Chapter 64 Compromise

  "I would rather die, I am guilty." Seeing the Tianqi Emperor's anger, all the ministers knelt down, and many people finally realized a problem at this time. This Tianqi Emperor was no longer that weak crown prince, but an emperor, the great Ming emperor who ruled the world.

  "You all live off the emperor's salary, but look at what you're doing! Dismissed." With a loud slap on the table, Emperor Tianqi stormed out in anger.

  This made all the ministers stunned, originally thought it was a thunderous anger, at least there would be several people who were caned, how could it be that the thunder is loud but the rain is small? What does this young emperor mean?

  As Chen Hong's voice faded away, all the officials walked out, but none of them noticed the cold smile on this Mr. Chen's face.

  Only Fang Zongru, the chief assistant of the cabinet, who was walking at the very back, had an even more sorrowful expression on his face, and his spirit was also more decadent.

  "You say, what does this emperor mean?" Zuo Guangdou asked hastily, pulling Yang Lian and Zhou Jiamou.

  "Brother Zhou, should you come or should I go?" Yang Lian smiled and said, glancing at Zuo Guangdou and then at Zhou Jiamou. His good friend Yang Lian knew that no matter whether it was knowledge, courage, or ability, he had nothing to say, but this political thing was really too insensitive.

  "Yang Lao Di, you come instead!" Zhou Jia Mo obviously had no interest in explaining, still frowning and deep in thought, as if he had encountered something too difficult.

  "Alright, I'll do it." Yang Lian said, then shifted his gaze to Zuo Guangdou and continued: "The emperor's words were meant for the ministers to hear, to let them know that he cares about them and won't wrong them. But the emperor brought up those baseless things, which means there's a special intention behind it. This is to tell those who impeached Fang Zheng that you have made the emperor very angry, and the emperor doesn't believe you."

  "But why do I always feel that something is off?" Zuo Guangdou said, seemingly understanding yet not understanding anything, still puzzled.

  Yang Lian saw Zuo Guangdou's appearance and exchanged a smile with Zhou Jiamou. Zhou Jiamou said, "Don't hide it anymore, say it! Look at how anxious you've made Left Brother."

  "Are you saying there's another meaning to this?" Zuo Guangdou said at this time, seemingly understanding something, and asked in a disbelieving tone.

  "Of course, if Your Majesty's words are understood from another angle? You impeached Fang Xiaoru and I was very angry. Why? Because you wanted me to resign as the Chief Grand Secretary without evidence, which is simply ridiculous. But think about it in reverse, then it becomes possible to impeach the Chief Grand Secretary as long as there is evidence, and Your Majesty will not tolerate it either." Yang Lian finally clarified this matter, while on the other side, Zuo Guangdou was stunned.

  He glanced at Zhou Jiamou and Yang Lian, and slowly said: "So that's how it is. No wonder. But why did Your Majesty do this?"

  This time, Yang Lian did not speak up, but Zhou Jiamou spoke out: "Your Majesty's actions have many benefits. Firstly, it can be told to the officials that Your Majesty will not easily punish the ministers because of others' accusations, which reflects Your Majesty's loving care. Secondly, Your Majesty also wants to let the officials know that if you do something wrong, under sufficient evidence, no matter what your identity is, Your Majesty will not show mercy. Thirdly, it is telling those who want to overthrow Mr. Fang that I understand your intentions and agree with what you are doing. It's just that your methods are too poor, and without a good reason, Your Majesty cannot stand on their side."

  "This is unexpected, there are so many things in here, I didn't think that Your Majesty would have such thoughts at such a young age, it's really incredible!" At this time, Zu Guangdou can be said to be full of admiration for the Tianqi Emperor, he's truly formidable.

  "But I still don't understand, Your Majesty, why did you do this? Driving away Fang Congzhe, what benefit does it bring to you? Are you also suspecting that Fang Congzhe colluded with Zheng Guifei to harm the previous emperor?" Zhou Jiamou finally spoke out his doubts at this time, and of course, the target of his inquiry was not Zuo Guangdou, but Yang Lian who was smiling on the side.

  Yang Lian glanced at Zhou Jiamou and said, "This is actually very simple. Your Majesty wants to use their hands to drive away Fang Congzhe, and then replace him with his own people. By the time these people react, it will be too late. This is what they call making a wedding dress for someone else!"

  "That's right. If Your Majesty wants to control the court, then you must have a suitable and capable Grand Minister of the Cabinet. But who is the person in Your Majesty's mind?" Zhou Jiamou looked at Yang Lian with relief and nodded.

  "Could it be Brother Yang?" Zuo Guangdou, although he couldn't get a word in edgewise, now put forth his own opinion, and was visibly excited.

  "This, Young Master Yang will definitely not work out, perhaps twenty years later there will still be a chance." Zhou Jiamou said with some embarrassment, glancing at Yang Lian.

  Seeing Zhou Jiamou's appearance, Yang Lian hurriedly smiled and said: "Brother Zhou doesn't have to be like this, I still have some self-awareness, this is something that can never fall on my body."

  With this question in mind, the three of them slowly left the Forbidden City.

  That night, Fang Zongluo went to the residence of Grand Councilor Fang from Philosophy.

  At this time, Fang Congzhe no longer had the stability of his previous days. He never thought that he would have such a day. In those years, the three parties of Qi, Zhe and Chu joined forces, taking advantage of the imperial inspection to sweep away all the Donglin Party members. Ye Zhigao, the main member of the Donglin Party and the then Grand Secretary, was also driven back to his hometown. However, Fang Congzhe never thought that he would have today, what made him most angry was that these Donglin Party people actually wanted his life, wanting to exterminate his entire family.

  The outcome of this victory or defeat is not a big deal, as the Qi Zhe and Donglin parties have been fighting for so many years, naturally there are wins and losses on both sides. However, what they did this time was still somewhat excessive. In short, this time the Donglin party did not follow the unwritten rules and overstepped their bounds.

  "Master, Mr. Han has arrived." Just as Fang Congzhe was sighing, the old steward came to his side and said in a low voice.

  "What is he doing here? Laughing at me? With that person around, does he think he can take my place?" Fang Congzhe looked down on Han Kuang, who had ambition but was timid and cowardly, nothing more than a pawn in someone else's hands, and this would be his fate for the rest of his life.

  "Well, Master, are you going to see him or not?" The old steward had been following Fang Zongzhe for decades, and the two naturally didn't seem like master and servant, but rather like old friends.

  "Look, how can I not see that my life and everything is still in this person's hands." He chuckled to himself and walked towards the great hall.

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