Chongzhen's face was as sinking as water, and he sat quietly on the dragon chair, but his heart was full of thoughts.
He had long expected that this would be the case, but what he didn't expect was that the cabinet would collectively come to the ring.
"I have read their memorials and there are no problems."
After thinking for a moment, the emperor looked at the officials and said coldly, "Zunhua, the cities of Datong and Datong have been in disrepair for a long time, and it's time to build them. Besides, Datong blocked the Horqin Mongolian cavalry before, so now we allocate some money, what's the matter?"
"..."
Cao Juan was so shocked by these words that he didn't know how to answer, but he couldn't back down at this moment. He could only hold his neck and continue, "Even so, it won't cost so much! A hundred thousand taels of silver, although now The national treasury is quite abundant, but if things continue like this, they won’t be able to withstand it.”
"Humph, most of this money was obtained by me arranging for people to sell floor heating and food."
Chongzhen snorted coldly, then stared at a few people and said coldly, "What? Now that it's used in a certain place, you feel distressed?"
Now that he has money, he can speak more forcefully.
Seeing this situation, the ministers headed by Han Xu felt that something was wrong. After all, if this continued, how could the cabinet check and balance the imperial power? How can these ministers withdraw their value?
From now on, won’t the emperor alone have the final say? Is that okay?
"His Majesty!"
Seeing this scene, he immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Of course I know that the defense of this city is a major matter! There is no dispute! But the main thing is, why did your Majesty send the general troops of Zunhua and Datong to Removal? Why not discuss such a big matter with the cabinet first?"
"Also, Lu Xiangsheng and Mangui were originally idle at home. I'm afraid it wouldn't be good if they were directly promoted to the Ministry of War. Besides, there is no vote from the cabinet!"
The reason why he is like this is on the one hand because Zunhua General Soldier is his disciple.
On the other hand, it was just because Lu Xiangsheng had an arrogant personality and was at odds with them!
This made them wonder whether the two of them had given the emperor some drug.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
As soon as these words came out, those disciples and former officials of Han Xu and Donglin Party officials came out one after another, "Your Majesty, the system of this cabinet was established by our ancestors. We cannot violate the ancestral system! Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, if you have a filial son at home, your family will not be defeated! If your country has enemies, your country will not be destroyed! I hope your Majesty will learn from this!"
For a time, the entire court was noisy, just like a vegetable market.
Chongzhen's face was livid with anger, he gritted his back teeth and looked at Wei Zhongxian coldly.
"Master, why don't you go back to the harem first?"
As a thug, one look made the eunuch react immediately, "Let the old slaves handle this. They don't dare to eat the old slaves."
"never mind!"
Chongzhen frowned, and finally suppressed the anger in his heart. After all, he also understood that the entire court was now connected, and he was not dealing with one person!
"Okay, good!"
Thinking of this, he stood up suddenly, supported the dragon case with both hands, and snorted coldly, "If I don't listen to you, the entire Ming Dynasty will be destroyed!"
"boom!"
After saying that, he slammed the dragon case.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
These ministers were also stunned, and immediately knelt down in darkness.
"Your Majesty, it is wrong to tamper with the ancestral system!"
Han Xu glanced at the censor Zhongcheng. The man crawled forward a few steps, raised his head and shouted, "Otherwise this cabinet will be in vain! Your Majesty will make the final decision on all matters big and small! It is inevitable that there will be no mistakes. I hope your Majesty will learn from it!"
"you……"
Chongzhen was so angry that he was trembling all over, but he had no choice but to fight to the death and remonstrate to the death of civil servants! This is the reputation they want!
"Okay, okay! Then you just kneel here!"
What he wants now is military reports from the front line! As long as Lu Xiangsheng and Man Gui can convey the news of the great victory, he will be able to be tough at that time!
After saying these words, he turned and headed towards the harem, Wei Zhongxian quickly followed.
"Are those spies caught are Shanxi merchants?"
Looking at the people behind him, Chongzhen looked at the branches swaying in the cold wind with a gloomy expression and asked.
"Yes, absolutely true."
Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian nodded quickly and lowered his voice and replied, "Besides, the Zunhua General Soldier and the Shanxi merchant are inextricably linked!"
"very good!"
Chongzhen then withdrew his gaze, with a cold light in his eyes, and warned, "Don't spread this matter! And listen carefully, don't attack any officials before the military report is sent over there!"
"Old slave understands!"
When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he couldn't help but shrink his neck, lowered his head and replied.
Just like that, as the emperor returned to the palace, there was no movement from the officials in the hall.
They made up their mind that if Chongzhen didn't let go, they would kneel like this.
"My lords, Your Majesty is resting, can you all go back?"
Wei Zhongxian came to the main hall, looked at everyone and said with a smile, "It's freezing cold, so I won't hurt my bones."
"No reply! Definitely not reply!"
"Yes, if Your Majesty doesn't take back your orders, we will kneel down and die here!"
"Yes, if this continues, the country will no longer be a country! As ministers, how can we trap His Majesty in injustice?"
For a time, the ministers were excited and expressed their determination to persevere to the end!
"It doesn't matter, if you want to kneel, just kneel!"
Wei Zhongxian sneered, and then looked at the little eunuch beside him, "Listen to our family. From today on, we must pay close attention to all the ministers. If they are thirsty and hungry, prepare tea and snacks immediately! If they are tired, Well, then go back and notify their families and bring them blankets. If anyone neglects them, be careful of his dog head!"
"yes!"
The little eunuch trembled with fright and nodded quickly.
"My lords, our family is here to accompany you."
Wei Zhongxian was not polite. He straightened his robe and sat down beside him. "But we have agreed in advance. If anyone dares to go to Xiyuan to bother His Majesty, don't blame us for being rude!"
For a time, the ministers headed by Han Xu were very angry.
This clearly shows that we are fighting against them.
But even so, no one left the hall!
They just want to make the emperor submissive, otherwise their skills in slaying dragons will be in vain!
Especially Han Xu, he is the chief minister of the cabinet and the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Ming Dynasty! If you shrink back at this moment, how will you manage others in the future? How to convince others!
Ever since, the officials were at odds with the emperor!
During the day, they knelt in the main hall to remonstrate, and at night they slept in the Cultural Hall. They had a strong tendency to never look back until they hit the south wall.
Even Wei Zhongxian and Duke Wei are numb. This is a civil servant, who is more difficult to deal with than a military general!
It’s simply outrageous!
In this way, from mid-November to early December, it snowed heavily.
