Chapter 6 Summoning important ministers late at night Say the other side.
Lin Che looked at Zhu Ming, who looked confused, and slowly stood up and stretched.
"Okay, that's all for today. You can't bite off more than you can chew. After I leave, you can think about it carefully and see if this is the case."
"Think it through and tell me tomorrow. This is the homework I assigned you."
"I don't understand. You deserve to be imprisoned by your old man."
"Let's go, don't send it."
"Oh…"
Zhu Ping's face was full of shame, but he still stood up and bowed deeply: "Sir go slow!"
Watching Lin Che walk out of the prison cell, Zhu Xi muttered:
"My father is the emperor of the day, the most respected person in the world. If he says to abolish it, he will abolish it. What's so difficult about this?"
"Is it harder than when my father conquered the world in commoner clothes?"
"I really can't figure it out!"
Zhu Xiang tried hard but couldn't figure it out.
This policy clearly harmed the country and the country, so why did Lin Che assert that her father could not abolish it lightly.
next door.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in the secret room, stood up and shouted toward the door: "Here comes someone."
Mao Xiang, who had been waiting at the door, quickly walked into the secret room and knelt down on one knee:
"The mark is here!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved and signaled Mao Xiang to come over.
Whispered a few words into Mao Xiang's ear.
Mao Xiang knelt down again, "I obey the order!"
Then left in a hurry.
……
Late, Haishi.
Forbidden City, inside the Royal Study Room.
Dozens of Panlong candlesticks illuminated the entire imperial study as bright as day.
In the middle of the imperial study room, on top of the imperial desk, were several stacks of half-person-high memorials.
Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon chair, tapping the documents rhythmically with his fingers, with an uncertain expression on his face.
Next to him stood Prince Zhu Biao, also looking forward and silent.
The father and son returned from prison and remained silent.
Liu He, the personal eunuch waiting outside the door, didn't know what was going on inside. He was so nervous that his hand holding the whisk was trembling slightly.
Hongwu Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly strict in managing his ministers.
All eunuchs are just servants in the palace and have no power.
This is incomparable with the eunuchs who had exclusive power and controlled the court affairs in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang learned from the experience and lessons of previous dynasties when eunuchs monopolized power, disrupted the political order, and subverted the dynasty.
In addition to not reusing eunuchs and ministers, an iron sign was erected at the entrance of the palace: ministers are not allowed to interfere in politics, and offenders will be executed!
As Zhu Yuanzhang's personal eunuch, Liu He usually takes care of Lao Zhu's daily life, nothing more.
Don't dare to say a word about matters involving the court.
Suddenly.
"Come on!"
I heard Zhu Yuanzhang shouting in the imperial study room.
Eunuch Liu He was so frightened that his hands trembled and his fly whisk fell to the ground.
He quickly bent down to pick up the fly whisk, rushed into the imperial study room, and said in panic: "Slave... my maid is here."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even look at Liu He, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling all over, and said loudly:
"Publish my oral instructions to the Duke of Wei, Duke of Korea, Taishi Ling Liu Bowen, Zuo Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, Minister of Rites Liu Sanwu, and Minister of Hubu Fu Youwen."
"Wait a minute, Liu Bowen is seriously ill now, forget it."
"The others will come to see you immediately!"
"Slaves obey orders"
Eunuch Liu He lifted his feet lightly and quickly left the imperial study.
Inside the imperial study.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought carefully before sending an order to announce the audience of these important ministers.
Among them, Xu Da, Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong were participants in this policy.
Fu Youwen was the Minister of Household Affairs and was in charge of the court's money bag.
Liu Sanwu is an important minister who has been promoted in recent years.
Among the ministers who jointly formulated the public land policy, Yushi Zhongcheng and Taishiling Liu Bowen were seriously ill.
Xu Da guarded the north all year round and rarely participated in government affairs.
Four years after Li Shanchang stayed in Hongwu, he resigned from his position as left minister of Zhongshu Province and became idle at home.
However, as the leader of the Huaixi Group, Li Shanchang still has huge influence in the court.
The Prime Minister of the Left, Hu Weiyong, was both Li Shanchang's in-law and his recommendation.
Now he serves as the Prime Minister Zuo of Zhongshu Province. He is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
Powerful.
Recently, he has been linked to the nobles of Yuanzhang saw it and remained calm, which did not mean that he didn't care.
Zhu Yuanzhang had two purposes in summoning several important ministers to meet him late at night.
First, most of these people have experienced this policy and are also beneficiaries of this policy. He wants to see what these people think.
Second, Hu Weiyong, with the secret support of Li Shanchang, has recently colluded with the Huaixi nobles. Lao Zhu has smelled a hint of crisis and took the opportunity to beat them.
An hour later.
These important ministers arrived one after another.
The first one to arrive was Hu Weiyong.
He was wearing an authentic red court dress, with a lifelike peacock embroidered on his chest, and a golden belt hanging around his waist. His face was full of spring and he was in good spirits.
"The humble minister Hu Weiyong is here to see Your Majesty!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Entering the imperial study, Hu Weiyong gathered his thoughts and bowed respectfully.
"Hu Qing, no courtesy, please get up."
While talking, Duke Xu Da of Wei, Duke Li Shanchang of South Korea and others arrived one after another.
"Chen Xu Da, see Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, Li Shanchang, is here to see you."
"... "
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and asked Liu He to give seats to Xu Da and Li Shanchang.
The other three ministers stood aside.
Although Hu Weiyong is the prime minister of Zhongshu Province.
But in terms of merit and qualifications, they are still far behind Xu and Li.
During the Dragon and Phoenix years.
When Hu Weiyong was still serving as the county magistrate in Ningguo, Xu and Li were already Zhu Yuanzhang's right-hand men and important ministers around him.
Without Li Shanchang's single-handed promotion, Hu Weiyong would not be able to reach his current position.
Hu Weiyong did not dare to have the slightest objection to Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement.
Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon chair, his eyes were deep and his face was gloomy.
The atmosphere in the royal study was oppressive.
Hu Weiyong nodded and lowered his eyebrows, not daring to take a breath.
A lot of things happened in the imperial court recently, which made Zhu Yuanzhang quite critical of Zhongshu Sheng.
Previously, Yang Xian, the political advisor of Zhongshu, abused his power and focused on making decisions to save trouble, and was beheaded by Lao Zhu.
Some time ago, there was another blank seal case, involving thousands of officials.
Facing the emperor's wrath, Hu Weiyong, who had always been powerful and decisive, remained silent.
Could it be that the emperor summoned them late at night for this matter?
All the ministers were worried about their own concerns.
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at them with his tiger eyes, which intensified the fear in their hearts.
For a moment, there was silence in the imperial study room.
The flames were blown by the wind, elongating the figures and adding a hint of horror to the atmosphere.
It was Wei Guogong and General Xu Da who spoke first, breaking the suffocating silence.
Xu Da took a step forward, bowed and bowed:
"I wonder if there is any urgent matter when the superiors summon ministers and others to come late at night?"
"Cough! Cough!"
Zhu Yuanzhang coughed twice and then said: "My dear friends, I have encountered something difficult, and I would like to ask your dear friends to help me solve the problem together."
Hearing this, Xu Da and the other five people all knelt down in a hurry and shouted in unison: "I will dedicate myself to relieving His Majesty's worries."
"Free gift!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After the five people returned to their places, Zhu Yuanzhang briefly explained the reason.
Then he asked the prince to hand over the lecture contents recorded by the imperial edict to Xu Da and others for circulation.
Xu Da and others were shocked after seeing it.
Lin Che's remarks were too bold and unbridled.
Li Shanchang was the first to stand up, stepped forward and said: "I report to my superiors that this person is confusing the public with his evil words, and what he says cannot stand up to scrutiny."
"The policy formulated by the superior government to subsidize officials' salaries from public land has given our officials no worries and eliminated the thought of corruption. There is no minister who would not praise His Majesty for his wisdom."
"Why did it come to this person's mouth and become a bad policy that endangers the country and the country?"
"This thief is deceiving the public with his evil words, and his heart can be punished."
Immediately afterwards, the Prime Minister of the Left, Hu Weiyong, stood up and said loudly:
"What Mr. Han said is absolutely true. The public land subsidy policy formulated by His Majesty is a national policy decided upon by His Majesty, Mr. Han, Duke Wei, and ministers, etc. together. How can this person be allowed to criticize himself?"
"You are deceiving the public with your evil words, and you are so ambitious!"
"This person must be resentful towards His Majesty and cannot see the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty."
"I dare to go to Chen, and I will capture this person immediately and behead him at the Meridian Gate."
Liu Sanwu, a great scholar and the Minister of Rites, and Fu Youwen, the Minister of Household Affairs, also knelt down and played: "My minister agrees!"
"My minister agrees!"
Only Wei Guogong and General Xu Da stood there, thoughtful.
(End of this chapter)