In early April, it is the warm spring season. The spring in the capital came late. At this time, flowers in the countryside bloomed. Chaoyang Gate suddenly became much lively. Many people got up early in the morning and took their servants out for a stroll.[]
A lot of the new year has passed, and the major yamen have fallen into silence again. It seems that nothing can make everyone interested, especially when Liu Chengfeng went to Lianzhou, many people in the capital feel lonely.
The weather was good these days, so there were many officials who reported "ill" for leave. This was almost a common case in the entire court. The officials in the Ming Dynasty did not have many holidays. Everyone was a scholar and could not bury their documents day and night, so there were no fewer people.
Taking the opportunity to take a sick leave, I went out to take my family to have a trip on the outings.
Such an atmosphere made the capital peaceful, and there were fewer officials in the yamen, but the servants followed the steps and did their own things.
However, the cabinet's office suddenly exploded.
The reason for the incident is this. As usual, the elders of the cabinet were summoned by the emperor first, and then returned to the duty room to start working. After seeing a memorial, Xie Qian suddenly slapped the table and said furiously: "Zhu Zi Yan
Dare you like this!”
Xie Qian was originally an impulsive person. His curse immediately attracted the attention of Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. Xie Qian's face turned pale and he threw the memorial on the desk. Then he said, "What happened in Guangxi."
Something happened...
Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other. There were only a few possibilities for something in Guangxi. Either there was a conflict in Annan, or the barbarians rebelled again.
Annan and the Ming Dynasty were called vassals, but they were actually always hatred. This matter started from Emperor Wen. At that time, someone rebelled within Annan. Emperor Wen sent troops to suppress him, and then he established counties and counties to subdue Annan under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. Later,
, but chaos broke out again.
Annan was naturally dissatisfied with the rule of the Ming people, so there were frequent rebellions in various places, and the Ming army was exhausted and suffered great losses. The losses here were not the losses of the army, but the losses of the national treasury.
From the Ming Dynasty to transport food and grass, it was a big expense. Hundreds of thousands of troops had to eat and drink in Annan. In the eyes of Daming, Annan was originally a barren land. After calculations, he suffered a great loss. In the end, the Ming Dynasty absolutely withdrew its troops, and
The people of Annan also made superficial skills of betraying their heads and surrendering.
But this surrender was not out of sincerity. After the Ming army retreated, although Annanguo did not dare to be arrogant, he was ambitious in secret. Especially after the Tumu Fort Incident, there were countless conflicts on various borders.
Once, it caused a headache for the cabinet.
If war begins, it is not a good thing for the Ming Dynasty. Before the troops move, food and grass will come first. A large-scale war will require countless food and fodder. Although the treasury of the Hongzhi Dynasty is abundant, it is impossible to use all the war against Annan. After all,
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the real threat has always come from the north, not a small place like Annan.
But swallowing his anger can only encourage Annan's arrogance.
So in this cabinet, almost everyone is afraid of hearing the word Guangxi. Guangxi General is a little bit like Annan. Xie Qian said that something happened in Guangxi. In Xie Qian's mouth, this incident must be a big deal, otherwise he would not be in a mood.
Will be so excited.
In fact, it would be fine if Annan had abnormal movements. What made people even more troubled were the barbarians in Guangxi. Among the barbarians in Guangxi, the barbarians in Lianzhou were the most troublesome. If the barbarians pulled the flag and rebelled, it would be impossible not to send troops to suppress them.
, At the beginning of the new year, it was difficult for a few days to be peaceful, is there another war?
Liu Jian is still very steady. After all, he has seen many strong winds and waves. He is not scared by a word and asked Xie Qian lightly: "What's wrong?"
"Liu Chengfeng led his men to the farm of the Jingjiang Palace, and took a royal family. Now he still wrote a letter to the court to punish Zhu Shan, a royal family member who was beyond the ritual. Liu Chengfeng really hurts the disaster wherever he goes.
!”
Xie Qian's anger was not groundless. The court had only been peaceful for a few days, and now there was a trouble again. The chaos was not small, and it was not fun to involve the vassal kings.
Whether in the cabinet or in the palace, you are careful about the affairs of the vassal kings. After all, there are taboos in this thing. If you are too kind to the vassal kings, you are afraid that he will be arrogant, if you are a little bad to him, you are afraid that others will say that the same clan cannot be compared.
So the best way is to ignore them. They don’t come to cause trouble, and the court also tries not to deal with them.
But now...
Liu Chengfeng, the troublemaker, went to provoke the Jingjiang Palace. The royal family members, you can take it as soon as you say. Even if he exceeds the ceremony, it will be the court who makes the decision. It is the palace who issues an order to ask. You are
OK, just take it straightforward and get it done!
Li Dongyang, who had been silent, couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then said, "This time, I'm afraid I'll stab the hornet's nest."
Those present may not have any good feelings for these royal families. After all, these people are powerful people. The court is both wary of them and is unwilling to provoke them easily. They often turn a blind eye to their illegal behavior.
However, not liking the vassal kings may not mean that the cabinet elders like to be troubled by this bad intention. Whether it is Liu Jian, Li Dongyang or Xie Qiandu, it is understood that something is going to happen, and the matter will not be small.
Liu Jian was silent for a moment and said, "You two should work, I will enter the palace now."
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian nodded one after another, but had no objection. It would be impossible to go into the palace and ask about it. The cabinet could not make this decision.
Liu Jian entered the palace directly and met immediately.
Zhu Youzhang listened to Liu Jian's memorial, read the memorial, and looked strange in his face, but said lightly: "What do you think of Liu Aiqing?"
Before Liu Jian came, he had already made a draft and said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, for the sake of this, it is to immediately cut off the mess quickly, and ordered Liu Chengfeng to release him immediately, enter the capital to apologize, and reduce the speed as quickly as possible.
The impact of this matter, otherwise the Jingjiang Palace would have suffered such a great loss, and how could the court be put aside at that time? It would be a disadvantage for His Majesty's holy name."
This method is the best of both worlds. With Liu Jian’s understanding of Zhu Youzhang, Your Majesty still values feelings, and Your Majesty admires Liu Chengfeng very much and has already clarified his attitude of great use. At this time, if you are to Liu Cheng, you should be treated with Liu Cheng at this time.
Feng's punishment is too heavy, Your Majesty will definitely be unhappy, and the best way is to let the person go first, and then Liu Chengfeng's "invitation" to the capital, so that King Jingjiang will stabilize the situation first.
After entering Beijing, the punishment method will naturally depend on the emperor's decision, which leaves room for the matter, and His Majesty also has a way out.
After all, Liu Chengfeng is the emperor's confidant, and the holy family is Zhenglong. What did you say to Liu Chengfeng too much at this time? Doesn't this mean that Your Majesty has no vision? He is unaware of people?
Zhu Youzhang was silent for a moment, read the memorial again, frowned, and said, "But the memorial said, "What is Zhu Shan, who actually ordered someone to kill the official officer. According to my opinion, there is no need to deal with it so quickly.
Yes, the memorial said that the Jingjiang Palace actually stockpiled 170,000 mu of land in Lianzhou, accounting for 30% of the entire Lianzhou land. According to my opinion, I have to wait before talking about this matter."
Liu Jian was speechless for a moment. Who doesn’t know that there is nothing right or wrong about this kind of thing. It depends on who has the biggest fist on both sides. The so-called fist is not force, but the strength of both sides. For example, Liu Chengfeng, he has the holy family.
The methods are also ruthless, but the Jingjiang Palace is a vassal king and a clan relative after all.
Neither of them is easy to mess with. The more they get entangled with this, the more unfavorable it will be to the court. Liu Jian doesn't want the court to be overwhelmed by such a mess, and would rather deal with this matter as soon as possible.
However, from Zhu Youting's perspective, Zhu Youting is certainly unwilling to deal with it as soon as possible because he has to wait and want to figure out the matter out. Otherwise, if Wanhu Hou beats the clan, the matter will be left unresolved.
Some people say that his handling of the unfairness was to protect his close ministers without regard to the lives and death of his relatives.
Zhu Youzhang smiled and said to Liu Jian: "Liu Aiqing, your words are not unreasonable, but I just want to wait and see first. I will give you an answer in a few days. How about?" Zhu Youzhang was afraid that Liu Jian was cold and
After comforting her, Liu Jian smiled bitterly. Knowing that the emperor's idea had been decided and could not be changed, he had to smile bitterly and said, "The old minister follows the order."
After saying that, he said goodbye and left the palace, and Zhu Youzhang and Liu Jian retreated, his face looked a little bad. For the palace, this was a bullshit thing. To deal with Liu Chengfeng, it was equivalent to Zhu Youzhang.
After all, Liu Chengfeng was Zhu Youzhang disagreed with the public and put him in the hat of a marquis of Wanhu. Something happened just a few days ago, and maybe he was going to be the ministers who tried their best to oppose it.
joke.
"Look, I've said a long time ago that Liu Chengfeng is not a good thing, but the emperor favors him so much. Now, there's something wrong with him again."
Zhu Youzhang could almost imagine what these ministers would think, so it was inappropriate to deal with Liu Chengfeng.
But what about dealing with the Jingjiang Palace? This is not the case. Although the relationship between the Jingjiang King and Zhu Youzhang has long been weak, after all, everyone is still relatives and they are still vassal kings. If you deal with them indiscriminately, it will inevitably lead to the world's people.
The criticism is unacceptable to Zhu Youzhang.
Zhu Youting wants face, dealing with Liu Chengfeng will make him lose face, dealing with Jingjiang Palace will affect others' views on him, so in just a moment, Zhu Youting made a decision, this matter cannot be mixed, the more vague it is.
The less pleased you are, you can only follow the root of the matter and find out the matter clearly. At that time, you can also block the long mouths of the people in the world.
But no matter what, Zhu Youzhang was still a little unhappy. Liu Chengfeng had just calmed down for a few days and couldn't wait to cause trouble!