Chapter 407: Duke Yansheng comes to Beijing and the emperors grandson comes to visit
Zhu Xi appeared in front of Fengtian Hall in a dramatic way, breaking the original deadlock.
Officials who were knocked off their feet began to stand up and impeach.
Little did he know that Zhu Ping's howl was so earth-shattering and ear-piercing.
"Dad!"
"If you don't take action, my son will really die!"
"Dad, please save your son."
"I'm going to die!"
"dying!"
"Ahhhhh..."
"woo woo woo woo……"
From the lowest level, Zhu Feng did not care about his dignity as a prince of the Ming Dynasty. He lay on his hands and feet, howling and crying at the top of his lungs.
The dissatisfaction of the officials was directly suppressed by Zhu Ping.
Bai Yuxiu, the young head of the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, looked at His Highness King Qin climbing up the stairs, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
He had forgotten that there was this man in the capital.
Xia Yuanji also opened his mouth wide. He looked to his left at Prince Qin, who was the only one crying on the steps and outweighed all the officials. He looked to his right at Xie Jin beside him. His face was full of sighs.
"I really forgot about this person, and I never thought that he was not in the palace today."
Xie Jin just smiled lightly: "His Royal Highness, King Qin, has worked very hard in the past few years, but it is quite different from the past."
Xia Yuanji shook his head twice, smacked his lips, and whispered: "Going to have a drink in the East Garden today? I heard that there is a restaurant over there, and a new chef has arrived, and the cooking is quite good."
Xie Jin nodded and said, "It has to be wine from Sichuan."
Xia Yuanji chuckled and covered his face: "I saved a few jars of wine last time, enough for you to drink."
The impeachment impeachment stalemate was originally tense, but now because of Zhu Ping's decision, Xie Jin and Xia Yuanji started talking about where they should go for a drink today.
Ren Hengtai and Ru Yu, who were in front, also discussed quietly for a while.
Zhai Shan suddenly came to the two of them quietly and said, "How about having a drink in the East Garden? I'll be the host, and I'll bring a few jugs of good wine."
Ren Hengtai and Ru Yu were stunned for a moment.
It was Ren Hengtai who was the first to speak: "I've had a few salty things at home these past few days. I'll send someone back to get them when the time comes and have some wine with them."
On the steps.
Zhu Ping burst into tears and finally hugged the old man's calf with both hands.
"father!"
"My son is really going to die!"
Zhu Xi hugged the old man's legs tightly and cried bitterly.
Zhu Yuanzhang had a stern face, but with a smile in his eyes, he said in a deep voice: "What happened to make you so panicked? Is it because the Yuan people fought back to the Central Plains!"
Zhu Cang howled incessantly and said loudly: "My son is going to be beaten to death by the mother-in-law at home!"
"Dad, the mother-in-law said she hasn't seen her son for several years, so she is bringing the other women at home to Yingtian."
"Father, please quickly issue an order to let your son run far away. Jiaozhi Road! Yes! Jiaozhi Road will do! If it doesn't work, just let your son take a boat across the sea and go to Japan!"
When Prince Qin cried out and told the truth, the meritorious generals in front of the Fengtian Palace couldn't help laughing, covering their faces and mouths, and laughing with their shoulders shaking.
Zhu Biao looked aside for a few times, then turned his eyes slightly to look at the officials of His Majesty's rank.
He waved his hand and then walked towards the old man.
The prince's movements were very clear. Chang Sen and Tang Li stood up straight away, clasped their fists and bowed, then led the military attachés to retreat step by step, and finally turned around and left.
Prince Qin was crying and howling above, and the military attachés all left.
Today's imperial court hearing ended in farce.
When Zhai Shan, Ren Hengtai, and Ru Yu, who had already made an appointment for a dinner, stood in their original positions, bowed to each other holding the wat board, and said in a deep voice: "I will take my leave."
Then he left outside Fengtian Gate with those officials who had not been on duty to impeach.
At this point, Yu Xin and Wang Jun already knew that the matter must be violated and could only discuss it separately.
In desperation, the two men had no choice but to lead a group of officials, bow to each other, and call to leave.
When all the ministers left, Zhu Ping was still crying.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing, with a smile on his face, he reached out and patted his second son on the shoulder: "Get up, everyone has left. I will remember you for your contribution today."
Zhu Feng didn't listen, and continued to hug the old man's legs and not let go.
"Dad, since it's my credit, can I stop staying in Yingtian? You can send your son far away so that he can save his life."
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his leg and flicked it fiercely.
The old man was still in the spirit of a dragon and a horse in this fashion. He just flicked his legs and made Zhu Ping let go of his hands and fell to the ground on his back.
"If you keep fooling around, go to the Ancestral Temple by yourself."
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Xi, who was climbing up the pole, and threatened him.
Zhu Biao stepped forward and said: "Second brother, get up. If it weren't for you today, this matter would not end well. Don't mess around in front of dad. Don't miss the Beijing inspection."
Zhu Ming restrained himself for a moment, lowered his head and hummed: "There are not many clean people on the left and right. If we arrest those who caused trouble today and put them all in jail, we will let them know that the Ming Dynasty will still be able to survive without them."
Zhu Yuanzhang got up and went to Qianqing Palace. Free-range care was the best way for his second child.
Zhu Biao took the second child, and the two brothers followed the old man.
"What's the matter with you? You didn't enter the palace earlier, but you appeared like a pinch." Zhu Biao asked softly with his hands clasped in front of his abdomen.
Zhu Xi curled his lips: "Yesterday I went out of the city to see the cement road built by Xie Jin. I felt that more could be built in the future. I walked a little further, so I stayed outside the city. I came back early in the morning and heard that someone was causing trouble. , can you coax them? Then they will naturally make a fuss."
Zhu Biao smiled: "You, you, are still the same as when you were a child."
Zhu Xiang hummed, glanced at the old man walking in front, and whispered: "I can see clearly today. Most of the civil servants in the dynasty have come out. I asked people when I entered the palace to know what they were going to do. .
This matter really cannot be left to these people, so what about the Kong family? According to me, how many years has it been since Saint Kong died? How much relationship can these people have with Saint Kong now, and they still bear the name of Yan Shenggong? head.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! With the Confucian family around, scholars all over the world feel that his family is a disciple. Therefore, the disciples of the emperor are still members of their Confucian family after all. By controlling the context and the words, good people can be discredited
, the bad guys can be cleansed, all because of their mouths."
Zhu Biao shook his head, with a solemn look on his face: "This is the country. A single move can affect the whole body. According to what you said, I'm afraid it will be a whole family. Then what? The government and the public, I'm afraid it won't just be like today."
Zhu Xi couldn't hold back his anger and muttered: "These people didn't accomplish anything today. I think they will make trouble later."
Zhu Biao stopped talking. Some things can actually be known from the moment they happen.
As long as the army outside the Confucius Mansion does not leave, the officials in the court will be uneasy.
And now civil servants have also come up with the idea of supervising the army, and they will inevitably continue to develop in this direction in the future.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was walking in front with his hands behind his back, suddenly said: "How many more months will it take for the birth in Taisun's Mansion? I don't know if that boy Yunxi can come back in time."
Zhu Xi spoke first: "Looking back, you will be my great-grandfather."
Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled and stopped for a moment. When the second brother came up, he reached out and patted him on the head.
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Qufu Confucius Mansion.
After the trench was dug deep enough, the officers and soldiers began to widen the trench, seemingly to prevent the arrival of the rebels. For all the cavalry, the trench was not wide enough for those people to leap directly over.
Moreover, behind the trench, a wooden wall is also being built. According to the posture of the officers and soldiers, it is probably to surround the entire Kong Mansion.
Surrounded by more than ten thousand troops, they acted like no one was allowed to enter the Confucius Mansion.
"Do they really want to endure it forever? If there is no movement, we will have no choice but to leave."
From the watchtower in the Chinese army camp where the entire Confucius Mansion can be seen, Tang Keke was murmuring worriedly.
He was quite worried: "The memorials from various departments in Shandong Province have all gone to Yingtian, and the Confucius Mansion has also spoken to the capital. If this continues, we will really become the target of public criticism."
Zhang Zhiyuan's face also looked a little ugly. After so many days, the Kong family had really been hiding in the house calmly and honestly.
The rebels on Shandong Road remained mysterious, and water transportation was still interrupted. The rebels seemed to be able to predict the future, showing up after the officers and soldiers left, and then disappearing when the officers and soldiers arrived.
Without the traitor, what he is doing now is a joke and will become the joke of the entire Ming Dynasty.
And the sin of Shandong Dao's rebellion will also be shouldered on him.
"what is that?"
While Zhang Zhiyuan was worried, Tang Keke muttered in surprise, quite surprised and curious.
Zhang Zhiyuan followed his gaze and looked over.
However, under the gate of Kong Mansion, where no one had come out for more than ten days, a whole set of supporters came out of the manor.
That was Yan Shenggong's support.
As the number one civil servant, Yan Shenggong's mansion has many sources of support.
The appearance of Yi Zhan also means that Yan Shenggong has left the palace.
"Where is he going?"
Zhang Zhiyuan couldn't help but murmured in a low voice.
Tang Keke frowned: "Kong Ne never goes out except for giving lectures at home. It is even more important to rely on him like this. Except... except for going to Beijing to see His Majesty, there is no other possibility."
Zhang Zhiyuan's heart tightened: "Are you going to Beijing to have an audience?"
Tang Keke looked at Duke Yan Shengyi who had not yet come out from the gate of Confucius Mansion, shook his head and said: "We can't stop him from leaving here."
Zhang Zhiyuan turned around with a cold expression on his face: "Let me go."
In front of Confucius Mansion.
Kong Gong Jianzheng and the Kong family sent his father, now Yansheng Gong Kong Ne, out of the house.
Kong Ne is only in his thirties this year, and he is elegant and respectful. There is only a faint dark color under his eyes, but it shows that he probably has not slept well recently.
Duke Yan Sheng's supporters had already gathered outside the mansion, and Kong Gongjian and his clan members came forward.
"My father is leaving here, and it will take several months. I hope that my father will take good care of his health. The clan elders are there for everything at home, and my son will discuss it with his clan members again and again. My father will go south to Beijing to see His Majesty, so there is no need to worry about everything at home."
Kong Gongjian's face was very ugly, his eyes were bloodshot and his eyelids were dark gray.
This is caused by not sleeping well.
And the reason...
Kong Gongjian looked at the high walls erected in the distance outside the mansion, and the trenches dug deeper and wider.
Kong Ne didn't say much. As the contemporary Yan Shenggong, he was the head of the Kong family and the head of the world's cultural heritage. It's just that the Kong family needed to hide their clumsiness more often and would rather stay in Qufu than in Yingtian Dynasty.
There is too much exposure in the hall.
"Everything should be considered in the light of eternity."
Kong Na left a few words, and then quietly stepped onto the sedan amidst the respectful greetings of the Kong family members.
The guard of honor was laid out, and there were hundreds of people in procession, just to send Kong Ne into the capital.
Kong Gongjian's eyes dropped, thinking back on the words his father had just left when he was leaving.
At the front, the procession entering Beijing for an audience has already headed south.
Perhaps it was because everyone was exhausted these days. After sending Kong Ne away, the clan members of the Kong family turned around and breathed their last breaths and returned home. Only Kong Gongjian watched the retreating honor guard and headed toward the army formation five miles away.
Go forward.
The officers and soldiers had already received military orders and sent Shenggong Yan to go south to Yingtian.
When the honor guard arrived in front of the formation, the officers and soldiers had already moved the obstacles on the road that had not been trenched to both sides.
Kong Ne opened the curtain of the sedan chair and looked outside at the officers and soldiers who were heading south from Peking Dusi. He glanced around and saw no sign of the generals, so he hummed twice and lowered the curtain.
Not far away, Tang Keke and Zhang Zhiyuan stood side by side.
The two of them just stood in the blind spot of Kong Ne's sight, but it did not prevent them from watching the honor guard of Duke Yan go south.
"Yanshenggong goes south to Beijing, what should we do?" Tang Keke muttered in a low voice.
The army came to Shandong Road and surrounded Confucius' mansion. However, military and horse spies were sent out every day, but they could not figure out the movements of the rebels.
Just as Zhang Zhiyuan was about to speak, military scouts rode over from afar.
When the officers and soldiers arrived not far in front of Zhang Zhiyuan, they already reined in their horses and jumped off the horses with strong bodies.
The officers and soldiers quickly arrived in front of Zhang Zhiyuan, knelt on the ground, clasped their fists with both hands, and said in a deep voice: "Report to the general, the Emperor Taisun's team has arrived thirty miles to the west."
"His Royal Highness is here!" Tang Keke was surprised, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble.
Zhang Zhiyuan also looked tense: "Have you ever found out whether His Highness came in person?"
The officer and soldier replied: "It is indeed His Highness Taisun. There is no doubt that he is accompanied by a group of officers and soldiers in royal robes. I saw with my own eyes that His Highness Taisun showed up."
Zhang Zhiyuan looked back at Tang Keke, his eyes full of doubts: "Why is Your Highness here at this time?"
Tang Keke pushed him: "What do you want to do with this? It's better to quickly bring someone with you to greet His Highness!"
Zhang Zhiyuan was reminded and hurriedly called to the people on his left and right. After a while, the soldiers brought the horse over. He got on the horse and in the blink of an eye, dozens of horses galloped away to the west.
Confucius Mansion is thirty miles away to the west.
More than a thousand officers and soldiers of the Jinyi Guard and more than a thousand officers and soldiers of the Horse Camp guarded the emperor's grandson's chariot, and they also had to take into account the safety of Qin Shizi and Yan Shizi.
Since entering Shandong Road, the officers and soldiers have not dared to let the nobles leave their sight.
Ma Hongqing didn't quite understand why he should have returned to the army under the command of Marquis Xiping, but instead became the personal bodyguard of the emperor's grandson.
In the chariot that could accommodate several people, Zhu Yunxi was leaning on a soft pillow, holding a storybook in his hand and reading it with relish.
Zhu Shangbing grasped the car window with both hands and stretched his head out of the car from time to time, peering out at the scenery outside.
Zhu Gaochi was sitting in the carriage with no book in his hand. He just held a cup of tea and took a sip from time to time.
He looked at Zhu Yunxi, who was reading the unknown script, and said, "Now that we are here, the script should be put away and replaced with the Four Books and Five Classics. Even if it's just a pretense, you still have to do it."
Zhu Yunxi smashed the storybook in his hand on the bill, and shouted angrily: "Hanwu is good at everything, but this is the reason why he doesn't have a long-term vision!"
"There are both good and bad, how can there be anything that is comprehensive?" Zhu Gaochi interrupted and explained: "At least, since the Han Dynasty, we in China have had the saying of the son of the Han family. This is the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Five Dynasties and the Ten When the country was established, the Central Plains could still recreate the roots of orthodoxy.”
Zhu Yunxi narrowed his eyes slightly: "This time, I will come in person to give them some dignity. If they don't want it, then they won't want it at all."
At this time, Zhu Shangbing retracted his head from the outside, turned around and said: "Zhang Zhiyuan came here with someone. He came in a hurry. He was probably worried that you would reprimand him."
Zhu Gaochi was the first to speak: "I should have been given a warning. The army has been out for more than a month, but it has not achieved even an inch of success and has only wasted food and grass. Is Zhang Zhiyuan a living person?"
Zhu Yunxi did not speak, but the sound of horse hooves outside the chariot had already come closer, and Zhang Zhiyuan's voice also came in.
"The last general, the commander of the Peking Capital Division, Qian Shi, and the commander of the Guard Division of Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhang Zhiyuan, see His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun."
"The last general has been rebelling against Shandong Road for many months. He has betrayed the emperor's favor and betrayed His Highness's trust. I ask Your Majesty to punish the last general."
Zhang Zhiyuan's voice asking for forgiveness came from outside the carriage.
Zhu Gaochi in the car twitched his brows twice, while Zhu Shangbing opened a corner of the car window curtain.
Zhu Yunxi said softly: "I have no plans to change generals before the battle. I just came here this time to see some things with my own eyes. General Zhang, please help me escort me to pay homage to the statue of Saint Confucius."
His Highness Taisun is going to Confucius Mansion.
Zhang Zhiyuan, who was outside the chariot, was a little surprised when he heard the sound, but he still raised his hands and said loudly: "The last general takes orders."
The team continues to move forward.
By noon, a team of thousands of people had appeared in front of the Confucius Mansion.
Zhu Yunxi led Xiaopang and Xiaohan out of the carriage and stepped onto the land in front of the Confucius Mansion. He looked around at the wooden walls and ditches with a smile on his face.
"You are wasting your gunpowder."
Tang Keke, who also rushed over, bowed his head and whispered back: "It's all a helpless move to realize the military strategy."
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand and looked at Zhang Zhiyuan, who looked a little nervous. He hummed: "The little murderer outside the border can't do anything when he reaches Shandong Road. Is it because he is afraid or has some worries? As a general, you must be less
With these considerations in mind, just focus on military matters and move forward without hesitation."
Zhang Zhiyuan bowed his head and looked like he was being taught.
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand: "Let someone knock on the door, just say that the emperor's grandson of the Ming Dynasty wants to pay a visit."
Zhang Zhiyuan immediately arranged for his soldiers to go to the door of Confucius' mansion and bang the door.
Zhu Yunxi said in a low voice: "Originally, I didn't intend to come here. I just watched you suffer here for many months without achieving anything. If it takes longer, I won't be able to explain to you anymore. So,
It was only after the Henan Road was initially established that I changed my route here."
Zhang Zhiyuan became more and more respectful, bending down and lowering his head. Tang Keke beside him was also very respectful, but his face and corners of his mouth were filled with smiles.
Your Highness is here, and he wants to visit the Kong family.
The situation in Shandong Road is probably about to be resolved.