eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 143 Cut the mess with a quick knife!
In real history,

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling mainly committed the following crimes.

[-]. The house slaves seized the land and houses of the common people.This incident was later impeached by the official Shangshu, and the emperor sent Xiao Jing to investigate.Xiao Jing wanted to make peace with him, but he didn't dare to say that there was no such thing, because the whole court knew that there was such a thing, and he opened his eyes and talked nonsense for those two people?The friendship is not up to that point.

But he didn't dare to deal with Uncle Shouning and Uncle Jianchang just like that, so he thought of a way.That is... I can punish those house slaves, right?Find someone to take the blame for the two uncles, and the matter will be over.

After making up his mind, the old eunuch came back and reported with this caliber.As a result, Queen Zhang was furious, house slave?You can't even move the house slave.

According to historical records, "Emperor also pretended to be angry" at that time, that is, Emperor Hongzhi had no choice but to pretend to be angry.Feeling embarrassed afterwards, I went to comfort the old eunuch Xiao Jing again.

And this matter itself, of course, has no result.

Second, reselling private salt.During the Hongzhi period, it was not uncommon for dignitaries and eunuchs to be rewarded with tens of thousands of salt.The Zhang brothers were more than that. They not only asked the emperor directly for salt quotations, but also used water transport boats to sell private salt.Salt tax is an important source of income for the imperial court, so it can be seen that they never thought about digging into the corners of relatives' homes.

[-]. Entering and leaving the Forbidden City at will, molesting court ladies, and trying on crowns.When this incident happened, an eunuch named He Wending couldn't stand it anymore and was going to beat Zhang Yanling. According to historical records: Wending was holding a big melon outside the screen, and he was about to hit him!

But it didn't work out, because Zhang Yanling escaped because of Li's confession.

On the second day, He Wending went to the emperor to expose the crimes of the Zhang brothers. Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling backhandedly framed He Wending for some unknown crimes. Empress Zhang was naturally very angry at a eunuch accusing her younger brother.
So the emperor sent someone to arrest He Wending and put him in the Jinyiwei Prison.And tortured, to ask who is behind the scenes.

He Wending replied that there were two envoys, one named Confucius and the other named Mencius.

In fact, what kind of mastermind could an old eunuch with no roots be behind the scenes? He couldn't help but beat Zhang Yanling in the inner courtyard of the palace.

Later, He Wending was beaten to death in prison, and the person who took the order to do this was Li Guang.

At that time, because of He Wending's good reputation, Yushi Huangshan and others rescued him, but they failed.After He Wending's death, people of the time wrote poems to pay tribute: "There are foreign relatives who dominate the world, but internal ministers have no anti-separation in ancient and modern times."

So sometimes Zhu Houzhao also thinks,
If he was considering his uncle's kinship, or the risk of doing this to allow Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling to survive until the next few decades,

Not to mention how much trouble they will cause themselves because of Queen Zhang,

Even in the years when they were alive, those ordinary people who would still be bullied, enslaved, and killed by them, who would speak for them?

Yes, the death of Shou Ning Bo and Jian Chang Bo will make Empress Zhang sad, so will the relatives of those killed by the Zhang brothers be sad?
In order to keep his uncle alive, let those people die.This is selfishness.

"There are foreign relatives who dominate the world..."

And it's not just this one.

that evening,

Mao Yuwen didn't sleep all night. After the situation became chaotic, he sent people into the arena to fish in troubled waters.

The scene was full of excitement, and people shouted words like 'Taizu, Taizong', as if to embolden themselves.

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were frightened by this situation,
The two of them pushed the guards in front of them, and shouted in fear and arrogance: "You rebellious officials and thieves! The lord who dared to attack the court in the street, do you want to die?"

Snapped!
An egg actually hit Zhang Yanling's face!
Then there are fists.

"You bully the sky!!" Zhang Heling yelled, "Come here, kill them all!"

Of course the guards didn't dare to allow people to invade Shou Ningbo and Jianchang Bo just like that, and when the situation became critical, they had no choice but to attack some people in front.

With this move, the anger of the crowd became even more uncontrollable!

"go with!"

Mao Yuwen gave the order.

So crowding, screaming, sweating, fear... Hundreds of people and hundreds of voices stirred up the chaotic scene,

Until a blood injection soared into the sky, dousing the victim,

"Who brought the knife?!"

……

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this evening,

After taking a bath, Zhu Houzhao sat on his bed with loose hair. He read Li Shimin's "Emperor Fan" over and over again.

He still remembers when he was in history class in junior high school, when he talked about Datang, the first time he heard the teacher say that Li Shimin killed his brother and put his biological father under house arrest.

At that time, I felt... Actually it didn't matter, anyway, Li Shimin was far away from me.

But it has been a long time since he came to Daming, and he will be an emperor in the future, just like Li Shimin.He suddenly thought, when Li Shimin made this decision, what was he thinking?
Later, he created the Reign of Zhenguan. If you only read the second half, not the first half, who would have thought that he would have brought about the change of Xuanwumen.

The prince read silently: "The "Emperor Fan" said in rewards and punishments: impartiality, no party, kingly way. What it says is that rewards and punishments should not be judged by preferences, but by merit and crime."

The court lady Qiuyun was combing his hair, her movements were gentle and soothing, so as not to disturb his study.

"Your Highness is really working hard. I'm going to bed soon, and I still need to study."

Zhu Houzhao said slowly: "Wang Tu's hegemony is not an easy task. If I don't make any sacrifices, I'm afraid I won't be able to achieve great success."

It was at this time,
Liu Jin whispered outside the door, "Your Highness, Your Highness..."

"come in."

Liu Jin lowered his head, walked quickly, without saying a word, just knelt down and said in surprise: "Your Highness! Uncle Shou Ning and Uncle Jian Chang encountered an accident on their way back home from the palace this evening. Regarding Zi Tang Bohu, the scholars in Beijing resented him a lot, so they gathered and clashed, and in the chaos, both Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo... both... unfortunately died."

"What?" Zhu Houzhao's whole body seemed to be shocked by electric shock, and he stayed there for a while without moving. After a while, he began to cry, and asked viciously: "Who did it?! Send someone to investigate immediately!"

Then he didn't have time to change his clothes, so he simply tied up his hair and went to Kunning Palace, but when he walked halfway, he was told that the empress had already gone to Qianqing Palace, so he turned around again.

I ran all the way, and when I arrived outside the Qianqing Palace, I heard Empress Zhang's screaming,
"...During the Zuo Shunmen incident, the crown prince had already taught a group of ministers a lesson. At that time, the concubines thought that beating dozens of officials to death at once would be a bit of a bad impression! I didn't expect them to dare to commit murder in the street. All the younger brothers died on the spot! Your Majesty, if the truth of this matter is not found out, the concubine...the concubine will also die!"

Empress Zhang's hair was disheveled, her eyes were red, she looked like an angry tiger.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao, as if he had caught the straw, "Here comes Zhao'er. Zhao'er...your two uncles..."

"My son already knew about it, so I wanted to find my father and mother before I could change my clothes. Mother, don't hurt your body because of grief... The father asked my son to supervise the country, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen during this period. The minister is not doing his job well..."

"You don't need to talk about it, the prince. What does this matter have to do with you?"

The emperor has not finished speaking,

Empress Zhang yelled like crazy again, "That Tang Bohu! It's all because of him! If he didn't pretend to be noble and wanted to insult Heling and Yanling in the street, how could the following things happen?! Your Majesty, this Tang Bohu must not be let go." he!"

The emperor asked Zhu Houzhao: "Prince, how should you deal with such things?"

Zhu Houzhao sniffed, "I thought that Uncle Shouning and Uncle Jianchang were honored by the imperial father. Such a big incident in the street shows that the scholars and officials are already daring. Where is the majesty of the Empress Father and the imperial court?"

Empress Zhang felt a little relieved after hearing this, "The prince's words are correct! Your Majesty, all scholars involved in the case should be arrested and executed!"

This is an angry statement. No matter what happened to Emperor Hongzhi, he didn't kill so many ministers and scholars.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to the morning court. Cough." The emperor covered his mouth and coughed a few times, "Queen, you... hey, don't be too sad, your health is important. I will definitely send the Ministry of Rites to arrange the funerals of Heling and Yanling. Just now the crown prince said that he was to blame for this matter, but in fact it was not true... In the final analysis, it is still my fault. I have indulged these relatives too much these years. I never thought that the conflict between the courtiers and the emperor's relatives has reached this level."

"That Tang Bohu... everything happened because of him, how could he have nothing to do with it? Tomorrow, I will inform Li Dongyang and Dai Shan, and disqualify him from taking part in the examination, and he will not be used for life."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't say anything about Empress Zhang's mood at this time, so let him go back to Taohuawu.

"The rest of the scholars involved will also be arrested and interrogated severely!"

Seeing Emperor Hongzhi make the decision, the empress's grievance and anger finally vented a little, and then she was sad, crying, crying until she was tired of crying and fell asleep.

But Emperor Hongzhi couldn't sleep,

Zhu Houzhao couldn't sleep either.

The father and son talked for a long time,
Zhu Houzhao came up with an idea because of the emperor's thought that 'the conflict between the courtiers and the emperor's relatives is too great'.

"Father, it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong in this matter. As the queen mother said, Tang Bohu did insult the uncle in public, and it was only after that that the uncles beat him. The two uncles No matter how wrong it is, Tang Bohu has no sense of respect. However, the trouble is that most of what Tang Bohu scolded is true. Therefore, scholars all over the world can naturally speak from his point of view. Taken together, it's too complicated."

"Since it's complicated, we can only cut through the mess quickly, calm down the matter quickly, and eliminate the impact. Therefore, I think that the father should deal with both parties involved. Some officials of the imperial court and some scholars who took the exam committed crimes in the street. Those who should be degraded should be demoted, and those who should be degraded should be degraded, but the royal relatives of the court should also restrain themselves, and let them spit out a little of the land they occupied and the salt they begged for. In this way, even if one of them has an opinion, After all, the father also dealt with the other party. No one will continue to make trouble, and the situation will not continue to deteriorate. After a long time, the influence will disappear."

The two sides attack together, one advantage is to strengthen the imperial power.This is the first point that attracts the emperor.

In addition, Hongzhi is a person who is afraid of trouble, he doesn't like to have such bad things all day long, and cutting the mess quickly is the second point to cater to his heart.

Since no matter how one of them is dealt with, the other party will be dissatisfied, so well, each will hit [-] boards.

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while, and finally agreed, "Okay. The decree will be announced tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)