Han Yu also knew the reason why His Majesty asked him about this matter. To put it bluntly, he wanted him to express his opinion.
As a cabinet minister, my attitude may be more important than my words. What His Majesty wants to see is my attitude.
But this attitude is really hard to express. No matter what I say, I will make people dissatisfied, it’s just that the people who are dissatisfied are different.
If you agree with Your Majesty, then others are dissatisfied; if you disagree with Your Majesty, then it is Your Majesty who is dissatisfied.
So no matter what we do about this matter, it is not appropriate.
But now that His Majesty has asked, I have to take an attitude.
After a brief pause, Han Yu spoke directly, "I believe this matter should be thoroughly investigated. These people disregarded the law, accepted bribes, and falsely accused ministers. Without an investigation, public anger will be quelled. Furthermore, I believe these people must be severely punished."
Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction. Putting aside other things, at least Han Yu's attitude was good.
Whether he was forced to do so or he just thought so, it didn't matter, as long as he had this attitude.
Zhu Youxiao said directly, "If that's the case, then we'll wait until we've investigated thoroughly. Don't worry, my dear. I won't punish anyone indiscriminately, nor will I let anyone go unpunished."
"My dear minister, you can just watch from the side. I will never wrongly accuse a good person, nor will I let a bad person go." Zhu Youxiao said this openly, but he didn't believe it in his heart.
Who will distinguish ministers according to whether they are good or bad?
People in later generations all know that only children can distinguish between good and bad, while adults only look at the pros and cons, let alone the emperor?
As an emperor, don’t talk about good people or bad people, just look at whether they are useful to you.
The reason why he said these words to Han Yu was very simple. Zhu Youxiao did not want to give up on Han Yu and said these words to appease him.
There must be reasons and evidence to punish those people. Most of these reasons and evidence do not need to be fabricated to frame them, because they themselves are not clean.
Zhu Youxiao believed that Han Yu could understand it. Even if he didn't, he could understand what would happen in the future. It was just a matter of whether he was willing to accept it or not.
Although Han Yu had a good reputation, Zhu Youxiao would not have higher expectations of his moral standards.
Anyone who can become a cabinet minister must have climbed up through countless ups and downs and cannot be an Aries.
This is the officialdom, there are no little white sheep.
If he really was a rookie in the officialdom, he would have been swallowed up long ago.
What I gave Han Yu was nothing more than a reason to convince him, it all depends on whether he accepts it or not.
If he accepts it, he will pretend to be confused. If he pretends to be confused, he cannot be used anymore; if he does not pretend to be confused, then there is nothing to say.
Although Han Yu was not cunning, he was not as good as Fang Congzhe or Ye Xianggao.
It is precisely because he is not as good as Fang Congzhe and the others that he uses Han Yu.
He was just a new emperor with a shallow foundation, and he did not dare to use those cunning ministers who could unite the court officials.
"If there is nothing else, please leave." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, indicating that Han Yu could leave.
The emperor asked him to leave, so he couldn't refuse. Han Yu stood up and bowed, saying, "In that case, I will take my leave."
Looking at Han Yu's back, the smile on Zhu Youxiao's face slowly faded.
Even if Han Yu is used, the Donglin Party members around him must be eliminated. I think Wei Zhongxian should have already made a decision. If it is still dragged on like this, Zhu Youxiao will really be disappointed with Wei Zhongxian.
After leaving the Forbidden City, Han Yu looked serious.
Although His Majesty did not agree with what I said, nor did he listen to my words, this meeting with His Majesty was still fruitful. At least I knew what His Majesty was thinking and why He did what He did.
Instead of returning to the cabinet duty room, Han Yu went straight home.
After arriving at his study, Han Yu saw someone sitting in his study, and he was not surprised.
This person was the one he had invited, and he was none other than Gao Panlong, a veteran of the Donglin Party.
If we were to say who was the most panicked this time, it would be Gao Panlong, the veteran of the Donglin Party.
With Zou Yuanbiao and Yang Lian being dismissed from office and awaiting trial, all the Donglin Party members panicked.
This time, Han Yu went to the palace to meet the emperor, on the one hand to persuade the emperor, and on the other hand to test the emperor's attitude.
No one knows why His Majesty changed so quickly.
Was it because Wei Zhongxian was slandered? Or was there some other reason?
No one will be sure unless we figure it out.
Seeing Han Yu coming in, Gao Panlong quickly stood up.
He had a good relationship with Han Yu, so he didn't hesitate and asked directly, "What do you mean?"
After taking a look at Gao Panlong, Han Yu felt a little unhappy.
He knew Gao Panlong very well. Although Zou Yuanbiao and Yang Lian were the ones who took action to get rid of Xiong Tingbi, Gao Panlong was also behind the scenes, or it could be said that this was the consensus of the Donglin Party.
The reason is actually very simple, it’s just for the official hat.
Who doesn’t have a few students and old friends?
When these people came to power, they naturally wanted to promote their own disciples and old friends. There were only so many positions in the officialdom. If they didn't get rid of the old people, how could their own disciples and old friends get promoted?
Gao Panlong didn't think it was wrong to do so. After all, Xiong Tingbi himself had problems, and it would be better to replace him with a suitable person.
There is nothing wrong with everyone impeaching Xiong Tingbi.
If it was just because of the impeachment of Xiong Tingbi, His Majesty would not have acted in this way even if he was dissatisfied, and the situation would not have collapsed so quickly.
It is precisely because the methods of the people around you are so despicable that Your Majesty is angry.
Accepting bribes from border generals and impeaching ministers at hand was a collusion between court officials and border generals. This was something the emperor would never tolerate, no matter when or where it happened. Furthermore, the accusation was against a civil servant sent by the court.
Under such circumstances, Your Majesty would of course be angry and would of course want to get rid of all these people.
Han Yu was worried that too many people would be implicated.
After all, Feng Sanyuan was talking about forming a clique for personal gain. If this were proven, even more people would be implicated. This was something Han Yu could not accept.
As for Yao Zongwen and others, they accepted bribes and framed Xiong Tingbi. They can no longer be protected, and there is no need to protect them.
Han Yu saw this very clearly. To protect a few of them and make the emperor suspicious of him was not worth the loss.
Gao Panlong asked himself, Han Yu had no intention of hiding it, because it was impossible to hide it.
Han Yu knew the situation inside the palace. It was a dilapidated building with leaks on all sides, so nothing could be hidden. His conversation with His Majesty would soon be known.
After recounting his experience of advising the emperor, Han Yu sat there looking at Gao Panlong.
Gao Panlong's face also looked very unhappy.
After a while, he angrily said, "The eunuch is cunning."
Han Yu looked at Gao Panlong and said in a deep voice, "Let me ask you, who came up with the idea of rescuing Yao Zongwen and the others?"
When Gao Panlong heard Han Yu's question, his face turned ugly because it was he who came up with the idea.
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