Chapter 837 Chaotang Shakes
Zheng Chenggong from Taiwan was preparing to send Chen Yonghua to Fuzhou to get benefits, and Zhu Hongsan from Beijing was taking Wang back to the palace.
Zhu Hongsan thought about Zhu Youlang a little simpler. He thought that Zhu Youlang is dead now and Wang is also in the harem. At most, the scholars and officials curse at most. Anyway, they don’t have to worry about their debts, and they don’t bite them if they have too many lice. The reputation is already terrible. You can say whatever you like!
Zhu Hongsan thought it was simple, but things did not develop according to his imagination. On the fourth day after Wang entered the capital, some low-level censors in the court began to write letters, asking the emperor to recognize Zhu Youlang's identity as the Ming emperor in the South, and give him a temple name and be buried as the emperor.
At first, Zhu Hongsan didn't take it seriously, thinking that this was just some young officials who wanted to show off, and he would pass by no matter how many days they were in. So Zhu Hongsan signed the memorials with the words "I know" and then called them back to the cabinet.
These three words do not mean that the emperor knew about this matter. "刘" should be read three times, which means ending, and ending. Zhu Hongsan originally thought that the matter was over, but less than ten days later, more than a dozen officials wrote a letter, and he still asked the emperor to recognize Zhu Youlang's identity.
At this time, Zhu Hongsan felt something was wrong. These dozen officials were not the small officials of the sixth and seventh ranks in the early stage, but the doctors of various departments, middle-level officials such as Yuanwailang, and all forces had them. Zhu Hongsan, who had extremely high political sensitivity, knew that this was no longer a small official who was willful, but a premeditated political movement.
If the Ming emperors of the previous generations were replaced, they would probably have to arrest and spank these dozen middle-level officials. But how could Zhu Hongsan learn from the bastard emperors of the previous dynasty? Although Zhu Hongsan was also quite a bastard, in order to attract scholars, he still abolished the court stick and told the descendants of the world that they were not allowed to use court sticks to beat ministers.
The emperor had no means to restrain the ministers, so naturally these scholars dared to say anything. Zhu Hongsan saw that if he didn't use thunder to suppress the situation, it would be over when the situation began. So Zhu Hongsan did not spoil the gang of ministers who wrote letters this time. Five of the dozen officials were dismissed, six were sent out, and two were demoted.
Zhu Hongsan did this but could stab the hornet's nest. In history, the Qing Dynasty used a butcher knife to suppress these scholars and officials' feelings for the country and the people, but Zhu Hongsan was different. Zhu Hongsan took over the mess of Chongzhen, and the officialdom was still the same style that could be remembered in history as long as he scolded the emperor. So these dozen officials immediately became great heroes in the eyes of scholars. For Zhu Youlang's identity, he dared to challenge those in power. He was really a good man!
On the day Zhu Hong issued the imperial edict three times, more than 100 officials in Beijing jointly wrote a letter to call for injustice for the dozen deposed officials. At this time, the ministers of various ministries, the censors of the Censorate and other senior officials were involved.
When Zhu Hongsan saw that the situation was out of control, he thought that he could not beat or scold me, but I could not hide? Zhu Hongsan shrank his head and hid in the palace and couldn't come out. If you ministers can scold me, just scold me. Anyway, I can't hear me. Do you dare to rush into the palace to curse in person? That would be really not far from death!
These ministers saw that the emperor had played the turtle policy and did not dismiss anyone. How could they become famous in history? But how could the emperor play with these old fried dough sticks like this? Aren’t you the emperor’s cold treatment? Aren’t you not leaving the palace? Then we just want to talk to those who can enter the palace!
The ministers first found seven cabinet masters. After all, Zhu Hongsan and the Emperor Wanli were different. Zhu Hongsan still had to deal with the government affairs, so he naturally had to meet the cabinet members. The seven cabinet members were also officials and people within the system. Naturally, they knew that these guys were not easy to mess with, and that if they could not handle their reputation, they would be over. So the seven cabinet members persuaded these ministers to return with kind words, and at the same time promised that they would convince the emperor!
But the seven people in the cabinet were also wrong, and it was not working hard for them to go to the emperor. When they saw Zhu Hongsan discussing the national affairs, the emperor immediately turned against him when he said this, waved his hand and returned to the harem. Can these old men in the cabinet hold the emperor's sleeves like village women?
These ministers saw that the cabinet masters did not work, so they found the crown prince and the crown prince Zhu Hai.
After many court changes in recent years, Zhu Hai has become more and more calm and more cautious. Zhu Hai did not want to care about these messy matters, but the idea that Xia Wanchun gave to the prince made the prince very moved.
These ministers are middle and senior officials, and if they can do this for them, they will definitely be recognized by them.
Xia Wanchun's idea was too great to the prince's heart. The prince now relies on Ma Mingyuan, and everyone under him followed Ma Mingyuan's leader. The prince really wanted to form his own team. Among these ministers are ministers, censors, and ministers, which is a considerable force.
When Xia Wanchun gave Zhu Hai his advice, Qian Yiai was not around. If Qian Yiai was here, he would definitely scold Xia Wanchun for any bullshit ideas? What did the emperor fear the prince the most? Isn’t it the identity of the legal heir? Now that you have the identity of the legal heir, you still have to show kindness to the ministers. What are you going to do? Do you want to undermine your me?
But Qian Yiai was busy in Shuntian Mansion at this time, so Prince Zhu Hai believed Xia Wanchun's idea and prepared to enter the palace to persuade him.
The prince is Zhu Hongsan's son, so he can naturally go to the harem to meet me at will. Zhu Hongsan didn't think about anything else when he heard the prince came, thinking that he was just going to the palace to pay his respects.
After entering the Qianqing Palace, the prince kowtowed and bowed first, and then said, "Father, my son is here to pay tribute to my father!"
The prince is twenty-seven years old this year, tall and tall, with a handsome face, and has a good genes from the Ma family. Zhu Hongsan was happy to see his eldest son and said, "Get up, why do you have time to see me today?"
Zhu Hai stood up and came to Zhu Hongsan, and then said, "Father, my son is studying today. I suddenly read a piece of history. I feel incredible, so I'm here to ask my father why?"
Zhu Hai was educated by Ma Mingyuan, a Confucian scholar. He was a hundred times stronger than the semi-illiterate man, but he still had more than ten times more. But this is how people are. Zhu Hongsan was naturally happy to hear that his son still had something to ask himself. He quickly said, "Okay, I say not to study hard. If you have any questions, let me tell you, and let me analyze it for you!"
Zhu Hai nodded and said, "Father, my son is reading Chen Shou's Three Kingdoms Religion, and found that Cao Cao, who regarded himself as a treacherous hero, did not kill Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie. Emperor Wen Cao Pi did not kill Liu Xie after usurped the throne, but instead appointed Liu Xie as Duke Shanyang. The Three Kingdoms Records record that Liu Xie lived even longer than Cao Pi, and Duke Shanyang had been passed down for a total of four generations!"
Zhu Hongsan was very happy, but when he heard Zhu Hai say this, he immediately turned cloudy and cursed: "Bastard, do you think you are Cao Cao?"
Seeing that I was angry, Zhu Hai quickly knelt down and said, "Father, Cao Cao is treacherous and Cao Pi cunning, and he can tolerate others. Now his father is rich in the world, so why do he still hold on to the dispute with King Gui back then? What's more, King Gui was a great contribution to the Qing Dynasty and has died now. If he doesn't give him his identity, the ministers in the court will not accept it!"
Zhu Hai’s meaning is very simple. Didn’t Zhu Hongsan be attacked by Zhu Youlang when he was a child? How many years have passed? What’s more, now Zhu Hongsan, you are already the emperor. The emperor should be generous. Isn’t it good to give a dead person a status? Why did you make the heavens angry and the people resent, and the court is full of criticism.
Zhu Hongsan was so angry that he heard his son say this. Was he angry about that little thing? If this happens, he looked down on Zhu Hongsan too much. Although Zhu Hongsan is so bad, he can still grasp the national justice. Not to mention that Zhu Youlang just sent someone to attack him, even if Li Chengdong killed Zhu Hongsan's wife back then, Zhu Hongsan also accepted Li Chengdong in the face of major issues. So Zhu Hai thought that Zhu Hongsan was just a petty family and did not give Zhu Youlang the posthumous title, which was really too despised Zhu Hongsan.
The incident happened like this today, not because Zhu Hongsan was mentally ill, but because Zhu Hongsan didn't want to see the scholar group grow up. Today, the scholar group could force the emperor to give a temple name, and will he force the emperor to abdicate tomorrow? Although Zhu Hongsan came from later generations and was influenced by democratic ideas, Zhu Hongsan is now the emperor, and his butt determines his head. Zhu Hongsan naturally didn't want to become Wanli. He wanted to choose a son close to him as the crown prince. In the end, he was held hostage by the ministers and could only establish a son he didn't like.
Wanli was unhappy back then and could return to the palace without asking about foreign affairs, but Zhu Hongsan was not good. Zhu Hongsan was the founding emperor. Now, these scholars and officials dared to use public opinion to force the emperor. If Zhu Hongsan dies in the future, what should he do if Zhu Hai becomes the emperor? With Zhu Hai's cowardly nature, it is very likely that this emperor will be replaced by Ma Mingyuan in the future.
And are those ministers in the court really complaining about the dead ghost Zhu Youlang? This is not necessarily the case! The first batch of more than a dozen middle- and low-level officials may be due to their loyalty, but now there are more than a hundred people. Do you think they can really challenge the emperor for a dead ghost?
Most of these guys have more or less accepted the appointment of Zhu Youlang. Now they are complaining about Zhu Youlang, but they are just sad about the death of a rabbit and fox. If they don’t give Zhu Youlang the temple name, these guys have no legality when they support Zhu Youlang, and they will be written as surrendered traitors in history books. How can these old guys stand it?
As for the others, Ma Mingyuan's party, these people stood up to promote the fire after seeing the emperor's failure to react in advance. Anyway, the emperor does not blame the public, and there are some guys from the Donglin Party ahead. If the emperor wants to deal with it, they will deal with it first. But what if it succeeds? That is a lot of fame and reputation. If the officialdom has a reputation, reputation is capital. Even if you are unlucky and are arrested by the emperor, your son's descendants will use this reputation to enter the officialdom again. This is really a good way to have low input and high output.
Chapter completed!