golden scales

"It doesn't matter if there is a problem. No matter how big the problem is, it can be solved in a roundabout way. For example, I promised not to kill Daishan and Boluo, but once I make concessions on the issue of captives, these two people will face a situation where they must die, otherwise The people in Beijing will definitely be in an uproar. If I break my promise and kill them, I will set an example of lack of faith to my subordinates, how can I demand them with faith again?"

—— "Zhu Cihong's Diary? The 19th Year of Chongzhen"

The purpose of Zhu Cihong's diary is very simple, which is to write a "Practical Handbook of State Governance" for future generations.

Tang Taizong wrote "Emperor Fan" to educate the prince, but Gaozong finally let the Wu family take over the world.The reason is precisely because the learning materials for emperors throughout the ages are only general talks about principles and principles.

A lot of calluses can be heard, but what about when it's time to actually do it?When faced with trade-offs of interests, how to choose rationally?These things cannot be learned from books, and can only be attributed to luck and personal understanding.If there is a good teacher by your side to teach, and you have a little understanding, your progress will definitely be much faster than those who only read books.

The aptitude of the temple may not be comparable to that of the world temple, but the temple is obviously more difficult for the ministers, why?Obviously because he has teachers like Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao!

Zhu Cihong can at most teach his own son, if God gives him a few decades more life span, he can also teach his grandson.Who will teach the son of the grandson?How to ensure the wisdom and rationality of the children and grandchildren to the maximum extent?Zhu Cihong decided to leave a case study, so that future generations can see the practical application of the emperor's mind from his diary.

As far as the life and death of Daishan and Boluo are concerned, in Zhu Cihong's eyes, they are like dust.As the actual helm of an empire, it would be stupid to be entangled in one or two lives; it would be pedantic to be entangled in faith, but a balance must be ensured in all aspects.And always maintain a state of motivation for subordinates, on the basis of the system, to stimulate their positive sense of morality and honor.

Xiao Mo was invited to meet alone by Zhu Cihong, and soon the two of them rode out of the palace in plain clothes and headed east.

In a pavilion five miles outside the city, Dai Shan and Bo Luo had already changed into Ming people's costumes.He put on a wig and a net scarf, and had two bundles beside him.That was the dry food and money they had taken all the way back to Liaodong.

"Since I said I won't kill you, I'll let you go right now." Zhu Cihong said to the two unending enemies, "It's just that I'll find another person to replace you. I hope that even if you return to Liaodong, you will not make a big fuss."

Daishan and Boluo knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said, "I never thought that the king of the Central Plains would be so faithful. When I return to Liaodong, I will hide my name and never do it again!"

Zhu Cihong nodded.He said to the surrounding guards: "Give them horses and let them go."

The guard made a way.

Daishan and Boluo didn't dare to stay for a long time, for fear that the young crown prince would change his mind and get up and leave quickly.

Xiao Mo looked at the backs of the two, his heart was churning, and he whispered in Zhu Cihong's ear: "Your Highness, if people know that they are not dead, it will really damage your reputation!"

"I know that those who achieve great things don't care about small things." Zhu Cilang sighed, "There is no woman's kindness. It's just that I asked you to recruit them. How can you lose your faith in it?"

Xiao Mo's whole body was like electric shock, it took him a long time to come back to his senses, but he saw Zhu Cihong walking towards his mount.He chased after two steps, and said loudly: "Your Highness, the last general will come as soon as he goes!"

When Zhu Cihong turned his head, Xiao Mo had already rushed to the side of the horse.Snatching the reins with his hands, he jumped forward and galloped away.

Zhu Cihong looked at the direction Xiao Mo was going, and already knew Xiao Mo's intentions.After only a cup of tea, Xiao Mo came back with two bloody bundles.The furoshiki was exactly what Zhu Cihong brought dry food and coils to Daishan and Boluo.

Xiao Mo put the two heads aside, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Highness! The final general disobeyed his orders, willing to accept the military law!"

Zhu Cihong stepped forward slowly, helped Xiao Mo up, and said in a deep voice: "You protected my life on the battlefield, and now you protect my reputation, how can I punish you? This matter has never happened, and no one is allowed to mention it again. !" Zhu Cihong glanced at Min Ziruo who was behind him: "Go and clean it up yourself."

Min Ziruo clasped his fists and took people to deal with the bodies of Daishan and Boluo.

Among the guards present, after all, there was a person who was not very popular, and told this anecdote to his children and grandchildren decades later, and thus became a model of "the monarch and his ministers get each other" that has been widely spread in later generations.

Only the later emperors and princes who have read Zhu Cihong's diary know that Daishan and Boluo's dry food and coconut scoops have long been poisoned.That's why Zhu Cilang asked Min Ziruo to deal with it himself.

And even if the two were very cautious and refused to eat dry food and water, they still couldn't escape the ambush of Jin Yiwei in front.

Even if Daishan and Boluo really returned to Liaodong with the help of a god, Jin Yiwei's assassination order arrived before them.

Of course, this ending is the best now.

……

Long before the First Division of the Guards returned to the capital, Honglu Temple had already notified all civil and military officials to wear court attire, and to celebrate in front of the Meridian Gate.This notice was also spread to the Huitong Hall - now it has hung the sign of the General Administration of Transportation.

Lin Zaizhong could only stand in a remote corner under the Meridian Gate to watch the ceremony as an attendant.Fortunately, Ambassador Cui, North Korea's No.1 in Beijing, who was born in the second class, ate spoiled food because of the hot weather, and was sent to the hospital for treatment. quota.

As a result, Lin Zaizhong was able to make up for it and submitted it to Honglu Temple for record.

Honglu Temple first determined the ranking according to the identities of envoys from various countries, and logically speaking, the inferior should not be used as the number.However, the newly-appointed Minister of Honglu Temple was a little stubborn. After carefully looking at the schematic diagram, he found that if there was one person missing, the Siyi envoys would not be able to form a neat square.

This is really against his aesthetics, the more he thinks about it, the more restless he becomes, as if a cat is scratching his heart and lungs in his chest.So the Minister of Honglu Temple finally made Lin Zaizhong up. Anyway, North Korean Liangban and Zhongren are not very different to China.

Lin Zaizhong didn't know there were such twists and turns, he was just ecstatic.Before dawn on the fifth day of the lunar new year, he put on his most decent attire and a brand-new black gauze hat with wide eaves, and waited at the gate of the General Transportation Department for officials from Honglu Temple to lead him to the Meridian Gate.In addition to the deputy envoy of North Korea, envoys from Annan, Ryukyu, and Siam went with him.

The envoys of Annan Kingdom and Siamese Kingdom came to pay tribute to Fangwu before the national change. Unexpectedly, they were trapped in Beijing due to the turmoil in China and could not return.After a delay of three or four years, Daming regained Beijing, and they were able to make it through.As for the Ryukyu envoys, they came from Fujian and had been delayed in Fujian for three years.

As the first vassal state of China, North Korea was conferred the title of prince of the county and enjoyed the treatment of a prince, so its envoys stood in the middle of the front row.Lin Zaizhong secretly glanced at Annan and the Ryukyu envoys, seeing their agitated looks, he felt a bit of contempt in his heart: It is a barbaric country, and he has never seen the majesty of the Shang Kingdom.

They didn't have to wait long when the ceremony officer from Honglu Temple arrived and took them on foot across Chang'an Avenue, from the West Chang'an Gate into the Forbidden City, all the way to the Meridian Gate Tower.Naturally, they could not observe the ceremony at the main building of the Meridian Gate, but there was an independent area on the west tower so that they could see the prisoner offering ceremony below.

On the fourth day of the lunar new year, the internal officials had already set up the imperial seat and throne in the middle of the couplets in front of the Meridian Gate Tower.That was the seat of Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong.

On the morning of the fifth day of the lunar new year, when the envoys from the four barbarians went up to the viewing platform of the west building of the Meridian Gate, Jin Yiwei began to set up guards of honor on the imperial road in front of the Meridian Gate, lined up east and west.After a while, Chen Dale, the director of the teaching workshop, was on the south side of the imperial road, facing northwest.

When the sky was bright, the two worshipers of Honglu Temple also arrived at their positions, standing in front of the Meridian Gate, facing east and west.

During the early court hours on weekdays, Li Yuzhi and Qin Liangyu led the civil and military squads respectively from the East and West Chang'an Gate to enter the confinement center, led by the ceremonial officials of Honglu Temple to the area where the civil and military officers stood, which was located in the south of the imperial road in front of the building. In the east, the military officer is in the west, standing opposite each other.

"Why did I wait earlier than the captives?" Sun Chuanting asked in a low voice standing behind Wu Tong.

Wu Zhen was also a little strange, and said in a deep voice: "Honghe Temple knows." He paused and said: "It's better than when the emperor and all the officials were waiting outside the Donghua Gate in Wu Temple."

As soon as the two whispered, the sound of iron armor and shackles came.Wearing a shiny mountain armor, Xiao Mo walked in the front with his back leaning on the flag. Behind him was a row of eight-foot-tall men, each of whom was extremely mighty, and they were all "human appearances" selected from the First Division.As captive generals, they stood on the west side of the Royal Road, slightly to the south, facing north.

Most of the Tatar prisoners of war in sackcloth were Mele Ezhen and Niulu Ezhen with two red flags, and they were driven by the soldiers with long spears to stand outside the staff.

Li Banghua, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, came out of duty, took Lubu from Xiao Mo, and stood on the imperial road, waiting for the ceremony and music to be played.

At this time, Chongzhen had already taken Zhu Cihong to the Taimiao Temple, returned to the Meridian Gate, and signaled to play music.

Xie Lvlang raises his head, advocates cheering up, and arranges music.

Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong, one in front and one behind, ascended to the morning gate.

Honglu Temple praised and knelt forward and said, "Please play the Kaile."

The emperor didn't need to speak at this time, because the Kaile had already been played along with the "please" of the salute.Amidst the sound of happy music, Xiao Mo, who offered the captives, also led the soldiers to take the captives to the south of the Yudao, and ordered them to kneel down.These prisoners all thought that they would be saved from death after offering their captives, and they were quite cooperative and not noisy.

After the triumphant music was played, the praise was sung again: "Xuan Lubu!"

Li Banghua stepped forward and only listened to the singing of praise: "Kneel down and hold the wat!" Then he inserted the wat board into his belt and knelt down to worship the holy face.

"Xing." Chongzhen said loudly.

Only then did Li Banghua get up and hold out the Lubu, and traveled south from the imperial road to the position of Xuanlubu, in order to confer the position of Xuanlubu official.Xuan Lu Buguan is also the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he is young and full of spirit.Xuan Lu Buguan accepted the Lu Bu, and exhibited with Zhan Lu Bu Guan, and read aloud.What is written in it is that Donglu offended the heaven several times, and finally got disaster, and his crime is unforgivable.

They were downstairs, but they relayed every word upstairs with their fleshy voices, which made Chongzhen's blood boil, and it was finally time for him to avenge his shame. (To be continued..)

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