Chapter 585 Punishment
The gate of Fengtian was wide open, but the officials who had left the early court did not go to their respective official offices as usual, but gathered in groups in front of the gate of Fengtian Temple to discuss.
"Everyone, Li Shangshu, Chen Jijiu, Zhao Shilang and others have all been imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, waiting to be released. Their lives are at stake. How can we sit idly by?"
"It is the duty of my courtiers to rectify the disadvantages of the times and to admonish the king. Scholars all over the world are watching me. Is it so difficult to retreat because of punishment and just to protect ourselves?"
"What Li Shangshu Chen Jijiu said today is for the country and the people, and has not violated the crime of the court. How can he be punished without teaching! Why is he thrown into a prison and awaiting punishment? I will seek justice from the Holy One!"
"His Royal Highness, the crown prince, was deprived of the right to participate in government affairs by the emperor for no reason. What is the face of the crown prince? What is the majesty of our Ming Dynasty?"
"That's right, I'm going to meet the Holy Majesty, if the Holy Majesty doesn't see me, I'll kneel and die in front of Fengtian Hall!"
After speaking, many important officials of the imperial court and low-rank officials who heard the news knelt down in front of Fengtian Hall together. Seeing this posture, the **** in charge of guarding Fengtian Temple hurriedly persuaded him with a smile.
"My lords, don't make it difficult for you to be slaves. Go back to the yamen to do errands. Even if you have an opinion, you can write a memorial to the heavens. It doesn't look good to kneel here."
Hu Weiyong had been silent until now, but now he opened his mouth and said: "I beg your **** to report to the sage, I still have important matters to report."
The **** begged bitterly: "Isn't Xiangye wanting the slave's life? I beg Xiangye not to be a slave..."
The censor behind Hu Weiyong scolded coldly: "Go as soon as you are told, the Holy Majesty will decide whether you see or not, so you are free to talk here!"
Warriors who had been watching the show for a long time also made a movement. Zhongshan King Xu Da led a large group of generals in Beijing to kneel down on the other side, causing a group of civil servants to look sideways.
Tu Jie reacted quickly and immediately said loudly: "Xu Shuai is loyal to the army and the country. He is worthy of being the pillar of the country and the minister of the country. I am the one who takes the imperial examination..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Da said: "Don't misunderstand, everyone, both civil and military forces perform their duties, and we are not responsible for the case of imperial examination or Wei Guan."
"I am here to intercede for His Highness the Crown Prince, and ask His Majesty to take back the punishment imposed on His Highness, and allow His Highness to return to the court to participate in politics."
Tu Jie's complexion remained unchanged: "We also mean the same."
Such news naturally spread throughout the palace quickly, but the emperor did not take any measures, and Zhu Biao had already returned to the Wenhua Palace. After hearing the news from Fugui, he first ordered him to invite the imperial physician to help him. Yan Dong came to check the pulse.
The position of Dali Siqing is the most important position. Yan Donglai has always done a good job, and Zhu Biao also takes him as a confidant, so I am still worried about what is wrong.
Then he sent Fuduo to persuade Xu Da and others to go back. It doesn’t matter how much the civil servants make trouble. Once Wu Xun gets involved, the nature of the problem will change. In any case, there is a sense of coercion.
Fortunately, they are father and son. Otherwise, it would not be an exaggeration to cause a huge turmoil. There is no shortage of such precedents in history books. After all, there is a natural contradiction between the prince and the emperor.
After ordering, Zhu Biao read the letters sent by Zhang Fan, Li Jin and others. He didn't care about the so-called suspension of the right to participate in politics in March, because his father had already said that he was going to make a northern tour.
Neither the Wei Guan case nor the imperial examinations will delay this matter, and since the emperor leaves Beijing, it is impossible for the overall situation of the court to be left unattended. Supervising the country and governing the country.
However, he was not worried that others would not know. There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and the princess in a beautiful dress came into the palace. It seemed that she had just returned from outside.
"The concubine pays homage to His Highness."
Zhu Biao stood up and walked down the steps to pull up the princess: "Is this just back from the mother?"
The two walked hand in hand to the desk and sat down. Zhu Biao's seat in the main hall of the Wenhua Hall was very spacious. After all, the Wenhua Hall was built for the emperor to receive civil servants and foreign envoys. It was far away from the Wuying Hall, but Zhu Biao had a special status. Therefore, the Wenhua Palace became his personal use.
"The queen mother asked me to come back first, and Feng Huan went to Jinshen hall."
Chang Luohua looked at her husband with some worry, Zhu Biao shook her white and soft hand clearly and said with a smile: "It's nothing serious, don't worry."
Calmness and self-confidence can be passed on to others, and Chang Luohua also heaved a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's what the queen mother said just now."
Zhu Biao recalled what happened to Yan Donglai and said: "By the way, you will send some rare medicinal materials to Yan's Mansion in your name later."
"I have already arranged for the imperial physician, the rest will be your reward."
Husband and wife are one, some things are more appropriate for Chang Luohua to come forward, Zhu Biaoen rewards too much and is not in line with the way of the emperor, it is better for the master to be majestic, and the kindness of the mistress can win people's hearts.
Chang Luohua followed Empress Ma all day long, so he naturally learned a lot. He treated people very seriously, and he was already quite prestigious among the court wives.
After saying a few words about the husband and wife, Chang Luohua went out to appease the East Palace, and Zhu Biaole leisurely read the miscellaneous books that he always wanted to read but had no time to read.
"Master, Mr. Zhao Shilang, Hanlin Xiuzhuan, Boss Chen passed out due to exhaustion."
Zhu Biao turned the pages of the book and asked, "What number is it?"
"If you come back to Master, a total of eight elders have passed out from the morning to this time."
Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows and said: "Go to persuade me again, what should I do if I delay the court's errand like this."
"When the servants came back, they saw that Hu Xiang was also urging the officials of the six yamen to go back and perform their duties, but they were unwilling."
At this time, another **** hurriedly walked in: "My lord, the Holy Majesty ordered the military commander's mansion to take down those officials who refused to leave, and said that they wanted eighty royal staffs."
Zhu Biao raised his eyes and counted the time, and it was indeed almost the same. The civil servants are all scholars, and for a considerable number of them, fame is more important than anything else. If the imperial examination is stopped, if they don't make any reaction, they will still be punished by the scholars of the world. The traitor who is called a corpse and a vegetarian meal caters to the villain.
Only by acting like this and being beaten by the imperial staff can he benefit from this matter. Of course, Zhu Biao also believes that some of these officials are indeed sincere for the country and the people.
Eighty court sticks, let alone a group of civil servants, even the iron-clad soldiers can't stand it. If they are beaten down, few can survive, and not everyone values reputation more than wealth and life. It can be seen China has never lacked loyal and patriotic people.
Zhu Biao got up and turned around a few times with his hands behind his back. Now that he dares to go, he can gain a wave of fame, but it will fuel their arrogance again. What deterrence is there if the court stick is not dead?
That's all, thinking that my father had made his own arrangements, and he wouldn't kill so many important ministers. Just after Zhu Biao took his seat again, an **** came to deliver the order.
Zhu Biao got up to receive the order, and the **** read with his hands behind his back, "I order the prince to review his homework in the East Palace. If there is no order, he must not leave the East Palace for half a step!"
"My son and minister respectfully follow the will of the emperor."
Zhu Biao patted his buttocks and sat down, the **** hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "My servant pays homage to His Royal Highness, Lord Qianqiu."
"Hu Xiang was taken down too?"
"If you come back to the Lord, all the officials above the second rank will be summoned by the saint to enter the Jinshen Hall, and the rest of the officials below the second rank will be escorted outside the Meridian Gate by the pro-military Duwei's Mansion."
"The Empress has returned to Kunning Palace?"
"The Empress Fengjia is still in the Jinshen Hall."
"Okay, let's go down."
"Slave and maid leave."
It's easy to talk about my own mother's empress, and it's justified in terms of emotion and reason.
Zhu Biao read the book more relaxedly, this is good, the East Palace can't go out, more worry-free, leisurely.
In the evening, the matter came to an end. Because of the empress's kindness, no one was beaten to death by the imperial staff, but more than ten officials were dismissed from office, and more than thirty people were demoted to the outside world. Today, all participating officials were fined for one year. In the future, those who do this again will have their entire families thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and punished severely.
It seems to be resolved, but in fact it is just a foretaste. If the clean-up of officials is aimed at the corrupt officials in office, then this case is aimed at all the literati in the field.
Today only dozens of people are fined, but in the future tens of thousands of people will be sentenced to death and exiled. Anticlimactic behavior has never been the style of Emperor Zhu.
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(end of this chapter)