Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 314
The tribute courtyard was finally on fire, everyone reacted differently, and Wang Tong became more serious.

Shu Liang frowned, surprised at the accuracy of the emperor's prediction.

Lu Gao and Lu Zhong were eager to try, eager to take down the thief and make meritorious service.

Wang Chun looked calm, neither surprised nor eager to make a contribution.Anyway, since I am young, and I am in the heart of the emperor, fame and wealth will fall on my head sooner or later, and I can't push it away even if I want to.

Zhao Juan is also the old god, sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.Anyway, my task is to supervise everyone, just watching with a cold eye is enough.

Between the Gongyuan and the Armor Factory, a little to the east near the city wall, there is an observatory.

Wang Tong led the crowd up to the observatory, inspected the fire situation condescendingly, saw that the fire was expanding, and quickly ordered Tian Cewei to put out the fire.

The Paozi River passes through the observatory and flows to the east of the Gongyuan.

The [-] soldiers of Tiance Guard had already made preparations to fetch water on the spot with waterwheels and buckets, and then went back and forth between Paozi River and Gongyuan.

Lu Gao and Lu Zhong led Jin Yiwei to catch the arson suspect.

Shu Liang brought Wang Chun and Zhao Jing to the entrance of the Gong Yuan.

Looking closer, as the emperor expected, the gate of the Gongyuan was locked, and Zhang Lun, a doctor of the Ministry of Rites, was guarding the gate.On the grounds that the exam is not yet over, Tiancewei is forbidden to enter the house to fight the fire.

Shu Liang looked left and right, motioning for Jin Yiwei to pull Zhang Lun away.

Zhang Lun shouted loudly: "The township examination is not over yet, and the Tribute Court is not allowed to enter without permission. Anyone who disturbs the examination room is a capital offense."

Hearing this, Shu Liang waved the Shangfang sword in his hand: "This governor is acting on the order of the king, and there is no death penalty. Come, arrest this person and send him to Jinyiwei Prison."

Zhang Lun still wanted to reprimand him, but Jin Yiwei didn't care about this, several people rushed up, grabbed Zhang Lun, and put him under arrest.

With no one to stop him, Shu Liang pulled out his Shang Fang sword, cut off the door lock himself, and then instructed Tiance and Wei Xun to put out the fire.

Due to adequate preparations, the fire was extinguished in less than half an hour.

……

the next day.

Zhu Qiyu slept soundly until noon.

After eating and washing up, I just came out to manage politics leisurely.

At this time, Chen Xun, Wang Wen and other cabinet scholars had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the emperor coming out, they knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and waved his hands: "Forget it, let's catch it, it has nothing to do with you. Just because I came up with three strategies, someone wanted to set the fire and show me some color.

It's all expected, as long as the candidates who take the rural examination are fine. "

Chen Xun quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the answer sheets of some candidates were destroyed by fire, and some examination sheds were also burned down. Do you want to postpone the last round of the provincial examination?"

"No need, let's take the test like this. Tomorrow, let these candidates go to the square between Fengtian Temple and Fengtianmen to answer the questions again.

It's just three strategies, one day is enough. "

Zhou Chen asked again: "The Gongyuan is narrow and close to the Mingshifang Grassland. This time the fire started from the Mingshifang Grassland. Part of the Gongyuan was damaged, while the Mingshifang Grassland was completely burned.

After discussion, the officials of the Ministry of Industry decided that the existing Gongyuan could be demolished, and the Mingshifang Grassland and Gongyuan could be merged to build a larger, more spacious and safer new Gongyuan. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Zunzuo, at the same time, we can dig an underground canal to bring the water from the Paozi River into the new Gongyuan. As for the cost of building the new Gongyuan, the Ministry of Households will use the land of the Ming Shifang Grassland, and the Ministry of Industry will be responsible for the construction."

Hearing this, Zhou Chen gladly accepted the order.

Zhu Qiyu then ordered: "The first two exam papers will be reviewed by your cabinet together with the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The third round and the exam papers will be sent over, and I will personally review them."

Everyone has no opinion on this.

After the matter has been dealt with, the next step is to punish the officials involved.Wang Wen asked: "Your Majesty, please show me how the invigilator will deal with it."

"Your Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple will examine the officials involved one by one. As for those who are already in Jinyiwei Prison, you don't need to worry about it.

The cabinet will re-elect the invigilators for the final round of the rural examination the day after tomorrow. "

This arrangement actually means that Zhu Qiyu is going to control the punishment to a very small range.

If the invigilator is handed over to the Sanju Department for review, nothing will be found in the end.

Pick it up heavily, put it down gently, and it's fine to frighten the officials with malicious intentions.

But killing chickens to warn monkeys is also necessary, and Zhang Lun, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, must die.

Mingming Gongyuan was on fire, and he didn't want to save the examinees, but still locked the gate of the Gongyuan. This is similar to Yushi Jiaoxian who also locked the door during the Tianshun Dynasty's Gongyuan fire.

The matter was decided in this way, and the ministers did not raise any objections.

Although Zhu Qiyu had constant conflicts with the courtiers sent by the emperor, he was in perfect harmony with the cabinet and six ministers.

In addition to Zhu Qiyu's kindness to these important officials, there is another reason that the pressure from the middle and lower officials is too great, and the important officials can only choose to fully support the emperor and unanimously speak out.

Now is the time to focus on the overall situation, and it is not the time to engage in internal strife.

Being able to control the cabinet and the heads of the six ministries is also the reason why Zhu Qiyu has repeatedly taken tough measures.

When the monarch and his ministers reached a consensus, they separated.

Zhu Qiyu immediately summoned Shu Liang, Lu Gao and Lu Zhong.

First of all, Zhu Qiyu fully affirmed the performance of the three of them last night, and then ordered: "Zhang Lun doesn't need to be interrogated, no matter how severe you torture him, he won't recruit.

At most, let him go hungry for a few meals, and don't do anything else.

As for the arrested arson suspects, you can interrogate them as you like. "

The three quickly took orders.

Zhu Qiyu added: "From today onwards, Dongchang will strengthen its monitoring of the entire capital, and Jinyiwei will fully cooperate with Dongchang.

It is impossible for me to predict what will happen in the capital for you every day. In the future, it is up to you to control the troubles in the capital.

Alright, you go to see Marquis Wu Ding, and then go back to Beijing. "

The three of them saluted and left after hearing the words.Then I went to see Guo Chang, Marquis of Wuding.

Guo Chang now has to personally guard the palace and escort Princess Qi, and he can't go back to Beijing, let alone take care of the trivial matters of Jin Yiwei.

As for Lu Gao and Lu Zhong, Guo Chang just said some superficial words, and asked them to do their duty faithfully and interrogate the suspect this time.

But for Shu Liang, Guo Changzai gave a lot of instructions carefully.Guo Chang and Zhu Qiyu had the same idea, and they both hoped that Dongchang could comprehensively strengthen the monitoring of the capital.

However, Guo Chang's starting point is more based on concerns about his daughter's safety.Half of Princess Qi's belly may be the emperor's eldest son. Guo Chang is always worried that someone will do something wrong.

With the connections accumulated over the years in the Marquis of Wuding and the influence of Princess Yongjia, Guo Chang is confident that he can persuade most of the royal relatives and nobles.

But there are always a small number of nobles who are more stubborn in supporting the Supreme Emperor.

On the bad side, the enemy is dark and we are clear, and it is impossible to guard against.

On the bright side, the three most respected nobles of the Shanghuang faction, Liu Pu, Marquis of Anyuan, died in battle during the Pingmiao Rebellion; Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang, was stranded in Nanjing; become ambiguous.

(End of this chapter)