Several people looked at Xu Guangqi, wanting to hear him speak first.
Because just now in the court, everyone saw Xu Guangqi wanted to stand up, but he was pushed back by the emperor. Now everyone also wanted to hear Xu Guangqi's opinion, after all, he was the most deeply involved among all people.
Xu Guangqi didn't hesitate, but spoke directly: "Let me talk about Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong first. They are forcing the emperor to abdicate. They are seeking fame by being straightforward. This is not the way of a minister. I believe these two people should be severely punished."
After saying this, Xu Guangqi sat there and stopped talking. In fact, this was to show his attitude, that is, they needed to reach a consensus on how to deal with Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong.
That means they must be severely punished without mercy, and no one is allowed to plead for mercy or express any other opinions. If you have a different attitude or opinion, then there's no need for us to discuss this further.
After these words came out, several people's faces turned unhappy. Especially Han Yu and Sun Chengzong, both of them were close to the Donglin Party. Although the previous quarrel was very unpleasant, it was not to the point of being killed.
But the current situation is that Xu Guangqi wants to kill people.
No one spoke, and the room fell into silence for a moment.
But at this time, Huang Kezun spoke up. He leaned forward and said, "I think this matter is not something we, as ministers, should interfere in. His Majesty will make his own decision, and we will just wait for the imperial edict. As for what the outsiders say, we will just listen. As for whether to write a petition for mercy, that is up to each individual."
Huang Kezun's words were clearly an attempt to smooth things over, and at the same time he was also telling Xu Guangqi that everyone was now in the same boat, and it would be inappropriate for the two of them to have a conflict.
Everyone has their own perspective. If he wants to plead for mercy, he can do so. Because no one can influence the final outcome of this matter, how it is ultimately handled still depends on Your Majesty.
The other few people didn't say anything either.
After a long pause, Sun Chengzong spoke up and said, "I think this is a good idea. If someone wants to write a petition to plead for mercy, then they can do so. There's no need to force them. If someone wants to write a petition to impeach, then they can do so. There's no need to force them."
Several people looked at Xu Guangqi, wanting to see what he would say, after all, it was he who proposed this matter.
Xu Guangqi's face looked a little unhappy, but he also knew that he couldn't force these people to bow their heads, so he said, "Then let's do it!"
Hearing that Xu Guangqi had given in, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Now they didn't want to provoke Xu Guangqi anymore.
Because Xu Guangqi is now like an angry fighting cock. He is frustrated that he has not been able to stand out in the court. He wants to find someone to give a few hard blows to make his position clear.
Your Majesty has given Xu Guangqi so much, and he needs to repay Your Majesty. No one present wants to be harshly criticized by him.
Next is the selection of the Minister of Rites.
Han Yu asked, "Does anyone have a suitable candidate? Feel free to bring them forward now."
The Minister of Rites is a very high position. Among the six ministers, the Minister of Rites has a very high status, and is even called the first of the six ministers. Some people also call the Ministry of Personnel the first, but in fact the status of the Ministry of Rites is not low.
Naturally, one would fight for such an official position at all costs. Of course, that was in the past.
Now the former Minister of Rites, Sun Shenxing, is still imprisoned in the imperial prison. The most crucial point is that the affairs of the Ministry of Rites are not over yet, and more things will happen in the future.
So no one knows what the future holds for the Ministry of Rites. If someone were to go up now, something might really go wrong.
So for a while, no one spoke. Although the others didn't speak, Xu Guangqi had to speak.
Xu Guangqi said directly: "I recommend Shen Tingyun."
Then his eyes slowly swept over the other people, but he stopped talking.
After hearing this name, the others all frowned.
Shen Tingyun and the others certainly knew that this person was a good friend of Xu Guangqi and also a member of their faction. He was even more radical than Chen Kedao in education. How could they let this person become the Minister of Rites?
The eyes of several people flickered, and no one knew what they were thinking.
After a long silence, Han Yu nodded and said, "Okay, count it as one."
The reason why Han Yu said this was because they couldn't just report one person, they needed to report several people and then let His Majesty select them.
Several people looked at each other, and no one stood up to object, so Shen Tingyun became the first person on the list.
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