Chapter 246: Knocking on the Mountain and Shocking the Tiger
Wearing a crimson python uniform, the commander of the Imperial Guard, Jiang Gu, entered the Zhongji Hall with a terrifying momentum like a killing god.
Since the death of Mao Xiang, the first commander of Jinyiwei, who was regarded by Zhu Yuanzhang as an accomplice of Hu Weiyong because of his involvement with Hu Weiyong, Jiang Qi completely took over Jinyiwei and became the second commander.
Speaking of Mao Xiang’s ending, it’s quite sad.
Because of his investigation into Hu Weiyong's case, he was implicated in the founding of the People's Republic of China, including one Duke and twenty marquises. He was sentenced to death and sentenced to the head of Guizhou. Tens of thousands of people were exiled, and almost half of the civil servants in the DPRK and China were lost.
At that time, Mao Xiang's reputation could make everyone in the Ming Dynasty cry.
But it is precisely because of this that in the end, Zhu Yuanzhang, in order to calm the panic in the court and restart a stable political period, Mao Xiang probably fully felt the experience of Bird's End and Gongzang, and the emperor sacrificed his life for those few
Years of blood flowed into a river to draw a sentence.
Jiang Yu, who entered the Zhongji Hall, glanced at the civil servants on the left with a hazy look.
Since he took over the Imperial Guard after the 23rd year of Hongwu, not many people have died in the court in the past two years, so he does not have to worry about whether he will end up like his predecessor.
At this moment, Jiang Wei just wanted to attract a few indifferent civil servants with his words outside the palace, and then he would follow the trend and teach these civil servants how to respect the monarch for his grandson.
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Yesterday, His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the Great Grandson were not in Yingtian City. It was he who, after assessing the situation, ordered the more than a thousand famous scholars to be imprisoned in the Jinyiwei Prison.
Your Majesty has no decree to let him go, nor does the prince or grandson.
This confirmed Jiang Wei's suspicion.
My decision yesterday was not wrong, so today the grandson in the court will also not give in to these civil servants.
As a result, Jiang Wei's gaze became even more unbridled with contempt and provocation, scanning all the way from the civil servants at the palace gate to the six ministers and young ministers of the five temples at the front.
Wherever he looked, everyone lowered their heads in fear.
After that, Jiang Wei came forward and bowed, paying homage to Zhu Yunxi who was sitting high on the steps.
Zhu Yunxi glanced at Jiang Yu with unclear eyes, who looked like Cao Cao when he entered the court in the past. He coughed lightly and looked at the founding father with a vague look.
Chang Sheng immediately left the office and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I impeach the commander of the Jinyi Guards Jiang Gu. He entered the court without clear permission and did not show courtesy first. He is suspected of overstepping his bounds and shall be severely punished."
So, Zhu Yunxi looked at Jiang Yu, who was already standing in front of him.
He smiled slightly: "I think the commander must have something important to report to the court. Although the circumstances are excusable, the national laws and etiquette do not allow it, so I will fine you one year's salary as a punishment."
Jiang Wei waved his robe, knelt on the ground, and raised his arms: "I accept the order and thank you for your kindness."
Standing at the front of the civil service train was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Zhan Hui, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. After hearing this, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
Rujun, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, held the wat board in his hands, and said in a low voice: "I am a military general with a thick skin. The founding father went out to impeach, and His Highness punished him. You can find no fault even if you are the procuratorate. Your Highness
This requires the use of Jinyiwei..."
At the end, Ru Ru couldn't help but sigh.
Zhan Hui shook his head, nodded again, and finally closed his eyes silently.
It’s none of your business today!
Elders always have a broad vision and can see further, so they will become elders.
But more people don’t have a long-term vision.
Therefore, when they saw Taisun punishing the Jinyiwei commander Jiang Gu with a salary, but Jiang Yu obeyed the order and thanked him, they thought that Taisun had already subdued Jinyiwei's killing talent.
Although they don't like the Jin Yiwei, they also don't like a king who can command the Jin Yiwei like an arm.
It’s just that no one dares to say this out loud.
Jiang Gu, who was kneeling on the gold bricks, raised his head and said: "To report to the great grandson, the Jin Yiwei arrested and imprisoned thousands of people who gathered for a fight in Yingtian City yesterday. Now I heard that the chief criminal was committed to Yingtian Mansion. I ask your highness to send the Taisun Jiao.
Order Ying Tianfu to transfer the chief criminal to Jinyiwei."
Zhu Yunxi smiled silently.
The commander of the Jin Yiwei in front of me is very sensible and insightful, and he can clearly see what he wants.
Zhu Yunxi looked blankly at Zhan Hui, who was pretending to be dead with his eyes closed, and said softly: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate, can what Jin Yiwei said follow the law?"
Ru Ruan, who was standing next to Zhan Hui with her hands in her sleeves, lowered her head involuntarily and let out a chuckle that could only be heard by the old man Zhan next to her.
Zhan Hui sighed in his heart. After all, he didn't escape, and he managed to escape when the situation came to pass.
The first civil servant of the Ming Dynasty, who was also the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, had to open his eyes and look at the imperial grandson above, and then at the commander of the Jinyi Guard kneeling beside him.
Jiang Wei.
Obviously Jin Yiwei could ignore the rules and rush directly into Yingtian Mansion to take Liu Jingxing back to Jinyiwei's prison. But it happened that the killer went to court today. He first intimidated some civil servants and then asked the grandson to report him according to the rules. Involuntarily, Zhan Hui once again looked back at the emperor's grandson on the steps.
He felt that this matter was most likely promoted by Taisun. The reason why Jiang Yu obeyed the rules today was also because of Taisun's request.
Is it to force yourself to take sides?
This idea just came up, Zhan Hui immediately crossed it out in his mind.
Taisun is not willing to force himself to take sides.
Test the civil and military affairs of the court?
An idea suddenly popped into Zhan Hui's mind, and he couldn't help but complete the reasons for this idea.
At the beginning of the day, Taisun consulted the generals for their opinions, then reprimanded the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, and then ran into Liu Sanwu. Now that the Jin Yiwei appeared, he had to speak for himself again.
This is obviously to see how many people in this Zhongji Palace have different intentions.
"Reporting to the grandson, the Metropolitan Procuratorate conducted an investigation in accordance with the law. Jinyiwei has not prohibited trials and sentencing. Today, more than a thousand people involved in private fights are arrested, which is far more serious than the first offender. The first offender should be handed over to Jinyiwei by Yingtian Mansion."
So, after thinking clearly, Zhan Hui said these words in a deep voice.
Regarding the same detail, he, Zhan Hui, did not repeatedly mention those students yesterday like his colleagues in the civil service today. He just called them brawlers like Jiang Wei did.
Immediately, Zhu Yunxi finally leaned on the armchair again: "What do you think?"
Ru Ru, the Minister of War, who was still lowering his head and laughing at Zhan Hui, immediately became the first to bow and clasp his fists: "I second the proposal."
Afterwards, more and more civil servants who had never expressed their feelings followed closely and expressed their support.
"In this case, let Jinyiwei go to Yingtian to mention people."
Zhu Yunxi said slowly, glancing blankly at Liu Sanwu, who had been squeezed by him earlier.
I saw that the other party did not exceed my expectations. He once again held the wat board in his hand and said loudly: "To report to the grandson, the Jin Yiwei is the Imperial Guards' Office, not the Criminal Department, not the Dali Temple, not the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and not the Yingtian Mansion."
It is the Yingtian local government office, and any private fights that occur in Yingtian City should be handled by Yingtian Mansion."
"Presumptuous!"
Zhu Yunxi gave a cold shout.
Under the puzzled gazes of Liu Sanwu and many officials.
Zhu Yunxi's face turned cold for a moment: "Liu Sanwu, what exactly do you want to do!"
In Zhongji Hall, the atmosphere became solemn once again.
Zhu Yunxi said in a cold voice: "You are not in the middle of the study room. Today, you have repeatedly intervened in the affairs of the court. Do you feel that the departments and bureaus above the court are not here? You don't think about your duties and remonstrate frequently, but you have to sit alone.
Come up on the chair!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi stood up for the second time, stepped aside, and slapped the back of the chair violently.
Liu Sanwu immediately knelt down.
"I don't dare."
Zhu Yunxi snorted coldly and passed by the civil and military officials in the hall: "Do you also want to come up and sit down?"
There was a crash, and suddenly there was a large number of people kneeling in Zhongji Hall.
Countless civil and military officials knelt on the ground one after another, so much so that those officials outside the Zhongji Hall who could not tell the difference had no choice but to kneel down.
"I don't dare to wait until death."
Zhu Yunxi let out a long sigh, which was enough for the officials in the palace to hear.
Then, he slowly said: "Yesterday's private fight in front of the newspaper office was a violation of the law. Thousands of people gathered together and acted daringly. The Jinyi Guards should be severely punished."
Jiang Wei raised the corner of his mouth slightly, sneered, and then said loudly: "Jin Yiwei takes orders!"
The sound shocked Liu Sanwu who was standing aside and felt short of breath.
Zhu Yunxi continued to speak in a cold voice: "I thought that in the Ming Dynasty, each ministry would perform its own duties, and the six ministries would still rarely give advice on matters that have nothing to do with themselves."
As soon as this statement came out, the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty began to discuss it secretly.
This is to take away that inconspicuous but extremely important power from the hands of everyone present.
Each department is dedicated to its own duties, and few remonstrances have anything to do with one's own affairs.
"Little" is just a polite term, just to take care of the face of those present.
The real voice-over is that in the future, officials of the Ming Dynasty will no longer be allowed to interfere in the affairs of other yamen or places except for the affairs of their own yamen or the place where they are located.
Some people immediately wanted to stand up and remonstrate, but they thought of the eerie laughter of the commander of the Jinyiwei just now, Jiang Yu, and Liu Sanwu, the member of the Zhongshushe who was repeatedly reprimanded by the emperor's grandson.
Even those who are thoughtful do not dare to stand up at this time.
The emperor's grandson obviously took advantage of Liu Sanwu's performance in the court today to give everyone present a counterattack.
This is a warning.
However, just when everyone thought that today's events could finally end.
Zhu Yunxi spoke again: "The decree was issued because the Tianfu was incompetent, which led to turmoil in the capital and thousands of people fighting privately. The magistrate of Yingtianfu demoted him to the rank of Qiantang County Magistrate, and the Shangyuan County Magistrate demoted him to the position of Qiantang County Magistrate." p>
Although there were some unusual movements in the palace, as Yingtian Mansion and Shangyuan County were dealt with, it was also within the expectations of most people.
I just didn’t expect the punishment to come so quickly.
But what?
The voice of the emperor's grandson reached the ears of civil and military officials again and again.
"Liu Sanwu, a member of Zhongshushe, repeatedly made arrogant comments about other ministry affairs. He thought of taking charge of the current examination, and was fined three years' salary and five hundred catties of copper as punishment."
At the same moment, a few words popped up in my mind.
Retribution comes too soon!
Finally, at this time, Sun Gou'er, the steward of the inner palace, began to shout to withdraw from the court.
After a while, the sound of Taisun's leaving footsteps was heard on the steps.
It was only at this moment that all the civil and military officials in the palace dared to slowly raise their heads and stand up. They were restless and with their own concerns, exited outside the Zhongji Palace.
Just when everyone is reviewing today’s situation.
However, the internal official Yutian appeared in front of the officials.
This is the personal chamberlain of the Emperor Taisun, and all the officials will recognize him these days.
Liu Sanwu, who was severely slapped in the face by Yutian last time and was reprimanded and fined a copper by his grandson today, couldn't help but snorted when he saw Yutian.
Yu Tian glanced at Liu Sanwu coldly, then smiled and walked across the crowd, arriving in front of Xie Jin who had done nothing today.
In full view of everyone, this little eunuch bowed to the end.
"Bachelor Jie, Grandson has invited me to speak in the side hall."
Xie Jin was stunned for a moment, glanced blankly at his colleagues around him, clasped his hands and followed Yutian away from the crowd.
Wait until the two of them leave.
There was a commotion in the crowd.
Someone suddenly woke up: "It turns out that Taisun's handiwork fell here today!"
There are also people who are ignorant and say at a loss: "How generous? Isn't it..."
As he spoke, the man raised his eyebrows at the dark-faced Liu Sanwu not far away.
Obviously, this person is not a staunch disciple of Neo-Confucianism, nor is he Liu Sanwu and his group.
Zhan Hui, who was carried out today, and Ru Yu, Minister of the Ministry of War, walked behind the two people who were discussing.
Zhan Hui said calmly: "Walking in Wenhua Hall."
The two men immediately bowed: "Master Shangshu."
Before the two of them even raised their heads, they saw Zhan Hui and Ru Yu already leaving the palace far away.
The two couldn't help but look at each other. The official who had not reacted at first, his eyes lit up immediately, and he pulled his companion and whispered: "If you don't walk from now on, you won't be able to become a member of the Sixth Army?"
The companion nodded, but then shook his head hesitantly: "Maybe, but we think that the order may not be changed in the future."
As a result, the eyes of those who reacted were as wide as the eyes of a bull.
"It won't happen!"
In the side hall, Zhu Yunxi looked at Jie Jin who was called back and shook his head: "We don't think so, but if the outside world really thinks so, maybe your situation will be improved in the future."
Jie Jin blinked and stared at Zhu Yunxi who was explaining for a long time before he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I am a humble minister, but if I go to the Wenhua Palace to visit, I will be above the six tribes. I will be frightened and have to resign and return to my hometown."
Zhu Yunxi smiled silently and did not give any more explanation about the current walking in Wenhua Palace.
He just said softly: "Today can only be regarded as a knock on the mountain. You need to have enough time to promote the unity of knowledge and action. I think after today, those people will never cause trouble for no reason again."
Xie Jin nodded and leaned over to pour tea for Taisun.
By the time the newly brewed tea soup by the two of them had not lost its flavor, Sun Cheng, the current Deputy Qianhu of the Jinyi Guards, rushed in from outside the palace.
Arriving in front of Zhu Yunxi, Sun Cheng glanced at Xie Jin, who was eating fried ice cream.
Then he said in a low voice: "Third Master, the news from Jin Yiwei is that thousands of people had a private fight in front of the newspaper office yesterday, which is not allowed by the law and should be severely punished. From today on, ten people will be punished with ten sticks each on White Tiger every day.
On the street."
After hearing this, Zhu Yunxi was just stunned, and then he looked at Xie Jin in front of him and laughed silently.