"Do you know what this Hong is coming from?" Chang Jun, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, asked Zhang Jue, the right deputy imperial historian, in a low voice, because he was in charge of the supervision of officials in the southern provinces, and he should know more or less about officials above the fifth grade.

"As far as the lower officials know, that person is a person from Anlu on Jinghu North Road, and he was born as a section official. He once watched the government in Zongren Mansion and Honglu Temple, and was later asked by Dazong to be a warden for three years.

After that, he was recommended to the Ministry of Rites to be the director, and went out to serve as a Qi County Commander, and then he was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to do all things and experience. At the beginning of last year, it was released to Jiangxi. Zhang Jue was already prepared, and immediately spoke eloquently when he heard Shangguan's questioning.

"Oh? Orthodox people? Chang Jun frowned.

Zhang Jue looked at no one near him, and said softly: "I heard that this Hong Danian is dignified and married Zheng Shou's righteous daughter during his tenure as the head of the Ministry of Rites. ”

"Huh? Righteous daughter? Chang Jun looked at it in surprise.

"Some people say that this lady is still the goddaughter of Da Zongzheng, and there are congratulatory gifts for the New Year and birthday, and she ......."

"And what?"

"And the eyebrows and eyes are quite similar to Da Zongzheng, and Da Zongzheng's wife never sees her ...... when he visits the mansion."

"Cough, cough, cough......." Chang Jun interrupted the other party with a series of dry coughs. He waved his hand and refused Zhang Jue to pat his back for him, and said in a low voice: "Don't mention this in the future!" As he spoke, his eyes swept left and right: "So, how about Hong Danian as an official?" But what's wrong? ”

"I haven't seen anything wrong with it at this point." Zhang Jue shook his head: "Oh, last time, he also initiated the impeachment of Yang Tao first, and hundreds of officials followed up one after another, so everyone has the impression that this person is a master who is not afraid of power." ”

"Got it." Chang Jun continued to walk up the main hall, and commanded in a low voice: "Today's court meeting, no one can bring up this matter. We are all not involved, and we look at what people are jumping.

You tell Lord Gao to pay attention to this, and the three of us will get together again after the next dynasty, and explain it in detail at that time. ”

"Xia Guan understands." After Zhang Jue finished speaking, he went to find happiness.

Chang Jun stood under the verandah of the hall, and turned his head to see Xie Minhong looking at him with a smile. "Thank you, morning. At this time, the sky is not clear, but it seems that Lord Xie is full of red light and is quite happy, somehow? Chang Jun said with a teasing tone.

Xie Minhong smiled indifferently, walked over and said, "Lord Chang seems to be a little worried, I don't know what I'm worried about?"

I guess, maybe it's because someone impeached a six-rank petty official in Jiangxi? And this person coincidentally was released from outside the Metropolitan Procuratorate, right? ”

"Your Excellency is well-informed!"

"Where, it's just that because I'm in Zhongshu and close to the cabinet, I know the news a few days earlier than Your Excellency, so I just did a little more homework." Xie Minhong's words were flat, but Chang Jun had a little fever on his face.

It stands to reason that he should have been keenly aware of this matter, but for some reason, His Majesty handed over the matter to the Cabinet, which had been deliberating on a small scale for the first few days, and did not report the matter to the Metropolitan Procuratorate until yesterday, which made him feel very passive.

"It's just a six-grade local petty official." Chang Jun pretended to be an understatement: "This is not an impeachment in the first place, and it can be reported directly to the political envoy."

I think Shi Hao has just taken office, and he suddenly ascended to a high position, so he didn't clear the rules, and he actually handed it over through the Ministry of War, but it was a mess! The emperor should send someone down to reprimand! ”

"Hehe, my lord is very right." Xie Minhong shook his hands: "However, if this matter is resolved locally, it will not be able to reach the heavens, and the officials and people in Shangjing will have less to talk about." Master Chang, don't you say? ”

"Huh?" Chang Jun didn't turn the corner for a while.

Xie Minhong laughed: "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously." With that, he arched his hand and walked away.

Chang Jun listened to the brainless words for a long time, but he knew that Xie Minhong definitely didn't come to chat with him.

He looked around, and saw a young eunuch not far away wink at him, and then swayed as if nothing was right.

The eunuch passed in front of his head in the clothes of a low-ranking official, turned sideways and saluted, and said in a low voice, "King Xiang." ”

"Well, what's wrong with King Xiang?"

"I don't know, after Lord Xie came, the little one listened to His Majesty a few times." After speaking, the two staggered.

"Shhh Could it be that this matter has something to do with King Xiang? Chang Jun suddenly remembered what Zhang Jue had said just now: Zongren Mansion and Jinghu North Road. What's going on? He narrowed his eyes, and became more and more determined not to speak today.

The hour had come, and the officials of the six ministries entered the temple in procession. Then he was on duty in the palace: "Silence! After the shouting, Eunuch Liu walked out from behind the screen first. His Majesty the Emperor arrives and plays music! ”

After he finished shouting, the musicians under the east inner corridor began to play, and Zhao Tuo came out to board the cloud platform and sat in the dragon chair behind the imperial book case made of red rosewood.

The emperor straightened his clothes, raised his hand slightly, and the music stopped. The Taichang Temple Zanlilang on duty said: "Today's court meeting, hundreds of officials will meet the Son of Heaven and perform three kneeling and nine kowtows. Come, please! Shoufu sang congratulations on behalf of hundreds of officials! ”

"Minister, Yang Min, led hundreds of officials to meet the Son of Heaven. Long live my emperor, long live it! ”

The officials followed: "Long live my emperor, long live!" ”

Then Zanlilang shouted: "One kowtow, then kowtow, three kowtows, Xing!" Bow......! Do this three times, and wait until you shout: "Licheng!" The hundred officials are divided according to the civil and military sides! ”

At this time, the soft music of the Chinese official on the left hand of the emperor and the military attache on the right hand side stood facing each other according to the rank of the product. After standing, there is a palace superintendent of the imperial history to check the error, everyone got up after a salute, and the music stopped.

At this time, Eunuch Liu looked at the emperor, and if the emperor had nothing to say, he would ask: "Do the ministers have important things to listen to?" But when he saw Zhao Tuo nodding, he said loudly to the audience: "Ministers, please listen to Your Majesty's instructions." ”

Everyone was stunned, it was rare for the emperor to speak first during the court meeting, which immediately attracted everyone's attention, and bowed down and said, "Please give instructions to Your Majesty!" ”

"I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss it very much. It's winter now, and there are dragons in the hall who don't feel cold, so I don't know if Qing and other families are okay? Are the people well? ”

The officials were so moved that some even had tears rolling in their eyes. "Thank you for Your Majesty's concern, and I also wish Your Majesty well, and the Queen Mother and Queen Mother are healthy!"

Yang Min took the lead in choking up with his voice, and everyone saluted again, repeating the words of thanking the emperor and wishing the harem.

"Although I am the Son of Heaven, I also know that it is not easy for the common people and the hundred officials to live in Beijing. Ministry of Industry, how is your salary and charcoal division reserves this year? Zhao Tuo asked.

Generally, if the emperor did not directly name him, the chief officials of each ministry did not have to stand up and reply by themselves, so Zuo Shilang Yangzhong immediately went out of class, saluted upwards, and replied:

"The minister's left servant Lang Yangzhong returned to Your Majesty, due to the rain this year, the Department of Salary and Charcoal currently only has seventy percent of the savings accumulated in previous years, and has been urgently requisitioned and transferred to Henan, Shandong, and Jianghuai.

The emperor frowned when he heard this answer, obviously very dissatisfied. "The charcoal department is in charge of the supply of charcoal in the palace, hundreds of officials, and the Gyeonggi garrison, and only seventy percent of them are used. What's more, if the official family is only seventy percent, is it even less so for the people? ”

Seeing that Yangzhong couldn't answer, he simply waved his hand, and then looked at the back of the queue: "Is Guide Mansion coming?" ”

"The minister is here!" The prefect of the Guide Prefecture ordered Xuan to hurry out of the ranks.

"My question, you might answer?"

"Your Majesty, it is true that the charcoal market is not good this year, and the price of firewood has risen from four cents to six cents, and the price of charcoal has generally risen by two or three percent." Ling Xuan replied urgently:

"The reason is that the surrounding logging is too heavy, the demand for charcoal is increasing with the increase in population, and now the number of forestable forests is decreasing, and a lot of firewood is already from Suizhou, so the price is rising.

The minister is worried that even if he can get through this year, he is afraid that the situation will become more serious tomorrow and the year after tomorrow! ”

"That'...... Do you have a solution? ”

"This ......, Your Majesty, there is only a limit to what can be solved within the scope of this palace. Originally, even if the emperor didn't ask, the ministers had to play the book and ask the court to coordinate the allocation. Otherwise, once there is a problem due to the shortage of charcoal after winter, the minister will not be able to afford to eat! ”

As he spoke, he took out a book from his sleeve and put it on his head, and Liang Wu took it over and put it on the emperor's desk.

"This is indeed a big deal!" The Emperor patted the cover of the chapter and said, "Shousuke, I know that you are very busy, but this matter is imminent, and I hope to deal with it as a priority." ”

"Obey."

The Guide Mansion was still looking forward to the emperor giving a few more words, who would have thought that Zhao Tuo stretched out his hand and gave it to Liang Wu, and Liang Wu took it to Yang Min to collect, Ling Xuan had to sigh secretly and retreat to the class.

Of course, according to the rules, he should report to the cabinet first instead of running to the main hall and handing it directly to the emperor, doesn't that make the cabinet all shameful?

So now that the emperor has known about this and the chapter is in the hands of the cabinet, then it will be regarded as doing his best to obey the destiny of heaven, but fortunately, the responsibility has now shifted to the shoulders of the first assistant.

Then everyone heard the emperor ask: "By the way, Shoufu, has the cabinet discussed the impeachment note submitted by the Jiangxi political envoy through the Ministry of War, and what are your opinions?" ”

Yang Min was stunned for a moment, he looked around, a little inexplicable, why did the emperor mention this matter here, in front of the ministers? "Your Majesty, after all, that is the impeachment of a six-rank official, it seems...... There's no need to discuss it at this court, right? ”

"Aiqing, since the political envoy has traveled thousands of miles to submit this impeachment, it means that Shi Hao feels that he can't make a decision on this matter, and he wants to ask the court to give a proposal, right?" A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhao Tuo's mouth.

"It's ......." Yang Min didn't know what the emperor was going to do.

He was still hesitating, someone in the queue behind him had already raised the card, and when he saw the emperor nodding, the imperial history in front of the palace invited him to come out of the ranks, and he saluted and said loudly: "Minister, the right side of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Court is laborious, and the impeachment of Shi Hao ......!" ”

"Eh, come slowly, come slowly." Zhao Tuo smiled and pressed his hand down: "I know what you have to say." But why did Shi Hao do this, Qing may be confused by me? ”

"Ugh." It was stuck.

Xing Xingsheng and Zhang Jue in the queue gloated, Gao thought this is my job, what are you robbing?

Zhang knew that Fei Jin and Xie Minhong were close, thinking that he was instructed by Xie to jump out, so he was happy to see him red-faced.

However, sneaking a glance at Chang Jun, he found that his Shangguan was expressionless, and suddenly remembered what Chang Jun had told him to give to Xing Xingsheng before entering the hall, so he immediately reined in and continued to see how this matter would go on.

"Minister, minister thinks ......." Fei Jin was already standing in front of the emperor, saying that he must have offended people, not to mention offending the emperor, and he gritted his teeth when it was expedient for the two sides:

"Shi is not guilty because Li Dan has just been promoted by His Majesty not long ago, and he has been promoted from a small capital inspector to the Xuanfu Division, so he doesn't dare to specialize, and he doesn't know the weight of Li Dan in His Majesty's mind, so he mentioned this matter by briefing the military department on the important situation.

The minister thought that this person, as a party, did not want to suppress the thief, but concentrated on drilling the camp and currying favor with His Majesty, so please issue an order to severely reprimand him, so that he will be vigilant and dare not speculate again. ”

"Well, what Qing said is very good, I should think about it." After speaking, Zhao Tuo waved his hand, and hurriedly returned to the queue to quietly wipe his sweat.

"Everyone has heard what Fei Qing said, it's nothing more than this little thing. I didn't expect that this matter had become a topic of conversation among the people of Shangjing, and even someone made a bet on this and set up a bettor, which is really funny! ”

"Although the matter is small, but at present, there is a lot of public opinion, and the court should give an explanation as soon as possible."

"Shoufu is very right, and he really became a country!" Zhao Tuo stroked his palm and said, "Then can Qing and the others have a decision?" Let's hear it. ”

Yang Min had no choice but to look at Cifu, and Han Wei came out of the class and said, "Your Majesty, this matter has already been discussed.

If Li Dan really hid the deserters and shielded the traitor leader, the circumstances would be very serious. He should be removed from office and handed over to Jiangxi for trial according to the judge. But ......," he said, looking up at the emperor and at his colleagues:

But whether or not the impeachment above is true is still inconclusive. At the same time, the ministers and others are also worried, at present, the crackdown on bandits in Jiangxi is still in full swing, is it appropriate to arrest them on the spot? The ministers thought that it was best to conduct a secret investigation first, and not to make a big move, so as not to affect the morale of the army. ”

The Cabinet's opinion was very cunning, saying that if it really happened, it must be severely punished, and also saying that the time was not right to uncover this, and it was better to make a secret visit first and wait until the battle was over.

This is an opinion that cannot be offended at both ends, and if the emperor is not happy, maybe the matter will be over. But if Your Majesty plans to play "Good Bow Collection", then this is a good excuse for the cabinet to lay out in advance for Your Majesty!

Zhao Tuo naturally heard this meaning, and smiled slightly: "Qing and others are far-reaching and thoughtful. ”

"Your Majesty's praise." The cabinet members, including Han Wei, hurriedly bowed down humbly.

"It's really not good to unload the mill and kill the donkey at this time." Hearing this word used by the emperor, the people in the palace were stunned. Zhao Tuo took out Li Dan's fold from his sleeve and said:

"Li Dan has just been thinking about the Spring and Autumn Ceremony of the Queen Mother, and her old man has not seen the king of Fengning County for a long time, so she sent people to the front line in Jiangxi and asked them to send someone to answer.

Li Dan took more than 1,000 people, all of whom rode on horses and horses, and traveled hundreds of miles a day to attack Guixi, Geyang, and Xing'an counties, and mobilized Guangxin's Yintuo Department to return to help.

However, he went straight to the city of Guangxin and opened the gate of Guangxin, killed its guards, seized its grain and grass, and then transported the various departments scattered outside Shangrao City and the scattered officers and soldiers, thousands of rescued prisoners, and 30,000 or 40,000 stones of grain and grass collected by the counties into Shangrao overnight.

Because the king of Fengning County swore to share the joys and sorrows with the army and the people, Li Dan returned with his son, broke through many obstacles along the way, set up an ambush to defeat the elite cavalry of the Lou bandits, and crossed the sea through Xing'an, Geyang, and Guixi counties that were recaptured by thieves with tricks, and returned to Anren to rest and recuperate a few days ago. Half of the 1,000 people he carried were injured. ”

The emperor looked at the silent officials below and asked, "Wait, how is this person?" ”

"Your Majesty, is this true? If this is the case, Shangrao will be easy to go down, and when the officials and troops are surrounded, the Lou thief will have nowhere to escape! Yang Shi'an, the left attendant of the military department, said excitedly.

Standing at the front of the military attache queue, the left governor of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Shan Hou Cao Dayuan and the right capital governor Hou Xie glanced at each other, and went out of the class:

"Since Yang Ge, the general of Taizong's court, led a thousand-strong team into Shaanxi and Gansu, he has not heard of similar achievements. If Li Dan really did this, the minister concluded that he must be a god-given general of His Majesty. Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty! ”

A group of military attachés immediately followed: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" ”

"Wait!" Everyone followed the sound, but it was Zheng Shou, the right attendant of the ministry, who came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, no matter how brave Li Dan is, even if he really kills 100,000 chaotic troops and takes out the son, if he is at fault, then he should still be punished!" ”

"Eh, Lord Zheng, this is a bit too harsh. Flaws are not hidden! Xie Minzhong persuaded.

"Yes, being able to send reinforcements and grain and grass to the defenders in the midst of thousands of troops, and also pick up the prince of the county and break the enemy's elite pursuers, this is not something ordinary people can do." Hou Xie suddenly woke up and patted his forehead with one hand:

"Oh, you know. It must have been in the process that he had surrendered and rebelled, otherwise how could he break through the encirclement? ”

Cao Dayuan also nodded and said: "It is also a helpless move to make a decision on the spot, which is understandable." I hope that Your Majesty will not deal with it in a hurry, secretly visit the truth, find out the truth, and then make a decision! ”

The emperor had already greeted the two old military leaders and asked them to cooperate with him in today's court. Seeing them speak, the military attaches were already nodding their heads, and most of the civilian officials agreed. The emperor looked at the side of the Imperial Procuratorate: "What is the opinion of the Imperial Historical Observatory?" ”

At this time, Chang Jun couldn't pretend to be a fairy anymore, so he hurriedly went out of class to salute and said: "The minister thinks that the opinions of all colleagues are very good, and now that the war has just taken a turn for the better, it is not wise to do such a thing as hitting morale and chilling the heroes."

But if it is really wrong, it should also be corrected as Lord Zheng said, this is the choice of the Holy Dynasty and the Ming Emperor. The minister agrees to the secret visit! ”

"Good!" Zhao Tuo stood up: "Merit is merit, merit is fault, merit must be rewarded, and there must be punishment!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Yang Min screamed softly.

Zhao Tuo looked over and asked with a smile, "What did Shoufu say?" ”

"Your Majesty, you can't reward it!"

"Shoufu's words are strange, isn't it chilling to the soldiers if they are not rewarded for their merits?" Cao Dayuan frowned.

"Cao Hou doesn't know, this Li Dan, he was knighted and awarded an official not long ago, and the martial lieutenant is very good for a sixteen-year-old boy!"

"What, only sixteen?" There was an uproar in the court. The palace palace Yushi hurriedly shouted: "Be quiet, don't lose your honor in front of the king!" ”

When the hall was quiet again, Hou Xie said disapprehantly: "The minister thinks there is nothing wrong with it. The former champion Hou is also a young general, Luo Cheng of Sui, Xue Ne of Tang, and Yue Yun of Southern Song ....... ”

"What General Hou said is true, but which of these young generals has a good end?" Yang Min asked, and Hou Xie was speechless. "If Your Majesty is interested in this person, it is only right to train and test slowly, and if you are rewarded too quickly, it will hurt him!"

"What Shousuke said is also reasonable, but it is unreasonable to have such a great achievement and not reward it at all." Zhao Tuo nodded: "In this way, the official will not give him a promotion, and give him a promotion of the ranks, is this also reasonable and legal."

In addition, the officials appointed by the imperial court in the recovered places could not be appointed for the time being, and he was allowed to select five or six of his subordinates who had great merit, were well-versed in literature and ink, and could do things solidly, and could serve as regimental training, patrol inspection, chief bookkeeper, and county lieutenant, and guard various places. How can it be better to reward its merits but not others? ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

In addition, the Jiangxi Political Envoy Department and the Criminal Envoy Department were sentenced to prison, and Hong accused his colleagues without any evidence. Disrupting the morale of the army during wartime is not a small crime. Reprimand with strict words to see the after-effects! ”

Yang Min was stunned, he originally wanted to object, but he immediately realized that maybe this was the best, so he had to bow his head: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Some people died, but not completely......