Ministry of Punishment.
Bao Zhao was pacing back and forth, his head starting to sweat. Hou Tai kept asking people to refill the tea, which had long since lost its flavor.
The two of them were very depressed. The Hajj was coming soon, and the Ministry of Punishment had sealed the seal, leaving Jin Yousheng, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and a few other people on duty. They were enjoying family happiness at home with their wife and children, and suddenly they said they had to work overtime on New Year's Day. Who was happy?
Jin Yousheng spread his hands. It’s not that he wants you two to work overtime. It’s okay for ordinary cases to drag on for several months and half a year. They can be locked up until they starve to death. But these two “prisoners” in front of him are just a little waiter. , I can't afford to offend anyone, who would I come to if I didn't look for you...
Bao Zhao sat down, flipped through a few pages of documents irritably, and began to scold: "It's okay for Prince Gaoyang to cause trouble. Ruge doesn't understand the rules. And that Song Zhengchen, who is qualified to arrest people when he is the censor of Qiandu?" Already?"
Hou Tai chewed a piece of tea, feeling a little bitter: "These three people are really messing around, but no matter what, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible. Once there is a disturbance, the emperor will not be able to explain to the feudal king, and we will not be able to explain to the officials." Account to the people.”
Talking about the matter, Zhu Gaoxu has laws to follow when he beats people who criticize the vassal king. According to the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions", if he beats him to death, it will be bad luck for the other party, and it is not considered guilty.
But the problem is that the "Ancestor Instructions of the Emperor Ming" is not the "Law of the Ming Dynasty". If we act according to the "Instructions of the Emperor Ming", Ru Yu, the common people will be beaten, and Song Zhengchen will be finished.
This result will lead to the confrontation between the emperor and the officials. The vassal king will receive stronger protection, the tail will not be lost, and the officials may be bullied in turn. After all, there are too many contents in "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" that are beneficial to the vassal king and not beneficial to the officials.
If this is the case, the Ministry of Punishment cannot accept it, the Sixth Ministry cannot accept it, and the Cabinet cannot accept it either. Therefore, Ru Jin and Song Zhengchen must be preserved.
In other words, this is also an opportunity for the "Da Ming Law" to prevail over the "Huang Ming Ancestral Instructions". However, this opportunity comes at an untimely time. If the vassal king is not in the capital for a few months in the morning, then it is easy to say that it can be dealt with. It was over, and it took a few months for the other vassal kings to react after hearing the news. But now most of the vassal kings were in the capital, and it would be difficult for Zhu Yunwen to suppress it if there was a commotion.
Besides, there are so many officials in the capital now. If it is not handled well, it is likely to cause public outrage. Will this big Hajj be held?
Bao Zhao was worried. This matter was full of thorns, and his hands hurt no matter how hard he scratched it. The most troublesome thing was the "Huang Ming Ancestral Instructions". He said it didn't work. It was written by Zhu Yuanzhang himself and was released to the public. Say it works. This is obviously a bit bullying the people. Just say a few bad words. The acting king Zhu Gui is not a good bird in Shanxi. He bullies a lot of people in order to light up the coal mines.
But the problem is that no matter how dissatisfied the officials are, "Huangming's Ancestral Instructions" still exerts a huge influence, and the power of the vassal kings who support this book cannot be underestimated.
What makes Bao Zhao and others uncertain is Zhu Yunwen's attitude. If he instead supports the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" in order not to bear too much pressure and out of the need to ease the relationship with his uncles, Na Rujun and Song Zhengchen can That's terrible.
After all, such a big thing happened, and there is still no news in the palace that they know what Zhu Yunwen is thinking.
"Let's go discuss it with the cabinet."
Hou Tai suggested.
This matter is obviously not something that the Ministry of Punishment can handle alone.
Just when Bao Zhao was about to agree, he looked up and saw a young man walking outside the door. He recognized him as the man who sent Ru Ru and Zhu Gaoxu to the prison.
"Yang Pu has met Bao Shangshu and Hou Shangshu."
Yang Pu saluted.
Bao Zhao frowned: "What are you doing here?"
Yang Pu looked at the two of them calmly and said, "Of course we have to deal with the problem at hand."
Bao Zhao and Hou Tai's eyes lit up. Could it be that he had some idea?
In just one day, the news that Ru Jin had detained the king of Gaoyang County in order to protect the immigrants from Shanxi spread throughout the capital. People on the streets all praised Ru Jin's integrity and sympathized with his imprisoned situation.
The local officials who entered the capital were shocked beyond measure after hearing the news.
Tang Zong, the inspector of Peking, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said to Zhang Bing, the chief envoy: "Ru Yu has gone crazy."
Zhang Bing was also a little scared. This Ru Yu was too courageous. In order to protect the immigrants from Shanxi, he actually arrested the son of King Yan. I heard that even Zhu Gaoxu's bodyguard was beaten and thrown into a ditch.
This is simply disrespecting the royal family and slaps Zhu Di in the face, and also slaps the emperor in the face.
Zhang Bing thought for a moment and finally sighed: "Ru Yu is not crazy, he is risking his life for the immigrant people. He also knows that when the Shanxi immigration is over, he will leave Shanxi and return to the capital. , he will be concerned about whether the 500,000 people who have been relocated can be settled well. This action is actually a slap on the ears of officials from Beizhili, Henan, and Shandong, telling them that whoever does not treat the immigrant people well will be punished. Fight hard for them."
Tang Zong couldn't believe it. It would be nice to complete the immigration and come back to claim your credit. As for taking such a big risk and insisting on making the matter bigger, if one person can't handle it well, this is a mess.
Zhang Bing didn't care whether Ru Yu would die or not. He would be famous even if he died. No one would dare to mess with him when he was alive. He was a smart person regardless of life or death.
Shandong Guild Hall.
Shandong Governor Li Yanzhen and his people settled here. Right Councilor Li Zongshou, Inspector Chen Ying and others looked at Li Yanzhen and had a headache. Li Yanzhen directly called Pan Shuzheng, the governor of Jining, pointed at Pan Shuzheng's nose and cursed: "It's you, Jining." Song Li is in charge of your jurisdiction, Song Zhengchen is in charge, and Ru Ru is in charge, so why did you run away?"
Uncle Pan was crying, and said quickly: "The king of Gaoyang is dealing with the people, and I, as a magistrate, can't control it."
This is true, but it doesn't work...
Li Yanzhen was furious, pointed at Pan Shuzheng and reprimanded: "You are an incompetent person who has disgraced the face of our Shandong officials! In my opinion, you should also put on shackles and go to the Ministry of Justice instead of following the Shanxi officials on the road. Arriving at the Shandong Guild Hall!"
Pan Shuzheng was really unlucky. Originally, when the court saw that Zheng Gang, the prefect of Yanzhou, was being dealt with, Song Li was about to return to Beijing, and someone should be on guard in Jining, so Pan Shuzheng was arranged to keep an eye on him. But who knew that Ru Rui was so fierce, not only arrested Zhu Gaoxu, but also forcibly brought him into the convoy on the grounds of dereliction of duty. It's fine now. It's hard to say whether Zhu Gaoxu and Ru Yu will be unlucky, but his own fate is very clear. He will be dismissed and go home...
Chen Ying looked at the somewhat pitiful Pan Shuzheng, stood up and said: "Just how to deal with it, the court will always come to a conclusion. Now we need to summon all our colleagues and make it clear to them. If we cannot properly settle the Shanxi immigrants, they will Even the life of the feudal lord will be punished!"
Li Yanzhen nodded repeatedly. This matter cannot be taken carelessly. They need to be beaten carefully. Song Zhengchen has arrested several incompetent and corrupt officials in Shandong. The image of Shandong's officialdom is really not good at the moment. He wants to be among the top ten. I'm afraid it may be a bit difficult for the state capital.
Ru Yu's shocking act caused a lot of discussion in the capital, but Zhu Di remained as usual, sitting firmly on the balcony despite the turmoil outside, maintaining his composure. He did not enter the palace to find the emperor, nor did he go to the Ministry of Punishment to find Bao Zhao and others.
Zhu Yunwen finally saw it clearly. Zhu Di was just telling himself that he didn't want to use Taizu to pressure him, but he was also very confident that his son would be fine. In a word, you can handle it yourself, Your Majesty.
This time, Zhu Yunwen, who had always made a clear distinction between right and wrong, black is black and white is white, also began to make peace with each other and practice Tai Chi. He first issued an edict to praise Ru Yu for his great achievements for Shanxi immigrants and encouraged him to keep up his efforts. Then he set up a family banquet to entertain Zhu Di's family was having dinner. Zhu Di came, and so did Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaosui. No one mentioned the seizure, they just had a meal.
Then, things fell into place.
Ru Jin established her own majesty and her attitude of putting people's lives first won the admiration of countless people and became an unparalleled incorruptible minister. Zhu Gaoxu was also a blessing in disguise. No one would pursue his previous crimes, and he no longer had to go to Peking to live a hard life.
King Zhu Di of Yan was satisfied with this result. Although his son suffered a little, the record of the case had been cleared. Ru Ru was also satisfied. He had no intention of actually killing Zhu Gaoxu, but just wanted to establish his authority. Song Zhengchen was also satisfied. It seems that I participated, but in fact I didn't participate in anything. I just followed along, and I didn't get my shoes or hands wet...
This is just a small episode before the Great Hajj, but there is no doubt that the significance of this event is extraordinary.
First of all, this incident marked the decline of the lord's power.
If it were left to the early days of Zhu Yunwen's accession to the throne or the first year of Jianwen, when the vassal kings encountered this situation, they would definitely fight to the end under the banner of Zhu Yuanzhang, and it would not be complete until Ru Yu was killed.
However, with the consolidation of Zhu Yunzhen's imperial power, especially the death of two vassal kings and the clear intention to cut down the vassal vassal, all the vassal kings became tigers without fangs. Even if they roared, they would be powerless.
Secondly, the law established by Taizu will remain unchanged for thousands of years. It has not been adhered to for two and a half years and has become unenforceable. After two years, Zhu Yunwen began to completely let go of Zhu Yuanzhang's burden, and formed his own ideas in terms of reform, innovation and governance.
In the end, Zhu Yunwen learned to compromise and adapt, and became politically mature.
Many times, things cannot only be black and white, they also need intermediate colors and other colors. Zhu Yunwen began to choose a more reasonable way of handling things besides black and white, in order to seek overall stability.
Although this transformation is not passionate enough, not bloody enough, and not exciting enough, for everyone, this result is the best.
The matter has been settled, the local officials have entered Beijing, and those who need to pay bribes have been dealt with, and the Hajj can begin.
In the second year of Jianwen, December 25th.
The sky is clear, with white clouds and blue sky.
Outside the Fengtian Hall, there were more than 3,000 officials standing in a dense crowd, both from Beijing and local officials, all lined up. The sound of ritual music continued to be heard, and the music of the Great Hajj was sung. The officials stood in order according to their grades, neatly and solemnly.
Zhu Yunwen was sitting outside the Fengtian Palace, staring straight ahead. The crown on his forehead kept shaking, and he didn't know who designed it. It made people dizzy.
But there is no way, the proper etiquette still needs to be observed.
As the ritual music reached its climax, thousands of officials saluted in unison, and the sound of the mountain shouts shook the world: "Kowtow to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."
"Flat body."
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand slightly, and the official stood up to thank him.
According to the general plot arrangement, Zhu Yunwen should give a speech and then start to deal with the issue of official promotion, but in fact, after the official stood up, nothing happened to Zhu Yunwen...
He is just a decoration now. The protagonist now is the Ministry of Personnel, to be precise, it is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Jian Yi.
The Great Hajj, which is said to be high and mighty, actually means that officials go to the capital to meet the emperor, pay a courtesy, and wait for the staff to assess and ask questions. The staff is responsible for the specific work. The emperor only needs to show his face throughout the process and make up his mind in the end...
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