Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 423 Repressing Yang Shan first and then destroying Jin Yinggong puts the emperor in a dilemma
To be precise, He Yi is the only one who is leisurely.

Gao Yao and Wang Xian didn't show it on the surface, but they were beating drums in their hearts.

He Yi took a sip of his tea and smiled at the two of them: "It's a really nice place for you to see. It's on the mountainside, and if you look closer, you will see the extremely clear Mirror Lake; if you look far away, you will see the Longevity Mountain and Kunming Lake like a landscape painting.

If you look not far away, you can see the aura of Yuquan Mountain.

If there is some mist, sitting here is like being in a fairyland. You can not only watch the scenery, but also watch the heart, which is really wonderful. "

Gao Yao heard the words and asked curiously: "Guanxinting, the name is really ingenious and appropriate, could it be that brother Ji Fang named it?"

Gao Yao instinctively thought that it was the topic of the last Tanhuayue, but just as He Yi was about to shake his head, he heard a crisp and sweet laughter from outside the pavilion: "Don't be ridiculously praised by Tanhualang, but the word Guanxinting was inscribed by my concubine, which made all the talented people laugh."

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads, only to see a beautiful lady who came out from behind the rock along the path.

Seeing this, the three stood up and saluted one after another, Gao Yao and Wang Xian even wanted to kneel down.

Suxi hurriedly dissuaded: "They are all at home, so there is no need to be too polite. Everyone sits down, and the concubine came just in time. I also ask the bachelor to drink a sip of tea."

He Yi said with a smile: "I dare not be a concubine with the word 'beg', this tea was originally a gift from the empress."

After all, He Yi gave up the main position.

Su Xi was also polite, sat down and drank a cup of tea, chatted and laughed with the three of them, and then handed the edict to He Yi, said goodbye and left.

Wang Xian is young, but courageous, dare to think and speak.

As soon as Suxi left, Wang Xian complained to He Yi: "Brother Xingyi, do you think that the ministers in the city are out of their minds? What a good lady, what are the ministers going to do if they abolish her?"

He Yi said with a smile: "These fifteen empresses only recognize His Majesty, and the ministers can't control them, can they be happy?"

Wang Xianwen said in praise: "Your Majesty's methods are really clever. He has managed his bedroom so that needles can't penetrate it, and water can't be poured through. It's no wonder those ministers are in a hurry."

"Hey, don't worry about them, let's see what orders are in His Majesty's edict."

Wang Xian and Gao Yao nodded and took a closer look together.

After Gao Yao finished watching, she immediately praised: "Good governance, this is good governance. Since the Zhengtong Dynasty, the emperor ordered eunuchs to sit in towns in Hepu, Leizhou and other places for a long time, forcing the pearl people to work hard for pearls.

These eunuchs took the opportunity to collect public and private affairs, beat the bones and suck the marrow, making the local people miserable.

And it's not enough just to pick pearls. With the support of the emperor, these eunuchs do all kinds of evil and wanton in the local area.No one dared to take care of them, so they had to be allowed to interfere in local affairs.

It's really bad luck to have them spread out. "

Both He Yi and Wang Xian nodded repeatedly. There are three local evils: eunuchs, vassal princes, and noble relatives.

Although gentry, tyrants, merchants, and wealthy households also harmed the local area, at least they were restrained.As long as the local governments at all levels are serious, they dare to control these people.

But eunuchs, vassal kings, and noble relatives, these three are incomprehensible, and local officials can't control them at all.

So Zhu Qiyu went to the extreme and removed all the eunuchs who could be withdrawn. There were also some eunuchs with good character, but the moral standards of most eunuchs could not be expected at all.

First remove the eunuchs, then cut down the vassals, and finally deal with some of the relatives.

This is Zhu Qiyu's roadmap for reform, and the softest persimmons will be pinched first.

The big lazy made the little lazy, He Yi handed the emperor's edict to Gao Yao, and asked Gao Yao to drink tea and go back to draw up the edict.

Gao Yao asked again: "Brother Xingyi, there are rumors outside that His Majesty is seriously ill, this..."

He Yi waved his hand: "Ting Jian, are you stupid? Didn't you see the concubine Xiangfei just now? Her complexion is rosy and her eyebrows are affectionate. Does it look like your majesty is seriously ill?"

"Oh, that's right, brother Xingyi is still careful, and it's my younger brother who was negligent."

Gao Yao loves reading and doesn't care much about men and women. After He Yi reminded her so bluntly, she suddenly realized it.

He Yi stood up and said with a smile: "Stop discussing the emperor's personal affairs, let's go to work quickly. When you get back to Fengge, don't talk nonsense, just treat your majesty as sick."

Gao Yao and Wang Xian nodded with confidence in their hearts.The three of them returned to Fengge together, and quickly drafted the edict and sent it to the cabinet.

The drafting process of the current edict is complicated and confusing.

The cabinet can draw up orders, and so can the emperor's close ministers.

The decree drawn up by the cabinet needs to be approved by the emperor, and the decree drawn up by the emperor's close ministers needs to be transferred to the cabinet.

This decree has to be passed back and forth through the supervisor of ceremonies.

But fortunately, as long as it is confirmed that it is an edict ordered by the emperor, no one dares to refute it.Soon, many edicts were officially issued after the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies went through the process.

Originally, the officials had won a big victory, and the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were gathering together to celebrate, discussing going to a restaurant for a drink in the evening.

As a result, as soon as the emperor's edict arrived, the atmosphere suddenly became very awkward.

Everyone looked at Yang Shan with complicated eyes.

Back then, Yang Shan betrayed his friends for glory, resulting in the innocent deaths of brothers Zhang Pu and Zhang Zongjian.

This incident is an indelible stain in Yang Shan's life.

Every time Yang Shan confronted the emperor, the emperor ordered Yang Shan to pay homage to the Zhang brothers on behalf of the emperor.This time there is one more item, asking Yang Shan to visit the descendants of the Zhang brothers in person.

This is called murder.

Zhu Qiyu is clearly disgusted by Yang Shan.Yang Shan could see it himself, and so could all civil and military officials.

But seeing it is useless, if you say you don't go, that is blatant resistance to the order.If you defy the decree openly, the emperor can justly push you to the entrance of the vegetable market and chop off your head.

And no one can stand up and say that the emperor is wrong.

Then you have to go, but once you go, you will lose someone once, and then you will not be able to hold your head up in front of hundreds of officials and colleagues, and your momentum will automatically be lowered by half.

Although the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were not good at taunting Yang Shan in front of him, they all moved in unison and secretly moved away from Yang Shan.

There is no way, although everyone is originally on the same standpoint, but your virtue is at fault, and the loss is too obvious and serious.

Censor Yanguan, the most important thing is to stand upright and not be afraid of the shadow.

As a spokesperson, you are a scumbag yourself, why should you impeach others.

As soon as this edict came out, even the most die-hard cronies of the emperor Gong Rang dared not get close to Yang Shan openly.

Wang Wen saw the funny movements and expressions of the crowd from a distance, smiled knowingly, turned around and went to the Ministry of Punishment.

Coincidentally, when Wang Wen arrived at the Ministry of Punishment, the emperor's edict also arrived, ordering the Ministry of Punishment to cooperate with the Imperial Horse Supervisor to search Jinying's party.

Without further ado, in order not to give Jinying's party members the opportunity to transfer wealth, the Yumajian and the Criminal Department took action that day, and the capital became lively again.

Generally, the eunuchs with a bit of face have a foreign house.

However, Jin Ying's influence in the inner court was intricate, and there were countless disciples and grandchildren.

So there was a lot of commotion, people were panicking inside and outside the imperial city.

Zhu Qizhen was eating dinner, Xing'an hurriedly reported all the news he got.

Zhu Qizhen asked curiously: "These edicts were all issued by the emperor himself? Does the emperor have anything to say about accepting concubines after the election?"

Xing'an shook his head: "Our people don't get any news from inside the Feng Pavilion, and have no way of knowing whether the imperial edict was issued by the emperor himself.

Regarding accepting concubines after the election, the imperial edict did not mention a single word, neither saying yes nor no. "

Zhu Qizhen frowned when he heard the words, it was strange, what the hell was his good brother doing.

Sometimes, the more information you get, the more confused you will be.

Zhu Qizhen stroked his forehead with his hands, and felt a little headache thinking about it, so he told Xing'an: "Go, call Yang Shan to see him again."

Xing'an shook his head again: "My lord, Yang Shan can't come. The emperor once again ordered Yang Shan to pay homage to Zhang Pu and Zhang Zongjian brothers, and personally visit his descendants.

Yang Shan was ashamed and ashamed, so he fled home early before the end of shift time. "

Xing'an explained the cause and effect in detail, and Zhu Qizhen shook his head: "When Yang Shan was sent as an envoy to Oara, he looked loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but he did not expect his character to be so inferior.

Even betrayed his friends, would such a person be loyal to the emperor?
Why is my life so hard? Who are my ministers?

Sanyang looked like that, Wang Zhen was demoted to nothing by the government and the public, Hu Wei died, and Wang Zhi became an official.Yu Qian just appeared in front of him. He has been the governor of Shanxi for 19 years.

Now there is another Yang Shan, who appears to be loyal, but is actually a despicable villain.

Tell me, who else can I rely on now?Which minister can be counted on?

It couldn't be Zou Gan, Minister of Rites, heh, a clown who can't handle a little blow from his younger brother. "

Hearing this, Xing'an looked at Zhu Qizhen in surprise, it turned out that the royal family also knew that Zou Gan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, was a clown.

(End of this chapter)