of life. Have you ever thought about not having a clear understanding in the past and future? Could it be that you are not afraid of being liquidated in a hundred years?"
Those young officials who were originally optimistic about the little emperor's prayer for the throne were all stopped after Zhang Cong was sent to Nanjing. Now that they have just experienced the great journey of the late emperor, the little emperor cannot truly gain a foothold. At this time, they will only be suppressed.
Zhu Houcon originally wanted to leave the table angrily, but when he thought that his mother was still outside, his legs refused to get up.
Yang Tinghe looked ahead with expressionless expression, unable to tell whether he was proud or disappointed.
Zhu Houxiang looked gloomy like a dripping water, just as the entire court discussion was about to fall into an unprecedented embarrassment.
Liang Chu, the second assistant to the cabinet who had been transparent, suddenly coughed a few times and slowly walked out of the queue.
"I am telling Your Majesty that I am old and weak, and I am already 71 per year this year. After a long time of standing, my body can't stand it. My legs hurt constantly before the New Year. I feel that my body is in vain. I want to retire and return home."
"What? Why did Mr. Liang propose to retire and return home at this time? Is it because the cabinet has no right to speak?" Liang Chu was also a veteran of the four dynasties and once served as the chief assistant. He has been in the position of secondary assistant for more than ten years. The ministers have become accustomed to having such a peaceful cabinet assistant in the court.
Zhu Houcan looked at Liang Chu in confusion, wondering what the old man wanted to fall to the ground, so he suddenly asked to resign. There would be unparalleled changes for Zhu Houcan and Yang Tinghe.
Zhu Houcong had a good impression of Liang Chu, and he was Liang Chu who welcomed him from Anluzhou. "Liang Aiqing is the time when he is getting stronger, so why should he say he should resign?"
Liang Chu shook his head, "Although Your Majesty is young, he is talented and intelligent. I have only been half a month old and I have already reviewed the memorials in an orderly manner. I know that Your Majesty is talented and wise. I am old and I will not stand in the pit. I should go home to enjoy my old age and take advantage of the fact that I can still hold my grandson."
Liang Chu said this at this time, undoubtedly sending a signal to the court officials, "We are all over the age of knowing destiny, and most of them have become rare since ancient times, so why bother to fight?"
Except for Liang Chu, Yang Tinghe was already sixty-two, Jiang Mian was the youngest and fifty-nine, and the other six ministries and nine ministers were young. The civil and military officials of the court were all old without realizing it.
For the little emperor, they are really old and can't do it for long even if they are working.
Yang Tinghe's face was as heavy as water, and others could retreat. When he decided to confront the emperor, he had no way out. Once he retreated, not only would the country and the country have to be handed over to the hands of a young son, but the anger of the little emperor at this time would definitely be vented on his family.
In fact, many people don’t understand him. Yang Tinghe is also a revengeful person. Unfortunately, the emperor played and believed in villains’ slander, which made him powerful and had nowhere to show his strength. He needed a political environment without restraint to show his ambitions.
"Your Majesty, please resign and return to your old age"!
Zhu Houcong did not answer, but looked at Yang Tinghe, "Old Master Yang, do you think this matter should be criticized?"
Zhu Houcong's words have already tear apart. Some people may think that the little emperor is surrendering, which is also the little emperor's counterattack. As an emperor, he asked the chief minister in public whether he should approve it. If someone who is a little monarch and minister will take the initiative to resign and cleanse up his grievances.
Sure enough, Yang Tinghe knelt down. Is Lord Yang ready to resign? Lord Yang must not leave. What should we do if you leave?
"I am really wronged, and I have no intention of being ill-telled. Please see clearly."
At that moment, Yang Tinghe's behavior deeply hurt the hearts of the court officials. If you resign, everyone will stop you from leaving. You are just shirking your responsibility. This is the Yang Shoufu in our eyes!
Even Mao Cheng, a friend of mine, had a trembling face.
Chapter completed!