In the early morning, there was a side hall outside the Li Prison.
The emperor has not gone to court in the past few days, the Hall of Supreme Harmony has not been used, and the courtiers are happy to be quiet.
In the past, it was often the case that the emperor did not go to court. After Enhai came to power, they often discussed who had urgent matters in the side hall next to the ceremonial supervisor.
But today, this side hall was crowded with ministers, almost all civil and military personnel from the court came, and the side hall was packed to the brim.
Enhai was sitting on a grand master's chair in the palace, holding two jade gall bladders in his hands, closing his eyes and meditating.
The courtiers below had already become a quarrel.
Yesterday, the young emperor left the palace incognito and beheaded Tong Deliang, the son of Tong Hongtao, the Right Shaoqing of Dali Temple, in the street. This immediately caused an uproar in the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty.
In order to fight for Tong Deliang's body, Jin Yiwei and the personnel of Dali Temple and Wucheng Army and Horses Division also clashed.
Early this morning, in the name of discussing matters, many ministers who had sworn not to be a ceremonial supervisor came here.
Everyone in the Dongzhu Party was livid, and they were at loggerheads with the people in the Enhai Party.
The Dongzhu Party attacked the Eunuch Party for deceiving the emperor, deceiving the emperor, and creating unjust cases.
The eunuch party scolded the Dongzhu party members for being sanctimonious and hypocrites.
The two sides were in a quarrel, which was even more lively than the vegetable market.
Xu Wen, the chief academician of the cabinet, was sitting opposite En Hai, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was dozing off, and he seemed to be in harmony with the light.
Lai Youguang, the Minister of Punishment, said loudly:
"Tong Hongtao, your son raped women in the street, allowed others to commit murders, and beat people to death. The Emperor's Holy Inquisitor sentenced your son to be executed in the street. Why, you still have the nerve to deny it?"
Tong Hongtao, the Right Shaoqing of Dali Temple, looked cold and said:
"My son Deliang is kind and gentle. He has always been humble and submissive. How could he do something so harmful to the world? This must be a frame-up designed by the Jin Yiwei and the inner prison to deceive His Majesty and kill Zhongliang by mistake! The injustice done to my son Deliang is enough to make June fly. Snow!"
Then he bowed his head to the ground to Xu Wen, who was sitting on the right hand side, and said with tears:
"I also ask the chief minister to make the decision for my son, and we must punish those traitors who deceive the Holy Spirit!"
Sun Weidao, the cabinet scholar on the side:
"That's right! The emperor has been in power for three years. When has he ever left the palace? This time he suddenly left the palace for a private visit. He must have fallen into a trap!"
All Dongzhu Party members nodded.
When they heard that the emperor paid a private visit to behead Tong Deliang in the street, no one thought that this was the emperor's own intention. They all immediately identified it as an arrangement by the eunuchs.
For a long time, the Dongzhu Party has maintained the interests of the aristocratic family members. Although they and the Eunuch Party are tit for tat on the surface and have many quarrels in the court, they have a certain tacit understanding secretly. They can fight without breaking up.
But this time, the eunuchs directly killed people, and the one they killed was the son of You Shaoqing of Dali Temple, the young sect of their Dongzhu Party. That was really crossing the line!
Their fierce reaction today is to let these eunuchs understand the power of this, otherwise the other party will definitely take advantage of it.
"Everyone...loyal ministers and good generals..." A hoarse voice suddenly sounded, instantly making the side hall quiet. It was Enhai.
Enhai felt very happy today. He was unhappy because the Dongzhu Party's recent alliance had become more and more stable, but he didn't expect that the little emperor would give him a big gift.
"Don't you all keep saying privately that our family is holding the emperor hostage, pretending to be powerful, and trying to stir up trouble in the clan?" Enhai said slowly: "Didn't you say that the emperor is not free in the palace?"
"Why did the Emperor come out of the palace incognito to get some fresh air, and casually beheaded Tong Deliang, who was so indifferent to human life, that he became our family's control?"
"Whether you are free to co-author this or not depends entirely on whether it affects your interests and punishes you for your sins. Tsk, tsk, tsk... it's so shameful!"
"What happened yesterday was witnessed by thousands of people on Yong'an Street. Today it has been written down into a script of music and lyrics. You adults can go to the brothel and listen to it."
After these words, everyone in the Dongzhu Party was instantly silent.
Yesterday, they also sent people to investigate and find out the whole story. They understood that it was indeed Tong Deliang who hurt people on the street, but they habitually believed that it was the eunuch's plan and they had to make a fuss. At this moment, I knew I was in the wrong and was speechless for a moment.
Enhai raised his hand, threw out an imperial edict, and then said:
"The Emperor has decreed that Tong Hongtao, the right young minister of Dali Temple, has failed to teach his son well and will be dismissed from his post and investigated."
With a gentle wave of his hand, the imperial edict was controlled by an invisible force. It spread out in the air and hung there for a long time before slowly falling!
While they were talking, two Jinyi guards had already walked into the hall and dragged Tong Hongtao, the Right Shaoqing of Dali Temple, who was struggling and shouting, down.
Enhai continued:
"My lords, you may not know it yet. After the emperor beheaded Tong Deliang yesterday, he went straight to the prison and scolded Pei Zhong, scolding him for seeking fame and deceiving the world! Unfortunately, there are many people like this in the world, young man. Those who are loyal to the emperor and the country."
Gao Rong, the eunuch and eunuch in charge of the ceremony, sighed quickly:
"My father-in-law is so loyal to the king and the country, but he is slandered and framed by villains..."
Enhai raised the corner of his mouth slightly, waved his hand and said:
"Personal honor and disgrace are nothing compared to the safety of the country... Since Pei Zhong has been scolded by the emperor, he must have come to his senses, so let him go. Let's forget about the confiscation of his home and his exile... Everyone Sir, are you still satisfied?"
Imminent dethronement, Enhai was originally worried about the collusion between the young emperor and the Dongzhu Party. Yesterday I heard about the little emperor beheading Tong Deliang in the street and scolding Pei Zhong in prison. Enhai felt very happy.
This little emperor was incompetent and self-willed. This was a big slap in the face of the Dongzhu Party, and even the Qing Dynasty faction in the court was completely disgraced.
He has been planning the martial arts alliance these days, and he will definitely have to leave the capital for a while.
There is no need to worry about the emperor colluding with the Dongzhu Party.
Moreover, the Dongzhu Party and this group of Qingliu had always been very mean-mouthed, which annoyed him. This time, they spoke frankly and let this group of people understand what they were.
What a pleasure!
He immediately stood up and, surrounded by a group of eunuch eunuchs and officials, walked out of the palace. Without looking at Xu Wen and others, he looked up to the sky and smiled as he walked:
"Hahahaha, loyal minister? Are you worthy of it!?"
After all the eunuchs had left, only the ministers of the Dongzhu Party were left in the palace, all of them as dejected as eggplants beaten by frost or roosters defeated in a fight.
All along, in the struggle against the eunuchs, they had been the party holding the right to justice. Unexpectedly, this time the little emperor personally took action and put them on the fire.
That taste is really...
Everyone became dejected and scattered.
Xu Wen, the chief minister of the cabinet, wandered back to the Wenyuan Pavilion where the cabinet was located, made a pot of tea, sat down on the Taishi chair, and hummed an opera.
As the leader of the Dongzhu Party, he does not seem to be depressed at all, but is rather content.
Cui Zhen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry on the side, said anxiously:
"Mr. Xu Ge, it seems that the emperor has been completely controlled by that eunuch, and has even become a knife in Enhai's hand. Do you still have time to drink tea?"
In the Wenyuan Pavilion, there were more than a dozen people at this time, all of whom were the core force of the Dongzhu Party and important officials from various ministries and yamen in the court.
Xu Wen said with a smile:
"How can we, the ministers, comment on what the emperor wants to do?"
"Are we just going to let the emperor do whatever he wants? Isn't this a coward?" Cai Huazhang, who was serving the imperial wine ceremony next to him, shook his head and said angrily.
Xu Wen smiled and shook his head:
"The ruler is dishonest, and the ministers are responsible. This king is dishonest. Just change him to a wise and wise king... To be honest, I have recently received a secret letter. After the former King of Chu, he is already twenty-three in the Bohai Kingdom..."
