Chapter 62 Peace of mind and laziness, old things happen again(1/3)
A group of people walked out of Ciqing Palace, Zhang Hong carefully followed behind the emperor.
After what happened, he was already in a very uneasy mood. He quietly raised his head and glanced at the ugly-looking emperor, not even daring to take a deep breath.
I followed step by step, thinking about how to fix it over and over again.
"Zhang Hong, is it a little too smooth for you, the Chief of Ceremonies, to ascend to the position?"
A voice suddenly reached his ears, and its cold tone made Zhang Hong's heart skip a beat.
He quickly knelt down to plead guilty: "I am guilty! Your Majesty, I will definitely investigate this matter!"
Zhu Yijun lowered his head to look at Zhang Hong and sneered: "Check? The fire is already burning, what else to check?"
If it were so easy to investigate, Sejong wouldn't have caught fire so many times.
Zhang Hong kowtowed repeatedly, making loud banging noises.
Zhu Yijun watched coldly and said nothing.
Just as he was about to continue beating Zhang Hong, he suddenly saw Li Jin trotting over from a distance, looking extremely embarrassed.
Zhu Yijun's eyelids twitched, and a bad premonition resurfaced.
Sure enough, as soon as Li Jin arrived, he immediately fell to his knees with a plop and said in panic: "Your Majesty, the late emperor's young daughter Yao Jiang has passed away!"
The late emperor's youngest daughter, Zhu Yaojiang, was the seventh daughter of Qin Guiren.
He was born in July last year and is now only one year and four months old.
He was fine before, but died overnight!?
Zhu Yijun took a deep breath and put away all expressions on his face.
Looking at Li Jin calmly: "How did you die?"
Li Jin took a breath and said very quickly: "What happened this morning!"
"At that time, he couldn't stop crying and his limbs were twitching. Then he called the imperial doctor, but he couldn't save her even after administering acupuncture."
"The court ruled that he died of convulsion."
Zhu Yijun slowly closed his eyes.
The voice was a little deep: "Which imperial doctor? Which court judge?"
Li Jin hurriedly replied: "The court sentenced Wang Wenli and the imperial physician Song Zhaohe!"
Zhu Yijun just nodded quietly and didn't ask any more questions.
Without saying a word, he walked out, leaving the two eunuchs kneeling on the ground.
After walking a long distance, Zhu Yijun seemed to remember that Zhu Yijun turned around and said: "Wait until I come back."
After saying that, he led the royal guards and turned around and left, letting the two eunuchs kneel to see him off.
The two eunuchs knelt on the ground, not daring to get up. They looked at the emperor's leaving figure and kowtowed repeatedly.
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Wenhua Hall.
Today's court discussion is not over yet.
There are palace affairs in the palace, and there are matters in the outer court. It is enough to send people from Zhongshushe to express their condolences and get the news that everything is fine.
The court discussions continued in an orderly manner.
The imperial censor Hu Chuanzheng said impassionedly: "On the third day of the tenth lunar month, on the night of Bingchen, the guest stars appeared in the northeast, like projectiles. Every time they left the pavilion, they stood beside the road, and there was a faint glow on the wall. On the 19th day, we arrived at Renshen.
At night, the star is red and yellow, as big as a lamp, and its light shines out in all directions. Divination says: It is a star."
"Nowadays, there are buildings behind Ciqing Palace that are burned down, where the concubines live. This is a disaster!"
"Star Yin resembles fire, which is born from accumulated Yin. Once the evil star enters the angle, fire will appear in the palace. Isn't this a subtle reason?"
Everyone looked at Hu Wei jumping up and down.
I don’t know who spread the news about the fire in Ciqing Palace. As soon as the court meeting started today, everyone knew about it.
After he expressed his condolences to Empress Dowager Chen and received a positive reply, Hu Wei began to perform vigorously.
Using the evil star on the third day of October as an excuse, they linked it to the fire in Ciqing Palace and made a big fuss.
Qin Tianjian had previously said that it was a good omen, but recently he changed his mind and said that if it persists for many days, it should be a demon star.
Everyone understood what was going on.
It's none of your business, just watch with cold eyes.
If you have any guesses, examine them carefully.
Those who are planning secretly look around.
Just listen to Hu Wei continue to speak impassionedly: "The East China Sea kills filial women, there is no rain for three years, a filial woman still has the heaven and the peace is here, how can the concubines of the two dynasties block the back courtyard?"
"The old people don't know where they will end up, the young people are really resentful, the widows are lonely, and they are so worried!"
"From my perspective, this fire was probably caused by a palace maid with a grudge!"
These words were already blatantly criticizing the Holy Lord.
It's not just blatant, it's even a repeat of the same old tricks.
This view... This was almost the same view when Sejong was almost strangled to death by a palace maid.
The more Hu Zhui said, the more excited he became: "If the emperor in the Tang Dynasty is not a king, then the heaven will be cruel and the country will be endangered. This is not enough for the emperor to say, but the past mistakes have been made, and we should also learn from them!"
Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was incompetent and Wu Zetian was cruel, almost endangering the country and the country. Although there is no need to explain these to Your Majesty, the emperor should also learn from the lessons of history!
Finally, I finally saw it.
This is clearly saying that the emperor is immoral, which is why he has incurred these retaliations.
Unfortunately, the emperor at this time was not alone.
All the officials were in court and immediately came out to scold him.
Just as he was about to take action, he saw a figure coming out of the side hall above the throne.
Zhu Yijun raised his hand to ask Li Zaiting to return to the queue, and the latter retreated obediently.
When the emperor arrived, all the ministers naturally saluted: "Your Majesty."
Hu Wei's voice also stopped suddenly. He looked up at the emperor with a look of fear and embarrassment: "Your Majesty."
Zhu Yijun nodded, with no expression on his face, and simply said two words: "Continue."
Then he didn't close the screen, and just looked at Hu Chui quietly, waiting for his next words.
Hu Chui stiffened for a moment.
But he gritted his teeth, straightened his body, and continued to speak: "How can you show your integrity when disasters and disasters are coming to you? How can you repel traitors when they are coming? If you suppress abuses, please follow the ancestral system and save money.
It is used to improve people's livelihood, and it is used to promote the rule of law through edicts and readings, all of which are used to bring harmony between heaven and earth and create a rule without borders for hundreds of millions of years!"
If the disaster is to blame on the emperor, should we reflect on it? If the disaster is on the treacherous officials, should we stay away from it?
This is of course a cliche, the point is the solution.
The prescription prescribed by Hu Chui is very simple. Don't compete with the people for profit. Only by following the ancestral system and studying the classics can there be "harmony between heaven and earth."
If you don't listen, don't blame yourself for hurting your "harmony".
This was still too implicit, and Zhu Yijun didn't seem to understand it.
He hummed casually: "What do Yushi Hu's so-called 'enhancement of people's livelihood', 'obeying the ancestral system' and 'forgiveness and reading' mean respectively?"
The emperor did not call him Qing as usual, but called Hu Yushi.
Some courtiers looked at the emperor's expressionless face and began to feel fear.
This scene... is so similar to when Sejong was in power!
When Hu Wei reached this point, he naturally couldn't be more straightforward and could only mutter: "I have limited talent and limited knowledge, so I can only say this."
Zhu Yijun nodded and did not ask any further questions.
Suddenly remembering something, he almost muttered to himself: "Is Hu Yushi from Southern Zhili?"
Hu Zhuo gritted his teeth and said: "I am a native of Wuxi, Nanzhili. I was a Jinshi in the Yichou Department in the 44th year of Jiajing."
Zhu Yijun remained silent.
He looked at Zhang Juzheng again and said, "Zhang Qing, what else was discussed at Chang Chao today?"
Zhang Juzheng was silent for a moment, knowing that the emperor was angry and wanted to comfort him.
Slowly he said: "Your Majesty, Chang Chao discussed several matters today."
"Recording matters concerning the construction of the Mu Temple."
"According to the proposal of Governor Wang Zongmu, the troops stationed in the east and west of Huai'an will be exempted from the army, and they will go to Beijing for military exercises at the end of the year. Maritime patrol posts will be allocated to prevent sea transportation."
"The Ministry of War impeached Gu Huan, the governor of Beijing Camp..."
To be continued...