The eunuch ran back crying all the way, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the Governor Zhang Yong asked me to go find Zhang Xiong. When we got to Dongchang, Zhang Xiong said that without Your Majesty's order, Dongchang would never dare to arrest people without authorization."
"Okay, very good! You are indeed my good prince!"
Empress Dowager Zhang was so angry that she was shaking all over. The late emperor had not been dead for a few years, and now she could not even call Dongchang.
The eunuch lay prone on the ground and did not dare to answer.
Empress Dowager Zhang was so angry that she no longer cared about the political influence. She immediately waved her sleeves and shouted: "The imperial guards Zhang Yue, Zhang Qi, Zhang Lun, Zhang Chun, and Zhang Ke are ordered to arrest people outside Xuanwu Gate immediately!"
The eunuch trembled and quietly accepted the order and left.
These are Empress Dowager Zhang’s natal family. Zhang Yue is her cousin, Zhang Lun is her cousin, Zhang Chun is her adopted brother, and Zhang Ke is her adopted brother. She also has an uncle named Jinyi Weiqian.
He is a householder, but he has passed away; another uncle, who was a civil servant and was the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, has also passed away.
The thousands and hundreds of families of the Zhang family's Jinyiwei were completely confused when they received the Queen Mother's order. It is true that they were Jinyiwei military attachés, but they were all paid to live on their own without even a single soldier!
But the Queen Mother's order had to be obeyed.
Each of these Zhang family members gathered their young slaves and went to the homes of Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling to meet up. The two uncles also took their slaves, a total of more than a hundred people, to the military camp outside the city armed with swords, guns and sticks.
As a result, they were defeated at the football field. The gatekeepers had already returned to the school field, and the group continued to fight southward in great force.
At this time, the football match had just ended, and countless nobles, wealthy businessmen and civilians were following behind the Zhang family, eating snacks and heading to the military camp to watch the fun.
Originally it was none of Zhang Heling's business, but when his brother was bullied, he had to personally step forward. He pointed at the school gate and shouted, "Tear down the door!"
"Yes, tear it down and take the perpetrator back!" Zhang Yanling was filled with anger.
Zhu Ying, the eunuch in charge of the camp training, was away, and Pan Gui was fully responsible for the training. This gangster six months ago was now a guerrilla general. He personally led his people to form a formation at the entrance of the battlefield and shouted: "This is an important place for the military camp.
Trespassing, do you have any official documents from the Ministry of War?"
Zhang Heling pointed at Pan Gui and said: "Hand over Qiu Ba who hurt my brother!"
Pan Gui said: "The East Factory, Jinyiwei, and the Criminal Department (the West Factory and the Inner Factory have been disbanded) all have the right to arrest people. Which one are you from?"
Empress Dowager Zhang's cousin Zhang Yue, who was already gray-haired, took out his waist badge and said: "I am a member of the Jinyiwei Qianhu. Jinyiwei is doing things, so why don't you hand me over to someone soon!"
Pan Gui asked again: "Is there any official document from the North and South Zhenfu Company?"
"What kind of official documents do you need when Jin Yiwei is doing something?" Zhang Yanling sneered.
Pan Gui responded directly: "This is an important military camp area. You don't even have official documents, but you still want to arrest people here? I say it again, anyone who breaks into the military camp without mercy will be killed without mercy!"
Zhang Heling said to Zhang Yanling: "Don't talk nonsense to this bastard, tear down the door and rush in!"
There were hundreds of servants brought by the Zhang family, and they immediately took orders and rushed to the school gate. Pan Gui blew the military whistle, and thousands of soldiers lined up to face each other, marching forward in order.
"kill!"
All the soldiers shouted in unison and thrust out their spears, making the servants turn around and run away in fright.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Thousands of spectators laughed happily, obviously everyone liked to see Uncle Guo being defeated.
Brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were arrogant and domineering in the Hongzhi Dynasty, but they were just paper tigers in the Zhengde Dynasty. They had such a bad reputation in the past that no one dared to stroke the tiger's beard, and they have been fooling around without encountering any serious trouble until now.
Even if Wang Yuan did not let the soldiers fight against Gang, three years later in history, the Zhang brothers would be dealt with by Zhu Houzhao. From then on, the nature of the paper tiger of Uncle Guo was completely revealed, and he was actually extorted thousands of gold by a gangster in the capital. After all the money was spent, he was again
To extort money, otherwise they would be reported for treason. In the end, it was Jin Yiwei who came forward to kill the gangster.
Pan Gui drew his knife and shouted: "These thieves intend to attack the military camp, follow me to kill them!"
Thousands of soldiers rushed out of the school gate immediately. Zhang Heling ran away first when he saw this, Zhang Yanling followed him in a daze, and the rest of the Zhang family were also scared to death.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Thousands of spectators burst into laughter again. They had just watched a football match, but how could a football match be as good as the grand opera of the great uncle of the country?
…
Leopard room.
A guard in Jinyi quickly walked up to the emperor and muttered something. Zhu Houzhao asked in reply: "Do the soldiers trained by Wang Erlang really dare to line up and kill two uncles?"
"Indeed." Jin Yiwei replied.
Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands and laughed: "As expected of me, the officers at all levels will be rewarded with one tael of silver, and the whole battalion will have an extra meal!"
Zhu Houzhaoping retired from the royal guards and said to the eunuch accompanying him: "Go tell Zhang Yong and ask him to contact a few officials and comment on my two uncles. The good things they did in the past can be enough to write dozens of articles of impeachment."
Here’s the memorial.”
The emperor was also helpless. After he took full control of the court, he always wanted to beat his two uncles, but no one impeached them in the past two or three years.
Zhu Houzhao felt extremely happy when he thought about how his mother was so angry that her two uncles were under investigation.
According to historical records, Zhu Houzhao and Empress Dowager Zhang had a deep love for mother and son, and there was never any quarrel between them.
If the emperor and the empress dowager were really in good terms, according to the etiquette, they should say hello sooner or later. However, Zhu Houzhao lived in the palace for two or three years, then moved to the Leopard Room until his death. Except for important occasions, he never paid greetings to the empress dowager Zhang, and even did not even meet her.
Too lazy to meet.
If you haven't taken the initiative to see your mother for more than ten years, is this called deep love between mother and child?
Historically, Zhu Houzhao died young, and Empress Dowager Zhang did not see how sad she was.
In King Ning's rebellion statement, there is a sentence: "The emperor used Ju to destroy Zheng, and Emperor Taizu did not eat blood." He openly claimed that Zhu Houzhao was not a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang. This thing is catching wind and shadow, but there must be a shadow to catch, and Zhu Houzhao has not yet
There are already rumors about his succession!
Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang had been married for four years, but they had not yet given birth to a prince, so all the officials requested to appoint concubines. One day, Zhu Houzhao was born suddenly without any warning.
Then, another case of "Zheng Wang's evil words" broke out.
Zheng Wang was a member of the Jingwei army, and his family was poor and sold his daughter. Later, when he heard that his daughter had entered the palace, he asked someone to find out the news, and found out that his daughter had given birth to a prince. He was so excited that he showed off everywhere, and even went to the consort's house to seek relatives. Soon
He was captured by Dongchang and also arrested the eunuch Liu Shan who spread the rumors.
Emperor Hongzhi personally tried the case, but to no avail, and handed it over to Jinyiwei for trial. The chief prosecutor of Jinyiwei believed that those who spread rumors and caused trouble should all be punished and executed.
Emperor Hongzhi's approval was very interesting. The eunuch who spread the rumor was executed. Zheng Wang, who claimed that his daughter gave birth to the prince, was spared by the emperor but was imprisoned. Zhu Houzhao succeeded to the throne and granted amnesty to the world, but Zheng Wang was actually released.
He also ran to Dong'anmen to ask for an audience with the emperor, saying that he wanted to see his grandson. Dongchang took action again and executed him.
What's even more bizarre is that the rumored biological mother of Zhengde (Zheng Jinlian) only declared to the outside world that she had "already surrendered." What does "fallen" mean? If she is guilty, she should be executed directly. It is so vague that it is difficult for people to guess.
This matter became known throughout the country, and everyone believed that Zhu Houzhao was indeed the son of the late emperor, but he was not born to Empress Dowager Zhang, but to the palace maid Zheng Jinlian.
How could Zhu Houzhao not know about such a big thing?
In addition, Empress Dowager Zhang had a strong desire to control and managed her husband and son submissively. Zhu Houzhao did not dare to investigate the truth, and the mother and son became estranged.
The time when Zhu Houzhao moved into the Leopard House happened to be after the rumored grandfather Zheng Wang was executed! Isn’t it such a coincidence?
It's strange that Zheng Wang was exempted from death penalty by Emperor Hongzhi. It's also strange that Zheng Jinlian's whereabouts are unknown. It's also strange that as soon as Zheng Wang died, Zhu Houzhao moved out of the palace and no longer took the initiative to meet the Queen Mother Zhang.
"Wang Erlang is a well-trained soldier. He only obeys the system and is not afraid of the powerful." Zhu Houzhao smiled and said to Li Ying, "Li Sanlang, follow me out of the palace incognito. I want to have a few drinks with Erlang to celebrate."
When the emperor came to Wang Yuan's house, Wang Yuan immediately apologized: "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
Zhu Houzhao asked: "What crime is there?"
Wang Yuan explained the matter again and concluded: "The soldiers trained by me did not know how to adapt. They only followed military orders and bumped into relatives. This is a crime. These soldiers caused a big disaster and actually asked me for help without permission. The sergeants contacted the civil servants privately.
, this is the second crime!”
Zhu Houzhao laughed: "Hahaha, good collision, come and have a drink!"
Wang Yuan originally wanted to plead for mercy to those soldiers, but what he said just now was just a prelude. But there was still a lot of words left to say, and the emperor actually shouted "Good collision". What the hell is this?
What Wang Yuan thought was a big trouble turned out to be nothing at all.
Tomorrow there will be countless officials impeaching the two uncles, but they will only fine them a salary. It is impossible to really punish them. They are just taking the opportunity to beat the Queen Mother.
However, since then, the Zhang brothers have not dared to act arrogant, and they are likely to become frequent guests in official memorials.
Although Wang Yuan could not understand the situation, since the emperor was happy, he should make the emperor even happier.
Wang Wensu was immediately summoned, and Wang Yuan said, "Is it possible that your Majesty is multitasking?"
"No." Zhu Houzhao said.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "This gentleman can do two things at once."
Zhu Houzhao was very interested: "Let's try it."
Wang Yuan randomly took out two abacus problem books and asked Zhu Houzhao and Li Ying to read the problems at the same time, while Wang Wensu struck an abacus with his left and right hands.
I saw Wang Wensu moving his fingers like flying, his hands transformed into phantoms, and all the questions he answered were correct.
Zhu Houzhao was greatly surprised and exclaimed: "It is so amazing that there is no such thing in the world. Where does this person work?"
Wang Wensu replied: "The little people are all white."
Zhu Houzhao said: "You can go to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Since you don't have any fame, I don't want to be promoted too much, so go to the Ministry of Household Affairs for inspection."
Inspected by the Ministry of Household Affairs, ranked ninth grade, a low-ranking official, and a minor official.
Wang Wensu was overjoyed. He just came to study with Wang Yuan and never expected to get an official position when he first came.
Wang Yuan was also speechless. He was just entertaining the emperor, so why did he get an official position?
Emperor Zhengde was very casual in appointing officials.