Fengtian Hall is covered with glazed gold tiles, double eaves and double ridges, carved beams and painted buildings, and the doors and windows with red lacquer and gold carvings shine in the early morning sun, and the golden glow splashes in the sky.
All the civil and military officials in the palace were brightly dressed, with birds and animals embroidered on the chests of their uniforms.
Zhu Gaojie went to court today, wearing a crimson imperial robe with a nine-slit leather bow covered with black gauze. Nine colorful jade beads were used on the front and back of each seam. He wore a Yishan crown with a gold hairpin on his head and a red tassel on his head. Zhu Gaojie, who was already elegant and elegant, looked even more noble when he put on this gorgeous court dress.
Princes who do not have a feudal vassal do not have to go to court, but today it is not only Zhu Gaojie who is in court, but also the King of Han.
"How long has the Ministry of Household Affairs held up the information from my Ministry of War? If you continue to delay it and let the soldiers starve, what are your intentions?"
"The turnover of your Ministry of War this year is 200,000 taels more than the resolution decided at the end of last year. If you don't explain clearly, how do you want me to explain it to the emperor!"
"I am open-minded. If your household department doesn't believe it, you can come to my military department to check the accounts. Why should I be afraid?"
"It's not like they didn't send someone to the Ministry of War. They couldn't even get in. What do you call this magnanimity? Those who don't know better would think that your Ministry of War hides its beauty in the golden house. I'm afraid it's not lewdness!"
"You are a mouth-watering slanderer!"
"I'll spit it out in your face!"
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The Ming Dynasty was full of martial virtues, Emperor Yongle had a martial style, and his upward attitude was naturally a bit temperamental.
It's okay to say some dirty words, but some ministers with bad tempers will take action if they disagree, and directly use fists and kicks to decide the conclusion of the dispute. As long as no one is killed, everything is easy to talk about.
All in all, there is one sentence: If you can do it, don't do it.
His Majesty the Emperor thinks so too. If you can't even win a fight, do you still have the nerve to speak?
It's just that His Royal Highness is kind-hearted and often comes out to break up fights.
The same was true in the morning court today. The Minister of Hubu and the Minister of War had a big argument for a long time. In the end, the two did not fight, but only greeted each other's parents. This shows that the moral quality of the two ministers is still very high.
"alright!"
Zhu Di raised his hand to interrupt the two ministers, ending the "parental defense war."
"The Ministry of War is not doing things properly. In this case, you should write another statement and do some calculations to see where the extra two hundred thousand taels of silver came from. Then the Ministry of Household Affairs will send someone to verify it. Remember, this Don't miscalculate again." Zhu Di glanced at the Minister of the Ministry of War with a deep look, "Two hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small amount. If it is a small number like two or thirty thousand taels, the Ministry of Household Affairs will not There are so many accountants.”
The Secretary of the Ministry of War thought about it and realized that the price had changed from 200,000 taels to 20,000 to 30,000 taels. He had to tighten his belt this year. Even the Jiaofang Secretary could only go there once a month.
Although there was some dissatisfaction in his heart, the Minister of War had no choice but to bow and say: "I accept the order."
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Chaoshang became deserted, and just when Zhu Di was about to get up and leave, someone walked out.
"Chen Jin, the imperial censor of your right capital, impeaches the British Duke Zhang Fu!"
Chen Jin, the censor of the right capital, is in charge of the capital procuratorate and is a second-rank official. Since Chen Ying, the censor of Zuodu, was executed for crimes in the ninth year of Yongle, the Imperial Procuratorate has not had a censor of Zuodu in the past few years. Chen Jin is the only one who controls it and has great power.
"Oh?" Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and said after hearing this, "Why impeach the British Duke?"
"The British prince led the troops outside and acted wantonly. Zhang Fu killed the governor Huang Zhong just because he disagreed with him. He was so arrogant! How could he serve as a general by doing this?" Chen Jin said angrily, "I will die to remonstrate and be dismissed. The British prince captured the general and sealed the title of Duke, escorted him back to Beijing, and then made a decision!"
As soon as Chen Jin said this, more than ten people stood up.
"I will remonstrate with you!"
"I will remonstrate with you!"
"I will remonstrate with you!"
"I will remonstrate with you!"
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The court hall was extremely quiet, with only the remaining voices of death remonstrances echoing.
Zhu Di sat calmly on the dragon chair and said nothing.
King Han raised the corners of his mouth slightly and looked at Zhu Gaojie.
Even the emperor must consider such a scene carefully. Zhang Fujie was self-satisfied and unwilling to join the party struggle. At this time, the British government was isolated and helpless.
Zhang Xi, who was promoted to the right commander of the Central Military Command, looked calm, not because he was strategizing, but because he had no choice.
When the general is away, what he fears most is a fire in the backyard.
If no one can resist the pressure for Zhang Fu, Zhu Di will issue an order to summon Zhang Fu back to Beijing.
Once Zhang Fu returned to the capital, the King of Han's goal was achieved.
When Zhang Fu returned to Beijing, he would definitely send a new general to take over the Cochin War and replace Zhang Fu. No matter how the emperor dealt with Zhang Fu in the end, his position as the top military leader in the British government could not be saved.
The British princes, who had no military power, still had some power, but they were 80% crippled.
Fourth child, how should you respond?
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Zhu Gaojie stretched out and stood up: "When did the Metropolitan Procuratorate become qualified to teach generals how to fight?"
Chen Jin glanced at him, showing no fear of the prince at all. He looked at Zhu Di righteously: "I am just impeaching the British Duke for his style. Your Majesty knows this for sure!"
"He's his mother!"
Zhu Gaojie said disdainfully, "In the first month of the ninth year of Yongle, the emperor ordered the British Duke Zhang Fu and the Qian Duke Mu Sheng to coordinate the expedition. When the British Duke arrived, he declared the military order. The governor Huang Zhong had always been arrogant and disobeyed orders. The British Duke blamed him, and Huang Because of his disrespectful attitude, he beheaded him to subdue the crowd and rectify the military authority. From then on, no one dared to disobey military orders. In July of the same year, the British Duke defeated the Chen army general Ruan Jingyi at the Yue Chang River and captured more than 100 ships. They captured Chen Jun Marshal Deng Zongji and others alive, and also captured and killed several enemy leaders from other units."
Zhu Gaojie looked coldly at Chen Jin, the censor of Youdu: "You don't understand the cause and effect, so how dare you bark at the Jinluan Palace? Is your Imperial Court a doghouse?"
"you!"
Chen Jin's chest felt heavy and he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.
Zhu Gaojie said to Zhu Di: "My son impeached Chen Jin, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, slandered the general, disturbed the morale of the army, and should be executed!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Chen Jin was anxious.
"Did this king tell you nonsense? Don't you have any idea?" Zhu Gaojie glanced at him, "Why don't we go to the Ministry of War to investigate the case now? If what is written on the document is the same as what I said, you can lend me your head. how?"
Chen Jin was choked up. His words of impeaching Zhang Fu were originally false, how could he stand up to scrutiny!
He looked at King Han for help. After all...it was King Han who asked him to say this.
King Han was about to speak, but was interrupted by another voice.
"Lü Zhen, the Minister of Rites, impeached Chen Jin, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He slandered the general and disturbed the morale of the army. He should be executed!" Someone stood up.
Lu Zhen, the Minister of Rites, was from the East Palace.
The King of Han suddenly looked at the prince. The fat prince smiled and said nothing.
"Prince, I am a fool." The corners of Hanwang's mouth twitched slightly, he did not speak, he just cursed secretly in his heart.
He did not expect that the prince would end up siding with Zhu Gaojie.
The original intention was to slander Zhang Fu. Taking advantage of the fact that Zhang Fu was isolated and helpless in the court and he was fighting abroad, he wanted to take this opportunity to bring down the British government.
It would be better if King Qi was the only one to guarantee the British government. He had no power in the court and had little influence.
But if the prince also participates, then the matter will be over.
The king of Han thought that the prince would not interfere. After all, the prince did not want King Qi to stand up.
But reality gave King Han a slap in the face.
