Chapter 756: It's Snowing
The first emperor was virtuous, except for the queen mother, there were no other concubines, so Zhu Houzhao lived a carefree life, and also developed his arrogant character. If anyone can make the emperor obedient in this court, it is only the queen mother. The Queen Mother is extremely doting on Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao also listens to his mother, basically as long as the Empress Dowager Zhang speaks, the emperor does not dare to be disobedient.
However, since the death of the first emperor, this Empress Dowager Zhang has basically eaten fasting and recited Buddha in Renshou Palace, and rarely interfered in political affairs. Only if the emperor is really troublesome, he will come forward to be a peacemaker.
"The Queen Mother is very simple, the miscellaneous family sent someone to talk about it, and her old man must have agreed. However, what I'm worried about is Zhang Yong, I think Zhang Yong seems to be in the same boat as Jiang Bin, and he may not be willing to make a move. Zhang Xiong glanced at Gu Dayong deeply and said softly.
"And this, I don't even know?" Gu Dayong's brows furrowed, although there was a rift between the eunuchs, they would still unite when facing outsiders. No matter how Jiang Bin said it, he was also a foreign minister, how could Zhang Yong unite with foreign ministers and solve problems for himself and others together?
"I also learned by chance that Zhang Yong once entered the Qianqing Palace, and Jiang Bin led him. Have you noticed that in recent days, Zhang Yong has always kept his distance from us, intentionally or unintentionally?" Zhang Xiong leaned over to Gu Dayong's side and said slowly.
When you say that, it seems to be true. Gu Dayong fell into deep thought, as if this was really the case, since the emperor did not leave the Qianqing Palace, these eunuchs often discussed solutions together. After all, they were ministers, and the Son of Heaven was no longer close to them, so they felt terrified. But that Zhang Yong has rarely shown up in recent days, and even if he did, he only said hello in a hurry.
Gu Dayong thought for a while, and was about to speak, when he was suddenly shocked. No, Jiang Bin led Zhang Yong into the Qianqing Palace, this matter must be done very secretively, but Zhang Xiong still heard it, it seems that this person's hand is stretched long enough, don't look at him as an honest person, there are many twists and turns in his heart.
Thinking about it like this, he looked at Zhang Xiong's eyes, and he was a little more distant. In this deep palace, none of you can believe it, the only thing you can do is to please the emperor, this is the way for these eunuchs to protect themselves.
"Okay, let's discuss what to do with those scholars outside, these people are all from the Guozijian, and their identities are not small, together, you and I can't handle it." "Guozijian is known as the first school in the Ming Dynasty, but with the peace of the world, this Guozijian has gradually changed its taste, and many powerful people have stuffed their children into the family. This also leads to the fact that the level of learning is not very good, but the status of everyone in it is not low, if you smash one with a brick, maybe it is the youngest son of a certain Shangshu Shilang's family.
"Hehe, let's just wait here, what else can we do? It's so cold, maybe they'll disperse soon. Zhang Xiong chuckled and said jokingly.
There must be a cabinet behind these scholars, who are taking the opportunity to attack the palace, and they will not give up until they achieve their goal. You can't send troops to suppress it yet, that will only exacerbate the conflict.
Zhang Xiong said so on his lips, but he was already ready to ask to see the Queen Mother. As long as the Queen Mother makes an edict, even if Zhang Yong is disobedient, the five military camps and three thousand battalions can be used, and this Qianqing Palace can be opened no matter what.
Just as he was about to go to Renshou Palace, he suddenly couldn't help but shiver, he felt that a gust of cold wind had just blown over, and the weather was a little colder. Above the sky, I don't know when dark clouds also condensed, and the darkness pressed down.
"Is this going to snow heavily?" Zhang Xiong looked at the sky and muttered in his mouth, the capital is still relatively cold in winter, and snow is also a common thing, so he doesn't care at all.
As he spoke, sparse snowflakes began to fall in the sky, and the north wind grew stronger. On Zhang Xiong's skin, a layer of goosebumps immediately appeared, and the whole person couldn't help but shake a few times.
"It's really cold in this weather. He rubbed his hands together and inserted them into his sleeves, shrinking his body as well.
"Hehe, aren't those scholars going to demonstrate, it seems that God can't see it, it's such a cold day, there is a kind of you who continue to sit there. Immediately, Zhang Xiong also became happy, and those scholars were meditating at the noon gate, which was to give him a problem. If a heavy snowfall makes it difficult for those people to run, it is also a good thing, at least I don't have to have a headache.
The snowflakes are getting heavier and the wind is getting stronger. If anyone pays attention, they will find that the scope of this snowstorm is only enveloping the scope of the palace, and the rest of the capital is only a little snow.
"Hey, it's cold. "Before the noon gate, a group of scholars were sitting quietly, and for no reason there was a cold wind, which was like a knife cutting, and the skin on the face was blown painfully, and the cold wind was drilling down their sleeves and necklines, and even your heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were going to be cold.
Jiang Jingshi was also extremely cold, he only wore a cotton shirt and cotton pants before he came, and he was covered with a layer of Confucian shirts. However, it wasn't so cold when he came, and in order to pay attention to his demeanor, he couldn't have dressed so bloated, and now that the temperature has dropped sharply, he really can't bear it.
However, if you can't bear it, you have to resist, these people have to come to the sit-in to petition, if they don't even let out a fart and go home in disgrace, it will be too embarrassing.
And the heavens seem to be going against them, and the snowflakes are getting bigger and bigger, and they can really be called goose feather snow. The north wind is also strong, rolling up pieces of snowflakes, and they are sparsely pasted on your face.
Everyone sat on the ground, their bodies shaking incessantly, desperately holding their sleeves to cover their faces. However, this can't stand anything, the most important thing is the cold, and the cold makes everyone's hands and feet like ice lumps.
"Jiang Gongzi, why don't we go back, this day is too weird. A Confucian came to Jiang Jingshi's side and whispered. He really can't hold on, and his family background to be able to enter the country is basically good, where has he suffered this crime.
"Wait a minute, there will be news from the palace soon. Jiang Jingshi gritted his teeth, as if he was comforting this Confucian student, as if he was comforting himself.
He was the leader of this petition, and if he gave up halfway, others might be nothing, but he would lose face. For the sake of his own face, he has to hold on to this thing.