eldest son of Ming dynasty

"Mr. Cheng, I have given up my newborn princess to see you. Don't try to coax me with words that are neither painful nor itchy."

Cheng Guogong's beard is already grey, but after all, he is a general. He is tall and his face is broad and horizontal. In fact, he is a bit fierce, but he has to put a smile in front of the emperor, which makes it a little funny.

"The old minister first congratulates His Majesty. Your Majesty respects the sky and loves the people. God also sees it in his eyes. The succession of happy events in the palace is a clear proof."

"You are the only one who can talk." Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand, and Youzhi next to him understood and handed over a memorial. When he opened it, there was a thin piece of paper with two words written on it: Feng'an.

The names of his two sons are actually Feng and Lin.

"It just came here last night and I haven't had time to hand it to you yet. Are you relieved?"

Cheng Guogong lifted up his official robe and knelt down, "Thank you, old minister, for your kindness in taking care of me!"

"The year before last, I dealt with Duke Ying and demoted Duke Baoguo to Marquis of Funing. You all arranged for me behind your back, right?"

"No!" Cheng Guogong got the good news, and denied it categorically, "The old minister will never do such a rebellious act! The old minister's family will be more loyal to His Majesty, and the sun and the moon can learn from it!"

Zhu Houzhao's tone slowed down, and he said with a smile, "Zhu Feng is still good. You can see that he is a good man in the battle of Zijingguan. Cheng Guogong, wait a little longer. Although the border is difficult, Bao Jianfeng It will take a few years to get out of hard work. You can also get up, without being too polite, and tell me why you are meeting me today."

"Your Majesty!" Probably because of a few words of favor, Cheng Guogong looked very serious, "What I have said is indeed an important matter. I know who attacked Li Mengyang, the official envoy of the transcript!"

"Oh?" Zhu Houzhao's eyelids twitched slightly, "By whom?"

"It's the Fengguo Lieutenant Zhu Kaiyu and other four people from the royal family of the Han Palace."

This thing is interesting.

"Han Wang's Mansion? Is it the Han Wang's Mansion in Gansu? The people of the clan are not staying in the fief, and they have no purpose to enter Beijing. What are they going to do?"

Cheng Guogong's words were burning, "Yes! This matter is of great importance, and the old minister dare not speak nonsense, and because it involves the clan, once troubles will break out... The old minister is afraid that His Majesty will be embarrassed, so he can't stay for a moment, so he immediately enters the palace. Report this to the emperor."

"Well, I have your heart. But Cheng Guogong, how do you know? Are you present?"

"The old minister is not here. In fact, Gouzi told the old minister about this."

"Zhu Lin?"

"Yes."

Zhu Houzhao was embarrassed to say, your second son is okay, the eldest son...

"Tell me exactly what happened."

"Yes, in fact, the cause of the matter is quite simple. Zhu Lin first had some personal grudges with the four people. Seeing that they had foreign accents and seemed to have extraordinary status, he sent people to follow them. It was for revenge. He didn't want to run into someone like this. It was nothing at first, but in the past few days, he saw that the matter was getting bigger and bigger, and he couldn't hide it in his heart, so he came to tell the old minister. After hearing this, the old minister felt that the matter was very important, and after confirming it with him several times, he finally Dare to report to His Majesty."

"The young master of Duke Cheng's mansion wants to take revenge, not on the spot, but also send someone to follow him?"

Cheng Guogong's face was a little hot, "Your Majesty has warned that the son of a nobleman should not be too dandy, and the old minister has also taught him according to his will. Now he is a little restrained, a little restrained."

Does Zhu Houzhao still not understand the meaning of those words?Why don't you restrain yourself, why not go out and make trouble with others, otherwise what kind of enmity will you have?

"What is the reason for the feud?"

"Roll... roll the dice and gamble."

"Is this called a little restraint?" Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes, but he didn't bother to waste his time on this kind of waste, "Cheng Guogong, Li Mengyang was beaten in the street, I have already ordered the Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs to deal with it. Commissioner, you said this today, and Zhu Lin is going to testify in court later, everyone in the court cares about this matter, you must not let the fun come here, it will be embarrassing if you can't close the scene at that time."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the old minister knows the seriousness. Not only Zhu Lin, but also the servants he sent, the old minister has also asked them one by one. The royal family of the Han Palace indeed witnessed it with their own eyes!"

"That's fine."

Cheng Guogong flashed a special look, "Your Majesty, please clarify, what do you mean by 'just do it'? This matter involves the royal family of the Han Palace. Your Majesty... what kind of confession do you want?"

Zhu Houzhao stared, "What do you call that? What is the truth is what it is. As the Son of Heaven, do I still want to deceive the officials and the people of the world? Let your people say what they see. Besides, With their brains, can they think about the east and talk about the west?"

"Yes! With His Majesty's words, the old minister will understand!"

"The fact that the young master of Chengguo's mansion can testify is also an act of speaking out of righteousness and jealousy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise!"

Cheng Guogong was very happy when he heard this. One of his two sons failed, and his father was always unhappy.

"The old minister will leave."

"Wait." Zhu Houzhao came down from the top, "Since the royal family of Han Wang's mansion ended their enmity by rolling the dice, then they came to Beijing to gamble?"

Cheng Guogong didn't understand what the emperor meant, he just nodded along, "It should be."

"Thousands of miles away, violating the imperial ban and going to the capital to gamble?" Zhu Houzhao shook his head and chuckled.

"Hiss," Cheng Guogong's eyes widened, "Your Majesty, do you want me to go..."

"Yes. Find out together and let the world know the truth."

"Your Majesty is wise, I will go now!"

After they left, You Zhi came over and handed the emperor a big cloak to keep him warm, and said, "Mr. Cheng Guo is much more sensible than before."

"You're right. A person in a high position is the most prone to lose his temper, and he doesn't know how to advance and retreat." Zhu Houzhao glanced at You Zhi meaningfully, which made this guy's heart skip a beat.

"His Majesty……"

"In and out of the palace, I prefer a peaceful political environment. If you can't spare others today, how will others forgive you in the future? Liu Jin asked him to go to the central capital to guard the tomb. You just need to remember the words loyalty and sincerity. , are you afraid of what he will do?"

You Zhi knelt on the ground with a plop, "Your Majesty, servant girl, this servant girl has a sudden misfortune, please be punished by Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand and lifted him up, "There is no punishment. You are loyal and honest, and I will not punish such a person. I can't let Liu Jin go, I understand. If it were me, I might be the same as you."

"Your Majesty has a clear distinction between grace and power, and is an ancient benevolent monarch."

Zhu Houzhao approached him with a smile, "Tell me, what is Renjun?"

"Renjun...Renjun doesn't kill people, he only kills people. Your Majesty is Renjun."

"You are uneducated, you old eunuch, don't learn how to hang book bags like those civil servants outside, I tell you, the benevolent monarch not only punishes his heart, but also kills!"

The emperor left after speaking.

And You Zhi touched the palm of his hand again, and found that it was all soaked in cold sweat! !
It's rare to laugh a little at the end.

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After Duke Cheng Guo returned to his residence, he called his son Zhu Lin over.

"My father has already reported the matter to the emperor."

Zhu Lin couldn't bear his temper, and asked hastily: "What does the emperor say?"

"The emperor said..." The old man deliberately paused, whetted his appetite, "The emperor said that it is right to act out of righteousness and hate evil like hatred!"

"Okay! It just so happens that my son can avenge that punch!"

Cheng Guogong hated iron but not steel, "This is a big deal, can you stop worrying about your personal grievances?!"

"Dad! I finally got a reward, so please stop being a spoiler."

"Get out! Why are you talking to me!"

Zhu Lin still didn't take it seriously, "In short, Your Majesty agreed, and it's good if you agree. I will go to Dali Temple tomorrow to sue those people. Now that there is such a movement, those literati are crying and begging His Majesty to take care of them. Meal!"

"Okay, don't get so complacent at every turn, I ask you for my father, why do the clans of the Han Palace go to the capital to gamble, do you know?"

Zhu Lin had no idea after hearing this, but after thinking about it carefully, "They... they seemed to have just received the money, but it was not enough, so they thought they would win back their money and then return to their hometown."

"The money you just got? Who in the capital owes them?"

"I do not know then."

"All right, all right, you go first."

The next day, Zhu Lin seemed like a playboy who had finally found something that could make him stand out. He got up early early in the morning with great energy, just shy of being on duty earlier than the officials of Dali Temple.

Because of his special status, he also said that he had clues to the case of Li Mengyang being beaten.

Wu Jiao, the minister of Dali Temple, no longer relied on him and came out to see him in person, and then immediately discussed with Zhao Shen and Zhang Mao.

They were discussing here, and Zhu Lin, who thought he had gained merit, went out and publicized what he knew.

In the afternoon, the emperor was still immersed in the joy of having a daughter, and the officials of the whole capital began to hear about it one after another. The main reason was that Li Mengyang had offended the clan with his mouth, and the clan went back and taught him a lesson. This logic is self-consistent. It sounds reasonable and no problem.

As a result, the public opinion in the court was like an explosion,
Li Mengyang's friends, Bian Gong and He Jingyang, and others were excited, and they united to Dali Temple to express their feelings. Even if they were not Li Mengyang's friends, other officials would not see that the clan beat up the court officials. If you can beat Li Mengyang today, you can beat them tomorrow , is this okay?

Zhu Houzhao also felt the restraint of the emperor by the civil service system. When the six ministries, five temples, and even local officials heard about this, they all began to submit memorials, demanding that the emperor uphold justice and severely punish the offenders!
The four members of the cabinet, Yang Yiqing, Wang Jia, Wang Bing and Yang Tinghe also expressed the same meaning to him face to face.Other officials had no way out and said that although the emperor often summoned officials, they could not be exempted at will in the early court, and they even stunned the emperor.

In fact, the elders are under a lot of pressure. As the heads of all officials, they have to play a role at critical times.In this matter, if they still follow the emperor's "willful behavior", those bold officials will probably catch them.

Wang Bing even put a high hat on Wang Hao. When he entered the palace to see his majesty, he said on the road: "Ji Zhigong is the emperor's teacher. At this time, I should explain the truth to your majesty. This matter needs to be done with caution." Handle it, otherwise the grievances will be hard to settle!"

Wang Jia is also not used to him, the main thing is that Wang Bing is always dishonest, which really displeases him, "According to Yu Yu's words, Your Majesty seems like an unreasonable king?"

After finishing speaking, his complexion did not change, and he went to Qianqing Palace.