In the Ming Dynasty, due to the "small officials holding great power" system designed by the founder Zhu Yuanzhang, the most arrogant and daring civil servants in the court who dared to confront the emperor were often not high-ranking officials such as cabinet ministers and ministers, but ministers and officials.
And not only the emperor, but also important ministers such as cabinet ministers and ministers were often annoyed by these officials.
Basically, it is not normal for every cabinet minister or minister to retire without being impeached by an official a dozen or even dozens of times.
Especially since Donglin Party officials took control of speech in the late Wanli period, they advocated weakening the power of the cabinet and strengthening the power of speech officials.
In fact, the power of the cabinet is often a derivative of imperial power.
Because the cabinet can only implement opinions that are in line with the emperor's will.
Therefore, when Donglin Party officials advocated weakening the power of the cabinet, they indirectly wanted to weaken the power of the emperor and make the Ming Empire even more chaotic.
But Zhu Youxiao didn't want Yan Guan to continue to grow so big that he, the emperor, would not even take him seriously.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao became murderous, and he wanted to use the toughest method to force Yan Guan to surrender to his emperor.
"My slave obeys the order!"
Wei Zhongxian wished that His Majesty the Emperor would be tough on the Yanguan officials, because no matter they were the Supervisor of Ceremonies, the Cabinet, or the six ministers, there was no one who did not hate the Yanguan officials.
Wei Zhongxian immediately rushed to the Liuke Gallery with a group of Jinyiwei officers and ordered: "Bring out all the military officers to Qiu Changqing!"
Qiu Changqing was indeed still in Liu Ke Gallery at this time, and he was also waiting for the emperor's reply.
"Mr. Qiu's refutation of the emperor's decree this time is an upright act. He is indeed a role model for us. I just don't know how the emperor will respond?"
Bing Ke Zuo gave his advice to Kui Qing and started laughing.
Qiu Changqing also raised the corner of his mouth with great enthusiasm: "If the emperor obeys the official's wishes, it is okay, but if he doesn't, then the officials in the world will give advice to the officials! At that time, during the dispute over the foundation of the country, the officials argued several times. The emperor has been forced to dare not change the foundation of the country. Now that the emperor's foundation is not stable, is it possible that he really dares to offend the world?"
While Qiu Changqing was talking, the Jinyiwei Official School came in: "Who is Qiu Changqing? Eunuch Wei, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, Bingbi, has been ordered to see you!"
Qiu Changqing came here for this reason.
As soon as Wei Zhongxian saw Qiu Changqing, he said directly: "I have been instructed that your refutation has been read by the Holy One, but what Xu Guangqi said will still be implemented in accordance with the original cabinet vote, and no further refutation will be allowed! Issue the General Affairs Secretary immediately!"
Qiu Changqing was shocked when he heard this. He immediately held up his hands and said, "No! Please tell the emperor, please forgive me for the military department's difficulty in following the order."
Wei Zhongxian asked coldly: "You dare to resist the decree?"
Qiu Changqing gritted his teeth and replied: "For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, please forgive me for not obeying my orders!"
Wei Zhongxian waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty has an order. If you don't obey your order again, I will kill you!"
Therefore, Qianhu Yang Huan, a member of the Jinyi Guards guarding Yeting, immediately drew his sword and stabbed Qiu Changqing directly.
When Qiu Changqing saw this, he turned around and ran away. He was so frightened that he even forgot to say anything.
Phew!
Suddenly, Qiu Changqing was stabbed to death by Jin Yiwei and fell to the ground.
Wei Zhongxian remained calm and said: "Go and ask the other soldiers on duty inside to come to Shizhong!"
Not long after, Bing Kezuo was invited out by Jinyiwei, Wang Kuiqing.
Wei Zhongxian continued to repeat what he had said before, and asked Wang Kuiqing: "Is Xu Guangqi's memorial to the Red Order issued?"
Wang Kuiqing saw this and said hurriedly: "Father, this is really difficult to obey. The chaos in Jiang Bin's government during the Wumiao Temple was all caused by the selection of generals and training in the Wumiao Temple. Our seal is really for the stability of the Ming Dynasty!"
Wei Zhongxian asked coldly: "Really?"
Then, Wei Zhongxian shouted: "Jinyiwei!"
Wang Kuiqing found Qiu Changqing lying on the ground this time, and couldn't help but kneel down: "Your Majesty, I will issue the General Affairs Secretary right now!"
Jinyiwei Qianhu Yang Huan, who had just pulled out the Xiuchun knife, had no choice but to take the knife back.
Wei Zhongxian smiled when he saw this and ordered the Jinyi Guard Officer School to carry Qiu Changqing out, and then came to Zhu Youxiao to recover his life.
Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with this.
Because this shows that Wei Zhongxian did not want to get a good reputation from civil servants, and he really only followed his own orders.
Otherwise, if he were a good eunuch in the eyes of a so-called scholar-bureaucrat like Wang An, and if he ordered to kill any civil servant who resisted the order, the eunuch would first remonstrate with him.
It's not that Zhu Youxiao can't listen to the objectionable advice.
In Zhu Youxiao's view, everyone should play a certain role. Since they are his own slaves, they should obey all his orders honestly.
After Qiu Changqing was killed, Liu Kelang's officials did become much more obedient.
Wang Kuiqing immediately signed Xu Guangqi's memorial to the General Affairs Department.
Not only that, but the decree drafted by the cabinet to rehabilitate Zhang Juzheng, Ma Qiancheng and others based on Zhu Youxiao's request was quickly issued.
All of a sudden, because there was blood in front of Liu Ke Gallery, the office efficiency of Liu Ke Gallery improved a lot.
In the past, it was not normal for these officials of the Ming Dynasty not to delay doing something for a day or two.
After all, Zhang Juzheng's examination method had long been abolished.
Next, Xu Guangqi was ordered by Zhu Youxiao to be the right minister of the Ministry of War without going through the court. He was responsible for selecting generals and training troops, and was in charge of the Military Selection Department and the Staff Division of the Ministry of War.
The memorial and batch of red edicts regarding what Xu Guangqi had reported were also sorted out by the General Affairs Department and sent to the Ministry of War, with Xu Guangqi taking full responsibility.
Next, all they have to do is wait for Xu Guangqi to come and collect his memorial and act as ordered.
But Xu Guangqi didn't know that a life had been lost because of what he had done.
This shows how difficult it is to carry out reforms in an era where it is difficult to return.
However, although Xu Guangqi did not know that an official was killed because of what he reported, he had already learned from Sun Chengzong about the murders of Hui Shiyang and Yao Zongzhong.
Sun Chengzong was quite indignant: "The new factory boss Wei Zhongxian is really ruthless. He actually falsely ordered to kill the court officials! Isn't this trapping His Majesty in injustice?"
Xu Guangqi glanced at Sun Chengzong: "I have to say that the officials of your Donglin Party are really too jumpy. They even dare to stop Dongchang who is carrying out errands. How do you regard the emperor? It would not be a pity to be killed!"
"you!"
Sun Chengzong stood up suddenly, disgusted with Xu Guangqi's views, but he didn't know how to defend Hui Shiyang and others, because he had to admit that Hui Shiyang and others should not stop the people from Dongchang. .
At that moment, Sun Chengzong said: "They decided to jointly impeach Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian must be driven out of the capital this time!"
Xu Guangqi looked at Sun Chengzong: "Don't do such a thing together. His Majesty summoned us on the day he captured Wang Wenyan just to protect us. He didn't want us to get involved in the dispute with the inner court because of this matter! You and I must not let down the Holy Spirit. I mean! If your Majesty directly sent these two people to prison, you could save them by sparing them to show the benevolence of the emperor. But now these two people have been killed. The so-called king wants his ministers to die and they have to die. In this matter If you make a fuss, you will expose your father to injustice and be suspected of being disobedient to the monarch!"
