A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 591
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On the fourth day of the lunar new year, Huangji Hall.

Except for holding various ceremonies sometimes, the Huangji Hall is rarely used in the court. The emperor of Ming Dynasty handles political affairs, and usually puts them in Fengtianmen, Qianqing Palace, etc. However, recently, the Huangji Hall has a constant flow of people, and frequent court meetings are held here once. again.

This is the case again today. Emperor Chongzhen sat on the throne, looking around, there was a piece of ramie and silk court clothes below, red and blue clothes, crane's patch, peacock's patch, Xiezhi patch, inlaid Jade belts, rhino horn belts, full of costumes and beasts.

At this time, the ministers and ministers dressed in beastly court uniforms were arguing fiercely. Emperor Chongzhen watched with a blank face, watching the officials below fight a war of words and talk about unnutritious things. However, apart from attacking each other, there was No one can come up with a set of effective solutions.

There was sadness in his heart: "This is my servant."

He subconsciously clenched his right hand. Over there, there was a list, which was handed over by Wang Dou to Wang Dehua, and Wang Dehua handed it over to him.

Although he was a little dubious, Emperor Chongzhen believed that some of this list was credible. He looked down at some people and saw their peaceful expressions. It seemed that this turmoil had nothing to do with him.

Looking at the past, at this moment in the hall, there are two people arguing loudly, one is Zhang Ruoqi, a doctor in the Ministry of War, and the other is an official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Because of the supervising army this time, Zhang Ruoqi was in sight. He also figured out the emperor's will and decided to stand up to defend Wang Dou. He contacted some of his comrades beforehand, but they were not strong enough to fight. , so he decided to go out in person.

He and Yanguan Zhuobuwei have confronted each other many times, the two refused to give in to each other, and they couldn't argue with each other. On the contrary, the courtiers seemed to be talking about each other, and they really matched each other.

At this time, Zhuo Buwei was righteous and strict, and said a lot of rumors that Wang Dou was mistaken, and he should go to the court to discuss it, or write a letter to defend himself. Contacting the towns like this is blackmailing the Holy Majesty. Trapped the court in injustice.

Zhang Ruoqi sneered: "How do you defend yourself? You and the officials and censors rely on one mouth to eat, and they talk about chasing rumors and discussing affairs with gossip. He is especially loyal and brave. He was born as a general, and his eloquence can't match you? Everyone speaks." Under Shuo Jin, it is not a crime, but it is also a crime. Besides, when you introduced it, you said that Uncle Zhongyong is not guilty. If he is not guilty, why bother to come to the court to argue? The clean is clear, and the turbid is turbid. Anyway, how to say, You are all right, so what should he do?"

He said: "I used to supervise the army with Uncle Zhongyong. I witnessed the bloody battle in Liaodong. Uncle Zhongyong's [-] troops suffered as many as [-] casualties. , the number of casualties in each town was as high as [-]. If you are so dedicated to the country, the imperial court should treat each other with sympathy and compassion. Then, on the way to the class, I heard such dangerous rumors, and even the officials swarmed to attack. Let me ask you, how can you not be disappointed? ? How not to suffer?"

When he spoke eloquently, many courtiers were moved, and many of them nodded their heads in disbelief. Emperor Chongzhen also paid attention to Zhang Ruoqi, and looked at him again and again.

Like a thunderbolt, Zhang Ruoqi suddenly pointed at Zhuo Buwei, his beard and hair stretched wildly: "The law of heaven is clear, the present impasse in the court is the crime of admonishing the officials!"

The whole court fell silent for an instant, and then, as if a hornet's nest had been pierced, dozens of speech officials and censors jumped out, shouting and cursing at Zhang Ruoqi.

"The ancestral system, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the thirteen supervisory censors, and the six divisions were set up by Emperor Gao to supervise and impeach officials. Zhang Ruoqi, if you question the system of admonishing officials, it is an insult to Emperor Gao." No respect!"

"In the ancestral system, the censor's duty is to impeach a hundred ministers, to justify wrongdoing, and to be the emperor's eyes and ears, Zhang Ruoqi, what is your intention to question the censor's duty?"

"Any treacherous minister, villain who forms a party, who acts as a powerful and disorderly government, impeach! Zhang Ruoqi, you clearly form a party with the king's thief, you should be killed!"

"Zhang Ruoqi, you have evil intentions and ulterior motives!"

"Zhang Ruoqi..."

"open……"

For a while, Zhang Ruoqi was drowned in saliva, but after all, he had a record of fighting ten censors alone, and he stood calmly in the crowd's siege.

Looking at everyone with frowning eyebrows, he just sneered: "Following the wind and shadow, without any basis, you will trap the emperor in injustice and the country in danger. You crows know to frame Zhongliang, especially as traitors and pawns. Poor, hateful!"

Zhuo Buwei's eyes were tearing, the more indifferent Zhang Ruoqi looked, the more he trembled with anger, he felt that the whole court was full of traitors, he remembered when he was a child, he was taught by his master, we were taught by the sages, what did we do?Isn't it for the peace of the world, a bright and clear sky?
But why is the jackal in power?Can a villain like Zhang Ruoqi live a good life?And who is conniving?
With a fever in his head, he suddenly looked at Emperor Chongzhen who was sitting on the throne, and shouted: "Your Majesty!"

He knelt down suddenly, walked forward on his knees, then raised his head, his face was full of determination: "The villain in the court may not be without the fault of the Holy One, I implore the Holy One to self-examine the mistakes, and return the universe to peace." !"

All the officials stopped abruptly, thinking: "This is too bad."

Li Rixuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Li Daiwen, Minister of the Ministry of Households, also frowned: "It's not because of my brain."

Zhang Ruoqi was overjoyed and thought: "God help me."

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on the Emperor Chongzhen who was at the top, and there was a tense atmosphere in the palace, and the atmosphere was full of wind and rain.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled angrily, and for a moment, he felt disheartened again. He looked at those people in the palace. They did such a good thing, but no one came forward to admit it. These are my courtiers?
And it's amazing!

His heart was filled with anger in an instant, and he said with a gloomy face: "What's wrong with me, I want to hear it."

Zhuo Buwei said proudly: "Your Majesty has two faults: one is that the crime of treachery has not been revealed, and the other is that you have suffered!"

"Why do you say it? At the beginning of the imperial court, the world was not badly damaged. He used gentleness and benevolence, entrusted strict righteousness, and practiced selfishness and envy, so that he could not allow others to manage things and cause disasters. This is the crime of benevolence. Full-time Yang Sichang, relying on money to support him, increasing his salary, causing the people to resent the sky, locusts and thieves, causing chaos, this is Yang Sichang's crime!"

"There is also Wang Dou, it is difficult to argue about loyalty and treachery, pretending to be loyal, the emperor trusts three people, and the three rely on their trust, sell their traitors and deceive them, I don't know how to love them, how to bow to the emperor, and then they can do whatever they want. The threat of the border town was all caused by the emperor's mistakes by the three treacherous traitors, and it is a mistake that he firmly believes..."

"Because the outline of the plan for governance has not been drawn up, and the use of ambition is too much...

Zhuo Buwei said a word, Emperor Chongzhen's face was darkened, and the hall was silent, only Yu Zhuo Buwei's indomitable, cadenced voice.

Emperor Chongzhen sneered: "Very well, it's all my fault, but what good did you do?"

With a wave of his hand, Luo Yangxing, the commander of Jinyiwei, came out and presented a stack of documents. Emperor Chongzhen took it and threw it on Zhuo Buwei's head: "Look for yourself!"

Zhuo Buwei opened the file, his face turned pale instantly.

Emperor Chongzhen sneered and said: "The factory guards have found out clearly that the rumors started from Xuanzhen East Road in the past, and those who had a gap with Wang Dou spread them. He keeps saying that he is for the country and the people, and accuses me of being wrong, so how do you know if there is any collusion with the Tartars to frame the minister?"

He stood up abruptly, and roared: "Drag all these speech officials and censors and beat them hard. Look at them, what kind of accomplices do they have?"

Immediately, the guards of the palace, the wolf-like General Jin Yiwei, stepped forward, and the officers and censors who besieged Zhang Ruoqi couldn't help screaming. Zhuo Buwei's face turned pale, and he burst into a miserable smile. The sun shines, the sky shines!"

This accident caused the rabbits to fall, and the ministers of the Ministry of Rites and Ministers of the Ministry of Punishment hurried out, picked up the document and looked at it, and their faces were also pale.

Fu Shuxun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the arrests of the factory guards are limited to treason and rebellion. They have committed criminal crimes and have their own supervisors. If the courtier is convicted and interrogated by the third division, it is possible to send him to the door. The minister even more please , Beating the speaker, and punishing the palace majesty, this is unprecedented, please think twice, Your Majesty."

For a while, the officials begged, and even Zhang Ruoqi spoke for those officials.

Emperor Chongzhen's face was as cold as ice, and he waved his hands: "These slaves are so deceitful, how can they not be punished? You don't need to say more, I will make my own decision!"

Seeing those big Han generals pulling down those speech officials and censors, all the officials were stupefied, and those speech officials, some did not say a word, some shouted for mercy, some looked dull and gloomy, and some looked at them with resentment. Look at Zhuo Buwei.

Zhuo Buwei was sandwiched between two silent and stern-looking captains of Jinyiwei, one left and one right, and he laughed all the way: "The ancient sages said, set up a heart for the world, a life for the people, and a successor for the past." Absolute learning, to bring peace to all ages, a man born in the world, it should be the same, I will do nothing, I will not regret it!"

He sang loudly: "Die for the country, happy, happy!"

Dozens of officials and censors were pulled out of the hall and came to the outer square. All of them were stripped of their pants. Looking around, the white buttocks in the cold wind were very spectacular.

A fat eunuch came over and exchanged subtle glances with the big Han generals who were holding Zhuo Buwei, and the people holding the imperial staff all nodded indiscernibly.

Then the fat eunuch walked up to Zhuo Buwei, and asked condescendingly, "Zhuo is responsible, are you guilty?"

Zhuo Buwei laughed loudly, struggled and said: "My crime is to be murdered by traitors for the sake of the world!"

"Stupid!"

The eunuch screamed: "By the emperor's imperial decree, interrogate the comrades and beat them severely!"

Immediately, the court stick started, and in the cold wind, there was a crackling sound of spanking, and there were cries one after another.

For Zhuo Buwei's side, the four Jin Yiwei guards held up the sticks high, and they hit the truth every time. The sticks fell on their bodies, and they were heartbroken. There was a crackling sound, his back and butt were bloody and bloody, and he couldn't bear the pain anymore, and howled miserably.

The court rod still came one by one, but gradually, Zhuo Bu bit his upper and lower lips until he bled, and his consciousness also became blurred.

In a trance, he seemed to return to his parents' thatched hut, the old and expectant expressions of his parents, and the stern but loving eyes of the teacher. Finally, he seemed to return to the old school, which was simple and clean, and his ears The sound of a child reading is heard beside him: "Confucius said to be benevolent, Mencius said to obtain righteousness, and only his righteousness is exhausted, so benevolence is the ultimate..."

When the court stick stopped, Zhuo Bu stopped his breath in the cold wind for himself.

(End of this chapter)