Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 824 History is sometimes naughty
Zhang Jing's henchmen are all people who see the wind and the wind.Seeing that the wind in the court today is not in the right direction, none of them stood up and spoke for their master.

The only person Zhang Jing can count on now is Emperor Wanli on the dragon chair.

Zhang Jing hoped that Emperor Wanli would pay attention to the relationship between master and servant for more than 20 years, and "punish him lightly" as Liao Zhang said.

Emperor Wanli finally opened his mouth: "Yes. Zhang Jing has done a lot of hard work to me and the court over the years. This time his younger brother made a mistake. Although he was guilty of lax discipline, this matter did not It wasn't his instigation. I'll just punish him a little bit."

Zhang Jing heard the words, and the huge boulder hanging in his heart fell to the ground.He thought to himself: Your Majesty still misses old love.

But He Liu was laughing in his heart: Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are talking soft words first, and then you are deadly!
Emperor Wanli finally showed his sword: "Remove Zhang Jing from the palm seal of Li Supervisor and Dongchang Admiral's eunuch. He will be demoted to Fengyu. Send Jinling Xiaoling Sixiang. Zhang Jing, you have to stand in front of Taizu's mausoleum for me. Be filial."

When Zhang Jing heard the words, he was like five thunderbolts!Where did Emperor Wanli mean "slight punishment"?This is to push him to the end!From the palm seal of the supervisor of ceremonies to the envoy of the minister of incense in Xiaoling, the two positions are very different.

Zhang Jing wanted to cry: Your Majesty, are you trying to push me into a place where there will be no redemption?My brother made a mistake, you sent me directly to Jinling City thousands of miles away?

How did Zhang Jing know.He Liu today is Xiang Zhuang's sword dance aimed at Pei Gong.Zhang Jing is Pei Gong!

And Emperor Wanli has been waiting for He Liujian's slanted sword for the past few days.

Emperor Wanli said again: "Transfer Wang An and Chen Ju back to Beijing. Wang An will be the eunuch in charge of the ceremony. Chen Ju will be the eunuch in charge of the East Factory. Wei Zhongxian will continue to be the eunuch in charge of Jinyiwei. Okay, let's leave the court if there is nothing to do!"

He Liu kowtowed heavily to Emperor Wanli, and shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!"

According to the history of the Ming Dynasty, in the 24th year of Wanli, Zhang Jing, the supervisor of ceremonies, was in charge of printing, because his younger brother was married to the Marquis of Wuqing, and he was good at being a blessing.The emperor hates it.Surrendered to the imperial court, Sixiang Xiaoling.Later, he joined his family and got a huge amount of silver.

Emperor Wanli left the hall and returned to the apse.The officials also dispersed one after another.

In the hall, there were only two people left.One was Zhang Jing, who was kneeling on the ground with dull eyes.One is He Liu who is dressed in flying fish and embroidered spring on his waist.

He Liu walked up to Zhang Jing: "Zhang Jing, I think of the four-line poem that those storytellers in the capital often say."

Zhang Jing raised his head and looked at He Liu: "Oh? I want to ask, which four lines of poetry?"

He Liu said in a loud voice: "Storytelling, singing and opera to persuade people, the three roads take the middle. Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and the righteous way in the world is vicissitudes! Zhang Jing, you have done too many evil things in your life. I will accept you on behalf of the heavens." .”

Zhang Jing trembled with fear.However, he was still stubborn: "I, I am the emperor who ordered me to send incense to Xiaoling! I am on behalf of the emperor to perform my filial piety in front of the great grandfather. Although it is thousands of miles away from the capital city to Jinling city. But if During the journey of thousands of miles, if something unexpected happens to me, the emperor will definitely not spare you."

He Liu laughed with a "puchi": "A journey of thousands of miles? Don't worry, I won't let you leave the southern suburbs of the capital alive."

After speaking, He Liu strode away from the main hall of Yongshou Palace.

At night, Emperor Wanli sat in front of the dragon case thinking about something that excited him: If Jin Yiwei ransacked Zhang Jing's home, how much gold and silver could be copied to enrich the inner storage?

The king of a country is like a merchant who regards money as his life at this moment.

Wei Zhongxian's voice came from outside the palace gate: "Your concubine, you can't go in. The emperor is dealing with government affairs."

Emperor Wanli asked, "Who is it?"

Concubine Zheng broke into the main hall, knelt on her head, and cried when she fell down: "Wuuuuuu, Your Majesty, please save Zhang Jing's life. He has served the Emperor for more than 20 years, and he has worked hard without credit. The Emperor can't be so cruel. .”

Emperor Wanli deliberately pretended to be confused: "I just asked Zhang Jing to go to Xiaoling to serve as incense. I didn't say that I wanted his life."

Concubine Zheng said: "Your Majesty, that old butcher He Liu has always been at odds with Zhang Jing. When Zhang Jing was in charge of the ceremonial supervisor, He Liu did not dare to kill him. Now that he has been demoted to the seventh rank, He Liu Will Six let him go?"

Emperor Wanli perfunctorily said to Concubine Zheng: "Let's do this. I sent Jin Yiwei to personally escort Zhang Jing to Jinling City. With Jin Yiwei around, no one would dare to touch Zhang Jing's hair."

Concubine Zheng said angrily, "Your Majesty, although He Liu doesn't work in Jinyiwei, he has been in charge of Jinyiwei for decades. People in Jinyiwei have always obeyed him..."

Emperor Wanli waved his hand impatiently, and interrupted Concubine Zheng's words: "Jinyiwei is my Jinyiwei, not He Liu's Jinyiwei. Don't talk about this matter anymore! I have another important thing to tell you. About Xun'er."

Talking about the emperor's third son Zhu Changxun, Concubine Zheng's crying stopped abruptly.

Emperor Wanli said: "Xun'er is born smart. He looks very much like Zhen. Now he is not too young..."

As soon as Emperor Wanli had finished speaking, Concubine Zheng kowtowed and said, "The concubine thanked the emperor for his kindness on behalf of Xun'er. Xun'er will definitely be a qualified prince!"

Emperor Wanli shook his head: "I didn't say that Xun'er should be registered as the heir. I intend to designate him as the King of Fortune, and set aside thousands of fertile fields in Luoyang, Henan Province as his fiefdom. After the new year, let him go to Luoyang and become a feudal vassal. Luoyang was the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties. Only such a good place can be worthy of my favorite Xun'er."

Concubine Zheng was dumbfounded when she heard the words!For the prince to become the king, and to become a vassal outside Beijing, it is tantamount to losing the qualification to compete for the crown prince!

He Liu used the words "Good Empress Dowager" to successfully convince Emperor Wanli to dispel the idea of ​​conferring the third son of the emperor as the heir!

Zheng Guifei's eyes darkened, and she passed out.

Emperor Wanli ordered Wei Zhongxian: "Hurry up, take Zheng Guifei back to Shude Court."

Five years later, the 29th year of Wanli.Emperor Wanli officially conferred the crown prince on Zhu Changluo, the eldest son of the emperor.Ended the 14-year national dispute.

History is sometimes naughty.

In the 48th year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli died, and Prince Zhu Changluo succeeded him as Emperor Taichang.Emperor Taichang only served as emperor for 28 days before he died of taking the tonic "Hong Wan" for evil dryness.The Hongwan case also became one of the three most mysterious cases in the late Ming Dynasty.

As for that His Royal Highness Zhu Changxun, he lived longer than his elder brother.Lived to be 55 years old.On the 14st of the first month of the 21th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng conquered Luoyang.Fu Wang Zhu Changxun was killed.The rebel army boiled Zhu Changxun's body with the sika deer.Thousands of soldiers shared and ate it, which was called "Fu Lu Banquet" with a smile.

Although Zhu Changxun did not become the emperor, he was boiled.His son Zhu Yousong became the emperor of the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, known as Emperor Hongguang in history.

These are the afterwords.

Let's say that Emperor Wanli ordered that Jin Yiwei escort Zhang Jing to Jinling Xiaoling Sixiang.

On the day of departure, the gray-haired He Liu came to Jinyiwei Yamen.

(End of this chapter)