Because Han Xu realized a problem, His Majesty was going to use Cui Chengxiu, which was a very bad signal.

Because Han Xu could see that this Cui Chengxiu was a cruel official, and His Majesty wanted to use a cruel official!

Imagine those cruel officials in history, imagine Lai Junchen, imagine Zhou Xing. If these cruel officials come to power, what will happen to loyal people like you?

As for the reason why His Majesty wanted to use them, Han Xu also knew it. That was because His Majesty felt that no one in the court was obedient, and arranged for the investigators to shield the criminals and form cliques for personal gain. Things that should have been severely punished must be treated lightly.

Feel down.

But even so, His Majesty cannot be allowed to use Cui Chengxiu.

"Your Majesty, everything has a reason, and crimes have different degrees of severity. How can we generalize? I think this matter must be treated differently. How can it be so light?" After Han Xu said this, he turned and stepped aside without any conciliation.

The meaning of Cui Chengxiu’s argument.

In fact, Han Xu didn't have to argue with Cui Chengxiu. He was a cabinet bachelor. Cui Chengxiu couldn't reach him at all, so he chose to ignore it.

Even if he valued it in his heart, Han Xu would not give Cui Chengxiu a chance.

Zhu Youxiao's fingers continued to tap on the table, and the expression on his face did not change.

The sound of knocking echoed in the room, and seemed to hit everyone's hearts, making them tremble.

No one could tell what the Emperor was thinking, but everyone knew that the Emperor was very unhappy at this time.

"With the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War, let's investigate the case first." Zhu Youxiao said again: "The six dignified yamen actually did such a thing; there are also matters related to the Ministry of Works, which have not been investigated by me until now.

It’s clear. I really don’t know how many things I don’t know about this Ming world!”

"Let Dongchang investigate!" Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly: "As for the case of Donglin Party, we can draw a conclusion. Yuan Yingtai and Wang Huazhen confiscated their property and sent their whole family to Liaodong. Since they were officials in Liaodong before,

Just go and see how the soldiers at the bottom of Liaodong live their lives, so as not to be filled with grievances all day long.

"The rest of the people will be beheaded on another day." After Zhu Youxiao said this, he stood up and said, "Do everything as I said."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone bowed quickly and said, their expressions were a little complicated.

His Majesty still killed people after all. Although Wang Huazhen and Yuan Yingtai were saved, their property was confiscated and the whole family was sent to Liaodong. This was already a very serious punishment for them.

Back in the bedroom, Zhu Youxiao was leaning on the couch with no expression on his face.

The reason why Zhu Youxiao let Yuan Yingtai go this time was not because of other people's pleas or what Han Xu said, but because of something Yuan Yingtai did.

Yuan Yingtai's embezzled money was compensated by him secretly buying a corresponding amount of grain and grass. He was an official with a bottom line, but the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty did not allow him to have a bottom line.

As for the defeat in the original history, it was Yuan Yingtai's responsibility. But Yuan Yingtai did not lose the battle in this life because Zhu Youxiao did not give him this opportunity.

Yuan Yingtai was not a qualified general, nor was he suitable for fighting, but he did some things very well. As an official who had been in charge of military supplies and ordnance in Jizhou and Liaodong, Yuan Yingtai did an outstanding job.

Whether it is organizing transshipments or allocating materials, there has never been a problem. They are all delivered on time and with quality and quantity. Such officials are actually rare. Yuan Yingtai also presided over the construction of a river embankment, and it was completed on time with quality and quantity.

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Yuan Yingtai is an official who is not suitable for fighting, but is suitable for managing logistics.

First send Yuan Yingtai to Liaodong, and see if he can survive. Whether Zhu Youxiao will use Yuan Yingtai in the future depends on the situation. Today is like this, tomorrow will be like that, no one knows what will happen.

Such changes.

The news spread quickly, and the government and the public were in an uproar.

In particular, the cases of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs were given to Wei Zhongxian for review, which frightened countless people. It can be said that they were extremely frightened.

Of course, there are also happy people, such as Wei Zhongxian.

When the news reached Dongchang, Wei Zhongxian, who was lying on the bed recovering from his injuries, was so happy that he almost jumped up when he heard the news. Although his butt still hurt, Wei Zhongxian's expression was very different from before.

"Take some people with you, go to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, and bring back all the officials responsible for the handover. Our family will teach them a lesson this time."

Things have developed to this point, and it has actually reached the point where killing people is necessary to establish authority.

Dongchang is flying around, and the whole capital is in a state of panic. Countless people have begun to be arrested. Dongchang is busy every day. Although the arrests now are only small officials or clerks, everyone knows that arresting big shots

The matter is still behind.

In addition, there was sudden movement in Jinyiwei. Regarding the case of the late emperor, Jinyiwei made progress.

It seemed that Li Kezhuo had made a breakthrough. After entering the Jinyi Guard Prison, Li Kezhuo confessed in just three days.

However, Li Kezhuo did not admit that he had committed regicide, but he admitted another thing, that is, they formed a clique for personal gain.

After the news came out, North Korea was instantly in an uproar.

The case of the Donglin Party forming a party for personal gain has not yet been investigated over there, but another case has been discovered here. Starting from Fang Congzhe, many people in the court were implicated, and the targets were several bachelors in the cabinet.

At one time, countless title books poured into the inner court.

Zhu Youxiao was lying on the couch. He fell in love with this feeling now. This position was very comfortable.

After glancing at Chen Hong, Zhu Youxiao asked: "What's the reaction from the cabinet?"

In fact, Li Kezhuo had been beaten to death, and Zhu Youxiao knew this news.

However, Li Kezhuo did not confess because he did not dare to confess. The crime of regicide was so serious that he could be crushed to death.

In addition, even if Li Kezhuo spoke, Zhu Youxiao would not give him this chance.

Because Li Kezhuo would be filled with resentment, he himself would not be able to survive, and he would be killed by the nine tribes or the whole family. Such a person would definitely bite and bite countless people, and to put it bluntly, he would bite at will.

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When the time comes, will you believe what Li Kezhuo said or not? Will you do what he said or not?

If it is not done, then no one Li Kezhuo confesses can do it; if it is done, then anyone he accuses must be punished.

Who knows who Li Kezhuo will name? It is estimated that Concubine Zheng and Prince Fu will not be able to escape by then, and now is not the time to touch them.

Therefore, Li Kezhuo was labeled as forming a clique for personal gain. Whether it was him or not, it was meaningless. He was destined not to get out of Jinyiwei's prison, so this was what he said.

Sure enough, after the incident happened, countless people began to write papers for impeachment. Including Cui Chengxiu and Zhou Yingqiu, these people were very active. In fact, this was an opportunity for them. Only after these people had gone down could they possibly take the lead.

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There are even some people who queued up at the back, but there was no reaction at all in the front, and now they are officially out. To put it bluntly, they just want to get involved, and whoever wants to get a piece of it. If you get rid of all these people, then it will be your time to rise to the top.

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"Going back to your Majesty, several of the bachelors who were implicated have written papers for self-defense, and some have written papers for greetings." Chen Hong said quickly and respectfully.

"Show it to me!" Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly.

This is the result that I want. If these people are still indifferent, then I will really take cruel measures.

Now it seems that the cabinet members are quite sensible, but I don't know if Liu Yijing is sensible.

In fact, he gave Liu Yijing a chance, but he failed. If Liu Yijing really does well, he has a chance to become the next Yan Song.

It is a pity that Liu Yijing wants to gain power but cherishes feathers. He is self-righteous and timid. Although he has ambitions in his heart, he does not have the ability to realize his ambitions.

I gave Liu Yijing a chance, but he couldn't use it, so I decisively gave up on him.

Chen Hong found several question books and respectfully sent them to Zhu Youxiao.

After opening the question book and looking at it for a few times, Zhu Youxiao nodded.

Placed at the top is the title book of Zhu Guozuo, the cabinet scholar. The content is very simple. It is just a collection of greetings. He is old and frail and cannot be reused.

After putting it down, Zhu Youxiao picked up another book, this one belonged to Sun Ruyou.

In fact, these two people have always been relatively low-key. Even if Zhu Youxiao caused something, they did not participate in it. They have always stood by and watched. Basically, they followed the crowd and entered the question book, and their presence was relatively low.

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However, Zhu Youxiao did not intend to keep the two of them. In fact, in Zhu Youxiao's opinion, there were too many assistant ministers in the cabinet.

When there are more ministers in the cabinet, many things cannot be done more easily. It is not a good thing to order many ministers, so Zhu Youxiao is going to take this opportunity to clean up.

In addition to these two people, Shen Yan was also included in the title book of the speech.

Putting the question book in his hand, Zhu Youxiao said: "The Superintendent of Ceremonies issued an order to comfort Liu."

Chen Hong was slightly stunned, why did he issue an order to comfort him?

In fact, under such circumstances, what the emperor should do most is not to issue an order to comfort Liu, but to issue an order to provide relief.

To put it bluntly, I’m telling you, don’t think too much, I believe you, this matter definitely has nothing to do with you, so you don’t have to worry, those people outside are all slanderers.

After the case is thoroughly investigated, I will definitely give you an explanation, so you can wait in peace for now. This is called issuing an edict, which represents the emperor's trust in a minister, and he does not want this minister to really

leave.

Under such circumstances, the ministers will understand His Majesty's intentions and will not make any other mistakes. The Emperor has said so. If you don't know how to promote, then it is your business.

But it's different when issuing a condolence decree. On the surface, it wants you to stay, but in fact, it just tells you that you can leave.

The ministers will continue to send letters to pay their respects. After several times, the emperor will approve and let you go home directly.
Chapter completed!