Seiwa

Chapter 135: Flying Misfortune 2

People sit at home, and disaster comes from heaven.

Monk Meng Qing didn't know that he was being targeted by Chen Ying, and he would soon be in big trouble. He was still busy with military affairs in Daning City. Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui who arrived in Nanjing had already swept to the tail of the typhoon one step ahead of him.

During the Hongwu period, Chen Ying entered Taixue as a talent tribute. He was eloquent and talented. He was promoted to the censor, and later served as the inspector of Shandong.When Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, Tang Zong accused Chen Ying of taking money from King Yan and participating in Zhu Di's rebellion.Adhering to the principle of catching mistakes rather than letting them go, Zhu Yunqi swiped a pen, and Chen Ying was sent to Guangxi for labor reform.

Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, and in order to make arrangements in the court, he specially recalled Chen Ying from Guangxi and promoted him to be the left deputy capital envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

In order for the civil servants and military generals in Nanjing to fully realize that the emperor sitting on the dragon chair is different, and the times are different, Zhu Di needs someone like Chen Ying to break the deadlock.

Chen Ying did not disappoint Zhu Di.

Do one line and love one line, love one line and be dedicated to one line, which is most practically reflected in him.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is the yamen of the yamen, and the left deputy Du Yushi is the second in command of the yamen. As an example of the yamen, it is natural that he must perform his duties.

The civil servants and military generals named by Chen Ying were all over half of the court.Except for Zhu Neng and a few Zhu Di diehards, from seventh-rank civil servants to first-rank Marquis Wu, from Jianwen ex-officials to Jingnan heros, there was almost no one Chen Ying dared to participate in.

Hou Shengyong of Licheng who committed suicide not long ago was forced to death by Chen Ying.Cao Guogong Li Jinglong was also bombarded by Chen Ying, but Li Jinglong's ability to resist attacks was too strong, and with the support of the deceased Li Wenzhong, it was not so easy for Chen Ying to join him.

Chen Ying is the knife in Zhu Di's hand, and Zhu Di never shows mercy when beating people with a knife.However, Chen Ying's knife seems a bit too sharp, and sometimes he likes to make his own decisions and doesn't follow orders, which inevitably makes the person holding the knife feel uncomfortable.Once someone who can replace Chen Ying is found, no accidents, Chen Duxian's fate will not be much better than the officials who were pulled down by him.

Regarding Sheng Yong's matter, Zhu Di frowned once.It was not because of Sheng Yong's death, but because of Chen Ying's self-assertion.

This time, the impeachment memorial handed over by Chen Ying made Zhu Di frown again.

Given Meng Qinghe's relationship with Zuo Ban's civil servants, it's not surprising that several books were referenced by officials.

Previously, Zhu Di mostly suppressed the relevant memorials sent by the Minister of General Affairs and refused to approve them.

Not only Meng Qinghe, most of the officials' memorials were handled by Emperor Yongle in this way.

Impeachment and satire are the duties of the speech officials, and Zhu Di does not want to discourage the work enthusiasm of the speech officials too much.But Chen Ying was obviously not among them.Zhu Di dismissed Chen Ying's memorial, and the next day, the same memorial would still be put on the court case.

It's not that Zhu Di hasn't hit Chen Ying before, as the sword in the hands of the emperor, being too self-righteous is undoubtedly seeking his own death.Chen Ying restrained himself for a while, but when Zhu Di thought he finally understood his position, he suddenly wrote such a memorial.

Opening the memorabilia, from the beginning to the end, Zhu Di's face became more and more ugly.

According to what was written in the memorial, Chen Ying wanted to put Meng Qinghe to death!

It is disrespectful to detain the savage Jurchen from offering medicinal materials to horses;

During the period of guarding Daning, he was arbitrarily manufacturing ordnance, soliciting the hearts of the people, with the intention of being disobedient;

A private relationship with the prince, correspondence and conspiracies, ulterior motives;

He had a close relationship with Shen Xuan, the governor of the military governor's mansion left behind in Beijing, and was suspected of giving money privately;

If there is no military order to mobilize the frontier army to go out of the fortress, the crime should be executed;

In violation of the Taizu's law, Xu Min traded with small scales, privately determined the amount of salt and grain, and Xu craftsmen used the Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau for private use to fill their pockets.

Chen Ying also pointed out that Meng Qinghe bullied his family relatives, disregarded family affection, expelled his cousin's family, and bullied him in the name of loyalty, benevolence and filial piety, which had a serious character problem.It is widely rumored that he is fond of Longyang, and has not yet married a family. It can be seen that he has not cultivated his personal morality, and it is difficult to be a minister.

"From a minister's perspective, this person is narrow-minded, good at insidious strategies, and has the appearance of a villain. He also has a private relationship with the prince, and he is suspected of disobedience to your majesty. Looking at his actions, he is actually Yang Li in Tang Dynasty, Gao Qin in Song Dynasty, There is no doubt that he is a treacherous person. I ask Your Majesty to observe his words and deeds, and punish him for serious crimes, so that he can be righteous!"

Hundreds of words are eloquently written, the strokes are like knives, and every word is heartbreaking.

The purpose of Chen Ying's handing over this memorial is undoubtedly to make Meng Qinghe never see the sun of Yongle three years again.

The memorandum repeatedly mentioned that Meng Qinghe "befriended the prince privately and had the heart of disobedience", which also alluded to Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui's suspicion of disobedience.

Zhu Di gritted his teeth, burst into anger, and suddenly tore Chen Ying's melody in half, and ruthlessly threw it under the court case.With a sudden wave of his arm, the teacups, brush washers, inkstones, etc. on the table were all swept to the ground.

The inkstone was turned upside down, and thick ink was sprinkled on the bluestone bricks, like blood stained black.

Zheng He, who was standing beside him, bowed immediately, "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Outside the Nuan Pavilion, eunuchs and courtiers knelt on the ground.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, who were waiting outside the Nuan Pavilion, waiting for their father to summon them, felt cold on the back of their necks, and their scalps felt numb for a while.

In the middle of the father's fury, they came at a really bad time.

The brothers look at each other, make eye contact, to go in or not to go in?If you go in, will you be whipped?

XX!If you know which bastard king fucked up your father's beard, you will definitely give him a big slap!

There was another loud noise, hearing this noise, the imperial case was kicked over, absolutely!

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were beating their hearts, and at the same time, they were ready to run away. At worst, they ran to the back of their mother to take refuge, which was better than being whipped by their father.

As soon as he took a step, the door of the warm pavilion suddenly opened from the inside, and the sullen old man appeared. There seemed to be black clouds around his head, and lightning crackled.

Zhu Gaoxu reacted quickly, quickly retracted his feet, and pulled Zhu Gaosui to kneel on the ground with a plop.

Because they were too nervous, they used too much strength to pull the man, and the two brothers' knees hit the stone bricks hard, and they felt pain when they heard it.

Zhu Gaosui bared his teeth, he didn't dare to look at his father, he only dared to stare at his brother, Zhu Gaoxu grinned, and rubbed his knees by saluting, don't complain, he also hurts.

Standing with his hands behind his back, Zhu Di had a panoramic view of his two sons' small movements.

He snorted through his nose, didn't he say that he has grown up, that's how he grew up?

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui bowed their heads, and the father lifted the table through a door, and he might breathe fire in front of him at any time, and no matter how advanced he was, he would lose the chain.

"Come in with me."

Zhu Di turned around, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui did not dare to disobey, and immediately got up and followed.

Sa Yazi ran away?A whip will never run away.No matter how rough the skin is, no one wants to be cleaned up by the old man as soon as they get home.

Taking advantage of the short time when Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were talking, the eunuchs and palace staff had already tidied up the warm pavilion.The imperial case was lifted up, and the broken teacup was put away, and no trace of ink could be found on the stone bricks.

Chen Ying's memorabilia was pressed in a corner, even if it was torn up by the emperor himself, the eunuch would not dare to throw it out as garbage.

Zhu Di directly threw the memo that angered him to his two sons, and said, "Let's have a look, and then tell me after reading it."

After receiving the memorial, the two brothers put their heads together. Just halfway through the reading, both eyebrows and four eyes stood up.

"Old man Chen Ying!"

"This old man really deserves to be killed!"

The words are different, but the meaning is the same.

Chen Yingluozhi and Meng Qinghe's accusation seems to be justified, but it is actually nonsense.It also involves many things that cannot be put on the table.

Emperor Yong Le knew better than them what the purpose of mobilizing the frontier troops was.Can such a thing be revealed?It is said that the emperor ordered the frontier guards to plot against neighbors in the grassland and sow dissension in all kinds of ways?Speaking out is the rhythm of being stabbed.

Withholding tribute is even more nonsense!I didn't look at what was left behind. Except for the common herbs, it was just common fur, all of which were needed by the frontier army. When they were sent to Nanjing, they had to be sent back, or they would be left in the warehouse to mold.All of these were tacitly approved by Emperor Yongle, using this excuse to play Meng Qinghe, [-]% of the generals in the north would be defeated.

Secretly manufacturing armaments, secretly forming a relationship with the prince, plotting against the law, and having a heart of disobedience?

If Chen Ying was present, 100% would be beaten to death by Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui.

Is this the impeachment of Xingningbo?It was clearly an excuse for Meng Qinghe to trouble them!

Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth, not in the mood to continue reading.

When the father was in the hidden mansion, he thought that the old man Chen Ying was not pleasing to the eye, as expected, this is the opportunity to find trouble for himself!

Zhu Gaosui was also grinding his teeth, and finally broke out when he accused Meng Qinghe and Shen Xuan of granting gold and silver privately and filling his own pockets with Daning's miscellaneous bureaucracy.He tore the memorial to pieces and threw it on the ground, still not relieved, he stomped his feet again.

Zhu Di stared, Zhu Gaosui poked his neck full of grievances, "Father, this old man is not impeaching Uncle Xingning, he is clearly slandering his son!"

Zhu Gaoxuan stalked his neck, and Zhu Gaoxu was not idle, no matter what, he wanted to convict Chen Ying of the crime, otherwise, they would be the ones being questioned.

Dad can tear up the minister's memorandum, because Dad is the emperor.Others, even the son of the Son of Heaven, cannot do this.

The third brother not only tore it up, but also stomped his feet twice. When word got out, both the Sixth Division and the Metropolitan Procuratorate had to explode.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to be whipped, nor did he want his third brother to be whipped.

Meng Qinghe must be kept, once Meng Qinghe is questioned, who will be bitten next, no need to guess.What's more, during the days in Xuanfu, Uncle Xingning helped him a lot, even if his heart was a stone, he would still feel a little bit of heat.

Meng Qinghe couldn't be questioned, Shen Xuan couldn't have an accident, and in order to protect herself and her third brother, Chen Ying had to die!

"Third brother!" Zhu Gaoxu stopped Zhu Gaosui, who was holding Zhu Di's neck, once again knelt in front of Zhu Di, and said in a deep voice, "I ask the emperor to issue an order to order my son and third brother to join the vassal, and not to return to Beijing without an order. After mother empress Qianqiu, son minister and third younger brother leave immediately!"

"Brother Emperor?"

Zhu Gaoxu was surprised, and Zhu Di was also taken aback for a moment, never expecting Zhu Gaoxu to say such words.

"Why did the emperor say such a thing?"

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head, with a wry smile on his face, "Father, this matter should be caused by my son and my third younger brother. Uncle Xingning is a loyal minister of the country, and his words and deeds are for the country, the king and the people. The guards garrisoned the fields together. After working, they often thought about the sufferings of the border people and the hardships of the frontier army. The actions of the Daning Miscellaneous Bureau should be punished according to reason, but they are actually beneficial to the people. The farm tools used by the ministers to plow the fields are big The plows made and transformed by Ning are highly praised by households and frontier troops, and they also have the method of deep plowing and replanting. In Xuanfu alone, the wasteland reclaimed is twice as much as in Hongwu's year."

Following Zhu Gaoxu's statement, Zhu Di's expression gradually changed.The anger faded away, replaced by prudence and contemplation.

"My son is stupid, but I also know that grain is the foundation of the people, and the people are the cornerstone of the country. Without food, the people will be poor, and without people, the country will be poor." After a pause, Zhu Gaoxu kowtowed again, "Chen Duxian impeached this crime, May I ask the guards of all parties, who else is willing to follow the example of Xingning Bo for the country and the people? Compared with the officials, the army and the people, they are afraid of cruel words and dare not be the first. Hunger, the output of the farms has decreased, and the army has nothing to support, how can we defend the country?"

"Uncle Xing Ning's actions must not be done by non-national scholars. There are treacherous and villainous people in the court, who don't think about making progress, and don't distinguish between likes and dislikes, but there are some things that are not used to, that is, impeachment by Shangshu. This kind of Confucianism is a serious disaster for the country!"

"The purpose of meeting Xing Ningbo is to find a way to farm the land. This is because of my son's inconsideration. Everything is caused by my son, and Xing Ningbo is innocent. Please father and emperor Xu Erchen, don't ask Xing Ningbo's responsibility .”

After the words fell, Zhu Gaoxu paused again, and Zhu Gaosui continued: "My son is the same as the emperor's brother, please learn from my father!"

Then, the two brothers fought for the location of the vassal state.

Zhu Gaoxu believed that since the matter started from the north, he and Zhu Gaosui should not go to the north again. It is better to seal their brothers to the south, such as Yunnan, Lingnan, and Guizhou, which are all good.If it doesn’t work, then go to Guangxi and Fujian.

Zhu Gaosui said that it is heard that there are frequent pirates in Fujian. If the emperor seals him there, he will lead the guards to patrol day and night to eliminate the marine troubles.There is also a shipyard in Fujian. Even if he can’t sail, walking around the shipyard a few times can be regarded as fulfilling his long-cherished wish of dreaming of the sea.

"Father, my son, please be a fan."

"Father, my son has been entrusted for a long time, but there has been no fiefdom. Father should take care of his son and give him a piece of land. Don't go to the north, but to the south!"

Listening to Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui's words, Zhu Di clenched his hands behind his back, and then loosened them again. He felt that the two sons were messing around, but he felt relieved.It is said that wolf cubs can only truly grow up if they are separated from the group. The two sons have only been separated for a few months, but they have grown to this point. This is true.

However, Gao Chi and his two brothers also drifted away.

Regardless of whether Chen Ying's impeachment of Meng Qinghe was out of intention or under the instigation of others, and whether he involved Shen Xuan and Zhu Gaoxu's brothers in the memorial was intentional or unintentional, this memorial, together with the words of Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, are all in the Zhu Di was branded in his mind.

Chen Ying is destined not to end well.

Zhu Gaochi, who was innocently suspected by his father, will not have an easy life.

It is only to blame that Chen Ying slammed Zhu Di's adoptive son and two parents, and only Zhu Gaochi was left out.It is also difficult for Zhu Gaochi not to take the blame.

Zhu Gaochi didn't know that Chen Ying had published the memorial to impeach Meng Qinghe, and he didn't know what happened in Xinuange. If he knew, even if he would break his usual external image, he would rush into Chen Ying's mansion with a knife and kill him. Hacked.

Is there such a thing as harmful? !

This is Shengsheng pushing himself into the frying pan!

Inside the Nuan Pavilion, after a long silence, Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Gao Xu, Gao Sui, get up first."

"Father?"

"You guys will discuss the matter of Fan after the Empress's Thousand Autumn Festival."

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui looked at each other, "What about Uncle Xing?"

"I will order Xing Ningbo to come to Beijing, and Xuan'er will also call back." Zhu Di said, "I don't care about it once or twice, but if things go on like this, it will inevitably make the heroes stationed in the frontier feel cold. I don't want to do this. This matter It cannot be suppressed, it must be known to all civil and military courts. As for Chen Ying, I still want to use him."

"Father, such a villain, father still wants to use him?"

"Gao Xu, Gao Sui, you should keep in mind that people have good and evil, a gentleman can use it, and a villain can also, but it depends on how the owner uses it. Shusun Tong was bullying in Qin, sincere in Han, and Pei Ju in Sui A sycophant, in Tang Zezhong, was not like that.”

This kind of teaching is not only the father teaching the son, but also the king teaching his successors.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui said in unison: "I would like to follow the teachings of my father."

In the Wenhua Palace, the book in Zhu Gaochi's hand has not been turned over for a long time.

Hearing the movement outside the door, Wang An took a careful look. Seeing that Zhu Gaochi didn't pay attention, he quickly walked out of the cubicle, and saw the eunuch who was serving the concubine outside the door, and asked in a low voice: "What's the matter? Your Highness is studying, can't you?" disturb."

"The imperial concubine asked our family to report to the eldest son that His Royal Highness King Han and King Zhao have come out of Xinuang Pavilion and are going to Kunning Palace to say hello."

Wang An rolled his eyes, "Wait a minute, our family is going to report to the crown prince."

"Yes."

After waiting for a while, Wang An came out again and led the eunuch sent by the concubine to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi sat upright, wearing a bright red Panlong uniform.It was originally a bright color, but when it was worn on his body, it carried a gloomy old look in a trance.

"Did the Crown Princess send you here?"

"Return to Your Highness, that's right."

"Is the whereabouts of King Han and King Zhao sent by the Crown Princess to watch?"

That doesn't sound right.

The eunuch fell on the ground, and the cold sweat came down immediately.

"Your Highness, servant girl... slave servant is just following orders..."

Snapped!

The teacup shattered on the ground, and the splashed tiles scratched the eunuch's face, and the blood flowed down the cheeks, dripping on the blue sunflower shirt, soaking it.

"Do you know what crime it is to spy on the prince's whereabouts?"

"Your Highness, spare your life, Your Highness, spare your life!"

"Forgive me?" Zhu Gaochi lowered his eyes, how many pairs of eyes in the palace watched, if he is spared, who will spare himself?

"Wang An."

"The servant is here."

"Pull it down and send it to the Huanyi Bureau, Shi Zifei's side, you can tell it yourself."

"The slaves obey."

Wang An called two tall eunuchs, gagged the man on the ground, and dragged him out.Seeing that he still wanted to struggle, he couldn't help but sneered, folded his hands, looked at him sullenly, and said in a low voice: "Our family advises you to live in peace. If it wasn't for the Queen's Royal Highness, the Thousand Autumn Festival is approaching, you would not go to Huanyi It’s the Palace of Hades.” Wang An lowered his voice, and leaned over, “Don’t expect someone to save you, remember clearly, in this palace, the smarter you are, the shorter your life will be.”

Straightening up, Wang An brushed off his sleeves, "Take it down, don't keep it if you don't speak well. Don't keep it. No matter how hard you look, don't look for bad luck before sending it out."

"Just look at it, the little one must have done a good job."

"It's done. In front of your son, our family will support you."

Several eunuchs immediately thanked them with gratitude, Wang An waved his hand, waited for the others to be dragged away, then turned and walked towards the imperial concubine's bedroom.

Thinking about what the concubine Shizi did on a daily basis, it cannot be said that she was not thinking of the son, but as he said before, the most important thing in this palace is smart people.

But one thing, no matter how smart you are, you can't play tricks in front of the emperor and queen.

The crown prince figured it out, but the crown prince might not understand it.

On Gengchen in March of the second year of Yongle, Empress Xu's Qianqiu Festival, civil and military officials ordered her to go to Kunning Palace.

Empress Xu wears a crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes, a dark blue painted Zhai Yi garment, a plain gauze middle single, red knee coverings, a large belt of red brocade and green brocade, a belt of jade leather, blue socks and blue boats, gold ornaments of flying phoenixes on the boats, and gold silk The silver thread, covering the knees, seems to soar to the nine heavens.

The twelve large flowers and the same number of small flowers on the hair crown are all decorated with pearls and emeralds. Against the backdrop of gold, the jewels are unparalleled and shining.

The concubine Zhang, the concubine Wei of the Han Dynasty, and the concubine Xu of Zhao led the wives of the fourth rank and above to congratulate in Danchi, and the wives of the fifth rank and below stood outside the hall, and paid homage with the ceremony and music.

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Queen!"

Empress Xu raised her hand, and the ceremony officer shouted.

The concubine is the same as Webster, and the concubine Xu stands up respectfully. Although the concubine is the head, the clothes of the three are the same.In terms of titles, Princess Han and Princess Zhao are both princes and concubines, and their rank is actually higher than that of concubines.

However, Zhu Gaochi was the eldest son, and in terms of order, the concubine Shizi still ranked first.

After court congratulations, the Kunning Palace will give a banquet, and only four or more wives are eligible to stay, and below the fifth rank, each will be given a treasure note, and they will go out of the palace to settle the dinner by themselves.

Empress Xu hosted a banquet in Kunning Palace, and Zhu Di also set up dozens of tables in Fengtian Palace.One is to celebrate the birth of a wife, and the other is to express my attitude to the courtiers. I am very happy that my two sons have returned from the north, so don't make me unhappy at this time.

His eyes swept away and landed on Chen Ying, yes, it's you, don't look at others!

Under the meaningful eyes of his colleagues, Chen Ying seemed calm, but his hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly.

Putting down his chopsticks, covering his sleeves, his eyes swept across Zhu Gaoxu who was toasting the emperor, and there was a gloomy look in his eyes.

Uncle Xingning, Marquis of Dingyuan, King Zhao, King Han.

Chen Ying picked up the wine glass, so what if Jane is in the emperor's heart?

The more valued by the emperor, the higher you stand, the more you will be smashed to pieces when you fall!

In April of the second year of Yongle, the imperial decree was sent to Daning and Beijing.

When Meng Qinghe received the order, a trace of uneasiness flashed in his heart.

Why did the emperor call him to Nanjing at this time?

The eunuch delivered the decree, out of caution, Meng Qinghe didn't ask any more questions, and ordered Zhu Wang and others in Daningdu to explain the work and set off immediately.

On the way, they met Shen Xuan who was recalled to Nanjing at the same time, and Meng Qinghe's doubts deepened.

What exactly is going on?