The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1356

[1356. Chapter 1289 Kill without mercy]

Mao Ji’s words were upright and plausible.

Many people nodded secretly.

Because everyone standing here is a scholar-official.

Everyone thinks that he is the proud one of heaven.

Human beings, who doesn’t want to have the dignity of status?

What Mao Ji said, even if it was wrong, even if it was viewed from other people’s perspective, was abhorrent.

But for the scholar-bureaucrats.

This is the sound of nature.

Yes, we are scholar-bureaucrats and we cannot afford to be treated coldly.

Among the hundreds of officials, many people felt even more sad when they thought about the experience of starving and freezing all the way to Changping.

What kind of evil is this?

Emperor Hongzhi was actually not angry.

He stared at Mao Ji.

“So, if I give you the food of the common people, Gang Chang will sweep the floor?”

Mao Jidao said: “The punishment is not as good as that of a doctor, and the courtesy is not as good as that of a common man. This is the teaching of the sage.”

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: “Okay, in that case, you don’t have to eat this steamed bun, I will.

“

“

Mao Ji: “…”

Emperor Hongzhi was not polite and continued to eat steamed buns, which were very delicious.

This was a bit embarrassing.

Scholar-officials are very noble, and it is not good to eat steamed buns.

But isn’t the emperor more noble than you? But Your Majesty ate.

After eating, Emperor Hongzhi burped.

Perhaps…

behind this relaxation, Emperor Hongzhi had been so

generous for more than twenty years, but today…he had reached this point. .

He had to admit that he had completely failed.

Otherwise, he would never have thought of taking the worst approach.

But even if the holy will was decided, Emperor Hongzhi still hoped to show his strength before doing so. Generosity made this Mao Ji regret.

It is easy to kill people, but it

is difficult to kill people.

He wanted to kill people, but…

he saw many ministers and gentry looking at Mao Ji with admiration, which made Emperor Hongzhi I felt a sense of frustration.

It seemed… that the situation was irreconcilable.

The smile on Emperor Hongzhi’s face gradually disappeared.

“I heard… that there were rumors… that the prince was unworthy. “

These words were said in an understatement.

But as soon as they came out, they immediately caused an uproar.

The gentry and officials in the hall began to discuss in low voices.

At this moment, this matter was mentioned suddenly, and it was the most important person in the palace. The sensitive issue of successor, this…

“Your Majesty…” Xie Qian stepped forward and prostrated: “Why did your Majesty say this? Since the orthodoxy, the country has been weakened. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, fought against the border bandits and swept across the desert. This was a great achievement. He made a steam locomotive and opened a railway. This was also a great achievement. I don’t know where to begin with the word unworthy. “

Xie Qian was a little anxious.

He knew better than anyone else that

the bloody disaster was about to begin.

When His Majesty said in public that the Crown Prince was unworthy, that was when His Majesty revealed his trump card.

Xie Qian hated people like Mao Ji.

But he didn’t want Your Majesty to be too open-minded. Kill.

Because if you kill indiscriminately, your Majesty will bear unexplainable infamy.

“As for the rumors in the public, they are not trustworthy. Your Majesty knows everything…”

“I…” Emperor Hongzhi interrupted Xie Qian: “I am not asking about Xie Qing’s family. , I am asking all of you who are having a banquet today, what do you think about Mao Qing’s family? “

Mao Ji smiled. He saw that the Emperor of Heaven today was different from what he had seen in the past. Emperor Hongzhi at that time was gentle, polite, and spoke slowly and leisurely, but today, his words were thorny and sharp.

Many people’s eyes fell on Mao Ji.

They

were worried about it, but they suddenly had the answer in their

hearts.

These censors, these gentry, these scholars

didn’t know .

They are satisfied with His Highness.

Because they are dissatisfied with His Highness, they hope to express their feelings through others.

Mao Ji smiled and

said sincerely: “The Crown Prince is unworthy. “

Suddenly, the hall turned into a boiling oil pot.

Suddenly, everyone was stunned.

Mao Ji’s answer was simple, direct, and powerful.

Like a sword, piercing the emperor.

This person… is really courageous.

It also expressed the sentiments of many people.

Emperor Hongzhi’s expression turned extremely ugly.

Because… the situation has developed in the direction he least wanted to see.

The moment when Mao Ji talked about being unworthy.

You have to do something yourself.

It’s better to kill him, but this will only fulfill Mao Ji.

Mao Ji will become a martyr and a model for scholars all over the world.

Countless people will admire him and think that he is a great Confucian who dares to ‘tell the truth’.

It is even possible that thousands of years later, people will compare him to Bigan and become Wei Zheng.

But Emperor Hongzhi had no way to retreat.

Unless you make a compromise, make a concession in front of a great Confucian, step down from your seat in person, walk in front of Mao Ji, hold his arm, and say that what the gentleman said is true, the prince is still in Youchong, and he is by his side. I need someone to help me and point out his faults. Your husband is a high-ranking scholar. I want to entrust the prince to your husband.

Only in this way…maybe a new story can be created.

But… this also means that the results of the New Deal have been completely overturned.

Emperor Hongzhi slowly closed his eyes. In fact, from the beginning, he knew that he was a loser in front of the hearts of countless people. No matter what choice he made, Mao Ji would be the one to win.

Even if you kill his people and destroy his body, Emperor Hongzhi still loses.

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly opened his eyes, murderous in them.

“Is that so?”

“That’s true.” Mao Jidao said: “Your Majesty, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has done has disappointed the people of the world. As a prince, how can he indulge in fun and play and get close to the crowd? How can he sign himself with an official title? In the past ten years, His Majesty has favored His Majesty and allowed him to build a palace, so he has a Zhenguo mansion. But what does His Majesty do with the people around him? What kind of person is he? Your Majesty is wise and has his own judgment. His Royal Highness is indeed smart, but in recent years, he has gone astray. The soldiers and civilians in the world are all disappointed. The gentry are also worried, Your Majesty. “The prince has lost his way and must return!”

Emperor Hongzhi

said, “As far as I’m concerned, what should I do?”

Mao Jidao said, “Change the course and punish the villains who come close to the prince to set an example, depose the new school, and promote the gentleman to the court.”

Smiling: “Who is a gentleman?”

Mao Ji said: “Those who inherit the sage and learn the right way are all gentlemen.”

What Mao Ji said was not only bookish, but also ridiculous.

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes, he didn’t care about Mao Ji.

What he cares about is the officials standing here, these gentry.

Do these people agree with Mao Ji?

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at them indifferently and said word by word: “What about the ministers? What do you think?”

The civil, military and gentry of the court were silent at first.

Finally, Chen Feng, the censor of the right capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, said: “Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Mao said is quite reasonable.”

Suddenly, the hall was boiling.

You Maoji opened to find the head.

People seemed to have suddenly found an outlet.

Many people said one after another: “Your Majesty, I second the proposal.”

“Your Majesty, although the common people have no official positions, the government’s decrees are closely related to the common people. His Royal Highness has been misled by traitors…”

“Your Majesty…”

Emperor Hongzhi watched many people kneel down.

Some cried bitterly, some wailed.

The gentleman Zhao Yi did not dare to make trouble here at first.

But at this moment, he was also infected by the atmosphere.

Many gentry were like him, prostrating themselves on the ground, and while people were chatting, they were also mixed in the crowd: “Your Majesty, the common people, etc., bow down to the Holy Grace and receive the Holy Emperor’s nectar. After a few years of peace, Days, but the current situation is really worrying…I beg your Majesty to change your course, and you must not be misled by traitors. Your Highness is still young. If you correct it, it is still too late. If you don’t correct it, I am afraid that Your Highness will cause harm to the country. Ah.”

“Your Majesty…” Someone began to cry bitterly.

There are also those who beat their chests and stumble.

Mao Ji stood with a smile on his face.

He won.

When he comes, he is the winner, because…this is the human heart, the human heart of the gentry in the world.

The gentry were not willing to sit on an equal footing with a group of merchants. The gentry also did not hope that they would not be able to gain fame for their previously best eight-legged essay.

They are the masters of this world.

Therefore, in the eyes of others, what I say seems childish and bookish.

But so what, as long as the majority of the officials and gentry agree with it, then it is the most reasonable statement.

The principles of the world are originally in their hands.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at so many people and cried and howled bitterly.

I am getting more and more irritable.

Emperor Hongzhi said sternly: “Mao Ji!”

“I’m here.” Mao Ji seemed very gentle.

Emperor Hongzhi said sternly: “How dare you discuss the government affairs in an unreasonable manner, how audacious!”

Mao Ji’s face remained unchanged, he bowed and kowtowed: “I will die!”

Suddenly, the hall became quiet and everyone calmed down.

They held their breath and looked at the angry Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi said coldly: “This is a capital crime for you.”

“I am doing it for the country, the country, and the people of the world. If Your Majesty thinks that I am committing a capital crime, I am willing to die, and I am willing to bend my neck to be killed. I will die without regrets.”

Mao Ji seemed Extraordinarily peaceful.

He seemed…not to care about life and death.

This made Emperor Hongzhi even more frustrated.

No matter how he wins, even if he kills him, he will still leave his name in history. For scholars, this is the most noble goal.

Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth: “Then… just go and die.”

“Come here!” Emperor Hongzhi said sternly: “Get this man who is deceiving the public with his monstrous words!”

He gave the order.

The Jin Yiwei who had already been ambushing outside suddenly rushed in with a roar.

Emperor Hongzhi’s face was livid: “Since you want to die, and you want to betray yourself and take your name, I will fulfill your wish, pass on my will, and establish a discipline for killing Mao. If you want to suppress any of his party members, and those who are involved in slandering the prince, no one will be spared, and they will be killed without mercy!”

“According to the order!”

………

Chapter 3 is delivered, continue.

(End of chapter)