Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 330 Yuejiang Tower Night Banquet

"No one dares to say it?" Chongzhen said, "Then it can only be said by me."

After a short pause, Chongzhen said again: "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Emperor Taizu Gao built the Yuejiang Tower, which was dedicated to enshrine the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty."

"It's just that Taizu killed a large number of heroes later."

"At this time, there is no point in building the Yuejiang Tower again."

"The construction of Yuejiang Tower has been shelved like this, and it has been nearly three hundred years since it was shelved."

After another pause, Chongzhen said again: "I mentioned Yuejiang Tower to you just to tell you that I am not Emperor Taizu Gao. When Emperor Taizu Gao founded Ming Dynasty, he was older than most of the founding heroes. Moreover, I deal with government affairs until midnight every day, knowing that I will not live long, so I have the idea of ​​killing the founding father."

"But I'm only thirty-five now, younger than most of you."

"And I'm not as diligent as Taizu, Taizu Gaodi must do everything himself."

"However, I seldom ask about specific government affairs, so there is no such thing as paperwork."

"Besides, my body is quite strong. Don't mind my lovers who say something bad. When Qing and others pass away one after another, I will probably still be alive and well."

Hearing this, Huang Degong, Zuo Menggeng and others all agreed deeply.

Because the body of the saint is really good, and he trained with the soldiers of the border town every day when he was in Xuzhou, and he didn't stop after returning to Nanjing. He ran with the prince Qin every day.

More importantly, the Holy Majesty is not very greedy for beauty.

So far, they have only secretly found Li Xiangjun.

So you won't be hollowed out by female sex just because of Dandan.

In view of this, they also believe that the Holy Majesty can go to the Umbrella Shouzhang Dynasty.

Chongzhen beckoned Zhu Cihong to come to him again, and then said: "There is also the prince, although he is only seventeen years old, he has already been in the army with me for many years, and he will continue to follow me in the army in the future. It will not take ten years. , the prince can have both the benevolence of Prince Yiwen and the martial arts of Tang Taizong, which is enough to control the officials."

"So, your worries are unnecessary. I will not punish meritorious officials like Emperor Gao of Taizu."

After this pause, Chongzhen continued: "Let's talk about Wei Guogong, Baoguo Gong, Lingbihou and Chengyi Bo, etc. Although most of them participated in the planting case, Chengyi Bo was even involved in the regicide case, but I don't intend to deprive them Their titles, because their ancestors have made contributions to Daming, their titles should live the same life as Daming Guozuo!"

"Same birthday as Daming Guozuo?" Zheng Zhilong, Huang Degong and others all looked solemn.

But the worry just now has disappeared. It seems that the Holy Majesty really has no intention of killing the heroes.

Because the emperor's words are divided into two classes, one class is chatting in private, such words are innumerable, and the other class is making solemn promises in public, which are credible.

What the Holy Majesty is saying now is undoubtedly the latter.

So far, there has never been a precedent for the Holy Majesty to renege on his promises made in public.

Speaking of this, I have to mention Chongzhen in Yangzhou and Nanjing's Nanmen Limu.

In the hearts of military generals in border towns such as Huang Degong, Zuo Menggeng, and Jin Shenghuan, Chongzhen was a good emperor who kept his word and acted resolutely.

Zheng Zhilong undoubtedly thinks so now, otherwise he wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles from Jinjiang to Nanjing for an audience this time.

Even the civil and military officials in the court and the people in the south of the Yangtze River think so. The only exception may be Shi Kefa, the chief assistant of the cabinet. Chongzhen has already broken his promise once in front of Shi Kefa.

Chongzhen said again: "I intend to continue to build the Yuejiang Tower. The building is divided into six floors. The first floor is dedicated to the baron, the second floor is dedicated to the viscount, the third floor is dedicated to the earl, the fourth floor is dedicated to the marquis, the fifth floor is for the duke, and finally the sixth floor is dedicated to the viscount. It is enshrined to the county kings with different surnames, and since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, all the nobles must be listed in it."

"In the future, I will write in the emperor's ancestral instructions that no seizing titles is allowed."

"I assure you that there will never be such a thing as killing heroes in this dynasty."

"So you just have to feel confident and bold to make contributions to Daming, and you don't have to worry about not being rewarded for your achievements."

After a short pause, Chongzhen continued with his gaze fixed: "Because I don't worry about rebellion at all! No matter who it is, it is impossible to succeed in rebellion in Daming! I have this confidence!"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong and others completely dispelled their worries.

Because from Chongzhen, they really felt an extremely strong self-confidence.

"Of course, if you do something wrong, you will be punished." Chongzhen changed the subject and said, "Duke Wei, Duke Bao, Marquis Lingbi, and Bo Cheng who made mistakes must accept the punishment they deserve."

……

At the same time, in Wei Guogong's mansion.

Liu Kongzhao was about to stand up and say goodbye when the butler of Xu's residence hurried in: "My lord, there is an order from the sage."

"Order from the Holy One?" Xu Hongji, who was guilty of a crime, was taken aback, and said to himself that they were finally going to punish Duke Wei's mansion?

Liu Kongzhao, who was next to him, felt as if he was trying to concubine when he heard it. He thought that even the dignified Wei Guogong's mansion could not escape punishment, and he, a little sincere uncle, couldn't escape even more.

At that moment, Liu Kongzhao left in a hurry through the side door.

Xu Hongji hurried to the gate to greet him.

The eunuch who came to deliver the decree turned out to be Wang Chengen, the eunuch in charge of the seal.

Seeing Xu Hongji, Wang Chengen said indifferently: "There is a purpose."

Xu Hongji quickly brought his family to kneel down: "My minister Xu Hongji respectfully invites Shengan."

"Holy Boon." Wang Chengen bowed in the direction of Lion Mountain, and said, "Wei Guogong Xu Hongji, I will go to Yuejiang Tower to have a banquet immediately, and this is my admiration."

"Huh? Going to Yuejiang Tower for a banquet?"

Xu Hongji was stunned on the spot, the Yuejiang Tower was not built at all, just a foundation, what kind of banquet did he go to?

"Wei Guogong." Wang Chengen smiled lightly, and said again, "The Holy Majesty's oral order has been delivered, and please leave for Lion Mountain as soon as possible, otherwise the road will be difficult when it gets dark."

"Our family still has to go to the Duke of Baoguo's mansion to convey the sage's oration, so I won't accompany you first."

After finishing speaking, Wang Chengen turned around and left with a group of Yi Ding, leaving Xu Hongji messy in the evening wind.

After a long while, Xu Hongji finally came back to his senses and said, "Get the sedan chair ready, forget it, let's prepare the horse."

It was too slow to go to Lion Mountain by sedan chair, so Xu Hongji decided to ride a horse and rush to Lion Mountain at the fastest speed.

……

A moment later, Xu Hongji rode fast horses with only a dozen servants, galloped along Gongyuan Street, and headed straight for Lion Mountain in the northwest corner.

As a result, he almost bumped into a scholar wearing a shirt.

"Where is this..." The scholar began to curse subconsciously, but stopped abruptly after only half a sentence.

Because he has already recognized that the dozen or so servants belong to Duke Wei's mansion, and the character Xu on his back is very eye-catching. Duke Wei's mansion is not something he can provoke, after all, he is not a son of Prince Qin.

Prince Qin's sons can choose the nobles including Wei Guogong at will.

But he, the son of the former Donglin party leader, can't do it. Now he has almost turned into a street mouse, and even his old friends have turned their faces.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhenhui let out a long sigh.

During this period of time, the reputation of the Donglin Party in the minds of Jiangnan Shilin and the common people has been completely subverted, from a loyal and virtuous minister to a traitor who can only plant and frame, kill the king and usurp.

Almost all members of the Donglin Party published a statement in the Huangming Times, drawing a clear line with the Donglin Party.

In order to protect herself, Chen Zhenhui also wanted to publish a statement on the Huangming Times, and even spent some money for this. Unfortunately, he couldn't even enter the gate of the newspaper.

So Chen Zhenhui thought of her old friend.

Although this old friend is a little older, she was once a well-known prostitute, and she was in her mid-mature, when she was the most charming. If she is willing to show her face, Wang Wei, the editor-in-chief of Huangming Times I can't bear it.

……

Let's talk about Xu Hongji later.

Xu Hongji rushed all the way and arrived at the Yuejiang Tower on the Lion Rock as fast as he could.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and hundreds of pine torches had been inserted on the foundation of Yuejiang Tower, illuminating the entire foundation of Yuejiang Tower as bright as day.

In the light of the fire, hundreds of little eunuchs were busy.

There is a team of small eunuchs who are distributing bowls, chopsticks and wine bottles, and another team is putting wine jars, which are the kind of big wine jars that can hold a stone of wine.

There is also a little eunuch serving dishes, which are still hot.

What do you mean?The Holy Majesty really wants to entertain these lords in this filthy place?
While slandering in his heart, Xu Hongji quickly came to Chongzhen and paid homage: "My minister Xu Hongji kowtowed to the Holy One, and the Holy One is blessed and safe."

"Stay flat." Chongzhen waved his hand and said with a smile, "Duke Wei came very quickly, haha."

"Uh..." Xu Hongji didn't know how to answer the conversation, the key was that he couldn't figure out what His Majesty was thinking.

Logically speaking, he participated in the case of framing Ma Minglu and Zhan Yang, the Holy One should be angry.

But looking at the current state of the Holy Spirit, it seems that he is not angry, anyway, he doesn't quite understand it.

"Come on, let me introduce you to Wei Guogong." Chongzhen signaled Zheng Zhilong and those generals from the border town to come and introduce them to Xu Hongji one by one. Zheng Zhilong and those generals were also polite to Xu Hongji.

Xu Hongji became more and more at a loss in his heart, what kind of trouble is the Holy Majesty going to do?

Not only Xu Hongji had this question in his mind, but also the Duke of Baoguo Zhu Guobi, Marquis of Lingbi Tang Guozuo, Marquis of Huaiyuan Chang Yanling, Marquis of Anyuan Liu Changzuo, Marquis of Zhenyuan Gu Mingjiao, Bo Liu Kongzhao of Chengyi, Bojiao Mengxiong of Dongning, Yiyuan of Nanhe Bofang and others who came one after another. Cheng Anbo, Guo Zuoyong and others were also at a loss, not knowing why.

By the way, all these nobles have served in the Beijing camp.

Xu Hongji mobilized the Beijing camp to participate in the case of framing Ma Mingjue and Zhan Yangzhi, and it was difficult for them to get rid of it.

To put it bluntly, if Gao Hongtu and Zuo Guangxian got their hands, the interests of the Municipal Exchange and the Daming Royal Bank must also have some of these nobles, so it is impossible for Chongzhen to let them go easily.

Amidst the uneasiness of all the nobles, this special night banquet began.

"My lords, just listen to my words." Chongzhen stood up with a wine bottle and said, "When Emperor Taizu Gao invited the founding heroes to a banquet, he once said that the golden cup will drink with you, and the white sword will not forgive each other!"

here we go!When Xu Hongji and other Xungui heard this, their hearts tightened.

With a sneer, Chongzhen said again: "Emperor Taizu Gao's meaning is very straightforward. If you, the founding heroes, are willing to keep your own place, you can enjoy prosperity and wealth for generations, and your blood inheritance can also be shared with the Ming Dynasty. Zuo Tongshou, as long as the Ming Dynasty is still there, your titles will be there..."

"But whoever dares to have the heart of disobedience, or do evil."

"Then the only thing waiting for you is Bairen, who will deprive you of titles and even the Yi people!"

Having said this, Chongzhen said coldly again: "There are quite a lot of nobles who were confiscated by Emperor Taizu Gao and the nobles of the Yi tribe. Do you think it is appropriate for Emperor Taizu Gao to do this?"

The entire Yuejiang Tower was dead silent, only the river wind whistling past.

Is it right for Emperor Taizu Gao to do this?That must be right, who dares to say it's wrong?

After a long while, Xu Hongji finally said: "Returning to the sage, I think that Emperor Taizu Gao's move is very appropriate. People like Li Shanchang, Lan Yu and Hu Weiyong are really worthy of death."

"The ministers seconded the proposal." Zhu Guobi and others also echoed.

"Oh, is it appropriate? You said this yourself." Chongzhen sneered.

Xu Hongji, Zhu Guobi, Chang Yanling and other dignitaries paused in their hearts when they heard the words, it's broken.

After a pause, Chongzhen continued: "If Jin Yiwei and Governor Yingtian are not mistaken, the group of pirates who attacked Zhan's fleet on the river near Dantu was captured by Caojiang Town and Jingying from Jinshan Daigong Island. Yes, right? Since then, this group of pirates has been imprisoned in the Beijing camp, so the question is, who is the Dantu who let them go?"

"My lord, I'm guilty." Xu Hongji hurriedly avoided the seat and knelt down, "I'm not strict with my orders, and I'm guilty of negligence."

"Hehe, the crime of negligence." Chongzhen sneered, and said again, "That is to say, this matter has nothing to do with you, Mr. Wei, it's just that Guo Kuan under your command?"

Xu Hongji said hastily: "Guo Congkuan, Guo Congkuan, the counselor of the Beijing camp, is the one who let the pirates go without authorization, and he is also a pawn of the Eastern Forest along with Du Hongyu, a guerrilla in Songjiang. I really don't know about this."

"I don't even know about it." Zhu Guobi and others also avoided the table and knelt down.

Liu Kongzhao also wanted to shirk, but in the end he still didn't dare to stand up.

Because Xu Hongji and the others were not caught, but Liu Kongzhao was caught.

At that time, in the Xingyuan of the Caojiang Admiral's Office, if the Holy Majesty hadn't arrived, Jin Xuan would have been killed by him, and this guilt cannot be shirked no matter what.

Chongzhen's eyes fell on Liu Kongzhao, and he asked with a smile: "Uncle Chengyi, Wei Guogong, Bao Guogong and Lingbihou all said that they didn't know, don't you want to excuse yourself?"

"Boom." The wine bottle in Liu Kongzhao's hand suddenly fell on the stone steps.

"Your Majesty, I'm guilty, and I deserve death." Liu Kongzhao turned over and fell to the ground.

"Criminal officials shouldn't listen to Donglin Party's delusion, deceive the emperor, and frame Master Ma and Zhan's family."

"Okay, finally there is someone who dares to act." Chongzhen sneered, and then said, "It's good to be willing to admit that you have deceived the emperor and frame him, it is better than those cowards who dare to do it but have no courage to admit it. "

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong, Huang Degong and others looked over.

Xu Hongji, Zhu Guobi and other dignitaries really wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.

(End of this chapter)