Borrow the day to change the day

When Zhong Jinwei stepped into the Wenhua Palace, everyone stopped talking and looked at Zhong Jinwei at the door.

After the Emperor Chongzhen got the order to report the clock to enter Weimen outside the Meridian Gate, he had long been indifferent to listen to the words of these courtiers, and aimed at the gate of the palace many times.Seeing Zhong Jinwei appear at this time, he immediately stood up and looked at Master Zhong excitedly.

Zhong Jinwei stood up when he saw Emperor Chongzhen see him entering the palace.He stopped looking at the people in the hall and hurried forward.

"Honor Zhongxing..." Zhong Jinwei had just started to salute, but was interrupted by Emperor Chongzhen: "Master Zhong, there is no need to be too polite. Come on, give Master Zhong a seat."

At this time, the people in the hall realized that Emperor Chongzhen was standing, and several court officials who had been seated were embarrassed to sit any longer, and stood up quietly.

Since Emperor Chongzhen said that the ceremony was exempted, Zhong Jinwei would naturally not bow again. It will be a year since he came to Daming, and he is still not used to the kneeling ceremony, so he can avoid it if he can.

When Zhong Jinwei stood up straight, Emperor Chongzhen looked at him carefully, and found that Master Zhong had changed a lot since he hadn't seen him for a few months.

When I saw Master Zhong for the first time in the Royal Garden, he was fair-skinned, slightly fat, and looked young and childish.

But now, the exposed skin of Master Zhong standing in front of him has turned slightly dark, which can be seen from frequent exposure to the sun.

The body looks a lot thinner, but it looks full of vitality.Zhong Jinwei gave Emperor Chongzhen a feeling of calmness.

It seems that Master Zhong returned from a long journey, although he was tired, he also gained a lot.

In any case, Emperor Chongzhen knew that Zhong Jinwei, who came from later generations, was working hard for the rejuvenation of Ming Dynasty, and he was very moved.

"Master Zhong, thank you for your hard work!" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but thank you.

He has been paying attention to Zhong Jinwei's itinerary, watching him travel westward, solving one trouble after another.

If it weren't for Master Zhong, I would still be worrying about the treasury that couldn't make ends meet; if it wasn't for Master Zhong, I would have been kept in the dark, allowing Shanxi merchants to collude with the enemy, betray the country, and fund the enemy; if it weren't for Master Zhong, the rogues in Qin would flee Shanxi, another province will be corrupted;

Although he knew that Master Zhong had advantages that others did not have compared to ordinary people.But his kind of heart is rarely seen among the current courtiers.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, it should be." Zhong Jinwei smiled and replied to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Marquis Zhongxing, you have earned a lot of money for the court by traveling far away!" An old voice sounded from Zhong Jinwei's side.

Zhong Jinwei heard the words and followed the sound, and it turned out that Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was looking at him with a smile.

"Mr. Ge, it's been a long time!" Zhong Jinwei clasped his fists and bowed to Wen Tiren.

The headed family members of the Ming Dynasty in the Wenhua Palace are all full of affection for the young man in front of them, not for anything else, just for the white money.

If you are not in charge of the family, you don't know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt. Only when you reach the highest level of Ming Dynasty, you will know the emptiness of the treasury and how helpless you are.

Zhong Jinwei took advantage of the situation and saluted everyone else in the hall, anyway, it's not surprising that there are many people in the hall.

Ma Xianglin, who was ignored by everyone behind Zhong Jinwei, had a free time at this time, and immediately knelt on one knee and saluted: "Commander Shizhu, the minister, made Ma Xianglin kowtow to His Majesty."

In this way, the attention of the hall was focused on Ma Xianglin, as if they had just discovered that there was such a person in the hall.

Emperor Chongzhen sat back on the throne again, and kindly ordered: "I am exempt from courtesy."

Several cabinet ministers who were given seats also sat back at this time, looking at Ma Xianglin.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ma Xianglin thanked En and stood up, standing there respectfully and motionless, far less comfortable than Zhong Jinwei.

This can't be blamed on him, this is the second time in his life that he has come to the Forbidden City to face the saint, not to mention there are a group of big men around him watching him, restraint is certain; but Zhong Jinwei comes here more than in his own Hou's mansion, and These big bosses have dealt with each other, especially the biggest big boss, and they have a very good relationship.

"Wen Qing, Commander Ma has also made great contributions this time, and the cabinet will give me a reward for meritorious service." Emperor Chongzhen then ordered Wen Tiren to say.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wen Tiren sat there, bowed slightly, and agreed.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he saw that Ma Xianglin was about to kneel down to thank him again, so he said to him: "Commander Ma, you don't need to be too polite. Your Ma family has made a lot of contributions to serving the king this time. I am very satisfied. Qin Zongbing is in Beijing. You should go back and report to the camp of the Fifth Army Battalion. I will reward you after I have read the cabinet's notes."

"I dare not, I will leave." Ma Xianglin bowed on one knee again, and exited the gate of the palace under the eyes of everyone.

He knew that his weight could not be compared with that of Zhongxing Hou, and it was impossible for him to stay there to influence the discussions of those big shots.

At this time, Ma Xianglin was not depressed. On the contrary, he was very excited, thinking that he could see his mother soon, and ask her about the chili thing and whether she liked it.

Seeing Ma Xianglin leaving the palace, Zhong Jinwei remembered what Wang Chengen said, so he turned to Emperor Chongzhen and asked: "Your Majesty is discussing matters with the elders, I wonder if it is convenient for me to listen in."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his heart returned to the matter discussed just now, and his happy mood just now cooled down again.But he still smiled, and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong came just in time, and I would like to hear your opinion on this matter."

He thought that Master Zhong came from later generations. Many of his views are unique and forward-looking, and he can often give good advice.

Wang Chengen stood by Emperor Chongzhen's side. As soon as he heard this matter started to be discussed, his relaxed expression just now became serious, and he lowered his eyebrows and acted like a clay bodhisattva.

"Your Majesty, this matter should be done according to the rules of the ancestors, and there is nothing to discuss." The assistant minister He Ruchong is also the Minister of Rites at this time, and it happens that he is in charge of this matter, so he said aloud.

Another cabinet minister, Qian Xiangkun, the teacher of the first assistant Wen Tiren, had a different opinion, saying: "Your Majesty, when the capital is in danger, there is still the heart of being a king. It is not comparable to previous cases. I think it is not appropriate to punish severely."

Zhong Jinwei was confused. Judging from the information disclosed by Wang Chengen in advance, the two ministers should be discussing about Tang Wang's affairs.

But he didn't know the details, so he couldn't speak, so he could only stare blankly.

Emperor Chongzhen reached out his hand to stop several other ministers who wanted to speak, and said to Wen Tiren: "Wen Qing, please tell Master Zhong what happened first."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wen Tiren agreed, then turned to Zhong Jinwei and told him what happened.

It turned out that at the end of last year, King Qin's imperial edict spread throughout the country, and Tang Wang Zhu Yujian in Nanyang also knew that the capital was in danger.After hesitating again and again, he wrote to King Qin, and before waiting for the feedback from the capital, he rushed to the king of Qin with his thousand guards because he was worried about the safety of the capital.

When he walked to Yuzhou, he was stopped by Governor Yang Shengwu.At this time, the reply from the capital also arrived, and he was not allowed to go to King Qin of the capital and return to Nanyang, the fiefdom.

There were many things at the beginning, and this matter has not been dealt with.Now that it's over, it's on the table.

The cabinet means unity, that is, punishment must be imposed.There are differences in the degree of punishment, which has been discussed for two consecutive days.They all have their own reasons, and it was difficult for Emperor Chongzhen to choose for a while.

It is true that Emperor Chongzhen also paid great attention to the protection of the clan.But he also thought that when Jianlu attacked the capital, he still remembered the helpless nightmare he had at the beginning.Therefore, in his heart, he was a little grateful to the king of Tang who was able to bring a thousand guards and go north to hit the stone with pebbles, so he was hesitant about the punishment measures.

Whether this matter is big or small, there has been such a two-day debate.

After Wen Tiren told Zhong Jinwei what had happened, everyone in the hall looked at Zhong Jinwei, wondering what the emperor's trusted Marquis Zhongxing would think.