Huang Zongxi, who had just been promoted to governor of Zhili and had not yet left Beijing to take up his post in Baoding, took his brother's hand and asked him to sit down, "Calm down first."
Huang Zongyan was very angry and could not accept this decree.
Not long after he was promoted to the position of Zuo Fudu Censor, he was about to impeach Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng. Unexpectedly, he made a move and got himself expelled from the country and exiled to Wusi. This huge blow made him unbelievable.
Can not accept.
His father was one of the Seven Gentlemen of Donglin. When he was young, he followed his elder brother to study with Liu Zongzhou, and later joined the Fushe. He once served in Nanjing as a military official to prevent rebellion and criticized Ma Ruan, a traitorous minister who had harmed the country. Later, he and his elder brother organized the Shizhong Camp to resist
During the Qing Dynasty, he surrendered to the emperor and fought in the Northern Expedition. How many achievements have he made so far, yet he was expelled and exiled just because he wanted to impeach Ma Shiying?
"It is said that the saint was ill and had a confused mind. I think it is true."
"Be careful what you say." Huang Zongxi got angry.
"Who has never done anything for the imperial court? Thunder, rain, and dew are all due to your kindness."
"But as the censor of the left deputy capital, it is my duty to report rumors."
Huang Zongxi sighed, "I have persuaded you before not to impeach Ma Ruan and the others, but you refused to listen. Now the saint is angry, but you are saying that the saint is Hutu, and it is you who are the most stupid. You are the censor, but you
What is the impeachment of Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng? Is it a clique for personal gain, corruption and bribery, or rebellion?
Do you have evidence?
You don’t have any evidence, why are you impeaching?
Do you think that today, when the Chongzhen Dynasty was still under the Chongzhen Dynasty, you could bombard the ministers at will just by posting a revelation? Without evidence, you are making a false accusation and will be punished by the rebellion."
Although Huang Zongxi is still young, he is much more mature and stable than his brother Zongyan. Perhaps it is due to the brothers' different experiences over the years. Huang Zongxi has always been in charge of local affairs, from patrol to sub-inspection to governor and governor.
He presided over the military administration of one side, and Huang Zongyan served in Taijian from supervising the censor to giving things to the ministers and then to the left deputy censor. He was an official in his own right, and his duty was to supervise.
Huang Zongxi has become more pragmatic. He is no longer the backbone of the restoration of society. He no longer talks blindly about how to unite the party and oppose dissidents. He is more concerned about people's livelihood and how to make a place more stable and prosperous so that the people can benefit from it.
They can provide food and clothing, and even increase the education of the people, etc.
Huang Zongyan was Liu Zongzhou's favorite disciple. He had been admonishing in Taiwan for many years. His pen and paper were like swords and his words were like arrows, but he still had the same sectarian views as before.
This time he followed Wu Weiye in impeaching Ma Ruan and others, and attacked their main crime, which was that they often hired magicians, talked about astrology, and speculated on fortune and destiny. He also said that the drama poems they produced had the intention of slandering the saints and ridiculing the world.
He also said that they appointed private individuals, formed cliques for personal gain, took bribes, and allowed their tribesmen to take advantage of others, etc.
He said that if Ma Ruan was not killed, the universe would be unclear and the court would be unjust. He even suggested that those who rebelled against the party should be re-investigated and should not be pardoned. Ruan Dacheng was originally a member of the rebel party and should never be hired, and his head should be beheaded in public.
But none of what he said was supported by evidence. Anyway, he heard rumors about it. He said he heard such rumors, but he couldn't tell who said it.
The emperor simply does not accept this old routine of party struggle.
He didn't even say that he would stay in the middle like the prince, but he slapped them hard in the face and exiled the three leaders.
A minister of the Imperial Academy and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, a left deputy censor of the capital and an associate minister of the Prime Minister's Office, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and the right magistrate of Zhan Shifu were all beaten to dust with just one stick.
They were all stunned.
Huang Zongyan found it hard to accept that this hero, who had not yet reached the age of forty, was a great scholar of the Book of Changes and was very proud of his official career. It was really hard to accept that he suddenly suffered such a blow.
But Huang Zongxi asked him to accept the order and quickly went to Lhasa.
"You stay there for a few years in peace, calm down first, and study hard there." The implication is that the prince is about to succeed to the throne, and our Huang family has survived. You are also the uncle of the prince's concubine, and so do I.
You are still the governor of Zhili, and you will definitely join the cabinet in the future. I will definitely be able to take you back in the future, and it is very possible that you will even be reinstated.
At this time, we cannot contradict the emperor.
"Why?" Huang Zongyan couldn't understand.
Huang Zongxi patted his brother's arm, "Because we are ministers of the Yuan Congxun, or relatives, especially you and I were members of the Socialist Party, and the saint has just dealt with the guilty minister, you should impeach Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng and others at this time.
, and also proposed to restore anti-eucalyptus, do you think it is appropriate?"
Huang Zongxi didn't expect the emperor to have such a serious reaction beforehand, but now he suddenly realized that his brother had committed a serious crime.
Even if they are the founding fathers or relatives, how can the saint allow the whole court to be composed of the founding fathers?
The brother was not treated unjustly, and he failed to understand the emperor's situation and intentions.
When the emperor ascends the throne and becomes the crown prince, the emperor's arrangements cannot be disrupted.
If the emperor really wanted to deal with Ma Ruan and others, he would have dealt with them together with Hong Chengchou and others.
The brothers talked for a long time, and Huang Zongyan gradually calmed down a bit. He was also a smart man, and the brother understood everything, but he still couldn't accept it.
But Huang Zongxi still persuaded him to go to Lhasa immediately after receiving the order. The Huang family would send someone to take him there, and someone would take care of him when he got there. He wouldn't be too sad when he got there. It might take him some time to adapt to the altitude sickness and altitude sickness there.
The climate is cold, but when you think about the fate of Chen Zilong, Hou Fangyu and others, think about the fate of Qian Qianyi and Hong Chengchou, it is not worth mentioning.
After all, the Huang family is still there and the Huang family will not fall. Huang Zongyan's resignation and exile this time will not be too serious.
"I have implicated my brother and implicated the Huang family."
"What are you talking about?" Huang Zongxi patted his brother's arm, "You will gain wisdom after learning from it."
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Huang Zongyan, Wu Weiye, and Lu Liuliang were expelled and exiled. Ma Luan was promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guards. Prince Xinna Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng's granddaughter, and grandniece were concubines. For a time, the city of Beijing was extremely lively.
The people in the capital who like to eat melons are very excited.
After all, no one expected that the Huang family and the Lu family, who were the founders of Zhejiang and their relatives, would lose their teeth, and that Wu Weiye, the imperial wine minister known as the Wen Zong of the world, would not be impeached and would be punished instead.
It really opened my eyes.
I thought that after the meritorious faction overthrew the capitulation faction, they would strike while the iron was hot and overthrow Ma Ruan and others, but who could have imagined that the ship capsized in the gutter.
It really shocked countless people.
The three Huang Zongyans left the capital quietly, and a group of imperial guards escorted them to the place of exile. The emperor was merciful and only exiled them themselves. His wife, children, children, and family in-laws were not implicated, and their property was not confiscated. He even allowed their families to send people to follow them.
When escorting, you don't even need to wear shackles or prison uniforms.
After changing into commoners, they could still ride on horses and carriages and set off slowly. The emperor gave them half a year to travel, so there was no rush at all.
It's getting colder day by day.
The day when the emperor abdicates the throne is approaching day by day.
Everyone in the imperial court was busy with this matter, and the accident caused by Huang Zongyan and others was quickly covered up. At the end of October, all the foreign vassal states of the Ming Dynasty also sent high-level missions, such as North Korea,
The king of Ryukyudu came in person with his queen, his son, and his family, and the two shogunate offices of Japan also sent their generals, their son, and their royal princes to come.
Not to mention Mongolia, from Mobei to Moxi and then to Qingkang, all the way to Torgut on the coast of the Caspian Sea, the Nogai Khanate and the Khan came there early in person with their families.
None of these Mongolian Khans, who also held the title of Commander-in-Chief and had the title of Commander-in-Chief, dared not not come. And their respective Deputy Commander-in-Chiefs, the Commander-in-Chief’s Deputy Khan, Nuo Yan, Huitai Ji, etc. also came one after another.
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This is no ordinary morning market.
This year is a special year. The Holy Khan and the great emperor want to abdicate and pass on the throne to the crown prince. This kind of thing probably won't happen once in hundreds of years. It comes naturally, and I don't dare not to do it.
Even Chu Hu'er of Junggar, who was still in rebellion, sent envoys here.
In addition, foreign countries in Nanyang and Central Asia also received the invitation from the Emperor of Heaven early and sent high-level missions.
On the land Silk Road in the northwest and southwest, camels and horses came in an endless stream along the Hexi Corridor, the Qinghai-Tibet Line, and the Yunnan-Burma Line.
The sea route is even more lively. Tianjin Port is not yet frozen, and a large number of sailboats sail in, and then transfer to canal boats to Beijing.
The Beijing-Tianjin Canal has never been more lively, and the towns on both sides are even more prosperous.
Those foreign and vassal missions were also trading groups, which brought a large amount of goods. These goods attracted countless merchants. The missions were also purchasing large quantities of Ming goods, allowing various towns in Beijing and Tianjin to
All extremely hot.
"Tsar Alexei sent a special envoy, Princess Ekaterina, to lead a delegation and has arrived in Tianjin."
"The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan sent a delegation led by Crown Prince Dara Shuko and has already stayed at the state guesthouse arranged by Honglu Temple."
"Persian Safavid Emperor Abbas II also sent his eldest son Suleiman to lead a delegation."
“The Ottoman Sultan Muhammad and the Empress Dowager sent a delegation led by the Grand Vizier Koprulu Muhammad Pasha, the son of Koprulu Muhammad Pasha, as regent.”
"The King of Poland and Lithuania, John II Casimir, sent a delegation led by his Marshal Jeremiah Michał Wisniowicz."
"The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the King of Hungary, the King of Bohemia, and the Archduke Ferdinand III of Austria sent a delegation led by Prince Philip and Princess Maria Anna."
"Queen Christina of Sweden sent a delegation led by her cousin Carl Gustaf."
"Protector Cromwell of the English Republic sent his eldest son Richard Cromwell to lead a delegation."
"The King of France, King Louis XIV of Navarre, and the Queen Mother Anne sent a delegation led by Prince Condé."
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The emperor had just drank the milk of the poppy flower. He leaned against the bed with his eyes closed and listened to the report from Ruan Dacheng, the scholar of Dongge University. This time, invited by the Ming Emperor, the major powers in the East and West sent important figures and delegations. Their arrival was not only
Participating in Zhu Yihai's abdication ceremony was also to discuss with Ming Dynasty the establishment of a national alliance composed of major powers. This alliance is mainly focused on economic and trade cooperation, but also facilitates communication and regulates conflicts among major countries.
The Western countries that have just finished the Thirty Years' War are still stuck in the quagmire. The sudden rise of the Eastern powers, especially the emphasis on maritime trade, is attracting all countries, even Poland, Sweden, Tsarist Russia, and the Mughals.
, Persia, even the Ottomans, the Netherlands, and Spain, they now have to face the Ming Dynasty directly, because the Ming Dynasty has been connected with them.
This national alliance is the first among Eastern countries. If it succeeds, it will have far-reaching influence, not only for the Ming Dynasty but also for all countries.
