Chapter 20: All Fired

The military officer broke his usual habit and did not sleep during court sessions.

Start talking nonsense.

They simply didn't listen to what the civil officials said, nor did they care how inappropriate the methods they proposed were. They were just determined to chop off the heads of the officials in the Ministry of Rites.

If Nie Yao, the only person who could control them, did not take action, the military officer would have to rush all his opponents away.

"His Majesty."

When they had almost finished arguing, Prime Minister Dou slowly bent down and said, "Since all the ministers think the Ministry of Rites' illness is unclear, why not send the imperial physician to take a look, as a token of your Majesty's concern."

Of course, he also did not neglect the military officer's request.

He said that Nie Yao's soldiers could go with them in the name of escorting the imperial physician, so that if there was any unusual situation, it could be dealt with on the spot.

With these words, the suggestions that seemed to strike a balance between the civil and military sides were adopted.

In fact, it was to send all the people in the Ministry of Rites to death.

If this proposal had been proposed by someone else, there would have been much debate. But since it was Dou Jinyuan who said this, the civil servants shut up.

Since Nie Yao, the military officer, did not object, everyone agreed.

That's how it was settled.

Nie Yao appointed a military officer to handle this matter.

The military attaché's departure had no impact on the court meeting, and the meeting continued.

Officials with busy work realized that the storm was coming and seized this short period of calm to discuss matters.

Everyone picked out the key points.

The meeting progressed much faster than before.

It's almost noon.

The military officer who went out to work came back in high spirits.

He also brought an imperial physician with him.

The imperial physician said that all the officials who took sick leave from the Ministry of Rites were fine and none of them were sick.

"Your Majesty, they are deceiving you! Those old men don't even take you seriously!"

"We must teach them a lesson, let them know that this Dayu is your Majesty's Dayu!"

There are complete witnesses and evidence.

Even if civil servants wanted to make some money from their friends, they couldn't find the words to start with.

Only officials from Sun Ji's faction were still trying to struggle.

"Your Majesty, the Dan and Yuan countries are about to visit. If all the ministers in the Ministry of Rites are imprisoned, who will receive the envoys from other countries in half a month? Your Majesty, please show mercy and give these ministers a lenient punishment as these are first-time offenders."

Only half a month left.

It is impossible to find suitable people to take over the work of the Ministry of Rites.

This is also an important reason why they dared to strike.

In fact, similar things have happened before.

Six years ago, Nie Yao, who was not yet fully familiar with the work of the Ministry of Households, inadvertently damaged the interests of the Ministry of Industry, resulting in the craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry being unable to start work.

During that period, the bridges in the capital were broken and no one repaired them; the pavilions in the suburbs were leaking and no one repaired their roofs; the roads in the city were broken for more than half a month and no one filled them... In the end, Nie Yao personally went to apologize to the Minister of Works and re-allocated funds to them, and the matter was finally over.

The people in the Ministry of Revenue thought that no matter how powerless they were, they were still more noble than those lowly craftsmen in the Ministry of Works.

Dayu's reputation depends on them!

In addition, the envoys from Dan and Yuan would arrive in the capital in less than half a month, and if their Ministry of Rites did nothing, there would be no one to receive the envoys.

When you think about it this way, they have the best timing and location.

If we don’t strike now, when will we strike?

"Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense! You can't keep someone who disrespects you!"

The military officer disagreed with letting the Ministry of Rites off the hook.

Insist on seizing the opportunity to catch everyone in one fell swoop.

Nie Yao also meant this.

He stepped forward and suggested in an unquestionable tone, "Your Majesty, it seems that the Ministry of Rites is certain that they will be needed to receive foreign guests, so they dare to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor so brazenly."

"Deceiving the emperor is deceiving the emperor. If we let them off the hook just because they're still useful, won't everyone follow suit? As long as they feel they're useful, they can disregard His Majesty."

"How can this be done!"

Nie Yao and many officials who maintained imperial power supported arresting and severely punishing all those who took sick leave.

As for receiving foreign guests?

His Majesty the Emperor handed this matter over to Nie Yao.

Everyone has eyes and knows exactly how much Nie Yao spends.

What is the difference between asking him to receive foreign envoys and asking them to embarrass themselves in front of them?

The civil servants who cared about their reputation refused to agree.

"Your Majesty! Minister Nie is so busy with official duties that I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to take on this important responsibility!"

Dozens of officials collectively boycotted.

However, His Majesty was as hard as iron and refused to listen to them. In the end, the matter was handed over to Nie Yao.

The civil officials were worried and felt desperate about Dayu's future.

At the end of the court meeting.

Everyone in the Ministry of Rites had been captured and thrown into prison. Sun Ji had very few people left, and those who hadn't gone in with him were either small-time soldiers or hidden pawns he had been hiding for years, ready to be deployed at the crucial moment.

But he had spent many years to place such a chess piece, and it would be a waste of talent to take it out now.

Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?

At this moment, Sun Ji still had expectations in his heart.

He felt that the reason for his imprisonment was too unreasonable, and as long as there were people in the court who could distinguish right from wrong and plead for him, there would be hope.

Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned.

In the evening, Nie Yao's men found a large amount of evidence from Sun Ji's home that he was colluding with the former third prince and providing funds for the other party to eliminate dissidents in the court.

The first three princes are all gone.

What good could there be in colluding with him?

However, the charge of forming a clique for personal gain was not enough. Nie Yao ordered further investigation, and it was revealed that Sun Ji had drugged the late emperor, leading to his death.

"Now I can kill people."

Nie Yao and the new emperor ate hot pot leisurely.

The soup base is both spicy and numbing, and tastes very refreshing.

The two of them ate and talked about things from time to time.

Nie Yao: "Let's kill Yuan Guo first?" Chew chew chew~ This tripe is so tender. By the way... slurp slurp~~ This sweet potato vermicelli is delicious too.

The imperial kitchen is OK.

Have a few brushes.

"Hmm." Du Suilan had previously disliked tripe and duck intestines, finding them filthy. Later, after the Major General left Beijing and couldn't see him, he became sulky with her, and while she was fuming, she started eating the things he liked.

Things got out of control after that.

Later, when I missed my loved ones far away and had hotpot, this became a must-have dish.

Chew chew chew ~ chew chew chew ~~

The two respectable people who usually refrained from talking while eating or sleeping, threw away their burdens and let themselves go in front of each other. They kept mumbling while eating, "Um... yes... Shasha... Dan... not... to be feared... Shasha... give me the milk tea..."

"Yes."

Nie Yao was eating sausage and had no time to reminisce.

Busy making beef hot pot for my brother.

"Eat less spicy food." Nie Yao said that he had already asked people to start the preparation, and the results would be significant when the foreign envoys arrived in the capital.

"You're quite clever." As expected of someone he favored, she knew exactly where he wanted to strike, and even cooperated without a word! Nie Qing's swiftness in handling matters pleased the Emperor greatly, who rewarded him with a slice of ginger.

Nie Yao: You did it on purpose, right?

She looked at him helplessly, but still ate the ginger slices.

"What are you going to do with those people surnamed Yan?"

"Kill him."

"all?"

"Not at all?" His Majesty deliberately avoided the question. Seeing Nie Qing's frown, his face, already enough to frighten a child, became even more assertive. His Majesty, feeling incredibly proud of his success, said, "My dear Nie Qing, I killed the old toad."

To be precise, he was killed along with his father.

Just half a month ago, he was ordered to use medicine to wake him up, and then a strong medicine was used to awaken all his vitality, amplify his pain, and then he was stabbed again and again.

Cut into pieces.

"What do you think, Lord Nie?" Are my methods cruel?