To be honest, the emperor's performance in the past two years also made Zhu Jinghong feel conflicted.
On the one hand, the old man was very guarded against him. He was only given temporary assignments and then restricted. This was true for both the northwest and Liaodong.
But Lao Liu is different. This guy’s Jixian Hall is still there, and the mission of the city’s shipping department is still there.
This shows that in the emperor's mind, he, Zhu Jinghong, was a greater threat.
But on the other hand, the emperor trusted Zhu Jinghong's judgment on some major military and state affairs, and would often ask him for his views and opinions.
Training the guards and pro-army, commanding the northwest operations, appointing the monarch of Korea, and now Luzon...
These all show that Zhu Jinghong's ability has been recognized by the emperor, and he is a holy family member. Yes, there is no shortage of precautions.
This is a very mysterious state. The prince and the sixth brother are also in it, but the three brothers feel it differently.
Seeing Zhu Jinghong's hesitation, Zhu Xianming raised his head and asked, "You haven't thought about it yet?"
"Dad, my son thought we were going to save him!"
"One thing Lu Song is a vassal and he serves the court wholeheartedly. It is morally unjustifiable if he does not save him!"
"Secondly, once this matter spreads, all the vassals who do not save the court will think that the Ming Dynasty is weak, and I am afraid that someone else will be born again! Disloyalty! "
The biggest reason for the rebellion of Junggar and Zhasak is that they believed that the Ming Dynasty was not strong enough and felt that they had the strength to challenge the court, so they had to kill these rebels even if they lost money.
"The third point is that, despite all odds, Luzon is the gateway to the sea for the Ming Dynasty, and we must not let the Western barbarians take control of it!"
The last point is what Zhu Jinghong mainly talks about. , and then heard him continue: "India in the west was occupied by Britain and France, Junggar was interfered by the Rakshasa Kingdom and rebelled, and foreigners were responsible for the Japanese and Korean rebellion in the east..."
"Now...the Western Yi They are making trouble in the South Sea. Dad, don't you see that they are trying to lock us down step by step from the southeast to the northwest?"
When Zhu Jinghong said this about the seriousness of the matter, he immediately took action. Several grades.
Zhu Xianming only thought of the first two points. He had a vague feeling about the third point, but he still couldn't see it as clearly as Zhu Jinghong.
Now that he heard his introduction, Zhu Xianming couldn't help being shocked, secretly thinking that he almost missed something important.
At this time, Zhu Jinghong was still talking.
"Dad, the times and the world are changing, you have to open up the situation..."
Open up the situation, Zhu Jinghong has said this many times, and it can hit every time The emperor's weakness made him feel particularly uncomfortable.
But before the emperor could get angry, Zhu Jinghong continued: "When Emperor Zhou was in the Central Plains, during the Han and Tang Dynasties, he traveled far to the Western Regions, and during the Yuan Dynasty, he had already traveled tens of thousands of miles away. We can't just Keep an eye on your one-third acre of land!"
"It is said that you must not have the intention to harm others, but you must have the intention to guard against others. Those who are not of our race must have different intentions. This time the barbarians are causing chaos, we must do it. Deal with it seriously!”
Listening to Zhu Jinghong’s endless talk, Zhu Xianming had to admit that this kid was indeed very well-organized.
Looking at the past and present, and looking at the world, it turns out that there are indeed human masters...
What the hell am I thinking? Does this guy look like a master? But this kid does have courage, really...
Finding that the more he thought about it, the more he went sideways, Zhu Xianming simply stopped thinking about it. Then he looked at Zhu Jinghong and said with a cold face: "Rhetoric is just talk on paper!"
"It's nothing, just get out... Remember, don't mess up this negotiation with the Junggar people!"
To the emperor Zhu Jinghong also had a better understanding of his temper. He knew that the emperor had already listened to what he just said.
The reason why he finally denied himself was just the most basic imperial method.
"Yes... my son will definitely do the job well!"
At this moment, Cheng Ying reported that the prince was here, so Zhu Xianming asked Zhu Jinghong to leave.
"Yes... my son is resigning!"
After leaving Longwu Hall, Zhu Jinghong met the prince, so he immediately came forward to greet him.
After the courtesy greetings, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help complaining: "Fourth brother...Lao Liu has made trouble for me recently, which has affected the people who have worked with me. You have to take charge of this matter for me." Fair enough!"
Zhu Jingyuan has known about this for a long time. He was instructed by Xu Xinan to pretend not to know, and he has been avoiding Zhu Jinghong recently.
Now that they met, Zhu Jingyuan was very embarrassed and didn't know how to answer for a while.
"Fourth brother, you won't sit idly by and do nothing, right?" Zhu Jinghong asked again.
"Thirteenth brother, are these things you said true?"
"Of course they are true!"
I don't want the prince to change the subject, Zhu Jinghong then asked: "Fourth brother, are you willing to help me?"
"I...if the matter is true and the sixth brother is indeed wrong, I will not sit idly by and do nothing!"
Zhu Jingyuan His words were very conservative, but Zhu Jinghong didn't care so much and said calmly: "Since fourth brother is willing to help me, then I can feel at ease!"
"Fourth brother, I want to ask you..."
p>Just as Zhu Jinghong was about to "arrange", Cheng Ying came out of the palace gate, saluted and said: "Prince, the Lord has asked you to come in!"
In the past, the emperor had given Zhu Jingyuan trouble. , but now that he can get rid of Zhu Jinghong, it is great news for Zhu Jingyuan.
"Thirteenth brother, if we have anything to say, we can talk about it later. I will go see my father first!"
"Fourth brother, go ahead. I will wait for you in the East Palace!"
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"Well...um...it's okay, it's okay..."
Zhu Jingyuan felt uncomfortable, but he still had to smile, which was really difficult for him.
In this way, the two brothers separated, and Zhu Jingyuan was able to enter Longwu Gate.
When he came to the emperor's side, the prince had the same problem as Zhu Jinghong, which was about dealing with the emperor.Luzon’s view on asking for help.
The prince has indeed learned a lot in the past two years, but his structure is not even enough to be a conservative king, so naturally he cannot think of going too far.
Why Luzon is isolated overseas, why the imperial court is beyond the reach of the government, and why the people are living in dire straits due to militarism...
Zhu Jingyuan put forward several arguments, and almost all of them hit the point of the gun. After listening, he almost The emperor was not angry to death.
Fortunately, Zhu Xianming was very wealthy, or maybe because his expectations were too low, so although he was angry in his heart, his face was calm in the end.
"The prince's mind can be more open. Let's think more about it when we go back!"
Knowing that he didn't answer well, the prince is used to it now, so he leaned forward and answered: "Yes. !"
"Recently, the censor impeached him for something illegal in the army during the Northwest War... Do you know about this?"
Zhu Jingyuan was stunned, and he didn't know what to do at this time. How to answer.
"Son... I've heard a little bit about it!" Zhu Jingyuan didn't dare to lie.
Picking up the tea cup again, Zhu Xianming asked slowly: "What do you think about this matter? Should the law be enforced impartially, or should it be treated with caution?"
There is no doubt that this is another matter. It is a test for the prince, and it can be regarded as a resurrection match from the previous one.
"Dad, there is a war going on in the northwest. It is not appropriate for my son to severely punish the meritorious soldiers in the past..."
This sentence made Zhu Xianming finally satisfied. Although the prince always gave in People are disappointed, but they have made some progress after all.
At this time, Zhu Jingyuan went on to say: "Those disciples of the Sixth Brother, who stir up trouble by asking for names, are really punishable!"
It is not wrong to point out that the censor stirs up trouble. , but pointing out that these people are Lao Liu's disciples is tantamount to openly stating that the brothers are jealous, and it shows that Zhu Jingyuan is still too shallow-minded.
The extra points in the first sentence are now offset by two.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Jingyuan continued to talk next.
"It's just...the Thirteenth Brother marched and fought very well, but the emperor was still too lenient, and that's why he caused these things!"
At this moment, Zhu Xianming took it seriously. I can't bear it anymore.
He chose the fourth child as the crown prince. In addition to his status as the eldest son, his gentle personality was also a plus.
But now, the prince continuously criticizes the two direct brothers, which is equivalent to denying his own bonus points.
"Prince, are you done?" Zhu Xianming remained calm.
What he was thinking at this moment was that perhaps it was time to consider changing the prince. The country must not be left in the hands of such a fool.
"My son said... it's over!"
"Then you go back first!"
After hesitating for two seconds, Zhu Jingyuan hooked his waist and said: "Yes... I'm resigning!"
Zhu Jingyuan just returned to the East Palace, and sure enough, Zhu Jinghong was waiting for him in the mansion. .
Although he was in a bad mood, he still had to greet Zhu Jinghong, and the two talked nonsense for a long time.
It’s so hardYi sent Zhu Jinghong away, and Zhu Jingyuan immediately went to Xu Xinan and others and told them about today's meeting.
They analyzed many things, but unfortunately they still failed to fully understand the holy will and were completely unaware of the seriousness of the matter.
In the blink of an eye, the next day came, and the third session of the examination came to an end, and this spring was officially over.
Students are discussing the test questions a lot, and the eyes of the government and the public are all focused on tomorrow's joint examination.
As the presiding judge, Zhang Rulin was a seventh-grade Gansu Xuncang censor. Normally, he was unknown in the court.
But because he was assigned as the chief judge, he immediately became the focus of the court. In the past two days, countless people came to visit, all to encourage and support him.
Winning the support of these people gave Zhang Rulin more confidence, and he even had the spirit of being willing to be "martyrdom" even if he failed.
Therefore, Zhang Rulin couldn't wait to hold court, to uphold justice on behalf of the civil servants and teach those unruly and arrogant warriors a lesson.
February 16, the fourteenth year of Orthodoxy.
In the lobby of the second gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, officials from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of War, and the Dali Temple were already seated, and under their operation, they became spectators.
The presiding judge Zhang Rulin has taken his seat. He, who has the most seniority and the lowest rank, is now sitting in the middle.
Besides him, there are two jurors on each side, both of whom are supervisory censors in Gansu Province. They jointly participated in the impeachment.
As for the senior officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate headquarters, none of them came, including Wang Pei'an, who had already returned to Beijing.
So the layout in this lobby is actually very strange.
At this moment, a large number of generals had gathered outside the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In addition to the 230 people who were impeached, there were also 34 others who came to watch the fun.
These generals are all around the fifth and sixth ranks. They are not high ranks but are the backbone of the army. They are all ruthless men who lead the troops to fight on the front line.
At this moment, regardless of whether they were impeached or not, the people present were all shouting and cursing. If it were not for the national law that prevented them from going full force in the morning.
"Critical, this is specifically to punish us..."
"We are fighting life and death on the battlefield, but we are slandered by this little guy. These people are really hateful..."
"Although we are warriors and don't have the bells and whistles like them, we are not cowards who can still be bullied..."
"Yes, we will meet him today, don't believe it is in vain. Those who can be said to be black..."
As the backbone of the army, these generals have all been through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and they are naturally furious this time.
The Yiwei soldiers who were guarding both inside and outside the Metropolitan Procuratorate all felt the pressure at this moment, and they were already thinking about how they could do their duty to calm the situation if a fight broke out later.
The time soon came to three quarters, and the scheduled trial time arrived.
I saw a scribe walking out of the lobby, standing on the steps and sweeping through the crowd.person, and then read aloud: "Zhuan Wu Xiang Zuo Wei Deputy Qianhu Zhou Shoujun, Guo Yong Zuo Wei Counselor Shen Jinxun came to the hall to answer!"
One of the two people named was a pro-military member of the sixth rank, One is from the fifth rank of Jingying.
Among them, Zhou Shoujun is younger. He was once one of Zhu Jinghong's bodyguards, and they jointly agreed to "never fail" as his confidant.
"Brother Zhou, Old Shen...we all came from the dead, so don't lose your place!" an older general encouraged.
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"Gourmet..." Zhou Shoujun flicked his sleeves, he was already full of enthusiasm.
Immediately afterwards, he stepped forward and walked toward the lobby aggressively.
Behind him, Shen Jinxun bowed his hands to everyone and said goodbye, then resolutely walked inside with his hands behind his back.
The performance of the two of them made all the generals present deeply satisfied, so they all cheered.
"Well done..."
"Really energetic..."
Shen Jinxun is older and has a higher official rank, so he speeds up He followed Zhou Shoujun quickly, wanting to answer before Zhou Shoujun could.
After all, for him, today is a good opportunity to spread his reputation. If he does it well, it will be beneficial to his career in the future.
The two of them entered the lobby. Shen Jinxun was waiting for Zhang Rulin to ask questions, but Zhou Shoujun had already spoken.
"Zhang Rulin, I am your mother..."
"You are just a censor who patrols the warehouse, and you are just a small seventh-grade official. Why do you show off your power here? "
"Damn...if I hadn't fought hard on the battlefield and defeated the Junggar rebels, would you have been able to run wild in the northwest?"
"Now you? After eating, you put down the bowl and scolded me... Who are you?"
Zhang Rulin has only been an official for a few years and has not experienced many turmoils. Now he is scolded like this on the spot. The whole person is down.
Things developed far from what he expected, and he was completely unprepared for how to deal with it.
None of the jurors around him expressed support at this moment, because they were all shocked.
As for the people from the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Justice, they were just watching the fun. Only Wang Xiu, the minister of the Ministry of War, who was present, spoke.
"Zhou Shoujun, pay attention to your words. This is the lobby of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, not your military camp!"
The Minister of War is in charge of matters such as promotion and selection in the army. His The weight of these words was relatively heavy, which at least made Zhou Shoujun calm down a little.
At this moment, Shen Jinxun was staring blankly at Zhou Shoujun beside him, feeling in his heart that young people today are so fierce.
Now, with Wang Xiu's help, Zhang Rulin finally woke up from the shock, and at the same time, he was thinking about countermeasures.
First of all, for him, it is to save some face, otherwise he will not take this case.There's no way to proceed with the trial.
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