Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty when the emperor

Chapter 30
None of the ministers kneeling in front of Zhu Yousong were stupid, they were all top-notch people with abnormal brains. Hearing this, he was suddenly enlightened and deeply moved.

We have gone too far, the emperor is not only not angry, but also refuses our resignation in a different way, really well-intentioned!The rise and fall of a country is everyone's responsibility. How can we be worthy of the emperor's retention? If the emperor's grace is so great, why should we not devote ourselves to it?

So they all expressed their gratitude to the emperor's great kindness, saying that unless the emperor dismissed him or died of old age, he would not resign, and asked the emperor to punish him.

Zhu Yousong was very happy, since they did not resign from their posts, these great writers, politicians, great calligraphers and painters could not be ignored by me, so he asked Lu Jiude to pass an edict to the Hanlin Academy to promote Gao Hongtu who was more ambitious than Jin Jian. He was appointed as the chief assistant of the cabinet of Dongge University Scholars, Jiang Riguang, who was an old man, was added as the grand teacher, Huang Daozhou, the secretary of the Ministry of officials, was added as the prince's grand teacher, Liu Zongzhou, a master of Confucianism, was added as the prince's grand teacher, and Lu Daqi, the backbone of the Donglin Party who was honest and hated, was promoted as a householder. Minister of the Ministry, Zuo Mao, a national hero of Wen Tianxiang style, was promoted as the imperial envoy of the left capital, Huang Duanbo, who was upright and upright, was promoted as the imperial envoy of the right capital, Qu Shixu, who did not succumb to evil forces, was promoted as the right servant of the household department, and Wu Weiye, a great talent in the south of the Yangtze River, was promoted as the left of the Ministry of rites. Waiter, wait.

Of course, Zhu Yousong had his own considerations for giving the two old men Huang Daozhou and Liu Zongzhou the false titles of Prince Taishi and Prince Taifu. One day I really created a villain, and I let these two academic masters teach it. I didn't read well in my previous life, and my handwriting looked like insects crawling. I can't let the next generation waste their studies. You must know that the zodiac cycle is endless. He is rich in learning and good at calligraphy, so he can compete with Wang Xizhi.

In short, except for Zhang Shenyan, all these people were promoted to ranks, and some were promoted several ranks in succession. For a while, Zhu Yousong knelt down on a large area, and they all burst into tears of gratitude.

At this time, there is only one person standing and not kneeling. This person is handsome, tall, scholarly, and suave. He is about 30 years old. He is the youngest of these ministers. Of course Zhu Yousong knows him. Wu Weiye, the most famous writer of the period.

Zhu Yousong was taken aback when he saw this scene, could he be dissatisfied with his own promotion?At such a young age, I let you be promoted from a third-rank official to a second-rank official, and more importantly, you entered the cabinet after entering the Ministry of Rites. Could it be that you have been wronged? I have always admired Wu Dawenhao, so I can’t be pretentious The generation of it.

Zhu Yousong was a student of literature and history before traveling, and he had a special liking for the great writers in history. According to records, Wu Weiye was erudite and talented, and he was exquisite in poetry, calligraphy, music and painting. He is familiar with the song "Yuanyuanqu", and he likes the line "Weeping all the soldiers are all plain, rushing to the crown and becoming a beauty", which has been sung through the ages and has been chanted on campus, but he did not expect to see a real person today.

Therefore, Zhu Yousong attached great importance to Wu Weiye, but why did he not appreciate his gratitude?If he is proud of his talents, is he worthless?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yousong couldn't help asking: "Why didn't Mr. Jun accept the order to thank you?"

After Zhu Yousong said this, the rest of the court officials who were kneeling knew that there was a Jiangnan scholar who was standing but not kneeling behind him. Many people thought to themselves, the emperor's kindness is so great, this person will not kneel down to thank him, Too pretentious, isn't it?
Seeing the emperor's question, Wu Weiye cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, is this a promotion to appease us? Weiye didn't come here for an official title, but sincerely asked to resign. , the imperial power is ashamed, since His Majesty intends to stay with you, you must give Weiye a reason worth staying."

As soon as this remark came out, all kneeling people were astonished. Mr. Jun was pushing an inch, he did a little too much, and Ni Longlin was not so arrogant. Convicted!
Zhu Yousong's face turned from red to white and then from white to red again. He suddenly remembered something. He had learned from Zheng Hongkui that Ma Shiying's concubine's concubine was coming, and there were still seven days left. To entertain guests and friends, a plan is formed in the chest.

These civil servants all thought that Zhu Yousong was going to get angry, and they were worried that he would offend Wu Weiye, but they didn't expect Zhu Yousong to laugh out loud, "Haha, Mr. Jun is worthy of being a minister of bones, I just left the words here today , since ancient times, ministers who deceive the emperor will surely die, and within ten days they will take the head of the treacherous sycophant!"

Although the emperor didn't name the person, he knew exactly who he was referring to. You are not joking. To be able to say this in front of so many court officials is definitely not just a joke.It seems that we are too superficial, and regard the emperor as a dou who cannot be supported. The emperor lives in a temple, worrying about the country and the people. He still has the heart to punish traitors and eliminate thieves. How can we, as ministers, bear to abandon such a sage and virtuous lord, even if we are so heartbroken.

Thinking about this, Wu Weiye's blood boiled with excitement, and he fell to his knees with a plop, "Minister Wu Weiye thanked Long En, boom boom boom..." He kowtowed his head.

Zhu Yousong quickly asked everyone to get up, and came over to help him up with his own hands...

After these court officials gave their majesty speeches, Zhu Yousong picked up a few more scriptures. These are the memorials of Donglin party members participating in the impeachment. Shi Kefa pointed out the current malpractice and hoped that the emperor can change the past and make a new one. Zhu Yousong was really moved after reading this scripture After all, although Shi Gong has great ambitions and talents, he is also somewhat loyal. The former himself punished him and demoted him, and he didn't seem to have any complaints at all. From this aspect, this person can still be used in the future.

The following is Qian Qianyi's impeachment of Ruan Dacheng for being old and disrespectful, bullying others, competing with his subordinates for singing girls, persecuting Donglin scholar Hou Fangyu, fighting against Ma Shiying's party, and the court is weak, Lu Daqi impeaches Ma Shiying and his son for being domineering, forming a party for personal gain, and deceiving the emperor.Several Donglin officials also impeached Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guoyan.

After Zhu Yousong finished reading it, he ordered Lu Jiude to take these papers away and not release them.

But the news that Wu Weiye and others collectively resigned spread like wildfire.

Qian Qianyi heard in the mansion that his round jujube face was even more wrinkled, his goatee was raised so high, he sighed and felt restless.

"Master, what's the matter with you?" Liu Rushi, who was dressed in a green dress and dragging skirt, came in style, like a fairy like a mortal, Li Yin is as melodious as a song, and Sanyue doesn't know the taste of meat.

With such a beauty, Qian Qianyi still frowned bitterly, but he was afraid that Xiao Xianrou would not be happy. After all, it was hard-won for his old donkey to eat such tender grass. Probably Qian Qianyi also knew that although Liu Rushi was A prostitute, but she doesn't give way to a woman, don't look at him Qian Qianyi is a man of great talent, rich in education, and can be called the leader of the Donglin Party. He is the best in the south of the Yangtze River in terms of talent and learning, but if he is moral and cultivated, he is not as good as a woman, let alone he is 23 A young lady of [-] years old married him to an old man who was approaching his sixtieth birthday. It was like a flower stuck in cow dung.

Qian Qianyi also felt that he had taken advantage of this marriage, so he lightly wrapped his arms around his waist and forced a smile, "Ma'am, it's nothing, just don't mention some troubles in court."

"Since that's the case, how about composing a song for the master?" Liu Rushi was afraid that her husband would become sick from overwork, and wanted to make him happy. Even though they were old couples and young wives, Liu Rushi felt happy.

(End of this chapter)