Jingming

Chapter 140 Thunderbolt
Zhou Zhao has the cognition of Zhou Zhao, and Zhu Houcong has Zhu Houcong's vision.

The reason why he dared to send Zhang Fujing to the south was because he knew that he was a fierce man, and also because Liang Chu told him a lot about Guangdong and Guangxi before he left, and said that he would cooperate.

Southeast's killing of officials is certainly a chain reaction, but the impression he has formed in the minds of important court officials in the past six months is also valuable.

If there is a civil strife, which side has a greater chance of winning?
Even if there is grass on the wall in the court, the fear of Zhu Houcong will have a heavy weight in my heart.

In the end, it's all about profit.

Only those who win have benefits, and those who lose only have Mingbi.

Zhou Zhao's persuasion is safe, but it is just a routine emperor's operation.

The matter of getting married to the prince just happens to be used to lure the snake out of the hole.

I didn't expect this individual to be smart, but he didn't say anything after seeing through, and he didn't stop him.

That being the case, let's save the old man, so that the pressure on the courtiers will not be so great.

Zhu Houcong listened to Zhou Zhao's one more suggestion, and he was not in a hurry, because he himself didn't want to be in a hurry.

Trialing out the new law in Guangdong, Zhu Houcong himself was indeed prepared to observe for five years.

Right now, there is nothing more than a new problem in the southeast.

Zhu Houcong gradually believed more and more that the killing of officials in the southeast was indeed not the work of the local officials.Zhang Zilin's secret report is sent back every day. In fact, the whole southeast is now more restless and fearful, and there is no sign of cascading troubles.

So there is a high probability that someone wants to guide the local anxiety to the direction of the outbreak.

If there is chaos first, some people outside Guangdong and South will have a chance.

If the fire of the Rijingmen did not cause chaos in the center of the court, it could only stir up chaos from the local area.

Or...Zhu Houcong also thought of a possibility in his heart: or some people just want to make Daming mess up, because the Zhang brothers really don't have the ability and courage to make big things happen.

revenge?

After determining the direction, Zhu Houcong began to write secret decrees to Zhang Zilin and Wang Zuo.

Since someone is playing a big game of chess, the strategy in the southeast needs to be adjusted, and this game of chess will have to be played for a long time.

Right now, they will use the name of investigating the case to collect more information on the southeast.

For example, who turned out Zhu Zhishan's "Wild Notes" and started to create momentum?

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"Master Hou, I have already checked the accounts with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households regarding the construction of Kangling."

In the Marquis of Shouning, Fang Muxian put several account books on the desk in front of Zhang Heling, and said respectfully: "The Huangzhuang, Huangdian, and Guandian have already been settled with the Ministry of Households."

Zhang Heling looked at him with some hesitation in his eyes.

In the few days after his sister, Empress Dowager Zhang, because the emperor did not succeed, and drove Mao Cheng out on the spot when the emperor first visited the court, the matter Fang Muxian suggested cannot be mentioned at all now.

Several months passed, and the emperor never mentioned this matter again, but Zhang Heling was not sure whether Fang Muxian's arrangement was clean or not.

Judging from the situation in the past 20 years, Fang Muxian is very capable and smart.

Before that, he also helped Zhang Heling brothers to continue to supervise the crucial Kangling project, and dealing with the ministers, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Household Affairs, he must never get out, and he can't get out.

Isn't that self-inflicted?
just now……

"Old Fang, what are your plans next?" Zhang Heling stared at him.

"Master Hou, but please rest assured." Fang Muxian replied calmly, "Now as long as you obey orders, there will be no problems. If Master Hou doesn't believe it, I will give you a glass of wine at this moment. I am getting old next time, and I will not let you go It's not uncommon to be seriously ill."

Zhang Heling didn't know what to do.

According to what he said that day, if the Rijing family is on fire, the monarch and his ministers will definitely be suspicious.If the emperor started to kill in fright, not only the courtiers and inner courtiers would be in danger, but he would also treat the queen mother harshly.In this way, morally and morally, the emperor will lose all initiative.From then on, either rely on the queen mother to be content, or there will be other changes.

It only needs to sacrifice the two eunuchs who have entered the palace 20 years ago and have been peaceful for many years.

But I didn't expect the emperor to deal with it like that.

Zhang Heling didn't believe that the emperor didn't arrange for someone to investigate this matter secretly, and he didn't believe that Fang Muxian said that he would never leave any clues.

This is a secret that only belongs to him and Fang Muxian, even his sister and brother don't know it.

What now?
Zhang Heling really wanted to kill him like this, but he didn't know if it was possible for him to leave behind.

Fang Muxian claimed to be below, and looked at Zhang Heling calmly.

Although the posture is respectful, there is no fear in the eyes.

"Did you know that His Majesty has made an order that the Ministry of Rites and the Clan's Mansion are selecting the youngest son from the clan, preparing to adopt him to the late Emperor's clan and make him a king?"

"Since His Majesty made a promise at the time, the seeds of today have already been planted." Fang Muxian was a little surprised, "Isn't it a way to delay? At the national policy meeting, the ministers didn't stop it?"

Zhang Heling didn't understand: "What's the plan?"

"The king is the feudal domain. Empress Dowager Cishou and Empress Zhuang Su have titles. Do they live in the feudal prince's mansion or still in the palace?" In addition, there is a lineage that is different from the rest of the kings. How would Queen Zhuang Su be willing if it is only an heir who takes over as a vassal? How can all the ministers not know about the hidden worries?"

Zhang Heling vaguely understood: "You mean...Your Majesty, this is a temptation? To lure a snake out of its hole?"

Fang Muxian nodded: "Your Majesty wants to implement the new law, and there is a lot of uneasiness in the world. There are bandits killing officials in the southeast. At this time, Your Majesty mentioned being the heir of the late emperor and making the king a vassal. He really wants to see who in the world will associate with him, especially if he sacrifices his heir. The palace of the prince. Those who are the same generation as the princes of the late emperor or the sons of the world still have heirs, all of them are the vassals of the prosperity of the sons and daughters."

Zhang Heling's heart suddenly turned cold: the emperor's routine is too deep, and only people like Fang Muxian can see through it.

His tone was a little trembling: "The courtiers did not dissuade them at the national policy meeting, which means...they also agree with the emperor leading snakes out of their holes so as to suppress people with evil intentions?"

"Since Your Majesty's Imperial Majesty, since Mao Cheng, then Liang Chu, Wang Qiong, Chen Jin and other important officials involved Qian Ning, Jiang Bin, etc., can anyone be convicted to death?" Fang Muxian sighed. They have never resorted to fighting, one of the officials firmly believes that His Majesty is not a violent king, and the other knows that this butcher knife only cuts down important officials who cross the line. And knowing that this plan is related to His Majesty's legal system, who dares to cross the line?"

"Then the Queen Mother, the Marquis of the Marquis, will she live in fear every day in the future, and will always be a bait for disobedient people?"

But Fang Muxian laughed: "At that time, I persuaded Lord Hou to speak to the Queen Mother, and in an emergency, he must choose a young son to follow the government behind the curtain. Now that the matter has come to this point, he is becoming more and more passive."

Zhang Heling suddenly felt that he couldn't be silenced so easily. After all, the situation would be more dangerous in the future and he would be needed even more.

"Then what should I do?" Zhang Heling asked eagerly, "Being the eyes and ears of the emperor, but whoever has contacts will report to His Majesty?"

"Of course we have to report. If Master Hou and the Queen Mother don't report, won't the factory guards pay attention?" Fang Muxian nodded affirmatively, "From now on, we can no longer act as usual. We need to be careful not to be taken to the wrong place. Master Hou , this is for your descendants!"

Zhang Heling's expression was tangled.

Fang Muxian looked at him calmly.

It's hard to change from extravagance to frugality. Can he really live a life of prudence after he is used to domineering life?

What about the children of the Zhang family?Can everyone be restrained?

There will be mistakes in the end, and after being punished once or twice, he will eventually be unwilling and miss the past.

What's more, after the fire of Rijingmen, the Zhang family couldn't turn back.

For some things, he had to wait for Zhang Heling to figure it out and express his unsteady intentions before he could mobilize more financial resources and manpower from the Hou Mansion.

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As Zhang Zuo, the eunuch in charge of the Qingning Palace, went south to the southeast, he seemed to have suddenly eased the difficult atmosphere a lot with the mission of pre-selecting ladies.

Zhang Zilin's rhythm also slowed down, and after returning from Fujian, he focused on water transportation.

Each province retained a doctor from the Ministry of Punishment to continue investigating the case on his behalf.

In Guangdong, it was Mai Fu himself who did the pre-selection of Shuren.

"Your Majesty knows that the southeast is important." On the banks of the Qinhuai River, a well-informed person commented, "This matter is so strange, His Majesty was frightened and angry for a while, and finally understood that he was provoked by thieves. The southeast cannot be chaotic! If every family is in danger, what about taxation? ? How about the water transport? What about the Ming Dynasty culture?"

"It seems that the queen of this dynasty is going to be selected from the southeast." Another person agreed deeply, "The aspiring family is unwilling. It depends on which family in the southeast becomes the relative of the state in one fell swoop."

The girls of Qinhuai River like to hear this, let alone the new king's draft.

For women like them, jumping to the top of a branch to prosper in the world is a matter of chance, but it does not prevent them from gossiping.

"Young master, if you have the opportunity to enter the palace as the empress, why don't you want to?"

The pleading in soft words naturally made some scholars who were drunk with joy: "If you are a relative of the state, how can you enter the court and be an official to show your ambitions? How many families can be handed down from generation to generation if there are relatives of the state? Dao! One day as a public servant, three generations go to Qingyun!"

"Speaking of which, I heard that Wenhengshan is preparing for the exam again. Next year will be the ninth provincial examination, right?" Another person teased with a smile on his face, "Can someone make a bet, can the layman of Hengshan pass the exam this time?"

"It goes without saying that the laymen of Hengshan are talented and talented, but I'm afraid that the fate will not be related to Ketu, and it's hard to achieve a great talent too late. From the perspective of talents, it's better to be the head of the state. In the past, the laymen of Hengshan didn't want to honor the daughter of King Ning, but now they can. As the head of the country, that is also a beautiful story."

They ridiculed Wen Zhengming like this, but the four people known as the "Four Great Talents in Wuzhong" all had bumpy careers.

Xu Zhenqing, who has been dead for ten years, was a Jinshi and an official, but he was not allowed to enter the Imperial Academy because of his ugly appearance. Later, he was demoted as a doctor of Guozijian. He died of depression a year later at the age of 33.

What about Tang Yin?Although he once won the first place in the provincial examination in the eyes of Liang Chuqing, he was relegated to the rank of official when he passed the Xu Jing examination case, and he has been angrily since then.

The same goes for Wen Zhengming, let alone know how to test, he has already failed eight tests in the test of Juren's background, and he is still a scholar after he is over 50.

As for Zhu Yunming? At the age of 19, he was selected as a scholar. He took the provincial examination five times before he passed the examination, and then failed seven times in the general examination. Now he is a magistrate in Xingning, Guangdong.

He didn't know that his "Wild Notes" was being targeted by the emperor.

Zhu Yunming, who has been a county magistrate in Xingning, Huizhou for more than six years, is still afraid of the big storm in Guangdong and Guangxi before, and is doing things cautiously.

The prefect of Huizhou has been taken away!

But no matter how careful he was, Zhang Fujing, the murderer, came to Huizhou to inspect the school and politics that day, and then came to "call" him, one of the four great talents in Wuzhong.

"Since Xizhe came to Ren Xingning, in his spare time, he visited the academy in person, visited the students, and explained the lectures. In the south of the mountain, the gentleness and the wind, this is the merit of Xizhe."

Zhu Yunming clasped his fists and hid his "sixth finger" and bowed anxiously: "I dare not claim credit, it's a matter of course."

He also failed in the seven trials, but he was once favored by the emperor, and now he is the governor.

And Zhu Yunming, who had lost hope and was recommended as the county magistrate based on his identity and talent, was considered the worst qualified group at the county magistrate level, and the ceiling was visible.

He lowered his head, looking at the "Sword Bestowed by the Son of Heaven" hanging on Zhang Fujing's waist with trembling eyes.

Haven't you started to appease Guangdong recently, have you stopped wearing this "sword" when traveling?
"No. If Xizhe hadn't participated in the Wenheng, Bingzi and Jimao provincial examinations, how could Xingning have been able to stand out for a while and have high school students? Xingning's culture and education are really prospered because of public affairs."

"...Don't dare, dare not."

Zhang Fujing smiled: "Xi Zhe is famous for his talent and profound knowledge, and I have already heard it like thunder. Recently, I came across a volume of Xi Zhe's "Wild Notes", and I couldn't put it down after reading it. It was just one of the interesting stories, but Fu Jing I was quite confused, so I came to ask for advice.”

"Futai is absurdly praised, but Yun Ming dare not take it. What I said many years ago, I can't get into Futai's eyes."

Zhang Fujing smiled again, and then asked: "Xizhe said in "Wild Records" that when Emperor Taizong was in trouble with Tianjing, he forced Fang Xiaoru to take care of his plans." Throwing it away, the words became more and more harsh, and the words could not be heard by the nine tribes of barbarians. Shang Nuyun said, "I, Yi, Ru, ten clans, which clan do you ask about?" Shang said, "Your friends are also clans."

Zhu Yunming suddenly felt as if he had been hit by a bolt from the blue sky, his face was pale and he stammered, "Yunming back then...just listened to jokes. This volume of "Wild Notes"...is just a book written after drinking..."

"There are a lot of jokes in the countryside, and Fu Jing knows it." Zhang Fujing looked at him deeply, "I worked in Renzhi County, Guangdong, suppressed bandits and thieves, built water conservancy, and devoted myself to culture and education. Yu Xingning's achievements are not in vain. However, I hope Do you know? Your Majesty Yuji, this volume of "Wild Records" suddenly became popular in the south of the Yangtze River, and Fang Xiaoru is known as a strong man."

Zhu Yunming's face turned paler, his legs became weak, and he couldn't help shaking: "Yunming... I really don't know... I'm guilty of making false comments about Taizong..."

Now he couldn't help but kneel down, because Zhang Fujing really made it very clear.

Zhang Fujing sighed: "There is a reason for this, and Fujing is helpless. Today in Huizhou, Cha Xizhe has indeed made meritorious service in office, and Fujing will report it impartially. It's just Xizhe, I'm afraid you have to think carefully about what to do when you report to Beijing this time." How to say it."

"Entering Beijing... to debrief?"

"That's right. Your Majesty has heard of Xizhe's name. He has served in Xingning for six years. His Majesty summoned Xizhe to Beijing. If your Majesty sees him, if he has virtue and talent, Xizhe will be of great use." Zhang Fujing looked at him meaningfully, "Officer Outside of the Ministry, Xi Zhe is the only one who will be tested by His Majesty himself. When we start our journey soon, Xi Zhe will be able to meet the Holy Spirit before the Zhengdan Festival. Next year will be changed to the Yuan Dynasty. Fu respectfully hopes that Xi Zhe will rise to the top and return to Guangdong to show his ambitions."

Why did the emperor, who is so busy every day, hear the name of a small county magistrate?

Shouldn't the officials come to test the merits, and the emperor himself should intervene?
change yuan...

How many works does Zhu Yunming create?The book written ten years ago has long since ceased to be in his mind.

If he really knew politics so well, why would he write these things indiscriminately back then?
But these reasons require him to justify.

Will the emperor believe it?
Zhu Yunming is completely unsure whether to go straight to the capital or go straight to hell.

At the end of the winter month, six official ships from Guangdong slowly sailed towards the capital. This is a very special fleet.

Four of them have a deep draft and naturally carry heavy loads.There are also soldiers guarding the boat.

The other one exudes a faint fragrance of powder.

On the last ship, apart from Zhu Yunming, there were other colleagues who came to Beijing to "report on their duties".

Zhu Yunming met several of them, all of whom were still running errands while "taking the blame".In the past few months, I heard that they have worked hard to make meritorious deeds.

After asking, it was called by the Ministry of Officials to return to Beijing for the examination of merit, so I don't know what it is.

Zhu Yunming didn't dare to say that he was going to be tested by the emperor himself.

Very scared, very cold.

Although the two "guards" assigned to this ship on the same ship to the north were smiling.

(End of this chapter)