Zhu Biao really felt sorry for his father. He didn't enjoy anything as an emperor. Even strolling around the imperial garden became a rare pleasure.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said nothing, and led Zhu Biao to the imperial study. Inside, people were already moving piles of memorials. The father and son took a seat and took a sip of tea.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Just wait, after a while someone who is not afraid of death will come to give you advice."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mao Xiang from outside walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, more than twenty officials led by Qian Tang, the censor of the right capital, have asked to see you. They are kneeling at the gate of the palace."
Mao Xiang replied: "There are many literati who are gathering friends outside and want to jointly submit a memorial in the hope that the Holy Emperor will take back the order. Those Enke candidates also gathered together and talked about it."
Zhu Yuanzhang was murderous and said in a cold voice: "You dare to discuss state affairs without even having an official position. Who gave them the courage? Immediately send someone to disperse them. If they resist, they will be severely punished according to the law!"
Mao Xiang took the order and left. Zhu Biao also stood up and said, "Father, please go and take a look first."
Zhu Yuanzhang originally did not want Zhu Biao to participate. The people kneeling at the gate of the palace were all thorny. Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing to kill a few, but he also knew that killing by force was not the best solution.
The most important thing is that Zhu Biao comes forward first. Then there is room for relaxation, and both sides can have a thorough understanding. If Zhu Yuanzhang comes forward directly, a few people will die first anyway, otherwise what he just said in Fengtian Palace will be a fart.
Zhu Biao bowed and bowed before exiting. It was taboo for the literati outside to talk about state affairs and no one could fault them if they were dispersed. However, these people who risked their lives to remonstrate at the gate of the palace were considered their duty.
For example, Qian Tang, the leading censor of Youdu, if he is the kind of person who is famous for his death, Zhu Yuanzhang would have helped him last time. Zhu Biao also knew this person. He was already very old. During the Yuan Dynasty,
He did not serve in the Yuan Dynasty, but lived in seclusion in the mountains, farming and reading.
It was not until the founding of the Ming Dynasty that Zhu Yuanzhang heard about this man's reputation and invited him to serve as an official in the court. Therefore, he did not have any merit in serving the dragon, but he became the censor of Youdu by virtue of his ability.
This man is famous for his uprightness. Zhu Biao also read an anecdote about him in his previous life. It seems that just for this matter, he risked his life to remonstrate. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the guards to shoot Qian Tang with bows and arrows one after another. Qian Tang was hit
Counting arrows, but still struggling to crawl towards Zhu Yuanzhang...
Therefore, it is useless to suppress this matter with force. For those who truly have faith, death cannot make them surrender.
Zhu Biao walked to the gate of the palace. Many people were kneeling on the ground. When they saw Zhu Biao, they saluted and said, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness, Your Highness Qianqiu."
Zhu Biao looked at them and said, "The Holy One doesn't want to see you today, so please go back."
The leader, Qian Tang, bowed and said, "I have prepared the coffin and placed it outside. Please inform His Majesty the Crown Prince so that I can advise His Majesty."
Zhu Biao looked at Qian Tang and said, "Qian Yushi, do you want to resist the imperial edict?"
Qian Tang was not afraid of this. The old man stroked his beard and said: "I died for Meng Ke, and I will be honored after my death!"
Zhu Biao wanted to hit someone when he heard this, but of course he couldn't just let Qian Tang go to see Zhu Yuanzhang, otherwise Qian Tang would die, but there would be an indelible stain on Zhu Yuanzhang, and Qian Tang would also leave his name in history.
, literati and scholars from various places will write books and biographies for him.
The people behind Qian Tang were also very excited at this time. They were all censors or young people who had just entered the court. In short, they were all stupid. But to be honest, Zhu Biao was quite happy to see so many people risking their lives to remonstrate.
This shows that the backbone of scholars has not been broken, and everyone has not completely surrendered to authority. Perhaps they also want to leave their names in history with death, but what can really support them is a belief.
In the feudal society that respected Confucius and Mencius, a true intellectual had an ideal of "cultivating one's moral integrity, harmonizing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world";
Kuangjun, the word "kuang" for Kuangjun, and the word "wang" are added with a rule. This is the responsibility of the ministers.
These people may give the Zhu family a headache, but they are also admired by them, because a dynasty cannot lack such people. If the whole dynasty is full of sycophants, then the world is not far away from chaos.
This is the reason why Qian Tang was not punished for his last confrontation with Zhu Yuanzhang. Perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang was itching with hatred, but he could still hold back his murderous intention. They are different from corrupt officials. Such people are interested in people with ambitions.
The emperor was a great help.
This kind of spirit must be protected. Just when Zhu Biao was comforting himself, a large number of people came from outside the palace gate. They all wrote memorials and walked behind Qian Tang towards Zhu Biao.
He knelt down to salute, then held the memorial to his head and stopped talking.
There were too many people. The guard at the palace gate was afraid that they would rush into His Highness, so he immediately sent a group of soldiers behind His Highness.
The civil servants thought it was Zhu Yuanzhang who ordered to suppress them, and everyone looked a little sad. Zhu Biao naturally knew that it could not be his father who gave the order, so he turned around and shouted: "Everyone, stand down. You are not allowed to come forward without my order."
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The most important thing at this time is to ease the situation rather than add fuel to the fire. According to ethics, there is nothing wrong with ministers defending the orthodoxy of the sages, so killing them all will get nothing but chilling the hearts of the world's scholars, and all at once
Without so many high-quality officials, there would be no one to replace them in the imperial court.
Zhu Biao took a quick look and saw that the senior officials from the Sixth Ministry and the Zhongshu Province did not come. It could be seen that Li Shanchang and others were also working hard to suppress the situation at the rear. If the Manchus objected, they might really anger the emperor.
Zhu Biao and everyone else calmed down and said in a cold voice: "If there are any disputes over matters in the court, you should go up to the court to remonstrate, but you should not go to the palace gate to cause trouble."
Qian Tang knelt on the ground and raised his hands and said: "I am loyal to the emperor by eating the emperor's salary. This matter will definitely affect the stability of the world. I beg the Holy One to restore Mencius's entitlement."
The others spoke one after another: "I have come here because I have no intention of stealing my own life. I just hope that our death can be exchanged for Your Majesty to take back his life."
Zhu Biao snorted coldly: "You are trying to make your name known by your death and leave your father with an infamy. Is this what you keep saying you want to do to be loyal to the emperor?"
The ministers who were kneeling on the ground were stunned and quickly kowtowed and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare."
Originally, they were all full of faith, thinking that they were just like the sages who sacrificed their lives for the country and the Tao. But now that the prince said this, they became villains who deceived the world and stole their reputation, hypocrites who only wanted to fight to the death for fame.
Of course, Zhu Biao's words can still scare the young people who entered the court. People like Xiang Qiantang don't accept this trick, because he really doesn't care about his reputation. No matter how famous he is, he just wants to clear his name.