"It's not a problem."
When Wei Zhongxian saw this, he immediately replied with a serious face, "It's just that it's hard to talk to the cabinet."
After all, Chongzhen dismissed two general soldiers in one company, and then appointed Lu Xiangsheng and Mangui.
Of course, these are not important at all. What is important is that the emperor Qiangang was arbitrary and did not consult with the cabinet at all.
Moreover, the most basic procedures were not followed.
"Since there is no problem, we can pass it on and tell the world."
Chongzhen waved his hand indifferently, "If they have any questions, let them come to me directly! I will bear the responsibility."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he nodded quickly, then bowed his body and left the Cultural Hall.
"With Brother Hu here, can I still make mistakes? He is right. These civil servants do have too much control."
Chongzhen put his hands behind his back, looked at the retreating figure, and said to himself.
And just as he expected, with this decree, the entire court exploded in an instant.
After all, for the cabinet, this is equivalent to directly ignoring them!
Their main role is to curb the imperial power and prevent the emperor from causing chaos.
But now Chongzhen is completely ignoring them, which is just nonsense.
Immediately, the Sixth Section added the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the matter, and the Censorship Offices all gave the emperor instructions, asking him to withdraw his decree.
However, all this was as expected by Chongzhen and he ignored them at all.
He didn't even bother to look at them all.
If it doesn't work for one day, the officials will issue it for three consecutive days.
The result was still nothing, no response.
Moreover, what makes the officials feel most outrageous is that since Chongzhen ascended the throne, no matter whether it is big or small, it is unstoppable to go to court at the end of the day.
But as a result, it has reached the point where it is now that I don't even go to court in the morning, and my main focus is to be rebellious.
Even so, the entire court can still operate as usual. After all, the cabinet will be there and the state machine will not stop.
But for the cabinet and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Chongzhen's ignorance was the most unbearable, so the excerpts never stopped.
For two months in a row, the words became more and more intense, but their punches were as if they were hitting cotton and had no effect.
There was a lot of commotion here in the capital, and it was equally lively in Datong, Zunhua.
At the end of July, Lu Xiangshengmangui fully accepted the garrison tasks of Zunhua and Datong.
In early August, the Jin Yiwei brought the general troops of the two cities back to Kyoto.
On August 15th, seeing that there was no movement from Chongzhen, the Donglin Party became more violent.
But Chongzhen still refused to pay attention to them. Instead, he ran to collect corn with Hu Yunqing.
If those people saw this, there would probably be a commotion.
At Wang Chengen's prompting, Lu Xiangsheng sealed up all the shops in Datong, Zunhua that had business cooperation with Mongolia and Jiannu in early September.
Many of them include the shops of Shanxi merchants and the Hong Chengchou family.
In early October, under Lu Xiangsheng's interrogation, the details of the slaves in the city were finally found.
I thought that when this matter reached Kyoto, these officials would be able to calm down.
But what Chongzhen didn't expect was that they would make a more violent disturbance.
A large part of the reason was that Lu Xiangsheng and Mangui had touched their interests, which naturally aroused their dissatisfaction.
Immediately, people became excited and wrote letters demanding Lu Xiangsheng's dismissal.
The matter continued until mid-November, but Wei Zhongxian couldn't stand it anymore.
During this time, he had been holding back the officials with his Ouchi guards and Jin Yiwei.
But as more and more officials are offended, it becomes too difficult to end the situation.
The most important point is that at this time, even the cabinet came out.
Although Wei Zhongxian was not afraid of dealing with censors like the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the officials in the cabinet were different after all.
In desperation, he could only run to the Yangxin Hall to find the emperor.
At this time, Chongzhen was playing chess with Queen Zhou.
He was also worried. Although he had made a lot of money following Hu Yunqing, it was still a waste of time.
After all, there were too many places where money was needed in the entire Ming Dynasty, and he originally wanted to suffer the people.
But thinking about Hu Yunqing's words, I also thought about starting with businessmen or relatives of the emperor, but I still couldn't make up my mind.
"What's wrong?"
Looking at the person coming, Chongzhen put down his chess pieces in a somewhat distracted manner, "Is there something going on over there in Datong?"
During this period, Lu Xiangsheng and Mangui also spent a lot of money. After all, building fortifications also costs money.
"Your Majesty, that's not the case."
Wei Zhongxian smiled with his face, and then said helplessly, "Nowadays, more and more people are coming to visit us, and some of them have said that if His Majesty does not see them, they will kneel and die at the entrance of this hall."
"It's really difficult!"
Chongzhen frowned, his face suddenly turned pale, and he paced back and forth, "I didn't want to talk to them, but it seems I can't."
Having said this, he immediately gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Ask them all to go to the Cultural Hall, and if they have anything to say, they can talk there!"
"yes!"
Wei Zhongxian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and left quickly.
After a cup of tea, I saw that the ministers had gathered together.
As soon as Chongzhen sat down, someone immediately stood up.
"Your Majesty, what crime did the commander-in-chief of Datong and Zunhua commit? Why should they be dismissed? Without any reason, I'm afraid it will be difficult for people to surrender."
The censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate immediately stood up, "Besides, they are meritorious officials."
"The spies that have been discovered in Datong and Zunhua have nothing to do with them? Isn't it because their supervision is ineffective? Furthermore, if because of this, the Jiannu cavalry is allowed to break through the barriers and attack the city, wouldn't it be worth the loss?"
Chongzhen raised his eyebrows and immediately replied, "Or is it really too late to convict him again when the time comes? Isn't it too late?"
These words left the censor speechless.
"Your Majesty, this is wrong."
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Han Xu immediately stood up and said, "Let's not say whether the spy who established the slaves is real or fake. What he did underground was a violation of the ancestral system. You must know that the decree has always been issued by the cabinet. The Chief of Ceremonies will discuss it together and then issue the order. Isn’t it a bit childish for Your Majesty to act so insistently?"
These words are their voices.
After all, judging from the current situation, the emperor is increasingly out of their control.
"Then according to your opinion, I was wrong?"
Chongzhen snorted coldly, his face as dark as water, and he stared at Han Xu coldly, "In that case, what do you think we should do?"
"Immediately withdraw the decree and recall Lu Xiangsheng and Mangui!"
Cao Yu hurriedly took over and said with a stern face, "I heard that there is no war now. They have spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. There may be something fishy in this. We must investigate strictly! Investigate strictly!"
