Chapter 303 Where is the conscience
"Wansheng..."
"Wansheng..."
For a moment, deafening cheers were heard everywhere outside Desheng Gate.
The people of Beijing City are absolutely right to describe people who live under the imperial city. The word "information" is absolutely true. They are used to seeing those soldiers and the old men in Beijing who only do business and travel around kilns all day long. They think that the Ming army is actually just like this. The word "shin" refers to these people.
But today when they saw the Jiangning army who had just walked outside the city gate, they knew why Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu could frequently go out to pursue the remnants of the Mongol Yuan for thousands of miles. However, the Ming Dynasty could not even defeat a small Jiannu. Think about the Jing camp that they saw on weekdays, and then look at the army that was standing outside the city gate and automatically emitted a strong evil spirit without moving. This is really without comparison.
As the person involved, Zhu Youxiao looked at this army that had been fighting for the rest of his life, and a surging feeling arose. He couldn't help but pull out his sword from his waist and pointed it at the sky, shouting loudly, "Ming Wansheng!"
"Long live my emperor!!"
This time the voice was not only shouted from the Jiangning Army, but even the tens of thousands of people watching the fun around shouted loudly, and a sense of pride surging in everyone's chest.
Zhu Youxiao's face was flushed with excitement. He turned to Yang Feng and said, "Yang Aiqing, you have returned from Liaodong this time and made such a great contribution. You can tell me what reward you want. As long as I can do, I will definitely agree to you!"
As soon as Zhu Youxiao said that, the expressions of civil and military officials including Wei Zhongxian, Gu Bingqian and others changed immediately. The meaning of Zhu Youxiao's words was too great. It was almost like writing a blank check for Yang Feng. As long as Yang Feng was willing, he could make any request to Zhu Youxiao at will.
Huang couldn't help but stand up and talk, but Shi Fenglai, who was standing next to him, grabbed his sleeve and stopped him. Zhu Chunchen, who was standing beside him, opened his mouth wide and didn't know what to do.
But Yang Feng, who was involved, knelt down on one knee and said to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Please take the time to inspect our soldiers in the next few days so that all the soldiers of Jiangning Army can see the beauty of heaven. This is the greatest praise for the Jiangning Army."
"Oh... inspect the soldiers?"
Zhu Youxiao looked at Yang Feng with some surprise. Seeing Yang Feng's sincere face, he suddenly burst out laughing, "Hahaha... Since my dear is so loyal, I can't think of any reason not to agree to this request, I promise you."
Yang Feng was overjoyed and bowed and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will thank you for your order!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at Yang Feng and felt even more satisfied. He thought for a while and said, "It's better, my dear army will temporarily live in the school ground outside Xuanwu Gate these days. Three days later, I will inspect this lion of war with all the civil and military officials outside Zhengyang Gate!"
When the news was announced, deafening cheers rang out of Desheng Gate. You should know that the entertainment activities these days are not as many as those in later generations. Although many people have seen the Jiangning Army, which has been rumored over the past few days, most people can only take a look from afar due to distance. Now I heard that they can watch Jiangning Army up close outside Zhengyang Gate in three days, so how can they not be excited?
However, unlike the cheerful people, the expressions of civil servants were not very good-looking. Yang Feng's arrival made them feel an inexplicable threat. In the late Ming Dynasty, civil servants might not have that great ability to govern the country, but they used intrigues and tricks to play conspiracies and suppress anything that threatened them. It was almost the same as instinct for them.
Next, Zhu Youchao gave Yang Feng a routine speech on wine and praise, and then he returned to the palace reluctantly. Before leaving, he held Yang Feng's hand and repeatedly told him to have a good talk with him in a few days after the inspection of Jiangning Army.
Even Wei Zhongxian's eyes were pounding in his eyes when Zhu Youxiao looked at the posture, let alone those civil servants. They looked at each other with the alarm bells ringing, and the threat to Yang Feng in their hearts was raised to another level...
At noon, Gu Bingqian, who was exhausted, returned to his official residence outside Chaoyang Gate. As soon as he arrived at the inner courtyard, a servant came to report that it was Gao Panlong, the left censor of the Censorate, and Qian Qianyi came to visit.
Gu Bingqian was still for a moment, so he asked the servants to lead the two of them to the living room in the inner hall to wait. After a while, Gu Bingqian, who had changed into casual clothes, then walked to the living room to see the two of them.
"I have met Mr. Gu!" Seeing Gu Bingqian coming, Gao Panlong and Qian Qianyi stood up and saluted Gu Bingqian.
"Forget it...you sit down." Gu Bingqian waved his hand and signaled the two of them to sit down. He also sat down. A maid immediately came forward to serve tea.
Gu Bingqian picked up the tea cup and gently plucked the tea leaves, blew the tea, and drank the tea. He felt the warm and hot tea entering his stomach. A feeling of comfort spread throughout his body. Then he let out a long sigh and leaned his whole body on the chair and said to the two of them: "Brother Cunzhi, accept it, you two hurried to me and tell me what important things are there in my house."
It is said that literati like to keep indifferent and circle around when speaking, but when they have a status like Gu Bingqian, they no longer care about these empty things. After all, they have to deal with too many things every day. If they have to try their best to say something roundabout way on weekdays, it would be really tiring.
Gao Panlong, who is nearly 60 years old, has a typical face with a national character, with a flowing long whisper under his jaw and a look of self-righteousness on his body. He looked at Gu Bingqian and said seriously: "Gei Master Gu, the lower official has just rushed back from Nanjing and has not had time to participate in the "feast" this morning. He only heard that Your Majesty was going to review the Jiangning Army at Zhengyangmen in three days. The lower official did not agree with this, so he wanted to invite the lower official and some ambitious people in the court to write a letter to ask Your Majesty to take back his life."
Gu Bingqian's brow twitched slightly. He did not answer Gao Panlong's words, but turned his eyes to Qian Qianyi, who was sitting respectfully, and asked, "Did you come for this?"
Qian Qianyi was one of the three Jinshis in the 38th year of Wanli. As a Tanhualang who broke through the siege of thousands of troops at that time, Qian Qianyi has always been known for his talent, but unfortunately his luck was not very good. When he became the chief examiner of the Zhejiang provincial examination in the second year, he was involved in the fraud case in the Zhejiang imperial examination, and had to sue his illness and resign and return home.
I have to say that these days, officials are all about fellow villagers and classmates. In recent years, it was the time when the Donglin Party was in great power. Qian Qianyi, who resigned and returned home, joined the Donglin Party. With his reputation as Tanhualang, he quickly made great progress in the Donglin Party. With the help of the Donglin Party, he made a comeback in the fourth year of Tianqi, mainly responsible for the compilation of "The Records of the Emperor Shenzong". Unfortunately, he offended Wei Zhongxian, who was at the peak of the time, and was soon impeached by the censors Cui Chengxiu and Chen Yirui, and was finally dismissed and returned home.
Logically speaking, if it were someone else, he would have been disheartened by the career path after being hit one after another, but Qian Qianyi was a genuine official fan. A few days ago, he met Gao Panlong when he visited a friend in Nanjing. After the two exchanged views on the current situation, Qian Qianyi believed that the current situation in the court was complicated and he was taking advantage of the situation. So he followed Gao Panlong to the capital to see if there was a chance to come back again, which led to the scene today.
Now seeing Gu Bingqian asking himself, Qian Qianyi, who had already thought of a countermeasure before coming, smiled slightly: "Gei Gu, a few days ago, the student met Cun's brother in Nanjing. After talking to him, he felt the hardships of the Ming Dynasty. Although the court now praised Yang Feng for defeating Jiannu and killing the fifth son of the thief, Mangguertai, this is exactly how we should prepare for the future. Think about everything that Yang Feng did since entering the officialdom, all of them were digging our foundation. If this beast continues to grow, will we still have a foothold in the court in the future?"
Qian Qianyi is in his forties and looks elegant and talented. In addition, he is very eloquent, so Gu Bingqian has to admit that he has listened.
After a while, Gu Bingqian asked lightly: "So what do you two want me to do?"
Qian Qianyi's eyes showed a hint of joy, "Gei Gu, the student and Cunzhi brother agreed that Yang Feng could not stay. Therefore, the student and others joined forces with the Censorate. More than 100 civic officials from the six departments jointly impeached Yang Feng, hoping that Mr. Gu would hand over the memorial to Your Majesty personally so that Your Majesty could hear our voices."
Gu Bingqian's face immediately darkened when he heard this. He suddenly stood up and said coldly: "Censorate, if the six department officials want to impeach hundreds of officials in the court, you can do it according to the court's constitution. How can I let me hand the memorial to Your Majesty privately? If you hand the memorial to Your Majesty privately, do you still have the moral integrity and face of the court? As the chief minister of the cabinet, I must not take the lead in breaking this rule, so I can't forgive you for your request!"
After saying that, Gu Bingqian picked up the teacup and placed it on his lips and made a tea-drinking position. Then he quickly placed the teacup on the table, leaning against the chair and closing his eyes without saying a word. The action Gu Bingqian made was called serving tea and seeing off guests. The servant who stood at the door and kept paying attention to the movements in the living room immediately shouted loudly: "Send off guests!"
Seeing this, Qian Qianyi had no choice but to stand up helplessly and turn his attention to Gao Panlong.
Gao Panlong slowly stood up, stared at Gu Bingqian for a while before saying, "Gei Gu, no matter whether you want to hear it or not, I still have to say something. The reason why my Ming Dynasty lasted for more than two hundred years is because my dynasty has always adhered to the national policy of using literature to control military affairs. As long as this strategy does not change, the Ming Dynasty will not be in chaos.
I have also heard about what happened outside Desheng Gate today. I believe that Master Gu has seen his Majesty’s favor for Yang Feng. Yang Feng holds military power and is deeply trusted by His Majesty. It is not a blessing for the country to stay in the court. I and Shouzhi and others impeached Yang Feng for selfishness. I originally thought that Master Gu could work with us to trip over the thief who bewitched His Majesty, but I never thought Master Gu was so confused. Since this is the case, I would not force Master Gu, Master Gu, just keep it alone and say goodbye!"
After saying that, Gao Panlong shook his sleeves and left angrily, and Qian Qianyi hurriedly followed him out.
Looking at Gao Panlong's look of anger, Gu Bingqian snorted from his nostrils. Gao Panlong is a dumb guy who has been reading stupidly. If he hadn't been famous and had a bunch of younger brothers waving flags and shouting for him, how could he be the Censor of the Censorate with his political wisdom? Qian Qianyi is obviously an official fan. What such people like to do the most is political speculation.
Gu Bingqian is now a great minister when he did what these two people said just now. He would not benefit at all if he did this. If he failed, he would completely offend the celebrity in front of Emperor Yang Feng. He would not cooperate with these people unless he was stupid.
Gu Bingqian didn't say anything and returned to the inner house with his hands behind his back.
But what Gu Bingqian didn't expect was that the next day, Gu Bingqian had just begun the morning court, and before he could even report the morning court to Zhu Youxiao on behalf of the officials behind him, Gao Panlong pulled out a note from his sleeve and handed it to the eunuch, and began to impeach Yang Feng without hesitation.
Gao Panlong impeached Yang Feng three crimes. The first is that he privately married Hai Lanzhu, the daughter of Zaisang, the leader of the Korqin tribe of the Ming Dynasty, and was suspected of colluding with the enemy. The second is that during Yang Feng's time in Mongolia, the general killed and looted Mongolian herders, causing endless killings, which hurt the sky. The third is that Yang Feng privately built armies, with the intention of plotting against the enemy.
These three crimes impeached Zhu Youxiao, who was originally smiling, looked as ugly as if he had eaten Xiang. He took the memorial with his trembling hand, looked at the contents of the memorial with a glance, and then laughed without anger and said, "Is this the crime of Gao Panlong impeaching Yang Feng?"
"That's right!" Gao Panlong said seriously: "Your Majesty, each of the three crimes in this memorial is conclusive and cannot be quizzed! I also know that Lord Yang had just made great contributions in Liaodong, but the old minister thought that merits and demerits were merits and demerits, and merits and demerits should be clearly distinguished. Therefore, in order to strictly enforce the law, please send your Majesty to take down the general Yang Feng and be sent to the prison for the time being. If it is really innocent, the court will naturally not accuse him of him. I will return his innocence after the Third Division will be tried."
After Gao Panlong finished speaking, dozens of censors and censors also came out and bowed to the ground and shouted in unison: "Please observe clearly!"
"Okay... OK..."
Chapter completed!