"This subject will obey!"
Shen Lian replied in a low voice. He waved his hand and several thousand men of Jinyiwei rushed out from outside the gate.
"Take him to the imperial prison and be executed by a thousand cuts together with Chou Luan!”
Without another word, they pulled Yan Song and Yan Shifan, who were paralyzed on the ground, and walked out.
The entire Gate of Supreme Harmony was silent, and only the cries of Yan Song and his son could be heard.
Cao Zhengchun stood outside the Supreme Harmony Gate and couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene.
Yang Tinghe and Yan Song were the two most powerful figures in the cabinet. However, it was only a matter of a word from the Emperor to go from being an official to having his family destroyed.
What was power?
This was power.
The greatest power in the world was the emperor himself.
Although Cao Zhengchun's martial arts were peerless and he was powerful, he was still powerless in front of the imperial power.
Looking at Yan Song and his son being dragged out of the Gate of Supreme Harmony like dead dogs, Cao Zhengchun swore that he would be the Emperor's most loyal servant in the future!
After dealing with these two people, Zhu Houxin remembered the most important thing today.
"Mao Cheng!"
"Your subject is here!"
The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, Mao Cheng, was shocked. He quickly stood up and knelt down in front of Zhu Houjin with the ivory token in his hand.
Originally, when the officials of the Ming Dynasty saw the Emperor, they did not need to kneel and bow. They only needed to bow.
But now, the imposing manner that Zhu Houjiu displayed made Mao Cheng's legs go weak, and he directly knelt down in front of Zhu Houjiu.
"Mao Cheng, do you have any opinions on who is my Imperial Father?”
Zhu Houjin looked at Mao Cheng below, his eyes filled with deep anger.
The Great Ceremony Conference played a pivotal role in the Jiajing Dynasty.
On the surface, this was just a small matter of Zhu Houjiu calling someone his father, but in fact, behind this was a power struggle between the imperial power and the prime minister.
Ever since the Hu Weiyong case, there had never been a nominal prime minister in the Ming Dynasty.
However, in reality, when the emperor was young or did not care about government affairs, the chief assistant of the cabinet often played the role of prime minister.
In fact, their power was even greater than that of the prime minister!
For example, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Yang Tinghe.
In history, the ceremony lasted for three years, and finally ended with the success of Jiajing and the retirement of Yang Tinghe.
It was after the victory of the Great Ceremony that Jiajing truly took control of the power of the Ming Dynasty.
Before this, even if Jiajing met Yang Tinghe, he would have to smile.
But now, Zhu Houyi, who had three trump cards in his hands, the East Bureau, the West Bureau, and the Embroidered Uniform Guards, had never thought of spending so much time to control the government.
This power, Zhu Houjin wanted it now.
If anyone dares to stop me, I will take their lives!
Mao Cheng, who was kneeling on the ground, saw the killing intent in Zhu Houzhen's eyes and thought of Yang Tinghe who was tied up outside the Golden Water Bridge and Yan Song and his son who had just been dragged away. He silently swallowed his saliva.
"I don't dare! I believe that monarch and minister, father and son are really the principles of heaven. Prince Xingxian is not only your father, but also the emperor of Ming Dynasty.”
"Thus, this subject boldly suggests that between Emperor Xiaozong and Emperor Wuzong, Emperor Xingxian should be added. It's better to call him Ruizong.”
Hearing Mao Cheng's words, all the officials present cursed this shameless Mao Cheng in their hearts!
It was clearly you, Mao Cheng, who suggested it first to make Emperor Jiajing acknowledge Emperor Xiaozong as his father.
In the end, not only did he not have to acknowledge Xiaozong as his father, but he even regarded the father of Emperor Jiajing, King Xingxian, as the legitimate emperor of Ming Dynasty.
He even thought of the temple name, Ming Rui Sect.
Bah! How shameless!
Although the officials all despised Mao Cheng's actions, no one dared to oppose his proposal.
Even the censors, who were usually the most restless and liked to impeach others, obediently shut their mouths.
What Mao Cheng had said was clearly in line with the Emperor's current intentions. If he objected now, he would be going against the Emperor.
They had all seen the consequences of going against the Emperor.
The current them did not dare to say a word.
To be honest, even Zhu Houyi didn't expect Mao Cheng to have such a high level of awareness.
It could only be said that he was a promising child.
Zhu Houjin deliberately waited for a long time until he was sure that no one in the court dared to oppose him before he nodded.
"Very good. Mao Cheng, you are the Minister of Rites.”
"As for Yang Tinghe, tie him up on the Golden Water Bridge.”
"All of Yang Tinghe's assets will be confiscated, and all his family members will be stripped of their jobs.”
"As for Yang Shen, he will be exiled for three thousand li!”
Yang Shen was the leader of the three great scholars of the Ming Dynasty. Although he was an idiot in politics, he did have deep attainments in ideology and culture.
It would indeed be a pity if he were to kill them just like that.
However, he must not let Yang Shen live too comfortably!
"Embroidered Uniform Guards, listen up!"
"Your subject is here!"
From both sides of the Gate of Supreme Harmony stood two thousand men of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
"Exile Yang Shen to southern Yunnan. He will never step out of southern Yunnan.”
"Yang Shen is not allowed to eat meat, wear shoes, ride a horse or sit in a sedan chair, live in a tile-roofed house, or wear cloth clothes. He can only wear hemp clothes.”
"Violators will be beheaded!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Yang Shen, whose eyes had lost their luster, was dragged out by the Embroidered Uniform Guards. What awaited him were only endless snakes, insects, rats, ants, and the aborigines who did not want to be educated.
Yang Shen, who had no hope of an official career, could only put all his energy into reading and writing books. He eventually became a great master of his generation and left behind a wealth of thoughts and literary works for future generations.
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