Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 131 Rebuke (please subscribe!)
Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu and Liaodong Governor Wu Kun mobilized another [-] soldiers and horses, led by Qi Jingtong, carrying [-] tiger squatting guns, and marched towards Shanhaiguan in a mighty manner.

They all took a deep breath and wanted to see, what kind of people are these six thousand bandits?Even the officials of Ming Dynasty dared to attack by surprise.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao had not dismissed the general army and governor of Liaodong. However, if Cheng Guogong came, they had not found out the hiding place of the bandits, and it is estimated that they would not be able to wear black hats.

Cheng Guogong, who thoroughly investigated the matter, had just left the capital, and the entire cabinet was uproarious.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, it's not good, the cabinet ministers are fighting." Xiao Fangzi hurried into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and told Zhu Houzhao about it in a panic.

"What? A fight? Is there such a thing?" When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he had a strange feeling in his heart.

Within the Ming Empire, it was common for courtiers to fight, but group fights also happened from time to time.

"What was the fight about?"

"It is said that Master Li, the chief assistant, wanted to lower the commercial tax, but the other masters felt that this had changed a lot and did not conform to Ming's system, so they yelled and started fighting."

Zhu Houzhao felt very curious. This was already a predetermined matter. How could Li Dongyang change his policy just after he became the chief assistant?

By the time they arrived at the cabinet, the entire cabinet was already in chaos.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Houzhao said angrily, "What are you doing? Are you trying to turn the world upside down? The dignified first-rank officials in the court are like this one by one. How decent are you? Don't you take photos and spread them to be laughed at?" ?"

Zhu Houzhao's voice filled the entire cabinet, making those officials who were still lying on the ground tremble with fear.

"His Majesty."

When they saw Zhu Houzhao, all the officials immediately put on a forced smile, hurriedly arranged their clothes, and stood aside one by one.

Seeing someone with swollen cheeks, and someone with panda eyes, Zhu Houzhao came from his heart and became furious at that time.

"Look at you, do you still look like my Ming officials? Are you ashamed to fight in the cabinet? If it spreads, where will your old faces go?"

"You are all in your 60s and [-]s, and you are still fighting like children. What the hell are you doing?"

"His Majesty."

Li Dongyang seemed to be about to say something, but was interrupted by Zhu Houzhao.

"Shut up for me, what are you telling me? I don't want to hear why you are fighting now. I have seen this with my own eyes. My confidant ministers actually gave me such embarrassment. Look at your disheveled appearance. Are you still in command of the ministers?"

"If you go out, how will the civil and military officials treat you? How will you defend my land for me?"

Zhu Houzhao was furious.

"Tell me, how can I trust the country to you to manage?"

Seeing the majesty of the emperor and being furious, these ministers knelt down in fright. No one dared to speak at this time, even if they were first-rank officials of the court, they did not dare to speak at this time.

Zhu Houzhao reprimanded the ministers in the cabinet, and the eunuchs outside the palace also fell to their knees in fright.

Why is Zhu Hou not angry when he looks after these ministers?He has seen many scenes of civil servants fighting, but he never thought of the chief minister of the cabinet taking the lead in fighting, which has never happened in the entire history of Ming Dynasty. This is simply a shame.

"What do you think of this place? Is it your home?"

Li Dongyang and others hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down, Your Majesty, please calm down, I deserve death for waiting for crimes!"

Zhu Hou looked at these ministers and was really angry: "All of you, all of you will be fined half a year's salary, let me reflect on my own mistakes, and where did I go wrong? All of you don't want to serve the country, but you want to fight for power and profit. , if you do this kind of thing again in the future, I will definitely kill you."

Zhu Houzhao slapped the two of them.

This was the first time he hit someone, and it was also his veteran officials. Although it was heavy, Zhu Houzhao felt that it hurt his heart.

But this incident happened in the cabinet, and it was a big deal. No matter how serious the incident was, no one could be beaten. This was the rule of the court, but this has been forgotten by more and more people.

"Tell you, if you don't work hard, I will fire you, and the sun will rise as usual if the Ming Empire leaves!"

Zhu Houzhao put down these words and walked away.

These old foxes are really worrying.

Zhu Houzhao knew that being an emperor was a game of balance, and he couldn't offend all the civil servants now. If he offended them, no one would work, and he would suffer.

After Zhu Houzhao left the cabinet, this group of talents slowly got up from the ground. Some with low official positions were even so scared that they collapsed on the ground.

They can see the scene of cleaning up Liu Jin's case. The Emperor Zhengde killed people without blinking an eye. Everyone knows that His Majesty is an emperor who only cares about political achievements but not people. Those civil servants who have no real achievements have long been useless in Zhu Houzhao people.

Most of them were deposed and exiled by the emperor, and no one was willing to do the thing of being forced to leave the capital.

Li Dongyang wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling that he had really caused a catastrophe. This was the first time he had done something embarrassing since he became the chief assistant.

Zhu Houzhao walked out of the cabinet and did not rush back to Yangxin Hall.

When he came to this world, he hasn't gone outside to see it, and he doesn't know what the outside world looks like?

He was not in a hurry to go back to the palace, he had come out of the palace anyway, why not go outside to have a look.

Zhu Houzhao stood on the high platform outside the capital, looking at the moat and the rolling crowd, his heart was extremely excited.

Qiao Zhuang, a few big internal guards, followed behind him. Everywhere Zhu Houzhao went, there were crowds of people. He stood on the Lugou Bridge and looked at the endless river.

In an instant, Zhu Houzhao's pride suddenly arose.

Is my country so beautiful?

In the capital, Zhu Houzhao visited many places and ate a lot of delicacies. He even passed by two brothels, which were bustling with people, business was booming, and there were many literati reciting poems against each other. It was very lively.

In addition to the local candidates in the capital, there are also people from other places who rushed to the capital to take the exam, and they also joined this flow of people.

One month later, the Ming Dynasty's annual examination will be held, which is a big event.

"My lord, are you here to stay in the hotel? Last year, there were three champions in our hall, two second places, and one Tanhua. Now there is still a guest room, which will be full soon. Would you like to stay?"

When Zhu Houzhao came to the door of a hotel, a businessman greeted him with a smile and asked Zhu Houzhao.

"Is it so powerful? If this is the case, why is there still one room left? Why?"

"Hey, son, it seems that you are from another place, right? To tell you the truth, the hotels around here are all full. You might as well go ahead and ask, how many other hotels are there?"

"It is true that our place is more expensive, but the environment is good, and the people who live here are all Zhongju people. Let me tell you the truth, the No. 700 room costs 500 taels a night, and the second place room costs 300 taels a night. The room costs [-] taels per night, and guests can stay according to their own preferences, do you think?"

The more Zhu Houzhao listens, the more interesting he becomes. There must be something tricky in it, otherwise
(End of this chapter)