The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 612

[612.Chapter 593 His Highness treats the people like a child]

The royal guards are already everywhere.

Terrified.

Although there have been more refugees in Beijing recently, Jin Yiwei has been closely monitoring them, but at this moment, so many people suddenly poured into Xishan. This…

Jin Yiwei Commander Mou Bin has gone to court, and Jin Yiwei Tongzhi Xia is on duty. I was dripping with cold sweat and personally led people to watch. I was on a mountain, holding a telescope and looking down. The flow of people from all directions was so vast that it blocked the sky and the sun, with no end in sight.

Behind them, the Tiqiu showed panic. How many people were there? Once things changed, it would not be fun. A large number of people gathered, and if one mistake was made, it could cause huge troubles.

Although this is the outskirts of the city, it is at the feet of the emperor, but there cannot be any negligence.

“Would you please transfer the Beizhen Prefecture Secretary…”

Xia Zheng looked back, glanced at the captain, with a cold expression on his face, and said sternly: “Confused, if there is a change, can the Jinyi Guards be able to suppress it?”

What was the captain doing? He was frightened and uneasy: “I will die for my humiliation.”

“We have to mobilize the Beijing camp to prevent unexpected events.”

The captain said cautiously: “But…how can the Beijing camp be mobilized by the Beizhen Prefecture?”

Xia Zheng rubbed his temples: ” The crux of the problem is here, report it quickly.”

“But the commander…” “

There is no delay in reporting to the palace. At this time, don’t talk about the regulations. If something happens, I will not be responsible. Get up.”

Xia Zheng looked back at the surging crowd, feeling dumbfounded: “Hold a few more people for questioning. Remember, you must never take people in public. You can do it quietly. Suddenly Gathering a crowd, I think there might be some other plot behind this, and it can’t be as simple as recruiting bankers.”

“Follow your orders!”

The Tiqi soldiers dispersed in an instant. At the same time, the eunuch Zhou Jin who was in charge of Dongchang quickly repaired. The next note was given to another eunuch: “Send to your godfather immediately. Don’t delay for a moment. It’s too late. You are the only one asking. The stall owners, fans, etc. in the East Factory should all cheer up.”

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Jinshen Palace.

For everyone, this is the most ordinary day in history. Even for the Qingliu people who rolled up their sleeves and wanted to speak out for justice, this day is also ordinary. After all, their lives come from In the battles in the court and the monthly court meetings, it is the most common thing for them to point out the country and denounce the treacherous villains. There is nothing strange about it.

On this most ordinary day, Emperor Hongzhi ascended the throne and all ministers paid homage. Emperor Hongzhi gave the prince Zhu Houzhao a meaningful look.

This guy didn’t even pay attention when he knelt down and looked around with a sly look on his face.

But after all… he is still his son.

Emperor Hongzhi actually saw Zhu Houzhao bowing down, but his face was not in Fang Jifan’s direction, and he was winking at Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan was honest and ignored him.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “All ministers stand up

. “

Emperor Hongzhi winked at Liu Jian.

Liu Jian understood and went out: “Today we need to discuss the political affairs of Liaodong first…”

“I have something to report.” Someone actually stood up.

However, it seemed that all the emperors and ministers in the court were a little stunned.

The first person to stand up… was actually… Ouyang Zhi…

Ouyang Zhi has always been mature and prudent, but at the same time, as a scholar of the Imperial Academy, he accompanied the emperor. Although he was from Xishan Academy, all the emperors and ministers in the court highly praised him. .

People believed that he was a model for all officials, and some even secretly believed that he was a new gentleman in the Hongzhi Dynasty.

The crux of the matter is not yet here.

But what everyone expected today is that Qingliu, who is full of people, will be the first to impeach. You, Ouyang Zhi, are from Xishan Academy. Why are you here to join in the fun?

Emperor Hongzhi was also stunned: “What did the Qing family say?”

When he saw that Ouyang Zhi had something to report, Emperor Hongzhi’s tone became gentler.

Ouyang Zhi saluted and was silent for a moment: “His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves the people and treats the people of the world like a pure child. The people are all grateful to His Highness the Crown Prince. When I heard that, some ministers secretly slandered the Crown Prince and told all the things that were wrong with the Crown Prince. I… I don’t think so. Today’s memorial is to be listened to with a straight face, so that no one will criticize and slander His Highness.” As

soon as this statement came out, the whole court was in an uproar.

Loving the people and treating them like children, isn’t this what Yao and Shun did?

This Ouyang Zhi, seeing that you have thick eyebrows and big eyes, and are usually honest and loyal, it turns out that no one in Xishan Academy is a good person, so you can say this.

Yang Tinghe was in the crowd, sneering inwardly. It seemed that His Highness the Crown Prince and Fang Jifan were taking a preemptive strike to avoid being criticized.

Can this… be sure to stop the world’s people from talking about it?

This is shooting yourself in the foot.

“I second the proposal!” Jiang Chen and Liu Wenshan came out.

“I second the proposal.” Wang Shouren left.

The four disciples who were in court all stood up and expressed their stance.

There is almost no doubt that Xishan Academy is the disciple and grandson of Fang Jifan and also a princeling.

Emperor Hongzhi stared at these four people, and he admired them in his heart. At this time, the prince was already on the cusp of the storm, and these four guys actually dared to stand up. They were clean officials, ignoring the fierceness of scholars. Discuss and ignore the opinions of the clear streamers. If you stand up, if you are not good, your reputation may be bad. Scholars value reputation the most. Some people regard it as more important than their own lives.

Emperor Hongzhi touched the case and nodded.

But this time, it was like poking a hornet’s nest.

It doesn’t matter what happens to His Highness the Crown Prince, but praising the Crown Prince like this is called disgusting. It has no ethics. The Ming Dynasty does not have the tradition of flattering the emperor. People will scold him. Who likes flatterers?

“Your Majesty, I have something to say…” Yang Tinghe’s face was solemn, and he stood up slowly: “His Royal Highness is the crown prince. How can he be close to the people and love the people without having experienced the world? I am the prince’s teacher. I dare not slander His Highness. His Highness is smart. , when I was teaching the prince to study, I also had some emotions. However, there were some treacherous villains in the court, surrounding His Royal Highness, trying their best to praise him for his ability. Your Majesty… As a prince, you should be close to the gentleman. You villain, loyal words are harsh to the ears and good medicine is bitter to the mouth. This has always been the case in ancient times. Why are there still people in this world who can’t see clearly? Your Highness is a man of extraordinary talent, but if you continue to allow the villains around you to flatter you, Today he is compared to Yao and Shun, and tomorrow he is said to be a holy king. Your Majesty…treacherous ministers and traitors surround the prince. These wolfish and ambitious people are pretentious, arrogant and ruthless, and are disrespectful and reckless. His Highness the Crown Prince is young and is increasingly infected by them. I am only afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince will become increasingly violent and do not want to study the classics of the saints. He is absurd and incompetent. If he succeeds to the throne in the future, traitors will take over. At that time, these social rats and foxes will bully the people. Your Majesty, you have abused your authority, falsely accused loyal people, and committed unforgivable crimes. Our country, the Ming Dynasty, is in danger.”

As he spoke, he burst into tears, prostrated, and choked, “I am not talented. Teach the prince, but the prince has been deceived by the traitor, and I am terrified. Today I would rather break my body to pieces than expose the traitor.”

This statement has been made.

The ministers were in an uproar.

His Royal Highness is a good person, but there are bad people around him.

As a former imperial master, everyone couldn’t help but feel touched when he was exposed here and saw Yang Tinghe with tears streaming down his face.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly and looked at Fang Jifan.

Of course, he didn’t agree with Yang Tinghe’s words. He was the one who promoted Fang Jifan to the prince’s side. Doesn’t this mean that I myself have become a traitor?

But many ministers were moved, and some came out: “His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the foundation of the country. I have never heard of it. If there are despicable people around him, they are all sycophants. How can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince learn from you?” The art…”

Fang Jifan’s face looked a little ugly.

These scholars are very powerful. At this time, even if he was trying to impress them, he could not match them. His eyes were full of sharpness and he looked at the censor who stood up.

The censor spoke upright and had no fear in his heart, but when he came into contact with Fang Jifan’s eyes, he felt strange, and his heart trembled, and he became a little timid again, but he still said uprightly: “Didn’t I mean, Prince? There are traitors around Dingyuan Marquis, but the Hanlin and scholars at Xishan Academy are all doing their best to serve the prince. If this continues, the people in the world will not dare to entrust them to the East Palace. I beg your majesty. He knows everything clearly. “

Fang Jifan is a bad guy, a very pure kind. He has no ability to make people dismiss from office, but he always has a thousand ways to torture you. Just like the famous Wang Bushi.

In fact, these elites are not afraid of being dismissed from office, nor are they afraid of being spanked by the emperor. To a certain extent, the imperial staff is the honor of ministers. If they are not beaten by the emperor, they will feel that something is missing in their lives.

Therefore, at the critical moment, the censor was still discouraged.

Forget it, don’t provoke Fang Jifan, just stick to Xishan Academy.

“I second the proposal…”

“I also second the proposal!”

One after another came out.

They were worried about the education of His Royal Highness. Princes have always been educated in Zhan Shi’s Mansion, but this time, the emperor actually came up with an ingenuity and built a Zhenguo Mansion. The prince actually went to teach people how to read and teach. It is still the so-called new learning.

This is a bit intolerable.

Although occasionally, some people would write worried letters and talk about this matter, but His Majesty often left these memorials alone and ignored them.

But today, taking advantage of this policy discussion, people have found an outlet.

More and more people are coming forward.

One, two, three… In this full court, more than half of the ministers were kneeling.

“When His Royal Highness the Prince still needs to study, he doesn’t want to study; when he still needs to learn the art of kings, he has not yet learned it, and he is already said to be just chasing Yao and Shun. Your Majesty, this is not a long-term way. The people of the world are all I long for His Highness to be a sage king who is well-informed and enlightens the world with royal principles, instead of being a complacent Crown Prince who only relies on the flattery of some treacherous villains today. I would like to ask your Majesty to take a closer look. “

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Fifth update today. This chapter is very tiring to write. I have recovered a little from my illness and my energy has recovered a little. Let’s continue as usual, five updates a day, rain or shine.

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