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Chapter 205: People in the North and the South are numb! Ma Wensheng was shocked! Liu Jian, Xie Qian and the Nine Tribes were arrested! Yang Shen was arrested!
Just when he arrived in Xuzhou after 800 miles from the capital.

A fast horse galloping six hundred miles to the north also arrived at Shangqiu Station.

Shangqiu is the midpoint between Beijing and Jinling.

It is almost the midpoint between the south and north of the Ming Dynasty, and a little further south is the boundary of Anhui.

This 600-mile expedited horse arrived at the inn and did not attract much attention from the north.

Because, now they were also attracted by another shocking news.

"What, because two uncles committed a capital crime, they took a desperate risk and went to blow up Taizong's imperial mausoleum in order to force His Majesty back?"

"Yes! This is the latest news from the capital!"

"Taizong's imperial mausoleum was really blown up! One of the two uncles was killed and the other injured!"

"Of course, the key is not here!"

"what are you guys saying?"

"During the Hongzhi period, there was an adult who couldn't stand it and impeached two uncles. Guess what?"

In short, the cabinet did not hide it this time.

Anyway, it is the Zhu family who are embarrassed.

"Agree, absolutely agree! There are also two uncles. They are almost as good as those arrogant relatives Liang Ji and He Jin of the Han Dynasty! If the late emperor and His Majesty hadn't been so conniving, how could they dare to be so arrogant! "

"Now the whole north knows about this!"

"Lawless!"

Xu Yan was already furious before he finished listening, and was completely shocked by the explosive news.

"The two uncles wanted to force His Majesty to return to the capital from Jinling, so they blew up the Emperor Taizong's mausoleum..."

"Haha, they are not only arrogant, they are simply lawless... While His Majesty is not in the capital, they sleep on the dragon bed at night, you know!?"

"They... dared to blow up Taizong's mausoleum!"

He sat down directly and looked at the table of merchants up and down, and finally his eyes fell on a person who seemed to be the leader.

Xu Yan's anger, as expected, once again aroused people's approval, and then he continued to discuss his arrogant relatives, and then the topic became more and more outrageous, and he directly started talking about the late emperor, Empress Dowager Zhang, etc...

Soon he continued to write vividly and enthusiastically, as if he was a witness, excitedly talking about a series of things that happened in the capital.

Duke Xu Er of Wei frowned and couldn't help but look at the businessman who was speaking.

"..."

He also intended to guide and establish how upright and upright they were, and how arrogant and domineering Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling, the two uncles and relatives of the state, were.

"Alas! Taizong has really brought unworthy descendants into trouble! Why did you go to Jinling for your Majesty to stay in the capital? Now it's better! Even if Taizong dies, it won't be stable!"

"So dark?"

"As for it?"

Their public opinion offensive centered on the arrogance and debauchery of the two uncles, claiming that the bombing of Taizong's mausoleum was a foolish move by the two uncles who jumped over the wall in a hurry, and the cabinet looked like a white lotus.

The sins committed by the two uncles, coupled with these royal secrets, directly satisfied the curiosity and curiosity of the traffickers, merchants and common people who came and went. There was no need for newspapers to publicize it. The news was like wings. It spread all over the north in just two days.

How could two uncles like this do such a thing?
The reason why he, who is as old as a fox, was angry was because he felt that this matter was not the work of the two uncles, but the actions of Liu Jian and others in the cabinet.

What do you mean by making Zhu Houzhao's concubines pregnant? Zhu Houzhao hasn't even gotten married yet and has a concubine.

He had set out from the capital ten days ago. He was old and could not hurry, so he only walked halfway, which was not as strong as these businessmen doing business.

"Uncle Guo is fine! This gentleman was killed instead!"

"What, so arrogant!?"

Xu Yan did not explain, but returned to his position.

Everyone was shocked when they saw Xu Er's demeanor, but learned that Xu Er was also curious about this topic.

"I heard that His Majesty's concubine got pregnant!"

The reason why he cursed angrily was that he thought they were going too far, so they wouldn't fight so fiercely right from the start, right?
But obviously, the people got it wrong.

"Yes! Yes... Isn't it better to stay in the north? I think Taizong's mausoleum was bombed, and His Majesty must be responsible!"

"Old man, you still don't know?"

"Taizong's mausoleum was bombed, and the two uncles slept on the dragon's bed?"

In short, the cabinet has completely liberalized the direction of public opinion in the north. Not only has it liberalized...

Naturally, this is the case.

"Haha, indeed! The two uncles are indeed lawless! That is the imperial mausoleum! Taizong's mausoleum... If Taizong knew about it, I don't know how angry Taizong would be!"

"There is no peace even after Taizong's death. The two uncles are too arrogant!"

The topic they talked about attracted everyone's attention, and it also attracted Xu Yan's attention.

"I heard that the cabinet is not without consolation! But... you also know! The former emperor only had one queen..."

Xu Yan was angry and speechless for a moment. He was not talking about the two uncles.

Now he couldn't help but look to the north, feeling a little regretful about leaving the capital...

As long as he did not leave the capital, Taizong's mausoleum would not be bombed.

But going back now is obviously of no use.

The cabinet has made such a cruel move. Can the young emperor Zhu Houzhao resist it?

Instead, he was worried about Zhu Houzhao.

Naturally, he couldn't eat anymore. After thinking for a while, he decided to speed up his journey.

Then he resumed his journey, and Xu Min was even more horrified to discover that under the guidance of the cabinet, everyone in the north had apparently reached a consensus that it was because Zhu Houzhao left Beijing without permission that Taizong's imperial mausoleum was bombed.

Public opinion is in the unfavorable direction, and it is all about the royal family.

This situation made him feel more and more pressure on Zhu Houzhao's behalf, and the situation was set.

Zhu Houzhao had no chance of winning at all.

As long as the news spreads from the north to the south, Zhu Houzhao will be forced to go back by all the scholars in the world. After he goes back, he will even be forced by the ministers to issue edicts to commit crimes. This struggle for power between him and the cabinet will be a complete failure!

Even he couldn't think of a way to break the situation for a while. The only thing he could think of was...

The Mausoleum of Taizu was also bombed.

But with this thought, he quickly shook his head in denial. Once the situation of fighting between the dead Taizu and Taizong came out, the Zhu family would be even more embarrassed.

however……

His worries were quickly shattered by another explosive news as he entered the Anhui territory.

"what?"

"The cabinet is rebellious!"

"In order to force His Majesty to return to the capital, you deliberately blew up the imperial mausoleum!?"

At a post station at the junction of north and south, two pieces of earth-shattering news collided.

People coming and going from north to south were all in a mess.

Xu Yan, who was among them, was also completely confused.

……

Henan, Junzhou.

Ma Wensheng, the former Minister of Civil Service who was begging for the remains at home, also received a letter.

"What, how could this be possible?"

"How did things develop to this point?"

"Why are Liu Jian and the others so dangerous?"

As He Qingliu, the victim of Zhu Houzhao's fight with Liu Jin after he came to power, Ma Wensheng was considered to be the first leader of the six departments to be the victim of political struggle.

He entered officialdom in the second year of Jingtai, experienced five emperors, was immersed in officialdom for nearly fifty years, and had disciples all over the world.

He, Liu Daxia, and Wang Shu were the three gentlemen of Hongzhi.

Almost the day after Liu Jian and the others made the eight-hundred-mile journey to Jinling, he also received a message from Fei Ge.

Then, after learning the news, he almost immediately judged that Liu Jian's methods violated the bottom line.

How could he fight like this with a young man like Zhu Houzhao?

Where has the political determination gone?

"Mr. Ma, how will the current situation in the capital, no, the world situation change?"

"Since His Majesty went to Jinling, the entire water transport business has been affected. Especially in the past month, goods from all over the country have been concentrated in Jinling. Then, the goods sent from the south to the north began to decrease."

The prefect of Junzhou didn't care whether Liu Jian and the others were making dangerous moves, but instead asked Ma Wensheng for another opinion with a worried look on his face.

Ma Wensheng was promoted to the right deputy capital censor and governor of water transportation in the second year of Chenghua.

After nearly thirty years of operation, he was the umbrella for water transport in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Although he resigned this time and stayed at home, his influence is still huge. At least he still has a different relationship with the cabinet.

What's more, since Ma Wensheng became the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the Tianguan in charge of personnel affairs has made some personnel adjustments.

The prefect of Junzhou in his hometown was single-handedly promoted by Ma Wensheng. He was considered a direct descendant of him. Naturally, his direct descendant was the water transporter.

"The water transport is a minor matter. Stop staring at this three-acre land and quickly ask the water transport to find out what is going on over there in Jinling?"

"Liu Jian and the others are making a stupid move!"

"Are you still bullying His Majesty because he is so young? Jinling already has a cabinet. They are doing this to push power to Jinling!"

"If His Majesty is angry, and there are experts in Jinling, there is no need to talk about water transportation!"

"Talk about the future!"

Ma Wensheng immediately scolded the prefect for not being clear-headed. He had a very good political sense and had seen several steps in a row.

"Pushing power to Jinling? How?"

"Mr. Ma, something happened in Taizong's mausoleum. Your Majesty will come back because of your circumstances!"

"As long as His Majesty returns to Beijing, the cabinet will still rule?"

The prefect obviously didn't understand.

"Your Majesty, he is the emperor! He is also a descendant of the Zhu family. Although he is forced to come back, will he be willing to be forced back by the cabinet using this method?"

"He is not an obedient emperor like the late emperor!"

"He is a disobedient emperor who can easily run from the capital to Jinling!"

"And he is still young, will he really give up? Can Liu Jian and the others survive His Majesty?"

"This move of theirs is really stupid!"

"Stinky! It stinks!"

"And after this move, it's obvious that we can only fight to the end with His Majesty!"

Ma Wensheng felt speechless when he met a pig teammate. The key was that now he was beyond his reach and couldn't help at all, and a feeling of powerlessness filled his heart.

All we can do is be anxious.

"But...can your Majesty defeat us?"

The prefect did not feel the crisis, but felt that he did not understand: "Even if your majesty defeated Mr. Liu Ge and the others, don't you still need us to help your majesty govern in this big world? And... Mr. Ma, the cabinet and your majesty are fighting more and more fiercely. , wouldn’t it be safer for us to transport these by water?”

"Oh, that's what I said..."

Ma Wensheng sighed: "I still want to rely on them to return to officialdom. If they are forced to leave, it will really be a waste of time."

"That's right." The magistrate nodded. Officialdom is all about having people in key positions.

Ma Wensheng said he was begging for bones to go home, and Zhu Houzhao also approved it. Although he is almost eighty now, who is willing to give up power?
"That's all, let the water transport pay close attention to Jinling. Let's wait for His Majesty to return to the capital first and then see how they fight."

Ma Wensheng found that he still couldn't do anything and could only wait and see what the next step would be.

Wait until Zhu Houzhao returns to the capital for this reason.

Although he felt that Liu Jian and others were making a dangerous move, he had to think that this move was very useful!
Zhu Houzhao had no reason or excuse to refuse.

This is almost the unanimous view of officials from all over the north. Although the cabinet's move is damaging, it will be very useful.

Therefore, they are all waiting and watching, waiting for the next storm to come.

……

However, they didn't know that Liu Jian's hometown was in Luoyang, not far away from them.

On the third day after Taizong's mausoleum was bombed, a group of uninvited guests arrived directly first.

"Your Majesty has a decree! Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, has conspired to rebel. No one from the nine Liu Jian clans should be spared!"

The 100-number Jinyiwei came directly to the Luoyang government office, opened the imperial edict, and declared Liu Jian's crime.

The people in Luoyang's prefecture were all dumbfounded, thinking they had heard wrongly. "Sir, did you hear me correctly, sir? Is the chief minister planning to rebel?"

"No, why did Lord Chief Assistant and the others rebel... If they wanted to rebel, it would also be the rebellion of Shouning Marquis and Jianchang Marquis?"

He didn't give up and asked once again to confirm whether there was a mistake. They also received the news from the cabinet to the whole world. It was obviously Shouning Hou and others who were plotting a rebellion.

How in the blink of an eye, the plaintiff became the defendant.

"Your Majesty's imperial edict is here? Why, are you also Liu Jian's accomplice?"

"Why don't you quickly gather the troops, take the yellow book, lead the way, and follow us to arrest the nine Liu Jian clansmen!"

The Jin Yiwei directly illuminated the imperial edict, drew out his sword, and everyone immediately felt the overwhelming murderous intent.

"No...no?"

The prefect was sweating profusely, as he dared not get involved with the people who destroyed the nine tribes. Under the pressure of the Jin Yiwei, he quickly gathered his troops and did not even dare to report the news.

Liu Jian was originally from Sanyuan, Shaanxi, but since he became prosperous, his family has moved to Luoyang.

As the chief assistant, his hometown is naturally grand and easy to find.

When the prefect came to visit with his royal guards, the Liu family didn't know what kind of happy event they had met, and they even held a banquet. The Liu family even took the initiative to welcome them, preparing to treat the prefects to a drink.

Yes, obviously there is no need to look for the Nine Clans.

This is an opportunity!
Jin Yiwei waved his hand and started arresting them one by one.

Suddenly, the original wedding banquet suddenly turned upside down.

"Wait a minute! Prefect, my grandfather is the chief minister of the dynasty... Are you sure you want to arrest us?"

When Liu Jian's son was arrested, Liu Jian's grandson seemed incredible.

"It's you who are caught!"

"Your grandfather has rebelled! No one can escape!"

It would be best to name them, and Jin Yiwei arrested them one by one again.

"No! We were wronged!"

"We are just here to have a wedding drink. We are really not familiar with the Liu family!?"

"That's right! We are not related to the Liu family at all, and we have already released five servers!"

In this scene, there are naturally many people who want to cheat and break away from the Liu family.

Unfortunately, it was of no use.

No one in the audience was spared, and then... less than half an hour after the incident happened, the news of Liu Jian's rebellion quickly spread around Luoyang.

This situation is contrary to the public opinion situation in the north. Some of the people directly involved do not know what happened.

The same arrest scene was in Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

Xie Qian's family has little support from public opinion in the south.

Almost on the second day after Zhu Houzhao announced the rebellion of the cabinet, Xie Qian's entire family had been arrested.

At the same time, there was also a group of Jin Yiwei troops who were also rushing to the new capital of Sichuan and rushed to Yang Tinghe's hometown.

……

"No, it's impossible!?"

"How could my father rebel!?"

Jiangxi, Ji'an Prefecture, Yang Shen, the son of Yang Tinghe, now 18 years old, has directly torn off the city's emperor list.

He had been traveling with the talented people in Ji'an Prefecture for the past two days. Unexpectedly, just after returning to the county seat, news of the cabinet rebellion spread in Ji'an Prefecture.

For him, this was a bolt from the blue.

On the spot, he couldn't help but tear up the royal list with excitement and cry out for his father's injustice.

This move frightened the officials who were traveling with him, and they all subconsciously took a few steps away from him.

"Wait a minute? Are you Yang Tinghe's son?"

When the soldiers guarding the imperial list saw Yang Shen like this, their eyes lit up.

"Yes! My father is Yang Tinghe! My name is Yang Shen! Are you mistaken? How could my father rebel?"

"There must be a traitor who deceives the Emperor!"

"Take me to see Your Majesty. I want to redress my grievances!"

Yang Shen not only did not run away, but also grabbed the soldier.

"Haha, you came just in time! You will see His Majesty! Come, catch the rebels!"

"Yang Tinghe has committed the crime of treason and the crime of destroying the nine tribes. Catching his son is a great achievement!"

Faced with the credit that was brought to his door, the soldiers were not polite, but immediately tied up Yang Shen with three strikes.

"Master Jun, is this... could this be a misunderstanding! How could Mr. Yang Ge and the others rebel..."

"Yongxiu him...why are they about to be wiped out by the Nine Clans?"

At this moment, the officials accompanying Yang Shen realized what was happening and hesitantly wanted to ask about the situation.

"Don't you know how to read by yourself? It is written clearly on the imperial list that the cabinet blew up Taizong's mausoleum and forced His Majesty to return to Beijing! Isn't this a serious crime of treason?"

"It has spread throughout the south. You didn't know about it until now, right?"

The soldiers who were in a good mood couldn't help but explain: "This is His Majesty's imperial edict! How could there be any mistake?"

"By the way, you and Yang Shen are together...could it be..."

"No, no, no, we are not familiar with Yang Shen!"

This fatal question directly caused a group of officials to retreat for fear of being tainted.

"No! No! How could my father blow up Taizong's mausoleum..." Yang Shen began to struggle again.

"Be honest! Let's go! Ask your father!"

The soldiers didn't care and took Yang Shen back to the government office happily.

This scene naturally aroused a lot of discussion and gave the people of Ji'an something to talk about after dinner.

It turns out... the people of the nine exterminated tribes looked like this. I was lucky enough to see one alive today.

……

Jinling.

Fengtian Temple.

All civil and military officials gathered together again, and the atmosphere was very solemn and weird.

"Your Majesty, currently all the southern provinces...are suspicious of you..."

"There are even students from all over the country spontaneously petitioning for His Majesty to withdraw his order!"

"Your Majesty, I have also received numerous objections here..."

"Speaking of your Majesty's actions..."

"Your Majesty, Ji'an Mansion came to report a few days ago that Yang Shen, Yang Tinghe's son, has been captured..."

One by one, Jinling officials reported on the situation in the southern provinces in the past two days. Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chair and listened quietly, not arguing or speaking to the various voices.

"Cabinet Grand Scholar Li Dongyang has arrived!"

These reports were made until a voice came from outside.

"Your Majesty! Please take back your order! They in the cabinet will never dare to destroy the imperial mausoleum and let you go back!"

"You rashly announced that they are rebelling. This will cause a civil war between the North and the South, which will chill the hearts of officials all over the world!"

As soon as the voice fell, Li Dongyang rushed in quickly, and without even having time to salute, he directly asked Zhu Houzhao to take back his life.

As soon as Li Dongyang arrived, the officials who had reported previously stopped.

Everyone's eyes fell on the pair of masters and disciples, Li Dongyang and Zhu Houzhao.

Moreover, the atmosphere of Fengtian Palace also became more subtle with the arrival of Li Dongyang.

Does Li Dongyang not count as a contributor to the cabinet's rebellion?

Also... Li Dongyang is from the Northern Cabinet. Where should he stand in the main hall?

Everyone has different thoughts.

"Teacher, do you have anything else to say? You can just say..."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Dongyang calmly, then waved his hand and said calmly: "Liu Jin, give Master Li a seat, and make a cup of tea for Master Li."

"Teacher, don't worry, you have a good rest first, I have time here, let you speak slowly."

"Let's arrange the location opposite the president."

huh, huh...

Only then did people realize that Li Dongyang was panting heavily and rushed back from nowhere after a dusty journey.

"Mr. Li Ge, sit down."

Huang Bao quickly took the chair brought by Liu Jin and asked Li Dongyang to sit down.

Li Dongyang panted for a while, looked deeply at Zhu Houzhao, and did not choose to sit down.

"Thank you for your grace, I am not tired. I have said what I should say..."

Li Dongyang did not sit down, but stood among the officials, staring at Zhu Houzhao, wanting Zhu Houzhao to give a clear answer directly.

"Teacher, it doesn't matter. You sit down first. In fact, you came just in time. Urgent news from 800 miles away from the capital. It should have entered the gate of Jinling by now, right?"

Zhu Houzhao turned his head and looked at Huang Bao.

"Your Majesty, a quarter of an hour ago, the flying pigeon messenger brought news. The messenger has arrived at Xuanwu Gate. Counting the time, it should be here soon."

Huang Bao answered.

As soon as these words came out, Li Dongyang's face trembled. He really didn't expect this scene.

There is really urgent news coming from eight hundred miles away from the capital.

This directly made his heart sink. At the same time, this news also made the civil and military officials present have their minds wandering, and they couldn't help but look outside frequently.

"So, teacher... should you wait for Babaili to hurry up, or should you..."

"Your Majesty, declare it."

Li Dongyang turned around with some difficulty.

"Eight hundred miles urgent!"

"Eight hundred miles urgent!"

At this time, shouts came from outside.

"Explain it!" Zhu Houzhao nodded lightly.

"The messenger has entered the palace!" Liu Jin's harsh voice came out.

The next moment, under the guidance of the eunuch, the messenger quickly walked into the palace.

"Your Majesty, I am humbled by my humble duty!"

The messenger kowtowed and said loudly: "The cabinet is urgent for eight hundred miles. Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou blew up Taizong's imperial mausoleum. Taizong was harassed. There are differences in the Ming Dynasty. Please return to the capital as soon as possible to administer justice!"

Suddenly... there was a strange silence in Fengtian Temple.

Everyone looked up in shock and looked at Zhu Houzhao as if they had seen a ghost.

No, how could the emperor know this news in advance!
The capital and Jinling are thousands of miles apart, and it takes three days to travel eight hundred miles!

Three days ago, Zhu Houzhao seemed to have learned the contents of the messenger.

How can this not give them a damn?

Li Dongyang froze on the spot, opened his mouth, and felt that the first two sentences turned into a slap, and slapped him hard in the face.

"What about the letter?"

"Give it directly to Li Dongyang!"

After a long time, Zhu Houzhao's faint voice rang out, and the messenger was also surprised. He looked around, quickly identified Li Dongyang, and gave the letter directly to Li Dongyang.

"Master Li, please read it for us and see what the cabinet says..."

Zhu Houzhao added, then turned to look at the messenger: "Are you sure that your message... was sent day and night, starting from the capital on the day of the incident, without stopping or stopping along the way?"

"The humble post is confirmed! The humble post doesn't dare to have any delay!"

The messenger was a little confused, which simply doubted his professionalism, and he quickly knelt down to assure himself.

Now, looking at the kneeling messenger and thinking about Zhu Houzhao's anger three days ago, the expressions of all the civil and military officials in the court were even more complicated.

Only... Zhu Youqian and Huang Bao looked calm, as if they, like Zhu Houzhao, knew the information on the day it happened.

(End of this chapter)