However, the military attachés acted very calmly this time.

They just watched calmly as a large number of civil servants knelt on the ground and launched the impeachment against Zhang Zhiyuan.

It seems that Zhang Zhiyuan does not belong to the military attache team of the Ming Dynasty.

The officials were determined to be tough in front of the emperor this time.

Sun Gou'er, who was standing in the corner on the top floor of the imperial palace, glanced at the group of ministers in the imperial court. He clasped his hands, lowered his eyes, and silently turned sideways, looking at the dragon chair sitting on the throne.

of the emperor.

As long as His Majesty the Emperor gives an order, his grandson Gou'er can call on the surrounding imperial guards to send all these confused officials to prison.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon throne, had no trace of anger on his face, and even had a smile on his face.

He just stared at the officials in front of his Majesty's steps quietly and said nothing.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao sat aside, looking a little surprised.

It's unreasonable for me to be completely ignorant about today's events.

Zhu Biao looked sideways at His Majesty. Among the people kneeling to impeach Zhang Zhiyuan, there were actually several people from Zhan Shifu in the East Palace who appeared in Zhu Biao's sight.

These people are all old people from Zhan Shifu. They have talked about everything in the past, but at this moment they are quietly supporting the impeachment.

Officials are disloyal to themselves.

Zhu Biao couldn't help but look up at the old man on the dragon throne.

Only the old man can decide and resolve what happened today.

Xia Yuanji quietly moved to Xie Jin's side, clasping his hands together, but with a bit of excitement on his face: "I'm afraid that your student in the official department will be busy after a while."

Jie Jin frowned and turned to look at Xia Yuanji: "How can there be so many manpower available? I hope your majesty won't be too angry this time."

"They are trying to force the palace, do you think His Majesty can spare them?" Xia Yuanji was somewhat disapproving, curling his lips and twitching in his eyes.

Xie Jin's eyes were dark: "They are afraid."

"Scared?"

Xia Yuanji muttered, and then his face showed an expression of sudden realization.

He whispered: "They are afraid of Confucianism..."

Jie Jin indeed stared at Xia Yuanji with a vague gaze: "Brother Wei Zhe, are you afraid?"

Xie Jin spoke very quietly, but it was enough for Xia Yuanji to hear every word clearly.

There was confusion on his face, and he shook his head silently.

"That family in Qufu is at fault, so let's judge the crime accordingly. If the world's cultural context is implicated because of this... this is the foundation of our Central Plains China for thousands of years!"

Xie Jin sneered: "Why do you think Zhang Zhiyuan took tens of thousands of troops and horses to Qufu?"

"I heard that he had repeatedly performed extraordinary feats under the command of King Yan and was deeply loved by King Yan. If it hadn't been for the rebellion in the Central Plains this year, he would have been a vanguard general in the expedition beyond the Great Wall."

Xie Jin nodded and said: "That's the truth. In that case, Zhang Zhiyuan must know how to completely solve the Shandong Road matter. In this case, what did the Kong family do?"

Xia Yuanji learned from Jie Jin and looked at the emperor above his rank.

He whispered: "No matter what, when I become an official, I will be an official in the Ming Dynasty."

This can be regarded as an answer to Xie Jin’s question at the beginning.

Xie Jin nodded immediately, with a look of relief on his face.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was being held up by hundreds of officials at the imperial gate, finally took action.

Zhu Yuanzhang crossed his arms, holding the sleeves of his robe with one hand, and shook his arms outwards.

He glanced casually: "What do the officials think of this matter?"

Zhai Shan, the current Minister of Civil Affairs, who felt that he was about to follow in the footsteps of Zhan Hui, the former Minister of Civil Affairs, immediately trembled when he heard the emperor's voice coming from the stairs. He bowed and held the Wat board in his arms and left the train.

"I am a scholar of the Wenhua Palace and a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Zhai Shan is here."

Zhai Shan lowered his head and kept turning his eyes.

Obviously, the emperor asked him to reply because he hoped that he could say something that was in line with his wishes but was difficult to say in person.

Zhai Shan searched for words, thinking about the situation on Shandong Road, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I thought I could take another look."

As soon as he said these words, the whole place immediately started to whisper.

Zhu Yuanzhang, on the other hand, was as steady as a mountain. He just stared at His Majesty, the Minister of Civil Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, quietly.

Zhai Shan breathed a sigh of relief and explained: "Although I don't understand military matters, I also know that the battlefield is changing rapidly. Perhaps Zhang Zhiyuan seized some fighting opportunities, so he behaved as he did today.

If the court officials were worried, they sent a letter to Shandong to inquire about Zhang Zhiyuan and ordered him to write clearly what he wanted to do.

Furthermore, today I only heard about it, but no one from the Confucius family wrote it in person, let alone the memorial of Yan Shenggong. How can we conclude that what Zhang Zhiyuan did was a traitor?

Finally, I also believe that Shandong is close to Henan Road and as far away as Tiancheng. At this moment, the emperor's grandson is in Henan Road and has the same authority as His Majesty. It seems that Zhang Zhiyuan has important military affairs and military strategies, so he should present them to His Highness.

So I thought it would be better to take another look?"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who just wanted to get a buffer opportunity, would not delve into the reasons given by Zhai Shan in public. After all, he was a member of the Six Ministers, so what he said naturally made sense.

Zhu Yuanzhang directly patted the armrest and said: "What Zhai Qing said makes sense, so let's take a look at it based on what you said."

Most of the civil servants in Yingtian City knelt in front of him today. This was different from the previous remonstrances, but just like when he deposed the prime minister who had held the position for thousands of years.

Direct killing will not solve the problem, so that is the last step.

Last time, they opposed the deposing of the prime minister, fearing that the emperor's authority was too grand, which led to a long confrontation and killings.

In the same way, what they object to is not the arrogance of the soldiers and the failure to eliminate local rebellions.

They are worried that the thousand-year-old family of saints will collapse under the hooves of horses. This will herald that the thousand-year-old Confucianism will be like when the prime minister was deposed.

They are even more worried about what will happen to them and their descendants if they, the disciples of a sage family, lack a sage's teachings that they can use at will.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! From the beginning of the Han Dynasty when Wu only respected Confucianism, to the Sui and Tang Dynasties when the imperial examination was launched to obtain officials, and finally in the two Song Dynasties, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats shared the world.

All rules and social operations are centered around the Confucian system.

Is the Ming Dynasty going to do something like deposing hundreds of schools of thought and only respecting Confucianism?

Zhu Yuanzhang denied this possibility in his heart.

However, the reaction of the officials made him very dissatisfied. These people just heard a little bit of news and made such a big noise.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes wandered back and forth on Yu Xin, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Wang Jun, the Minister of Industry.

As Zhu Yuanzhang expected, the two did not comply.

Yu Xin knelt down, kowtowed, and shouted: "I am here to remonstrate with you. Arrogant soldiers must be guarded against, and domineering soldiers must be punished. If today your majesty can condone the Ming army and horses to rebel and harass Duke Yansheng's mansion. In the future, if A large army was surprised in the forbidden area of ​​the palace, what did your majesty think?"

"Be bold!"

"Yu Xin, you are arrogant!"

Zhu Biao, who had been silent all this time, finally became so angry that he clapped his hands on the armrests of the chair, stood up and angrily criticized Yu Xin's bold actions and arrogant words.

Yu Xin lowered his head again, but he was not timid: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, there are more than 20,000 civil servants in the Ming Dynasty, and countless pen-wielding clerks. There are as many as stars in the world every year who take the exam, and those who are diligent in studying and reading in local places are considered to be the backbone. .

The imperial court governs the world with benevolence and filial piety, but it commits violent acts in the home of the most holy teacher. It supports its own troops and does not obey orders. There is no holy teacher and no laws in the court.

If Your Majesty does not punish Zhang Zhiyuan and others, what will the millions of Confucian scholars in the world think? What will the people of the world think?

I will die to remonstrate with you, to maintain the Ming Dynasty, and to worry about the country. Please your Majesty to severely punish Zhang Zhiyuan and others with the death penalty!"

After Yu Xin finished speaking, the officials kneeling in front of Fengtian Hall once again voiced their support like a tsunami.

Zhu Biao looked back at his old man.

The old man who emerged from the bloody storm seemed to have no regard for the death remonstrances of these people.

Zhu Biao had a sullen face and said displeasedly: "How dare you accuse someone in front of the emperor."

Wang Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, raised his head to look at the Crown Prince on the steps, and bowed to the ground deeply with just one glance.

"Your Majesty, Wang Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, impeaches again the rebellion in Henan Province and Shandong Province, in which officers and soldiers from the local garrison were involved. They were arrogant and massacred, causing harm to the local area, causing the people to suffer disasters and become homeless.

If I dare to impeach the officers and soldiers of the local rebel garrison, the court should punish him with death to frighten the disobedience of the people in the world.

I have the courage to remonstrate and ask Your Majesty to appoint the Ming Dynasty Supervisor of the Army, with the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Procuratorate as the key points. The imperial court will send supervisors to the army to supervise the external armies on behalf of the emperor and the court to prevent the occurrence of disasters."

"I second the proposal!"

The roaring sound of Baiguan Mountain in front of Fengtian Palace shouted loudly, and the sound of support shook the distant Zhongshan Forest Birds from circling around.

"It turns out they were here for this..."

Xia Yuanji sighed in a low voice.

Among the civil servants, only Xinxue officials and a small number of officials who had not participated in the impeachment were left.

This represents the collective attitude of civil servants.

"presumptuous!"

"Be bold!"
To be continued...