Lin Yue turned around, and the newly promoted young eunuch presented a memorial with both hands.
"Read it, my Lord Chief Assistant."
Pa~
The memorial fell at Han Kuang's feet.
"His Majesty?"
"I'll let you read it!"
Han Kuang picked up the memorial in front of him, got up from the ground, took it in his hand and looked at it, and suddenly started to sweat.
"Read it? Why don't you read it?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Cao Huachun, received a secret report from Wang Ye, the commander of Dong... Dong Factory today..."
Han Kuang was a little stuttered when he read, but everyone around him heard clearly. What he was saying was that when Wang Ye, the commander of the East Factory, was having dinner at Deyuelou, he heard Han Kuang talking to friends from the south about the emperor's recent promulgation of laws that could shake the country's foundation. Regarding the various levels of reform, the man drank too much and had no control over his words. In order to have a good time, he criticized the content of the reform at will. He also said that the emperor's identity was doubtful, and he might be an impostor wearing a mask of human skin.
Cao Huachun, who had just been promoted to eunuch Bingbi and worked with Han Kuang on the eunuch case, turned around and sold Han Kuang? The civil servants and generals kneeling on the ground looked confused.
What is the old eunuch going to do?
Cao Huachun, who was standing behind the dragon chair, twitched at the scene in front of him. It was not what he wanted to do, but what the emperor wanted to do. At this point, if he could not figure out the emperor's intention and cooperate with the emperor's strategy, he might not be able to do anything in two years. He was the one who was dismissed from office and had his house confiscated. You must know that the little eunuchs in the harem now regard the emperor as an object of worship.
Yes, it was completely different from before. Their emotion towards him was worship, not fear.
The consequence of this change was that the eunuchs in the leadership were all trembling with fear, fearing that if they failed to serve the emperor well, they would be beaten into pieces by those supporters.
To talk about the reasons for this change, first, the emperor defeated the Four Guards Camp in Yanshan with a small number and a large number. Second, he opened a school in the harem and personally taught the young eunuchs who had just entered the palace. To a certain extent, those people He can be regarded as a disciple of the emperor. Third, he promised to ignore their origins and physical defects. As long as they could prove their ability to replace the civil servants and generals of the DPRK, he would give them corresponding official positions and titles. He also said that this was called competition for employment.
The emperor's situation in the inner palace has been established, and Cao Huachun knew very well that if he wanted to keep his official position, the only thing he could do was to cooperate.
Some words are said "unintentionally" by the speaker, but intentionally by the listener.
The Eunuch Party is now finished. What the Emperor will do next is... the Donglin Party. Not only because these guys have been harmed by their interests and dare to complain and softly resist reform, but also because the Emperor has realized that the Donglin Party, Zhejiang Party, Chu Party, etc. will become an obstacle to his concentration of power.
As for Han Kuang, who is both the chief minister of the cabinet and a core figure of the Donglin Party, it is most appropriate to use him to scare the monkeys.
From Cao Huachun's point of view, he could either be dismissed from office and have his house confiscated, or become a sharp knife and shield for Long Live Lord. What would a person who knows current affairs choose? The answer is obvious.
Lin Yue looked at Han Kuang and said, "Is the content of the memorial true?"
"emperor."
Plop~
Han Kuang knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, my fellow countryman talked nonsense after drinking and did countless things."
Lin Yue said: "I will not investigate the crime of your fellow villager for the time being. What I am asking now is the crime of your acquiescence."
Of course he wouldn't mind if ordinary people complained or complained about the emperor's orders. But these bureaucrats who cling to the imperial power to seize the people's wealth and support, and then put all the blame on the emperor when something goes wrong dare to complain about the reform content that harms their rights and benefits the people, then I'm sorry, please die.
Since they relied on the imperial power to obtain a life of superiors, and themselves and their descendants enjoyed preferential treatment that ordinary people could not achieve in their lifetime, then... because they want to protect their own interests and fight against the imperial power, killing such people is a little psychological pressure on Lin Yue nothing.
"come."
A guard with a knife came forward from the hall.
"Push Han Kuang out of the Meridian Gate and chop him down." After saying this, he threw the second memorial in front of Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards: "The Han clan members will be tortured. I want them to spit out all the money they have spent on corruption over the years. .”
Wow~
The whole place was in an uproar.
Is this going to kill the chief minister of the cabinet and then confiscate the family and exterminate the clan? He is too cruel.
Zhu Guozhen and Qian Longxi took a step forward and pleaded for Han Kuang: "Your Majesty, please think twice."
"Come here, push Zhu Guozhen and Qian Longxi out of the Meridian Gate and behead them. What happens next, Luo Yangxing, you know what to do."
"I know." There were beads of sweat on Luo Yangxing's forehead.
There was silence in the hall.
Seriously? Killing three cabinet members in one morning meeting? The first and second assistants were all cut off?
This murderous nature is simply unprecedented.
Zhu Guozhen and Qian Longxi suddenly collapsed on the ground. They did not expect that asking for love would lead to death.
He is not only a foolish king, but also a tyrant.
The guards in front of the palace did not give them any more room to think, so they set up the three of them and walked out.
Now Han Kuang finally understood. It didn't matter whether the rumors about the false emperor came from his fellow countryman. The emperor wanted to bloodbath the Donglin Party and implement reforms through violent means.
Lin Yue looked down upon everyone in the hall and said: "From today on, all memorials submitted by the various states will be submitted to the Supervisor of Ceremonies for review."
After saying this, he walked straight to the back, and the little eunuch who followed him helped him by shouting "Retreat from the court".
Is this going to abolish the cabinet system?
Some people think that Han Kuang's end is a bit suicidal, saying that the emperor is a fake. Whether he is or not, from his standpoint, he is an untouchable villain.
Some people looked at Cao Huachun and wondered if there was going to be another "Nine Thousand Years Old"?
Don't you know that Cao Huachun was so wronged that he was so energetic and decisive? It was simply... completely unlike a young man in his early 20s. Several times, he had doubted whether the rumors were true, because since his disfigurement, the Emperor's Not only did his physical fitness not decline, but he was so strong that it was shocking, and his style of speaking and doing things was also different from when he was in Xinwangfu.
But he didn't dare to say it. He didn't dare to say it before, and he didn't dare to say it now. He didn't look at Han Kuang and just heard his fellow countrymen complain. Did he get killed without saying anything?
The emperor used the Donglin Party to defeat the Eunuch Party, but unexpectedly pushed him onto the chariot to clean up the Donglin Party.
On the other side, Lin Yue didn't take killing the three cabinet members seriously at all. Look at what Wanli did in the future, what did these bastards do in the court? It becomes clear day by day that the party is fighting within the party, and killing three of them today is not enough.
Of course, because Han Kuang had a mental breakdown and reached the ideal length of eighteen, he was in a good mood, so he would kill a few less.
In the next month, the investigation and punishment of the "fake emperor" rumors expanded. From cabinet members to street patrols, a large number of people were arrested, so many that they could not be put in jail.
There were complaints from the imperial officials, but ordinary people were in high spirits. After all, the concept of "no officials are corrupt" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The more officials came in, the more enthusiastic the firecrackers were in the streets.
A major event happened in August - Queen Zhou was deposed, and all the maids and eunuchs in Kunning Palace (Zhang Yan had moved to Cining Palace at this time) were beaten to death. Because according to the clues obtained by Jin Yiwei, the fake emperor's statement was first spread from Kunning Palace.
On August 15th, the Kingo Left Guards and Habayashi Right Guards under the control of the Ministry of War made a sudden move, but before a worse situation could occur, they were suppressed by the Military Police Battalion and the Shenji Battalion. The leader was either exterminated or dismissed from office. Afterwards, except for the ministers and ministers, they were replaced by veterans from other departments. The following officials were all replaced by young eunuchs with outstanding management abilities from the 25th yamen of the inner court.
With the current situation, not only the ruling and opposition parties are shocked, but also the official circles are frightened. Not only did the man on the throne pioneer the eunuch's academic career, he even began to allocate serious official positions to eunuchs who were easy to use. He didn't pay attention to any ancestral system or the teachings of the previous emperor.
Now, the civil servants in the court have also realized that in order to advance the reform, the emperor has made up his mind to take action on the civil servant group. There is no room for relaxation. He must either cede the power in his hands, or confiscate the family and exterminate the clan, and send the men to the frontiers. As slaves, the female family members became free official prostitutes to comfort the border troops.
At the end of August, Lin Yue did one thing - repair a book. What book was he repairing? history book.
There is nothing else written in this history book. What is written is the suppression and massacre of "lower people" after Yuanmeng took over the Central Plains, such as Chu Ye Quan, massacre, slavery and other deeds. In addition, the northern slaves are now responsible for the Liaodong region. Harassment, destruction and killing of civilians.
He also ordered that this book be promoted nationwide. The contents of this book should be included in the imperial examination, as well as the promotion and assessment of officials, emphasizing the principle that if you fall behind, you will be beaten------In modern society, is this principle too true? Extremes are an issue worth discussing, but in feudal society, they are certainly comparable to the truth.
Then came September.
In early September, Emperor Chongzhen behaved relatively low-key. He suddenly stopped going to court and actually handed over memorials from various places to Cao Huachun, the Supervisor of Rites, and others for review.
The civil and military officials in the court thought that he had changed his temper again. Is this the sequelae of his face being burned by the torch?
Only Mangui knew that the emperor was busy with something.
