Chapter 301: The civil official refuses to congratulate

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Another month has passed, and the affairs of Henan have gradually been put on track, officials from all sides have returned to various places, and a large number of soldiers and horses are responsible for maintaining law and order, and Zhu Houzhao can no longer continue to stay in Henan, especially Henan is not suitable for Feng'er to raise a baby.

General Zhenguo returned to the court with a large army, and this matter was first sent to the messenger to the Beijing division on a fast horse in advance, and the civil and military officials of the Beijing division were informed to get ready.

In fact, there is not only one person sent to Beijing to spread the news, the Queen Mother also got the news, and the news is more detailed, I believe there is no need to repeat it too much.

The members of the cabinet are generally from the Huagai Palace, the Wuying Palace, the Wenyuan Pavilion and the East Pavilion, but the cabinet council and office are mostly on the left side of the noon gate near the Wenhua Palace, that is, the cabinet.

Generally speaking, there are not many people staying here, after all, there are only a few main members of the cabinet.

But at this moment, there are many more people in the room that the cabinet uses for deliberations on weekdays, and the officials of the sixth department and above the fourth grade, and the attendants and bachelors of the sixth grade of the Hanlin Academy have basically arrived, and this room, which always seemed a little empty when discussing matters in the past, has a feeling of crowding for the first time at this moment.

The cabinet assisted Yang Tinghe to sit in the seat, and the rest of the cabinet members sat on the left and right according to the size of the official position and the seniority, and the rest of the officials also chose the position they should sit in according to their own status one by one.

Yang Tinghe shook the good news in his hand that had just been sent from Henan, and said: "Blessed by the heavens, now that the army of our Beijing division has pacified Henan, I have summoned all my colleagues here today just to discuss how to welcome the army when it returns to the court." ”

After Yang Tinghe finished speaking, he tilted his head and looked at Cui Zhengyi, who was both the Yin of the Shuntian Mansion and the squire of the Ministry of Rites. Now that Jin Gui has committed suicide, the Ministry of Rites is basically his home. Yang Tinghe asked, "Master Cui, what do you think should be arranged at this time?"

Cui Zhengyi was slightly stunned, and he tentatively asked Yang Tinghe: "Do you follow the usual practice?"

"Routine?" Lin Zezhong, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, laughed and said, "What is the routine? Is it the routine of the general's triumph, or is it the routine of the emperor's return from a complete victory?"

"This" Cui Zhengyi looked at Yang Tinghe, a little undecided.

Of course, don't think that this is Cui Zhengyi's incompetence, in fact, he can be both the Yin of the Shuntian Mansion and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Cui Zhengyi is definitely not an incompetent person. The reason why he made such an indecidable appearance was because he didn't want to take a stand.

When the civil servants here heard that the Henan rebellion had been put down, how could they have had a hint of a smile on their faces? Obviously, they wished that the emperor would go to Henan to quell the rebellion in his capacity as a general of Zhenguo this time, and that he would not return victoriously as he is now.

Cui Zhengyi couldn't understand what this means, the emperor led the troops to easily quell the chaos, then it proves that the emperor has the talent to lead the troops to fight.

If the emperor has such a talent, then he can naturally meddle in military affairs.

The emperor intervened in military affairs, and for them, the civil officials, it was equivalent to the end of the day.

During the Taizu period, the Ming Dynasty was decided. The slogan of killing all the corrupt officials in the world, as well as the bloody and ferocious methods, really made the officials of the world frightened, and even now they shudder when they think of the legendary methods.

For example, if a civil official embezzles more than 60 taels of silver, he has to peel the skin and carry the grass, that is, after the public display, the corpse is skinned and sewn into a bag, which is filled with straw. It was placed next to the official seat of the yamen, so that the successor officials were shocked and played a warning role.

Another example is the magistrate of Jianchang County, who accepted a bribe of 400 banknotes, and was finally executed by Ling Chi. I believe there is no need to explain too much about what kind of torture Ling Chi is.

Taizu was ruthless and unusually cruel to corrupt officials, and Chengzu was not gentle with corrupt officials. After all, they are father and son, and their style of doing things is completely inherited.

And the key is that the Ming Dynasty gave officials the lowest in all dynasties, and the officials basically did not have enough expenses, which is not greedy and no.

Therefore, the officials of the Ming Dynasty used to be frightened, and what they were most afraid of was that the officers and soldiers of the local guard station entered their official residence and took them back for questioning.

And this qiē has changed since the change of Tumubao. After the Tumubao Incident, the military generals collectively lost their position, and the civilian officials hugged each other.

The soldiers and horses of the Beijing division were controlled by the military department, and the opposing army was controlled by the local governor. The military power fell into the hands of the civil officials, and the civil officials became powerful, and the emperor could no longer kill the civil officials whenever he wanted. To deal with a civil official of more than five grades, unless the evidence is conclusive, the emperor will definitely weigh and consider many scruples.

Accustomed to such days, the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty became more aware of the importance of military power, so they were very resistant to the emperor touching military power. This matter is not a matter of loyalty or treachery, but a fundamental question of principle.

Choi Jung-yi knows this, but his identity is special. His father-in-law is a grandfather of the country, and he is a Ming nobleman.

This Ming nobleman has always stood on the same front as the royal family, so he can't make a clear statement on the current matter.

Cui Zhengyi's failure to express his position does not mean that others do not express their position, so Lin Zezhong said first: "Since ancient times, the son of a daughter has not been able to sit in the hall, and the safety of the emperor is related to the society." Although the emperor led his troops to quell the chaos this time, he was lucky to win, but we could not boost the emperor's prestige.

Otherwise, in the future, it will become a common practice for the imperial court to drive personal conquests, and no one will decide on the affairs of the imperial court, and the emperor will fight everywhere all year round. No matter how your lordships decide, Lin Zezhong will first express my stance on behalf of the Hanlin Academy, and we will never congratulate the emperor!"

Lin Zezhong's words were categorical and neat, and this attitude quickly affected the people around him.

The soldier of the military department, the scribe and the scholar, nodded and said: "The displaced people are in turmoil, why use the dignity of the dignified emperor to go out in person? A group of rabble, sending a single soldier and horse to the Beijing camp at will, can be easily surrendered. I also think that this matter is not to be congratulated, but what Lord Lin said just now is reasonable, and we cannot help the emperor's majesty. ”

Wen Shiyun is also an old man in the military department, an old courtier in the court. Hearing him say this, the people present also expressed their attitudes one by one, and their attitudes were all a central idea. That is, never congratulate the emperor.

Waiting for everyone to finish speaking one by one, Yang Tinghe, who had not finished speaking, coughed lightly. Everyone knew that Yang Tinghe was going to speak, so they shut up one after another.

Yang Tinghe didn't say much after glancing at everyone, just said: "If all the monarchs have this intention, then act accordingly." ”

After speaking, Yang Tinghe waved his hand and motioned for everyone to disperse.

Seeing that Yang Tinghe had such an attitude, a kind of civil official said excitedly: "Yang Ge is old and wise, Yang Ge is old and iron, and he is so responsible."

The army returning from the Henan counterinsurgency has been getting closer and closer to the Beijing Division, but no one in the Beijing Division has talked about the Henan counterinsurgency at all, as if someone has deliberately blocked the news.

Finally, Lu Xingye, who stayed in Beijing, was the first to react, and he immediately sent someone to inform Jiang Xia of the matter.

At this moment, the army has marched to Baoding, not far from the Beijing Division.

Jiang Xia's face changed suddenly after receiving this news, and he immediately wrote a warrant and handed it to the person who came to report the news.

The messenger immediately rode back to Beijing on a fast horse.

The night passed, and the morning dawn was just dewed.

Lin Zezhong, a bachelor of Hanlin Academy, got up as usual and went to the Red Maple Tea House to drink morning tea and eat breakfast.

Since he was an old customer, the shopkeeper was very familiar with him and greeted him warmly, and arranged for him to sit near the window.

After a while, donkey meat buns, Biluochun, osmanthus cake, and mille-feuille crisp were all served to Lin Zezhong.

Lin Zezhong had just picked up one of the donkey meat buns and put it in his mouth, when he heard the people next to him discuss: "The Zhenguo general sent by the imperial court to Henan to quell the chaos this time is really powerful, the enemy is the first in every way, and it only took less than a month to put down the Henan rebellion, and also subdued the four major rebel armies, which is really powerful." ”

"Just that's it"

"Cut, you know what. Do you know that the one who led the troops to Henan to quell the chaos this time was actually the current saint. He assumed the pseudonym Zhu Shou, and he gave himself the title of General Zhenguo. ”

"What? It was the current saint who went to Henan to quell the turmoil? Isn't this ridiculous?"

"What is ridiculous or not, our Ming Emperor himself is the world on horseback, up to Taizu and Chengzu, which one is not first-class and powerful in leading troops to fight?

Since the change of Tumubao, our Ming Emperor knew that he would not dare to go out in Beijing. Now that the emperor is so good at leading troops to fight, I am afraid that little Mongolia will no longer dare to touch the idea of our border pass. ”

"That's right, it's right, having such a wise and martial emperor is indeed a blessing for my Ming Dynasty. ”

"Bang!" Lin Zezhong couldn't listen anymore, and angrily threw the teacup in his hand to the ground. Lin Zezhong took out more than a dozen copper coins from his money bag and threw them on the table, and then said angrily: "The people in the market are ignorant and shallow. ”

After speaking, Lin Zezhong walked out of the Red Maple Tea House.

When he arrived on the street, Lin Zezhong saw a few children waving the Daming Daily in their hands and shouting: "Sell the newspaper, sell the newspaper, the general of Zhenguo will quell the chaos in Henan, and the identity of the triumphant return is a mystery!"

"Sell the newspaper, sell the newspaper"

Lin Zezhong frowned, and immediately walked over to buy a newspaper with two copper plates. After reading the content on the front page of Daming Daily, all of them are singing praises to General Zhenguo, and there is also a praise article from the old president of Xun Literature Society, which is also about how General Zhenguo is wise and martial.

The newspaper's analysis of the identity of the general of Zhenguo almost clearly told the people that it was the current saint who led the troops to quell the chaos this time.

What is hyped in the article is how General Zhenguo anticipated the enemy first, how to convince people with virtue, how to subdue the four major chaotic armies with minimal damage, and how to drop the surrounding grain and grass to help Henan and calm the Henan rebellion.

Zhu Houzhao was in the name of wisdom, and it was rumored to be a master in Beijing for a while.

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