Emperors of all dynasties attach great importance to the affairs of the early dynasty, and Daliang is no exception. It was fine when the late emperor Zhu Wen was in power, but now that there is such a diligent little emperor, the ministers will definitely not dare to neglect it.
At that time, all the civil and military officials were waiting outside the Jinluan Palace. At the fifth watch of the day, the gate of the Jinluan Palace opened, and all the officials lined up and entered one after another.
Since Zhu Wen built his palace to be so domineering, then the Jinluan Palace where he received hundreds of officials must be no different. Looking at it from a distance, the golden glazed tiles are shining dazzlingly in the sun. There are 160 tiles in front of the palace.
It is composed of nanmu as the main body, with golden glazed tiles as the roof, towering golden osmanthus trees with coiled dragons on both sides, and delicately carved white marble railings and bases, not to mention the carved beams and painted buildings.
On the gold-lacquered dragon throne in the hall, sits an emperor who looks down upon the world. Below, hundreds of officials are knocking nine times in three steps, ringing bells and beating chimes. The sound of music is melodious. Sandalwood incense is lit on the platform base, and smoke is lingering.
Originally, when the late emperor was on the throne, there might be some affairs, and it was inevitable that he would be late for morning court or late, but now the little emperor Zhu You is different. It is Zhu You who sits there every day.
There are hundreds of civil and military officials waiting for you in the Jinluan Palace, rather than hundreds of civil and military officials waiting for the emperor.
Today's morning court saw more people than usual, so officials like Ming Wenshi, who were not in important positions, were allowed to go home and rest for a few days.
On the square in front of the palace, Wang Hongxi and Chen Xingxiu walked side by side, talking and laughing happily as they walked towards the Jinluan Palace. Behind them were the civil and military officials of Daliang. These two people dared to be so casual, but other people
People are not so relaxed, especially the princes of Daliang.
The Japanese emperor created such a huge formation and actually called Wang Hongxi and Chen Xingxiu. This means that the emperor must have something important to say today, but now there are no internal and external troubles in Daliang, so what can the emperor say?
What? It’s nothing more than how to punish those corrupt officials who can’t be killed.
Zhu You squinted his eyes and looked at the civil and military officials who had gone to court. He was holding a list in his hand that included almost a quarter of the civil and military officials in the court. As long as they were officials who had committed corruption and harmed the people,
The names are all on it, not only the names, but also specific examples, detailed down to the time and participants, and this list is what Chen Xingxiu created
Writing, Wang Hongxi supervised, the little emperor spent a full half a year, and finally mastered all the evidence, and today is the big day to announce it to the world. Although all these officials have been deprived of their names, it will inevitably make Daliang's court unhappy.
Stable, after all, even if you are a corrupt official, someone still has to do the work. If so many people are removed from office at once, then
If you want to find the right person to replace you in a short period of time, it is not an easy task, and it cannot be done in a day or two. There will inevitably be a large number of vacancies, plus time
There will definitely be some people who are just trying to make up the numbers, so Chen Xingxiu’s suggestion is to eliminate them bit by bit.
There are precedents in all dynasties. There is no dynasty without corrupt officials, and the emperors are all aware of it, but there is no such emperor who directly ransacked the homes of these corrupt officials and beheaded them. But the little emperor Zhu You did not
Qian, if you have to kill all the pests in the court at once, there are tens of millions of people in Liang, is it possible that you still can't find a few honest officials?
Later, Chen Xingxiu couldn't resist the emperor's stubbornness, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
"I don't know how many people want to spill their blood in this Jinluan Palace today." Wang Hongxi looked at Chen Xingxiu and said with a smile.
"That's what they deserve. I've tried to persuade them a long time ago, but they didn't listen. Do you know how frightened you were when you wrote that list? How many of them must be from the older generation who followed the late emperor to conquer the country? Tell us about them.
You deserve to have to go through so much trouble when you are old." Chen Xingxiu replied expressionlessly.
"Your Majesty is also very courageous. He is so cruel. If someone else were to do it to someone else, he would inevitably have some scruples."
"The emperor is fearless now. He may also want to take advantage of the fact that there are many pests in the imperial court, but they are not yet mature enough to kill them all. Otherwise, when they become factions and affect the whole body, if the emperor
If you still want to do this, it may not be as easy as it is now.”
"Isn't it time to activate the whole body now?" Wang Hongxi asked with a smile.
"It depends on whose hair you pull and whose body you touch."
"Haha." Wang Hongxi smiled while looking at the Jinluan Palace, and then whispered: "The late emperor left such a large empire to the emperor, but he just can't support those who once accompanied the late emperor to conquer the empire."
Chen Xingxiu turned his head and glanced at Wang Hongxi, and then did not continue the conversation, because he knew that if he continued the conversation, he would have to talk about the emperor. No matter what the emperor does, he is still the emperor. As a minister, you cannot say anything wrong, but
Chen Xingxiu knew clearly in his heart that the current little emperor and the late emperor had completely different personalities. The current emperor was really having fun.
He used good means to clear out corrupt officials on the surface, but in fact he drove all the old officials left by the late emperor back home. In the heart of Emperor Zhu You, these old officials relied on their seniority and age to succeed.
I have been with the late emperor through life and death, so it is inevitable to rely on him to do things, but they don't know that no matter what you have done to this big beam, as long as you are now
If it is useless, then it is useless. The former emperor's world is the former emperor's world, but now the world is Zhu You's world. This principle of once a gentleman and a minister, although it refers to the changes brought about by the replacement of the old and new dynasties, it does not
There was another situation where the new emperor of the same dynasty dismissed all the original officials when he came to the throne. But even between father and son, Zhu You still didn't believe it.
If you don't trust the late emperor, you can't trust the civil and military power of the dynasty that the late emperor left to him. Therefore, apart from this world, no matter what the late emperor left for Zhu You, Zhu You doesn't want it. In his eyes, his world is nothing.
It must be his people who govern, and at least a quarter of the civil and military officials in the dynasty are not his people. What should I do if they are not his people?
Dismissal.
One of the simplest and most effective methods has appeared in successive dynasties. Ministers holding heavy troops threaten the emperor. However, the young emperor Zhu You will never allow such a situation to occur, because his world is his world, and no one can do it.
No one can covet him. This is Zhu You. This is a man who dares to change his name to the name of his country.
The emperor is a little emperor who is only twenty years old. Chen Xingxiu and Wang Hongxi know very well that the current emperor is no longer the indecisive former emperor who made others' ears soften when he mentioned a few words about the past. The current emperor is a person who makes people laugh.
You can't see through people who can't guess clearly. Even though Chen Xingxiu had assisted the late emperor for so many years and met countless people, he still
He couldn't guess what was going on in the little emperor's mind. Take today's incident as an example. He always felt that if he did this, the whole court would be indignant. If it was serious, the country might be unstable. After all, this
Among the lists, there are many ministers with heavy military forces. Although these people do not dare to use their power to threaten
Emperor, but once they get together and rise up anywhere, do you think the world will be in chaos? Chen Xingxiu has analyzed these issues for the emperor, both positive and negative. Is it really possible for people to rise up?
At that time, you could suppress these people just by relying on Wang Hongxi?
Zhu You's answer from Little Emperor is that Wang Hongxi alone is enough.
Among all the civil servants, the emperor only recognized Chen Xingxiu.
Among all the generals in the world, the emperor only recognized Wang Hongxi.
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"How much further is the journey?"
An old man in the carriage opened the curtain and looked at the coachman and asked.
"Master, it should be soon."
The groom turned his head and said something back, then whipped his horse hard.
"Hit him gently. He has become old after so many years..." the old man reminded the groom with a smile.
"I understand, sir."
About half an hour later, on the street leading to the palace outside the imperial city, a carriage passed by at high speed. Just as it was about to rush into the palace gate, it was suddenly stopped by the guards in front of the palace gate.
"Who?"
The guard held his hand and shouted to the groom and asked loudly.
"We are here for the morning meeting, please give way."
The groom pulled the reins and looked at the guard and shouted.
The guard couldn't help but want to laugh when he heard this. He looked at the groom and secretly laughed in his heart: "Isn't this old man confused? After so many years, as long as he is an official, he has to walk into the palace.
Even General Wang and Prime Minister Chen’s carriages all bring people here.
inside, and then asked the carriage to wait outside the palace. Today, an old man appeared and wanted to drive a carriage into the palace. What a big joke!" The guard smiled and took a look at the carriage.
, then pointed at the groom and said: "Who is sitting in this car?"
"My master," the groom replied with a smile.
"An official?" the guard frowned and asked.
"You are not talking nonsense. If you are not an official, why should we go to the morning court?" The groom replied helplessly, and then shouted: Please get out of the way quickly. It will delay my master's morning court. You can't afford it.
This responsibility.”
"Since you are an official, don't you know the saying of dismounting your horse and handing in your sword when you enter the palace? Is this your first time entering the palace? Why don't you even know such basic rules? If you drive a carriage in
, I don’t care if it’s you who loses his head, but I can’t help it if I’m implicated, so let your master get off the carriage quickly!”
"No, what do you mean by that? When did my master ever get off the carriage when he entered the palace? I have been driving his carriage for so many years. Apart from getting off the horse when he entered the Jinluan Palace, when did my master ever get off the carriage?" The groom waved this
With the riding whip in his hand, he stared at the guard and shouted.
The guard was stunned when he heard this. Although he had not been on duty in the palace for a long time, he knew that General Wang Hongxi could wear a sword when going to court, and Prime Minister Chen could go to court without wearing official uniform, but he could not get off the carriage when entering the palace.
This was the first time he had heard of it, because in this palace, except for the emperor's carriage, who else dared to drive in so arrogantly?
Since the founding of Daliang, the late emperor has promised that Wang Hongxi, as the best general in the world and the first general of the founding of the country, can go to court with a sword. As for Chen Xingxiu, he was also a bohemian when he was young. He once even wore a nightgown and went to court.
In the morning, the late emperor was furious when he saw it and asked Chen Xingxiu
Why was he so slovenly? Chen Xingxiu’s answer was that he forgot the time while reading the book at home last night, so he had no time to clean himself up when it was time for the morning court. After the late emperor learned about this, not only did he not punish Chen Xingxiu, but he specifically approved Chen Xingxiu.
From now on, you don’t need to wear official uniforms when attending morning court, just plain clothes.
Although the late emperor once had this verbal agreement with this great man who was both civil and military, Wang Hongxi still followed the normal rules most of the time. After all, you don't need to carry a sword when going to court. It's not about whether you can carry a sword or not.
problem, but a symbol of glory
, As for Chen Xingxiu, it is true that he has never worn official uniforms since then. When he was a child, Chen Xingxiu did not wear them. After he sat in the position of prime minister, Chen Xingxiu still did not wear them, so now all civil and military officials
None of them had ever seen what the prime minister's official uniform looked like.
"What's wrong?"
After listening to the argument between the groom and the palace guard, the old man inside the carriage gently opened the curtain and shouted outside.
"Sir, they won't let our carriage in."
The groom quickly turned around and replied.
"What?" the old man shouted with his eyes wide open, then looked at the guard and said: "Now that the emperor has changed, have the rules also changed? If I, an old man, walked from here to the Golden Palace, wouldn't I give
Am I falling apart?"
The guard was stunned for a moment after hearing what the old man said, and then he was about to open his mouth to refute, but after taking a glance at the official uniform on the old man, he was suddenly stunned. Is the old man in front of him an official? But he looked carefully at the old man's official uniform.
After taking the official uniform, his eyes widened instantly. He worked in the palace all year round and was responsible for guarding the palace gates. How could the guards not recognize the crown on the old man's body?
The crown has nine hairpins, the green robe is embroidered with nine chapters, and the heads of swords and darts are decorated with gold and jade.
Although there are more than twenty kinds of official uniforms in Daliang, the guards can recognize this grade of official uniform at a glance.
The guard looked at the old man stunned for a long time and then swallowed hard.
Although the crown worn by the old man is still relatively new, the style is the same as when the late emperor was in power. After the new emperor ascended the throne, the official uniforms of the officials also changed their appearance. If so, the old man should be in
When the late emperor was in power, he was a first-grade official. Now there are at least a dozen first-grade officials in Daliang. However, when the late emperor was in power, there were not so many first-grade officials. Except for those wearing python
Among the princes wearing robes, the remaining guards know that there are still two people, one is Wang Hongxi, and the other is the prince's master at that time. In fact, to be honest, there should be another one, Chen Xingxiu, but Chen Xingxiu has never worn it.
The official uniform was worn in the morning court, so he was not included in it. Thinking of this, the guard was stunned for a moment. Could it be that the old man in front of him was the old man of the Ming family who was famous in the imperial city?
It is said that the old man of the Ming family has never done any earth-shattering things in this palace. However, none of the civil and military officials in Daliang are not afraid of this old man, because this man speaks very directly and does not give any advice to anyone.
Face, wrong is wrong, right is right. I once scolded Prime Minister Chen in front of Emperor Zhu You in the Jinluan Palace.
The construction lasted for more than half an hour, and Chen Xingxiu did not even dare to refute a word. You must know that Mr. Ming’s son Ming Wenshi was still studying under Chen Xingxiu at that time. It is said that Chen Xingxiu begged Mr. Ming to receive the Ming Wenshi.
His own disciple, otherwise, according to Mr. Ming’s temperament, how could he let his children become disciples of others?
"I wonder who your lord is?" the guard asked, looking at Ming Yongshou tremblingly.
"Ming Yongshou." Ming Yongshou snorted coldly.
After hearing this, the guard knelt on the ground with a plop, and then kowtowed to Mr. Ming and shouted: "I didn't know that Mr. Ming was here. I knew I was wrong. I realized I was wrong."
"Okay, stop kowtowing and let my carriage go in quickly. I will be late in a while."
Ming Yongshou said to the guard impatiently.
"Master Ming, your carriage..." The guard knelt on the ground and looked at Ming Yongshou, his face a little embarrassed.
Ming Yongshou was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then looked at the guard and asked: "Who is your superior?"
"My superior is Wei Junjian, Lord Wei." The guard quickly agreed.
"Haha, it's him." Ming Yongshou nodded slightly, then looked at the guard and shouted: "Go and call Wei Junjian."
"Young man, go right away." The guard hurriedly agreed and then hurriedly ran into the palace.
A moment later, the guards ran out of the palace in a panic with a middle-aged man who looked honest and honest, and Wei Junjian was so exaggerated that he knelt on the ground and shouted loudly before he even ran to the carriage: "
I'm sorry to see you, Master Ming!"
"Okay, don't talk nonsense and let me in quickly. You new guards don't know the rules. When did I, Ming Yongshou, get off the carriage when I entered the palace!" Ming Yongshou looked at Wei Junjian and shouted impatiently.
road.
"Old man, are you still so strong now?"
After Wei Junjian stood up, he didn't miss the opportunity at all. While letting the recipient go, he walked to Ming Yongshou's side with a smile and exchanged greetings.
"It's not bad." Ming Yongshou chirped back, and then said with a smile: "Did you still look at the gate of my carriage last time you saw it?"
"Yes, I was a guard at that time." Wei Junjian quickly replied.
"Haha, I have become an official now." Ming Yongshou smiled, and then said to the groom: "Hurry up, otherwise you will be really late."
"Okay, sir!"
The groom agreed, then waved his whip, and the slightly dilapidated carriage rushed directly into the palace, and no one dared to stop it.
The carriage slowly disappeared among people's attention. Wei Junjian let out a long breath, and then said to the guard beside him: "Why is he back after so many years?"
"Master Wei, who is this person? He can actually drive a carriage into the palace. Why haven't I heard of this person?" the guard looked at Wei Junjian and asked.
"Prince Master, Ming Yongshou." Wei Junjian replied softly, and then ran towards the palace.