Chapter 158: The Shock of the Shuowang Dynasty

In the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese Dynasty was divided into the Early Dynasty and the Afternoon Dynasty, which was also called "Imperial Gate Listening to Politics" because it was often held at several important palace gates.

According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty", the emperor of the early Ming Dynasty held an early dynasty in the palace Fengtianmen; In the seventh year of Yongle, Chengzu patrolled Beijing, and since then he has held an early dynasty in the palace right Shun Gate Inner Palace. The noon dynasty is mostly held at the left gate of the palace.

Now the three major halls have been destroyed and not repaired, and there is no Fengtian Gate, only the Qianqing Gate, the Left Shun Gate and the Right Shun Gate remain.

The Great Dynasty is generally held on the New Year's Day, the Winter Solstice and the Longevity Festival, which is a ceremonial pilgrimage.

The Chang Dynasty is divided into the Shuowang Dynasty and the Japanese Dynasty, of which the Shuowang Dynasty is generally held on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar calendar, which is also a ceremonial court; The Japanese Dynasty is the court meeting where the emperor really handles government affairs.

Since the emperor changed the time and place of the Japanese Dynasty and set the rules of the Seven Days and Six Dynasties, he has followed them very well, and there has never been a time when he did not go to court.

And today is May 15, which was supposed to be a ceremonial Shuowang Dynasty, but because of the affairs of Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, a heavy shadow was shrouded.

The emperor not only set the Japanese Dynasty at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, but also set the time at the time that had not been changed before. Such a setup may show the emperor's wrath, and he had to toss the officials and relatives once.

As a result, the courtiers, who were accustomed to getting up late and going to the court at night, had to get up at midnight, pack up and go to the noon gate to assemble. At about three o'clock in the morning, the ministers arrived outside the noon gate and waited.

Although the weather has warmed up, they can get up earlier than the chickens, and they have to gather, queue, and wait, and they are really tired after a few hours of tossing.

The sky is still only bright, and it is still a little difficult to see people's faces without the help of lanterns and candles.

I don't know if it's the light, or if it's really black. Anyway, the British public Zhang Weixian looked like he was sullen and twisted his face, and the ministers greeted him, but he only responded absentmindedly and perfunctorily.

Not only him, but also few of the relatives were happy. Almost all of them are worried faces, and they are in a dull state with few words.

Anyone who cares can guess the reason, Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, was imprisoned and his mansion was sealed, which was a huge psychological blow to the relatives of Jingshi.

"If Zhu Chunchen is indiscriminately accused, we will be wronged, and we hope that the country will speak up." Linhuai Marquis Li Hongji approached Zhang Weixian, arched his hand, and said in a low voice.

Zhang Weixian smiled bitterly and said: "If he is false, it is difficult for him to protect himself, how can he speak up?" ”

Li Hongji's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise: "Could it be that he also walks around with the Duke of the Kingdom and instigates him?" ”

Zhang Weixian snorted and said unhappily: "Li Hou said carefully. He came to a certain mansion just to walk around normally, how can he incite it? ”

Oh, Li Hongji consciously lost his words, sighed a little helplessly and depressedly, shook his head and walked away.

Obviously, these nobles were scared. Zhu Chunchen did move around a lot of people, but he was thinking about resisting the emperor's move to separate officials and businessmen, and most of them hadn't agreed yet.

But will the emperor care about you? Zhu Chunchen was imprisoned, what kind of place is there, and what kind of confession will he not be able to get?

Although these nobles were dissatisfied with the emperor's reforms, none of them ate the bear's heart and dared to rebel. are all wealthy people, is it fun to come and kill the three clans all over the house?

all know that the emperor reuses factory guards, his ears and eyes are powerful, and he has some of the legacy of Taizu. Well, now I vaguely see the fate of Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang, Lan Yu and others.

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The third drum sounded, the two doors were opened first, and the official military flag school was put into the column first. The general on duty and the guards carried the cane and flag school in a row, and the helmets were bright and neatly arranged.

Looking at this normal ceremonial arrangement, the nobles couldn't help but feel a chill. If the emperor is determined to take Xungui under the knife, this court meeting may be the last one in his life.

Zhu Chunchen is really a bastard, he doesn't care if he wants money or his life, why should he pull us into the water? Many nobles secretly gritted their teeth, regretting that when Zhu Chunchen came to visit, it was good to let people beat him out with a stick.

Compared with the nobles' cranky thoughts and uneasiness, the civil officials were very calm. Waiting at the noon gate, I was used to it before, and this is "waiting to be missed".

The officials talked and talked in twos and threes, but they were not too serious.

The emperor relaxed the etiquette of the court, and as a preferential treatment for his close ministers, he also set up a special straight room in the Duanmen for scholars and six departments and nine secretaries to wait for the court here.

Enwei and Shi, or big stick carrots, Zhu Youxiao is also more and more handy in using it.

Becoming an "imperial party" has a bright future! With this hand, vested interest groups can be crushed to death.

What is the Donglin Party, what is the Chu Party, what is the Zhejiang Party, except for some leaders, in fact, there is no exact definition and boundary. More officials are just falling with the wind, and which faction gets the momentum and moves closer to which faction.

Zhu Youxiao doesn't care whether the officials are firm in character, as long as you listen to the emperor and implement the policies promulgated by the emperor or the imperial court, it's OK!

This is also the purpose of his new school and training new officials. It does not require you to be full of economy and export, as long as you are literate and hyphenation, as long as you implement strongly, you are a good official.

But Zhu Youxiao also knew very well that no matter how much he expanded the way to enter the office, he could never abolish the imperial examination. This is a big issue related to social stability, who makes so many people wait for the title of this gold list?

Not to mention the officials and relatives who were "waiting to be leaked" at the noon gate, the protagonist of today's court meeting, Emperor Zhu Youxiao, had just gotten up and changed his clothes and washed under Li Chengcheng's diligent service.

Knowing that he had to get up early today, while tossing his ministers, Zhu Youxiao also had to work harder. Therefore, he didn't go to the concubine's palace to sleep, and slept in the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Wen Xiang's body was close to him, and Li Chengcheng put his arms around the emperor's waist and tied his belt.

It's easy to be impulsive in the morning, and Emperor Wu of Han and Wei Zifu rolled together like that. Zhu Youxiao also felt it, and reached out to hug Li Chengcheng.

"Emperor-" Li Chengcheng whispered softly, and then his mouth was gagged.

It took a long time for the emperor to let go of the girl with a crimson face and a delicate breath, and the salty pig's hand was reluctant to move away from the delicate body.

Li Chengcheng hurriedly tidied up his messy clothes, looking shy, which made Zhu Youxiao laugh.

The mood is good, that's right, the emperor is happy. Because of Li Chengcheng's righteous intercession, Fan Xiaohui was retained, which also made Zhu Youxiao feel that God was destined in the dark.

In history, the little carpenter had seven or eight wives, and Fan Xiaohui was one of them, and she was also named the imperial concubine because she gave birth to a son and a daughter.

It's a pity that Princess Zhu Shu'e of Yongning and Prince Zhu Ciyan of Mourning Huai both died early, and Concubine Fan Hui fell out of favor because of the Hakka family.

It is contained in the history books: After Concubine Fan Hui fell out of favor, because Concubine Li Cheng and Concubine Fan Hui were friendly, the little carpenter was pampering Concubine Li Cheng at that time, and Concubine Li Cheng interceded for Concubine Fan Hui when she was in her sleep.

So, Concubine Fan Hui got the opportunity to sleep again. When Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka clan learned about this, they were very angry and imprisoned her.

Zhu Youxiao knows that history cannot be trusted, but Li Chengcheng and Fan Xiaohui are good friends, which is also in line with history.

And Fan Xiaohui is going to be expelled from the palace, but his ancestors have been officials, Wang Tiqian would rather kill by mistake than let go, and he will be expelled from the inner palace if he is slightly suspicious.

Now that it's okay, Zhu Youxiao has collected another daughter-in-law, and she stayed in the Qianqing Palace to wait. There are already six, and if I make up seven, I can summon ......

The fragrant breath came to his face, and Li Chengcheng put on the crown that the emperor put on, and looked left and right to see if it was upright.

Zhu Youxiao smiled, stretched out his hand to tease the girl's chin, then straightened his waist, his face was full of majesty, and walked out.

Wang Tiqian led the palace people to wait outside the palace, and Lu Jianxing and a few guards were also ready to stop, and when they saw the emperor come out, they all bowed together.

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, walked to the imperial chariot, was served by the palace people, sat on the top "Rolls-Royce" in ancient times, and walked towards the Qianqing Gate.

At about five o'clock in the morning, the noon gate opened and the officials began to enter the palace. Civil officials enter through the left gate, and military attaches enter through the right gate, and they are first arranged in the south of the Jinshui Bridge according to their ranks.

After the whip, the hundred officials cross the bridge in turn, arrive at the Qianqing Gate Danqi, the civil official is the left class, the military attache is the right class, and the two policies are facing each other in the royal road, which is called "living".

Entering the palace, etiquette became strict again. There is a picket in charge of the imperial history to supervise, and anyone who coughs, spits, is crowded or has an untidy posture will be recorded and dealt with.

There is a throne in the middle of the upper corridor of the Qianqing Gate, which is called "Jintai".

On the left and right of the stairs is the band of the bell and drum division, and the "Han generals" are lined up in the middle of the palace and the door of the palace, wearing full uniforms and armor, and there are guards standing with swords on the left and right sides of the royal road and behind the civil and military officials.

In fact, the Shuowang Dynasty is not called a great court meeting, whether it is the number of participants or the cumbersome etiquette, it is far inferior.

It's just that during the sensitive period when Zhu Chunchen was imprisoned, the emperor seemed to attach great importance to it, and this court meeting was very different.

At this time, the bell and drum division played music, and the emperor arrived at the imperial gate.

First of all, the brocade guard held five umbrella covers and four fans, climbed the Danqi from the east and west sides, and stood behind the throne.

Subsequently, there were two envoys, one holding the umbrella cover and standing on the seat, and the other holding the "armament", miscellaneous two fans, standing in the middle of the seat.

The emperor rose to the throne with a serious face, the sound of the whip sounded again, and the left and right civil and military classes went together and advanced into the imperial road.

After the ministers paid their respects, the officials of Honglu Temple went out of class and reported to the emperor the number of officials who entered Beijing and left Beijing to resign.

If the emperor wants to summon him, then he will go to the palace first; If the emperor is gone, then the ceremony of five bows and three bows is performed under the court or outside the noon gate, which is considered to be the end.

To the surprise of his ministers, Zhu Youxiao summoned all the officials who entered Beijing to thank him and left Beijing to resign. This is a great surprise for officials who do not have much hope.

Something unusual! The already apprehensive relatives began to be suspicious again, and even felt that the guards with knives behind them had the meaning of executioners.

The court meeting was carried out one by one according to the process, and finally entered the most important part (recital).

But the most important link is that no one is out of work. Originally, the Shuowang Dynasty had the nature of etiquette, but there were many people, but it was not as casual as the Chang Dynasty, where only a small number of important ministers participated, and the performance was more casual.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care, his eyes moved to Xun Qi, cold and frightening.

"British duke." Zhu Youxiao stretched out his voice and opened his mouth to summon: "Come forward and answer." ”

British Gong Zhang Weixian's heart was abrupt, and after a pause, he came out of class and knelt down and kowtowed, "Weichen is here." ”

Zhu Youxiao stared at it for a long time before he asked in a deep voice: "On the **** day, Zhu Chunchen came to your house and had a secret conversation with you for a long time. I want to know, what did you all say? ”

This is already a very serious accusation. Secret talk, secret room deception, intrigue and intrigues, just this one word can reveal the emperor's suspicions, and the seriousness of the crime if confirmed.

Zhang Weixian hurriedly bowed his head deeply, and opened his mouth to justify: "Long live Qiyue." Zhu Chunchen visited Weichen's mansion, and Weichen entertained him with normal etiquette, and there was no secret talk. ”

After a pause, Zhang Weixian added: "Zhu Chunchen did complain a lot about the policies imposed by the imperial court, and wanted to invite Weichen to boycott together, but Weichen sternly refused. Weichen also advised him to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, and not to mislead the overall situation of the country because of a little money. What Weichen said is the truth, and he doesn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and he hopes to be clear. ”

Until now, Zhang Weixian and the others didn't know what happened to Zhu Chunchen. Or rather, what crime is the emperor ready to punish with it.

Therefore, they can't talk nonsense, but put a crime on themselves.

For example, if you scold Zhu Chunchen for plotting rebellion, are you one of them, what did Zhu Chunchen come to your house for, and why didn't you report it?

Zhu Youxiao was silent, his fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the throne, and he looked at Zhang Weixian, as if he was judging how credible what he said.

Zhang Weixian didn't dare to raise his head, but he could feel the emperor's suspicious gaze. The weather was not too hot, but the dignified British Duke broke out in a cold sweat.

For a long time, the emperor's words echoed in the hall, "The British Duke temporarily returned to the house to introspect, what did he think of about Zhu Chunchen, and presented it truthfully." ”

"Wechen obeys." Zhang Weixian kowtowed again and got up to go back to work.

There was no punishment for the time being, but the emperor's suspicions were unresolved. Returning home for self-reflection means residential surveillance, and the final result may depend on Zhu Chunchen's confession in prison.

"Linhuai Hou." Zhu Youxiao's gaze swept over Xun Qi, and he called another one.

"Wechen is here." Li Hongji, Marquis of Linhuai, hurriedly went out of work and knelt down, waiting for the emperor to speak.

Zhu Youxiao asked in a deep voice: "On a certain day, Zhu Chunchen got together with you to drink, when it came to the imperial court policy, what did he say about me?" ”

Li Hongji thought for a while, kowtowed, and said: "Zhu Chunchen was crazy and rebellious, and Weichen reprimanded him at that time. For such a greedy and shameless person, Weichen failed to report it to the saint, guilty, guilty! ”

Paradox babble? Can't you be specific?

Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Hongji, blinked slowly, and felt that this guy was also quite powerful.

Li Hongji's rhetoric seems to have added charges to Zhu Chunchen, and he admitted that he failed to report it in time, but these are all small things, and he cannot be convicted of a major crime.

Zhu Youxiao actually didn't want to raise a big prison, taking advantage of the Shuowang court, he just wanted to knock and knock on these relatives.