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cabinet.

The three cabinet scholars were all there, and they were also paying attention to the situation in front of Zuo Shun's gate at any time, but it was not until noon that the news came that the emperor had sent Huang Jin to escort six of the officials who were crying to the door. Beizhen Fusi, and nothing too intense happened at the scene.

As for the situation of these six people after entering Beizhen Fusi, the outside world does not know.

"It seems that I'm going to the Ministry of Punishment."

As the first assistant, Fei Hong was under the greatest pressure at this time. After all, Jiang Mian had not retired for a long time, and this happened at this time, which also showed that the emperor did not take him as the first assistant seriously.

Liu Chun asked, "Who is going?"

Since Liu Chun asked this question, obviously he didn't want to go, and the person who went could not be Huang Zan from the Yili sect... What if Huang Zan went?
It's good not to add insult to injury, right?

"I'll go there myself." Fei Hong said.

Hearing this, Liu Chun looked at Huang Zan, and saw that Huang Zan didn't express anything, which meant that Huang Zan had no intention of participating in this incident. Although Huang Zan was the head of the Yili faction in name, Liu Chun now knew that the real force behind it was Zhu Hao.

Liu Chundao: "If the Ministry of Punishment goes to Beizhen Fusi to ask for someone, if they don't come out... then we can only avoid expanding the situation as much as possible."

Huang Zan said: "You can't find someone to go to the gate of the palace to persuade those crying officials to go back?"

This becomes an unsolvable problem.

Members of the Yili School will not take the initiative to persuade them, and those of the Guardian School are all brains, and they can't persuade them. also useless...

In fact, the root of the problem is not to persuade the officials at the gate of the palace to go back. In fact, it is more necessary to find someone to persuade the emperor to take a step back and calm down the court. Unfortunately, the emperor did not listen to the advice.

In this way, it has evolved into a situation where both sides have no way out. It seems that it is better to let the emperor solve the problem by force at once, otherwise the matter can only be so deadlocked indefinitely.

Expect the emperor to change his mind because of being pressured?
is it possible?

Fei Hong didn't say yes or no, and sighed: "Go and see first, we'll talk about it later."

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Fei Hong went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, trying to get the Ministry of Criminal Justice to come out and put pressure on the factory guards to release the six people detained in Beizhen Fusi on bail.

Others are fine, the key is that Feng Xi, a Hanlin scholar, was imprisoned in Beizhen Fusi. Officials of this level are too sensitive, and if things go wrong, there will be major changes in the court because Feng Xi is imprisoned.

No matter what, Fengxi must be fished out first.

But in Sixian Residence, an emperor's "bestowment" is going on at this time.

The banquet is very simple, it is a hot pot banquet, this is Zhu Si's favorite food after leaving the palace, because most of the time in the palace, he has to eat with his concubines, it is not convenient to eat hot pot, and eating hot pot is In such an atmosphere, Zhu Si almost always ordered hot pot after leaving the palace.

"Everyone, use it as you like."

Zhu Si was very rude.

It is said to be a gathering to eat hot pot, but in fact it is a pot for one person, with a red charcoal fire underneath, and the bone soup with spicy base in the pot boils quickly, and the aroma wafts out.

Except for a few people who often eat, the rest of the people are very uncomfortable with this kind of diet, especially those who have never even heard of hot pot, and feel that the emperor's eating habits are unusual.

"Gentlemen, after lunch, I am going to send people to Zuoshunmen to take down some troublemakers and punish them with a cane on the spot. What do you think?"

Before the banquet started, the emperor announced a shocking news.

Xi Shu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this move will intensify the conflict and make it difficult to end the matter."

Zhu Si frowned, and asked: "Xi Qing's family, why are you always thinking about whether you can end it? Those people are all ministers of Ming Dynasty, but they are proud to be against me. I want to discuss etiquette for myself. Is it for the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty? I let my father get the posthumous title, and I don’t want to lose the father-son relationship with my father. Is there any fault? They are unreasonable, but now you let me restrain myself so that it can end well. It's too harsh for me!"

Xi Shu didn't know what to say when he heard this.

He figured it out earlier, the reason why Zhu Hao was able to gain the emperor's trust was because Zhu Hao's behavior style almost catered to the emperor unconditionally.

Of course, this kind of view is biased, but after Xi Shu determined that Zhu Hao was in power, he naturally had this preconceived impression.

Zhu Si looked at Zhu Hao: "Jingdao, what do you think?"

Zhu Hao said: "If the people at the gate of the palace don't disperse, it's better to take them to Beizhen Fusi than to torture them on the spot. You still have to restrain yourself in everything."

"Ah."

Zhu Si nodded, "I also have this intention!"

Hey!
Xi Shuxin said, just now, the emperor, didn't you insist on using the cane at the gate of the palace?
Why did you change your mind as soon as Zhu Hao said to arrest him in Fusi, Beizhen?Or is it true that Zhu Hao has that much influence on you?
Tang Yin asked: "Then... How many people are more appropriate to take to Beizhen Fusi?"

Unknowingly, they have already begun to discuss the issue of how many people to arrest. It seems that the officials at Zuo Shun's gate have become meat on the chopping board, the kind that can be smashed at any time.

Zhu Hao said: "Below the fifth grade!"

Don’t talk about how many people, just what rank, and historically, in the Zuoshunmen case, Zhu Houcong took the fifth rank and below, a total of 130 four people, Zhu Hao singled out Mingzheng rank below five, and skipped six doctors this level.

Zhu Si asked Zhang Zuo beside him: "How many people below the fifth grade are there at the gate of the palace?"

Zhang Zuo had already received Huang Jin's report in advance, and immediately replied: "More than eighty people."

In the Zuoshunmen incident that Zhu Hao participated in, the participation rate of officials above the fifth rank was greatly reduced, but that of middle and lower officials was not reduced much. Some yamen involved more officials than in history.

When Zhu Si heard the number, he nodded with satisfaction: "Then it is below the fifth rank, and send someone to persuade it in the afternoon. If the persuasion fails, we will arrest him immediately!"

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After lunch, Zhu Si sent someone to make the theater troupe ready to play the gong at any time, and then he would have fun with the ministers close to him.

During the interval before the opening of the opera, the emperor wandered somewhere, but there was no one there, and Zhu Hao and others stayed in the meeting hall and waited.

Xi Shu walked up to Zhu Hao, looked at Tang Yin first, Tang Yin naturally looked away, and then Xi Shu said to Zhu Hao in a calm tone: "Jingdao, can I take a step to speak?"

Zhu Hao got up and followed Xi Shu to the door of the meeting hall.

Xi Shu looked at the simple furnishings in the yard, and sighed with emotion in a low voice: "I never thought that you are working for His Majesty. After entering Beijing, I have seen so many human affairs. I thought I knew the world well, but I never thought I would run into a wall with you."

Zhu Hao really wants to say, now you feel inexplicably surprised, then there will be more things beyond your expectation in the future, and I don't know how you will feel at that time.

"If possible, I hope that you can protect the colleagues in front of Zuo Shun's gate today who speak out for the court affairs. They are loyal to the monarch and the country, and have no selfishness in discussing rituals. Among them are many good people who govern the country. It’s bound to be embarrassing.”

Xi Shu also seemed to know that he did not have much power to speak in front of the emperor, so he hoped that Zhu Hao would use his influence to change the emperor's attitude and let the emperor let those people go.

Zhu Hao smiled faintly, and said: "Shang Shu Xi, please take back your words. Many things are not up to me to decide, and I can't even give advice to His Majesty. What I say is just what His Majesty thinks, and it's all through my mouth!"

Xi Shu frowned: "So His Majesty has told you in advance what to say?"

At this time, Xi Shu's expression became excited, it seemed that this kind of statement would make him feel better.

It would be terrible if Zhu Hao decided everything. The emperor would actually listen to the strategy of a boy under 20 years old and play tricks on people inside and outside the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Haodao: "Sometimes you don't need other people's advice. You can understand what His Majesty is thinking just by thinking with your heart. Who you want to protect, the key is whether those people need you to protect them? They have to bear the burden when they reach that step. One step at a time, rather than letting others control their thoughts and destiny.

"Of course, if I speak for them, they can change their minds, and I will do my best. But the problem is...my words, it won't change the outcome, will it?"

Xi Shu nodded: "Anyone's words are useless, His Majesty will never look back!"

"That's it."

Zhu Hao took a look at Xi Shu, and felt that this guy looked like a traditional civil servant, but he was also open-minded, unlike Zhang Cong who had a strong purpose in doing things, Xi Shu was more like a minister with idealism.

"I can't change it, and Xi Shangshu can't change it. Even His Majesty can't take that step, so why do you want to change something deliberately? The way His Majesty chose is the best solution to solve this matter as soon as possible, just like ours. From the standpoint of those colleagues at the gate of the palace, many of them probably also hope that it will end sooner."

If Zhu Hao's words were listened to by the group outside Zuo Shun's gate, they would unite and tear Zhu Hao into pieces, but Xi Shu's ears are very useful.

The key secretary is also a member of the Yili faction, and now the members of the Yili faction are suffering a lot. Except for one Zhang Cong who wants to take the opportunity to rise to the top, the rest want to end early in exchange for the stability of the court.

"Then when they go to Beizhen Fusi..."

Xi Shu also wanted to remind, is it possible to make those crying civil servants feel better in Beizhen Fusi, at least not to suffer from flesh and blood?
Zhu Hao shrugged and said, "It's not for you or me to interfere with the factory guard. We are sheep, so don't think about it from the standpoint of wolves. Xi Shangshu, I'll go back first!"

After Zhu Hao finished speaking, he turned and returned to the conference hall.

Xi Shu stood on the spot and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

The last sentence Zhu Hao said seems to remind him that you are a sheep, but you always want to influence the wolf's thoughts. Haven't you ever thought that if the wolf is in a bad mood, it will eat you, the sheep? up?Facing the imperial power, who is the minister qualified to challenge the emperor?
Xi Shu thought of this, and when he thought about those troublemakers in front of Zuo Shun's gate, he felt that they were stupid.

It seems to be a matter of loyalty, but it is destined to have no good results. It has no benefit except to cause trouble for themselves, and may even make themselves and their families fall into the abyss of eternal doom. Why bother?