Wantong was a shameless person, and was even suspected of tampering with Concubine Wan Gui to disrupt the government. It could be said that any official who had gone through the Chenghua Dynasty had both disdain and hatred for this person.
However, the teachings of saints belong to the teachings of saints, and those pedantic officials still stick to this convention.
Now that Wantong has not even arrived in the capital, he has already made the court quite lively.
Everyone made a discussion, and then the palace door opened wide, and everyone filed in. Today is the first court meeting after the New Year. Logically speaking, impeachment and mourning are not allowed. The so-called mourning is to report bad news. After a year,
In Ji Yuchun, the imperial court had already formed this custom. Everyone would tacitly hide the impeachment and bad news reports, and only pick up some good things to say.
Therefore, the officials who entered the palace felt relaxed today. In any case, today is not a day of swords and blood. You cannot impeach others, and others cannot blame you.
After entering the palace, he knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, and the emperor and his ministers said hello to each other. Zhu Youtang said enthusiastically: "All the ministers are exempt from courtesy. It is the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and there was good news yesterday.
Many people must have known that the Jurchen rebellion in Haixi was suppressed by the border army within a few days. This is a happy event..."
When Zhu Youtang spoke, he always raised his voice first and then suppressed it, so everyone just stared at him and did not interrupt.
Zhu Youtang continued: "This is certainly a great joy, but I have to say something. The Haixi Jurchens have always surrendered and paid tribute year after year, which can be regarded as serving their lives wholeheartedly. In this case, I only know why they rebelled.
Civil uprisings have always been caused by officials forcing the people to rebel. Haixi women
Really, we, the people of the Ming Dynasty, why did they rebel? I want to investigate thoroughly, but before I can investigate thoroughly, I must first listen to the news from Liaodong. The imperial envoy Wantong will be back in just half a month. I ordered him to
Going out of Shanhaiguan, this time he made a great contribution, if not
He, the Haixi Jurchen, is afraid that the trouble he will cause will be even bigger. I..." Zhu Youtang's face turned pale and he said, "I want to ask him how many sesame seeds and rotten millet things are going on in Liaodong. I want to ask him.
Let me ask you clearly. As for Wantong, since he is a relative of the emperor, he has made a big decision this time.
I asked him to go to Liaodong because I trusted him and treated him as my brother and sister, my eyes and ears to patrol the border towns for me. Now that he has made great contributions again, I will not be stingy with the reward. He will pass on the decree and Wantong will be reinstated.
Commander of the Jin Yiwei. After he returns to Beijing, he will take up his post immediately. There must be no mistake."
His words immediately caused an uproar in the whole palace. Wantong actually became the commander of the Imperial Guard again. This was something that almost no one had thought of.
At this time, Zhu Youtang said emotionally: "Wantong is the direct brother of Concubine Wan, and is related to me by blood. This time he turned the tide, and he can be said to be loyal. He has been patrolling in Liaodong for me for more than ten years, and it is really hard work."
If my ministers are willing to serve the country loyally, I will not be stingy with rewards."
After he finished speaking, the ministers who were stunned were still confused. In fact, Zhu Youtang was so emotional that all the ministers who originally wanted to talk about the principle of filial piety were speechless. It turned out that he was still speechless.
I want to say some great truths, but now it seems that there is no need to say this great truth. Not only does Your Majesty know it, but he also immediately restored the Wan Tong. Everyone just hopes that His Majesty will take care of him. Who knows that His Majesty is quite interesting.
It blocked everyone's mouths.
After Zhu Youtang finished speaking, he smiled slightly and said: "This year has just ended, and I said so many depressing words, but it is also my fault. Today I will say something festive. This time the Jin Yiwei arrested the rebels and established a
If you have achieved great merit, I have just said that as long as you serve your orders, I will not hesitate to reward you. I will send out the benevolent decree in a moment, and those who have made meritorious deeds will be generously rewarded."
He just raised his head and then sat on the armchair without saying a word.
Immediately afterwards, the ministers made statements one after another. Naturally, there was no bad news. Today, there will be a good harvest, and tomorrow there will be no floods for several years. After half an hour, in a peaceful atmosphere, the court meeting finally broke up.
Liu Chengfeng stayed, however. Usually in this situation, it was Zhu Youtang who had something to give him. Liu Chengfeng didn't say anything. He followed Zhu Youtang to Zhengxin Palace, but Zhu Youtang didn't say anything along the way.
He didn't say a word, and after arriving at the desk and slowly sitting down, he didn't even look at Liu Chengfeng. Instead, he picked up the memorial on the desk and began to read it slowly.
Liu Chengfeng just glanced at the red-bottomed silk package used for this instrument and knew in his heart that it was probably a memorial instrument for victory. Could it be from Liaodong?
He stood on the edge holding his breath, Zhu Youtang was not like this usually, and the way he looked today, he must have something on his mind.
Zhu Youtang looked at the memorial, his face became increasingly gloomy, and the atmosphere in the Zhengxin Palace became cold. After a long time, he suddenly threw the memorial away and sneered: "Great merit, what kind of great merit is this?
snort
, they didn’t say anything when Concubine Wan Gui brought disaster to the country, but now that Wan Tong has made some achievements, someone is running for them. What are the intentions of these people? Isn’t it enough that the Wan family has caused enough harm to the world?"
He said such words in a sharp voice, even Liu Chengfeng couldn't help being startled. He looked at Zhu Youtang in surprise and saw that Zhu Youtang had lost his composure.
Zhu Youtang's anger subsided a little. He obviously felt that he was too excited just now, so he put his hand on the document, squinted his eyes, and said calmly: "Liu Chengfeng, how much do you know about the late emperor's affairs?"
Liu Chengfeng hurriedly said: "I know something."
These things are well grasped, neither too much nor too little, but they are just deception anyway. What you shouldn’t know can be regarded as outside of these things, and what you should know is within these things. The more vague it is, the easier it is to get through.
After working as an official for a long time, it is inevitable that he will become slippery, and even Liu Chengfeng cannot avoid it.
Zhu Youtang was not interested in wondering how many things Liu Chengfeng said, and said coldly: "This Wantong, relying on Concubine Wan Guifei's reputation, did countless unscrupulous things when he was a Jinyiwei, and now he has established a
With a little credit, some people can't sit still. Since they can't sit still, then I will simply let him be the commander. I'll also see who else can sit still?"
Liu Chengfeng sighed inwardly. He suddenly realized that when the emperor got involved with Concubine Wan Gui, sometimes he was a bit like a angry child, and his mood changes were very erratic, which made people feel a little unpredictable.
But then I felt relieved when I thought about it. Concubine Wan Guifei did a lot to hinder Zhu Youtang back then. If Zhu Youtang hadn't been lucky and had the crown prince Queen Mother Zhouquan at that time, she would have died ten or eight times.
, but another
On the other hand, someone taught him that as a son of man, you need to know filial piety. The meaning of this is that no matter what Concubine Wan Gui is, but no matter what, she is the wife of Zhu Youtang. As a son of man, you must
Serve well.
In fact, Zhu Youtang also did this. After the death of Emperor Chenghua, although Zhu Youtang disliked Concubine Wan Gui, he never made any embarrassment to her. Instead, he greeted her many times. Although there was an element of drama in it,
It is rare to be able to reach this level.
But the more this happened, the more Zhu Youtang felt that there was a resentment in his heart that could not be expressed. The shadow of his childhood and even the hatred of killing his mother were buried in his heart. However, not only could he not retaliate, but he had to act submissive.
Originally, this incident was over, and the man named Wan would never appear again, so I was afraid that the grudges would not be revealed. But now that something like Wantong happened, all the memories from the past came flooding back.
heart.
The achievements made by Wantong suddenly became the object of civil and military talk in the court. Everyone then remembered that Concubine Wan Gui also had a younger brother who was now in Liaodong. Therefore, many people followed the teachings of saints mentioned in the classics and history, and they had to do it.
A few slanderous words.
And if Zhu Youtang ignores it now, the courtiers will definitely become more violent by then, and will eventually be unable to come to power.
It's just that Zhu Youtang held back his anger but praised Wantong greatly during the court meeting, and suddenly re-appointed Wantong as the commander of the Jinyiwei, but for what reason?