Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 238 The Ending of a Generation of Famous Officials
Emperor Jiajing was a very strange emperor.When he was a sage, he was even more sage than Tang Taizong, Song Taizu, Qin Shihuang, and Han Wudi.When he became stupid, he was even more stupid than King You of Zhou, Emperor Ling of Han, and Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty.

Several young eunuchs led the white deer to Jingren Palace.

Emperor Jiajing stared at the back of the white deer leaving, and tears welled up in his eyes. He said to He Liu with emotion: "He Liu, why don't I know that Hu Zongxian is the real white deer of my Ming Dynasty!"

What is the proper way for a king to shed tears in front of his courtiers?Emperor Jiajing deliberately turned his back on He Liu and walked back to the main hall of Yongshou Palace.

He Liu followed into the main hall.

Emperor Jiajing ordered He Liu: "Let Hu Zongxian come to see me immediately!"

He Liudao: "I obey the order."

As soon as He Liu stepped out of the threshold of the hall, he was stopped by Emperor Jiajing on his back.

"Wait a minute."

Emperor Jiajing sat back in the green gauze tent and sighed: "Oh, forget it, it's better not to see."

He Liu cupped his hands: "Please ask the emperor to expressly let Hu Zongxian enter the palace to see him?"

Emperor Jiajing sighed: "Oh, it's gone. See you, what can I say to him?"

After a short period of sadness, Emperor Jiajing was filled with endless anger.He cursed: "Damn Yan Song and Yan Shifan! They killed me so that even people like Hu Zongxian can no longer be used!"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Jiajing waved his hand and threw the copper in the green gauze tent to the ground.

"Dang!"

Father Jun got angry, and He Liu quickly fell to his knees.

Emperor Jiajing then ordered He Liu: "Let Hu Zongxian be wronged in the imperial prison for a few days first. You must take good care of his diet and daily life. He is not in good health. You go to the imperial hospital to find two imperial physicians to treat him. After a few days, Then I will decree to remove him from his official position. At that time, he can return to his hometown and enjoy the family happiness. You tell him for me: He and I are known to each other by the monarch and his ministers!"

He Liu said without losing the opportunity: "My Majesty, Hu Guiqi, the eldest son of Hu Zongxian, now holds the title of Qianhu of Nanjing Jinyiwei, and the second son Hu Songqi, now holds the title of Deputy Qianhu of Nanjing Jinyiwei. They have not yet filled in the gap..."

Emperor Jiajing hurriedly said: "You immediately arrange for them to make up for the shortage in Jinyiwei in Nanjing. Also give these two people flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives."

Flying fish clothes and embroidered spring knives are only given to Beijing Jinyiwei with a hundred or more households.In Nanjing Jinyiwei, only the envoys of Zhenfu can wear flying fish clothes and embroidered spring knives.Emperor Jiajing made an exception and rewarded Hu Guiqi and Hu Songqi with these two things, which is enough to show his favor to the Hu family.

He Liu withdrew from Yongshou Palace.He let out a sigh of relief, Hu Zongxian's life was finally saved.

Three days later, Emperor Jiajing made a decree: Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang Province, embezzled 220 million taels of money in battle.It is read that he has served the imperial court for many years, and has made great achievements in the suppression of Japanese, and the crime is minor.Immediately removed all official positions and sent back to his hometown of Jixi, Anhui. "

In the southern suburbs of the capital, outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, there are green grass and green sky.The warm wind blows the sound of the willow flute, and the setting sun is beyond the mountains.

A carriage was parked under the setting sun in the southern suburbs.

Beside the carriage, stood Hu Zongxian, a famous minister who once ruled the southeast.

He Liu stood in front of Hu Zongxian.

He Liudao: "Hu Butang, send you off for thousands of miles, and you must say goodbye at the end. You have a good journey."

Hu Zongxian smiled wryly: "Okay? It's not going to work!"

He Liu asked, "Why did Hu Butang make such a statement?"

Hu Zongxian said with a smile: "Do you think that the emperor dismissed my post and let me go back to my hometown, so that I can enjoy peace and happiness in my hometown?"

He Liudao: "The emperor doesn't pursue Hu Butang any more. Could it be that other people will..."

Hu Zongxian shook his head: "Oh, old six. You have to know that in the officialdom, as long as you do something, you will offend people. How many things have I done in the southeast these years? I have offended eighty officials if not one hundred. I do it The governor of Zhezhi holds the military and political power of Zhejiang and Zhizhi provinces. Those people dare not do anything to me. Now I have no position and no power. I am a grassroots person, and I still wear a strict party hat on my head. It is easy for me to be charged with a crime!"

He Liudao: "But the emperor knows what kind of person you are! With the emperor protecting you, those people can't make any big waves."

Hu Zongxian said: "Lao Liu, you are my best friend. Come here with your ear, and I will tell you something intimate."

He Liu listened to him, and Hu Zongxian said in a low voice: "Lao Liu, remember this sentence: the holy will is changeable, and being with you is like being with a tiger!"

He Liudao: "Thank you Hu Butang for your teaching. However, I am the governor of Jinyiwei Beizhen. If there are really slanderous ministers who frame Hu Butang, I will do my best to protect you."

Hu Zongxian laughed and said: "You saved me once, but you couldn't save me twice or three times. Forget it, I'm leaving! I haven't eaten wet rice from my hometown Jixi for more than 20 years. I dream of wet rice in my nose all day long." The aroma. This is good, I can eat enough."

Hu Zongxian got into the carriage, and the carriage disappeared into the afterglow of the setting sun.

What Hu Zongxian said to He Liu unfortunately came true.In the late spring of Jiajing 42, he returned to his hometown in Jixi.Two years later, the Yan Party completely collapsed.A certain censor Hu Zongxian colluded with the strict party, deceived the emperor and corrected the edict. Hu Zongxian was taken back to Beijing from Jixi lock.

In order to avoid being humiliated, Hu Zongxian first wrote Wanyan's "Debate on Falsehood", leaving behind the desperate poem "The sword is buried in an unjust prison, and the loyal soul is entangled in a white cloud".Then committed suicide in prison.

Of course, these are all things to come.

Hu Zongxian, the largest strict party in the officialdom, fell.This is Emperor Jiajing warning those strict party officials: follow Yan Song, Yan Shifan and his son, even if they are the pillars of the country like Hu Zongxian, I will punish them!

Except for a few cadres of the Yan Party, Yan Song and his son still followed the orders of Yan Song and his son. Seeing that the wind was not in the right direction, the other members of the Yan Party changed their sects one after another and joined Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Lu Fang and the like.

The cabinet's decrees were finally able to reach the two capitals and thirteen provinces.The local governor finally stopped working against the cabinet.The huge machine of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be operating in an orderly manner again.

At night, He Liu, his wife Bai Xiaoyan, and the long-lost Lao Hu sat in the courtyard, eating snacks and admiring the bright moon in the sky.

Old Hu sighed: "Oh, poor Hu Butang has served the country all his life, but ended up being dismissed from office. However, in order to get the power in the southeast, he did do some things to curry favor with Yan Song and his son. Very decent."

He Liudao: "I think of a libretto in Gu Shu: Three Emperors and Five Emperors of Morality, Famous and Famous Emperors of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Five tyrants and seven lords fought in Spring and Autumn, and they rose and fell in an instant. A few lines of history left their names, and there were countless barren hills in Beizhong. It’s like a dragon fighting a tiger! Old Hu, Hu Butang’s right and wrong, merits and demerits, we are not qualified to comment. History books will record everything he has done. His merits and demerits will be judged by future generations.”

Xiangxiang flashed a pair of big eyes, and asked He Liu innocently: "Father, what is a history book? Can it be eaten? Is it delicious? Is it sweet or salty, bitter or sour?"

He Liu touched Xiangxiang's little head, and replied, "Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, there are all five flavors in the history books."

(End of this chapter)