The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 61 When something goes wrong, there must be a demon

In the end, Dai Yi was coerced by Zhu Houzhao and had to take this little devil to meet his Fa Shier.

Zhu Youtang is in Kunning Palace, with Empress Zhang sitting on the left and Dai Yi standing on the right.

The three courts were interrogating, looking at Zhu Houzhao who stood with an indomitable expression.

"...Father, my son is definitely not messing around. When I went to the fire, I just wanted to know the extent of the fire and see if there are any remedial measures. When I met Zhang Zhou, I wanted to ask him what happened to the fire. Come on, is there someone setting fire in the dark? As for the son coming to see you, he wants Zhang Zhou to come to the son to give some knowledge, and the son wants to learn..."

Empress Zhang couldn't stand it, she scolded: "Prince! Zhang Qing's family is alchemist, what did you learn from him?"

Zhu Youtang and Dai Yi looked at Queen Zhang at the same time.

The two seem to have a common thought, as if they are still complaining for Zhang Zhou... Who told you that Zhang Bingkuan is just a alchemist?He is still a scholar of Ming Dynasty, and he is also Jieyuan of Jiangnan Township Examination!
Zhu Houzhao said: "Empress, I heard that Zhang Zhou's talents are very good, he is loyal and courageous, and he is an example for my ministers. What I want to learn from him is not to calculate the astronomy, but to learn how to use it. rule the country."

"Nonsense." Queen Zhang continued to teach her son with a straight face.

"Cough cough."

Zhu Youtang coughed a few times beside him. For some reason, the father now felt a sense of sympathy with his son.

What do you think you know as a woman?It's still the son who sees it clearly, yes, it is for Zhang Bingkuan's loyalty and courage to learn the way of governing the country from him!

"Prince, are you sure you want to learn from him?" Zhu Youtang asked for proof.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Father, there are usually so many lecturers in the Wenhua Palace, and there are not many others. If the lecturer that I like is the lecturer, I can listen to it, isn't it good?"

Damn!

Even Dai Yi on the side thought that this reason sounded so pleasant to me.

His Majesty now intends to cultivate Zhang Zhou, and looking for opportunities for him to enter the palace more and get in touch with the royal family, isn't that exactly His Majesty's idea?

Sure enough, Zhu Youtang nodded and said: "I can let him enter the palace to teach you a few lessons, but he must not talk about Taoism and alchemy. Let him explain the Four Books and Five Classics to you. Can you listen carefully?"

Zhu Houzhao's heart blossomed with joy.

Am I going to learn alchemy from Zhang Zhou?That thing doesn't have decades of accomplishments, I'm afraid it's easy to draw a tiger instead of an anti-dog. I want to discuss with him how to open a bookstore, and let him tell stories about heroes, and let him describe the magic and fun. things brought in.

study?

Do not make jokes!
"The minister must listen carefully. If the emperor is worried, he can send someone to supervise him, and he can also test the minister."

Zhu Youtang did not expect his son's attitude to be so "sincere".

Everyone who is an emperor is thinking, could it be that Bingkuan really has some unknown magical power that makes me, a son who is difficult to control, admire him so much?
Even if the son is a fad, Zhang Bingkuan should give it a try, maybe the prince will be able to take care of him.

Zhu Youtang said to Dai Yi who was on the side: "In two days, let Bingkuan come into the palace. He has to prepare for the Chunwei exam, so we can't delay too much time."

Dai Yi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, isn't Zhang Jieyuan still in charge of rebuilding the Qingning Palace?"

Empress Zhang was puzzled and said: "Why should such matters be handed over to an outsider? Wouldn't it be better to leave it to He Ling and Yan Ling?"

Apparently, Empress Zhang had disputes about this, and the rebuilding of the palace... was so lucrative that her two younger brothers were still looking forward to it, but the opportunity fell to Zhang Zhou, who had an unknown background. How could she not be annoyed.

"Queen, I asked Zhang Qing's family to be in charge of rebuilding the Qingning Palace, because I was afraid that the location would not fit and bring new troubles. It would be better for him to keep an eye on it."

"Then His Majesty can just let him be a staff officer. Why do you want to give him the power? What should he do if he messes around?"

"Will not."

Zhu Youtang is not stupid either.

Leave it to your two younger brothers, that's the real mess. Besides, your two younger brothers will cause trouble every time they enter the palace. They can even do things like molesting court ladies and beating and scolding eunuchs in the palace. What else are they afraid of? ?

Zhu Youtang finally made a final decision and said: "That's it, Prince, you go back to the East Palace and study hard. As long as you behave well, I will let Zhang Bingkuan enter the palace more. If you don't behave well, then don't see each other!"

Zhu Houzhao looked excited.

He doesn't want to study, it's just because he can't find the fun and expectation of learning. For the fun things in Zhang Zhou's mouth, let alone pretending to study hard, he can do it even if it is more extreme than this.

Now that you have fun and expectations, why don’t you perform well?
"Father, don't worry, I will definitely listen to the lectures, and I will learn how to govern the country from Zhang Zhou!"

When Dai Yi saw the appearance of the emperor and the prince being kind and filial, he suddenly felt a thump in his heart.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Don't let the prince hold back something bad, if he wants to cause big trouble, then he will have to threaten him and let him wipe his ass.

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The next day, in court.

Zhu Youtang appeared in Fengtian Hall with a serious face, and all the civil and military ministers were there. As the first court meeting after the fire in Qingning Palace, a grand court meeting was specially held. The emperor was also planning to reflect on his own mistakes at the court meeting.

In fact, he doesn't even use him to reflect. In the past day, he has received no less than fifty copies of "telling things with disasters".

Ministers took advantage of the disaster one after another to make up all the chaos in the court in the past two years.

In addition to mentioning Li Guang, there are also mentions of Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling's misdemeanors, and some people want to take the opportunity to save the officials who are imprisoned in the imperial prison, and some people also think about natural disasters and man-made disasters in various places. Let the emperor rule the country well...

You can do anything.

However, Zhu Youtang seemed very cautious in this matter.

"My dear family, I am very saddened by the disaster in the Qingning Palace. Reflecting on what I have done in the past few years, I do have some shortcomings. You don't need to blame others. All the causes of disasters will be borne by me alone."

"In addition, Li Guang is dead. He has finally realized his mistakes and repented. I have decided not to pursue the matter anymore. As for those who have contacts with him..."

Speaking of this, more than half of the civil servants and military generals present raised their hearts to their throats.

This is a major matter related to their wealth and lives.

"I will ask the Dongji Incident Factory to make a distinction at its discretion. As long as it does not endanger the Ming Dynasty, it will not be pursued. If you gain official positions and benefits by making friends with internal officials, you can hand over the atonement. Specifically, let Dongchang tell you Speak."

Xiao Jing came out and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The following ministers are respectful and afraid of Xiao Jing now.

Now the power of discretion falls to Dongchang. It seems that the emperor wants to make big things smaller, but it seems inevitable to find out a few typical ones.

But Tu Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, couldn't help but glance at Liu Jian, admiring Liu Jian's insight in his heart, and it was more important to talk to Xiao Jing, the admiral of the East Factory...

If the emperor really handed over the discretion to Xiao Jing, the six Shangshu-level books would be basically safe, because Xiao Jing would not dare to act on the Shangshu, which would cause unrest in the court.

Even if you grasp the typical models, you will not be able to catch the top six ministers.

There are people who have almost the same thoughts as Tu Yu, as well as Xu Qiong, Minister of Rites, and Bai Ang, Minister of Punishment...the two of them are definitely involved in the case.

As for Zhou Jing, Minister of the Household Department, and Xu Guan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, although they are also on the roster, they don’t know it themselves, because sometimes the money for dredging is not given by them personally... In the end, only Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, seemed more calm , because the Ministry of War has almost no direct contact with internal officials in the past two years.

But in the Ministry of War, there is also Wang Yue, who is on the three sides of the Northwest General Administration, and has a close relationship with the internal officials.

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After the dissolution of the court.

The emperor first brought Dai Yi and the others into the inner court. Talking about disaster prevention and disasters will still continue. The ministers who should resign should resign, and those who should talk about things will not affect it. This turmoil will last for a long time. Probably won't stop until the end of the year.

But Xiao Jing stayed first and was responsible for appeasing those courtiers.

"Eunuch Xiao!"

All the ministers left Fengtian Hall and immediately surrounded Xiao Jing.

Xie Qian stepped forward and asked, "Eunuch Xiao, I heard that the Empress Dowager had already moved out of the Qingning Palace when the Qingning Palace suffered a disaster the night before, and said that there was an early warning. Can you elaborate on that?"

Xiao Jing looked over with meaningful eyes, as if to say, what are you pretending to be thankful for?
Do you dare to say that you don't know about Zhang Zhou's early warning of the fire?At that time, it was still the wind that our family let out, deliberately letting people in your cabinet know.

"Forgive our family for not being able to say it clearly, but the Empress Dowager is safe and sound. It is true. Thank God for the blessing of God."

The people present looked at each other.

Except for the three members of the cabinet who knew it was Zhang Zhou's warning, no one else knew about it, and they were all surprised.

With such a sudden fire, the Empress Dowager moved out early?It is not a small matter for the empress dowager to move the palace. If there is a situation of moving the palace, there is probably an early warning. Who is so awesome to calculate this matter?
Ma Wensheng asked: "Then why did the fire start?"

Xiao Jing didn't answer, just pointed to the sky.

Xie Qian said: "It must have something to do with the lightning and thunder the night before. It's already the end of autumn, and there is such an abnormal weather. It seems that it is a sign from heaven."

"exactly."

Many ministers present are nodding.

At this moment, Zhang Mao squeezed out from the crowd, and asked with concern: "Eunuch Xiao, what the old man mentioned to His Majesty before..."

Xiao Jing looked at Zhang Mao, and couldn't help frowning.

Is your British father really Gu Xiao's family ignoring everyone else, just thinking about letting Zhang Zhou treat your son?Is it the important affairs of the palace, or your son's life?
"Ha ha."

Xiao Jing didn't answer, instead he waved his hands and said, "Everyone, let's go."

Only then did the crowd form groups of three or four, heading towards the exit of the palace.

Liu Jian wanted to be in the back seat, he wanted to ask Xiao Jing alone after all the ministers had left.

"Liu Zhongtang, do you have something to do?" Xiao Jing was very polite to Liu Jian.

Liu Jian said: "Eunuch Xiao, it is said that the accounts of bribery were found from Li Guang's mansion yesterday, recording many ministers in the court. Will your majesty not pursue it, or should you... suspend the investigation?"

Xiao Jing said with a smile: "Didn't your Majesty say everything? The matter of making friends with Li Guang should be dealt with according to the circumstances... Alas, to be honest, in fact, we have to investigate, but we can't find any of the six hall officials. At most, we can get some biography Follow the official to open the knife, only dismissed without questioning the crime."

"Why is that so?"

Liu Jian was also puzzled.

For such a big matter, Manchao colluded with Li Guang, and the emperor said that he would not pursue it, so he would not pursue it?

There must be an explanation, right?
Xiao Jing leaned over and said: "This is the one who warned the fire in the palace. He spoke to His Majesty and was accepted by His Majesty."

"Zhang Bingkuan?"

"Yes, Zhongtang must not speak to a third person."

Liu Jian took a breath.

After saying that the fire in the palace forced Li Guang to death, Zhang Zhou was still able to persuade the king to reduce the impact of this incident. This son's influence on palace affairs is far beyond the scope of courtiers.

Compared with Li Guang, it is even worse.

(End of this chapter)