For the cook who cooks.
High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods.
For these officials of the Ming Dynasty, resolving grudges often only requires the simplest way: fighting!
In the court.
The officials scuffled.
Although these civil servants have never learned how to fight properly, they all use an innate move: Turtle Fist!
The essence of Turtle Fist is just one word: swing!
When swinging, you can attack or defend, the lethality is limited, and it is extremely insulting!
Once the sword hits the opponent, the opponent will burst out with extremely strong fighting power.
Chongzhen took a quick look and found that most of the officials, except the heads of the six ministries and nine departments, had joined the war.
From the seventh-rank Jieshi Zhong to the third-rank Shilang, all raised their fists in the court.
"Silence! Everyone, be quiet!" Wang Chengen shouted with all his strength.
His sharp voice was instantly drowned out in the noisy court and did not cause any ripples.
Seeing that shouting didn't work, Wang Chengen quickly called on the Jinyiwei on duty to rush into the crowd and forcibly separate them.
Chongzhen looked over and almost laughed out loud.
Among these officials, some had their hats knocked off, some had their robes torn, and some even had their shoes broken off.
What's worse, some of them had disheveled hair, bruised faces and noses, looking very miserable.
"Nonsense!" Wang Chengen angrily scolded, "This is the imperial court with the emperor above and the court officials below. How dare you fight in the imperial court? How can this be allowed?"
"Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will punish you with a caning?"
The ministers lowered their heads and remained silent.
They were not particularly panicked.
Anyway, the thing has already happened, and the law does not hold everyone responsible, so Chongzhen will not do anything to them.
While everyone was silent, Chongzhen stood up.
Bang bang bang!
He clapped his hands, with a smile on his face: "Wonderful, really wonderful!"
(Applause originated around BC, and it is recorded in Han Feizi: "Clapping with one hand, no matter how fast, makes no sound.")
"Have you had enough?" Chongzhen picked up the teacup in front of him, smiling: "If you haven't had enough, keep fighting. I'll provide you with a place! If you're thirsty, I'll make you tea. If you're hungry, the Imperial Kitchen Supervisor will cook for you!"
The ministers immediately knelt down and said, "We dare not, we are guilty!"
With a bang, Chongzhen threw the teacup in his hand to the ground.
The precious porcelain was smashed into pieces in an instant. Fan Jingwen frowned in pain: What a pity, how much is it worth!
Chongzhen ignored Fan Jingwen's expression and said in a cold voice: "I will only say this once! This is a court for political discussions, not a place for fighting! If you want to fight, you can tell me. There are Jiannu in Liaodong and pirates in the southeast. If all else fails, you can go to Guangxi to fight Annan who has repeatedly violated the border!"
"We acknowledge our guilt!" The officials kowtowed again in unison.
"Everyone, stand up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After standing up and tidying up their appearance, everyone lined up again.
Chongzhen glanced around and his eyes fell on the chief minister of the cabinet, Fan Jingwen.
He stared at Fan Jingwen and asked, "Lord Fan, the cause of today's court dispute is Fang Yuegong. He is the second assistant minister of the cabinet, and you are his superior, the first assistant minister of the cabinet. Tell me!"
Fan Jingwen came out of the class and bowed: "I think those impeachments are all fabricated, Your Majesty, please investigate!"
hehe!
Chongzhen sneered in his heart.
Fan Jingwen wants to use him as a gun!
Why did the court officials impeach Fang Yuegong just now?
They obviously heard something from Fan Jingwen's words, otherwise they would not dare to impeach the second assistant minister even if they were beaten to death.
Now it is time to determine the nature of Fang Yuegong's crime, but Fan Jingwen has turned against him and said that the charges were fabricated.
If Fang Yuegong is finally convicted, in the eyes of others, Fan Jingwen will be a good man, and he, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, will be a bad man!
How outrageous!
Chongzhen replied solemnly: "I believe in the judgment of Lord Fan! Since Lord Fan believes that it is fabricated, then all those who fabricated it should be arrested and punished for false accusation!"
As soon as these words were spoken, those who had previously impeached Fang Yuegong suddenly panicked.
They have no evidence, and if the false accusation is proven, they will be held responsible for the crimes used in the impeachment.
Fan Jingwen also became a little uneasy.
After thinking quickly, he said, "Your Majesty, I think these charges are not all fictitious."
"I'll give you an example. The implementation of the new policy in the four provinces of Jiangnan was slow. The Ministry of Revenue should have come up with a way to solve the problem, rather than relying on time to dilute the problem! So... Fang Yuegong is indeed guilty of delaying national policy!"
"Delaying national policy..." Chongzhen looked at Fang Yuegong while pondering the charge.
Fang Yuegong's face looked very ugly.
Before the court meeting, he was still the Minister of Revenue and the Second Prime Minister of the Cabinet, but before the court meeting was over, he became the target of impeachment by all the officials.
The gap between the one in front and the one behind made Fang Yuegong feel depressed.
He wanted to defend himself, but it was a fact that the currency reform in the four provinces south of the Yangtze River was progressing slowly.
An indisputable fact!
Even if he had ten thousand mouths, he would be blocked by this fact.
Seeing Fang Yuegong lowering his head and not speaking, Chongzhen looked at Fan Jingwen again: "Lord Fan, this is a matter for your cabinet. The cabinet should find a way to solve it."
Although Chongzhen seemed to have handed over the power of life and death to Fan Jingwen, he actually put the blame and infamy on Fan Jingwen.
After the news spread, everyone only knew that the person who attacked Yue Gong was Fan Jingwen, but they didn't know that the mastermind behind it was the emperor.
Fan Jingwen cursed Chongzhen in his heart and turned to look at Fang Yuegong.
Fang Yuegong was also looking at him.
"Minister Fang," Fan Jingwen said seriously, "The currency reform in the four provinces of Jiangnan cannot be solved by waiting. We need to think of other ways! If you have a corresponding countermeasure, please speak out immediately and discuss it with your colleagues and His Majesty."
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