In the lobby of the Xi'an government office, the chief envoy, the envoy and other officials were sitting on chairs and slowly sipping tea.
Generals Qin Bangping and Chen Guang stood opposite them and treated them seriously.
The two groups of people faced off like this for most of the day, and apart from the initial politeness, neither of them said a word.
After a while, the right-hand chief envoy sitting on the main seat said slowly:
"Two generals, even if His Majesty sent you here, you should pay attention to the court's decorum. It is already a serious crime for you to lead troops into the city without permission. Now you are leading troops and horses into the government office of Xi'an. What on earth do you want to do? "
"You think you have the guts to be arrogant just because you have accomplished some merits? Do you still think of the imperial system in your eyes? Where is the decency?"
"You two are leading generals. You don't even know the laws of the court, right?"
"You dare to lead the army directly into Xi'an City without documents and entry documents. You are so bold. Don't you know that you have committed a capital crime?"
"As a local official and the chief official of a province, I not only have to protect the people, but I also have to be responsible to His Majesty. If I impeach you two, the minimum punishment will be dismissal!"
Other officials also spoke in agreement, saying that they would also write a letter of impeachment against them, and asked His Majesty to punish them severely.
Unexpectedly, Chen Guang just calmly took the imperial edict that the emperor gave her from the hands of the bodyguards, showed a sneer and said:
"General, I have here an imperial edict issued by His Majesty and the Cabinet. I am just acting in accordance with the edict. What crime is there? If you want to impeach me, just go ahead!"
The official looked shocked, what's going on?
In the past, if they had just mentioned that they wanted to participate in the impeachment, all the generals, regardless of their rank, would have been so frightened that they would have begged for mercy on the spot.
But they couldn't find a reason to refute it for a while. If they really acted according to the order, as long as they didn't do anything too extreme, no matter how many people participated in the impeachment, the effect would not be very great.
Not to mention that they are the emperor's people, and the emperor must be speaking on their side.
But if they are determined to make a fuss out of a molehill, it's not impossible, it's just that the cost and price they have to pay are hard for them to accept.
The inspector Zeng Shiping, who had long been angry, immediately slammed the table and said angrily:
"Even if there is a holy decree at hand, can it be lawless?"
"The imperial court clearly stipulates that without the permission of the local government, no foreign troops are allowed to enter the city. Even if you are soldiers in the Beijing camp, you are still within the jurisdiction of this law!"
"Today you dared to bring tens of thousands of troops into the city without even a notification. Are you all blue jade?"
"Then according to what Zengtai said, His Majesty's imperial edict is not as good as your piece of paper?"
"It is also His Majesty's will to enter the city without notification. Doesn't Taiwan want to punish His Majesty?"
Although Chen Guang was promoted from a low-level officer to a staff general not long ago, he is not illiterate like other generals. On the contrary, he also has a deep cultural foundation.
His family is a member of the Thousand Households of the Hereditary Guard. It cannot be said that the family is very wealthy, but at least it has reached a well-off level. It is much better than ordinary people. He still read some books when he was young.
After more than half a year of ideological education and cultural education in the military camp, although this mouth is not eloquent, it is not like other generals who are so frightened that they can't speak.
Zeng Shiping never expected that this common man could still refute, and he said angrily:
"Okay, you are so brave. You dare to speak harshly when you are about to die. I will definitely impeach you!"
"General Chen, it's okay to call yourself general in front of your subordinates, but you dare to show off in front of us? Where is the superiority and inferiority?"
"Then please ask the feudal lord to explain to me, General, what does this mean by superiority and inferiority?"
"If I remember correctly, the feudal lord is a second-rank official. This general and General Qin are from the imperial camp. Although they are generals, they are one level higher than the others, so they are also from second-rank officials. body."
"So there is a question. Since the feudal lord has talked about the superiority and inferiority of superiors and subordinates, why do these people who are lower in rank than me and General Qin remain indifferent when they see me and me?"
Chen Guang's words made these high-ranking officials so angry that they were almost fuming.
He, a vulgar man with a low life like a dog, actually expected their scholar-bureaucrats to salute and greet them?
It's so arrogant that there are still such people in this world who don't know how to die.
"A common man is arrogant!"
Chen Guang is not really arrogant. In fact, he feels guilty now, but he is also very excited. In the past, he had to restrain his voice when talking to civil servants. How could he be as happy as he is today.
And all his confidence and courage came from His Majesty the Emperor behind him. He would never forget the words His Majesty the Emperor said to him before leaving.
As loud as your voice is, speak as loudly as you want.
Zhu Youxiao's idea is very simple, that is, to kill the arrogance of these local officials first.
Disobedience to orders and disobeying orders occurred endlessly in local areas. The emperor had no authority at all and was just like a joke in their eyes.
The most terrible thing is that these civil servants even reached a consensus and formed a rope to fight against the emperor together. They refused to recognize anything except the imperial edict.
Regardless of whether it is the emperor's edict or edict, as long as it does not have the seal of the cabinet or the six ministries, they will reject it without mercy.
Emperor Wanli had a headache because of this incident. I am the emperor of the world, but I can't order my ministers. It is really a big joke in the world.
If Zhu Youxiao continues to ignore it, then there is no need for him, the emperor, to die now.
If it weren't for the emperor's repeated instructions and support, how could he have the courage to resist these civil servants like this today?
How could he not know that the Ming Dynasty was a noble and powerful person? He had seen so many of them.
When he was still a member of Qianhu, he saw with his own eyes that the commander of their guard station nodded and bowed in front of a seventh-grade censor, and he was more obedient than a dog.
Except for a few generals with strong personalities or outstanding military exploits, none of the military generals in the Ming Dynasty were afraid of civilian officials. He, Chen Guang, was the same six months ago, but now, he is no longer what he used to be.
"The two of us still have military affairs to attend to. If there is nothing important in Fantai and Naitai, we will go back first and say goodbye!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the two men led dozens of guards and turned away, leaving only a few civil servants still in the lobby, sulking in a daze.
In less than a day, this matter was already known to the officials in Xi'an City, and their previous contempt had disappeared, but they would not give in. This was their territory. How could outsiders allow it if they wanted to get involved? .
After the Prince of Qin's Mansion learned about this matter, it still maintained a silent attitude. Except for the necessary personnel, the people of the Prince of Qin's Mansion did not even step out of the door and were completely aloof from the matter.
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