Chapter 395: Aftermath
Sister Fan has played all over the Huanggu Temple, she didn't know that Zhang Meiren was feasting Mu Ningxue in the dormitory, only when she was busy entertaining the two nobles, and the bottom was also a general service.
Tea and fruit dim sum is Chen, soup and rice are both meat and vegetarian, Sister Fan looked at the table full of chicken, duck and goose meat and asked curiously, and learned that it was Xu Hao who said that the concubine of the first emperor lived here, not because of the monk's practice, but because of the order that the temple should not taboo wine and meat.
It is said that after Zhu Di's death, Xu Hao insisted on canceling the funeral system, which was supported by the queen mother, and finally Zhu Gaochi decreed that the funeral would be abolished from then on, and it would be replaced by cattle, horses, terracotta figurines and other burials.
Now there is a little wife of Zhu Di and the palace maid who has been fortunate to live in the Huanggu Temple, build a high wall to strictly prohibit men from entering, although the ancient Buddha of the green lantern in the high wall is very miserable, but it can finally survive.
Xu Hao did not hesitate to build the temple beautifully with gold and silver, all kinds of facilities to relieve loneliness are readily available, and the Huanggu Temple is open to the public on a regular basis, and the temple can't help but drink and meat and can't help relatives to visit, and everything that should be done is done, and he is worthy of his heart.
In short, Sister Fan and the nurse sat in the banquet, and they also followed the mouth, spending half a penny to give alms, seeing the rare royal scenery, and enjoying the rich and sweet soup, which can be regarded as an adventure in Sister Fan's life.
Looking at an opportunity in the afternoon, Sister Fan deliberately fell in front of Mu Ningxue, and Mu Ningxue said with concern: "Help her up, are you injured?" ”
Zhiqing stepped forward to help, and Sister Fan said gratefully: "Thank you, sister-in-law." ”
Mu Ning Xueqi said: "Why do you call me sister-in-law?" ”
Sister Fan lowered her head embarrassedly, and said expectantly: "The slave family is the outer room of Liu Zhiguan. ”
Mu Ningxue was stunned. Yesterday, my younger sister Yuan secretly told this matter, and said softly: "Since seeing each other is fate, let people send you home, in the future, you should serve your husband and your eldest sister with your heart, and abide by the three obedience and four virtues, then no one will deliberately embarrass you. ”
"My sister kept it in mind. Thank you, sister-in-law. Sister Fan was ecstatic in her heart. Said heartily with low eyebrows.
Mu Ningxue glanced at her deeply, shook her head slightly, to be honest, whether the family is safe or not, the first condition is whether the husband and wife respect each other. If husband and wife can't do one thing. Then all is over. Guan Liu Zhi is cowardly and has no responsibility. It's just that the flamboyant tongue is hearty, and Cuiyun is strong, domineering, arrogant and unreasonable, and there is no longer the quiet and indisputable of the past. The couple has the potential to gradually become fire and water, and now there is a fan sister from Qinhuaihe, who seems to be delicate and understands the facts, but she is scheming, but it is conceivable that there will be constant right and wrong in the family in the future, I really don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.
At the same time, Xu Hao was worried about Li Jinglong's affairs, and for a few days, the imperial historian Chen Ying secretly played the concubine Mei Yin to save his life, and Zheng Xi, the servant of the Criminal Department, impeached Li Jinglong and raised his life, and Chen Ying followed the impeachment of Li Jinglong to sit at home and accept the courtesy of his subordinates like a monarch and a minister.
Shangshu Li Zhigang impeached Li Zengzhi and established Zhuangtian, and accumulated thousands of children and servants, with unpredictable intentions; Chen Ying and Zheng Xi impeached Geng Bingwen together for having dragon and phoenix decorations on his clothes and utensils, which exceeded the etiquette system and went against the grain.
It's finally time to come, Xu Hao is not surprised by this, although Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and other Wenchen are dead, but Geng Bingwen, Mei Yin, and Li Jinglong represent the head of the military attaches of the Jianwen Dynasty, and any emperor who reigns may not be able to sleep well.
The reasons for this are very complicated, in general, although Zhu Yunwen's son is dead, there are still three younger brothers, that is, the three sons of the former prince Zhu Biao, among which Zhu Yunxi, the king of Wu, is the second son of the Empress Dowager Chang, and King Xu of Heng is the son-in-law of the Empress Dowager Lu, no matter how you argue, there is always Zhu Biao's son-in-law alive.
Can Zhu Gaochi not worry day and night? What if one day a general raises troops to support them? It is necessary to start eradicating the powerful generals who still have military power, so that the dragons are leaderless. Among them, Mei Yinnai was a lonely minister, and after registration, he has always been not very polite to Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Di's words were not inferior when he was alive, and he was loyal to Zhu Yunwen.
And Geng Bingwen and Li Jinglong's power in the capital is too great, and the relatives will be intertwined inside and outside the government and the opposition, and if they are not removed, I am afraid that Zhu Gaochi will not even be able to sleep steadily.
Geng Bingwen's three sons, Geng Xuan is currently the former military governor's office, the second is the second military governor's office, and there is Shang Baoqing.
Of course, Zhu Gaochi will not choose to wantonly raid his family and exterminate his family, even if Zhu Di is alive, he will not dare to be so reckless, after all, they are all founding heroes or royal horses, and no one can afford the infamy of indiscriminate killing.
If it weren't for the heinous crime of treason, it would be almost impossible to convict other crimes of capital crimes, the problem was that Xu Hao was worried about the bad intentions of Chen Ying and other literati, and he would definitely be able to come up with a way to help the emperor eradicate future troubles.
Xu Hao was very embarrassed, he had no position to stop this, and he didn't dare to guarantee that no one planned to support the restoration of a few princes, if he interfered arbitrarily, not only would there be a rift between him and Zhu Gaochi, but also offend the heroes of Jingnan who were in line with the interests of the emperor.
What's more, even if there is no Chen Ying and Zheng Xi, there will be others who take the initiative to share the emperor's worries, and this kind of thing can't be stopped. Xu Hao is not a bad person, he doesn't care about the life or death of Mei Yin and Geng Bingwen, if the two of them try to continue to hold power, they deserve to be destroyed; What he is worried about is Li Jinglong, the only one who can do it without scruples is Li Jinglong, who has no relatives and has a grudge against the emperor.
When an army of 100,000 attacked Beiping, how many people died? Even Xu Hao sometimes can't avoid resentment, it can be said that in the entire Battle of Jingyan, the most dead in the Xu family is the Battle of Beiping, and many people in the family hate Li Jinglong to death today, not to mention the heroes of Jingnan, who didn't die at that time? This is also why the Li family frequently contacts the Xu family, in the final analysis, Li Jinglong is also uneasy.
The eldest husband pays attention to the distinction between grievances and grievances, and at that time, Xu Hao hated but hated but did not blame his friends, but he couldn't protect Li Jinglong, and the end of centrifugation and detachment was betrayal of relatives.
"Thousands of child servants? It's really self-defeating. ”
Xu Hao carefully read the impeachment recital again, and knew that Li Jinglong could no longer be saved, the so-called child servants are underage boys, isn't this equivalent to raising a large number of eunuchs? Unexpectedly, Li Zengzhi was so confused.
This incident undoubtedly gave Xu Hao a warning. That is, relatives must not be connived at, fortunately, there is only one sister and sister, and the rest are cousins and sisters, so it is always one layer worse.
"Come and help me put on decent clothes." Xu Hao said into the room.
Qingwen probe asked, "What kind of clothes do you prepare?" Where are you going? ”
"Enter the palace!"
In the afternoon of the same day, a lieutenant official came to invite Xu Hao into the palace to deal with the noble and military ministers, especially Li Jinglong, who had a good relationship with Xu Hao, and it was impossible for Zhu Gaochi not to know it.
In the Wenhua Palace, Shangshu Li Zhigang and Yushi Chen Ying were standing in front of the palace, discussing something with the emperor, and Zheng Xi saw Xu Hao come in smartly. He changed his words and said: "Qiyang Sect Kang Konggao entered Beijing to meet His Majesty. On his return to work, he made a detour to visit his mother. It happened that his mother was ill and stayed behind to serve, so that he did not arrive for nine months. The minister requested that Kangkongao be arrested and interrogated. Dismissal and punishment with cane. ”
Xu Hao sneered in his heart. Since you think I'm a careless martial artist, it's better to be vulgar in the end, and immediately retorted: "It's excusable. How can it be punished? Who has no mother, how can he leave his post when he sees his mother sick for a few years? The minister thinks it is worthy of sympathy. ”
Li Zhigang and Chen Ying immediately said in unison: "The minister agrees with Lord Xu's suggestion, and Kang Konggao should be acquitted." ”
Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "It is indeed extenuating, and the edict is issued to restore his official position." ”
Zheng Xi laughed secretly in his heart and said loudly: "Li Jinglong and Geng Bingwen adopted outlaws, plotted misdeeds, and were arrogant and had usurpation ambitions. ”
Zhu Gaochi pretended to be surprised, and then looked at Xu Hao in disbelief, Xu Hao said coldly: "I have to avoid suspicion in this matter, and the minister will leave." ”
"No, you have to stay." Zhu Gaochi didn't intend to offend Xu Hao, and besides, he never planned to kill them all, and the dismissal would be over.
Xu Hao said awe-inspiringly: "Those who are ministers should act impartially, people are watching the sky, Wanger and other ministers are good at their own affairs, and today they impeach others with selfish intentions, so one day in the future, others will also impeach you." ”
Turning his head, Xu Hao said to Zhu Gaochi, who was frowning: "Mei Yin is in a high position, and he should be relieved of his title and official position immediately, as a relative, he should not have military power; Geng Bingwen is very old, and when he ordered his son to resign from his official position to serve his old father and return to his hometown to recuperate, Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding, did the same, and asked His Majesty to treat the founding ministers from beginning to end.
Li Zengzhi transgressed the etiquette law, and Li Jinglong, as a brother, could not escape the blame, and when he confiscated the land and slaves of the Cao Guo family, he returned it to the people, and in order to warn the nobles, he should be stripped of his title.
King Heng of Wu and King Xu are sensitive, in order to avoid future troubles and preserve the lineage of Prince Yiwen, he should be immediately demoted to a commoner and sent to settle in Fengyang's hometown. ”
None of the people present expected Xu Hao to make a statement directly, and couldn't help but look at each other, the three ministers sighed in their hearts that they underestimated Xu Hao's decisiveness, and they didn't hesitate to attack someone who knew him well, no wonder he was the most trusted by His Majesty.
Xu Hao sneered again and again in his heart, his words were absolutely clear-conscience, and he did not hide a little selfishness, of course, this suggestion was also what Zhu Gaochi was most willing to hear.
But God knows if these literati are selfish, but it doesn't matter, although people are watching the sky may be a masturbation word, but they are obsessed with intrigue all year round, and sooner or later they will encounter four words: "retribution for injustice".
Zhu Gaochi is a dragon-hearted joy, and he is the first to stand up as Xu Hao, and it is better to help him share his worries, so that he can easily suppress all the voices of opposition, and pull all the spearheads on him alone, he is really a good brother with a knife in both ribs.
Zhu Gaochi hesitated for a whole year, since Xu Hao clearly and unmistakably chose to support him, he no longer hesitated at the moment, and immediately issued an order to remove the military power of the concubine Mei Yin, limit the number of personal guards to rely on, and successively transfer his henchmen and generals.
Soon the court smelled the smell, and someone impeached Mei Yin for "living in luxury and carelessly", etc., Zhu Gaochi took the opportunity to remove Mei Yin's title, making him think about it behind closed doors at home.
Geng Bingwen, who is getting old and confused, is very afraid, but fortunately, it is not Zhu Di who is sitting on the dragon chair, he did not commit suicide but confessed his guilt, and the court recited his past merits after deliberation, and did not remove the title, and soon returned to his hometown with Guo Ying and the whole family, otherwise it was a crime for the minister to commit suicide in ancient times, which means that he committed suicide in fear of sin, which would harm the lives of his son and grandson.
For Li Jinglong, Zhu Gaochi, who remembered the vengeance, directly ordered to take away his title and put him in the prison of the Criminal Department, and Jinyiwei was ordered to surround the Li family, put Li Zengzhi and dozens of other wives and children under house arrest, and all family property was confiscated.
In the prison, Li Jinglong, who was like ashes, received the news from Xu Hao and began a ten-day hunger strike to prove his innocence.
Outside the cell, which was mixed with the smell of rancid smell and the smell of wine and food, Jinyi Wei Lu Shu looked at the former Cao Guogong with a straight face, and sighed: "Lord Li did not hesitate to die Mingzhi, and he didn't even drink a drop of water, alas! Truly a man of faithfulness. ”
Zhang Fu, who was holding his hands behind his back, shook his head, and Zhu Neng, the Duke of Chengguo, said in a deep voice: "Although he deserves it, but he will not die if he reads the credit for opening the city gate on that day." Xu Hao is right, when will the grievances be retributed? There are only two brothers in the Li family's generation, and they have no relatives and friends in the capital, and the successive defeats have long been discredited, and they can't make waves without their official positions. His father, King Qiyang, has made great contributions to the country, and is the son and nephew of Emperor Gao. ”
Zhang Fu said respectfully: "My father said that everything is the only thing that my uncle is looking forward to. ”
Zhu Neng snorted coldly: "Those Zi Wenchen are uneasy and kind, and they are planning to exclude all the military ministers. Xu Hao is right, it should be our turn to suppress the heroes, so to protect Li Jinglong is to protect ourselves. (To be continued......)