Chapter 892 The so-called government has no honest ministers, but there are evil spirits inside.
Zong affairs?
Zhu Yongding was in a daze and did not react for a while.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Huixuan continued to explain.
"So I'm telling you, these civil servants are not easy to mess with. It's no better now than it was when the country was founded. No matter whether it's the clan kings or noble generals, they can't compare to this bunch of civil servants in the court!"
"Everyone says that the clan is domineering, but in fact, these civil servants are the real ones who will take revenge!"
"In recent times, the capital has been in turmoil. When news of Yi Fan's incident came out, His Majesty was furious and summoned all ministers to discuss it. At that time, some ministers suggested that Yi Fan's fiefdom should be cut off and lowered into a high wall to serve as a warning to others.
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"But for the sake of stabilizing the clan, His Majesty rejected this proposal and just ordered you and your son to come to Beijing to reprimand. However, the previous time there was a plot to assassinate the ministers, and now they have come out of the clan to attack the imperial officials. Naturally, these civil servants will not
Willingly."
"On the matter of ceremony, they took advantage of the power of rectifying the military camp and beheaded the dignified marquis in public. How can they swallow their anger this time?"
"So this time, they targeted Zong Wu!"
Zhu Huixuan silently apologized to Mr. Hu in his heart, and said to Zhu Yongyi with the thought that his dead Taoist friend would not die as a poor Taoist.
"You are far away in Henan Prefecture, so you don't know that after the Yifan Incident, although it seemed to end with His Majesty's decree calling you and his son to the capital, the Ministry of Rites, together with several other yamen, has already begun to brew a plan for Zongfan.
reform."
"Some time ago, some officials reported to Your Majesty, saying, 'Since ancient times, no law has been prepared before Cheng Zhou. The fifth generation of the Zhou family was exempted. Yan Hui had no chance to marry him, and Qing asked about it. This king used nobles to seize the bride, and it was only in his place.
It has to be stopped, and the utmost benevolence and righteousness are exhausted...'"
"They also say that our court treats the clan too leniently. If things go on like this, it will definitely become a serious problem for the court, and the clan must be reformed. Although there are no specific measures, these days, Hu Hui from the Ministry of Rites will run to the palace whenever he has nothing to do.
It’s clear that I want to take an important role in the affairs of the clan.”
What is learning and applying? What is learning and selling now?
Since His Majesty said that there is this memorial, then there is! Your Majesty said that it was the Ministry of Rites that proposed the reform of the sect, so it means that the Ministry of Rites wanted to reform the sect!
Prince Min never lies, he always tells the ‘truth’.
However, if Hu Hu heard his "truth", he would definitely scold him.
However, Zhu Huixun could no longer care about this.
During the vassal reform, he and the Ministry of Rites both claimed the task. Compared to the Ministry of Rites, his position was actually more difficult.
Although the reform direction that the Ministry of Rites is responsible for is more radical, as a member of the feudal clan, it is actually difficult for him to stand on the opposite side of the clan on this matter.
When a person betrays his own group, he is not far from destruction.
Don't forget that King Xiang is still confined in the Tenth Prince's Mansion to think about his mistakes. He has no charges and no clear purpose. He is just imprisoned in the mansion and confused.
However, after such a long time, no one cares about when he will be released.
Why?
Offending the emperor, siding with the emperor, and failing in political struggles are all symptoms.
The deepest reason is that he betrayed the clan.
Under the guidance of all parties, intentionally or unintentionally, he gradually ruined the "virtuous reputation" he had accumulated over the years and offended many members of his clan.
In order to compete for power, the commotion in front of Prince Min's palace completely chilled the hearts of all the clans.
When the weather is calm, nothing happens.
However, he also offended the emperor. Under the guidance of thoughtful people, the clans' dissatisfaction with him was vented through the mouths of the clan's disciples. Not only did King Xiang end up in despair, but more importantly, he lost the last layer of protection.
symbol.
If other kings, even a vassal king as arrogant and domineering as King Yi, committed many crimes, no matter what crime they committed, there would always be a clan member who would come forward to intercede.
At the worst, there will be elders in the clan who will ask the emperor to take care of family ties and to be lenient or at least to deal with it fairly.
This is of course not because of the deep friendship between the clans, but because they are all clan relatives, not only connected by blood, but also connected by the same spirit.
To put it bluntly, everyone is a member of the clan, and no one has done anything to bully the people or be arrogant and domineering. To intercede with others is to intercede with your future self, so they naturally have a tacit understanding.
But what needs to be understood is that there is no actual connection of interests between the clans. What maintains the relationship between them is precisely the so-called blood relationship.
Therefore, the biggest mistake King Xiang made was that he offended the late King Lao Min. The law could not help him with this mistake, but it hurt people's hearts!
The clan can tolerate a vassal king who is arrogant and domineering and has many evil deeds, because no matter how many evil deeds he does, he can't do it to them.
However, they will not tolerate a clan that is ruthless and does not even care about blood and family ties, because this is the foundation of their existence.
The love of family is the greatest dharma between clans!
King Xiang violated this taboo, so when he was in trouble, no one interceded on his behalf, and no one even mentioned his name again.
At this thought, Zhu Huixuan's thoughts drifted a little far away.
Having said that, the emperor's method of dealing with Prince Xiang was ruthless enough.
The reason why King Xiang dared to do this in the first place was that he was determined. From a legal perspective, the emperor could not do anything to him. The most he could do was to drive him back to his fiefdom. This result was still acceptable in the end.
But who would have thought that the emperor didn't tell him anything about his crime, and just asked him to think about his mistakes in the Tenth Prince's Mansion, without telling him a time limit or what crime he would be convicted of.
Since there is no conviction, there is no need to talk about punishment. This is a mistake that we have to keep thinking about.
This method is actually very easy to crack, because it is inherently illegal.
As long as a member of the vassal clan stood up and asked how King Xiang would deal with it, the emperor would definitely respond, and naturally he would not be so hung up.
but……
At least now, most of the vassal kings in various places do not have any sympathy for Prince Xiang's current situation, so naturally no one comes forward.
If there is, then it can only be those vassal kings from the Renzong lineage. However, perhaps because they are afraid of the emperor, King Zheng and King Jing of the Renzong lineage who are still alive have not been here until now.
Take a stance on this matter.
Therefore, the treatment of King Xiang can only be postponed for the time being...
This is the price of betraying your own group!
As the instigator of the King Xiang incident, Zhu Huixuan naturally had a deeper understanding of this point.
Therefore, the difficulty of this matter is that once the reform is launched, it will inevitably be the collective interests of the clan and vassal kings that are harmed.
Although the several things Zhu Huixun has to undertake are, in a sense, beneficial to the long-term development of the clan.
However, since it is a reform, there will definitely be a price to pay. At least for now, it will definitely affect the interests of some clan lords who are content with the status quo.
In this way, as the person who was at the forefront, Zhu Huixuan himself would inevitably be affected.
How to keep himself in a safe position as much as possible while ensuring that he can complete the errands entrusted by the emperor depends on Zhu Huixuan's own methods.
Therefore, at this time, Zhu Huixun no longer cared about whether he would offend Hu Hui.
Not to mention him and Zhu Yongyi, the possibility that Hu Hui knew about it was very small. Even if the news did get spread, Hu Hui, an old fox, would not be too angry.
At most, when the time comes, Zhu Huixuan can help Zong Wu more and find an opportunity to repay the favor.
In this vassal reform, both sides of them have to bear a lot of pressure, so didn’t Hu Hui trick the Ministry of Revenue into it without even saying hello?
Since the difficulty is here, it is natural for the Eight Immortals to cross the sea and show their magical powers. As long as the matter can be accomplished, we will talk about the rest later.
"Hu Ming?"
Hearing this name, Zhu Yongding frowned and really paid attention to it.
Although he is not often in the capital, he also knows that this Hu Shangshu is a veteran of several dynasties, and his strength and prestige in the dynasty is not small.
If he was eyeing Zong Wu, it would indeed be troublesome.
After going through the conversation just now in his mind, Zhu Yongding felt vaguely that he had an enlightenment. Thinking of what happened when he entered Beijing, he finally had a flash of inspiration and said.
"So, these civil servants have been holding back their energy for a long time and want to make a big fuss in the affairs of the state. No wonder His Majesty is so angry this time and refuses to even see our father and son. But it turns out that they are all these treacherous ministers.
If you stir up discord in His Majesty's ears, you should really deserve to die!"
Under Zhu Huixuan's overt and covert guidance, Zhu Yongyi finally realized his bad "situation".
It is said that the first bird is shot, and now he is the "first bird".
Originally, he thought that even if the emperor summoned him to the capital, the most he could do would be to give him a scolding.
But who would have thought that the civil servants in the capital had laid such a trap long ago, just waiting for him to step in.
It's a pity that he was ignorant and didn't even see the emperor's face, so he received such a punishment in vain, and it might even lead to more serious consequences.
Now that things have come to this, Prince Yi finally understands what it means to have no honest ministers in the government, to have evil in his heart, to alienate clan members, and to suffer injustice.
Your Majesty, Taizu, do not deceive me!
It's a pity that if the court is like this, the kings of the vassals and towns will no longer have the ability to train their troops and root out the traitors.
With a sigh in his heart, Zhu Yongding held the last glimmer of hope and asked.
"Brother Wang, last time I entered the court, I saw that Your Majesty was a sensible person and thought about the clan. Could it be said that if they want to target the vassal king, Your Majesty should just let them do it?"
After hearing this, Zhu Huixuan sighed and said.
"I have been urging Your Majesty to do so these days, but..."
At this point, Zhu Huixuan stopped, as if there was something unspeakable.
This time, Zhu Yongding felt a little strange.
When he just mentioned the complicated situation of the imperial court and even blatantly scolded Hu Hui, Zhu Huixuan only hesitated slightly, but he was never so embarrassed.
Therefore, Zhu Yongding couldn't help but ask.
"but what……"
"well……"
Sighing heavily, Zhu Huixuan hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke.
"There are some things that I can't say, but you have to know that life as a brother in this capital is actually not easy."
Hearing this, Zhu Yongding was also a little surprised and asked.
"how come?"
"When I came to the capital last time, His Majesty was very courteous to Uncle Wang and granted him the post of Dazongzheng. I heard that later on, His Majesty also personally arranged for your son to marry a member of Jing'an Bo's family.
Daughter?"
"What's more, now that Brother Wang is still in charge of the affairs of the clan, is it possible that there is still someone in the capital who dares to provoke you?"
Facing King Yi whose IQ suddenly went up, Zhu Huixun's body froze.
But after all, this Prince Min is a very thoughtful person. He quickly thought of a way to say it, sighed and said.
"Not Your Majesty, well, how should I put it..."
Seeing Zhu Huixuan hesitating, he looked embarrassed.
Zhu Yongding was even more confused and asked.
"Brother Wang, you and I are both members of our own family, is there anything we can't say? Don't worry, there is no one else here. I guarantee that no one else will know about our conversation!"
Seeing this situation, Zhu Huixuan hesitated for a moment, and finally reluctantly said.
"That being the case, I won't deny it. Alas, you are right. Your Majesty does have great trust in Prince Min's Mansion. However, this is just for the sake of my father and for pointing out that he is in charge of the ancestral school.
"
"Yinxi's marriage was actually something that the old man specially asked for when he had a premonition that the end was coming. The purpose was to prevent the Min Palace from being bullied by others a hundred years later. But after all, there are some things that cannot be stopped...
"
Different from the government affairs in the imperial court, this was considered a family matter. Therefore, after Zhu Yongding thought about it for a while, he understood a little bit.
However, after he understood it, his expression suddenly became a little strange and he asked.
"Brother Wang, you mean...Prince Xiang?"
Zhu Huixuan nodded and said.
"In fact, there were clues to this matter from the beginning. Do you still remember that His Majesty appointed my father as the Great Zongzheng, and also appointed King Xiang as the Zuo Zongren to assist in the management of the clan affairs?"
"Of course I remember!"
So, Zhu Huixun continued.
"My father's health was not good, so after the establishment of the Zongxue, he did not take care of much. Many affairs are basically managed by Prince Xiang."
"As time went by, King Xiang began to want the position of Da Zongzheng. However, his father was still there and he did not dare to offend, so he kept waiting for the opportunity."
"It is precisely for this reason that my father was afraid that after his death, Prince Min's palace would be in trouble, so he asked His Majesty for this marriage."
"But I never thought about it, or..."
Zhu Huixun didn't say the next words, but Zhu Yongyi naturally knew what he was referring to. The incident of King Xiang making a fuss in front of King Lao Min's soul had long been a turmoil, and the clan kings were all upset.
knew.
After a brief pause, Zhu Huixuan continued.
"Your Majesty, for the Prince Min's Palace, values their seniority and age, so he treats me with utmost courtesy. For the Prince Xiang's Palace, what he values is the relatives of uncles and nephews. Normally, it seems that there is no preference, but after the father and the king left, he was very concerned about the position of Da Zongzheng.
, His Majesty seemed a little hesitant."
"Originally, it was me and King Xiang, one of whom was the Da Zongzheng and the other was the Zuo Zongren, and we discussed the matter together. As a result, there was such a commotion that King Xiang raked his hands in the palace and said that I had beaten him, which made His Majesty feel that I was too much.
He was too reckless and naturally got the position of Da Zongzheng."
"Actually, I don't care about the post of Da Zongzheng. Your Majesty has a problem with your Majesty. Now that it has been dealt with, I feel that the matter is over. But Yinqi, as well as Cheng Kuo in the Prince Dai's Mansion, these few
The child insisted on asking for an explanation. At that time, well, in short, in the end, I made a noise outside the Tenth Prince's Palace and publicized the matter to everyone in the clan. In the end, King Xiang was grounded. However, His Majesty's
Bian was also very dissatisfied, feeling that this was a disgrace to the court and the royal family."
"Although I am in charge of the affairs of the clan now, His Majesty does not want to see you, and Prince Xiang has been offended. It is really difficult to do..."