"But if you want to be like Hai Rui, you have to have Hai Rui's abilities."

Zhu Youxiao waved to Chen Hong again and ordered expressionlessly, "Let the Jinyiwei check it out."

"How did Hai Rui serve as an official back then?"

"He wore cloth robes, ate coarse grains and brown rice, and had his old servants grow vegetables for his own support. Zhejiang Governor Hu Zongxian once told others, 'Yesterday I heard that the Hai County Magistrate bought two pounds of meat to celebrate his mother's birthday.'"

"If this Chen Qing is also like this, you can ask the Jinyiwei to tell me."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong quickly bowed and agreed, then turned around and went to find the Jinyiwei.

Chen Hong left his Majesty's place quickly. It was too dangerous there, and the atmosphere was too strange. It was not suitable for him to stay there. He took this opportunity to escape quickly.

Chen Hong escaped, but the other four cabinet ministers could not leave.

Listening to what His Majesty said just now, although his tone was calm and his face showed no emotion, even a fool could tell that His Majesty was angry.

How much effort did it take for Emperor Jiajing to spare Hai Rui?

This Chen Qing is threatening Your Majesty!

Although no one would say it, the ministers all had a rough idea of ​​Emperor Sejong's reputation.

Even then, Emperor Shizong didn't kill Hai Rui. Chen Qing was acting this way, probably because he thought His Majesty wouldn't kill him.

Firstly, he cannot be convicted for his words, and all the ministers in the court will protect him.

Of course, they weren't defending him as a person, nor did they think he was right to do what he did. The ministers were defending their right to speak. If they could be killed for submitting such a petition today, they could be killed for the same thing in the future.

The lower limit will only get lower and lower, and it will never get higher, so officials will stand up to protect him.

Besides that, the second point is that it is coercing Your Majesty. Emperor Shizong did not kill Hai Rui back then. If Your Majesty were to kill Chen Qing, then Your Majesty's reputation would be ruined immediately, even worse than that of Emperor Shizong.

This is where several cabinet ministers feel aggrieved and also what they fear.

They already hate Chen Qing to death. Why do you have to force His Majesty like this when you can do something else?

Your Majesty is young, having just ascended the throne, and is naturally arrogant. If you provoke him like this and he really kills you without a care in the world, wouldn't that create a conflict between the monarch and his subjects?

When Your Majesty raises the butcher knife, how many people will die because of this?

The most important thing is that once the conflict between the ministers and the emperor begins, it is very difficult to end it. After all, one side has to retreat, otherwise it will definitely not end.

Given His Majesty's current state, how could he possibly retreat?

There will definitely be rivers of blood by then.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Han Yu and the other three and said slowly, "It's not a big deal. It's just a petition, no big deal. Why are you four mobilizing so many people? Okay, go back and do what you need to do."

Hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, Han Yu and others felt a chill in their hearts.

If His Majesty lost his temper at this time and called for the killing of Chen Qing, or even showed great anger and wanted to execute Chen Qing's entire family, Han Yu and others would feel more at ease.

Although His Majesty looks like nothing has happened and he doesn't take this question board seriously, none of the three of Han Yu are stupid. They have been in the officialdom for so many years. If they still can't smell anything from it, then there is nothing they can do.

The most basic thing for an official is to learn to read people's expressions and think about things before your superiors.

As a close minister of the emperor, you must be able to figure out the emperor's thoughts, or at least know how the emperor acts.

Han Yu and the other four knew Your Majesty too well. When Your Majesty purged the Donglin Party, he was ruthless and purged every department one by one.

In those days, beheadings were carried out outside the Meridian Gate every day. The smell of blood filled half of the capital and did not dissipate for more than half a month.

Now Chen Qing is using this kind of thing to threaten Your Majesty. Do you really think Your Majesty dare not kill anyone?

Especially looking at His Majesty's current behavior, this matter will definitely not end well.

Han Yu and the others looked very conflicted. They wanted to say something, but they couldn't say it in this state.

What do you say? Your Majesty, please don't hold it in anymore. Tell me what you have to say.

This is totally outrageous!

Han Yu and the others could only bow and say, "Yes, Your Majesty. We will take our leave."

After saying this, Han Yu and the others bowed and walked out, but their steps were a little heavy.

After everyone left, Zhu Youxiao's face darkened.

Of course he was angry, but he wasn't angry because Chen Qing scolded him.

Zhu Youxiao had anticipated this a long time ago. Even though Chen Qing was not here today, there would be other people scolding him in the future. This was not strange at all.

He was angry that things had finally come to this point. Apparently, what he had been doing for a long time had finally touched the bottom line of some people, and they wanted to rebel against him.

They wanted to shock the world in this way, even at the cost of their own lives.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Youxiao feels sad and angry.

Because this is internal friction, and this kind of internal friction will only harm the Ming Dynasty. But I can't not do it, because if I give up and don't do it, then things will get worse.

Turning around to glance at Chen Hong who had already returned, Zhu Youxiao ordered, "Go and fetch Wei Zhongxian for me."

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