Zhu Youtang rarely saw people from the outer court during this period of time.
He had been fishing in the artificial lake in the imperial garden for some time.
Three days later, a complete set of the test method was gradually discovered by Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang admired Zhang Juzheng's reform the most. It was not just a whip. Although it was more famous, Zhu Youtang felt that Zhang Juzheng's reform had contributed the most to the success of the examination.
"Your Majesty."
Zhang Min walked over from afar and handed Zhu Youtang a cloak.
"There are more than a hundred people kneeling in the southeast outside the noon gate. It's so cold that some of them have already been frozen.”
Zhu Youtang listened and sneered,"It's only been less than a day, and these heroes can't take it anymore?"”
"Yeah, they're all a bunch of cowards!" Zhang Min smiled.”
Zhu Youtang slowly got up and handed the fishing rod to the 'little palace maid fanning' beside him.
Of course, no one dared to naively think that the two little palace maids accompanying Zhu Youtang were really weak palace maids.
"Go to court." Zhu Youtang said.
Zhang Min heaved a sigh of relief.
In this half a month, Zhu Youtang seemed to have disappeared, ignoring the court and letting the ceremonial supervisor approve all the memorials.
Zhang Min was under a lot of pressure.
He was deeply afraid that the old foxes in the outer court would say that he had deceived the emperor and overstepped his authority.
Of course, Zhang Min was under great pressure, and the outer court was even more terrified.
If Zhu Youtang learned from Emperor Chenghua and disappeared for decades, he would hand over the power to another 'Imperial Concubine Wan', and all the officials in the southeast would be cleaned up!
……
Meridian Gate.
Three clean whips sounded, and all the officials stood rooted to the ground, waiting in fear for Zhu Youtang to come to court.
This scene was too oppressive.
More than a hundred officials in the southeast knelt in the snow like ice sculptures. Some of them were already frozen stiff and would fall at the touch.
There were also some weak ones who had already died in the snow.
The rest of the people were stiff, and only their eyes were filled with fear.
Zhu Youtang had already changed into his dragon robe and was slowly walking over accompanied by the Brocade Guards and palace maids.
A temporary dragon chair was erected in front of the Meridian Gate.
Zhu Youtang sat on the dragon throne and glanced at the group of demons and ghosts in the southeast.
"This lowly subject pays his respects to the emperor. Long live my emperor.”
The cries of the mountain rang out outside the Noon Gate, as if they were calling for their lives.
Zhu Youtang was neither sad nor happy as he looked at the officials expressionlessly.
It was rare for him to not let the officials stand up.
"Ma Wensheng."
Ma Wensheng stood up and cupped his hands.”
"Come, tell me about the glorious history of the capable officials who ruled the southeast for me.”
"Mou Bin."
"Your humble servant is here!"
"Ma Wensheng said that you should write down everything and post it on the Imperial Board of the Forbidden City so that the people can see what kind of things I have raised!”
"Yes!"
At this moment, all the officials were silent like cicadas in winter.
At this moment, the officials in the southeast felt as if they had been struck by lightning.
He wanted to whip them alive, and even bring shame to their families after they died!
Ma Wensheng's face trembled, and he said in a clear voice,""After investigation…"
Zhu Youtang interrupted him."Don't talk nonsense. Report the crimes of the officials one by one!"”
Ma Wensheng took a deep breath.”
"He is currently the Chief Secretary of Fujian Province. He is a second-grade official and is from Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.”
"In the 20th year of Chenghua, he was promoted to the governor of Fujian.”
"In the 21st year of Chenghua, I tried to come into contact with the Japanese pirates for the first time.”
"In the twenty-second year of Chenghua, we sent Ming porcelain, tea leaves, and cloth to the Japanese pirates. We transported more than ten thousand catties, totaling 2,730,000 taels of silver.”
He finished speaking.
The officials 'faces darkened.
These porcelain, tea leaves, and cloth, if placed within the Great Ming Empire, would be worth at most seventy thousand silver.
And now? When it was transported overseas, it was directly increased by ten times!
No wonder these bastards were willing to take the risk!
It was easy to earn money overseas! The profits were also so high! This was something the officials had never expected.
Ma Wensheng continued," In the first year of Hongzhi, Lin Tingzhi worked with Si Hechong, the commander of the Fujian Capital, to transport a number of discarded swords, firearms, and Tiger Cannons from Fujian and Zhejiang. They were transported to the coastal areas of Guangdong and Guangxi through the southeast sea. They were sold to the Flang people, earning 1.6 million taels…"
Boom!
The heads of the officials kneeling in the snow instantly exploded.
Some people knew about this, such as the cabinet and the six ministries.
Some people were still in the dark.
Smuggling firearms! Smuggling Great Ming weapons!
Everyone's faces were red with anger, and their eyes were bloodshot. They wanted to stand up and kill these beasts immediately!
Zhu Youtang pressed his hand.
Ma Wensheng stopped.
"Mou Bin, do you remember?"
"Your Majesty!" Mou Bin shouted coldly. Record the evidence."
"Send it to the world."
"Yes!"
Zhu Youtang sneered,"Today, we will be interrogating each and every one of us. We can't accuse anyone wrongly."”
"Minister Lin, Governor Lin."
"I'm here…" Lin Tingzhi trembled.
"Minister Lin, you didn't expect me to still be alive, did you?" Zhu Youtang said calmly. Surprised?"
In fact, when Lin Tingzhi found out that Wei Guozhong's assassination attempt had failed, he knew that this revenge would definitely be even more ferocious.
He knew that he was going to die, so he was calm now.
"I dare not. Long live my emperor."
Zhu Youtang said disdainfully," Minister Lin, you're being too humble. You've done assassinations and corruption. Why are you still pretending to be pretentious with me?"”
Zhu Youtang's voice was not loud, but it made everyone in the Southeast officialdom break out in cold sweat.
It was really strange that this group of people were actually sweating in the middle of winter.
"I heard that your Lin family is in the Southeast and has even built your own Lin Empire, right?”
Lin Tingzhi was shocked.”
He could die, and it didn't matter even if he died.
The Lin family that was rooted in the Southeast or the cliques that were indebted to the Lin family would definitely revive the Lin family!
But now, Zhu Youtang's words extinguished all his hopes.
Zhu Youtang said in disgust," Don't be pretentious. If you dare to do these things, you have to admit it. You are a civil official of the Ming Dynasty. You don't even have this bit of character. How dare you provoke me?" Where is your backbone? Where are your abilities?"
"I'm telling you, everyone from the Lin family in the southeast, and even everyone who has anything to do with your Lin family! My cannons are already lit up!”
"These cannons were all smuggled out of the sea by you. I will let you know what kind of things you are smuggling!”
Lin Tingzhi's expression changed, and he bowed his head,""Emperor, this lowly official…this lowly official…this lowly official can die, but many people in the clan do not know.”
Zhu Youtang sneered.
"Someone come."
"The Lin family's case has been cleared up. As long as it's related to the Lin family in the Southeast, you Jinyiwei and the East Bureau would rather miss it than let it go.”
"Two more executioners, at the Meridian Gate, right in front of me, give Governor Lin three thousand cuts!”
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