Chapter XXXVI: Judgment
Tian Ergeng stubbornly believed that if he wanted to save his life, there was only one way to retreat, and he believed that Zhu Youzhen's words at this time were just a test of himself. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
But Zhu Youzhen's heart really didn't want Tian Ergeng to resign from his position during this time period, but seeing Tian Ergeng's appearance, he knew that there was no hope of retention, sighed, returned to the dragon couch, and said: "Tian Ergeng, Cui Chengxiu died in the edict prison, do you know that you have committed the crime of dereliction of duty, I will watch the music of the imperial history in detail today, and I will not tolerate your sins, you go down." ”
Zhu Youzhen's words have already indicated his attitude, Tian Ergeng was happy in his heart, he didn't expect Cui Chengxiu to do himself a big favor when he was dying, but as everyone knows, they all guessed Zhu Youzhen's intentions wrong, otherwise they would regret it until their intestines were blue.
After Tian Er's cultivation went down, Zhu Youzhen stood quietly for a while, he thought about the world too simply, the many characters he faced were no longer those soulless creatures in the textbooks, but a person with flesh and blood, and his own separate thoughts, his future road will not be easy, even, Zhu Youzhen sprouted a retreat, since the first year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty has not been quiet, can he really turn the tide and save the Ming Dynasty? In his heart, Zhu Youzhen asked himself.
Zhu Youzhen patted his forehead to keep himself awake, put behind the thoughts that he shouldn't have, walked out of the Qianqing Palace, saw the rising sun slowly rising in the east, and calmed down in his heart.
Two hours later, the piece handed over by the cabinet was sent to the Heart Cultivation Palace.
Sure enough, Cui Chengxiu's death shocked the entire court, first rebellion, and then a bizarre death, all of which revealed the strange atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty at this time.
"The minister was very shocked when he heard that the thief Cui had died yesterday, the edict was extremely strict, and outsiders had no chance of getting off the phone, so they could only steal from the prison guards, and begged the emperor to investigate the case thoroughly."
"Tian Ergeng has a deep relationship with Cui Thief, and the minister feels that Tian Ergeng is also a rebellious person, and the matter is exposed, so he is afraid of being implicated and killing Cui Thief, and hopes that the emperor will arrest Tian Ergeng to correct the law and discipline."
And those Qingliu who are not close to the eunuch party will not let Tian Ergeng go, who let Tian Ergeng kill so many Qingliu, at this time, he will not fall into the ground, and when will he wait, some people say that they will be removed from their posts and investigated, and some people say that they will be imprisoned immediately, anyway, there is nothing good to say.
Zhu Youzhen looked at the chapter, inexplicably troubled, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were keen on infighting, and they didn't want to serve the country, how could the country not die, even half of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the situation of precariousness could still happen, which made Zhu Youzhen feel disgusted.
Throw them all to the ground and shoot them up.
"These mediocre ministers, what do they think about every day, but there is one person who is willing to serve the national court." Zhu Youzhen roared and said.
The eunuchs and slaves in the Heart Cultivation Hall were so frightened that they all fell to their knees, not daring to raise their heads, no one wanted to commit the emperor's bad luck at this time.
"Wang Chengen, summon Huang Liji, Wei Zhongxian, and Wang Tiqian into the palace to discuss matters."
Wang Chengen, who knelt on the ground, raised his head and said respectfully: "The old slave obeys the order." He felt that Zhu Youzhen had become very strange after ascending to the throne of God, and he had an intuition that if one day he blocked Zhu Youzhen's way forward, Zhu Youzhen would not care about his feelings for more than ten years, and would not hesitate to get rid of himself.
After Huang Liji, Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian received the holy decree, they did not dare to delay, and hurriedly came to the Palace of Nourishing Hearts.
Wang Tiqian arrived first, Wei Zhongxian followed, and Huang Liji was the last to arrive.
After the three of them arrived, Zhu Youzhen opened his mouth and said: "Cui Chengxiu was found dead in the edict last night, I believe the three of you also know, Gonggong Wei, how do you say this matter should be handled?" ”
Wei Zhongxian didn't expect Zhu Youzhen to ask himself first, hesitated, and hurriedly said: "Tian Ergeng is responsible for dereliction of duty and should be severely punished, but Cui Chengxiu was captured by Tian Ergeng, and he also made great contributions, as for whether it is a reward or a punishment, it can only be judged by the emperor." Wei Zhongxian didn't say this, he gave the ball to Zhu Youzhen again, in fact, Wei Zhongxian felt like walking on thin ice, and he would definitely not rashly express his position when he didn't understand the emperor's true intentions.
Wei Zhongxian's statement made Zhu Youzhen a little unhappy, but he didn't say it, and looked at Huang Liji: "Huang Liji, what do you think of this matter." ”
Huang Liji was not as hypocritical as Wei Zhongxian, and said: "Cui Chengxiu's dereliction of duty led to the death of the felony Cui Chengxiu in the edict prison for no reason. ”
Zhu Youzhen nodded and said: "Gonggong Wei, Wang Tiqian, the two of you have drafted the decree, Jinyi Wei commanded, and Tian Ergeng, the governor of Zuodu, neglected his duties, resulting in the death of the felony Cui Chengxiu in the edict prison, from now on, Tian Ergeng will be removed from his position, but Tian Ergeng has contributed to Sheji, and I have to reward him, so I will reward him with one silver and one white tael, and let him leave the capital and go back to his hometown to farm." The depressed Zhu Youzhen said something serious.
The three of them were a little surprised, they didn't expect the young and decisive young Tianzi to say such disproportionate words.
Zhu Youzhen didn't care what the three of them thought, and then said: "Cui Chengxiu plotted against the case, and handed it over to Feng Ying, as for the command of Jinyiwei, I will let Luo Yangxing, the commander of the forbidden army, serve for a period of time, and when I find a suitable candidate, it will not be too late to replace him." ”
Zhu Youzhen put his people on the throne, and Huang Liji and the three of them didn't have much to say, so they could only obey the order.
Zhu Youzhen chatted with Huang Liji for a few more words, and then asked a few people to step back.
Tian Ergeng was dismissed, but he was not investigated, which made some people feel unhappy, but at this juncture, no one dared to say anything, everyone knew that the emperor was very uncomfortable now, and whoever wanted to show his head would be involved in Cui Chengxiu's rebellion case, which would ruin the family.
Feng Ying has full authority to try the case, there is a feeling of being alone and sleepless, Cui Chengxiu is a party, the upper can involve the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian, and the lower can be officials at all levels, he really does not want to be a butcher's knife in the hands of Zhu Youzhen, and he did not pay much attention to the trial, ten days later, the result of the trial is no different from what Zhu Youzhen said at the court meeting.
Zhu Youzhen saw the recital submitted by Feng Ying, and took a general look at the disposal plan of Yang Huan and others, which could be accepted by him, so he wrote a quasi-word on the recital with a Zhu pen, and widely announced it to all places, calming people's hearts, and telling officials at all levels that Cui Chengxiu's conspiracy case has come to an end, so you can take back your hearts.
Yang Huan, Tian Ji, Cui Yingyuan, Ling Chi was executed, family members over 65 years old, under 15 years old can be spared, the rest of the people were all beheaded, family property confiscated, although Xu Xianchun did not rebel, but with Cui Chengxiu, Yang Huan and others formed a party, beheaded at noon, family members sent to the frontier to confiscate the army, family property confiscated, and those accomplice officials were all beheaded, family members were confiscated in the frontier, and family property was confiscated. Congratulations to the book friends, Happy New Year, all things are fine, all wishes come true, and the Year of the Monkey is released.