During the morning court session, the minister standing in front noticed that the emperor who walked up to the throne did not look very good. Zhu Yunwen's complexion was originally fair, but it was still fair at this moment, but lacked some healthy blood color, and his eyelids were also swollen and slightly wrinkled.
The edge of his eyebrows revealed his depressed mood without concealment.
Zhu Yunwen's complexion was indeed not good, and he was in a bad mood. He didn't sleep much last night. He tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. Later, he simply put on his clothes and got up, casually opened a book and read it, which caused Ben to be called to bed.
The imperial concubine Feng Baoer stayed with him for the whole night.
"My lords...Pingshen..."
Zhu Yunwen said feebly. He looked at the courtiers slowly rising at the foot of the steps, and his heart palpitated suddenly: "Is this really the case, king, king, minister, father, father, son? All my decisions, whether right or wrong, are theirs."
Is there really only blind obedience, and obedience from the bottom of the heart? King Xiang... fights with death, and the whole family is harmed, so what can I say?"
He suddenly remembered something that his father said when he was a child. This thing had been in his heart for a long time. For some reason, he suddenly remembered. What his father said to him,
It happened during the Three Kingdoms period. Once, before a banquet, Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi suddenly asked the ministers a question on a whim: "If the biological father and the king are both terminally ill at the same time, and there is only one pill, only one person can be saved."
, Sirs, are you going to save you or your father?"
All the civil and military officials made impassioned speeches to express their loyalty to the emperor, saying that if he encountered such a situation, he would sacrifice his father to save the emperor. However, one minister named Bing Yuan did not say a word. Cao Pi asked him by name.
, Bing Yuan replied loudly: "Of course I will save my father!"
Of course, saving the father, saving the king or saving the father, does this need to be discussed? In his view, of course the father is more important than the king. Cao Pi did not blame him, because Cao Pi also knew that those ministers who claimed to sacrifice their father to save the king,
I was just trying to please him, and what I said was not the truth.
His father said to him: "The closest relatives in the world are nothing more than flesh and blood. We were born in an imperial family. Compared with brothers and sisters in ordinary families, we have many more rules and systems. Therefore, we are far less likely to get close to our relatives than those in ordinary families. Only for this reason, we
We should pay more attention to the love between relatives and show more care and consideration to our closest relatives."
His father, Zhu Biao, had never done anything outstanding. He even died of illness within a few years of becoming the crown prince. But his grandfather had more than 20 sons, some were charitable, some were violent, some were eccentric, and some were withdrawn.
Regardless of his temperament, he is docile and close to his father, truly respecting and loving this eldest brother as his eldest brother. Even though his father has passed away for so many years, no matter who mentions him, he is still full of respect.
Did my husband teach me wrong? Should I be like my father? What's wrong with me? I am the emperor, I am the emperor! Why can't they fulfill all my hard work?
Zhu Yunwen's face twisted, and in a trance, he seemed to hear someone calling: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"Um?"
Zhu Yunwen woke up and looked intently, only to see the officials of Honglu Temple standing there cautiously, saying: "Your Majesty, thank you for today. All the officials have announced your resignation. If the Emperor doesn't see them, then..., it's OK
Let the officials take action."
Zhu Yunwen corrected his posture and said: "Then...let's do something."
"According to the order!"
Honglu Temple bowed to receive the order, turned to the ministers, and shouted loudly: "The emperor has a decree, and the ministers will carry out the work. If you have the right to do it, you will withdraw from the court if there is no problem!"
"I have my own notes!"
With sharp eyes, Zhu Yunwen saw a tiger general standing out from the Wu Chen class. Someone seemed to be pulling him from behind. He also flicked his sleeves fiercely and threw away the colleague who was trying to hold him. Only then did Zhu Yunwen see clearly.
The person who stood up was Xu Zengshou, a first-rank military minister of the dynasty and the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army.
"Xu Aiqing, do you have anything to say?"
"Yes, I heard yesterday that the King of Xiang was scolded by His Majesty for a minor offense, and the whole family stayed in the palace..."
Before Xu Zengshou finished speaking, Lian Zining came out of the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Captain Xu must be careful, King Xiangli is plotting rebellion. His crimes are exposed and he commits suicide in fear. This is not a small offense."
"You fart!"
Xu Zengshou was furious and shouted: "Rebellion, another rebellion! Less than a year after the death of the late emperor, the king of Zhou rebelled, the king of Qi rebelled, the king of Dai rebelled, and now the king of Xiang also rebelled. Why didn't he rebel before? Suddenly
Suddenly all the kings in the world rebelled? If they rebelled, they would rebel. Now the civil and military officials of the dynasty and the common people in the world have only heard that they rebelled, but there is no real evidence! If they really rebelled, I would be a military commander.
On behalf of Your Majesty, I am willing to be the first to send troops to attack, and it will not be a pity to die on the battlefield. However, if you are convicted based on just one word, where is the court's law and order? Where is the prestige?"
Huang Zicheng said gloomily: "Admiral Xu, what do you mean by 'I didn't rebel before, but suddenly all the kings in the world rebelled'? Are you insinuating that the emperor is unjust and has caused unrest in the world?"
"***Your grandma!"
The enemy was extremely jealous when they saw each other. Xu Zengshou had been holding back his anger all night. When he heard that he was taking him into the ditch, he cursed in anger. Zhuo Jing shouted angrily: "Governor Xu, even if you are the empress of Zhongliang, you are the queen of Zhongliang.
How can you, a very human minister, lose your manners in front of your Majesty and end up like this?"
Xu Zengshou also knew that based on his words, if Zhu Yunwen had the intention to embarrass him, he could be punished for the crime of misconduct. He simply pointed at Huang Zicheng and filed a complaint against Zhu Yunwen first: "You grandma, dig me up and bury me."
! Your Majesty, you heard that Huang Zicheng is a sanctimonious person on the surface, but he is a man who steals men and prostitutes women. He has ulterior motives and is extremely insidious. He is deliberately abducting me and trapping me in injustice. Your Majesty must uphold justice for me!"
Zhu Yunzhen was so angry that he slapped the table and shouted: "What nonsense! This is the Golden Palace, where hundreds of officials perform their duties. If you are making any noise, please stay away!"
Guo Ren, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood out from the crowd, bowed to Zhu Yunwen, and said loudly: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has been hoarding money and preparing a strong army. What is it for? To attack Zhou in the north, to attack Hunan in the south, to cut off the two feathers of swallows, and to eliminate serious troubles for the court.
, It’s just for eternal peace. Governor Xu receives a salary from the imperial court, shouldn’t he share his worries for the emperor in order to be loyal to the emperor?”
Guo Ren's implication was: Let's open the skylight and speak frankly. The emperor wants to reduce the vassalage. He has planned to reduce the vassalage since he ascended the throne. He has started making preparations long ago. These princes have all led troops and fought in wars.
He had military power and had a relatively good relationship with King Yan of Peiping. No matter whether the kings had rebelled or not, they could not escape the fate of being deposed first. King Xiang himself was ignorant of current affairs. Who could blame him?
You still speak for him, but whose side are you on?
Guo Ren was on Zhu Yunwen's side. Unfortunately, what he said was too tactful and he didn't know how to hide it at all. After hearing this, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but blush. Before he could distance himself, someone else spoke next to him: "Master Guo, this is
That's wrong, can we kill all the kings and achieve peace for all eternity?"
"Eh? Who is so bold, knowing the emperor's intentions, and dares to go against the emperor with Xu Zengshou's stupid young man?"
The officials turned around and saw that Yuan Tai, who was standing at the head of the Imperial Envoy's Office, almost fainted. The person speaking was actually from his Imperial Envoy's Office, and he had personally promoted him in order to attack Wu Youdao's cronies.
A young envoy said: "This boy is so ignorant of current affairs that he actually goes against me!"
This young imperial envoy named Yu Xin was full of enthusiasm. He felt that as an imperial envoy, he should uphold justice. He ignored Yuan Tai's murderous gaze and said to Zhu Yunwen proudly: "Your Majesty,
All the kings are the sons of Taizu, the brothers of Emperor Xiaokang (Zhu Biao), and your majesty’s biological uncle. The two emperors have spirits in heaven. Seeing that your majesty is the emperor, but their own sons and brothers were brutally killed,
Can they feel at peace in their hearts? The so-called views of cutting down vassals are all foolish views of Confucian scholars. I advise Your Majesty not to listen to them. Otherwise, our great Ming Dynasty will be in a great situation. I am afraid that within ten years, there will be great chaos. Your Majesty will regret it then.
It’s too late.”
Qi Tai said angrily: "Shi Yu, do you think that the emperor is forcing the kings to rebel?"
The young imperial envoy smiled faintly and replied calmly: "As an imperial envoy, I am responsible for impeaching hundreds of officials and supervising criminal laws. If I see any injustice and hear any injustice, I should report it to the emperor to set his sights straight. This is
The imperial envoy talks about matters within his official duties. Will Mr. Qi also imitate Huang Xueshi's method of luring Governor Xu into committing a crime?"
Someone among the officials in the hall immediately sneered. Qi Tai's face was a bit thinner than Huang Zicheng's, and he couldn't help but blush when he heard this.
When Fang Xiaoru saw it, he quickly stood up to defend Zhu Yunzhen. When he opened his mouth, it was the ancient sages, and when he shut up, he was talking about Confucius and Mencius. Zhu Yunwen was sitting on the throne, upset and angry, and wanted to leave. He knew that he was trying to cut off vassalage from him.
Some people in the court have always disapproved of the method, but for fear of the emperor's majesty, the ministers have never dared to speak up. Therefore, Gao Wei, the former governor of the governor's office who was serving as an official at home, did not know the seriousness of the matter and raised objections to him. However, because of the death of King Xiang
, there was finally an open voice of opposition in the DPRK, which made him deeply uneasy.
Zhu Yuanzhang's son did not have a fuel-efficient lamp, so the King of Qi only gave him some eye drops. King Yan Zhu Di was sometimes hard and sometimes soft, half mocking, half teasing, which once embarrassed him, but their actions
None of them were as fierce as Zhu Bai, King of Xiang. Zhu Yunwen had a good reputation and wanted face, but his uncles unanimously chose not to give him face and beat him hard in the face. Zhu Bai even used the lives of his whole family to beat him hard.
Slapping him in the face caused the halo of benevolence, filial piety and charity that he once advertised on his body to gradually fade away. The significance of Zhu Bai's death only began to appear after his death. Zhu Yunwen was worried that not only the kings were secretly hostile to him, but also
Many people in both the government and the public are disloyal.
"I cannot agree with what Academician Fang said!"
After listening to Fang Xiaoru's boastful talk about the theory of kings and ministers, fathers and sons, ministers should share the worries of the king and father, Jin Youran, a member of the Ministry of Rites, went out to the class and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the strategy of reducing the vassal is not appropriate. The late emperor
Using a commoner to drive out the barbarians and defeat the heroes is a great talent and a great leader. If the feudal vassal state is harmful and useless, wouldn't the late emperor know it? The great leader who founded the feudal vassal state, such as Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, is not as talented and strategic as a group of boasters.
Literary person?
Why feudal vassal states? Because whether it is because of relatives, internal eunuchs, or the court's powerful traitors, the local princes are too powerful to overwhelm the emperor. The feudal vassals are the emperor's biggest backing, so they are like Empress Dowager Lu, Empress Dowager Dou, and Wu Zetian
It is so powerful that once the clan exerts its power, it will be like a flash in the pan, and the imperial power will eventually return to the royal family. If the royal kings are not trustworthy, then are outsiders more trustworthy?"
Huang Zicheng said angrily: "Jin Youran, you, a little official of the Ministry of Rites, actually use the heretical theory to deceive the emperor?"
Jin Youran, as his name suggests, has a very slow temper. He was afraid that his thoughts would be interrupted if he got anxious, so he still said slowly and leisurely: "Master Huang's words are wrong. The people of the Han Dynasty summed up the lessons learned from the death of Qin Li II.
It was said at that time: "The Qin Dynasty has no support of flesh and blood, and no bodyguards of the rulers or tribes outside. Wu and Chen fought hard to defeat him, and Liu Xiang killed him." This is the disadvantage of having only prefectures and counties without enfeoffment.
Otherwise, how could Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and Liu Bang and Xiang Yu succeed so easily?
After the death of the First Emperor, Zhao Gao regarded deer as a horse and committed regicide. If the Qin clan was powerful, how could he be regarded as a ruthless person? Since ancient times, this has always been the case when powerful ministers controlled the government and had no strong vassals. Because the royal family was lonely and weak, once the emperor became a human being,
If you control them, you can only let them do whatever they want. The world is changing. Officials can serve the new dynasty again, but the royal family can? So, when it comes to loyalty to the royal family, is there anyone who can be better than the royal family? "
Huang Zicheng sneered: "Have you forgotten the Rebellion of the Seven Kings of the Han Dynasty and the Rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Jin Dynasty?"
Jin Youran said slowly and calmly: "Xiaoguan has not forgotten it. From ancient times to the present, the feudal kings' rebellions are the only ones that can be counted. These two are the only ones. I know how could you not bring it up as evidence."
Jin Youran's ridicule, coupled with his slow tone, caused a burst of laughter among the officials, but Jin Youran himself was very calm and said seriously: "The rebellion of the Seven Kings of Han was caused by Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and Chao Cuo thinking that King Wu
Liu Bi was guilty and took the opportunity to cut off his fiefdom. The Eight Kings Rebellion in the Jin Dynasty was caused by the dementia of Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty. Empress Jia killed the Taifu Yang Jun, the King of Runan Sima Liang, the King of Chu Sima Wei and the Prince Sima Yu.
He had exclusive power, so the kings raised armies and rebelled.
The official position does not mean that the power of the vassal king cannot be restricted, nor does it mean that all the vassal kings obey the law and obey the law without any fault. However, the two feudal kings' rebellions were both caused by the imperial court. Throughout the ages, there have been many reasons for the destruction of the country, and those who were caused by the feudal kings' rebellion.
I think it is a big mistake to entrust the prosperity of all generations to the elimination of feudal vassals!"
"Ahem! I think what Mr. Jin said is not appropriate. It is still necessary to reduce the vassal status. However, we can use the method of moving the kings to other places, and then supplement it with the technique of extending favor..."
When Zhuo Jing saw that Jin Youran, a fifth-grade official, was learning from the past and learning from the present, he left Huang Zicheng speechless. He quickly took the opportunity to promote his consistent idea of reducing vassal vassals, which was to change the defense areas of the vassals from time to time, or implement pushback.
In order to make their feudal states smaller and smaller, he still advocated the reduction of vassal states, but his methods were obviously softer than those of Huang Zicheng and others.
For a time, all the ministers expressed their opinions one after another. Some firmly suggested not to be influenced by King Xiang's rebellion, but to unswervingly follow the established policies and cut all the kings clean; some people thought that
The kings are all close relatives of the royal family, and there is nothing wrong. It is better to transfer favors and change places. Some people suggest that only reducing military power should not force the kings to a dead end.
The faction that eradicated the roots, the faction that removed the fuel from the cauldron, and the faction that opposed the reduction of vassalage attacked each other in the court and stated their intentions. Zhu Yunwen sat on the throne, feeling sad in his heart. He remembered that when his grandfather was alive, such a person had never appeared in the court.
At this moment, although the incident happened because of him, he now seems like an outsider. He only needs to wait for the officials to come up with a result, and the dominant faction will tell him the result, and he will issue the decree.
The development of the situation is no longer within his control.
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Xia Xun left the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion and walked slowly down the street.
The streets were bustling with people coming and going, and at the street corner, a few porters and vendors were chatting away.
"I heard that King Xiang was only twenty-eight years old? His wife and children were burned to death? It's so miserable. It's so miserable. The most ruthless emperor's family!"
"Hey, when it comes to our Ming Dynasty emperor, it's really..., tut! When Taizu was alive, he liked to deal with the ministers of the court, and he did so ruthlessly. Didn't everyone say that our current emperor is filial and kind?
They talk about easing the government and relieving the harsh situation, but how can they be more ruthless than Grandpa Taizu? When Taizu was alive, he never dealt with the people of Lao Zhu's family like this."
"You're not talking nonsense. My great-grandfather took care of officials. How can an official praise him? Today's emperor takes care of all... Of course, he is respectful, filial and kind. Who can't do it?
"
"Ahem, keep quiet, keep quiet, and be careful, don't let any trouble come out of your mouth."
After being reminded by their mature friends, several small businessmen began to restrain themselves. One of them muttered: "If it were me, and I would bully the clan uncles like this because of my status as eldest brother, the clan would have opened an ancestral hall to clean up the family."
Just as he was talking, Xia Xun, who was walking on the street, glanced here and walked straight over as if he suddenly discovered something.
As soon as they saw Xia Xun wearing a flying fish robe with a spring knife embroidered under his ribs, the faces of several small merchants and hawkers suddenly changed. They immediately dispersed and went northwest. A barefoot man carrying a load also hurriedly bent down to get the pole. Unexpectedly,
Xia Xun raised his feet and stepped firmly on the pole. He couldn't help but bowed in panic: "Master, you...what do you want to buy?"
This man was in his early twenties, shirtless, with strong tendons and tanned skin. He rolled up his trouser legs, was barefoot, had a lazy bun on his head, and inserted a willow branch as a hairpin.
His facial features are quite attractive, but he is also tanned. At first glance, he looks like a man who often lives on the water.
Several hawkers in the parallel import business in the distance saw that the official of Jinyiwei wanted to trouble that man, and they immediately started to gloat. This guy was so unreasonable, and I don’t know where he came from. He had not been on this street before.
He was doing business on the street, and he had only been here since yesterday. He picked two buckets of fresh fish and sold them on the street. He didn't understand the rules and sold each fresh fish much cheaper than the rest of them, so he took away a lot of their business.
A few of them got together, and last night they led the man into an alley to teach him a lesson. Unfortunately, none of the six of them beat him, and instead he gave him a severe beating. Today he came again.
He ferociously drove the fish sellers into the alley and occupied the best street corner. Now it was time for those who spoke freely to finally get their retribution.
Xia Xun looked around and saw that the people on the left and right had already slipped away like a mouse before a cat. He spat out the straw stick in his mouth, looked at the person with a half-smile but said, "Why?" Is it you?"
The man rolled his eyes at him and whispered: "If it's not me, who else could it be?"
Xia Xun said: "This matter is very important. Didn't I ask you, the third master, to come personally?"
The man sneered and said, "The third boss is busy nursing the children, so how can he have any free time?"
Xia Xun was startled and lost his voice: "What did you say? Baby!"
The man hurriedly made a joke and said, "Long time no see, just kidding, the third master... will be here soon. Because something has happened, I asked my subordinates to come first and listen to your orders."
It turned out that this man was the confidant of Xu Hu, the head of Shuangyu Island. He Tianyang, who had gained the trust of the second head of the island, Lei Xiaoxi, and killed his head with a knife at the critical moment. Xia Xun was relieved after hearing this, and couldn't help but smile and said: " You've been talking nonsense all day long. It doesn't matter if I hear it. You third master may hear it, but be careful about her punishing you. Pick up the burden and follow me."
He Tianyang's expression moved slightly and he said, "Sir, are you going to take action now? We haven't made arrangements yet."
Xia Xun took his feet off the burden, looked around with his hands behind his back, and whispered: "It's not time to take action yet, but I have to tell you something in advance. Soon, the weather will change!"
After hearing this, He Tianyang bent down and picked up the load. Xia Xun said loudly: "Come with me. I want these two loads of fat fish. From now on, I will pick some fat fish every day. The three princes like to eat fish belly. I see your fish is fresh."
I heard that this official bought two barrels of fish at once, and the parallel import sellers were jealous and envious. However, when they saw He Tianyang leaving, they felt happy and quickly picked up the burden and ran over to grab a seat.
He Tianyang followed Xia Xun, and Xia Xun whispered: "Are the ships ready?"
He Tianyang said in a low voice: "Don't worry, sir. From here to the estuary and the east of the river, with our carefully selected sailors, we can travel thousands of miles in a day. When we reach the sea, it will be no problem. That is our world. Where are you not allowed to go? However, at the ports along the river, each inspection department’s yamen has set up card inspections. There is nothing we can do about this."
Xia Xun smiled slightly and said: "No need to worry, I will take care of this matter and ensure that your boat can sail smoothly. The problem now is that those are three big living people, not your two buckets of fresh fish, overtly or covertly I am not the only one who is keeping an eye on them. How to get them out of Nanjing quietly without being discovered in time is a problem. I want to discuss with you, the third master, when she will arrive ?”
He Tianyang was half a step behind him and glanced at him with a strange look. Unfortunately, Xia Xun walked ahead with his head held high and did not notice it. He Tianyang smiled and replied: "In three days at the latest, wait for the third master. When we arrive, I will immediately invite the third master to come and see you."
"good!"
Xia Xun put his hands behind his hands, thinking of that woman who was sometimes wild and rude, sometimes passionate, like a beautiful female siren, and felt a little hot in his heart: "No, now I always accompany Yan Shizi, and when I come out, It's not an easy trip, so for fear of being noticed by someone interested, don't ask the third master to come see me. Give me your address when the time comes, and I will go and meet you quietly at night."
"good!"
He Tianyang agreed, and the look on his face became even weirder. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation at ***(***.***), ***, your support