Chapter five hundred and seventy-eighth old case of killing decisively
Chapter 578: Decisive killing, old case
In the evening, the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies were all in chaos.
After it was reported in the morning that the emperor had left the palace, and that both Neichang and Dongchang had lost sight of him, Liu Jin was very angry and immediately ordered people to find Ye Guang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and Gu Dayong, the admiral of the West Factory.
Unexpectedly, both of them shook their heads and said that they didn't know such a thing. Although he was sure that he didn't leave anything for Xu Xun to catch, Xu Xun probably wouldn't do anything too extreme, but he always hated things.
Without control, I had to order people to go down and send more people to search the whole city. I also ordered people to go to Xishan Camp to inquire, and I also ordered people to go to Xing'an Bo Mansion and Shouning Marquis Mansion to build Changhou Mansion, but they were all in vain. Wait.
In the afternoon, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and rushed straight to the cabinet to ask Li Dongyang. As a result, the chief minister didn't know anything about it.
"This Xu Xun, where did he lead the emperor?"
There are several restaurants that Zhu Houzhao likes to eat at, several theaters including Xianyuan that he often likes to visit, Bensi Hutong Performing Music Hutong Goulan Hutong where he went to see singing and dancing... I have searched all the places I can find, but
There was still no news, and Liu Jin just felt upset. After complaining so many times, he finally couldn't help but turned to look at Li Dongyang and said: "Yuanfu, why don't we recruit Lin Han, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and the others?"
, asking one by one, maybe someone knows the emperor’s whereabouts, it’s been four hours!”
Zhu Houzhao loves to leave the palace, Li Dongyang and Jiao Fang all know it in their hearts, and even Wang Hao, who has not returned to the capital for a long time, is no exception. But even Liu Jin doesn't know where the little emperor has gone, but the three of them still have a different idea in their hearts.
The feelings are different. Jiao Fang squinted her eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Why don't you report it to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Dongyang immediately said categorically: "No! The Empress Dowager is already old, and the Empress Dowager has also been in poor health recently. What should I do if I worry too much after learning about this and seriously injure my body?"
"Then what should Yuan Fu say? The emperor left the palace not long after Si hour in the morning, and there has been no news until now after You hour. If something happens, who among us can afford it?" Jiao Fang said firmly.
After saying this, he stood up suddenly, bowed his hands to Liu Jin and said, "Eunuch Liu, as the deputy minister of the cabinet, I would like to report this matter to the empress dowagers of the two palaces!"
Whether it is a minister or a powerful eunuch, it seems that he has great power, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces seem to be just honorable, but the blow at the critical moment is extraordinary. Think about how majestic Li Guang was back then, what was the result? Wang Hao
Suddenly he thought of this. Seeing Jiao Fang's indignant look, even though he usually disapproved of Xu Xun, he still felt extremely despicable in his heart at this moment. Thinking of this, he said coldly: "I've been waiting for so long.
It won’t take more than a minute and a half!”
Liu Jin also understood the meaning of Jiao Fang's words, but he hesitated in his heart. After all, the matter has not reached that point yet. Once the complaint was brought to the two palaces, if the monarchs and ministers returned safely in a while, then he would be fine
He completely broke up with Xu Xun. So, he hesitated and hesitated for a while. When he was about to make up his mind, suddenly a Zhongshu rushed in from outside.
"The Emperor has returned to the palace!"
As soon as these words came out, many people in the room breathed a long sigh of relief. Seeing Jiao Fang slowly sitting down without changing her face, Wang Hao secretly cursed the old fox, and then said to Li Dongyang: "What happened today is alarming.
There are so many people, why not ask Uncle Pingbei to come here? After all, taking the emperor outside without telling so many people, no matter what the reason is, this trend cannot be encouraged!"
Compared with before, when Jiao Fang went straight to the empress dowagers of the two palaces, what Wang Hao said at this moment was much more reasonable. Even Li Dongyang, the first assistant, agreed with Wang Hao's statement for a while. Although Liu Jin did not want to be with Xu Xun
There was a stalemate, but since the elders had said so, he was happy to bring Xu Xun over and embarrass him for a while, pretending to hesitate for a moment, and then he nodded happily...
"Okay, let's go there in person."
Liu Jin left the hall with several of the ceremonial supervisors. Jiao Fang looked at Wang Hao and said with a smile: "As expected of Shou Xi, he is so sincere to the most popular boy nowadays."
"I don't dare to give you a compliment, I'm just doing it for public and not private reasons!" Wang Hao ignored Jiao Fang's words and saw the old guy's face twitching for a while, then he turned his head away angrily, and he said to Li Dongyang, cupping his hands.
, "Yuan Fu, although it is my request, I will not speak for a while. I am an outspoken person, and if I can't help but say some extreme words, it will be..."
"Okay, I'll ask in person later."
However, two quarters of an hour later, Xu Xun was not the only one who appeared in the cabinet, but the emperor Zhu Houzhao also came with him. The little emperor was still wearing the green silk clothes he had left the palace before, his face was as heavy as water, and his lips were as dark as water.
He pursed his lips tightly, and at first glance, even Wang Hao, who was full of advice, couldn't help but mutter.
Looking at the little emperor, does it look like he was so happy after playing outside all day that he forgot about his return date?
Liu Jin also tested Zhu Houzhao along the way, but the little emperor remained silent. He wanted to question Ruisheng, but Xu Xun was in the way, so he couldn't ask more questions. At this moment, since there is Li Dongyang, Jiao Fang and Wang Suo
In the presence of these cabinet ministers, he was happy to pretend to be confused and stood aside silently. As expected, after the three cabinet ministers saluted one by one, Li Dongyang stood up and said: "The emperor is leaving the palace incognito today, everyone is here."
Not knowing the news of his whereabouts, reconnaissance cavalry suddenly went out to search the whole city, almost alarming the two palaces. As the chief minister of the cabinet, I had to give a few words of advice to the emperor. The white dragon fish costume has always been a taboo, please the emperor...
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"No need to say it!"
Zhu Houzhao sat down on Li Dongyang's seat, glanced at the ministers with a dark expression, and then said: "In addition to admonition, I think you would like to know where Xu Xun took me today?"
Without waiting for anyone to reply, he laughed, but the laughter was extremely hoarse and unpleasant.
"I went to many places today. I left the city from Anding Gate in the morning. I ate a few bites of lunch and then rushed back to the city. Then I went to a hell on earth that I couldn't believe... It is often said in the drama.
It’s the clear sky and the bright sun. This is the first time I know that there are such unheard-of tragedies in this world, and there are so many people who can’t survive even if they want to!”
Although this was still not made clear, Li Dongyang and Li Dongyang had been ministers for many years and were so sensitive that they immediately speculated whether Xu Xun had brought Zhu Houzhao to solve some unjust case, or to see the situation of the victims after the heavy snowfall. Even if the country's leader
You looked at the suffering of the people and it seemed like a good thing, but each of the three people disagreed. Li Dongyang secretly thought that the king of a country could not travel all over the world. Instead of just seeing with his own eyes, it is better to learn how to analyze the memorials of ministers.
; Jiao Fang laughed at Xu Xun for pretending to gain fame and win the hearts of the Holy Heart; while Wang Hao was simply dissatisfied that Xu Xun concealed the emperor's whereabouts for this reason.
However, none of the three people spoke. On the contrary, Liu Jin could not bear his temper and asked Xu Xun doubtfully: "Uncle Pingbei, where on earth are you taking the emperor?"
Xu Xun glanced at Zhu Houzhao and then replied calmly: "Zhaojiagou outside Andingmen, Wuyue Hutong in the north of the city, and Anhua Hutong south of Chongwenmen."
When these three place names were mentioned, not to mention Li Dongyang and Jiao Fang and Wang Hao were confused, even Liu Jin was frowning and confused. On the contrary, Wang Ning, the supervisor behind Liu Jin, suddenly changed his expression, although he immediately concealed it.
When he came down, he immediately saw clearly what kind of person Li Dongyang was. He was able to restrain himself from asking questions rashly, but Wang Hao, who also discovered this clue, couldn't help it and immediately said: "Looking at Mr. Wang, it seems that he heard
Have you ever talked about this place?”….
Wang Ning didn't expect Wang Hao to ask questions at this time. Seeing the three cabinet ministers over there staring at him, Liu Jin also looked over with some anger, not to mention Zhu Houzhao and Xu Xun. Facing these looks, he only felt that
His vest was sweating, until Zhu Houzhao looked at him sarcastically, and the words "you say" came out heavily in his mouth. It took him a long time to speak with some difficulty.
"Reporting to the emperor, I have only heard of one of these three places... It is Anhua Hutong south of Chongwenmen, because it is not far from Anhua Temple... I heard that there are many people who are seeking to enter the palace.
There are no successful eunuchs, because they are all over fifty and have not waited for the opportunity to enter the palace, so they are just waiting to die..."
Although he paused several times before he made it clear, everyone present was an open-minded person. As soon as the word "self-gong" came out, everyone understood it immediately. Li Dongyang and Wang Hao frowned in disgust, and Jiao Fang
He looked at each other and Liu Jin. Finally, Liu Jin sighed and said: "Your Majesty, although this matter is tragic, the imperial court has repeatedly issued strict orders to prohibit it. In the end, it is those foolish men and women who have brought it upon themselves. If the Emperor is considerate, he can help
Give us a few dozen kilograms of rice to help..."
"No, what's the reason for helping these people? These people who are not willing to work hard at farming and work, and only think about seeking advancement and flattery from the palace, deserve it even if they die. To help people like this, how can it be embarrassing for those who work hard all year round?
?" Although he had just told Li Dongyang that he would not speak, at this moment, Wang Hao finally couldn't help it, and his voice was fierce as he spoke, "There was an old practice during the Chenghua period, and these people in Jinyiwei insisted on
If you are punished with a rod, you will be sent to the sea to the army after fifty rounds. If you commit the crime again, you will be put to death, and the whole family will be sent to the remote areas. It is because the laws have gradually become looser in the future, and these people have been tolerated and become more serious!"
Liu Jin had always disliked Wang Hao, who had submitted the petition together with Han Wen. Now he saw that this man was still going against him after he entered the cabinet, and kept talking about laws and regulations, without even pointing his nose at him and saying that he condoned it. He couldn't help but feel very angry.
Angry, he glared at him and asked with a smile: "Although Mr. Wang Ge is known as the poor man, since his family could still afford to study when he was a child, it shows that the word "poor" has not yet come to an end. How do you know a family?
What is it like to have only one of the three people to eat, and the other two have to be sold to others as slaves? How can anyone know what it feels like to have to dig up bark and roots in a famine year, or even have to be homeless to evade taxes? How can anyone know how it feels?
Knowing that a father has taken away his own son's treasure with his own hands, you still want to send him to the palace to beg for a bowl of rice?"
Although he had long forgotten what it felt like to be stabbed when he was a child, after Liu Jin asked three questions in succession, he said angrily: "So, the tragedy today is due to the local parents' incompetence in governance! Otherwise, if they could all
How could such a thing come from managing the local area so that no one picks up leftovers on the road and does not close the doors at night? The world is at peace and the people have enough food and clothing."
The original focus of this dispute has actually shifted a thousand miles. Xu Xun's expression changed suddenly when he saw Wang Hao, and even Li Dongyang couldn't help it. However, the old god Jiao Fang stood aside and watched the fun.
Then he coughed heavily. Seeing that King Liu Jin had stopped fighting for the time being, he glanced sideways at the silent little emperor and said, "Bringing these people into the palace has indeed encouraged the evil trend among the people; but if this is the case,
Distributing to the frontier is just a matter of adding a few corpses that died of cold and starvation on the road. It’s like thinking about the time when the great ancestor peeled off the bark of the corrupt officials and day lilies, but now the corrupt officials are still burned by wildfires and regenerated by the spring breeze.”
"According to what Uncle Ping Bei said, could it be that we just let it go?"
"Of course not!" Xu Xun glanced at Wang Hao, who was full of ridicule, and then said in a deep voice, "There are so many people now that it is impossible to screen them all, but some people must be severely punished according to the law! For example, I
Today, when the emperor went to Zhaojiagou, a man whipped his wife and insisted on castrating his only remaining son and sending him to the palace. His previous son died in the silkworm room because of castration.
But he still persisted in his obsession, just for the sake of being rich and prosperous in the future. It would be cheaper to kill people like this, so why not take a 60-pound shackle and let the police officers beat the gong and parade them through the streets, announce their reasons, and let them live in the future?
Day after day, there is no relief. This is a warning to those who have evil intentions! If there are such people again in the future, follow the old rules!"….
Xu Xun started with this point, and even Liu Jin felt that it was right and couldn't help but nodded. Zhu Houzhao even slapped the table and said: "This is a good one! I can't wait to kill this wolf-hearted beast who treats me like a human being, and then
It’s too cheap for him!”
"Secondly, those who are very old and have no way to enter the palace. They are looked down upon by their neighbors and have been abandoned by their relatives and friends. Many of them live in groups and wait to die. These people gather in the capital and are full of resentment. If they are
If someone is bewitched, it will cause great harm in an instant. In addition, please ask relatives and friends in the palace to hope to enter the palace. If you are not careful, the case of Liu Shan, the palace servant of the Qing Dynasty, who visited Zheng Wang, may occur. Therefore, starting from three days later, Jin Yiwei is ordered to
The East-West Factory and the Five-City Military and Horse Division cleaned up the entire capital and expelled them all. They were not allowed to live in the capital."
Liu Jin didn't expect Xu Xun to be so harsh, but when he thought about it, even if he had to choose the young people to enter the palace, he would probably choose from the younger ones. He thought about it, but in the end he said nothing. And Li Dongyang and Li Dongyang
Wang Hao exchanged glances and felt that this was due precaution, but it was Zhu Houzhao who spoke out.
"Xu Xun, didn't you give money to the people of the Military and Horse Division before, let them build shacks, set up pots, and give them a hot porridge to drink? Why are you driving them out of the capital now? How many people will die in this snowy day?
people!"
"I gave the money because I don't want that place to turn into a pile of dead people. These people who stay in the capital still have to rely on help from others to survive. They can't work or farm. They are just a group of people waiting to die. After this heavy snow, there are still
There will be another snow, and there will be next winter after this winter. Just as Mr. Wang Ge said, providing relief to these people who have been unable to enter the palace for many years, but still have hope and are unwilling to support themselves will make more people work harder. Now
Yang Yiqing, the governor of the three towns in Yansui, Gansu, Ningxia, was asking for city walls at various key points, and sent all these people to build the city walls. I guess with Yang Suian's reputation for integrity, he would neither regard these people as cattle or horses, nor let them continue to be ignorant.
."
Having said this, he looked at Liu Jin and said: "As for the third one, those young children from the palace should be immediately counted by the Jinyi Guards, the East and West Factory and the Inner Factory, and given to the prince's palace. They can only serve as servants and cannot be promoted.
Envoy. Even if there are fathers and brothers who are greedy for wealth and honor, the future of the royal envoy is limited. Moreover, the close relatives will be separated by hundreds of thousands of miles from now on. Unless they are willing to leave their hometown and seek wealth, they will never be able to get rich and honorable by this opportunity.
thought."
This was also an old practice that had been used during the Chenghua period. Li Dongyang and the other three cabinet ministers were naturally speechless. However, although Liu Jin felt that Xu Xun had gone too far, he actually reached out to take care of the affairs of the cabinet. It can be seen that every time the little emperor nodded, he would shut up bitterly.
He remained silent until Zhu Houzhao stood up happily, ordered the cabinet to draft an order, and then walked out with his hands behind his back. When he and Xu Xun followed him, he couldn't help but sneer in a low voice: "Uncle Pingbei is so comprehensive!"
"I can't say it's all-inclusive, but I just hope there will be fewer such things in Kinki." Xu Xun said and looked at Liu Jin and said, "Although there seem to be many dead ends, if Eunuch Liu tells the emperor, he can't bear to look at the people in his palace.
There are more and more of them, please ask for a strict ban. From now on, anyone who wants to be castrated and enter the palace must be introduced by the Chief of Ceremonies, otherwise they will not be accepted. I think the emperor has been depressed for so long today, and he must feel that Eunuch Liu is thinking about him.
.Of course, Eunuch Gu and the others are respectable people, so if they recruit fewer people, Eunuch Liu doesn’t have to worry about it.”
"Um?"
Liu Jin was stunned by these words, and then his eyes widened immediately. Each of the big families selected boys from their hometowns to be castrated and brought into the palace, but of course the number should not be too large. One or twenty was already the limit. Thinking of what would happen if
With this power in his hands, when people enter the palace in the future, they will naturally become his disciples, and they will simply be the examiners of the general examinations... No, the examiners of the general examinations are not re-elected, but he can control the ceremony for a long time.
Prison, everyone who enters the palace in the future will have to pass under his hand, and no one else can ever try to overtake him!…
"Okay, okay, brother Xu, you have such a good idea!" Liu Jin naturally would not call Xu Xun or "Uncle Pingbei" anymore, and immediately said with a smile, "We are our own people, what else do you call Eunuch Liu? It's not early
Did I tell you to call you Lao Liu? This is a good idea. I will report it to the emperor immediately. I think the emperor cannot bear to see so many tragic things today, so this will make him feel better."
After leaving Wenyuan Pavilion and bidding farewell to the emperor, Liu Jin, who was full of excitement, followed Zhu Houzhao away. It was obvious that he was preparing for the road or returning to Chengqian Palace to mention this matter again. Xu Xun glanced at the little emperor again and followed suit, bowing his head and saying nothing.
Ruisheng finally let out a long sigh.
The person in the palace is also a human being, and indeed pitiful. He is not unsympathetic, but he cannot stop this system, but he cannot make these people more and more out of sympathy! However, if he wants these people to be fewer, what he just did
The methods are all to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Nowadays, more and more people are donating land, and land annexation has far exceeded that in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China. But to solve this kind of problem, Zhang Juzheng came up with a whipping method, but in the end, he got involved.
Moreover, it was inevitable that the New Deal would be scrapped within a few years. Even if he wanted to instigate Liu Jin to charge into battle, he would have to think long-term if he wanted to maintain it for a long time.
Having said that, the situation that Huitong and Li Yifeng were asked to inquire about earlier was that there were quite a few people who were spreading various teachings among the people living together. If they were allowed to gather in the capital again, it would be too late for big changes in an instant. Now that I have made up my mind,
You have to move quickly! At this time, the only way is to pull Zhu Houzhao out!
When he got out of the Meridian Gate, he found a person pacing back and forth in the light snow. The top of the bamboo hat was already covered with snow, and even the dark cloak was also white. He was carefully identifying the person.
, the man tilted his head, and then quickly walked up to meet him, who else could it be if it wasn't Li Yifeng?
"What are you doing here on this snowy day?"
"I heard that Your Excellency sent the Emperor back to the palace, so I waited here for a while. I thought that Your Excellency might take this route after going to the Cabinet, and I guessed it." After saluting, Li Yifeng couldn't help but rub his hands.
Rubbing his hands that were stiff from the cold, he said in a low voice, "The old guard of Prince Ning has been found."
Xu Xun's eyes flashed, and then he smiled and said: "You do things vigorously and resolutely. This is not the place to talk. You have been waiting in the snow for so long in this cold weather. Go back to my house and talk to me!"
Li Yifeng, who entered the warm study room from the cold wind outside, and his boots were almost wet with snow, immediately let out a long and comfortable breath. Today, he learned that the little emperor was leaving the palace, and he was sent almost around the capital by several big bosses.
After running around for several times, although the matter was resolved, he was almost frozen. At this moment, he saw a young child carefully holding a plate with both hands and bringing a bowl of hot ginger soup to him.
He glanced at it and immediately reached out to take it, and drank a few sips before feeling warm all over his body, and hurriedly said thank you.
"Jin Hong, tell the kitchen to make two bowls of noodles. Don't put those greasy things in them. Make them plain and light and add more Sichuan peppercorns."
Xu Xun used to like spicy food, but now that there are no chili peppers, he can only make do with Sichuan peppercorns and pepper. Seeing that Li Yifeng had calmed down after drinking the ginger soup, he asked: "What did the old stall say?"
"The reason why King Ning's bodyguard, who is now the Nanchang left guard, was eliminated back then is because what the grandfather of King Ning did was really outrageous. Back then, King Ning Jing did all kinds of illegal things, including Jingtai and Tianshun.
, Chenghua, the turmoil continued until the early years of Hongzhi, and some even accused him of evil intentions. In the early years of Tianshun, because King Ningjing acted treacherously, Yingmiao accumulated wealth like mountains and regarded human life as nothing, hired a princess instead, and persecuted his brother.
, violating the laws and abusing the people, forcibly managing the tax department, and arrogating the Cuihua Palace, the guards were dismissed and subordinated to the Jiangxi Dusi... But later, some people continued to accuse King Ningjing of indulging in reckless behavior and weaving dragon robes.
There were countless crimes including mutilating human lives, insulting the three divisions, abusing government officials, indulging the military academy to harass good people, etc... During the Chenghua period, when the political controversy in the court was the most intense, Prince Ningjing was even demoted to a commoner, but in the end Xianmiao still couldn't bear it.
Finally let go of the rebuke.”
Having said this, Li Yifeng paused for a moment, then shook his head and sighed: "No wonder you want to ask the Jin Yiwei to come out of the old guard. If you ask the cabinet or other yamen to look at the old guard, someone will definitely question you. When the time comes, Ning Fan will resume guarding."
Things will definitely not work out!"
ps: Re-reading the Ming Dynasty records, I found that whether Zhu Houzhao went to war or went to Jiangnan, or whether civil uprisings were raging, it all happened after Liu Jin's death. When one of the most trusted people was exposed as treason, it actually dealt a considerable blow to Zhengde.
Big... Since then, there is no one I can truly trust.