The last words were so decisive. Li Dongyang and Xie Qian had discussed the prince in private earlier. They both knew that with the talents of the current prince, he would be a decisive leader in the future. Looking at today's decision, there were only four in their minds. : Sure enough.
Zhou Jing also learned this lesson last time.
In other words, all officials in Beijing now know that Dong Gong is an extremely eloquent person.
Even if he says something unpleasant, even if he is wrong, he has the ability to say it right!
But Zhou Jing also believes that in this world, wrong is wrong and right is right.
It’s not all about words.
He is not a person who has gained a false reputation. If he is afraid of death and refuses to remonstrate, then he is not Zhou Jing!
"If you want me to die, I have to die! If Your Majesty wants to kill me, I will take off my hat and thank you! But Your Highness, I am also about to ask for advice. What crime did Lord Zeng Qizeng commit? Why did the Jin Yiwei arrest him too?"
Oh, Zhu Houzhao is coming for himself.
Apparently, he was just waiting for the prince to speak. Maybe he is the one you are resenting, right? What he said about the calculating heart also refers to him, right?
Zhu Houzhao originally had a better answer: just don't follow his rhythm, disrupt him, and take the initiative. Otherwise, it won't be long before he can't justify himself.
For example, 'Jinyiwei's office needs to be explained to you, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? ,some type of.
But now he is also a little angry, and he has the idea of a battle of spirits.
So I didn't hesitate and just followed his words and answered: "What's wrong with arresting him? His son has committed such a crime! If according to the theory of murder for life, I will not only arrest him, but also his whole family! Now leave him alone Life is already magnanimous!"
"Mr. Zeng didn't know about it beforehand!"
"How do you know Master Zeng didn't know about it?" Zhu Houzhao was really surprised. How far did these civil servants communicate with each other in private? "It has been less than three days since the Jinyiwei arrested, interrogated, and convicted people. You are the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs?" You understand so clearly? Furthermore, to be able to say this, you must know the crime committed by Zeng Qi's son. Instead of criticizing such a beast, you would go to Qianqing Palace to question Zeng Qi. In this palace?!"
"Oh, speaking of which, Mou Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, told me to give me a scolding yesterday." Zhu Houzhao was no longer polite, "The son of Zeng Qi, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, has gone rampant in the countryside, killing entire families and robbing generations of people. The level of wealth.
I asked him why he was arrested now, and he said that Mr. Zeng had a prominent position and was unaware of the fact that his son had committed a crime. That was fine. I asked him again if Zeng Qi’s son had been arrested, and he said he had already sent someone there! What do you mean someone has been sent? Isn't that because we haven't caught him before? ! How ridiculous, how ridiculous! Something like this happened in the Ming Dynasty, and no one mentioned it among all the important ministers and officials in the Ming Dynasty! I had to wait until I, the prince, asked me to find out what was going on! "
"Gentlemen, you teach me what benevolence is every day in the Wenhua Palace. To be benevolent, you must first have compassion. Even if your family is not a family, you still have many heirs. Have you ever thought about how Feng Zhi's father feels? Mr. Zhou "Duan is a kind and kind gentleman. He really understands the meaning of friends and dares to speak out for justice. But if you could understand Father Feng's heart, you would never ask Zeng Qi what he was guilty of!"...
boom!
Zhu Houzhao stomped on the ground, extremely angry, and pointed at such a group of people, "And you! From the time you entered the Qianqing Palace to now, have any of you ever said a word to Feng Zhi's old father? Why? Because? Isn’t he the left minister of the Ministry of Industry?! Is it a lie that the people are the most valuable?!”
Don't blame him for losing his temper, it was really irritating.
An old man whose home has been destroyed, but you don't speak for him, and you still want to ask Zeng Qi what his crime is.
Damn it, everyone wants to kill him!
So what does this kind of thing have to do with whether or not the steam engine is invented? If you do this every day, any machine will lose people's support!
The prince said a series of words. If they are still famous and virtuous ministers who will leave their names to future generations, they should feel guilty!
To be honest, these people are really not that bad.
So the Qianqing Palace fell into a certain silence for a while.
Of course, from a weekly perspective, it’s frustrating.
, he knew that if he continued like this every time, the emperor's style of handling political affairs would gradually become the prince's will.
This is what Liu Gelao was worried about at the beginning. The prince is smart, and your majesty favors the prince too much. From now on, the prince will be the head of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Highness..." After silence, Xie Qian replied, "The crimes committed by Zeng Qi's son should be punished according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. However, we, the Ming Dynasty, should not unjustly accuse innocent people. Only in this way can we show that your Majesty and His Highness The sage."
"No one has wronged him! This is the reason why he is still alive! You should also take care of your relatives! Last winter, when I first came out of the palace, I met a playboy who bullied girls in the street. Whose son was he? It wasn't me. Officials of the Ming Dynasty! Don't talk about doing it for the country and the people in the Qianqing Palace, but then turn around and allow your children to bully the people!"
"I obey your orders!"
As soon as they shouted these four words, the situation was still under control.
Emperor Hongzhi slowly recovered, but he was still angry with Zhou Jing. He pointed at him and said, "Now you still say that I have failed to behave as a gentleman?!"
Zhou Jing lay prone on the ground.
Already starting to shed tears, he said, "Return to Your Majesty. My advice is not intended to be disrespectful to the king and father. It is actually because I am burning with fear in my heart. I am worried that if the country is governed in this way, the ministers will be on guard against the king and father every day, and the king and father will become increasingly suspicious. As for the ministers, there will be a day when the king and his ministers will doubt each other. If the government is unstable, how can the world be at peace?!"
Zhu Houzhao wanted to roll his eyes when he heard this. These were innocent words from a primary school student. He was really an excellent theorist.
"Lord Zhou, my father has been tolerant of you. This is the Qianqing Palace, and you, a minister with no words or deeds, dare to criticize my father. You said that my father governs the country according to this? What does my father rule by? Qi What’s wrong with the request of King Yong and King Yong that Zeng Qi and others should be held accountable for their crimes? As for the unfounded talk of setting up a trap and punishing them, do you dare to come to the king and say it?!"
Zhou Jing's heart was on fire,
You know what you're doing, but now you're arresting me. There's no evidence. What's this pigtail for? I know that your prince is very eloquent and good at sophistry.
"I'm not talking nonsense. Why doesn't Your Highness defend what I said? Does Your Highness think that if this continues, it won't cause the monarch and his ministers to become suspicious?"….
Zhou Jing thought in his heart that this was a real hidden danger.
In fact, it is logically inferred that this is true. If the people above are playing tricks, the people below have no choice but to play tricks.
Just like Emperor Jiajing, he played with power all his life, so naturally those who could compete with him were all power players. Otherwise, the people below will not survive.
But this is not a reason to abandon the city. Where is this place?
Forbidden City!
Aren't you afraid of being killed as an innocent child?
In fact, Zhu Houzhao didn't answer his words, it wasn't because he couldn't respond, it was as if he was afraid of him.
"I will not argue with Lord Zhou's words because those words are not worth arguing with!"
Not worth an argument!
What a contemptuous statement!
Speaking of which, Zhou Jing was also a very arrogant person, and these four words instantly made him angry.
Even Emperor Hongzhi didn't expect that the prince would say the words "not worth an argument". He has rarely had such heated conversations with his ministers, but of course recently... he has gradually gotten used to it.
He himself feels that the level of giving birth to a son is still first-rate.
"Your Highness, although I am not talented, I have read a book. Your Highness said that I am not worth an argument. I am bold and want to ask Your Highness for advice!"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhou Jing's face and said, "Master Zhou, I will never deliberately insult your reputation. I am still a shallow reader, but I can understand the language. You have been talking for a long time today, isn't it an allusion to the truth behind this matter?" Is there any figure in the east palace?"
"I don't dare! But everything must be judged by itself!" He said unconvinced, sticking his chin up.
"You don't dare. You are so audacious." Zhu Houzhao spoke in a cadence, his voice was not loud, but his tone was stern. "When you say that the country should be governed according to this, you mean that I use this method to govern the country."
means. good! What about before? Father, after listening to your advice, the king and his ministers get along well with each other. What will be the result? In Shandong, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Shaanxi, there were officials who usurped people's land. The two imperial uncles King Qi and King Yong only requested two to three hundred hectares, but it was found that officials frequently seized thousands of hectares. Even the Shandong inspector Qi Kuan, one person took away thousands of hectares of fertile land! Is this the result that the king and his ministers get along well with each other? Is this what you, Mr. Zhou, call the monarch and his ministers getting along well with each other and the government being stable? The situation in the DPRK is stable! The world is about to be in chaos! "
"I'm still a shallow reader, so I don't know how to quote scriptures. However, the things that happen around me are not fake. Now that such a bad incident is happening, it shouldn't be caused by my over-calculation, right? This is a case of Festival."
"In addition, a few days ago, when Mr. Wu was teaching me how to read "Shang Shu", he once said, 'With a military uniform, the world will be settled, and the world will be settled.' I asked him, logically, if King Wu cultivates his body, the world will be settled, so why do you need to wear armor? Mr. Wu explained that there are people in the world who are unwilling to cultivate themselves and can only wear armor to conquer! Mr. Wu explained very well. I believe that there are officials in the world who want to do evil without calculation or resorting to tricks. My father believed in them. , will they serve as officials and benefit the country?!"
So Zhu Houzhao said that he was not worth arguing. This is a place where you are good to me and everyone is good to each other? Look at Emperor Kangxi, who engaged in benevolent governance in his later years, and the treasury was almost emptied by Shuoshu!
Pure nerd idealism.
But Zhou Jing had been studying for a lifetime, and he could not change his mind, so he continued to be stubborn, "But as His Highness said, wouldn't everyone in the DPRK be in danger? I still believe that the way to govern a country should not be too tough!" ”….
"So what if you are tough?!" Zhu Houzhao couldn't bear it any longer and shouted angrily, "When a corrupt official meets a wise king, it's such a simple thing, but it creates so many twists and turns for you! Let me tell you, these few This corrupt official will be killed for sure! No one can plead for mercy! I'm telling you! Today I want to see who is in charge of this Ming Dynasty!
"You are plotting against them again, and you are too forceful. How are so many fields going to be divided now? How many families are involved in the grudges and other things that need to be resolved. These are the real concerns of the people, but you are... You are wasting your time talking about setting up a trap to kill someone. Just ask, who among the landless people would care whether it is a trap to kill someone!
After finishing this scolding, Zhu Houzhao still said in his heart, this is really a donkey's temper that is not afraid of death.
Otherwise, it's a good thing he has a school there.
Otherwise, when he comes to the throne, his actions will be even bigger and more violent. But the whole dynasty is full of ministers like this. Do you waste your energy and words on quarreling with them every day? !
"Your Highness!" Zhou Jing's superior, who was at the same level as Zhu Houzhao, said, "This is in front of the emperor. I dare you, Your Highness, please don't disobey me in front of the emperor!"
Damn eggs!
You have lost too much!
"Prince, please be patient." Hongzhi was also afraid that his son would be angry, so he still protected his shortcomings at the critical moment. "Zhou Aiqing, don't talk anymore. I have my own opinion on this matter. I have read Yang Tinghe's memorial, and I lost my land." The people have gone to the point of selling their sons and daughters and committing such a heinous crime. How could Qi Kuan not kill him? If he kills Qi Kuan, there will be no reason for others to forgive him."
Zhu Houzhao thought to himself, I am a dignified prince, you kill a few corrupt officials and you still talk to me about running the country too harshly!
If you haven't read the history of the country, go and see what Emperor Taizu Gao did.
"Father," the Crown Prince turned around, "I will tell you something important."
"you say."
"I thought that since the elders are here, why not continue the issue that my father and I just discussed, and also ask the elders to come up with an idea." After saying this, he faced Zhou Jing, "As for Mr. Zhou... I think... You are angry in your heart, so don’t be angry. I will give you two sentences, one soft and one hard, and that will end the matter. If you still feel that my virtue is not enough, then you can only become an official. Anyway, I still want to be the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty!
"Zhao'er can't talk nonsense. I know your virtue well." Emperor Hongzhi said to himself, why are you joking at this time? The prince's virtue is also the most critical issue.
Zhou Jing also looked a little strange. I don’t think you can do it. I have to become an official, right?
Okay, okay.
"Please enlighten me, Your Highness."
"Okay!" Zhu Houzhao came to the emperor's side, "Father, gentlemen, these days I have taught my sons and ministers that the people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the most important. In the final analysis, Lord Zhou is not fighting with his sons and ministers for themselves. .”
"Well, what the prince said is good. He understands the overall situation well at a young age!" The emperor found an opportunity to praise quickly.
Zhu Houzhao continued, "I think it's okay to fight over the foundation. If we don't fight, we won't know each other. But fighting... we have to fight for some real things. What is real things? It is the most important thing that the people care about. If the people don't care, we will fight for it. Is what you are fighting over to be a show for the people of the world? Therefore, I think that the things that will be fought over in the future will highlight the word "real". Just like this matter, Mr. Zhou, dear ministers, "
"How will the captured land be divided? For example, Qi Kuan, what he captured must not belong to one family. If the family he captured has no one left, who will the land be distributed to? Furthermore, will someone show up? Come and lie that Qi Kuan has taken his family's land? Also, if the people lose their land and sell their sons and daughters, then naturally there will be no farm tools and seeds. How many people are there, and how many should the court prepare? .There are so many things, which one does not require a long time of energy? And which one is not critical?"
"Sir Zhou, the Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of money and food. You say loyal ministers and loyal ministers. Now I ask you, after these projects are done and the land is returned to the people, if the money and food in these counties are still not available next year, Growth, what do you say?!”
How to say? What can I say! The Minister of Hubu is proud of the Minister of Hubu! .
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