An impeachment that was tantamount to a farce ended with Chang Shuirong, the left minister of the Yushitai, being fined one year in salary and extended his staff by twenty.
On the dragon throne.
Emperor Zhengde asked three questions again.
This time, no accidents occurred.
"Snapped!"
The eunuch Zhan Zhu on the side cracked the whip in his hand again.
All the civil and military officials couldn't help but look serious.
Everybody knows.
The highlight of today's court meeting has begun.
Emperor Zhengde slowly stood up and stepped onto the high platform.
"Since the severe drought broke out in Guanzhong, there has been no harvest in Qinchuan for 800 miles."
"Hundreds of thousands of people in Guanzhong have been displaced. Every time I think about it, my heart aches."
"Have mercy on my people, why do you do this!"
Emperor Zhengde paused and faced the civil and military officials.
"Of course, after the drought broke out, I ordered the local county government several times to open warehouses and release grain!"
"They even did not hesitate to mobilize food from various counties in the Central Plains for disaster relief."
"However, the end result was unsatisfactory."
"My dear friends, do you know what the problem is?"
Emperor Zhengde asked loudly, and his voice was like a bell, ringing heavily in the hearts of every official.
silence.
Deathly silence.
Just as the hall fell into deathly silence, the civil and military officials looked at their noses and their noses at their hearts.
Emperor Zhengde spoke loudly again: "It's because there is something wrong with the people's parents and officials."
"It's because there is rat shit among the people's parents and officials! The black sheep!"
"Since the disaster relief, a total of forty-six officials have been beheaded by me for corruption!"
"Among them are the three Jing Zhaoyin from Chang'an City!"
"Everyone, is it true that the officials of our Great Zhou Dynasty, the parents and officials on whom the people depend for their survival, are really so bad?"
Emperor Zhengde said sadly, his voice unconsciously filled with sadness.
silence.
It was still deathly silent.
No official dared to touch Emperor Zhengde's brow at this time.
The Crown Prince Xu Yong even lowered his head and looked at his nose and heart.
"Or is it that the greed of those people is so strong that they are not even afraid of killing everyone?"
"Ah."
"Mute?"
Emperor Zhengde sneered and glanced at every official in the audience.
Seeing that everyone was looking at their noses with their eyes and their minds with their noses, I couldn't help but feel a burst of fire in my heart.
Just when Emperor Zhengde couldn't help but get angry.
Suddenly, he saw a person in the corner of his eye. The person was standing upright, neither humble nor arrogant, while everyone lowered their heads.
He was still standing as usual.
That person was clearly the Sixth Prince Xu Yi.
For some reason, Emperor Zhengde, who was about to get angry, turned around and walked towards the dragon throne.
"Everyone, is there any solution to the severe drought in Guanzhong?"
Emperor Zhengde's voice sounded again.
This time, no one dared to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
One idea after another blurted out from the mouths of those officials.
Some people say that when relieving disasters, we must first punish corruption.
Some people say that food should be mobilized again to ease the situation in Guanzhong.
Hundreds of people talk a hundred words, but all they talk about are commonplace topics.
This made Emperor Zhengde frown.
"quiet!"
Emperor Zhengde roared impatiently.
"Snapped!"
The eunuch Zhan Zhu next to him waved the whip in time.
In an instant, the entire court became dead silent again.
"A hundred people talk a hundred words, but they all talk the same clichés. It's really ridiculous."
"Since everyone is so knowledgeable and well-informed, how about we elect another Jing Zhaoyin to take charge of disaster relief matters?"
Emperor Zhengde sneered and spoke slowly.
Dead silence.
It was still deathly silent.
In less than a year, three terms of Jing Zhaoyin have been revoked.
Who dares to take office now?
I saw everyone starting to look at their eyes, noses, and minds again.
Which official who can reach the stage of deliberation in the court is not an old fox?
How can we not understand the principle of fishing in troubled waters and the law not punishing the public?
Even if some officials are motivated to serve the people, they dare not stand up and become the target of public criticism at this moment.
"Shangguan Lu."
Emperor Zhengde sneered and slowly named Shangguan Lu, the chief assistant of the dynasty.
"I believe that Zhang Xun, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, can take on this important task."
"First of all, the allocation of disaster relief grain funds is the responsibility of the Ministry of Household Affairs. As the Minister of Household Affairs, Zhang Shilang is naturally very familiar with this."
"Secondly, Sir Zhang has been working hard since he took office and has never made the slightest mistake. Such a careful person must be very capable."
Shangguan Lu Chulie said loudly.
Unexpectedly, Shangguan Lu had just finished speaking.
There was a loud noise behind him.
The civil and military officials couldn't help but look back and saw a pale middle-aged man in crimson court uniform falling heavily to the ground.
And this person turned out to be Zhang Xun, the left minister of the Household Department mentioned earlier by Shangguan Lu.
"Your Majesty... I... I also want to take over this post, but... I am powerless."
"To be honest... I... I had a relapse of my old illness on the eve of the winter solstice, and I am about to ask for my resignation from Your Majesty after the ceremony to worship the heaven."
"How... I didn't expect that I was so dizzy just now, alas!"
Zhang Xun, the left minister of the household department, looked defeated and sighed helplessly.
He would rather resign than go through this muddy water.
Although resigning is far away from power, you can still become a rich man in your hometown.
If he were to wade through this muddy water, not to mention getting promoted and making a fortune, the entire family would probably die.
As he spoke, Zhang Xun's expression suddenly changed, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"Pass on the Imperial Physician!"
Emperor Zhengde looked at the pale Zhang Xun expressionlessly, with a hint of disgust in his eyes.
"Thank you... thank you for your kindness..."
"I... I have an old ailment and there is no cure for it, so I'd better not trouble Your Majesty."
Zhang Xun's face turned even paler. It was true that he was suffering from an old illness, but it was by no means as serious as what he just said.
If the secret is exposed, it will be too late.
"Your Majesty, I am also aware that Minister Zhang is suffering from an old illness."
"I hope Your Majesty will be kind and allow Minister Zhang to retire and return to his hometown."
Yao Yanjin, the great scholar of Jinshen Palace, stood up and vouched.
Emperor Zhengde took a deep look at Yao Yanjin, then waved his hand and said: "Yes."
"I wonder if Yao Aiqing has anyone to recommend?"
Emperor Zhengde's voice was as usual, without any hint of joy or anger.
"I believe that in order to provide disaster relief, we should first stop corruption."
"I think Lou Wenyi, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, can take on this important responsibility."
"First of all, the Ministry of Punishment is responsible for cases nationwide and has the power to bring cases to trial. Punishing corruption is within the scope of the Ministry of Punishment."
"Secondly, most of the forty-six corrupt officials were arrested by Mr. Lou. Mr. Lou needs to be more experienced in punishing corrupt officials."
Yao Yanjin, the great scholar of Jinshen Palace, slowly analyzed it point by point.
Xu Yi's eyes wandered from Yao Yanjin's back to Shangguan Lu beside him.
Then he withdrew his gaze, looked at his nose with his eyes, and looked at his heart with his nose.
The recommendation between the two was nothing more than a dog-eat-dog situation in Xu Yi's opinion.
That Zhang Xun was obviously an official from Yao Yanjin's group.
And Lou Wenyi, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, knew without thinking that he must be the chief and assistant of the Shangguan.
'It's really a good show. '
'This court meeting of the Zhou Dynasty was far more exciting than I imagined. '
The first assistant and the second assistant are obviously not fighting each other once or twice.
I just felt sorry for the left minister of the household department and the right minister of the punishment department.
The two unlucky guys undoubtedly became the victims in this tough battle.
Xu Yi sneered in his heart and silently became a melon-eater.
