Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 65

Is it really such a coincidence?

Seeing that Zhou Hongmo shifted the responsibility to Xie Yikui, who had already retired, everyone couldn't help but secretly doubt it.

It's just that Xie Yikui is not here now, even if they have doubts about it, they can't confront him.If you really want to find out the source of this rumor, you have to send people to Jiangxi to check it, which will undoubtedly take a lot of work.

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and officials of the Ministry of Rites, you are all important ministers that the late emperor and I rely on, but you actually spread the word that the late emperor wants to abolish me. Are you really a good minister of King Xing?" Zhu Youtang felt the current results of the battle. If you are satisfied, lock the result tunnel.

"Your Majesty, I definitely don't think so!" Zhou Hongmo, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Huang Jing, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, knew that this was the hat of a rebellious minister, so they hurriedly denied it.

Ni Yue, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, noticed that Zhu Youtang was looking at him, so he made a statement: "If Your Majesty does not agree to reopen the sutra banquet today, I will think that Your Majesty is indeed inferior to King Xing!"

Please stop talking!

The civil servants present saw that Ni Yue continued to fight, but they really wanted to put this person back into his mother's womb. Isn't this another excuse for His Majesty to use?
It's just that everyone guessed wrong, and the British Duke Zhang Mao jumped out and said amazingly: "Your Majesty, please end the sutra feast! I want to take a look. Who dares to seize the door because of this kind of thing? You were the first to kill him!"

As he said that, he regarded all the civil servants as imaginary enemies, and glared at the civil servants in the east.

Due to the death of Zhang Fu in the Mutubao Incident, Zhang Mao was only ten years old when he inherited the title. Now decades have passed, and he was appointed by Emperor Chenghua to be in charge of the military governor's office, and he has become a qualified politician. .

"Yes, Your Majesty, I wish to protect His Majesty well!"

"If you don't open the sutra feast, you will have to seize the door. This Marquis is willing to put on armor to guard this door for His Majesty!"

"The ancestors of this Marquis followed Taizong to kill all the traitors in Nanjing, and now I am willing to follow the example of my ancestors and punish the rebellious ministers for Your Majesty!"

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After seeing the British prince jumping out to express his opinion, Funing Hou Zhu Yong and other nobles immediately understood, and jumped out to sing against the civil official group.

Being in the court, political struggle has never been the monopoly of civil servants.

Although Wu Xun is indeed lacking in political struggle, otherwise Wu Xun would not have been deprived of the military power of the Beijing army by civil officials after Yingzong, but he has seen a lot and naturally knows how to play.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the number of people who have been knighted is not small. Although there are nobles like Wang Yue and Shi Heng who have been cut off, many noble titles have been successfully inherited.

Although some of the hereditary lands of nobles are in remote places such as Nanjing and Yunnan, there are more than 30 nobles in the capital, and more than 20 hereditary nobles.

Now there are only three dukes in the capital, the Duke of England, the Duke of Cheng, and the Duke of Ding.It’s just that Xu Yongning, the Duke of Ding, has gone crazy. You read it right, the dignified Duke has gone crazy. As for the Duke of Cheng, Zhu Yi, who went to Nanjing to serve as the garrison of Nanjing, so only the British Duke Zhang Mao is in charge of Beijing.

Marquises are hereditary from twelve families including Funing Hou Zhuyong, and earls are hereditary from Wujinbo, Baodingbo, Ningjinbo, etc. These nobles are still in their prime, when they are passionate.

Reopening the Sutra Banquet may be very important to civil servants, but it has nothing to do with their military merits.

Now that civil servants are going to be rebellious ministers, they naturally have to act as loyal ministers and become the emperor's most loyal sword.

"Your Majesty, this is what Ni Yue said alone, and the ministers never think so!" Seeing that the situation had gone far beyond his control, Liu Pu expressed his position immediately.

The British Duke Zhang Mao didn't want to ask for money to withdraw troops, so he buckled his hat and said: "Liu Xueshi, I think that's the plan of your civil servants! Just now, the Duke of the country felt that it was inappropriate for your civil servants to persecute His Majesty like this, and now your people have exposed it." Fox tail, do you think it can be retracted?"

As soon as these words came out, they immediately got the approval of all the martial arts, and they all put the urinals on the heads of the civil servants.

"Your Majesty, don't take the lead in making trouble here. We civil servants don't think so. This time, asking Your Majesty to re-open the sutra banquet is according to the ancestral system!" Liu Pu saw through the minds of these martial arts at a glance, Just to refute.

Zhu Youtang originally thought that the power of winning the hat would soon be reduced, but when he saw Wu Xun jumping out of political speculation, he watched this dispute with great interest.

Although Wu Xun also has problems, if he can make good use of them to check and balance civil servants, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to him to control the Ming Dynasty.

The British Duke Zhang Mao snorted coldly and said: "The Jingyan is an ancestral system. It was made when the Yingzong was eight years old. Do you civil servants really think that you want to hide it from the world?"

"Don't mess around here, I won't argue with you!" Liu Pu knew that he had something wrong in this matter, and immediately wanted to end the dispute.

Seeing the controversy below, Liu Ji expressed his opinion to Zhu Youtang: "Your Majesty, let's not discuss the reopening of the Sutra Banquet for the time being. The most urgent task is to deal with Huai En's coercion, and severely punish those who disturb the imperial court!"

The civil servants present knew that they could not be led by the nose by Wu Xun, so they took advantage of their numbers and pleaded in unison: "Deal with Wynn's coercive edict, and severely punish those who disturb the imperial court!"

Ni Yue, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, witnessed the fierce dispute between the civil and military sides, and saw that the civil servants unanimously pointed the finger at Wynn, and finally realized that he might also become an abandoned son.

The British Duke Zhang Mao saw that Liu Ji had brought the topic to Huai En, so he immediately chose to put his flag down, but the hat of "intent to seize the door" must be kept on the heads of civil servants.

Zhu Youtang knew that these civil servants were planning to abandon Wynn to settle the dispute, so he asked all the officials: "Have any of you seen the late emperor's threat to abolish the reserve, or where did you hear anyone mention the late emperor's abolition of the reserve?" It’s a matter, this matter needs to be clarified first!”

"Your Majesty, I didn't see or hear anything!"

"Your Majesty, not only have you not seen or heard anything, but you will never believe such absurd stories!"

"Your Majesty, I heard about it in the market, but I have scolded it, and now I regret that I couldn't tear it apart!"

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The civil servants present were all veterans of the officialdom, so it is naturally impossible to get into trouble now, and they all denied it immediately, and some officials took the opportunity to express their loyalty.

At this point, the matter can be said to be a final conclusion.Although it is temporarily unclear who first spread the initial rumors, Wynn's coercion has already been concluded. A little eunuch who took off the tooth plate of the first assistant is undoubtedly seeking his own death.

"Your Majesty, although the matter of seizing the gate is speculation, we have to guard against Shi Heng and his ilk. I was dismissed from the position of admiral of the Ganzi camp last month. Now I ask Xu Chen to take over the Yangwei camp again, and I will be as loyal as my ancestors to protect your majesty." !" Wu Jinbo and Zhu Lin saw the right time, and they also engaged in political speculation.

After the Empress Dowager Zhou took control of the Twelve Capital Camp, he was robbed of his position, and the position of admiral of the Yangwei Camp originally belonged to him, so now he wants to take the opportunity to ask for it back.

Yu Zijun, Minister of the Ministry of War, saw through Zhu Lin's thoughts at a glance, and immediately stood up and accused: "Uncle Wu Jin, there is absolutely no danger of seizing the door today, so don't scare me here!"

"Yu Shangshu, are you worried that this uncle's return to the Yangwei camp will hinder your plan to seize the door?" Wu Jinbo Zhu Lin saw that Yu Zijun was about to block his way, so he immediately said tit for tat.

Yu Zijun's face darkened and he said: "Don't you want to spout blood, I have never planned to seize the door!"

"I think you have such thoughts in mind. The change of seizing the door was planned by your civil servants!" Wu Jinbo Zhu Lin immediately mentioned the old things.

Yu Zijun's face became even more ugly and he said: "Don't you talk nonsense here and there. Back then, it was Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang and the villain Xu Youzhen who joined forces to do it. What does it have to do with us civil servants?"

"If you want others to be ignorant, unless you do nothing! Xu Youzhen was pushed by you to bear the notoriety. Your thoughts cannot deceive His Majesty, who is wise and brave. You civil servants just want to seize the door!" Wu Jinbo Zhu Lin accused without giving an inch.

Yu Zijun realized that the earl was a mad dog, so he immediately submissively said: "I am too lazy to argue with you!"

Zhu Youtang naturally saw through Uncle Wu Jin's thoughts, but ordered Liu Ji on the side: "The cabinet draws up an order to send 12 internal supervisors to the [-]th Regiment Battalion to supervise the army and take over all military affairs in the camp!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials were shocked.

(End of this chapter)