"In the second year of Zhengde, Wang Qiong seized the people's fields and gave them to King Heng, and sent innocent people to the border, which almost provoked a civil uprising."
"In the third year of Zhengde, Wang Qiong did not comply with the regulations when he was in the Ministry of Household Affairs and borrowed Taicang's silver to go to the border town. Later, he was also convicted of the accounts of the Ministry of Household Affairs and was transferred to Nanjing."
"During his tenure as Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Qiong mistakenly dispatched troops from Liaodong and Yansui to Xuanfu to please the emperor, and falsely accused the governor of Yunnan and Gansu at the time and sent them to prison."
"Peng Ze made great achievements in managing Hami, but Wang Qiong only focused on the defeat of Jiayu, falsely accusing Peng Ze of extravagant gold coins, breaking promises and starting provocations, humiliating the country and losing his troops, so much so that Peng Ze was demoted to the rank of citizen."
"As for Qian Ning and Jiang Bin, Wang Qiong has a very close relationship with them, far exceeding the legitimate interactions required by other courtiers due to official duties. The private exchanges are too numerous to enumerate!"
After Yang Tinghe sent out the message, he said in a sonorous tone: "I ask your Majesty to draw a clear warning and order the Ministry of Punishment, the Supervisory Office, and Dali Temple to strictly investigate Wang Qiong's crime and clarify the correct punishment!"
After he finished speaking, many people came out, all of them echoing the words and asking the Holy Inquisitor Zhu Houcong to remove Wang Qiong from his position and imprison him for his crime.
And Yang Tinghe obviously acted like he had it but not me. After all, this was a public quarrel in front of the new king.
One is the chief minister of the cabinet, and the other is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who is actually the head of the nine ministers.
In comparison, Liang Chu, the second assistant, and the other three impeached ministers seemed like Wang Qiong's additions.
Liang Chu had already acted like he was going to be punished. Wang Qiong felt that he had said everything he needed to say. He knelt down and faced Zhu Houcong and said angrily: "Rising up in groups to attack everyone's mouth, this is the trend of the righteous party working together to defeat the different! I can't argue with you. I only ask for His Majesty’s Holy Judgment!”
Wang Qiong climbed up through many positions step by step.
He does not have the status of an imperial master like Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu, and he does not have "comrades" cultivated in Beijing for many years. Every step he takes, he does not leave the help of his inner ministers and lucky ministers. How can anyone else think highly of him?
But Wang Qiong can only take this road to the end: now the ministers and ministers have been in decline and imprisoned because of the death of Emperor Zhengde. The only thing Wang Qiong could rely on was the new king, and his need to suppress the powerful Yang Tinghe and control the discourse in the court.
Whether Yang Ting and others had misunderstood the emperor's behavior of checking accounts before, or whether they had organized this wave of attacks on Liang Chu, Wang Qiong and others before the new emperor ascended the throne, it no longer mattered.
Now that the emperor is the first to bring up this topic, Wang Qiong wants to clearly label Yang Tinghe as a party member.
With such a big hat, Yang Tinghe is bound to stand up and confront him tit for tat. If he really wants to maintain or even improve the cabinet and his own voice regarding important matters surrounding the imperial court, he must win this attack on Wang Qiong.
Your Majesty, are you worried that Yang Tinghe is too powerful?
Yang Tinghe has been the chief assistant for many years. How many students should he have accepted and recommended over the years?
Now Yang Tinghe took the lead in launching a general attack on Wang Qiong, and the majority of civil servants agreed.
Will the emperor keep Wang Qiong safe because he needs different opinions, or compete with Yang Tinghe for the right to speak in the government?
Zhu Houcong looked at this situation as he wished, and said with emotion: "Okay, that's great. What I said before was in vain, I pretended to be deaf and dumb. The first priority for national affairs is to employ people, right? Mr. Liang Ge has resigned. Let’s talk about something else first. Come on, let’s start with Wang Qiong. Those who are determined to be irreconcilable with him should all stand in the middle.”
Zhang Jiuxu was the first to advise the new emperor to impeach Jiang Mian, Wang Qiong and others, so he had to stay in the middle.
Since Yang Tinghe had already broken up with Wang Qiong in front of the new king, he naturally stayed where he was.
With him taking the lead, more and more people came out and stood in the middle.
Zhu Houcong even asked someone to shout loudly outside the door to prevent people behind him from not knowing what was going on.
Now those who walked to the middle and stood in front of Zhu Houcong were all people who were "incompatible" with Wang Qiong.
Zhu Houcong knew that there would be such a situation in the future anyway, so it was better for him to force it out first.
Even at the beginning, he basically showed the attitude of criticizing, exaggerating and retreating in the court.
Even if he accused Qi Zhiluan and Zhang Jiuxu, he shouldn't start any "big purge" at this time.
Even Wang Qiong accused Yang Ting and Luo Zhi of being party members, of being traitors to their friends, and of being in the same party and opposed to those who are different.
Now, with Yang Tinghe standing up and loudly accusing Wang Qiong of the "crime" he committed, there are still so many people who agree with Yang Tinghe, as if this is indeed a case-by-case discussion, regardless of what Zhu Houcong meant when he said "the forces are irreconcilable." mood.
Zhu Houcong felt happy.
It was quite good. The first time he faced such a situation was not because of the great ceremony or the issue of his heir.
After all, it is because of the authority of the prominent position in the court. This is indeed a national event.
Zhu Houcong nodded: "I only want to ask: Wang Qiong's guilt or innocence all happened during the reign of the emperor. What crime does he have? Will he be punished and imprisoned until I succeed to the throne?"
Yang Tinghe replied with emotion: "Now that the traitor has been imprisoned to answer his crime, although the remaining sins are still there, Wang Qiong has lost his support. Only then can he be brought to justice with His Majesty's sage! To bring order to the chaos and clarify the world, this is a good move for the world to return to its heart. The ministers and the people are suffering. Wang Qiong has been waiting for a long time!"
Wang Qiong looked at them coldly.
If he, Wang Qiong, is not allowed to co-author, is he unsage?
They just had to tell Emperor Zhengde that he was stupid, and they didn't know how Emperor Zhengde, who was still lying in the banquet hall in the palace, felt.
"The world has returned to its home, so I have to deal with Wei Bin and the others, and Wang Qiong and the others?" Zhu Houcong smiled, and he understood the threat hidden in Yang Tinghe's speech. "Since I have become the emperor, why can't the world return to its home? The traitor is here. In addition to the fact that I am the successor of the vassal king, and I do not intend to succeed him to the Xiaomiao Temple, am I afraid that I will be in danger of being sidelined by the Qing Dynasty?"
"If I deal with them, I won't pursue the title of emperor for my late father, the title of empress dowager for my biological mother, and my successor will be under the Xiaomiao Temple, and the world will be at home?"
Yang Tinghe's expression changed drastically. He didn't expect him to say these things so loudly and openly at the same time.
Sure enough, he took the initiative to bring up the matter as soon as he ascended the throne, and clearly stated that he would not have an heir and that he would pursue the title of emperor for King Xingxian and the title of queen mother for the princess.
What Yang Tinghe didn't expect the most was that he actually used the word "the world returns to its heart" and related the two things together to accuse Yang Ting and their intentions. It also seemed that it was natural for the emperor to make such an association.
At this time, it was the first time that many people heard clearly and clearly the details about the emperor's succession and the emperor's clear attitude.
They were a little confused for a moment, some thought of the ancestral system, some were looking at Yang Tinghe's attitude, and some began to think deeply about His Majesty's intention of connecting these two things.
Could it be said that Your Majesty wants to exchange these two things?
Wang Qiong's face suddenly turned pale, and Yan Song, Xia Yan and others in the crowd all had a sudden thought.
Could it be said that there will still be a great purge, but the focus will not be on past sins, but on current attitudes?
So how can the current attitude of the ministers compare with those of the cabinet ministers who supported His Majesty?
Yang Tinghe's attitude turned out to be against His Majesty's succession to the throne without heirs!
Wang Qiong knew how much power they had to speak. Could it be that he wanted to clearly agree with His Majesty at this time and order His Majesty to get rid of Yang Ting and all of them in one fell swoop?
This was impossible. Wang Qiong just didn't want the cabinet to completely ride on the head of the Six Ministries. He didn't expect to overthrow Yang Tinghe.
If that's the case, wouldn't he become His Majesty's sacrifice to gain their complete approval of their attitude toward heirs?
The atmosphere Zhu Houcong wanted came.
Yang Yiqing and Fei Hong were about to return to court, and Wang Shouren was also going to Beijing. Aren't they wondering whether the emperor would make major adjustments to the cabinet?
You, Yang Tinghe, are under a lot of pressure, but don't think about always using the great ceremony as a bargaining chip.
Zhu Houcong will ask Yang Ting and these people to give a clear attitude in front of the officials at this first court meeting today and never talk about this matter again.
He was not the young Jiajing. He knew that in the face of the imperial power of his own who had succeeded to the throne, this issue could be elevated to another dimension.
To be loyal or to rebel?
The behavior of Yang Tinghe, Mao Cheng and others who want to talk about the heir from time to time as a bargaining chip must be stopped here today.
He summed up all the problems reflected in the backlog of memorials as criticisms of each other. As expected, the clever Wang Qiong made the accusation that the party was united and opposed.
If it is a partisan struggle, can it still be pure? Don't ask about facts and right and wrong, only ask about positions. This is party struggle.
In this deathly silence, Yang Tinghe said angrily: "Your Majesty has only been in the imperial palace for five days, why do you confuse these two things?"
"You also know that I have only been in charge of the imperial court for five days?" Zhu Houhuan sneered, "How much do I know about the officials now? You want me to deal with so many important ministers in one go. Guilty and innocent, virtuous and unvirtuous, etc. They have resigned and been imprisoned. They are a carrot and a pit, and a group of people have been recommended and appointed a long time ago. What if the people who resigned have been wronged? "
He raised his voice and said loudly: "Such widespread criticism should not be happening now! Those who are truly loyal to the country should be patient at this time of old and new, and wait until I understand the talents and character of the officials! I will succeed to the throne. Before, all the treacherous and sycophant people you call were high in the temples. Is the Ming Dynasty finished? Now that I have succeeded to the throne, I cannot wait for a moment. If I don’t get rid of them, the world will not be reunited. Will the Ming Dynasty be destroyed soon?"
The emperor's question echoed inside and outside the West Point Gate, followed by a sentence that made everyone tremble: "They say there are three things to do when a new official takes office, but I haven't even started yet, so you have to light a fire for me to see first. What, Do you want to force me into a palace?"
