He didn't even wait for Zhu Zhanxin to agree!
Zhu Zhanshi's father, Zhu Gaochi, stood out.
He cupped his hands and bowed, then knelt down and said happily,"Thank you for not killing me, Your Majesty. My son will definitely admit his mistake.”
As he spoke, Zhu Gaochi looked at his second son who was standing beside him and quickly signaled him to kneel down and admit his mistake.
Who knew that Zhu Zhan Xin completely ignored him, this father.
He only turned around and looked at the ministers kneeling here. He asked expressionlessly,"Everyone kneeling here, most of them are people who have passed the examination in Jiangnan's intellectual circle, right?”
Seeing that his son was disobedient, Zhu Gaochi became anxious!
Why was this kid so muddle-headed today?
Usually, he was even more cowardly than his father.
It was as if he had changed into a different person today!
This tone, this expression?
Why did he look so much like his grandfather?
The Han King and Zhao King exchanged glances. Seeing their boss like this, they couldn't help but hold back their laughter.
They were simply waiting to see a joke.
An official stood up from the ground and bowed. He looked at the imperial grandson in a neither servile nor overbearing manner and cupped his fists towards the sky."This lowly subject is untalented. I was a candidate from the Jiangnan High School Examination two years ago and was promoted by His Majesty. I am currently the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue.”
"What is your name, sir?"
"Wang Gu."
"Why did you go against my plan?"
"Putting everything else aside, one of the things you said, Imperial Sun, is that every time the examination is held, the candidates of the Central High School Court Examination must be personally supervised by His Majesty. When they set the questions in person, they must even see His Majesty when they are awarded a central official position. This is very inappropriate. This is the responsibility of the Ministry of Personnel Affairs!”Wang Gu continued," This will only increase the burden on His Majesty. His Majesty is busy every day. There are rules for the old matters of the court since ancient times. Just follow them. This is unnecessary."”
"Ha!" Zhu Zhan Xin sneered, pointed at Wang Gu and scolded,"Wang Gu, I see that you're just stubborn and conservative. You don't want to be born in the Jiangnan school of scholars, but when you receive my Imperial Grandfather's grace, you're unwilling to remember this heavenly grace on my Imperial Grandfather. You think that this is the result of your studies and the hard work of everyone in the Jiangnan school of scholars.”
The moment these words were said, it immediately caused the officials in Jiangnan to be shocked until they were tongue-tied.
Wang Gu felt a chill down his spine!
Were these words trying to kill him?
However, the words spoken by the imperial grandson were indeed what these officials from the Jiangnan aristocratic families really wanted to do.
It meant that everyone would stick together!
It formed a force in the royal court!
"Imperial grandson, don't you dare sully my innocence. Our dynasty is bright and clear, unlike the previous dynasty. We are all His Majesty's subjects and the son of heaven's disciples. It is a great honor to be ordered by His Majesty.”
An official stood up angrily and kowtowed to the Emperor. Then, he pointed at Zhu Zhan Xin and questioned.
Towards this group of fellows, Zhu Zhan Xin wasn't afraid at all. Furthermore, he, who had come from a later generation, was extremely familiar with them.
Wasn't this the Donglin Party that caused the fall of the Ming Dynasty and caused Chongzhen to hang himself?
Dealing with them was very simple. Killing one would scare the rest.
Zhu Zhan Xin sneered and said with certainty,""You don't remember the heavenly grace, but the teacher you speak of, or the Shangguan from Jiangnan. If I'm wrong, may I ask this lord, why is the jade pendant on your waist also on the waists of the other lords? If this isn't evidence of your cliques, could it be that it's a plaything of your Long Yang?”
In an instant, all the officials in the imperial court, who had jade pendants hanging from their waists, blushed and felt awkward.
This item was proof that they were both from Jiangnan's intellectual circle.
It was a symbol and also a way to distinguish one's identity.
It was as if everyone was looking at a fellow villager from the same place as them.
If they met outside, wasn't it just taking care of them?
This was where the group came from!
The rest of the lords were trying to hold back their laughter. Even the King of Han and the King of Zhao couldn't help but cover their mouths to prevent themselves from laughing out loud.
"Pfft! Hahahaha!"
A hearty laugh came from the Dragon Throne.
Zhu Di did not put on any airs. He looked at the group of civil officials who were usually arrogant, especially the eloquent civil officials from Jiangnan, who were actually rebuked by his grandson until their faces were red and their faces were frightened. It was needless to say how happy he was.
This group of officials from Jiangnan had the ability to learn poetry and books.
However, because there were too many students from Jiangnan in the imperial court, they formed a huge force.
Now, his grandson had actually pointed it out.
This was a great opportunity!
As Zhu Di thought of this, he stopped smiling and instantly became extremely serious. His eyes were filled with killing intent and he looked at the King of Zhao with an extraordinary aura. He asked sternly,"Third Bro, is your Northern Town's Superintendent for nothing? Can't you see that all of us loyal ministers have to privately give each other jade pendants and befriend each other? Do the Jinyiwei under you not want to eat my food anymore?”
King Zhao was so frightened that his knees went soft. He knelt on the ground and crawled out from the side. He hurriedly explained,"Your Majesty, your son was negligent.”
After saying that, Zhao Wang turned around with a face full of anger. He rolled his eyes at his second nephew and shouted towards the door,"Embroidered Uniform Guards, take these lords into Zhao Prison and wait for interrogation!”
In an instant, a few Brocade Guards rushed in from outside the hall and directly picked up the few ministers on the ground who had the same jade pendant hanging from their waists and dragged them out.
Zhu Zhan Xin looked on, his heart was like a mirror.
Zhu Di was temperamental. He never put on the airs of an emperor to anyone, but he could kill anyone!
This imperial grandfather was using his hands and mouth to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys!
As expected.
The remaining officials who were still kneeling on the ground were all sweating.
He also quietly pulled down the jade pendants hanging on them.
Those who didn't bring them were glad that they had left them at home today!
Zhu Zhan looked at the remaining ministers and asked,""Now, may I ask if there is any lord who would like to come out and give this little brat some guidance? Why can't I return the favor of the heavens to the Emperor? I am also doing this for the sake of my Great Ming Dynasty and for the sake of not letting down the Great Ming Dynasty that Taizu spent thousands of efforts to build!”
Anyone would say something nice. If he didn't say it now, Zhu Zhan Xin would think he was stupid.
"We will obey Your Majesty's orders!"
One of the ministers was the first to shout.
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