eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 469 Killing is not enough, you have to punish your heart
It was almost evening, and the gaping crescent had already appeared.

Passing by a lush and towering old tree, turned into the alley, tapped on the wooden door twice, and then heard a voice from inside, "Duke Zhou."

There was a whisper outside, "Mingli."

They met their heads as if in a secret sign, and then a baggy, cataract-like eye appeared behind the crack of the door, "Xing Zhi? Fast forward."

"Is Mr. Donghai here?"

"inside."

The visitor was very young and handsome, with a piece of satin tied around his waist, his hair was tied up and fell on his back, and his steps were very agile when he walked.

After entering through the gate, he walked past the front yard in two or three steps, then turned to the promenade, and turned two more times into a room.

There was a statue of Confucius hanging in the room, and a middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back, and turned around immediately when he heard a sound.

"How is the situation?"

"That's bad! Mr. Huide (Jiang Tongzu) and Ye Qiao (Lu Meng) have both been arrested."

Hearing the sound, the middle-aged man twitched in shock and fell down on the chair. His beard trembled, he beat his chest and stamped his feet, and cursed, "The factory guards are like tigers! The factory guards are like tigers!"

"Jin Yiwei didn't seem to have planned to arrest Mr. Ye Qiao before, but just happened to bump into each other. These hawks and dogs didn't care and arrested them together!"

The handsome man was also very angry when he mentioned this matter, "In my opinion, the most urgent thing is to hide Mrs. Lu and the two young masters. Jin Yiwei has a vicious heart and cruel methods. Both Jiang and Lu are plotting against each other If you are arrested for the crime, this calamity will definitely affect your wife and children."

"I have already sent someone there. Also, some things in your house can be burned as soon as possible. Now they are checking our own newspapers. The articles in the past few years are useless. No matter how careful you are, you will encounter forced and fallacious facts." People with ten mouths can’t speak clearly.”

The person giving orders here is none other than Ma Yiqian.

At that time, he and Jiang Tongzu were deposed together, and after staying away from the temple, they have been together with Jiang and Lu because of their similar temperament.

It was a good day.

Although the court doesn't care about them at all.

But they held lectures together and met friends through literature, and gradually gathered a group of people, some of whom were even officials.Becoming the head of the crowd, this can be regarded as bringing some sense of accomplishment.

After all, they were degraded, and officials are still willing to respect them, why?Of course, it is not the so-called official career, but the real recognition.

What the three of them preached was not complicated, it was just four words of self-restraint and restoration of propriety.

The meaning is also easy to understand.

The real thing is the so-called "new" character that is becoming more and more popular in court today.

The emperor took the lead in destroying the ancestral system of the imperial court, and drove away Liu Daxia, Liu Jian and others with his own hands.

But to be honest, they are not political organizations, and they don't have clear political goals, because they don't care about fame and fortune, so they must wear this hat.

So if we really want to say it, we don't agree with each other.

These people disagree with Zhu Houzhao, an emperor whose behavior is somewhat unusual. He is not like an emperor who really read sage books and was educated by Confucianism. For example, the treatment of some officials is very severe, just like the old Qin back then.

Zhu Houzhao also doesn't like this group of courtiers who talk about everything every day and are also noisy. It's not that he can't listen to objections, and it's not that he doesn't listen to persuasion at all. He just can't accept that kind of pedantic people.It's just that you can't convince him.For example, the sea ban, a major premise of the ancestral system is put first, no matter what your reason is, people will not listen.

Such people are not rare.What can you do?

In the early years, he was restrained a little, but later he let go of his hands and feet completely.He didn't use these people in the court, and even if he used them, he ignored them.When you meet the right person, you will be replaced.

Anyway, he has someone in his hand, and these people have no way to put the hat of the faint king on his head.Because he is really strengthening the army and serving the people, the treasury has been enriched, and coupled with some means, public opinion has never been lost.

As a result, many courtiers felt that their talents were underappreciated. Among them, there were many people who really spoke out for the country and the people. Unfortunately, the court did not listen and ignored them, so they naturally gathered together under depression.

Unexpectedly, the disaster came suddenly.

Ma Yiqian didn't even know what happened. The first day he heard that one person was arrested, he thought it was nothing, but today he heard that Jiang Tongzu and Lu Meng were arrested, and he finally confirmed that something was wrong.

"Mr. Donghai, if you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of running out of firewood. We have to escape and leave the capital!"

Ma Yiqian disagreed, "Let's go? Who will save Huide and the two of them?! I have already inquired about this matter. The emperor acted absurdly and chose to leave the palace suddenly, but met an assassin! After returning to the palace, the dragon Yan Zhen is furious, that's why today's incident happened!"

"It's absurd! I have heard Mr. Huide give lectures. He said that he would be loyal to the monarch in court and support his relatives in the country. These are the two points that Mr. Huide often talked about. Such a brilliant gentleman was finally framed as the mastermind of assassinating the emperor. Which one? Has there ever been such a thing in the prosperous age?"

Ma Yiqian emphasized, "That's why we can't go anymore. Both Huide and Yeqiao are famous people. Among the people we can contact, there are also officials in the court. We will contact them immediately and ask them to do justice!" "

"What's the use of Shangshu? Mao Yuwen belongs to the Son of Heaven, and it is the will of the Son of Heaven that he can do this!"

"No! This matter needs to be fought! It involves human life. If you don't fight, you will die. Why not fight?"

Ma Yiqian recalled what he said when the prince refuted him in the court.Although some strong words are unreasonable, the prince always has a righteousness for the country and the people.

In other words, even if he doesn't care much about etiquette...

"Nowadays, the son of heaven has the talent for sophistry, and what he sophistry does is the word "li". It is not the rite of our restoration of rites, but the principle of reason. If there is reason, the name is right, and if the name is right, the words are smooth! The emperor was assassinated. It is indeed a major event, but it is clearly not our doing. No matter what kind of torture Jin Yiwei uses, Jiang and Lu will not plead guilty. We also need to contact our comrades to discuss this matter, as long as the momentum is large enough and it is unreasonable , then the Son of Heaven will not kill anyone!"

"But Mr. Donghai didn't say that there is something wrong with the articles we spread? What if Jin Yiwei catches this point?"

Ma Yiqian frowned, and boldly said, "If our proposal to restore rituals is wrong, then there are more people who should be killed? If there are mistakes in restoring rituals, then I, Ma Donghai, am willing to die for it. How happy is life, There is no need to fear death, at this moment, should you and I still have the thought of stealing life?"

"Mr. Donghai, Gao Yi!!"

……

Li Dongyang is packing his bags.

The emperor has not yet issued a formal edict, where to send him.

But leaving Beijing is inevitable.

In fact, he was a little confused. Right now Jin Yiwei was arresting people, and many of them were some well-known scholars.

At this time, the emperor retained him with a very sincere gesture, was it because he recognized him in his heart, or was it to show his generosity and tolerance at this time?
Moreover, the cabinet itself is 'turbulent'. Minister Zeng Jian of the Ministry of Industry is sick in bed, Minister of Rites Lin Han, and the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate Zhang Fuhua have never had a sense of presence with the emperor.

Jin Yiwei seemed unstoppable.

Is it all a coincidence?

Li Dongyang is also difficult to determine.

But outsiders still recognize him as an old man.

After all, the emperor gave him very high etiquette.

After some celebrities were arrested, someone soon delivered a letter asking for help to his desk.

Among them, there are also people who have worshiped him as a teacher over the years, or people from the Chaling School of Poetry.

The Chaling School of Poetry was a school of poetry in the Hongzhi and Zhengde years of the Ming Dynasty, and its founder was Li Dongyang.Because he is from Chaling, Huguang, he is called the Chaling School of Poetry.

The background of the birth of this school of poetry was that with the decline of the dynasty in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, many literary works also lost their vigor and became humble and trivial.What the Chaling School of Poetry advocates is to revive the style of writing in the Tang and Song dynasties, advocating that words come from the heart and writing comes from the spirit.

Because Li Dongyang is the elder of the pavilion, he personally presides over this activity in the literary world. He has many followers, and there are many famous people in the literary world.

Of course, they don't have to be big officials.

Because Li Dongyang is not the kind of powerful official who controls the government, he will not place people from the Chaling Poetry School everywhere.

These well-known literati knew each other, and Jiang Tongzu and Lu Meng were not that kind of little-known little people.

So it is common to plead for mercy.Anyway, the bad things were done by Jin Yiwei.

After Li Dongyang received the letters from two disciples in a row, he sat in the courtyard and became silent.

Seeing that it was getting late, someone suddenly came to the palace and said that the emperor had called.

The old man didn't dare to delay, so he packed up and went to the palace.

The lamp was lit in the palace, and the emperor was still looking at things under the lamp. When Li Dongyang arrived, he sat down on the soft stool given by the emperor.

"...Mr. Jizhi is from Suzhou Prefecture. He once told me that people all over the world think that Susong Prefecture is rich. In fact, the local people are heavily taxed and their life is not easy."

This is the policy left by Zhu Yuanzhang back then.

In the current Second Su and Song Mansions, the taxes can basically be offset by some provinces.

"That's why I've been thinking that it would be best to open a port in Songjiang Prefecture and set up a city ship division. Mr. Xi Xian also mentioned to me in Shandong that we should add a city ship division to the city, so we can implement it together. Think of a way , to add some money to the hands of ordinary people. Another thing, Jiangnan Wensheng, Ge Lao is also a figure of Taishan Beidou style in the literary world, so you should also revitalize the literary style there when you go to Jiangnan. Read as an official, govern the people and govern the land , First of all, we must put practice first, apply it to the world, and benefit the people."

For that place, Zhu Houzhao always had these two requirements.

Li Dongyang thought that it was the governor Yingtian, and the emperor really treated him preferentially, "I have received great kindness from the state. I must not forget your majesty's order today."

"Old Li Ge, I can still trust you." Zhu Houzhao glanced at the old official, "During the early years of Zhengde, Mr. Xi Xian didn't even attend the court meeting, and returned to Lu quickly under the pretext of being busy with government affairs. Although I want to stay in the old court for a long time, But you and I, monarchs and ministers, should put the people first."

"Yes."

Zhu Houzhao called Xie Pi again, "Yizhong, you send it off."

Xie Pi was quite obedient, and he supported Li Dongyang's arm when he came up. It was indeed a little dark outside, the old man's eyesight may not be good, and there are still steps everywhere in the palace.

Xie Pi didn't understand, what he said on the way that the emperor had the emperor's difficulties was actually to comfort the elders and make them feel less uncomfortable.After all, the Son of Heaven is still a wise king who is dedicated to serving the people.

Li Dongyang didn't say anything, Xie Yizhong was still young after all, so Xie Yuqiao couldn't let go.

Where does the emperor mean what is for the people.

What the emperor meant was that Liu Jian left early in order not to get involved in the affairs of the court.The emperor was very satisfied with this, so he called him,
Don't mind your own business.

But even so, the emperor was still a generous man.

After all, calling him over at night just wanted to put the words first, lest I say it first, wouldn't I be stiff by then?
This, at first glance, seems unconnected.But Li Dongyang knew that he didn't think too much, otherwise there would be no reason to summon him after dark, and there was nothing important, why didn't he wait until tomorrow?

And in the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Houzhao also put the secret letter of Jinyiwei Nanzhen Fusi on the candle and burned it up.

The light of the fire shone faintly on his face.

"Send a message to Mao Yuwen, he can be arrested, but tell him to pay attention to collecting evidence."

Because killing is not enough, you have to kill your heart.

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(End of this chapter)