Chapter 419: The Dispute Between Loyalty and Adultery, the Son of the World Warned
"Got a quarrel?"
Under the corridor, Yijing looked at Qiuyue with some consternation, and looked at Jiang again.
Today, Lu Jian and his wife came to visit the palace, originally to thank Yu Feng for saving his life in person, they talked in the outer court, Yi Jing took Jiang to sit in the atrium, the two talked just right, but Qiu Yue reported such a thing.
"The prince and Lord Lu were chatting with tea in the plum pavilion in the outer courtyard, and the slave maid was ordered to present melons and fruits and refreshments...... The sound was very terrifying, and the slaves and maids were far away, and their hearts were beating wildly, and it seemed that Lord Lu had an argument with the prince because of an official surnamed Song. In front of outsiders, Qiu Yue did not jump out of the usual way, respectfully and politely, and according to the truth.
Just listening to the meaning of these words, it should be that Lu Jian was angry first, and he didn't know Yu Feng's attitude.
Jiang knew Lu Jian's stubborn temper very well, so he frowned slightly at this time, and got up to apologize: "My grandson has an impatient temperament, and he usually chats with his good colleagues, but there are many times when he disagrees and breaks up unhappily. ”
Yi Jing also stood up and said with a smile: "Lord Lu has a straightforward temperament, maybe because he disagrees with the prince of the world, he is a little excited, let's go and see, if it is an irrelevant matter, it is better to reconcile it, and there is no need to worry." ”
Lu Jian is on the line of life and death this time, and he has returned to his post after recovering from his injuries, because the saint understands the real reason for his misfortune this time, but it involves the prince, and many hidden secrets are not easy to disclose, but he apologizes to Lu Jian who is innocently involved in it, and promoted him to the imperial history of the seventh grade, and the Jiang family also has a fate.
Yijing and Jiang followed the path of the blue bamboo, passed through the moon gate, and just walked into the atrium, they heard Lu Jian's high-pitched voice from the plum pavilion built near the water, and they were really very angry: "The three princes of the Zhou family, all of them are Zheng Zheng and reprimand, iron and loyal, Bing Cangsheng Li people as their own responsibility, for the people of Qingping, and Haoxun, loyal to the king, bow to the best, really set an example for hundreds of officials, and the scholars are on the list; Song Shiyuan, the letter of Guangzong of the Eastern Ming Dynasty, because his daughter was favored by Guangzong, and the position and concubine, the Song family was thus entitled. ”
Hearing this, Yi Jing looked at Jiang again, just now I heard Qiu Yue say it clearly, and thought that Yu Feng and Lu Jian had a dispute because of political disagreement, but I didn't know that listening to Lu Jian's words at this time was actually for a public case in the period of the Eastern Ming Guangzong of the previous dynasty, which had been separated for more than 100 years.
The pace did not stop until he came out of the porch, crossed the Merlin, and saw clearly two people sitting opposite him.
Lu Jian firmly pressed one hand on the tea case, his black eyebrows were as tall as a bow, his eyes were round, his face was full of anger, and there was a tea cup broken into several pieces at his feet.
And Yu Feng was still sitting upright, holding the teacup in his hand, and his eyes were slightly lowered, so he couldn't see the look on his face, and he didn't know if he was annoyed.
Jiang Shi felt more and more apologetic, seeing that Yijing stood still, and did not rush forward, he had to stop and hand over a wry smile - they came to thank them for this trip, who knew that Lu Jian was furious about some things that were difficult to determine right and wrong, and had been annihilated in history early, even if Song Shiyuan was a traitorous villain, misleading the country and the people, the three princes of the Zhou family were harmed by him, and died unjustly, what does it have to do with the prince of Chu, what kind of evil fire did he send to others?
"Song Shiyuan relied on his daughter to favor the throne, with no ink on his chest and a mouse's eyes, how could he be compared with one generation of Hongru, a well-read sage? He for his own selfishness, help his in-laws to seize the right to command the army, regardless of the common people in the world, the well-being of the people, into the treacherous words in Guangzong, launched a war, so that the people of the world are heavily taxed, the people of the world are not happy, the people can not live in peace, only then there is chaos and banditry, Zhou Gong Jinyan, persuade Guangzong to respect the words of the saint with virtue and etiquette, and severely punish the first disaster Song Shiyuan, who will be angry with the people, who knows that Guangzong not only does not accept the loyalty, but vainly believes in the traitor, and imposes strict government and heavy laws, Zhou Gong is brave and loyal, risking death and admonishment, Guangzong actually saw the seventy-year-old loyal minister, brave the wind and snow, and kneel alive in front of the noon gate! ”
"The son of Duke Zhou, adhering to his father's will, although he knew that Song Shiyuan had won the heart of the king, but he did not retreat, and the people of insight in the court wrote one after another, advising Guangzong to strike the war, go to the law, cultivate and recuperate, pacify the people, and execute the traitors of the Song and Zheng parties. How do you know that Guangzong insisted on going his own way, and actually stabbed and killed Zhongliang, the Zhou family was beheaded, and more than 700 scribes and officials were killed! The emperor was cruel and unkind, so that King Ning rebelled, here, Guangzong had to calm down the war and exterminate King Ning, but it is a pity that the three dukes of the Zhou family and the loyal martyrs of the Manmen died because of the admonition, but Song Shiyuan was safe and sound, and his in-law Zheng was also named the king with a different surname because of his military exploits. Guangzong is not indistinguishable, but the scholars of the world still have eyes, and they criticize Song and Zheng Kou, and they are the three righteous names of the Zhou family, but they didn't expect that the prince of the world would not distinguish between loyalty and treachery, thinking that Song Shiyuan was innocent because of his infamy, and the loyal martyrs of the Zhou family were treacherous villains and took the blame on themselves. ”
After Lu Jian's angry words, he did not reduce his anger, and his eyes were full of pain when he looked at Yu Feng.
Yi Jing's heart sank, with her understanding of Yu Feng, she would not argue with Lu Jian about this difficult historical matter for no reason, she had read the biography of the five emperors of the Eastern Ming Dynasty, Guangzong was among them, and the crusade against the barbarians in the Northern Plains during his reign led to turmoil in the country.
Could it be that the Holy One also had the idea of conquest?
If so, why is there no sign? No, at this time, the saint was bent on implementing a new policy, reforming the official system, and resuming the imperial examination, and the Beiyuan Zhaokang clan had already retreated outside the Yin Mountain, although the western royal family that was split out of the Kang clan from the power of the Western Domain, the foreign Tibet, but there were Western Liang and other countries in the middle, so as not to cause disaster to the land of Dalong, the saint at this time, there was no reason to start a war outside the state for no reason.
Yi Jingzheng was puzzled, and finally heard Yu Feng speak, his voice was smooth and low, but because they were close at this time, the words were clear.
"Pour tea for Lord Lu first." But he instructed the maid in the pantry on the side.
Just now, Lu Jian was impassioned, and he also felt that his mouth was dry and irritable, and his angry eyes were still staring at Yu Feng, and he only used his left hand to fish on the case, and he was empty, only to wake up when he was angry just now, he had already dropped the teacup, and then listened to Yu Feng's words, snorted coldly, took the tea, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Duke Zhou is the father of Guangzong, Qingzong Xinchen, when Guangzong ascends the throne, he and Taifu are the pillars of the country, and they are very important." Yu Feng faintly looked back at Lu Jian's angry eyes, and his eyebrows were peaceful: "At that time, he had protégés and former officials all over the Dongming Prefecture, and there was no shortage of people who held important positions in the Six Courts. ”
"So what, Zhou Gongde is highly respected, and his prestige is prominent." Lu Jian was unconvinced: "Duke Zhou is not a rebel, he has never shielded his friends, he bullies the people, and he is an honest and good minister." ”
"Really?" Yu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly: "At that time, Guangzong wanted to implement the system of relocating officials, but it was actually a good government of Du Fan's official liao, bullying the superiors and concealing the subordinates, and bribery and collusion, but Zhou Gong was the first to refute it, so that the people who followed Zhou Gong in the court were condemned, and there was even one ...... Perhaps Lord Lu thought that the loyal ministers, angry, in the main hall of the discussion, touched the pillar and died, causing Guangzong to be angry, and wanted to investigate his disrespectful crime, Zhou Gong actually pointed at Guangzong angrily, saying that Guangzong took the liberty to reform the system, it was disloyal to the first emperor, so domineering, Jin Rongzhong could only look at the dust and sigh. ”
Lv Jian: ......
It was only after half a sound that he could distinguish, but his voice was an octave lower: "Duke Zhou is a minister, and he is also out of loyalty...... Isn't it detrimental to the governance of the state government that local officials are familiar with the affairs of a province and move officials without reason? ”
"The quality of the decree cannot be based on the words of just one person, is it true that what Zhou Gong sees must be true, and once others have different opinions, they are traitors? Guangzong's order hurt the interests of local officials, and this group of people is the head of Zhou Gongma, he may not refute the monarch's order because of the interests of his friends, and use the name of the emperor to fight for the power of auxiliary government, and disrespect the Son of Heaven, but the loyalty of the ministers? Yu Feng shook his head: "Lord Lu just claimed that Song Shiyuan had no ink on his chest and could not be compared with the Duke of Zhou, so he said that in the matter of the conquest of the Northern Plains, the Duke of Zhou quoted the words of the sage, 'The soldier is also the murder weapon', in order to persuade the Guangzong to prosper the country with virtue and etiquette, educate the people, and not do dangerous things, it is not bad." ”
After a slight pause, Yu Feng said again: "The use of soldiers is indeed a dangerous thing, but at that time, the people of the Northern Plains repeatedly violated the border, were ambitious, attacked the border city, and actually slaughtered the city, burned, killed and looted, causing tens of thousands of people to be ruined and killed, and died tragically under the butcher's knife. ”
Lv Jian: ......
"If Guangzong is not powerful, how can the prestige of Dongming remain? The people of the Northern Plains are still ashamed to laugh at the incompetence of the monarchs and ministers of the Central Plains, and their iron horses will still be content outside the pass? Yu Feng took a sip of tea: "Duke Zhou is full of sage books, and he is diligent in government and loves the people, why do you turn a blind eye to the tens of thousands of innocent people under the barbarian butcher's knife in the border county?" ”
"If what the Duke of Zhou saw was correct, then Emperor Wai was not at fault for turning a blind eye to the capture and naturalization of the Zhaokang clan in the Northern Plains, the invasion of the Central Plains, and the capture of Shuozhou as the emperor." Yu Feng smiled lightly.
Seeing that the anger on Lu Jian's face gradually solidified, and he turned to ponder, Yu Feng said again: "Why does Duke Zhou oppose the Guangzong campaign? It is because he excludes dissenters! The power of Duke Zhou was powerful, and in front of the ministers during the palace discussion, he dared to point fingers at Guangzong and reprimand, such a disrespectful act, how could Guangzong not be angry? Guangzong wanted to cultivate cronies and suppress the Duke of Zhou, but most of the Wenchen followed him, Guangzong had to rely on the noble generals, Song Shiyuan came out, in my opinion, it is not so much that he was favored by his daughter, Mo Ruo said that Guangzong named his daughter as a concubine in order to reuse him. ”
"But Song Shiyuan is indeed a villain who will be repaid!" Lu Jian was still unconvinced.
"This is also the public opinion created by the scholars, I will say a small thing, there was a poor student among the protégés of Zhou Gong, who was promoted by Zhou Gong and appointed as the prefect of Ganzhou, because Zhou Gong had a birthday, and he was disgusted because of the birthday gift in time, but because of such a trivial matter as accepting a prostitute as a concubine, he was impeached by Zhou Gong, and he lost his official position, and was killed by a heavy rod, this prefect has been an official for many years, honest and loves the people, but because of a moment of negligence, he was retaliated by such a thunderbolt, how can Zhou Gong really tolerate people, love the people like a son?"
Lu Jian had also heard of this, but he was affected by his remarks earlier, and he also respected the righteousness of Zhou Gong, and attached great importance to etiquette and religion, and did not shelter or indulge.
But now I think about it...... Could it be that Zhou Gongguo didn't give a gift because of revenge on his protégé?
"There is a war in the country, and it is inevitable to increase taxes, and Guangzong's order to pay heavy taxes was also aimed at rich lands, so why did the people have no livelihood, riots broke out, and bandits ran rampant? Lord Lu thinks about it, most of the local officials are Zhou Gong's protégés, is there anything strange about this? Zhou Gong borrowed the people's livelihood and eliminated dissidents, and wanted to put pressure on Guangzong and destroy Song Zheng, at that time, General Zheng was at war with Beiyuan, and occupied a full victory, if Guangzong really succumbed to Wenchen, it would be a cruelty to Zhongliang, but I was afraid that the people of Beiyuan would hear about it, and they would praise Zhou Gong for 'loyalty'. Yu Feng is not without irony.
"The seventy-year-old man, the wind and candle are in his last years, and he is still as fierce as fire, kneeling at the noon gate against the wind and snow, nothing more than to show the world his 'Geng Geng's loyalty' and iron bones, and strive for the people and the pressure on the king, but the result is that he died of wind and cold, if only this, Zhou Gong can also be regarded as a good death, Guangzong is still generous after all, and has not pursued him for the serious crime of abolishing the public for private purposes and disrespect, but the second son of the Duke of Zhou has no self-knowledge, and even united with the ministers to write a letter, and finally let King Ning see the opportunity of the national political chaos and do the rebellious thing." Yu Feng sighed for a long time: "Guangzong originally had the opportunity to hit the Northern Plains hard, but unfortunately because of his kindness, he remembered that the Duke of Zhou was the monarch's father and a minister, and he was too forbearing, and finally caused civil strife, and had to be transferred back to General Zheng to quell the rebellion, giving the Northern Plains a chance to recuperate. ”
Lu Jian had no anger at all at this time, and his sideburns were soaked with cold sweat.
"The three dukes of the Zhou family are not only loyal ministers, but they have laid hidden dangers for the destruction of the country in the Eastern Ming Dynasty." Yu Feng finally concluded.
He straightened his expression again, and said to Lu Jian: "I know that Lord Lu is not like Duke Zhou, and he is indeed loyal and upright, but he should also be cautious, don't be used by those who have the heart of Duke Zhou, be presumptuous and disrespectful, and still think that he is innocent when he is guilty of a major crime." ”
These words frightened the Jiang family on the side, and couldn't help but call "adult".
Only then did the two people in the Mei Pavilion realize that "there are ears in the pavilion", and they all looked at it, Lu Jian seemed to be ashamed, but Yu Feng smiled at Yijing.