Zhu Houzhao's attitude suddenly became tough, making Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others not know how to deal with it.

Although Zhu Houzhao was naughty before, it was probably under the control of Liu Jian and others. A few complaints could not change Zhu Houzhao's weak position in the court.

But now Zhu Houzhao is showing a "breaking jar" attitude. If you don't listen to me, then I won't listen to you... I will not discuss it in the future, and everything must be done as I said.

There was a silence in the Ganqing Palace.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao looked around His Highness’s ministers, and then shouted in an arrogant manner: "I am here. Whoever has any opinions? Let me tell you together! Whoever can prove that the eunuchs are guilty, I will punish them immediately! If no one can prove it, but it is just a vain here, then I will follow the previous discussion, and use Liu Jin as the chief etiquette and the seal, and it will be useless for anyone to persuade him!"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other and saw the helplessness and confusion in each other's eyes.

They didn't understand why Zhu Houzhao became so strong, and this incident had already made them difficult to survive.

Liu Jian bowed and said, "If Your Majesty insists on doing it alone, the old minister will not stop it, but the old minister begs me to return to the land. I hope Your Majesty will beg you for your kindness."

Liu Jian suddenly resigned, as everyone expected.

The emperor was disobedient. As the chief minister of the court and the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Jian had no reason to let him go. It was also a way to threaten him on the grounds of begging for bones, just like Han Wen had to kill him to persuade him before.

Li Dongyang also saluted: "Your Majesty, I am in poor health and have not been able to do my best in the court for many years. Please let Your Majesty be kind to you, and I will return to the field to enjoy my life..."

Because Xie Qian was not there on the same day, Li Dongyang and Liu Jian resigned at the same time, which means that there is only one Wang Hua who is nominally involved in government affairs in the cabinet, and Wang Hua himself does not have the title of a Grand Secretary in the Cabinet. If Liu Jian and Li Dongyang both resign, as the person promoted by Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, there is no reason for him to continue to stay in the cabinet.

Those present would inevitably think: "If the cabinet lacks Liu Shaofu and Grand Secretary Li, no one will deal with the government affairs in the court, even if the emperor is willful, he will not dare to agree."

Zhu Houzhao didn't have the heart to think about who would replace Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. He was angry and didn't think about how to keep him. He was thinking: "The two old guys threatened with resignation and thought I wouldn't leave you, right? It would be better to get out of here together, so that no one in the court can compete with me for power."

Zhu Houzhao said sternly: "Shaofu Liu and Grand Secretary Li are old and have worked diligently in the court for many years. From the ancestors to me, I am grateful for my kindness. I will give you land, houses and servants to return to your hometown to liven up your old age..."

Min Gui, the Minister of Justice, came out to salute: "Your Majesty, never. If there are two cabinet masters missing in the cabinet, then... who will deal with the affairs of the court?"

Many ministers followed suit, fearing that the court would be in chaos due to the lack of Liu Jian and Li Dongyang.

In Zhu Houzhao's opinion, whoever helps Liu Jian and Li Dongyang talk to him at this moment is the accomplice of the two cabinet masters and his enemies.

Zhu Houzhao has the kind of character of being in a position of being able to move backwards. The more others persuade him, the more useless it is. Zhu Houzhao said: "What does the family of you mean? Anyone can do it if you are missing. Can you do it without the two ministers Liu Shaofu and Li Grand Secretary Li? You can't manage the government affairs for me well, right?"

"I don't believe it. There are all civil and military officials in the court, and no one can help me manage the government affairs... There is still Master Xie in the cabinet... Master Liu and Grand Secretary Li. Since you have decided to return, I will not try to keep it. Who else is present who feels that he is old and physically incompetent in the court and wants to resign and return to the field?"

After asking these words, the Ganqing Palace Hall fell into silence.

Many people realize a problem. This time, they will not lose the rice. Not only did they not pull out the treacherous eunuchs such as Liu Jin, but they will trap Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, the leader of the civil service group. If the cabinet chief and the secondary assistant retire together, the matter that the court voted would be uncontrollable.

Han Wen and others shouted fiercely before, but no one came out to resign. As for the reason, no one knew.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes have been on Han Wen and the ministers who had previously advised him. He was waiting for these people to come out and resign and then he could drive people away with justice. If these people did not resign, he had no reason to drive the ministers. Even if he was chaotic, he knew that being an emperor should convince people with reason. If he forced people away, it would cause public anger.

If the minister takes the initiative to resign and his gratitude is correct, even if others have opinions, there is nothing to say.

At this moment, an old minister walked out and saluted: "Your Majesty, the old minister is old and old, and his eyes are blurred when dealing with government affairs, and his ears are not stopped... The old minister resigns."

When the people present heard this voice, they looked over and couldn't help but be surprised... The person who spoke was Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Personnel, who seemed to have nothing to do with this matter.

Liu Daxia was also looking at Ma Wensheng, puzzled: "What's wrong with Ma Shangshu? He was not in charge of this matter and he did not participate from beginning to end. He did not sign the official's joint memorial, so why did he resign?"

When Zhu Houzhao saw Ma Wensheng leave the line and resign, he was a little surprised and asked, "Shangshu Ma, do you really want to resign?"

Ma Wensheng said: "The old minister asked for the letters many times before, but he did not get the approval. Today, His Majesty asked, the old minister responded to the proposal so that he could return to the land to recuperate, so that he would not do anything in his position and affect the stability of the court!"

The ministers then realized that Ma Wensheng was not disappointed with Zhu Houzhao's behavior, but because he was really old and could no longer serve as an official in the court, so he took the initiative to resign.

Many people had submitted memorials to impeach Ma Wensheng, and the key one was Xiong Xiu. Xiong Xiu was the Minister of War. Ma Wensheng wanted to recruit him to become the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Xiong Xiu did not want to go to the border area of ​​Lingnan, but she just wanted to stay in the court to serve as the Minister of the Shang Dynasty, so she hated Ma Wensheng and kept trying to find a way to impeach him.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Since Ma Shangshu resigned on his own initiative, I will not try to keep it anymore. I will write a memorial and hand it over. I will just let you go!"

Ma Wensheng bowed and said, "Thank you for your understanding."

Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Personnel, also resigned, which means that the three highest-ranking people in the cabinet and the six ministries retired at the same time, and the court lost its backbone. The rest of the people remained silent and no one came out to resign again.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the ministers with cold eyes: "You guys, I'll leave my words here today. If you are dissatisfied with my decision, you can continue to submit memorials, but if you can't find any problems, then each will do his own duties. I don't want to make unhappy between the king and the ministers due to the personnel arrangements in the court. Who else comes out to report today?"

The chief minister of the cabinet, the second assistant and the Minister of Personnel resigned and returned to the field was the biggest thing. Everyone present knew that they should not be the first to come out again.

After looking around the ministers, Zhu Houzhao said sternly: "Since no one reports, what is decided today is this. Eunuch Xiao, Young Master Liu, Grand Secretary Li and Shangshu Ma retreated from the court, new people and new atmosphere. I don't want others to say that I suppress the old ministers. Even if I want to choose people to fill the vacancy, I will select them from the old ministers. I hope that the prosperous era created by the late emperor can continue..."

The ministers present could no longer listen to the rest of their words, and they were still immersed in the shadow of the failure of the joint pressure on the emperor.

This incident was equivalent to an encounter between the civil servant group and the emperor, but the final result was that the emperor used the title of righteousness to win a great victory, while they lost their leading figures.

Zhu Houzhao said: "You guys, please come back!"

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao did not wait for the ministers present to salute, nor did she want to give Liu Jian and Li Dongyang a chance to repent, so she turned to the back hall, while Liu Jian and Li Dongyang stood there with bitter expressions on their faces.

Dai Yi originally wanted to go down to the jade stairs to persuade him, but he suddenly realized that Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were no longer a courtier. He had been very close to these two cabinet masters before. If he didn't go in and curry favor with Zhu Houzhao, he might be in trouble soon.

Dai Yi quickly chased Zhu Houzhao to the back hall.

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When the ministers left the Qianqing Palace, they each had complicated expressions.

The core figures of the civil servant group were full of distress and confusion at this time, while the other ministers were confused about the future.

Everyone is not concerned about their own business, but considering what happened in the Qianqing Palace before.

Li Dongyang and Liu Jian were walking with each other, and beside them were Wang Hua, Han Wen and others.

Han Wen said nervously: "Two Pavilion Masters, Your Majesty suddenly rebels. Why do you want to resign? Why don't you go to see the Queen Mother and talk about this for you..."

Li Dongyang also looked at Liu Jian, intending to ask for instructions.

Liu Jian shook his head slightly: "No, since Your Majesty has a shelter for those treacherous and treacherous, what's the point of staying in the court? Should we be the same minister as the treacherous and treacherous and even let them point fingers in the court?"

Li Dongyang advised: "Sister Liu, there are some things that should be appropriate to ask the Empress Dowager for advice."

Wang Hua next to him sighed: "Binzhi, I think if the Empress Dowager wanted to pay attention to this matter, she would have come to speak long ago. Today, His Majesty only came. Eunuch Xiao, who was standing at the gate of the hall, didn't say a word from beginning to end, and many things were settled."

Even Li Dongyang could not refute this, and the faces of several people were full of frustration.

Liu Jian looked at Wang Hua and said, "After I leave, you will stay in the court and do your best to help Yu Qiao do things! Never let evil people enter the cabinet and disrupt the court's principles."

Han Wen said strange words: "Your Majesty Liu, are you watching the fire from the other side of the river? If you don't retreat, no one can take over your position. Now that you retreat, the cabinet will inevitably add candidates. This may be even more serious than the situation of the Silijian. In this situation, Your Majesty wants to arrange for whom to enter the cabinet, and can anyone come out to stop it?"

The tone was full of blame.

Liu Jian had a dark face and didn't say anything.
Chapter completed!