Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 116
In a country without Tao, the sun and the moon will pass by and eclipse thinly. If you lose what you attack, the country will perish, and there will be disasters.

This is a very normal astronomical phenomenon in later generations, but in this era, it is a sign of the emperor's loss of morality and government.

Qin Tianjian did not miscalculate after the incident, which can be described as a major dereliction of duty.

Seeing this celestial phenomenon now, Qin Tianjian's deputy Chen Sheng was so scared that he peed, and then hurriedly organized people to come in to observe and draw.

woohoo...

Hundreds of civil and military officials gathered in the courtyard and outside the gate of the Ministry of Rites, and seeing the celestial phenomenon of the eclipse of the dog, a group of old officials were frightened and cried, even worse than when Zhu Jianshen died.

Although there was no early warning from the Qin Tianjian, the Ming Dynasty had already formulated a solar eclipse rescue ceremony, so the officials of the Ministry of Rites had already decorated the ceremony gate, set up incense tables on the balcony in the main hall, set up golden drums on both sides of the ceremony gate, and prepared firecrackers, etc. thing.

Only serving the solar eclipse for more than three points, Xu Qiong, the left servant in charge of the Ministry of Rites, led all the officials to perform the ceremony of rescue.

There is another point here: if the solar eclipse is less than three points, first aid will be exempted.If there is no need for rescue, it is naturally Emperor Weixia, and this matter can be survived without any danger.

But this is the case in the world, the more you are afraid of something, then something will appear.

"It's over!"

Seeing that the solar eclipse was about to exceed one-third of the time, Li Si, Minister of the Household Department, had no luck left, but he knew that Qingliu might use this as an opportunity to attack.

"Are you ready? Let's prepare for rescue!"

Although Liu Jian, the right servant of the household department, didn't understand why Qin Tianjian made such a major mistake, but seeing that the solar eclipse had already reached three points, he confirmed it again.

Ordinarily, the work of the Ministry of Rites should be presided over by Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, but Liu Jian considers himself the emperor's teacher and the backbone of Qingliu, but he doesn't pay attention to Xu Qiong who came back from Nanjing at all.

"Liu Butang, you're ready...Huh?"

The official of the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of preparing the rescue ceremony responded immediately, but when he looked up at the sky again to confirm, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

Not only the official from the Ministry of Rites, but all the officials present were surprised, but they were attracted by the sky.

I saw that in the solar eclipse, but I don't know where a large group of thick dark clouds floated, resolutely covering the solar eclipse at once.

Seeing the dark clouds covering the sun, Xu Qiong, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, was slightly taken aback for a moment, then suddenly jumped out excitedly and said, "If you don't see a solar eclipse, you won't eat the same thing!"

This……

When Cheng Minzheng and other upright officials heard this argument, they couldn't help but looked at each other and said.

"Yes, we don't eat together!" Zhang Sheng knew that someone wanted to "use the solar eclipse to make a statement and point out the imperial court's ills", so he immediately stood up and agreed.

Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Du Ming and other sects reacted one after another, and immediately expressed their support: "That's right, if you don't see a solar eclipse, you won't eat the same thing!"

For a moment, as if the sky had cleared after the rain, everyone saw a disaster and suddenly left them.

"Ridiculous! Not to mention that it's been more than three minutes just now, the cloud cover is limited, the capital is gone, there must be people who see it in all directions, and if you don't eat, the sky can deceive you?" Xu Pu's face straightened, and he stood up and reprimanded him immediately. .

As the second place in Jingtai's five-year list, the leader of the Qing school, the chief examiner of the two examinations, and the left servant of the official department for many years, now he stands up and directly shocks everyone present.

This……

Under the pressure of Xu Pu's reputation, Du Ming, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and other sects couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay.

Naturally, Xie Qian didn't dare to blatantly contradict his teacher, so he couldn't help looking anxiously at the door, hoping that the two elders who could overwhelm Xu Pu would arrive.

It's just that his wish may have come to nothing. This solar eclipse was not included in Qin Tianjian's report, so the imperial court had no corresponding preparations at all, and it was impossible for the two court elders to come in time even if they arrived immediately.

At this moment, Wan An had already lost the heroic posture he had when he was running wildly in Fengtianmen Square that day, and he just walked out of Zuoshunmen and said to Liu Ji like a dead dog: "Liu...Old Liu Ge, you...you...don't... ...Leave me alone, hurry... hurry!"

"All the officials listen to the order, and immediately follow the official's rescue ceremony!" Liu Jian, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, jumped out and said to the shocked civil and military officials present.

This……

Seeing this, Jia Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and others didn't know what to do for a while.

"What is a celestial phenomenon, that is, a vision of the sky! Today's eclipse has been covered by dark clouds, and it does not appear in the sky, so there is no vision in the sky, so why do you need to perform rescue rituals?" Seeing that Xu Qiong and others were completely suppressed, Xie Qian insisted With a scalp, he stood up and objected.

This……

Seeing that the person who jumped out was Xie Qian, the concubine of the left, all the officials couldn't help looking at Xu Pu. Who would have thought that there would be a scene of master-student fighting.

The eyes of Xu Qiong, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, were slightly bright, and he hurriedly echoed: "Yes, there is no need to perform rescue salutes!"

"Changing is not born in vain, but a solar eclipse is a strange eclipse, especially in the first month. I saw it suddenly, and it has been more than three minutes. How can I not save it!" Xu Pu's ability to become the leader of the Qingliu is indeed not a waste of time No name, Dang even refuted his apprentice's point of view.

"The emperor is in danger, and I save him. This is loyalty! At this critical moment, I will perform the rescue ceremony on behalf of the Ministry of Rites!" The right servant of the Ministry of Rites did not wait for other people to react, and came to the front of the incense table to preside over the salute.

The officials stared wide-eyed and found that what the two parties said was not completely unreasonable.

Xu Qiong, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, felt that he was not wrong, and accused Liu Jian and other Qingliu who were kneeling on the ground: "Traitors, treacherous ministers, how can we practice the gift of rescue!"

This……

Li Kedu gave Li Mengxuan and other Kodao officials always thought that they were the masters of debate, but when they saw the back and forth confrontation between the two sides, they found that they were neither stronger nor weaker than them.

Because Qingliu, represented by Xu Pu and Liu Jian, insisted on performing the rescue ceremony, while the sect party represented by Xu Qiong, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, opposed the rescue ceremony, there were two schools of officials saluting and officials watching the rescue ceremony.

It's just that no matter whether they performed the rescue ceremony or not, the sudden solar eclipse this time is already going to trigger a court dispute.

Although the court was closed the next day, the memorials flew to the Qianqing Palace like snowflakes.

"Your Majesty is negligent in government, and the heavens are warning, please return to the court every day!"

"Your Majesty prospers martial arts, the heavens are eclipsing the sun, please stop Jingwei martial arts!"

"Your Majesty has lost his virtue, and he has seen losses in his daily activities. Please stop the fortification of the Heart Palace!"

……

As Zhang Sheng expected, Qingliu headed by Xu Pu seized this opportunity to block Zhu Youtang's New Deal one after another by taking advantage of the solar eclipse.

Many people think that the emperor can keep his word, but in fact he can't escape many constraints, especially the civil servants who use etiquette to tie people to death.

Now that the solar eclipse appears, they can openly point their finger at Zhu Youtang, and Zhu Youtang will naturally bear this kind of unwarranted attack.

No matter how good the New Deal is, it will eventually harm the interests of some vested interest groups. Once they get the chance, they will naturally fight back wildly.

The appearance of a solar eclipse is naturally the best opportunity for them to counterattack, and Zhu Youtang's desire to rejuvenate martial arts is even more heinous.

In the Qianqing Palace, sandalwood is curling up.

Zhu Youtang, who was wearing a dragon robe, was sitting in front of the dragon case, looking at a picture of a solar eclipse.

"Your Majesty, I made a mistake this time, please forgive me!" Qin Tianjian's deputy Chen Sheng knelt on the ground, voluntarily admitting his mistake.

In the Ming Dynasty, Qin Tianjian was set up, which was listed as the fifth grade yamen.Li Hua, the supervisor of Qintianjian, was dismissed for making mistakes during the construction of Maoling in December last year, and Chen Sheng, the deputy of Qintianjian, is currently in charge of Qintianjian.

This kind of official position requires a strong professionalism. The deputy general of the Qintian Supervisor took over the position of the fifth grade Qintian Supervisor without any suspense, but who would have thought that there would be a rare work error.

In fact, this kind of miscalculation has not never happened before. For example, during the lunar eclipse on November [-]th in the fourth year of Tianshun, Qin Tianjian lost his calculation at that time.

Since the lunar eclipse was at dawn, the gates of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites were not opened, and many officials looked like they had just woken up, so naturally they couldn't rush to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites to rescue them.

Holding the eclipse map submitted, Zhu Youtang calmly asked, "Deputy Supervisor Chen, is this the eclipse map from yesterday?"

"Exactly!" Only then did Chen Sheng dare to raise his eyes to look at Zhu Youtang, and nodded seriously.

Zhu Youtang saw that it did not indicate the size of the solar eclipse, so he took a deep look at the middle-aged fat man kneeling on the ground, and asked, "How much is the solar eclipse?"

"Your Majesty, according to my minister's repeated calculations, yesterday..." Chen Sheng was about to answer with a sad look on his face.

Zhu Youtang took a deep breath, but interrupted directly: "You have to think clearly before answering me!"

Yesterday he went outside to witness the whole process of the solar eclipse, and even learned about the dispute that happened in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and the yamen of the Qintian Supervisor is located behind the Ministry of Rites, so the deputy of the Qintian Supervisor should know about that incident strife.

Today's calculations rely on the naked eye after all. Although six points cannot be said to be three points, there is undoubtedly a certain room for maneuvering.

Guo Yong was standing beside Zhu Youtang, and now that Hongzhi had reminded him so clearly, he also turned his eyes to this fat middle-aged man.

In fact, when he first came to Qianqingmen, he personally went to bring him in, and asked him cryptically what he thought of the dispute in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites yesterday.

The best outcome of the solar eclipse is to reduce the major incident to a minor one. If someone wants to stir up trouble, then it may really be to offend the young emperor.

"Your Majesty, according to my repeated calculations, yesterday's solar eclipse has indeed reached one-third!" Chen Sheng hesitated for a while before giving the answer he had already prepared.

One-third?

Liu Jin was guarding the door. After hearing this disgusting result, she couldn't help but look at the white middle-aged man kneeling on the ground with hatred.

If it's [-] or [-] points, it's fine, but if you throw out a "one-third", isn't this intentionally making everyone feel uncomfortable?
This……

Guo Yong thought that after his own reminder, but just now His Majesty gave a clear hint, the Deputy Supervisor of Qin Tianjian could understand His Majesty's intention no matter what.

But it never occurred to him that this fat man would still fear that the world would not be chaotic.

call!
Although Zhu Youtang had vaguely guessed the answer from the deputy of the Qintian Supervisor after he came in, but seeing that he still chose to stand by Qingliu, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

After all, his time as the emperor is still too short, and the civil servant group has already extended its tentacles to every corner, and the yamen like Qin Tianjian has already penetrated.

When Zhu Youtang saw a secret report of Chen Sheng accepting bribes sent by Wang Xiang, and then looked at the upright deputy supervisor of Qin Tianjian, he couldn't help laughing at himself.

All of my courtiers are loyal just by looking at their faces, but if you really want to check, you can kill all of them.

"Your Majesty, my lineage has served Qin Tianjian for generations. There is a teaching from my ancestors: All data must not be missed. Yesterday's solar eclipse was indeed one third. I dare not fake a single cent. It is a gift of salvation!" Chen Sheng Yinyin Feeling the imperial prestige, but still threw out the excuses that he had already thought up.

"Come on, drag this person out of the Meridian Gate's fifty-fifty imperial staff, and put him in a big prison to be judged by the Ministry of Punishment!" Zhu Youtang ordered after hearing these extremely harsh words, but he was too lazy to waste his tongue.

Liu Jin had been prepared for a long time, and even if he led someone in, he would drag this treacherous official out for execution.

what?
Chen Sheng opened his mouth slightly, apparently not expecting this result at all, and said in a panic, "Your Majesty, I just lost my calculations, you can't treat my humble minister like this, it's disreputable!"

"If the solar eclipse is less than three points, you are just negligent in acting as the supervisor of Qin Tianjian! But now it is one-third of the time, and you let me lose the rescue, what crime do you think you committed?" Zhu Youtang couldn't help being angry when he heard this guy complaining. It indisputably asked.

Ordinarily, the deputy of the Qintian Supervisor was the person who most hoped to "make big things small and small things small", but after taking a little money, he even played the role of a straight minister for himself.

Even if he ordered this guy's head to be cut off, it would be his own fault. He obviously made a mistake and wanted to have both sides. He really thought that the court battle was just a joke.

A look of horror appeared on Chen Sheng's face, and he finally realized why he had given so much money, begging for mercy belatedly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Seeing Chen Sheng's changes, Guo Yong couldn't help shaking his head slightly, he really is stupid and there is no cure.

But the most hateful thing is that today's eclipse has been messed up by this idiot. If you want to calm down, you need your majesty to cultivate morality and politics.

This practice of morality is actually just a gesture, but this practice of politics...

"Guo Yong, do one thing for me!" Zhu Youtang naturally couldn't withdraw his five military policies, and a stern look flashed in his eyes immediately.

Knowing that he followed a reliable monarch, Guo Yong immediately stated with a serious expression: "Your servant obeys orders!"

Chen Sheng, who was dragged outside, became more and more frightened as he thought about it, and shouted words like "I'll change".It's just that Liu Jin knew that the matter had been publicized, and it was too late to change it now, so she continued to drag people to the Meridian Gate.

"... Then let him! Since this kind of thing happened, there must be someone to bear the burden, and he is a damned person!" Zhu Youtang spoke in a soft voice before, but later he had already made a decision.

Guo Yong knew that this matter must be seen quickly to quell the public opinion, so even if he stated his position seriously: "I will handle it now, slave girl!"

(End of this chapter)