Piao Tian Literature The disaster is like fire. The first snow this year has been falling for three consecutive days. Because the snow came early, the government was not prepared.
A large number of refugees could not be resettled for the time being, and the roofs of many poor households collapsed due to heavy snowfall. The number of deaths has suddenly risen to dozens.
Such things happened at the feet of the emperor, which naturally made people worried. Zhu Youtang had not slept well for several days in a row. Almost every morning, he went to the cabinet to inquire about the disaster. During the morning, everything was put aside.
The long-planned reform of the Beijing-Chapel system has also been put on hold for the time being, with the sole purpose of all-out disaster relief.
On the fourth day, the snow finally stopped, giving the exhausted emperor a chance to breathe. However, the aftermath had to be arranged properly. When he came back from the morning, Zhu Youtang seemed to have collapsed. He suddenly remembered that he had been
Without going to see Empress Zhang, he summoned a eunuch and asked, "What has the empress been doing lately?"
The eunuch replied cautiously: "I am taking the people in the palace to weave cloth to solve your majesty's problems."
Zhu Youtang couldn't help but sigh: "The queen's health has not been very good recently, and she has worked hard for me and the victims. Is she in Kunning Palace now? I'm going to see her."
The eunuch sighed in silence, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
Seeing him like this, Zhu Youtang couldn't help but said seriously: "If you have anything to say, just say it. Why are you so secretive?"
The eunuch glanced at Zhu Youtang fearfully, swallowed his saliva and said: "Slave... I heard that the queen has not been in a good mood in recent days, and Shouning Hou was arrested by Baihu Liucheng from Baihu in Fireworks Alley a few days ago.
The wind took it."
"Took it?" Zhu Youtang was stunned.
Three days ago, Liu Chengfeng submitted a memorial, saying that he had arrested a group of rogue party members. However, he was in a hurry to provide disaster relief and did not bother with it for the moment. What does arresting rogue party members have to do with his uncle? The uncle was also a rogue party.
Party? Zhu Youtang didn’t believe it.
"This Liu Chengfeng really went to the house to lay tiles without fighting for three days. The last debt has not been settled with him yet. He is good, but he has suffered from dementia again, and this time he has offended the queen." Zhu
Youtang thought to himself, and then said to the eunuch: "Let's move to Kunning Palace."
The eunuch said: "Yes, Your Majesty, there is another news. It is said that the Empress has just summoned Liu Chengfeng to the palace. I wonder if Liu Chengfeng has entered the palace."
Zhu Youtang squinted his eyes: "Just in time, I'll go take a look too. I want to see how Liu Chengfeng explains today."
A sedan chair has been prepared outside. The Forbidden City is so big, and it is several miles away from the Zhengxin Palace to the Kunning Palace. Naturally, it is not possible to walk. However, the late emperor used to ride in a comfortable sedan chair, but Zhu Youtang thought this
It was too extravagant to move around, so I asked someone to change to a small sedan chair.
After getting on the sedan, the eunuch carrying the sedan quickly carried Zhu Youtang to Kunning Palace. But he arrived just in time. Liu Chengfeng also arrived. He stood obediently outside the palace gate and shouted: "Weijun Liu Chengfeng"
The wind has seen the empress."
There was no movement in Kunning Palace. It was obvious that Queen Zhang was too lazy to agree.
Liu Chengfeng called out again: "Wei Chen has met the Queen." After he finished calling, he saw Zhu Youtang's sedan approaching. He couldn't help being slightly startled.
Zhu Youtang got down from the sedan chair, but ignored him and entered the Kunning Hall directly. After a long time, Queen Zhang said: "Come in and talk."
Liu Chengfeng had dark circles under his eyes and looked exhausted. After hearing Queen Zhang's words, he stepped into the palace.
Last night was another all-nighter, playing four rounds of mahjong. Liu Chengfeng really didn't want to go through this day again. Now that the queen called, he got out and breathed a sigh of relief. He wished he could hide in the palace forever and never go out.
Since playing mahjong with Zhu Houzhao and the two uncles in the cell, Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling have gradually become addicted. More importantly, they have lost a lot of money. In the past two days, they have already owed seven
More than a thousand taels of silver.
Although they are uncles and their family has a big business, it is very difficult for them to spend so much money. After all, Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling's main income and expenditure are the farms awarded by the palace. These seven thousand taels are enough for their expenses for a year.
When people lose, they naturally become red-eyed. Liu Chengfeng stood up to leave, but they all stopped him. One said: "How can it be so easy to leave after winning money?" The other said: "Liu Chengfeng, you
Don't be complacent, I, Zhang Heling, will fight with you today."
Zhu Houzhao was serious about playing, so he naturally followed his advice. Liu Chengfeng had no choice but to sacrifice his life to accompany him. As a result, the more he beat him, the more he earned. Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling both wanted to kill people and silence them. Fortunately, this was Liu Chengfeng's.
They didn't dare to mess around on the ground, but... Liu Chengfeng wanted to cry but had no tears.
Someone from the palace came to deliver a message and invited Liu Chengfeng into the palace very politely. Liu Chengfeng stayed up all night again. He suddenly felt relieved and wanted to send these people out of his residence immediately.
, pushed a pack of good cards, and ran away in a panic.
After entering the Kunning Hall, Liu Chengfeng saw the cold-faced Queen Zhang at a glance. Queen Zhang was wearing a bright red dress and was very graceful. However, her smoky eyebrows were slightly raised at the moment, and her eyes were under her eyebrows.
A hint of coldness flashed across his eyes.
Although Queen Zhang was usually gentle, even Zhu Youtang, who was sitting on the couch pretending to read for fun, knew that it would not be fun if the Queen got angry.
Zhu Youtang deliberately read for a while. Seeing that Queen Zhang was silent and Liu Chengfeng was standing silent, he finally couldn't help but raised his head. He couldn't help but take a closer look at Liu Chengfeng and found that he had dark bags under his eyes.
Full of tiredness, he had been looking at a good show just now, but now he couldn't help but become serious.
It is said that Liu Chengfeng arrested a group of gangsters. Could it be that he has been dealing with this matter for the past few days to the point of forgetting to sleep and eat? If this is true, this guy may not be unreliable. At least his diligence in royal affairs is worthy of recognition.
But Zhu Youtang certainly didn't expect that Liu Chengfeng was playing mahjong all night, otherwise he would have gone crazy.
"Ahem..." Having developed a good impression of Liu Chengfeng, and thinking of his many benefits, Zhu Youtang felt that he should say a few words, so he coughed and deliberately said with a straight face.
: "Liu Chengfeng, do you know your guilt?"
Liu Chengfeng glanced at the solemn queen before replying: "I don't know."
Zhu Youtang's eyes widened. In other words, although his tone just now was harsh, anyone who cared about it would know that it was clear that he wanted Liu Chengfeng to step down, but this fool not only refused to step down, but actually hit him on the head.
superior.
This guy...is really hopeless.
Zhu Youtang shook his head in his heart and simply ignored it. Since you don't know the crime, let the queen deal with you. After making up his mind, Zhu Youtang pretended to pick up a copy of Zizhi Tongjian and read it.
"Since Liu Baihu doesn't know the crime, I would like to ask what crime Shouning Hou committed and why he was picked up by Liu Baihu and is still imprisoned in Baihu Prison. You are diligent in the king's affairs. This
That’s right, you are arresting the rebels. You are also doing things for the imperial court and being loyal to the Ming Dynasty. I have nothing to say. Normally, I treat you well, but is this how you come to repay me? I have nothing to say.
There are only two younger brothers, and their temperament is a bit wild, but why do you want to treat Hou Ninghou as a rebel? Does it mean that Hou Ning has also become a rebel? "
Empress Zhang's words are reasonable and well-founded. Every word is heart-breaking. Although her tone is calm, her intention to punish the enemy is very obvious.
Her cleverness lies in that she first affirmed that Liu Chengfeng was not wrong in taking down the rebels, and even deserved recognition. This proved that she could distinguish between public and private affairs, and she was by no means criticizing Liu Chengfeng for arresting the rebels. Then she played the emotional card.
, talking about the benefits that his family always treated Liu Chengfeng, which made Liu Chengfeng feel ashamed, and finally said that he had such relatives. But you slandered them as rebels, and this is when you started to get angry.
Every sentence is just right and will never be criticized. Empress Zhang is a smart woman, and you can understand it with just this sentence.
Liu Chengfeng said: "Wei Chen wants to tell a story, is that okay?"
At this time, she still had time to tell stories, and Empress Zhang couldn't help but said: "There's no need for stories."
But Liu Chengfeng said stubbornly: "Since the Queen doesn't want to hear a story, she might as well listen to Wei Chen tell a fable..."
"This guy..." Zhu Youtang cursed in his heart and had to raise his head and said to Queen Zhang: "Queen, listen to what he says."
Empress Zhang remained silent, her face remained as calm as ever, neither happy nor angry.
Liu Chengfeng sighed and said, "The emperor and the queen must have heard of this story. What I want to tell you is the story of Duke Zheng Zhuang and his uncle Duan."
In fact, there is no need for Liu Chengfeng to say it. Both Zhu Youtang and Empress Zhang knew this allusion. The story tells that Duke Zheng Zhuang succeeded to the throne. His uncle Duan was the half-brother of Duke Zheng Zhuang. Because of the instigation of his mother, he began to covet the throne of Duke Zheng Zhuang.
Faced with this situation, Duke Zheng Zhuang not only did not stop him, but instead indulged him step by step. Finally, when he saw Duke Zheng Zhuang giving in step by step, his uncle Duan became so complacent that he rebelled. However, Duke Zheng Zhuang was well prepared and wiped out the rebels in one fell swoop.
Queen Zhang said: "I know this story. What exactly do you want to say?"
Liu Chengfeng said: "Since the empress is a close relative of Shouning Marquis, if she really loves Shouning Marquis, she should not blindly condone and protect Shouning Marquis. Otherwise, she will only imitate Zheng Zhuanggong and miss Shouning Marquis. At that time, the ministers were suppressing thieves, and some thieves entered Shouning.
Instead of handing over the rebels, the Hou Ning Mansion and Shouning Mansion beat up the subordinates of the ministers. Does the empress know who these thieves are? Who are the rebels who entered Shouning Hou Mansion? "
Queen Zhang shook her head blankly.
Liu Chengfeng said: "These thieves are the Mingjiao that Emperor Taizu has repeatedly issued edicts to ban, and the traitor is the leader of the Mingjiao in the capital. This person is hypocritical and operates in the capital under the guise of a Taoist sect, deceiving the Marquis of Shouning.
If the minister does not stop him in time, and once Shouninghou continues to be deceived by him, can the empress guarantee that Shouninghou will not be instigated by others and do something he will regret for the rest of his life?"
When Zhu Youtang heard the word Mingjiao, he realized that the rebels Liu Chengfeng was waging war with this time were the Mingjiao. He couldn't help but ask, "Have you verified everything?"
Liu Chengfeng said sternly: "Your Majesty, I have verified everything. With all the witnesses and material evidence, there is no doubt that he is a remnant of the Ming Cult."
Zhu Youtang couldn't help but get excited. He glanced at Queen Zhang and saw that Queen Zhang still had something to say, so he endured his excitement and waited for Queen Zhang to finish her words first.
When Empress Zhang heard the word "Mingjiao" and saw Zhu Youtang's excited expression, she understood something in her heart and said: "Even so, he was only deceived for a moment. It is not a serious crime. You took him away like this."
Wouldn't it be too disrespectful for the guards to start a war to show the face of Hou Ninghou? The face of Hou Ninghou is the face of this palace, and you don't even know this?"
Liu Chengfeng said: "Empress, I just want to teach Shouning Hou a lesson. Shouning Hou is certainly loyal to the Ming Dynasty and to His Majesty, but he often hangs out with the three religions and nine people, and sooner or later he will cause trouble. If you do this,
It's also for his own good. Wei Chen is good at making opinions. If the empress thinks that Wei Chen has done something wrong, please punish me."
This sentence blocked Queen Zhang's mouth. Queen Zhang pondered for a moment and sighed in her heart. After all, it was her brother who failed to live up to expectations. He didn't want to make friends with anyone, but he chose to make friends with this gangster and was deceived.
Immediately, Empress Zhang couldn't help but feel a little scared. Fortunately, the gangster was discovered in time. If Shouning Hou fell deeper and deeper, wouldn't it be...
Now that she was talking about it, Empress Zhang actually felt that her thoughts were a little complicated. She didn't know whether to thank Liu Chengfeng or to apologize.
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