Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 561 The gate of Chonghua Palace is completely closed. The king of Dongwu County petitions to depose the emperor.
While Zhu Qiyu stayed at home to recuperate, Shu Liang had already led Dongchang and Jinyiwei into action.

Ma Liang, Yuan Bin and other royal guards who guarded the Chonghua Palace were all transferred to Fengyang; the palace maids and eunuchs who served the emperor, Queen Zhou and Qian Lingfei were all replaced; the gate of the Chonghua Palace was locked, completely isolated from the outside world. contacts.

Shu Liang ordered Lu Zhong to take charge of guarding Chonghua Palace, and also ordered Ruan Lang, the eunuch in charge of Chonghua Palace, to be sent to prison for house arrest.

Lu Zhong asked with some worry: "Duke, are these the orders of the Holy Emperor? Is it too radical to completely seal Chonghua Palace?"

Shu Liang smiled and said: "The Holy Lord is kind and tolerant, humble and friendly, how could he make such a decree? But as slaves, we are deeply favored by the Emperor, how can we not share the Lord's worries?

You just do what I say, you are responsible to me, and I am responsible to the emperor. If anything goes wrong, I will take full responsibility for it and will never harm the brothers. "

In fact, Shu Liang was acting according to the plan Zhu Qiyu made three months ago, but this cannot be said. Shu Liang took the blame alone.

Become a bad guy yourself, and your prince should be a good guy. This is the consciousness of Governor Shu of Dongchang.

Seeing that Shu Liang was so determined, Lu Zhong stopped asking any more questions.

In the afternoon of the same day, the cabinet received a terrifying memorial from Zhu Wengui, the king of Zongzheng and Soochow.

Because Zhu Wengui had been imprisoned for many years, his literary talent was much inferior, so the memorial was written in a very straightforward, concise and easy-to-understand manner:

"My ministers, Dazongzheng and Zhu Wengui, the king of Dongwu County, have petitioned the imperial court for a public deliberation to depose Emperor Gongrang.

Due to the Civil War, the six divisions were wiped out, the capital was in danger, and the country was almost overturned.Respecting the emperor is a sinner of the country.

Today's saint is benevolent and has a deep friendship with relatives. He is honored alongside the emperor Gongrang.

However, there are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the country.Although the etiquette of the two saints is the same, today the emperor is the master of the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Gongrang is actually the minister of the emperor.

Emperor Gongrang should have abided by his ministerial principles, retreated to Nangong, and meditated on his own mistakes.However, he first launched a mutiny in order to carry out restoration; more recently, he used the technique of witchcraft to suppress the rebellion in order to plot against the rebels.

These are all treasonous and unethical things done by the ministers, and they should be punished according to the law.

Today, I strive to practice the saint's way of loyalty and forgiveness, and I don't want to criticize even a little bit.

However, when a minister serves the king, how can he not do it for the sake of the king, his father, or for his family, country, ancestral temple, etc.

In order to ensure the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and for the long-term stability of the family and the country, it is appropriate to depose the emperor to serve as a warning to all people and to uphold the principles of the monarch and his ministers.I would like to ask Zhu Wengui, the king of Dongwu County, to pay my respects again. "

This memorial was such a shock that the ministers in the cabinet did not know what to say.

This is the first time that the idea of ​​abolishing the emperor has appeared in writing after the Tumu Revolution. I am afraid that public opinion will be completely pushed to a climax.

After reading the memorial, Zhou Chen immediately excused himself as having urgent matters at the Ministry of Works, turned around and left, unable to stop anyone from calling him.

The rest of them didn't leave, they were all staring at each other.As a minister, it was not easy to discuss the topic of abolishing the emperor. Zhu Wengui dared to talk about abolishing the emperor because after the death of King Min, he took the position of Da Zongzheng and was in charge of the clan's personnel. In theory, he was qualified to make suggestions on the internal affairs of the royal family.

Zhu Wengui has been greatly favored by the current emperor, and it is normal for him to stand up and speak out.Even Yuan Bin had Yang Xun to uphold justice for him. It was not inconceivable that someone would fight for the emperor's injustice.

The atmosphere was silent for a while, and then Wang Wen spoke up and took charge: "Everyone, it's getting colder and colder these days. I heard that Jie Tianlou has a new batch of special dishes. How about we all go and try them together tonight? I'm treating you. .”

Wang Wen’s implication: Those who agree with the deposed emperor, go; those who don’t agree, don’t go.

The team stood in a very subtle manner and expressed their attitude very implicitly. After hearing this, all the cabinet ministers expressed their appreciation.According to Wang Wen's method, he can express his attitude without others being able to grasp the situation.

We colleagues got together and drank a few glasses of wine to warm ourselves up. What's going on?Today, the Emperor has made it clear that ministers can eat together in public, as long as they do not gather in private to conspire.

Xue Xuan and Xiao Tan, who were late in the cabinet, refused to leave. Neo-Confucian masters like Wei Ji were unwilling to be involved in deposing the emperor. Xu Youzhen and Shen Yi were not in the capital.

The remaining Wang Wen, He Wenyuan, Luo Tong, Wang Yining, Jiang Yuan and Huang Pu all expressed their willingness to go.

Counting He Yi, a bachelor who rarely appeared in the cabinet, seven of the cabinet ministers in the capital supported the deposed emperor and four were unwilling to get involved.

Not one person expressed his opposition clearly.

But the key to the problem is not the cabinet, but the public aspiration of the ruling and opposition parties.

……

In the small house in Beiju Xianfang and Huushao Hutong, Yang Xun is sitting in the study, reading the newspapers of the past few days over and over again.

When Yang Xun was frowning, his wife Li walked in with tea and snacks.

Seeing his wife come in, Yang Xun sighed heavily, and Mrs. Li smiled and said: "They say that books have their own golden houses, and books have their own beautiful faces.

My husband has been sitting at home every day recently, reading these newspapers over and over again. Do you see gold or beauty in them? Yang Xun replied helplessly: "Hey, I thought I could rest at home for a while after finally finishing the birthday gift to Emperor Gongrang."

However, another witchcraft disaster occurred. The ten thousand Buddhas on my screen celebrated birthdays, and all the monks who wrote Buddhist inscriptions were arrested.

It's really a sin, that is, the emperor didn't want to talk to us that day, otherwise we would have been caught long ago. "

Li Shi comforted her again: "The Holy One is kind, and my husband made two screens for Prince Qi's Mansion, and received so much wages and rewards.

I think it’s better for you husband to go and sit in Jie Tianlou. Firstly, you can have a good meal, listen to music, watch singing and dancing, and relax. Secondly, there is a lot of information there, and there are people discussing current affairs. It’s better than you alone here. It would be much better to just stare at the newspaper behind closed doors at home. "

Yang Xun shook his head, thought about it for a long time, and then shook his head: "Hey, forget it, madam is right, brainstorming is better than working behind closed doors.

Spend some money, just spend some money. Say it or not, the news in Jie Tianlou is better than the newspaper, and it rarely makes mistakes.The guests who go there are either rich or noble, and just listening to their discussions can be of great benefit. "

When Yang Xun arrived at Jietian Tower, he found that it was already full before dinner time. All the dignitaries in the capital were eager to know the latest news about the witchcraft case.

After waiting for more than half an hour, Yang Xun was lucky. More than a dozen people left one after another, and then he was queued up. He finally entered the building and found a seat in the corner to sit down.

Everyone at the table was having a heated discussion.Yang Xun was stunned after listening for a while: The king of Soochow County actually proposed to Shu to abolish the emperor?When did this happen? It’s crazy.

A young man sitting next to Yang Xun smiled and said: "Brother, don't be surprised. The King of Soochow County only handed over the memorial this afternoon. Just as we were about to have dinner, Jie Tianlou spread the news.

Look, the Jietian Building is so busy, everyone is discussing the proposal to abolish the emperor. "

Yang Xun replied: "Dare you ask me your name and surname?"

The young man smiled and said: "Don't dare, don't dare. My younger brother Wang Yan was originally a student in Qingfu, and now he is preparing to take the Enke Provincial Examination in the capital."

"Disrespectful, I wish Brother Wang a gold medal in Enke High School."

"Dare to ask your brother's name?"

"I am Yang Xun, a painter."

"Could it be that my brother is the righteous man who spoke out for Yuan Bin, the royal guard?"

Yang Xun is now also a celebrity in the capital. As long as he reports his name, people will know about him.

The two greeted each other politely, and Yang Xun asked Wang Yan for advice on the current affairs of the court.

Wang Yan smiled and said: "The Holy Spirit raised up the righteous soldiers, recaptured Annan, and attacked Luchuan. It is said that Burma, Mengyang and other chieftain lands, which were the sphere of influence of the Luchuan Kingdom in its heyday, were all taken over by the Ming Dynasty.

Such achievements have the appearance of inheriting Taizong's ambition and reviving the Ming Dynasty.

The King of Soochow has a saying that is very reasonable. There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country. If the two saints are always respected side by side without any reason, it will only create misunderstandings.

In the late Zhengtong Dynasty, with internal and external troubles and wars, it was really necessary for a British leader to end this troubled times. "

Yang Xun frowned when he heard this and asked quickly: "What about the public sentiment in the capital? Will the proposal to abolish the emperor really be approved by the court in the end?"

Wang Yan replied: "People's hearts are divided between what is acceptable and what is unacceptable. Although most people do not agree with deposing the emperor, few people will fight with their lives because of it. What can be done, at most, I can just complain a few times after dinner.

What really determines the final outcome is Emperor Gongrang's 'Belt Edict'.

If those edicts on clothes and belts had been intercepted many times, maybe Emperor Gongrang could still keep his position.

But if something slips through the net and reaches the hands of Wala, and the obedient Wang Huoer suddenly responds to the "Shidai Edict" to start an incident, raises troops to invade the Ming Dynasty again, and then deposes the emperor, I am afraid that the people of the capital will have nothing to say anymore. "

"But haven't all the clothes and belt edicts been intercepted?"

Wang Yan smiled and said: "On the day Dongchang searched the Chonghua Palace, those clothes and belt edicts were intercepted. But in the past few days, was there anything from Chonghua Palace? Not just the edicts hidden in the embroidery, You can also hide it in other things and spread it out.

As far as I know, the defense of Chonghua Palace was not tight at that time, so it would not be a big problem for someone who was interested to smuggle something into it.

In particular, Wala's envoy was in the capital at that time, and they might have received a personal edict from Emperor Gongrang. "

Yang Xun listened to Wang Yan's well-founded analysis and believed it [-]%, so he quickly asked: "Then don't my family want to be implicated? I don't care about it myself, but Zhuo Jing is innocent, and I can't bear her to suffer such an unreasonable disaster.

How about I go back and divorce my wife? That way, even if something happens, she won't be implicated. "

(End of this chapter)