The proposal to move the capital has not yet been decided, but due to the "East Palace Welcome Incident", except for one Jin Zhong, an old minister of Jingnan, the subordinate officials of the East Palace were spared, and everyone else was sent to prison. [] Manchu Wu has not yet woken up.
Later, another imperial envoy from the Metropolitan Procuratorate wrote a letter to impeach Xie Jin, saying that he had returned to Beijing to run errands, was not treating the crown prince, and had no courtesy as a minister. Emperor Yongle was furious when he saw the impeachment memorial, and immediately issued an edict to seize Xie Jin's official position.
He was ordered to prison and ordered to strictly interrogate him.
Ji Gang is so beautiful. He has brought in all the subordinate officials of the East Palace, as well as the former chief minister of the dynasty. He has a strong sense of presence. Of course, he was originally the protector of the crown prince. The fall of the crown prince is not good for him. The problem is
It was the prince who didn't want to see him. Most of the prince's faction were ministers, and most of those ministers didn't want to see him. Although he was from the prince's faction, he had been isolated and excluded by the princelings. He gradually began to feel that if he waited until the prince was rectified, he would not be able to see him.
position, his position may not be preserved.
Ji Gang kept attacking Xia Xun and tried to bring him down. Of course, it was because of his nature that he could not tolerate Xia Xun, an old boss, riding on his neck to dominate him. On the other hand, he also wanted to replace Xia Xun.
You must know that there is no shortage of ministers around the prince, but what is lacking are military commanders. When the military commanders are fighting for the throne, they either surrender to the King of Han or remain in power. The prince's biggest support is the Duke of Fu. If he can replace Xia Xun, the emperor will
A hundred years later, when the prince ascended the throne, he had to be reused.
Unfortunately, Xia Xun was never brought down. Instead, the prince became more and more alienated from him. For his own future, his hope in the prince became smaller and smaller. He had secretly reported to the emperor the news that the prince was grooming assassins and assassinating Duke Fu.
Well, the emperor actually only gave him an oral instruction: strictly block the news, but if there is a trace leaked, the only thing to ask is!
What does it mean?
Combined with the emperor's move to seize the East Palace officials and Jie Jin, the emperor's intention gradually became clear. The emperor favored the king of Han more after all. In order to avoid the increasingly fierce competition for the throne, which would eventually turn into a human tragedy of brothers fighting each other,
The emperor finally made up his mind, and this determination was not to drive the King of Han away from the capital, but to make King Yi the heir apparent.
The emperor wants to depose the prince, but he can't protect him even if he wants to. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to recruit a few more people to consolidate his position in the emperor's heart, especially the auxiliary Duke Yang Xu. It would be best if he can get him in.
No matter who becomes the crown prince, this person is destined to be his enemy.
Once the emperor makes the King of Han the crown prince, he will inevitably have to clear all obstacles for the crown prince. Anyone who loves Zhu Gaochi will be the target of His Majesty's purge. It is too obvious for the emperor to take sides. As long as the emperor makes the king of Han, he will not be punished.
The auxiliary prince also has to cut his wings so that he can no longer control the wind and rain and open his eyes for the deposed prince.
Ji Gang thought carefully about his intentions and decided to start with Xie Jin, a good friend of Duke Fu, and let him bite a few more people, especially Xia Xun. Don't you see that the emperor was late to greet the prince, so he did such a big thing?
Xia Xun's crime will be punished as long as it can be used by the emperor, even if it is a false accusation.
In view of this, Ji Gang naturally took precautions. In the prison, Ji Younan was leading the interrogation of Xie Jin, who was the former chief minister of the cabinet. Although the emperor ordered him to be arrested and imprisoned, Ji Gang did not dare to use severe punishment on him for a while, but Jin Yiwei used torture
, there are many ways to inflict unbearable pain on you without leaving any visible scars, but I don’t believe you can’t pry open Jie Jin’s big mouth.
At the same time, he quietly made many friendly gestures to the King of Han.
"The prince doesn't need me? I don't want to keep you here, I have a place to keep you! The King of Han has not yet won the position in the East Palace, so he needs help from me in many places. If you don't use me, he may not be willing to accept me. Besides,
I hold the evidence of Hanwang’s assassin, hahaha..."
Thinking of his success, Ji Gang laughed loudly.
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Xie Jin was imprisoned, once again causing a stir in both the government and the public.
After the emperor returned to the capital, a series of lightning and thunder movements were made, like a set of powerful and unpredictable combination punches, which made Manchao Wu dizzy. At this time, they finally understood some clues.
There is not a single word in the memorial to impeach Xie Jin that denounces the prince. However, it is said that Xie Jin is selfish and has no courtesy towards the prince. The prince is only the crown prince now. He meets the ministers without authorization. Isn't this the courtesy of no one?
Is that so? This signal is too obvious. If the emperor still wanted to retain the crown prince, he would not treat Jie Jin. Now that he has captured Xie Jin, he clearly wanted to change the crown prince.
Officials loyal to the King of Han and some fence-sitting factions who specialized in hunting down lost dogs wrote letters one after another to impeach the prince. Officials loyal to the prince wrote letters one after another with sincere speeches in an effort to protect the prince.
At this time, the two most powerful figures in the Prince's sect, Xia Xun and Xie Jin, who can be said to be the Prince's right-hand man, were sent to prison, but what about Xia Xun? He was recuperating behind closed doors, not paying attention to worldly affairs, and seemed to be in danger for the Prince.
Status is ignored.
Yang Rong, a bachelor of the cabinet, came to visit him in person, but was turned down. Only a second steward from the Yang family came out and told him politely: "My master's wound is ulcerated. He is recovering according to the doctor's advice and will not see any outsiders!"
Yang Rong stood silently in front of the Yang Mansion for a long time, then found a stone and carved two lines of large characters on the red lacquer door of the Yang Mansion: "May gentlemen grow like pine trees, but be careful not to become peaches and plums!"
The Yang family's door was closed and they didn't notice it. After the handwriting was discovered, many passers-by looked at it. It wasn't until the next morning when the servants of the Yang family came out from the corner gate to go shopping on the street that they discovered the handwriting on the door and hurriedly took the paint.
It was wiped out, but the matter has spread throughout the nine cities.
I don’t know how many people lamented and sighed. Some despised the Duke of Fu for betraying him in danger, while others envied him for being free and easy as long as he did not commit the serious crime of reducing his title. Unlike those who hold official positions, who usually have great power and great glory, but once they are forced to resign,
He immediately became a phoenix with all its feathers plucked, worse than a native chicken.
The study room of Hu Guang, the cabinet scholar, has a quiet and elegant atmosphere. There are several porcelain, lacquerware, strange stones and antiques on the ancient shelves. Although they are not priceless treasures, they have an air of being refined. Hu Guang stood by the wall, with his hands behind his back,
Silently writing a calligraphy and painting on the wall.
The words are arrogant and unrestrained, with vertical and horizontal strokes. Hanging on the wall, a bold and unruly air comes to your face. This is exactly the handwriting of Xie Jin, the most talented man of the day.
Xie Jin's calligraphy masters, Cheng Weisu and Zhou Boqi, are two calligraphers of their own. They are good at both regular script and cursive script. Their calligraphy skills are exquisite and unexpected. Anyone who can get his calligraphy will regard it as a treasure.
collection.
The words on the wall were specially written by Jie Jin to Hu Guang. Hu Guang's nickname was Guangda. The title of this poem is "Reply to Hu Guangda": "Last year, the snow sent me a message. When I read it, I feel sad. I feel like I have made friends with someone."
In Ranchi, the whole world is full of peaches and plums. I think a hundred years will pass, and people in the universe are still brewing..."
Hu Guang chanted one sentence at a time and read Xie Jin's poem carefully twice. Finally, he sighed deeply and reached out to pick it off. Hu Guang held the poem in his hand and reluctantly parted it again, bowing his head.
He blew on the roll, as if dust had fallen there. Hu Guang held the poem in his hand for a long time, and finally rolled it up resolutely, handed it to his wife, and said sadly: "Take it and burn it!"
Mrs. Hu said in surprise: "Master, this...this is given to you by the Bachelor of Science and Technology."
Hu Guang said in a deep voice: "It used to be a calligraphy treasure cherished by my husband, but now it is the source of trouble! Burn him!"
Seeing her husband's serious tone, Mrs. Hu did not dare to say anything, so she had to take the scroll silently.
Hu Guangdao: "The great gentry is unruly and unruly, causing trouble for others, and now he has been sent to prison. Isn't it easy to deal with prison? Anyone who goes in will escape death! Now the person in charge of Jin Yiwei is Ji Gang. These two people have always been at odds with each other.
The gentleman fell into Ji Gang's hands and was severely tortured, but he still didn't know how to restrain himself. If he talks nonsense and drags people into the water, trouble will come."
Only then did Mrs. Hu realize that the situation was so serious, and she couldn't help but worry: "Is the matter with Bachelor Xie so serious? This...our family and the Xie family are in-laws, will the master be implicated?"
Hu Guang sighed: "Things in the world are unpredictable, we can only try to nip them in the bud. Madam, go to your daughter's boudoir and get the letter of engagement from the Jie family. I want to go to the Jie family!"
Mrs. Hu said in surprise: "This...does the master want to regret his marriage?"
Hu Guang glared and shouted: "Stop talking and go quickly!"
Mrs. Hu was always afraid of him and did not dare to say anything. She took the scroll and walked out of the study. Hu Guang sat behind the desk, holding a cup of warm tea, closing his eyes and thinking silently, not knowing what he was planning. After a while, the door opened
There was a "bang" sound as the left and right parted, and a girl with double buns rushed in and said: "Dad, do you want to regret your marriage?"
This girl is fifteen years old, with a broad forehead, clean eyes, and shrewd eyes. Although she has a human appearance, she has a bookish air that makes people dare not take a look at her. She is Hu Guang's beloved daughter Hu Yeli. At this moment, only
Seeing that her cheeks were flushed, she seemed very angry.
Hu Guang slowly opened his eyes. The girl in front of him frowned slightly and shouted: "Ye Li, you are a young lady, how can you be so ignorant of the rules? Look at your arrogant appearance, how did the etiquette mother teach you?
of?"
Miss Hu said loudly: "Mommy taught me that a woman is chaste from the beginning! A privet is loyal to a man, and a daughter is loyal to her husband, just like a father is loyal to the emperor, a loyal minister does not serve two masters, and a loyal woman is not worthy of two husbands. Now that the family is in trouble,
Does dad just want to regret his marriage? My daughter should obey her father's orders, but this is such a big breach of integrity that my daughter dare not agree!"
Hu Guang shouted: "Nonsense! What kind of integrity have you lost? You haven't married into Xie's family yet. My daughter, do you know that Jie Jin has been arrested and sent to prison, and his son Xie Zhenliang has been exiled to Liaodong. Is it possible?
Are you going to follow him to the bitter cold land in the north of the country and in the east of Liaodong and suffer?"
Miss Hu said sternly: "The marriage contract has been established, and the daughter is a member of the Jie family. If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, if you marry a dog, follow the dog. How can the daughter choose? Dad, you and Uncle Xie were born in the same neighborhood, grew up in the same school, and have the same official career.
Officers, we are best friends with each other. Now that you have seen your family in ruins and want to regret your marriage, aren't you afraid that the world will laugh at you for being a follower of others?"