little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 176
In the early morning of the next day, just after washing, Wang An helped him change his clothes and said with a smile, "Your Highness, Mr. Shen has been waiting for you in the hall outside for a long time."

……So early?Zhu Changluo was taken aback, and Shen Shixing must have gained a new understanding of the demon book case because Shen Shixing woke up early in the morning and was eager to see him.

When he came to the hall in a hurry, he saw that Shen Shixing was already waiting there, and when he saw Zhu Changluo came back, he quickly got up to greet him.

"Old Ge, what good countermeasures do you have?" He Shen Shixing, a comrade in the trenches, didn't need to be polite, he pulled Shen Shixing up, helped him down on the chair, and asked.

There was warmth in Shen Shixing's heart. After serving three emperors, none of the monarchs and ministers had reached such a level. Whether the prince in front of him was getting close to him from the bottom of his heart or pretending to be close to himself, Shen Shixing could naturally feel it. Touched, the kindness of knowing you, will naturally be reciprocated by the spring.

"Although the old minister has not been in court for a long time, it can be inferred that today's court must be a storm."

Zhu Changluo understood what he meant, but smiled and said, "Master Ge, please explain in detail."

"Once the demonic book is published, there will be storms. No matter what the purpose of the person behind the scenes is, according to the humble opinion of the old minister, His Highness just sit quietly and watch the changes. It won't take long for those demons and monsters to appear."

Regarding Shen Shixing's suggestion, Zhu Changluo showed a little noncommittal, and there was a little bit of incomprehensibility in his eyes.

"What did Mr. Ge find?"

Looking at Zhu Changluo in surprise, he saw that the other party's eyes seemed to have a clear insight into everything, and there were a few amiable smiles on the corners of his mouth. These reactions in Shen Shixing's eyes made him even more surprised, and he muttered in his heart. I have found something, but it is deduced based on my own experience of decades of ups and downs in the officialdom. Strictly speaking, I am not completely sure. To say that Potian is just a suspicion. According to his old-fashioned and prudent style, I am not fully sure. Never opened my mouth before.

Could it be that this young prince has the same idea as himself?The strange and strange Shen Shixing's face became serious, he thought for a while, and asked instead: "The old minister has indeed discovered something, do you dare to ask your highness to guess?
Facing Shen Shixing's quiz-like inquiry, Zhu Changluo raised his brows, and a sly smile curved his mouth: "Ge Lao quiz, Chang Luo will try to guess!"

"The behaviors of gentlemen and villains are different, just like yin and yang, day and night, which are always opposite. However, the reason for the division is that there is a slight difference between public and private. May I ask Mr. Ge, what do you mean by this statement?"

Shen Shixing was born as the No.1 number one scholar appointed by Emperor Jiajing in the Golden Palace. He is well-educated and well-versed in classics. How could he not know that Zhu Changluo's words came from Zhu Xi's "Analects of Confucius". The villain is limited by self-interest, but out of public interest, he can be broad-minded, accepting all rivers and return to the sea, but out of self-interest, he is narrow-minded, forming cliques and excluding dissidents."

"That's the answer! Chang Luo can already conclude that just now, the old man's concerns can be summed up in one sentence!" Zhu Changluo suddenly praised him, and said with a smile: "Gentlemen don't belong to the party and villains don't belong to the party." Qun, what troubles are deep!"

Shen Shixing's face changed in an instant, his always unpredictable eyes suddenly widened, and even his face showed a few traces of abnormal flush, he stood up abruptly: "Has Your Highness noticed this?"

Compared with Shen Shixing's agitation, Zhu Changluo was more calm and self-sustaining. After raising his hand to signal the other party to sit down: "It's not unusual. Ever since Chang Luo became the prince, the old man should know that this courtier, civil and military officials, everything As usual, Chang Luo has never touched a single person."

"It's said that the emperor and the courtiers once ruled. The old ministers were also puzzled at first, but now they finally understand."

Zhu Changluo shook his head and sighed: "It's one thing to understand, but it's another thing to do it or not. To tell the truth, the current situation of the Ming Dynasty is complicated and complex, and several major forces have become intertwined. The so-called mobilization of the whole body is not because Chang Luo doesn't want to abolish it, but because he is afraid of it; when the time is not up, it's just that he dare not move lightly."

A few familiar names and a sentence came to mind, and even the prepared Zhu Changluo's face inevitably became heavy.Although what I have discovered so far is only a preliminary model, and has not yet formed a climate, and it is only known as a fellow countryman's association to the outside world, but Zhu Changluo believes that it will not take long for these so-called fellow countrymen to become the ones that are hovering in his mind at this moment. those names.

The first one is that after Shen Yiguan entered the cabinet as the chief assistant, he gathered Zhejiang bureaucrats in Beijing to form a hometown association, which was later called the "Zhejiang Party". In addition, there were the Qi Party in Shandong and the Chu Party in Huguang. As well as the Xuan Party, Kunming Party, etc., these parties are all based on geographical ties.Among them, the Zhejiang Party is the most powerful, and both the Qi Party and the Chu Party are attached to it, and they are able to eliminate dissidents, so they are collectively called the "Qi Chu and Zhejiang Party".

The backbone personnel of these parties are all officials of the sixth grade or above. The officials include the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Departments, who supervise the Six Departments. They can act at any time and affect any decision of the Six Departments. And the censors can patrol the four directions at any time, and no one in Beijing may think highly of them, but for local officials, these censors hold life and death in their hands and have great power.It is conceivable that when these seemingly insignificant officials gather together, their power is almost unrivaled.

And the words that came to mind made Zhu Changluo extremely vigilant

History books say: The Ming Dynasty died due to party disputes!

At this moment, the hall was surprisingly quiet. Wang An, who was waiting at the door, couldn't help raising his eyes and sneaking a sneak peek. He found a faint smile on the prince's face, and his eyes were clear and moist but radiant. Frowning tightly, with a serious expression on his face, he seemed to have fallen into contemplation. Although he was curious, he suddenly remembered Huang Jin's words of pinching his ears to teach him to watch less and do more. , looking at the nose with the eyes, and looking at the heart shape with the nose, but the ears are closed, and no sound wave can escape.

After a moment of silence, Shen Shixing finally took the lead to break the silence: "The scourge of cronies has existed in all dynasties. Fortunately, it has sprouted not long ago, so we can get rid of it early, so it seems that the old minister feels that there is something to be said about this demon book case." It’s not entirely a bad thing to do.”

Zhu Changluo's eyes suddenly lit up: "Ge Lao means..."

Shen Shixing nodded resolutely: "Misfortune comes with blessings, and blessings come with misfortunes!"

He recalled Shen Shixing's words several times in his heart, and suddenly sighed: "In this way, I'm afraid the capital will not live in peace." Okay, but it is inevitable that a monstrous storm will be set off, and there will be no peace in the bloody storm from then on.

Shen Shixing was silent for a moment, then suddenly threw up his robe and knelt down: "Old ministers often hear people say that those who achieve great things don't care about small details, those who talk about great achievements don't record small faults, and those who praise great beauty don't show flaws. Which is more important, His Highness knows for himself!"

The words of the person who spoke were so loud that the hearts of the people were swayed.

Zhu Changluo suddenly smiled and stepped forward to help him up: "Mr. Ge is really scheming and scheming."

Knowing that he had figured it out, a stone fell from Shen Shixing's heart, and his old face smiled like a chrysanthemum: "Your Highness, you must know that the old minister has been in office for decades, and he is famous for being an old man in the mud pavilion."

An old man and a young man looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, they suddenly burst into hearty laughter.

At the end of the laughter, Wang An bit the bullet and came in with a bitter face: "Prince, are we going to court today? The officer in charge in front of the palace has come to remind me several times, saying that there is going to be a big quarrel in the Palace of Supreme Harmony... "

Today's weather in the capital is not good. It's already late spring in April, but I don't know what kind of evil spirit has come out. There is a cold north wind blowing, and the sky is also gloomy. Everyone in the Hall of Supreme Harmony His face and mood are not very good-looking.

When Zhu Changluo came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which had become a noisy market, finally returned to its solemn and solemn appearance. He frowned and glanced at the civil and military officials who were blushing. Under Bing's eyes, several ministers who were still whispering fell silent immediately, and as Wang An sang promises in a long voice, all the ministers bowed and saluted in unison.

Zhu Changluo waved his hand, and all the ministers stood up. Suddenly, a few sharp-eyed ministers noticed that the eldest son of the emperor, who had just been the prince for more than a month, was becoming more and more calm and sophisticated in his gestures. strong.

Some of them couldn't help thinking of the prince's short life mentioned in the Yaoshu, and couldn't help shouting fallacies in their hearts!Just looking at the golden chair in the hall, the eyes are as bright as autumn water, except for the pale face, which looks full of energy, there is no trace of a serious illness and a long life.

During the usual court meetings, the chief assistant, Shen Yiguan, would preside over them, and they would play when there was something to do, and retreat if there was nothing to do, but today it was a cold one.

Because Shen Yiguan was gone, of course this did not surprise Zhu Changluo at all, it was right not to be there, but it became abnormal to be there.

Seeing the crown prince staring at him faintly, the second assistant, Shen Li, coughed lightly, and went out of the class to play: "Your Highness, the minister has this note, and the chief assistant of the cabinet, Shen Yiguan, handed over the memorial to avoid suspicion and plead guilty early this morning." The playbook was handed over, Wang An reached out to take it, and forwarded it to Zhu Changluo.

Zhu Changluo opened it with a smile. The meaning written in the memorandum is very simple and straightforward. In addition to expressing sadness and anger, the whole article strongly demands to find out the mastermind behind the demon book. He hinted to the prince that there was a huge conspiracy in the demon book, that someone was simply framing him. As for the few words written in the back asking to resign to show his innocence, it is natural that he hoped that the prince hadn't seen it for the best.

Putting down the booklet in his hand, he raised his eyes and glanced at the officials. The officials who were shocked by Shen Yiguan's resignation could not help but whispered to each other, so they said: "Shen Ge is too cautious, a piece of demon book is nonsense. It's absurd and unbelievable, and all the officials and workers can keep to their own duties, don't be surprised by the strange, the strange will defeat itself, just like usual."

It never occurred to me that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would actually deal with this political incident that was regarded as the No. [-] in the eyes of all the ministers. For a while, the ministers were a little caught off guard. Some people were in a daze, and some naturally refused to stop .

"The minister has this recitation!"

This shout was a bit abrupt, and it was particularly surprising in this court meeting full of discussions.

Zhu Changluo looked up and recognized that the speaker was Qian Menggao, who was given by the speaker.

"The case of the demon book is related to the reputation of the emperor and the prince, the face of the royal family, and the system of the country. The person who presided over this case has malicious and unpredictable intentions. You must not condone and let the traitor go! Your Highness, please appoint Dongchang, Jinyi Weiche Investigate this case, and don't let this smeared traitor escape and get away with it."

After suppressing these fierce, high-spirited and righteous words, all the officials in the hall were stunned, and then they knelt down one after another like dumplings in a pot, and a group of seconding voices shouted louder and louder. A sound of boiling filled my ears.

In contrast, Shen Li standing there alone after kneeling on the ground seemed a bit out of place and out of place.

Guo Zhengyu, who was the left servant of the Ministry of Officials at the time, didn't like it, so he pulled Shen Li's robe in a hurry.

Shen Li, who had just woken up from a dream, came to his senses and quickly knelt down to second the proposal.But it was too late for all of this. Many people in the court saw it, especially the eyes of Qian Menggao, who had never been able to escape. At this moment, the corner of his mouth could not help showing a smile.

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