The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 141 The Assailant

When Zhu Youtang left the palace, he naturally wanted to get in touch with some different things.

He also wanted to live a normal life.

What Zhang Zhou had to do was to satisfy the different spiritual needs in the emperor's heart. This kind of food was like whole grains. It was okay to eat occasionally, but he would definitely not be able to bear it if he ate it all at once.

"...The omen from the heavens, I can't say it, and I can't say it."

"But if Your Majesty is worried, why not wait until the event is about to happen and the omen is clearer before I explain it to His Majesty in detail?"

Originally, Zhu Youtang thought that Zhang Zhou could tell why.

The result is just perfunctory him.

Zhu Youtang sighed: "I also know not to be too impatient, but if this is bigger than the earthquake, then I will... Sigh!"

The emperor was also most afraid of being hung up on his appetite.

Xiao Jing who was on the side also persuaded: "Mr. Zhang, you have predicted things like a god before, so you can't reveal more?"

Zhang Zhou shook his head.

Now Zhu Youtang can no longer forcefully interrogate.

When Zhang Zhou went out to arrange what the storyteller wanted to say, Xiao Jing still reminded Zhu Youtang: "Your Majesty, this Mr. Zhang has always been straightforward, maybe it's just Eunuch Dai who is overthinking."

"I hope so." Zhu Youtang said, "I don't want people from the Zhang family to be associated with the warning from heaven..."

Xiao Jing understood immediately.

The emperor was also afraid that the Zhang family brothers would follow in Li Guang's footsteps. Li Guang, the biggest moth in Ming Dynasty, was killed because of the warning from the heavens. The emperor also knew how much he indulged the Zhang family brothers. If this involved... …

……

……

Zhu Youtang did not spend the night at Zhang Zhou's house that night.

He went to the nearest government office.

After returning to the palace the next day, Zhu Youtang rested in the apse of Qianqing Palace.

Dai Yi hastily called Xiao Jing to the duty room of the Supervisor of Rituals, at this time Xiao Jing looked tired.

"...that Mr. Zhang didn't say specifically what's going on?"

After Dai Yi knew what happened last night, he was also a little surprised.

If Zhang Zhou wants to interfere in the emperor's family affairs, then this is the best opportunity. What opportunity would be better than the emperor's visit to inquire in person?

Xiao Jingdao: "Regarding those two hexagrams, Mr. Zhang really didn't say anything. But vaguely... I can still feel that this matter is related to Zhang's relatives."

Dai Yi shook his head and said, "If it's the Zhang family brothers who committed crimes, there will be a warning from the heavens. Unless the next thunder strikes the Zhang family's house or the ancestral hall, otherwise...it will easily burn the victim."

"Eunuch Dai means..."

Xiao Jing figured out something.

Dai Yi patted him on the shoulder: "Mr. Zhang, isn't he afraid that such associations will harm himself?"

Xiao Jing completely understood now.

Everyone would think that the fire in Qingning Palace was a warning from the heavens to the emperor not to favor Li Guang, and it was Li Guang who was to blame.

If the next omen is also such an undirected event, such as hacking the Qing Palace again, wouldn't others say that it was caused by the emperor's favor on Zhang Zhou?
At that time, Zhang Zhouke will be in a cocoon!
……

……

The Lantern Festival is over.

The courtiers' ten-day holiday was over, and that day was the first day after the early court resumed.

In the court hall, the courtiers did not have any restrictions, and immediately fired at Zhu Youtang with full firepower.

Two things.

One is preparing for war in the Northwest, and the other is that Peng Quan, the commander of Jianchangwei, will be imprisoned for impeachment of Zhang Yanling.

Peng Quan was just making an order, and people guessed that he had just started his journey. Even if he came to the capital from Sichuan, even if he rushed all the way, a month would be enough.

The civil servants are still very fond of generals like Peng Quan who dare to speak up and speak out, and a bunch of them speak for him in the court, and even the ministers directly complained in the court about the misconduct of the Zhang brothers in the past two years...

In the past, Zhu Youtang would get angry after hearing this.

This time he listened to it... and felt that these were all ministers' repertoire, a traditional art project, and it was not surprising.

Anyway, just set a target and hit it yourself?
Zhu Youtang was thinking that compared with Zhang Zhou's, the style of literati seemed a bit petty.

Seeing that Bingkuan had the opportunity to attack the Zhang family, he didn't say a word.

Zhu Youtang was not worried about another matter that the ministers talked about, that is, the preparations for the Northwest War. Instead, he was a little "gratified".

Earlier, the emperor was a little annoyed because Liu Jian greeted the ministers, but the ministers kept silent about it.

Now the emperor understands that Liu Jian probably just asked the ministers not to mention this matter at the court meeting before Xiumu, so as to avoid the situation from being known to outsiders and disrupt the emperor's layout in the northwest...

Although if I mention it now, there will still be concerns in this regard, but it is much better than before.

"My dear family, the strengthening of defenses in Xuanfu Town is the result of my deliberation. If you have any objections to this, I don't blame you, but if you have something to say, you can only talk about it in the court. After you leave the court, no one can talk about it. What else? If you have any questions, submit them all, and I will answer them personally!"

Zhu Youtang deliberately described Biantouguan as the Xuanfu, but in fact he was disturbing the audience.

He also reminded the ministers present.

You mention it here, I don't blame you.

But if anyone still says that the Ming Dynasty's preparations for the Ming Dynasty were leaked, I will count as one, and I will definitely ask the crime.

The ministers didn't take it seriously.

It should be revealed that the Tatars are not coming, which is exactly what we want.

At that time, even if you are the emperor, you will be able to find out who is responsible for this?Anyway, so many people know!
Tu Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came out and said: "Your Majesty, it is said that some alchemists made false statements and mentioned the military situation in the Northwest, which made the court to strengthen its vigilance. Please also send this person to prison for questioning to see if there is any other purpose!"

Zhu Youtang frowned when he heard this.

You Tuyu just healed the scar, so he forgot the pain.

I didn't pursue you about the flirting between you and Li Guang before, but now you actually want me to investigate Bingkuan, whom I trust?
You, Tu Yu, have gone too far in order to show the character of the so-called direct admonishment of civil servants!I didn't pursue you eunuchs because of people's lenient intercession before!

Zhu Youtang said coldly: "Your family, do you still remember that before the Henan earthquake, I once said, don't use the so-called evil words to punish people in advance? You can't wait until it happens, and then make a decision? What's more...a person who can accurately predict even earthquakes, even if I occasionally listen to his advice, why not?"

"what!"

The ministers present were in an uproar.

When the emperor said this, it was tantamount to indirectly admitting that the series of military movements in the northwest were indeed due to listening to the words of the alchemists.

Could it be that the Ming Dynasty had come to the point where it had to listen to Taoist priests and make military arrangements?
This is not a disaster for the country and the people, what else can be called it?

"His Majesty……"

The group of officials of science and Taoism suddenly became excited, and six or seven people were about to come out and kneel to remonstrate.

Zhu Youtang sternly said: "Enough!"

This sound was like a bell, and its deterrent power had been raised several notches compared to previous weak words.

"Did I send troops to the northwest, or did the troops change defenses? The northwest is just guarding against foreign barbarians as usual, and you need to remind me of this? This is the end of this matter!"

The emperor didn't bother to explain to this group of people.

Even people like Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian, who initially knew that Zhang Zhou would use Zhang Zhou's suggestion to carry out the military layout of the Northwest, had the same concerns, but later, with the foresight of these people, they also saw that this was just the normal operation of the military and political system in the Northwest. .

Wang Yue didn't send troops, so why should the emperor fully accept the minister's opinions on the development and defense of the northwest?
But this group of censors seems to have only seen the article "the emperor listens to the alchemist's words", but did not see the deeper intention behind it.

So the emperor was impatient.

As the chief assistant, Liu Jian was silent for the whole time, and finally couldn't help but come out and said: "Your Majesty, please think again about Peng Quan, the commander of Jianchangwei, if you let him go to Beijing easily, Xi Chuan's defense cannot be strengthened, I'm afraid it will..."

Zhu Youtang said: "I just referred him to the capital for questioning, does Liu Ge always want to intercede for him?"

Liu Jian said: "If someone reports and exposes other people's crimes, His Majesty will send the whistleblower to prison without asking the reason, I'm afraid it will... amplify the evil."

Zhu Youtang asked: "Is it true that I sent Uncle Jianchang to prison to meet your intention? Let's stop here today..."

……

……

Originally, that day was the first court meeting after the vacation, and there were many important matters to be discussed.

But because of Northwest Yongbing and Peng Quan's report on Zhang Yanling, this court meeting was not settled.

It seems that the monarch and his ministers broke up unhappy, but it's nothing.

After the court meeting ended, without any surprises, the three members of the cabinet were surrounded by a group of ministers. It seemed that no one wanted to leave now, and they all wanted to know what guidance Liu Jian had on these two matters.

Li Dongyang said: "If you have any opinions, play more and speak less, and your opinions will be heard by Dasheng."

Xie Qian also smiled and said, "If you leave the gate of this afternoon, just pretend it's nothing."

Tu Yu asked: "Then what about Peng Quan, the commander of the Jianchang Guard? He just played the crime of impeaching Jianchang Bo. Why should he be punished by the imperial edict?"

Li Dongyang glanced at him, although he didn't say it clearly, but he meant, don't you know why he was imprisoned?

Do you think that whoever can participate in the impeachment of Jianchangbo can participate in the impeachment?
We haven't done anything to the Zhang family brothers yet, how can he be a military general the size of a sesame mung bean in Jianchangwei, how can he pretend to be forceful?
"Didn't His Majesty's move mean that in the future, if there is any misconduct in the court, others will let it go?"

"Yes! Don't let this happen again!"

"Joining the petition, Your Majesty, please pardon Peng Quan's crimes, and investigate the relatives of the Zhang family!"

A group of people went out filled with righteous indignation, Liu Jian glanced over there, and they were all a group of officials who had just entered the court for a few years.

The backbone is there, but the pattern still cannot be opened.

A group of people finally broke up.

Before taking a few steps out of the Meridian Gate, the envoy Yuan Shouzhi appeared in front of the three members of the cabinet with a bit of worry.

"Liang Bi, what's the matter?" Liu Jian asked.

Yuan Shouzhi intentionally waited until a group of people had gone out and no one was around to listen, before he said: "Last night, the Supervisor of Rites just transferred a batch of memorials from the Department of General Administration, and one of them was Jiang Rong, the supervisor of the Imperial Academy... to participate in the impeachment of the three cabinets." The old... blocked the way of speech. It is said that... His Majesty sent Jiang Rong to prison last night..."

"what?"

Liu Jian was stunned on the spot.

I was still talking to the emperor just now, that the whistleblower should not be questioned just because someone reported someone else's wrongdoing.

Now, people in their cabinet are also involved in this kind of thing, and they instantly become perpetrators.

(End of this chapter)