Chapter Ninety-Four: Yuansuke's Concerns
"Ziwei, I know your thoughts, the supremacy of imperial power is inviolable, and if someone falsely preaches the holy oracle, it is natural to clarify the canonical punishment and make future generations take it as a warning, which is not wrong. It's just that I heard that since this Zhang You was presented with a hot air balloon, he was very appreciated by His Majesty, and he was even summoned by His Majesty to the Qianqing Palace in the middle of the night last night to talk about candles...... I know that this is not in accordance with the rules, and I should advise, I want to explain that this Zhang You's position in His Majesty's heart must be very important, otherwise, there will be no special yamen for him. and that Xing Shangzhi, Zhang Whale's cronies, is also a person trusted by His Majesty. These two people pretended to pass on the holy oracle, and when the rumors went out, what would people think of Your Majesty? Isn't this a public slap in the face of His Majesty? ”
When did you start taking care of the emperor's face, this is not in line with your usual style? On weekdays, haven't you always regarded yourself as a "handle country" and don't take the emperor in your eyes at all, what's wrong today?
Zhang Siwei was hesitant and asked tentatively, "Then ......what do you mean by Yuanfu?" ”
"In my opinion, this matter should not be publicized, and it should be handled by the emperor himself."
"What if Your Majesty doesn't punish these two fanatics severely? Wouldn't it have boosted their arrogance even more, Jiang Bin and Liu Jin's example is ahead, and they must be guarded against. ”
Jiang Bin is Emperor Zhengde of Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, that is, Zhu Yijun's uncle and grandfather are the most favorite and trustworthy generals, and later simply accepted as a righteous son, given the surname Zhu, and was named the commander of the four towns of Xuanfu, Datong, Liaodong, and Yansui. And Liu Jin is the most favored eunuch of Emperor Zhengde, the people of the time called him "Emperor Li", called Zhengde "Emperor Sitting", in terms of the degree of favor, Jiang Bin also has to be willing to have the upper hand.
Taking these two people as an analogy, it is enough to show how much Zhang Siwei attaches importance to this false oracle, in his heart, if Zhang You and Xing Shangzhi are not severely punished, it shows that the emperor is very fond of these two, and if they are allowed to develop, they will become Liu Jin Jiangbin's second.
"Our Majesty is not the general Zhu Shou, Ziwei is worried that he is making a little fuss, right?" Zhang Juzheng said unhurriedly. The so-called general Zhu Shou, refers to the Zhengde Emperor who ignores etiquette, this person has a flamboyant personality, acts out of the box, hates red tape the most, he loves riding and shooting since he was a child, and once personally named himself a "mighty general", at this moment Zhang Juzheng mentioned, naturally there is some irony.
"This is exactly what I am most worried about, Your Majesty is eloquent, wise and martial, and with more training, he will become a generation of heroes. But after all, he is still a young man, and the thing that Sun Haike used last year is an example, didn't you and Gonggong Feng advise him, and the old lady of Cisheng also reprimanded the emperor for this. ”
Sun Haike is Zhu Yijun's very favorite two eunuchs, these two are knowledgeable and obedient will serve people, often lead Zhu Yijun to have fun, last year there was a time when Zhu Yijun was drunk, actually cut off the hair of a little palace maid for fun, Feng Bao was furious, told Li Caifeng about this, Li Caifeng reprimanded Zhu Yijun angrily, and said that he dared to do anything wrong, and then set up his brother Zhu Yijun (Yiliu) to replace him.
In the end, Sun Haike was half-dead with a court cane, and was demoted to a small fire to send Ming Xiaoling to grow vegetables, and his henchmen were also expelled by Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao, and at the same time, Zhang Juzheng also "forced" Zhu Yijun to write "The Edict of Guilt" and promulgated the world. This made Zhang Juzheng's prestige reach its peak, and hundreds of officials were respected, and the world was respected.
Zhang Juzheng didn't expect Zhang Siwei to use this example to convince himself, and secretly smiled bitterly, saying in his heart that you are not in your position, you don't know your suffering, how do you know the serious consequences of that incident? In order to scare the emperor, the Empress Dowager Cisheng actually let him watch "The Biography of Huo Guang", which was nothing more than to warn him that he could be appointed as the emperor, and he could be abolished as the king of Lu, but this move put the old man on the fire. Since then, the emperor has still respected me on the surface, but he has faintly developed fear and resentment, and he has already had a dislike, otherwise, why would I even play the beggar bones? I'm afraid that I won't be able to end well.
This is Zhang Juzheng's heartfelt words, as Zhu Yijun gets bigger and bigger, and he becomes more and more assertive, making him more and more in crisis.
It's just that he naturally can't tell Zhang Siwei with such heartfelt words.
Smiling, he said: "Ziwei, at this time and that time, haven't you noticed that Your Majesty is becoming more and more majestic as the Son of Heaven?" It is true that the false proclamation of the Holy Decree should be punished severely, as you said, that not severe punishment is not enough to correct discipline, but if in my opinion, the decision on how to punish should be left to Your Majesty. ”
Zhang Siwei frowned and groaned, and said in a hurry: "Your Majesty's heavenly prestige is flourishing, if this matter is made of fanfare and disgusted Your Majesty, it is indeed a little inappropriate, but Zhang You and they have been imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department......"
"This is not simple, falsely spreading the holy oracle is tantamount to rebellion, you immediately send someone to inform Liu Shouyou, and let Jinyiwei take over the case. Governor Liu has won the trust of His Majesty, how to deal with it, there is a holy judgment, so there is no need for you and me to worry. ”
Taiyue did have the idea of retreating, otherwise he would not have flattered His Majesty so much. Zhang Siwei couldn't tell what he felt in his heart, nodded and said, "My lord's plan is very good, I will send someone to inform Liu Shouyou." ”
Zhang Siwei said goodbye and left, Zhang Juzheng looked at his back and was stunned, for a long time, sighed softly, the sunlight fell on his face through the gap in the leaves, he suddenly felt very dazzling, and closed his eyes.
The tiptoeing voice came, no need to ask, he knew who the person who came, and asked impatiently: "You Qi, what's the matter?" ”
You Qida, the person who is called "Mr. Chu Bin" by the officialdom and respected, walked to Zhang Juzheng's side, and pulled the thin quilt covering Zhang Juzheng's lower abdomen while pulling his waist, and said with a smile: "Someone asks to see the master, and the ordinary old slave is sent away, but this woman is a little special, and the old slave does not dare to be self-......"
"Woman? It can't be Li Shuo, right? Zhang You suddenly opened his eyes and sat up straight.
"The old man is clever, it's her."
Zhang Juzheng hesitated for a moment and waved his hand: "Let her in," after a pause, he changed his words: "No, the old man will greet her in person." ”
After lunch, Zhu Yijun first went to the Imperial Horse Supervisor to see the hot air balloon parachute for half an hour, all of them were carefully selected from the four guard battalions, and they mastered the essentials of parachuting in a few days, jumping down from the air at a height of nearly 200 zhang in turn, and when they opened the parachute, it was like a lot of white clouds suddenly blooming in the blue sky.
When he returned to the palace, he was already at the end of the time, and broke up with Li Wenjin, the palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor, and Zhu Yijun went straight to Yanqi Palace, which is the bedroom of Concubine Liu Zhao, but the newly elected Zheng Shufei also lives here.
The original name of this palace was "Longevity Palace", and it was renamed "Yanqi Palace" during the Jiajing period, and the "Qi" person, auspicious also, similar to the name of Longevity Palace, is also an auspicious meaning.
The palace is divided into two entrances, Liu Zhaofei lives in the apse, and Zheng Shufei lives in the front hall.
When Zhang Whale and Jinyiwei commanded Liu Shouyou to come to Yanqi Palace, they could faintly hear the laughter of women coming from the front hall, and Liu Shouyou shrunk his neck with a bitter face: "Gonggong Zhang, Your Majesty is happy, why don't you wait and go in again?" ”
"No, such a big event, the sooner you let Banzai know about it, the better." Zhang Whale gritted his teeth and said, after speaking, he broke into the palace gate with Liu Shouyou.