Forced abdication!
This hat was a little too big!
Zhou Yanru and the others were dumbfounded!
They had only just started to impeach him, and Chongzhen had already used his ultimate move?
Chongzhen had disrupted their original plans!
This Chongzhen didn't play by the rules!
Especially Zhou Yanru's party of officials, they were even more confused. Didn't Grand Secretary Zhou say that the Emperor felt that the voice of Yuan Chonghuan's impeachment was too soft?
Why did it look a little different now?
Zhou Yanru was also extremely puzzled. He had always thought that he had a good grasp of Chongzhen's personality. With Chongzhen's headstrong personality, he would definitely kill Yuan Chonghuan.
Now Chongzhen's attitude was very firm. Must he wait for the results of the three divisions?
However, during the trial by the three divisions, the Imperial Censorate and the Supreme Court were both Zhou Yanru's men, and the result was that Yuan Chonghuan could not escape the death penalty!
What was Chongzhen thinking?
However, since things had already come to this, no matter what Chongzhen thought, Zhou Yanru could only bite the bullet and go on. Today, Yuan Chonghuan must die!
"Your Majesty!"
Zhou Yanru took a deep breath and was about to step forward to remonstrate, but he was interrupted by Chongzhen impatiently raising his hand and saying,"Zhou Yanru, shut up!"
Zhou Yanru was stunned!
No matter how angry Chongzhen was in the past, he had never called him by his name!
He actually called his name in front of all the officials today?
Chongzhen had changed!
Chongzhen continued angrily," You only know how to impeach Yuan Chonghuan. Don't you have anything else to do?"”
"Have you seen the memorial to the throne for the Shaanxi suppression?”
"The Shaanxi rebels are constantly threatening Great Ming. If you don't think of a way to solve the issue of military pay, are you going to let the Imperial Court's army fight on an empty stomach?”
Chongzhen said angrily," These are all major matters that are on the verge of burning. It's fine to delay Yuan Chonghuan's death for a day, but the longer these matters are delayed, the greater the danger of Great Ming's destruction!"”
"Don't tell me you want to see Great Ming fall and let me be the ruler of a fallen country?”
"Do you want to be the second minister of the Later Jin Dynasty?”
The moment these words came out, the entire court was instantly terrified!
"Your Majesty, please calm down. We are guilty!"
Zhou Yanru and the others knelt down in fear.
Chongzhen's name was too big.
No one could catch it!
If Chongzhen was the ruler of a subjugated country, what would they be?
A minister of a subjugated country?
Since ancient times, the monarch had humiliated his subjects. If it really came to that, they would all be sinners!
They would be nailed to the pillar of shame and go down in infamy for ten thousand years.
Therefore, who dared to say anything now?
It was said that they were the two ministers of the Later Jin Dynasty, the ministers of the subjugated country.
When Chong Zhen saw this, a hint of pride flashed across his angry eyes. He was pretending.
If he didn't act more aggressively, he wouldn't be able to stop these guys from forcing him to abdicate!
What were these civil officials most afraid of?
They were not afraid of death!
They were most afraid of being notorious for ten thousand years!
As long as they captured the infamy, it was equivalent to capturing these civil officials.
This was the experience that Chongzhen had accumulated in the three years since he ascended the throne!
Chong Zhen slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air and said,""Alright, my dear ministers, let's discuss the matter of Shaanxi's suppression.”
"Your Majesty, can we discuss Yuan Chonghuan's case after this matter is resolved?”Zhou Yanru asked carefully.
"Let's settle it first." Chong Zhen said unhappily.
Ever since he heard those thoughts from Zhu Ciyao, Chongzhen found Zhou Yanru even more unpleasant to the eye!
In the past, he still felt that Zhou Yanru was very capable and did not hesitate to push Zhou Yanru to the cabinet. Now, why was Zhou Yanru specifically going against him?
It was not worrisome at all!
Zhou Yanru took a deep breath and said," Your Majesty, the money and grain in the imperial court's treasury all come from the annual income. I suggest that we immediately increase taxes and pay!”
"Your Majesty, I don't think it's appropriate. Now that the Imperial Court is surrounded by tigers and wolves, I'm afraid a rash tax increase will cause chaos.”Cheng Ji Ming stepped forward and retorted.
"Chief, you also know that the Imperial Court is now surrounded by tigers and wolves. If we don't increase taxes now, do we have to wait until the Houjin or Shaanxi rebels break into the capital?”
"Could it be that the chief has a good idea?" Zhou Yanru said coldly.”
Cheng Ji Ming's expression stiffened." We can't increase taxes. We have to think of another way!"”
"In other words, there is no better way!”
Zhou Yanru snorted coldly and said," Things are more important than they seem. Currently, the rebels in Shaanxi are growing stronger and stronger. If we eliminate the rebels and bandits as soon as possible, the imperial court will be in danger. At such a critical moment, we can't care about anything else. We must increase taxes!”
"Your Majesty, please judge!"
Chongzhen saw everything clearly from his dragon throne and was very calm.
He had already thought of a solution from Zhu Ci Xin.
Sigh, he just didn't want to say it. He just wanted to say it at the end!
Chong Zhen was secretly pleased with himself!
He wondered what kind of expression the officials would have when he told them about the payment in installments!
Just thinking about it made Chongzhen very excited!
"Cough cough!"
"My dear ministers, I have a way that might work!"”
" Huh???"
All the officials in the court looked at Chong Zhen in unison, their faces full of suspicion.
The corners of Chong Zhen's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile. He said,""This one's method is to make up for it from the six hundred thousand taels of silver used to compensate the fallen soldiers.”
Then, Chongzhen explained the matter of the payment in installments according to Zhu Cixi's thoughts and added some embellishment.
Immediately, the entire court was in an uproar!
"Your Majesty, this move is truly amazing. Not only can it appease the soldiers, but it can also raise their morale. It can also express Your Majesty's love and care to the other soldiers, and it can also alleviate the urgent needs of the Imperial Court!”
"Your Majesty's wisdom is truly unprecedented.”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
“……”
All the officials in the court praised him.
Even Zhou Yanru and Cheng Jiming were shocked by Chongzhen's words!
This method was simply amazing!
Especially Zhou Yanru. This method was really wonderful. Why didn't he think of it!
Chong Zhen's face was full of pride, and his heart was filled with joy!
This was the effect he wanted!
The whole court loves you. Are you surprised?
However, just as Chong Zhen was feeling smug, a strange voice sounded.
"Your Majesty, the Minister of Justice, Qiao Yunsheng, requests an audience with me regarding Yuan Chonghuan's case!”
The entire court instantly fell silent.
Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren looked at each other. Now that the issue of the Shaanxi military pay had been resolved, the three divisions 'joint hearing had also come to a conclusion.
What excuse would Chongzhen use this time?
Yuan Chonghuan was dead meat!
Zhou Yanru gave Wen Tiren and the others a look, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Zhou Yanru sent a message with his eyes. It was time to remonstrate!
Wen Tiren nodded slightly.
Zhou Yanru slowly let out a breath of turbid air in his heart. As long as Yuan Chonghuan's case was nailed, the position of Great Ming's chief assistant would be his!
Cheng Ji Ming, this old thing, if he knew what was good for him, then fine. If he didn't know what was good for him, then he would sit in the position of chief assistant until he died!
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