Chapter 345 The drama begins

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 345 The drama begins

"Buzz. Buzz."

The Jingyang Bell, which represented urgent matters, rang a total of nine times. Several big bosses from the Sixth Cabinet Department immediately put down everything in their hands and hurried to the palace.

And their hearts were sinking. They could think that the sound of the bell probably came from the invitation to see your majesty not long ago, but they did not expect that this matter would rise to the level of ringing the Jingyang bell. Could it be that

Is there someone behind the scenes?

This idea flashed across everyone's mind, and then everyone was startled by this idea. Who dares to instigate such a thing? Who dares to be so bold?

The door of the Qianqing Palace was wide open, but before entering, waves of angry roars came from inside.

"Inverted!"

As soon as the six ministers and nine ministers of the cabinet stepped into the palace, a huge roar was heard, coming from the direction of Nuan Pavilion.

Everyone's hearts trembled, and they hurriedly knelt down in the main hall, and then looked in the direction of the Nuan Pavilion. Everyone's expressions were gloomy and uncertain.

His Majesty's reaction was so great, it was obvious that someone must be instigating it.

But who could be this instigator?

"Your Majesty, please calm down. It has not yet been clarified. It may not be premeditated. Someone really instigated it. This matter has not been clarified yet."

"It hasn't been found out yet?" Emperor Hongzhi's voice sounded coldly, "Now those hundreds of scholars and scholars dare to run to my imperial city and clamor. In the one hundred and forty years of our country, there has never been any Have you ever done something like this? How has this class of scholars ever made trouble and dared to deceive the heavens? Tell me, do you still need to investigate this matter?"

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly turned to the side, "Xiao Jing, tell me, is there anyone behind this?"

"Your Majesty, this servant dare not say anything."

"I tell you to say what you say!" Emperor Hongzhi roared again.

"My slave, I think there must be someone behind this, otherwise how could those hundreds of scholars be so bold? My slave, I will die!"

"Who is the person behind this?"

Xiao Jing had a sad face, wondering if our role in this scene was too much, but he didn't dare not to answer, so he could only say: "I don't know this, I need to investigate thoroughly."

"Xia Yuan."

"I'm here."

Zhu Youtang looked at him, with suppressed anger on his face, "They are here for you. You just had contact with those scholars. Tell me, who is the mastermind behind this?"

Xia Yuan knocked his head on the ground, "I don't know, but I just hope that your majesty will temporarily bear the wrath of thunder and find out the matter first. As I said again, there may not be someone who instigated it, and there may not be any premeditation behind it. .”

His words came out word by word in Nuan Pavilion, and the officials kneeling in the palace all showed a little bit of emotion from their panic, and their eyes seemed to hope that the emperor would withdraw his thunderous anger because of his words.

But Emperor Hongzhi became even more furious, "It's not necessarily true again, can't you see? These people are targeting you on the surface, but in fact they are targeting me. The two new policies have touched some people in this dynasty. People's interests can't wait to jump out

No, all the ministers in the court are waiting and hoping for such an opportunity, so they unite to take advantage of the opportunity to attack, forcing me to take back the new policy, or even force me to abdicate!"

Zhu Youtang only pretended to be angry at first, but as he spoke, he became really angry. He burst out all the worries in his heart about this matter and the dissatisfaction he had accumulated over the years. He sneered again and again on his face,

"Good, good, very good. I have been here for more than ten years, but I didn't know that the Gong Gongs in this dynasty were so dissatisfied with me. Good, very good, I actually didn't know anything about it!"

Xia Yuan put his head on the ground and praised Emperor Hongzhi's acting skills in his heart. This is not an emperor, he is clearly a movie king.

When the Dukes of Gungun outside the Nuan Pavilion heard these words, they were all shocked. Then they all kowtowed to the ground with uniform movements. They all felt fear and panic in their hearts, even despair, and had a premonition that the world would collapse.

In an instant.

Everyone's face was filled with bitterness and fear. They really didn't expect that a scholar's invitation to see Your Majesty would fall to such an extent in His Majesty's eyes.

Force the emperor to abdicate.

This is rebellion.

After a while, Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, took the lead and straightened up. He was about to enter the Nuan Pavilion to face the emperor's father directly. He knew that if he entered at this time, he would probably be labeled as the mastermind behind it by the furious emperor.

But as the chief minister of the cabinet, he had to stand up. An earthquake that would affect the entire officialdom and even the entire Ming Dynasty was already at hand.

If the situation continues to worsen, I'm afraid this storm will get out of control.

The other officials seemed to know what the chief minister was going to do. Some moved their lips and some straightened up, but they were all speechless.

At this time, no one is more suitable to enter than Liu Gong, the chief minister of the cabinet.

Liu Jian stood up, turned around and looked deeply at these colleagues, who were also looking at him, with pleading and expectation. Liu Jian nodded slightly, and then without hesitation, he lifted up the hem of his robe and walked to the door of Nuan Pavilion, and then knelt down on the ground.

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"Your Majesty, Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, has a written memorial!"

The old and powerful voice reached the Nuan Pavilion. Emperor Hongzhi said a few good words in succession, pointed at the door of the Nuan Pavilion and said to Xia Yuan and Xiao Jing: "Did you see that the mastermind behind the scenes is here! Xiao

Respectfully!"

"My slave is here."

"Announce him to come in."

Xiao Jing knelt without moving, turned around and shouted: "Please come in, Mr. Liu Ge!"

In just a few words, Liu Jian's heart sank quickly. Not to mention the four words of the mastermind behind the scenes, it was this kind of thing where the emperor did not speak in person but let the person close to him, even though they were only ten meters away.

The eunuch's announcement of his arrival seemed to have a great meaning.

This probably means that he has lost the emperor's trust and has been labeled as the mastermind behind this in the emperor's heart.

Liu Jian didn't know if he was worried because of worry, or if it was true. He didn't have time to think about it, he just closed his eyes and sighed in his heart. Then he stood up from the ground, walked to the Nuan Pavilion, and immediately

He knelt down again at a place more than three feet away from Emperor Hongzhi.

He leaned down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Liu Jian, greets you. May you pay your respects."

Emperor Hongzhi had a stern face, but there was a sneer in his eyes, "At this time, the chief and assistant ministers of my cabinet are still greeting me. I tell you, my heart is really uneasy!"

"I will die!"

"Ten thousand deaths? Mr. Liu Ge, I ask myself, have I treated you well over the years?"

"I would like to report back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty has treated his ministers very well over the years. When Your Majesty came to the throne, he promoted me to be the Minister of Rites and enter the cabinet. In the fourth year of Hongzhi, he was granted the title of Bachelor of Wuyingdian and the title of Crown Prince Taibao. In the eleventh year of Hongzhi, he was promoted to

I was promoted to the position of Chief and Assistant Minister of the Cabinet. It is all thanks to His Majesty’s grace that I occupy this position now.”

"Then, Mr. Liu Ge, have you ever felt that I have wronged you in any way? Please tell me and let me hear it."

"Your Majesty, no."

"No?"

Liu Jian took a deep breath and repeated loudly: "To echo your Majesty's words, Your Majesty has not treated me badly in any way over the years, and I have never felt that your Majesty has treated me badly. As the saying goes, thunder and rain are all the kindness of the king, but your Majesty has never treated me badly.

My lord, it’s all rain and dew, and there’s never any thunder!”

"good!"

Emperor Hongzhi clapped his hands, leaned forward and stared at him closely: "If not, then tell me why you are dissatisfied with me, and why you instigated hundreds of scholars to come to see your majesty and do this to force the palace."

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Chapter completed!