You just use your words to accuse King Qi of seven major crimes, but you don't say a word about the achievements made by King Qi. Is this how you, Zheng Zhichang, serve as an official? The prosperity of a country depends on those who have strategies and opinions, not those who just kneel on the ground and kowtow and mess around! "
Zhang Fu suddenly raised his voice, "It is said that scholars harm the country. I, Zhang Fu, did not believe it before, but now it seems that it is true. No wonder you, Zheng Zhichang, were a Jinshi at the age of nineteen and have been an official for twenty years but have done nothing. If you have such bad virtues, if If you are really placed in a high official position, it will definitely be a disaster for the court! Fortunately, you have read the books of sages, and you will lose all your dignity as a scholar!"
Zhu Gaojie silently praised his old father-in-law.
Look, what is a cultural person? This is what a cultural person is!
He is calm and calm, and uses various debating techniques flexibly. He can use the words at his fingertips in conversation. He not only explains the truth clearly, but also states the facts in detail. He can resolve the opponent's questions one by one, which is really impressive. .
Zhang Fu is worthy of being a general, and even the debates are carried out with military tactics: after holding the position, he launches a counterattack, which makes the debate advance and retreat in a coordinated and fascinating manner. If you only defend without attacking, you will be in a passive situation; if you only attack without defending, you will lose the argumentative part, making the argument just verbal and lacking the element of convincing people with reason. Suddenly attack the enemy's defense with a crushing force, catching the opponent by surprise!
Zhang Fu in the court looked very much like Prime Minister Zhuge in those days when he was quarreling with Confucian scholars!
"I agree with what the British Lord said!"
Zhu Yong, Duke of Chengguo, admired Zhang Fu from the bottom of his heart. He wanted to shout "Me too" and then worshiped the big man with all his body.
As they both belong to the Xunqi faction, the gap in cultural level between Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu became apparent as soon as they opened their mouths.
Zhu Yong cursed loudly, with full momentum and zero lethality; while Zhang Fu cursed in a roundabout way, with full momentum and overflowing lethality.
Zhu Gaojie thought to himself: Zhang Fu, this old father-in-law, is very capable, and he will really help him when something happens!
"The British prince is so talented in literature that he scolded the subordinates to shame." Zheng Zhichang said calmly, "The British prince's eldest daughter is the princess of Prince Qi's palace. It is natural for the father-in-law to speak for his son-in-law, and the subordinates admire him."
Hit the nail on the head.
No matter how fanciful you Zhang Fu's words are, you are King Qi's old father-in-law after all. Due to this relationship, the emperor's considerations are not just one-sided.
Zhang Fu said coldly: "What I said are all fair remarks and have nothing to do with personal relationships!"
Zheng Zhichang smiled disdainfully: "The mouth is on the human body. Of course, no one cares about what the British Lord says. As for whether it is fair or not, you have your own judgment in your heart."
Zhu Gaojie couldn't help but glance at Zheng Zhichang.
Although he is an enemy, he is also an admirable enemy.
A mere fifth-rank official, who impeached the prince to death and held the duke on his back, could still remain calm and choose the opportunity to attack him in the cracks.
This is not a simple person. No wonder the King of Han would put this man named Zheng in the ring.
It's just a bit strange, why does such a capable person sit in the position of Minister of Rites for twenty years?
No matter how much Zhu Di hated the old minister of Jianwen, he would not abandon such a capable person. Xia Yuanji was also an old minister of Jianwen back then. Didn't he later sit in the position of Minister of Household Affairs of the Yongle Dynasty?
Unless, the emperor in Zheng Zhichang's heart is not Emperor Yongle, but Emperor Jianwen.
But if Zheng Zhichang really wanted to be Emperor Jianwen, he would not have served as an official in the Yongle Dynasty for more than ten years.
…
"Silence!"
As the emperor shouted loudly, the court fell silent instantly.
Everyone turned their attention to Zhu Di, who was sitting on the golden chair.
The emperor thought for a moment and then said: "Promote Zheng Zhichang, a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, to the position of censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and retire from the court!"
After saying that, Zhu Di stood up and left without any regret.
This morning, Zheng Zhichang, who was in the fifth rank, was promoted several levels in a row and became the censor of Youdu, the second rank. He was on the same level as the six ministers. It can be said that the carp jumped over the dragon's gate.
But everyone knows that Zheng Zhichang, the carp, is still one step away from jumping over the dragon gate - defeating King Qi!
Zheng Zhichang climbed up through the ring between King Qi and King Han, and became the censor of Youdu by fighting for his life. If he wants to secure his position as the censor of Youdu, he must help King Han, pin King Qi to the ground, and let King Qi be buried in the dust forever!
If King Qi had not fallen, Zheng Zhichang would have died.
This also reminds many people that in the eleventh year of Yongle, that is, in April last year, King Qi and the King of Han were also fighting in the court. It was the first confrontation between King Qi and the King of Han. The Han royal party sent Chen Jin, the right censor of the Imperial Procuratorate, to impeach the British duke. King Qi stepped forward and beheaded Chen Jin with a sword in court!
After Chen Jin's death, the imperial censor of Youdu was not reinstated. A year later, Zheng Zhichang, who was also a member of the Han Dynasty party, sat in this position.
The situation today is very similar to the situation last year.
It's just that today's King Qi is no longer the weak King Qi back then, but one of the leaders of the court!
In today's morning court, when Zheng Zhichang impeached King Qi, the British public stood up and tried his best to defend King Qi.
But I don’t know whether the newly appointed censor Zheng Zhichang of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will repeat the mistakes of his predecessor Chen Jin.
…
After retiring from the court, all the civil and military officials left in a hurry, and the prince and the king of Han did not stay long.
After today's morning court, the King of Han probably had no idea of staying and reminiscing with Zhu Gaojie and the prince. However, the prince failed to take care of the people under his command and stabbed Zhu Gaojiao in the back, so he was probably not in the mood anymore.
Everyone needs to slow down. The amount of information in today's morning session is too overwhelming.
When the prince returns to the East Palace, there should be a big purge to prevent the moles under his command from backstabbing.
Yang Rong was poached before, and now Zheng Zhichang is poached. No matter how good-tempered the prince is, he can't bear it anymore. All the talents he has worked hard to cultivate for many years in the East Palace are just to set up a stage for others?
Most of the people left, but Zhu Gaojie, Zhang Fu, and Zhu Yong walked slowly and got together.
"I would like to thank Cheng Guogong for his verbal help today." Zhu Gaojie smiled and thanked him.
Zhu Yong said nonchalantly: "What's the matter? I can't help you. If the prince can take a liking to a rough guy like me, just treat him to a pot of flower wine another day."
Zhu Gaojie and Zhu Yong are similar in age, and they are much more easy-going when talking. Zhang Fu, on the other hand, is nearly twenty years older than the two of them. However, in terms of seniority, Zhang Fu and Zhu Yong are actually the same generation.
Zhang Fu's father is Zhang Yu, King of Hejian, and Zhu Yong's father is Zhu Neng, King of Dongping. Their fathers have made great achievements in the Jingnan Campaign, and they are both second generation generals, but Zhang Fu's achievements are obviously much better than Zhu Yong's.
Zhu Yong, the Duke of this country, inherited his father Zhu Neng's title. And because Zhang Yu died early and did not survive until Zhu Di ascended the throne, there was no hereditary title. Now Zhang Fu's title of Duke is all based on his own military exploits.
If they met in the past, Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu would communicate as equals and call them brothers.
But now Zhang Fu has become Zhu Gaojie's father-in-law, which makes the relationship between the three of them a bit awkward.
Zhu Gaojie and Zhu Yong are brothers, and Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu are brothers, but Zhang Fu is now Zhu Gaojie's father-in-law. If you count this carefully...
Zhu Yong can't say to Zhu Gaojie: "Your Majesty, from now on we can talk about our own affairs. I will call you brother, and you will call me uncle..."
If Zhu Yong really dared to say that, Zhu Gaojiu would have dared to dig out the coffin of Dongping King Zhu Neng from the grave, burn yellow paper to pay homage to the handle, and then say to Zhu Yong: "Cheng Guogong, from now on we can discuss our own affairs, I will call you Brother, you call me godfather..."
Therefore, it is better for everyone to call each other by title, and no one will be embarrassed.
"That's natural. After a while, I will have to drag Duke Cheng Guo to get drunk by the Qinhuai River." Zhu Gaojie smiled and raised two fingers: "I will definitely find a man for Duke Cheng at that time. Stunning girl.”
Zhu Yong smiled happily: "How can one be enough? I want twenty!"
"Mr. Cheng Guo, you are risking your life." Zhu Gaojie pretended to be surprised.
Zhu Yong glanced at no one around and gave a thumbs up: "We, the old Zhu family, are very capable and fierce!"
"Dong Cheng Guo, are you praising yourself or me?" Zhu Gaojie teased.
"All of them, all of them." Zhu Yong chuckled, "Your Majesty is invulnerable and is good at fighting. I have heard about it for a long time. I heard that Your Majesty has a way of nourishing the kidneys... Bah, some tips on keeping healthy, can you please tell me?"
"How did you know?" Zhu Gaojie was stunned, "I didn't tell anyone about this."
"Ahem!" Zhang Fu coughed slightly, signaling the two of them to calm down.
None of these guys are serious!
A prince and a duke are talking about nonsense!
Zhang Fu was also murmuring in his heart: "Is it possible that King Qi really has a secret to nourishing the kidneys... Bah, a wonderful way to maintain health? No, I have to ask someday..."
Zhu Yong chuckled, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the British Duke, I have something to do at home, so I will leave first."
"Mr. Cheng Guo, walk slowly."
…
After Zhu Yong left, only Zhu Gaojie and Zhang Fu were left in the Fengtian Palace.
The smile on Zhu Gaojie's face disappeared instantly, and he said coldly: "This Duke Cheng seems to be wild and heroic, but in fact he is very thoughtful. He was always trying to be enthusiastic when he spoke just now, and he is not a fuel-efficient lamp."
"Although Zhu Yong is the descendant of his father, his own talents are also outstanding, otherwise he would not be able to maintain his position as one of the leaders of the clan." Zhang Fu said calmly, "In the court meeting just now, Zhu Yong looked impressive. He was fierce, but until he retired from the court, he didn't even curse a few words. This was to save face for the King of Han."
"It's just human nature."
Zhu Gaojie understood, "Although he prefers me, he doesn't want to completely fall out with the King of Han. He scolded Zheng Zhichang, which gave me a satisfactory answer without offending the King of Han to death. He was able to handle the worldly aspect of human relations." .”
"It's not difficult to guess what Zhu Yong is thinking. Who wins and who he fights with." Zhang Fu said, "In short, he won't suffer in the end."
"I won't care about this. In the final analysis, I still have to fight for the Xunqi faction. This is my most powerful assistance and I can't let go. The reason why they are sitting back and watching the fight between dragons and tigers is just to think about whether I have any It’s just the ability to control the Xunqi faction.”
Zhu Gaojie raised his neck with a smile on his face, "When I drive the King of Han out of the capital and force the second son to join the vassal, these ancestral factions will naturally come to rely on me."
(End of chapter)
