Chapter 442 Knocking on the Mountain and Shocking the Tiger
"Oh?" Xia Xun raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "Go on!"
"Yes! Originally, Mu En didn't quite understand these rules. Just because he had just taken over the inner study, the eunuchs in the inner study were explaining these rules to him, so he picked up the top letter and accidentally noticed that it was
To impeach the Duke, he conveniently put this memorial behind the other memorials. [] Later, he asked Dai Touer to send a message to the Duke to return the courtyard as soon as possible, or to buy it with money, so as to avoid the emperor's pursuit.
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Xia Xun said nothing and did not ask who the imperial emissary who impeached him was. This imperial emissary must have been used as a weapon. Even if this incident was really a bribe, it would at most make the emperor unhappy, but it would be impossible to bring him down. If
If someone wants to deal with him, they will never show up and expose themselves so early.
As for the imperial envoy who was used as a gunman, there is no need to pursue him. This is what people do as public officials. If they hear about something, they will not blame it even if it is untrue. They often impeach this and report that. Princes, princes and ministers will catch them.
There is no need to be bitter about whoever sues whom. Even when the nine thousand year old Wei Zhongxian was in power, many first- and second-grade officials worshiped him as their godfather, and there were still imperial envoys who sued him from time to time.
I didn't see Wei Zhongxian being unyielding.
Because the Metropolitan Inspector exists just to bite people. If you don't allow people to sue, you will take away their jobs. The entire Metropolitan Inspectorate will be your enemy. Unless you never let others get caught, let's talk about the impeachment memorial and snowflakes.
If you report it like a child, it may not hurt you, maybe the favor will be stronger. As an emperor, you may not like a person who even the officials have no objection to you, or dare not have any objection to you.
of officials.
Seeing that he was deep in thought, Zuo Dan paused for a moment and then said: "At that time, it was Zhang Tongzheng who sent the memorial to the inner study."
Xia Xun's eyes slowly narrowed.
Zhang Tongzheng and Duan Yushi are good friends. It is human nature to give advice to his family and find a way to plead for mercy. Maybe he just happened to know where he lives now. For this reason alone, Xia Xun would not
It is possible to pursue the case, but it is not appropriate to pursue it. However, when these two things are put together, it is intriguing.
"Is it just a coincidence?"
Xia Xun thought for a while and then slowly ordered: "Keep an eye on this Zhang Tongzheng for me, don't let go of any official or private matters! How to deal with it, wait for my instructions!"
"As you command!"
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In the morning of the next day, according to the procedure, we should deal with the matters of His Majesty's speech and audience first.
In fact, most of the time this step is just a decoration. Unless there are foreign envoys or first- and second-grade court officials making a pilgrimage, the emperor will not receive them. The same is true for the officials. If the emperor really needs to give some instructions, he should do it as soon as possible.
I have seen him in private. Except for important events such as sending out troops under orders, the emperor generally does not see him.
But today is different. Although Xu Hu is only a fourth-grade general, he was recruited here. Now that Zhu Di Yuji has ascended the throne, the countries still don’t know. Except for a few princes in Beijing, even the princes from other places have not had time to send their troops.
When envoys come to Beijing for pilgrimage, there are foreigners and bandits from overseas who return to the imperial court, which is of great propaganda significance for the imperial court.
What's more, this group of pirates is quite powerful. Counting their relatives and friends, as well as the common people living under their wings, there are estimated to be nearly 100,000 people, which is equivalent to a small country.
population, so just as the little-known "Shanhou Kingdom" came to perform pilgrimage, Emperor Yongle also attached great importance to it.
Emperor Yongle immediately issued an order to summon Xu Hu and other three pirate leaders, who had already changed into court uniforms, and entered the Jinluan Palace. They were not afraid of anything. If the imperial navy really went to fight, they were not afraid of fighting. However,
When I actually arrived at Jinluan Hall, I still felt a sense of awe.
The majestic palace, the erect palace guards, and the appearance of the palace itself will create a kind of psychological pressure on people, not to mention that they are now considered ministers of the imperial court.
When Zhu Di met them, he did not blindly declare the emperor's favor and majesty. Of course, as soon as he ascended the throne and someone came to surrender, this must be vigorously publicized. However, this was a matter of the Ministry of Rites. Zhu Di himself did not care too much and appeased and praised.
After a few words of loyalty, Zhu Di changed the subject and asked Xu Hu about the situation in the East China Sea.
Speaking of which, the Ming Dynasty did not know much about the overseas countries. Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have mistaken the prince for the king when he sent envoys. However, Xu Hu did not know much about the East China Sea, South China Sea and even the overseas countries that were related to them.
They were very familiar. Xu Hu was initially a little uneasy when he met the emperor, but now that he was asked about the situation he knew best, his attitude calmed down and he began to talk eloquently.
Xia Xun noticed that Zhu Di listened very carefully, and he was not only asking about the situation of pirates and Japanese pirates in the East China Sea and the South China Sea. On the contrary, he was most concerned about the situation of overseas countries and dominating the East China Sea and South China Sea.
Some of the most powerful armed forces.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a very powerful emperor, but his ambition was too low, which resulted in his world vision not being far enough. He gave up the ocean, even abandoned the islands along the coast, and moved the residents inland, not because he was afraid of anything. Zhu Yuanzhang was never afraid of anyone.
, anything, but when he came, the places he gave up were not even considered useless, and Zhu Di's awareness of sea power was obviously stronger than his father.
Although his motive may not be a pure sense of sea power, as an emperor who has just ascended the throne and the country has not yet been completely brought under his rule, he can look overseas. This is already a great mind. If he can be guided a little,
With the courage of this emperor, it may not be impossible to usher in the age of ocean.
Zhu Di asked in detail. Today's morning meeting only took up nearly one-third of the time to receive Xu Hu and others who had been recruited. When Xu Hu and the others retreated, they were guided by Honglu Temple to stand at the Wuchen Ban Station.
When I was calm, I felt like I was sweating profusely and my back was soaked through.
"Grandma, it's really not easy to be an official. I only went to court once, and I'm so exhausted. It's really hard for these officials to endure going to court every day."
Xu Hu secretly wiped his sweat and admired the calm and composed officials...
The court broke up early, and Xu Hu and the other three followed them out of the hall. They hesitated and did not leave immediately. They wanted to ask Xia Xun what they should do next. They are all very smart and powerful pirates, but in officialdom matters
But they didn't understand anything and were very confused. As soon as Xia Xun came out, Xu Hu and three others hurried up.
Unexpectedly, before the three of them could stand still, a group of people hulaed around them from behind, and they were suddenly pushed to the side of the group. Notwithstanding their martial arts skills, standing at the bow of the ship was like taking root on the ground. No matter how strong the wind and waves were, they could not stand.
Don't even think about shaking him at all. He was immediately defeated if he was squeezed.
Crowding and fighting are two different things. Brothers who don't crowd the bus easily must know this very well. Those fair ladies, as soon as the bus pulls up to the stop, they will chop up the waves, push their shoulders and buttocks, and squeeze even the big boys to stagger. Now it is crowded.
These people are not girls, but officials, and looking at their beards, they are quite old.
The officials who crowded over were Ru Chang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Pu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Zheng Ci, the Minister of the Ministry of Works, Zhang Chen, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Huang Fu, the Minister of the Ministry of Works, Yin Changlong, the imperial censor, and Mao Taiheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. , accounting for four of the six.
These dear friends didn't have time to pick up Xia Xun yesterday. After the court today, they had to come over to talk to Duke Fu, so they coincidentally squeezed in beside Xia Xun. The sedan chair was carried by everyone, and these few He was either a minister or a minister, and they were all first- and second-rank court officials. Xia Xun couldn't show off and hurriedly returned the gift.
Several people were talking and laughing when suddenly an official came from the main hall. When Xia Xun saw it, he immediately called out: "Zhang Tongzheng!"
The official was walking out when he heard someone calling him. He turned around and his expression changed.
Xia Xun smiled, and the change in Zhang Antai's expression had caught his eye. To determine whether Zhang Antai was hostile, this was the most direct test. As for alerting the enemy, did he need to worry about this?
Zhang Antai's expression changed several times, he reluctantly calmed down, and hurriedly came forward to pay homage: "I have seen Duke Fu, but I don't know what the Duke's instructions are!"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "The Duke's mansion granted by the emperor has not yet been built. My prince has been harassing the prince's consort for a long time, and the prince's consort lent me a house. I have always been grateful and planned to choose a day to stay there." Juxianlou held a banquet to thank the consort. I heard that Zhang Tongzheng and Wang's consort have a long history of friendship, so I would like to invite you to the banquet when the time comes."
After Ru Chang and others heard this, they all expressed some envy to Zhang Antai. It was so honorable to be able to openly invite Meng Guo. However... Zhang Antai's face turned a little pale. He reluctantly smiled twice and replied: "The lower official and the king's consort have only met each other a few times. There is no friendship at all. The Duke must have been misled."
After hearing this, Xia Xun smiled even more cheerfully: "Is that so? Haha, that's my father's presumption."
Zhang Antai quickly raised his hands and said, "I don't dare, I don't dare."
At this time, someone called out: "Gong Fu, the emperor has summoned you!"
Xia Xun turned around and saw Mu En flashing out of nowhere and standing next to him.
Xia Xun then bowed his hands to Ru Chang and others and said: "My lords, the emperor has summoned you, but there is no need to delay. Let's talk some other time, please!"
"Please, please!"
Everyone quickly handed over their hands, and Xia Xun nodded to Xu Hu and others, turned around and followed Mu En. From the beginning to the end, Zhang Antai never glanced at him, as if he had been treated as if he were nothing. Zhang Antai looked at Xia Xun's back in surprise. , until Xia Xun disappeared in the corner of the hall, he gritted his teeth and walked out in panic...
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