Fang Fengnian was stunned when he heard this. Didn’t Cao Huachun arrest him before just to collect money from the two corrupt officials? Why did he hear what the emperor said, this is not the one who is really dissatisfied with him?

He was able to become a cabinet assistant, which means he was not stupid. He was shocked just after thinking about it for a moment. He probably understood that it must be the emperor who knew his thoughts.

Thinking of this, Fang Fengnian suddenly felt like he was seen through by the emperor, which made him feel uneasy when Cao Huachun interrogated him. When could Emperor Chongzhen have a clear understanding of his ministers?

Still dared not look up, he lay there and continued to reply: "The criminal is betrayed the holy grace, please punish him!"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and felt a feeling of regret.

It should not be too normal for Fang Fengnian to accept bribes and speak for corrupt officials at the moment. If he makes a big fuss because of this, the civil and military officials in the court would be frightened and even force them to join forces to do some unpredictable things, which Emperor Chongzhen would not want to see.

Before, the eunuchs in the Imperial Horse Prison, such as Wang Zhixin, were killed and seized. First, because they were slaves from the emperor, and no one could say anything. Second, the crimes committed by Wang Zhixin and others seriously affected the stability of the Ming Dynasty and directly corrupted several personal troops, which no emperor could tolerate.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen cut off the head of the chief assistant Liu Yuliang without hesitation. This was because Liu Yuliang committed the crime of deceiving the emperor and dared to lie about military affairs, turn black and white, be greedy for life and death, but said that success was a lot of effort, and even attacked local officials who made contributions for their own personal gain. No king would tolerate these behaviors. Therefore, killing Liu Yuliang would not have a direct relationship with most officials.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen killed many ministers and generals. If he kept killing him without hesitation, his rude and polite evaluation would not be able to escape. For an emperor, he would have such evaluation, not to mention what future generations would be like, but it would also have a negative effect on governing the government.

At least after having such a reputation, there must be some officials with bottom lines who will not be willing to be this official. The so-called king chooses ministers, and ministers chooses ministers, which means this.

As for the so-called people who are willing to be officials, then the real intention of these people to be officials is questioned. In the words of later generations, if the monarch is not good, he still takes great risks to become an official. Is it aiming to serve the people? Obviously, more such officials are afraid that they have their own selfish needs?

Can it be governed well by relying on such officials to govern the world?

Therefore, the reputation of the monarch is also necessary!

It is precisely for this reason that when Emperor Chongzhen knew that Fang Fengnian had not found any more problems, he decided to treat them differently, instead of beheading them and asking for trouble one by one.

In other words, any person in power who is a little brained, will be killed and killed due to a little corruption in the context of general corruption. Even in later generations, when Hong Kong was ruled by British colonial rule, the black police became a general situation, and the black police officers could only be established, the black police officers led by arrested, and most ordinary black police officers were pardoned, thus quickly stabilizing Hong Kong's public security. If the British colonists were arrested and caught regardless of the care, it would probably lead to a riot among the black police officers and would not be worth the loss.

After staring at Fang Fengnian for a while, Emperor Chongzhen said coldly: "Whether it is a human being or a worker, the most important thing is to be responsible! Otherwise, even if you become an assistant minister of the cabinet, what's the use? When you encounter a major event, you are afraid of taking responsibility, not daring to do things, and not daring to offend others. How can you be loyal to the emperor and the country?"

When Cao Huachun next to him heard this, he couldn't help but turn his head slightly and glance at the emperor. He felt in his heart, why did the emperor seem to be talking about him?

Didn’t I have such a mind before, but I was forced by the emperor, and I had no way out and kept doing things.

Fang Fengnian on the ground heard this and confirmed it at this time that the emperor saw through the real reason for his resignation. However, he did not regret much and secretly replied to the emperor's words in his heart: If you, the wise emperor, can distinguish between good and bad, and will not shout at the ministers because of impeachment by others, you will not be so worried. I am afraid that you will offend the civil and military queen of the court. If you listen to slander and punish me, I will not prepare for the future, thinking of avoiding the limelight!

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know what he was thinking, and was still talking: "Look at Shangshu Lu, is it a great responsibility to command the world's troops and the powerful Qing army? But when I ordered it and the love was restored, he stopped mourning and immediately rushed to share my worries. Even if I had blamed him before, I had no complaints and were still fighting for me. Think about it yourself, do you have this responsibility for him?"

The blame for Lu Xiangsheng was actually the original blame for Emperor Chongzhen, but at this time he had to take it.

Fang Fengnian was stunned when he heard this example. Speaking of which, Lu Xiangsheng is indeed a responsible person! No one can deny this!

But there are a few people like Lu Xiangsheng in the world, and it is just an anomaly!

In his heart, he comforted himself so much that he found a reason for himself.

"Also, even Chen Hongxu, the governor of Jinzhou who was born in a juren, is much more responsible than you." Emperor Chongzhen's voice spoke louder, which made Fang Fengnian feel as if the emperor was very sorry for him. "As a parent official of Jinzhou, he guarded the side of the pastor for me, but under the forced force of the chief minister, he could still stick to the bottom line and not let Zu Kuan out of the disaster like the scum like entering the city. This is another responsibility, do you have it?"

"If you were Shangshu Lu and Zhizhou Chen, would your choice be the same as them?"

Fang Fengnian was really shocked when he heard this. He lay on the ground and asked himself in his heart, "Lu Xiangsheng, not to mention it, but even Chen Hongxu, who was a juren, was more responsible than him?" If he was in his position, could he really do it like him under such a background?

If Lu Xiangsheng had not touched him much, because Chen Hongxu was only a juren, and those who were born in Jinshi naturally looked down on them. But now, Chen Hongxu, who was still in his eyes, did better than him and had to bear much responsibility in the local area, which shocked him a lot.

Emperor Chongzhen stared at him and looked carefully, and found that Fang Fengnian's body was shaking slightly. He understood that what he said should have hit him.

After reaching this conclusion, he felt relieved. Since that was the case, there was still a way to save him. So he said again: "Of course, I also know that ignorance of responsibility is nothing more than an excuse for fear that I will punish those who take responsibility. It can also be said that it is a manifestation of lack of confidence in me."

Hearing this, Fang Fengnian did not remain silent anymore, his voice was a little low, and he immediately replied: "The criminal ministers dare not, the criminal ministers are indeed not responsible, they are betrayed the saints and betrayed the king!"

If a monarch wants his minister to die, his ministers have to die. This is a manifestation of loyalty to the ministers, at least in the mouths of scholars and officials. However, I believe that there have been very few ministers who can truly be such in all dynasties.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and said, "At least before proving that you are responsible, the assistant minister is not qualified to do it. I can give you another chance to prove yourself."

When Fang Fengnian heard this, he felt sad and relieved. Then he felt grateful and quickly replied: "Your Majesty's teachings are remembered in your heart and I dare not forget them again."

"After the war, you can become the prefect of Dezhou Prefecture and do a good job in post-war reconstruction."

After Emperor Chongzhen said this, he did not stop and turned around and left.

He actually knew in his heart that Fang Fengnian had to prove his responsibility, and he also had to use specific actions to prove that he, the emperor, would not let responsible ministers be retaliated against! Only in this way can he have more responsible ministers under his command!
Chapter completed!