"I know my mistake, please punish me!"
All the ministers knelt down in unison.
"Except for Wei Zhongxian and Guo Yunhou, the Minister of Household Affairs, the others will be fined three months' salary as a warning to others!"
It looked like it had been rehearsed, and Chongzhen was so angry that he laughed.
This is the first time he has heard that he will take the initiative to punish you. If you want to, then I won't tolerate you.
I can't kill you now, but you can still be punished.
In fact, he really wanted to kill all these people, but unfortunately he couldn't, and he can't do it now.
It's ironic to say that one of the biggest villains, the great eunuch who does all kinds of evil and manipulates imperial power, actually got the answer right.
Rumor has it that Wei Zhongxian was born a commoner and knew the suffering of the people, so he did not collect agricultural taxes and instead collected taxes from merchants and others.
Therefore, some people's evaluation of him is that he is ambitious but indecisive, does all kinds of evil but cares about the suffering of the people. This is a contradictory person.
Now it seems that this is really the case.
"Shi Aiqing, when it comes to the emperor's mausoleum, you will work with the Ministry of Works to survey the site first and make a comprehensive plan. Please wait for some time for the necessary silver."
As soon as Chongzhen's words came out, not only Shi Fenglai, but also all the ministers present were a little confused. They knew the situation of the Ming Dynasty very well, how could they get 2 million taels of silver?
"Your Majesty, this is against etiquette..."
"Of course I know it's against etiquette, but will you give me the required silver? As long as you can get it, let alone two million taels, even five million taels will do."
Chongzhen directly interrupted the words of the Minister of Rites. Looking at the other ministers who wanted to agree, Chongzhen said solemnly: "Okay, this matter is settled. I will personally apologize to the emperor in a hundred years. I believe that the emperor will understand." My difficulty,
As for the emperor's sister-in-law, I will personally explain it, so you don't need to say anything. "
Seeing that the emperor's words had reached this point, the ministers stopped talking. Anyway, it was all a matter for the emperor's family.
"My dear friends, if you have something to do, please continue!"
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
…
In the following time, seven or eight ministers reported some matters to Chongzhen. It was still fresh to Chongzhen at first, but he lost interest in the end.
These ministers are all laborers. Those who can make their own decisions must report them to the public.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report to you, Qian Qianyi!"
"Accurate!"
"Your Majesty, there are Queen Zhou and Queen Yi'an in the harem. The Hakka family members who are not from the harem are living in the harem, which is inconsistent with etiquette and law. I sincerely request your majesty to expel the Hakka family from the palace."
Chongzhen, who was somewhat uninterested, heard the voice and instantly became energetic. After waiting all morning, it finally came and the fun began.
This Qian Qianyi is an extremely famous person in history. He is famous for two main reasons. One is the scumbag Patriarch whose water is too cold, and the other is Erchen Chuan who has an itchy scalp.
This man was a leader in the literary world in the late Ming Dynasty. Together with Wu Weiye and Gong Dingzi, he was known as the Three Great Masters of Jiangzuo. However, the things that such a literary leader did were despised by the world.
In the 14th year of Chongzhen, a scandal occurred that shocked both the government and the public. 59-year-old Qian Qianyi married 23-year-old Liu Rushi, one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, and built the "Jiangyun Tower" and "Hongdou Pavilion" for Liu Rushi. , the two of them talked about poetry and classics and it became a wonderful story.
But in the 17th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng conquered the city of Beijing, and Chongzhen Meishan hanged himself. Liu Rushi tried his best to persuade Qian Qianyi to serve in the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and became the official minister of the Ministry of Rites.
When Jiannu besieged the city, Liu Rushi said that we were born as Ming people and died as Ming ghosts, and we agreed to commit suicide by drowning ourselves. However, when he tested the water with his hands, he actually said, "The water is too cold, what should I do?" Liu Rushi said So he jumped down and was rescued by others.
Liu Rushu, who was rescued, said that if we could not die for our country, we should go into seclusion in the mountains and forests. However, he could not let go of the rolling world. In the end, he led all the ministers to open the city to welcome Duduo in the pouring rain.
As a meeting gift, the beauties selected by Hongguang were also presented to Jiannu.
The most shameless thing is that Jiannu ordered his head to be shaved, and the people of Nanming were talking about it. One day, this guy said that his scalp was itchy so much, and he shaved his scalp directly.
So much so that when Qianlong ordered the National History Museum to compile the "Biography of the Erchen", he directly ordered him to become the "Erchen" among the Erchen together with Sun Kewang, Zuo Menggeng, Feng Quan, Gong Dingzi and others.
From the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty to the Minister of Rites of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and then to the Minister of Rites of Jiannu, the things Qian Qianyi did had nothing to do with rituals, which is simply a great irony.
"Qian Qianyi, please tell me in detail?"
Chongzhen was so disgusted with what this scumbag ancestor had done that he no longer even called him Aiqing.
The ministers didn't take it seriously either, thinking that the emperor was still angry about what had just happened.
"Your Majesty, I have eighteen reasons for impeaching guest Yinyue."
"First, the Hakka family cooked dragon eggs (horse's external kidney) and gave them to the late emperor to eat, which caused the late emperor's body to become exhausted;"
"Second, the eunuch Wei Zhongxian was promoted. The two teamed up to persecute the concubines. In the third year of Tianqi, they laid a poisonous plan, causing Queen Zhang to give birth to a stillborn fetus and remain infertile for life.
Later, he persecuted Concubine Hui, causing the emperor's second son Zhu Ciyan to die in June of the fourth year of Tianqi. In May of the same year, he falsely conveyed the imperial edict, imprisoned Concubine Yu, and deprived her of food and drink, causing Concubine Yu to die and her fetus to die in infancy. "
"Your Majesty, I am right..."
"Let him continue!"
Cui Chengxiu, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up at Wei Zhongxian's signal, but he just started and was interrupted by Chongzhen.
"Qian Qianyi, you continue!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, third..."
…
Every time Qian Qianyi said something, the expressions of the ministers changed.
The faces of Wei Zhongxian's eunuchs were even more gloomy.
Chongzhen also knew some of what Qian Qianyi said. After all, the records in Chongzhen's biography are very clear, but acting still requires a complete set.
"Qian Qianyi, the Hakka family was conferred by the emperor himself. Do you know the consequences of malicious impeachment?"
"Your Majesty, this is the evidence of the impeachment charges. Please take a look at it!"
After saying that, Qian Qianyi took out a stack of paper from his sleeve. Upon seeing this, Wang Chengen immediately got off the platform and took the evidence and handed it to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen scanned it quickly. To be honest, if he didn't know the general outline, there was so much written on this paper. Without sentence breaks, it would have taken him a while to understand.
After a moment of silence, Chongzhen said in a deep voice: "Here comes the Chuanke family!"
"Your Majesty, no, Hakka is the late emperor's wet nurse, and she was personally designated as the Holy Lady by the late emperor. She has served the late emperor for several years. She has such a distinguished status. How can she be confronted in court just because the minister impeached her?"
"Your Majesty, the Hakka family and the late emperor share the same love as mother and son. The concubine in the harem is her daughter-in-law. I wonder which elder would harm his descendants like this. Qian Qianyi is obviously maliciously impeaching."
"Your Majesty, Cao Sicheng, the censor of the left capital, impeached Qian Qianyi, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. In the first year of Tianqi, Zhejiang's scientific examination was fraudulent. Qian Qianyi collected thousands of gold from Qianqiu, and the agreement was marked. How can the impeachment of these people be used as evidence."
"It's ridiculous. This case was already settled by the late Emperor in the second year of Tianqi. Mr. Qian was fined and left idle for three years. Now Mr. Cao has brought it up again. Is this questioning the late Emperor's decision?"
Cao Yubian, the censor of Youdu, stood up.
The two were censors on both sides of the Inspection Council, Cao Sicheng was from the eunuch party, and Cao Yubian was from the Donglin party.
Chongzhen had a sullen face, but he was actually a little confused inside, but also a little happy.
What was confusing was that he thought he was impeaching Wei Zhongxian, but he never thought that Wei Zhongxian's old prime minister was the Hakka family. He was happy that someone was trying to impeach the Hakka family.
He set up the stage last night, and now all the actors are on stage, it's up to them to see who can kill whom.
