Empress Zhang was still very uneasy when she returned to Kunning Palace. She was so anxious that she looked around. She didn't care about Tang Bohu's injury, the anger of the scholars, or the chaos in the court. She was just afraid that those civil servants would unite to force His Majesty. If it gets out of hand, then He Ling and Yan Ling are really hopeless.
I also thought that since the tenth year of Hongzhi, the prince has responded beautifully to the attacks of civil servants. Even the Holy Emperor has said that there is nothing he can do against those ministers. Only the prince seems to know how to handle them.
But the problem is that just a few days ago, He Ling and Yan Ling had some unpleasantness with the prince in Kunning Palace. What should they do?
After thinking about it carefully, after all, they are also the prince's uncles, so there is some resentment, but are they family members after all? To untie the bell, the person who tied the bell must be tied, so he asked the eunuch in Kunning Palace,
"You should leave the palace now and go to Shouning Bo's Mansion to pass on my decree and ask them to find a way to enter the palace and ask for the crown prince."
"Yes, I will comply with your wishes."
Empress Zhang arranged this session, but she still felt uneasy. She couldn't just stay here without doing anything.
So in the end she couldn't hold it back and decided to go to Qianqing Palace.
Even if the emperor didn't want to see her, she would beg for mercy there.
On Zhu Houzhao's side,
As soon as he appeared in the East Palace, the cabinet and other officials came to ask him to bring justice. They knew very well how the emperor and empress had handled similar cases in the past, and it seemed that only the prince could count on him.
That is, the Hongzhi Dynasty,
At another time, Zhu Houzhao would have driven them all away.
This is too sensitive. The prince actually has such prestige in the hearts of the ministers. He goes to him for help whenever anything happens. If the emperor knows about it, won't he get chills in his back?
In the East Palace,
Liu Jian led a group of officials, and dozens of people, large and small, stayed in front of Zhu Houzhao and refused to leave.
Of course, this posture was completely different from Zuo Shunmen before. They didn't cry or make trouble, they just begged for mercy.
Liu Jian pointed directly at the key point and said fiercely: "Your Highness, it is the time for the general examination. All the candidates in the country are in the capital, and they have all witnessed this. Tang Yin of Yingtian Mansion Jieyuan was beaten by Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo, causing his arm to be broken. The break is now known to everyone in the city, and soon everyone in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty will know about it! If this matter is not given to the scholars in the world... I really don’t know how the people in the world view the imperial court. !」
Zhu Houzhao put his hands behind his back and said, "I have been to Qianqing Palace this morning, and I have also met my father, the emperor, and my mother."
He spoke in a low tone,
There is no need to say much about what follows, the meaning is actually clear.
All the important ministers clenched their fists secretly, because the prince whipped them so hard that if Zhou Jing was here before, they would have stood up and burst out in anger.
"... Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo are my uncles. I also have my father and mother, Liu Ge Lao, Li Ge Lao, Xie Ge Lao, and all the important ministers. Please teach me. How can we deal with it?"
Xie Qian was the most eloquent. He said: "Since ancient times, all wise kings have regarded the world as the most important thing. They will not use the heart of one person to win the hearts of all people. They will not use the private interests of one family to occupy the public affairs of the world. The family affairs of the heavenly family are also the affairs of the world, and so are the people of the world. We are all the subjects of His Highness, how can we act against the people of the world for one person?”….
Talking so much is actually useless.
"How is Tang Yin?"
"Uncle Shouning has sent Qi out of the house. He is now being treated by Dr. Hu of the academy. His life is not serious, but he will not be able to make it in time for the examination."
It is impossible for the imperial court to postpone the date of the examination because of this matter.
"How's the situation outside?"
Liu Jian replied: "It's okay for now, but if the court doesn't give a response, I may cause public anger and cause chaos. The Yiwei Ke Examination is just around the corner. If the court pretends that nothing happens and holds it as scheduled... Your Highness, One person can be deceived, but how can all the people be deceived?"
"Tsk." Zhu Houzhao also found it troublesome, "It's true that more success than failure! My father has been resting for many days, and his body has just gotten better, and they made such a mess!"
They could all see the prince's attitude. In fact, this matter involves the queen, and the prince has nothing to do.
As a result, these old men still did not give up. They packed up and prepared to go to Qianqing Palace. Zhu Houzhao couldn't stop them.
He had no choice but to show that he was not prepared to treat Uncle Shouning and Uncle Jianchang in order not to be involved in what Mao Yuwen was planning.
And in the afternoon,
Liu Jin came to report that Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo secretly came out of the mansion and were going to the East Palace.
"They still have the nerve to come to me?!" Zhu Houzhao immediately became angry, pinched his waist and pointed: "Call them!"
The forest is really big and there are all kinds of birds.
Although he hadn't arrived yet, Zhu Houzhao thought of his purpose as soon as he heard it. At this juncture, what can they want? Please beg for mercy!
However, when Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling really knelt down and began to cry and beg for mercy,
Zhu Houzhao's soul was still shocked.
How could there be such a shameless person!
Zhang Heling cried and said: "Your Highness, Yanling and I both knew we were wrong. We originally wanted to teach him a lesson, but we never thought about breaking Tang Yin's hand! Now the ministers in the court and Beijing The scholars here are going to put us to death. I heard from the Queen that the ministers are so bold that they want to persecute the Holy Father! Your Highness, for the sake of us being your uncles, please help us think of a way, or... ...If you don’t go to His Majesty and talk to him, you must not let Your Majesty agree to the advice of the ministers, Your Highness!”
"Shut up!" Zhu Houzhao shouted sternly. Hearing these two people cry made his head hurt. "A small lesson? Is this called a small lesson? Isn't it because you are used to indulging your domestic slaves? They were so audacious that they finally caused this trouble!"
He doesn't care whether he is an uncle or not.
Moreover, I have already been dissatisfied with them, and now I will not tolerate it anymore, "Uncle Shouning, Uncle Jianchang, in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, I beat you with twenty military sticks here. What did I say?" Wait? If you don't discipline me, you will be in great trouble in the future! That lesson was intended to save you, but what about you? Did you reflect on it for a moment after you went back? I'm afraid you all feel wronged by me for not caring about blood ties. Right?! Now that there is such a catastrophe, you still dare to go to the East Palace to plead for mercy?"
"Who do you think the emperor is? What is the prince? What is the imperial court? Is it your Zhang family's private weapons and playthings? Is it an accomplice who protects you from roaming the countryside and preying on the common people?!"...
The prince's words were like knives, thrown at them one by one.
Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling didn't want to come, but that was the queen's wish. Anyway, it was just a chance, just in case.
But in the final analysis, I didn't expect that the prince's words would be so harsh, and it sounded like he wanted to kill them.
Zhang Yanling felt aggrieved. He didn't know how high the sky was, and he was still stubborn. He said, "If Tang Bohu hadn't humiliated my two brothers in the street, how could I have gone to trouble him? Now everyone outside is saying that we have broken the law, and His Highness also It is said that we have caused a big trouble, but who is Tian? It is His Majesty, how could it be those people? What was the original cause of this matter? It was Tang Bohu, and it was not us who went to trouble them first. If Your Highness is willing to save us , just save. If you don’t want to save us, we will ask the Queen. Why use those principles to pressure us? Which one is right or wrong? The Queen will give us two brothers an explanation. "
Zhu Houzhao was very murderous.
Zhang Yanling's final message was that you should stop talking nonsense. Let's go to Kunning Palace and we will have an explanation when we get there.
What does it mean to have a statement? This means that your prince must also listen to the queen!
"Uncle Jianchang! Are you willing to die?" Liu Jin's expression changed greatly. It has been twelve years since Hongzhi. Why is there still such a fool who wants to offend the master of the East Palace like this?
Speaking of which, Zhang Heling and he are the same, with similar IQs. Why don't you stop your brother at this time? But he didn't. He didn't say a word at that moment.
It shows that he also thinks so in his heart.
"Of course I don't want my life, but what did I say wrong? Wasn't it Tang Bohu who insulted us first?"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't bear it anymore, "Do you still need people to praise you for the things you have done? You dared to molest people in the Forbidden City last year.
The palace maid came out of here, oppressed the people, seized people's land, and did so many evil things. Which of Tang Bohu's words was false? "
Zhang Heling understood immediately after hearing this, why the hell is he begging for mercy? Is he here to beg for scolding?
"Since His Highness said this, he has been dissatisfied with us two uncles for a long time. It is the fault of the minister and Uncle Jianchang today. We should not have come here, which will only increase the displeasure of His Highness."
"I won't send it!"
Looking at their leaving figures, Zhu Houzhao became more determined in his instructions to Mao Yuwen.
He turned around and sat down,
This made Liu Jin a little scared, "Your Highness..."
"I'm fine, you don't need to panic."
How could it be okay!
It's going to be okay!
I, Liu Jin, couldn’t have been spanked with the spanking back then.
so……
Of course something happened.
Mao Yuwen had already made arrangements in the darkroom.
A few days ago, the prince asked him to find the enemies of those two bastards. Guess what, because they had done so many evil things, this task was too easy for Mao Qianhu.
The things that ordinary people cared about at home, including their fields and their daughters, were all snatched away by them.
Don't find it too easy.
Even Master Qianhu was asked to screen them, and finally three middle-aged men who looked stronger were selected.
Mao Yuwen was on the line between life and death. Who doesn't even care about his own death?
People who have lost hope.
"...I am not ordering you to do things, nor am I begging you to do things. You have grudges against Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo, and I have grudges against them. We work together to get what we need." At the end, Mao Yuwen's tone was actually a little low, "I also have such an enemy. Back then, my mother and I abandoned and insulted each other and experienced the deepest despair in the world. The purpose of living was to kill that person... So we are actually the same." .”….
He turned around, looked at these three unshaven old men with sunken eyes, and said like a chant:
"But after today, you can be liberated. Liberate, liberate, those who can liberate are the lucky ones."
It's a pity that they had to wait for a long time at that moment. I don't know why Uncle Shouning and Uncle Jianchang were delayed in the palace for a long time. After a while, someone came to report: "Master Qianhu, Uncle Shouning and Uncle Jianchang came from the palace." We're out. But... the number of guards has increased a bit."
When the three people heard this, they became a little anxious.
"Don't be afraid, I had expected this. Let them go first and stay away from the palace." Mao Yuwen sneered, "I don't know who gave them this idea. Originally, the walls of the uncle's house were high and the courtyard was deep. It was troublesome to start with, but now that it's better...you still dare to come out."
"Follow the plan."
"yes."
The ministers of the Ming Dynasty would intercept the minister in the middle of the road and prepare to beat him up, and even dared to rush through the palace gate. These two living uncles are nothing. Once their whereabouts are revealed, chaos will inevitably arise. The angry scholars from various provinces and the imperial censors had long wanted to beat them up.
Mao Yuwen knelt down and gave each of the three men a knife, "Put on the clothes of a scholar and take advantage of the chaos."
Anyway, there are some scholars whose hair turns gray after passing the exam, and being in their forties is nothing.
Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were very careful along the way. When they were in the palace, they were actually frightened by the looks of Liu Jian and the ministers. When they left the palace, for the sake of safety, they asked Queen Zhang to send additional guards for them.
But the problem is that it makes them more conspicuous, so that after someone shouts "Bos Shouning and Jianchang are there," no one needs to look for them. They just look at places where there are many guards.
"Let's go! Rush over and give them some color!"
"If Emperor Taizu were here, why would he let these two beasts be so arrogant!"
On the street, beside the shops, guards armed with knives, scholars and ministers poured into the streets. Shouts, screams, vegetables, eggs... the street was instantly in chaos.
This matter is very risky for Mao Yuwen, because the prince told him
, if there is any oversight, he will be responsible for his life. He doesn't even need to find someone to kill him, he can just kill him himself.
This was his plan long ago, because after he entered Jinyiwei and saw the torture instruments, he knew that simply dying was actually a kind of relief.
However, something with such a high risk made his blood tremble. In the past, he had been bullied and beaten. He had done all kinds of despicable things in order to survive. Even his mother was insulted in order to survive. Those memories tortured him. , forging him.
But at this moment, he finally had the feeling of controlling the life and death of others, which made him both scared and excited. He kept muttering in his mouth: Free, free.
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