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The glazed tiles on the roof of the Wenhua Hall have been covered with a layer of snow.

In the warm pavilion.

The Son of Heaven unbuttoned his shirt, and there was already a little sweat on his forehead.

After listening to Zhang Cheng's words, the Son of Heaven said angrily: "The glory and wealth are not up to me, and the ambition of the husband is not up to me." Lin Yanchao told me that I could not give him glory and wealth, but his ambition should not be taken away by me. ”

"Lin Yanchao is really the official of our Ming Dynasty, is there such a shortage of people? There are more than 20,000 officials in the Ming Dynasty, and if you are missing, there will be no one to do anything for me? Daming will collapse? Tell Lin Yanchao that there is a lot less for him, and there is no more for him. ”

The Son of Heaven flicked his sleeves.

Zhang Cheng said: "Your Majesty, these civil officials are like this, they are fake and high, they are hypocritical, they are selling their fame, Your Majesty really doesn't need to be angry." ”

The Son of Heaven said: "I still want you to say, don't I understand?" This Lin Sanyuan left these two sentences behind and left, and didn't say anything else? ”

Zhang Cheng said: "There is really nothing to say. ”

The Son of Heaven frowned and said, "What? I don't believe he doesn't have any regrets? He Lin Yanchao has been cold for more than ten years, and he is a big man in the world, although he is not said to be a white boy, but there is only one in the Sanyuan and the first dynasty in a hundred years. ”

"Such a hard-earned fame, he said he didn't want it? Tell me that he is just pretending? Or do you really want to go? ”

Zhang Cheng and Gao Huai glanced at each other.

Zhang Cheng said: "The ministers heard that after Lin Zhongyun was released from the edict, he went to Zhang Juzheng's mansion. ”

After speaking, Zhang Cheng handed over a note and said: "Your Majesty, this is all Dongchang Fanzi secretly inquiring from the Zhang family's slaves, and Lin Yanchao and the Zhang family brothers have a conversation with each other, and they are all in it." ”

The Son of Heaven said approvingly to Zhang Cheng: "You are still thoughtful. ”

The Son of Heaven couldn't help but be moved after reading Zhang Cheng's note.

"The accumulation of evils of the country is in the clan, in the rule of officials, in the armament, and in the country......"

"Fortunately, the Son of Heaven bestows wisdom and courage, and the virtue of benevolence and wisdom is ......"

The Son of Heaven looked at Zhang Cheng and said, Gao Huai: "Mr. Taiyue, I actually praised Lin Yanchao as the talent of Wang Zuo and the head of Zhuhan, this expectation is really different. ”

The Son of Heaven looked at ten lines, Zhang Sixiu dismissed Lin Yanchao from office, saying that Lin Yanchao and Zhang Juzheng had a very mediocre relationship, and this time he risked death to admonish, but he ended up with dismissal and reduction.

Lin Yanchao said that he returned to his hometown to write books and lectures, but he may not have served the Son of Heaven and prospered in culture and education, and said that he would not be able to take a step out of Fujian in his life.

After reading it, the Son of Heaven thought to himself, this Lin Yanchao was dismissed from his post and his status was cut, not only did he not have a word of resentment, but he maintained the dignity of the Son of Heaven in front of outsiders and said good things about himself. This is not like some ministers who are trusted by the Son of Heaven, and they are full of praise and praise.

When it comes to demotion or dismissal, complaining about the sky, full of anger, and spitting bitterness on others, Jun'en doesn't know where to lose it in the past.

Since ancient times, the master has hired people to observe their advance and retreat. How do I see it? Reach its ambition and ignore its retreat.

Once it is revealed, it is arrogant, and it is for the sake of being small.

Once you are poor, you will complain about the heavens and others, but this is human nature.

Confucius said that poverty has no grievances, and wealth has no arrogance. Although Confucius said that the rich and the poor, in terms of advance and retreat, the principle is the same.

Therefore, Lin Yanchao's performance after being dismissed and reduced is really commendable, and it does not live up to the trust and respect that the Son of Heaven had in Lin Yanchao.

Lin Yanchao is like this, which makes the Son of Heaven feel very useful.

The Son of Heaven still looked angry and said, "Is Lin Yanchao really planning to pick a son and quit?" ”

Zhang Cheng said skillfully: "Thunder, rain and dew are all gentlemen, Your Majesty severely punished Lin Sanyuan, it may not be a means of protection for him." ”

The Son of Heaven praised: "Or Zhang Cheng, you know my heart very well, I can't give a warning, if the ministers are rash and blasphemous, then where is the majesty of the heavenly family?" I can't explain it to the Queen Mother. ”

At this time, the eunuch outside said: "Your Majesty's father-in-law of Cining Palace is here." ”

The Son of Heaven looked at him coldly and said: "Someone must have sent a message to Cining Palace, so Gonggong Gao came to intercede with Marquis Wuqing." ”

Gao Huai and Zhang Cheng were all frightened: "The minister doesn't dare." ”

The Son of Heaven waved his hand and said: "These dozens of officials impeached the Marquis of Wu Qing, and the whole dynasty knows about it, and it is not necessarily that you leaked it out from here, Xuan!" ”

A moment later, Gonggong Gao entered the hall and saluted the Son of Heaven and said, "Slaves see Your Majesty." ”

The Son of Heaven said to Gao Gonggong: "I heard that the queen mother is in poor health, and Gao Gonggong has just come from Cining Palace, do you know that the queen mother is better?" ”

Gao Gong said fairly: "Your Majesty Lao is worried, the Queen Mother is sick, it is a source of worry, and today I heard that Marquis Wu Qing was impeached by the minister, and I am even more worried. ”

The Son of Heaven feigned anger and said: "What's the matter with you, I know that the Queen Mother has been in poor health for the past few days. The imperial doctor told the queen mother to live and recuperate, and you rappers have alarmed her old man with such things all day long. If the queen mother's body is uncertain, I will take heavy responsibility from those around you. ”

Gao Gonggong was originally the acting queen mother and later questioned the Son of Heaven, but he was so frightened by the Son of Heaven that he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, even if the slave has a hundred guts, he does not dare to alarm the Queen Mother, it is the Hou Ye who personally entered the palace this morning to complain to the Queen Mother!" The Queen Mother remembered the love between father and daughter, and then remembered it. ”

The Son of Heaven sneered: "I just thought about it, it turned out that Marquis Wuqing entered the palace. ”

Gao Gonggong slowed down, just a dozen days ago, the Son of Heaven was still like a mouse seeing a cat to the Queen Mother, and he was very respectful and polite to himself, an old man who had followed the Queen Mother for decades.

But after the hundred officials knocked on him, the Son of Heaven didn't put himself in his eyes anymore.

Gao Gonggong pondered his tone and said: "Words and officials have always been chasing after the wind and shadows, most of them are false, and the words are exaggerated, so as to attract people's attention. Your Majesty must not believe the words of these ministers. ”

Before Gonggong Gao finished speaking, he saw the Son of Heaven pick up the pile of pieces on the desk, and then fell under Gonggong Gao's body and scattered it all over the ground. The Son of Heaven said angrily: "This is the impeachment of Wu Qinghou by the officials of the Science and Dao Language, they are all chasing the wind and catching shadows? Is it nothing? ”

The Son of Heaven walked up to Gao Gonggong and picked up a letter at random, and read it to Gao Gonggong: "If you don't believe it, I will pick a few at random and tell you, you will listen to me and turn it to the Queen Mother." In the fifth year of Wanli, the Marquis of Wuqing embezzled the military, so that dozens of soldiers froze to death, leading the soldiers in Beijing to mutiny. ”

"Marquis Wuqing privately befriended ministers and eunuchs, such as Wang Guoguang, the former minister of Shangshu, and Feng Baozhi and others, and accepted bribes from ministers, ran for them, and sold official titles."

"The luxury of Li Yuan, the mansion of the Marquis of Wuqing, is built by countless people's fat and people's ointment. The place in the Li Garden. The people said that if there is anything in the palace, Li Yuan must have it, and what is not in the palace may not be without Li Yuan. ”

"After the Marquis of Wuqing was promoted to the Lord, in order to expand Li Yuan's strong encirclement of the people's fields, the houses were forcibly demolished, and the people resisted, and the Marquis of Wuqing actually let the family and the soldiers of the Beijing camp pretend to be hooligans in the market and beat them, killing five people and injuring dozens of people."

"People's homes have been demolished and displaced. The lawsuits of the civil prosecution of the Marquis of Wu Qing were piled up in Shuntianfu. Yin Xu Minxing, the governor of Shuntianfu, knew that the Marquis of Wuqing was bending the law, but instead of upholding justice for the people, he covered up his affairs, saying that the people deceived and intimidated the emperor's relatives, and actually sentenced him to a big punishment, and more than ten people led by the big flail for a month. ”

"There are more than ten other major and minor crimes, not to mention, all of which are appalling. The father and son of the Marquis of Wuqing are my family, and now I can't even restrain my own family, how can I govern the world? Father-in-law Gao, do you teach me for your mother? ”

Seeing that the Son of Heaven was angry, Zhang Cheng and Gao Huai below all bowed their heads.

When Gonggong Gao heard this, he raised his head and said strongly: "How dare the slave teach Your Majesty, it's just Your Majesty, the Queen Mother not only made concessions because of King Lu's matter, but is also sick now." Although His Majesty is the lord of the world, he is also the son of man, and since ancient times, the holy pilgrims have ruled the world with filial piety. ”

"Even if the Marquis of Wuqing is at fault, but His Majesty should punish him with family law, how can he let outsiders say things, if he allows the officials to criticize, where is the face of the court?"

The Son of Heaven was blocked by Gao Gonggong's words.

The Son of Heaven thought that he could suppress Gonggong Gao, but he didn't want to be in front of the Queen Mother, and he used to just bow down and obey orders. A month ago, even if the Son of Heaven knew that Marquis Wu Qinghou was corrupt and perverted the law, he didn't dare to mention half a word in front of the Queen Mother. At present, the general trend has just been reversed, but at first glance, if you want to completely suppress the old people in the palace like Father-in-law Gao, you can't do it.

Gonggong Gao kowtowed again and said: "The slave is all he says, please Your Majesty Mingjian, the slave will return to the palace to serve the Queen Mother." ”

After speaking, Grandpa Gao got up and left.

Father-in-law Gao left, and the Son of Heaven was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Gao Huai, Zhang Cheng said: "Your Majesty is angry, take care of the dragon body." ”

The Son of Heaven said to Gao Huai and Zhang Cheng: "I am really a wreck. ”

Zhang Cheng and Zhang Whale are both the godsons of the current ceremonial eunuch Zhang Hong.

Zhang Whale is smart and capable, but sexually greedy.

Zhang Cheng is different, when he was the celebrant supervisor, Zhang Hong once told him about the five generations of Youling respecting the new mill.

At that time, Tang Zhuangzong hunted in Zhongmu and trampled on the people's crops. Zhongmu County ordered Yu Tang Zhuang Zong to admonish in front of the horse, and Tang Zhuang Zong went to kill this official. Shi Jingxin chased the birds to the horse, and scolded the emperor: You are the county order, but I don't know that my son of heaven is good at hunting, how can I indulge the common people to cultivate crops to hinder the gallop of the son of heaven? Thou shalt be put to death, and thou shalt be executed.

Tang Zhuangzong laughed and relieved when he heard it.

Zhang Hong said to him, we eunuchs are really as vulgar as Youling, and they are looked down upon, but they also serve the king like hundreds of officials, if they do not abuse their power, do not disturb the officials, and do not harm the people, they can be regarded as doing good things for the people of the world.

Zhang Cheng said: "Your Majesty, the ministers also think that as Gonggong Gao said, you must not embarrass Marquis Wuqing, otherwise it will hurt the relationship between the Queen Mother and Your Majesty." ”

"But the following public discussion is boiling, Wu Qinghou and his son have made such a big mistake, even if they steal the family and fill the army, it will be spared. If I don't even take the title now, the subjects of the world will think that I am unfair, how can I explain to the world? "The Son of Heaven aired.

Zhang Cheng said: "Your Majesty, the arrogance of the Marquis of Wuqing's father and son is not a day or two, but the ministers think that Your Majesty should still think of the Queen Mother." If the Queen Mother was already depressed because of King Lu's affairs, and then heard that Marquis Wuqing was deprived of the title, how sad it would be. Unless His Majesty decides to not recognize the mother and son with the Queen Mother from now on, the matter of seizing the title must not be done. ”

The Son of Heaven thought to himself, Wu Qinghou and his son made such a big mistake, and if you put it on the officials, even if you are an official residence, you will be robbed of your house. But the Son of Heaven couldn't even take the Marquis of Wuqing to the throne. But Zhang Cheng was right, King Lu's wedding cut 3.9 million taels was already sad for the Queen Mother, and then the Marquis of Wuqing was taken away, and the mother and son would be strangers in the future.

The Son of Heaven said to Zhang Cheng: "Because of King Lu's wedding, 3.9 million taels were cut, and the Queen Mother is already sick with anger. If I hear about the Marquis of Wuqing being dubbed again, and it will damage the Holy Body, then I am really too unfilial. Then you say that if you don't take the title, what can you do to calm the anger of the subjects of the world? ”

When Gao Huai heard this, he also thought to himself, although King Lu's wedding was cut by 3.9 million taels, it still used 2 million taels of silver from the state.

These two million taels are considered unprecedented among the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty. But that's it, it still made the Queen Mother so angry that she fell ill.

The Son of Heaven is too tolerant of the Queen Mother.

Zhang Cheng said: "The minister thinks that he should be relieved with leniency and tender, so that the people of the world will be grateful to His Majesty." ”

"How?" The Son of Heaven asked.

Zhang Cheng said: "The Marquis of Wuqing should be punished first, and he should be ordered to compensate for the expansion of Li Garden this time with money, and encroach on the land of the people, if there are people killed, double the compensation." Then investigate the responsibility of Yin Xu Minxing of the Shuntian Mansion, and order Xu Minxing to remove Zhishi and calm down the people's grievances first. ”

Xu Minxing, the dignified Sanpin Shuntianfu Yin, became the scapegoat of Marquis Wuqing.

The Son of Heaven nodded, but said, "But this is not enough to give an explanation to the hundred officials and scholars." ”

Zhang Cheng said: "Scholars are easy to do, last time many scholars smashed the Shuntian Mansion, and now they are still imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department. If His Majesty can forgive all of them, then it is enough to make all the scholars in the world appreciate the immensity of the emperor's grace. ”

The Son of Heaven applauded: "In the past few days, Pan Jitao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Shen Shen, the lecturer, have always pleaded with me to intercede for these scholars. Although I intended to sell my favor to them, I was worried that I would not be able to explain it to the Queen Mother. Since I have absolved the Marquis of Wu Qing, then the Queen Mother will not say anything about it. ”

Zhang Cheng said: "In addition, if Your Majesty can save Lin Yanchao from taking over his post and reducing his status, and demote him and transfer him abroad, then he will also have an explanation with hundreds of officials." Of course, if Lin Yanchao is not pardoned, he will not be able to fold in the light of the sun and the moon. ”

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he hesitated: "Why don't I want to pardon Lin Yanchao." But Lin Yanchao is such a strong point, and he is unwilling to admit his mistake, and I can't explain it to the Queen Mother. ”

Zhang Cheng said: "That's okay, if Your Majesty still values Lin Yanchao, it will be good to be reinstated in a few years." ”

The Son of Heaven said: "I thought the same way, but Lin Yanchao said that I would not be able to take a step in this life, and I was worried about ......"

Just as he was about to speak, a eunuch entered and announced: "Your Majesty, Yang Yikui, the governor of Henan, asks to see you." ”

"Nope!"

The eunuch hesitated when he heard this, and Zhang Cheng asked, "What is the governor of Henan here to do?" ”

The eunuch said: "The governor of Henan is here to present the book of the people. ”

"What Book of the Peoples? Is there any grievance in Henan? Xuan him in? The Son of Heaven couldn't help frowning and asked.

Soon, Yang Yikui, the governor of Henan, entered the interior and bowed to the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven asked, "As the governor of Henan, you don't sit in Henan, what are you doing in Beijing?" ”

Yang Yikui said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister came to Beijing this time on behalf of the Henan political officials, gentry, and 5.2 million ordinary people to thank the emperor. ”

"This?" The Son of Heaven was stunned.

Yang Yikui said: "My Henan was flooded two months ago, millions of people had no food and clothing, and were displaced. When the people on both sides of the Yellow River in Henan Province heard the news, they all burned incense and bowed, thanking the emperor for his holy virtue. ”

"Therefore, the minister was entrusted by the 5.2 million officials and people of Henan to enter Beijing to present a letter to the people and thank the emperor for his kindness."

Yang Yikui presented the table.

After reading it, the Son of Heaven couldn't help choking up and said: "I know today why the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light." This is all the work of Lin Yanchao. ”