In true historical facts,
Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling mainly committed the following crimes.
1. House slaves robbed people of their fields and houses. This matter was later impeached by Yan Guan Shangshu, and the emperor sent Xiao Jing to investigate. Xiao Jing wanted to make peace with him, but he didn't dare to say that these things didn't happen, because everyone in the court knew that such things happened, so why did he open his eyes and tell lies for those two people? Friendship is not that great.
But he didn't dare to deal with Uncle Shouning and Uncle Jianchang like this, so he thought of a way. It's just... I can punish those house slaves, right? Find someone to take the blame for the two uncles, and the matter will be over.
After making a plan, the old eunuch came back and reported in this caliber. As a result, Empress Zhang was furious. House slave? You can't move the house slave.
Historical records record that the emperor also pretended to be angry at that time, but Emperor Hongzhi had no choice but to pretend to be angry. Feeling embarrassed afterwards, I went to comfort the old eunuch Xiao Jing.
And this matter itself, of course, has no results.
2. Reselling private salt. During the Hongzhi period, it was not uncommon for dignitaries and eunuchs to be rewarded with salt worth tens of thousands. The Zhang brothers did more than that. Not only did they ask for salt directly from the emperor, they also used water transport ships to sell private salt. The salt tax was an important source of revenue for the imperial court, so it was obvious that they had never thought about poaching a corner of a relative's house.
3. Enter and leave the Forbidden City at will, tease the palace maids, and try on crowns. When this incident happened, an eunuch named He Wending couldn't stand it anymore and was about to beat Zhang Yanling. History books record: Wending held a big melon outside the curtain and was about to strike him!
But the fight failed because Zhang Yanling escaped because of Li's secret.
The next day, He Wending went to the emperor to expose the illegal activities of the Zhang brothers. Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling backhandedly framed He Wending for unknown crimes. Empress Zhang was naturally extremely angry at the eunuch accusing her brother.
So the emperor sent someone to arrest He Wending and put him in Jinyiwei Prison. He was also tortured to find out who was behind the scenes.
He Wending replied that there were two people in charge, one was named Confucius and the other was named Mencius.
In fact, what kind of mastermind could a rootless old eunuch have? He couldn't help but beat Zhang Yanling in the palace courtyard. It was obvious that he just couldn't bear it anymore and got angry.
Later, He Wending was beaten to death in prison. The person who was ordered to do this was named Li Guang.
At that time, because He Wending had a good reputation, Yushi Huangshan and others rescued him, but they failed. After He Wending's death, people at the time wrote poems in memory of him: "It is rare in ancient times and now for the relatives of foreign relatives to exercise power, but the resistance of internal ministers has never been seen before."
So sometimes Zhu Houzhao also thinks,
If he was considering the kinship relationship with his uncle, or the risk of doing this, and let Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling survive until the next few decades,
Not to mention how much trouble they would cause themselves because of Queen Zhang,
Even during their lifetimes, those ordinary people who will still be bullied, enslaved, and killed by them, who will speak for them?
Yes, the deaths of Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo will make Empress Zhang sad. So, will the relatives of those killed by the Zhang brothers be sad?
In order to keep his uncle alive, he let those people die. This is selfishness. ….
"There are only a few relatives in the world who have power..."
And that's not the only one.
That evening,
Mao Yuwen stayed up all night. After the situation became chaotic, he sent people to fish in troubled waters.
The scene was full of excitement, and people chanted "Taizu, Taizong", words like this seemed to embolden themselves.
Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were frightened by this situation.
The two of them pushed the guards in front of them, shouting out of fear and arrogance: "You treacherous officials and traitors! Do you want to die if you dare to rush into the court in the street?"
Snapped!
An egg actually hit Zhang Yanling's face!
Then there are the fists.
"You're deceiving the heavens!
Zhang Heling shouted, "Come here, kill them all!"
Of course the guards wouldn't dare to let people go like this.
Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo were invaded, and when the situation was pressing, they had no choice but to attack some people in front.
With this move, the crowd's anger became even more uncontrollable!
"go!"
Mao Yuwen issued the order.
So crowding, screaming, sweat, fear...hundreds of people and hundreds of sounds were stirring up the chaotic scene.
Until a stream of blood shot up into the sky, stunning the person who was hit.
"Who brought the knife?!"
…
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This evening,
After taking a bath, Zhu Houzhao sat on his sofa with his hair disheveled. He read the "Emperor Fan" left by Li Shimin over and over again.
He still remembers the history class in junior high school, where he talked about the Tang Dynasty and heard the teacher tell him for the first time that Li Shimin had killed his brother and put his biological father under house arrest.
At that time, I felt... It didn't matter, since Li Shimin was far away from me anyway.
But it has been a long time since he came to Ming Dynasty, and he will also be an emperor in the future, like Li Shimin. He suddenly wondered, what was Li Shimin thinking when he made this decision?
Later, when he created the Zhenguan Reign, he only looked at the second half and not the first half. Who would have thought that he would lead to the Xuanwumen Incident.
The prince muttered silently: "In the "Emperor's Code", it is said in rewards and punishments: There is no partiality and no party, the king's way is unrestrained. What it means is that rewards and punishments should not be judged based on preferences, but should be judged based on merits and crimes."
The palace maid Qiu Yun was combing his hair, her movements gentle and soothing, so as not to disturb his reading.
"Your Highness is really working hard. He will go to bed soon, and he still has to study."
Zhu Houzhao said slowly: "Wang Tu's dominance is not easy. If I don't make any sacrifices, I'm afraid I won't be able to achieve great success."
It was at this time,
Liu Jin called softly from outside the door, "Your Highness, Your Highness..."
"come in."
Liu Jin lowered his head, walked quickly, said nothing, knelt down and exclaimed in surprise: "Your Highness! Uncle Shouning and Uncle Jianchang were in an accident on their way back from the palace this evening. Ge was beaten by Jiangnan officials. In the case of Tang Bohu, the scholars in the capital were very resentful towards him, so they gathered and clashed with each other. In the chaos, both Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo...unfortunately died."
"What?" Zhu Houzhao's whole body felt as if he had been shocked by electricity. He stayed there for a while without moving. After a while, he started to cry and asked fiercely: "Who did it?! Send someone to investigate immediately!"
Then he had no time to change his clothes, so he simply tied up his hair and went to Kunning Palace, but halfway there he was told that the Queen had already gone to Qianqing Palace, so he changed his route again. ….
I jogged all the way, and when I arrived outside the Qianqing Palace, I heard Queen Zhang’s shrill roar,
"...During the Zuo Shunmen Incident, the prince had already taught a group of ministers a lesson. At that time, I thought that killing dozens of officials at once would be a bit unpleasant! Unexpectedly, they dared to commit murder in the street, and even two of my ministers Both brothers died on the spot! Your Majesty, if the truth of this matter is not found out, I... I will also die!"
Queen Zhang's hair was messy and her eyes were red. She looked like an angry tiger at this time.
Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Zhu Houzhao, as if grasping straw, "Zhao'er is here. Zhao'er...your two uncles..."
"My son already knew about it, so I wanted to find my father and my queen before I could change my clothes. Mother, please don't hurt your body because of your sorrow... My father asked my son to supervise the country, but he didn't expect that something like this would happen during this period. In the end, it was his son's fault." The minister is not doing his job well..."
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, "My son thought that both Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo were honored by the imperial father. If such a big incident happened on the street, it shows that the scholars and officials are extremely bold. If they are not severely rectified, the father and the imperial court will suffer in the future. Where is the majesty?"
Empress Zhang felt a little relieved after hearing this, "The prince's words are good! Your Majesty, all the scholars involved in the scandal should be arrested and executed!"
This is an angry statement. No matter how good Emperor Hongzhi is, he will not kill so many ministers and scholars.
"Tomorrow, I will go to the morning court. Ahem." The emperor covered his mouth and coughed a few times, "Queen, you...hey, don't be too sad, your health is important. I will definitely send the Ministry of Ceremonies to organize the funerals of Heling and Yanling. The prince said just now that he was to blame for this matter, but that's actually not true... In the final analysis, it is still my fault. I have indulged these relatives too much over the years. I originally thought that the minister was dissatisfied with them and would at least understand my affection for them. I never thought that the conflict between the ministers and the royal relatives would reach this level."
"That Tang Bohu... everything happened because of him, how could he not have anything to do with it? I will inform Li Dongyang and Dai Shan tomorrow and disqualify him from participating in the examination for the rest of his life."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't say anything about Empress Zhang's current mood, so let him go back to Taohuawu.
"The other scholars involved must also be arrested and interrogated severely!"
Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi made the decision for her, the queen finally vented her grievances and anger. After that, she became sad and cried and cried until she was tired of crying and fell asleep.
But Emperor Hongzhi couldn't sleep,
Zhu Houzhao couldn't sleep either.
The father and son chatted for a long time,
The emperor had the idea that there was too much conflict between his ministers and his relatives, which gave Zhu Houzhao an idea.
"Father, it's hard to say clearly who is right and who is wrong in this matter. As my mother said, Tang Bohu did insult his uncle in public, and only then did his uncles beat him. The two uncles No matter what is wrong, Tang Bohu does not know dignity after all. However, the trouble is that most of the things Tang Bohu scolded are true. Therefore, scholars all over the world can naturally speak from his perspective. Inferiority and right and wrong are confused. Taken together, it’s too complicated.”
"Since it is complicated, we can only cut the knot quickly, calm down the matter quickly, and eliminate the impact. Therefore, I believe that my father should deal with both parties involved. Some officials of the imperial court and some exam scholars committed murders in the street without knowing where the sky is from the ground. Those who should be demoted should be demoted, and those who should be reduced to fame should be reduced. However, the royal relatives in the court should also restrain themselves. The father and emperor should let them vomit out some of the acres they occupied and the salt they begged for. In this way, even if one of them has an opinion, My father finally dealt with the other party. No one will continue to cause trouble, and the situation will not continue to worsen. As time goes by, the impact will be eliminated."
The advantage of attacking both sides at the same time is to strengthen the imperial power. This was the first thing that attracted the emperor.
In addition, Hongzhi is a person who is afraid of trouble. He doesn't like to have such troubles all day long. The second point to cater to his wishes is to cut through the mess quickly.
Since no matter how one party is dealt with, the other party will be dissatisfied, then fine, let's play fifty big cards each.
Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and finally agreed, "Okay. I will declare the decree accordingly tomorrow."
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