But the strange thing is that, as usual, the cabinet should be the one who should fight back most when encountering this kind of situation. It's just that several pavilion elders didn't say a word when faced with this situation, maintaining a strange silence.
However, after a large number of officials submitted letters, Dongchang showed no intention of stopping. Instead, they simply arrested officials in the capital and Beizhili without concealment. Since Dongchang has been in decline for a long time, it is difficult for the forces to reach too far away for a while, so Jin Yiwei also received a request to cooperate with the arrest.
Liu Shouyou originally didn't want to get involved in this troubled waters, but one of the purposes of the establishment of Dongchang was to monitor Jinyiwei, so Dongchang's status was far above Jinyiwei! This made Liu Shouyou, who received the order, reluctantly order the Jinyi guards from all over the country to arrest people according to the list!
However, out of a speculative mentality, he strongly hinted in the document that the chief officers of the Jinyi Guards in various places should treat the arrested people with courtesy. As a result, this painless arrest not only failed to deter officials at all levels, but actually fueled their arrogance!
The censors and others began to write a letter to impeach Dongchang again, and the target was directed at Zhang Jia! Some people even compared Zhang Jia to the established emperor Liu Jin! If you say that this person has deceived the Holy Spirit, he should be executed immediately! Some harsh people directly pointed the finger at Emperor Wanli, comparing him to a mediocre lord like Zhu Houzhao!
There were even people in the capital who kept sending messages saying that King Lu was smart, eager to learn, kind and virtuous, and looked like a master! When this news reached Emperor Wanli's ears, he became furious!
Faced with the anger of his ministers, Emperor Wanli uncharacteristically did not attend the morning court for more than 20 consecutive days. All state affairs were handled by Zhang Juzheng and other cabinet ministers. This made the officials extremely dissatisfied!
As the anger of the ministers surged, and under the arrangement of some people, the ministers decided that if they did not see the emperor again this morning, they would collectively block the palace in front of the palace gate! Emperor Wanli must give them a clear explanation!
And after they informed several cabinet elders about this idea, they still received vague answers. But he didn't care if he knew it, and he still started acting according to the plan. From their point of view, the fact that the elders did not take a stand was just out of caution. They would take a stand at the last moment! Because they are also civil servants!
October 20th is the day when the ministers discuss the imprisonment, so there are especially many people participating in the morning court on this day! The main force among them is naturally the civil servants, but there are also a small number of unknown nobles involved. Because they were also afraid that one day Dongchang would break in and take them away! However, most of the nobles still looked on with cold eyes.
Outside the palace gate, a large number of officials gathered here to wait for the morning meeting. Naturally, the things they talked about in small groups were all irrelevant matters! Each of them told about the sages who had petitioned for state affairs back then, and at the same time, they praised the colleagues around them.
As time went by, their voices changed from whispers to loud discussions. When everyone remembered the sages, they would inevitably compare their deeds with their own actions, so although they did not express this idea, they Naturally, I will be moved by the spirit of myself and my colleagues who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the country, and naturally feel some generosity!
And so many people with the same thoughts gathered together, some even gave loud speeches, told what they were thinking, and tried their best to share it with their colleagues, which attracted applause from the officials! For a time, the atmosphere outside the palace gate was filled with generosity and perseverance!
With the sound of the clean hall whip three times, the ministers walked into the hall in the same order as before. But what surprised them was that Emperor Wanli, who usually had to wait for his ministers to enter the palace before going to the palace, was actually sitting high on the throne! This made the ministers even more excited, and even a little happy! They felt that Emperor Wanli was finally forced to face them under their pressure!
After the ministers entered the class, and before the eunuchs shouted to ask if there was a memorial, a censor ignored the etiquette and strode out of class ahead of everyone else! He didn't even salute Emperor Wanli, but directly said loudly: "I am a true believer! I impeached Zhang Jia for arresting people wantonly after taking control of Dongchang, which shocked all officials! He wants to imitate Liu Jin and should be punished!" The minister impeached Liu Haojia again. Liu Haojia avenged his personal revenge and led the royal guards to arrest Yushi Ning Baiqiang! At this time, Yushi Ning’s life and death are not known, and he may have died in prison! So please kill Liu Haojia! In addition, I ask your majesty to issue an order to remove the East Factory All arrested officials will be handed over to Yousi, and Dongchang cannot be allowed to arrest innocent people! If they are guilty, they should be dealt with by Yousi!"
After speaking eloquently, recite an article to strengthen your argument! In his article, he compared Zhang Jia and Liu Haojia to the Eight Tigers during the Zhengde period! And in order to gather these eight tigers, he also added Li Song and others around Emperor Wanli! And a total of thirty-three charges were listed for eight of them!
As soon as he finished reciting his article, other officials immediately came out to respond, including Zhang Jia, Liu Haojia and others! If calculated, there are more than fifty crimes listed by various officials without duplication!
The officials who were on duty later did not have the opportunity to recite their articles, so they could only shout "I second the proposal!" and join the team! For a moment, a group of officials in the center of the hall held their heads high, their faces solemn, and their eyes blazing with anger. It looked like they wanted to rush forward together and tear Zhang Jia and others to pieces on the spot!
Hearing them reciting their articles loudly one by one, Emperor Wanli, who was sitting on the dragon chair, turned slightly and put his weight on his right hand on the armrest of the dragon chair. At the same time, looking at his calm face, he seemed to be neither happy nor sad! And Zhang Jia standing next to him also had a mask-like face!
As for Liu Haojia, according to the rules, he could not stand side by side with the emperor, so he stood behind the dragon chair. Standing with him were sixty solemn-looking guards! This may be the reason why the ministers did not rush up and tear them apart! After all, these civil servants have a history of beating people to death in court!
Soon, the officials in the hall became quiet, but they stared at Emperor Wanli, waiting to hear the answer! Let their eyes be like hungry wolves! Maybe they don't know, but in the eyes of Emperor Wanli, they are just a bunch of hungry wolves! In the past, he would have been scared, but when he thought of Liu Haojia and someone standing behind him, he immediately calmed down!
Emperor Wanli sat upright, holding the dragon chair with his hand and said: "Everyone, have you finished talking? Is there any memorial?"
Emperor Wanli's calm voice spread very far in the hall, but there was no trace of fear or depression in it, which made all the ministers feel bad! Even Zhang Juzheng opened his eyes slightly!
