As soon as he heard about Zhang Pu, Yang Shan's face suddenly changed.
But Yang Shan had already angered the emperor, and he was no longer able to control the development of the situation at this time.
Chen Xun is a super genius who has won three yuan in a row, and he has been an official for decades. He is naturally familiar with these old allusions, so he replied before Yang Shan could react:
"Your Majesty, Zhang Pu was a second-class Jinshi in the second year of Yongle. He was later selected as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy and participated in the compilation of the Yongle Canon.
After Fang Xiaoru's death, Zhang Pu was arrested for collecting Fang Xiaoru's collected works.
While in prison, he revealed to his fellow inmates that Fang Xiaoru's collected works were privately kept in his home and he failed to destroy them in time.
His fellow inmates reported Zhang Pu and was reinstated, but Zhang Pu was killed.
In the first chapter of Zhang Puzhi, Zong Jian beat the drum to express his grievances, and he was willing to take the punishment of his brother with his own body and be punished together. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction: "It's really sad that Zhang Pu mistrusted a villain. Fang Xiaoru is talented and famous all over the world. The Zhang brothers protected each other with their lives in Fang Xiaoru's collected works. This is a great thing."
Let the cabinet draft a decree to rehabilitate brothers Zhang Pu and Zhang Zongjian.
Zhang Pu was given posthumously to be the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, and Zhang Zong's bamboo slips were posthumously given to him as the scholar of Zhongshu, and officials were sent to offer sacrifices to him.
Well, I heard that Yang Shan, the right censor of the Imperial Procuratorate, was upright and clear in Confucian etiquette, so I entrusted Yang Aiqing to pay homage to brothers Zhang Pu and Zhang Zongjian on my behalf. "
When Yang Shan heard this, his old face suddenly turned red, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
Zhang Pu's cellmate was none other than Yang Shan.
At that time, Yang Shan was imprisoned for something, and he happened to be locked in a cell with Zhang Pu.
We were all brothers in distress, and we talked happily in prison. As a result, Zhang Pu accidentally informed Yang Shan of the fact that Fang Xiaoru's collected works were still at home and had not been destroyed.
As a result, Yang Shan betrayed his friends to seek glory and reported Zhang Pu in exchange for his release from prison and his return to his original position.
More than forty years have passed since this incident, and Yang Shan himself did not expect that the emperor would still uncover it.
Veteran ministers like Zhou Chen and He Wenyuan generally understood what was going on after listening to Chen Xun's explanation.
Although other younger courtiers have not experienced that era. However, at the Zhengdan court meeting, the emperor first rehabilitated Zhang Pu, a concubine who was more than 40 years ago, which is very strange in itself.
He also specifically named Yang Shan to pay homage to Zhang Pu on behalf of the court, which was even more senseless.
Everyone looked at Yang Shan again, only to see that Yang Shan's face was red, he was sweating, and he looked ashamed.
The people present were all top-ranked scholars, all of them were elites who had fought among thousands of troops, and not a single one of them was a fool.
Seeing Yang Shan's demeanor, he made a lot of guesses in his mind.
After the court was over, everyone inquired with the senior seniors, and the matter became clear.
As the saying goes, good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.
You don't have to wait until night, Yang Shan's reputation will be completely ruined.
As for the memorial arch that Yang Shan built for himself to be loyal to the master and concerned about the country and the emperor, it could not be established at all.
As soon as Zhu Qiyu took action, he set the tone for today's court meeting.
The ministers have all secretly made up their minds, let the emperor do whatever he likes today, and don't let the emperor get into trouble.
After all, the emperor can dig up old stories from more than forty years ago for you.
Let's all ask ourselves, who is completely clean, not afraid of people checking, not afraid of what people say?
Zhu Qiyu took in all the expressions of the civil and military officials and nodded secretly in his heart: That's right, after all, not everyone can be Hai Rui. When everyone got to the bottom of it, they found it was not very clean.
So why don't we, the monarch and his ministers, live a down-to-earth life together? Why bother if we have to jump up and down like Yang Shan?
After cleaning up Yang Shan, Zhu Qiyu looked at Shi Pu and Jin Lian. These two ministers had just returned to Beijing not long ago. Zhu Qiyu has not been to court for a long time, and this is the first time he has met the two of them.
Zhu Qiyu smiled at the two of them with a kind face and said: "My dear friends, you have put down the civil uprising in the southeast. You have worked hard and achieved great results. Thank you for your hard work."
Shi Pu quickly replied: "It is all thanks to the blessing of His Majesty's Holy Virtue that we were able to put down the civil uprising in the Southeast so smoothly. What a contribution to this."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "The Southeast Civil Uprising was able to be quelled because the Supreme Emperor decisively sent troops. The beloved ministers and the hard-working soldiers at the front have nothing to do with me.
Speaking of which, it was really difficult for the Supreme Emperor. First, he had to suppress the Luchuan rebellion, then he had to put down the civil unrest in the southeast, and he also had to deal with the Miao rebellion in the southwest.
Finally, we have to deal with Oara, who has been connived and supported by Sanyang for many years and successfully unified Mongolia.
It can be said that it is a three-sided battle, focusing on one and losing sight of the other.
Hey, just thinking about it makes me think that my elder brother, the emperor, is doing too hard. "
After saying that, Zhu Qiyu sighed and shed tears.
All the civil and military officials present could only hide their faces and sigh.
In politics, you often have to act and put on a show.
Although Zhu Qiyu played most of the roles, these words still touched the hearts of quite a few ministers.
Frankly speaking, the Supreme Emperor also lacks a fair evaluation of the Ming Dynasty's wars in all directions.
Xuanzong and Sanyang dug such a big sinkhole. After the Supreme Emperor came to power, he did nothing but wipe the butts of these prodigal sons.
After finally cleaning up Luchuan, the big thunder that Xuanzong and Sanyang planted exploded immediately.
In terms of military affairs, the Supreme Emperor certainly had great ambitions but few talents, and was unable to advance or retreat. But the set of things left by Xuanzong and Sanyang are also really pitfalls.
Especially in Shanxi, only Sanyang's cronies could manage things a little better, and it wouldn't directly lead to the Emperor being captured alive.
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was captured alive. It was really embarrassing.
The great Ming Dynasty was instantly lifted to a level comparable to that of the Song Dynasty.
Coupled with the guidance of the Supreme Emperor, it can directly compare with the two Huiqin Sects.
The ministers' mentality was also filled with regret and anger.
Although according to unwritten rules, ministers in the DPRK should also protect each other.
But for Sanyang, the ministers already had a tendency to let things go their own way.
Since the emperor is willing to liquidate, then the liquidation will be settled.
But just replacing Xuanzong and the young Zhengtong with a more mediocre prime minister will not lead to the current mess.
Sanyang has surpassed the lower limit of Zaifu, and is simply dying at his grandma's house.
Zhu Qiyu sat on the dragon chair and was always observing the expressions of the ministers. This is Zhu Qiyu's first public test. If the opposition is not too fierce, the liquidation of Sanyang will be intensified.
If everyone is opposed to it, then continue to work hard.
Anyway, Zhu Qiyu has plenty of time.
Surprisingly, no one stood up to speak for Sanyang.
Then Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to tell Chen Xun: "Please ask the cabinet to draft an edict. Shi Aiqing and Jin Aiqing, for their contribution in quelling the Southeast Civil Rebellion, were granted the title of Grand Bachelor of Dongge by the Jin Dynasty and joined the cabinet to participate in machine maintenance."
After Shi Pu and Jin Lian thanked him, Zhu Qiyu continued: "Let me tell you about the progress of welcoming the Supreme Emperor. According to the latest military report, he first rejected the conditions proposed by the court and refused to hand over his position as leader. He refused to return it to the Supreme Emperor.
Uncle Jingyuan has led an army of 100,000 people, starting from Yiji Nai and going deep into the grassland. Burning and killing along the way, taking advantage of the freezing cold weather in winter and the inability of Ye Xian's troops to obtain supplies, the army must work hard to completely capture Ye Xian's lair.
According to Uncle Jing Yuan's prediction, it won't be long before the troops in the army will be unable to withstand the military pressure of the Ming Dynasty, and internal strife will occur.
Let Ye Xian's son or Boyan Timur succeed as the leader, then resume peace talks, capture Ye Xian alive, and return him to the Supreme Emperor.
From then on, Xian's troops completely surrendered, and the war against Oara officially ended. "
(End of chapter)
