An accompanying eunuch rushed over, holding a fresh copy of the "Da Ming Yue Bao" in his hand.
The content of the front page headline was so shocking that Zhu Guoxiang was stunned for a long time after reading it.
Zhu Zhi, the king of Cai, colluded with officials, interfered with local affairs, engaged in illegal business, bought and sold by force, set up private casinos, occupied people's property, and took human life seriously... He eliminated the country, demoted him to a commoner, and was exiled to the Anxi Protectorate.
Princess Cai's concubine, Lu, allowed her natal children to seduce her husband into breaking the law. She had her imperial edict cut off and she was exiled to Anxi.
The concubines of King Cai were ordered to remarry.
Prince Cai's daughter is young and is temporarily raised by Zongzheng Temple. She is not allowed to ascend the throne when she becomes an adult.
His mother had lost her family name and had no way of educating her son. After the incident, she protected her in every possible way. She had her title of concubine cut off and she was demoted to the rank of nobility.
After the princes of the Ming Dynasty were crowned kings, they were first given residences in Kaifeng and Luoyang. The large houses in these two cities were not enough, and then some princes were given residences in Chang'an.
In recent years, he has been granted a residence in Daming Mansion.
King Zhu Zhi of Cai was given the residence of Daming Mansion. Not only was he punished, Daming Mansion also had a bunch of officials who were killed!
The reason why Zhu Guoxiang was stunned for a long time was because he had a good impression of this grandson. He was a very smart and clever child, and he was also well-behaved and filial. He was good at poetry, astronomy and geography.
Why was he suddenly deposed and exiled?
Zhu Guoxiang rushed to Hangzhou and sent a telegram to his son to inquire.
After waiting for a long time, Zhu Ming finally received a reply.
"What's going on with him?"
"If you don't cause outrage in Daming Mansion, do you think the censor will take the risk to expose it?"
"Anyone killed?"
"Several lives. I originally wanted to kill him directly, but there were many people in the harem and the court who dissuaded me. They felt that if the prince committed such a thing, he could be demoted and punished. Killing the prince would undermine the majesty of the royal family. Okay, I
He is also a bit soft-hearted and cannot be cruel enough to kill his son. But at least he has to be exiled!"
"It's a good kid. It's only been two or three years since I moved to Daming Mansion. Why did he suddenly become like that?"
"He had a brother-in-law who went to join him. This brother-in-law was always good at playing and having fun, and the various ways of playing among the people really opened your grandson's eyes. They spent a lot of money, and the titles and rewards were naturally not enough, so they began to bully the market and do business. The local corrupt officials and
The profiteers pounced on you like flies that smelled something, making Daming Mansion a mess!"
"Why didn't the royal officials report it in time?"
"Of course they are all corrupted. Tell them to report it? They even helped come up with bad ideas. You really thought I only caught corrupt officials and not the royal family! There was a lady in Daming Mansion who was spotted by that bastard when she was offering incense and sent someone to propose marriage.
There was already an engagement. The dignified palace official actually took the palace guards to rob someone! My fiancé came to seek justice, and they actually broke his legs and made him look like the bully in the drama!"
"What happened to those lives?"
"Collaborating with corrupt officials and profiteers to plot other people's property, they imprisoned people on false charges, and also induced other people's sons to gamble and incur huge debts. The old woman of that family couldn't figure it out and hanged herself, so her two sons and three attendants went to Beijing to steal money.
He climbed to hear the drum, but was killed by them on the way and sank into the Yellow River."
"He ordered someone to do it?"
"If it was really the bastard who instigated it, how could he be exiled? Just kill him immediately. Although he didn't give the order, he knew about it afterward, and even threatened the Hebei Inspectorate to help conceal it!"
Zhu Guoxiang did not ask any more questions and left the telegraph room with a sigh.
Only then was the residence given to Daming Mansion, because there were waterways throughout the journey and it was actually not far from Luoyang. However, it became so lawless in two or three years.
If you are given a house to live in the south of the Yangtze River, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and you don't know what you will do.
…
In Kaifeng City, several princes were trembling and they did not dare to go out during this period.
Although there are many titles and rewards, there is not enough for the princes to squander?
It's normal to do small things in private.
After holding it in for several days, Cheng Wang Zhu Ji finally couldn't bear it and went to visit his brother.
When Gong Wang Zhu Chang met, he asked: "Why did you come to my house?"
"Probably they won't come to check us again," Zhu Ji said, "We will just charge a small amount of money and do some small business. Even if we are checked, it will just be a scolding."
Zhu Chang sighed with emotion: "What do you think King Cai thinks? He actually did such a big thing in Daming Mansion! That's several lives. Since it was not his instigation, he should have surrendered earlier and received a lighter punishment. He actually threatened
The Hebei police inspector forced the police chief to suppress the murder case."
Zhu Ji said: "Maybe it's because Daming Palace is further away. I feel that my father can't control it, and officials don't dare to control it. By the way, are there people from Zongzheng Temple in your family?"
Zhu Chang said: "I came here, gave me a lecture and left again. I also replaced all my officials in the palace. I don't mean to let things go by the wayside. If I do it again in the future, I will be severely punished."
"It was the same for me there. I was so scared that my legs went weak." Zhu Ji said with lingering fear.
Although the two are not identical brothers, one was born to Zhao Fujin and the other was born to Zhao Fujin, so they have had a deep friendship since childhood.
Zhu Ji's hobbies are calligraphy, painting and opera, and his level of calligraphy and painting is average. He has created several plays of his own, which are quite popular among celebrities in Kaifeng, but no one watched them when he performed them in Wazi. They were too elegant and not down to earth.
Zhu Chang doesn't have many hobbies, or he has a wide range of hobbies. He knows a little about everything but is proficient in nothing. He does everything on a whim, but after he has a little bit of knowledge, he soon finds it boring.
Sitting down on the rocking chair, Zhu Chang sighed: "These days are so boring. I don't even know what to do. I open my eyes every day and have nothing to do."
"Let's form an opera troupe together," Zhu Ji suggested.
Zhu Chang shook his head: "It's boring."
"Then what do you want to do?" Zhu Ji asked.
Zhu Chang still shook his head: "I don't know."
Zhu Ji said angrily: "You don't know anything, so you might as well resign as king and take the Jinshi examination, or follow Zhu Kang's example and become a country abroad."
Zhu Chang still shook his head: "How much weight do I have? Don't I know it myself? Let alone let me take the Jinshi examination, I will not be able to pass the examination. It is even more impossible to establish an overseas country. Zhu Kang's territory in Southern Yu is
He led his own troops to defeat them. Although I have learned some tactics, I can only lead a hundred soldiers at most."
Zhu Ji burst out laughing when he heard this: "You find it boring to eat, drink and have fun, and you have no ability to do serious things. Just lie at home every day and wait to die of old age."
"So, how should we spend this day? I'm so busy!" Zhu Chang was also speechless.
Zhu Chang is actually very smart and can learn everything at once. But he has no perseverance and perseverance. He will give up halfway after achieving a small amount of success and pursue other new things.
Even for fun, he tried various ways of playing, but none of his hobbies lasted long.
Suddenly, Zhu Chang sat upright from the rocking chair: "There are many anecdotes in "Arabian Nights". If you go to sea, there will be something new every day. Last time Wang Chongdu came to Beijing and I talked to him when he passed by Kaifeng..."
"Do you want to go to sea?" Zhu Ji asked.
Zhu Chang sat back and continued shaking: "But he said that sailing is actually boring and dangerous. I don't know whether I should go to sea."
This guy also has another shortcoming, that is, he is hesitant to look forward and backward.
Zhu Ji sat for a while, then said goodbye and left, inviting friends to go to Goulan to listen to music.
Zhu Chang was still lying on the rocking chair in the yard, looking at the branches and leaves that occasionally had sunlight filtering through.
His attitude towards his wife was the same. He met her several times before they got engaged, and she thought everything was fine at the time. After they got married, his wife's shortcomings were exposed, and the relationship between the couple became weaker and weaker.
Life is quite boring.
After lying on the chair until it was time to eat, Zhu Chang finally stood up. Instead of going to eat, he went back to the study to write a letter. He wanted to apply for a trip to the sea.
It is not an adventure, but a visit to overseas countries and writing down what I have seen along the way.
After writing the memorial, Zhu Chang took out the globe.
He wanted to go to Japan first, and then go to Nanyang to play with Zhu Kang. Then he would go to various countries in Nanyang, and then go to various countries in India...
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Luoyang, Imperial Palace.
Zhe Yanxiu has been crying these days. Not only will her son be exiled to the Anxi Protectorate, but she herself will be demoted from a concubine to a concubine.
This woman, who liked to dance with swords and guns when she was young, really doted on her son. She was only strict when her son was learning martial arts, and she followed his wishes in other matters.
Hearing the footsteps outside the house, Zhe Yanxiu quickly wiped away her tears, determined not to let others see her vulnerability.
The palace maid brought Zhong Miaoyun in, made a cup of tea, and bowed to leave.
Zhong Miaoyun said: "It has been in the newspapers, there is no room for recovery."
"I know, thank you sister for your help." Zhe Yanxiu sighed.
Zhong Miaoyun said: "Although it is irreversible, after my persuasion, the officials agreed to give some money. No one else is allowed to give it. You are only allowed to pay for your son yourself, and you can only give a hundred guan at most."
Zhe Yanxiu said worriedly: "He and his wife are exiled to the Western Regions. How can one hundred guans be enough?"
Zhong Miaoyun came up with an idea and said: "The Zhe family and the Zhong family still have some old ties in the military, and maybe they know each other and are serving in the exile. You can write a letter and trust them to take care of them, and ask your mother-in-law to secretly send some money."
Zhe Yanxiu said: "This is the only way."
After she finished speaking, she complained to her daughter-in-law: "It's all that bitch's fault. I have a good son, but only two or three years after I moved to Daming Mansion, I was seduced by my brother-in-law and ended up like this!"
Then he went on to say: "When Zongzheng Temple selected officials for the royal palace, they did not know how to arrange for upright people. They chose some greedy villains. Not only could they not correct and restrain the prince, but they also led him to worse things!"
Zhong Miaoyuan said nothing and listened silently.
After a long time, Zhong Miaoyun said: "Tiger poison will not eat its seeds, and the officials are also very sad this time."
Folding colorful embroidery in silence.
A few days later.
The team escorting King Cai and his wife slowly came out of Zongzheng Temple.
From Zongzheng Temple to the pier, more and more people are watching.
Throughout the dynasties, some royal families and clans were also exiled, but most of them were related to political struggles.
It seems that this is the first time that a prince has been exiled because he bullies men and dominates women.
People gathered together and followed the escort team forward.
There were actually many people in Luoyang who felt that King Cai had been wronged. No matter how big of a mistake he made, he would not be exiled to the Anxi Protectorate.
As common people, they actually sympathized with the prince who committed a crime.
Just because King Cai broke the law in Daming Mansion, there was no harm to Luoyang. The people of Luoyang supported the Zhu Ming royal family and even sympathized with King Cai.
Very nonsense.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of both capitals felt that the punishment of King Cai was too severe.
Until it was published in the newspaper, everyone thought the sentence could still be lenient.
This issue of "Da Mingyue News" was published and sold out in Luoyang on the same day. Even the peddlers and lackeys chased after the literate people who took the newspaper, clamoring to be read over and over again.
Both officials and citizens felt a huge shock.
It has the impact of subverting three concepts!
After all, King Zhu Zhi of Cai was a prince, so he did not have to wear shackles to go to the Western Regions, and there were even boats and chariots along the way.
At this moment, Zhu Zhi was being carried on the boat from left to right, and his whole soul was out of his body, as if he were a walking corpse. He still can't believe that his father really reduced his rank and exiled him.
Princess Lu's eyes were red and swollen, and she cried countless times. She regretted that she should not have let her brother enter the palace, otherwise she would not have ended up like today.
The Lu family was also finished, and her father, uncle, and uncle were all under investigation by the Sanfa Division.
Her uncle was not an official, but was doing business in his hometown. He was also inspected for taxes over and over again.
A group of Tai students stood by the river, watching the boat escorting King Cai go away. One student sighed with emotion: "The prince broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people. Today we know that it is not false. The officials love the people so selflessly, how can we, the scholars, do the same?"
Don’t you dedicate yourself to the country?”
"Long live your Majesty!" some students raised their arms and shouted.
"Long live your Majesty!"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
Shouts came one after another from the river, with more and more shouters, and gradually they became one.
