Chapter Twenty-Three: Zhang Qin

Juyong Pass is only more than 100 miles away from the capital, Zhengde and his party galloped fast and stayed in Changping for one night, but the next night they arrived at Juyong Pass.

Running all the way, Zhu Houhuang only felt that the inner thighs were worn out, wet, and there was blood on his hands. Not only the inner thighs, but even the buttocks were about to fall into eight petals, and they almost lost consciousness.

By the time Juyong passed, it was already nightfall.

Juyong was locked in darkness, like a fierce beast lying in the mountains, and the embellishment of a few torches was like the eyes of a fierce beast.

Zhu Houhuang took a deep breath, and a puff of white gas erupted, the spring in the north is still quite cold.

At this moment, someone has already called the door.

Qiu Ju stepped forward quickly, not knowing what he said in front of Juyong Pass.

There was a commotion at Juyong Pass, and after a while, the light shone brightly, and countless people walked out of Juyong Pass in two columns with torches.

Divided into two sides and spread out, and after a while, the torches on both sides were like street lamps, illuminating the entire Juyong Pass.

A civil official walked out and saluted: "Minister, Guizhou Provincial Inspector Imperial History, Zhang Qin, I have seen Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

This civil official is gray-haired and old. But the spirit is good, his face is like iron, and he doesn't smile.

The official who supervises the imperial history is humble and powerful. Guizhou Provincial Supervision Imperial History, not to say that this Imperial History of Supervision is to supervise Guizhou, but that the Supervision Yuan divides the reasoning, and Guizhou Provincial is not a place in Guizhou. It's one of the thirteen ways of the inspectors.

Supervising the imperial history is a rather remarkable official position, and the so-called Taiyuan official is also. In charge of supervision, impeachment, and advice, it is an official who can speak irresponsibly. The key position of the party struggle in the late Ming Dynasty. However, at this time, the scholars and doctors still had the backbone and did not degenerate to the virtue of the late Ming Dynasty.

Zhengde yawned and said, "Get up." I'm tired, let's go first. ”

Zhang Qin said loudly: "Your Majesty, if you don't come to Beijing, why do you come to Juyong Pass?" ”

Zhengde looked at Zhang Qin, and for a while seemed to see Yang Tinghe, his eyes were a little dodgy, and he said, "Is this?" Is this one? ”

Qiu Ju immediately stepped forward and said, "What is your majesty's business, what does it matter to you?" Don't get out of the way, let His Majesty enter the customs. ”

Zhang Qin said angrily: "The minister and His Majesty are doing something, and if a eunuch dares to talk nonsense, the minister will behead him." ”

Qiu Ju shivered, and suddenly remembered that when Emperor Hongzhi was there, once Zhengde made a mistake and was taken by Hongzhi, Hongzhi was furious and wanted to kill Qiu Ju, which is what he said, "How dare a eunuch talk nonsense." Then he was furious, he almost gritted his steel teeth, for many years, how many years no one dared to speak like this to his father-in-law Qiu, Qiu Ju wanted to beat Zhang Qin to death.

It's just that Qiu Ju also knows that Zhengde will never allow it.

Zhengde's close ministers and the cabinet are simply two sets of teams, although he is a little messy, but he also knows that governing the world is inseparable from those civil ministers, and he will not humiliate the civil ministers when he is idle, at most he will not see it.

Seeing this, Zhu Houhuang stepped forward and said, "Lord Zhang, Your Majesty has been on the road for a day, so let's ask Your Majesty to enter the customs and rest first, and talk about it later." ”

Zhengde seemed to wake up all of a sudden, and said: "Yes, enter the customs first, I'm tired, and I'll talk about it tomorrow." ”

Although Zhang Qin wanted to do ideological work for Zhengde, but looking at Zhengde's dusty appearance, he also knew that Zhengde was indeed tired, so he forcibly suppressed his anger, no matter how much he advised, he couldn't let Zhengde spend the night outside the wilderness.

Zhang Qin arranged for Zhengde and his party to enter Juyong Pass, and as soon as Zhengde entered the pass, he didn't see Zhang Qin, leaving Zhang Qin aside.

Even if Zhang Qin knew what Zhengde meant, it was in vain.

However, Zhang Qin did not give up, he secretly thought, after all, he was far away from the emperor. If you want to persuade the emperor, you must involve people close to the emperor.

Zhang Qin immediately selected the target.

Qiu Ju was sore and sore all over, especially in the lower place, he already had a taste, after all, a eunuch was a eunuch, similar to a woman, there were many inconveniences, not to mention, riding a horse to hurry.

A little eunuch said outside: "Godfather, Guizhou Provincial Inspector Zhang Qin is here." ”

As soon as Qiu Ju heard this name, he was angry and said, "No, let him roll as far as he wants." ”

The little eunuch answered. Not long after, Qiu Ju heard a roaring cry outside, and before he knew what was going on, the door of the house was kicked open, and Zhang Qin shouted: "Qiu Ju, do you want to die?" ”

Qiu Ju was taken aback, and saw clearly that it was Zhang Qin, and suddenly shouted in a burst of anger: "Zhang Qin, old man, do you want to die?" ”

Zhang Qin snorted coldly and said: "I don't want to die, what's going on today, Your Majesty wants to get out, it must be you who are bewitched, and you are definitely looking for death." ”

Qiu Ju snorted coldly: "Your Majesty has always had a good idea, but she is just a slave, and you still want to disobey Your Majesty's will, but Zhang Qin, no matter what I say Qiu Ju, I am also Your Majesty's person, and it depends on the master to beat the dog, you are too presumptuous." ”

Zhang Qin said: "Zhu Bin bewitched His Majesty out of the customs, I know where they are thinking, but they just want to fight for a knighthood with military merits, you are a eunuch, and your current position is already extremely rich, but Your Majesty has any mistakes outside the customs, do you think you can survive?" ”

Qiu Ju's face turned white all of a sudden.

He really hadn't thought about it.

Zhang Qin's tone slowed and he whispered, "Do you know how many people outside the palace want your life?" Yes, it depends on the owner to beat the dog, you are Your Majesty's dog, and everyone dare not disobey. But Your Majesty is gone, you think you can live, you don't protect Your Majesty wholeheartedly. Instead, let His Majesty go to a place where the army is in danger and put His Majesty in danger. I think you're looking for death. ”

Qiu Ju's face turned even paler. A little angry and said, "But what can I do?" ”

Zhang Qin said: "As soon as Your Majesty enters the customs, he will not see me. I also ask Gonggong Qiu to ask for help and let His Majesty see me. ”

Qiu Ju said: "Okay, it's not today, tomorrow morning, I will arrange for Lord Zhang to see His Majesty, but there is only so much I can do." ”

Early the next morning, as soon as Zhengde got up, Qiu Ju came to Zhengde's side and said, "Emperor, that Lord Zhang outside has been kneeling outside all night, is the emperor going to see you?" ”

Zhengde frowned, sighed and said, "Let's meet again." ”

After a while, Zhang Qin was ushered in, and he saluted and said, "Minister, Guizhou Provincial Inspector Imperial History, Zhang Qin, I have seen Your Majesty." ”

"Aiqing, please get up. I don't know if Aiqing is here? ”

"Your Majesty, please return to Luan."

Zhengde was a little unhappy, snorted coldly, and didn't say anything.

"Your Majesty bears the weight of the community, inherits the cause of the ancestors, is related to the safety of the world, and today is light, once it is lost, what is the temple of Naizong? Your Majesty is not self-respecting, put the Queen Mother, where is the first emperor? ”

"That's enough." Zhengde's face was gloomy, and he said, "Qiu Ju, pull him out." ”

Zhengde knows that it is not clear to this hard-headed Wenchen, the supervision of the imperial history is inferior and powerful, and he cannot be appointed if he is not a jinshi, and that one Jinshi is not full of economy, if you listen to them, you will be surrounded into the ditch and I don't know what is going on? Zhengde has only one way to face Wenchen, don't see, don't listen, and ignore it. Anyway, the matter is handled by Scholar Yang, and it is generally impossible to make a mistake.

Qiu Ju listened to Zhengde's order, and immediately two eunuchs pinched Zhang Qin and pulled him outside, Zhang Qin knelt straight and straight, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please take the community as the priority." ”

It's just that under the drag of the eunuch, it is getting farther and farther away.

Zhu Houhuang happened to come to see Zhengde, and saw two sturdy eunuchs from a distance, dragging Zhang Qin out, and generally knew what was going on. I sighed slightly.

Zhu Houhuang had a headache, because the most terrible enemy was such a person, who had faith and could sacrifice his life for his beliefs. Perhaps among the civil servants, there are many hypocrites whose water is too cold, but there are still true righteous gentlemen, people who are willing to die for their beliefs.

What should I do when I meet someone like this? Zhu Houhuang's brain ached for a while.

The hardest thing in the world is to put your mind in someone else's head. Zhu Houhuang had a premonition that his biggest enemies in the future would not be the powers from the west, but the scholars and scholars in front of him. He had a thought in his heart, maybe I would have to read the Four Books and the Five Classics well.

If you want to defeat your enemies, you must first know your enemies.