None of the ministers present raised any objections.
The matter was brought up by Liu Jian, and it should be continued by Liu Jian. Especially how to deal with the crime of "confused by evil words" is a big question.
Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang beside him.
Li Dongyang immediately understood, came out, raised the wat board and said: "Your Majesty, if the remarks about the earthquake are only circulated among a few people, it cannot be regarded as misleading the public. Now the remarks have reached heaven and are being heard by the public. Your Majesty announced it to the public, and even had the intention of letting the local government make preparations, so this matter should not be treated as a small conspiracy."
Zhu Youtang frowned and said, "What does Mr. Li Ge mean?"
Li Dongyang had seen the emperor's protection and guessed that the person who made the earthquake remarks might be Zhang Zhou.
He did not rush to kill everyone.
It was considered as giving face to the emperor and to Zhang Zhou's status as a scholar.
But for these pavilion elders, it is necessary to teach Zhang Zhou a lesson.
"If such remarks are not punished, there will definitely be more in the future. His Majesty should set punishments. When the remarks cannot be fulfilled, small punishments and big warnings should be given."
Li Dongyang is quite polite.
When the ministers next to him heard this, they realized that Li Dongyang's suggestion of "a small punishment but a big warning" would not harm the harmony between the emperor and his ministers, but could also regulate the king's behavior. It was in line with their expectations.
So many people seconded the proposal.
Zhu Youtang looked reserved, and seemed to regret that he had said Zhang Zhou's remarks there.
He glanced at Xiao Jing aside, but Xiao Jing's eyes were firm, as if he was telling Zhu Youtang with his eyes that this was something that Mr. Zhang himself was sure of, and he had told him in advance that he might tell the minister about it. Didn't he foresee the possible consequences?
If it was just a small punishment but a big warning, why would Your Majesty need to avoid it?
"Okay." Zhu Youtang nodded, "After the time has passed, if the incident has not happened, I will punish him as appropriate."
The emperor's words were also ambiguous.
Punishment, rather than sin, means that I also listen to you. If the prediction does not come true, then I will give you a "small punishment but a big warning". It will probably be self-punishment of three cups. Don't be too demanding or punish severely.
Liu Jiandao: "Your Majesty, I don't know who this person is. Can you tell me the specific rules?"
Zhu Youtang was very unhappy.
I have said so, what else do you want?
Dai Yi came out and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu Ge, your majesty has already said that if this is a lie, he will be punished, so why be aggressive? Speaking of which, what if what he said really comes true and is not a lie? ?”
So do you ministers.
You want to resort to direct remonstrances on everything and use great principles to pressure the emperor, but the problem is that you can't just apply unilateral pressure when doing things, right?
If you are really caught in Zhang Zhou's words, shouldn't you also be punished?
Liu Jiandao: "Since ancient times..."
"Okay." Zhu Youtang interrupted Liu Jian, "I know what Mr. Liu Ge means. Since ancient times, there have been prophecies about earthquakes. They are all people who deceive the public with ulterior motives. ! Then let me say this, this person has no such purpose, and he has good intentions. I only made this statement after I sent someone to inquire."
"Just like the Qin Tian Jian uses heavenly secrets to deduce the future destiny of the country, I have never failed to predict it. What is the responsibility of the Qin Tian Jian? If the Qin Tian Jian had not calculated the results yesterday, I would not have asked, and I will not ask today. I will tell you to the court!"
Liu Jian was not so polite to Zhang Zhou and felt that he needed to teach Zhang Zhou a lesson.
But now it seems that the emperor is firmly on Zhang Zhou's side, and it is difficult for him to speak.
Moreover, the emperor used the Qin Tian Jian's prediction of the country's destiny as an example, which was very convincing. If Zhang Zhou was punished for his sins just because Zhang Zhou was inaccurate in predicting earthquakes, then the Qin Tian Jian's people would probably die a hundred times. Neither is enough.
They haven't tested it accurately over there, they still test it every day.
Zhu Youtang said: "If the time comes and it is true that this is not the case, I will punish him, and I will try my best not to listen to such nonsense in the future. If the measurement is accurate, I will reward him, gentlemen I shouldn’t have any objections, right?”
Liu Jian was originally on the front line of the struggle, but seeing the emperor's attitude, he no longer forced himself.
Even the chief assistant stayed back, so naturally others wouldn't say anything.
"Well, the matter is settled like this! Send an edict to Xinye, Henan immediately. Time is tight. I hope we can take some precautions, so that's all..."
Zhu Youtang seemed uninterested.
Recently, he has become more energetic and has the strength to handle court affairs. But because of this, perhaps the courtiers feel a crisis, and there seem to be more and more disputes between the monarch and his ministers in the court.
…
…
The matter is over for now.
Even if the cabinet came forward to put pressure on the emperor to punish Zhang Zhou for his "monstrous words to deceive the public," after all, it didn't happen, so it's hard to say that it was definitely a monster and was suppressed for the time being.
But the emperor has promised that this matter will be rewarded and punished based on the results.
The degree is not important. The ministers at least feel that the emperor is wary of those who like to talk about secrets.
is a good start.
Who told Emperor Hongzhi that he was very good at governing the country with etiquette and other things, but he just liked to listen to the rumors of those alchemists and also liked to take elixirs?
We must take it step by step to correct this problem.
The ministers themselves were not motivated by malicious intent.
Whoever it was... wouldn't have thought that Zhang Zhou's prediction of an earthquake six days in advance would have been successful.
…
At this time, Zhang Zhou was riding a carriage out of the city with Wang Yue.
Wang Yue said that he would take him to Jingying to have a look.
In the Ming Dynasty, the errands of the admiral in charge of the capital camp were all handled by Wu Xun and internal officials. The civil servant Yu Qian only had the experience of being the admiral in charge of the capital camp when he was the minister of the Ministry of War. However, after Wang Yue returned to the capital this time, the emperor did not let him take charge of it. As for the daily drills in the Beijing Camp, he, the left minister of the Ministry of War, would at most go to the military camp to check on the aging of weapons and other conditions.
Even when entering the military camp, he was not allowed to see any generals and was accompanied by subordinate officers. After entering the military camp, he also needed to be supervised by internal officials.
"Wang Shilang, you want to enter the camp, why do you need to find me below?"
Zhang Zhou felt a little uncomfortable sitting on the carriage.
Wang Yue has been too enthusiastic about him recently.
Wang Yue smiled and said: "Old men like to make friends with young people most."
Yeah?
Zhang Zhouxin said, the people you like to make friends with are not young people, but young and powerful people.
Just as he was talking, he arrived at the gate of the military camp, but saw someone waiting there, and a group of people were watching something.
Zhang Zhou got off the carriage and looked at the entrance of the military camp. It was Fenwu Camp among the 12 regiment camps.
Yongle of the Ming Dynasty set up three major battalions in the capital, the Fifth Army Camp, the Three Thousand Battalion and the Shenji Camp. However, in the Battle of Tumubao, the three major battalions were completely lost. Later, due to Qian, they were reorganized into the Tenth Regiment Battalion. After that, the Tenth Regiment Camp was restored in Chenghua and changed to the Twelfth Regiment Camp.
Fenwu Camp is one of the twelve regiment camps of Beijing Camp.
But in fact, during the Hongzhi period, because the occupation situation in the Beijing camp was very serious, the daily drills of the Beijing camp could not be guaranteed, and the Beijing camp had not fought a decent war for many years.
By the time of Zhengde, Zhu Houzhao accepted Jiang Bin's suggestion and transferred the border troops to the capital garrison. At that time, there were only 60,000 soldiers left in the 12th regiment and battalion, many of whom were old.
It can be said that the Ming Dynasty's border defense was pretty good, but the defense of the Beijing camp was getting worse year by year.
"What are you doing?" Zhang Zhou glanced towards the crowd.
Wang Yue smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, please."
Zhang Zhouzhou was startled, are you asking me to come over and watch the fun?
The two of them went to the place where the excitement was happening. When a soldier recognized Wang Yue, he quickly pulled him away. Then the camp vacated, and Zhang Zhou finally saw clearly what was going on.
Someone was actually dancing with a knife and a gun. A red-tasseled gun was in his hand, as if it was integrated with the body, flying up and down. It was not a showy skill like on the stage. Every time the gun was stabbed, it seemed to kill someone.
When Zhang Zhou saw clearly that she was still a woman, he couldn't help but cover his body and take two steps back to prevent accidental injury.
Not from the gymnastics team, nor from the martial arts team, but from the fatal team.
Hua Mulan? Female Zhang Fei?
"stop!"
Wang Yue gave an order.
The woman stopped playing with the gun and came over, so Zhang Zhou could see the woman clearly.
She is not very graceful, but her figure is very...concave and convex. It is obviously due to her daily martial arts training. She doesn't have any fat on her body, but she is not bulky and round. She looks more like she is practicing dancing. She is tall and slender, but her face is His tense expression gave people the feeling that he was about to kill someone at any moment.
Her eyes are very bright, and her face has not been modified in any way. She is young and elegant, without makeup, but she also has the fortitude of a young daughter.
Beauty is so beautiful that people stay away from it.
Zhang Zhou was thinking, whoever marries such a woman will definitely not be able to cure her when she returns home. Even if she loses in a fight, she will easily get killed.
"Come here, I've met Mr. Zhang." Wang Yue said.
The woman came over. When Zhang Zhou was curious about who it was, the woman knelt down directly in front of Zhang Zhou, kowtowed to Zhang Zhou and said, "Mother Queen of the People, pay your respects to Mr. Zhang."
The voice is very delicate and crisp, and it sounds very pleasant to the ear.
"this……"
Zhang Zhou was stunned for a moment.
He couldn't help but look at Wang Yue, as if to say, Old Wang, what are you doing?
Wang Yue said with a smile: "My granddaughter is old and has hairpins. She has also practiced poetry and female filial piety since she was a child. However, she later practiced martial arts and did not look like a woman, which made Mr. Zhang laugh."
Zhang Zhou nodded.
Lao Wang’s granddaughter...
Although Wang Yue was a Jinshi, his descendants did not produce many talents who passed the imperial examination. However, his eldest son and second son are currently Jinyiwei Qianhu and Baihu. In addition, Wang Yue was previously awarded the title of Wei Ningbo, making the Wang family the most prosperous. At that time, it was martial arts. Naturally, the descendants of the Wang family all aimed at practicing martial arts and the art of war, even women were no exception.
Zhang Zhou really wanted to say that the daughters of other military generals should try their best to cultivate themselves into well-educated ladies, so that it would be easier to get married. Are you, Mr. Wang, trying to trick your granddaughter?
Who would dare to marry such a woman?
"Get up and let Mr. Zhang take a look."
"yes."
Following Wang Yue's order, the woman stood up. She was not as shy as an ordinary boudoir woman. She could raise her head and look directly at Zhang Zhou.
Zhang Zhou was looking at her, and she was also looking at Zhang Zhou.
There is a kind of... ignorance in his eyes, as if he is ignorant of the world and does not understand everything in the world... stupid...
Zhang Zhou couldn't describe this feeling.
One word to describe it.
Cute.
Later generations used to describe cuteness as a kind of pretended innocence and cuteness, with a pretentiousness...
But this girl's cuteness is as "ignorant" as if she has never seen much of the world, and her mind wanders when she is not paying attention.
Let Zhang Zhou think about it, this girl is the kind of girl who is curious about everything, but has no interest in anything. If she can become obsessed with something, she probably only practices martial arts.
Martial arts fanatic?
"Mingshan, please don't make any noise after entering the camp. Follow Mr. Zhang. If anyone approaches, get out of the way." Wang Yue ordered.
The woman cupped her fists and said, "My grandson takes orders."
(End of chapter)
