Chapter 55 The Heart of Death
Daybreak comes very early in summer.
He Xi yawned and stood among the nobles. I thought to myself: "I don't know what happened today. Why do I have to come to participate in the morning court? What's the use?"
Although the morning court during the Hongwu period was not a good one, there were countless things that had to be dealt with in the morning court every day. But for He Xi, there was no sense of participation in the morning meeting.
There was no other reason than that He Xi's official position was too small.
He is the number one figure in the Imperial College, but only in the Imperial College. Don’t forget that even the Imperial College itself was marginalized in the Ming Dynasty’s power system. Although there are many things going on in the morning, most likely they are related to the six departments. There may not be one thing related to the Imperial College for several days.
Even if there is, He Xi may not need to come forward to solve it.
Therefore, He Xi spends most of his morning doing one thing, just standing around.
It's like participating in a meeting that has nothing to do with you. More importantly, most meetings in later generations had seats, but there were no seats in the morning. Only standing.
This is why He Xi came to Xungui.
The station also needs to look at its location.
If He Xi participates as the Secretary of the Imperial College, he will be in the corner. Nothing could be heard or seen at all. You don’t even have to participate. He Xi did not participate before.
But as a consort, among the nobles, he is much closer to Zhu Yuanzhang. The treatment is also very good.
He Xi yawned and rubbed her sleepy, tearful eyes.
Mei Yin saw this and said, "Didn't you hear the wind?"
He Xi said: "What's the rumor?"
Mei Yin was the consort, and He Xi stood inside the consort, naturally standing with Mei Yin. Mei Yin looked at He Xi carefully and said, "You really don't know?"
He Xi was even more surprised and said: "What do I know about me?"
Mei Yin said: "Forget it. You will know after a while. But there is one thing I want to remind you. Your information is a little too ill-informed."
He Xi was stunned for a moment, a little confused.
But at this moment, someone outside suddenly said loudly: "I have a script to start this memorial."
He Xi was stunned. He could hear it was Song Ne's voice. He thought to himself: "Song Ne was not sick before, so why is he so full of energy now?" However, these are all trivial matters.
He Xi had to admit one thing, that is, Mei Yin was right. His information channels are too few. Song Ne's performance today must have something to do with him. I didn't hear a word of wind.
It really shouldn’t be.
He Xi had to admit at this moment that the gap between him and the nobles was too big.
Who is Mei Yin? He is the disciple of Mei Sizu, so he is his nephew. Some time ago, news came that Hou Mei Sizu of Runan had died of illness in Yunnan. The strength of the Mei family was not in the first echelon among the nobles, and Mei Sizu was a descendant of the Yuan army. He doesn't have much credit, he was already second-rate, and now he has fallen even further.
But Mei Yin knew it all. I don’t know yet.
The difference is too big.
This is why the founding fathers are so difficult to deal with.
Not to mention anything else, they are the second-rate nobles of the Mei family. Mei Sizu was the marshal of the Yuan army's rebel army at that time. It can almost be understood as a small warlord. When he first defected to Zhu Yuanzhang, he also brought his own soldiers. Zhu Yuanzhang just supervised it.
A small warlord has his own advisers, his own team, and his own intelligence agency. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, many of these things will disperse. But naturally there will be reservations.
The so-called nobles in later generations, even if they were granted lordships and made meritorious deeds, they all climbed out of the imperial court system. But not the founding fathers. They all have their own system.
Even if these systems are suppressed and weakened, they may not be unable to be pulled out when really needed.
Compared with these people, the affairs between He Xi and Song Ne were no better than playing house.
The news was already leaked before Song Ne took action.
And it's not just the nobles who know it, but of course Zhu Yuanzhang.
He Xi remembered that Zhu Yuanzhang must let him come to the morning court today, and she already knew something about it.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was under the Qianqing sect, looking down with emotionless eyes.
Originally, the morning court was supposed to be under Fengtian Gate, but Fengtian Gate was burned down. Zhu Yuanzhang simply moved to the gate of Qianqing Palace. He looked at Song Ne and said, "It's accurate."
Song Ne's health could not get better all at once. It was just a strong sense of mission and a strong sense of moral drive that made his spirit seem to be burning. It was so strong that it covered up the weakness of his body.
Song Ne said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Song Ne then recited his memorial loudly.
This is a majestic article, recited by Song Ne with great emotion, and has only one main body. The emperor governs the world according to the will of heaven, and now the thunder strikes Fengtianmen, which is the fault of the world. Of course, the holy emperor is wise and mighty. Nature is without fault. The fault lies with my ministers. Some people are spreading fallacies and heresies, shaking the foundation of the world. They are villains. Please punish them to thank the world.
After hearing this, Mei Yin shook his head and said: "He Xi, I heard that Old Master Song is also a gentleman. How can you force him to this point? He is obviously remonstrating to death. He doesn't even want his life."
He Xi's face was also ugly. Said: "Different ways do not lead to mutual conspiracy."
Although he said this, He Xi also knew that he was in extreme danger today. Without him, there is a price to pay for war. What Song Ne has to pay is his decades of reputation, his life, and the political future of dozens of members of the Song family.
With such a heavy bet, even if He Xi wins, he will not escape unscathed.
He Xi took a deep breath, his mind racing. Secretly thinking about how to retort.
He also regretted being ill-informed. If he had been prepared, he would definitely not be like this today. This was clearly a surprise attack.
"In the future, we must have an intelligence agency at home. Or establish a good relationship with Jin Yiwei. In short, we can't do this anymore. If something happens, I will be the last to know." He Xi secretly thought.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang knew about He Xi's embarrassing situation today.
He originally wanted to give He Xi some advice. But just think about it.
There is a saying that one learns from one's mistakes. This shows that if you want a child to grow up quickly, the best way is to give him a good fall. Anyway, Zhu Yuanzhang can tell him the truth. It would be nice to let He Xi fall a few more times.
After Song Ne finished reading his memorial.
He Xi here was so anxious that he was sweating all over. Because He Xi didn't know how to formulate a verbal rebuttal for a while. After all, Song Ne was not fighting alone. Behind him were Dong Zhongshu and many great Confucian scholars on the theory of telepathy between heaven and man.
Zhu Yuanzhang could only glance at He Xi lightly, then turned to Song Ne and asked: "What do you mean, God's will is with you, not with me?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.
Mei Yin glanced at He Xi, the envy in her eyes could not be concealed, and she thought to herself: "We are also sons-in-law, but we are married to princesses. Why does your majesty prefer her so much?"
From Mei Yin's point of view, Zhu Yuanzhang had too many ways to deal with today's matter. This is exactly how Zhu Yuanzhang handled it. This sentence is simply heartbreaking, just this sentence. No matter what happens today, Song Ne is dead.
Because not everyone can bear the word "God's will".
Moreover, this sentence reminds people of Zhang Shicheng's final words: "God's will will shine on you but not on me."
After hearing these words, Song Ne's face suddenly turned pale. He also understands his situation, and the more he gets to this point, the more relaxed he becomes. When he comes, if he comes just risking his own life, he will not necessarily die. Now it is dead.
Naturally let go.
Song Ne said: "Your Majesty, God's will lies in virtue and not in military affairs. Only the virtuous can conquer the world."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly: "You mean, I have no virtue?"
Song Ne said: "There is a saying in the university: to study things to gain knowledge, to be honest and sincere, to cultivate oneself, to manage one's family, to govern the country, and to bring peace to the world, is all about cultivating virtue. I can't live without cultivating virtue for a day. Your majesty rises in the grass, and cultivates virtue by loving the people. Anyone who dares to say that Your Majesty is an immoral king will be punished to death."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself: "Little clever."
Song Ne's words seemed to be defending Zhu Yuanzhang, but in fact he pointed out that virtue must be practiced every day. Only an immoral person would say that he is virtuous. Because a virtuous person would not be so immodest.
Humility is a virtue.
