Chapter 3 Loyal to the Lord
The Ming Dynasty every day on the morning of this rule was set by Lao Zhu, the later generations of the Ming Dynasty emperors basically as the ancestral system to abide by, until the Wanli Emperor period, the court was controlled by civil officials, the emperor's rights were greatly restricted, the last dynasty and not the dynasty is not much different, so there is only Wanli Emperor decades not to go to the court.
And now, especially for Zhu Houzhao, a young emperor, it is basic to go to the morning court every day, and if you don't go to court one day, just wait to be sprayed by civil officials.
Therefore, it has not been easy to be an emperor since ancient times. Either when Ming Jun is tired and dies in the court, or when the faint Jun is tired and dies in bed.
The emperor is like this, and even more so for officials, the morning court is not to clock in at work, and you need to prepare in advance. Those officials who lived far away had to get up and prepare even at midnight, travel half of the capital, and arrive at the noon gate before three o'clock in the morning.
Taiye Pool is more than ten miles away from the palace, and by the time Ye Jun and his party entered the palace, the sky was already slightly bright.
Zhu Houzhao has not lived in the leopard room for a day or two, and the daily itinerary is very regular, and when they arrive at the palace, there are already desserts and breakfast that the emperor likes to eat.
"Grandpa Cao, you've worked hard all night, let's eat some together!" Ye Jun beckoned to Cao Zhengchun while eating.
"Minions don't dare!" Cao Zhengchun looked a little frightened! Not to mention that he is just a eunuch, even if he is a prince and minister, who would dare to eat at the same table with the emperor? The table, the place to eat, you sit with the emperor, and divide the guy who eats equally, what is the guy who eats with the emperor? That's the world, isn't it going to divide the world?
Ye Jun said with a smile: "Gonggong Cao, you watched me grow up, I am as close as an emperor, I treat you like my own family, how can there be so many rules for your own family?" ”
Cao Zhengchun knelt down with a puff, with old tears in his eyes, and said: "The old slave is valued by the emperor, that is the blessing of the old slave, do your best, and never give up that is the duty of the old slave." But the etiquette law cannot be crossed, if people outside know, they are not afraid to criticize the old slaves, but they are afraid that they will attack the emperor and affect the emperor's reputation! ”
Ye Jun knew that in this era, the status of eunuchs was low, even if he achieved Cao Zhengchun's position and had power all over the world, he was just a slave in the eyes of other officials, and he was denounced as a gelding. If the emperor reuses eunuchs, he will be scolded as a faint king, if he eats with the eunuchs, I am afraid that there will be rumors that the eunuchs will cause trouble in the court, and those old-fashioned people who abide by the law will definitely jump out and ask Cao Zhengchun to be killed with a cane.
Ye Jun's move was also to bring Cao Zhengchun closer, and after some words, the old Cao said with tears in his eyes, and he would not give up, and his purpose was achieved.
I have to say that Lao Cao has done all the bad things, but he can think about the emperor wholeheartedly, which no one can compare.
Ye Jun no longer insisted on it, stuffed a few mouthfuls indiscriminately, clapped his hands and said: "These meals are warm, don't waste them, wait until the morning dynasty comes back to eat, and then give half to Gonggong Cao." ”
"Thank you for the emperor's gift!" Cao Zhengchun hurriedly thanked him. It is a great honor to be able to get food from the emperor, even if it is leftovers, not to mention that many things have not been touched at all.
With the sound of drums on the upper floor of the noon gate, the noon gate opened, and the civil and military officials who had been waiting outside for more than an hour rushed in.
But not everyone can see the emperor, at least only officials above the fourth rank can enter the palace.
This is Ye Jun's first time in the court, but he feels quite fresh.
The civil and military officials, bowing their heads and saluting, Ye Jun's gaze swept among the ministers, and soon, his eyes fell on the middle-aged man who was the head of the ministers.
As if sensing something, the middle-aged man looked up and saw that the two lines of sight collided together.
In an instant, Ye Jun actually felt a slight pain in his eyes, as if he had been stabbed by a needle, and at the same time, the cold hairs on his body exploded, and the true qi in his body was about to break out of his body subconsciously. Fortunately, the Emperor Daoyin was slightly shocked, soothing the restless true qi in the body.
Sightings are like needles!
This person is the Iron Courage Godhou, and his martial arts are really unfathomable!
Ye Jun was shocked in his heart, but he didn't know that Zhu Wuzhi was also shocked in his heart. Just now he felt a powerful gaze sweeping over, and as a martial arts master, he subconsciously counterattacked, almost forgetting that the other party was the emperor.
Seeing that the emperor was fine, Zhu Wuzhi breathed a sigh of relief slightly. However, he was also vigilant in his heart, and said secretly: I can invisibly resolve my witnesses, it seems that Cao Zhengchun's martial arts have improved again, and it should not be underestimated. But he attributed everything just now to Cao Zhengchun.
Cao Zhengchun didn't know that his danger level in Zhu Wuzhi's heart had risen to another level. He took a step forward and said in a loud voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, if there is something to do, there is nothing to retreat!" ”
For a while, no one on the field made a sound.
What can be brought to the court to talk about is a big thing, and a small matter can be handed over, so how can it be discussed?
If you want to talk about big things, you have to look at the meaning of this person - everyone's eyes are on Zhu Wuzhi.
Ye Jun sat on the dragon chair and silently saw everything in his eyes, and had a deeper understanding of the power of Zhu Ignorance in his heart.
However, Zhu ignored his gloomy mind, how could he take the initiative? People have already been arranged. I saw Zhu ignore a slight look, and a third-grade senior officer next to him immediately stepped forward and said: "Yang Yuxuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was poisoned and died in prison, and the minister suspected that he was murdered, and the case of Yang Yuxuan's rebellion was full of suspicions, and the minister implored the emperor to re-investigate the case thoroughly." ”
There is a first beginning, and there is a second.
Someone immediately jumped out and said: "Lord Yang died within a few days after he was arrested in Dongchang, it can be seen that it was definitely Dongchang who tortured to kill Lord Yang, and the minister implores me to investigate thoroughly." ”
"Yes, Lord Yang scolded Gonggong Cao a month ago. It must have been that he held a grudge and murdered him. ”
"Cao Zhengchun brutalized Zhongliang, and the minister implores to abolish Cao Zhengchun! Shoot it with a rod! ”
One after another, one is more serious than the other, Ye Jun suspects that if this group of guys can't beat Cao Zhengchun, I'm afraid they can rush up and beat Cao Zhengchun to death. Historically, there were not one or two eunuchs who were killed by angry civil officials.
Cao Zhengchun's old face turned red with anger, but he was not good at words, where could he talk about these civil officials who eat by mouth? In the end, he was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Ye Jun also had a headache, he knew that Yang Yuxuan was arrested and killed in the East Factory, and he must have nothing to do with the East Factory, but it was not all Cao Zhengchun's responsibility. In fact, Dongchang has been infiltrated a long time ago, who killed Yang Yuxuan, Cao Zhengchun really doesn't know.
However, if a person dies in the East Factory, he has to carry this pot.
It just so happened that Ye Jun also had his own plan, and took the opportunity to say: "I already know about this matter, Lord Yang is the secretary of the military department, and he died strangely, this matter really has to be strictly investigated." Also, Dongchang has indeed been lawless recently, and even the military department Shangshu said that he would arrest it. Yang Yuxuan's case was handed over to Dali Temple for thorough investigation, and all those involved in the Dongchang factory were severely punished. Father-in-law Cao, if you don't discipline well, I will punish you for a year, and after a month, don't make trouble for me in Dongchang, otherwise I will ask for your head. ”
"Yes!" Cao Zhengchun's expression seemed to be a little sad.
Retreat!
Out of the main hall, a group of civil officials celebrated, this is their first victory over the East Factory in so many years. Thinking of Cao Gelding's mournful face, the ministers felt as comfortable as eating ice in June.
Only Zhu ignored it, his face was slightly gloomy, and he always felt that it was wrong for the emperor to dispose of Dongchang so easily. However, it is definitely a good thing that Dali Temple can take the opportunity to crack down on the power of Dongchang.