Chapter 228: Displaying power and spreading virtue, offending the harmony of heaven

The immortal carriage moves to Pingyue, and the neon banners crowd the Shanglan. Suddenly surprised by a thousand riders together, then amazed by the six battalions gathered.

The golden drums are set to build momentum, and the vanguard builds the jade carriage. The light clouds support the emerald canopy, and the sun shines on the vermilion poles.

……

After the archery review, the Minister of War knelt and memorialized that the Great Review was over. The Emperor drove slowly and asked about the hardship of the three armies.

Following the Honglu Temple official's report and the kneeling ceremony, the gongs, drums, and grand music all rose together, and the retreating cavalry and battle soldiers arrived at the Chang'an Left Gate, all respectfully sending the Emperor off to ascend the carriage and start the journey.

Amidst the shouts of "Long live" one after another, the Great Review of the eighth year of Wanli ended successfully—the subsequent rituals such as the Ministry of War's memorial in the next two days and the Emperor's reception of the winners and rewarding the soldiers were purely ceremonial efforts.

The ceremony ended, but the influence of the ceremony still lingered.

Perhaps because of the invitation to military and civilian people to watch, this Great Review, which had been held for ten years, set off an unexpected wave of discussion inside and outside the court.

In teahouses and wine shops, everyone called the country mighty, with glowing faces; old people in the streets recalled the years of struggle with deep emotion; scholars wrote poems and lyrics to sing praises; peddlers and laborers celebrated, hoping that foreign enemies would restrain themselves and not invade the capital again.

From private schools to temples and Taoist temples, everyone praised the grand occasion of the Great Review.

People of the time said that the Emperor wore armor, selected 120,000 soldiers, and the viewers were like walls near and far from the capital. The military bearing was rare in modern times.

Several days passed, and the intense discussion showed no sign of abating.

It attracted the leader of the literary world, Wang Shizhen, to write an article to comment.

"The dragon banner shines on the sun in Yan and Ji, and the rainbow banner flashes like electricity in Hutuo. The brave soldiers line up, and the tigers and leopards connect to the clouds."

"The blades and spears shine, reflecting the cold green of the Western Mountains; the guns and cannons crack the sky, shaking the high walls of the North Palace..."

"Alas! The long shame of the Tumu Campaign is used to inspire martial arts, and the mysterious sky bestows blessings for thousands of autumns; the sudden change of Gengxu is used to strengthen the army, and the phoenix calendar is forever prosperous for a hundred generations!"

The leader Wang has always been given a special scale for writing.

This time, he directly stepped on the Tumu Campaign and the Gengxu chaos, not knowing how many scholars and people's hearts he spoke.

Coupled with the occasional release of gossip in the "Yanzhou Daily".

For example, introducing some new weapons and equipment during the military review, announcing some incompetent generals who were punished, and the fact that the Emperor stopped all military business activities in order to treat the soldiers well, etc.

After several fires, the public reaction became more and more enthusiastic.

Of course, there were inevitably some criticisms.

For example, criticizing the imperial court for wasting money and labor, performing flowery fists and embroidered legs just to make the people believe they were protected, etc.

Or that this show of martial power was just to intimidate the common people because there were many rebels in recent years.

There were even those who said that the Emperor ignored the ancestors' established laws and pursued martial arts, just to squeeze taxes from all provinces and suppress those who were not convinced at any time.

In the past, the imperial court would either catch some unlucky people to establish prestige, or believe in the saying of opening up the road of speech and suffer the anger themselves.

The current style of doing things is quite different.

The Tongzheng Office immediately started the propaganda machine, and for the first time, invited a Hanlin Academy scholar to be a special commentator, writing a long commentary in both classical and vernacular Chinese in the new newspaper.

In short.

The Hanlin Academy believes that since the proliferation of the Yangming school, our dynasty's military image has been damaged, national consciousness has been low, and national identity has been distorted.

The Hanlin Academy points out that political rituals are tools of norms, procedures, and symbols, and only have the pros and cons of utility, not good or evil.

The Hanlin Academy emphasizes that this Great Review uses the people's wealth and is worth the money.

In terms of function, it displays the appearance of the Beijing Garrison soldiers, builds national identity, and creates collective memory.

In terms of governance, it integrates the people's consciousness, forms political identity, makes the implementation of major policies extend to more people, and thus promotes the Great Ming Dynasty and the people of the world toward a more distant future.

Finally, the Hanlin Academy also responded to the concern about pursuing martial arts.

The Hanlin Academy stated that the strategic contraction of Emperor Xuanzong was based on the background of the heavy taxes of the world. Now that the people have rested for many years, the taxes have greatly improved, and the national treasury is increasingly full, so it cannot be treated the same way.

Taking Emperor Xuanzong's established laws and carving a boat to seek a sword is a one-sided argument, an isolated perspective, and a subjective mentality. It is suggested to study logic for two years before coming out to stir up trouble.

And so on.

It is clearly starting to compete for the high ground of public opinion.

Just when the saliva war was still fierce, on the 26th of the first lunar month, the Emperor issued two more edicts.

"There is Lady Zhongshun of the Tumet Ten-Battalion Commander, Nayanchu·Zhonggen·Hatun, who holds the military handle, stops the war, builds the Han city, and manages the tribute market. Now, because the two races keep faith and cultivate harmony, they are like father and daughter, and will not change for ten thousand generations."

"It is conferred as Princess Yongning, given the name Zhu Xuanji, and given a city!"

"There is the King of Korea, Li Yan, who respects Confucianism and values the Way, is sincere and filial to Heaven, has guarded the border and protected the fortress for two hundred years, and has come to pay tribute for fourteen generations. His loyalty is as before, and he has never changed. Now, because of the friendship between the two countries and the deep love of the Upper State."

"It is to open the sea ban on Korea and grant a trade port in Laizhou!"

After the edict was issued, the Korean envoy entered the palace to thank him, and then hurriedly left the capital.

San Niangzi accepted the simple conferment ceremony at the Huangji Gate, received the edict and thanked him, and called him Father Emperor.

At the same time, the keen wealthy merchants immediately smelled the taste of silver.

Especially the families of the Great Princess, the Imperial Uncle, and the Duke of England, sent shopkeepers to Hohhot and Laizhou one after another, and the wealthy merchants flocked to them one after another, and for a time they were in full swing.

Inside and outside the court, military and political affairs, vassal states and foreign vassals, scholars and merchants, took turns to become the focus, in full swing.

Just like this.

Up and down the capital, noisy and non-stop, finished the first lunar month.

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The eighth year of Wanli, February 6th.

There are always endless things to do before and after the New Year.

Just finished the Great Review, conferred the princess, opened the Korean trade and other things, and it was time to prepare for the Spring Examination on February 9th.

Seeing that the various matters of the Great Ceremony of Selecting Talent had been discussed, it was time for the Lu Prince to leave the palace and go to the mansion—the Ministry of Works did not work fast, and the Fifth Princess Mansion was only half built, but the Lu Prince urged him all day long and supervised the work himself.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun had to skip his lunch break, take time to fulfill his brotherly friendship, and send him off for a while.

"Over the years, I have successively conferred titles on the two palace holy mothers, the middle palace, the nine concubines, and you and the Fifth Princess. Not to mention the gold, silver, and blue and red gemstones, there are 87,000 bolts of materials, and there is not much left in the inner treasury."

"In addition, the Su-Hang festival was hit by disaster, and the river embankment was lost. I have already asked the Directorate of Ceremonial to reduce the weaving by half, and I won't be able to make up much by the end of this year."

"My meaning is, you will only be thirteen next month, and you are still young. Don't worry about marriage for now, stay in the capital for two years first."

Zhu Yijun covered his mouth and yawned repeatedly.

His younger brother wants to get married, and the cost is not small.

Although it is not like history, emptying the inner court, misappropriating 900,000 taels of military funds, and then ransacking Zhang Juzheng's house, making it magnificent.

But Empress Dowager Li is still alive, and the marriage of Zhu Yijun's younger brothers and sisters cannot be too sloppy. A decent regulation must be guaranteed.

The Inner Court's budget for this year has almost all been paid out; it can only be "definitely next time."

Lu Prince fell half a body behind, followed the Emperor, and bowed to listen to the training.

After the Emperor finished speaking, Lu Prince carefully replied: "Your Majesty, the younger brother does not ask for much fake jewelry, but recently the original yang is restless, coveting beauty..."

Before the words were finished, a slap, five fingers with wind, slapped firmly on the back of the head!

"Self-defilement, self-defilement! Defile a bird's egg! Who taught you these messy things!?" Zhu Yijun grabbed Lu Prince's collar and scolded, "You foolish look, I am crazy to be suspicious of you!"

Empress Dowager Li was invited to the Wang Xiyuan to retire early. After entrusting the education of her son to the court ministers, Lu Prince passed the rebellious period smoothly.

Of course, correcting mistakes is always easy to go too far.

I don't know whose credit it is, but Lu Prince's cautious style is almost catching up with the Chu vassal.

He teases civilian girls out of the palace all day long and invites dandies to gamble.

He is only thirteen, and he started to plan ahead and memorialize to go to the fiefdom!

Regarding this, the ministers such as Shen Shixing who followed behind looked straight ahead and reminded with a calm attitude: "Your Majesty, pay attention to your demeanor."

Zhu Yijun snorted coldly before letting go of Lu Prince's collar.

Lu Prince awkwardly tidied up the back of his neck, timidly: "Your Majesty's lesson is right, the lesson is right."

When the Emperor's expression eased slightly, he smiled bitterly and lowered his voice to explain: "Your Majesty, it is not that the younger brother is afraid of the elder brother, but that Liu Yingjie rebelled last year and used the younger brother as a cover, which is really harmful!"

Lu Prince was still young after all. Seeing that the Emperor was thinking of brotherly love, he felt aggrieved in his heart and simply told the difficulty in his heart.

Since the Liu Yingjie affair, court ministers have come to beat him every few days.

That's all. The Confucian scholars are reasonable, and after he agreed to leave the palace, they converged a lot.

The most annoying thing is that there are always noble children inviting him to ride a donkey cart, Forbidden Army guards wanting to teach him axe techniques, and eunuchs always gathering to the bed in the middle of the night, taking advantage of his confusion to ask if he is ready to carry out a big plan, and everyone is willing to follow Lu Prince closely.

After the incident, these people can always be seen in the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot.

With such a chicken-flying-dog-jumping situation, wanting to go to the fiefdom early to live a peaceful life is really human nature.

Lu Prince arched his hands and bowed, his face full of bitterness.

Zhu Yijun heard this, turned his head and glanced at Zhang Hong, Shen Shixing and others, and opened his mouth to speak.

Seeing these people smiling innocently, the words reached his lips, but he didn't say them.

Zhu Yijun was silent for a moment, shook his head helplessly, softened his tone, and comforted Lu Prince: "It will be quiet if you don't live in the palace. The court ministers are still reasonable, and other people won't come to find trouble."

When Lu Prince heard this, he was naturally grateful.

He didn't forget to smile and arch his hands to Shen Shixing, Zhang Hong and others.

"Don't listen to those close ministers of yours, and do some empty things all day long."

Zhu Yijun was quite earnest: "You are still young now, have time and energy, learn more from Li Chengming and do something you like."

"Don't think your reputation is not important. When you are in charge of your own family in the future, what kind of person this Prince is, that's what the Lu vassal branch is like. I don't want to see the word Lu Prince on the censor's impeachment."

Although the clan salary is reduced now, the Lu vassal is still far from being a commoner in the seventh generation, and further reduction will not prevent the Prince from enjoying happiness.

A wealthy idler, who becomes really bad after acting, it is better to have a proper hobby like Li Chengming and rest in peace.

Lu Prince secretly sized up the Emperor's expression, and seeing that his elder brother was sincere, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"The younger brother has been taught." He hurriedly expressed his position, "When Cousin Chengming recovers from his injury, the younger brother will invite Cousin to the mansion to study together."

Zhu Yijun was stunned and asked curiously: "Isn't Li Chengming playing with Mohist mechanisms with Deng Shao Yu recently? Why? Did he pinch his fingers?"

He didn't require these close noble children to do anything.

It was just that after forcibly requiring them to study mathematics and engineering, and strictly forbidding bad hobbies, these noble children naturally began to spread their curiosity and tinker with some useless but interesting things.

Lu Prince looked blank when he heard this, obviously not very clear.

Zhu Yijun turned his head and cast an inquiring look at Zhang Hong.

"Your Majesty, Captain Li and the son of the Marquis of Dingyuan were studying mechanisms a few days ago. They accidentally added too much gunpowder and were scratched on the shoulder by the splashed iron pieces."

It was Li Jin who answered.

He was Li Chengming's cousin anyway, so he knew a little more about these things than Zhang Hong.

Zhu Yijun frowned. No wonder he hadn't seen this kid recently: "Is he okay?"

Li Jin saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to explain: "Your Majesty, the doctor has seen it, it's nothing serious, just burned the workshop and scared away two craftsmen."

In order not to be scolded by Empress Dowager Li, Li Chengming specifically told him not to tell the palace.

But now the Emperor asked in person.

Zhu Yijun nodded slowly and then asked: "How did they play with firearms?"

Li Jin paused, pondering how to explain.

After a moment, he explained: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is not a firearm."

"Previously, Scholar Liu insisted on the view that 'force is what makes form strive', but in recent years, he felt that there were many contradictions, so he entrusted Captain Li and the son of the Marquis of Dingyuan to do several experiments."

Zhu Yijun subconsciously made a sound from his nose.

Of course he knew what was going on.

The so-called "force is what makes form strive" is Mozi's statement, and it is also one of the foundations of Liu Dunkai's summary of laws back then—the object itself is static, and it will only move after being subjected to force.

This is of course wrong.

But Zhu Yijun didn't go to self-righteously popularize what uniform linear motion is to Liu Dunkai.

The so-called science is the evolution of relative truth, and self-correction is an indispensable part.

After absorbing Western knowledge, Liu Dunkai can be said to be well-versed in both Chinese and foreign knowledge.

Now it seems that he has realized the hidden wrongness.

"After the experiment, Captain Li didn't know what inspiration he received, and he kept talking about 'power' all day long, bought a workshop, and fiddled with water wheels and other mechanisms."

"Last month, a craftsman offered a plan, saying that he had feelings about the military review firearms and the Wan Hu affair back then, and that gunpowder might be able to be used as 'power'."

"So, Captain Li sought out the son of the Marquis of Dingyuan, intending to use gunpowder to drive the mechanism..."

The subsequent events, naturally, need not be said.

The end of Wan Hu sitting on a rocket to go to the sky is vivid, and Li Chengming's small workshop explosion is really normal.

After Li Jin finished speaking, he retreated silently.

Lu Prince followed the Emperor, sizing up the Emperor with his peripheral vision.

Seeing the Emperor's solemn gaze and twitching corners of his mouth, he secretly thought it was bad and carefully slowed down his steps, for fear that the Emperor would be angry.

Silence for a while.

The monarch and ministers walked down from the platform of the Huangji Hall and came to the front of the Meridian Gate.

"Okay, I'll send you to the Meridian Gate. Take care of yourself on the road ahead."

Zhu Yijun waved his hand, signaling Lu Prince to go on his own.

Lu Prince took three steps back and bowed: "The younger brother will remember."

Zhu Yijun nodded lightly: "Remember to enter the palace to ask for peace with the Empress Dowager on the first and fifteenth of every month."

After saying that, he turned and left without dragging his feet.

Only Lu Prince was left alone, bowing respectfully on the spot.

A group of court ministers and guards surrounded the Emperor and walked back swaggeringly.

Shen Shixing took the opportunity to step forward: "Your Majesty, Chief Hai Yushi Wen is still waiting in the Wenhua Hall. Should I wait for Your Majesty to take a nap in the warm pavilion before summoning?"

What he said was waiting for the Emperor to rest for a while, but what he thought was to stop the Emperor from going back to the Wang Xiyuan to sleep.

Zhu Yijun waved his hand: "Let him wait at the Donghua Gate. I'm going out of the palace, and I'll talk on the way."

"Ah?" Shen Shixing looked up in astonishment.

Just about to say something else.

The Emperor had already quickened his pace and turned to the Donghua Gate in a hurry.

……

When Zhu Yijun arrived at the Donghua Gate, Wen Chun was already waiting here.

The latter saw the Emperor's guard of honor and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Zhu Yijun reached out to help him and went straight to the point: "Are the Bozhou people back?"

There were many things to do, and the Bozhou affair could not be put on the table now, so he simply left it to Wen Chun to deal with.

Wen Chun got up and followed the Emperor's pace: "Your Majesty, the matter memorialized by the Guizhou Provincial Governor Wang Ning back then was very untrue."

Zhu Yijun had already changed into the Taoist robe for going out of the palace.

Hearing Wen Chun's words, he couldn't help but look at Shen Shixing.

Last year, war broke out in Yunnan, and Guizhou Provincial Governor Wang Ning memorialized that the Bozhou Yang family was restless and had close contacts with the rebel Bu Yueyang in Longchuan, and Beijing might have a plot.

The road was far away, and it had been more than half a year, so there was finally a result.

But looking at this, it was obviously different from Wang Ning's report.

Wen Chun took a memorial from his sleeve and said: "Your Majesty, for many years, Sichuan and Guizhou have competed to use Bozhou guest soldiers."

"In the 42nd year of Jiajing, although the Bozhou native soldiers were assigned to Guizhou, they were still closer to Sichuan, so Guizhou had many prejudices against the Yang family."

"After Yunnan was invaded last year, the Yang family did not report to the Guizhou Provincial Governor's office and sent 6,000 raw Miao to rescue Yunnan without authorization."

"The raw Miao were lawless, plundering many counties in Guizhou on their way back. Wang Ning raised an army to ask for guilt but failed, so he memorialized to impeach Yang Yinglong for mobilizing soldiers without authorization, secretly crossing the border, and plotting wrongdoing."

After speaking, he handed the memorial to the Emperor with both hands.

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Zhu Yijun stopped, reached out to take it, and while flipping through it, asked as if unintentionally: "So clear and certain?"

Guizhou is remote, and it is strange that things are investigated so clearly.

Wen Chun paused when he heard this, and then answered slowly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Han people are everywhere in Bozhou, prosperous and wealthy. All the large and small offices in Guizhou think that the time is right for changing the native land to return to the flow."

"There are officials in Guizhou who wrote to me privately, hoping that I would push the boat along the river in the Bozhou affair to complete the work of seven hundred years."

Having said this, he bowed again.

The unspoken meaning was tacit.

The southwestern change of native land to return to the flow was not a decision made by Wen Chun alone. Such a major event, in addition to the necessity of central governance in strategy, often contained tactical maturity and the common demands of countless large and small officials behind it.

For example, the Bozhou change of native land to return to the flow had long been a merit that Guizhou had been looking forward to.

Now, any official who has expectations for the political achievements of opening up territory will come to Wen Chun to worship the code.

Therefore, it is not that the investigation ability is strong, but that the officials in Guizhou have confessed everything.

Zhu Yijun lowered his head and flipped through the memorial, noncommittal about this.

He handed the read memorial to Shen Shixing on the side, thoughtful: "I understand Wen Qing's general strategy of changing the native land to return to the flow. Bozhou is the first one that cannot be bypassed. Tell me your thoughts?"

If you want to talk about the largest native official in the world, it is naturally the Bozhou Yang family.

Native official, native official, is not a savage with feathers and camouflage.

The Yang family has been the native emperor in the southwest for seven hundred years, with hundreds of thousands of people, hundreds of thousands of infantry, controlling the timber export business of the entire southwest, accompanied by tea, rice, and other side businesses. Foreign officials who went there all exclaimed "The road can be used by cars, the residents are wealthy, and there is the atmosphere of Jiangnan."

At the same time, being wealthy, and the geographical environment that can enter the Yangtze River along the Chishui River, is enough to ensure that its business spreads throughout the world's relationship network.

Half of the goods are sent to officials—"Every year, people are gathered to cut 10,000 pieces of flower cedar boards, half of which are used to bribe passing officials, and half are sent to Suzhou and other places for sale."

The relatives of the marriage are either the Zhang Tianshi Zhenren of Longhu Mountain, or the clan of the Tang vassal, and occasionally marry a few nieces of central high officials.

Even the Bozhou Yang family and the Taiyuan Yang family have long merged into the largest clan of the Yang family. The nobles such as the Marquis of Yingyang and the Marquis of Changping even have to call Yang Yinglong an uncle.

Money if you have money, soldiers if you have soldiers, and the connections are deep-rooted.

If it weren't for this, Guizhou would not have been drooling all the time, and would never have dared to memorialize for the change of native land to return to the flow in Bozhou.

Wen Chun lowered his head: "Your Majesty, I think that Bozhou has not seen the sun since the Tang Dynasty. After the Yang family took over, they opened mountains and caves, recruited heroes, built schools and raised scholars, and changed local customs. The population of two thousand has multiplied to this day, and there are no less than 100,000 households."

"I am not talking about the merits of the Yang family, but the foundation of the Yang family's admiration for China."

"Previously, the branches were stronger and the trunk was weaker, so the Yang family forgot themselves and dared to say the arrogant words 'The Emperor has the power of ten thousand armies, I have ten thousand mountains'."

"Now that the native land is changed to return to the flow, the central government only needs to consolidate the foundation and nourish the trunk, and prune the branches and leaves at the right time. The people will naturally know the situation and go to the position of the native official."

The Yang family is different from other native officials. They are not just completely Han-ized, they simply regard themselves as Han people—this kind of native official, and their appearance is no different, so there is no difference from Han people.

Obviously, Wen Chun's idea has a big difference from Guizhou.

Wang Ning hopes to flatten the mountain of Yang Yinglong.

And Wen Chun advocates appeasement, which is waiting for Yang Yinglong to know the current affairs and cooperate with the imperial court to change the native land to return to the flow.

Of course, Zhu Yijun did not ignore the premise mentioned by Wen Chun, and asked: "Consolidating the foundation and nourishing the trunk is not mentioned, but where should this pruning of branches and leaves start?"

This is also a self-evident truth.

The former Yuan occupied the land of Bozhou, and the Yang family didn't dare to let out a fart. When the Ming court declined, Yang Yinglong dared to slaughter Qijiang County.

Now Yang Yinglong holds 100,000 soldiers. If he is not weakened, why should he "come to surrender with courtesy"?

Wen Chun had no extra expression on his face, maintaining a respectful bowing posture: "Your Majesty, since Yang Yinglong inherited the position of the Xuanwei Division, he has been young and energetic, acting tough, and the two people of Han and native have different customs."

"As a result, five of the eight divisions in Bozhou have deteriorated their relationship with Yang Yinglong, plundering, assassinating, arson... it has been irreconcilable in just ten years."

"The people of the seven major surnames of Tian, Zhang, Yuan, Lu, Tan, Luo, and Wu in the state were originally Yang Yinglong's confidants. In order to collect power for Yang Yinglong, they even wrote to me to expose Yang Yinglong's wrongdoing."

"The discord between the native officials is very deep, and it is just the opportunity for us to intervene."

Shen Shixing was listening quietly on the side.

He didn't know what he thought of, opened his mouth to speak, and happened to look up at Wen Chun's gaze.

The latter shook his head slightly.

Shen Shixing looked at the Emperor, hesitated for a long time, and finally didn't speak.

Seeing that the Emperor didn't answer for a while, he seemed to be still thinking, and his feet were pacing slowly, and he walked out of the Donghua Gate without knowing it.

A group of close ministers followed behind.

After a long time, Zhu Yijun said slowly: "I understand Wen Qing's meaning. In a word, divide and disintegrate, and then accept it as a dog."

"However, Guizhou Provincial Governor Wang Ning seems to be unable to take on this great task. Does Wen Qing have a suitable person to recommend?"

Wen Chun hurriedly stepped back and knelt down: "Your Majesty has a holy heart, I dare not speak rashly."

The Censorate is not convenient to speak on personnel appointments.

The normal process should be the Ministry of Personnel's nomination. When Wen Chun is in the court, if the Emperor wants to use him, he will naturally choose according to the vote he cast.

However.

The Emperor always plays cards out of the ordinary.

"Since this is the case, how about Wen Qing going there in person?" The Emperor's voice sounded in everyone's ears.

Wen Chun looked up in astonishment.

Only the Emperor's expression was gentle, and he couldn't see any extra emotions.

Shen Shixing sized up the two people.

He hesitated for a moment, and asked the Emperor carefully: "Your Majesty, the Chief Hai Yushi concurrently serving as the Guizhou Provincial Governor, is it not too..."

Zhu Yijun interrupted Shen Shixing gently: "The Censorate is burying talents for Wen Qing, which is not what a famous minister should take."

"If Wen Qing can handle this errand well, he should have a better place."

"As for the Chief Hai Yushi... let Hai Rui finish measuring the fields and come back as soon as possible!"

While speaking, Zhu Yijun flicked the hem of his Taoist robe: "That's it, I'm going to the Imperial Academy and the Academy to see, Shen Qing, send off Wen Provincial Governor for me, and by the way, communicate with Wang Qing of the Ministry of Personnel."

As soon as the words fell, the inner officials and the Zhongshu Sheren quickly squeezed into the position behind the Emperor and left surrounded.

Only Shen Shixing and Wen Chun were left, standing on the spot to send them off.

Shen Shixing looked at the Emperor's back, thoughtful: "What does the Emperor mean?"

The Chief Hai Yushi transferred to the Provincial Governor, logically speaking, is naturally a demotion, but the Emperor's words are not without the meaning of paving the way for Wen Chun to enter the cabinet.

Between the two, it is not clear.

Wen Chun didn't look sideways: "The monarch's heart is unpredictable, and thinking too much is useless."

This posture clearly didn't want to talk more.

Shen Shixing didn't let Wen Chun go, and sighed: "Then what does Jingwen mean? Bozhou's affair, why bother to deceive the Emperor."

Calling the courtesy name, it is clearly a way of talking privately.

Shen Shixing also knew a lot about Bozhou's affair.

What Wen Chun said to the Emperor was the truth, except for concealing Yang Yinglong's sin.

Why are the five divisions and seven surnames at odds with Yang Yinglong?

To put it bluntly, it is Yang Yinglong squeezing his subordinates—"Every time he inherits the table, he needs the seal of the Xuanwei Division, and he often asks for bribes."

That's all, he is cruel and violent, not only killing people at every turn, but also loves to humiliate women in front of their fathers, rape wives in front of their husbands, cut ears and dig noses, castrate people to be eunuchs... there are countless things.

When the people knocked on the door to complain, Yang Yinglong sent his subordinates to capture and kill them secretly, and even slaughtered their families afterward.

Concealing Yang Yinglong's crime and telling the Emperor is naturally reversing cause and effect.

Wen Chun shook his head, his expression a little hard: "Now the Bozhou surnames, only the Yang family claims to be Han people. Pruning branches and leaves also has primary and secondary."

"Leaving Han and keeping native is half the effort, leaving native and keeping Han is twice the result."

"As for Yang Yinglong, such a heinous person, after his power is weak, it is just right to punish him according to the law and calm the people's resentment!"

Wen Chun is now openly ignoring right and wrong.

What he values is that Yang Yinglong is cruel and violent, and often slaughters families.

He is determined to let Yang Yinglong go, provoke internal friction among the native officials, and wait until Yang Yinglong has harmed the local natives, then come forward to act for the people, kill Yang Yinglong, and change the native land to return to the flow.

Shen Shixing was silent.

He had long seen it, otherwise he wouldn't have hesitated for a long time in front of the Emperor and didn't expose it.

"Offending the harmony of heaven."

Shen Shixing sighed again, expressing his internal friction.

Wen Chun nodded without avoiding: "So, don't make the Emperor embarrassed. Know my sin, blame me, and wait for later generations to comment."

Shen Shixing carried his hands, sighed and turned back to the Donghua Gate: "Am I not embarrassed? I don't know if the Emperor saw the clues..."

Wen Chun looked up again and looked in the direction where the Emperor left.

"Hard to say." ===== CHAPTER 229 =====