In another cell, a tall and majestic man with gray eyebrows was holding a roast chicken and chewing it. It was the man who opened the door of Qianqing Palace that day and put Zhu Qizhen and others into the cell. The Qing Palace's Mao defeated Governor Mao, and not far away, a prisoner with a slender figure standing in front of the window and sighing, was He Wenyuan, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
"Sir, why are you moaning and groaning all the time? Aren't you satisfied that you can be in Jinyiwei's prison at this time, eating and drinking, and being so clean and tidy?" The big man spat out unhappily. He picked up a piece of chicken bone and advised.
"Captain Mao, do you remember that this is the imperial prison of Jin Yiwei? Do you know that out of ten people who enter this imperial prison will have a good ending?" He Wenyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head. , walked to his bed and sat down, his expression looked extremely complicated. During the Zhengtong Dynasty, he was arrested and imprisoned for improper discussion, and later died of illness. Later, after Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne as emperor, because of his talents, He was once again appointed as the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel. He Wenyuan was quite talented and did quite well in the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel. Zhu Qiyu even intended to wait for the king to go down and let him act as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Wang Wen went to focus on cabinet affairs.
But I never thought that not long after, Zhu Qiyu had already fallen, and that he himself had fallen directly from the high position of Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of Civil Affairs into the prison of the Jin Yiwei. Such a gap made people who had already experienced How could He Wenyuan, who had experienced major ups and downs in his life, not sigh with emotion?
"It's just a matter of death. Worrying too much will not do any good. Mao is a soldier, and he has seen many life and death situations. What's more, today's banzai is not an ignorant person. We are loyal to King Tao. That's because King Tan was the king at that time, the emperor of our Ming Dynasty. What if we are not loyal to him?" Mao Sheng laughed, and wiped his gray beard with his oily hand. The smell of this roast chicken was delicious. It's really good. It seems that this is clearly something that a cook in a place like Zhao Prison should not be able to do. I'm afraid these are all specially instructed and explained by His Majesty.
Treating himself like this to a group of ministers who originally belonged to King Xie, he clearly did not want to kill himself and others. Although Mao Sheng was only a military minister, it did not mean that his mind was not flexible. On the contrary, civil servants like He Wenyuan did not know Is your brain too complex and always overcomplicates simple things?
"Having said that, Your Majesty detained us here for a long time without handling it. No one can predict that Your Majesty will suddenly have other ideas." He Wenyuan wrinkled his face, thinking about it, and finally figured out that The cloud on his face was still hard to wipe away.
"Haha, Mr. He, what can you do if you think too much? In short, we are still alive like this. People, if you can survive for a day, you have to be worthy of yourself, eat well, and drink well. Only when you go out can you have the strength to do things... …”
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In the Chongzhi Hall in the Xiyuan, Zhu Qizhen sat peacefully on the low couch, watching the three ministers who came hand in hand and prostrated themselves in the hall.
"I, Wang Zhi, am here to see Your Majesty..."
"Chen Xuanxian, please see your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty, Lin Cong, is here to see you..."
"My dear friends, please come and give me a seat." Zhu Qizhen smiled and raised his hand to help, and then ordered the guards around him. Not long after, the guards brought three cushions and three tables. The three of them couldn't help but be stunned. In the past, they all sat on chairs or couches in the mansion. In this way, it seemed...
"I read history and heard that people in ancient times all sat down to talk about Taoism, and I was very happy. Since the three beloved ministers are here today, how about they follow the local customs?" Zhu Qizhen pointed to the three seat cushions with a smile.
After hearing this, Lao Wang almost twitched at the corners of his eyes. What is this saying? Do as the Romans do. It seems that it shouldn't be used in this kind of place. However, this is not the time to point out the emperor's rhetorical errors. There are more important things. Needing to consult with the emperor, Lao Wangzhi took a deep breath and calmed down. "Your Majesty's move is quite reminiscent of the Han and Tang Dynasties. In this case, it is better for me to be respectful than to obey."
Lao Wang Zhi was not polite. He lifted up his front and sat cross-legged. When Xuan Shi and Lin Cong saw Lao Wang Zhi doing this, they also bowed respectfully to Zhu Qizhen and sat cross-legged.
Seeing all three people sitting down, Zhu Qizhen nodded with satisfaction. "That's right. A few days ago, I ordered officials to enter the palace to ask questions, but the officials refused to even sit on the chairs. It was like squatting. I felt bad for him when I saw it. So, I thought hard for a long time before I came up with this method. First, some ministers and ministers were getting older and couldn't stand standing for a long time, so they half squatted and half sat like that. It’s even more unbearable than this, so it’s better than this.”
"Your Majesty is wise, your Majesty is really blessed to have such thoughts." Lao Wang stared at Zhu Qi Town for a long time, stood up again, and solemnly saluted Mayor Zhu Qi again. , Judging from Zhu Qizhen’s expression and tone, Lao Wang was certain that Zhu Qizhen’s words were definitely not deceiving people with false feelings.
"Okay, this is not the court, you don't have to be like this. By the way, today the three dear friends came to see me. What business do you have?" Zhu Qizhen laughed, motioned for the three of them to sit down again and asked.
"Your Majesty, I have carefully reviewed the files you brought a few days ago..." After exchanging glances with the two people, Lao Wangzhi spoke first. But after he got to this point, his words started to change. He was stopped by Zhu Qizhen raising his hand, and soon the guards in the palace left the room one after another and stood around the hall, patrolling the surroundings of the hall vigilantly. However, there were only a few guards such as Yuan Bin standing in the hall. Behind Zhu Qizhen.
As for the lack of eunuchs around Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qizhen has not used eunuchs in the past two years. What's more, in the past two years, these guards have been waiting around, which is more convenient to use. Therefore, the ministers have no Say more.
In fact, Zhu Qizhen really didn't have any fondness for this special group of people who underwent physical castration and entered the palace in order to seek wealth. Of course, he had to use it. However, Zhu Qizhen was not interested in those who had already served him personally. The eunuchs who had served Zhu Qiyu for more than two years were not at ease, and more trusted the guards and troops he had single-handedly led.
"Oh, in the opinion of the three ministers, what will be the result of those detained officials being tried according to my Ming law?" Zhu Qizhen asked attentively after seeing all the guards go out.
"If we are judged according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, at most a few people will be punished for their crimes." Lao Wangzhi took a deep breath, looked at Zhu Qizhen, and spoke authentically every word.
After hearing this, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief: "Okay! If that's the case, then tomorrow, I will announce it in the court and hand it over to the Three Laws Division for trial, so that everyone in the world will know that I should not
Killing one person in vain."
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ps: Well, it’s so difficult. I feel choked up when I write today. I hope it will be better tomorrow.
