Bright Spring

Qiu Fu walked around the yamen of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion again, trying to find some brothers who were named Marquis.But out of a dozen marquises in Beijing, four of them suddenly fell ill!The rest of them tried to persuade Qiu Fu earnestly, and said a lot of things, meaning: You have already been made a duke of the state, why do you care about so many things, live a good life with a generous salary, and then pass it on to you? Wouldn't it be beautiful for future generations?

When Qiu Fu walked out of the lobby of the Rear Military Commander's Mansion, he occasionally heard some people talking inside. Those people thought that Qiu Fu was old and his hearing was weak.

Someone said: "Duke Qi is a man who is brave and bold in the war. I think he is the same as a man. He relies on his great achievements to the Holy One, and he still has the iron coupon in his hand. He believes that the crown prince will not dare to do anything to him. But even if he wanted to do something, he wouldn’t do it, who would dare to talk to him if he yelled?”

Another person said: "Who doesn't know that Duke Qi is on good terms with the King of Han? If he doesn't act like this, what can he do now? Jin Yiwei must have sent someone to watch him. You are not fools. You have neither the prestige of Duke Qi nor You don't have to do that, why do you follow him?"

Qiu Fu didn't bother to talk to them, and thought: If Lu Guogong (posthumously named) Zhang Wu is not dead, he will definitely be willing to follow today!

So Qiu Fu walked outside the Chengtian Gate alone, and looked up at Ji Gang's bloody head. Ji Gang only had a head, but his eyes were still open.Qiu Fu shouted: "Chen Qiu Fu, please have an audience with the Holy Majesty!"

The officers and soldiers standing up and down the Chengtian Gate ignored him and did not stop him.After a while, an eunuch said: "Duke Qi, are you always trying to force the palace?"

Qiu Fu scolded: "Cao you|mother! Is it your turn to convict this old man?"

The eunuch shrank his neck and hid back. After a while, another eunuch said: "Duke Qi, wait a moment, our family will report to the crown prince."

After a long time, the side door of Chengtian Gate actually opened.Although the eunuch who opened the door was bent over, he looked at Qiu Fu with a threatening sneer, as if to say, "Aren't you afraid of death if you enter alone?"

Qiu Fu glared at him, raised his leg and entered the door.After passing Chengtianmen, after walking for a while, Qiu Fu and the eunuch came to Duanmen; after entering Duanmen, Meridian Gate, the main entrance of the palace, could be seen in front.

Chapter 354

At this moment, Geng Tong from the Criminal Division impeached Chen Ying, the capital censor, saying that Chen Ying was greedy and asked for bribes|bribes.The crown prince approved the memorial, and immediately ordered Jin Yiwei to take Chen Ying and send him to Fusi Prison in Beizhen to wait for the joint trial of the three judiciaries.

On the Thousand Steps Corridor, the officials heard the news and there was another commotion, calling Geng Tong an outspoken minister and a model scholar.

Immediately, many things spread outside the Chengtian Gate.It turns out that Geng Tong impeached Chen Ying more than once, but unfortunately none of the memorials were published.Once Geng Tong met the prince and talked about this matter; the prince said, although Ying deceived his father, his father will be aware of it after a long time.

Amidst the noise, there were also some people who did not go along with the crowd, like Gao Xianning from the Imperial Academy and others.

While many officials were glad that Chen Ying was released from prison, Gao Xianning felt just the opposite.

Chen Ying's reputation is notorious, even if he framed and impeached the officials, he would have to ask the Holy Majesty's consent, and those who go to prison may reverse the case.But Geng Tong grasped the public opinion in front of the imperial court, so it was different.Geng Tong has a very good reputation, he stays poor and upright, and has a gentlemanly demeanor; if Geng Tong gets the support of the superiors, it will be even more terrifying. People like Geng Tong will stand on moral grounds and ruin their reputation forever!

And Ji Gang, Chen Ying and other holy ministers, will they die or be imprisoned within a day?Gao Xianning and others speculated that what happened in the palace was probably far from simple, and must be more complicated than the content of the queen's edict.

In less than a stick of incense, Geng Tong once again impeached Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qi, in front of the Qianqing Palace.The crown prince approved the reply and escorted Qi Guogong home, and let the ministers discuss it later.

Regardless of whether Qiu Fu really has no courtesies, as long as the official impeachment memorial is sent out of the palace, Qiu Fu's position as the governor of the left capital of the Central Army will have to stop, and he will wait obediently at home.If the charges are false, he will be reinstated.

... Soon the second person who was dissatisfied with the officials in the palace appeared, and it was Xie Jin from the Imperial Academy.

The Hanlin Academy is on the east side of the Thousand Steps Corridor, the closest place to Chengtian Gate.Xie Jin is already on the list of the Ministry of Officials and will be sent to the Annan area as an official, but the official appointment has not yet come down, so he still continues to serve in the Imperial Academy at this time.

Xie Jin believed that the officials in the palace should not close the palace gate, and said loudly: "Jin Zhong, Yuan Gong, Yang Shiqi and others have no fame, lack of knowledge, and do not understand etiquette. ! If I wait to arrange things, why is this?"

But Hu Guang, the incoming chief minister of the cabinet and official of the Imperial Academy, said nothing, and the surrounding officials looked at him coldly.

Seeing that no one responded, Xie Jin was furious.He looked around with angry eyes, fixed his eyes on Hu Guang's face, and immediately gathered all his anger on Hu Guang alone!

Xie Jin and Hu Guang didn't have this kind of relationship before. They both had similar family backgrounds, and both of them came from Jinshi background.However, the last time Xie Jin offended the emperor in front of the emperor, Hu Guang was eager to draw a clear line with Xie Jin in order to be the chief assistant of the cabinet; and because Xie Jin insulted Hu Guang in public, he had already lost his friendship.So Hu Guang tore up the marriage contract between the two of their children before, and at this time they were completely like passers-by.

At this time, Xie Jin even vented his personal hatred and public anger on Hu Guang, and he cursed: "In the eyes of Hu Gechen, righteousness is not as good as a pig!"

Hu Guang probably regretted it a long time ago and said: "The Taizu has an ancestral system, and the emperor dare not kill officials easily. Those people are doing small and big things. Grandpa, please calm down and don't be as knowledgeable as them."

... The night had just fallen, and the sky that had been overcast for two days suddenly began to rain heavily.It was as if in an instant, there were lightning and thunder, and the heavy rain poured down on the world like a pour, and the sky and the earth were shrouded in the sound of huge rain.

The entire capital has a population of one million and countless houses, but there is no one on the street.The lights in the pouring rain, the crying of children and the barking of dogs came from time to time.

The people are going to bed.But in the palace, there are probably not many people who can sleep well.Some ministers did not leave the palace for the second night and did not leave their homes.

Prince Zhu Gaochi had never been so tired. He leaned on a soft chair and closed his eyes, but he couldn't fall asleep at all.One thing flashed through my mind like a flash of light.

Occasionally, he felt that it was wrong to order Zhu Gaoxu to be arrested, and a trace of regret would flash through his heart.However, without dealing with Gao Xu, the Holy Majesty passed away in the East Palace, how can he explain it clearly so that all the billions of subjects in the world can be convinced?

It's a pity that there are no ifs in this world. If you go back and speculate on what you have done, it will be useless.

The Crown Princess Zhang seemed to see Gao Chi's thoughts, and comforted him softly amidst the thunder and rain: "Prince, don't worry, so many ministers are looking forward to you, everything will be fine."

Chapter 355 The Story in the Palace

The brick floor in the palace was filled with water, like a lake.The dark sky suddenly flashed, like a piece of black cloth was suddenly torn.

In an instant, the surrounding area was as bright as day, and the surrounding towers and palaces suddenly became clear; at that moment, there were vaguely a few people carrying things and walking towards a palace gate.In addition, the huge palace city seemed to be emptied in an instant, and there was not even a single person in sight.

After a while, there was a loud "crack bang", as if the whole imperial city was trembling.

After the rumbling sound, there was a faint voice in the heavy rain: "It's been hot these days. Fortunately, I used an oilcloth bag to pack ice. It should not be so hot after this rain."

... The main hall of the Hall of Spring Harmony was crowded with eunuchs and maids, and the noisy voices, although covered by the sound of "crashing" rain, could still be heard in the Hall of Spring Harmony.But beyond the high walls, it is impossible to hear.

"Godfather, these are traitors colluding with the vassal king." Yun Xiang (formerly named Brother Meng), a thick and grey-haired eunuch from Hu, bent his waist and said.

Hai Tao, who is called godfather, has a fair and smooth skin and is very young.He forced a dignified expression and nodded without saying a word.After a while Haitao said: "The princess is benevolent and virtuous, and she is very kind to the slaves. You just voted here, but as long as you remember the word 'loyalty', other things are easy to talk about."

Brother Meng hurriedly bowed his head and nodded, "Thank you, Professor Godfather, for your advice, thank you Godfather!"

At this moment, Gou'er, the eunuch and supervisor of ceremonies, said: "You gang of rebels, killing people to silence you, are you worthy of the emperor?"

Brother Meng said coldly: "We have always served the emperor loyally and attentively! Dog, it's hard to say whether you are worthy of the emperor, but you must be sorry for the prince! You hanged the maid who the prince likes yourself. ?”

The dog said: "Our family is only serving the emperor's wishes!"

"Oh..." Brother Meng suddenly said, "Now we are only following the prince's wishes!"

Haitao said: "Stop talking nonsense, get rid of all of them!"

Several eunuchs drew their knives, but Tan Qing stopped them, "These people belong to me tonight, I love killing people, and I feel comfortable killing them."

The eunuchs and maids who were tied up suddenly burst into tears, and one of the maids cried, "I don't know anything, I don't see anything, please, please forgive me, I'm only 16 years old, I don't want to die..."

Tan Qingdao: "You want to die, but I don't have any point in killing it."

The dog scolded: "You lawless rebels! You will be punished by God for turning black and white!"

Haitao said impatiently, "Do you still want to go through the tri-judicial trial?"

...The next day, just after dawn, the officials of the Yamen Office got the news that the Holy Majesty passed away in Qianqing Palace.The Empress ordered that all the officials and relatives of the noble clans in the five temples and six prefectures in Beijing be summoned outside the Qianqing Palace, and civil and military officials of the third rank and above were allowed to enter the Qianqing Palace.

Things for national funerals are being arranged everywhere in the palace.

The eunuch told the ministers: "The emperor was suddenly ill, and he fell into a coma before there was a will. He passed away last night and will be mourned this morning."

You Yude Yang Rong picked up a few pieces of paper and began to read, to the effect that he told the story before and after the emperor's death.

A few days ago, Ji Gang, the former commander of Jinyiwei, neither visited Guanglu Temple nor informed the Imperial Hospital, and offered tribute to Hongwan without authorization.Ji Gang is skillful with his words, often slandering, in order to invite credit, he said that the red pill is a panacea for prolonging life, nourishing and strengthening the body, the emperor mistakenly believed Ji Gang's words for a while, and took the red pill.