eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 280 Three Eagles with One Arrow

Mao Yuwen trembled like duckweed on the lake in front of the emperor.

The Zhan Xiushan case ended up with an ending for King Huai.Although there is still a trace of clues, now that the feudal lord is involved, whether to investigate or not to investigate, to do or not to do is no longer something he can decide.

Yan Song had already reported the whole story, and Zhu Houzhao was waiting for Mao Yuwen to confess to him.

"Several court officials died in Zhao Prison. For this matter, rumors spread inside and outside the capital, and the two elders of the cabinet came to join you! A few years ago, I ordered the North Town Governor to use severe punishment. .Now the severe punishment is gone, but people are killed directly!"

Zhu Houzhao smashed several memorials in his hand on his head. Some horns were very sharp. When they hit the center, blood flowed from Mao Yuwen's forehead.

He knelt straight, and respectfully kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I was confused for a while and made a big mistake! Now it's too late to repent, I implore Your Majesty to punish me severely so that I can give my foreign minister an explanation." !It’s better than letting them go to bed every day, and make His Majesty bear the name of protecting his shortcomings!”

Today, Mao Yuwen's attitude is very good. After explaining the matter, he admits his mistakes and apologizes.

Zhu Houzhao got angry, but he had no intention of getting rid of Mao Yuwen. First of all, he definitely didn't kill those people.Although he has his own small thoughts and wants to fight against Mou Bin, but killing people means cutting off his own life, and Mao Yuwen can't do such a mindless thing.

Second, many foreign ministers took advantage of this incident to criticize Mao Yuwen wantonly, and there was even a tendency to blame Mao Yuwen for many murders over the years.

This actually has other purposes, they want to get rid of him.

But in this way, the emperor lost a good knife in his hand.

"Now the courtiers are angry, and the more they procrastinate, the more angry they become. More and more officials are demanding to investigate the case and give an explanation to the world. This time, you must not make mistakes again."

Mao Yuwen was overjoyed. The emperor said that to forgive him, "I thank your majesty for not killing me! This time, please take a good look at your majesty. I will definitely live up to my holy grace."

Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes, "Who will be the commander of the Jinyiwei? Should a subject be a weak king? I am cautious about using human power to control the superior, and you have made this mistake. So be careful."

Mao Yuwen was full of remorse in his heart, "I will definitely reflect on my mistakes in the future and make corrections seriously. Apart from being loyal to His Majesty, I have no other thoughts in my heart!"

"The woman raised in your house is said to be very smart. She should have given you a lot of advice, right?"

Mao Yuwen panicked, "Your Majesty's matter has nothing to do with her, and all mistakes are the fault of the minister!"

"Hmph! It's not that I despise her as a woman. But don't underestimate me, and the ministers of the court. This time, she was pecked in the eye by a careless move, right? You can plan again later, remember to follow my advice. From a different perspective. Why did this happen this time? It is because you have selfishness, and I allow you to have selfishness, but you have delayed the important affairs of the court because of your own selfishness! This is absolutely unbearable!"

"When you entered the palace this time, you only admitted your mistakes and pleaded guilty, and never said a word about Mou Bin. She taught you, right? She told you that I would be angry because you framed Mou Bin for no reason, but there may be a ray of truth to be honest. vitality."

The emperor's words fell on his heart like a heavy hammer, and Mao Yuwen had no other emotions besides fear.

"I will put twenty army sticks on the account for you. After this matter is over, you can get it yourself. Besides, you can look up at me."

Zhu Houzhao approached and squatted in front of him, and when he spoke again, his tone was not serious, but his eyes were not forgiving, and he asked with a smile: "Look at me, see if I am Liu Chan, the empress of the Shu Han, and Da Song?" An incompetent emperor like Huizong Zhao Ji, see if I was easily fooled by my courtiers like them?"

Some people want to say good things to win them over, such dishonest people should actually give them some color, otherwise they will think that they have become the emperor's confidants, arrogant and domineering as if he is the best in the world.

Mao Yuwen's thoughts were all said, and he was already scared out of his wits!
When I got home, I was completely out of my mind.

Xu Xueyun was actually a little bit happy to see him, probably because she felt that her plan had succeeded and the emperor did not treat her master after all, but Mao Yuwen's distraught appearance made her extremely worried.

"Master, what did His Majesty say?"

In fact, Mao Yuwen wanted to vent his anger on Xu Xueyun. If it wasn't for her, this shitty incident probably wouldn't have happened.But Xu Xueyun's heart was also for him, so she endured it.

He sighed and said, "Your Majesty guessed what you said to me."

"Guess?"

"It's you who made me only admit my mistakes and plead guilty, without mentioning Mu Bin at all."

Xu Xueyun opened her mouth wide in surprise, "Your Majesty guessed it?"

Why didn't she mention it at the beginning?Because she knew that the emperor was smart, there was no need to explain that these people were definitely not killed by Mao Yuwen, so why mention it?Wouldn't it be better for the emperor to doubt and guess who did it?
"Your Majesty also asked me to see if he is an emperor who can be fooled like Liu Chan and Zhao Ji..."

Xu Xueyun was originally squatting, but she couldn't help standing up now.In this encounter, she met two people, one was Mu Bin, and the other was the emperor.In the past, she felt that she was a bit smart, and sometimes she would not take some people seriously.

But it was only when he went to the court that he discovered that even the 15-year-old emperor had unfathomable scheming.

When you meet such a powerful emperor, you will not be negligent in the future.

"Master, it's all my concubine's fault this time. Fortunately... I can still save my life."

Mao Yuwen was also a little scared, "Did your Majesty ask those questions, did you have a murderous plan on me?"

Xu Xueyun was always clear and straight, but suddenly he didn't know how to answer this question, did the emperor have murderous intentions?It seems that no matter whether it is said to be there or not, there is some taste of insufficient grounds.

It is still difficult to figure out the holy will.

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In fact, Zhu Houzhao did not expect that Mao Yuwen would cause such a scandal by himself, giving others an opportunity to take advantage of it.
But the good results can't hide the motivation problem.

But in hindsight, it's normal.A person who was born as a prison boss, without much cultural background, suddenly ascended to a high position, and if he did not make any mistakes, this is the report card that Guo Ziyi and Zeng Guofan can only hand in.

Mao language is far behind.

So Zhu Houzhao didn't bother too much, but it was this Mu Bin who had hidden his thoughts.

In addition, Jinyiwei should also be rectified.

For a long time, he, the emperor, has done one thing to Jin Yiwei—inserting Mao Yuwen into it.

Of course, Mao Yuwen also brought many people with him, which is normal, so let's not mention it for now.

In addition, he didn't care about what happened to Jin Yiwei.

Mao Yuwen made a mistake this time, which also gave him an opportunity and a reason.What he did in the past, it seemed that he, the emperor, was benevolent and unrighteous.

Now, it is already a great favor to spare him from death, so what if there is another action?
"Xuan Yang Tinghe enters the palace." Zhu Houzhao silently told the people around him.

"Yes."

Yang Tinghe did not go to Qianqing Palace because the emperor was not there, he found the emperor by the lake.

Because the emperor is learning swordsmanship here, let alone killing people, at least keep fit.

"My humble minister Yang Tinghe, see Your Majesty."

"Flat body."

Zhu Houzhao wiped off his sweat, and directly explained his intention with Yang Tinghe, "I remember when you were the magistrate in Qingzhou, you had a county magistrate under your command. What was it called?"

Yang Tinghe was taken aback, how could the emperor suddenly mention such a person.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there is such a man named Han Ziren."

"I remember that he was born as a literati, but he behaves a bit like a warrior. Where is he now?"

Yang Tinghe confessed honestly, "Han Ziren joined Shangzhi's personal guard, and has already reached a hundred households in Zhenwuwei."

With a hundred households, he is no longer a petty official.

Above a hundred households is a thousand households, and above a thousand households is the commander of a guard.The commander of each guard can leave an impression in the emperor's heart.

"How is this person's temperament?"

Yang Tinghe said: "He has a firm mind and dares to do things. It's just... a little frivolous."

"Find an opportunity and bring it."

"Yes."

Zhu Houzhao brewed an idea.This idea stems from his unfamiliarity with Jin Yiwei.

This strangeness refers to the complicated organization inside, and the management seems to have not understood it.Because Jinyiwei itself was made by Zhu Yuanzhang first, but he didn't have a ready-made template for him, and he probably crossed the river by feeling the stones, so the sewing and mending became more and more complicated.Later, Zhu Di changed it again and it became more complicated.

By the time of Zhu Houzhao, Jin Yiwei had dozens of thousands of households under its jurisdiction, and each of them had ten divisions under the thousand households. They were responsible for relying on and guarding.

The concept of the experience department is similar to that of the attendant's room, which is in charge of paperwork.As for the Zhenfusi, it is divided into the Nanzhen Fusi and the Beizhen Fusi.

Beijing Jinyiwei has both, Nanjing Jinyiwei only has Nanzhen Fusi but not Beizhen Fusi...

All in all, it's a mess.

And there are also various functional centers inside, such as farming, there is a farming center; elephant training, there is a training center.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't stand it. Jin Yiwei was the personal guard who was directly responsible to the emperor. How could he, the emperor, not understand what a hundred thousand people were doing?
Therefore, he wants to reorganize Jinyiwei. According to the functions, it is divided into guards of honor, inspection and arrest, and military spying. That is to say, the quantity changes on this basis, but the structure remains unchanged.

In this way, it will be much clearer.

Needless to say, Mao Yuwen, he is still used for inspection and arrest.

But when the commander of Jin Yiwei has only one candidate, it is always bad, so it is not called a candidate, and if it is called an election, it is in vain, because there is no election.This is also the reason for summoning Yang Tinghe today.

Moreover, with so many people in the imperial court impeaching Mao Yuwen, the emperor can of course protect him forcibly, but he can also pull out another scholar. The Mao language people are going to win him over.

So reorganize Jinyiwei, warn Mao Yuwen while also keeping him in disguise, plus respond to the situation of the court... In fact, only Han Ziren who is a scholar is enough.

After thinking about this matter carefully, I think it can be roughly done like this.This kind of thing is not too big, Zhu Houzhao can take care of it.

As for what is really important, it is Duke Huai's situation.

The so-called murder and silencing works in many cases. For example, Mao Yuwen was suspected by the emperor because of this, and there was a big turmoil in the court. Under the turmoil, the matter would be abandoned halfway, but Zhu Houzhao was not.
He had already ordered that if Zhan Xiushan didn't explain, Jiangxi Zhan's family would be punished. What about this and that, if you say you have a problem, then you have a problem.

Now, everyone should have almost arrived in Jiangxi.The whole family was arrested, couldn't they ask a few questions about Duke Huai's situation?
(End of this chapter)