Chapter 279 Thunder is rolling

Zhu Youtang did not show Ma Zhongxi's memorial to impeach Zhang Zhou to the cabinet, so there was no need for a cabinet vote.

Anyway, Zhu Youtang has already made up his mind.

Previously, Ma Yi's matter did not directly involve Zhang Zhou, so Zhu Youtang might have discussed it with the minister. Now that it is involved, there is no need to discuss it.

But it was in the afternoon that Dai Yi was asked to say hello to the cabinet.

The general meaning is

You will have to figure it out yourself in the future.

On the second day of the court meeting, which was the day Zhang Zhou said he would pray for rain, Zhu Youtang was already preparing to go to Qianqing Palace before dawn.

"The sky is pretty good."

Zhu Youtang came out of Qianqing Palace, looked up at the gray sky and said.

Xiao Jing heard this and said, "Your Majesty, it was cloudy last night, but it has been cloudy lately and no rain has fallen. There are still people in the city talking about asking your Majesty to pray for rain again. "

"People can't be without rules," Dai Yi reprimanded, "How can you always expect your majesty to pray for rain?"

"Oh"

Zhu Youtang smiled as if he were laughing at himself.

Although I didn’t say it clearly, the expression on my face probably meant that if I really had the ability to control the wind and rain, I wouldn’t mind praying a few more times, but the problem is that I don’t know how.

If I want to know which cloud will make it rain, I don’t need to be an emperor, but a god.

In front of Fengtian Hall.

The ministers were preparing to meet the saint. It was a hot day, but they saw that Zhang Mao was bringing an umbrella.

The only one.

As soon as Zhang Mao arrived, Xie Qian greeted him with a smile, "We are waiting for the rain. He said he was in Xuanfu, not in the capital. Did the British father prepare in the wrong place?"

Zhang Mao laughed and said, "In this hot summer, my old bones are no better than those of young people. It is good to bring an umbrella to block the wind and rain, but to block the sun."

"Haha."

Many people are laughing.

The martial artists around Zhang Mao all felt a little self-hate.

It seems that he is still unaware. If he had known earlier, he would have brought an umbrella. This was not to keep pace with Zhang Mao, but to cater to the holy will.

We are all thinking, Old Man Zhang is still good at playing.

Umbrellas are made of wood and cannot be brought into the temple. Jinwu guards will take them to the side.

After the court meeting began.

The ministers were talking step by step, and neither the monarch nor his ministers deliberately mentioned the affairs of Zhang Zhou and Xuanfu.

But halfway through the meeting, thunder came from outside.

"Boom"

The sound came suddenly, not above the head, but it was still very loud.

When Zhu Youtang heard the thunder, he seemed to be in high spirits and said with great satisfaction, "My dear friends, I don't know if anyoneHe told them that Bingkuan had arrived at Xuanfu, and before entering the city, he saw the serious drought situation around Xuanfu, and said that he would open an altar in front of the city gate to pray for rain today. "

The ministers present looked at each other.

Liu Jian walked out and said, "Your Majesty, the court should set up an altar to pray for rain. How can it be done by others without authorization, let alone the will of God? All matters, especially those involving the vicinity of the capital, should be subject to His Majesty's decree. ”

In fact, Liu Jian seemed to be picking on Zhang Zhou out of thin air, but he was actually more reminding Zhu Youtang.

Your Majesty’s previous prayer for rain seemed to have been performed by you personally. Yes, if Zhang Zhou succeeds in praying for rain this time, wouldn't he tell others that Zhang Zhou was behind your back last time to cheat?

So we can't let him do it no matter what.

No matter whether it is going to rain or not, as long as he doesn’t come out to pretend to be the one who calls the shots, the people will not think about it, and your identity as the destined prince will not be doubted.

Zhu Youtang frowned and said, "It's just a prayer for rain, but you still insist on me issuing a decree like this. From now on, if there is a drought in various places, the government will just sit back and ignore it."

In the past dynasties, when there was a drought, the government would come forward. Carrying out activities such as worshiping the Dragon King Temple to complete the rain praying ceremony are measures to calm the people, and there is no need to report to the court for each event.

The emperor means that if you pray for rain, you need the emperor. I decree that even worshiping the Dragon King Temple or the River God can be directly stopped in various places. These are just awesome ways of fooling ignorant people and making them obey the indoctrination. The traditions that have been passed down for thousands of years can also be used because of Zhang Zhou changed his mind

"Rumble"

As he was talking, it was thundering outside again

But it was just thundering and not raining.

The light in the hall was dim, Zhu Youtang signaled, and then Dai Yi ordered someone to light the lamp.

The most proud person in the hall right now is Zhang Mao.

Even Zhu Youtang couldn't help but look at him and said, "Mr. British, I heard that you came with an umbrella, what do you think?"

Zhu Youtang felt that it was up to him to come out to Zhang Zhou It's not appropriate to speak, then find someone who knows how to judge the situation and let old man Zhang come out and be "shameless"

Zhang Mao raised the wat board and said, "Your Majesty, I am just prepared and don't have much thoughts." . The veteran minister is old and always likes to do some cautious things. I hope Your Majesty will not blame you. "

When the ministers heard this, they were thinking that you are indeed "cautious", but instead of bringing rain gear to court, you are doing small tricks to cater to the emperor.

Zhu Youtang said, " Let's not talk about praying for rain. Originally, Bingkuan didn't say that he was praying for rain in the capital. It would be okay if he was in the capital now. But who knows if there will be rain in Xuanfu?"

When the ministers heard this, they thought it was so fucking reasonable.

What are we sad about here, and why should we feel sorry for ourselves

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Whether it rains in the capital or not, does it have anything to do with Zhang Zhou?

Besides, what Zhang Zhou said was that he was going to pray today.Rain, even if it is raining in Xuanfu at this moment, Zhang Zhou’s rain praying ceremony has not started yet. This can be regarded as Zhang Zhou’s prayer.

“Let’s talk about the case of Ma Yi, the deputy chief soldier of Xuanfu. "How should we deal with it?" Zhu Youtang said, "The Ministry of Punishment"

Bai Ang, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, came out and said, "Your Majesty, the case has been brought to court and there are no obvious omissions. If the Xuan Mansion cannot try it, it will be dealt with." The person will be handed over to the judicial department, and then he will be punished."

Just say that we stand with Ma Zhongxi and agree to hand over Ma Yi to justice.

Zhu Youtang said, "But now that the Xuanfu is employing people, it would be inappropriate to temporarily change the deputy commander-in-chief. I would like to leave this matter to Bingkuan to decide on his own to see if it can be done." I will stay in the army first, and we will discuss the matter after the war is over."

Not to mention meritorious service, the emperor obviously did not want to characterize Ma Yi's case.

To say that he has done meritorious service is equivalent to saying that Ma Yi is guilty.

Bai Ang didn’t know how to answer.

If a military general in the northwest is guilty and the military situation is urgent, there is a saying that "the thief will be killed without being arrested and interrogated."

But it is only for general mistakes that are detrimental to defending against enemies. For someone like Ma Yi who was directly accused at the governor level and had clear evidence of corruption and bending the law, it does not seem to be applicable to the precedent of meritorious service.

Bai Ang could have objected originally, but now the emperor obviously wanted to protect Zhang Zhou because of his return to Ma Yi. To oppose him would be to openly challenge the emperor. Those censors who may not care, But Bai Ang himself, like Xu Qiong, was not in the traditional civil service camp, so he didn't really want to be the thorn in the side at this time.

Li Dongyang saw this posture, you, a minister of the Ministry of Justice, are so unprincipled on this issue

He walked out and said, "Your Majesty, the governor of Xuan Mansion, Ma Zhongxi, is here to report. Ma Yi is here." When he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the army, he imposed excessive taxes and committed evil deeds as a private soldier. This person should not be tolerated. This person interacted with Zhang Zhou, the new commander-in-chief of Xuanfu and Datong, and he should not be shielded on the grounds of military circumstances. Something."

He was reminding the emperor.

Your Majesty, one thing belongs to us.

If you want to go to Zhang Zhou, we have no objection. After all, this guy just went to Xuan Mansion and has not done anything outrageous yet. We don’t have any big opinions on him, or we can’t find fault with him.

The problem is that Ma Yi had nothing to do with Zhang Zhou before. It was just because Ma Yi went to visit Zhang Zhou when he was being hunted and returned to Xuan Mansion with Zhang Zhou. Is he a member of Zhang Zhou’s party?

Even we think this statement is far-fetched.

Although Ma Zhongxi’s statement is that Zhang Zhou maliciously shielded the criminals, as long as Zhang Zhou hands over the person, the rift between Zhang Zhou and Ma Zhongxi will be resolved. At worst, we don’t have any objection if you go back and replace Ma Zhongxi.

But it’s a bit unjustifiable to ignore guilt.

Zhu Youtang said, "My lords, if a local general has made a mistake, it is not appropriate for the official who is in charge of the matter to report his impeachment. However, before arresting him on the spot, should he ask for instructions first?" If the court is only for the court,A memorandum of guilt or the handing over of the case can determine who is guilty or innocent. Can it be followed everywhere in the future to silence local generals?"

The emperor was no longer polite.< /p>

I discussed with you earlier that Ma Yi should be handed over to Zhang Zhou, but you are making irresponsible remarks.

Then I will directly attack Ma Zhongxi for his personal use and use Ming’s law. Going against Ma Yi is suspected of avenging private revenge.

Li Dongyang originally wanted to be a peacemaker, because in his previous remarks, he neither helped Ma Yi nor Ma Zhongxi.

But now he finally realized it.

Emotions are what Zhang Zhou does. No matter whether it is right or wrong, or whether it is justified or not, the emperor will support it.

This is simply true. It's unreasonable.

"Rumble"

Thunders rolled outside the hall, and heavy rain poured down.

Everyone in the hall paid attention. I didn’t think about Ma Zhongxi and Ma Yi anymore. I was thinking, since I knew it might rain today, why didn’t I bring rain gear?

If the rain doesn’t stop after the court meeting is dismissed, yes We don’t all have to be drowned rats

“Your Majesty, it’s raining. ”

Dai Yi happily told the emperor the good news, but in fact, he didn’t need to say it, everyone present was not deaf, and the sound of rain had almost covered up the voices.

Immediately The palace guard quickly closed the door.

The hall became a little quieter.

Zhu Youtang narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the door, and said something intentionally or unintentionally. “I don’t know if it will rain in Xuanfu today. ”

The ministers present did not know what to say.

If you bring up the matter of Ma Zhongxi’s participation in the impeachment of Ma Yi again, you are going against the emperor.

If you take the opportunity It would be even more serious to attack Zhang Zhou. It is estimated that the emperor may come directly to punish him. It is not impossible to beat him with a cane on the spot.

"If there is no big deal, let's stop here today. ”

Zhu Youtang suddenly said something.

When the ministers heard this, they all shouted in their hearts, no, we still want to have a friendly exchange with your Majesty.

If we don’t communicate, then we will have close contact with the heavy rain after we go out. We old bones may not be able to withstand the baptism of rain several times. Who will come to the court if we get sick after we go back? Do you expect Zhang Bingkuan to deal with it alone?

“Prepare umbrellas and everything. ”

Zhu Youtang is not the kind of person who is unkind. Even if the minister gave him a little bit of trouble today, he still didn’t want to see the minister get wet in the rain.

Then Zhu Youtang Youtang stood up, the emperor and his ministers completed the final ceremony, and then Zhu Youtang left first.

As for Ma Yi's case, there is no need to discuss it anymore. Anyway, the emperor has given Zhang Zhou and Ma Zhongxi the authority to discuss the crime. All we could do was stare.

“It’s really raining all night long”

Everyone said.I took my rain gear and didn't rush out of Fengtian Hall. Many people gathered at the door.

Xie Qian used his long-tongued nature again. His pastime was clearly talking about the leak in the house. That is to say, we were already very worried about Zhang Zhou, but there were always people who had things to involve him, so that We are so angry with him.

Xu Qiong walked out of the threshold of Fengtian Hall holding an umbrella and said, "Didn't His Majesty clearly say that today's prayers for rain will not be in the capital, but in Xuanfu. Who knows whether it will rain in Xuanfu?"

Zhang Mao Ben had already walked out a few steps, then turned back. He looked at the people present with a smile and said, "If it hadn't rained that night, what would it have to do with whether the house leaked or not?"

"British Sir, what are you talking about?" "It means"

Everyone was very dissatisfied after hearing this.

"Haha."

Zhang Mao seemed to be a leisurely man, holding up an umbrella and striding away.

"Rumble"

The lightning and thunder continued, which made the civil servants present feel very uncomfortable.

Bai Ang asked, "What does this mean?"

Xie Qian glanced at him and said, "I don't understand. If you weren't sure in your hearts that there would be rain in Xuanfu today, it would be like this." Are you so anxious?"

Everyone couldn't help but look ashamed after hearing this.

But just as Zhang Mao said, if they didn't feel that Zhang Zhou's magical power was "Yu Yu" in their hearts, the civil servants present would not have mixed feelings because of Zhang Zhou's prophecy.

Li Dongyang naturally felt that Xie Qian was trying to inflate other people's ambitions and destroy his prestige, so he shouted, "Yu Qiao, this is inappropriate."

"There is nothing wrong with it, even in my heart I also agree that it will most likely rain in Xuanfu today."

Xie Qian had a bad temper and looked ashamed and angry.

It seemed that he was mocking the civil servants present, but in fact he was also angry at himself.

Zhang Zhou is able to understand the will of heaven. Whether it is praying for rain or Zhang Zhou is sure that it will rain that day, it is just such an inch and such a coincidence.

I want to thank someone and want to change, to bring order to the chaos so that His Majesty can respect us again, but there is nothing I can do about it

What should I do

In addition to sighing for God? Besides, is there any other way?

It was raining in the capital of Ming Dynasty that day.

Rainy days tend to make people feel anxious, but because of what happened in the court hall, every one of the civil servants seemed to have a gloomy mood when they left the palace.

No matter what they think in their hearts, at least everyone's face should show the sadness of mourning their concubine when they go out.

I hate that God has no control over people, and I hate that I am unable to change it.

But at this time, in front of the altar for praying for rain set up at the gate of Xuan Mansion, the soldiers and civilians who were watching seemed to be watching the fun.

The weather in Xuanfu that day was a clear sky.

Ma Zhongxi originally didn’t want to get involved in this kind of thing. It doesn’t matter whether it rains that day. If it rains that day, it can be said that God is on Zhang Zhou’s side. If it rains, a corrupt official will not be punished. Sin

Don’t mess with God’s willFool people.

But when he got up in the morning and saw the clear sky and the bright sun shining high, he still went out of the city to the altar in person.

Commander-in-Chief Zhu Hui had to stick to his post that day and could not leave the city, but two deputy commander-in-chiefs, Ma Yi and Zhang Heling, were both in front of the altar. It was just that Ma Yi was guarded by guards in brocade clothes. The general meaning was, Without Zhang Zhou's order, no one can give orders to arrest people.

So Ma Yi looked a lot tougher. When he saw Ma Zhongxi coming, he didn't shy away from his expression. Instead, he had a look of hatred.

He felt that Ma Zhongxi was deliberately targeting him.

How can a general in the northwest not be greedy so why should he target me? Am I easy to bully or something?

I am leaning against the big tree of Zhang Zhou, and it is very cool. Ma Zhongxi has the ability to come up to me and cause trouble to see if you can put an end to it

"Why Zhang Zhou hasn't come yet? He depends on the weather. Don't you dare to come?"

Ma Zhongxi When he got to the altar, he asked Zhang Lun and others sternly as they were setting up the altar.

Zhang Heling was sitting on a chair, and someone had already opened a canopy for him next to him. He hid in a low place and drank tea. Hearing this, he said in a mocking tone, "It seems that some people don't know Lord Ma." How many eyes do you have, are you here looking for humiliation?"

Ma Zhongxi spread out the fan he was holding and said sternly, "Marquis Shouning, what do you mean?"

"Haha."

Zhang Heling also had a fan here, a small folding fan. He pointed the fan at Ma Zhongxi and said with a smile, "I told him, he is still stubborn. Are all the officials in the northwest ignorant? I don’t know what Master Zhang Xian is good at. Not to mention giving you a whole day of rain in the middle of summer, even if it gives you a whole day of snow in June, there’s nothing surprising about it.”

“Ah”

Many people present couldn't help but talk after hearing Zhang Heling's words.

Although it is no secret in the northwest that Zhang Zhou cured plagues, predicted palace fires, and helped Wang Yue and Zhu Feng win great victories in border towns, Zhang Zhou's ability to summon wind and rain is too evil and there is no evidence to prove it. It was proved that the lightning that set Qingning Palace on fire was caused by Zhang Zhou.

As for whether Zhang Zhou is really capable, humans are not gods.

Even ordinary people think this is a bit evil and not very credible.

Many people have been superstitious since ancient times, but they basically adhere to the principle of "seeing is believing". You can say that you are a god, but you have to let others see it with your own eyes.

As he spoke.

Zhang Zhou came on horseback.

Beside Zhang Zhou, there were Tang Yin, Xu Jing and others who came here overnight.

Originally Zhang Zhou did not want to see Xu Jing, but now Xu Jing came to the northwest to find trouble for himself, and since he was someone close to Tang Yin, Zhang Zhou let him follow him.

"Everyone, you are here early enough. Have you had breakfast, Lao Ma, and you are here too?"

Zhang Zhou jumped off the horse and seemed to be talking to Ma Zhongxi, but What he was looking at was the horse pulling behind Ma Zhongxi.

When Ma Zhongxi saw Zhang Zhou, he didn’t want to say another word to Zhang Zhou.

But he walked straight to the chair prepared for him.

Zhang Heling stood up and came over and said, "Mr. Zhang, you are here. Today is such a good day, please have confidence."

"Praying for rain is more important than sincerity." Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I would like to thank Lao Ma for coming in person today."

"Thank you for coming to cause trouble for you"

Zhang Heling's words were as sharp as a businessman. Rascal.

Zhang Zhou smiled.

What he wants to say is that this is also thanks to Ma Zhongxi who left a brilliant mark on history.

Because in history, the rain on May 29, the 12th year of Hongzhi, was bestowed by Ma Zhongxi, and it is remembered in history.

Historically, this month of May was not peaceful for the northwest. The bandits raided Datong Town to the south for nine days. People from all walks of life in the Ming Dynasty sent troops to coordinate and camped for 20 miles, but they did not dare to fight head-on. , and finally it took a heavy rain to force the fire screening department back.

But there is one thing.

Zhang Zhou didn’t know whether the rain came in the morning or in the afternoon.

Maybe come at night.

He said to himself that he had time anyway, so he would spend it here

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