Since the establishment of a governor-general in Zhejiang and Fujian in July of the 18th year of Hongzhi, all the actions taken together have not been as influential as this imperial edict. No matter how many private news channels spread, most people still would not easily believe that the imperial court would easily change the ancestral system and national policies.
Zhu Houzhao was well prepared, but he never thought that the waves that followed would not appear and that everything could go smoothly. This kind of success is almost unimaginable.
In September, everyone in the capital was the first to receive the news that the imperial court was going to lift the sea ban. The civil and military officials of the whole court were in an uproar, and the officialdom of the capital was in a state of uproar.
The memorial was sent to the palace like snowflakes. If Zhu Houzhao did not have the determination and determination of future generations, he would not only doubt the correctness of his decision-making, but also worry about his own safety.
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Fortunately, the former does not exist in the current Zhu Houzhao.
And the latter? The Shangzhi Guards have been operating for several years, and among them, hundreds and thousands of school officials are all from the military academy. There is no food or salary suspension, at least the possibility of military mutiny is infinitely small.
From this, we can continue to persist, otherwise the sea opening order will probably stop at this time.
However, the forced implementation soon caused turmoil.
In the court, the nobles who rarely spoke in Zhu Houzhao's ears also began to move. Duke Bao Guo, Duke Ding, Marquis Wu Ding, etc. successively sent notes to see the emperor.
Although the effect is not good. But the nobles were very courageous. Although the emperor and the others did not dare to do anything, they still dared to approach Yang Ting and these people.
As a result, there was some chaos in the capital.
On September 18, despite repeated objections, the emperor had no intention of withdrawing his order. No matter whether the old ministers who went to see him were crying or excited in front of the emperor, the emperor never changed his mind.
If this continues, the imperial edict reaches Zhejiang, and after the officials and soldiers in Zhejiang begin to implement it, won't everything start to work?
As for collective remonstrance, Zhu Houzhao controlled most of the six ministries and nine ministers. In addition, the Zuo Shunmen incident in the twelfth year of Hongzhi had preceded him, so many people had concerns.
After all kinds of struggles and considerations, Yang Tinghe was the unlucky one.
For example, Guo Liang, Marquis of Wuding, led the servants of the Hou Mansion to block the door of Yang Tinghe. Hundreds of strong men surrounded the small Yang Mansion and said bluntly:
"There are treacherous ministers in the imperial court! We must not let these people influence the holy will and corrupt the southeast coast! Yang Tinghe, you are the biggest sinner of this dynasty!"
In the capital, there are many people and many people are confused. This kind of scene has happened in recent days, which is really a storm in the city.
Han Ziren, who was already in charge of Jinyiwei Nanzhen Fusi and acted as deputy commander, urgently mobilized Jinyiwei to come for reinforcements. He ignored them and asked someone to send a message when he arrived. This meant that Yang Tinghe would never come out.
Then he faced Wu Dinghou.
The Marquis is not an ordinary person. Guo Liang looked sideways at Han Ziren, "Who are you and dare to stand in front of me?"
Han Ziren did not dare to make excuses. He lowered his eyebrows and said, "Of course I don't dare to block Mr. Guo. I just want to remind Mr. Guo that Yang Jiefu is the minister of military affairs and an official of the imperial court. If Mr. Guo is dissatisfied, he can go to you." Let me tell you in detail. Now that you have brought people here, are you trying to force your way into the Yang Mansion?"
"Not only do I want to break into his house, I also want to beat up his people!"
"Master Guo!" Han Ziren raised his voice, "Hitting an official of the imperial court without permission is not a small crime!"
"That's your Jin Yiwei. You made such an ugly scene when Zhan Xiushan died! Wu Dinghou was personally granted by Emperor Taizu, so what's the use of beating up a treacherous minister? Besides, I am also doing this for the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty!"
Han Ziren knew that he could not hold these nobles in his arms, so he sent someone to report to the palace on the way here.
Zhu Houzhao's head hurts from the quarrel these days. To be honest, if he were not a descendant, Kaihai would not be able to proceed. Who would insist on his own opinion when everyone is opposed? How stubborn does this have to be.
Hearing that such an incident happened again, he was also a little angry, "Liu Jin, you better go. Bring Wu Dinghou here."
"yes."
It's not done here yet.
Another young eunuch came over there. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother said that she misses you. If your majesty is free, please go to Kunning Palace to talk."
In fact, there is nothing to say or not.
When they arrived at Kunning Palace, Queen Mother Zhang talked about the opening of the sea without saying a few words.
Of course, she spoke softly and said: "Zhao'er has been smart since he was a child and has been extremely diligent in governing the country. It turns out that when the late emperor was here, he often praised Zhao'er and said that Zhao'er could be a wise king. Originally, the mother should not have said this. Words... But recently it seems that many families have come to Kunning Palace to talk, saying that Zhao'er is going to overturn the ancestral system of sea ban and let all the people along the coast go out. Will something happen? The imperial court has chosen many people. Talents, Zhao'er sometimes needs to listen to their talents. Those are all experienced people who seek the country, so many people have the same opinion...it makes sense after all."
Zhu Houzhao didn't speak. He waited for Empress Dowager Zhang to finish speaking, and then paused for a moment before saying: "Mother, no matter how close a stranger is to a son, it is better to be close to a son. A son must have his own reasons for doing things. Those things in the outer dynasty are governed by public opinion and mother-in-law. My mother-in-law is right, but she often can't explain clearly even if she wants to. The mother may even have a headache after hearing this. What the son wants to say is that no matter what the mother hears or what people say in the future, or they come again, I beg the mother to persuade them to support the court. "
"Instead of asking their son, the emperor, to listen to them. Mother, think about it, what are those people doing? Don't they just want to use the identity of the mother to suppress their son? Not to mention whether this matter should be changed. If the son this time If he really listens to his mother, the emperor will have nothing to do in the future. Because from now on, if there is anything, he will go to Kunning Palace to report it. The son thinks that the emperor's power is far more important than other matters. All are more serious.”
These words are neither soft nor hard. He upheld the filial piety between mother and son and expressed his persistence.
If Empress Dowager Zhang was smart enough, she should understand that what Zhu Houzhao really meant was: No matter what it is, you shouldn't say this today.
There was a serious dispute inside and outside the court. At this time, the Queen Mother said something to settle the matter and suppress the emperor. This was a huge and fatal blow to the emperor's prestige politically, and the bigger the matter, the more so.
On the contrary, it was a trivial matter, and it would be fine if the emperor compromised.
But Zhu Houzhao was not sure whether Queen Mother Zhang could understand what he meant.
"Zhao'er can't talk nonsense... It's just such a thing, how can you say that the emperor can't do it anymore? This is too harsh." Empress Dowager Zhang went back to make up for it, obviously saying that the problem was not that serious.
"Mother, this time everyone, including the son, has been sent out. Wang Hao, Yang Tinghe... they are also responsible. If they turn back at this time, they will have no way to survive. They have no way to survive. Who will the son use in the future? , who would play careless with his son, only do two points for ten points, and leave eight points for himself as a way out. Everyone in the court is like this, even if he is still the emperor, he is not an emperor who can keep his word. "
Zhu Houzhao felt that she didn't understand, so he explained again.
At this time, Queen Mother Zhang gradually came to her senses, "Listen to what Zhao'er said... This matter is already too difficult to get off, and we have to do it."
"Yes. So the Queen Mother has to persuade them. At this time, the emperor cannot make mistakes. Even if it is wrong, it is still right."
"That's natural. Zhao'er is the king of a country, how could he make a mistake?"
"In that case, shouldn't the mother advise them to support her son?"
Queen Mother Zhang was speechless for a moment...
Why did you say it again?
Zhu Houzhao never thought of challenging the word "filial piety". In the moral environment of this era, it would be too stupid and unthinkable to do so. Anyway, if you can deceive, then you should deceive first.
On the other side, the eunuchs also came to report that Wu Dinghou had entered the palace.
Empress Dowager Zhang saw that the emperor was busy, so it was difficult to retain people.
After leaving Kunning Palace, Zhu Houzhao had a sullen face and walked very fast along the way, not waiting for anyone at all.
So we quickly arrived at Qianqing Palace, and as soon as we turned in, we saw Guo Liang, Marquis of Wuding.
He is the fifth generation of Wu Dinghou. The first generation of Wuding Hou is named Guo Ying. He is a native of Haozhou and one of the twenty-four generals of Huaixi. He was the first person to follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world, and the first person to be in charge of Zhu Yuanzhang's bodyguard. Zhu Yuanzhang called him Guo Si and trusted him very much.
Guo Ying himself can also learn from his loyalty. During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang liquidated heroes several times, but Guo Ying was safe and sound, and he also ended up well.
Guo Liang, the Marquis of Wuding of this generation, inherited the title in the fifteenth year of Hongzhi's reign, which only lasted a few years.
Guo Liangren was in Qianqing Palace. After hearing the sound of footsteps, he secretly glanced outside. As a result, he saw the emperor frowning and glaring at him. He was frightened and lowered his head hurriedly.
"Kneel down!"
At this moment, thunder sounded in his ears, which turned out to be the emperor's angry words.
Wu Dinghou was so arrogant outside the palace, but here he was still like a little cat. And anyone with a sane mind would look at the emperor's face. When he saw the emperor's temper, he fell to his knees without saying anything.
Zhu Houzhao threw the memorial in his hand to Liu Jin, strode forward and gave him a loud slap on the face.
"Snapped!"
"Stupid!" Zhu Houzhao directly pointed at him and angrily said, "Your ancestor earned the title of Marquis of Wuding by following Emperor Taizu through life and death. He has been cautious all his life. If he sees an unscrupulous descendant like you, he will probably be so angry that he vomits blood!"
"The imperial court has laws, and I also have rules here. What to do, the imperial edict is clear and clear. Do you want you to make noises on the side?! You also brought people to Yang Jiefu's house. I am asking you now, what do you want? What are you doing!? Who else in the Ming Dynasty is in the eyes of your Marquis Wu Ding?"
Guo Liang was probably knocked unconscious by a slap, and his mind could not turn around for a moment. He said his original thoughts in a confused manner, "Your Majesty! Yang Tinghe is a treacherous minister! The sea ban is an ancestral system, created by Emperor Taizu. It was decided back then. But now there are such ministers who are causing trouble with their evil words, and even make Your Majesty want to change the ancestral system. I am also doing this for the sake of the country and the country of Ming Dynasty!"
"You said that there are treacherous and sycophantic ministers around me, that's fine. "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" also said: "If there are no honest ministers in the court, and there are traitors and traitors in the court, we must raise troops to punish them in order to clear the emperor's side. If you have the ability, show me your side! "
Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to reason with him, because trying to reason with these people would end up quarreling and making himself angry.
As for Guo Liang, he still understood the meaning of "Qingjunzi" even if he refused to argue between right and wrong. Especially the Ming Dynasty.
"Wei Chen doesn't dare, Your Majesty has misunderstood Wei Chen!"
"It doesn't matter whether you misunderstand or not! I am telling you directly here that I am the emperor, and I have the final say on Ming Dynasty affairs. If you feel something is wrong or uncomfortable, either go home and let me hold it in! Or raise an army to attack me, and I will I’ll wait for you here at Qianqing Palace!”
Wu Dinghou was really trembling after hearing this.
Zhu Houzhao didn't want to look at him anymore, "Get out!"
