"I said don't worry about it here, or you can talk to the old man again, it's not a problem to arrest people!"

"There are so many things in the court every day, without these people, you can't all count on you, so it's no wonder if you don't tire people to death."

In the East Palace, the family sat in the house, Zhu Chupang sat in the main seat, his hand on his forehead and worried there, and Zhang's family was circling in the room, chattering constantly.

Originally, she would not intervene in this kind of state affairs, but today this matter is not working, the civil officials and important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have been arrested, if this matter is not headed, then it is strange that her husband is not tired to death.

The court needs the help of these officials for so many things every day, and if there are no these officials, they are specifically counting on their husbands to deal with it, and they don't have to wait until the year after tomorrow to ascend the throne, and they can prepare for their husbands next year.

"What can I do, you don't know the old man's temper, now both sides are strong, I'm in my head now, one hurts and two big!"

Zhu Chupang had a bitter face, clapped his hands helplessly, picked up the teacup next to him and wanted to take a sip, but in the end he threw the cup on the table in annoyance.

"What's this all about?"

Seeing that her husband had no thoughts, Zhang turned around in a circle anxiously, thinking about how to help her husband solve this problem.

But just after two turns, she accidentally found the two brothers sitting at the table next to her, one was also worried about finding a way, and the other was very eager to eat snacks and drink tea.

This phenomenon is actually very normal, Zhu Zhanji will only be a vassal king in the future, this is none of his business at all, it is normal not to worry, but it is wrong to worry.

But what Zhang saw was different from what she imagined.

Zhu Zhanji was holding the teacup and frowning and thinking, thinking of a way for the two of them.

And Zhu Zhangui, who should have been the most anxious, was very determined to eat snacks and drink tea, as if what happened today had nothing to do with him.

"You stinky boy, your father is in a hurry like this, why aren't you in a hurry at all, if your grandfather and civil officials fall out, the world will be chaotic, and it will be difficult for you to take your father's class safely at that time."

Seeing that this stinky boy was not worried or distressed, Zhang was angry.

Several of them were in a hurry to go around the room, and this stinky boy didn't look worried at all, he was really angry.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and finally stepped forward directly and grabbed Zhu Zhangui's ears.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing!"

Zhu Zhangui, who was grabbed by the ear, quickly stood up in pain and covered his ear.

"What am I doing? I also want to ask you what you are doing, what happened to such a big thing, aren't you worried at all, why is your heart so big? ”

Pulling away his mother's hand, Zhu Zhangui rubbed his ears and smiled mysteriously: "What's there to worry about, the sky hasn't fallen yet, everything is under control." ”

As soon as these words came out, the three people in the room all looked at them, and Zhu Fatpang stood up even more anxiously, drove the people who served out, and closed the door.

"You and your grandfather, didn't you expect this step a long time ago?"

After driving away the outsiders and leaving only a family of 4 in the house, Zhu Fatpang walked up to Zhu Zhangui and asked with a serious expression.

Zhu Zhangui smiled slightly, "Didn't I say it, everything is under control." ”

"Boss, I'm interjecting, it's all like this now, how can it still be under control."

Zhu Zhanji on the side was a little confused, he didn't understand that it was like this, why did the boss still say that he was in control.

Zhu Zhangui glanced at him and his mother, who was also a little confused, said with a smile: "This is a duel between the monarch and the courtiers, the emperor can't back down, and this result is also expected by me and my grandfather." ”

"Actually, I can tell you that the worst plan that my grandfather and I made was that all the civil and military ministers opposed it, but I didn't expect that the generals were afraid that the old man would be afraid to such a degree, and at the last moment, they chose to admit it."

"But it's okay, if they admit it, we can relax a little bit, and Dad doesn't have to be so tired."

Zhu Chupang is worthy of being one of the awesome princes in the history books, and from Zhu Zhangui's words, he understood some meanings.

"You mean to say that your grandfather sings red face, and I sing white face."

Zhu Zhangui stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers, "That's right, the emperor can't compromise, but the prince is negotiable for the sake of the court and the stability of the world." ”

"Actually, you are the moderator between my grandfather and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, just like my grandfather back then, the role played is the moderating effect between the grandfather and the courtiers, otherwise you think the prince is the role of a prince."

"Every identity and every position in the court has its role, and the prince is not only the prince, but also a step of the Son of Heaven and the courtiers."

"Let me tell you this!"

After letting the three of them sit down, Zhu Zhangui poured a cup of tea for each of them and explained to them: "Actually, at the beginning, grandpa wanted to take this opportunity to propose these two policies, but I was against it, after all, this time period is not my ideal time period. ”

Zhu Chupang nodded, he also felt that it was indeed a bit too hasty to propose these two systems.

"My idea is to wait for the newly learned students to have a certain foundation in the imperial court before proposing this system, even if the civil officials oppose it, we have someone to take over."

"But for my idea, Grandpa refused."

"In Grandpa's words, as Xinxue gradually showed signs of threatening Confucianism, Confucianism has begun to unite the front and jointly suppress Xinxue."

Let's try it soon, everyone. 】

"Grandpa proposed this system at this time, in fact, it is not for the purpose of collecting the little tax money, although our court is not rich now, but it is not short of money, although it is a lot of money, but it has not yet reached the point where grandpa and the officials collectively rebel."

"My grandfather and I chose this time to make a move, and the main purpose was to make chaos within Confucianism, prevent them from unifying against Xinxue, and hinder the opportunity for Xinxue to grow."

"After all, we don't escort Xinxue, and it will be difficult for Xinxue to grow up under the suppression of Confucianism in the future."

After listening to Zhu Zhangui's explanation, Zhu Chupang nodded thoughtfully.

"Actually, I have also noticed that as the new students have entered various departments for internships in the past two years, those Confucian officials have become a way to attack these people, wanting to destroy the self-confidence of the students of Xinxue, or use various corrupt methods to win over these students."

"I have also discussed this matter with Xie Jin, but I and Xie Jin have no way to do this."

"If you don't experience wind and rain, how can you see the rainbow, if you want to grow up, you can't become a talent without experiencing these blows and tribulations."

Zhu Zhangui nodded in agreement, but then said helplessly: "But Xinxue is still too tired and weak, except for Xie Jin, there is not even a decent supporter, and even Xie Jin himself is not a member of the Xinxue faction, he is just a leader who we temporarily selected when we have no choice." ”

"Therefore, it takes time for new students to learn, and we need us to give them time to win the first batch of talents to grow up."

"But Confucianism has sensed the threat of new learning, and they have united and begun to target new learning people in a planned and purposeful manner, and they will not give up if they don't kill new learning."

"So my grandfather and I came up with a solution, that is, to find an opportunity to re-provoke the confrontation between the north and the south of Confucianism, let them fight among themselves first, and give the new students time and space to grow."

Zhu Fatpang fell into deep thought.

This method is indeed good, but the Confucian people are not idiots, and it is simply impossible to make them fight among themselves without a certain relationship of interest.

The system of the official gentry paying grain is itself an infringement on the interests of Confucianism, and it may be a bit difficult to use this reason to let them fight among themselves.

After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't think of the clue, and Zhu Chubby looked at Zhu Zhangui in confusion.

"What the hell did you and your grandfather plan, you are all going to use me, and you should also tell me the truth."

Zhu Zhangui smiled and leaned into Zhu Chupang's ear, and said a few words.

"It's that simple!"

Zhu Chubby stared.

Zhu Zhangui spread his hands.

"It's as simple as that, Dad, human nature is very complicated, and the same kind of people can't see others and suffer for themselves."

"It's like two workers working in the same shop, doing the same work and suffering the same sin, but getting different wages, if you are you, your mental balance is not balanced."

"This person, once he is jealous and dissatisfied, the mountains and seas and the morality of the rivers and lakes that were once together are all bullshit."

"It's just that you have to suffer a little bit of hardship, but it will take two or three days, can you hold on?"

Zhu Chupang rolled his eyes angrily.

"You've all arranged it, I just can't hold it and I have to grit my teeth to hold on, who let his father, your son."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Chubby's worries were swept away, and he said happily to Zhang: "Let the kitchen prepare more delicious food, I will suffer in the next two days." ”

Zhang, who didn't hear what the two said, although he was very curious, but thinking that his son and husband didn't say it, there must be a reason, so he could only suppress the curiosity in his heart and go to the kitchen to prepare.

After dinner, Zhu Fatpang deliberately changed into a pair of fat cotton pants, sorted out his expression, and was about to walk outside the East Palace.

Before leaving, he also explained to Zhang, "Don't wait for me, I may not come back in the next two days." ”

Zhang, who had always been curious in his heart, finally couldn't help it.

"What are you two selling, why do you still wear big cotton pants to go out."

Zhu Chupang tightened his belt, and only after making sure that the cotton pants would not fall off did he reply: "What else can you sell, go and plead for those civil officials." ”

"You're crazy, they offended the old man so much, you go and plead with them, you're not afraid that the old man will anger you."

Zhu Chupang spread his hands helplessly, "Who made me the prince, this is the job, besides, my father and son have already arranged it, I just went over and went through the motions." Also, I've been out for the past two days, if someone comes, you can cry, cry always! ”

Zhang Shi rolled his eyes, "Yes, isn't it just pitiful." It's not once or twice, I've long been used to it, that is, I have had your son to support me in the past two years, otherwise I would have been blind from crying. ”

"Hehe, that's right, that's right, I'll go first, I'll go to Jinyiwei first, I still have to go to Jinyiwei first, but I can't let Ji Gang's guy come and beat these ministers to the ground, when the matter is over, a bunch of sick numbers, and I'm still tired in the end."

After speaking, Zhu Fatpang walked out of the East Palace in a leisurely manner, and went to Jinyiwei in a sedan chair that had been prepared a long time ago.

"Alas, it's all at this time, and I'm still selling my heart, this family, it's enough, I just want food in the next life, and I won't have contact with you royal people, all day long, this calculation and that guess, living is more tiring than being an animal."

Seeing Zhu Chubby leave, Zhang glanced at the two sons who were teasing the dog next to him, walked up to pick up the dog angrily, turned around and left.

Only one with a bone and the other with a bun were left in the same place, looking at each other Zhu Zhangui and Zhu Zhanji.

"Head, what to do? They just don't say anything, let them choose, they don't choose, just sit there and don't move, this is very urgent, if you don't do it again, the commander will take us under the knife. ”

In the Jinyi Guard's prison, a group of Jinyi guards looked at the officials sitting cross-legged in the cell, and they were worried for a while.

These officials have been sitting there motionless since they were sent in, either closing their eyes or staring somewhere in a daze.

According to the reform of Jinyiwei, the new prisoners in the cell have special treatment and can choose the punishment.

The Jinyi guards did things as usual, and asked these officials for the first time what kind of torture tools they wanted to choose.

As a result, these officials either ignored them or lashed out.

If it were one or two officials, the brocade guards would not be so polite, and they would be arrogant when they arrived here, and it was really your family who opened the prison.

Do you know who we are, we are the brocade guards who are authorized by the imperial power to cut first and then play, not those boneless catchers in the yamen.

Although I was unhappy in my heart, I wanted to drag one or two out and beat them a few times, but none of the people did it.

There is no way there are too many people, the entire imperial court center is here.

If you want to say that all these people were beheaded, you don't believe that these brocade guards were killed.

When these elders came here, it is estimated that they are just going through the motions.

This is to be accidentally offended very much, and eighty percent of them are impeached every day.

Their commander is not afraid of His Royal Highness the Emperor and the Emperor, but there is no one to protect them.

So for a while, the entire Jinyi Wei was worried, and the top urged them to do it all the time, but they didn't know how to start.

"Let's find a few petty officials to kill chickens and monkeys first, it's not a way to drag it like this, if it is known from above, we will all eat melons."

The head of the Jinyi Guard's edict scratched his scalp irritably, and finally gritted his teeth and decided to move a few petty officials first.

"Good!"

Hearing the head's command, the brocade guards immediately moved and strode to the front of the cell, ready to go in and arrest people.

"Bastard, what do you want to do?"

"Get out!"

A roar sounded, and more than a dozen fourth- and fifth-grade officials stood up, stopped in front of the Jinyi guards, pointed at their noses and scolded.

"What? What are you doing, if this is your family's, you're still playing tricks when you're here, and you don't know how to write dead words. ”

The subordinates were stopped, and the officials pointed their noses and scolded them, and the fire of the Jinyi Guard's prison head suddenly burst out.

"Damn, Lao Tzu just takes care of your identity, I'm afraid that after the autumn, you fucking think you're a clove of garlic, what are you pretending to be here."

"What kind of ability is it to pretend to be with us low-level people, we have the ability to have a hard top with the emperor, and we have the ability to go to the Taimiao Temple to hit the table! One by one, it's here that it's so soft as an egg. ”

"Returning saint disciples, still scholars, I'm sorry, I've seen a lot of people like you, it's disgusting."

"It's all for Lao Tzu to dodge, whoever is in the way will hit him first."

Under the admiring gaze of his subordinates, the head of the Jinyi Guard entered the cell and pushed away the officials who were blocking the way, pointing at their noses and scolding.

Being scolded by such a small figure pointing at his nose, several officials turned blue with anger, and their eyes were as wide as bull's eyes, staring viciously at the head of the Jinyi Guard.

"Everybody, get out of the way, I'm not afraid of anything, whatever means they have, just use it."

Just when the two sides were stalemate with each other, Yang Shiqi, who was sitting behind everyone, opened his eyes and asked the officials who were blocking him to get out of the way.

"Pavilion Elder !"

An official shouted anxiously.

This is no joke, once you are taken out, you will be subjected to inhuman torture.

"I'm not afraid, why don't we be afraid of them, get out of the way!"

Yang Shiqi looked at him and snorted, and the official gritted his teeth and glared at the head of the Jinyi Guard's edict with hatred, and turned around and retreated to the side.

"Hehe, now that I'm too late, take him out for me and cut him first."

Since he was offended, the head of the Jinyi Guard's edict was completely released, and he stretched out his finger and pointed at the official who retreated to the side, asking people to pull him out first.

"Bastard, I'm the head of the ministry, you dare to touch me, see how I clean you up."

The official didn't expect the disaster to befall him first, thinking of Jinyiwei's terrible punishment, he was angry and pointed at Jinyiwei's head, scolded, and even threatened.

"Haha, the head of the ministry is such a big official, my lord, you are such a big official, I like you to be so domineering."

The head of the Jinyi Guard's edict sneered, turned his head to the subordinates beside him and said, "I have arranged him for me, and I will personally serve him later, so that this adult can fully appreciate the enthusiasm of our Jinyi Guard." ”

Soon a scream came from outside the cell, and the officials in the cell were jumping with their eyelids when they heard it.

They didn't expect this group of brocade guards to be so tigers that they would dare to attack them.

Here are the vast majority of the officials of the imperial court, and it's just that these brocade guards don't serve them well, but they really dare to do it, which offends them to death.

If they go out in the future, these brocade guards will either resign and hide far away for the rest of their lives, or they will be played to death by these officials and masters.

Although Jinyiwei is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, these ministers are not dry.

"When did it start?"

At the gate of Jinyiwei's prison, listening to the screams inside, Zhu Fatpang asked Ji Gang, the commander of Jinyiwei, who was following him.

Because of Zhu Zhangui's relationship, Ji Gang's relationship with Donggong is also much closer, and his speech is no longer as round and round as before.

"Not long after the beginning, there were too many people after all, all of them were important ministers of the court, and the people under them didn't dare to do it for a while."

"Later, the minister urged a few times, and the people below were also anxious, so they went in directly to arrest people, and after the conflict, they started directly."

Zhu Chupang nodded when he heard this, quietly glanced inside, and muttered in a low voice.

"It seems like I'm coming a little early, so wouldn't it seem like I'm too anxious to go in?"

On the other hand, Ji Gang instantly understood the meaning, and his eyes rolled and he smiled.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister has an important matter to report, which is related to the safety of Daming."

Zhu Fatpang's expression was instantly serious when he heard this, and he looked left and right and said seriously: "Such an important matter cannot be delayed, I think all the ministers can also understand, this is not the place to talk, go, go to your office!" ”

After that, the two of them didn't seem to hear a scream behind them, and turned around and went to Ji Gang's office.

In the screams behind him, he faintly heard the whispered exchange between the two.

"Don't kill anyone!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, everyone under your command has a sense of proportion, although it hurts, it doesn't affect your body, just rest for two or three days."

As the saying goes, sending charcoal in the snow is the time when the memory is deepest.

At this time, the officials are at their strongest, and if Zhu Fatpang goes in, not only will he not be able to have the effect he wants, but it will also give these people a signal that the court cannot do without them.

Therefore, when the emperor does not have a good person, even if he is as benevolent as Zhu Chubby, when these ministers violate the interests of the royal family and the fortune of the Ming Dynasty, they are also very black-bellied.

Ji Gang's report went directly to the second half of the night.

By the time Zhu Fatpang came to Jinyi Wei Prison again, the middle and low-level officials here had already taken their turns.

A group of executioning brocade guards, in this cold winter wax moon day, were so tired and sweating profusely, the padded jackets on their bodies were thrown off, and they were shirtless to greet the people on the torture rack.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's too late, what are you doing, why don't you hurry up and stop Lonely, and put your ministers down."

As soon as Zhu Chupang entered the cell, he rushed up in a hurry, stopped several Jinyi guards who were about to be executed, and angrily ordered the Jinyi guards to put down the beaten officials from the shelves.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

An official who was protected by Zhu Fatpang, looking at Zhu Fatpang, who didn't care about the bloody dirt on his body and protecting him, moved to tears.

"It's okay, it's okay, no one dares to hurt your ministers!"

"Why are you still stunned, didn't you hear the words of His Royal Highness the Prince, why don't you hurry up and put down your lords."

Just when Zhu Fatpang was appeasing the officials, Ji Gang hurried over as if he only knew that Zhu Fatpang was coming, and let the overwhelmed brocade guards and the miserable officials help them down.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Jin An!"

On the way back to the cell with the injured officials, the officials who had been sitting cross-legged without saying a word, or lying on the ground and moaning in a low voice, got up one after another and came to the fence to greet Zhu Fatpang.

"Let the ministers be wronged!"

Zhu Fatpang also nodded to the officials who greeted him with a distressed face, and sometimes when he saw the injured and stubborn person who wanted to get up, he hurriedly comforted him softly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

When they arrived at Sanyang's cell, the three people who had already gotten up and waited hurriedly saluted and said hello.

"You, alas!"

Helping the injured official to sit down, Zhu Fatpang looked at Sanyang and shook his head helplessly.

The three of them also bowed their heads in shame.

"Your Highness, you are here, is the emperor already..."

Yang Pu asked tentatively, but got Zhu Chubby's head.

"What kind of character the emperor is, it's not that you don't know, how can the things he decides change so easily."

"I'm here today to discuss with you, or you agree first, and after a few years, I'll help you find a way to cancel these two policies."

What Zhu Fatpang meant in his words was to tell everyone that you agreed first, give this pass to the past, and then find a way to cancel these two policies when the old man is gone and I am the master of the house in the future.

Some people heard that there was a little strange move, and they felt that the method proposed by Zhu Fatpang was really good.

After all, the old man is so old, and he promised to pass on to the prince in the year after tomorrow, as long as they survive the past few years, when the old man is gone, and His Royal Highness the prince is so towards them civil officials, isn't it easy to change these two policies when the time comes.

Some people think it's a good idea, but many more think about it more deeply.

If the people behind Zhu Fatpang are also kind to civil officials, this temporary strategy is indeed a good way.

But the problem is that the inheritor behind Zhu Fatpang is Zhu Zhangui, His Royal Highness the Taisun is the founder of Xinxue, and even the demise of the Confucian family has an inexplicable relationship with His Royal Highness the Taisun.

Now it is said that the prince is in charge, but everyone knows in their hearts that it is His Royal Highness the Prince Sun who formulates the future direction of the Ming Dynasty.

Nowadays, many of the national policies of the Ming Dynasty were put forward by His Royal Highness the Taisun, in fact, they had already inquired clearly, and the officials and gentry paid the grain in one piece, and the first to put forward it was His Royal Highness the Taisun.

With the influence of His Royal Highness the crown prince on the crown prince, it is difficult for them to believe that the prince in front of them can change the things they have decided in the future.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not unreasonable for us, but these two strategies are really very important, and we also have something unspeakable."

In the end, it was Yang Shiqi who said his refusal.

Zhu Chupang glanced at everyone, shook his head helplessly, and stretched out his finger to point at Yang Shiqi.

"I owe it to you, you can make a fuss, if I am gone one day, you will not even have a shelter from the wind and rain."

The surrounding civil officials all bowed their heads in shame, and Yang Shiqi was even more guilty.

They had already heard from the prince's words, and the prince planned to come forward to carry it for them, and even blocked the prince's position.

"Ministers are ashamed of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Everyone fell to the ground and bowed their heads in shame.

Zhu Chupang waved his hand helplessly, turned around and walked out of the cell, and said to Ji Gang, who had been following: "Don't be embarrassed for all the adults, they are all ministers of the humerus of the imperial court, and they are also old, so they can't stand the toss." ”

"These two days are also in time for the Chinese New Year, and they may not be able to go home for reunion, even if they give a lonely face, so that their families can come in to see them and talk to them, and let the family rest assured."

Hearing Zhu Chubeng's explanation, the officials who were still kneeling on the ground were even more ashamed, and a few of them were so moved that they quietly reached out to wipe their tears.

Ji Gang glanced at the civil officials who were kneeling in a large circle and bowed.

"Weichen Ji just received the order."

Zhu Fatpang left, returned to the palace in the middle of the night, did not return to the East Palace, but went directly to the warm pavilion where the old man lived, and knelt at the door in a daze in the middle of the night.

On the second day, the news spread throughout the Jingshi.

In order to save all the civil officials, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knelt down and begged the emperor to forgive everyone, and now he has been kneeling for half a night and half a day, but it is a pity that the emperor has no soft-heartedness, and he has not even taken care of the prince.

When the news was brought into the Jinyi Prison by the families of civil officials, a group of civil officials who were in a good mood when they saw their families were moved, and they cried that they were broken in their liver and intestines, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the palace, shouting that they were ashamed of the prince's kindness.