I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 132
Knowing that Wang Fu had to catch up on sleep now, Li Tian didn't drag Wang Fu to have a chat, and after telling him to take a good rest, he left the ward with Liu Jinghou.

Arriving outside the gate of the east courtyard, seeing Yu Jie'an and Kong Yanjin confronting each other coldly, Li Tian deliberately coughed twice, and said loudly:

"Jie An, I'm leaving."

"Your Majesty, the old minister really knows his mistake. The old minister will go to the Imperial College tomorrow to be on duty."

He arrived in front of Li Tian in three steps at a time, and Kong Yanjin knelt down on the ground in unprecedented obeisance, with a pleading look on his face.

Having pierced the window paper earlier, Li Tian no longer pretended to be false now, frowning and saying coldly:

"Kong Yanjin, I don't have to target you, but you rely on scholars to put pressure on the cabinet, isn't it too much?

I didn't want to make my point clear, but with the aggressive performance of dozens of officials in the court, do you really think that I don't know who is behind the scenes?
There are many clichés in the officialdom, this is an unspoken rule that takes into account the face of both parties, and it is also the default rule.

Now that Kong Yanjin was being called by Li Tian's first name, a cold sweat immediately flowed down his cheeks.

"The old minister is guilty."

"Don't be in a hurry to confess to me." Li Tian looked down at Kong Yanjin condescendingly, and Li Tian waved his hand, still not intending to make him stand up, and said instead:

"And that Zhou Mingli, the "Picture of Dead Wood and Strange Rock" on the table in his bedroom, do you dare to say that you didn't give it to him?"

Hearing this, Kong Yanjin stared straight at Li Tian's toes, his old face turned earthy as if someone stepped on the ground, and his whole body began to tremble.

Jin Yiwei had cut half of it and handed it over to the King of Han, and the emperor still knew about the picture of dead wood and strange rocks, so he asked Zhou Mingli to lie about the astrology, so the emperor was also clear about it.

"Your Majesty, the old officials rely on the old to sell the old, and they don't know the heights of the sky and the earth. They tried to put pressure on the imperial court with the scholars. They really deserve death. Your Majesty, please punish the crime."

Seeing Kong Yanjin shaking like chaff, Li Tian snorted twice with a cold face, took a deep breath and said sullenly;

"You are the 58th generation grandson of Confucius, you are Yipin Yansheng Gong, and you are the sacrificial wine of the Imperial Academy of the current dynasty. How dare I punish your crime? Even if I drag you out of Fengtian Palace, I have to use the imperial hospital's help." title."

Speaking of this, Kong Yanjin's heart was already completely ashamed, and he was about to bury his head even lower, waiting for the emperor to make a final decision.

"Okay, you don't have to make such a gesture of waiting with me. If I really want to punish you, you are already in Dongchang Prison."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness."

"Stay honestly in the imperial hospital and take good care of your illness. Don't give me any more scholastic petitions. When the time comes, I will let you go to the Imperial College to be on duty."

"The old minister thanked His Majesty."

Now that the matter has come to this, Kong Yanjin no longer has any chances in his heart, and only asks the emperor to see him for the sake of his ancestors and not confine him in the Imperial Hospital for too long.

Ignoring Kong Yanjin, Li Tian swayed his sleeves and walked out, followed by Yu Jie'an. Seeing this, Kong Yanjin hurriedly shouted to send his Majesty off, and kowtowed three times in his heart.

The sky has cleared up, and there is no cloud in the thousands of miles. The autumn sun is hanging high above, and it is trying its best to sway the comfortable warmth.
After leaving the Imperial Hospital, Li Tian's expression returned to normal in an instant, Yu Jie'an secretly clicked his tongue as he watched, and couldn't hold back his distress anymore and said:
"Your Majesty, since Zhou Jian is accepting Yan Shenggong's paintings, the ominous appearance played in the court today must be unbelievable. Why didn't Your Majesty punish them both for the crime of deceiving the emperor?"

Patting the moisture from the rain on his body, Li Tian slowed down, smiled and said:

"You really want to know?"

Yu Jie'an was a little terrified by Li Tian's strange stare, he unconsciously twisted his shoulders, and looked away:
"If it is inconvenient for Your Majesty to tell, I will not ask."

"It's not inconvenient to say, I don't deal with Zhou Mingli, it's because I'm not afraid of the so-called temptation and keeping my heart.
It's the same if Kong Yanjin is not dealt with. In my eyes, those scholars are just talkers on paper, so there is nothing to worry about. "

After Li Tian finished speaking, Yu Jie'an quickly shut up.

Young is young, but he is not stupid, expressing dissatisfaction with an extremely huge group, he has neither the qualifications nor the capital.

Seeing Yu Jie'an's serious face and keeping his mouth shut, Li Tian hummed and chuckled a few times. He thought that Yu Jie'an dared to fight against Kong Yanjin, so he was really not afraid of anything.

He casually unwrapped a jade hook from his waist and patted it into Yu Jie'an's hand with his backhand. Li Tian said in a tone that could not refuse:

"Take my jade hook and go to the cabinet to report, do your best and don't let me down."

"This humble minister will never disappoint His Majesty."

Watching Yu Jie'an go away, Li Tian casually greeted a little eunuch who had been following him, and said in a very easy-going tone:

"Find out where the prince is, and let him come to see me."

"The slave obeys."

Since the Donggong Wenye that time, Li Tian has granted Zhu Zhanji the right to observe politics in six departments.

Zhu Zhanji is naturally happy for this kind of good thing that he has to fight with Jian Guo. After finishing the studies taught by several masters in the East Palace early every day, he will plunge into the Thousand Steps Corridor.

After a while, the little eunuch found Zhu Zhanji in the office of the General Secretary.

Hearing that he was summoned by his father, Zhu Zhanji sweated anxiously looking at the five-rank official uniform on his body. Although he is a prince, there are laws in the country and no official position. No one is allowed to wear the official official uniform of the court privately. .

"His Royal Highness, the emperor is still waiting at the gate of the imperial hospital, you can go with the servant."

"No, no, I broke the rules by wearing an official uniform. My father didn't know how to teach me when he saw me. You go to the East Palace quickly and ask Xueshi Xie and Xueshi Hu to bring me the dragon robe."

The little eunuch was bitten by Zhu Zhanji's embarrassment, but thinking of the treasury case a few days ago, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind:

"The servant has already seen His Highness wearing an official uniform. Even if His Highness puts on the dragon robe again, the servant will report to His Majesty."

"Hey, you little eunuch can't do anything if you sincerely seek trouble. Believe it or not, I asked my father to assign you to farm in northern Xinjiang."

"Your Highness, it's hard for this slave to run an errand, so don't embarrass him."

When Zhu Zhanji heard the words, he immediately made a furious gesture, and the little eunuch was even more frightened and knelt down, calling His Highness to appease his anger.

"Okay, okay." The furious look on Zhu Zhanji's face disappeared suddenly like a fire melting snow. He condescended to pat the little eunuch on the shoulder, and said with a smile on his face:

"Loyal and courageous, I will speak kindly to your father."

Zhu Zhanji was happy and angry, the little eunuch's black-collar round shirt was soaked through, and his heart fluctuated as if he had been on a roller coaster for eight hundred laps. He bared his white teeth with a forced smile, and kowtowed:
"Slave, thank you Your Highness for your understanding."

"Stop knocking, get up and take Ben Gong to see the father."

(End of this chapter)