Chapter 461 I Am Not an Assistant, nor a Prime Minister, but a Successor!

"Your Majesty, the ministers outside the palace have absolutely no intention of disrespecting Your Majesty. They just want to say that the previous censors just made mistakes in their words, which is a minor fault. They should not be severely discouraged and make the ministers timid. But. …”

Xie Qian quickly defended the officials outside the palace gate, but stopped at the last word. The words that followed were not pleasant, and he was afraid that he would make Master Wang who was sitting at the table angry.

"Thank you, Bachelor, you are my elder, there is no need to be formal, just finish what you have to say."

Xu Xin raised his head and glanced at Xie Qian, and after saying this, he continued to deal with matters.

"They said that the Grand Master was afraid of his ministers, so instead of punishing him with death, he punished the three clans. It was too cruel and detrimental to the saintliness... It was an act of power. They are willing to sacrifice their lives to report to your majesty. To suppress the power of the prime minister in order to maintain...the laws of the ancestors."

When Xie Qian finished saying these words, his vest was covered in cold sweat. He could see that the little emperor's face was extremely ugly, as if he was on the verge of rage.

One thing these courtiers never understood was that the young emperor was not the soft-tempered good man like the late Emperor Hongzhi. He was impatient and violent, and could not stand the threat of others.

You can tell him the truth that he can listen to. You can tell the rebellious young emperor about the law of observing the ancestors. I wonder if a junior high school student of fourteen or fifteen years old is full of rebelliousness and is the easiest to fall out with adults!

The "loyal words" of the officials and ministers sounded threatening to the ears of the little emperor.

He was not a puppet who was deceived. Jinyiwei was dragged by Xu Xinhua to the young emperor for training, and was directly controlled by the emperor. In addition, the emperor also requested to investigate various intelligences from Hulong Villa and Dongchang. The intelligence was obtained through three sets of channels. Taken together, the truth is quite different.

Therefore, the emperor knew very well the true face of these officials outside. There were no clean officials in the civil and military affairs of the court. Even the Wang family, where Xu Xin belonged, used their power to do business. The difference was whether they did practical things and paid taxes normally.

In addition, Xu Xin also told him in this regard that given the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, it was unrealistic to completely have a breeze with two sleeves, so he did not pursue too much, but he knew the true face of the officials very well.

Now these people are shouting loud and righteous slogans, full of loyalty and morality, talking about not collaborating with powerful officials, and saying that they want to preserve the emperor's sanctity. But in fact, it was because of profit that no one was clean. In the eyes of the emperor, it was extremely hateful.

A group of guys who don't do serious things, sue his teacher who does practical things, and then threaten him to go out and meet him in person. It's so disgusting.

"Have you persuaded me?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Eunuch Cao.

"Back to Your Majesty, the old slave persuaded them to hand over the book, but they refused and insisted on seeing Your Majesty. Moreover, the old slave also asked them, aren't they afraid of the imperial staff? They said they are not afraid of the imperial staff. ! He said that he would rather die under the stick than allow powerful officials to disrupt the government. "

"What do they think of the imperial staff of the Ming Dynasty? Are they using it to gain fame? So that they can pave the way for an official career? Okay, they want to die..."

Zhu Houzhao heard Xu Xin's allusions in this area, and also checked the information in this area himself. There are many relevant records. Even if someone was killed by the imperial staff, some officials still flocked to it.

"Don't use the court staff without permission."

Xu Xin told the little emperor to stop with one sentence. Everyone looked at him, waiting for his next words.

"It's snowing outside!"

Xu Xin suddenly said this sentence without any beginning or end.

"Back to Grand Master, it has been snowing for two quarters of an hour."

Eunuch Cao replied.

"The censor is an official who speaks the truth, and any lapse in speech is a serious crime. How can he be given a light pardon just because the official and the ministers are absent? If it is a misdemeanor to gather all the ministers to plead for mercy, then where is the court's law? How many people have been imprisoned? People must be severely sentenced, and the officials outside the palace gate should also discuss their crimes..."

"What the Grand Master said is true. These people don't really like to spread the allusions about Cheng Menlixue, so let's see if they can do it. Eunuch Cao, go deliver the order and guard the palace gate with a guard in brocade. If anyone faints, , I will send him to Beizhen Fusi for interrogation..."

Xu Xin said something, and Zhu Houzhao applauded after hearing it.

The punishment given by Xu Xin was not the imperial rod, but more abrasive than the imperial rod. The emperor was told not to take any notice of him, and he asked the people outside to kneel in the snow, and then let the Jin Yiwei of Beizhen Fusi look after him.

The Cheng-Zhu Lijiao has been promoting the story of Cheng Menlixue, but it depends on whether they can kneel in the snow for that long. If they can kneel for that long, it means they have passed the punishment and forgive their sin of disrespect. If they fainted in the middle After falling down, Jin Yiwei went up to see if he was really dizzy or fake.

Forget it if you are really fainted, just pretending to be an adulterer, then I'm sorry, take a trip to Beizhen Fusi, how many officials are completely clean? That's basically Liangliang, the second batch of people who shed blood for reform!

"The emperor and the grand master are both here. The Ai family made some pearl cakes and sent them..."

Not long after Cao Zhengchun went down to deliver the order, the Queen Mother brought people to Wenyuan Pavilion, carrying a basket and bringing snacks made by herself.

"Your Majesty, the ministers outside the palace are eager to serve the country..."

At this time, some ministers couldn't help but speak, trying to open a breakthrough from the Queen Mother's side.

"The Ai family belongs to the harem. The harem does not involve in government affairs. This is the ancestral system!"

"Besides, the Ai family remembers that some people once said that I am jealous... I cannot be a mother to the world..."

The Queen Mother glanced at this person lightly. Emperor Hongzhi had a very good relationship with her, Qin Se He Ming. As a result, there were basically few concubines in the harem, and the Tian family had few heirs.

During the Hongzhi Dynasty, the imperial censor did not know how many times he reported that the queen was jealous and could not respect the world.

Emperor Hongzhi was a good man, and he had beaten the censors in court because of this matter, but there was nothing he could do. He could not stop them from talking. Besides, it was true that the emperor had few children, and there were indeed even fewer concubines in the harem. The empress had to bear the blame.

Now the emperor has become the late emperor, and the empress has become the empress dowager. Do those censors think that they can get her to help them and fight against the Grand Tutor by saying a few good words about her? How dare they think so!

Xie Qian then pleaded with courage: "Grandmaster, since you have the power of a prime minister, why can't you have the qualities of a prime minister? The civil officials who are kneeling in front of the palace are young and energetic, and do not know how to be respectful. You can allow them to speak out and retain talents for the country..."

"If the censors make mistakes and make random comments, it is a serious crime. Reporting rumors does not mean that they can just make random accusations without checking anything. This is not hearsay, it is a frame-up..."

"Also, gathering people to kneel in front of the palace is forcing the emperor to abdicate, which is very disrespectful. You should plan your politics when you are in office..."

After Xu Xin talked about it, the general idea was that these censors did not do their job well, and there was also the suspicion of forcing the emperor to abdicate, so such punishment was light.

"Since I am sitting in the position of Grand Master, I will put the law of the country first, without any personal feelings!"

"Ministers are crying? One family crying is better than all families crying, and officials crying is better than the people crying."

Suddenly, Xu Xin's eyes became sharp. He stared at the ministers and said coldly: "Also, Xie Xueshi, you are wrong. I am not a prime minister. The late emperor's will is recorded in the red book and iron certificate of Tiedan Shenhou."

"I am not an assistant, not a prime minister, but a regent!"

Xu Xin's plain words made the important officials of the court stunned.

Xu Xin said that he was not a prime minister, nor was he entrusted with the government. He simply told everyone that he was the regent. And he also pointed to Zhu Wusi, which was equivalent to telling him that I knew the late emperor's will very clearly, and it was better for the little brother not to have any bad intentions.

Zhu Wusi's face did not change, but his heart was in turmoil. He did not expect that the emperor would even tell Xu Xin the content of the secret order to Tiedan Shenhou. What is the secret order in his hand? A piece of waste paper?

After this day, the opposition voices in the court stopped on the spot. Everyone realized that Xu had become the one who had the final say in the court. If they still wanted to resist, they could only do it in private. So the reform... the next bloodshed would be outside the court.

Measuring the land, checking the annexation, relocating the people, and migrating to the vassal state... these things cannot be done without killing people. And Xu Xin had already completed the military reform and seized the military power in his hands...