At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the world was dominated by civil servants. They once said that scholars and emperors share the world.

Now no one knows how many days Emperor Chongzhen can hold on, and how can the civil servants be intimidated by the British Duke and the Prince Consort.

Under Wen Tiren's suggestion, more civil servants Qingliu came forward to support Guang Shiheng, which made Guang Shiheng even more proud.

He believed that with the support of so many civil servants, it would not matter even if he scolded Emperor Chongzhen to death.

What does a powerless seven-year-old prince mean to a British duke who has long since lost his dignity?

Guang Shiheng put his hands behind his back, looked at the British public with contempt and said with a smile:

"Zhang Zhiji, don't be arrogant and domineering in front of our literati. The bravery of the British is no longer what it used to be. Have you killed bandits or captured Tatars? As the first noble of the Ming Dynasty, you can only insult literati.

What's the difference between you and a bandit..."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Before Guang Shiheng finished speaking, the group of civil servants who supported him laughed wildly at Zhang Zhiji.

Zhang Zhiji's ancestors all fought bloody battles for the Ming Dynasty. Think about how glorious it was for the Ming Dynasty military generals to be noble.

Unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty's martial arts were almost completely lost in the Battle of Tumubao, so civilian officials were allowed to take control of the government.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, civil service was used to control military affairs, and the seventh-grade civil servants did not take the third-grade generals seriously.

When military officers of the same level see civilian officials, they almost always grovel and take the lead in saluting or even kneeling down.

Some people say that the Tumubao Incident was actually a conspiracy of the Ming Dynasty’s civil servant clique.

Their purpose is to control the court for their own benefit.

They can ignore the country and the country for their own selfish interests. You can imagine how shameless they are.

They deceived Emperor Chongzhen into exempting commercial taxes and mineral taxes, but instead encouraged the emperor to impose three more taxes, causing a civil commotion.

They deceived Chongzhen into abolishing the Emperor's Eagle Claw East Factory and West Factory, and the Jin Yiwei almost became their tool to steal the emperor's privacy.

And their performance when the Ming Dynasty was about to fall was even more outstanding. Before the rogue bandits entered the capital, these scumbags were already planning how to open the city gates to welcome the rogue bandits into the city.

Even powerful ministers such as Zhu Chunchen, Zhou Kuixungui and Chief Assistant Wei Zaode were thinking about how to maintain their status in the new dynasty.

Zhang Zhiji was a martial artist, but the ministers who supported him were not good at criticizing others. In terms of rhetorical skills, he was the opponent of the civil servant group, and he was quickly defeated.

Zhang Zhiji was even beaten to pieces by the bullies. He was so anxious that he was speechless and his face turned red. In desperation, he stretched out his hand to touch his waist.

It's a pity that weapons were not allowed to be worn in the previous court, so Zhang Zhiji didn't touch anything.

Zhang Zhiji would not give up if he dared to insult his ancestors. He quickly rushed towards Guang Shiheng.

"A bunch of corrupt people dare to insult my ancestors. Today I'm going to strangle you bunch of talkers to death..."

Zhu Cixiang said nothing and quietly watched the performance of the civil and military ministers in the court.

He was observing various power groups to see who wore the same pair of pants.

Suddenly he found that the British government was extremely public and wanted to use violence. Zhu Cixiang knew that something bad was going to happen.

If Zhang Zhiji were allowed to strangle Guang Shiheng to death, wouldn't Zhu Cixiang's chance to show off be gone?

"You are so unbridled, how unbecoming it is to scold and fight in the court hall!"

Zhu Cixiang suddenly shouted loudly. The sound was like thunder, and the hall was shaken and buzzed.

All the ministers were shocked by Zhu Cixiang's voice and looked at the crown prince one after another.

The British public was so excited that his hand trembled, and Guang Shiheng hurriedly broke away from his grasp.

An old face was red from holding back, and he was breathing heavily. He felt like he was almost pinched to death by Zhang Zhiji.

It was only then that the civil and military officials discovered that the seven-year-old crown prince actually exuded a domineering aura, sitting there without anger or authority.

Zhu Cixi didn't bother to deal with those civil servants, but he was interested in testing the loyalty of Zhang Zhiji and others.

After testing, it was found that the loyalty of Zhang Zhiji and Prince Consort Gong Yonggu reached 90, and several others were also around 80. These people were all loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Cixiang secretly rejoiced:

"Haha, indeed there were still loyal ministers in the late Ming Dynasty!"

Again, it was the villain who complained first. Guang Shiheng took a few deep breaths and stepped forward and bowed:

"Your Highness, the British Duke almost strangled his minister to death due to cholera in the court just now. Please, Your Highness, please make the decision for me to kill Zhang Zhiji!"

"Your Highness, please deal with the British Duke..."

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Well, those so-called civil servants came forward again and demanded that Britain's extreme publicity be dealt with.

Zhang Zhiji was so angry that his white hair was trembling, but in order not to cause trouble to the young prince, he did not defend himself, but just stared angrily at the group of sour scholars!

Wen Tiren, who had been there with his eyes closed and concentrating, suddenly raised his eyelids. He wanted to see how the seven-year-old prince would handle this difficult dispute.

This kind of situation also happened in the Ming Dynasty before, and Emperor Chongzhen always used fifty big guns to calm it down.

But today is different. Today there are more than 40 ministers participating in the scolding war.

Most of them were civil servants, and even Emperor Chongzhen did not dare to easily fight fifty for fear of being criticized.

Zhu Cixi snorted coldly:

"Bold, Guang Shiheng, do you know your guilt?"

Under what circumstances should I be the plaintiff if I am beaten?

Guang Shiheng was a little confused, but he didn't care about Zhu Cihong's scolding:

"Your Highness, what is the crime of the humble minister? The one who is guilty should be the British public..."

"Shut your stinky mouth. Do you think I am blind and deaf?"

Zhu Cihong interrupted Guang Shiheng with a loud shout, and Wen Tiren's eyes quickly opened wider.

Zhu Cixiang's cold eyes swept over the ministers one by one, and these people only felt a little chill on their backs.

Emperor Chongzhen had never made them feel this way before.

Zhu Cixiang withdrew his gaze and continued:

"Guang Shiheng, when I first came to court, I found that you despised the court and me. I didn't care about you, but you had no sense and insulted the meritorious seniors who fought and died for the Ming Dynasty. All the officials and prostitutes in the temple know this.

To make money for the Ming Dynasty, brothels in Qinhuaihe and other places in Nanjing even knew how to pay flower taxes.

You, Guang Shiheng, have been an official for many years and what contribution have you made to the Ming Dynasty? You only know how to talk, you are worse than a prostitute, and you have read the books of sages into the belly of a dog?"

Zhu Cihong's words once again stunned the civil and military officials of the entire court. Is this what a seven-year-old child said? He actually scolded Guang Shiheng as worse than an official prostitute, and even read the book of sages like a dog.

"No, it seems that all civil servants and officials are people who have read the books of saints and sages, so the Crown Prince is scolding us too? How can it be unreasonable? It's insulting to gentleness, it's insulting to gentleness!"

Guang Shiheng was immediately dumbfounded by the scolding. His strong point was verbal abuse, which actually made the seven-year-old prince speechless.

Kwang Sihyung, who had never been so insulted before, was so angry that his whole body trembled and his lips trembled:

"Your Highness, respect yourself. I will treat you as a childish child today. I will definitely read your book when your Majesty goes to court..."

Guang Shiheng was also so angry that he actually claimed to be his official in front of Zhu Cihong, said that his childish words were unscrupulous, and threatened to read Zhu Cihong's book.

Nowadays, Zhu Cixiang is not as simple as the crown prince. He supervises the country for his father as if he were the emperor himself. It can only be said that Guang Shiheng is used to talking and talking.

Zhu Cixiang wanted to kill Guang Shiheng, but it was impossible to kill Guang Shiheng because of his historical guilt. This time he finally got the handle, and he shouted:

"Guang Shiheng, you won't survive until the day when your father comes to court. If you dare to threaten me, you will die. Someone will push Guang Shiheng out of the Meridian Gate, behead him, confiscate your home and destroy the three clans!"

When Guang Shiheng heard this, he immediately shouted:

"Your Highness, you have no right to kill me, but I have the right to advise you..."

"No, Your Highness, Mr. Guang has the right to give advice. Even if he is guilty, he will not die, let alone destroy the three clans!"

"No, Your Highness. Mr. Guang Shiheng is guilty and must be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial. You cannot kill civil servants in the court!"

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The civil servants immediately stood up and tried to prevent Zhu Cihong from killing Guang Shiheng.
Chapter completed!