Transmigrated to the Great Ming Dynasty, I became Emperor Zhu Youxiao, the Carpenter Emperor. Well then, I'll hide behind the scenes; I'll take the blame, and you all go die.
Chen Hong quickly brought the memorial to Zhu Youxiao and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, this memorial has just been sent by the cabinet. It was sent by some imperial censors from the Censorate."
Zhu Youxiao did not look at the question book, but asked directly: "What did you say?"
"Your Majesty, they're talking about Cabinet Master Huang," Chen Hong said quickly. "However, they're not impeaching Huang. Instead, they all support him and believe that Mencius should be removed and replaced by Xunzi."
There was some nervousness in Chen Hong's tone.
Without saying anything else, Zhu Youxiao reached out to pick up the question book and began to flip through it.
After looking at the top question book, Zhu Youxiao understood what was going on, because this question book was from Cui Chengxiu.
As for the reasons given above, they all seem reasonable, but they are all bullshit and have no effect.
In this kind of situation, each person has his own reasons. There is nothing much to say. The most important thing is to express your attitude.
Cui Chengxiu supports this matter, which means that the memorials submitted to the Censorate this time basically all have this attitude, otherwise they would not have managed the time so well.
This can only mean one thing: this is a group thing, and someone wants them to do this. As for who wants them to do this?
It's very clear, who else could it be except Wei Zhongxian?
Zhu Youxiao put the test paper back and said nonchalantly, "Take them all back."
"By the way, the news of this incident should have spread, right?" Zhu Youxiao thought of something and asked again.
"Your Majesty, it has indeed been spread. After these memorials reached the cabinet, they instantly caused an uproar. Now the news has spread to the entire capital." Chen Hong said nervously.
Now that things are getting bigger and bigger, Chen Hong doesn't want to be implicated.
Zhu Youxiao said nothing, nodded, and said, "Let's go, let's go to the Queen's place for dinner. Let them handle this matter themselves."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong quickly agreed, and then followed Zhu Youxiao respectfully.
These memorials from the Censorate instantly caused an uproar in the capital.
Originally everyone was united in criticizing Huang Kezun, but who would have thought that someone would submit such a petition at this time, and some people would actually write a letter to agree with his opinion!
So all of a sudden, everyone pointed the finger at the Censorate.
Besides Cui Chengxiu, Yu Maoheng, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, was also implicated and was subsequently attacked. To put it bluntly, they were forcing Yu Maoheng to express his opposition.
After all, Yu Maoheng was Cui Chengxiu's boss, at least he was the one who was suppressing Cui Chengxiu in this matter. As long as he stood up and expressed his position, Cui Chengxiu's statement would be in vain.
The most crucial point is that Yu Maoheng and Cui Chengxiu have different opinions. This is a big deal, and one of them will definitely have to leave.
These people's intentions are extremely sinister.
But regarding this matter, how could a big shot like Yu Maoheng easily express his opinion?
As a result, the public opinion storm intensified, with more people impeaching and the scale of the impeachment becoming larger. All of them were directed at Yu Maoheng, and even Huang Kezun shared some of the pressure.
Under such circumstances, Yu Maoheng quickly expressed his attitude. However, this attitude was completely different from what everyone expected, a world of difference!
Yu Maoheng not only agreed with Huang Kezun's criticism of Mencius and praise of Xunzi, but also put forward new requirements, or his own new ideas.
He submitted a petition with a simple and crude title, "A Memorial to Invite Xunzi to Enter the Confucius Temple."