The seventh round of the Prime Minister's Mansion turmoil seven
Unexpectedly, no one dared to accept this recital, they were either afraid of Zhang Juzheng's cabinet chief and prestige, or they did not dare to offend the little emperor. Zou Yunbiao personally took the fold in a fit of anger and went to the gate of the palace to beat the Dengwen drum. The Dengwen drum was established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and all Ming officials, regardless of their positions, had any suggestions to the country or wanted to impeach a certain imperial relative. As soon as the drums sounded, they could go directly to the emperor's hands, and they had to give a more satisfactory answer. But there is a price to be paid for beating the drum. In order to prevent people from making false accusations and wantonly disrupting the emperor's life, all officials who beat the drums must be prepared to be beaten. Regardless of the outcome, the officials who beat the drums of Dengwen will be beaten with a board, which can be regarded as the price of disturbing the emperor's rest. If it is found to be a false accusation or the evidence is insufficient, the official will be punished twice, so ordinary officials do not dare to beat the drum casually.
The Dengwen drum has not been beaten for a long time, and not long after Zou Yunbiao rang the Dengwen drum, almost everyone focused their attention on the palace gate. Powerful people sent their cronies to inquire about the news, and some middle- and lower-level officials even rushed over to see the excitement in person. Zou Yunbiao knelt alone at the gate of the palace, holding the fold with both hands above his head, waiting for the chamberlain to take away his fold and present it to the little emperor. Since beating the drum, Zou Yunbiao has become the target of everyone's attention, but Zou Yunbiao doesn't care at all, what he wants is for Zhang Juzheng to abide by the etiquette law, for the little emperor to take back the holy decree of seizing love, and he wants everyone to dare not violate the ancestral system. He has come to see himself as a defender, a man who will uphold justice even if he doesn't want to die.
This memo was not taken by Feng Bao personally from Zou Yunbiao, but it was immediately transferred to Feng Bao, after all, Feng Bao was the master of ceremonies, the eunuch in charge of the seal, and the eunuch was the first eunuch in the palace. Feng Bao was also taken aback after watching the recital, he didn't expect that there would be such an official who was not afraid of death. Zhang Juzheng is the first assistant of the cabinet, and it is the little emperor who gave the holy decree, Zou Yunbiao is equivalent to offending the two people in the world who cannot be offended at once. Now that the little emperor is growing up, the queen mother of the two palaces has also begun to delegate power to the little emperor, and Zhang Juzheng has also begun to let the little emperor make his own decisions. This holy decree to prevent Zhang Juzheng from going home is the first will of the little emperor to make a personal decision, and Zhang Juzheng and the queen mother of the two palaces both feel that the little emperor has done a good job this time. The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces had just praised the little emperor, and when the little emperor was also very proud, Zou Yunbiao's performance was equivalent to a slap in the face of the little emperor. The twists and turns not only embarrassed Zhang Juzheng, but also made the little emperor very angry, it seems that this Zou Yunbiao is going to have a big incident.
As soon as the drum sounded, the little emperor also heard it, and Feng Bao didn't dare or embarrassed not to send the music to the little emperor. However, Feng Bao was worried that the little emperor would do something out of the ordinary, so he hurriedly sent the news to Zhang Juzheng's mansion and the empress dowager of the two palaces. After Feng Bao handed over the fold to the little emperor in his own hands, he looked at the little emperor's expression deadly, worried that the little emperor would do something angry before he came. I silently thought in my heart that the queen mother of the two palaces should come over quickly, because this matter implicated Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Juzheng was embarrassed to come forward in person, and Zhang Juzheng couldn't rush here as soon as possible outside the palace, and the only person who could control the temper of the little emperor was the queen mother of the two palaces.
The little emperor didn't see Feng Bao's serious expression, sat on the chair in the study, and casually opened the recital that affected his rest. It's just that in the blink of an eye, the little emperor's lazy expression changed. A palace maid who had served the little emperor for nearly three years almost saw the little emperor's expression for the first time, and she was so frightened that she almost fainted. Several other eunuchs and palace maids who were waiting with him also felt strange, only Feng Bao looked at the little emperor very calmly. This little emperor was brought up by Feng Bao, and he knew that this little emperor was not only ambitious, but also very conceited. The little emperor, who has never suffered any setbacks, has just had a little bit of self-confidence and achievements, and there are people who are clearly confrontational, and of course the little emperor can't stand it. Zou Yunbiao nominally blamed Zhang Juzheng for not worrying about it, and he shouldn't keep filial piety for his old father for the power in his hands, but in fact, he was accusing the little emperor of not issuing a holy decree to seize love, and he was accusing the little emperor of doing wrong.
This recital immediately reminded Feng Bao of the recital that Hai Rui wrote to Emperor Jiajing back then, which also refers to Sang scolding Huai and accusing the emperor of doing something wrong. It's just that Hai Rui didn't beat the drum, and Zou Yunbiao was even more afraid of offending people than Hai Rui. Only then did Feng Bao realize that in fact, the little emperor he brought up was very similar to his imperial grandfather, Emperor Jiajing, who was very conceited and could not hear objections. Even the angry expression and expression are almost the same, Feng Bao saw the angry Emperor Jiajing from a distance when he was appointed by King Yu to inquire about Emperor Jiajing's emotions, and this pair of grandsons is completely carved out of the same mold. Emperor Jiajing couldn't believe that someone dared to criticize him so directly, so he was angry and angry. The little emperor didn't expect that he made an independent decision for the first time, and he thought that he had made the right decision, but it was said to be a wrong decision. Zou Yunbiao's twists and turns were like knives, and a word and a knife pierced the little emperor's heart. The little emperor finally felt the feeling that Emperor Jiajing, the emperor's grandfather, was bullied by Hai Rui. He felt that he was more humiliated than the emperor's grandfather, Zou Yunbiao beat the Dengwen drum and sent it to reprimand himself directly, letting everyone in the world know that the first holy decree he gave was wrong, it was simply saying that he was incapable and unqualified to be the emperor.
The little emperor couldn't stand this blow, and stood up angrily and prepared to rush out and fight with Zou Yunbiao. Feng Bao saw the little emperor standing up like this, and knew that something was going to happen, so he relied on his identity as the companion of the little emperor of the city and went up to hug the little emperor. Feng Bao hugged the little emperor to appease the little emperor, and at the same time asked someone to urge the queen mother of the two palaces to come over immediately. The queen mother of the two palaces also thought that the little emperor was too old and simply let the little emperor be the master of his own house, so the two of them chatted together. The people sent by Feng Bao didn't know that the matter was very serious, so they didn't dare to disturb the empress dowager of the two palaces chatting. It wasn't until Empress Dowager Li's personal palace maid saw him and asked him what he was doing here that the Empress Dowager of the two palaces knew that Feng Bao wanted them to rush to the little emperor. Empress Dowager Li knew Feng Bao's personality very well, and if it was a trivial matter, Feng Bao would not disturb the rest of the Empress Dowager of the two palaces. If it is a happy thing or a private matter of the little emperor, you can invite the little emperor here, instead of inviting the queen mother of the two palaces to go to the little emperor. That's right, it's not the Empress Dowager Li alone, but the Queen Mother of the two palaces going together, it seems that something big has happened. Empress Dowager Li hurriedly asked her sister Empress Dowager Chen to go to the little emperor with her. On their way to the little emperor, they met the little emperor's personal eunuch, who was called by Feng Bao to invite the empress dowager of the two palaces to go to the little emperor's study immediately.
The empress dowager of the two palaces rushed to the little emperor's study, and saw a large group of eunuchs and palace maids kneeling on the ground, and Feng Bao hugged the little emperor who was a little strange. Empress Dowager Li also knew that something was wrong, and it must be a big deal. ordered all the eunuchs and palace maids to go out, leaving only a few cronies and the empress dowager of the two palaces, Feng Bao, and the little emperor. After the little emperor saw the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, his mood seemed to calm down a little, broke free of Feng Bao's control, hugged Empress Dowager Chen and cried. Although the little emperor was born to the Empress Dowager Li, he was close to the Empress Dowager Chen since he was a child, which was a heart disease of the Empress Dowager Li. Empress Dowager Li was worried that she doted on this son too much, so she was very strict with the little emperor since she was a child, so the little emperor was a little afraid of this biological mother. On the contrary, Empress Dowager Chen, who is not the biological mother, has doted on this son since he was a child, and almost responds to requests, so the little emperor is closer to this mother-in-law. However, the little emperor has not hugged the Empress Dowager Chen for several years, and he is holding the Empress Dowager Chen and crying. Empress Dowager Chen hurriedly appeased the little emperor, and after Empress Dowager Li looked at the mother and son with a little jealousy, she focused on the insider Feng Bao. Feng Bao immediately picked up the fold that the little emperor had thrown on the ground, held it in both hands and handed it to the Empress Dowager Li.
Empress Dowager Li is coarse and can barely understand the recitals, and when the little emperor was young, she also watched the recitals for several years on behalf of the little emperor. However, it was the first time for Empress Dowager Li to see this kind of recital, and Empress Dowager Li repeatedly read this short book three times before putting it down. Zou Yunbiao also knew that the little emperor was not very knowledgeable, so he didn't say it too profoundly, so the Empress Dowager Li could still understand it. However, Zou Yunbiao's words still made Empress Dowager Li very angry, although this decision to seize the love was a holy decree issued by the little emperor independently, in fact, he had discussed it with him in advance, and he also agreed. Zou Yunbiao not only offended Zhang Juzheng and the little emperor by doing this, but also accused himself, the queen mother, of making mistakes in Zhang Juzheng's worries. It was the first time that Empress Dowager Li had been so openly accused by her subordinates, and she felt very uncomfortable. Thinking of her son's emotions just now, Empress Dowager Li felt that her son was really aggrieved. Leaving Zhang Ju is precisely for the stability of the court situation, so that their mother and son will not be caught off guard, and they have not done anything wrong. Besides, Feng Bao said that Zhang Juzheng himself didn't want to worry about Ding, their mother and son were just doing favors. After the decree of love was issued, Zhang Juzheng's performance also made Empress Dowager Li feel that she had done nothing wrong. But such a petty official not only has opinions, but also beats the Dengwen drum to send a recital, so clearly accusing the little emperor and herself is simply too much.
At this time, a eunuch from the celebrant sent Zou Yunbiao's file, and Feng Bao took it and had a bottom in his heart. He briefly introduced the origin of Zou Yunbiao to the Empress Dowager Li and the little emperor, and the little emperor couldn't listen to the grievances in his heart, and the Empress Dowager Li immediately understood the meaning. It turned out that the old forces of Gao Gong took advantage of this opportunity to target Zhang Juzheng and the little emperor. nominally accuses Zhang Juzheng, the head of the cabinet, but in fact, she is also counted as the queen mother and the little emperor, making them the laughing stock of the world.
Empress Dowager Li is worthy of being an experienced political veteran, she knows that there are many people like Zou Yunbiao in the court, and she can't let them unite, let alone let things expand. Therefore, this Zou Yunbiao not only can't die, but also can't be imprisoned and suffered, otherwise more people will use this matter to target Zhang Juzheng and their mother and son. However, if you don't give Zou Yunbiao a little hardship, don't say that the little emperor doesn't agree, even the Empress Dowager Li herself is unwilling. Therefore, Empress Dowager Li asked Feng Bao to go to see Zou Yunbiao in person, reject Zou Yunbiao's performance, and at the same time teach Zou Yunbiao a lesson.