Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 229
The civil and military officials in the square in front of Fengtianmen were in a mess, all looking in Zhang Zhen's direction curiously.

The officials in front could only see Zhang Zhen falling down, while the officials behind stood on their heels or jumped up, but still couldn't see Zhang Zhen's specific situation at all.

Zhu Youtang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was already protected by the panicked warriors, but Zhu Youtang watched Zhang Zhen bump into the stone lion on the right from a close distance, and also saw that Zhang Zhen's head was bleeding from the collision.

At this moment, he actually realized that he might have pushed Cichen too hard.

Since ascension to the throne, many officials have been promoted, but the power of the ministers has not increased but decreased. Not only have they been gradually excluded from the decision-making circle, but even their decades of hard work and seniority may not be able to exchange for glory and wealth.

Facing an emperor with his own style, these ministers must be desperate.

Although he didn't know Zhang Zhen's psychology, but this person must have great expectations to return to court, but now it is difficult for even a Hanlin scholar to succeed, and it is even more impossible for a small sixth-rank Hanlin to be reused. day.

As for Zhang Zhen's staging of this deadly remonstrance, it was completely unexpected.No matter how loud the reputation is, it is not enough to make fun of your own life, and in my impression, no official in this dynasty has ever done this.

Wang Xiang personally stepped forward to check on Zhang Zhen's breathing, but he shook his head lightly in the face of Zhu Youtang's questioning gaze.

died?

Li Yu and other officials saw that Zhang Zhen was really dead, and they couldn't help but gasped.

This is the first time since dawn.

Now the young emperor let the most famous sage of Ming Dynasty crash to death in this court meeting. This will not only arouse the indignation of scholars, but also leave a notoriety in the history books.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Zhu Youtang sympathetically. Now that the Ming Dynasty can be said to be thriving, it is really unlucky to meet such a direct minister who dares to die.

The morning sun has risen, and the golden sunlight falls in front of the huge Fengtianmen Square.

die?die!
Zhu Youtang had already guessed when he heard the sound of the impact, but now that Zhang Zhen was really dead, he didn't feel any regrets in his heart, nor did he regret his position.

Perhaps in the eyes of these virtuous ministers, they can continue to sacrifice the interests of the southwestern border people in exchange for peace, and even create a Hongzhi Zhongxing that can be touted.It's just that this move is actually to protect the interests of the officials and gentry. The border residents have to endure the constant bullying by foreigners, and ordinary people can only slowly become tenants of the officials and gentry.

As for beheading Wang Zhi, it is also impossible. Although Wang Zhi's method is not glamorous, the starting point is for the benefit of Ming Dynasty, to recover the Annan file belonging to the Ming court from Liu Daxia's mouth.

Not to mention that Wang Zhi was not guilty at all, if the loyal ministers who worked hard for him had to be killed, then who would be willing to work for him in the future?
Zhu Youtang looked coldly at Zhang Zhen on the ground, insisting on the road of economic and military development without wavering, so he gently waved his hands to let the body be carried down, and at the same time announced his withdrawal from the court.

"Stop the war, kill Wang Zhi, get rid of serious illnesses, use talents widely, and lead to Zhongxing, please accept your advice!" Liu Jian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, saw the timing and led a group of imperial officials to kneel down.

This……

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and others looked at each other, and found that the gang of Hanlin officials seemed to have conspired for a long time, and there were as many as ten Hanlin officials kneeling down.

The imperial power is supreme in many cases, but in fact it has always been restricted by official power.

"From today onwards, whoever dares to ask for an end to the war will be expelled from the court immediately, and his family will be exiled to the outskirts!" Zhu Youtang suppressed the anger in his heart, and immediately issued an order.

Although the Imperial Academy produced many virtuous ministers, such as Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu, who have always been talked about by the civil official group, I don't need virtuous ministers who strive to share the blessings of peace, but to be able to truly A down-to-earth official.

There are indeed many clean and honest people in the Hanlin officials, but they have been working here for more than ten years with an iron rice bowl, and their achievements are far inferior to those of a county magistrate who handles affairs conscientiously.

Even if Zhang Zhen crashed to death in front of him, he would not be able to reuse these empty-talking virtuous ministers. Anyway, now that he was destined to bear the title of a faint king, he would not mind teaching these imperial officials a lesson in tyrants.

This……

Liu Jian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and other Ci officials did not expect Zhu Youtang to be so stubborn, so they couldn't help but looked at each other in blank dismay.

In fact, they didn't like Zhu Youtang, an emperor who didn't value virtuous ministers, but compared with being expelled from the court, they found that it was better to stay in the Imperial Academy as an official.

It's just that this time, after all, it was a conspiracy for a long time. Hanlin Xiuzhuan Lin Han jumped out to remonstrate sadly: "Your Majesty, defending the people's mouth is better than Fangchuan. Zhang Xiuzhuan remonstrated with death. If you don't accept the advice now, what will the people of the world think of it?" Your Majesty, how do the history books write about Your Majesty? I implore Your Majesty to take back the order and accept Zhang Xiuzhuan's advice!"

"I don't live for the fame of history books. If I am in power for one day, the people of Ming Dynasty will not be oppressed, and foreign vassals dare not invade an inch of our land!" Zhu Youtang stood in front of the throne, facing more than 1000 civil and military officials in the square Proclaiming his theory, he turned to look at Hanlin Xiuzhuan Lin Han who was full of sorrow, and said, "The decree is to exile Lin Xiuzhuan's family to the border of Qinzhou!"

"The old minister leads the order!" Wan An felt that Zhu Youtang had unprecedented anger at this moment, and understood the path Zhu Youtang wanted to take, so he immediately accepted the order in a proper manner.

"Mr. Hun, if you treat Zhongliang like this, the sages will definitely be divorced from you, and the Ming Dynasty will be in danger!" Lin Han was dragged away, but he still accused him sadly and angrily.

Zhu Youtang saw more panic in Lin Han's eyes, and he probably regretted it at this moment, so he looked at Liu Jian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and other ministers: "Who else wants to live with Lin Han in the southwestern border?"

Liu Jian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and other ministers silently lowered their heads, finally realizing that they were actually hitting a stone with an egg.

After Zhu Youtang left, Wan An straightened his back a little, and said to the civil and military officials present: "The decision of the Ming Dynasty to start war against the Li Dynasty was a joint decision of the cabinet and the six ministries! If anyone still refuses to accept it, you can talk to the old man Or your officials are talking about it, and there is such a commotion in this court meeting, do you want to seize the door?"

"The court's call to action has been sent to the southwest, whoever talks about stopping swords and soldiers is ignoring the imperial government's decrees!" Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, made a strong statement on behalf of the six officials.

Hanlin attendant Dong Yue originally wanted to speak, but found that Wan An and other officials were already staring at him, so he couldn't help swallowing the words that came to his lips.

The official status of Hanlin officials is because they are prime ministers, but the current emperors are becoming more and more pragmatic, and they have no qualifications to challenge this popular court boss at all.

Although there was a lot of trouble today, the core decision-making circle of the Ming Dynasty Hall was still twisted into one rope, and it did not change the decision of the Ming Dynasty to crusade against the Li Dynasty.

Xiyuan, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Since the Ming army has assembled to the southwest, it is very important to find Annan's files now, and it is even the top priority of the court nowadays.

Song Cheng, Yin of Shuntian Mansion, who was wearing a third-rank official uniform, was summoned to the palace, but Song Cheng still had a serious appearance, even walking so meticulously.

"Song Qing, put aside the affairs of the Shuntian government office for the time being, and entrust Liu Daxia to you for interrogation, and immediately go all out to investigate Annan's files!" Zhu Youtang immediately issued an order to Song Cheng who came to meet him.

There was quite a commotion about this incident, Song Cheng had heard about the ins and outs of the whole incident, and immediately said respectfully: "Your minister leads the decree!"

Zhu Youtang watched Song Cheng turn and leave, and suddenly stopped: "Wait!"

"Your Majesty, I don't know what else to order?" Song Cheng was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously.

Zhu Youtang looked into Song Cheng's eyes and asked seriously: "Song Cheng, are you the main battle or the main peace?"

"I don't understand what His Majesty's words mean?" Song Cheng's eyes flashed blankly, and he seemed very honest.

Zhu Youtang noticed that this dark-faced young man sometimes had an elm-headed head, and immediately changed his question: "Da Ming used troops against Li Chao, what do you think of this move?"

"I thought that the Ming Dynasty would not be an unjust soldier, but the Li dynasty slaughtered our villages in the southwest, and pretended to be pirates, killed people and burned the ship. They invaded our border areas of the Ming Dynasty and slaughtered our border people, so they can be attacked by swordsmen!" Song Cheng has his own opinion. principles, appearing to respond very seriously.

Zhu Youtang looked at Song Cheng as if he didn't seem to be deceiving himself, but he still confirmed seriously: "You really think so?"

"What's wrong with me thinking so?" Song Cheng was immediately confused, and asked seriously.

Zhu Youtang rubbed his nose, and realized that it was not appropriate to speculate on this person with such a conspiracy, so he coughed: "You quickly interrogate Liu Daxia, and you must find the Annan file as soon as possible. This matter is related to the Southwest War!"

"The minister leads the decree!" Song Cheng knew that the matter was indeed serious, so he expressed his position seriously.

Zhu Youtang watched Song Cheng leave, and now he can only hope that Song Cheng can bring him good news, so as to increase the chances of winning for the army that conquered Annan.

Song Cheng left from Xiyuan Gate, and immediately rushed to the Ministry of War without stopping.

In the afternoon, Liu Daxia was escorted to the capital, where he was directly detained in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment with strict supervision, and no one was allowed to visit him.

Liu Daxia obviously had a lot of hard work along the way, and his whole face lost a lot of weight. When he saw Song Cheng, he asked with some impression: "Are you that black-faced disciple of Xu Pu?"

"Exactly?" Song Cheng knew that his black face could easily leave a deep impression on others, so he nodded slightly.

There was a smile on Liu Daxia's haggard face. After all, although Liu Pu hanged himself, he had nothing to do with today's world, so he started to get close: "Speaking of which, I have a good relationship with your teacher Xu Pu. It's a pity that when it seems that I can display my lifelong ambition, I finally die with hatred!"

If it weren't for Zhu Youtang's sudden suppression of Liu Pu, with Liu Pu's qualifications and reputation, he would definitely be able to enter the cabinet and pay homage to the prime minister, and then under Xu Pu's administration, he might be able to usher in Hongzhi Zhongxing.

"I'm here to interrogate you!" Song Cheng didn't have any feelings for Xu Pu, and expressed his intention of coming very seriously.

Liu Daxia looked Song Cheng up and down, and immediately asked suspiciously: "Old man interrogator? You are wearing a third-rank official uniform, what is your job?"

It is very difficult to be promoted in the officialdom, and it is even more difficult to be promoted to a high-ranking official in a short period of time. For example, when I followed my teacher Peng in the capital, I was just a fifth-rank military doctor Fang Langzhong.

It's just that this young official in the capital actually got into the third grade, which is really incredible.

"Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture!" Song Cheng directly reported his family name.

Liu Daxia frowned slightly, and said in confusion: "The old man was imprisoned by the imperial court, why did you, the Governor of Shuntian, come here for interrogation?"

"You don't need to know about this! The late emperor wanted to conquer the Li Dynasty, but you hid the Annan file?" Song Cheng felt that there was no need to explain too much, so he asked directly.

Liu Daxia naturally wouldn't deny his credit for this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly and proudly said: "Exactly!"

"Did you change the appearance of the Annan file and hide it in the database of the Ministry of War?" Song Cheng recorded it with a pen himself, and continued to ask earnestly.

Liu Daxia hesitated for a moment, and then confessed directly: "That's right! The information of the Ministry of War is as vast as the sea. As long as I hide the Annan file in it, I will be the only one who can find it out!"

"Thank you for your cooperation! Although the Ministry of War has a lot of information, I want to give it a try and see if I can find out the Annan files!" Song Cheng got the answer he thought of and got up to leave.

Even if it takes a lot of energy to search in the database of the Ministry of War, it is better than wasting it here. After all, this is a stupid method that is equally reliable.

"and many more!"

"Is something wrong?"

Liu Daxia realized that this was stupid, and knew that this stupid method was actually very effective, so he looked at Song Cheng mysteriously: "Aren't you afraid that the old man will deceive you again?"

"Cheat? What do you mean by that?" Song Cheng's face was full of puzzlement.

Liu Daxia stared into Song Cheng's eyes, but said with a slight smile: "You can't find the Annan file in the Jianzhou file, how can you trust me so gullibly?"

"You don't mean to deceive us completely. We did find the lost notebook in that location, but you just moved it to another place later, so it must still be in the database of the Ministry of War!" Song Cheng took out an old broken notebook .

Liu Daxia couldn't help but thumped in his heart, and then smiled bluntly: "Yes, originally the Annan archives were indeed hidden in the Jianzhou archives, but the old man later felt that the location was not safe enough, so he has already transferred the Annan archives out of the Ministry of War!"

"No, you're lying!" Song Cheng judged with certainty.

Liu Daxia realized that this black-faced young man was not simple, but he still asked calmly: "This old man really did this back then, do you believe it or not!"

"Back then you stored the Annan file in the Jianzhou file, but now it has been transferred by other people, and even you don't know where to go, but that's the case?" Song Cheng speculated, staring into Liu Daxia's eyes.

Liu Daxia couldn't help but panic, and even tried to defend himself: "Don't make wild guesses!"

"I actually lied to you just now. I didn't find any flaws in the Jianzhou archives. This so-called book is fake. Although I still don't understand why the dust in the Jianzhou archives is so thick, I am sure that the Annan archives It was with the Jianzhou archives earlier, so the Annan archives were recently removed, but how did you know that the things are no longer there?" Song Cheng flipped open the fake notebook and reasoned like a cocoon.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Daxia's hair was horrified, and he finally knew why His Majesty would send this young Shuntian Governor to try the case.

(End of this chapter)