Zhu Youxiao looked at this person and found that he was actually an imperial censor of the Censorate.
Although this person looked familiar, Zhu Youxiao did not know him.
You should know that although the censors of the Metropolitan Censorate have heavy responsibilities, their rank is not high. According to the censor's rank, he is not qualified to participate in such court meetings.
However, the censor had a special privilege, which could be considered as a privilege. That is, whenever the censor wanted to impeach someone, he could report it to the higher authorities, and after receiving permission, he would have the opportunity to attend the court meeting.
This is not an impeachment in a memorial, but an impeachment in the main hall in front of His Majesty, which is much more intense than writing a memorial.
Zhu Youxiao was not surprised. It was normal that the matter started from the Censorate. Now the conventional means of struggle in the Ming Dynasty was impeachment.
Zhu Youxiao nodded gently and said, "Okay, tell me what you want to say!"
At this time, Wang An, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, whispered to Zhu Youxiao, "Your Majesty, this man is a censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, named Zhang Yingdao, and a student of Liu Yijing, the chief minister of the cabinet."
Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, feeling relieved.
Turning his head to look at Wang An, Zhu Youxiao also showed a smile on his face.
I have to say that Wang An is very capable. His ability to get things done and his vision are much stronger than Chen Hongqiang.
It’s a pity that Wang An is a member of the Donglin Party, so I can’t get too close to him for the time being.
"I want to impeach Zhao Nanxing, the Minister of Works," Zhang Yingdao said.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Yingdao expressionlessly, then turned to look at Zhao Nanxing, the Minister of Works.
In fact, the development of the situation still surprised Zhu Youxiao. He didn't expect that the two sides would start fighting with real swords and guns.
He glanced at Liu Yijing who was calm and composed below, but he didn't expect that if he didn't make a move, it would be fine, but when he did, it would be earth-shattering.
In fact, Liu Yijing had no choice. The imperial edict sent by His Majesty two days ago was too obvious in its meaning. It was to ask him to stick to the Donglin Party.
Unfortunately, I have no choice. Since I have no choice, I can't look back.
Although there is no choice, the choice has actually been made, but this choice is not made by yourself.
Now that you have made your choice, you might as well get things done. Procrastination and hesitation will only make His Majesty dissatisfied.
So this time Liu Yijing directly asked his student Zhang Yingdao to impeach Zhao Nanxing, and he did it for everyone to see.
One meaning is to warn those fence-sitters in the court, letting them know that if they continue to sit on the fence, they will only die a more miserable death.
Liu Yijing wanted to tell them: I, the chief minister of the cabinet, have already stood on the stage and made my position clear. If you don’t follow me, then you are my enemy.
There are no neutrals or federalists, that's what Liu Yijing meant.
In addition, there is a second meaning, which is that it was done for Emperor Zhu Youxiao to see.
I'm not going to hide anymore. If you ask me to do something, I'll do it with all my might.
In fact, Liu Yijing's behavior really made Zhu Youxiao very happy.
The emperor would of course like it if his ministers worked for him without reservation.
Although this minister was forced, as long as he dared to move forward, it didn't matter how he got there.
"Impeaching Minister of Works Zhao Nanxing?" Zhu Youxiao hesitated and spoke slowly, "Lord Zhao has always been a prudent and tireless official, serving the country tirelessly. He is truly a model official. Why are you impeaching him?"
Zhu Youxiao protected Zhao Nanxing, which was something no one expected.
However, one person, Liu Yijing, was moved when he heard all this.
Your Majesty does not want to take any responsibility at all.
Liu Yijing didn't believe that His Majesty would protect Zhao Nanxing. His Majesty's actions were nothing more than a display of his own benevolence and generosity, while letting everyone know that His Majesty trusted the ministers in the court.
In other words, this bad guy completely let himself do it,
Thinking of this, Liu Yijing glanced at Zhang Yingdao and nodded calmly.
Zhang Yingdao stepped forward and spoke loudly, "Your Majesty, there are many ministers in the court who have deceived your wisdom. These people often appear benevolent and virtuous on the surface, but secretly they are forming cliques and engaging in excessive corruption. They appear to be pillars of the country, but in reality they are treacherous ministers!"
After these words were spoken, one could hear a pin drop in the entire hall.
No one expected that Zhang Yingdao would be so cruel from the start.
This directly labeled Zhao Nanxing a traitor!
And this is too cruel. It says that Zhao Nanxing appears to be righteous and moral on the surface, but is extremely corrupt behind the scenes, and even deceives the emperor.
Zhao Nanxing, the Minister of Works, who was standing on the side, had a face as black as the bottom of a pot.
He never expected that the other party would target him.
In fact, although he had real power, his status in the entire Donglin Party was not that high, and he was not very high-profile in his daily life.
In comparison, people who are more high-profile include Gao Panlong, and those who hold higher official positions include Sun Shenxing. It seems that it will never be my turn to be suppressed!
But the reality is just like this, there is nothing that can be done about it. This Zhang Yingdao has brought trouble to Old Zhao!
Instead of looking at Zhang Yingdao who was impeaching him, Zhao Nanxing looked directly at Liu Yijing, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. It was obvious that this matter was closely related to Liu Yijing.
In fact, ever since Zhang Yingdao came forward, everyone knew that this was done by Liu Yijing, the chief minister of the cabinet.
However, Zhao Nanxing, the Minister of Works, was more sensitive to the fact that Liu Yijing was targeting him. To put it bluntly, he just wanted his position.
This old fox really does everything he can. Thinking of this, Zhao Nanxing sneered in his heart.
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