Zhu Di also reacted very quickly. He criticized Xiao Yi's memorial that day, saying that his linking the capital move to the fire in the Three Main Halls was a deliberate slander! Xiao Yi, who had become the leader, was thrown into Dongchang Prison without any trial.
, he will be punished with the death penalty for the crime of "slandering the king"!
Wang Xian had no sympathy for such a short-sighted guy. Besides, the old eunuch had released everyone and returned his favor, so even if he wanted to intervene, no one would buy it... Besides, they were all about to leave Beijing.
Now that he is a man, what else can be done to get involved? In addition to having someone bring a letter to the prince and confessing his feelings, Wang Xian has been staying in the Yamen for a while, arranging future affairs while watching the development of the situation with a cold eye...
Of course, the matter is not over yet. In addition to those who died in Dongchang Prison, eight officials have died for the purpose of moving the capital! The sacrifice of eight people not only did not scare the indignant officials, but made them even more excited! Ke
Taoist officials wrote letters one after another, arguing that moving the capital was the reason why the three palaces were burned! The emperor moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing. Not only was everything inconvenient, but the imperial lineage of the Ming Dynasty was also left in the south of the Yangtze River. This is a disrespectful thing! God!
Of course a warning is required!
Each and every one of them expressed excitedly that if the emperor wanted to kill him, they would kill him as soon as possible! But they would never change their views!
This is a bit cheap, because the people who submitted letters this time are basically Ke Dao Yan Guan! Ke refers to the Sixth Section to Shizhong! Dao refers to the Thirteenth Road of Yushi! There are nearly two hundred people in these two departments.
The imperial censors were protected by the ancestral precepts of the Ming Dynasty! They could directly report the emperor's faults without being punished! What's more, the emperor also issued an edict requiring ministers to speak freely. Therefore, even though he was going to be furious, Zhu Di was still helpless with these officials.
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In desperation, Zhu Di had no choice but to convene the ministers and six ministries and nine ministers to discuss countermeasures. These high-ranking officials had a relatively ambiguous attitude towards moving the capital, although no one was willing to move from the land of fireworks in the south of the Yangtze River to this bitter cold land in the extreme north.
But before Zhu Di moved the capital, he had already asked them to endorse it. Regardless of whether they took the initiative or were forced, these people had already expressed their support for moving the capital.
Moreover, officials who can reach the rank of Six Ministries and Nine Ministers, like the princes and nobles, all served in the Jingnan Campaign. When Zhu Di killed Jianwen's old party, many of these people were personally responsible.
Even if there is no end, because they are Zhu Di's party, they have become the enemies of the southern gentry! Therefore, being farther away from Jiangnan will make everyone feel more comfortable.
Before, Zhu Di did not force them to express their stance, and these treacherous guys were happy to stand by and watch. Now the emperor was a little overwhelmed, so he naturally wanted to drag them into the water...
"I have already thought about it," Zhu Di glanced at everyone and said slowly: "It is better to defend the people than to defend the river. Since you have ideas, you must let them speak out! It is better than hiding it in your heart and slandering me.
!" After a pause, Zhu Di's eyes swept across the crowd again and said: "I have already read it. The people who wrote the letter are all young people who don't know the importance. Maybe they heard some fallacy, maybe they didn't understand it. In short, it is
It’s up to you, the teachers, to preach to them and resolve their doubts!”
"I obey the order." The ministers knew that something was wrong, but they had no choice but to accept the order.
"I have made up my mind. In seven days, I will let you have a debate with those scientific officials who are talking about Ding, Ding, Mao, and Mao. They will break it up and crush it into pieces!" Zhu Di said ingeniously: "This debate must be heard by everyone in the world.
!Put it right outside the Meridian Gate!”
"This..." The ministers were feeling dizzy for a while. They were already old, and they didn't take this matter seriously. How could they fight with those sharp-tongued and unreasonable officials?
"In this debate, we can only win and not lose!" Zhu Di put forward his request unreasonably and said in a deep voice: "Let everyone in the world know that relocation is right! It is the royal way that conforms to the laws of our ancestors! It is merit. This is a grand event that will benefit the future!"
"I will accept the order..." The ministers were helpless. What else could they do except accept the order?
"Jier..." Finally, Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Zhanji, who had been silent at the side.
Zhu Zhanji's heart skipped a beat. He wished he could become invisible. He had been worried until just now, thinking he could escape...
"Zhu Zhanji!" Seeing that he didn't answer, Zhu Di frowned slightly and his voice turned cold.
"My grandson is here." Zhu Zhanji quickly stepped out of the queue and saluted respectfully: "What are your orders, Grandpa Huang?"
"You will preside over this debate," Zhu Di said solemnly, "make sure nothing goes wrong!"
"According to the decree..." Zhu Zhanji's face almost turned into a bitter gourd... He could predict that it would be a one-sided situation. It was just that the ministers had more power than the senior officials, but the emperor could not think of anything wrong. Then he How bad does this referee have to be to do this?
He could already imagine that after the Meridian Gate Debate, he would become the enemy of all officials...
"Hey...hey...hey..." When he was sitting in front of Wang Xian, Zhu Zhanji was still moaning. He drank a glass of soju, his face was red, and his eyes had an indescribable look: "Zhongde ,Brother, what do you think I am trying to do? You have always been my filial son and grandson, why do you have to show your face like this? Do you think I am asking for trouble?"
"You just know that." Wang Xian looked at Zhu Zhanji, his friend for many years, who had become a very strange person.
"Hey..." Zhu Zhanji sighed again: "It's too late for me to regret now..."
"It's not too late, we will reach the end if we turn back." Wang Xian advised in a deep voice.
"It's too late, it's too late." Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said bitterly: "I got on Grandpa Huang's pirate ship. Is it so easy to get off?" He sighed, drank another glass of strong wine and said, "I finally understand. Yes, he wants me to offend everyone and serve him wholeheartedly as his lone minister!"
"Grandson, with all due respect, this is not how the heir apparent should be." Wang Xian frowned slightly.
"Why don't I know?" Zhu Zhanji raised his head and looked at Wang Xiandian with red and swollen eyes: "But if you look through the history books, how many examples can you find of emperors, princes, and grandsons coexisting like my ancestors?! "
"There are still some..." Wang Xian said softly.
"Are you talking about Li Chongzhao, the great grandson of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty?" Zhu Zhanji had learned so much that he was still confused even when he was drunk.
"That's right." Wang Xian nodded and said, "Prince Li Xian was still in power at that time."
"Hahaha!" Zhu Zhanji laughed loudly and said: "Zhongde! You are good at everything, but you are slightly inferior in literary talent! But no matter how good this is, if you are good in literary talent, are you still a human being?!" After saying that, he poured it again He raised a glass of wine and hung it in the air. He said with a sad smile: "Li Chongzhao, the great-grandson, had a miserable life. He was granted a title when he was one year old, and was deposed together with his father when he was three years old!" The middle wine slowly spilled on the ground and said: "It can be seen that the coexistence of two stores is not a good thing!"
"It seems that I gave random examples and made people laugh." Wang Xian smiled and said: "But there is no Empress Wu in this dynasty, and the grandson is already an adult, so how can anything harm his kind?"
"I would rather, I am still a naive child..." Zhu Zhanji said quietly: "Now I know the feeling of sadness, but I said, the weather is cool in autumn!" After saying that, he drank a few more glasses. Xian originally wanted to persuade him a few more words, but when he saw him drinking so much, he knew that it was useless to say anything at this point, so he simply stopped talking nonsense. He simply put down his thoughts and drank with Zhu Zhanji, instead of being completely drunk. Save personnel!
The next day, when Wang Xian resigned from his majesty, he still felt a splitting headache. Zhu Zhanji was still hungover and did not come to serve in Qianqing Palace.
"We are about to set off tomorrow. Are you secretly glad that you have escaped a storm?" The emperor was sitting on the dragon chair, with the light and shadow dancing, and the expression on Zhu Di's face could not be seen clearly.
Wang Xian didn't expect that Zhu Di would use such an opening statement, knowing that he was letting himself express his position! It seemed that this big storm was destined to sweep everyone away, and he couldn't escape. His mind was racing, and he hurriedly responded: "My lord, I don't dare. I only hate those who are talented and have little knowledge. I can't refute those officials who are talking about it for the emperor!" This was a countermeasure that Wang Xian had thought of long ago. If the emperor dared to use him to block the gun, he would dare to embarrass the emperor! Anyway, he is just an official. If you quarrel with the best among a group of Jinshi, there is no shame in losing.
"What's the use of reading too much?" Zhu Di groaned and said, "Reading has ruined your brain!" Then he glanced at Wang Xiandao: "So, you don't object to me moving the capital?"
"Not only do you not object? I simply support it with both hands!" Wang Xian secretly sighed in his heart. This is really as deep as the sea once he enters the palace. From then on, his integrity is a passer-by. But for his own sake, and for the sake of the brothers who stayed in the capital, life will be difficult. If I can feel better, I can only talk nonsense.
"Oh?" Zhu Di's eyes couldn't help but light up, but he still said calmly: "Tell me, why do you support moving the capital?"
"Even if your Majesty moves the capital to Beijing, there will be thousands of inconveniences, but there is one thing that outweighs them all!" Wang Xian said solemnly: "The great enemy of our dynasty is Mongolia! Now, although under the power of the emperor, whether it is Tatar or Oara , all disappeared and dared not invade our borders! But the grassland peoples are like weeds. Even if they are as powerful as your majesty, they cannot be eradicated! Given time, they may grow again at any time! By then, if the new king is in power, if he does not have the ability to fight, there may be partial peace. If you think about it! Then all the provinces in the north of the Yangtze River may be ravaged by iron cavalry! It is not alarmist to repeat the mistakes of the Southern Song Dynasty! Therefore, your majesty decided to move the capital to Beijing, just to let the emperors of the Ming Dynasty guard the country with the respect of the emperor! In this way, Only then can we protect our Chinese rivers and mountains from being trampled by barbarians! Give me the people of the Ming Dynasty a thousand years of peace!"
"Well said!" Zhu Di couldn't help but clapped his hands and laughed, and said loudly: "The views of that scholar are not enough to reach the strategy of our heroes!"
"Your Majesty is so flattering that I cannot bear it." Wang Xian hurriedly said humbly.
"No need to be too modest!" Zhu Di said, with a hint of teasing in his eyes, he glanced at the screen beside him and said: "Your Highness, come out."
Wang Xian's heart suddenly thumped, and when he looked out, he saw Zhu Gaochi turning out from behind the screen with a calm expression! He really didn't expect that Zhu Di would play such a trick...