Chapter 112 says it all
Xiao Wanli smiled so hard that he was so nervous.
Shouldn't the emperor be furious at this time?
Zou Yuanbiao scolded Zhang Juzheng as a beast that was worse than pigs and dogs, and then ran the emperor as a child who could not grow up.
Empress Dowager Li's eyes flashed at her son. Now that the emperor has not taken power, Zhang Juzheng is not here, she is the one who really has the final say.
Those who say such words must break one leg even if they are not beaten to death, otherwise they will not be able to relieve the hatred in their hearts, nor will they be able to appease Zhang Juzheng, whose reputation is under attack.
But in her son's smile, she seemed to see Wanli's grandfather, which made her angry and suppressed her anger and listened patiently to Wanli's next actions.
This made her wonder, if Emperor Jiajing was in power or her husband was in power, what would these two emperors, who were called wise kings, deal with this matter?
But this matter cannot be compared with Jiajing, because there would be no situation in which Zhang Juzheng would take charge of the country when Jiajing was in power. The court would not rely so much on Zhang Juzheng, and naturally there would be no need to seize the love.
Even if the incident really happened in the Jiajing Dynasty, the personality of Emperor Jiajing would not make clear statements. Things would be shown in the eyes of the world in a completely different way: the "Five Gentlemen" praised by the world would be beaten to death by Feng Bao who played with power.
If Feng Bao had another use, the one who killed the five gentlemen would be other eunuchs. In short, Emperor Jiajing, who was elixir-making in the palace and the chief minister who was mourning in the house had no idea about this.
And after knowing it, he can give everyone a satisfactory explanation, for example, the eunuch who took action continued to be proficient until one day was punished; or Zhang Juzheng continued to be authoritarian for a while, and when people slowly forget about this, they were suddenly beaten to pieces.
What if it was the father of the son?
Emperor Longqing probably would not issue a love edict at all. An older emperor is not easily controlled by court officials. Even if Gao Gong is highly trusted, he is also the emperor's teacher. However, the etiquette between the monarch and the minister has never changed. It was not until his son ascended the throne that he had a domineering statement... Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Li looked at the court officials behind the curtain and suddenly looked cold and harsh.
She finally figured out one thing: the master was weak and the ministers were strong, Zhang Juzheng controlled the government affairs, her son was manipulated, and the government affairs were controlled, and the reason why the emperor was manipulated was that her son had not grown up yet.
The heart that had always believed and grateful to Zhang Juzheng was cracked at this moment. She didn't say anything, her face slowly turned to the dragon chaise. Her eyes were cold and eager. Her hands hidden in her sleeves behind the curtains grasped each other. She never hoped that her son would grow up quickly.
If her emperor suddenly grew up and became full of wings at this moment, there would be nothing more lucky in the world!
"there is none left?"
The little emperor felt a sense of aura at this moment. With the biggest attack incident in the court since he ascended the throne, the emperor, who was fourteen years old and had not yet reached the age of taking charge of the court for the first time, was waiting for him to make a decision.
He laughed and shook his head, and even showed a little apology to look at the squad. Chen Mu knew that the emperor was looking at him, but what does this a little apology look mean?
What's the matter? I think I can only send five people to sea. I'm afraid that we will lose money if there are too few people?
"The Minister of Personnel is the head of all officials, Zhang Qing." The young emperor calmed down and asked Zhang Han who was sitting in front of him with a stern face: "Do you think this memorial is right?"
Oh my god, who dares to answer this? It’s not right. I imagine that it is indeed true that Zhang Juzheng’s parents have been filial to him for more than ten years. Now that his father has passed away, he doesn’t plan to go back to attend the funeral. No one can get back if he has lost his reputation.
But right, who dares?
Zhang Han blinked, sat on the chair and was stunned for a moment. He paused before getting up and leaving the shift. He took a deep breath and bowed: "Return to Your Majesty, the old minister thought that many things were right in this memorial, which sounded deafening, but more exaggerated words, forget it, and you can't take it seriously."
The little emperor's smile returned to his face and asked, "Why are you exaggerating?"
"The memorial said that the cabinet master is 'although he has done something', and the world has completed the selection of officials, cleared the land and paid surplus. If this is just a way to do something, who in the world dares to say that he has made great achievements?"
On such a serious occasion, the little emperor glanced at the noble court troupe, and met Chen Mu, who was standing in the middle with his ivory scepter, and understood it. With an unstoppable smile, he held the ivory scepter and carefully bowed his head slightly to the emperor with a very small amount of bowing to the emperor!
The emperor almost laughed out loud.
He held his solemn expression and showed an listening attitude towards Zhang Han, and then the old man continued, "Your Majesty said that it is a wide range of words to be able to see and hear this memorial; the way to select officials is the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel, and the ministers will reconsider them. If there is any dereliction of duty, they will never tolerate them. Although the prisoners are sentenced to local areas, the Ministry of Justice's branches in various places can be under the jurisdiction. The national laws have been customized long ago, and whether they are guilty or not has been determined long ago. My ministers are not in the Ministry of Justice, and their knowledge is limited."
"But it is true that the Yellow River floods and disasters are caused by disasters, but the government does not care about the famine. This is not the truth. I have supervised the rivers. Over the years, the Yellow River may break or move south. The river governor governs the rivers. The court allocated disaster relief silver. Moreover, there were rules set by the Beiyang Shenshuai when he was appointed as Nanyang. Not only did the household department supervise the silver money, but the Nanyang military soldiers also had to supervise it."
"Last year, a county official embezzled silver money and was severely investigated by the Ministry of Justice and was killed in Nanjing with Nanyang military guns. No one in the Ministry of Justice would not know about this."
"I am a man of a man who knows the stubborn disease. The man who wrote memorials focused on excitement and exaggeration, and was fearless even if he was sceptered by the court. This trend has been formed for a long time, and things have become worse and worse, and it has evolved into today's world like many people who don't even care about the matter itself, but only care about adding fuel to the fire, become famous in one fell swoop, and prove that they are ministers who dare to speak."
"Zou Jun said that the world and people's hearts do not think that the chief minister has lost his conscience, but that he is a pig, dog, and beast." Zhang Han sighed and said, "The old minister has never heard of anyone. This is probably his own idea. This is what I think of this memorial."
The little emperor was not very satisfied with Zhang Han's words and said with a smile: "Zhang Qing is serious and discusses the matter. I don't know if the teacher is an extraordinary person, but there are extraordinary people in the court, and Jing Haibo is just one. I want to hear what Chen Shuai has to do with his brilliant views."
Chen Mu sighed, took the ivory tablet out of the shift, complaining in a low voice and let everyone hear that it was a technical job, and said, "There are so many wise men in the court. What can your Majesty have? Oh... I wonder if the emperor wants to hear the opinion of this memorial, or the opinion of the court after His Majesty seized the affection of the cabinet?"
The little emperor showed his signature silly smile, and his smile was fake. Finally, he closed his smile and raised his chin expressionlessly: "Everyone said it!"
Chapter completed!