Human beings are very strange creatures. When Zhang Mingzhen was alive, he was always at odds with Emperor Guangwu. Emperor Guangwu was so angry that he threatened to kill him many times. But now that Zhang Mingzhen is really dead, His Majesty the Emperor feels that something is missing.
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One day in the autumn of the second year of Emperor Guangwu's reign, Zhu Hengjia inspected the troops stationed in Beijing. On a whim, he led his close associates to shoot arrows at the school grounds. As an emperor on horseback, his archery skills were pretty good, and he basically hit nine out of ten. Unfortunately, there was still one that he was not sure of.
His Majesty the Emperor missed this arrow and missed it.
"Good archery skills!"
"Your Majesty's amazing shot!"
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
There were cheers everywhere.
Zhu Hengjia was very surprised. There was no arrow on the target, and he clearly missed the target. Could it be that he used too much force and shot through the target?
"Come here, get the target." After taking the target, he saw that there was no damage at all. It was clear that he missed the target and missed the target.
"Woo~woo~woo~"
Zhu Hengjia burst into tears.
Everyone asked anxiously: "Why is Your Majesty so sad?"
Zhu Hengjia wiped his tears and sobbed: "My arrow clearly missed. You are all my most trusted ministers, but none of you dare to tell the truth. If Zhang Mingzhen is still alive, he will definitely tell me directly that he missed."
.What a pity for my Marquis of Dingxi!"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers blushed with embarrassment.
Heroes don't shed tears lightly, just because it's not the time to be sad.
Zhu Hengjia couldn't stop crying. Zheng Feng hurriedly advised: "The ministers did not say that Your Majesty missed the shot. Some lied because they loved Your Majesty, and some were afraid that His Majesty lied. It is not disloyal."
If your Majesty wants your ministers to tell the truth, you should imitate Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty."
"Oh, how should I learn from Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Taizong of the Tang Dynasty encouraged the ministers to give advice. If what was said was right, he would accept it; if what was wrong was not investigated, he would not pursue it. Therefore, the ministers' advice flowed freely. I do not kill officials in the Ming Dynasty. This is a principle."
"Zheng Qing's words are very kind."
In the morning of the next day, Zhu Hengjia said to the ministers: "I have heard that the king's righteousness has been violated, and I will not hide it if I violate it. If the family has quarreling sons, the family will not be lost; if the country has quarrels with ministers, the country will not be destroyed. When I was young, I liked to shoot arrows and use the bow and horse.
The world is determined, but there are times when it misses the target. The territory is thousands of miles away, and there are thousands of affairs. How can I understand everything? How can I not make mistakes? You ministers, who are rich in wealth, should correct my mistakes. Even if there is advice.
If the person does not agree with me, I will not feel dissatisfied. I would like to be Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and all the ministers will be Wei Zheng. How about that?"
As soon as this statement came out, I thought that the ministers would applaud. As a result, the court hall was completely silent.
Zhu Hengjia was furious, "Why, do you think I am inferior to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty? Why don't you say anything?"
Guo Zhiqi, the censor of Zuodu of the Supervisory Council, always spoke out and dared to remonstrate, and now he remonstrated: "When the emperor is angry, millions of corpses will be laid down, and the blood will float in the oars. Ministers who want to remonstrate must be afraid of offending. Therefore, although Emperor Taizong looks heroic and resolute, he will always summon him when he is summoned.
When admonishing ministers, they must have a pleasant appearance, for fear of frightening the ministers and preventing them from hearing the truth. Your Majesty wants to be Taizong, but he is easily angered. How can the ministers dare to remonstrate?"
After hearing this, Zhu Hengjia blushed and immediately apologized to Guo Zhiqi: "What Guo Qing said is true. I must learn to stop my anger from now on. From now on, you will tell me everything you know and say everything you want. I promise not to get angry!"<
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"Your Majesty is wise!"
This time there was a roar in the court.
When the wind of remonstrance blows, it is terrible, and the remonstrances are sparse like a tide.
There was an incident in Huguang where someone cheated on a scientific examination. When Zhu Hengjia learned of this, he was furious and ordered his beheading. Wang Huacheng, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, admonished him not to go too far in casting spells. This person's crime did not warrant beheading and he could just be exiled. A similar case from the Wanli Dynasty was cited.
It was decreed that he should be exiled to Taiwan instead.
Once when the Tengu eclipsed the sun, Song Yingxing, the Imperial Supervisor of Heaven, believed that the sacrifices used for sacrifices were too rich and too extravagant. He suggested that the sacrifices should be reduced and financial expenditures reduced. The official reply said: accurate.
Su Guansheng, a bachelor of Wuyingdian and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, had a bad temper. He came back to Nanjing on business one day. He looked for Zhu Hengjia in an emergency but could not find him. It turned out that the emperor was hiding in Dongnuan Pavilion and playing chess with Sun Jinding. He became angry and overturned the chessboard.
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Zhu Hengjia was furious and asked: "Wei Zheng didn't even lift Taizong's chessboard, is it possible that you are better than Wei Zheng?"
Su Guansheng choked Zhu Hengjia speechless with one sentence, "If I can't do Wei Zheng, Your Majesty, you will not be Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty." From then on, he no longer dared to play chess with the ministers, and only dared to hide in the harem and play with the concubines.
The palaces in Nanjing were originally majestic, but after they were transformed into full cities by the Qing Dynasty, they were very dilapidated. Huagai Hall, Jinshen Hall, Wenhua Hall, Wuying Hall, Kunning Palace, Chunhe Palace, Rouyi Hall, and Fengxian Hall
, Dashan Hall, Nine-Five Feilong Hall, etc. were all damaged to varying degrees.
When he first ascended the throne, there was no money in the treasury, so he put aside the matter of building the palace. In the past two years, except for some small actions in Taiwan and Annan, no major wars were fought. All the major granaries were filled, and 300 yuan was saved in the treasury.
More than ten thousand taels of silver.
Zhu Hengjia wanted to build a palace. Not for himself, but for his useless wife, Queen Shi.
At noon that day, after taking care of political affairs, he suddenly wanted to take a walk and see Queen Shi, so he walked from Yuehua Gate of Qianqing Palace to Kunning Palace.
Suddenly I saw the palace people of Kunning Palace nailing the door with wooden boards, "What are you doing here?"
"Your Majesty, the door of Kunning Palace is broken. The Queen ordered the slaves to repair it."
"Oh, this is such a pain for my queen!"
Zhu Hengjia hurriedly entered the palace to see Queen Shi, "Queen, don't worry, I will definitely have someone repair Kunning Palace."
"Nowadays, everything is waiting for improvement. Your Majesty still saves the money for state affairs. It really doesn't matter if I live here." Queen Shi smiled sweetly.
The more this happened, the more distressed Zhu Hengjia became. He took Queen Shi's hand and said, "The Queen and I will go for a walk in the back."
He vaguely heard that there was an inner garden behind Kunning Palace and a zoo behind the inner garden, which was a place for concubines in the harem to enjoy flowers and see animals, so he wanted to take the queen to relax.
As a result, it was unexpected that after the Qing Dynasty built the city of Nanjing, the inner garden and the imperial garden were converted into horse farms, which were full of weeds. The animals in the zoo were even worse, being roasted and eaten directly by the Eight Banners children.
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"To build a palace, we must build a palace!"
After his relaxation failed, Emperor Guangwu, who was filled with anger, howled loudly.
The next day, the Ministry of Revenue was asked to allocate one million taels of silver to repair Kunning Palace and other palaces.
The ministers tried to dissuade him, but this time Emperor Guangwu did not agree and asked: "I want my woman to live in a better place. Is it wrong?"
Guo Zhiqi, the censor of Zuodu, has passed away.
"Guo Zhiqi, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Supervisory Yuan, would like to report that in order to stop the construction of Kunning Palace:
In world affairs, success is caused by diligence and frugality, and failure is caused by extravagance. When Afang rose, the Qin Dynasty fell; when Zhang Huajian was built, the Chu Kingdom dispersed; when Qianyuan flourished, the Sui Dynasty fell.
Your Majesty now wants to build the Kunning Palace, but what will happen to the Ming Dynasty? Now that Nanjing has been restored, the country has been accumulating national strength, and it is in danger of being renovated. It is a critical time for survival! If you ignore the people, waste national money and build a large scale of construction projects, your faults will far exceed those of the Sui Dynasty.
Come on! I risked my life with sincerity, and I hope Your Majesty will listen to you."
Upon seeing this, Zhu Hengjia was furious. He immediately summoned Guo Zhiqi and asked murderously: "You said that I am not as good as Sui Yang, so how can I be as good as Jie and Zhou?"
Guo Zhiqi poked a stick in his neck: "Beijing has not been restored, and the people in Jiangbei are in dire straits. If your Majesty builds Kunning Palace at this time, it will be like Jie and Zhou!"
"Buzz!"
A rush of blood rushed to Zhu Hengjia's forehead. I expelled the Tartars, regained Nanjing, and expanded overseas. With such great achievements, I was actually said to be just like Jie and Zhou! I was so angry that I shook my sleeves and angrily withdrew from the court.
Before the matter was over, Guo Zhiqi and Huang Zongxi gathered a group of Yushitai officials and shouted, "The country has supported the country for three hundred years, and it is today that we have fought for justice and righteousness." They ran to the palace gate, shook the door and cried, crying, "Mr.
"Emperor Zugao" shocked the court.
These people were all officials, and Zhu Hengjia did not dare to kill them. Once he killed them, the good reputation he had finally gained for accepting admonitions would be completely gone.
If you can’t kill, you can only surrender.
Zhu Hengjia issued an order to stop the construction of Kunning Palace, praised Guo Zhiqi, and rewarded him with three hundred taels of silver.
This chapter has been completed!