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The three auxiliary ministers asked the Son of Heaven to resign.

The collective resignation of cabinet scholars to the Son of Heaven has happened several times before, but for the Wanli Dynasty in history, it is commonplace for the Son of Heaven.

But now when the Son of Heaven saw Shen Shixing kneeling, he still couldn't help but say, "Mr. Shen, you... ”

Shen Shixing has been the Son of Heaven's mentor for many years, and the Son of Heaven can't believe that Shen Shixing also came forward.

Shen Shi was sad, and almost pleaded with the Son of Heaven in tears: "Your Majesty, the minister has been on duty for many years, and he knows very well that His Majesty is a generous and merciful lord, thinking of all the people day and night, and every food and clothing is simple, and he does not dare to be extravagant. ”

"And today's events are only in the name of filial piety. But since ancient times, fish and bear's paws can not have both, the minister knows His Majesty's suffering, the minister is also sad, day and night can not sleep, but the righteousness is where the righteousness lies, I have to come forward and speak out, begging Your Majesty to have mercy on the world. ”

When the Son of Heaven heard Shen Shixing's voice, he couldn't help but be moved: "Mr. Shen, that shouldn't be the case. ”

Shen Shixing wept and said: "Back then, His Majesty gave the minister the word to reproach Chen Shan, and the minister did not dare to live up to His Majesty's heavenly words even if he died. ”

Zhang Siwei also kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has been blessed with grace for many years, and there is nothing to repay. But now, even if you don't want this first auxiliary, you still want Your Majesty to be in the king's way and protect me for eternity. ”

"The minister also understands His Majesty's embarrassment, since this is the case, only the minister should be the sinner who should be killed, and all the guilty ministers should be punished, even if they die by a thousand cuts, they must also protect Your Majesty's filial piety. I implore Your Majesty to dictate Qianyuan. ”

Yu Youding also said: "Your Majesty, the cadre is for the sky, for the circle, for the king, for the father, for the yang, Your Majesty is in the throne, for the father of the people, you have to think twice for the people of the world." ”

Wu Qinghou trembled when he heard this, even if he was born as a mason and couldn't understand the words, but the three auxiliary ministers meant one thing in the openest and in the dark.

Don't lose your place!

Even if the Queen Mother is the mother of the Son of Heaven, she cannot be above the Son of Heaven when she decides on major national affairs.

But how dare they do this, especially Zhang Siwei, he doesn't look at who he has today, who he borrowed.

Before, he also appeased the Queen Mother, saying that he could pacify the officials and keep them from making trouble.

Not long ago, on his birthday, Zhang Siwei also sent himself 3,000 taels of congratulations!

But today Zhang Siwei actually treated them like this, he repaid him and the Queen Mother like this, he was a despicable villain!

It's just that Wu Qinghou can't believe it, when did this Siwei wear the same pants as Shen Shixing?

Why didn't the Son of Heaven know what Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing, and Yu Youding meant, and said angrily: "Don't force me anymore." ”

Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing, and Yu Youding said together: "The ministers don't dare to force Your Majesty, but you just ask Your Majesty to observe the invitation of hundreds of officials." ”

When the Son of Heaven saw that the three auxiliary ministers did not agree to his request, he immediately flicked his sleeves.

Dark clouds rolled in the sky, pressing heavily on the boxy sky of the Forbidden City.

When the mountain rain is about to come, it makes people feel extremely depressed.

At present, Gu Xiancheng, Wei Yunzhong, Zhao Nanxing, Wang Jiaping, and Yu Shenxing have already put life and death out of the way.

There are dozens of officials behind him, some are outsiders, some are in charge, some are in charge, and there are Hanlin historians and lecturers, but at this moment they are all ordinary scholars, who have been immersed in the righteousness of Confucius and Mencius for decades.

Hundreds of officials cried and worshipped, and the Taoist figures fell together for a while, and they had already regarded death as home.

The officials who were watching from the sidelines were also hesitant, in a dilemma.

Some people have unbearable hearts, but they suffer from lack of courage.

Some people are purely thinking about joining in the fun, watching this good show.

But the officials who have justice in their hearts are about to split, and their hearts are extremely sad and indignant, and everyone is impassioned and outspoken.

"The Holy Son of Heaven is in the court, but he is at the mercy of the palace. In the eleven years since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, there has never been a day when he has truly been in power. ”

"Your Majesty loves the people like a son, but there are elbows to him, otherwise there will never be such a thing."

"When will my Ming Dynasty also come out of the Empress Lu."

"I've been studying here for decades, and what I'm inviting today is for the emperor!"

"Under the sun, how can you let the chicken Si Chen!"

"I have a legal system for my ancestors, and I don't allow my relatives to interfere in politics!"

"If we don't stand up today and die for the country, how will we see the first emperor, the temple, and the emperor of my Ming Dynasty after death!"

The wrath of the crowd was buried in their hearts, like a volcano about to erupt, gathering little by little.

Why did the Son of Heaven know that King Lu's wedding cost a lot, but he still did not hesitate to use the world to fatten him?

Why did the Son of Heaven know that millions of people on both sides of the Yellow River were displaced and waiting to be fed, and the victims of the Susong disaster called the heavens and the earth ineffective, but the household department had no money for disaster relief?

Why did the Son of Heaven know that Lin Yanchao was asking for the people's life, and he did not hesitate to die to admonish him, knowing that he was wronged, but still wanted to put him in prison?

Everything is because some people are harming the righteous with their own selfish interests and hindering the world with their own selfishness. After years of depression, wearing an official uniform and a vegetarian meal, saying things that I feel disgusting, what I really want to say is that I dare to be angry but dare not speak.

Today, there is such an opportunity, as long as the Holy Monarch is in power and is in charge of the world, then they will definitely return a peaceful world in the future!

At that moment, hundreds of officials joined the knocking team, and then fell to the ground and cried loudly.

Of course, as officials, everyone is restrained, otherwise they will directly name and scold the Queen Mother, Marquis of Wuqing, and King Lu. Relatives are not allowed to interfere in politics, this is an iron law, there is a Ming Dynasty, those who touch it, the world will discuss it!

Of course, there is no shortage of speculators, and today's affairs, if the Son of Heaven gains power and the Queen Mother loses power, they are likely to take risks and gain wealth.

In front of power, what is family affection? What is filial piety?

The Son of Heaven will never be stubborn.

So under the banner of selflessness and asking for the lives of the people of the world, they also mixed in with the people who knocked on the que.

Although they were all petitions and their intentions were also unpredictable, they might as well show their loyalty in front of the Son of Heaven, so they cried louder than anyone else!

I don't know which side of the officials with such thoughts are more than the officials who are really fighting for the righteous death, but these are not important. Because even those officials who really ask for the people's lives in their hearts may not have this mind.

Where the righteousness lies, the general trend can prevail. If you want to succeed, you can't do it without one, this is the debate of righteousness and benefit of readers.

All the officials on the Jade Rank have seen that the situation is becoming more and more uncontrollable, and the number of officials who have knocked on the petition has reached more than 200.

At this time, Yan Qing, the secretary of the ministry, came to the steps.

Yan Qing is no longer the Yan Qingtian who spoke out for Lin Yanchao during the examination a few years ago and directly reprimanded He Luoshu.

Now Yan Qing is dying and sick.

Yan Qing came to the stairs tremblingly, and said to Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing, and Yu Youding: "Right now, the hundred officials are petitioning, and you three auxiliary ministers, as the leaders of the hundred officials, do you not want to appease the hundred officials for Your Majesty, but want to coerce Your Majesty together with the hundred officials?" Do you want Your Majesty to be in a dilemma between the hundred officials and the Queen Mother? ”

Among the hundred officials, the secretary of the ministry can sit on an equal footing with the cabinet university scholars and fight each other.

No one expected that Yan Qing would come forward at this time. Everyone also knows that Yan Qing is not the party of the Queen Mother, nor is it Zhang Siwei's party, but he just came out to hold the middle.

Yan Qing was afraid that the situation in the court would intensify and produce consequences that neither side could bear.

Throughout the ages, such people have been called peacemakers.

At this time, Pan Jitao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also came out and said: "Three auxiliary ministers, this move is inappropriate, please ask Your Majesty to discuss with the Queen Mother slowly, what is the matter with you." ”

Pan Jitao is also the Zhang Dang in the court, and because of the suspicion of party protection, he was attacked by the imperial history from time to time.

At this moment, he is also on Yan Qing's side.

Yan Qing and Pan Jitao are not people who are afraid of things, but at this time they feel that they should focus on the overall situation.

There are also several high-ranking officials such as Yang Wei, the head of the household department, who came forward to support Yan Qing and Pan Jitao, some of them are upright gentlemen and can't bear to be embarrassed by the Son of Heaven, and some are afraid that the Queen Mother will be angry afterwards.

They are not Gu Xiancheng, Wei Yunzhong and others who have been in a high position for many years, and what they are most afraid of is seeing such turmoil in the court. They saw Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing through the petition of hundreds of officials and Sima Zhao's heart to fight for power in the cabinet, so they were unwilling to stand on their side.

However, Zhang Xueyan, the secretary of the military department, Xu Xuemo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Ji, the imperial history of the left capital, Chen Jingbang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion, Xu Guo, the guest of the prince, and other officials raised their crowns and belts and kowtowed to the Son of Heaven.

These people were all pulled up by Zhang Juzheng in the past.

Even if the Son of Heaven liquidates the Zhang Party, he can't drive these people out of the court together. Zhang Xueyan, Chen Jingbang, and Xu Guo were all one of the nine people who Zhang Juzheng sponsored to the Son of Heaven when he was in office, and his name was left on the royal screen in the Wenhua Palace.

Despite this, they are also in danger, if the Son of Heaven wants to continue to liquidate the Zhang Party, they will not be able to maintain their power at any time.

At present, these people are also kneeling in front of the steps, kowtowing to the Son of Heaven, although they don't say a word, but their position is already clear.

The three Shangshu, the Jiadu Inspectorate, the Zuodu Imperial History, and several Sanpin officials all expressed their opposition to the Empress Dowager. The officials of the six ministries and nine secretaries at the top of the civil service were also divided into two factions, one faction was Zhang Juzheng's old party against the queen mother, and the other faction was in favor of the center.

The Son of Heaven also said angrily: "How can I force the Queen Mother, can I still be the son of man in this way?" Wait for the hundred officials to retreat quickly! ”

Zhang Whale was ordered to pass on a few words, but the hundreds of officials under the rank were already iron-hearted, and none of them got up, just kowtowed and knelt and cried.

Seeing that the hundred officials did not retreat, the Son of Heaven gritted his teeth and shouted: "Where are the guards? Clear the field for me. ”

The guards up and down the steps of the Imperial Gate all pressed their swords.

Zhang Whale and Luo Sigong, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, glanced at each other, knelt down together and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice!" ”

The Son of Heaven didn't have this plan, he just threatened, otherwise if he really wanted to clear the scene, he would have turned his face with the civilian clique.

At this time, the three auxiliary ministers kowtowed like pounding garlic and said, "Your Majesty has mercy on the hundred officials!" ”

Yan Qing also kowtowed to the Son of Heaven and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Juzheng's matter can be delayed, but the cost of King Lu's wedding must be reduced, otherwise what will be lost today is the morale and people's hearts of the entire world." ”

Zhang Xueyan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "Please ask Your Majesty to let the Queen Mother agree to the wedding of King Lu." ”

Zhang Xueyan knelt in front of the steps, crying.

Several auxiliary ministers even knelt in front of the Son of Heaven and kept saying: "Please Your Majesty to show mercy to the Holy Queen Mother!" ”

The Son of Heaven said angrily to a few people: "Are you trying to separate the relationship between me and the queen mother? Are you trying to force me to be an unfilial son? ”

A dozen ministers just kowtowed.

Zhang Siwei grabbed the corner of the dragon robe of the Son of Heaven, held it with both hands and cried: "Your Majesty, the ministers really dare not trap Your Majesty in unfilial piety, but this is not enough to settle the hearts of the people and the people!" Thinking that the Empress Dowager Cisheng thinks of the world, she will definitely agree to Her Majesty's request. ”

Shen Shixing, Yu Youding also said: "Please think twice, Your Majesty." ”

The Son of Heaven glanced at it, and the hundreds of officials who knocked on the gate of the emperor shook the palace with their cries.

This is simply an unprecedented thing since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it is comparable to the hundreds of officials knocking on the Zuoshun Gate back then.

The Son of Heaven was also at a loss, and in the face of this scene, he could only smear oil on the soles of his feet and say: "Retreat!" ”

After speaking, the Son of Heaven entered the Huangji Gate.

And when the hundred officials saw the Son of Heaven leaving, they all cried and shouted: "Your Majesty! ”

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

The attendants hurriedly closed the Huangji Gate left and right, but they still couldn't shut out the voices of the hundred officials.

The Son of Heaven retreated behind the door as if he had fled, and at this moment he was so frightened that he couldn't help but pause and say, "These ministers are really... It's just too presumptuous. ”

Zhang Whale glimpsed the face of the Son of Heaven and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you are the Ninety-Five, how dare the hundred officials force each other, Zhang Siwei made it clear that they want to be the right monarch and the right officer." ”

The Son of Heaven turned his head and glared at Zhang Whale, who immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

The Son of Heaven paced back and forth, and all kinds of things came to his mind.

In the past, every day before going to the court, the queen mother always went to the Qianqing Palace in person, and when she saw herself on the bed, she splashed her face with water and forced the attendants to help her up.

In the eighth year of Wanli, the Son of Heaven was drunk in the harem, holding a sword, the Queen Mother was furious when she heard it, summoned Feng Bao, Zhang Juzheng wanted to abolish him, and wanted to change King Lu as the Son of Heaven.

He was so frightened that he knelt in front of Cining Palace, crying and begging the Queen Mother, and then the Queen Mother ordered the Son of Heaven to draft a royal document to show the world his mistakes.

The Son of Heaven's eyes became colder, but his face still said to Zhang Whale: "But even so, then I can't be unfilial!" Makes the Queen Mother sad! What's more, King Lu is still my own brother. Of course, the money used for King Lu's wedding is more, but it is not too ...... Too much. ”

Zhang Whale also sneered in his heart, at the moment, the treasury is not so much the Son of Heaven, but the Queen Mother, King Lu.

This time, Zhang Juzheng was confiscated, Feng Bao's family property was not a penny and did not fall into the pocket of the Son of Heaven, and he Zhang Whale did not dare to touch it.

Zhang Jing said at this time: "Your Majesty, the slave has the courage to speak out, in front of the throne, how to be filial." ”

The Son of Heaven's face changed.

At this moment, there was a banging sound from the Huangji Gate behind the Son of Heaven, like a dense crash!

The Son of Heaven lost color and said: "This is ......"

At this moment, by the Huangji Gate, the imperial guards and eunuchs fled in all directions.

And countless officials crowded in front of the Huangji Gate, angrily slapping the vermilion lacquer copper nail gate of the Huangji Gate.

A pair of raised hands slapped heavily on the imperial gate.

The tall and solid Imperial Gate trembled at this moment, and made a loud buzzing sound.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

The cry outside the Huangji Gate resounded, and the palace was shaken!

This is a hundred officials knocking on the door and crying!

When the Son of Heaven saw the scene, his hands couldn't help but tremble slightly, and Zhang Whale, the eunuchs, and the attendants also shook their teeth.

The Son of Heaven closed his eyes for a while, and then said: "I don't care, pass the decree, announce the three auxiliary ministers, and let them enter the palace to explain to me and the queen mother." ”