Chapter 344 The prince breaks the law and shares the crime with the people
The sudden arrival of the envoy from the capital could be said to be unexpected and reasonable for Lao Xianyu, but it could also be said that it poured a basin of cold water on his body, which was burning hot in his heart. What he did to Zhang Shou
We haven’t done enough work yet, and we haven’t had time to find out the attitudes of many martial arts schools in Cangzhou, and we haven’t even had time to catch up on all the knowledge about farming from the young monk Guantao!
What should I do if someone discovers a flaw?
He saw with his own eyes that the carriage from the capital parked directly in front of the Changlu County government office. Immediately afterwards, the man covered in a black cloak from head to toe was taken in by Zhu Tingfang himself. Soon, even Zhu Tingfang took him in.
Ying was also kicked out of the lobby glumly, and then Zhang Shou and Zhu Er rushed over.
He wanted to inquire about the situation, but the eldest lady was not as easy to deceive as Zhu Er. He couldn't ask any questions, and even received a few words of teasing. When he wanted to get closer, guards were surrounding him in front of the lobby, and he simply
There was no opportunity to pry, and most importantly, when he turned around and tried to think of a way, he found...
Ah Liu didn't know when he started, but he was following him seven or eight steps away. Even if he wanted to escape, he couldn't escape, let alone do anything else.
Fortunately, the old salted fish, whose heart was like ants on a hot pot but kept calm on his face, soon no longer had to worry about it. Because Ah Liu, who had been hanging behind him, suddenly heard something and walked straight over the wall.
But before he could have any thoughts, the man climbed over the wall and came back, looked at him, and then said calmly: "The imperial envoy wants to see you."
Although he always prides himself on being bold and careful, when he heard these five simple words, Lao Xianyu couldn't help but feel nervous.
He didn't see many official figures - he thought that the person who sponsored them to go out to sea to find people was full of official power in his actions, and later, such as Xu Cheng, the magistrate of Changlu County, etc., even from a distance, they looked official.
Although he was tall, in comparison, Zhu Tingfang, the seemingly cold and majestic General Mingwei, actually seemed more approachable.
Because at least Zhu Tingfang will not let people think that he is disdainful of you and thinks that he can crush you to death with just one press of his little finger. Moreover, Zhu Tingfang’s majesty and murderous intent are all directed at criminals, and they are not aimed at ordinary people.
On the contrary, his attitude was calm... Of course, Zhang Shou was even more different. When standing in front of others, he only thought that he was a boy next door, and he never felt that the other person had any authority.
Zhu Er, Zhu Ying, Zhang Chen and others all have their own arrogance, but they are not in a position to show off their authority in front of people like him.
After thinking about it, Lao Xianyu followed Ah Liu outside the lobby unknowingly. When he crossed the threshold, he was still a little uneasy, but when he saw the man who was surrounded by people like stars holding the moon,
Old man, he felt his heart in his throat and suddenly fell back to where he was.
However, when the other party spoke, he quickly became nervous again.
"Do you recognize me?" Ge Yong's question was abrupt and direct. Moreover, without waiting for the old salty fish to explain, he said with a smile, "You don't have to rack your brains to think of how to fool me. I have lived for most of my life."
, I have very good eyesight, and I knew as soon as I saw your expression that you recognized me."
"Yes, I have indeed met Master Ge before." Seeing that he could not hide it, Old Xianyu admitted readily, "But because it has been too long, I only saw you once from a distance. In fact, I am not sure, just because I saw you
When it comes to General Zhu, Dr. Zhang, and others, their attitude towards you is particularly different. I dare to take a guess and guess it. After all, few people can be as free and uninhibited as you when they are old. "
"It's useless to say good things about me. Old man, I am the imperial envoy this time."
Ge Yong smiled and then said slowly: "You don't have to be a villain. You sound respectful, but in fact you are wary and distant. Zhang Shou has probably told me everything about you..."
Hearing this, Old Xianyu almost jumped up in shock. Zhang Shou wouldn't really tell things about overseas barbarians so straightforwardly, would he? There are also Zhu Tingfang and the second brother Zhu here!
If it weren't for the fact that the former was thoughtful and the latter was heartless, why would he ask Zhu Ying to keep it secret for him?
As if Ge Yong didn't see through the old Xianyu's forced calm expression, he stood up from his seat and said, "Okay, I don't care how you recognize me. Since you and the Xian Yunhe in the palace are uncles and nephews, then
Just follow me for a walk. Zhang Shou, you take Ah Liu, Zhu Dalang and Zhu Erlang, and you stay and watch over little Yingying, don't let her run behind again."
When Old Xianyu anxiously followed Ge Yong and Zhang Shou out of the county office and got into Ge Yong's carriage, he was stunned for a moment. He found an opportunity to open the carriage that Zhu Ying had taken to Zanghai Lower Courtyard.
After peeking through the car curtain once, he felt that although the sparrow was small, well-equipped and extravagant, but now he got on the car, he realized that he had seen too little before.
The floor is covered with snow-white velvet carpets, and the walls are inlaid with crystal lamps. The seats are all made of warm-touch rosewood. Three or four large brocade-covered pillows are scattered among them. There is also a three-layer drawer cabinet on the side.
The small silver incense burner exudes a refreshing fragrance. It can be said that a poor person cannot achieve such a wealthy life even if he studies hard for a lifetime.
The next moment, Zhang Shou's words brought him back from his reverie: "This is the car that the emperor lent to the teacher because he sympathized with the teacher for his long journey? Is this considered a courtesy for us, teacher, to ride in it for a while?
The emperor’s chariot?”
"Of course it doesn't count. If you really want to ride in the Emperor's car, that would be an overstep. Not to mention you guys, my head will also fall off!"
Ge Yong clicked his tongue angrily, and then said lightly: "The emperor always likes to run outside incognito. Since the queen mother can't stop him, she must get him a seemingly inconspicuous car as a backup. This is in the middle of the wall of the compartment.
It is sandwiched with a thin steel plate, which can block ordinary muskets and hidden arrows. However, the emperor has not sat on it twice, so it is easier for you and me."
"The emperor has said that he would give me a car several times, but I just said no. I am a bad old man, why would I want such a car? Anyway, I am a local in the capital. If I am not on a business trip like this time, how can I give it to you at such an old age?
Run a long way?"
Knowing Ge Yong's extraordinary status, Lao Xianyu was only a little surprised when he heard that this was actually the Emperor's chariot. But when he heard Ge Yong's resignation from the Emperor for granting the chariot, he couldn't help but feel in awe.
"Master Ge is so open-minded..."
"What the heck are you so conceited? I'm not a saint, of course I have selfish motives. But with my little salary and family resources, I have no money and can't afford to support this carriage and horses. Have you seen the tall horse pulling the carriage? This carriage is too big.
If it is heavy, you must always prepare at least two such tall horses for rotation. If you want to go long distances, you will need to rotate four horses, which only rich people like Zhang Shou's future father-in-law can afford to keep!"
With one word, Ge Yong was not afraid of being laughed at as a philistine, but he looked at Zhang Shou and said: "Zhang Shou, what you didn't have time to say in front of Zhu Dalang and Zhu Erlang just now, please tell me in detail now. What's going on outside?
Six people drive the car, followed by Zhu Hong and Zhu Yi whom you ordered, and the others are hanging behind, so no one should be able to eavesdrop."
Although Ge Yong did not like to show off, when he came to Cangzhou, he was accompanied by hundreds of soldiers. Therefore, even if the gong was not blown to clear the way, the Grand Master's flag was hung high in front, and the pedestrians on the street naturally gave way to him.
Zhang Shou heard the commotion along the outer road and knew that it would be difficult to eavesdrop in such an environment, so he whispered that Old Xianyu had been to a certain continent where Ming ships were in distress and sank, and he had brought back a group of Yi people.
Things have been said.
Of course, he followed the story line of Lao Xianyu's original story, that is, he mentioned that Lao Xianyu gave him some stone tablet fragments that were suspected to be Taizu's manuscripts with similar words. As for his guess, he only said
Not a word was mentioned.
After Ge Yong heard the last thing, he looked at Old Xianyu thoughtfully and asked, "How long have you been there?"
"Young man..." Old Xianyu saw Ge Yong glaring over at him and hurriedly changed his words, "I stayed here for about two months."
"Two months?" Ge Yong thought about it carefully, and then said in a deep voice, "You didn't report the knowledge, and you also hid the overseas barbarians. If this matter really needs to be investigated, it will make you lose your head. You
Think carefully about how long it took your ship to get there, what its course was, what the dying old seafarer said to you back then, and what the customs, the customs and the customs are like there."
Before Lao Xianyu could think about it, he stretched out his hand to stop him and said: "You don't have to tell me in a hurry. You will have to write it down carefully later... If you don't know how to write it, let Zhang Shou do it for you. In short, this matter must be done."
It is reported to the Emperor, but I will make a final judgment on whether to let other people in the court know. Before that, you, Zhang Shou and other insiders have all kept silent."
"Teacher, don't worry. Yingying has already ordered Zhu Hong and Zhu Yi, so I will naturally keep it a secret first." Zhang Shou said with a smile, "After all, the story of Emperor Taizu Mengtian is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and there is no guarantee that the ball will exist.
It was also leaked out, so some people set sail to the sea and finally found the continent to the east of the sea. In the end, they were unable to come back because the ship sank. This is also possible."
"If it's just like that, that would be fine." Ge Yong sighed, but said nothing.
How could Old Xianyu dislike Ge Yong's prudent attitude? He even wished that this man would be more cautious, so he nodded repeatedly.
However, when he realized that Ge Yong seemed to be very tired, he deliberately changed the topic that he had deliberately half-hidden, and asked in a low voice: "Master Ge, I wonder what the court plans to do with my nephew Yunhe?
"
This time, Ge Yong did not answer directly, but asked instead: "Do you know that Zhu Tingfang sent so many molten heads back to Beijing, and how the eldest prince who returned to Beijing at the same time was punished?"
I didn't know... I wish that bullshit prince who ruined the reputation of my ancestors would just die!
Old Xianyu thought so in his heart, but of course he did not dare to say it in his mouth. He quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Of course I don't know. I think the emperor will always deal with it justly."
"Haha, I'm afraid you are muttering in your heart, the emperor will definitely favor his own son, pick it up high and put it down gently? Let me tell you, the eldest prince is greedy for profit and harms the people, triggers the civil uprising, and does not know how to remedy it afterwards, blindly taking it too far.
Changlu County Magistrate Xu Cheng and several other big families were thrown into Zongzheng Temple because of their greed and lack of responsibility."
Speaking of this, seeing Old Xianyu's face full of regret, and Zhang Shou's mouth slightly curved, Ge Yong knew that the former did not understand the twists and turns of the royal family, and it was not a pity that the eldest prince had suffered.
Such harsh treatment was probably because the latter felt that the punishment was too light, but the latter roughly guessed that such a result would not be that simple based on the emperor's temper.
He didn't bother to hide the embarrassing eldest prince, and said bluntly: "According to the emperor's wishes, the eldest prince's clan membership will be revoked directly and go away. But the first assistant Jiang Ge Lao insisted that the royal family's face should not be lost.
However, the great scholar Cifu Kong said that there was a precedent in the Taizong Dynasty. The two had a huge quarrel and almost fought. The emperor threw the eldest prince into Zongzheng Temple in a fit of anger."
Although he was a Grand Master, it was okay to call everyone in the cabinet by their names, but Ge Yong did not rely on his elders and still refused to call them by their names. But when the two cabinet elders almost got into a fight, he did not have an outsider like Lao Xianyu.
He avoided tabooing in front of him, but when the other party lowered his head to hide the expression on his face, he added a few words lightly.
"Previously, Zheng Huaien, the son of King Sihe, broke the law and went to Shuntian Mansion. Although he was punished with a cane and expelled from the clan, it was much easier than entering Zongzheng Temple. No one from the criminal clan entered Zongzheng Temple.
Having come out, having a clan membership is the same as not having a clan clan, not to mention, Zongzheng Temple is a place where criminal clan members are imprisoned, no matter who you are, they will be killed with a hundred killing sticks as soon as they enter."
The idea of "killing a powerful stick" was more impressive to the people than to those in the officialdom, so Old Xianyu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but raise his head and said: "This time General Zhu ordered the officers not to beat people to death or maim them, like Jiang
The master and others have just managed to save their lives. How can a pampered man like the eldest prince withstand a hundred sticks? He will always show mercy."
"That's because you don't know the system of our dynasty. Without conclusive evidence of crime, the criminal clan will not go to Zongzheng Temple. Once they go to Zongzheng Temple, it means that they will never get ahead. Who will be merciful at this time? They don't know how to fight.
It is certain that he will be beaten to death, but this hundred sticks...I heard that the eldest prince fainted several times when he was beaten, and each time he was woken up by the splash and continued to beat him."
Having said this, Ge Yong saw that Old Xianyu's face was finally turning pale, and Zhang Shouyi's expression was solemn, so he said lightly: "As you think about it, you understand that the eldest prince was severely punished. He previously captured the palace and held the eldest prince hostage.
Naturally, the emperor will not tolerate the chaos. Even if the eldest prince once flatly denied that he was being held hostage in front of others, the courtiers are not all blind."
Zhang Shou could completely understand the emperor's thoughts. Just like Zhang Chen pretending to be the second prince's confidant, but he had to go directly to the emperor to plead guilty and received a lesson. Even if the emperor admitted that his son was an incompetent bastard, he dragged him away.
Going back and giving him a hard lesson, or even locking him up in a dark room and depriving him of his inheritance rights, does not mean that he will be given a lenient sentence for the guy who kidnapped his son and beat him into a pig's head.
Sure enough, Ge Yong narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "The result of the preliminary discussion between the court and the Central Committee was that the first eight people were executed, and the remaining hundreds of people were all exiled to the Liaodong army."