I want to ruin the country

No one understands how Wang Jindou caught the emperor's eye. The emperor doesn't even know where he works, so how does he know that he is well versed in law and is fair and honest? It's amazing!

It seems that the emperor knows the situation of each minister very well. You must be careful in the future. If you deal with such an emperor, you may lose your head in an instant!

Yining asked,

"My dear ministers, what do you think of my handling of this matter?"

Everyone knelt down.

"Your Majesty!"

Yining did not ask everyone to stand up. Since you have all practiced kneeling, then kneel for a while longer!

he said,

"Next, I am determined to rectify the administration of officials and clean up the bad habits in the officialdom. What are your opinions?"

This is a cliché, every dynasty says it, every emperor does it, but after so many dynasties and so many emperors have died, the administration of officials remains like this, and the atmosphere remains the same!

Can we object to whether it is useful or not? Of course we cannot object, and everyone expressed their agreement!

Yining said again,

"Let's cut the crap and start rectifying things by quitting smoking!"

Everyone was shocked and started to quit smoking. Most of the ministers smoked, just like Ji Xiaolan in the Qianlong Dynasty, who was a famous heavy smoker.

Duan Hua said hurriedly,

"Your Majesty, why do you want to quit smoking? I've been smoking for so many years, and it's really hard to quit!"

Yining smiled.

"You misunderstood. I want to ban opium, not your dry tobacco. It's just that smoking too much dry tobacco is bad for your lungs. If you are not afraid, just smoke it. I won't bother with you!"

Duan Hua was relieved and said with a wry smile,

"I see, that's good, that's good!"

Yining Road,

"Even so, let's make a rule. You're not allowed to smoke near me. If you can't help it, go somewhere else and smoke!"

When everyone heard this, they realized that the emperor actually wanted to ban opium. This is also a cliché. Even if Lin Zexu didn't ban opium, he couldn't pay compensation or cede Hong Kong, so the ban would be in vain!

Yining Road,

"Starting with the princes, ministers, and officials of all ranks in the capital, I'll give you ten days. No matter who you are, if you still haven't quit after ten days, you will all be demoted and become commoners!"

"what!"

Is it possible to demote all of them to civilians?

Yining Road,

"I have taken the lead in quitting smoking. Now there is no one openly smoking opium in the palace. If there is anyone who does, I will punish them one by one without mercy!"

Everyone had heard about this a long time ago and was not surprised!

"If anyone thinks I'm just playing house, feel free to try!"

Everyone knows that banning smoking is a good thing and there is no reason to object. They all said in unison,

"Your Majesty!"

Yining looked at the kneeling people and continued,

"Everyone knows what the current atmosphere in the officialdom is like, even without me saying it. If we don't rectify it, the country will no longer be a country!"

He let out a long breath and said,

"This involves my life and death and the peril of the country, I cannot be lenient!

No matter who it is, if he or she confesses his or her problems within one month and sincerely repents, I will forgive the past for minor offenses. If the offense is serious, I can also show leniency as long as he or she returns all the stolen goods!

If the case is particularly serious, as long as you confess, I guarantee that I can spare your life and will not involve your family!

If it is discovered after the deadline, don't blame me for not considering the relationship between the monarch and his subjects!"

When everyone heard this, they thought the emperor had some brilliant anti-corruption methods, but it turned out that he wanted everyone to confess themselves. Isn't this ridiculous!

Yining said again,

"I also know that the previous Hongwu Emperor skinned and straw-fed 40,000 corrupt officials, but he still couldn't completely stop corruption, but it's still much better than now!

I am not so cruel as to skin people, but I will not show mercy when it comes to killing people!

Moreover, I have some extraordinary methods. If you don't change, I can try them on you one by one. Don't say I didn't warn you!"

His eyes flashed with murderous intent like a sharp sword, which made those people feel cold.

Seeing that no one was saying anything, Yining said,

"Okay, one last thing. In two days, my Imperial First School will hold its opening ceremony. I've prepared invitations for you all. I hope everyone will attend on time!"

The ministers were silent for a while. Yifang looked at the emperor, Yining nodded, and Yifang said loudly,

"Retreat without incident!"

Yining is gone!

The crowd shouted,

"Farewell to the Emperor! Long live His Majesty!"

On the way back, Yining was in a somewhat gloomy mood. Two people died in the first grand court meeting. Although Wu Guanzheng might have deserved to die, his death in such an unclear manner would definitely lead to gossip.

The most regrettable thing is that Lianxin, such a young girl in her prime, died in this way. How can we not sigh!

If it was the emperor himself, he might not care about the life or death of a maid, but Yining was a person from a civilized era. How could he not be heartbroken when a living life was lost just like that!

He wanted to ask Yi Guofang to let him visit Lianxin's family, but then he remembered that he had gone to search their house. Not only him, but also several eunuchs around him had gone, leaving only Yi Heping by his side.

Suddenly I remembered why I had Alzheimer's disease and Lianxin's family was imprisoned in the Dali Temple!

"Flower Fox!"

"The slave is here!"

"Go, make the arrangements yourself. Lian Xin needs to stay calm. Her family is very likely innocent, so they need to be taken good care of. Before the truth is revealed, they must not suffer any injustice, and their safety must be guaranteed. Do you understand?"

"I understand! Send the emperor back to the palace, and I will do it!"

"Why not go now?"

"Eunuch Yi has ordered that when they are not around, this servant must not leave the Emperor's side at all times!"

"Oh!"

After returning to Xianfu Palace and sitting down, Yining was secretly happy. What a victory today!

Today is his first court meeting since traveling through time, and also his first battle.

I haven't had any direct combat with them these days, but my actions will definitely arouse their anger!

It is inevitable that these people will rush to attack today, but I am afraid it will be useless. We can only fight against the enemy with our troops and block the water with earth!

This battle can only be won, not lost, so in order to win, he made full preparations long in advance!

From telling Zaiquan to shut up at the beginning, to refuting Senglinqin, to denouncing Mu Zhang'a, to finally dealing with Qi Ying, every step was according to his plan!

Now the cabinet is divided into several factions. The diehards include Du Shoutian, Du Han, Su Shun, and Wen Qing. The monarchists include Zaiyuan, Zaiquan, Sai Shang'a, and now Peng Yunzhang can be added to the list.

There are also anti-emperor factions such as Qi Ying, Mu Zhang'a and Seng Lin who are close to them.

He must suppress the arrogance of the anti-imperial faction today, and he must deal with Qi Ying!

Among the anti-monarchy faction, although he did not hold the highest position, he was the worst and the most determined.

As for Mu Zhang'a, I can't deal with him this time, I'll find a chance later!

As for Senglinqin, he did not advocate killing himself, and this guy still had blood in him, and was not a very bad person. Let's wait and see. If he goes astray, he will be spared. The best way is to cure people and not to kill them.