First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 580
Zhu Biaoying said: "My son will restrain the officials of the East Palace, but I think the twists and turns caused by this matter may not be too small. Anyone may participate in it, and the emperor must be prepared."

Today's events seem to be captured by the emperor's majesty, but in fact they are just avoiding the edge temporarily. The silent officials are waiting for the voice of local scholars to come back to the capital, and then take advantage of the general situation to confront the emperor.

It's not that I'm not afraid of the emperor, but I know that if this matter is not stopped, then no one will be able to live in peace in the future. Who doesn't write a few poems, songs and articles? it is good?
The matter is no longer a matter of Wei Guangaoqi, but the rise and fall of literary scholars. The emperor can attack corrupt officials because it is reasonable and reasonable. , but this is different.

Zhu Yuanzhang said disapprovingly: "Let's risk our reputation in life and death, what else can they do if they don't want to be the so-called holy master and benevolent monarch? Could it be possible to force us to abdicate?"

"Since the founding of the country, we have decided to use heavy codes to govern the world. We have never thought about getting a good reputation. Eliminating corrupt officials and reversing the extravagant and enjoyable style of officialdom and scholars since the Song and Yuan Dynasties is the foundation of all generations. The Yuan Dynasty fell. Here, Biaoer, you must not indulge them at any time!"

"My son, please follow the teachings of the emperor."

A founding emperor, and an emperor who started from nothing with his own abilities, if he is really unwilling to compromise, then no one can do anything about him. .

When the father and son got angry, the matter was settled. A huge net was opened, and how many birds who were willing to sing everywhere would fall into the net.

However, it is expected that there should not be too few. The imperial power wants to expand, and the Confucian scholars want to limit it. Natural contradictions will come to the fore as the Ming Dynasty becomes more and more stable. This is the first trial.

In fact, it could have been suppressed, and they were unwilling to set off a confrontation in the Hongwu Dynasty. The original intention should be to silently influence the prince and grandson, and wait for the founding king to wait for a hundred years to naturally transform into a prosperous situation where the king and the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world together.

It's a pity that heaven failed to fulfill people's wishes. Today's majesty is extremely strong, regardless of his own reputation, he wants to set up a big prison. Not only corrupt officials will be punished, but even the decency that Shilin retains will be torn apart. The imperial power will be carried through the world.

There was a sudden silence in the Jinshen hall, and Zhu Yuanzhang flipped through the memorial after sitting back to the imperial case, but the corners of his mouth raised inadvertently, like a gluttonous child eagerly waiting for the food to be served, very innocent.

There are actually a few eunuchs serving in the hall, but they have already knelt down on the ground long ago, wishing to cut out their ears and tongues, but the father and son didn't care about them at all, and the words and deeds of the maids and eunuchs serving in Jinshen Hall were noticed , They dare not speak out of the palace.

The palace seems to be open from all directions, but in fact there is still a big difference. The court ladies and eunuchs all know what words can be passed on to ask for a reward, and it is difficult to pass on what words to ask for death.

Zhu Biao turned his attention back to himself. Most of the direct descendants of the Eastern Palace work in local areas. In Beijing, especially within the scope of civil servants, Chen Youzong is the envoy. However, Chen Youzong should understand what to do with his mind. Yesterday was yesterday. The present is the present.

As for the others, Zhu Biao didn't care too much. For example, in the early court, he also noticed that a few familiar officials excused Gao Qi and others, and they should be from the former Zhan Shifu.

Although it was once under the gate of the Eastern Palace, it was different after all. In order to show the prestige of the prince in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu assigned all the officials of the Eastern Palace, such as the Chunfang Bureau, the Sijing Bureau, and the left and right officials of the Zhan Shifu. Qi, from then on, the whole court was full of courtiers from the east.

This kind of righteousness ensured the status of the crown prince, but it also made it not uncommon for the officials of the Eastern Palace. Therefore, there are not a few officials of the Eastern Palace who have been killed and demoted for crimes in recent years.

Zhu Biao simply took the opportunity of rectifying the official office to abolish the East Palace ministers' office headed by Zhan Shifu, because they were no longer a help but a burden at this time. Reputation suffers.

Of course, this is also because his foundation has been completely stabilized. Many people's connection with him is not in the relationship of subordinates in name, but in the real connection of wealth and life. They will never tolerate another prince taking the throne.

What's more, even though the Zhan Shifu was abolished, those officials would still regard themselves as the servants of the Eastern Palace. arrived.

What Zhu Biao is now worried about is actually his husband Song Lian. It has been a long time since the old master returned to his hometown to recuperate. Both his father and him have sent several personal letters to greet him, hoping that the old master will return to court as soon as possible.

As the current Wenzong, the old master of Song Dynasty refused to respond to the conquest of Emperor Yuan Shun in the past, and took the initiative to go to assist Lao Zhu before he became a general, so he had great influence both in Shilin and in the court.

It’s fine if the old master is in the capital now, it’s okay for him to persuade and explain in person, but the old master has not yet set a date to leave his hometown and return to Beijing. on the cutting edge.

As the prince's junior teacher, the future emperor's teacher, the death penalty is definitely not acceptable. Whether it is Zhu Biao or Empress Ma, he will intercede.

But when the time comes, it will definitely be extremely troublesome to deal with. It is very likely that Zhu Biao will be rumored to be the fact that the prince is dissatisfied with the fact that the emperor is so deceiving Confucianism, and then they will smoothly transfer the conflict to their father and son.

The emperor can be cruel to them, so is it possible that he can also be cruel to His Highness the Crown Prince?
Zhu Biao took away the memorial in front of him and began to write a letter to Song Lian. In fact, it was not easy to write.

The old master Song is very talented and well-versed in ancient and modern times, but he is only a literati after all, and he is not very keen on political affairs. Yesterday, even Chen Youzong, who is always alert, didn't see the horror behind Wei Guan's case, let alone Song Lian who was out of town. Zhu Biao didn't think much about it.

After sealing it, Fugui, who had just got up and was still trembling, said, "I will send it from the pro-army Duwei's mansion to the Song division, and hurry up without delay!"

It was the first time for Fugui to experience such a scene before returning to his senses. After bowing to receive the letter, he turned around and tripped over himself. He staggered and was about to turn around to plead guilty.

But I couldn't help thinking that I was not as good as Liu Jin, but it was a pity that Liu Jin couldn't come back to serve for the time being, and the slaves in the East Palace needed to be quiet, because they were really a little impetuous.

Old Zhu naturally also heard his son's order: "We haven't seen each other for a long time, and we forgot about Song Lian. It's because we, Biaoer, are thoughtful."

"Master Song originally planned to return to Beijing after the beginning of the spring. My minister sent a letter to urge him to arrive within a month, so it will be safe. It is only fair for Shilin to have Master Song speak."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Song Lian and Liu Bowen are the only ones who can suppress Qidi among scholars. Hmph, if Liu Bowen was still in Beijing, he would probably be sick by now."

Zhu Biao couldn't help laughing as soon as he thought about it: "I probably noticed something was wrong half a month ago, and made a fuss about begging for the bones to return home for the elderly."

If you really want to talk about outsiders who understand Lao Zhu's temperament, Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen are in the first row. Li Shanchang can hide his clumsiness, and Liu Bowen is so sharp that he can't hide it even if he wants to hide it, which makes Lao Zhu unhappy.

A king never likes his subordinates to think about himself, and Liu Bowen is also aware of this, so he is willing to take on the drudgery of governing Bashu and stay away from the capital to avoid disasters. It is better to be tired and difficult than to worry every day.

When Liu Bowen and Lao Zhu were mentioned, they were in a bad mood, so they started to review the memorials. Zhu Biao also started to review after seeing the situation. After such a long delay, it is estimated that it will not be finished before the evening.

The first one I opened was the memorial to the Ministry of Rites to invite the Great Sacrifice to Confucius. It was not a big deal at first, but at this time, I couldn’t do it at this time, so as to save the opportunity for Kong’s family to speak up. But I guess they wouldn’t dare, because Mencius has already been chopped off. With one knife, Lao Zhu could also cut Confucius with one knife if he was in a hurry.

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(End of this chapter)