At the beginning of August in the second year of Zhengde, when it was still dawn, the emperor was woken up by a eunuch.

Liu Jin knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Zeng Keming Gong of the Ministry of Industry went last night. ”

Zhu Houzhao's remaining sleepiness was taken aback, he didn't say anything, just sat up by himself, and his hair was scattered.

Long.

There was a sigh from inside, "Alas. ”

Zeng Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is a jinshi of Tianshun for eight years, and has been working in the court for decades. Looking through what he had done in the past, the main thing he did was to exhort the emperor not to do things that would cost the people and money.

In the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, the palace please transform the dragon carpet and the plain carpet. Zeng Jianjin said: "Although the blanket is a thing, it is levied in the mountains and Shaanxi, the cotton yarn is collected in Henan, and the craftsmen are summoned in Su and Song. Pray for a cessation. ”

The rest of the time, although it is a different thing, the kernel is the same.

It's a bit pedantic, but there's nothing wrong with this kind of exhortation, and it's better than letting the royal family waste their efforts.

In addition, no matter what, these are all old ministers of the Four Dynasties, with a clear name, Zhu Houzhao will not look forward to his death, and naturally he will not let go of this opportunity to win people's hearts.

Especially now that there is still war, it is even more necessary to unite as one.

"Herald."

Liu Jin bowed his head.

"Zeng Keming Gong, a prudent and diligent person, has decades of experience, is conscientious, has not been lazy, although there is no table to establish, but there is no loss of morality. I want to become the grace of the beginning, the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, give it the prince Taibao, as usual, drop out of the dynasty one day, the civil and military ministers are all dressed in plain clothes, in order to show the honor. ”

This kind of thing is generally issued by the Ministry of Rites, and then issued notices, posted on the left and right gates of Chang'an, which is the only way for the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to enter the palace.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty dropped out of the dynasty due to the funeral of civil and military officials, and it was a drop out but not a waste of affairs, and what should be done should be done.

Only when the funeral of the queen and emperor is encountered, will the court be dropped out and abolished.

So Zhu Houzhao still has to change his clothes, but today he has to wear light and light colored robes, and the officials are also light and light clothes, with black gauze hats and black horn belts.

These are all ceremonial things, just do it.

At three o'clock, the important ministers of the court still entered the palace. Probably because of the death of the Ministry of Justice, everyone's mood is not high.

However, they were all moved by the emperor's posthumous grief for Zeng Jian's death.

"After Zeng Keming went. Who is responsible for the post of secretary of the Ministry of Industry? ”

Everyone looked at each other, and the emperor couldn't answer one, two, or three when he asked.

Zhu Houzhao was not polite to them, and said directly: "Has He Shiguang (He Jianzi) arrived in Beijing?" ”

Liang Chu replied, "It's here." ”

"Let him take charge of the ministry for the time being, and in a few days the cabinet will draw up a decree and make He Shiguang act as the ministry of science and engineering."

He Jian is also an old minister, and he has always had a good reputation as an official. Although Zuo Shilang's bench was promoted to Shangshu a little quickly before it was hot, but it was impossible to catch up with Zeng Keming's death.

Wang Wei naturally led the will.

"With the help of Keming Gong, I also have a few words to say to you. Li and Xie left Beijing one after another, and the cabinet said that there were two, but in fact there was only one Mr. Wang.

I was assassinated some time ago, and Jin Yiwei did a little investigation, and he was involved in various official or unofficial tabloids such as the Fuli faction and the Wuwei faction. Then I knew that there were still so many people who were hiding, conveying their dissatisfaction with the court to each other, and even slandering me. I ordered the Jinyi Guard to take some people, and there were still people in the court who made irresponsible remarks, only as if I was a weak and bullying king.

This is in Beijing.

Outside, there are Tatars who lead troops into the army, and kill my people and plunder them. It's tolerable, it's intolerable.

At this time when the situation is chaotic and Shenzhou is in turmoil, I hope that all the Aiqing in the Qianqing Palace today can put aside their grievances and suspicions, and work with me to overcome the difficulties together. ”

Wang Wei took the lead, and all the Shangshu knelt down.

"The ministers swear to die and advance and retreat with His Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao said that the situation was very serious, but in fact, the advantage was that in the past few years, he has gathered such a group of important ministers who can be trusted.

At the local level, there are also officials who have been promoted by themselves at the helm, and it is not easy to make chaos.

"Let's talk about the revenge faction and the non-action faction first. If the interior is not clean, maybe someone will communicate with the foreign enemy and open the door of the capital. Ladies and gentlemen, it's not that I want to cut off the heads of these scholars, if it weren't for the assassination, I wouldn't have paid attention to them, but at this time it is a time of national war, and this matter cannot be sloppy. ”

Zhu Hou said it was ordinary, but behind it was unusually cruel.

He is the emperor, and if the tone is so set, he may kill thousands of people under the implication everywhere.

But in extraordinary times, extraordinary things are done.

There is just this opportunity to sweep away this batch of sludge and dirt.

The heart is not ruthless, and the hand is unsteady. There can be no woman's kindness at this time.

Min Jue, who has a hard temper and stinky temper, is the secretary of the criminal department, but he is actually a soft-hearted person. It was he who listened to the emperor's reasons and wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to refute it.

In the end, he could only suppress his emotions and asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know how many people are involved in this arrest." However, the minister also deeply felt that the current situation was special. Just Your Majesty...... Chen Dou dare to ask, are you really not afraid of history like a knife? ”

This is actually a bit of a serious question.

However, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty have always been like this, and it is what Min Jue said, so it is not surprising that Zhu Houzhao is not surprised.

"As an emperor, it is my duty to stabilize the court and keep the society! As long as it is beneficial to these two things, I will do it. In the future, I will ask Emperor Taizong for an edict to ask them whether these people who privately criticize the government should be killed, if they say yes, then I will finally give an account to my ancestors, if they say no, all the blame will be borne by me, you are not surnamed Zhu, it has nothing to do with you. ”

Min Jue was shocked, "The minister is guilty!" I didn't mean that, I just ...... Just ......"

"It's just, it's going to kill a lot of people."

"Exactly."

"In order to establish the Ming Dynasty, there are more ancestors who died in the field. Forgetting our ancestors and leaving behind their lives is also a betrayal. All of the above is righteousness. For now, when there is internal and external turmoil, I will not tolerate them. ”

Having said this, Min Jue could only sigh.

Again, this is a very moment.

The young emperor held the brocade guard, the upper direct guard, and there were Yang Yiqing, Zhou Shangwen, Yang Shangyi, these lineage of civil generals.

It's hard.

On the soft side, the emperor governs for the people, and his methods are sharp, and not many people dare to underestimate the present in their hearts.

When such a powerful emperor sits on the dragon chair and wants to show the emperor's anger, no one can stop the millions of corpses.

The 'revival of ancient rites' preached by Jiang Tongzu and Lu Meng was called the Fuli faction by themselves, and when there was a faction, this matter became sour.

Zhu Houzhao has no interest in distinguishing whether this is a politically charged organization or not, because there are many groups like this that use articles and tabloids as a means of dissemination, and what is even more special is that the country is still at war.

He glanced at the faces of this group of important ministers, Wang Wei, Liang Chu, Han Wen, Gu Zuo, Min Qi, Wang Bing, Zhang Fuhua......

Then he took out the case files that Jin Yiwei had already submitted about Jiang Tongzu and Lu Meng and others.

"Discussing national politics in vain, slandering and bowing, and conspiring against the sin, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, should raze their clan. Do you accept this will or not? ”

"Don't dare!"

Zhu Houzhao's sharp eyes were offset, and Jin Gui and Xie Pi in the attendant room lowered their heads and put pen to paper.

"Intended!"

Things have come to this point, it doesn't matter what Jiang Tongzu and Lu Meng recruited in Jinyiwei or not.

The emperor made this decision to strengthen the majestic imperial power and not allow anyone to challenge it.

Just like Zhu Yuanzhang killed people back then, didn't he know that there were unjust, false and wrongful cases in it?

Surely you know, how could the founding emperor be the kind of person who does not distinguish between right and wrong?

It can only be said that this dragon chair will change people, and when you sit on it, you will not consider the so-called right and wrong, black and white, but weigh which way is more beneficial.

Prior to this, Mao Wenyu had already entered the palace and reported various matters.

That's why Zhu Houzhao knew what nonsense things were about the Fuli faction and the Wuwei faction, and he didn't stop Mao Wenyu from doing anything.

The tabloids that stabbed and gossiped and passed to each other...... The name of rebellion is an iron case.

Ma Yiqian, who never left that day, was also chased by Jinyiwei overnight, causing every household in Beijing to close their windows and doors.

The common people don't know the specific situation, they only know that the emperor was assassinated, Long Yan was furious, and now they are arresting people everywhere, they don't care about anything else, as long as they don't get involved with themselves.

Ma Yiqian didn't dare to live in his own home, but the atmosphere in the Jingshi was so tense that no one dared to take him in!

Ma Yiqian was so angry that he scolded, the current people are really not as good as before, they are all greedy for life and afraid of death, so they have to repay the courtesy.

At last he came up with a plan and hid in the brothel of the city that never sleeps, where people came and went, and no one knew anyone, so he spent some money to find a room and not come out. Jinyiwei generally pays more attention to the rules when they search here, because they all know that it is the royal property, and it is difficult for anyone to explain what they have damaged.

In the early afternoon, he peeked open the crack in the window and swept his eyes out. After a while, there was a knock on the door, and the girl from last night came in.

"Something happened again!"

Ma Yiqian's heart trembled when he heard this now, and he hurriedly closed the window and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Didn't you die last night? The Son of Heaven was grieved, and made a decree early this morning to condemn the previous group of arrested assassins as a great crime of treason! Next, I'm afraid I will all have to cut off my head! ”

Ma Yiqian only felt that a stream of cold water was poured from beginning to end! I can't help but tremble as if I was struck by lightning!

"How can it be a rebellion?!"

If Jiang Tongzu and Lu Meng are both guilty of rebellion, then how can he escape? It's nothing more than the difference between caught and uncaught!

When he thought of his closest relatives and clan in his family, he only felt disillusioned for a moment.

When these tabloids were first disseminated, the imperial court did not say that it was not allowed, isn't this a massacre in the name of assassination?!

"I can't take care of the affairs of the court. I, I only have to take care of the guest officer, anyway, it's not peaceful outside now......" The girl looked this person up and down, Ma Yiqian still has the demeanor of a literati no matter what, and he doesn't pick and search, so the girl's eyes are full of light, "Or...... Just here for two days? The Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, this is the joy of the world, but you can't be as stupid as those who want to assassinate the Son of Heaven. ”

Where does Ma Yiqian still have that kind of mind now, he is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. What made him even more frightened was that someone outside suddenly shouted loudly.

"Jinyiwei investigates the case! Stay in your room and no one is allowed to move around! ”

(End of chapter)