The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 180
Zhu Youtang asked the minister to make up his mind on the method of punishing Zhang Yanling.

It is purely a matter of the strong.

All these civil servants are eager to suffocate Zhang Yanling with a stick, which can not only reflect the political correctness of the civil servants, but also relieve their anger.

Still want us to balance the interests between the monarch and his ministers, and find a compromise?

Your Majesty, you are thinking too much.

The court meeting ended in an almost unhappy breakup.

The courtiers walked out of the palace, while Bai Ang, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Min Gui, Yu Shi of Zuodu, and Wang Shi, Minister of Dali Temple hurriedly chased Liu Jian and Xie Qian. They wanted to ask the cabinet ministers for instructions on this matter. Opinion.

"Punishment, of course, is fair." Xie Qian said with a smile.

Zhang Yanling was cured by the emperor!
In Xie Qian's view, it was a great event to be celebrated by the whole world. No matter what happened, at least the result was very satisfactory.

Wang Shi said: "However, from the looks of it, Your Majesty doesn't know much about the evil deeds of Zhang's relatives, do you want to find someone to speak up, and report the evil deeds of Marquis Shouning and Uncle Jianchang in the past few years? "

"Uncle Jianchang is Uncle Jianchang, why is Marquis Shouning involved?" Xie Qian was still laughing.

You people.

It is not easy for the emperor to punish the second son of the Zhang family, but now you still want to make use of the problem and bring the eldest of the Zhang family in?The crime of disturbing people's livelihood in Jianchangwei and other places is enough, but they still want to expand the situation?
Bai Ang asked: "That means, don't get involved in the past?"

Xie Qian looked at Liu Jian first, and after finding that Liu Jian had nothing to say, he nodded in the affirmative answer: "It's natural."

Bai Ang continued to ask: "Then how should we judge the crime?"

This goes back to the question of discussing with the emperor for a long time in the court, but there was no result.

Xie Qian wanted to say that if Uncle Jianchang's crimes were so easy to discuss, he wouldn't have had a bad quarrel with His Majesty before. Now that the court meeting is over, he came to ask us because he thought we had some ways to do it in front of His Majesty. I'm sorry to mention it, but want to stab Zhang Yanling in the back?

"Let's discuss it later." The smile on Xie Qian's face remained undiminished, "It's good that Uncle Jianchang is in Beizhen Fusi. If he can be transferred to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, it will be more in line with justice. Even Peng Quan hasn't arrived in the capital yet." , the detailed case cannot be taken over by the Judiciary now, so why rush it?"

Obviously, from the perspective of these civil servants, they never thought about the option of letting Zhang Yanling go to the Northwest to "take crimes and make meritorious service".

Is Zhang Yanling the material to lead the army?Going to the northwest is a disaster for the military and government of the northwest!
Besides, if there is no punishment for the crime, let him go to the northwest to lead the army, which is actually a reward. This is called reward and punishment unknown!

Liu Jian finally expressed his position: "Recently, there are officials who have made complaints about foreign relatives' disorderly political affairs. There is no need to stop them, but whoever makes the complaints will bear the consequences of the complaints. There will be a public discussion on this matter in the near future."

"Old Liu Ge, do you know something?" Wang Shi asked.

Liu Jian shook his head, expressing his ignorance.

But with his political wisdom, it's hard not to see that the emperor actually has a final decision in his heart, but he didn't say it in court.

The ministers have not reached the point that His Majesty expected.

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Inside Kunning Palace.

The emperor came back here for the first time in many days, and it was also after Zhang Yanling's matter came to a conclusion. At least now Zhu Youtang is very tough in front of his wife.

Look, even God warned me, didn't I deliberately embarrass our Zhang family?
"Your Majesty, what do you plan to do with Yanling? This matter cannot be said to be his fault." Empress Zhang was neglected by her husband for many days, and the result was not as she expected. Now she can only plead in a weak tone.

Zhu Youtang said: "I want Yanling to go to the northwest, and follow Wang Weining to lead the army, it is a crime."

Empress Zhang hurriedly said: "Yan Ling has never experienced hardships since he was a child, how can he bear this? This is equivalent to dying..."

As the older sister, she obviously didn't want her younger brother to go to the Northwest to suffer.

"Empress, are you still protecting him? I should show you all the memorials to impeach him from various places in the past few years. Forget about the censors and local officials first. There are not a few that the factory guards have learned about, and they have all been verified. Now he has committed murder, arson, rape, and looting, even if he is a foreign relative, I shouldn't cover it up anymore."

Zhu Youtang seems to have made up his mind this time.

"Besides, do you think it's easy to go to the Northwest? Those princes and uncles are all generations of meritorious service. Knowing that there is meritorious service in the Northwest, and there is Wang Weining sitting in the town, they all petitioned to go to the Northwest to lead the army. I put this Given the opportunity to Yan Ling, how many people look down upon you. In your opinion, it has become a border guard? Empress, you shouldn't do this anymore!"

There was also a bit of annoyance in Zhu Youtang's words.

Earlier in the court, he hoped that someone would come out and make the same suggestion as Zhang Zhou, saying that Zhang Yanling should go to the northwest so that he could step down from power.

But just not.

He also seemed to be able to see that those civil servants wanted to make trouble for Zhang Yanling because of the principles they upheld in their hearts, and none of them really helped him, the emperor.

"Your Majesty, that Trillium..."

Empress Zhang was taught a lesson by her husband, and this time there was nothing she could do.

It can only be explained that it was because Zhu Youtang spoiled her too much before and got used to her. Once the emperor becomes strong, as a little woman with little knowledge, even if she is a queen, she has nothing to do.

When a husband and wife get along, one party's concession will naturally make the other party gradually push his nose to his face.

As the emperor, Zhu Youtang was already in the absolute dominance of this marriage, but in fact he didn't have to make any concessions with Queen Zhang.

Seeing his wife's gentle side, Zhu Youtang suddenly became a man, but he said coldly: "I will find a way to make this matter happen. He has no fault in going to the Northwest, so it should be regarded as meritorious service. If there is meritorious service, I will It will definitely be rewarded as appropriate.”

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Zhu Youtang entered the Kunning Palace and did not come out for a long time.

Dai Yi was waiting outside the apse of Kunning Palace.

Xiao Jing went and came back in a hurry, holding something in his hand as if it was very important.

"Your Majesty..." Xiao Jing looked at Dai Yi with searching eyes, as if asking, is Your Majesty finished?
Before Xiao Jing left, he knew what the emperor and empress were doing inside. Based on his understanding of the emperor, this meeting should have ended long ago, and it's time for him to do something.

Dai Yibai glanced at him and said: "You still don't want your Majesty and the Empress to be tender and tender? Only when the dragon and the phoenix are in harmony can the palace be harmonious, right?"

is it?

Dai Yi thought to himself, can this empress really live in harmony with her majesty?
But he understood immediately, and even Dai Yi felt that the inside should be over, but the emperor and the empress had to scribble for a while, but the emperor in broad daylight would still remember the important state affairs, and he probably would come out in a little while.

But just as Dai Yi finished speaking, there was some movement in it.

Then Dai Yi and Xiao Jing looked at each other.

They all realized that it was themselves...

unwise.

The two of them didn't dare to get too close to the apse, and walked down the steps, Xiao Jing said in shock: "That Mr. Zhang, it's really possible, Your Majesty's majesty remains the same as before."

"Poor mouth." Dai Yi looked at each other coldly, and asked in a bad tone, "What's the matter?"

Only then did Xiao Jing happily say: "I just received the news. The little prince of Tartar, and the defeated general Huo Si, will send people to pay tribute."

Hearing this, Dai Yi no longer sullenly, and said happily: "Good thing, no wonder you are eager to play with His Majesty, if His Majesty knows about this, His Majesty may reward you."

"Don't dare, I'm just happy for His Majesty and Daming. The tribute this time was paid for by the blood of the soldiers from the Northwest, to show the prestige of the Ming's frontier army." Xiao Jing said with a smile.

The two waited for a while under the steps.

at last.

The emperor still came out.

The emperor was full of ambition at this time. It seemed that this time when he came back to get along with husband and wife, he repositioned the relationship and allowed him to find the dignity of a man. In the matter of the house, he also found the long-lost feeling of being young and full of blood.

"Your Majesty, great joy, the leaders of the eastern and western parts of the grassland have all made tribute certificates, and envoys will come to the capital soon."

Dai Yi took the initiative to report the good news.

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang took the memorandum and felt relieved after reading the above contents.

"This is all due to Bingkuan and Wang Weining. It seems that they are all worried that I will let Wang Weining send troops to the grassland to pursue the victory, so they offered the tribute." Of course, Zhu Youtang will not forget how the tribute came from this time. .

Dai Yi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if this matter is announced to the world, the people of Ming Dynasty will definitely feel the majesty of the heavenly kingdom, and the whole world will celebrate together."

Zhu Youtang was very calm about this, shaking his head and said: "It's just a little progress, it's not something to be celebrated by the whole world. It's a pity that Beiyuan has not been destroyed, and it is still being passed on. Emperor Taizong's last wish has not yet been fulfilled."

"This……"

Dai Yi originally wanted to flatter the emperor and flatter him.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was not only calm, but also had expectations for the future.

"The people who supervise the censor and the Ministry of War have all arrived at the side pass, and they have gradually begun to return. Wang Weining's title should be determined soon. Let him be the Marquis of Weining, and continue to deter the grassland wolves in the northwest. As for Zhu Zhijie, give He's an Uncle Amber."

Zhu Youtang didn't wait to discuss with the ministers, and seemed to have made a decision.

To whom to give the title, discuss with your ministers a little bit, it is to save you face, do you really think that the decision of this kind of matter requires me to ask for your approval little by little, and even make some choices on other things?
You can't go too far in treating you courteously.

"Your Majesty, where is Mr. Zhang?" Dai Yi asked.

The emperor didn't mention it, so Dai Yi wanted to mention it for the emperor.

Who didn't know that the emperor had already recorded the first victory of this Northwest victory in Zhang Zhou's name in his heart?

Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Didn't I reward him for the coal mines in Xishan? The title, he is not in a hurry now, he won the title at a young age, or he can't do things for me with all his heart, be a civil servant, or even enter the Hanyuan, so he can get it." Govern the country and secure the world.”

Only then did Dai Yi understand that the emperor had high expectations for Zhang Zhou.

The emperor did not confer titles on Zhang Zhou. In addition to Zhang Zhou’s voluntary resignation, the emperor also considered that once Zhang Zhou was conferred a title now, Zhang Zhou would enter the Dudu’s Mansion, and he would like to participate as an aide in the future. State affairs, there will be some inconvenience.

On the contrary, the status of a civil servant is the best protective cover for Zhang Zhou to be the emperor's personal adviser in the future.

(End of this chapter)