The emperor's grandson has an edict, who asks the emperor?
"The imperial grandson has an edict. Who is asking?”
The eunuchs began to transmit their voices one by one.
All the civil officials present looked at Yang Lian, the Grand Secretary of the cabinet.
Yang Lian stood up and tidied his official robes. He bowed respectfully in the direction of the main hall of the Imperial Palace and said,"This humble subject is the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, the Minister of Revenue, Yang Lian, and all the officials present!”
Not long after Yang Lian's voice fell, a long line appeared in the distance.
The Great Han General was leading the way.
In turn, there were palace maids, eunuchs, and all kinds of ceremonial officers.
Zhu Zhanji sat on the dragon chair carried by six people and walked out.
Dong dong dong!
Three drums sounded.
Zhu Zhanji sat on the dragon throne at the top of the steps, his eyes cold as he looked down at Yang Lian."Why are you asking?"
Yang Lian stood up and bowed." Reporting to Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty is in a precarious situation. It is time for the monarch and his subjects to face the national crisis together. However, Your Highness is still young, and there are crafty ministers beside you. The lords of Donglin are in the middle of the court. The capital camp's commander, Duke Cheng Zhu Chunchen, and Marquis Yang Wu, Li Da."
"Li Banghua, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and Qian Qianyi, the Minister of Rites, are both loyal officials of our Ming Dynasty. However, because of the crafty officials around Your Highness, some of them are now in prison, and some have died.”
"This lowly subject is bold enough to ask Your Highness to clear my name and give an explanation to the people of the world!”
"I, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Wang Fan, will reconsider!”
"I'll reconsider Zhao Da's decision!"
"Your Highness, since the second year of Chongzhen, the factory has been abolished. Our court is in full swing. Now that the factory guards are rampant, this humble subject requests to abolish the factory guards and kill the crafty minister Ji Gang!”
"This humble subject reconsiders!"
"This humble subject reconsiders!"
"What other requests do you have?" Zhu Zhanji asked with a gloomy face.”
Yang Lian glanced at the middle-aged man beside him,
The middle-aged man nodded slightly and stood up.""Your Highness, it is the custom of our dynasty for civil officials to govern the country and generals to guard the borders. The scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor rule the world together. Those who become officials must have character, reputation, and ability."
"Of course, the commoners are all people in the marketplace. They are unbearably vulgar and do not follow education! How can I be an official?"
"This lowly subject pleases the heavens to abolish the imperial examination system!”
"Your humble subject reconsidered."
"Your humble subject reconsidered."
Zhu Zhanji almost laughed at the anger in front of him. They knew that the army had left, so they were prepared to force him to agree to these things.
The next step would definitely be to ask Emperor Chongzhen to ascend the throne when his grandson was too young, untalented, and incompetent to govern the country, right?
Zhu Zhanji sneered,"Ji Gang!"”
"Your subordinate is here!"
"Great Ming, please kowtow!"
Boom!
Under everyone's astonished gazes, Zhengyang Gate, which had already been closed, opened. Groups of commoners walked in from outside, followed by people from the Five Cities Military Department.
Zhu Zhanji stood up and said in a deep voice," Emperor Hongwu of our dynasty instructed that when the officials ask questions, they must invite the people of the capital to be present. If the people obey, it will be the fault of the emperor. If the people don't obey, it will be the fault of the officials!”
"This one is young, and it's my first time governing the country. It's my fault for letting all the officials ask questions!”
"The common people are by your side, and the officials are by your side."
Quasi-inquiry Que!
Ji Gang took a step forward and shouted,"His Highness Taisun has decreed that you must ask the Imperial Court!"”
"His Highness Taisun has decreed that you are allowed to ask questions!”
Zhu Zhanji stood up and cleared his throat with a determined look in his eyes."The former Duke of Cheng Zhu Chunchen, Minister of Rites Qian Qianyi, and Cabinet Grand Secretary Li Banghua have committed heinous crimes and have been personally interrogated at Caishikou."
"Do you think I wronged these people? Saying that I have treacherous officials by my side? I'm asking you in front of the commoners today? How were they wronged?"
"Just a few officials 'houses were raided and they obtained no less than ten million taels of silver. Where did this silver come from?”
"Where are they wrongly accused?"
Zhu Zhanji laughed mockingly. Who was the traitor? Today, I will tell you that there are no treacherous officials around me. If you want to say that there are people around me,"
"Then these people are the people of my Great Ming, the people who have suffered for many years!”
"Your Highness, this humble subject requests to expel the people. This is the question of all officials. How can vulgar people enter?”
"Your humble subject reconsidered."
"This humble subject reconsiders!"
Zhao Da smiled smugly and continued,"Ever since Emperor Hongwu, there has never been such an absurd act. Qian Qianyi, you are the leaders of the literati. How could you do such an unbearable thing?”
"Your Highness has a treacherous official by his side. The treacherous official is the Commander of the Brocade Guard, Ji Gang!”
"The Embroidered Uniform Guards is a land of praise. In the three hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Embroidered Uniform Guards have been rampant and the officials are afraid of them like tigers.”
"Ji Gang is a sycophantic official in the history books. Isn't he a treacherous official?”
Your Highness, please abolish the factory guards!
"Your Highness, please abolish the factory guards!"
Zhu Zhanji sneered at Zhao Da and said,""Framed? Did I hear the biggest joke? Ji Gang used tens of millions of taels of silver to frame them?”
"Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
"Abolish factory guards? Our Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei was established in the Yongle Dynasty. It was the emperor's personal army. It was the emperor's eyes and ears and monitored the world. The Chongzhen Dynasty abolished the factory guards, which was why corrupt officials such as Qian Qianyi ran amok.”
"Why do you want to abolish factory guards? Are you feeling guilty?"
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