Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"I will not be punished for my words."

All the officials looked at Prime Minister Wen Huanzhang.

We await his leadership in making a statement.

Wen Huanzhang, who risked his life to speak frankly in the old Song Dynasty,

Now that he's prime minister, he's become even more "composed".

He sat upright in the chair without any reaction.

Li Bangyan dared not turn his head haphazardly.

He just moved his eyes from side to side.

Use your peripheral vision to observe the cabinet ministers around you.

He also felt that the entire family should not be exterminated.

But they were unwilling to take the lead.

They were hoping someone would charge into battle.

After Gao Jingshan passed away,

Zhai Ruwen, who had just assumed the position of Vice Minister, stood up, holding his official tablet, and said...

"Your Majesty, counterfeiting coins is a serious crime,"

"But beheading and publicly displaying the offenders is sufficient."

"Even if we have to implement the principle of collective punishment,"

"Gao Shize himself should be beheaded,"

"His family members were exiled to the border regions to serve as commoners."

"There's no need for this case to involve the mother's and wife's families,"

"There's no need to kill off his entire paternal clan."

Zhai Ruwen has finished making his statement.

Zhong Shidao echoed, "What Prime Minister Zhai said is absolutely right."

Liu Jian, who was only appointed as a cabinet minister before the new year,

Seeing that both of them had spoken, he also stood up and said,

"I second the proposal."

Five cabinet ministers,

The two remained silent.

The three opposed the barbarian tribes.

Wen Huanzhang had actually given advice to Wen Huanzhang in private.

But he keenly sensed that,

This matter seems to be beyond redemption.

Therefore, every effort was made to avoid conflicts between the emperor and the prime minister.

Li Bangyan, on the other hand, was cunning and sly.

This is one of his usual tricks.

They stood by and watched Cai Jing and Wang Fu fight each other.

Li Bangyan rarely expressed his opinions.

They also secretly cultivated relationships with various factions.

As a result, he had good relations with all the ministers.

The next six are...

Among the six ministers,

Four people remained silent.

The remaining two opposed the extermination of their entire families.

Liang Yi of the Council of State remained silent.

As Zhao Yuan's chief disciple,

They never make any political statements.

They simply did their job quietly.

The six departments under the Tongzhengyuan

However, there were several officials who served as censors.

We strongly oppose the extermination of three generations of a family.

Meanwhile, the Inspectorate...

After Chen Dong stood up to object...

Nearly half of the censors also opposed the extermination of three generations of their families.

Zhao Yuan's face grew increasingly dark.

Besides the silent ones,

The rest all opposed it.

There wasn't a single supporter!

This shows that the mainstream public opinion is against it.

Even if some people want to support the emperor,

Seize the opportunity to gain the emperor's favor.

But they were afraid of incurring public wrath and dared not speak.

This also shows that,

There was no factional strife in the new Ming Dynasty.

There were no major conflicts among the major factions.

The new dynasty is still in the stage of making the pie bigger.

Everyone can easily share the cake.

It's not worth making a fuss over such trivial matters.

There are also those with special identities,

For example, Shi Qian.

He is not afraid of offending anyone.

They were also willing to support the emperor.

But Shi Qian, like Liang Yi,

I cannot comment.

Unless he received Zhao Yuan's authorization.

The other Liangshan members were all military officers.

They would not easily speak out about this.

Although Qin Hui's position was relatively low,

But they also belong to the group of high-ranking officials who sit while attending court.

He had already resolved the problems left over from Xicheng.

I have been officially appointed as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for more than half a year.

Right now,

Qin Hui clenched his fists and then relaxed them.

I really want to take this opportunity to show off, but I'm afraid of becoming the target of everyone's criticism.

He had already keenly realized,

The emperor's trusted minister,

Today, everyone chose to remain silent.

Chen Dong was the only exception.

This person is a madman and can be disregarded.

Qin Hui dreamed of a rapid promotion.

He initially wanted to curry favor with Li Bangyan.

Although Li Bangyan was a cabinet minister

In reality, the power is not that great.

He was unable to promote himself, a mere vice-minister.

At the same time, he was also currying favor with Zhai Ruwen.

However, Zhai Ruwen was too selfless.

Everything is handled according to the rules.

Moreover, although this person was Wen Huanzhang's mentor,

However, he deliberately avoided suspicion and kept his distance from the Prime Minister.

He only recognized Zhao Yuan as the legitimate emperor.

I must choose a good time to perform well!

The position of Vice Minister is indeed quite high.

But Qin Hui was not satisfied.

The Ministry of Revenue was a large ministry with numerous departments.

Two Right Vice Ministers were appointed.

There was also a Left Vice Minister ahead of him.

Qin Hui can only be ranked last.

There are too many meritorious officials who followed the emperor.

To stand out,

We need to do something really tough.

"His Majesty!"

Qin Hui suddenly stood up.

"The old Song Dynasty laws were too lenient,"

"To the point that corruption runs rampant and petty thieves are everywhere,"

"With the loss of imperial authority, the dynasty's fate is uncertain."

"Now that the new Ming Dynasty has just been established,"

"We must use severe punishments and harsh laws to deter people from falling into the trap."

"In my opinion, the Gao, Wang, and Wei families should be exterminated!"

With this remark,

Countless ministers looked at Qin Hui.

Zhai Ruwen glared angrily.