Chapter 580 Precarious
Zhu Biaoying said: "My son will restrain the officials of the East Palace, but I think the twists and turns caused by this matter may not be too small. Anyone may participate in it, and the emperor must be prepared."
Today’s events seem to be captured by the emperor’s majesty, but in fact, they are just avoiding the edge temporarily. The silent officials are waiting for the voice of local scholars to come back to the capital, and then take advantage of the general situation to confront the emperor.
It's not that I'm not afraid of the emperor, but I know that if this matter is not stopped, then no one will be able to live in peace in the future. Who doesn't write a few poems, songs and articles? good?
The matter is no longer a matter of Wei Guangaoqi, but the rise and fall of literary scholars. The emperor can attack corrupt officials because it is reasonable and reasonable. , but this is different.
Zhu Yuanzhang said disapprovingly: "Let's risk our reputation in life and death, what else can they do if they don't want to be the so-called holy master and benevolent monarch? Could it be that they still have the ability to force us to abdicate?"
"Since the founding of the country, we have decided to use heavy codes to govern the world. We have never thought about getting a good reputation. Eliminating corrupt officials and reversing the extravagant and enjoyable style of officialdom and scholars since the Song and Yuan Dynasties is the foundation of all generations. The Yuan Dynasty fell. Here, Biaoer, you must not indulge them at any time!"
"My son and minister would like to follow the teachings of the father and emperor."
A founding emperor, and an emperor who started from nothing with his own abilities, if he is really unwilling to compromise, then no one can do anything about him. .
Father and son passed their anger, and this matter was settled. A huge snare was opened, and I don't know how many birds who are willing to sing everywhere will fall into the snare.
However, it is expected that there will not be too few. The imperial power wants to expand, and the Confucian scholars want to limit it. Natural contradictions will come to the fore as the Ming Dynasty becomes more and more stable. This is the first trial.
In fact, it could have been suppressed, and they were unwilling to set off a confrontation in the Hongwu Dynasty. The original intention should be to silently influence the prince and the emperor's grandson.
It's a pity that the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes. Today's majesty is so strong that he will set up a big prison regardless of his own reputation. Not only will corrupt officials be punished, but even the decency retained by Shilin will be torn apart. The imperial power will be carried through the world.
There was a sudden silence in the Jinshen hall. After Zhu Yuanzhang sat back to the imperial case, he flipped through the memorial, but the corners of his mouth raised inadvertently, like a gluttonous child eagerly waiting for the food to be served, very innocent.
There are actually a few eunuchs serving in the hall, but they have already knelt down on the ground long ago, wishing to cut out their ears and tongues, but the father and son didn't care about them at all, and the words and deeds of the maids and eunuchs serving in Jinshen Hall were noticed , They dare not speak out of the palace.
The palace seems to be full of wind, but in fact there is still a big difference. The court ladies and eunuchs all know what words can be passed on for a bounty, and it is difficult to pass on any words to ask for death.
Zhu Biao turned his attention back to himself. Most of the dignified descendants of the Eastern Palace work in local areas. In Beijing, especially within the scope of civil servants, Chen Youzong is the envoy. However, Chen Youzong should understand what to do with his mind. Yesterday was yesterday. The present is the present.
As for the others, Zhu Biao didn't care much. For example, in the early court, he also noticed that several familiar officials excused Gao Qi and others, and they should be from the former Zhan Shifu.
Although it was once under the gate of the Eastern Palace, it was different after all. In order to show the prestige of the prince in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu assigned all the officials of the Eastern Palace, such as the Chunfang Bureau, the Sijing Bureau, and the left and right officials of the Zhan Shifu. Qi, from then on, the whole court was full of courtiers from the east.
This kind of righteousness ensured the status of the crown prince, but it also made it not uncommon for the officials of the Eastern Palace to be killed and demoted for crimes in the past few years.
Zhu Biao simply took the opportunity of rectifying the official office to abolish the East Palace ministers' office headed by Zhan Shifu, because they were no longer a help but a burden at this time. Reputation suffers.
What's more, even though the Zhan Shifu was abolished, those officials still regarded themselves as the servants of the Eastern Palace. arrived.
Zhu Biao is actually worried about his husband Song Lian. It has been a long time since the old master returned to his hometown to recuperate. Both his father and him have sent several personal letters to greet him, hoping that the old master will return to court as soon as possible.
As the current Emperor Wenzong, the old master of the Song Dynasty refused to be summoned in the face of Emperor Yuan Shun's conquest in the past, and he took the initiative to go to assist Lao Zhu before he became a big power, so he had great influence both in the scholars and in the court.
It’s fine if the old master is in the capital now, it’s okay for him to persuade and explain in person, but the old master has not yet set a date to leave his hometown and return to Beijing. on the cutting edge.
As the young master of the prince, the future emperor's master, capital punishment is definitely not an option. Whether it is Zhu Biao or Empress Ma, he will plead for mercy.
But when the time comes, it will definitely be very troublesome to deal with. It is very likely that Zhu Biao will be rumored to be the fact that the prince is dissatisfied with the fact that the emperor is so bullying Confucianism, and then they will smoothly transfer the conflict to their father and son.
The emperor can be cruel to them, so is it possible that he can also be cruel to His Royal Highness?
Zhu Biao took away the memorial in front of him and began to write a letter to Song Lian. In fact, it was not easy to write.
The old master Song is very talented and well-versed in ancient and modern times, but he is only a literati after all, and he is not very keen on political affairs. Yesterday, even Chen Youzong, who is always alert, didn't see the horror behind Wei Guan's case, let alone Song Lian who was out of town. Zhu Biao didn't think too much about it.
After sealing it, Fugui, who had just got up and was still trembling, said, "I will send it from the pro-army Duwei's mansion to the Song division. Hurry up without delay!"
Fugui experienced such a scene for the first time before returning to his senses. He bowed to receive the letter and turned around when he tripped over himself. He staggered and was about to turn around to plead guilty.
But I couldn't help thinking that I was not as good as Liu Jin, but it was a pity that Liu Jin couldn't come back to serve for the time being.
Old Zhu also heard his son's instructions: "It's been a long time since we saw each other, and we forgot about Song Lian. It's because we, Biaoer, are thoughtful."
"Master Song originally planned to return to Beijing after the beginning of the spring, and my minister sent a letter to remind him. It is estimated that he will arrive within a month, so it will be safe. It is only fair for Shilin to have Master Song to speak."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Song Lian and Liu Bowen are the only ones who can suppress Qidi among scholars. Hmph, if Liu Bowen was still in Beijing, he would probably be sick by now."
Zhu Biao couldn't help laughing when he thought about it: "I probably noticed something was wrong half a month ago, and made a fuss about begging for the bones to return home for the elderly."
If you really want to talk about outsiders who understand Lao Zhu’s temperament, Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen are in the first row.
As a king, he never likes his subjects to think about himself. Liu Bowen also knows this, so he is willing to take on the drudgery of governing Bashu and stay away from the capital to avoid disasters.
Mentioning Liu Bowen and Lao Zhu was in a bad mood, so he started to review the memorials, and Zhu Biao followed suit when he saw the situation. After such a long delay, it is estimated that it will not be finished before the evening.
The first one I opened was the memorial to the Ministry of Rites to invite the Great Sacrifice to Confucius. It was not a big deal at first, but at this time, I couldn’t do it at this time, so as to save the opportunity for Kong’s family to speak up. But I guess they would not dare, because Mencius has already been chopped off. With one knife, Lao Zhu could cut Confucius with one knife if he was in a hurry.
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(end of this chapter)