Yin Zhenfeng couldn't help but ask first: "Qi Shuai, why did you do this?"
"Do you really think what you did was not discovered by factory guards?"
"Still you think I really can't do anything to you?"
Qi Jiguang asked a few questions at this time.
Immediately, Qi Jiguang took out a stack of incriminating evidence from his sleeve and waved it in front of these people:
"His Majesty originally saw that you have contributed to the country and took into account my personal feelings, so he did not directly issue an order to investigate after receiving the evidence of your crimes. He only asked me to find an opportunity to deal with it."
"You guys really don't know how to fear your Majesty!"
"I just tried the matter of the Holy Face of Fuchou, and you really dare to follow me to threaten His Majesty. Why, do you really think that I want to rely on you to challenge the majesty of the Majesty, and it is disrespectful to His Majesty? "
After Qi Jiguang said a few more words, he asked these people in a deep voice.
Gao Jingchao also said in a deep voice at this time: "But if Qi Shuai hadn't said this, we wouldn't have come today!"
"If I say this, you dare to come. Do you still regard yourselves as Ming Dynasty's ministers?!"
Qi Jiguang immediately asked sharply.
Gao Jingchao immediately remained silent.
Yin Zhenfeng sneered: "Qi Shuai wants to be a loyal minister and will not hesitate to betray his brothers. Aren't you afraid that he will be betrayed in the future?!"
"Everyone is destined to die, but he should die well."
Qi Jiguang looked up at these people and replied:
"Each of you should write a note of remorse and explain how much benefit you have received from Hu Can, Hu Rong, Xu Fukui and others, and what things you have secretly done for them. In this way, I may see that you have repented appropriately, and For the sake of your contribution to the country, your family members will not be held accountable."
After saying that, Qi Jiguang shouted: "Bring up the pen, ink, paper, inkstone and poisonous wine!"
Not long after, a soldier brought pen, ink, paper, inkstone and poisoned wine to Yin Zhenfeng and others.
Yin Zhenfeng and others looked at the pen, ink, paper, inkstone and poisonous wine in front of them, clenched their fists and gritted their steel teeth.
Qi Jiguang turned around at this time, his face serious.
"Just write!"
"We are sorry for Qi Shuai, we have let him down, and we have let down his majesty."
Gao Jingchao couldn't help but say something at this time, and then he knelt on the ground, picked up a pen, and started writing on the paper.
Yin Zhenfeng sighed, then knelt down, picked up the pen, smiled bitterly, and said:
"It's time to repent, regret that I didn't resist the temptation, but still reached out to take advantage of it and pocketed public funds."
"But Qi Shuai, I really won't refuse the gift sent by the brothers and the favor entrusted by the brothers, and I don't dare to refuse!"
"Just like you, you don't dare to refuse the gifts from the brothers directly, but you have to use the madam's mouth to refuse, so that they only blame the madam for being unreasonable?!"
Yin Zhenfeng shouted with a crying face for a while.
Qi Jiguang didn't say anything, he only heard screams from behind him as the poisonous wine entered his throat and his lungs were split.
…
"Since he has repented and committed suicide, there is no need to pursue the case any further. All Xu Fukui's family will be exiled to Ezo."
"yes!"
"In the final analysis, this matter is essentially caused by an imperial envoy like him deliberately not supervising. Otherwise, the Jin Yiwei would know about the smuggling of several generals below. Wouldn't he, the governor of Jiliao, know about it?"
"If Governor Ji Liao doesn't know, will the Inspector and Deputy Military Envoy know?"
"Why are you all blind at this moment?"
Zhu Yijun said these words after learning from Qi Jiguang that Yin Zhenfeng and other southern military generals committed suicide in repentance.
Qi Jiguang said: "What your Majesty said is true, but you need to be hard-working yourself when forging iron. This is also related to the fact that some military ministers themselves have many old habits that are difficult to change."
"Once they gained power, many military officials forgot about their duties and had to deal with them severely."
"Such pains during restructuring are unavoidable. However, the situation mentioned by His Majesty cannot be ignored at the moment."
"Now, the military ministers who have acted recklessly have been dealt with, which will naturally stop the bad trend, because the attitude of the central government has been obvious. The key now is the way of the noble army, which has indeed made the nobles dissatisfied, especially the southern literati."
"However, today's dynasty is no longer what it was in the early days of the country. The number of military households has dropped sharply to less than 500,000, and most of them only work in agriculture. Therefore, the maintenance of officialdom and the implementation of policies still rely on literati and bureaucrats, so they cannot Ignore their grievances!”
"It can be said that even if they don't know what they are doing, as long as they deliberately do nothing, they can bring harm to the world!"
"Because once they fail to act, the powerful will lose their supervision and the people will lose their guidance. Therefore, although the court uses the army to check and balance them and not undermine the people, it cannot make them lose their enthusiasm."
Li Chengliang then put forward his own opinion.
After Li Chengliang said this, Zhu Yijun nodded and said nothing more. He just looked at the vast and waveless Taiye Pond, as if in deep thought.
"Come with me to the Wulong Pavilion and sit for a while."
Suddenly, Zhu Yijun pointed to a pavilion in Taiye Pond and said something.
Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang and Zhang Jingxiu, who was also in front of the emperor, all said yes.
So, the three of them followed Zhu Yijun out of Jiale Hall and walked under the Five Dragon Pavilion.
Zhu Yijun sat on the screen couch in the middle, and asked Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang, and Zhang Jingxiu to also sit down and surround him.
Zhu Yijun glanced at the three people and smiled slightly.
From Zhu Yijun's accession to the present, the three families of Qi, Li, and Zhang have been active in the court, and they have become more expensive because of Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun looked at the three families and said: "I know that the literati and doctors want to appease the people. That's why I went to Jiangnan. It's rare that you can think of this and mention it. However, in my opinion, , there is one more thing that needs to be paid more attention to."
"I would like to listen to His Majesty's holy teachings."
Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang, and Zhang Jingxiu all stood up and replied.
Zhu Yijun stretched out his hand and pressed down, and said: "There is no shortage of civil servants in the world who dare to do something. As long as they see opportunities for progress, there will always be civil servants who are active. So your army will make civil servants lazy." Politicians, there are not many things worth worrying about. What is most worth worrying about is that the nobles cannot be prepared for danger in times of peace, so that no matter whether they are the emperor's heirs or nobles like you, there will be no successors."
"Let's just say that this time, Ji Liao almost massacred the Southern soldiers. With Lin Guogong's wisdom, he will not be fooled;"
"But Duke Lin thinks that his heirs will be deceived by Xu Fukui and ruin the future of the country for the sake of immediate gain?"
When Zhu Yijun said this, he looked at Li Chengliang.
Li Chengliang was very touched and quickly stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty is extremely worried!"
"In addition, Yuan Fu can not be tied down by the past, firstly because of his righteousness, and more importantly because of his careful mind. But can the descendants of Yuan Fu not be tied down by the past or even set up and become puppets that can be manipulated? ?”
Zhu Yijun took a long breath after saying this: "This cannot but make us think deeply."
Qi Jiguang was also touched and stood up and said yes.
"Today's Ming Dynasty is still governed by people. From the time when I came to the throne and relied on my husband to work hard for the country, to the time when I myself did not dare to slack off, and when the ministers have a clear distinction between public and private matters, it is all because I and the ministers dared to think carefully that we have achieved today's achievements!"
"But we will all grow old eventually. Once new monarchs and ministers are established in the court, I really don't know if they can still support this glorious age?"
"But if we don't let the people of the Ming Dynasty rule, and we can't do it now, everyone is in peace, and the people are not interested in supervising officials, so that they are given the power of supervision, but they don't actively use it. Unless it has affected themselves, otherwise they won't care. Officials would rather be harmonious than expose each other unless the other party has offended them."
"Nowadays, when internal and external troubles and external interests continue to increase, this situation is even more obvious. It seems that I and the ministers in power can torment the country at will."
"I really don't know if if this continues, once a short-sighted person brings disaster to the country, will new monarchs and ministers follow their short-sightedness and bring disaster to the country in the future."
Zhu Yijun continued to speak and looked at Qi Jiguang and others: "In any case, it is important to strengthen their training. Not only the prince and the emperor's heirs must be trained, but you noble children must also be trained, otherwise the foundation of this noble army will be unstable. .”
"Your Majesty is saying that it is a pity that not many of my descendants are successful. Although the Prince Consort is valued by Her Highness the Princess, he can only maintain his success."
Qi Jiguang then returned with his hands in hand.
Li Chengliang also followed: "The minister's heirs are not much better."
"Is your eldest son still in trouble?"
Qi Jiguang asked Li Chengliang with some dissatisfaction.
Li Chengliang said: "It's not because of Yuan Fu as my master and me as my father who gave me advice, but more importantly because of His Majesty's constant teachings that I have made some modest achievements in the country. In fact, I am not much better than you." The tolerance of Ji Kingdom is far away.”
"It's already very good, but I'm still not satisfied!"
"Those scoundrels of mine are not good at studying literature or martial arts. It would be better if they are just a consort, relying on the blessing of the royal family."
Qi Jiguang replied.
"You don't have to fight."
Zhu Yijun hurriedly said something at this time, and then said to Qi Jiguang:
"Yuanfu's sons are not that bad either. The prince-in-law concentrates on electricity, allowing people all over the world to know more about thunder and lightning. Not to mention, the chariots and horse-drawn carriages built by Qi Changguo, Minister of Industry, are also beneficial to the country and the people. As a noble of the Ming Dynasty, having a high status in knowledge and skills is also conducive to maintaining the current noble military system of the Ming Dynasty."
"yes!"
"As for the eldest son of the Privy Councilor, as Yuan Fu said, he is already very good, not to mention he is still young and has potential. However, the following ones do need to be strengthened."
Zhu Yijun said at this time.
Zhang Jingxiu then said: "Your Majesty is saying that I am no longer as good as my late father. Among the younger brothers, only Maoxiu is doing well. The rest are mediocre and they need to be trained more."
"Yes, this is what I mean when I say these words today. You must strengthen the training of your own children, not just the children, but also the future talents who can carry forward the past and open up the future for the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yijun said.
At that time, Li Chengliang said: "I dare not hide this from Your Majesty. I have long intended to strengthen their training, but they are all rotten wood that cannot be carved. No matter whether I hired famous teachers or strictly enforced family rules, the result was that each of them was at best nothing." It’s just obedient, but it’s hard to be wise.”
(End of chapter)
