In the end, Dai Yi was coerced by Zhu Houzhao and had to take this little demon king to see his rule.
Zhu Youtang is in Kunning Palace. Queen Zhang is sitting on the left and Dai Yi is standing on the right.
The three halls looked at Zhu Houzhao, who was standing there with an unyielding look, as if he were in a meeting.
"...Father, I am definitely not messing around. I went to the fire scene because I wanted to know how deep the fire was and to see if there were any remedies. When I met Zhang Zhou, I wanted to ask him how the fire started. Come, is there someone setting a fire secretly? As for my son coming to see you, he wants Zhang Zhou to come to my son to teach him some knowledge. I want to learn..."
Queen Zhang, the mother-in-law, couldn't stand hearing this and scolded: "Prince! Zhang Qing's family are alchemists, what can you learn from him?"
Zhu Youtang and Dai Yi looked at Queen Zhang at the same time.
The two of them seemed to have the same thoughts, and they seemed to be still apologizing for Zhang Zhou... Who told you that Zhang Bingkuan was just a magician? He was also a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, and he was also the Jiangnan Township Examiner of the Yuan Dynasty!
Zhu Houzhao said: "Mother, I have heard that Zhang Zhou is very talented and knowledgeable, and he is loyal and courageous. He is an example for the ministers. What I want to learn from him is not to predict the fortune, but to learn how to predict the sky." Governing the country.”
"Nonsense." Queen Zhang continued to lecture her son with a straight face.
"Ahem."
Zhu Youtang coughed a few times beside him. For some reason, the father suddenly felt a sympathy for his son.
What do you think you, a woman, know? It is my son who sees clearly, yes, he needs Zhang Bingkuan’s loyalty and courage to learn how to govern the country from him!
"Prince, are you sure you want to learn from him?" Zhu Youtang asked as if seeking confirmation.
Zhu Houzhao said: "Father, there are usually so many lecturers in Wenhua Hall, and he is not enough. Isn't it nice to have the lecturer I like give lectures, and I can listen to it?"
oops!
Even Dai Yi on the side felt that this reason sounded so pleasant to me.
Your Majesty is now determined to cultivate Zhang Zhou and find opportunities for him to enter the palace more and have contact with the royal family. Isn't this what your Majesty has in mind?
Sure enough, Zhu Youtang nodded and said: "I can let him come into the palace to teach you a few lessons, but he must not teach about Taoism or alchemy. Just let him teach you the Four Books and Five Classics. Can you listen well?"
Zhu Houzhao felt happy.
Do I want to learn alchemy from Zhang Zhou? That guy doesn't have decades of accomplishments, so I'm afraid it's easy for him to be like a tiger instead of a dog. I want to discuss with him how to open a bookstore, and let him tell stories about heroes, and let him describe the magic and fun. Bring things in.
study?
Do not make jokes!
"My son must listen carefully. If my father is worried, he can send someone to supervise him, and he can also take the school's son's exam."
Zhu Youtang did not expect his son's attitude to be so "sincere".
Everyone who is an emperor is thinking, could it be that Bingkuan really has some unknown magic power that makes my son, who is difficult to control, admire him so much?
Even if the son's interest is temporary, Zhang Bingkuan should be given a try, maybe he can make the prince feel at ease and cultivate his character.
Zhu Youtang said to Dai Yi who was standing aside: "In two days, let Bingkuan come into the palace. He has to prepare for the spring exam, so he can't waste too much time."
Dai Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, isn't Zhang Jieyuan still responsible for the palace's rebuilding of Qingning Palace?"
Queen Zhang was puzzled and asked: "Why should we leave this matter to an outsider? Wouldn't it be better to leave it to Heling and Yanling?"
Obviously Empress Zhang had a dispute about this. Rebuilding the palace... was so lucrative that her two brothers were still eagerly looking forward to it. However, the opportunity fell to Zhang Zhou of unknown origin. How could she not be annoyed.
"Queen, I asked Zhang Qing's family to be responsible for rebuilding Qingning Palace. I was afraid that the location would be inappropriate and cause new troubles. It would be better for him to keep an eye on it."
"Then your Majesty can just let him be a staff officer. Why should you give him the power? What if he messes around?"
"Will not."
Zhu Youtang is not a fool either.
If you leave it to your two younger brothers, then you are really messing around. Besides, your two younger brothers will cause trouble every time they enter the palace. They can even do things like molesting the maids and beating and scolding the eunuchs. What else do they not dare to do? ?
Zhu Youtang finally made the final decision: "That's it, Prince, you go back to the East Palace and study hard. As long as you perform well, I will let Zhang Bingkuan enter the palace more often. If you don't perform well, then don't see him anymore!"
Zhu Houzhao looked excited.
He didn't want to study, just because he couldn't find the fun and expectation of studying. For the fun things Zhang Zhou said, let alone pretending to study hard, he could do it even if it was more extreme than this.
Now that we have all the fun and expectations, why don’t you behave well?
"Father, don't worry. I will listen carefully and learn from Zhang Zhou how to govern the country!"
When Dai Yi saw the emperor and the prince acting like a father and a son, Dai Yi suddenly felt a thump in his heart.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
Not to mention that the prince is harboring something bad and will cause big trouble. Then he will have to threaten him and ask him to wipe his ass.
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The next day, in the court hall.
Zhu Youtang appeared in Fengtian Palace with a serious look on his face, and all the civil and military ministers were there. As the first court meeting after the fire in Qingning Palace, a special court meeting was held. The emperor was also preparing to reflect on his mistakes at the court meeting.
In fact, he didn't know how to reflect on it. In the past day, he had received no less than fifty memorials about "telling things about disasters."
The ministers used the disaster to explain all the chaos in the court in the past two years.
In addition to mentioning Li Guang, there were also mentions of the two brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling doing random things. Then there were those who wanted to take the opportunity to rescue Yan Guan who was imprisoned in the imperial edict, and others who imagined natural and man-made disasters in various places. Let the emperor govern the country well...
There's everything to do.
However, Zhu Youtang seemed very cautious in this matter.
"My dear friends, I am very saddened by the disaster in Qingning Palace. Reflecting on my actions in the past few years, I have indeed fallen short. There is no need for you to blame others. I am responsible for all the disasters."
"In addition, Li Guang is dead. He has acknowledged his mistakes and repented. I have decided not to pursue further investigations. As for the people who have had contact with him..."
At this point, more than half of the civil servants and generals present had their hearts in their throats.
This is a major matter related to their wealth and life.
"I will let Dongjishichang make the distinction as appropriate. As long as it does not harm the Ming Dynasty, there will be no further investigation. If anyone obtains official position and benefits by handing over to an internal official, he can hand over the atonement at the same time. Specifically, let Dongchang tell you Tell me."
Xiao Jing came out and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The ministers below now respect and fear Xiao Jing.
Now the discretion has fallen to Dongchang. It seems that the emperor wants to minimize the big issue, but it seems inevitable to find a few typical examples.
And Tu Fu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, couldn't help but look at Liu Jian, and he also admired Liu Jian's insight. As expected, it was more important to talk to Xiao Jing, the admiral of Dongchang...
If the emperor really handed over the discretion to Xiao Jing, then the six ministers would be basically safe, because Xiao Jing would not dare to operate on the ministers, which would cause unrest in the court.
Even if you catch the typical example, you won't be able to catch the six ministers.
People who have almost the same thoughts as Tu Yu include Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, and Bai Ang, the Minister of Punishments...the two of them are definitely involved in the case.
As for Zhou Jing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Xu Guan, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, although they are also on the roster, they don't know it, because sometimes the money is not sent by them personally... In the end, only Ma Wensheng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, looked more calm and relaxed. , because there has been almost no direct contact between the Ministry of War and internal officials in the past two years.
But in the Ministry of War, there were also Wang Yue from three sides of the Northwest General System, who were closely associated with the internal officials.
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After the court meeting was dissolved.
The emperor took Dai Yi and others into the inner court first. Disaster prevention and disaster prevention matters will still continue. Ministers will resign as they should and say things as they should. It will not affect them at all. This turmoil will last for a long time. It probably won’t stop until the end of the year.
Xiao Jing stayed behind first and was responsible for appeasing the courtiers.
"Eunuch Xiao!"
When the ministers left Fengtian Hall, they immediately surrounded Xiao Jing.
Xie Qian stepped forward and asked: "Eunuch Xiao, I heard that the Queen Mother had moved out of Qingning Palace when the Qingning Palace was hit by the disaster the night before. She also said that someone had warned of the disaster. Can you elaborate?"
Xiao Jing looked over with a meaningful look, as if to say, what are you pretending to be, Xie Ge?
Dare you say that you don’t know about Zhang Zhou’s warning about the fire? At that time, it was still a rumor in our family, and we deliberately let the people in your cabinet know about it.
"Please forgive our family for not being able to say it clearly, but the Queen Mother is safe and sound. This is true. I am grateful to God for His blessing."
The people present looked at each other.
Except for the three cabinet members who knew that it was Zhang Zhou who gave the warning, no one else knew about it yet, and they were all surprised.
The fire happened so suddenly, and the Queen Mother actually moved out in advance? The move of the palace by the Empress Dowager is not a small matter. If there is really a move of the palace, there will probably be early warning. Who is so awesome who can figure out this matter?
Ma Wensheng asked: "Then why did this fire start?"
Xiao Jing didn't answer, just pointed to the sky.
Xie Qian said: "It must be related to the lightning and thunder the night before. It is already the end of autumn, and there is such abnormal weather. It seems to be a sign from God."
"Yeah."
Many ministers present nodded.
At this moment, Zhang Mao squeezed out of the crowd and asked with concern: "Eunuch Xiao, what I mentioned to Your Majesty before..."
Xiao Jing looked at Zhang Mao and couldn't help but frown.
Your British father-in-law really cares about the small family and ignores everyone else. You just want Zhang Zhou to treat your son? Which is more important, the palace affairs, or your son's life?
"hehe."
Xiao Jing did not answer, but instead waved his hands and said, "Everyone, please disperse."
Everyone then gathered in small groups and headed out of the palace.
Liu Jian wanted to go to the rear. He wanted to question Xiao Jing alone after the ministers left.
"Liu Zhongtang, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Jing was very polite to Liu Jian.
Liu Jiandao: "Eunuch Xiao, it is said that yesterday, bribery accounts were found from Li Guang's house, recording many ministers in the court. Will Your Majesty not pursue the case, or do you want to... suspend the investigation?"
Xiao Jing said with a smile: "Didn't Your Majesty tell you all? The matter of making friends with Li Guang should be dealt with separately according to the circumstances... Well, to be honest, if we want to investigate, we can't find the official of the Six Departments. At most, we can only use some biographies. If you are an official, you will be dismissed without questioning the crime."
"Why is this so?"
Liu Jian was also puzzled.
For such a big matter, the Manchu Dynasty colluded with Li Guang, and the emperor said he would not pursue it, so he stopped pursuing it?
There should be an explanation, right?
Xiao Jing leaned over and said, "This is the person who warned the sky fire in the palace. He made a suggestion to your majesty, and it was adopted by your majesty."
"Zhang Bingkuan?"
"Yes, you must not speak to a third person in the middle hall."
Liu Jian took a breath.
There was a fire in the palace that forced Li Guang to death, but Zhang Zhou was still able to persuade the king to reduce the impact of the incident. This son's influence on palace affairs was far beyond the scope of ministers.
Compared with Li Guang, it is even worse.
