Time has no emotions and never cares about people's joys, sorrows and joys.
After a ray of light appeared on the skyline, it could no longer be blocked.
Not long after, a decree came from the palace: I heard that Zhang Cheng, the Minister of Rites, passed away suddenly. I was deeply saddened and decided to miss the day to pay homage to the deceased.
After the death of a high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty, a "Please pay tribute to the deceased" was usually given.
If the relatives of the deceased are still officials, then the relatives will write the submission. If not, if they are not qualified, the submission will be written by their colleagues.
Therefore, as soon as Liu Daxia got the news, he went to Zhang's mansion to express his condolences, and personally wrote a funeral memorial for Zhang Cheng.
At noon, the memorial was delivered to the imperial eucalyptus.
In the capital, officials of all sizes who knew each other gathered together to lament how worthless the sudden death of the Minister of Rites was.
Even those who had had a little friction with him in the past still put aside their prejudices when facing the deceased, shook their heads and said, "What a pity..."
It has been seventeen years since Hongzhi, and Dai Shan's health has become even worse. The word "death" is taboo among the elderly, and Zhang Cheng's ending makes him feel sad.
When Dai Zongxian paid homage to Zhang Mansion, he said to Liu Daxia with some emotion: "Brother Desfu has been rigorous in his studies since he was young. He has been an official for more than thirty years. He has been diligent in royal affairs and loyal. At that time, I entered the court early and became an official. It took him three years, but in the end he was the one who left before me."
Liu Daxia on the side was even more inexplicably sad, "Yesterday I saw that Desfu was depressed. I thought he was worried about the incident in Zhejiang, but I didn't expect that it was just one night..."
Yin and Yang are separated, unless they are mortal enemies, the Chinese will still respect him. Although Zhu Houzhao doesn't like this person either, he is the Minister of Etiquette of the imperial court after all.
People are dead, and he still has to spit a few times, which is really a disgrace to his own image.
At this time, preferential treatment and generous burial can calm people's hearts.
Therefore, at the prince's request, the emperor sent Xiao Jing to the Zhang Mansion to convey the decree and pay homage. Basically, I agree with the various formulations in the memorial.
In the end, the imperial court posthumously awarded him the title of Taifu and the posthumous title of "Wen Ding".
When Wu Kuan passed away two months ago, even though he was a minister who had made mistakes, the emperor still gave him the posthumous title of "Wen Ding" in consideration of his status as imperial master.
No matter how you say it, this imperial edict is correct.
All the ministers who came to Zhang Mansion to express their condolences saw the attitude of the palace, the emperor, and the prince. Even if they felt that Zhang Cheng's death was unclear, they could not find anything wrong with it.
The deceased was the most important, which worked for Zhu Houzhao and also for the ministers. At the end of the day, all the important ministers went to Zhang Mansion.
But in the morning of the second day,
People began to focus on the court again.
Censor Lin Yang reported: "Your Majesty, the late eldest uncle Zhang Chengnai was a second-rank official in charge of the first department! Such a prominent official suddenly committed suicide at home without any warning. There are many strange things in it! Your Majesty, please Decree to investigate this matter in detail!"
Condolences have also been expressed.
Sadness has passed.
Now everyone is starting to think, how could this happen suddenly?
Emperor Hongzhi glanced sideways at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Prince, please tell me."
"Yes." Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, and then spoke slowly before the court, "Yesterday, I have discussed this matter with my father. The eldest uncle is the Minister of Rites, and my father has always believed in it. He should never have committed suicide. In the inner room. As for what happened to Uncle Zong, it was the corruption scandal that had just broken out in Zhejiang. I originally considered Zhang Chengnai, an important minister of the imperial court. When Zhejiang was in chaos, the country needed ministers, so it was entrusted with important tasks, but instead I didn't expect it to end like this... From this we can see that there must be some hidden secret behind Zhejiang's Eucalyptus."...
"Therefore, I believe that the incident in Zhejiang must be investigated to the bottom of the matter, so as to prevent anyone from slandering the Minister of Rites of the Imperial Court, and to restore Uncle Zong's innocence!"
What a name for innocence.
People who know the inside story are guessing that maybe Zhang Chengcheng committed suicide out of fear of crime and did not dare to go to Zhejiang at all.
It's just that the person is already dead, and it seems a bit immoral to openly say such things at this time.
The prince is now dealing with Zhejiang Eucalyptus in this name, which seems to have the flavor of seeking justice for the deceased. For a while, even if someone felt something was wrong, they couldn't make any sense.
But sending a Grade A guard directly to Zhejiang still frightens many people.
Then Chen Wang, the censor of Zuo Qiandu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, said, "I heard yesterday that His Highness has sent the Tengxiang left guard to Zhejiang. This is really a waste of money. If Your Highness wants to use troops, the governor of Zhejiang will do it himself." There are many garrison stations such as Jiaxing Station, Zhoushan Station, Taizhou Station, etc. Why do they need to mobilize a single guard horse from the capital thousands of miles away?"
Zhu Houzhao looked into the distance, looking for the voice to see who said it.
Where does this come from? Why not eat minced meat? Zhichen, the local health center in Zhejiang? If they had worked, Zhejiang would not be what it is today!
"In the twelfth year of Hongzhi, His Highness sent Tengxiang's left guard to Bazhou. At that time, there was a rumor among the people that wherever Tengxiang's soldiers went, there were always heads of soldiers. Now His Highness has transferred the soldiers of the guard to Zhejiang. Along the way, The officials and people in Shandong and South Zhili will definitely be talking about it and be horrified. By then, Zhejiang will be full of blood again. Don’t the people all over the world say that Dong Gong is a murderous person?"
Zhu Houzhao knew if there was any force intervening in politics.
Then his action of sending troops to Zhejiang will definitely be blocked.
After Chen Wang, the Criminal Division also reported that Lu Qingyi knelt down to report the incident.
"I second the proposal! A guard horse traveling thousands of miles will consume countless money and food. Even the local guard station in Zhejiang cannot be used. Your Highness can also dispatch troops and horses from South Zhili and Jiangxi nearby. Why bother to let Tengxiang's left guard work on an expedition? , It’s just a waste of people’s money?”
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
As soon as Chen Wang took the lead, four of the officials suddenly jumped out to object.
Zhu Houzhao was not in a hurry, he had some fun in his heart: "I did not intend to send Tengxiang Zuowei to Zhejiang from the beginning. Chen Wang and Lu Qingyi, you two thought it was inappropriate to send troops, but you did not tell Zhejiang What should we do about the matter? This matter involves the death of the great uncle, so we have to do it no matter what, right?"
"From what I see, how about this, let you go to Zhejiang? Chen Wang, you just mentioned the soldiers and horses in Jiaxing and Taizhou. I gave Wang Hua an order to bring these soldiers and horses under your control. . Lu Qingyi, you said that it is okay to mobilize troops from Jiangxi and Nanzhili. Just like Chen Wang, the deployment is also under your control. According to what you said, these troops are enough, so no matter what troubles occur in Zhejiang in the future, you should also It’s all done.”
As soon as the ministers heard this, they knew that Chen Wang was being held here. Some of them laughed in their hearts, and some lamented that the prince was always so sharp...
Now it's good, Zhang Cheng has an errand that even the Minister of Etiquette dare not accept, and you still get it yourself.
For Zhu Houzhao, as long as the matter can be solved, who can he send? ….
Now go and kill Li Yancai and the others, and find out the businessman behind them.
Just let us see if those people will also kill you.
Anyway, Zhang Yong dispatched troops and generals. Thousands of men and horses were not ordered today, and they could leave the city immediately tomorrow. Regret? It's too late.
Chen Wang is the censor of Zuo Qiandu. This official is not small. He is only listed under the censor of left and right capital and the censor of left and deputy capitals.
But now the prince's words are a bit difficult to answer.
And it was in the morning, such a formal occasion, with so many people watching.
However, no matter what, you really can’t go to that place in Zhejiang...
"Minister..." Chen Wang felt a little trembled in his heart, "The minister's position is low-key, not as good as the great uncle Duo. If I go to Zhejiang with the position of minister, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with this matter."
Lu Qingyi felt even more wronged.
After all, Chen Wang is still the censor of Zuo Qiandu. As for him, a small thing has happened.
"Your Highness, your position as a minister is even less worth mentioning."
That's what people say, so it's understandable.
But he was so excited and excited before, but he didn't dare to do anything now, so he always failed.
In this politically correct atmosphere, this is definitely going to be a big loss.
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Zhu Houzhao's bad behavior was even more thorough. He caught up and said: "I am not afraid of small officials. As long as they can make meritorious service to the court, no matter what high official they are, I will be willing to give them. Zuo Qiandu Yushi was promoted to Zuo Fudu Yushi, so Is your official position enough? Chen Wang, do you dare to be the deputy censor of the capital?!"
Just spray when you have nothing to do.
You won’t tell me how to solve the problem in Zhejiang.
Labor and management have come up with a solution, but you still don’t agree.
Standard troll.
There are only four words to deal with this kind of people: you go your way.
Chen Wang was in a dilemma for a moment, and sweat broke out on his forehead.
The prince turned to the other three, "Lü Qingyi, the same goes for you guys. No matter how high your official position is, you can go to Zhejiang. As long as you ask, I will satisfy you."
They originally thought they had found a good reason, but now that it's over, what else can they say?
For a moment, something like embarrassment grew up visibly to the naked eye.
The emperor couldn't help feeling sad when he saw this scene. He also remembered these four people. What was the use of such ministers?
The emperor can understand it, and others can understand it even more.
This is really not the case.
In the end, Liu Daxia came to the rescue.
"Your Majesty, power is a public weapon. It is of great importance and should not be given to others lightly. The eldest uncle first gained His Majesty's trust and then entrusted him with important responsibilities. If you put the cart before the horse and put your authority first and then win your trust, no one knows whether he is capable of the job. If you can recruit a good talent to the court, if you can't, wouldn't it ruin the court's affairs?"
What he said makes sense.
But despite solving this embarrassing situation faced by Chen Wang.
But during the performance, this person was at a loss of words and was in a hurry. Unless the next emperor was not Zhu Houzhao, everyone could tell that they were done.
After this, no one will easily say anything more.
You speak?
Just go and do what you say.
So a few days later,
Zhang Yong and Mao Yuwen selected generals and rode out of Beijing together.
Mao Yuwen looked at the groups of armored soldiers, and he was a little surprised. "In the twelfth year of Hongzhi's trip to Bazhou, Eunuch Zhang had only two thousand Tengxiang left guards. We have added 5,600 strong soldiers. Is there some kind of rebellion in Zhejiang? Your Highness wants to send Eunuch Zhang and so many soldiers there."
Zhang Yong looked solemn and said: "There was a nest in Zhejiang, and the imperial court sent the Minister of Rites to investigate. Before the night passed, the Minister of Rites committed suicide at home. Has Mao Qian ever seen such a thing?"
"There was also a minister who committed suicide during the Yongle period, but it was because he was afraid of Emperor Taizong and knew that he would not survive. There were really not many people like Zhang Cheng, but he was not necessarily afraid of certain people, maybe he was greedy for too much money. Are you committing suicide out of fear of crime?" Mao Yuwen also knew some national history.
"Even if he committed suicide out of fear of crime, it means that some money from Zhejiang has been sent to the hands of the second-rank officials of the imperial court. They can directly make suggestions to the emperor and His Highness. In other words..."
"Someone is messing with the government!"
Mao Yuwen suddenly became excited, and it was his favorite part again.
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royal hired cat
