Chapter 338: The Laundry Mallet (Part II)

"Scolding the emperor?!"

This news soon left the capital and arrived in Tanggu, because the news of the people spread so fast that Zhi Yanchong knew that this matter was not much faster than that of ordinary people. Not only Tanggu, but also Liaokou and Jinmen in the east, Yunzhong and Taiyuan in the west, and Dengzhou and Huaizikou in the south have all heard the rumors, and the reactions of all cities after hearing the news are full of discussions, but the posture of the discussion is different.

The people in the clouds and Zhending were quietly discussing, and the expressions on their faces were sneaky, as if they were afraid that they would be killed if they were heard by the government. The people of Liaokou and Jinmen talked almost semi-openly, and although they did not gather to make noise, they did not cower like the people in the clouds and Zhending; The situation in Liaokou and Taiyuan is more complicated, these two cities are Cao Guangbi and Yang Kaiyuan have been stationed for a long time in military towns, although the military color has gradually faded over the years, the commercial color has become stronger, but the folk customs of the whole city are still very military camp flavor - not the taste of Xiao Ziqi, but the taste of the regular army of the Han Dynasty represented by Cao Yang, the people pay attention to discipline, loyalty and feelings, they both feel that His Majesty the Emperor does not seem right to accept concubines without the consent of the queen, but at the same time they feel that a group of women in the Huabiao altar openly scolded the emperor is wrong, However, there are differences between the two cities, the old people of Liaokou are more colorful, and they are slightly inclined to support Wanyanhu, and Taiyuan has no feelings for the queen, so they tend to support Zheyanchong.

However, among all the cities, the center of the whirlpool is still the new city of Beijing, from the prime minister, the marshal, to the small people of Shengdou, all of them are waiting to see the development of the situation.

Although Yin Lu Kezhong of the Jingshi Mansion and An Tahai, the Governor of the City Defense, were not the first to receive the news, the two of them should be the first to react, but this matter is too sensitive, it involves the emperor and empress in the matter, and the Huabiaotan is a place where the administrative power and the military cannot enter at will, but it is not appropriate if they do nothing.

An Tahai wanted to enter the palace to ask Yan Hu what he meant, but after thinking about it, he felt that he couldn't, although he was entrusted by Yan Hu to go to Tanggu to ask Zhi Yanchong, but that could be said to be a private matter between relatives, and now the matter is openly troubled, as the commander of the capital city defense, if he goes to see Yan Hu first, if something happens next, he will not have the position to deal with it impartially. He was hesitating, but Lu Kezhong had already come to discuss with him, the two were the two ministers of the capital, one civil and one military, and they had a lot of dealings on weekdays, so An Tahai did not see outside, and directly said his concerns, Lu Kezhong said: "General Wanyan is very worried, but now that more and more people are gathering in the Huabiao Altar, if you don't watch out, I'm afraid there will be a civil uprising!" I have sent people to clear the way, but I am afraid that it will not be enough for the officials to pass. The implication is that Antahai has to send troops to monitor it.

Anta Kaidao: "Okay. "About to give an order, suddenly two horsemen flew at the same time, but it was the decree of the Prime Minister and the order of the Privy Council arrived at the same time, strictly ordering An Tahai not to order not to move a single soldier, An Tahai was stunned, Lu Kezhong said: "How can the prime minister and Marshal Yang be so decisive? Don't you know how to prevent it? "Hurriedly said goodbye, came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and An Tahai also went to the Privy Council to find Yang Kaiyuan.

From the Jingshi City Defense Governor to the Prime Minister's Mansion need to pass through the Huabiao Altar, Lu Kezhong saw that the scene was different than before he found Antahai, and there were tens of thousands of more people in just half an hour, fortunately, there have been several large-scale public gatherings under the rule of the Han Dynasty, and the Huabiao Altar was originally designed with this aspect in mind, not only the surrounding area of the Huabiao is open enough to accommodate millions of people, but also the entire square is divided into 16 areas for the people to stop by railings, low walls, grasslands, flower walls, etc., There is a small road in the middle to communicate so that the assembly people can advance and retreat, and the people can enter the assembly place from the main traffic artery from the small road, as long as it is not too overcapacity, it can ensure that the main road between Huabiao Altar and the Imperial Palace will not be blocked due to gatherings, and what is more valuable is that some people have cultivated the habit of obeying order in several incidents, so although there are many people gathered at this moment, the situation is not out of control.

Lu Kezhong saw that in addition to the people he had sent to maintain order, there were still a few secret people he recognized, as well as some people who were obviously not ordinary people, and he knew that the privy council of the Prime Minister's Mansion had probably sent people to spy on him. He arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he didn't find Yang Yingqi, only Chen Zhenghui on duty, because he talked about his worries, Chen Zhenghui said: "Why should Brother Lu be in a hurry? Isn't there no chaos now? ”

Lu Kezhong said: "Although there is no chaos now, the more people gather, the more and more people gather, we must take precautions." Chen Xiang, tell me truthfully, where did the prime minister go? I'll look for him! ”

Chen Zhenghui said: "I won't hide it from you, the prime minister went to see Marshal Yang." He added, "You're still nervous about this matter, so you don't have to worry about him being sluggish." As long as the people's emotions can still be controlled, the people who want to come to Brother Lu should be able to control the situation. ”

Lu Kezhong said: "What if it gets out of control? ”

Chen Zhenghui said: "At that time, it will not be your responsibility, and it is beyond your ability, and then the prime minister and the marshal will take over the whole situation." ”

Lu Kezhong snorted, not satisfied with Chen Zhenghui's answer. In fact, it is not the first time he has experienced such a large gathering, but a follower like him is the most careful in doing things, and every time he encounters such a thing, he must be careful to avoid making a mistake, in his administrative philosophy, a similar situation did not get out of control last time does not mean that it will not get out of control this time, this kind of trembling attitude seems to be a little not chic enough in the eyes of the Kuangda, but Lu Kezhong thinks that he should be so. However, he is not without political acumen, and he knows that this matter is not only a matter of public security in Beijing, but also involves disputes at the upper levels, which is indeed not within the scope of his control, so he no longer asks to see Yang Yingqi, but just said: "Okay, then I will go to the Huabiao Altar to watch, but I hope that the prime minister will come up with a charter earlier, don't wait for things to be messed up, it will be difficult to handle at that time!" ”

Lu Kezhong was about to leave, but he saw Han Fang running in sweating profusely, and he was also looking for Yang Yingqi, and when he saw Lu Kezhong about to leave, he shouted: "Lord Lu, don't leave yet!" I've got something to look for you! Lu Kezhong stopped at this time, and Han Fang asked Chen Zhenghui where Yang Yingqi was, Chen Zhenghui still replied, and Han Fang said: "Okay!" I'll go to the Privy Council to find the Prime Minister. Before leaving, he said to Lu Kezhong: "Lord Lu, you send people to disband the crowd first!" insulting the Son of Heaven on the street, what kind of system! ”

Lu Kezhong glanced at him and said, "I'm sorry, according to the rules, I don't have this power!" ”

Han Fang said unhappily: "Didn't you see what those women were saying?" This is blasphemy! Although they are all the founding fathers of my Han Dynasty, they have a good order, but if they ignore the national law and etiquette system, they can't even be important ministers! Lord Lu, are you afraid of the queen and want to show favoritism, right? ”

Lu Kezhong had been running around for a long time, and he had already had a fire in his belly, and when he heard Han Fang's last sentence, he couldn't help but say, "Han Xiang, what do you mean by this?" Who's favoritism? If I really want to show favoritism, I should flatter Your Majesty directly, not the Empress! ”

Han Fang's face changed slightly, and he shouted, "What did you say!" ”

Lu Kezhong's rank was below him, but he was not afraid of him, and he arched his hand and said: "Although Prime Minister Han is the deputy prime minister, the matter of public security in Gyeonggi is not in the hands of Lord Han, and I am directly responsible to the prime minister for this matter!" If Lord Han wants me to do something, I will go to the prime minister first and ask for the prime minister's order! The lower official still has something to do, so he has left! "Then he left.

Han Fang pointed at his back to scold, but he couldn't scold for a while, and when he looked back at Chen Zhenghui, he saw him smiling and persuading himself to stop his anger. Han Fang snorted: "Chen Xiang, you are not too proud!" This matter is a big problem, and it may not be good for Cheng and Chen Xiang! ”

Chen Zhenghui looked surprised and said, "What is this Han Xiang?" Where am I proud? Now that the emperor and queen are not in harmony, it is a time of crisis, where can I be proud? ”

Han Fang snorted again, turned around and went out, after he left, Chen Xian came out of it, his eyes were misty, as if he had just woken up, Chen Zheng returned to the advisor: "Chen Laowu is okay?" ”

Chen Xiandao: "It's okay, it's okay." He asked again: "Why is Han Xiang in such a hurry?" He still looks a little angry. ”

Chen Zhenghui said: "Probably because he didn't take a nap to get on fire, it is still Chen Laoshen's way of self-cultivation, no matter what major events happen, the sky will fall and he will not squeeze out the time of this nap." ”

Chen Xian said with a smile: "What Chen Xiang said is, firstly, I am old, and secondly, as a minister, I have to be in good spirits to do good things for the country and His Majesty." We are not small officials with knives and pens, do we still measure the advantages and disadvantages by how much we do? In our position, the most important thing is to see it and get it accurately, so that it can benefit the country and the people......" glanced at Chen Zhenghui and said: "Chen Xiang said yes?" ”

Chen Zhenghui smiled and said, "What Elder Chen said is true. ”

Chen Xian went to the eaves to look at the sky, and said, "I suddenly remembered that there are some things to deal with, if there is nothing here, I will walk away for a while." ”

Chen Zhenghui raised his hand to say goodbye and said, "Old Chen, please take it." ”

Chen Xian went out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, ordered the sedan chair man to avoid the flow of people, and did not go to the Ministry of Officials, and went home directly, and saw his son Chen Chu laughing and entering the door a few steps into the door, Chen Xian glared at him, and when he entered the hall, he retreated, and then asked: "Where did you go just now?" ”

Chen Chu said: "I went to the Huabiao Altar for a turn. ”

Chen Xian said angrily: "Now the capital is in a mess, don't you stay at home and run around, don't you think the world is chaotic enough?" ”

Chen Chu was unimpressed by Chen Xian's anger, and said with a smile: "I just went around, wearing civilian clothes, and no one recognized me." ”

Chen Xian snorted and asked, "How is it over there now?" Is it confusing? ”

Chen Chu said: "There are more and more people, but chaos is not chaos." ”

Chen Xian asked again: "Then what were you laughing at when you just entered the door?" ”

Chen Chu said with a smile: "I laughed at our emperor for being too undignified, and he was scolded in public." ”

Chen Xian said with a sigh: "His position is not far from the subjects, and the etiquette is not grand, so the prestige is naturally insufficient." Since the emperor's subjects must have a set of personal cronies, so the Han military wants to be autocratic must first set up an inner court, and the prime minister can do whatever he wants, and now the popularity of the Han people is not less than the Warring States, and the power of the prime minister is heavier than that of the Western Han Dynasty. Then he asked, "How many people have come out so far?" ”

Chen Chu said: "The people gathered under Huabiao are all old people of the Han Dynasty, not only women, but also men such as Zhang Laoyu and many others. I could see that there were Mizi and military people in the crowd, but none of them identified themselves. If he said that he would show up, only Han Fang's two protΓ©gΓ©s stepped forward to refute it. ”

Chen Xian smiled and said, "In this way, this big trouble should almost be over." ”

Chen Chuqi said: "Why did Daddy say that? ”

Chen Xian said: "Since Han Fang sent those two protΓ©gΓ©s, he must have been told in secret. How much insight can those ignorant women have? It doesn't matter if you meet others, people who meet Han Fang have to be refuted speechless. Huabiaotan is not a place to mess around, Your Majesty is well-known, these women have no reason to rely on, and if they continue to scold, they will be booed, they can't scold and have to shut up, so it is expected that this big trouble should also be dispersed. ”

Chen Chu said: "Daddy has always been a god of calculation, but this time he miscalculated. Although Han Fang's two protΓ©gΓ©s were eloquent, they were scolded not long after. ”

Chen Xian was surprised: "Is there such a thing? How did those women scold? ”

Chen Chu said: "After Han Fang's two protΓ©gΓ©s came to power, they reprimanded those women for not having a father, slandering the king, citing scriptures, and saying the truth. ”

Chen Xiandao: "Yes, if you want to be reasonable, how can they win? Could it be that they were messing around and confusing the people sent by Han Fang? ”

Chen Chu said: "Han Fang's people are embarrassed, but those women are not messing around. They didn't care what Han Fang's protΓ©gΓ© said, they came and went and asked: A man must obtain the consent of his wife to take a concubine - is this article in the law of the Han Dynasty? Asked again: Is the queen the emperor's wife? Did the queen agree to the matter of accepting a concubine? Does the emperor have to obey the decrees of the state? He also said: If the emperor takes the lead in disobeying the decree, can everyone follow the example? And if this decree does not need to be observed, can other decrees also be used as decorations? Han Fang's disciples couldn't answer these questions, and wanted to reason with them, but they weren't fooled, they didn't answer Han Fang's words at all, they asked those questions when they came and went, and finally said: As long as the emperor said that the laws of the country were just decorations, then they would have nothing to say! There were originally many people around the Huabiao Altar who supported His Majesty, but when they heard this, they all felt that this matter was inappropriate, so they bombarded Han Fang's doorman! ”

The more Chen Xian listened, the more solemn his face became, and when his son finished speaking, he muttered for a long time before saying, "Amazing, amazing!" These few sentences seem vulgar and simple, but every sentence is pinched on the seven inches of this matter! There must be a master behind this, otherwise these women alone will not be able to say these words! Who could it be? Could it be ......?"

Chen Chu said in a low voice: "Could it be the prime minister?" ”

Chen Xiandao: "It's like, it's not like." Looking at the prime minister's previous attitude, it is clear that he intends to compromise, but if it is not him, who else can there be? ”

Chen Chu said: "Could it be Chen Zhenghui and others?" ”

Chen Xiandao: "If Chen Zhenghui makes a move, what is the difference between it and the prime minister's shot?" If the prime minister had decided to compromise, his faction would not have moved...... It's a bit weird. He clapped his hands and said to his son: "You are not allowed to go out again these days!" It doesn't matter if this matter is just the queen being angry, but since someone has taken Han Fang's move, it is difficult to predict what will become next! We don't have to wade into these troubled waters until it's clear! ”

Chen Chu smiled and said: "I know my father's thoughts, do you want to wait for things to come forward and become a peacemaker, right?" ”

Chen Xian said with a sigh: "Peacemaker? I'm afraid I won't be able to do it yet! ”

The father and son have been closed since then, and they will never come out, Chen Xian complained of a rheumatism attack and was unable to move, and if there was any urgent official business, he also asked his subordinates to take it to the house to handle it.

The things on the side of the Huabiao altar are still continuing, Gu sister-in-law and others went to the Huabiaotan during the day to point to the direction of Tanggu and scolded, as soon as the sun sets, they go home to rest, and continue to scold the next day, the people in the capital are afraid of things and dare not come out, but there are also many people who are excited by righteous indignation and gather support, the supporters are mainly the old people of the Han Dynasty, small citizens and students of Zhuxue, after the news reaches Jinmen, Liaokou, Tanggu and other places, there are even old people and students who enter Beijing to join the ranks of supporters, and most of the businessmen do not show up, But we also try to provide convenience for these people as much as possible, such as delivering lunches, water, etc. However, although these supporters dominate the atmosphere of the entire Huabiao scene, in terms of the number of people, they actually only occupy a small part of all the gatherings, and most of them come to the Huabiao scene more with the mentality of watching the excitement. Later, there were even people in the crowd, monks, people from Japan, Goryeo and other subject countries, and the merchants from the Great Song Dynasty were already mixed in the brigade.

Although Zhi Yanchong was in Tanggu, he could imagine the scene of the Huabiao altar just from the reports of his subordinates, he first sent someone to question Han Fang and asked him to find a way, Han Fang sent Liu He to go, Liu Que had a bad official reputation, and he was bombarded down before he stepped on the Huabiao altar, Han Fang had no choice but to go out in person, although he was brilliant in writing and eloquent, but Gu Sister-in-law and others still ignored what he said, and it was the Cheng who bit the golden three-plate axe that came and went, and bit those questions, Han Fang was a scholar after all, and finally felt that his ears were buzzing, He fainted on the Huabiao altar.

Ouyang Shi rushed over when he heard the news, ordered the doctor to take care of Han Fang, and pointed at Gu Sister-in-law and others angrily and shouted, "Have you made enough trouble!" Even if you are not afraid of death, you should think about your husbands and children! Do you really want to force everyone to tear their faces? ”

The girls couldn't help but cringe a little when they heard this, and suddenly a voice said, "Fourth, what nonsense are you talking about!" ”

All the women cheered when they saw it, and shouted, "Three generals! ”

But it was Yang Kaiyuan, he walked over, looked at Han Fang who was being carried down, and then pulled Ouyang Shi away, and didn't say a word.

Everyone was unfathomable, and they didn't know whether to continue scolding for a while, Gu's sister-in-law gritted her teeth and shouted: "The emperor hasn't admitted his mistake yet, is it just like that?" Scold! Keep scolding! ”

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves, a group of cavalry ran closer, and when they reached the edge of the Huabiao altar, they were stopped by the officials of the department, asking them to dismount, and the gang dismounted, and the people were shocked when they saw that it was the emperor's personal guard, and some of the timid ones quietly slipped away. On the stage, the Li family, the Liu family, and others were all panicked when they saw that these soldiers were fully armed and equipped with swords. Sister-in-law Gu roared: "Sisters, hold on to the laundry hammer!" If the emperor doesn't come, we won't leave! Xiao Shi and the others shouted: "Yes! Right! Let's get out! If the emperor doesn't come, we won't leave! ”

On the stage was a group of women holding laundry mallets and trembling secretly, and under the stage was a team of guards who pressed their swords and gradually approached, suddenly wow, several women on the stage cried, and Gu Sister-in-law turned around and said angrily: "What are you crying about!" He took two steps, slapped his laundry hammer, raised his white-haired head, and shouted at the leader of the guards: "Where's the general! Is he coming? ”

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