eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 476 The Battle of the Capital

At the beginning of August in the second year of Zhengde, when it was still dawn, the emperor was awakened by the eunuch.

Liu Jin knelt and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zeng Keming from the Ministry of Industry, he went there last night."

Some of Zhu Houzhao's remaining drowsiness was taken away by surprise. He didn't say anything, but just sat up by himself with his hair hanging loose.

a long time.

A sigh came from inside, "Oh."

Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zeng Jian, was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Tianshun, and he has worked hard in the court for decades.Looking through his past actions, the main thing he did was to persuade the emperor not to do things that waste people and money.

In the 13th year of Hongzhi, the palace asked to renovate dragon blankets and plain blankets.Zeng Jianjin said: "Although the rug is a thing, the wool is harvested from the mountains and Shanxi, the cotton yarn and other materials are collected from Henan, and the craftsmen are called to Suzhou and Song. After many years, the labor costs a lot. I pray that it will stop."

The rest of the time, although they are different things, the core is the same.

Somewhat pedantic, but there is nothing wrong with this kind of persuasion, and it is better than courtiers who waste the royal family's energy.

In addition, no matter what, this is a veteran of the four dynasties, with a clear name, Zhu Houzhao will not look forward to his death, and naturally he will not miss this opportunity to win people's hearts.

Especially now that there is still war, it is even more necessary to unite as one.

"deliver an imperial order."

Liu Jin lowered her head.

"Mr. Zeng Keming is a person who is diligent and hardworking. He has been working hard for decades, and he has never been lazy. Although he has no appearance and establishment, he has no lack of virtue. I want to be kind from the beginning to the end. His crown prince, Taibao, stayed out of the court for a day as usual, and all the civil and military ministers wore plain clothes to show his mourning and honor."

This kind of thing is usually issued by the Ministry of Rites, and then a notice is posted on the left and right gates of Chang'an. This is the only way for ministers of civil and military affairs to enter the palace.

In the Ming Dynasty, civil and military officials quit the court due to funerals. If they stopped working, they still did what they should do.

Only when the funeral of the queen or emperor occurs, will the court be suspended and the affairs abolished.

So Zhu Houzhao still had to change clothes, but today he had to wear light-colored robes. The officials also wore light-colored clothes, black gauze hats, and black horn belts.

These are all etiquette things, just follow them.

At three o'clock in the morning, the important ministers of the court still entered the palace.Probably because of the death of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, everyone's mood is not high.

However, they were all moved by the posthumous honor given to Zeng Jian by the emperor.

"After Zeng Keming left, who will take up the post of Minister of the Ministry of Industry?"

The faces of the crowd were full of concern, and the emperor couldn't answer one, two, three when he asked a question.

Zhu Houzhao was not polite to them, and said directly: "Has He Shiguang (He Jianzi) arrived in the capital yet?"

Liang Chu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, replied, "Here we are."

"Let him temporarily take care of the ministry's affairs. In a few days, the cabinet will draw up a decree and order He Shiguang to act as the Ministry of Industry and Engineering."

He Jian is also a veteran minister, and he has always had a good reputation as an official.Although Zuo Shilang's promotion to Shangshu was a bit quick before the bench was warmed up, but it was impossible to catch up with Zeng Keming's death.

Wang Jia naturally took the decree.

"By taking advantage of the matter of Duke Keming, I also have a few words to say to all my dear friends. Chaozhong Li and Xie left Beijing one after another. The cabinet said there were two, but in fact there was only Mr. Wang.

I was assassinated again some time ago, Jin Yiwei did a little investigation, and involved various official or unofficial tabloids such as Fuli faction and Wuwei faction.That's how I found out that there are still some people who are hiding, conveying dissatisfaction with the court to each other, and even slandering me.I ordered Jin Yiwei to arrest some people, and some people in the court made irresponsible remarks, thinking that I was a weak and deceitful king.

This is in Beijing.

Outside, there are also Tatars leading troops into the bandits, harming our people, looting and killing my people.What is tolerable and what is unbearable.

At this time when the court is in turmoil and China is in turmoil, I hope that all the lovers who are in the Qianqing Palace today can put aside their grievances and enmity, and work together with me to overcome the difficulties. "

Wang Jia took the lead, and all the ministers knelt down.

"The ministers swear to the death to advance and retreat with His Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao described the situation as serious, but in fact the advantage is that in the past few years, he has gathered such a group of trustworthy officials.

At the local level, there are also officials promoted by themselves at the helm. It is not easy to mess up.

"Let's talk about the Fuli faction and the Wuwei faction first. You need to be strong to make iron. Foreign enemies invade. If the inside is not clean, someone may communicate with foreign enemies and open the gates of the capital. Dear dear friends, are you right? I want to chop off the heads of these scholars, if it wasn't for the assassination, I would have ignored them, but this is a time of national war, and this matter cannot be sloppy."

Zhu Hou said it was normal, but behind the scenes he was extremely cruel.

He is the emperor, if the tone is set like this, thousands of people may be killed if he is implicated everywhere.

But in extraordinary times, do extraordinary things.

Just have this opportunity to clean up this batch of sludge and dirt.

The heart is not cruel, and the hands are not steady.At this time, there can be no benevolence of women.

Min Gui, who has a hard temper and bad temper, is the secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, but he is actually a soft-hearted person.That is, he listened to the emperor's reasons and wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to refute.

In the end, I could only be unable to suppress my emotions, and asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know how many people were involved in this arrest. However, I also deeply feel that the current situation is special. It's just that Your Majesty... I dare to ask, I am really not afraid Is the pen like a knife?"

This question is actually a bit serious.

However, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty have always been like this, and it is what Min Gui said, so it is not surprising for Zhu Houzhao.

"As an emperor, it is my duty to keep the court stable and protect the country! As long as it is beneficial to these two points, I will do it. In the future, I will ask Emperor Taizu Taizong for an order and ask them for these private criticisms Whether the people in the government should be killed, if they say yes, then I finally have an answer to my ancestors, if they say no, I will bear all the responsibilities, you are not surnamed Zhu, it has nothing to do with you."

Min Gui turned pale with shock, "I'm guilty! I didn't mean that, it's just...just..."

"It's just that a lot of people have to be killed."

"Exactly."

"In order to establish the Great Ming, more ancestors died on the battlefield. Forgetting the ancestors and keeping these people's lives is also betrayal. The above are all righteousness. As far as the moment is concerned, when the internal and external turmoil is in turmoil, I absolutely cannot tolerate them."

Having said that, Min Gui could only sigh.

Again, this is a very moment.

The young emperor held Jinyiwei and Shangzhi's personal guards, and there were Yang Yiqing, Zhou Shangwen, Yang Shangyi and other direct descendants of civil servants outside.

It's hard.

On the soft side, the emperor governs for the people, and his methods are fierce, not many people dare to underestimate Jinshang in their hearts.

When such a powerful emperor sits on the dragon chair and wants to show the emperor's wrath, no one can stop him from laying down millions of corpses.

Jiang Tongzu and Lu Meng advocated the "resurrection of ancient rituals", which they themselves called the restoration of rituals. When there were sects, this matter changed.

Zhu Houzhao is not interested in distinguishing whether this is a politically charged organization, because there are many similar groups that use articles and tabloids as their means of communication, and what’s more, the country is still at war. At this time, it must be a pot. Discrimination comes and goes, but the discrimination may not be correct. If the root of disaster is planted, there may be even greater harm.

He glanced at the faces of these important officials, Wang Jia, Liang Chu, Han Wen, Gu Zuo, Min Gui, Wang Bing, Zhang Fuhua...

Then he took out the files about Jiang Tongzu, Lu Meng and others that Jin Yiwei had submitted.

"Discussing state affairs indiscriminately, slandering me, committing crimes and conspiring rebellion, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, you should be a barbarian. Will you accept or not accept this decree?"

"I dare not wait!"

Zhu Houzhao's sharp eyes turned away, and Jin Gui and Xie Pi in the attendant's room bowed their heads and raised their pens.

"Purpose!"

With things at this level, it doesn't matter what Jiang Tongzu and Lu Meng did or didn't recruit in Jinyiwei.

The emperor made this decision to strengthen the majestic imperial power and allow no one to challenge it.

Just like when Zhu Yuanzhang murdered people back then, didn't he know that there were unjust, false and wrong cases?

You must know, is the founding emperor the kind of person who doesn't know right from wrong?
It can only be said that this dragon chair will change people. When sitting on it, what is considered is not the so-called right and wrong, black and white, but which way is more beneficial.

Prior to this, Mao Yuwen had entered the palace to report various matters.

That's why Zhu Houzhao knew about the messy things of the Fuli School and the Wuwei School, and he didn't stop Mao Yuwen from doing anything.

Those tabloids that assassinate, make false comments, and pass on to each other...the name of conspiracy is the same, this is the iron case.

Ma Yiqian, who had never left that day, was hunted down by Jin Yiwei overnight, causing every household in the capital to close their windows and doors.

The common people don't know the specific situation, they only know that the emperor was assassinated, Long Yan was furious, and now they are arresting people everywhere, they don't care about anything else, as long as they don't get involved with themselves.

Ma Yiqian did not dare to live in his own home, but the atmosphere in the capital was so tense that no one dared to take him in!
Ma Yiqian was so angry that he cursed, people nowadays are not as good as they used to be, everyone is greedy for life and afraid of death, so it is even more important to return to etiquette.

In the end, he came up with a plan and hid in the brothel in the city that never sleeps. People come and go here, and no one knows anyone, so he spent some money to find a room to not come out.Jin Yiwei generally behaved more politely when searching here, because they all knew that it was the royal property, and no one would be able to account for any damage.

In the afternoon, he sneaked open the gap in the window and scanned the outside.Not long after, there was a knock on the door outside, and the girl from last night came in.

"Something happened again!"

Ma Yiqian's heart trembled when he heard this, and hurriedly closed the window and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Didn't a Shangshu die last night? The emperor is grieved, and this morning he made a decree to convict the assassins who were arrested before as treason! I'm afraid they will all be beheaded!"

Ma Yiqian just felt a gust of cold water pouring from head to tail!My whole body couldn't help shaking like being struck by lightning!

"How could it be treason?!"

If both Jiang Tongzu and Lu Meng were guilty of treason, how could he escape?It's nothing more than the difference between being caught and not being caught!
Thinking of his close relatives and clan at home, he felt all hope was lost for a moment.

When these tabloids were disseminated, the imperial court didn't say no. Wasn't this a massacre in the name of assassination? !
"I can't take care of the affairs of the imperial court in this hut. I can only care about the guest officials. Anyway, it's not peaceful outside now..." The girl looked him up and down, and Ma Yiqian still had a scholarly demeanor no matter what, so he made a move. She didn't search, so the girl's eyes were bright, "Why don't you just stay here for two days? A spring night is worth a thousand gold. This is a pleasure in the world. You can't be as stupid as those who are going to assassinate the emperor. "

How can Ma Yiqian still have that kind of thought now, he is as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.What frightened him even more was that someone outside suddenly shouted loudly.

"Jin Yiwei investigates the case! Everyone stays in their rooms, no one is allowed to move around!"

(End of this chapter)