Chapter 150: The emperor is very melancholy (worship with tears)
Chapter 150: The Emperor is very melancholy (crying for votes)
In the Forbidden City, decorations have begun to celebrate Empress Zhang's birthday. Naturally, the emperor does not need to worry about this kind of thing, so Zhu Youtang's life has not been interrupted. He went to bed on time last night and got up early today.
At noon, the foreign ministers were about to enter the palace to pay their birthdays, so Zhu Youtang was not in a hurry to go to Queen Zhang, but went directly to the Zhengxin Hall, thinking that he would take advantage of this time to read today's memorial.
Today's work is done today, this is Zhu Youtang's way of life.
But today, perhaps because of her birthday, the cabinet did not deliver any bad news. Except for some important events, the rest were just congratulatory messages. Empress Zhang has been in the palace for so many years, and she has never interfered in political affairs.
She is also modest. Compared with Concubine Wan Gui, she really looks like a saint. The courtiers have a good impression of her. This congratulatory note is also very touching. Unlike when Concubine Wan Gui was here, it was also a birthday celebration. These people
On the surface, the old man was writing a congratulations, but he was really playing with Spring and Autumn style of writing. Although the article was full of flowers, there were countless witty innuendos hidden inside.
Zhu Youtang's mood also improved, and he was thinking about choosing a few congratulations to send to Queen Zhang.
After taking a sip of tea, Zhu Youtang's energy was very good. According to Liu Chengfeng's prescription, Zhu Youtang's health has improved a lot. After reading a few memorials, he can now go to deal with Empress Zhang's affairs with peace of mind.
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At this time, a young eunuch came in cautiously with his robe and skirt in hand and said: "Your Majesty, outside the Meridian Gate, Liu Chengfeng, a member of the Hundreds of Jinyi Guards, is asking to see you."
Logically speaking, a member of the Jinyiwei Baihu family is not qualified to have an audience, but Liu Chengfeng's status is different. He asked for an audience outside, but the Meridian Gate still informed him.
After hearing this, Zhu Youtang couldn't help but raise his eyes in confusion and said: "Didn't it say that after noon, all officials will enter the palace again to celebrate birthdays? What time is it now?"
"Return to Your Majesty, it's almost time."
There is still an hour left. What is this Liu Chengfeng doing here at this time? Zhu Youtang felt a little confused in his heart, and then said seriously: "Ask him to come in."
The little eunuch left in a hurry. After half a stick of incense, Liu Chengfeng came in wearing a brand-new imperially-given Feiyu suit. He bowed respectfully and said seriously: "The humble minister Liu Chengfeng has met your Majesty."
Zhu Youtang raised his hand and said: "Pingshen." He couldn't help but take a look at Liu Chengfeng. Seeing Liu Chengfeng's face was calm and there was a hint of worry between his eyebrows, he said: "Come here, give it to Liu Baihu
Please sit down."
Liu Chengfeng sat down slowly and then said: "It's a happy birthday for Queen Zhang. Your Majesty must be very happy today."
Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Empress Zhang is my good wife. It is a great joy to celebrate her birthday today."
Liu Chengfeng said: "Originally, I didn't want to disturb Your Majesty today, but this matter is of great importance, so I entered the palace in advance before celebrating my birthday and told Your Majesty something."
Zhu Youtang raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "What's the matter?"
Liu Chengfeng took out the Jade Buddha from his sleeve, walked over carefully, handed it to Zhu Youtang, and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look."
Zhu Youtang took the Jade Buddha, and his expression changed suddenly. This was the first time he saw this Jade Buddha, and its style had only been seen in books, but he knew this thing - the Bright Buddha.
The Guangming Sect and the White Lotus Sect are cults that Emperor Taizu of Hongwu personally wrote into the Ming Law. All believers, no matter for any reason, will be punished for treason, and their homes and families will be confiscated and will never be tolerated. After nearly a hundred years, although occasionally
There are remnants of the White Lotus Sect operating under various names, but the Guangming Sect seems to have disappeared.
Naturally, this is because the imperial government was very wary of the Guangming Sect. In the past few decades, there have been few traces of the Guangming Sect. On the other hand, the White Lotus Sect was very powerful. During the Yongle period, there was even an uprising in Tang Sai'er, which spread to
In the vast area, the White Lotus Sect gathered tens of thousands of people to attack the state capital, and moved to various cities in Shandong, Jimo and other places. After the failure, Emperor Wen Zhu Di even ordered to "capture all the monk women in the world" in order to capture Tang Sai'er. They were arrested one after another, and the victims
There are tens of thousands of people, but there is still no trace of Tang Saier.
It is precisely for this reason that the imperial court gradually relaxed its control over the Guangming Sect and turned more attention to the White Lotus Sect.
Zhu Youtang was surprised that after a hundred years, the Guangming Sect would resurrect. His face could not help but become solemn. He was not a confused emperor like Zhu Jianshen, who had an indifferent attitude towards everything. Zhu Youtang twisted his head.
He raised his eyebrows and glanced at Liu Chengfeng, and said seriously: "Where did this jade Buddha come from?"
Liu Chengfeng said: "It was discovered by the official of the Hundred Household Office when they raided the residence of the rebel Lei Biao."
"Lei Biao..." Zhu Youtang muttered.
Liu Chengfeng quickly explained and told Lei Biao's life experience.
Zhu Youtang's face became even more ugly. Lei Biao was actually a powerful person in the capital, but this powerful person was just a disciple of the Ming Dynasty. So you can imagine how popular the Ming Dynasty has become and what its backbone members are like.
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Zhu Youtang stood up, clasped his hands and started pacing back and forth. He would do this subconsciously every time he was nervous. Those eyes shot out a frightening light. This matter was so big that he had to be careful. The embankment of a thousand miles would be destroyed.
In the ant nest, there are now a group of religious bandits scattered around the world. Even if they are not very powerful, no one can guarantee that they will not cause big troubles. If there is a famine in a certain place, and these religious bandits take advantage of the situation and gather people to incite, then it may happen at any time
Will become the second Tang Saier, or even the second Zhang Jiao.
Liu Chengfeng took the opportunity to say: "In addition to Lei Biao, Wei Chen also discovered some clues."
Then, Liu Chengfeng told all about what he discovered in Zhaoming Temple, and finally said: "Even King Ning's retinue includes followers of the Ming Cult. I'm afraid this matter will not be simple."
Zhu Youtang's expression suddenly changed. He walked to a screen, holding on to the screen with his hand, his face gloomy and uncertain. The bandits even involved the prince, which made it even more difficult to deal with. Not to mention the relationship between this matter and Prince Ning.
Is there any connection? Even if Prince Ning was deceived and someone from the Guangming Sect sneaked into Prince Ning's mansion and gained Prince Ning's trust, this is enough to imagine how terrifying the Guangming Sect is.
If they can sneak into Prince Ning's mansion, why can't they sneak into the palace? If so, even the safety of the nobles in the palace will be difficult to guarantee.
Zhu Youtang walked around the hall a few times and then said, "Who else knows about this?"
Liu Chengfeng said: "Apart from Wang Si Li, there are only Wei Chen. Wang Si Li is tight-lipped, and Wei Chen is also tight-lipped. We have already discussed this before and will not let anyone know until His Majesty makes a decision."
Zhu Youtang nodded slightly, with a hint of admiration in his eyes, and said: "You have done a good job. If it is just the Guangming Sect, I should naturally instruct the cabinet to immediately inform the world, and order all prefectures and thousands of households to arrest them everywhere, but it involves
Prince Ning, we can't be so grand, and doing so will easily scare the enemy, so we can only start this matter in the dark."
Liu Chengfeng said: "Your Majesty is wise."
Zhu Youtang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "If I were a saint, how could there be any remnants of the Guangming Sect? I ask you, does Prince Ning have many factions in this dynasty?"
This sentence made Liu Chengfeng feel nervous. Looking at Zhu Youtang's appearance, he had already suspected Prince Ning, but there was no hard evidence.
Liu Chengfeng said quickly: "This... I don't know about this."
Zhu Youtang's face was calm and he said slowly: "You don't know, but I know. When Prince Ning came to Beijing, many people from the six departments came to visit, including your military attache from Jinyiwei and even Li Xing from Dongchang.
Hundreds of households." Zhu Youtang said slowly and authentically: "Perhaps they are visiting purely out of politeness, but since Prince Ning is involved in religious bandits, I cannot take it lightly, so if we want to investigate the Guangming Sect, we must start secretly."
Zhu Youtang clasped his hands, sighed slowly, and continued: "The Zhenfu Division can't use it, and the East Factory may not be able to use it. I'm afraid that if my decree goes down, someone will leak the news. This matter... I'll leave it to you.
I'll handle it for you secretly."
"Ah..." Liu Chengfeng never expected that the emperor would allow a small family of one hundred to handle such a big case. He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's not that the humble minister is unwilling to do his best. It's actually the Guangming Sect's bandits.
Already spread all over the world, the ministers are no more than a small Jin Yiwei Bai, and the manpower on hand is only two hundred at most. We still have to maintain public security within our jurisdiction, I am afraid that it will delay His Majesty's important events."
Zhu Youtang's thoughts were very clear. This matter was too difficult. He must not alarm Prince Ning, nor could he alert the snake. However, Prince Ning had always been good at dancing and had dealt with many people in the capital. It is said that there are people from Prince Ning's mansion every year.
Chang Shi went to Beijing with gold, silver and jewels to look around. Under such circumstances, no matter which yamen was handed over to handle the matter, the news might be leaked.
On the contrary, this Liu Chengfeng had always had a grudge with Prince Ning and his son. Moreover, he was the one who came to report this matter. His loyalty was definitely not a problem. In addition, his previous vigorous and resolute methods also left a deep impression on Zhu Youtang.
But what Liu Chengfeng said is not wrong. After all, Liu Chengfeng is just a hundred households. A hundred households have limited resources at hand. It is really a bit shabby to handle such a large case.
Zhu Youtang thought about it, but couldn't think of a solution, so he had to smile bitterly and said: "What you said is not unreasonable. I will think about this matter again."
Seeing Zhu Youtang's gloomy look, Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but laugh and said: "Your Majesty, today is the Queen's birthday, and all the humble ministers are dying. I didn't tell you earlier or later, but I just want to say it at this moment.
However, I still have a good thing that I want to tell His Majesty so that His Majesty can be happy."
"Oh? What's a good thing?" Although Zhu Youtang heard the word "good thing", his face still looked worried and he asked casually.
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The first chapter is delivered, students, now the monthly ticket has reached the most critical moment, the people behind may catch up at any time, the tiger cannot give up halfway, and can only vote with tears.