Chapter 229: The Puppet Emperor 2

"Well, I finally got through it. This group of noisy crows is really endless. Zhang Whale and Liu Shou have those two bastards, but they have to solve the case quickly! Otherwise, I won't be able to come over this day."

After the early dynasty, Wanli lay listlessly on the soft collapse, slightly closed his eyes and thought to himself. On the chair next to him, Shoufu Zhang Siwei was sitting in a precarious position, his eyes slightly closed as if he was thinking about something.

As Wanli expected, early this morning, like mad dogs, the ministers wrote to Wanli to ask for a thorough investigation of the murder of the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Changluo. But everyone's words openly and secretly pointed the finger at Zheng Guifei and Zheng Guifei's brother Zheng Guotai, thinking that it was Zheng Guifei who secretly made some conspiracy in order to make King Fugong the crown prince and sent someone to assassinate the emperor's eldest son.

Originally, according to the order of succession to the throne, the brother died and the younger brother died, and Zhu Changluo should have succeeded to the throne by the second Fugong King. Therefore, not only do these Wenchen's words have no loopholes, but they seem to be intimate, making it impossible to find any words to refute.

There are even some radical officials who directly stated that King Fugong was suspected of killing his brother and should be temporarily detained, and Zhu Changhao, the fifth son of the emperor, should be appointed as the crown prince to calm people's hearts.

"These sour Confucians! Lao Tzu sleeps with whom, you are endless, if you don't go to the court to recuperate, you chirp crookedly, and now you have to take care of whoever is the prince! In the end, who has the final say in this Ming Dynasty, you officials are too arrogant" was secretly angry in his heart, and Wanli was not ambiguous, and directly named the names of a few officials on the spot, and pulled them out to beat the court staff.

"For the sake of the people of the world, the road of heaven and earth is righteous. Although I have suffered in every way, I have no regrets! As a result, Wanli was very depressed to find that not only did the few guys who were beaten by the court not have the slightest fear, but one by one they seemed to have taken rat medicine, and they were pulled out of the hall excitedly shouting all kinds of impassioned slogans.

"Damn bastards! If I am really a businessman, where do you still have the courage to be so arrogant? Still want to follow suit? It is estimated that they have already knelt on the ground one by one, and the mountain is calling long live as a kowtow worm. I didn't expect that Zhang Juzheng's old thing could manage such a group of mad dogs honestly. I'm really not as good as him" looked at those triumphant officials who were beaten. As well as the mad dogs around him who were eager to try to be the next one who was beaten by the court, Wanli found out for the first time that he missed Zhang Juzheng, the man who once terrified and hated him to the core.

Fortunately, seeing that Wanli couldn't hold on, Shoufu Zhang Siwei stood up:

"Rank ministers, we are the king's luck. Be loyal to the king. Now the emperor's eldest son was assassinated. The jury is still out. Don't listen to rumors and be taken advantage of by female! Ministers should keep to themselves and do their part well. Don't make a mistake! Speaking of this, Zhang Siwei's cold gaze swept lightly, and the few speech officials who were originally not angry and eager to try were suddenly led by Qiu Huan, and dozens of speech officials stood there honestly one by one, not daring to say a word.

The history of the Ming Dynasty, on the surface, all of them are Wei Zheng who dares to speak loyally and bluntly, all of them are righteous and awe-inspiring, full of benevolence and morality, as if the morality of the whole world is on his side.

In fact, almost all civil and military officials know that except for a few speech officials who are loyal to the country and dedicated to the people, most of them are a group of out-and-out Zhang Bangchang, who want to leave a name in history, but also do not want to do a good job of facts, and do not want to pay too much price. These guys are specifically grasping the emperor's or other people's pigtails, and then distorting the way of Confucius and Mencius, and the people who are full of mouths are also messing around, once they have the upper hand, they will bite and bite to death, and they will force people to death.

To put it bluntly, these guys are a group of vicious dogs who bully the soft and are afraid of the hard, you beat them hard, and by the way, kill a few vicious dogs to hang at the door, these guys immediately squatted there honestly with their tails wagging one by one, more honest than your grandson. That's what Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di did back then, and Zhang Juzheng did the same, so when they were in power, the officials were very honest.

After Zhang Juzheng's death, Wanli wanted to use the speech officials to make a stink and bring down Zhang Juzheng and the Jiangling Party, but on the other hand, he did not have enough courage, so he was more indulgent to the speech officials, which also led to the unscrupulousness of these speech officials. But there are still a few people who can stop the speech, such as Zhang Siwei.

You must know that Zhang Siwei and Zhang Shoufu are not good birds, when Zhang Juzheng was alive, he honestly served like his grandson. As a result, as soon as Zhang Juzheng died, he immediately changed his face, and led Qiu Hu and a group of people to attack the Jiangling Party and Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Juzheng's house was raided, and the Jiangling Party was also sent to Liaodong one by one, and was killed by "bandits" on the way.

After everyone knew about that incident, although they understood that it was secretly instructed by the emperor, they were also afraid of Zhang Siwei's ruthless methods. Later, Zhang Siwei served as the first assistant, but he did not die violently when he went home because of Zhang Yunling's sudden death as in history, and the power was tilted towards the government and the opposition at this time.

Zhang Siwei is not only deeply trusted by Wanli, but also as an authentic Qingliu literati, his protégés and former officials are all over the government and the opposition. Don't talk about just one Qiu Hu, even if you pull up all the officials around Qiu Hu, it is not Zhang Siwei's opponent.

As soon as Zhang Siwei spoke, all the chaotic voices disappeared, and they all seemed to be respectful and respectful as if because of Master Zhang's words, and they all repented, and planned to work hard after the dispersal of the dynasty and be more corrupt.

Wanli glanced at Zhang Siwei approvingly, and glanced at the eunuch beside him, who immediately pinched a male duck and shouted: "Retreat!" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Siwei took the lead in personally saluting the emperor despite his advanced age, and shouted long live, as if telling the officials in the court that his power was only given by the emperor, and he was speaking on behalf of the emperor.

At this time, the civil and military officials woke up like a dream, and one by one knelt down on the ground and shouted long live, and Wanli was finally freed from this smoky early dynasty.

And Zhang Siwei was recruited into the palace by Wanli after the early dynasty, and he knew that at this time, only by relying on Zhang Siwei could he suppress the officials who were about to move, and buy time for the crown prince to solve the case.

Thinking of this, Wan Li Qiang cheered up and sat up, when he was with Zheng Guifei last night, it was too intense, and he was so excited after drinking a cup of tea that he couldn't do it, he tossed for half a night, and now he still has a little backache.

"Zhang Shoufu!" Holding a kingly tone, Wanli sat up and shouted, his eyes squinting at Zhang Siwei's reaction.

Hearing Wanli call himself, Zhang Siwei, who was originally sitting on the chair, seemed to have been waiting for a long time, hurriedly stood up from the chair, knelt on his knees, and said with a respectful look on his face:

"Old minister Zhang Siwei, meet my emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

"Well, Aiqing is flat!" nodded with satisfaction, and Wanli's eyes showed a sense of satisfaction: this Zhang Siwei is very smart and knows that power is given to him by himself, not as arrogant and domineering as Zhang Juzheng back then.

Wanli didn't notice that the eunuch who was standing beside him and waiting flashed a gleam in his eyes when he saw Zhang Siwei, and it was the hunter's eyes that looked at his prey. He is now anxious to discuss with Zhang Siwei how to clear King Fugong of suspicion and then make him the crown prince.

And at this time, in the basement of Ciqing Palace:

"Hehe, the medicine last night has been ordered, and tomorrow night, that guy from Wanli should be poured. It's these imperial histories or something, and they're really noisy! Wife, are you also helping? With my manpower, it doesn't seem like it's enough! Li Rusong lazily crossed Erlang's legs, lay on the chair, and looked at Bai Suxin, the leader of the White Lotus Sect opposite, with a smile and said.

"You! Can't it be a little square? The slave family is all yours, aren't all those brothers of the White Lotus Sect your subordinates? Dead! Coquettishly touched Li Rusong's forehead with her fingers, and Bai Suxin fell into Li Rusong's arms and said.

"Hehe, then thank you for your help! The chess pieces have fallen, just waiting for Wanli to walk into the trap by himself" Li Rusong smiled, and then said with a serious face.

"What the hell are you going to do? At present, all the spearheads are pointed at King Fugong, which is very unfavorable for us to set up that pig as a puppet emperor" Bai Suxin asked with a little doubt, this morning's incident has been sent over word for word just now, and she is very clear about the current situation.

"That's the reason why I gave Wanli slow medicine, I have to wait for Wanli to settle the matter before letting him die. Otherwise, I will be sorry for those loyal and good people who are dedicated to the country and for the sake of the people of the country, and who were deposed and exiled and oppressed by this faint monarch" A flash of anger flashed in his eyes, and Li Rusong said.

History of the Ming Dynasty? Shenzong Benji": "Therefore, the examination says: The death of Ming is really the death of Shenzong. "Zhao Yi's "Twenty-two Historical Notes? The Harm of Mining Tax in Wanli": "The commentator said that the death of Ming did not die in Chongzhen but died in Wanli. Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty Gaozong said in the "Ming Changling Divine Merit and Holy Virtue Tablet": "The death of the Ming Dynasty is not due to the exiles, but to the absurdity of the Shenzong, and the arbitrariness of the eunuchs during the apocalypse. and Sizong's accession to the throne, although the eunuch was punished, and the trend of the world has been like a river that can never be refilled, and the fish rotten cannot be recovered. And the scrutiny is too great, and people are self-conscious. The small people were in distress and had no complaints, so they gathered together for thieves, and thieves took advantage of them, and the Ming Society was in the house. Alack! There are people in the world, but don't you know what to fear? ”

"This Wanli is just a pit old book, a little clever idiot" (to be continued......)

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