Chapter 317 My Emperor is as benevolent as heaven

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 317 My Emperor is as benevolent as heaven

There was a commotion among everyone, looking at him as if he was mentally retarded.

Emperor Hongzhi was caught off guard and almost dodged his waist.

This kid actually admitted that this was an overstep of his authority. Doesn’t he know that overstepping his authority will lead to punishment?

Everyone present looked at Xia Yuan with incomprehensible eyes. Is this newly promoted Young Master Zhan Shifu crazy? Otherwise, why would he do such a thing to blame himself?

Xia Yuan just knelt there silently, and waited until the commotion subsided, then said calmly: "Your Majesty, although I have overstepped my authority, I learned this from others."

"As a Hanlin official, and as a young official in Zhanshi Mansion, I have no authority to impeach the Metropolitan Procuratorate on the pretext of hearing about it. This is an act beyond my authority. And those hundreds of prisoners were imprisoned.

After being imprisoned, whether you want to kill or behead, whether you are punished or pardoned, all should be heard by the Jin Yiwei and finally handed over to His Majesty for your decision.

No one else has the right to interfere in this matter. However, officials at all levels in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty have filed for impeachment. They are all filled with righteous indignation and demand that these people be severely punished. Is this an overstep of authority?

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If I use troops, I must first ambush an army.

At this moment, Xia Yuan finally used the ambush. In the Tang Dynasty, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi wanted to depose Wang Liwu, but the officials objected fiercely. In the end, Li Ji blocked him by saying that this was His Majesty's family matter.

With this statement, Li Zhi completed the deposed king and established Wu, and Wu Zetian successfully became queen.

In this Ming Dynasty, since hundreds of criminals have been imprisoned in imperial prisons, how to judge them is a matter for the Jin Yiwei.

What kind of idleness do these ministers have? What kind of idleness do officials at all levels in the country have?

There was disgust and a sneer in his heart, but he said in his mouth: "I know that those officials are motivated by public motives, not personal grudges. They have a heart for the country, which can be seen in the sky! The sky, the earth, the sun and the moon can express it! But with the heart of serving the country, the sky can tell!

Can your heart exceed your authority?"

"If everyone does this, where is the legal principle of the country! Where is the regulation! I dare to ask the gentlemen of the Ministry of Punishment, if you are familiar with the Ming Code, can our Ming Code have such a law? As long as it is out of public conscience and out of the heart of the country

, you can act beyond your authority! Is there such a law? Is there such a rule!"

For these last few words, Xia Yuan almost used all his strength, and his voice was so loud that it spread far in front of Fengtian Gate and echoed in the darkness before dawn.

The emperor listens to the government and puts everything under the sky. He does not ask for anything else but a clear conscience.

When Xia Yuan questioned these words, he asked with a clear conscience, but all the officials from the Ministry of Punishment just opened their mouths, but all of them were speechless.

At this moment, everyone present finally knew his purpose.

Officials all over the world come to impeach someone one after another. This is an act of overstepping their authority, but it is not.

Living in an officialdom, the structure of Ming officials' authority is inherently intertwined with each other. Who can say that he has not exceeded his authority?

But he first put shackles on himself, and then asked everyone to express their opinion that this rumor was beyond their authority.

With this section, the officials at all levels in the world can only be characterized as overstepping their authority. Even the people present who took the opportunity to inquire about this matter are also overstepping their authority.

Some ministers looked at Xia Yuan in a different way. Just now they thought he was a retard, but now they feel like he is a retard.

Emperor Hongzhi seemed calm, but his back was straightened unconsciously, and his body was inadvertently tense.

"Your Majesty, no matter how you say it, the memorials submitted by the officials all over the world are all out of a public heart for the country, and the starting point is good. I think it is better not to discuss this crime of overstepping one's authority. Either all these memorials should be returned, or

Just ignore it."

After setting the tone first, Xia Yuan continued: "Moreover, I have selfish motives when I say this. If Your Majesty forgives the sin of overstepping the authority of others, then I can also forgive the sin of overstepping the authority. Please understand clearly."

After hearing these words, Emperor Hongzhi remained silent for a long time. Instead, he looked thoughtful. After a long time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and sighed:

"Well, since the officials at all levels in the world are motivated by the desire to serve the country, I will follow the advice of the Xia Qing family and forgive them for their crimes of overstepping their authority. I will just suppress those memorials and ignore them. In this way, I also forgive them.

Please forgive me for your crime of overstepping your authority."

"Your Majesty is as benevolent as heaven, and I am so moved that I can't help myself."

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at the ministers below again, "What do you mean?"

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Silence, a silent silence.

The ministers looked at me and I looked at you, as if they were exchanging glances. They were not sure at this time.

He made a big fuss in Taicang, beat up officials, roared about palace bans, and disturbed the emperor. The lightest of these crimes should have resulted in dismissal from office and exile.

And with so many officials in the world communicating, and a group of courtiers starting to report, the result they had expected before: Emperor Hongzhi should have taken the initiative and severely punished these hundreds of criminals without mercy!

Even before going to court and arriving at Fengtian Gate, they were still thinking that this time the court meeting might find out that these hundreds of prisoners had died in prison.

but now.

There was hesitation in their hearts, and they were not sure at all. Emperor Hongzhi and this Xia Zhan were clearly in harmony, which made people feel that the emperor wanted to protect the prisoners.

Is it an illusion?

If it were not an illusion, what did the emperor want to do by sparing these hundreds of prisoners?

Everyone tried their best to guess in their hearts, but they couldn't figure it out.

These people, who are ups and downs in officialdom, racked their brains to think about the key points, but after thinking about it, they were all at a loss.

Because of the illogical logic, not to mention making a fuss in Taicang and beating Shangguan, but just roaring about the palace ban and disturbing the emperor.

It is said that it is to disturb the emperor, but in fact it is to force the palace.

The mere word "forcible confinement" is an unforgivable crime.

What is the hidden purpose behind this?

After waiting patiently for a long time, Emperor Hongzhi asked: "Why, the ministers are all old now and can't hear me? Or is my voice too soft?"

After hearing this, all the ministers seemed to have come to their senses, and immediately kowtowed and apologized, "I have committed a disobedience before the emperor, and I will be punished by death!"

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand magnanimously, "It's okay, I don't see any crime. I'm just asking the ministers for their opinion. I want to pardon the officials at all levels for overstepping their authority. What do you think?"

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It was difficult for the ministers to express their stance again. His Majesty asked whether officials at all levels could be pardoned for their crimes of overstepping their authority. After the pardon, the memorial would be invalid.

After all, this was a compromise by the emperor, so how could he use this memorial as an argument?

Although this so-called compromise means taking ten steps forward and only taking one or two steps back, it is still a compromise.

Not only that, but what that bitch surnamed Xia said earlier made everyone present unable to comment on this matter, otherwise it would be overstepping their authority, and the crime of overstepping their authority

Not daring to remain silent for too long, Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, first praised: "Your majesty is wise and wise, and my emperor is as benevolent as heaven!"

The others also followed suit, "Your majesty is wise and wise, my emperor is as benevolent as heaven!"

"Your majesty is wise and has no fault, my emperor is as benevolent as heaven"

A voice of praise echoed in front of Fengtian Gate, as if there was an echo.

Emperor Hongzhi's tense body only relaxed at this moment, and then he said in a warm voice: "Everyone in your family, please get back on your feet."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

When the ministers all stood up, Zhu Youtang pursed his lips and brought up the matter of road construction.

PS: Sorry, I still overestimated my own strength. I didn’t code it yesterday. I’ll update it tomorrow.
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