The author of the Qingfeng Daily article is signed anonymously. The so-called anonymity means that if the uncle scolds you, what will happen?
However, judging from the writing, the level of cursing this time is much higher than that of Zhang Fang, and the entire article is basically cursing.
There are two things criticized in the article. One is that Liu Chengfeng suppressed the civil uprising, which caused great anger and resentment. This was the result of the emperor shielding him, and the Jin Yiwei pro-army has always been domineering. It also recounted the various evil deeds of the Jin Yiwei in the past, and finally said, if
If your Majesty does not dismantle the pro-army and severely punish Liu Chengfeng and others, sooner or later he will become a monarch like Shang, Zhou and Xia Jie.
I don’t know if the person who wrote this article had a seizure or some other mood. After scolding the pro-army, scolding the Jin Yiwei, and then scolding the emperor, his pen changed again and he began to think about the prince’s fate.
There is a problem. The article said that His Majesty has very few heirs and only has a crown prince. Since there is a crown prince, it means that the emperor is still fertile. So what is the problem? The problem is that there is only one queen in the palace, so it is recommended that the emperor
Recruit concubines, enrich the harem, and give birth to dragon sons to continue the bloodline of the Tian family.
But the article naturally doesn’t just say this, it even says that it’s not that easy for your majesty to enrich your harem. From my perspective, the reason why your majesty has not accepted a concubine for so long is not because the dragon is not healthy, but because Empress Zhang is jealous.
For this reason, in the past, the wife of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Empress Dugu, was so jealous that she even made Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, swear that he would not get close to any other maids or concubines other than his own, let alone have a son or a half with another woman. I don’t know who your majesty is.
Isn't it the same as Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty who had such unspeakable secrets? If so, the queen's moral character is really too bad, then we should simply depose Empress Zhang and find another virtuous and noble queen to clean up the harem.
Zhu Youtang's expression was extremely bad. He even felt a dull pain in his chest. He covered his chest and his whole body was trembling.
This article is simply outrageous. He has nothing to say when he criticizes the pro-army forces. He can be tolerant when he criticizes Liu Chengfeng. Even when he criticizes himself, he can try to show a broad-minded attitude.
But this article criticized the queen. The queen was jealous, so wouldn't he become a henpecker? In a sense, Zhu Youtang would rather be scolded for being ignorant of people and being close to villains.
He also doesn’t want to be known as a strict wife. After all, Zhu Youtang is a man, and men have self-esteem.
What's more, he and Empress Zhang were friends in times of need, a loving couple! The two of them must get up and lie down together every day, read poetry and paint, listen to the piano and watch dances, talk about the past and the present, and spend the evening together. Now Empress Zhang is being slandered.
Is it okay to become a jealous wife like Queen Dugu?
As for deposing the queen in the future and establishing a new empress, it is even more audacious. What is the queen? The mother of the country is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. How can she be abolished at the suggestion of a scholar? Today you are deposing.
If the queen deposes the queen, if tomorrow she says that I am fatuous, won't it mean that I will be deposed as well?
"This man is so courageous!" Zhu Youtang's expression changed suddenly. He threw the newspaper away from Dan Bi and stood up with a slap on the table, saying: "This is unreasonable! Who wrote this article? It is simply treasonous and this is what a minister should do.
What did you say?"
The civil and military officials were shocked and horrified. No one expected that a newspaper would actually arouse Zhu Youtang's wrath. Everyone fell down and said: "I will die!"
Zhu Youtang said: "The queen and I are like fish in water, and we treat each other with respect like a guest. However, some people make arrogant assumptions. This matter must be thoroughly investigated!"
Everyone couldn't help but be startled, thinking in their hearts, it turned out that this newspaper was involved with the Queen, and that the newspaper fell under the authority of Dan. Some people couldn't help but glance at the newspaper, and vaguely saw a few sentences in it, and they couldn't help but be frightened.
I had a cold war. Who doesn’t know that the emperor today is the most generous, but no matter how generous he is, he is not without his backlash. The emperor’s backlash is the queen and his pair of children. I don’t know who is so bold as to dare to scold him.
If you go to Queen Zhang's body, isn't this looking for death?
Zhu Youtang began to feel uneasy. He stood up from the imperial chair and paced back and forth on top of the Dan Majesty with his hands behind his hands. The anger on his face became even more intense, and he trembled and said: "Shameless... Shameless..."
…Why are you speculating like this on this person in the palace…damn…damn…”
Outside the palace, a young eunuch heard what was going on inside and quickly ran towards Kunning Palace.
In the Kunning Palace, a table of royal meals has been set up. Zhu Youtang's meal is different from that of his ancestors in the past. He usually eats in the Kunning Palace. However, today's afternoon meeting has not ended yet, so Empress Zhang can only continue to wait.
, seeing that one hour had passed and it was already three minutes later, Queen Zhang already seemed a little anxious.
"It's high noon. Even if there is a meeting at court, it's time to have lunch. Now you are chattering endlessly. It seems that noon is almost over, but you still haven't had a drop of water. How can you bear this food?"
After a few words of complaint, Queen Zhang's expression revealed a bit of pity.
But the girl named Duoduo sitting on the couch held up her chin and said: "Mother, you are talking again."
Empress Zhang said: "Don't you think about it? If you don't take care of your body, your body will collapse in the future. How can you live a good life?"
Duoduo said: "Didn't Queen Mother already ask someone to go over there to see when the court meeting will end? Just wait, someone will repay you later, but I..." Duoduo made a pitiful expression
He looked so frail and still had to accompany his mother to wait for his father to come to have dinner. He was about to starve to death.
Duoduo frowned and clutched her stomach, looking like she was really going to starve to death.
Empress Zhang couldn't help but laugh and said: "Eat some pastries first to fill your stomach." Seeing that the food on the table was already cold, she ordered: "Go and heat up the food again."
Several palace attendants took their meals and went down.
At this moment, a young eunuch hurried in and said, "My dear, it's not good."
Empress Zhang was startled, thinking something had happened to Zhu Youtang, so she quickly asked: "What happened?"
The little eunuch finally regained his breath and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty Long Yan is very angry."
Duoduo couldn't help asking: "Why is this?"
The little eunuch looked at Queen Zhang cautiously and did not dare to say anything.
Queen Zhang’s face darkened: “Speak quickly.”
The little eunuch then quickly said: "It seems that someone published an article in the newspaper, saying that the empress is a jealous woman, just like Queen Dugu, and... and..."
Empress Zhang was confused. She was from an ordinary background. Her father was just an Imperial College student. Her upbringing was very strict. The teachings of three obediences and four virtues had long been buried deep in her heart. But today, some people say that she is a jealous woman. What is a jealous woman?
In the Four Books on Women, a woman is a woman without shame. Saying this is no different from scolding Queen Zhang for cheating on her.
"Absurd... Absurd!" Queen Zhang pursed her red lips and couldn't help but scolded, but her whole body seemed to have lost all her strength. The thought of the word "jealous wife" was like an awl gouging out her heart, and her eyes
As soon as it turned dark, his body went limp.
"Queen mother..."
"Empress..."
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On the Danbi, Zhu Youtang was almost speechless. He just paced back and forth on the Danbi. For a moment, he was a little panicked.
At this time, a little eunuch rushed into the hall without any rules. The civil and military officials on both sides knelt and did not dare to raise their heads. When they noticed the movement, they couldn't help but raised their heads and took a look. The little eunuch had already come up like a gust of wind.
Danbi.
"Your Majesty... something bad is going to happen... something is going to go wrong..."
Zhu Youtang said angrily: "What happened again?"
The little eunuch said: "My queen has fainted."
"Ah..." Zhu Youtang took two steps back and fell down on the imperial chair. It took him a long time to recover and said: "Quick, quick, call the imperial doctor, that's right, that's right...
Zhu Youtang's eyes fell on Liu Chengfeng, and then he said: "Has the case been decided? If you haven't decided, then let me decide."
At this time, he cut through the mess with a sharp knife, speaking very quickly, and said straightforwardly: "There are all the witnesses and material evidence. There are people inciting chaos in Yingchun Square in an attempt to cause trouble and rebellion, and frame the pro-army. Liu Chengfeng, who is a pro-army household, led his team to suppress it.
There are merits and faults. Suppressing civil uprisings in a timely manner is a merit. Killing people to enrich the people is a fault. The merits and demerits balance out. From now on, the official should be reinstated. Who has any objections?"
In fact, the civil and military officials of the entire court had already expected that Liu Chengfeng was innocent, but no one dared to say it. Now that His Majesty has said it, of course they echoed: "Your Majesty is wise."
But Xiao Jing's face turned a little ugly. He still hasn't figured out why His Majesty was suddenly willing to excuse Liu Chengfeng?
Could it be that newspaper?
Xiao Jing couldn't help but look at Liu Chengfeng coldly again, thinking to himself that if he couldn't get rid of this person this time, he was afraid it would be even harder in the future! Xiao Jing was just thinking about it, and the cold eyes were mixed with
Don't dare!
At this time, Zhu Youtang said again: "As for this Qingfeng Bao article, it is simply nonsense and nonsense. He said that the pro-army was illegal and that he wanted to disband the pro-army. Huh, this pro-army was established during the reign of Taizu.
, is an ancestral system, and the ancestral system should not be taken lightly. He also boldly said that Liu Chengfeng was guilty, and the person who wrote the article was extremely shameless. Whether the imperial official was guilty or not was up to the court to decide. How could he, a scholar, be allowed to speak nonsense? What's more, the empress
It's just a jealous woman..." Zhu Youtang's face had murderous intent, and he said sternly: "Such a person has actually read a book? Since he has read a book, doesn't he know the etiquette? He speculates on the inner palace without authorization and slanders.
Mother of the country, this is an unforgivable crime. Find out who wrote it. Such a corrupt person can be said to be extremely evil. If he has a meritorious status, he will be deprived of his meritorious status."
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Does anyone know why Zhu Youtang made this decision? Haha... the answer will be revealed soon, in the next chapter.