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Chapter 27 Collective resignation

There is no such thing as a wall that is not ventilated in the world. There is some truth to this statement. If man-made factors are added, then the news inside the wall will spread faster.

It was only two days after Jin Yiwei's riot at night, rumors spread in the capital.

On this day, Jiang Riguang, a scholar of the Dongge University, Liu Zongzhou, the imperial envoy of the Zuodu, Gao Hongtu, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, Huang Daozhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Shenyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Management, Zuo Maodi in the Ministry of Military Affairs, Qu Shixu in the Ministry of Family Affairs, and Yi in the Ministry of Rites Huang Duanbo, the head of the production department, Wu Weiye, the young minister of Zhan Shifu, and other cabinet officials gathered together, and they all had a red wedding poster sent by Ma Shiying from the Governor's Mansion in their hands.

But they were not happy, not because it was not a happy event for Ma Shiying to marry Aunt No.19, nor because the Ma family's disguised embrace of money made them disgusted. These people are rare in Nanming's leadership team, and they can also be called the backbone of Remnant Ming.

To be an official to achieve this position, any of these few attendants can afford the money, but they sneer at Ma Shiying's arrogance and domineering, and they don't want to be with him, otherwise, the whole court flocked to the Governor's Mansion a few days ago Congratulations, congratulations to Ma Shiying on the jubilee of the military affairs of the four provinces as the Minister of the Ministry of War, and they will follow the trend, but now Ma Shiying came to invite them, which annoyed them a lot.

"Whether to go" and "how to go" have become their topics today.

"It's too shameless. You're still so flamboyant when you're already nineteen?"

"There is no good wine for wine, and there is no good banquet for banquets. The horse thief is trying to take this opportunity to shame us, so that I can't accept the invitation."

"The two are right. It's just that Ma Shiying bullied the emperor, suppressed the officials, and fought against dissidents. If we reject him, we will surely persecute him."

"But we'd be humiliating ourselves if we went."

"Hey, it's a pity that the current emperor is too weak. The former emperor was diligent in his administration to resist drinking and sex. He condemned himself to punish the beauty pageant to show his determination, and sent Li Zhan to prison. He thought that the emperor wanted to follow the example of the previous emperor to prosper the Ming Dynasty, punish evil, and revitalize the country. Chao Gang, I didn’t expect that the emperor would wither in front of Ma Shiying’s Chen Bing Palace. This is obviously a rebellion and forced the palace, but the emperor actually succumbed to his lustful power, not only did not blame him, but he was promoted to a higher position, which shamed Ming Dynasty.”

"That's not all. You must have heard about the Jinyi riot two nights ago. It was instigated by the father and son of the Ma family. The purpose was to get Li Zhan, the love minister of Taichang Temple, under their name and change the imperial case." It was changed to a private trial. It is said that His Majesty came to deal with the matter late at night, and finally handed over Li Zhan to them obediently. So many guards were killed and injured, and even Zheng Tongzhi, the emperor's most trusted man, was killed. But in the end, the emperor even had one No one was arrested, so I didn’t dare to quarrel deeply, so let’s just let it go.”

"Zheng Tongzhi was shot with an arrow. It is said that his subordinates were merciful, otherwise General Zheng's life would be gone. That is the commander of Jinyiwei, who was ordered by the emperor's imperial pen. Tongzhi, a third-rank officer, was given a flying fish suit by the emperor, and wore an embroidered spring knife. From now on, not only depends on the faces of the Ma family father and son, but also depends on the kindness of not killing others to save their lives, alas, it is so sad!"

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These few courtiers were full of complaints and sighed, only one of them did not speak, quietly sipping tea, staying out of the world, as if the matter in front of him had nothing to do with him.

This is Wu Weiye, the young minister of Zhan Shifu.This great talent in the south of the Yangtze River, won the Jinshi at the age of 22, and then served as the editor of the Imperial Academy and Shu Jishi. He was one of the ministers who were most likely to enter the cabinet before Chongzhen. The official position is not high, but everyone wants to hear his opinion.

"Mr. Jun, are you talking?"

Only then did Wu Weiye put down the tea bowl, and looked around, "My colleagues, I have already made a decision, so there is no need to discuss this matter further."

"Oh, Mr. Jun has a great opinion, you might as well talk about it."

"Of course I won't go to the invitation of Ma's mansion, and I won't wait until now if I want to go. Besides, I don't want to stay in Zhan Shi's mansion, so I will make a note to resign to your majesty tonight. Everyone Wu will leave first." Wu Weiye After speaking, he got up and bowed his hands, turned around and left.

This is really nothing but a blockbuster. Everyone looked at Wu Weiye in amazement and looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Mr. Jun, please stop." University scholar Jiang Riguang hurriedly stopped him, "Mr. Jun is very talented and rich in learning. In terms of talent and learning, no one in the south of the Yangtze River can surpass him. The rise and fall of the world is everyone's responsibility. We are old and old. Dare to speak, why does Mr. Jun want to destroy his own future?"

Wu Weiye clasped his fists and said: "Ge's old saying is too much, students are ignorant, have no ambitions, and don't think about making progress. How dare you compare them with everyone?"

Liu Zongzhou, the imperial envoy of Zuodu, came over and interjected, "Hasn't Mr. Ge noticed it? Mr. Jun is disappointed with the current emperor. The treacherous ministers exercise power, the emperor is cowardly, internal and external troubles, the country will not be a country. If things go on like this, it's a pity that my 300-year-old foundation in Ming Dynasty will be ruined." It's over... the subjugated official, it's fine if you don't do it! Jungong, let's resign from His Majesty together." Liu Zongzhou, the censor of Zuodu, said so excitedly that his old face flushed red.

"Yes, the one who resigned from Shangshu is next. And I..." Huang Daozhou, Zhang Shenyan, Qu Shixu, and Huang Duanbo responded one after another.

"Okay, I don't want to be an official. Besides, I'm an old man who is old and frail. This old bone should be idle for a few days. I will go to your majesty with you tomorrow to resign." Jiang Riguang, a cabinet scholar, also made a decision Having made up their minds, several senior officials bid farewell to each other and went back to their homes to draw up the scriptures.

Just when these few people were full of ambitions and were preparing to resign collectively, several backbones of the Donglin Party were also drafting papers, but their papers were different. They were not resigning because they were disappointed with the emperor, but papers about impeachment.

The first one is Qian Qianyi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. In the memorial, he impeached Ruan Dacheng for killing Hou Fangyu, a scholar of Donglin, and forcibly robbed Li Xiangjun.In this excerpt, Qian Qianyi displayed his literary talents, with a sharp pen, and bitterly stated that Ruan Dacheng was old and disrespectful, and he was on the same level as Ma Shiying's party, alluding to the emperor's cowardice.

The second one is that Lu Daqi, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, impeached Ma Shiying and his son for being domineering, forming cliques for personal gain, and deceiving the emperor.

As far as Chinese history can be concerned, don’t look at the former historian who was convicted for his words, demoted to a higher level, and fined for two years, but he is still writing notes.

After the Jinyiwei riot was quelled, Zheng Hongkui and Zu Hai were busy cleaning the Jinyiwei. Of course, Zhu Yousong was not idle these days. Baiguan's remarks.

Of course, Zhu Yousong did not dare to slack off his kung fu for a day. After handling the government affairs, the empress would accompany him to visit the imperial garden. In addition, it is to smell the chicken and dance.

On this day, Zhu Yousong was reviewing the memorial.After the first early court, Zhu Yousong began to formally take charge of the government. To be more precise, he began to personally review the memorials after cleaning the East Factory.

But he doesn't know how to learn from Chongzhen, or he learned a lesson from Chongzhen. With so many memorials, he must not do everything by himself.

　The second one is delivered, I wish you all a happy weekend.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)