Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 295 Shang Fang’s sword is here

"Your Majesty comes to court, and all the officials kneel to greet you."

"Long live Long live Long live."

As the civil and military officials shouted three times, Zhu Yuanzhang came to sit on the dragon throne, raised his hand, and said flatly: "Everyone loves you."

"Thank you, long live."

Then all the officials stood up one after another.

"Your Majesty," suddenly, someone stood up in the queue of civil servants and shouted: "I want to impeach His Royal Highness the King of Dian."

Ok?

Everyone was surprised.

You know, this is a big court meeting, which is different from the usual morning meeting.

For regular morning meetings, officials of fourth grade or above must be eligible to participate.

Today, even outside the palace gate, there were two rows of officials kneeling. Even the magistrates of the nearby ninth-grade Zhima officials were lined up to the point where they were about to go outside the palace, so they had to come over.

On such an important occasion, he planned to impeach the prince as soon as he opened his mouth?

Not only that, Zhu Zhen had just made an unparalleled achievement and returned in triumph. Before he could praise him, why should he show off his power first?

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly, although he had already expected that someone would definitely make things difficult for his tiger today.

But are you too impatient? I haven't let you speak yet.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the man who was the leader and couldn't help but feel irritated. He said in a bad tone: "Liu Sanwu, what do you want to sue my King of Dian?"

My family?

Your Majesty, do you want to be more obvious about your favoritism? Otherwise, no one would know that it belongs to your family.

Liu Sanwu, nicknamed Tantanweng, fled to Guangxi at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and was promoted to deputy Confucian scholar at Jingjiang Road. He was already famous throughout the world and returned to Chaling when the Ming army went to Guangxi.

Later, in the eighteenth year of Hongwu, he was recommended to the imperial court as an official and was awarded Zuo Zanshan.

At that time, Liu Sanwu was actually in his sixties and in his seventies.

Now, I'm afraid you are almost eighty years old, right?

But this old man seems to be still going strong, and he even wants to sue Zhu Zhen?

Zhu Chu was on the general's side, looking at him with sneers.

Speaking of which, Xu Da is recuperating at home now. Since he has come to court, he will naturally take the first position as a general.

If it had been before, I'm afraid it would still be somewhat lacking.

But now, no one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty thinks that he is not qualified anymore. Maybe even Xu Da will have to give up his position.

After all, Zhu Min used to be a "small trouble" in Yunnan, but now he has made great achievements on the Mobei grassland, and his achievements are still unparalleled.

Even Xu Da failed in the Northern Expedition, even suffered a disastrous defeat.

In such a comparison, Xu Da would be surpassed by this son-in-law.

Back to business.

Liu Sanwu stood out from the queue and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with neither humility nor arrogance.

Only the Qing Dynasty emphasized that "looking up at the king and intending to assassinate the king and kill him is a capital crime." The Ming Dynasty did not have this statement.

Liu Sanwu didn't care that Zhu Yuanzhang was glaring at him with an expression of calmness and authority, and said in a leisurely and orderly manner: "Your Majesty, I have heard that His Highness the King of Dian went beyond the rules of etiquette and transferred three branches of the Prince of Qin's Mansion. Is there any problem with the guards at the guard station?"

"Yes," Zhu Ming agreed smoothly. There was nothing he dared not admit. After all, the more than 14,000 soldiers who followed were still coming here from Peiping.

You can't shirk it then, right?

"Wait a minute," Zhu Yuanzhang above was not happy. He glared at Zhu Ming angrily, and then said to Liu Sanwu: "You old guy, is that going beyond etiquette? Why don't you just say that my son is going to rebel? .”

Good guy, I was almost fooled by this bad old man.

Zhu Ming didn't understand. The so-called transcending etiquette refers to using things that are not up to standard but use super standards. For example, for funerals, you have to use the standard according to who you are. Muying was specially given by Zhu Yuanzhang to use the princely level standard.

Weddings and funerals are just like this, but there are also various situations such as worshiping ancestors and worshiping heaven.

However, Zhu Zhen was transferring other troops without permission, and it was not something that could be fooled simply by going beyond the rules of etiquette.

This stupid boy dared to agree. If he was found guilty, how would he be punished?

So what if he had a reason?

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't let Liu Sanwu get around Zhu Chu. This was a deep pit.

This old man is really bad.

Liu Sanwu lowered his head slightly and said: "I dare not slander His Highness's intention to fight against the imperial court and His Majesty at will. After all, we all know that the reason why His Highness did that was to ignore the danger of his own safety and save the border town of Ningxia. On this occasion, he rushed to the border to rescue and drive away the Tartars."

Therefore, he did not say that Zhu Zhen wanted to rebel, but only accused him of exceeding the rules of etiquette, which was considered reasonable and well-founded.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but nodded.

This is Liu Sanwu, an old guy who is pedantic and rigid to the point of decay.

For example, in the case of Hu Weiyong, he had trouble with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang had laid out the charges against Hu Weiyong and asked him whether Hu Weiyong should die.

Then Lao Liu said that Hu Weiyong deserved to die, but the prime minister system could not be abolished.

Zhu Yuanzhang even stated the shortcomings of the prime minister system, but Lao Liu still insisted on his opinion that the prime minister system has nothing to do with good or bad, it is all caused by people, and it is a blessing for the court to have good people as prime ministers.

But you don’t care that having a bad person as prime minister is a disaster to the world, right?

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he almost died.

Although Zhu Chun returned in triumph now, he still wanted to sue Zhu Chun for his original transgression despite the pressure that might offend Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Chun.

Gong is merit, fault is fault, this is what this old minister thinks.

It's quite simple.

Regardless of the possible undercurrents in the court, Liu Sanwu still thought of himself and said: "His Highness is brave and good at fighting, and we can get a glimpse of it from the good news sent from many parties. Naturally, the veterans dare not evaluate His Highness's achievements easily. But I dare to ask His Royal Highness the King of Dian.”

Liu Sanwu suddenly turned to look at Zhu Zhen and asked him: "You led the army out of Ningxia Town and went on an expedition to the Saibei grassland. Did you get the order from the imperial military department? Is there any order from His Majesty?"

In the queue of civil servants, Qi Tai, who was the left minister of the Ministry of War at the time, was moved in his heart and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the incident happened suddenly and the Ministry of War did not receive the news. Naturally, there was no transfer order to issue."

This is blocking Zhu Chu's way.

Before we begin to discuss Zhu Chu's extraordinary achievements, we must first discuss the fundamental issue of Zhu Chu's sending troops. This brings us back to the original issue. The vassal king only has the responsibility of guarding the border and defending the country. Not qualified to expand territory.

If you want to go abroad to fight, you have to get orders from the court and the emperor.

It is also enough to see that both the fourth brother Zhu Di and the seventeenth brother Zhu Quan had a lot of kindness to Zhu Ming before, and he had to repay a lot of favors.

At this time, even Zhu Yuanzhang felt troubled, because Zhu Zhen couldn't explain it both emotionally and rationally.

Are these damn things, this old immortal guy, trying to overthrow my son?

His heart can be punished.

Zhu Yuanzhang tightened his grip on Long An, and subconsciously glanced at Zhu Yunwen's place, wondering if this was his idea.

Zhu Yuanzhang guessed that today's morning court would definitely not be peaceful. Originally, he wanted to gloat about the misfortune, and also wanted to give Zhu Zhen some shock and pressure, and give him some problems, and even specially held a court meeting.

But at this time Zhu Yuanzhang regretted it again, because this sudden offensive was already a bit strong.

Moreover, Zhu Xi had just returned to Beijing, so I'm afraid he wasn't ready yet.

"Liu Sanwu, right?" Zhu Ming spoke slowly, naming Liu Sanwu.

Many civil servants frowned slightly, thinking that a young man called Zhu Zhen by his first name, so why should he be addressed as sir?

Liu Sanwu, on the other hand, stroked his beard and nodded in agreement: "It's exactly the name of the old man. I didn't expect that your highness would know it. It's really embarrassing for the old man."

Zhu Chu smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter, I'm just a vassal king, I can't compare to your Great Yuan master."

"Hiss." There was a gasp of air in the court hall.

Liu Sanwu also paused and thought for a moment before asking: "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

"Oh, what are you pretending to be? Are you thinking of rebelling against the Ming Dynasty and restoring the Yuan Dynasty? You are ready to welcome your master of the Northern Yuan Dynasty back at any time, continue to occupy our Central Plains world, occupy our great rivers and mountains, and then treat the Han people as fourth-class people. Be the lowest slave, so that you will be satisfied and you can continue to beg for mercy from your master. I admire you very much." Zhu Chu smiled brightly and raised his hand to clap and applaud them.

"Your Highness, I don't dare to say that," Liu Sanwu said anxiously. Who did this say to him?

Zhu Ming looked at Liu Sanwu with a puzzled look on his face and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? You so-called literati, so-called Confucian scholars, didn't you just kneel down and beg for mercy from Bei Yuan so that you could escape this disaster? You should be grateful to Bei Yuan. Yeah, why bother being modest.”

Is this a matter of modesty? If you dare to admit this, I am afraid that the world will not tolerate it.

Liu Sanwu was old after all. He was so anxious that he was sweating and his mouth was open, but he had no words to defend himself.

Because Zhu Xi's words were too sudden and too inexplicable. Your Highness, aren't we discussing those things about your arrogance?

"Ou'er," even Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't stand it any longer. He suppressed his laughter and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense. Beiyuan has been driven out by us for so many years. How can anyone still miss those Tatars? As for those years ago The Confucian scholars' obedience to Bei Yuan was a last resort and can be forgiven."

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be easing the atmosphere, but in fact, he was so sinister that he confirmed Zhu Yu's cynicism towards the Confucian scholars.

In fact, in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, he also despised those so-called scholars, especially those who had served as officials for Bei Yuan.

It was these corrupt officials who oppressed the people the most. They were originally persecuted by the Northern Yuan Tartars, but in the end they changed their identities and helped the Tartars bully other Han people. Their crimes are punishable.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang not only hated corrupt officials the most in his life, but also frequently liquidated those people.

It is said that Liu Ji and Liu Bowen were always jealous of Zhu Yuanzhang because they had been officials in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, even if they were just minor officials. In the end, they were only made a count.

Even when the Ming Dynasty was founded for the first time and rewards were given based on merit, Liu Bowen had the lowest title among all the founding meritorious deeds.

But after all, Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to completely offend the scholars all over the world, and as successive dynasties have always respected Confucianism, today's scholars can basically be regarded as Confucian scholars by default.

So Zhu Yuanzhang gave Zhu Ming a wink, which meant that he should stop as soon as he saw the opportunity, otherwise it would end badly.

But Zhu Ming said nonchalantly: "But my father and I have received the news that there is now a split in the grassland, and they are fighting among themselves. The current Northern Yuan man is not doing anything, and he killed his own brother and seized the My pregnant sister-in-law will be his wife."

As soon as these words came out, many people were shocked. This is really inhumane. How can you do this?

"Later on, the great khan made frequent mistakes, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the noble leaders of the Oara tribe. I am afraid that by the beginning of the next spring, the Oara tribe will rebel."

"The Tartar tribe's Guilichi also got the news and was preparing to compete with Wala for the throne. In order to prepare for the war in the coming year, the Alutai tribe came to attack Ningxia and planned to plunder a batch of grain. .”

"I dare to ask you ministers, if you didn't want your master to come back, if you didn't want to rebel against the Ming Dynasty and restore power, why would you seize such a God-given opportunity to rush into the depths of the grassland and sweep across the entire Tatar grassland in one fell swoop? Now the entire Tatar region has been This is the territory of our Ming Dynasty. Why are you so worried about this matter?"

"Take advantage of his illness to kill him. How can he allow others to sleep peacefully on the side of the bed? If I don't take this opportunity to eliminate the Tatar tribe, will I wait until their grassland is stabilized to continue to threaten our Ming Dynasty?"

"You are safe. You stand in this hall and talk. What you talk about is benevolence and justice, and your stomach is full of business. But have you ever been to the border? Have you ever asked the people every year? When autumn comes, why are you so anxious?"

"This king arrived at Ningxia Town. That night, Ningxia City was already deserted. Because they knew that once the city was broken, what awaited them would be burning, killing, and looting. Men who were taller than a wheel would be beheaded, and women would be harmed on the spot. Several, or even dozens of Tatars took turns to come up."

"I really want you to have a taste of it. Even the women on their grasslands will be harmed. How about letting your wives and daughters experience it?"

Zhu Xi's words made everyone lower their heads.

In fact, it is only the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, which means that the Ming Dynasty was only twenty-seven years old. At least thirty years ago, Beiyuan had not been completely driven out of the Central Plains, and forty years ago, Beiyuan was the only one who entered the Central Plains. The dynasty that dominated the Central Plains.

In fact, the destruction of the Central Plains by the Northern Yuan Dynasty did not even exceed a hundred years, nor did it exceed the memory of one generation.

Again, why has the Ming Dynasty been so hostile to the grassland?

Because the two sides are simply like sworn enemies, with a huge blood feud.

"I dare to ask Old Liu, do you think I should go to the north of the Great Wall? I brave the snow outside the Great Wall, regardless of the harsh environment of the ice and snow, and the possibility of starving and freezing outside, but I have to go deep alone. What do you think of me and Is this army meritorious? Or guilty?" Zhu Ming threw the problem to Liu Sanwu.

Liu Sanwo, as his name suggests, hesitated and could no longer speak.

If he dares to stick to his point of view in a pedantic and rigid manner at this time, then he will really become a traitor.

But Liu Sanwu stopped talking, but someone was unhappy.

Huang Zicheng came out of the crowd and shouted: "But Your Highness, Huang Zicheng heard that you called yourself Holy Khan on the grassland. Is this possible?"

Huang Zicheng was the companion of the East Palace, and at the same time his official position was the Minister of Taichang Temple.

Taichang Temple was called Fengchang during the Qin Dynasty, but was changed to Taichang during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, so it has been called Taichang Temple since the Han Dynasty.

As for what Taichang Temple is for.

Taichang Temple is in charge of rituals and music, such as worshiping in the mausoleum and temple, rituals, music, rituals, astronomy, numbers, clothing, etc.

In other words, etiquette is under their control.

And Zhu Chu is known as the Holy Khan. This is more than arrogance. You might as well just call yourself emperor.

"Finally here," Zhu Zhen seemed to be talking to Huang Zicheng, but in fact he was looking at Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen just stood there silently, with his head lowered. He didn't know what he was thinking, and he couldn't see the change in his expression.

"Your Highness, please answer my question, have you become the Holy Khan of the grassland?" Huang Zicheng asked aggressively.

"It's true," Zhu Xi admitted directly without denying it.

There was an uproar in the court. Everyone was shocked by Zhu Chu's audacity. People were whispering to each other and discussing the impact of this incident.

Good guy, your Majesty, Emperor Hongwu, is still alive today. Your Highness, are you so anxious?

Even the corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes twitched, and he finally had to take a look at the dragon case. After the lobby quieted down, he asked Zhu Zhen: "Are you going to rebel? Are you hoping that I will not die?"

Zhu Yunwen finally raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with bright eyes, thinking in his heart: "Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Huang, even if you still prefer Uncle Eighteen, in front of the civil and military officials of the court, unless you want to abolish me , directly change the eighteenth uncle to be the crown prince. Otherwise, he is guilty, and you have to punish him."

This is a conspiracy, and may even be suspected of forcing the wife to marry.

The reason is very simple. Holy Khan is the title of the emperor. There are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the country. Why are there two emperors in one dynasty?

Only Zhu Yuanzhang can be the 'Khan' of the grassland. No matter how great your contribution is, you are not qualified.

Can Sapphire also be called Khan?

Zhu Yuanzhang became a little anxious, but he had to speak, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the civil and military officials of the dynasty, even if he was the emperor.

If Zhu Ming doesn't care about this matter, what will happen if other vassal kings follow suit?

Good guy, you, Zhu Ming, managed to get more than twenty emperors in one go, right?

In the future, don’t make yourself a king, just make yourself an emperor.

outrageous.

Zhu Ming raised his head, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, and suddenly made a move that surprised everyone.

Suddenly, he pulled out a sharp sword from under the python robe.

There was chaos in the court, everyone was frightened, and even the surrounding generals retreated.

Generals such as Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Guo Ying, Geng Bingwen, Sheng Yong, Ping An, etc. even opened their hands to block the imperial driver, not daring to let Zhu Xi take a step forward.

As the Duke of the country, Li Jinglong also occupied an important position in the front row, but he was already frightened.

"Zhu Qi, are you going to rebel?" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily, his eyes full of disappointment.

At this time, only Zhu Zhen remained calm. He even looked around at the chaotic situation and said speechlessly: "What are you doing? And Father, why did your Majesty rebel?"

"What the hell? When did I rebel?" Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Ming. If he dares to continue talking nonsense and doesn't make it clear, can you try?

Zhu Ming shrugged and said, "Father, this is the Shang Fang Sword you gave me. If I come here in person, will you still remember it?"

It turns out that Zhu Zhen entered the palace in a hurry yesterday, and the first thing the imperial envoy did when he came back was to return Shang Fang's sword. This thing is not something you can play with casually.

But he was in a hurry to go to Xu Mansion, so he forgot about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang had long forgotten this incident.

But no one expected that he would hide it under his clothes and bring it to the main hall, and even pull it out in front of him.

Good guy, who is not afraid?

With Zhu Chu's reputation for repeatedly achieving extraordinary feats in recent years, people even say that he can catch tigers with his bare hands and dragons in the sea.

If you were to rush forward and chop off His Majesty's head with a sword, the world would be in chaos.

Zhu Ming untied the scabbard of his sword unhurriedly, put the sword into the scabbard, and then said: "I just want to remind my father, although my son calls himself the Holy Khan, he was originally carrying Shang Fang's sword. , shouldering the mission of being here in person. Rather than saying that my son is the holy khan, my son is actually acting on behalf of my father."

"And don't you ministers want to cause trouble for me? Shangfang Sword is here, as if I were here in person. What is the Ministry of War, what is Taichang Temple, can you get out? No, come on, come on, kneel down for me, my king I like to see you kneeling."

(End of this chapter)