Zhu Houzhao walked quickly to the attendant room on the side and shouted, "Jing Yang, bring me the music that Shi Feng, the chief soldier of Datong had done a few days ago." ”

When he shouted, even Jin Gui and Xie Pi had to stand up.

Jing Yang also hurriedly said yes.

He remembered that Shi Feng had reported that the Fire Sieve Department had sporadic arsonists in Datong.

In fact, this is not that the fire sieve is bold, but it is really the lack of materials and the hardship of life in the grassland. So it's hard to completely eradicate it.

Zhu Houzhao found a reason at random at this time, and then returned to the imperial case to write a personal letter: he wanted Wang Shouren to send troops to patrol the border and drive the Tatars north.

The three towns of Hetao themselves are full of soldiers, and Wang Shouren definitely has this strength.

It's just that he was originally going to wait for him, the emperor, to conquer in person, but it's not a matter to wait all the time, if he lets the Mongol tribes gradually recover their strength because of his own selfish desires, and finally causes relatively serious consequences, this is a big deal.

Zhu Houzhao allowed himself to be willful in small things, such as enriching the harem, but this kind of big thing still can't be nonsense.

Without him as the emperor, there would be no need to organize an army of 300,000 or 500,000 in Mobei, and the cavalry in Wang Shouren's hands would be enough to dominate the grassland.

Although there are some regrets, there is still a chance in the future, and Wang Shouren will not hit Wolf Juxu Mountain all at once.

The Son of Heaven was writing, You Ji quietly approached, waited for a while, and saw the Son of Heaven pick up the paper and blow it, so he stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, after the victory in the northwest, the capital is very lively. The talents showed their powers, but they came up with a lot of good sentences. ”

Zhu Houzhao folded the letter and said, "What's so rare again?" Let's hear it. ”

"Huh. As far as the slave maid knows, all the restaurants in Beijing have been overcrowded in the past few days, and the talented people have fun with wine to celebrate the great event of the closure of Xinjiang, among which there is a poem, the slave and maid think it is the best. ”

"When did you become fond of poetry?"

"Vassals are elegant."

Zhu Houzhao sneered, "Okay, it's okay for me to do it, you can think about it." ”

"Yes." You Ji put on a relatively serious face, and his voice sank, "Ma Ying Hanyang snow, Qibao Longyoufeng." The Holy Monarch is worried about the border troubles, and Heyue sees military exploits! ”

These last two sentences, others still have some feelings when they read Zhu Houzhao, but he came out of the mouth of this old eunuch and he was a little awkward, "It's hard for you, in order to pat yourself, you have to memorize a poem." ”

You Di pretended to be wronged, "Your Majesty, this is not what the slave said, it is recognized by the talents outside, and they all say that it is well written!" ”

"That's all there is to it?"

Naturally, there is more than that, and there is another sentence, which has also spread widely. The temple occupies a little yellow gas, and the spirit runs through the white rainbow. The husband reported to the lord on a regular basis to see the treasure sword male. ”

"It's better to have ambition than to pat yourself on the back. Who wrote it? ”

"Like...... It's called Xia Yan. ”

Zhu Houzhao paused slightly, "Who?" ”

"It's called Xia Yan."

This person is generally still known.

During the Jiajing period, perhaps this emperor was too shrewd, so a group of powerful ministers were born.

Xia Yan is one of them.

Xia Yan is an official and an incorruptible character. Zhang Cong, who was an official in the same dynasty as him, had the old problem of being jealous and intolerant, so he once thought about cleaning up Xia Yan, but he could never find any evidence of Xia Yan's crime, and he couldn't find much fault even in the political atmosphere where greed for ink was rampant.

The second is the hard word. Xia Yan's temper is very hot, he is never polite when talking to people, and Zhang Cong's methods before him are more ruthless, such as rectifying the rule of officials and checking the acres of land, Xia Yan not only inherited it all, but also surpassed it.

This is the main reason why he was later framed, but no one spoke for him.

In general, it is also a generation of ministers who want to do things.

"This Xia Yan is now ......"

You Zhi answered, "It's a lift." ”

"Oh, that's a pity."

"Do you want a slave ......?"

"Don't be too troublesome, let him take the test himself."

"Yes......"

The name Xia Yan made Zhu Houzhao can't help but think of Zhang Cong.

Both of these men were very capable ministers during the Jiajing period, and Zhang Cong is now the secretary of Dali Temple, a position that is very high, but probably does not match his expectations.

Especially in the Zhengde Dynasty, because Emperor Zhengde had to do many things.

Only ministers who do the specific things that the emperor has assigned will be reused.

For example, Yang Tinghe, who seems to be tepid, but first promoted sweet potatoes, and then reconsidered etiquette, he is still a minister, this kind of person is very desperate for those who are below him, how can you climb over this mountain?

His status is also much more stable than that of a Dali Siqing.

But Zhang Cong has this result, which is also due to his character, in the fifth year of Zhengde, he had too close contact with Ma Bin, the deputy envoy of Jinyiwei, which caused dissatisfaction with the Son of Heaven.

And then from the original green clouds to become as dispensable as now.

And after he gained power, he was more arrogant, and he slammed into the court, although he went to the emperor's heart, but Zhu Houzhao also had to take care of the overall situation, and the court was not open for him.

Eight years after Zhengde, whether it was the number of times the emperor summoned him or the specific things he was responsible for, Zhang Cong gradually fell behind. Later, he was asked to go to Dali Temple, and what he did was to offend people.

You must know that as a direct participant in Juntun, he often communicates directly with the emperor.

Zhang Cong himself is also a little depressed, but for a person like him, it is impossible to go back and find Yang Yiqing to stand for him again.

Yang Yiqing is not a stupid person, he only needs one thing to see through its essence.

After losing the favor of the Son of Heaven and the first emperor, Zhang Cong struggled in the court.

Until now, he has been snubbed for nearly three years.

People sometimes need to be educated.

Zhu Houzhao called Jin Gui over and asked, "Full, is that Zhang Cong honest lately?" ”

Jin Gui didn't know how to answer, "What Your Majesty said is the latest, do you mean nearly half a month?" ”

Zhu Houzhao: "......"

"What? This half moon is not honest again? ”

"I don't think I can say that, it's just that there has been a discussion of industry in the court recently, Zhang Cong seems to be very interested, and several people Weichen knows have been pulled by him to discuss this matter, but most of them don't want to be with him."

Zhu Houzhao sighed, this guy's popularity is really bad, and even Jin Gui is reluctant to say good things about him.

But no matter what, Zhang Cong is still a very capable person, and more importantly, he has a bit of public heart and does things with the country in mind, which is rare.

After thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao still decided to summon him.

After receiving the will, Zhang Cong paid special attention to it, and he was very serious when he bathed and changed clothes, and he didn't dare to fool at all.

Even while he was waiting outside the chamberlain, he was sitting in a precarious position.

Before him, Zhu Houzhao saw Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, and discussed the matter of the Military Academy, after the people left, Zhu Houzhao glanced at him at the door, squinted his eyes and said, "Let him come in." ”

Zhang Cong got the will, walked forward quickly like small steps, and then made a big salute, "Zhang Cong, the secretary of Dali Temple, Weichen, see Your Majesty!" ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't tell him to be flat, just stood beside him and said: "Zhang Cong, I have handled several cases in Jiangnan, you know all of them, right?" What do you think? ”

"Weichen knows that His Majesty is the master of the people and punishes the evil, which is the work of the Holy Monarch."

"Dali Temple has the responsibility of interrogating major cases, and it is also the last checkpoint of the trial of the three divisions, so you have to guard this card for me."

"Yes! Remember! ”

"Calm down, come in with me." After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he turned to the imperial case, "Zhang Cong." There's something I want to tell you about. ”

Zhang Cong bent down slightly, "Yes, bow down and listen to the hadith." ”

"I've heard that if you want to find someone to discuss the property, no one will take care of you. When you are an emperor, you like lonely ministers, and you are also a person who reads poetry and books, so I don't hate you. But the emperor's liking for lonely ministers is one thing, like you make the whole court have no friends, if I use you, I have to appease a large group of people except you, this dilemma, I can't make a choice. ”

The pain in Zhang Cong's heart was pointed, and he said sincerely: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that he is wrong. ”

"You know what you can do. But I just can't see the good of others, so I have to change it. Now above this court, there are many talents, and each has its own characteristics, not only you Zhang Cheng can assist me in governing the country well, Yang Yiqing, Wang Wei, which of them is not the patriarch of the three dynasties? Gu Zuo and Gu Renyi are not without ink, even if it is Mao Ji, although he is always with me, he dares to speak out, speaks out, and is dedicated to the public, not to mention Zhou Shangwen and Wang Shouren who fought for the country and made many military exploits. So many people, so many things, all asked you to do it, can you do it? Is it well done? ”

Zhang Cong suddenly felt ashamed.

The character is innate, some people can stand the people on their heads, such as Wang Wei, Yang Yiqing has been on his head for so many years, and he is too lazy to care. Zhang Cong just thinks that it is best for the holy grace to fall on his head, so it is good, this is a problem.

"Listen to Your Majesty's words, the ministers are ashamed, please Your Majesty punish the crimes of the ministers!" Zhang Cong also knelt down.

"Punishment is only a means, not an end, I spend this time with you to spend these words, not to clean you up, but to clean up your will. My purpose is to hope that you can serve me, on the one hand, to do a few practical things for the imperial court, and on the other hand, to win some fame for yourself. Do you understand? ”

Zhang Cong understood, "Your Majesty will not give up, if the minister still has a chance, he will definitely not live up to His Majesty's grace today!" ”

"Good. This matter is about to use your bad popularity, I hope you don't disappoint me again. ”

(End of chapter)