Wu Kuan, courtesy name Yuan Bo, was born in the 10th year of Xuande and is now 63 years old. He was the teacher of Emperor Hongzhi when he was the crown prince and an important minister who compiled the "Records of Xianzong".

When it comes to evaluation, it is nothing more than the characteristics that a traditional Confucian minister should have, such as loving reading when he was young, behaving honorably, and having pure aspirations.

Of course, he can be considered a talented person.

In the eighth year of Hongzhi's reign, the emperor wanted to promote him to the position of right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Unfortunately, his mother passed away. Even so, the emperor left the position vacant until he returned from filial piety, which shows that the emperor valued him.

It was also because of this that I dared to argue in front of the emperor.

In the Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, the Crown Prince's words shocked everyone. To be honest, the last method was too unethical. It was not what a Crown Prince should say, but more like a gangster.

So Hongzhi couldn't help but feel embarrassed after hearing this.

"Zhao'er! Don't be rude!"

Zhu Houzhao is not a brainless character. He knows when to fight and when to slow down.

For example, whenever the emperor opens his mouth, he will lower his head, so he suppresses his words, stops talking, and makes an expression as if he is angry.

But on Wu Kuan's side,

He was so angry that his face turned pale and he couldn't help but swayed. Fortunately, Wang Hao on the side stepped forward to help him and reminded him: "Master Wu, this is in front of you. Besides, His Highness is young, Tong Yan Wuji."

Yes, this is Junqian,

Even if the Crown Prince makes a fuss and makes you angry, you can't say anything mindless like "You're such a jerk".

Don't argue with the prince with such an IQ.

As for fighting, don't even think about it.

If you want to live a good life, you must be honest and reasonable. It is best for the prince to be reasonable. If the prince is not unreasonable, you can only be reasonable. Otherwise, where will you show your identity as a learned scholar?

So Wu Kuan could only hold back his anger in his stomach, which made his face turn red and his eyes round and bulging.

Suddenly he lifted his robe and knelt down, kowtowing loudly.

Zhu Houzhao murmured in his heart: What if you want to resign?

"Your Majesty!" This sentence should contain a lot of his suppressed emotions, and spittle was spitting out, ""Zuo Zhuan" says: The principle of Aizi's teaching is that if you love someone who does not follow the Tao, you will do harm to them. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a heated argument with me today, and it was because he couldn't tell what is the greatness of the world and what is the importance of the country! As a minister of the Zhan government, I cannot escape the blame! This is my fault!"

If you continue to say this, you will have to resign. Emperor Hongzhi rarely went to this extent because he was a nicer person. However, sometimes civil servants wanted to resign. It was not entirely up to him. Even if they were criticized by the censor, they would have to resign. So the emperor probably know this rhythm,

It's already like this at this point.

Seeing that things were about to get serious, Hongzhi finally showed some of his father's majesty and said, "Prince, kneel down!"

Zhu Houzhao knelt down if he wanted to, but it was impossible to ask him to admit his mistake anyway.

"Mr. Wu, the prince is young and lacks discipline, which leads to today's situation. But don't worry, what you just said is beyond words. Prince,"

"My son is here."

"You must strictly discipline the eunuchs in the East Palace and don't let them do things that are harmful to nature. Mr. Wu has worked hard for the country and is an upright and loyal minister. Do you understand?"

"My son understands."

"In the future, you can't put yourself in danger and leave the palace at will, otherwise I will punish you without mercy!"

Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes, if you are willing to punish me, you are not Hongzhi.

"Your Majesty!" Wu Kuan's chest was still congested and uncomfortable. What a big deal it was to have a private visit incognito. Why did it end with such a warning in the end?

As for the prince, even if he spoke arrogantly, he would just give him a slight scolding.

Thinking of this, whether it was Wu Kuan's emotions in his heart or his rational belief that he wanted to 'teach the prince well', it was difficult for him to end the matter.

Otherwise, if a matter like this is revealed so lightly, then I don’t know what the prince will do next time!

The emperor's excessive pampering of his son was irresponsible to the Ming Dynasty, and as a minister, he wanted to give advice!

"Your Majesty! The example of Emperor Huizong of the Han Dynasty and Song Dynasty cannot be ignored! I request your Majesty's decree to punish Zhang Yong severely to serve as a warning to others!"

Although Zhu Houzhao had explained before, it was not Zhang Yong's fault.

But he was the prince, and Wu Kuan couldn't tell what to do to the prince. He could only punish the people around him, so that if the prince had such thoughts in the future, and considering Zhang Yong's tragic ending, those people would not dare to do so.

The most important thing is that Zhang Yong is an insignificant eunuch, so he will be punished.

The matter has become what it is today. Important ministers like Wu Kuan only asked for Zhang Yong to be punished, which was actually not too much.

Otherwise, if the prince left the palace incognito, wouldn't there be no explanation for the matter?

Emperor Hongzhi was almost convinced. In the final analysis, both sides were supporting the bull, and he was unwilling to punish both sides. At this time, people with low status could easily be affected.

This is not determined by the merits of the matter itself, but by the power structure.

Zhang Yong became a victim of the pattern.

"I think it's inappropriate!" Zhu Houzhao suddenly said this loudly.

But as soon as he made such a sound, the Nuan Pavilion became eerily silent.

The prince is... having a fight with Wu Kuan.

At this time, everyone knelt down. If this continues, something big will happen today.

From intense to calm, from calm to intense again...

"Your Majesty!" Empress Zhang was a little flustered at this time. Originally, she would not feel bad if she punished Zhang Yong for knocking him down. "Your Majesty, please don't be impulsive. Mr. Wu is a veteran of the country! You..."

"Mother!" Zhu Houzhao raised his head and bowed his hands, and then said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "My sons respect Mr. Wu's advice for the country. However, when I first entered Nuan Pavilion, my sons had already said that Zhang Yong had advised my sons.

What can we do to suppress him? He is a slave. Since we have said this clearly, why should we punish Zhang Yong?! So I don’t understand this!"

"In addition, my son has just entered school, but he has also been taught by the gentlemen that a man should do things for everyone! As long as my son is the prince, there will definitely be no such thing as 'all the merits will be attributed to the superiors, and all the mistakes will be blamed on the subordinates'"

It's something that I don't want to do at this time!"

When Zhang Yong heard the prince's words, it was like a heavy drum beating on his heart.

Shocked and moved inexplicably!

What kind of character can such a magnificent person display!

"Your Highness! Your Highness, please stop talking! I thank Your Highness for your kindness!" Zhang Yong couldn't wait any longer at this time. With tears in his eyes, he bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Yong, in order to gain His Highness's favor, privately

I am thinking about interesting things outside the palace and inducing His Highness to go out for a field trip. This is a serious crime and a serious mistake! I ask your Majesty to punish the sins of the slaves!"

"Shut up! Do you tell such lies because you think my father and Mr. Wu are fools?" Zhu Houzhao scolded him mercilessly, and then continued: "My father and his sons took over the country from their ancestors.

, naturally we have to guard it well. I heard gentlemen say that the people's will cannot be violated! I thought that guarding the country is the people's heart. What is the people's heart? If the people don't care about the small things that matter to them, wouldn't this be a disgrace to the people?

What kind of heart do you have? I would rather not have the prince’s virtues that I bought at the expense of the common people’s heartache!”

"Mr. Wu, let's talk honestly. Do the people care about whether I leave the palace more often, or whether their mother has medicine to cure her illness, or whether her family members are bullied more? You said these are trivial matters.

Isn’t this misleading the monarch to ignore the people’s support? If there are too many such things, does the majesty of the imperial court and the sanctity of this palace exist?!”

Zhu Houzhao kowtowed to the emperor several times, and then said sternly: "If Mr. Wu and other ministers firmly believe that my conduct is bad and I will not correct my mistakes, I will ask my father to select a worthy person from the clan and establish him."

As the prince! In short, the son-in-law should regard the small things of the people as big things!"

The Crown Prince spoke of the people's hearts, but in the end he described Wu Kuan as a person who did not take the people's affairs seriously. In fact, this was a kind of overgeneralization.

But whoever allows these people to take the lessons of history at every turn, and the national justice comes to suppress people, if you say big, I say small, if you say small, it is not small, I will use the word "people's support" to crush you to death!

As for how to force the emperor to resign, it's not like Zhu Houzhao didn't know this trick. Strike first to gain advantage, then strike later and suffer. If you can resign, so can I!
Chapter completed!