Chapter 586 Impeaching Xie Shuyou in front of the palace)
/s日 pt>Emperor Hongzhi's meaning, please reward the merits of the battle between Quanzhou Prefecture and Folangji people, and wait until the envoy of Folangji arrives in the capital before discussing it.
In fact, there is nothing to be discussed. It is to give rewards to those who have made meritorious efforts to defend against the enemy in Quanzhou. The Ming Dynasty had clear regulations on the determination of military merits and rewards and punishments. However, this time it was different from the past. Zhang Lian and others were civil officials, and the level of civil officials could not be promoted like military positions.
Wang Shouren was responsible for going to Quanzhou to reward the meritorious people and set off in early April. By the end of April, the matter was slightly calmed down, and Quanzhou Prefecture's memorial to impeach Chen Xi was sent to the capital.
Zhang Lian, the governor of Quanzhou, impeached Chen Xi for being stubborn and self-righteous. Not only did he fail to complete the imperial mission, he almost led to the fact that Folang Jiren knocked in and entered. Although he won in the end, it still led to the robbery and massacre of the people when the Folang Jiren retreated, and Chen Xi's crimes were unforgivable!
As soon as this memorial arrived at Xie Qian, Xie Qian was shocked. He had thought before that Chen Xi had a short experience and might do some inappropriate things. He also saw that Chen Xi was competing with Mongolian envoy Yi Simayin and others in the court that day, and he felt that the young man was a little young and crazy.
What Zhang Lian reported was exactly what Xie Qian was worried about.
Xie Qian was selfish and wanted to suppress the matter, but he didn't dare to make a decision on such a big deal.
After reading this memoir, Li Dongyang said "absurdity" several times. It was obvious that Li Dongyang was very disappointed with what Chen Xi did.
"Brother Bin, I think this matter should be made before making a judgment after the person involved arrives in the capital?" Xie Qian's face was embarrassed.
At present, Zhang Lian won a victory in Quanzhou, and more and more local reports from Fujian were sent back to the capital. This matter was basically confirmed. Even Emperor Hongzhi wanted to change his previous decision and immediately reward Zhang Lian for promotion. Xie Qianben was complacent to recommend Chen Xi to Quanzhou, so he caused Zhang Lian to impeach Chen Xi.
Zhang Lian is now a great hero in the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi. What the hero said is very credible in the eyes of the monarch Zhu Youzhang. What's the complaints are all reasonable and in line with the theme of "Shen Zhongyun is young and vigorous". Even Xie Qian believed it to be true after reading it, let alone Emperor Hongzhi.
Li Dongyang shook his head unceremoniously and said, "I am not the same as Yu Qiao who cherishes his talents? Such a smart person may not be able to become a good official because he has made achievements in his knowledge. After all, he is inappropriate. This matter is still left to His Majesty. If you want to plead for him, I will not stop you, but you cannot hide it and not report it!"
Liu Jian has not returned from recovering from illness, and Li Dongyang is just taking the lead as the chief minister. He is the only one who can't even refute Xie Qian.
So the memorial to impeach Chen Xi was finally delivered to Emperor Hongzhi.
**, the heroes who helped Zhang Lian win a great victory against foreigners became criminals. And depending on the situation, they did not simply dismantle their functions, or at least they would be a person who would be dismissed from fame and fortune and never hired.
Emperor Hongzhi was extremely angry about this. It was also said in front of the ministers in the Wu Dynasty, without any negotiation tone. It was equivalent to saying hello in front of the ministers and directly surrendering the crime of sinking the stream.
In this way, Chen Xi is not a question of whether he is guilty or not, but a question of how serious it is. Even Zhang Lian, the "meanor", did not plead for Chen Xi, which shows how serious the consequences caused by Chen Xi's anger at the local area.
Emperor Hongzhi was angry. Logically speaking, the ministers should not speak at this time. Even Xie Qian, who was wise to Chen Xi, could only expect the emperor to punish Chen Xi lightly, and it would be better to demote rather than dismiss him or not to hire him.
But at this moment, two ministers stood up firmly, clearly trying to protect Chenxi, and their words were all against the emperor's words, which meant not to give the emperor face.
Even Zhu Youting didn't expect that Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng would sing a counter-tune with him for a small Youzhongyun of the Zhan Shi Mansion.
"...Your Majesty, this matter has not been found out yet. If the local government intends to deceive, it may confuse the public!" Ma Wensheng's words were very harsh. Because of his long-term escorts, Ma Wensheng's temperament was closer to that of a military general. Once his power was revealed, even cabinet ministers like Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were not as good as those of him.
The ministers did not say anything. At this moment, Zhang Heling, who was following Emperor Hongzhi at any time, stood up and confronted Ma Wensheng: "Shuns Ma said that the prefect Zhang would frame the Chen Xi if he did? But he didn't know what the benefit would be for him to do this?"
Zhang Heling admires Chen Xi very much, but this appreciation is more similar to utilization.
Zhang Heling looked down on Chen Xi, who was a businessman, but he knew that Chen Xi was behind him, and he was a little clever. However, when encountering the issue of opposition to Ma Wensheng, he gave up Chen Xi without hesitation and used Chen Xi as a tool to attack Ma Wensheng.
Liu Daxia came forward to report: "Your Majesty, as far as the old minister knows, the local government has concealed military achievements. Shen Zhongyun may have to expose this matter and is taboo by the local government, so he will attract the participation of the report!"
Zhu Youzhang widened his eyes and asked in disbelief: "Why did Shangshu Liu say this?"
At this time, Yu Niang's letter had arrived in the capital. Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng learned that the so-called local magistrate's victory was actually a boast of Zhang Lian.
The real situation is that Zhang Lian accepted bribes from Folang Jiren to lead the wolf into the house. When Folang Jiren killed the people in the coastal villages, Zhang Lian turned a blind eye. When Folang Jiren bombarded the Tutong Port, Zhang Lian even closed the city gate and couldn't hide. However, Chen Xi personally took the people to fight with Folang Jiren, and finally won a great victory, but Zhang Lian stole the credit.
In order to avoid the incident being exposed, Zhang Lian complained first and impeached Chen Xi first.
Liu Daxia was not easy to explain at this time, because he sent someone to investigate the prefect without the emperor's permission. At present, there was no conclusive evidence of Zhang Lian's crime, so he could not convict Zhang Lian at all.
Even if the truth cannot be told, Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng still discussed it. They could not let Zhang Lian's conspiracy succeed. This would make the court deceived by villains. Once the truth was revealed, the court would be ridiculed by the people of the world.
As for how Chen Xi would be punished, it was not what Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng were concerned about. They were just protecting Chen Xi while protecting the justice of the court.
Liu Daxia gritted his teeth and said, "Please take this matter back and discuss it."
If he simply came out alone to plead for Chen Xi, Zhu Youzhang would ignore it. But now he is the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of War, two important officials, came out to speak together. Even if he is angry, he must endure it.
Zhu Youzhang is not an emperor who acts in an impulse. He knows better than anyone else what kind of character are Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng. These two people will not openly confront him to punish a small person. There are many strange things in the battle in Quanzhou itself, or there are really hidden things behind it.
Instead of concluding the two loyal ministers now, it is better to wait for others to return to the capital and deal with it again. Even if Chen Xi is convicted at that time, Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng will not say anything else.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhang nodded and said, "When you wait for the envoy of Folangji to arrive in the capital before discussing it!"
Zhang Heling wished he could not bring down Ma Wensheng immediately. He thought to himself: "In everyone's eyes, my brother-in-law's anger was invincible. He thought that no one could save it, but he said a few words to the Liu man and let his brother-in-law change his mind. It was really annoying. I want to talk to my sister and add a lot of fire."
After leaving the palace, Zhang Heling knew that Empress Zhang was going to Xiefang Palace to accompany the prince, so he found an opportunity to meet him.
During the days when Shen Xi was not in the capital, Zhu Houzhao only played Cuju every day, but over time, he went from having to eat and sleep until he was listless now.
No matter how fun something is, it will get tired of playing after playing for a long time. Zhu Houzhao's own way of playing Cuju is not good. He can only simply kick it around and let him set a blind eye to kick it in. He really doesn't have the ability, and he doesn't think it's any point to kick Cuju into that small hole.
So Zhu Houzhao wanted to call Chen Xi earlier to ask what else can be played in Cuju?
According to the rules, the queen cannot leave the inner curtain without authorization. Even if she wants to see the prince, she must summon him according to the rules. After the emperor's approval, she can only meet him on a specific day.
But who said that there was only one mistress in the palace of the Hongzhi Dynasty?
Empress Zhang is the lord of the central palace and the emperor's only wife. The palace is like her own family. Not only can she go to the East Palace to see her son, but even the uncle only needs to say hello to the guards when entering and leaving the palace.
"They are the same with my brother. Why do you always come to the palace to do if you have nothing to do? The emperor was still saying the first two days ago that you brothers have been doing something wrong recently, so I will discipline you well!"
Queen Zhang said, still sewing purse in her hands, which was what she prepared for her son. Queen Zhang doesn’t have to think about how to compete with others on weekdays. Her husband cherishes her, and her son is even smarter and cute. She wants to do something for her son herself and fulfill her responsibilities as a loving mother.
Zhang Heling said: "Sister, you don't know what happened yet. But you said that the right middle Yun of the Zhan Shi Mansion..."
Zhang Heling briefly talked about Chen Xi’s affairs in Quanzhou. Queen Zhang thought for a moment and shook her head and said, “You should talk less about the matter in the court in the future, and my sister doesn’t want to pay attention to it. If you have time to see your mother more, your mother will always talk to you.”
"Sister, why don't you understand what I mean? Now your Majesty wants to punish the criminals, but it was Ma Shangshu and Liu Shangshu who came out to disobey. Do you think your Majesty can feel better? Sister should care about Your Majesty at this time..."
Zhang Heling did not say that it was for his own benefit, but said that he was considerate of the emperor. As expected, Empress Zhang became nervous immediately after hearing this.
As the king of a country, a husband should be in a word and do whatever he wants, but now someone comes out to sing a opposite tune, which makes the husband feel uncomfortable. Wifes must not ignore him.
"I understand, you go back. I'll go and ask the emperor what's going on."
Originally, Queen Zhang was planning to stay in the East Palace for a while, but when she saw that her son was just playing and was just here to accompany her. In addition, she was thinking about her husband, so she took the palace servants back and went straight to the Ganqing Palace to meet Zhu Youzhang.
Queen Zhang thought her husband was really sulking as her younger brother said, but when she arrived, she realized that Zhu Youting was sitting there politely reviewing the memorial, without any anger on her face.
"Why is the queen coming? You guys retreat!"
When Zhu Youzhang saw him, a touch of warmth came to his heart and prepared to say a few words to his wife. But it was inconvenient for outsiders to be there, so he turned the eunuch away.
When there were only two people left in the Ganqing Palace, Zhu Youting smiled and took his wife into his arms. He said that Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang should maintain their dignity in front of others on weekdays, but in private, they are still very romantic, which is also the reason why Empress Zhang can win over her husband.
As Queen Zhang said her worries, Zhu Youxi smiled and said, "Don't listen to Heling's nonsense. Liu Shangshu and Ma Shangshu are my enemies. How could I be angry with them?"
Queen Zhang said with a little resentment: "Was Heling not the emperor's thigh?"
Zhu Youzhang smiled and comforted her, which made her smile appear on her wife's face.
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