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Chapter 47 Damaging the Prestige of Cabinet Ministers!

Zhu Houzhao walked to Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, and asked, "Prime Minister, why? I just met Your Majesty, and did not explain why you had lost your manners just now? I will give you a chance to explain, otherwise, I will punish you for being ruthless!"

The chief assistant of the cabinet, Liu Jian, was trembling and pressing the ground with both hands very hard, but he had no choice but to use Zhu Houzhao at this time, because Zhu Houzhao was the emperor and no matter how high his official position was, he could only use tricks behind his back or show off his might when His Majesty the Emperor had a good temper.

"The old minister was so old that he was so stupid that he had lost his etiquette because of his sudden emotional excitement. I hope Your Majesty will forgive him!"

Cabinet chief Liu Jian reluctantly knocked his head to the ground.

Zhu Houzhao just smiled slightly and said, "Except for the three cabinet masters, all the other officials should get up. It didn't rain today, and the weather was not very cold. It was no longer as good as the day the coffin of the late emperor was opened. You three would kneel for a while longer. You wouldn't be unwilling to kneel down in front of me, and you wouldn't even be willing to kneel down in front of me."

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, the other officials thanked him, stood up and stood respectfully aside.

However, the three cabinet masters were mixed in their hearts. They understood that Emperor Zhu Houzhao still remembered their request to avoid kneeling that day, but at that time they just wanted to test His Majesty Zhu Houzhao's temperament and also intended to prove to the officials that they saw that the three cabinet masters still had prestige and were respected by the emperor. Only by showing that they still had a special political status can they control all officials.

But the three Pavilion Masters did not expect that Emperor Zhu Houzhao would remember this matter in the end.

Without anyone reminding me, the three Pavilion Master also knew that they would start looking at Zhu Houzhao again from today.

Zhu Houzhao knew that the three cabinet masters had repeatedly asked for special treatment before, so that they could show their status among all officials to be respected by them, but Zhu Houzhao now doesn't let them do what they want!

Zhu Houzhao saw the head of Sun Meiling, who was given to the director of the Li Ke, and kicked directly in front of Xie Qian, a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.

As soon as Xie Qian, a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, saw the bloody head, he vomited out nausea and vomited a lot of filth on the ground.

Zhu Houzhao gave Xie Qian a kick: "Rareless! This is Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager's bedroom. Is this a purpose to offend the Empress Dowager and deceive my widow's mother?!"

The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Xie Qian, couldn't help but clench his fists, his eyes spitting out of fire. While enduring the discomfort in his stomach, he gritted his teeth and replied: "Old minister, I don't have this intention, but I just couldn't help it for a while. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

"Then you lick it clean and eat it back! Otherwise, you will be severely punished for offending the Queen Mother!"

Zhu Houzhao scolded loudly.

Xie Qian was about to stand up and fight back, but Zhu Houzhao quickly shouted: "Guo Rong!"

"The last one will be here!"

Guo Rong immediately replied with the bloody big knife.

Seeing this, Xie Qian knew that if he did not obey Zhu Houzhao's will, he would be afraid that the head would fall to the ground immediately, so he had to kneel down again and then buried his head: "I am obeying the will!"

For a moment, Xie Qian licked the ground clean like a dog.

The majesty of the three auxiliary cabinet members was immediately shattered!

What Zhu Houzhao wanted was this effect, and he wanted all officials to know that the prestige of these three elders in the Hongzhi Dynasty was about to be gone forever.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao began to ask, "Tell me, what's going to do today?"

Seeing that the emperor's Majesty Zhu Houzhao was very different from his past, the three cabinet masters also knew that if they asked him to do something, they were a little bit slim, but they were unwilling to fail. Therefore, the cabinet's chief assistant Liu Jian spoke first:

"I am here today because the Ganqing Palace has been repaired, so I advise Your Majesty to move to the main palace to safeguard the Ming Dynasty! Do not go out to the palace to have fun again! At the same time, Liu Jin and other eunuchs lured Your Majesty to play and play, and did not do their jobs, resulting in the abandonment of the government. I risked my life to advise and impeach Liu Jin and others today, and asked Your Majesty to kill Liu Jin and others to correct the court!"

Li Dongyang, the second assistant to the cabinet, also agreed: "I am asking you to submit your proposal. Your Majesty has promised to return to the palace in three months. You also asked Your Majesty to fulfill your promise. In addition, Liu Jin and other eunuchs are vicious and greedy for money. They are actually villains. I hope that Your Majesty will be close to the wise ministers and stay away from the villains and kill them to correct the king's virtue!"

The Sanfu Xie Qian also recovered some peace at this time, but his anger became more and more intense, and he threatened directly: "If Your Majesty does not kill Liu Jin and other eunuchs, I will kneel here for a long time!"

"If Your Majesty does not kill Liu Jin and other eunuchs, and moves to the Qing Palace, I will kneel here forever!"

All the officials knelt down.

Zhu Houzhao could see that when demanding the killing of Liu Jin and asking him to return to the Ganqing Palace, these civil servants were still very in tune with each other and had a very stance, which clearly seemed that they would not give up if they did not do so.

"Are you forcing me?" Zhu Houzhao asked coldly.

"I dare not, I will bear the will of the late emperor. I cannot bear to delay the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. I am advising you!" Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, replied.

"I'm here to advise you!" The other civil servants also replied.

"Very good. Even the will of the late emperor has been brought out. What if I don't follow it?" Zhu Houzhao asked with a smile.

"If Your Majesty does not follow, I will only ask the Empress Dowager to kill the eunuch Liu Jin and others!"

Cabinet chief Liu Jian replied at this time.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sneer secretly, thinking that these ministers knew that their mother had come out at this time, and clearly wanted their mother to learn from the orthodox empress Zhang of the dynasty, asking Emperor Yingzong to kill Wang Zhen to ask his mother to do the same.

Zhu Houzhao was not afraid of these civil servants, but he knew that his mother's personality was as gentle as Emperor Hongzhi. Maybe as long as she came out, she would be forced to kill Liu Jin by herself by these civil servants.

How could Zhu Houzhao be willing to kill Liu Jin?

Zhu Houzhao knew that if he killed Liu Jin, no one would dare to follow him in the future.

Liu Jin and others are their own arms, the sword in their hands. Zhu Houzhao will not give his arms and sword to the civil servants.

Originally, in history, Zhu Houzhao had nothing to do before he killed Liu Jin, but he fell into the water and died shortly after killing Liu Jin. It can be seen that the hidden dangers of Liu Jin's death are indeed very great, which makes many eunuchs dare not swear to be loyal to themselves again, but instead will turn to the civil servant group.

Zhu Houzhao decided to protect his people, but he could not force these civil servants too hard and force them to invite their mothers out.

Before his army appeared, Zhu Houzhao decided to temporarily use the technique of procrastination and said, "It is okay to move to the Qing Palace, but I have to consider the matter of killing Liu Jin. It's too late today, so I will go back. I will discuss with you in the court tomorrow!"

"Your Majesty! Liu Jin and other traitors stayed by Your Majesty for a day, and the country would be unstable for a day. Please ask Your Majesty to issue an order to kill Liu Jin and others to correct the court!"

Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, knew that some things could not be delayed, and if it was delayed, there would definitely be any changes. For this reason, he is now quite bold and demanded that Zhu Houzhao kill Liu Jin and others immediately.

"What, do you really want to resist the order? I didn't say I wouldn't kill Liu Jin and others. I just said that I would discuss it again tomorrow, and I would discuss it again tomorrow. Didn't you hear it, Guo Rong!"

Zhu Houzhao shouted loudly.

Guo Rong stood up again: "The last one is here!"

After Guo Rong had just responded, Li Dongyang stood up first: "Old minister takes his leave!", and then pulled Liu Jian up, whispering: "The chief minister, it's meaningless to be stiff now. After Zhang Zhao comes with the officers and soldiers later, under the threat of Wang Yue and others, Your Majesty will naturally compromise!"

Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, agreed with Li Dongyang's words. He was really afraid that Zhu Houzhao would be unreasonable and let Guo Rong cut him down, so he had to bow and say, "Old minister takes his leave!"

Xie Qian endured the discomfort in his stomach and bowed: "Old minister takes his leave!"
Chapter completed!
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