It was late autumn, and the weather suddenly turned cold.
The burning charcoal in the Yangxin Hall was as warm as spring.
This kind of charcoal was smokeless and resistant to burning. When it burned, it also had the fragrance of green wood. It was the highest grade of charcoal.
The fragrant tea was boiling, filling the room with the fragrance. Zhu Houzhen sat on the dragon throne and looked at the stack of impeachment memorials against Yang Yiqing on the dragon table.
In the court, Yang Yiqing recommended the Minister of Rites, Wang Yong.
This had stirred up a hornet's nest!
The Minister of Rites, Wang Yong, was supported by the Jin merchants, so the other factions naturally wanted to encircle him.
In fact, according to the East Chamber's intelligence, Zhu Houzhen knew that Yang Yiqing and Wang Yong didn't even have a personal relationship, and they weren't students.
It was normal to recommend Wang Yong.
However, Zhu Houjin didn't want Wang Yong to represent the Hui Shang Financial Group, nor did he want the other factions to gang up on Yang Yiqing.
Therefore, Zhu Houjin suppressed the memorials to impeach Yang Yiqing and did not send them out.
I have to be so mysterious. No matter how you plan, I won't let you see my trump card and suffocate you!
"Huang Jin." Zhu Houjin raised his head and said to the eunuch.
"I'm here." Huang Jin bowed to listen to the decree, his head lowered and his hands lowered.
"Go, summon Yang Yiqing into the palace."
"Yes!"
Fifteen minutes later, Yang Yiqing entered the palace and bowed.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Minister Yang is here. Please take a seat." Zhu Houzhen held the memorial and gestured to the eunuch. Cao Zhengchun cleverly went to move the stool.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yang Yiqing sat down in fear and asked softly,""Your Majesty, why did you call me here?”
"In today's court meeting, you recommended Wang Yong, is it sincere?”Zhu Houjin asked Yang Yiqing with a smile.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject came in accordance with the laws of the Imperial Court. In fact, this humble subject does not think that Wang Yong is the only candidate for the chief examiner, but this humble subject feels that other people's recommendations are also not suitable.”
Yang Yiqing stole a glance at the smiling Emperor and thought," The Emperor indeed had the bearing of a young lord. His eyes revealed that everything was within his control.
"Other than Wang Yong, is there anyone else who can be my beloved minister?" Zhu Houjin asked casually.”
Yang Yiqing thought for a moment and said," Yes, I strongly recommend the Minister of War, Wang Yangming. Last month, he was ordered to dismiss all the aides and students in the residence. He also no longer promoted his own thoughts. Instead, he treated His Majesty's words as the highest.”
After Zhu Houjin heard this, he nodded slightly. However, he did not make a formal statement. He then continued to let Yang Yiqing recommend others.
……
The next day was not the court meeting. Zhu Houzhen received a lot of memorials to attack and impeach each other. They were accused of all kinds of crimes, corruption, not returning home to mourn, taking eighteen concubines...
Zhu Houyi also saw a memorial impeaching a sixty-year-old Minister of Rites, Ruan Xueli. He was accused of playing the flute every night, going to brothels, and smearing the court's reputation, which was extremely bad.
In addition, there were several memorials impeaching several Qingliu for visiting brothels frequently, leaving behind a lot of calligraphy treasures…
The next day, the court meeting.
Zhu Houjin sat on the throne and stared at the officials in the hall. He said,"
" I heard that it's very common to visit brothels in the officialdom nowadays. Some people even call brothels their homes and their homes their inns…"
The civil and military officials could hear something unusual from Zhu Houjiu's tone. They bent their bodies and secretly glanced at the Emperor on the throne. They were shocked to find that the Emperor's face had turned cold.
Boom!
Tian Zi was furious!
Today, someone in the main hall was going to be unlucky again.
Indeed, Zhu Houyi wanted to punish those who only knew how to visit brothels. This time, he would start with those sour and rotten people!
In the Political Announcement Hall, Zhu Houjiu had an extremely dense killing intent!
The officials collectively shrunk their heads and remained silent. They did not dare to stand out at this time.
As the Ming Empire's national strength rose day by day, those who only knew how to attack the reform enjoyed the benefits of the reform, but spent their money on debauchery.
These people didn't know how to do practical things, but they used a lot of strength to trip people up.
Now that the Emperor was implementing the reform, they did not dare to openly oppose it, so they were depressed and frustrated.
They thought that their talents were not recognized, so they used their enthusiasm in brothels instead…
"Cao Zhengchun!"
"I'm here!"
"Read it out!"
Cao Zhengchun walked out." The Minister of Rites, Wang Youhui; the Minister of Works, Liu Xueli; the Minister of War, Xie Xiaolin; and the Minister of Revenue, Zhu Daoleng. They entered the Brothel of Flowers at midnight and came out at dawn. They spent 2,858 taels of silver and selected the night's top courtesan, Spring in the Jade Hall.”
Hoho-
All the officials were dumbfounded!
All the officials looked at the four officials who had fallen to the ground in fear. At the same time, they were also furious at Cao Zhengchun.
The meaning in his eyes was:
Cao Zhengchun, isn't your East Military Hall too meticulous?〗
Why is there a record of when to wear the belt?〗
At this moment, Zhu Houjiu, who was sitting on the throne, asked,""Does anyone know how the imperial court punishes officials who sleep with prostitutes?”
For a moment, no one in the imperial court could answer.
Starting from Zhu Zhanji, official prostitutes had been popular for a hundred years.
The law that Zhu Yuanzhang had set up against officials and prostitutes had long become a piece of paper.
"Mao Jinyu, you are the minister of the Ministry of Justice. Tell me how the Ming law deals with prostitutes?”Zhu Houjin directly called out.
After Mao Jinyu stepped out with his board, his body was sweating profusely. Fortunately, he knew.
However, this time, he would offend a large number of his colleagues in the imperial court.
"Speak!"
Zhu Houjian's voice was like a great bell, instantly scaring seven or eight officials in the court into collapsing to the ground.
What they were most afraid of was the law of the Ming Dynasty that stated that any official who slept with prostitutes would be executed by a thousand cuts!
This law was set by the ruthless Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Even if an official embezzled sixty taels, he would be skinned alive…
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