As he spoke, Chen Hong presented the question book in his hand, and then stood aside quietly.
Zhu Youxiao flipped through the manuscript in his hand and said expressionlessly, "Leave it to the cabinet and ask them to come up with a proposal as soon as possible."
Having said this, Zhu Youxiao handed the question book back in a very casual tone.
Zhu Youxiao had been sitting on the throne for such a long time, and he found that many things were actually just a matter of a memorial book.
Zhu Youxiao did not feel strongly about where the drought occurred, where the flood occurred, or how many people died. In fact, it was just an event or some numbers written in the title book.
As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you can see such things happening every day.
Maybe he used to think that this was a big deal, not a natural disaster or man-made disaster; but when he really got to this position, Zhu Youxiao wanted to take charge, but many times he really was powerless, which made him more determined to do something.
"Let the Cabinet draft an imperial edict. Censor Cui Chengxiu of the Metropolitan Censorate, a man of integrity and diligence in the service of the king, is hereby promoted to the position of Right Assistant Censor-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Censorate."
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao closed his eyes and stopped talking.
This position originally belonged to Yang Lian, but now Zhu Youxiao gave this position to Cui Chengxiu. The meaning is very clear.
What did Cui Chengxiu do before?
That is, he unconditionally stood on Zhu Youxiao's side, impeached the Donglin Party for forming a clique for personal gain, and at the same time said that the Donglin Party would be severely punished.
At this juncture, Zhu Youxiao promoted Cui Chengxiu, but the key point is that this position is still Yang Lian's previous position. What does this indicate?
The meaning is self-evident. This means that Zhu Youxiao has officially begun to intervene. As long as you stand on my side this time, you will not lack high positions and generous salaries.
Chen Hong quickly whispered, "Yes, Your Majesty. I'll go right away."
Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything, so Chen Hong bowed and quietly retreated.
Everyone in the cabinet had just returned, and the expressions on their faces were not very good.
Shi Jixie looked at Liu Yijing and said with some concern, "Lord, His Majesty is still angry. This matter is not easy to handle."
After Shi Jixie spoke, the other people also looked at Liu Yijing.
Everyone knows that this is not an easy task, but it must be done.
Liu Yijing was also very upset. He wished those people would die. What did this have to do with him? But he couldn't say it.
"Yes!" Liu Yijing agreed, stroking his beard. "But trying to persuade His Majesty to change his mind isn't easy! The case has reached this point, and it's just a matter of sentencing. Whether to impose a severe punishment or a lenient one is entirely up to His Majesty. All we can do is persuade His Majesty to change his mind. Everyone, please write a petition."
This is what should be done, and this is all we can do.
Liu Yijing didn't want to take the blame, so he made this decision, but it was just a gesture.
However, he still felt very bitter, because this meant that he wanted His Majesty to take the blame, but would His Majesty agree?
If you look at it from your own perspective, there should be someone who stands up and speaks out about this matter, and Your Majesty goes along with it.
It would be even better if more people spoke out.
But no one would do this, no one in the cabinet would agree to do so, or no one dared to agree. So it is very likely that His Majesty would become angry and directly issue an order to deal with it.
This way they won't be blamed, but His Majesty will still hold them accountable.
Liu Yijing felt that he was the first to be hit, and it was strange that he could feel good about it.
However, things had come to this point, and Liu Yijing didn't dare to say anything. So he just did a good job and encouraged everyone to submit their own papers.
When His Majesty takes revenge on him, he will think of a way. His Majesty wouldn't even kill him, the chief minister of the cabinet, would he?
Everyone nodded. This was all they could do.
However, many people are watching Han Yu, waiting for him to express his opinion.
Han Yu realized that everyone was looking at him, so he said, "I'll write something else in the memorial. For such a serious crime, simply dismissal from office is inappropriate."
After Han Yu said this, he did not speak again, but turned around and returned to his seat.
The people present were all experienced, and they understood after Han Yu said this. For such a serious crime, you only give this one charge, do you think His Majesty will agree?
If everyone wrote a questionnaire like this, those people’s lives would really be in danger.
What we are writing about now is that they must be dealt with severely and strictly, but they cannot be beheaded or dismissed from their posts; even if they are to be beheaded, they cannot all be killed, but a few must be protected within a limited scope.
In this case, Your Majesty might agree.
After understanding this meaning, Liu Yijing said, "What Mr. Han said makes sense. Let's write according to this tone!"
Liu Yijing was willing to do this because it would trap Sun Shenxing.
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