Zhu Youtang went to Qianqing Palace this time.
He did not return to Kunning Palace that night.
At first, he only reviewed a few memorials and kept the text next to him. He was curious about what Zhang Zhou had read to the prince, so he casually looked through them. After just reading for a while, he...
Don't let go.
Dai Yi stayed by that night, and Chen Kuan and others also came in one after another to bring hot tea and lotus seed soup. They all saw Zhu Youtang reading seriously and did not dare to disturb him.
Candles shed tears.
"call……"
It wasn't until some time in the middle of the night that Zhu Youtang finally closed the third serial book and breathed a sigh of relief.
finish watching.
Looking sideways, he discovered that the person guarding him had long been replaced by Xiao Jing. Xiao Jing was sitting on a stool nearby, yawning absentmindedly.
"What time is it outside?" Zhu Youtang asked softly.
Only then did Xiao Jing wake up, stood up and said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, it's already past time when I heard about the night watch."
"It's almost dawn, but I actually watched it all night?" Zhu Youtang himself found it incredible.
The young eunuch standing at the door also hurriedly called Dai Yi, Chen Kuan, and Wei Bin, and all of a sudden the four eunuchs, the eunuch responsible for the ceremony, gathered together.
"You guys haven't slept yet?" Zhu Youtang looked at several people.
Dai Yi felt a little ashamed and said: "Your Majesty read at night, so the servants found a place nearby to take a nap and took turns to serve."
They knew that the emperor was not a harsh person and would not require him to be alert at all times if he did not sleep with others.
Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I haven't stayed up all night reviewing memorials for several years. Looking back when I first came to the throne, I was in good health and often stayed up late with you. Do you still remember?"
The four eunuchs were not always in charge of rituals, but they all showed their agreement with the emperor's words.
The emperor is still very diligent.
Even if it is greatly reduced now, Xiaozong is still a rare wise king in the Ming Dynasty.
Dai Yi said: "Your Majesty, the Queen also sent people to inquire several times at night. The servants always replied that your Majesty is diligent in state affairs."
"State affairs? No, I'm just reading the story written by Bing Kuan. It's really well written. A group of knights uphold the loyalty to their country and their country and wholeheartedly help the country..."
The emperor seemed to want to share what he had realized with others.
But none of these eunuchs had any sense of chivalry, and they were tired of the usual intrigues. They had never read the novel, so how could they bother to put themselves in the shoes of a group of green people and consider what they were thinking.
Xiao Jing replied: "Your Majesty, the book is full of thieves who are not bound by the law and kill people and steal goods. How can they help the country?"
"It's different." Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "There are a few sentences in the book that touched me a lot, 'A great chivalrous person can only serve the country and the people', and 'Sacrifice one's life to become a benevolent person and sacrifice one's life for righteousness'. These are not all well-known in Confucianism. Loyalty, justice, benevolence and filial piety? Bingkuan wrote it very well, no wonder he showed it to the prince. The prince now understands that he must be a good minister of the Ming Dynasty, and he should be inspired by this."
Although several eunuchs were drowsy, they all thought this was nonsense.
Even if Zhang Bingkuan farts, the emperor will think it tastes good...
"Okay, I won't rest for now. It's almost time for morning, right? Let's make some arrangements."
"Your Majesty, the dragon body is the most important thing."
"No, if I slack off in court affairs, it would be my negligence. I have been wrong about Li Guang for many years, and I cannot just know my mistakes and not correct them. I still have something to say to them today..."
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Zhu Youtang read a book all night, but still dragged his tired body to attend the morning meeting.
Fengtian Temple.
Great dynasty.
In addition to civil servants, many military honors were also present, and there were many people present. This time the emperor specially summoned people for the dynasty.
The ministers discussed state affairs first, and the agenda was still the same as before. They started with Li Guang's record of bribery. There were as many as six or seven Keke Taoist officials who participated in the report that day.
"Gentlemen, please calm down for a moment."
Zhu Youtang interrupted Yan Guan's words seriously.
The ministers held their breath and concentrated.
Zhu Youtang said: "Yesterday, I read a book, and there was a sentence mentioned in it, which deeply touched me. A great chivalrous person serves the country and the people..."
Dai Yi and others nearby were shocked when they heard this.
The emperor actually used the content of the martial arts novel written by Zhang Zhou in court discussions and quoted it as an argument?
It’s hard for us eunuchs to agree, but can these ministers agree?
"Perhaps in the eyes of your nobles, those so-called knights are just doing some evil things under the banner of robbing the rich, helping the poor and supporting justice, but knights still have the intention of serving the country and the people, not to mention those who are bent on serving the country and the people. Help the noble families of Sheji?"
Wu Xun, a civil servant at the scene, was also confused after hearing this.
What kind of metaphor is this?
When the emperor wanted to persuade others, he didn't use the classics and historical records to cite scriptures. What kind of knight did he create?
By the way, what is a knight?
"You are all determined to let me pursue the ministers involved in Li Guang's case, but what I have found is just a booklet in which Li Guang recorded bribes. The person is dead, and one-sided remarks cannot be used as a basis for judging the case."
"Do you want me to be imprisoned and bring chaos to the court? Ahem..."
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
Liu Jian came out to persuade on behalf of civil servants.
Now that all three cabinet members know the contents of the booklet, they naturally hope that this matter can be settled as soon as possible.
Zhu Youtang said: "I said that if anyone benefits from befriending Li Guang, I will let Dongchang deal with it. Dongchang!"
Xiao Jing came out and said, "Your Majesty, after a thorough investigation in Dongchang, it was found that forty-three people had bribed Li Guang to gain official positions, enter the Chinese Academy of Sciences, engage in business and mines, etc. All of these forty-three people have been dismissed from their posts. Dispose of it, and all the profits gained will be paid."
"Is this enough?"
Zhu Youtang asked sharply.
What he means is, are you satisfied with my handling of things like this?
None of the officials present responded.
After Zhu Youtang calmed down a little, he continued: "The biggest responsibility for Li Guang's case lies with me. The Qingning Palace disaster was also caused by me favoring the traitor and being punished by God. If you think this is not enough, just hold me directly accountable!"
There was silence in the entire hall.
Zhu Youtang said: "Since the fault lies solely with me, I have drafted an imperial edict to blame myself. Every word comes from my heart. I hope that Heaven's Heart will teach me in the summer to solidify the foundation. When speaking, civil affairs must come first. This edict will be well known to me both at home and abroad." pregnant!"
Zhu Youtang took out an edict and handed it to Dai Yi.
Dai Yi read it in public.
The ministers present heard the emperor's sincere repentance from the guilty edict, but Xiao Jing and other eunuchs realized that this was the one drafted by Zhang Zhou for the emperor, and they just replaced the word "taboo" with a noun used exclusively by the emperor.
They suddenly seemed to understand.
Why did the emperor say that Zhang Zhou was a roundworm in his stomach after reading the edict of sinners prepared by Zhang Zhou?
Emotional Zhang Zhouxin is "my heart"? Zhang Zhou's mind is "my mind"?
A confession of guilt.
Finally, the excitement among the speakers was calmed down. The emperor expressed in this manner that the case was over. What reason did they have to come out and hold on to Li Guang?
Liu Jian's previous advice to various departments was that natural disasters could be used as an excuse, but Li Guang could not be used as an excuse.
It seems that the strategy will have to change in the future.
"That's it for today." Zhu Youtang didn't rest all night and was very tired. He stood up and said, "Dear gentlemen, please let me think about my mistakes behind closed doors. I hope that nothing like this will happen again in the future. I will retire from the court..."
As soon as Zhu Youtang stood up and took a step, his vision suddenly went dark and his body became unstable.
Fell down.
Several eunuchs were also caught off guard and had no time to help him, so they watched the emperor fall straight to the ground.
"His Majesty……"
The scene instantly became a mess.
