"Jinghai Marquis Xu Jin fornicated with the White Lotus and rebelled against the thief, deceived the king, and framed Zhongliang, the crime should be cut with a thousand cuts!"

"Jinghai Marquis Xu Jin bullied and dominated the market, snatched by skill, looted the people's fat and ointment, and if he didn't kill it, it was not enough for the people to be angry!"

"Jinghai Marquis Xu Jin bullied men and women, and forcibly occupied the three-time Jiangnan Oiran winner Wang Cuiqiao, a heinous crime!"

"Jinghai Marquis Xu Jin is brutal and murderous, known as Xu beheaded, killing countless people, everyone will be punished!"

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, a group of scholars suddenly appeared on the streets of Chang'an Avenue, about a hundred people, who waved their fists impassionedly, shouted slogans, and walked in the direction of the noon gate. But seeing that the scholar at the head was born white and fat, one eye always turned weirdly white, and it was Yan Shifan, the son of Yan Song.

Yan Shifan is a ball of virtue, fat and one-eyed, and now his body is more and more like a "ball", at this moment, the fat face of this goods is flushed, as if he has beaten a few catties of chicken blood, all the way, all the way to raise his arms and shout, the end is passionate and energetic.

Originally, there were only about 100 of these scholars, but along the way, people kept flashing out of the narrow alleys and quietly joining the procession, so the procession quickly grew to five or six hundred people. Although these guys who joined on the way were dressed in all kinds of clothes and seemed to be irrelevant, most of them were ruffians, and their voices were very loud, as if they had become the main force of the procession.

The people of the country like to watch the excitement, no matter which dynasty is the same, so the appearance of this procession, instantly attracted a large number of people to come to watch, they followed the procession, came to the noon gate in a mighty way, the number of people was as many as thousands, and it is still increasing, virtually fueling the momentum of the procession.

"The Marquis of Jinghai is extremely evil, please ask the emperor to kill this fang to prove the law."

"Jinghaihou's crimes are monstrous, and not killing is not enough to anger the people!"

"Jinghai Hou ......"

Yan Shifan and a group of scholars raised their arms and shouted, shouting slogans impassionedly, and in the crowd, the five hundred hooligan ruffians hired by Guo Xun, the Marquis of Wuding, even tore their throats and shouted hard, and the sound shook the government and the opposition for a while, and it spread all the way to the Fengtian Temple.

At this moment, in front of the Fengtian Palace, Zhang Xuan, a scholar in Hanlin, was leading hundreds of court officials, kneeling on the ground in black, while Zhu Houxi, the Jiajing Emperor on the throne, had a gloomy face, and it was so quiet that he could hear a needle dropping, so that the noise outside the noon gate was heard more realistically.

His Majesty Dan, the court officials who were still standing had different expressions, and they all turned their heads to look at the side of the noon gate, while Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao and the others who were kneeling on the ground were secretly happy, because this was the second move they had laid out today.

At this time, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi's face became even more ugly, and he shouted: "Come on, drive away all the noisy people outside the noon gate, those who stay without permission will be flogged forty, and those who are stubborn will be flogged twenty!" ”

As soon as Emperor Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Bing hurriedly ran in from outside the noon gate with two brocade captains, came to the front of His Majesty Dan and knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Your Majesty, tens of thousands of people have gathered outside the noon gate, and the crowd is excited, asking the emperor to execute Xu Jin, Marquis of Jinghai." As the number of people gathered was still increasing, in order to avoid accidents, the emperor was asked for permission to temporarily close the noon gate. ”

Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but lose his mind when he heard this, and his expression became dazed, there were so many people who wanted Xu Jin to be executed...... Did I really do something wrong?

Zhang Xuan's eyes flashed, and he seized the opportunity to say loudly: "Your Majesty, Jinghai Xu Jin has committed many crimes, and it is difficult to write a book, which has aroused the public indignation of the people all over the world, and the minister implores the emperor to execute the Marquis of Jinghai to calm the anger!" ”

As soon as Zhang Xuan finished speaking, nearly a hundred court officials kneeling behind him immediately shouted in unison: "I implore the emperor to execute the Marquis of Jinghai to calm the anger of the people!" ”

At this time, among the officials who were still standing just now, twenty or thirty people knelt down one after another, most of these people were wait-and-see, probably thinking that Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai, had no chance to turn over, so he completely fell to Zhang Zhang's party, and then knelt down to put pressure on Emperor Jiajing.

Which official who is qualified to participate in the Chang Dynasty is not a human spirit who has been mixed in officialdom for many years? Therefore, they all see very clearly that once Jinghai Marquis Xu Jin completely collapses, then in the future, the court will be above the world of Zhang Xuan and his party, and befriending each other in advance will only have benefits and no harm.

Looking at the court officials kneeling on the ground under His Majesty Dan, and listening to the noise faintly coming from outside the noon gate, Emperor Jiajing only felt the pressure of the mountain rushing to his face, and his face couldn't help but turn a little pale. It is said that since Yang Tinghe left his post, Zhu Houxi has not felt this kind of pressure for a long time, so at this moment, he was both shocked and angry, and his gaze at Zhang Xuan became complicated.

Seeing Emperor Jiajing's gaze looking at him, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but feel a slight chill in his heart, and hurriedly lowered his head and put his forehead respectfully on Chaohu.

Zhu Houxi looked at Zhang Xuan and said expressionlessly: "Zhang Qing is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, what do you think should be done with Jinghai Hou Xu Jin?" ”

Zhang Xuan naturally understood that today's move to force the palace would cause Emperor Jiajing's strong dissatisfaction and even jealousy, but in order to get rid of Xu Jin, the great enemy, he could only stubbornly say: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jinghai fornicated with the White Lotus and rebelled, disobeyed the king's orders, and was like a rebellion. This is the only one, according to the law, you should dismiss the official and seize the title, kill the head and steal the family, and raze the three clans! ”

As soon as these words came out, the officials present couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, Zhang Xuan wants Xu Jin's life, this is to kill Xu Jin's whole family, ruthless enough!

However, the political struggle is so cruel that even if the officials present stand in Zhang Zhang's position, nine times out of ten they will choose to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

At this time, I only heard Zhang Xuan continue to say eloquently: "What's more, Jinghai Marquis Xu Jin also pretended to be public and private, framing Zhang Yin, the general soldier of Datong, in addition, Wang Zhi rebelled on Kyushu Island, Jinghai Marquis Xu Jin also has an unshirkable responsibility, so it is only ...... to be punished by Ling Chi."

Ling Chi!!

The officials present gasped again, Emperor Jiajing's face was even more cloudy, and his eyes were a little colder when he looked at Zhang Xuan.

At this time, Zhang Xuan suddenly changed his words and said: "However, for the sake of Jinghaihou's repeated contributions to the Ming Dynasty over the years, it is enough to behead him, confiscate all family property, and exile his wife and children for three thousand miles!" ”

As soon as Zhang Xuan said this, the officials present sighed lightly, after all, Ling Chi's punishment, coupled with the extermination of the family, is really too much!

In fact, this is not that Zhang Xuan does not want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but he can't do it at all, because the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all know that Emperor Jiajing treats the county lord of Yongxiu as his own sister, so Zhang Xuan can only retreat and beg for the second time, and try to kill Xu Jin first, then the Xu family, which is only a group of women and children, will be able to pay.

Zhang Xuan's last words obviously had an effect, although Jiajing's face was still gloomy, but he had relaxed a little, his eyes turned to Hu Shining, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and said lightly: "Hu Shangshu is in charge of the Criminal Department, do you think the sentencing of Jinghaihou is appropriate!" ”

Although Hu Shining is a protector, he is upright, and he dared to scold King Ning when he was the procurator of Jiangxi Province, so he immediately said loudly: "Jinghai Hou should be beheaded according to the law, and there is nothing wrong with Lord Zhang Xuan's sentencing!" ”

Emperor Jiajing nodded, and his eyes turned to Jin Xianmin, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, and said lightly: "What does the Jin Qing family think?" ”

The Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are known as the Three Law Divisions, and generally major cases will be handed over to the Three Law Divisions for trial together, and now the Criminal Department and Dali Temple both advocate the beheading of Xu Jin, and now only the Metropolitan Procuratorate remains, so as long as the Imperial Shijin Xianmin also nods, then Xu Jin's sentencing is basically a foregone conclusion!

In an instant, the eyes of all the officials present looked at the Imperial Palace. Jin Xianmin's cousin Shunju, sixty years old, also belongs to the Protector faction, I saw him come out of the civil official queue and said: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jinghai is unforgiving......

"Ahem, cough, cough, ......"

As soon as Jin Xianmin was halfway through his words, Yang Yiqing, the head of the cabinet at the head of the civil officials, coughed violently, Jin Xianmin subconsciously stopped, and looked at Yang Yiqing suspiciously.

"Ahem...... Your Majesty, the old minister has been feeling cold recently...... Ahem, ahem! Yang Yiqing took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth, but the more he coughed, the more he coughed, and he couldn't stop at all.

Guo Xun and Lu Bing couldn't help but hate, this old immortal doesn't cough at night, but at this time, cough, is there no end?

"Ahem, ahem...... Your Majesty, the old minister has lost his honor...... Ahem! ”

Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao glanced at each other, and the latter stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, since Yang Ge's old body is not resting, it is better to let him retire from the dynasty first." ”

"No need, old man...... Ahem, ahem! Yang Yiqing coughed even louder, and there was a gurgling phlegm sound in his throat, and suddenly his old eyes rolled and he fainted directly.

"Lord Yang!"

"Elder Yang Ge!"

The officials around him surrounded him to help, and suddenly the order was chaotic, and Emperor Jiajing hurriedly shouted: "Come on, quickly pass on the imperial doctor!" ”

In an instant, the famous doctor Li Yanwen of the Tai Hospital hurriedly arrived, but he couldn't wake up Yang Ge Lao with all his might.

Fortunately, Yang Ge Lao just fainted, his breathing and pulse were not abnormal, and the last few Tai Doctors discussed it and decided to temporarily carry Yang Ge Lao back to Tai Hospital to take care of him, and Emperor Jiajing was not relieved and followed him to Tai Hospital.

As soon as the emperor left, the ministers in front of the Fengtian Palace were dumbfounded, especially the upstart faction of Zhang Xuan's party, all looked at each other, and today there was such a big battle, originally wanted to force the emperor to express his position in public to kill Xu Jin, but he was about to succeed, but he didn't do it because Yang Yiqing fainted!

Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao both looked ugly, and Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, couldn't help but scold: "Old fox! ”