Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 809

Beijing.

Zheng Fu.

The four-wheeled carriage stopped at the door, Huang Daozhou first opened the door and got off, then opened the door for Zheng Sanjun and helped him get off.Zheng Sanjun, who had been in the dungeon for a while, was dressed in civilian clothes, and the gate of the Zheng family was already surrounded by Jin Yiwei. Li Guofu put his hands in his sleeves, and looked down at them with some playfulness.

Zheng Sanjun gently pushed Huang Daozhou away, stepped forward and entered the door with his head held high.

Li Guofu stood in front of him, and the waiter next to him was holding a plate.

"Your Highness is kind, Mr. Zheng can choose one."

Three feet of white silk and a pot of poisoned wine.

Zheng Sanjun chose Bai Ling.

into the house.

In Beijing, all the children of the Zheng family knelt on the ground to greet them in mourning and filial piety.

"Ancestor!"

Zheng Sanjun reappeared as an official, but this time he was almost [-] and could not escape his death. He even implicated his family.

This is a catastrophe for the entire Zheng family.

These Zheng's children have just been released from prison. They haven't received any punishment these days, but prison will never be enjoyable. If they have a choice, they all hope that their ancestors have not been involved in this case.

Before being imprisoned, some of these Zheng's children were officials in the ministry, and some were studying in the Guozijian lecture hall.

I usually don't say that my eyes are higher than the top, but I really like to comment on current affairs and make friends.Who can imagine that yesterday he was high above the bottom, today he will be a prisoner, and tomorrow he will be exiled to the border.

Many young children couldn't help crying bitterly.

Zheng Sanjun glanced at these nephews and grandchildren, feeling somewhat guilty in his heart.

"Shut up, hold your chest up, don't cry like a child, go to the frontier, and be self-reliant."

After speaking, he went to the main hall.

Bai Ling was placed on the table, looking back on this life, it flashed like a marquee.

Pick up the white silk, throw it on the beam, step on the stool to stand up, tie a knot, and hang it under the neck.

Huang Daozhou couldn't help hugging his leg.

Zheng Sanjun bowed his head: "Thank you for taking care of my funeral. My manuscripts and notes are all in the study. After I die, you can help me keep them." Zheng Sanjun turned his head away. At the last moment of his life, he really couldn't help feeling a little bit regretful.

Zheng Sanjun was not actually from the Donglin Party at first, but because he opposed the Eunuch Party and was at odds with Wen Tiren and others, he was eventually pushed into the Donglin Party.

Zheng Sanjun was blocked by all parties several times and could not be in the cabinet, and finally returned to his hometown in the 16th year of Chongzhen as Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The next year Li Zicheng broke into Beijing and Chongzhen hanged himself. After hearing about it in his hometown, Zheng Sanjun put on black clothes and went to the mountain, where he built a small house called Yingan. "Dunfu" means escaping into Buddhism, meditation and enlightenment.

He is the author of Chaoyun Poetry Collection, Ying'an Poetry Collection, Yuanyue Gong Zou Collection, Xuezheng Collection, Liuzhong Complete Works, Hegong Draft, etc.

But just like when he recommended Wu Chang, Zhou Yanru's henchman, this traitor took a wrong step, and he finally came out of the mountain.

Although he rejected Emperor Hongguang of Nanjing's conscripting him as a scholar of Wenyuange University and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he later accepted Zhu Yihai's conscripting to go out of the mountain, and became the emperor's advisor with the prince's little protection and the little Fu.

The three-foot white silk that fell now is coming to an end.

I regret it.

"The times are different." Zheng Sanjun sighed and kicked the stool over.

Huang Daozhou couldn't bear to step forward, Li Guofu signaled with his eyes, and several Jinyi guards stopped him, "Huang Gong, avoid it, it's not good-looking."

Huang Daozhou couldn't hold back the tears.

Looking at the number one minister of integrity, struggling there, and slowly not moving, he asked himself, is today Chongzhen the second, or Hongwu the second?

Is this a new beginning of innovative politics, or the beginning of the emperor's stupidity?
Li Guofu waited for a long time before someone picked up Zheng Sanjun's body.

Huang Daozhou stayed to deal with Zheng Sanjun's funeral, Zheng's mansion was full of mourning, and the white lanterns prepared in advance were replaced, and everyone in the house cried.

Crying about the fall of a wealthy family.

However, Li Guofu took people to the Hou's mansion, and Hou Xun, Hou Fangyu and others were also specially granted by the prince to commit suicide, and he went to supervise.

Hou Xun and his son chose poisoned wine.

The father and son sat opposite each other and changed into Lianyi in advance.

Hou Fangyu's concubine, Li Xiangjun, was a famous prostitute in Qinhuai, her eyes were red and swollen from crying.

At the age of five, Li Xiangjun's father was imprisoned for being involved in party struggles, and the Wu family was backward. At the age of eight, she also became the adopted daughter of Li Zhen, a procuress in a brothel by the Qinhuai River, and changed her surname to Li.

Many years later, it was unexpected that the Hou family would end up in such a miserable end because of forming a clique.

Hou Fangyu was originally employed in Taiwan, and this time he also joined the Beijing court, but he was involved in this big case, even his father was not spared.

"Xiang Jun, fill up the wine for my father and son."

"Can you sing and dance for me again?"

Li Xiangjun is not only proficient in the rhyme of poetry, but also good at playing the pipa silk strings, and has a very sweet voice. She also won the pursuit of the entire Jinling scholars in Meichunlou.

Follow Hou Fangyu for ten years.

Back then, it was Ruan Dacheng who asked Yang Wencong to redeem Li Xiangjun for Hou Fangyu, who was temporarily shy in his pocket, and achieved a beautiful love.

Knowing that it was Ruan Dacheng who gave the money, Li Xiangjun finally handed over all his private property to Hou Fangyu, asking him to repay the favor and not let him join the traitor party in order to maintain his reputation.

But now, holding the jug, Li Xiangjun couldn't help asking, "Ruan Dacheng, Ma Shiying, and Yang Wencong are all sages and confidantes, and the Ruan sisters are even more favored in the palace. Why don't you ask them for help? If your husband is inconvenient, my concubine is willing." run."

Hou Fangyu was extremely free and easy at this time, which was rare.

"The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die."

Hou Xun is also very calm.

Both father and son are that kind of smart people, and they are very clear that they have completely violated the boundary this time, and there is no reason to be lucky.The emperor had intended to scare the chickens and monkeys, so how could he change the order? Even if the father and son regretted it now and wanted to change their attitude, it would be too late.

After all, Hou Xun was also a governor and minister in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and he has experienced so many vicious party and government struggles, so he understands the key to this matter.

No luck.

"Nowadays is really a decisive emperor. It is a tragedy for us to still have such determination at this time, but it may be a blessing for the world." Hou Xun raised his wine glass.

"Able to compromise when it's time to compromise, and persevere when it's time to be tough, this emperor is indeed amazing. If Chongzhen could learn from his compromise, he would not have hanged himself in the 17th year of his reign. And if Hongguang can have his This kind of toughness will not let Nanjing break down in a year."

It can only be said that the father and son just hit the knife's edge. The fact of forming a clique does not mean that they are completely innocent, but if it is said that forming a clique for personal gain or even deceiving the emperor is not the case, it can only be said that they are still acting like the old dynasty. , and even took the lead in this incident, so it is not innocent at all to shoot the leader.

It's just that they didn't expect that the emperor would strike so quickly and ruthlessly.

They didn't even have a chance to escape.

Although many people pleaded for mercy, the voices gradually died down when the Taiwan court and factory guards implicated more than a dozen officials and convicted them.

Everyone understands that the prince has the backing of the emperor, and the princes who stay behind are even more monolithic.

The twenty admirals of the Northern and Southern Yamen even went to visit the prince together, but it was not for them to plead for support, but to show the support of the imperial army for the prince and the remaining court.

And it is said that the admirals of the imperial army worshiped the crown prince, but they were actually ordered by the emperor.

After the prince received the admirals of the imperial army, he took advantage of the opportunity to hold a military parade and rewards in the southern suburbs.

All sounds are gone.

Either this matter ends here, or please enter the urn and throw yourself into the trap.

The young Crown Prince responded to these noisy voices with the strongest movements, and the world was completely quiet.

Hou Xun and the others can only become abandoned sons. Although they once thought that they could become a voice in the court, and might even seek more political prestige capital for the Hou family father and son, but now they have all become mirrors.

It was wrong after all.

The wine glass is filled.

Grandpa raised his glass.

"May this world be as prosperous as Long Live's wishes!"

The poisonous wine was drunk.

The two sat quietly, silently waiting for that moment to come.

Li Xiangjun watched Hou Fangyu's expression start to change in pain, hugged him and cried bitterly, when he was completely motionless in her arms, Li Xiangjun wiped his face clean, then picked up his empty cup, and poured out the rest of the pot He poured the poisoned wine full and drank it himself.

Hou's father and son committed suicide, the family property was confiscated, and they were exiled to the frontier for three generations.

Li Xiangjun chose to go with Hou Fangyu, the meeting in Qinhuai River, the company of ten years, and the reluctance to part.

The Hou Mansion is full of vegetables.

Many female relatives chose to commit suicide, rather than being exiled to the frontier, unwilling to face unimaginable or even difficult to adapt to difficulties.

Beijing City.

In one day, thirteen ministers of the third grade and above committed suicide, and half the city was in mourning.

this day.

The streets and markets in Beijing were closed one after another, and there were few pedestrians on the streets.

The imperial army is on double duty.

The Imperial College also had a special day off.

Everyone is silent.

This day is a day worth remembering for everyone.

This day also made everyone understand that whether it is the emperor or the prince, they are equally ruthless when they raise their swords.

No one can kidnap the father and son.

Ding Kuichu also chose poisoned wine. Before he died, he was unwilling and confused. Why was it okay for him to be attached to eunuchs and treacherous officials? Why was it okay for him to search for money in Guangdong and Guangxi? There are no soldiers, no power, and no official position, but he said a few more words for those students who were dismissed from the exam, moved the gentry to Beijing for the imperial court, and said a few more words about the fact that officials and gentry work together on errands, and even just Just a few complaints with relatives, friends and old friends, and this is the end?
I don't understand, I don't understand.

Ding Qirui, who chose Bai Ling, didn't even understand that the emperor would forgive him for surrendering to the captives, and even give him a first rank, but why did he explode with just a light touch on this matter?

They will not rest in peace.

But their deaths made many people who didn't understand or didn't care, finally see clearly a red line drawn by the emperor, a red line drawn with blood, which cannot be crossed.

One of the four young masters died, and the rest Fang Yizhi, Mao Pijiang, and Chen Zhenhui came to express their condolences, and they all wilted like eggplants beaten by frost.

"Without the threat of foreign enemies, we will start to rectify internally."

"Jianlu is gone, didn't he declare war on Tsarist Russia and Yarkand again?"

"That's not a foreign problem, they don't deserve it."

"Well, Zhu Chenggong has used troops in Japan. Zeng Ying also marched into Lang Son and Gaoping from Zhennan Pass, and attacked Annan. If there are not enough foreign enemies, let's make more."

The three Fushe lords said calmly, compared to ten years ago, when they were young and energetic, they were able to point out the essence of the problem.

The emperor killed Hou Fangyu and others this time, to put it bluntly, it was because the foreign aggression was over, so he was able to take care of the internal affairs. Now the emperor has the ability not to back down.

This is the fact.

"Let's go all the way!" The three sighed in unison, sending the last journey to their former friends.

(End of this chapter)