Mou Bin was a little confused after hearing this. He had never heard of this order.
"Your Highness, this matter is indeed not difficult...but there are many yamen in the capital. If they are closed at the same time, I am afraid that there will not be enough manpower."
"Then call Zhang Yong and ask him to bring some people. You must do what I said, no one is allowed in, no one is allowed out!"
Mou Bin had no choice but to withdraw after receiving the order.
In fact, what these people don’t know is that in the history of the Zhenger Eight Classics... Liu Jin, the great eunuch who became powerful during the Zhengde period, did this kind of thing. He stipulated that officials should go to work at Yin Shi (3 a.m. to 5 a.m.) and You Shi (arrive at 5 p.m. 7 o'clock) get off work.
Historically, Liu Jin was actually like us ordinary people, that is, he did good things and bad things. He once had the idea of improving the country for the better after gaining power. For example, he inspected military camps, but his methods were rough, he was corrupt, he was not smart enough, and he was taken advantage of. In the end, he was accused of treason. crime.
Maybe the history we read is one-sided. So many people in an era left only a few records, either dazzling with glory or disgusting with filth. But most people are anonymous in history. They are just like ordinary people like us, working and getting money to survive. If the leadership is strict, then you should be more honest. If the leader is loose, then just follow the boss's "eating, drinking, and taking" routine.
There are not so many extreme bad guys, and there are not so many pure good guys, but today's political correctness has become very extreme, as if it wants to build a cage to put the emperor in.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao wanted to seize this opportunity. What he wanted was not the lives of Ming officials, but their names.
After Li Dongyang gave the prince a stern shout, it was hard to say anything, since everyone in the cabinet was there anyway. However, Han Wen was a little uncomfortable. After thinking about it, he took the initiative to apologize and said: "Your Highness, there are also officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs who have not been on duty today..."
Zhu Houzhao raised his hand, "I don't have any appointments today. Don't worry, Chief Situ. I won't touch any of the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs... I, the prince, don't dare to say that my head is hung over my head and my butt is stabbed, but I can still manage the affairs of the court." Do you want to be diligent? Some of you have also given me a thumbs up. If you work hard and work diligently in government affairs, all the officials will feel their virtue. Today we will see if all the officials feel this virtue. As for whether it will be lost to the imperial court or not. Face, hey, this is simple. Whoever embarrasses the imperial court, I will embarrass him!"
But he said that Mou Bin did not dare to be careless. After returning, he would disperse everyone who was still in Beijing. Today's matter is simple, but it is too easy to make a joke.
But if the prince wants to do this, who can do it? It has been seventeen years of Hongzhi. No one knows the prince's temper. Once he gets serious, no one should annoy him at this time.
So, let’s make a fuss.
Not long after, dozens of Jin Yiwei began to appear in front of each government office. The official who first saw the Jin Yiwei turned pale with fright: What happened again? Recruit these murderous gods to these places!
"According to the Crown Prince's decree, the Penal Department Yamen will be sealed immediately, and no one is allowed to enter or exit!"
Min Gui's men hurriedly came to report, "Da Sikou! Oh no, the Jin Yiwei is here!"
"Jinyiwei?" Min Gui put down his pen and came out from behind the bookcase. He stretched his head and looked at the movement outside, "Do you know who committed the crime?"...
"I don't know. I just want to close the government office!"
"Sealing the yamen?" Min Gui became angry, "They also closed the yamen of the Criminal Department at their request? Come on, follow me outside and take a look."
Speaking of which, he is also a grumpy person.
Seeing that a group of royal guards had formed a formation in front of the yamen, Min Gui grabbed the leader Qian Hu and scolded him: "The Criminal Department is one of the six departments of the imperial court, and I am a second-rank official of the imperial court. For no reason, you can just grant me the title." Feng, aren’t you afraid that I will come in front of the Crown Prince and Your Majesty to take a copy of your book?!”
Min Gui's official position is indeed not low.
The Qianhu of the Jin Yiwei only bowed his head, "Da Si Kou, please don't be angry. I am here to grant the Yamen office in a humble position to respect His Highness's will. If you have any doubts, Da Si Kou can enter the palace to confirm it to His Highness after the seal is lifted."
On His Highness's order?
"How could His Highness make such a decree?"
This is a very inappropriate question, Qian
Lord Hu was actually disdainful in his heart, and said with respect on the surface: "Although Da Si Kou is a second-rank official of the imperial court, it is better not to say such things. If someone who is interested listens to it, if it reaches His Highness's ears, Da Si Kou will also fall in love. Not good."
Min Gui was defeated by an army. He raised his hand and pointed angrily, "I will go back and write the ginseng book right now!"
The Jin Yiwei Qianhu couldn't control that much anymore, and said to the people behind him, "Keep your eyes open, this is His Highness's order, if you let one person go, we can't live without him!"
It seems that this scene quickly caused chaos in all the government offices in Beijing.
The Lord really didn't expect that the Crown Prince would make such a decree.
However, this is because the Jin Yiwei below are used to being arrogant, and the officials like Mou Bin who went there in person are better. He explained to Wang Hao: "Your Highness is only here to order Mao today, not to arrest people. Don't be alarmed, Heavenly Official. As long as people don't come in or out, everything else will be fine. We just need to report the list of officials who are not on duty today without any reason."
Although Wang Hao didn't understand what he was doing, he was used to following the prince over the years. The prince...had never done a few ordinary things.
At the same time, in a fence place, an official with a mustache was woken up by a boy from home, "Master, it's terrible! The capital is in chaos now, and all the Jin Yiwei are dispatched everywhere. We are sealing the Yamen! After asking around, I found out that His Highness the Crown Prince is here!"
"Dianmao?! Then Master, I just happen to be away?! Oh, it's over, it's over, hurry up, prepare your horse!"
This official is middle-aged, with a large black mole on his chin that is most impressive. His name is Lu Shumao, and he is the censor who was sent to Shandong this time.
Originally, he was ready to report after returning to Beijing, but the incident in Zhejiang attracted the attention of most people in the court, including His Highness.
So it lasted for nearly ten days, making him think that the prince had ignored the matter.
The patrol censor is an inspector. During this inspection, he was more or less scratched. He had to bear the money for a few days, but today he couldn't bear it anymore. He didn't expect that his fate would be bad, and he would encounter this guy. thing.
It's not enough to prepare the horse. No official would wear official robes to drink wine. Fortunately, the servant was smart and got him a carriage. Lu Shumao opened it and saw that all the official uniforms were there, and couldn't help praising him for his cleverness, "Sir, I have passed this test, and I will reward you heavily when I come back!"...
"Hey!" The servants heard about the rewards and worked even harder, "I have made great achievements in Shandong again. I will definitely pass the test safely this time!"
Then come back and give him the reward.
So Lu Shumao changed his clothes while rushing on the road. He didn't care about any etiquette. He just hid in the carriage and changed his clothes on the street. As a result, the carriage was going too fast. At an intersection, there was a sudden bang and a bang with another carriage. Collided together!
You are not the only one who is anxious!
Now it's better, it turned into a car flipping over. After the carriage overturned, Lu Shumao couldn't get any better inside. Even though the coachman was frightened, he didn't care about his bruised cheek. He hurried to the back to find someone, "Master, Master?!"
The accident was neither big nor small, but these days there were no such things as airbags. Poor Lu Shumao's head hit the wood inside, and he fainted!
The groom was worried about the lives of court officials involved in his stall, so he dragged the people out without thinking about anything. This delay didn't matter, Lu Shumao hadn't changed his clothes yet!
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Snapped!
Zhu Houzhao slammed the memorial in his hand to the ground, "This is my imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty! He also said that he should take into account the face of the court! If the court is full of these officials, in the hearts of the people, what face does the court have?! I'm afraid! They have already thrown it all away!"
"Your Highness, calm down!"
The crown prince suddenly became angry, and all the officials remained silent.
Now there are not only the same people as before, but also the released top leaders of the cabinet, six ministries and nine departments.
Zhang Fuhua, who had just succeeded Dai Shan as the censor of the Supervisory Court, took the initiative to plead guilty, "Lu Shumao is the censor of the Supervisory Court, and my performance of duties has been unfavorable. It is indisputable. Please punish me!"
Zhu Houzhao didn't want to pay attention to this.
He just frowned and asked the place, "Mo Bin, how many people are there in total this time?"
"Your Highness, a total of 108 officials, including Lu Shumao, have been identified."
"Oh, we have gathered 108 generals! These are just the officials in the capital. How many local officials in the two capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty were on duty but not on duty? On weekdays, you know how to deliver memorials to me, or to report to me If you want money, you either have to ask me for free, and then you start saying that the country is in dire straits. With such a group of officials lying in bed every day waiting for help, how can it be easy for the Ming Dynasty! It’s ridiculous! Is there someone from the General Affairs Department? ?」
The General Affairs Department is the department responsible for sending and receiving memorials. It is their job to cashier the emperor's orders, understand the situation, compile official customs and defense documents, and report the feudal opinions and complaints to the subjects in all directions.
Although this department was somewhat marginalized in the actual process, it still had a responsibility, which was to archive the transcripts of memorials.
"Your Majesty, Sun Tingyuan, is waiting for His Highness's orders!"
"I remember that the memorials submitted by the ministers have been kept by the general affairs envoy. Go back and tell your subordinates that you should be prepared not to go home for the next few days. Doesn't Mou Bin have a list of 108 people? ? You go back and look for them one by one, find out all the memorials of these people, see what they say, and see what they do! I am not afraid of embarrassment, sometimes I have to show my shame. Let’s bask in the sun and get red!”
"Zhang Chengtian!"
This is Zhang Tianrui's second son. He has been managing "Ming Pao" for the past few years. He has no rank and is not an official. However, "Ming Pao" is the mouthpiece of the East Palace and has always acted according to the orders of the East Palace. ….
"The grass people are here!"
"Don't sleep tonight either! Tomorrow's edition of Ming Pao will be revised. Print this list for me. If you make a mistake in one word, I will want your head!"
Now in the East Palace, important officials such as cabinet ministers are kneeling honestly. What else does Zhang Chengtian have to say? His little shoulders can't bear anything and can only work honestly.
But the prince's decree is not over yet. "In addition, the General Secretary will find at least three people's memorials tonight and communicate with Zhang Chengtian. Zhang Chengtian, in addition to the list of 108 people, tomorrow you will also pick out one person." Report in detail, pick up some of what he said in the memorial, and let the people in the capital watch the show! There are 108 people! One day is not enough for this year's New Year! Okay, let's have fun with the people once, and have a good time Let’s put on a joke for the people!”
The prince's words are serious, and if you do as he says, the court will probably lose face.
Liu Jian was the chief minister of the cabinet. At this time, he had to say something. After making up his mind, he calmly said word by word: "Your Highness, please do not be impulsive. It is naturally wrong for these officials to be off duty for no reason, but the imperial court has not done so before. There was a precedent of Dianmao, so such a sudden investigation would naturally catch them off guard. Furthermore, if His Highness was angry, he would just issue a decree to reprimand them and ask them to correct themselves. If he mobilized troops and mobilized people like this and caused a storm in the city, he would inevitably be punished without instruction. And as a result, it will not escape the mouths of the people and history books. After thousands of generations, future generations will not have anything good to say about the winter of the seventeenth year of Hongzhi."
"To be punished without teaching? When you receive a salary from the court and work in the yamen, do you have to teach something like this? Is this the prince of the palace who teaches, or you, the chief minister of the cabinet?!" Zhu Houzhao retorted in a non-trivial manner. He said, and then directly ordered Sun and Zhang to be kicked out, "Sun Tingyuan, Zhang Chengtian, what are you doing kneeling down? Do you think one night is more than enough to do these things?"
Where is it? I guess I will have to work until the sun rises tomorrow.
"I (the grass-roots people) resign!"
Zhu Houzhao glanced sideways at Liu Jian, "Liu Ge, please grow old. I'm not afraid of exposing these ugliness, so what are you afraid of? Also, I'd like to make some things clear to you. The face of the imperial court, my own Holiness is not in the Forbidden City where I live, nor in your beautiful articles! But in the hearts of the people! I only talk about benevolence, justice and morality with you all day long, but I have no actual actions to guard the hearts of the people. This is Only then will future generations laugh at the jokes! Only when the people of the world can be prosperous and healthy, will they turn their hearts to the imperial court, cover up the ugliness of the imperial court, and hide it from the common people. This can save the imperial court's face?!"
"You can all be considered my teachers, all of you.
They are all great scholars who know dozens of great principles. Is this matter today meant to teach me how to deceive myself and others? ! "
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