Chapter 566: Undercurrent
"All the princes are ministers, and Your Majesty is your arm. Now that the country is in the middle of the country, we don't know how many major matters are waiting to be decided, so how can we only get entangled in one thing? The so-called merit must be paid and rewards must be followed, and everything will be carried out according to the law.
However, Su Mo, the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, is still swimming in the desert, although he has been killed, but his order is not complete. Rather than thinking about the size now, why not wait for it to be discussed after returning? This old man has a humble opinion, but I hope that the public will think about it carefully. ”
Liu Jian was not angry and arrogant, standing in the hall Lang Lang said, after a few words, everyone below looked at each other, looked at each other, and they were all a little sneering.
Emperor Hongzhi was full of relief and nodded frequently. first waved his hand to invite Liu Jian to sit down, then turned his eyes to look at everyone, and finally his eyes fell on the British Duke Zhang Mao, and said warmly: "British Prince, I know that Su Mo's merits will be rewarded." However, as Liu Aiqing said, why not deceive him for his full merits and discuss it again? ”
Zhang Mao sighed in his heart, full of helplessness. He originally thought that he would get a talisman for Su Mo first, and then he would not be able to complete the emperor's order, and it would be difficult for anyone to talk when he returned. Unexpectedly, Liu Jian's words were eliminated and his plan was resolved. Now that the emperor has set the tone, it's not good for him to bite it anymore.
But fortunately, the emperor personally admitted that Su Mo's captivity of the Mongol prince was a merit or a fault, and it could be regarded as achieving the basic goal. When he left work, Shane didn't say much.
Emperor Hongzhi saw that he had finally beaten this old rascal back, and his heart was relieved, and he comforted him with a few words, and then looked at everyone with a smile: "Two days later, it will be the first great dynasty this year. ”
Everyone hurriedly got up and said in unison that they obeyed the order.
Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and was about to retreat. But suddenly a person snatched it out, bowed to Fu Dan, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the minister has a book." ”
Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, stared at it, but saw that it was Tu Tu, the secretary of the ministry. I had to stop the words that came to my mouth again, and said softly: "Lao Qing's family is up quickly, if there is anything to play, just say it." As he spoke, he gestured to Du Fu who was standing next to him.
Du Fu hurriedly stepped forward to help Tu Tu get up. Tu Yan shook his head, took out a fold from his sleeve, and handed it over with trembling hands.
Du Fu was helpless and turned his head to look at the emperor. Emperor Hongzhi's eyes sank, and he bowed slightly. Du Fu took it and turned around to hand it over.
Emperor Hongzhi opened the fold on the imperial case, but after only looking at a few lines, his face suddenly moved, suddenly looked up and looked down, and said in a lost voice: "Lao Qing's family, you ...... You want to be a servant?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Tu Tu prostrate on the ground, bowed a few times, raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has been in Chenghua for two years, and he has won the top three. Later, His Majesty held it with the ministers, and did not hesitate to entrust it with soldiers and officials, and the ministers were always unforgettable, trembling, and self-denial. Lai Tianzi is sage, the sages are thoughtful, and there has never been a big omission. However, now the old minister is already obedient, old and mediocre, and gradually unable to do it. The minister should not cherish this remnant, and is willing to die with all his might. However, state affairs are more important than mountains, and there is no room for the slightest fallacy. If you don't go, lest you lose the grace of the monarch and damage the community, if so, how can you face the emperor in the future? Therefore, today Fu Qi Your Majesty, begging for bones, and allowing the ministers to return to the spring forest to wait for their time, then the ministers will be grateful, and only hope that they will be fortunate in the next life, and then be the ministers of His Majesty, in order to repay Long's grace. Then he prostrated again.
Emperor Hongzhi was at a loss, got up and turned out from behind the imperial case, and came to help him with his own hands. Tu Tu didn't dare to disobey, so he had to get up tremblingly, but his eyes were already slightly red.
Emperor Hongzhi took his hand and refused to let go, shook his head and said, "Why is the old Qing family like this? Although I am not talented, I claim to be a loyal and upright king. How did it make Lao Qing's family want to go? I don't allow it, I can't allow it!"
Tu Yun's old eyes were moist, and he wept: "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has been diligent in government and loving the people, courteous and benevolent, pro-virtuous and far from villain, and working hard to make the country prosperous. Strong narcissism stack, not the blessing of the country, but also worthy of His Majesty's trust. I also hope that Your Majesty will think twice, put the community first, and allow the ministers to beg. ”
Emperor Hongzhi just shook his head, personally helped him to sit, and paced back and forth a few steps with his head down, and then raised his head and said: "I have been in the world with the posture of a Chinese person, and I have achieved a little success so far, thanks to the dedicated support of Zhuqing." And among them, especially a few old ministers, they have worked tirelessly to have the atmosphere of today's prosperity. The old minister Tu Tu, loyal and upright, dare to speak out and give public advice, several times to Chen, needle the current evils, all of which are of great benefit to the society and the country, and the merits here are needless to say. Now that Tu Qing is unwell, how can I be a merciless king? However, the matter of the official is not allowed!
At this point, the final decision is made. Everyone next to him also spoke out to persuade each other, and a touch of disappointment flashed in Tu Yan's eyes, but he finally had no choice but to respond.
After this incident, Emperor Hongzhi felt a little irritable in his heart. He waved his hand and said, "That's it, do you have anything else to play?"
When he asked this, he meant to imply that the ministers would retreat. Who knows, today is destined to be eventful. As soon as he finished speaking, another person came out of the class and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please play." ”
Emperor Hongzhi immediately stiffened, turned his head to look, and frowned slightly. This person is the Zuodu Yushi Min Jue.
If it is said that Emperor Hongzhi ranks in the hearts of the ministers of the court, then these Metropolitan Inspectorate, Imperial History and others are definitely among the top three most headaches.
These people have heard about things all day long, and they have a clear mouth, which is the most difficult. Now that he saw the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate jumping out, he secretly sighed in his heart.
After returning to sit back to the imperial case with an expressionless face, he raised his hand and said indifferently: "What does Min Aiqing want to play?"
The tone was indifferent, and the meaning of displeasure was obvious. Min Jue seemed to be completely unconscious, and immediately bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, in the past, Hu Yi and Hu Xian, who supervised the imperial history, were imprisoned due to the disaster, and they have not been sentenced so far. Please Your Majesty, as soon as possible. ”
Emperor Hongzhi was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that what Min Jue said was actually like this. For a while, his face gradually became gloomy, and he was silent.
What Min Qi said about Hu Yi and Hu Xian's statement is that not long ago, it was said that there were many bad omen in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. For example, the great flood in Shandong, the great drought in the south, and the appearance of chickens in Xiangxi, and the two-headed snake swimming in Sichuan and Tibet. All kinds of weirdness are unspeakable, and they are all the same.
Therefore, Hu Yi, who was in charge of the right department at the time, and Hu Xian, the inspector of the imperial history, successively went to the fold to talk about the matter. It is said that this is a warning from heaven, which is caused by traitors and lawless people in the main court, and the emperor is required to seriously and thoroughly investigate it, so as to calm the universe.
In this era, the royal family ruled the country with Confucianism, and preached the theory of heaven and man induction. Don't get me wrong, this is not the cultivation realm in fantasy novels, but it is said that whenever there is any disaster in the world, it is a warning from God.
This is actually an obscure statement, and to put it bluntly, it is an allusion to the immorality of the royal family. And this kind of immorality either pointed directly at the emperor himself, or implied that the emperor used people improperly. In short, it is all the emperor's fault, and the emperor must give a clear reaction in order to appease the wrath of heaven.
This kind of situation has happened many times in the past dynasties, and in the end, most of them ended with the emperor's edict. Let me ask, how can Emperor Hongzhi, who has always prided himself on being honest and diligent in government, not be annoyed? He is tired to death for the sake of the country's society, and there are still people who attack him for not cultivating virtue and politics, but is there still a place to reason?
So, the emperor was wronged. As a result, the person who wronged the emperor was unlucky. The two sticks that were written in the book were immediately taken to prison by the Jinyi army. Fortunately, the current Jinyiwei is not as lawless as the Taizu and Chengzu periods, and this Jinyiwei commander Mu Bin is not a cruel person, so that the erhu can still be protected to this day.
As the head of the Yanguan, Min Jue has been struggling to find out how to get these two subordinates out of Yan for several days, but he can't think about it for a while. I didn't want to catch up with Tu Yun's resignation today, seeing that the emperor was emotional, and he thought about the old friendship of the old courtiers, but this was a rare and good opportunity, how could Min Jue let it go?
Yes, even when he saw that the emperor's face was unswerving, he still seized the opportunity to open his mouth. I hope that I can take advantage of the emperor's mood to open up. He didn't ask for much, he just wanted to keep Erhu's life, but he didn't think much about whether he could resume his old position.
In fact, according to what he thought in his heart, these two bastards who don't know how their brains were squeezed, it would be best not to reinstate. He still doesn't understand why these two bastards came out of nowhere all of a sudden. Not only did he not talk to him before, but even the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate and Yushitai did not know any clues.
It was precisely because of this that he felt that this time it was not a trick, maybe it was really caused by the hot-headedness of these two people. And he, the official in charge, no matter how the attack occurs afterwards, at this juncture, he can only fish out these two fools as much as possible.
At this time, after he finished speaking, he peeked at the emperor with a blank face above, and he was also a little apprehensive in his heart. Seeing that the emperor was silent, he rolled his eyes, glanced at Liu Jian, who was silent over there, secretly said ashamed, and then opened again: "Your Majesty, the official is a rumor, maybe a little too big, but there is no disloyalty or disobedience. I also hope that Your Majesty will be considerate with a kind heart, and if there is none, you will be reluctant, and do not block the road. If you can't give a clear answer as soon as possible, I'm afraid it's not a good thing, and I ask Your Majesty to think twice. ”
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Hongzhi could no longer remain silent, raised his eyebrows, and turned his eyes to look at Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. Here today, he is the only one of the three elders in the cabinet, but Xie Qian is because the weather is warm and cold, and he accidentally fell ill and asked for leave to recuperate.
And if it is as Min Jue said, then the Cabinet Office will definitely be the first to understand the situation. But why hadn't he seen the Cabinet's recital on the matter?
And Liu Jian also opened his slightly closed eyes violently after Min Jue spoke, and a flash of anger flashed on his face.
At this moment, seeing the emperor's gaze, he groaned slightly, and then his face showed a firm look, and he took a step forward and knelt down, bowing his head and saying: "Your Majesty, the old minister is guilty, please make a decree to remove the minister from his auxiliary position, and return home to bear the guilt." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was stunned, and there was silence for a moment.