No one expected that what started out as a small case to impeach Xu Xun, the crown prince of Xing'an, turned into a real major case involving two first-class officials.
After Wu Si and Wang Gai fired the first shot, public opinion gradually took a subtle turn. Some people said that Wu Hui and Wang Gai slandered the two ministers because they were worried about the unfavorable outcome of the Beijing inspection, but others said that the two men were trying to figure out their intentions for the prince.
After the sale was good, of course some people applauded Lin Kuai, swearing that Ma Wensheng and Dai Shan were old and obsessed with power, and coupled with their careless management of the family, they should have resigned long ago to make way for others.
This debate lasted until the twelfth lunar month. Emperor Hongzhi only issued gentle orders to encourage Ma Wensheng and Dai Shan to stay, but never said who was who. As the inspection of the following year was about to begin, the two chief officials were deeply involved.
Among them, the three elders of the cabinet were finally unable to sit still. The anxious first assistant Liu Jian ordered the supervisory censor Feng Yunzhong and several upright men to submit a letter. The second assistant Li Dongyang even secretly asked people to discuss the matter and not to involve the leader anymore.
[Baidu Post First Released] Regarding the Xu Xun incident that was exposed, Feng Yunzhong and several others wrote letters one after another, saying that Ma Wensheng and Dai Shan had always been clear and rigorous, and that although Wu Peng and Wang Gai had the authority to report the matter, they reported it randomly without verifying it. Obviously
There was something wrong in his heart and so on, and the debate escalated again.
This verbal lawsuit intensified, and everyone thought that the matter might not come to an end before the Yamen was sealed. However, Emperor Hongzhi, who had remained silent, reacted in Laba. The emperor suddenly issued an order to send Wu Peng and Wang Gai to the northern town of Fusi Yan.
The interrogation was carried out, and Ma Wensheng and Dai Shan were ordered to continue to preside over the investigation. This sudden completely one-sided situation caught many people off guard, and what was even more unexpected was that Ma Wensheng, who was seventy and eighty years old, actually knew the purpose of killing him while he was sick, and joined forces to
The finishing touch in the letter written by Tong Dai caused many officials to be in an uproar.
"Both of them acted carelessly, and they were afraid of being deposed during the investigation. So they first discussed the ministers and other envoys to avoid suspicion and did not dare to depose them. However, the evidence of their carelessness has been verified by documents and everyone knows it. Now it is as if they were deposed.
, then he is afraid that the other party will use the excuse of revenge; if he does not remove him, it is to avoid suspicion of injustice and to bear a heavy trust. I will pray to the Holy Spirit for judgment."
After learning the contents of this report from Li Rong, the eunuch and eunuch of the Bureau of Ceremonies, Jiao Fang, the official minister, sat in the study room at home for most of the day, and finally sneered three times. Among the three elders in the cabinet, Liu Youcunqian laughed and said that Ma Wensheng
Older and stronger, Li Dongyang returned to his wife but his face was as dark as water... Ma Wensheng's anger after being framed was understandable, but he turned around and immediately stabbed his enemy. Although the emperor was sympathetic to the old minister, he might not necessarily be happy in his heart, especially
Ma Wensheng had also previously labeled Xu Xun as a traitor because of rumors.
You can eat hot tofu in a hurry, but you will inevitably get your mouth full of bubbles!
Sure enough, just before the seal was sealed on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the public case that had been going on for a month or two was that the official department had cut Wu Hui's position for the people, the household department had given the king a crown and a free life, while Ma Wensheng and Dai Shan continued
The presiding inspection came to an end. There was only a minor incident in the middle, that is, Jiao Fang, who had previously written a letter requesting to be appointed to the official position, was earnestly persuaded by the emperor to stay, and the words he used to persuade him to stay were very meaningful.
Jiao Fang, a former minister of the Chung Palace, has learned and practiced well, and has only been appointed. How can he suddenly ask for leave? What he said is not allowed.
A turmoil that originally involved a wide range of things subsided. In the blink of an eye, it was the first month of the year. After the Great Dynasty, it was the annual Lantern Festival. Although Emperor Hongzhi was always simple and did not order royal lanterns to be lit outside Donghua Gate, the folk
The lantern market in Dengshikou is still extremely lively. A Dengshikou Street is full of all kinds of lanterns. Although some censors said that such extravagance should be banned, more officials and official family members still enjoyed it with the people.
.It wasn’t until the longest holiday of the year passed suddenly, and the emperor suddenly ordered that all civil and military personnel above the fifth rank should gather at the Xiyuan campus on the second day of February, the day when the dragon raised his head, did the ministers remember the 500 young troops of the avant-garde army.
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February has already started in the south [First post on Baidu] Spring is in full bloom, but for the north it is still very cold. At least going to court this early in the morning is still a chore... After all, not everyone is like Ma Wensheng.
Because of his old age, he was exempted from the cold wind, rain and snow. After the early morning court on the second day of February, those low-ranking Beijing officials rubbed their hands and stamped their feet and went back to the Yamen to do their business, while the civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above followed the escorts out of the palace.
After entering the city, they were no longer as rigid as before, and they all whispered to each other in twos and threes according to their usual friendship.
The three elders of the cabinet who were unhurried were last. Liu Jian, the eldest, asked as he walked: "Xiya, Muzhai, there hasn't been much news about Xu Xun's military training in Xiyuan in the past three months. How about you?"
What do you think will happen this time?”
"In three months, even the generals who have actually led troops dare not boast that they can lead a great army, let alone a fledgling kid?" Xie Qian smiled disapprovingly, then looked at Li Dongyang and said, "
I think Xi Ya was thinking of this and asked Xu Xun to issue a military order? Of course, if he fails at that time, as long as he can stay away from the prince, it will be fine. There is no need to kill him all."
Li Dongyang did not speak immediately, but thought about it for a long time, and then said thoughtfully: "Yuan Fu, Muzhai, you two think that His Highness the Prince seems to be more attentive than before when he comes to Wenhua Hall to listen to lectures these days.
Some?"
"Really?" Xie Qian raised his eyebrows, but as a pavilion elder, he was not only responsible for giving lectures to the prince every day. He had only given lectures twice in more than a month, and even after racking his brains, he couldn't notice any difference.
Liu Jian, on the other hand, stroked his beard to express gratitude for a long time, and finally nodded hesitantly and said: "I can't say that I am careful, but I am more responsive than usual. Although I usually only respond to a few words, many of them come...
He spoke childishly, but he was not as absent-minded as before. However, the officials still sighed, saying that His Highness was too stubborn, accepted death, and said too many deviant things, and they did not dare to repeat them in front of me. "
"Oh, maybe that's my imagination."
Li Dongyang didn't say any more, but he was thinking about what Wang Hua, the right-hand minister of the Ministry of Rites, had told him before. Wang Shouren had not been home for three months in a row, and even spent the New Year in the palace. The father was really worried.
He knew that Wang Shouren was young and talented, so he recommended him to the Ministry of Human Resources and War, but he also knew that there were often deviants, so Liu Daxia didn't like him, and he didn't interfere, thinking that he would let the young man polish off his temperament.
Now that Wang Shouren's military governor is just a name, does he need to detain people in Xiyuan for so long?
On the north side of the inner school ground facing south, a tall shed has been erected [first posted by Baidu], with seats on the sky on both sides. But those who really have seats are those who are second grade or above.
, there are many others even in the ministry, and now they can only find a place to stand. In the first month of the first month, Xing'an Bo Xu Liang, who was awarded the title of Governor of the former Military Governor's Mansion, sat together with a group of nobles, wrapped in
The thick cloak was worn from time to time in response to the questions from others, but his eyes kept glancing in the direction of the entrance. It was obvious that his thoughts had long been on his son, whom he had not seen for three months.
At this moment, there was a slight commotion next to him. Xu Liang thought his son had come out from the other side. When he turned around in a hurry, he found that Shouning Hou Zhang Heling had changed seats with someone at some point and sat next to him.
He bowed and called out to the Marquis. However, Zhang Heling, who had always relied on the emperor's favor, rarely had any airs at all. Instead, he said with a smile: "Uncle Xing'an, I'm afraid that boy of yours will be embarrassed today."
Xu Liang was startled, and he wanted to say a few words of humility, but in the end he couldn't help being nervous and concerned: "Why did the Marquis say this?"
"Of course my words are well-founded. After all, who here knows the situation in the palace better than me?" Zhang Heling laughed as if no one else was around, and then said proudly, "Quinzi often comes to the palace these days, so it is inevitable that he will hear about it.
Quite a bit. Uncle Xing'an, you are so lucky to have given birth to such a good son!"
"What the Marquis said is that this kid is striving to make progress."
At this time, Xu Liang lost all interest in Xu Xun's humble courtesy, and his heart was full of joy. Although many other nobles around him looked down on the face of Shouning Hou Jianchang Hou Er, they also looked down on the Xu family.
The sudden rise of the nouveau riche, but now he couldn't help but become curious. There was a lively discussion in one compartment, and a loud horn suddenly came from the other compartment. For a while, everyone, whether sitting or standing, came to the place.
View from the west entrance of the school grounds.
As everyone gradually became quiet, a burst of uniform footsteps came from far and near. It didn't sound like much at first, but as the footsteps got closer, the uniformity became more prominent. Several people had seen it.
The military commanders who were training looked at each other and saw that their eyes were full of surprise. They didn't know what the other was thinking. After a while, they coughed dryly and looked towards the entrance. When the first phalanx to run finally
When entering from the entrance, Liu Daxia, Minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to stand up.
"two three four……"
"one two three four!"
Amid the loud slogans, phalanxes entered the inner school grounds one after another. Except for the leading phalanx, who wore a red vest and a scarf in addition to a black coat, the rest were all wearing black coats, and they all looked in high spirits.
, especially the neat sounds under the feet, surprised even officials who had seen many military trainings. Liu Daxia, who has sharp eyes and sharp ears, after watching and listening for a while, his eyes fell on these.
On people's shoes.
There's something weird about these shoes... "But even if they are weird, they can make these people run in such a neat pace. That boy is not simple, at least not as simple as instigating the prince!"
"Settled...decided!"
Ma Qiao, who had a loud voice, was selected as the herald for today's drill. At this time, the loud shout naturally resounded throughout the whole place. The footsteps that were uniform just now suddenly came, and the final loud sound was heard by the feet.
All the officials had a strange taste in their ears. However, Maqiao didn't care about the expressions and attitudes of those officials and shouted loudly: 'Each hundred households will be divided into lines!'
Following this shout, among the hundreds of young troops who had just been standing together in a dense crowd, more people immediately came out. After a while of command, the crowd suddenly dispersed. After a while, everyone stood equidistantly into five large groups.