Even though it had been more than half a year, most people inside and outside the court were still frightened when they mentioned the Zuo Shunmen incident.
On that day, a total of 112 officials, including Ma Wensheng, Wu Kuan, Zhou Jing, etc., broke into the palace and rushed to the prince. All of them were beaten down with fifty sticks and a wooden board. Among them, Liu Chao and others were beaten to death on the spot. Eighteen officials! Twelve officials later died of serious injuries.
Then, the imperial court thoroughly investigated the people who fanned that day. If there were any suspicions, all of them were removed from their official positions and deprived of their honors. Those with meritorious titles among the same clan were also removed, and the rest were not allowed to take the exam again.
Many officials in the Ming Dynasty were not afraid of others, but they were only afraid of this one.
But the charges imposed by the court were so serious that no one else dared to say anything. After all, in order to escape guilt, those people dared to stir up the emotions of the ministers and attack the prince. What else could they not dare to do?
Although the remaining people are coerced, they have taken practical actions after all. Those who should be resigned will be resigned, and those who should be demoted will be demoted.
Like Wu Kuan, who is now the magistrate of Longquan County, Guizhou.
Ma Wensheng and Zhou Jing were too old and were directly asked to become officials. All the honors given by the court, such as prince and tutor, were all taken away.
After a big change,
Fortunately, there were many officials from the capital who did not arrive at Zuoshunmen that day.
And for a time, no one dared to question the reputation of the prince thus established.
People thought that with this great victory, the prince would completely replace the ministers in the court with a strong posture, so that no one would dare to disobey the wishes of the East Palace.
But to everyone’s surprise,
At this pass, the prince suddenly became quiet.
In addition to studying in the Wenhua Hall every day, he also practiced riding and shooting in the East Palace. Of course, because of Emperor Hongzhi's request, the prince also spent a lot of time helping the emperor handle government affairs.
His quietness gave the originally turbulent court a chance to breathe. Many people initially thought that the prince was too strict, but later found that this was not the case. The prince did things in a reasonable and orderly manner. People like Wu Kuan took the initiative to provoke others. It doesn't matter if the official is on duty as usual.
In particular, the three cabinet ministers got the opportunity to ease the relationship between the princes. If the quarrel continued, the cabinet would not be able to survive. Now, no matter what, the structure of Liu, Li, and Xie has been maintained. The country has lost so many ministers, but everything is stable and orderly and depends on them.
The three of them are a cabinet that works well together and handles most things reasonably and appropriately. Before the Zuo Shunmen incident, Liu Jian had already considered doing things according to the prince's ideas.
This is also the reason why we were suddenly able to live in peace during this period.
Zhu Houzhao himself was also a smart man. Over time, he understood a few things at a glance. Although Liu Jian did not come to him to express his loyalty like Wang Hao did, the general idea was to move closer to him.
In this way, he is also happy to see Liu Jian continue to serve as the head of the cabinet.
At the same time, this quietness was also intentional on his part, because the Zuo Shunmen incident was justifiable, but it was always one thing after another. Prince Yu's reputation was always bad, and the central government was doing this every day. Struggle, how many ministers are really focused on government affairs?
After much thought, Zhu Houzhao also decided to be a little more calm.
In addition, he is still young and many things are in the planning stage, which itself takes time. ….
Therefore, from the Zuo Shunmen incident to the spring of the twelfth year of Hongzhi, the political style of the court changed, and many ministers no longer dared to cause trouble. Because everyone has understood that with a person like the prince here, you can cause trouble if you want, but if you want to end the matter according to your wishes, it will not be easy.
In addition, coupled with the seriousness and pragmatism of Liu Jian in the cabinet, the DPRK and China have been discussing serious matters of state governance for some time.
For example, if a place is hit by a disaster, it will be exempted from tax. An official is corrupt, take it down. If there is any festival, then worship according to the etiquette and everything will be in order.
Oh, one more thing,
In October of the eleventh year of Hongzhi, the emperor's daughter Xiurong, who was under five years old, died of illness.
Xiurong's death made Emperor Hongzhi so sad that he quit the court for a day and later posthumously named her Princess Taikang.
With this adverse event, the situation in the DPRK and China became even quieter.
Anyone who dares to bark at this time just wants to be beaten with a stick.
Because everyone can also see that the Prince of the East Palace is secretly feeling sad about this.
To be honest, the emperor is a real loner. It would have been nice to have a little sister. With the souls of his descendants, as long as he loves her more, this little princess will definitely be his caring person in the future, but now she is gone.
Emperor Hongzhi's health was not good to begin with.
I lost my beloved daughter before winter, and before she had time to recover, she entered a winter that was getting colder every year. At the same time, the emperor was diligent in his political affairs. Even if his daughter died, he would only miss the court for only one day. The rest of the time, he would hardly miss the morning court. In addition, he had to review memorials.
This persisted for several months. After the Spring Festival, the emperor could no longer hold on and suddenly fell ill.
In fact, he was only thirty years old and had no major problems such as organ disease. In the final analysis, there were only two words: one was tired and the other was weak.
Moreover, his body and bones were already weak. Hongzhi got sick once in ten years. In the eleventh year, he had good luck and was relatively healthy. By the end of this year, he should have gotten sick again.
So Zhu Houzhao now has another item on his schedule, which is to go to the emperor's palace to give the emperor medicine.
Hongzhi looked at the more stable prince and felt happy in his heart.
Zhu Houzhao is indeed taller than when Hongzhi first came ten years ago. After all, he eats more and pays attention to exercise. He will definitely go out to show his face in the future. The emperor of Ming Dynasty will give people a majestic impression at first sight.
"Prince... these past six months, he has calmed down and studied with peace of mind, which is exactly what I expected."
"Father, don't think about this anymore." Zhu Hou looked after the emperor who was tortured by illness every day. His face was pale, like an anemic patient, and he felt uncomfortable in his heart. "The imperial doctor said that my father was sick from overwork and needed to rest. Father, Just think about what you want to eat, what you want to see, what you want to hear, and if your father tells you, I will definitely find a way to find it for you."
The emperor smiled and said, "I know a son better than a father, but between me and my wife, I know a father better than a son. What can I like to eat or watch? I have to worry about the political affairs of the court, and I also have to worry about you. , you want to put it down and not think about it? You can’t do it in one day.”
Zhu Houzhao was helpless. What Hongzhi said was indeed true. He was just a son-slave.
"Your Majesty," my husband Xiao Jing knelt down at this time and said carefully, "Mr. Liu Ge, Mr. Li Ge, and Mr. Xie Ge are outside asking for an audience."….
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He has been talking about it for a lifetime, but due to the unfortunate timing of time travel, he has only really come into contact with it now.
"Send it to the prince for reading first." The emperor is now used to saying this.
The ministers were used to hearing this.
Zhu Houzhao became more accustomed to doing this.
In fact, he was also thinking that the twelfth year of Hongzhi... wasn't that the year of Tang Bohu?
Originally, being the examiner of the general examination was a good position. It not only showed your status in the heart of the emperor, but also attracted a large number of future important officials to worship you as their teacher.
But being the examiner of Yiwei in the twelfth year of Hongzhi was not a good job.
Because Tang Bohu committed imperial examination fraud, the examiner Cheng Minzheng suffered no good consequences. But he couldn't remember why Cheng Minzheng made such a fuss.
I just subconsciously feel that since you are the examiner, something like this must be at fault on your part.
Zhu Houzhao opened the cabinet documents and took a look: Li Dongyang, a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, Prince Shaobao, and Wang Hao, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu of Zhanshi Mansion, were the examiners of the examination.
There are two examiners. This was decided by the cabinet. In the final analysis, it was Liu Jian who nodded to give the prince face.
There are eighteen co-examiners, which is a lot, mainly because thousands of students have to read their papers.
"Father." The prince read it and handed it to the emperor. "My son, I don't have anything to say. I just think it's better not to let Wang Jiao be the examiner."
Liu, Li, and Xie all had doubts in their hearts.
The emperor was also puzzled, "Why? Wang Hao talks about talents and virtues. What's wrong with being an examiner?"...
"Wang Hao lectured in the academy, and the principles he stated were controversial. However, these were academic disputes. Reading the sage's books from different angles, if you believe it, use it, if you don't believe it, discard it. But the imperial examination is related to the method of employing people in the court, isn't it? How can he be so casual? Therefore, I thought that if I appointed Wang Hao as the examiner, I might cause unnecessary trouble."
The emperor and the three cabinet ministers all nodded in deep agreement.
Liu Jian even praised: "His Royal Highness the Prince is concerned about Zhou Xiang and the overall situation, which is not as good as the ministers."
"That's right. What the prince said shows that the six months of studying have not been in vain." Emperor Hongzhi made up his mind and pointed at the old eunuch, "Xiao Jing, pass the decree to reward the prince with 20,000 pieces of the finest silk tribute from Jiangnan. "
"My dear father, I thank you!"
"Get up, get up. You and I, father and son, don't have to be like this. Mr. Liu Ge, since Wang Hao is not suitable, let's see who the remaining examiner chooses?"
Zhu Houzhao can do whatever they want, as long as they don't choose anyone from me.
"Wei Chen thinks that Daishan, the imperial censor of Zuodu, has a long history and is of pure virtue, so he can be the chief examiner." Liu Jian mentioned a person who had nothing to do with the prince. After all, he couldn't be too flattering. With that Just let the prince know what you mean. If the prince doesn't want it, there is no need to force it.
They have always had such a tacit understanding.
Hongzhi glanced at the prince and found that he had nothing to say, "Zhunzou."
"By the way, it just so happens that you are all here today." Emperor Hongzhi said in a consultative tone: "Since I occasionally felt unwell last winter, I have often felt mentally and physically exhausted and my body has become increasingly weak. However, the state affairs are heavy, so I want to take a break for a few days. Our Ming Dynasty has many people who are waiting to be fed. Fortunately, the prince is alert and increasingly stable, which can be seen from the fact that he is the examiner today. Therefore, I have a plan that I want to talk to you three about. "
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian were all very smart people. When they heard the meaning of the emperor's words, they almost all had the same idea.
"Your Majesty...you want the prince to supervise the country?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his face was filled with black lines. I'm thinking about you working, but you're also thinking about *** work? ! .
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