It didn't take too long to read the imperial edict.
Although this was an imperial edict, no official in the court dared to easily refuse it.
Because rejecting this imperial edict means rejecting the emperor. No one dares to do this unless they are really stubborn.
"My lords, we have already conveyed the imperial decree. We will take our leave now." Chen Hong said with a smile, bowed to the two men, then turned and walked out.
Liu Yijing and Han Yu did not try to keep Chen Hong, as some things were not appropriate to say now.
After Chen Hong left, Liu Yijing and Han Yu also sat back down.
The content of the imperial edict was not long, nor did it say much. For the two court leaders, it was naturally no problem to understand it.
In this imperial edict, His Majesty did not seem to say anything, but only asked him and his men to ask the ministers for their opinions.
In fact, His Majesty has already said everything. Is this asking me to ask the ministers for their opinions?
This was to let him express his stance. To put it bluntly, it was to let his ministers express their support for a thorough investigation of the Donglin Party case.
Whether the Donglin Party framed Xiong Tingbi, colluded with Li Ruzhen, or formed a clique for personal gain, all of them must be investigated.
Aren’t these cases being investigated again?
Not really. These cases have been under investigation all the time, and Wei Zhongxian from the East Factory has never stopped.
Then why does Your Majesty force me to express my position?
The meaning is very clear, that is, it is impossible to let these people get something for nothing.
"It seems that Your Majesty has seen through our thoughts." Liu Yijing said expressionlessly.
Han Yu waved his hand nonchalantly and spoke directly, "We never intended to keep this a secret from the beginning. Even if we hadn't said anything, someone would have reminded Your Majesty. This was to be expected. However, we didn't expect them to go to such extremes in their fight back. Now, I'm afraid we have no choice."
Speaking of this, Han Yu felt resentful.
The whole thing was messed up by you guys, Zou Yuanbiao. There’s nothing much to say.
If you hadn't listened to me at the beginning, how could you have ended up like this?
At this point, if they don't just admit defeat and continue to cause trouble like this, everyone will be in trouble.
"The question now is what should we do?" Han Yu asked.
Liu Yijing sighed softly, and said with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "What other choice do we have?"
After hearing what Liu Yijing said, Han Yu suddenly became indifferent.
I really don't have much choice, which is why His Majesty did this. He doesn't need fence-sitters or people who sit on the fence, but people who are willing to take the lead.
"Then let everyone write in the question book!" Han Yu said word by word.
Although this sentence is short, it weighs more than a thousand pounds to the two people in front of them.
The struggles in the court have always been united but not broken. Everyone fights back and forth in private, fighting to the death, but they will leave room for maneuver unless it is absolutely necessary, so that there is room for maneuver when they lose in the end.
The reason why I asked my subordinates to write those impeachment petitions was largely for this purpose.
Once things become unsustainable, those people will become abandoned pawns, and both sides will reach some kind of agreement after the abandoned pawns are dealt with.
He just wanted to force the Donglin Party to surrender and make them give up their positions.
The Donglin Party's counterattack was the same. They used big banners and tiger skins to make things particularly big, so that their side would also be cautious. Then, to a certain extent, the two sides reached a reconciliation and avoided a life-and-death fight.
It’s just that in the end we see who suffers less loss, so that the other party can gain something.
This is a struggle within the range that both sides can bear, but Your Majesty does not want this.
His Majesty saw through the thoughts of his two factions and sent the imperial edict to the cabinet.
It looked like an imperial edict of inquiry, but in fact it was asking him to take more ruthless actions and put pressure on the Donglin Party thoroughly.
If I really did this, the Donglin Party would definitely fight back desperately.
The two sides were about to fight to the point of bloodshed, and the final outcome was clearly this. His Majesty naturally hoped for this, otherwise he wouldn't have instigated this.
The problem now is that the two sides are at loggerheads. If they want to restore peace, one side must give in.
The problem now is that the referee does not require both sides to give in, but requires both sides to continue fighting, and the more intense the fight, the better.
If you don't want to fight anymore, the referee will help the other side beat you, and may even beat you to death.
"My Lord, I need to make some arrangements." Han Yu stood up, bowed to Liu Yijing, turned around and walked straight out.
Looking at Han Yu's back, Liu Yijing sighed helplessly and a bitter smile appeared on his face.
Things have finally turned out like this. No one will dare to look down on Your Majesty anymore.
Originally, he had hoped to take advantage of the situation by using the power of His Majesty and Wei Zhongxian of the Eastern Depot. But now things were different. He had been pushed directly to the front, and there was no way he could stop moving forward.
I was too greedy, if I hadn't been so greedy, I wouldn't be in this situation now. But there's no turning back, I can only move forward.
Everyone in the court was waiting, and everyone knew that the whole thing was still lacking a breaking point.
When will this breaking point be? No one knows, but everyone knows it’s coming soon.
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