Chapter Eighty-Four: The Brocade Reopens
Inside the Wuying Palace.
The atmosphere between the monarch and the minister is very dull and depressing, this atmosphere has rarely appeared in the court since Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the Jinyi Wei in the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, and the Shengming Hongwu Tianzi today said that he once again tore the false appearance of harmony between the monarch and the minister in front of the ministers, and in February of the thirtieth year of Hongwu, on this Wuying Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang once again issued a notice to the ministers: reopen the Jinyi Guard.
Yes, the notice, not to discuss with the ministers, nor is it "decided by the superiors", Zhu Yuanzhang told the Manchu Dynasty civil and military very clearly, the officials of the six ministries and nine qing, I want to open the brocade guard, whether you agree or not, I will open it! I'm just going to say hello to you first.
The ministers, of course, did not agree.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the institution of "Jinyiwei" has become a nightmare for the ministers of the court, and it is a nightmare that is repeated every day. From the beginning of Hu Weiyong's rebellion in the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Jinyiwei was like a wolf who had stripped off its sheep's clothing, revealing its hideous face, torture, extortion of confessions, straining, framing, and endless means, Jinyiwei's edict was once overcrowded, and a batch of people were arrested after killing, until the year when Jinyiwei was abolished, in thirteen years, more than 40,000 people were executed in the court, all of which came from Jinyiwei's handwriting, such a bloody and cruel spy organization, which minister is willing to restore it? Isn't that uncomfortable for your whole family?
Pity...... It was Zhu Yuanzhang who made this decision, he is no one else, he is Zhu Yuanzhang! The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, his personal will can control the world, no one can persuade him to take back his fate, in front of the Hongwu Emperor who has been fighting horses all his life and has a cruel surname, the minister can only be regarded as a foil, everyone knows very well in their hearts, the court minister is Zhu Yuanzhang, in fact, the meaning of existence is not great, since Hu Weiyong was ambushed, the country's affairs are all gathered in the emperor, and there are a few more ministers, which has no impact on the Ming Dynasty at all.
Because of Huang Zicheng's opposition, he has been dragged out to receive the cane, who dares to be the second Huang Zicheng?
Rao was like this, and the ministers who had read the books of the sages looked at each other a few times, and then the officials of the six ministries and nine secretaries knelt down in unison and shouted: "I hope Your Majesty thinks twice." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang stood with his hands in his hands, his eyes half-closed, unmoved, and his expression was resolute and indifferent.
The ministers got up, then knelt down again, and shouted again: "I hope Your Majesty thinks twice." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang was still speechless and unmoved.
The ministers got up, knelt down again, and shouted for the third time: "I hope Your Majesty thinks twice." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang spoke: "I have thought about it again, and my mind has been decided." ”
This is Zhu Yuanzhang's answer.
The three ministers asked for no result, and the emperor made a final decision, okay, the forced surname passed, and the Jinyi guard was reopened!
The ministers got up, no longer spoken, but the expression was very gloomy, Hongwu has been thirty years, from now on, and ushered in an eventful autumn, brocade clothes and horses out of all directions, the world will no longer be peaceful.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw the looks of the ministers, and his heart was displeased, my heir to the throne was stabbed at the feet of the Son of Heaven, such a serious political incident, this shows that someone is trying to subvert my Zhu Ming Jiangshan, not to reopen the Jinyi Wei Dasuo world, and not to pull out the mastermind behind the scenes and break the corpse into thousands of pieces, okay?
"Yang Jing." Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were half-closed, and he said slowly.
Yang Jing, the new secretary of the Criminal Department, hurriedly stood up and bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is here." ”
"You are the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the assassination of the grandson has been three months now, but there is a result?"
Yang Jing trembled, hurriedly knelt down, and said respectfully: "The ministers are incompetent, there are a total of thirty-one assassins, all of them are dead, all of them are dead, and there is no clue about this case so far, and the ministers are dead!" ”
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his eyes, his sharp eyes slowly scanned the ministers, and the killing intent in his eyes became more and more vigorous.
"I am a bright and bright man, a great grandson, but I was assassinated, such a serious crime, I can't stop without finding out the clue? Why did the princes teach me? ”
The voice was flat, but it was full of coldness, and all the ministers were in their hearts, kneeling down and saying in unison: "The ministers are incompetent." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Since you can't find out, I will change someone to investigate, under my rule, there is no real murderer in this world who can't be found!" Yang Jing. ”
"The minister is here."
"From now on, the assassination case of Taisun will be handed over to Jinyiwei, and the Criminal Department will no longer have to ask about it."
"Minister, obey the order."
The newly appointed secretary Zhang Zhen hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty wants to reopen the Jinyi Guard, I don't know if there is a charter?" Who is in charge of the Jinyi Guard's command? Its subordinate levels, such as Zhishi, Shishi, Qianhu, etc., can Your Majesty have a candidate? The Jinyi guard is in charge of the guards, arrests, and prison matters, and its power is so great that it is like a tiger out of the cage, and it is not a venerable person who is not a relative, and cannot be a commander, I hope that Your Majesty will consider it carefully. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang's brows furrowed.
Yes, how much power Jin Yiwei has, no one knows better than him, such a big power, it is easy to cause personal expansion, the first commander of Jin Yiwei Mao Xiang, because of the Hu Weiyong case, Zhu Lianman led countless ministers and made meritorious contributions, the second commander Jiang Xuan, because of the report of Zhu Lian Lanyu case, and then they were proud, inflated, and more and more innocent people died under their hands, it was so angry that Zhu Yuanzhang had to kill them to calm the anger of the public.
Now the question is, who will be the third commander?
He must have an absolutely innocent background, be loyal, preferably from a royal family, be dignified and humble, and even better if he has experience in commanding the army,...... Who can do that?
Thirty years after the founding of the country, the capable and capable civil and military generals, all those who should be killed by him have been killed, and who else can be this important commander?
Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen? Wuding Hou Guo Ying? An Luhou Wu Jie? Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao? Is the governor of the right army safe?
Geng Bingwen is old, but he is only suitable for keeping the success, and he is not enterprising enough.
Peace and enterprising enough, cherish the temper of the strong, if the palm of the brocade guard, I am afraid that the implication is too much, and the country has no peace.
Guo Yingying has both scheming, but unfortunately Concubine Ning in the harem is his sister, if he is allowed to be the commander, I am afraid that there will be collusion in the outer court and the inner palace...... The selection of individual candidates passed by one by one in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
Finally, the corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth hooked up a smile.
He suddenly thought of a suitable person.
His sister and grandson, the son of his nephew Li Wenzhong, attacked the Duke of Cao Guo, and was in charge of the affairs of the Left Army Governor's Office, Li Jinglong.
Who better to be in charge of the brocade guard than him? Li Jinglong, a relative of the royal family, is young and rich, has experience in commanding the army, and has no problem with his identity and loyalty, as for his ability...... Now Zhu Yuanzhang needs loyalty, not ability! Competence can be cultivated slowly, but loyalty is the most important and cannot be cultivated.
"Decree: Order Cao Guogong Li Jinglong to hand over the affairs of the Left Army Governor's Office, and re-appoint him as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and the opening of the government and the establishment of the government should be decided by himself."
Xiao Fan and Huang Zicheng have already received the court staff.
Huang Zicheng still suffered ten blows, gritted his teeth and endured it, unwilling to accept Xiao Fan's kindness to help him pay, and in the end, Huang Zicheng couldn't stand it anymore, rolled his eyes, and fainted.
On the other hand, Xiao Fan, after receiving the cane, did a few chest expansion exercises, patted his buttocks, as if he had just enjoyed a massage by the young lady, and his expression was comfortable.
The Jinyi pro-army who executed him suffered, their hands trembled one by one, their mouths were numb, and their whole body kept trembling, like a crazy chicken claw, looking at Xiao Fan's expression, not to mention how much resentment.
Zhu Yunwen was so angry that he kicked the Jinyi pro-soldiers who executed Huang Zicheng a few times, and then said hello to Xiao Fan, and personally sent the fainting Mr. Huang back to the house with an anxious expression.
This is the end of the staff.
Facts have proved that it is better not to be too loyal, why are honest people always suffering in this world? Because honest people are gentlemen, and gentlemen are used to be bullied, Huang Zicheng is a good negative teaching material.
From this court staff turmoil, Xiao Fan also drew a lesson: don't go against the teacher, especially the kind of teacher who loves to make small reports,—— don't be too Huang Zicheng.
The latter lesson is the most important.
Xiao Fan walked out of the noon gate and walked on the street, looking a little confused.
Looking up and seeing a wine shop on the street, Xiao Fan walked in without thinking about it, occupied a table alone, ordered a pot of wine, two side dishes, and drank by himself.
He has a lot of things to understand, the recent life has been a little chaotic, from a commoner, inexplicably admitted to Xiucai, and inexplicably was awarded the East Palace attendant, and finally taught the grandson badly, and inexplicably suffered a board.
The content of Yuzi can be described as colorful, but what is its significance?
Everyone has their own ideals, the people of Shengdou are running for their livelihood, the merchants are running for silver, the officials are running for their future, and the emperor is ...... The emperor doesn't count, his title is at the top.
Xiao Fan asked himself, what about his ideals? Why am I running? Livelihood? No need, just starve to death, he doesn't have too high requirements for material things.
Future? At the age of twenty, he became a six-rank East Palace attendant, and he was also Zhu Yunwen's best friend, after he ascended the throne in the future, the second- and third-grade court officials would not be able to run away, and there was no need to worry about the future.
Not for a living, not for money, not for a future, what am I busy with? What about ideals? How terrible it is for a person to have no ideals, and how is this different from the walking dead?
Xiao Fan was at a loss, he felt that he was lost in this dynasty that did not belong to him, in this dynasty, he didn't seem to find the meaning of struggle, there was a pair of hands in the dark, and he cleverly arranged his life, and he just needed to live step by step, eat and wait for death to live every day...... Living without ideals is a very serious problem, and we must calm down and reflect on it, and then set up an ideal for ourselves. I am still young, I have fame and an official body, I have to find a goal for myself to strive for, and this life can be regarded as a good life.
Xiao Fan looked at the crowded street outside the window, and for the first time in his life, he fell into deep thought.
His expression was very solemn, holding his cheeks with one hand, and pointing out the window with two fingers together with the other hand, casually pointing at random, very empty movements, completely subconsciously messing around, and his brain didn't know where he was going...... "Huh! ”
A woman passing by the window was unlucky, and was unbuttoned by Xiao Fan's unintentional finger and belly pocket.
The woman snorted, looked around with a blushing face, and then hurriedly ran away with her chest covered.
"Huh!"
Another woman passing by was unlucky, screamed in surprise, and then ran away with her chest covered with a blushing face...... "Huh! ”
The third.
"Huh!"
The fourth.
Xiao Fan was still frowning and thinking, his eyes were blank, and his fingers were messy...... "Huh?" ”
The incessant cries aroused the curiosity of a guest at the next table, who was in his thirties, white and clean, carrying a birdcage in one hand and a folding fan in the other.
The man came over curiously, looked at Xiao Fan, and then stuck his head out of the window, looked at the woman who kept covering her chest and running away, and when he turned around, his face was already full of admiration and amazement.
"This ...... This is...... What is the hall of fame? The man excitedly pointed to Xiao Fan's messy fingers and stammered.
Xiao Fan came back to his senses, raised his eyes and glanced at him lightly, then held his cheeks again, and said casually: "Now the milk is a finger, and the secret of the master is not passed on." ”
When the man heard this, his eyes immediately lit up like lanterns, and a silver color appeared on his face: "A finger of breasts? It lives up to its name! Hey, this ...... Can you demonstrate this again? ”
Xiao Fan was as good as a stream, and found a target very casually, put his fingers together, and then sent out a wisp of energy.
"Huh!"
Well? The woman didn't react...... Now the two of them were stunned, and they glanced at each other, Xiao Fan was not convinced, and pointed again.
"Huh!"
Still no response.
The gentleman looked at him with a look of disappointment: "It's not working? ”
Xiao Fan's expression was serious and thoughtful: "There is only one explanation......"
"What's the explanation?"
"The curvaceous woman doesn't wear a belly pocket."
The gentleman suddenly realized, then with stars in his eyes, he threw the birdcage and folding fan in his hand, and respectfully threw him to the ground, and pleaded with a little pleading: "This master, can you accept the younger brother as an apprentice?" The younger brother is willing to treat him with a teacher......"
Xiao Fan snorted, "Didn't you hear it clearly just now?" This is a secret that the master does not pass on, do you think I will teach you? ”
"Please, Brother Gaoren's trick is really earth-shattering and crying ghosts and gods, if I don't learn it, I will be the first merry boy in this dynasty in vain! Brother, help! ”
The first merry boy of this dynasty? This guy is so angry!
Xiao Fan squinted his eyes and looked him up and down a few times, and said disdainfully: "Just you?" Still a merry boy? Who are you? ”
The gentleman smiled very flatteringly: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, the next surname is Li, and the name is Jinglong......"
(To be continued)