My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 480 The evil trick

  Hezhou is actually just a county, but because of its critical location, it was changed to a state.

  In the Ming Dynasty, the scale of the state was often not high. Zhang Anshi asked Zhu Zhanji to be the governor of Hezhou. In fact, he meant to sharpen this small Hezhou.

  Plus that beside Hezhou, there are the famous Yingtian Mansion and Taiping Mansion. Naturally, it makes people feel that Hezhou is not worth mentioning.

   Now that Zhang Anshi actually claimed to rebuild the Taiping Mansion in Hezhou, Zhu Zhanji was so shocked that he could not speak.

   "Uncle... what do you mean by that?"

   "It's not interesting." Zhang Anshi said: "Now...I have an important thing for you to do, Zhan Ji, my uncle has been kind to you since I was a child, and it is the same now. If there is any good thing, I always think about you."

  Zhu Zhanji said confusedly: "What is Uncle going to do?"

Zhang Anshi said: "In two days, I will draw up a charter, and you can follow the charter. All in all, you may have to work hard for a few days, but... it will never be in vain, you just wait Be famous all over the world.”

   Zhu Zhanji thought in his heart, I am the grandson of the emperor, why should I become famous in one fell swoop.

  But the more ambiguous Zhang Anshi said, the more curious Zhu Zhanji became, and couldn't help but want to ask.

Zhang Anshi said: "You are young and in good health, so I will have to worry about you next time. Hey... I haven't created a miracle for a long time since the New Deal of Ming Dynasty. This time, we, uncle and nephew, created a miracle of great magnitude." .”

  Zhu Zhanji said: "Uncle, can you do it?"

   "Do you see Uncle bragging on weekdays? Don't you know who Uncle is?"

  Zhu Zhanji: "..."

Zhang Anshi then continued with a smile: "You are in Hezhou, follow Uncle's instructions, and leave other things to Uncle. Well, you can go, and I will send you the draft regulations in a few days." Yes, and... this matter... remember to keep it secret."

  Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to nod in response, and then left.

  Zhang Anshi, however, seemed extraordinarily excited. After pondering for a long time, he ordered: "Go and call Chen Li! Oh, that's right, and...that...that brings all the Jinyiwei's briefings."

  When Chen Li arrived, Zhang Anshi was looking down at the briefing.

  Seeing that His Royal Highness was looking seriously, Chen Li tiptoed and just stood below without saying a word.

   After a stick of incense passed, Zhang Anshi raised his head: "There are so many rumors recently?"

Chen Lidao: "Your Highness, there are such rumors in every prefecture and county in the world. Thinking about it... there must be someone behind the scenes, otherwise they would not be so unanimous. In the capital, there are quite a few such rumors. Your Highness... I am trying to do everything I can. , to find out who is behind this demonic rumor... Please rest assured, Your Highness."

  Zhang Anshidao: "Check it out? If you can check it out, it would have been done a long time ago, and you don't have to pat your chest in front of this king to guarantee it."

  Chen Li was suddenly embarrassed, showing a look of shame, and said: "Humble...humble and incompetent."

   "It's not incompetence." Zhang Anshi said: "It's not easy to find the source of the nonsense. It's no wonder you. What is the purpose of these people?"

  Chen Li then said: "What purpose can such demonic talk have, it's nothing more than wanting to cause chaos."

  Zhang Anshi shook his head and said: "In my opinion, it's not about making a rebellion, but putting pressure on the court. Of course...it's really unavoidable, and it can also be used as an excuse for making a rebellion."

  Chen Lidao: "What Your Highness said is very true..."

  Zhang Anshidao: "However, in my opinion, Jin Yiwei doesn't need to rush to take care of this matter now. Of course, the people behind the scenes can check it or check it. It doesn't matter if they can't find it."

  Chen Li was puzzled and said, "Whatever?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Three people make a tiger, and many people make money. Of course, the harm is not small, but they are just rumors to confuse the public. Most of the rumors are after all just pawns used by others! Arrest them one by one? Focus on serious business."

  Chen Li said: "Here."

  Zhang Anshi said again: "However, in the briefing, it is still necessary to report this matter at any time. The wind direction of each prefecture and county, and the speeches in the capital must also be reported."

   "Here."

   "Go."

  Zhang Anshi pondered for a moment, but then thought for a while, took a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, began to write the memorial, and then ordered someone to send it out.

  ...

   the next day.

  In Wenyuan Pavilion.

  Hu Guang saw a memorial.

   But this melody surprised Hu Guang.

   Immediately, he couldn't help but said to himself: "Good Zhang Anshi, I finally made a trip to Henan, and my impression of you improved a lot, and you actually did this..."

   After finishing speaking, Hu Guang hurried to Yang Rong's room with the memorial that had not yet been drafted.

   "Mr. Yang, take a look!" Hu Guang sullenly threw the memorial on Yang Rong's desk.

  Yang Rong calmly raised his head and glanced at Hu Guang and said, "How can you be so well behaved, so angry."

   As he spoke, Yang Rong opened the memorial, and then frowned.

  Hu Guang said angrily: "Look, Zhang An Shi is really not a good person, this son...he will take revenge, hey...the so-called gentlemen are harmonious but different..."

   This is an impeachment memorial, and it is also the impeachment memorial of Zhang Anshi, the king of Wuhu County.

  Generally speaking, in Ming Dynasty, important ministers would not easily file a letter of impeachment. After all, impeachment is the duty of the censor.

   After all, important ministers are noble, if they impeach people easily, it will appear that they are not good enough.

   On the other hand, the higher the position, the less likely it is to reveal one's position easily. This matter of impeachment and criticism should be left to the censors and Hanlin below.

  It's just... This time Zhang Anshi started to settle accounts after the fall for an unprecedented time.

  He impeached Yi Guozijian Jijiu Zou Ji, in addition to several censors and Hanlin who had impeached Zhang Anshi.

  In the eyes of people like Yang Rong and Hu Guang, being impeached as a minister is nothing more than a normal thing.

   To some extent, the higher the status, the greater the probability of impeachment, and the impeached person will often show generosity.

   What's more, people like Zou Ji are indeed of good character and reputation, and they don't belong to the kind of people who sell their names directly.

  For such a person, if you are impeached, even if the impeachment is wrong, you admit your mistake, and the matter is over.

   But who would have thought that Zhang Anshi would not let him go, and instead impeach Zou Jiren and others for selling straight names, which would delay the military plan.

  Yang Rong frowned slightly, and said suspiciously: "It's strange, when did Zhang Anshi become so narrow-minded?"

"That's the kind of person he is." Hu Guang said angrily, "Don't worry about others, this Zou Ji...is such an upright person, and he also admitted his mistakes in the palace. Zhang Anshi still refuses to let him go, and insists on chasing him Hit. You said... how can a person be so small? Even His Majesty would not be like this."

  Yang Rong couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, okay, don't be angry, Mr. Hu."

  Hu Guangdao: "What's wrong with me? It's just that I'm not angry! This Zou Ji impeached me back then, but look, am I angry?"

  Yang Rong said thoughtfully: "I think Zhang Anshi seems to have some other intentions in this move."

  Hu Guang stared, and said: "You, you always want to rack your brains to justify Zhang Anshi. Zhang Anshi is talented, but he lacks one thing...virtue!"

  Yang Rong said: "Okay, stop yelling."

  Hu Guangdao: "Okay, then I will speak softly, how to deal with this memorial? How do you and I draft it?"

  Hu Guang stared at Yang Rong closely, as if if you don't give an accurate answer, I will be anxious with you.

  Yang Rong said: "In my opinion, let's refute Zhang Anshi's impeachment. How about rejecting this memorial?"

Hu Guang was obviously satisfied, and said: "This is decent, but the drafting of the ticket is still done by Yang Gong. My reputation is bad now. In the eyes of His Majesty, I must be the person who is not worthy of the name. If I come to draw the ticket , Your Majesty may not take advantage of it."

  Yang Rong spoke earnestly and profoundly: "Mr. Hu, don't underestimate yourself like this. At most, you are just being straightforward and easy to be deceived."

  Hu Guangdao: "..."

  Is he praised, or scolded?

  Yang Rong immediately picked up a pen and began to draw up the ticket. After thinking for a while, he began to write the dragon snake. After drafting the ticket, he put the memorial aside and waited for it to be presented to His Majesty.

  At noon, the bills sent from Wenyuan Pavilion arrived in front of Zhu Di's court case.

Zhu Di could only look at each other. Most of the time, he still respected the suggestions of the Wenyuan Pavilion scholars, so he almost always raised a red pen and drew a circle under the proposed ticket, which was regarded as agreeing to the text. The measures of Yuange Grand Masters.

   But when it turned to Zhang Anshi's impeachment memorial, Zhu Di's hand holding the ink pen stopped, and he squinted slightly, thinking carefully.

First read the impeachment, and then looked at Yang Rong's proposal. This draft of Yang Rong's proposal read: The imperial court established a capital procuratorate and allowed Hanlin to speak. Hundreds of officials are afraid and dare not talk about state affairs lightly. Although what the king of Wuhu County said was reasonable, the minister secretly thought that His Majesty did not need to punish Zou Jiren and others, so as not to cut off the way of speaking.

  After a while, Zhu Di murmured: "Zhang Anshi...he has a very small mind."

  Yi Shiha was sorting out the ticket plan for Zhu Di, when he heard Zhu Di's words, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

  Zhu Di raised his head and glanced at him, but roughly explained the cause and effect.

  Yi Shiha remained silent.

   "Why..." Zhu Di couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why are you so cautious today?"

  Yi Shiha respectfully said: "This is a matter for the ministers, and the slaves dare not lightly say what is right and what is wrong."

  Zhu Di seemed casual at this time, and said: "It's okay, if you talk about it, I will also listen and you will understand."

Yi Shiha thought for a while and said: "Zou Ji and others have indeed committed crimes, but...it is indeed not appropriate to discuss crimes. When Emperor Gaozu was around, there were also crimes due to speech, but as long as he is a speech officer or The academics and officials heard about things, but the Taizu Emperor Gao mostly let them go, and even if there was something wrong, he didn't add any crime."

   Zhu Di listened, and nodded thoughtfully.

  Yi Shiha said again: "However, this servant thinks that although His Royal Highness Wuhu County King is straightforward, it is rare for him to embarrass others like this. This time, he specially wrote a letter of impeachment, maybe... he has other ideas."

  Zhu Di: "..."

  Zhu Di felt lonely after hearing this.

  You've said all the good and bad things, haven't you?

   Seeing Zhu Di's face darken, Yi Shiha is not afraid, he has been serving Zhu Di for a day or two, and he can tell if Zhu Di is really angry.

  So he smiled and said: "What I mean is, why don't you ask Ming Wuhu County King what he thinks?"

   "Yes." After Zhu Di heard this, he immediately ordered: "Then ask someone to ask."

  Yi Shiha hurriedly said: "The servant obeys the order."

  After an hour, Yi Shiha came to report: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince of Wuhu County wishes...to demote Zou Jiren and others...to Hezhou..."

   "And the state..."

  Zhu Di read these two words, his eyes fixed on Yishiha.

  Yi Shiha said with certainty: "Yes..."

Zhu Di couldn't help standing up, pacing back and forth, lowering his head slightly, and murmured: "People like Zou Ji...have read a lot of books, but they probably don't have any skills, I'm afraid...they are no different from that Hu Guang. .”

  Zhu Di frowned again and said: "But let them demote their official positions to Hezhou... Isn't this adding trouble to my grandson?"

  Yi Shiha saw that Zhu Di was very conflicted, and said: "Actually, the slaves also asked, but His Royal Highness Wuhu Junwang said vaguely, as if... hiding something..."

Zhu Di snorted coldly and said: "This guy... likes to play tricks. But... no matter what he does, he will never harm his nephew. As for Zou Jiren and others... Hmph... I didn't want to offend them at first, but when they impeached Zhang Anshi, Zhang If you want to pursue it, then demote them to Hezhou and teach Wenyuan Pavilion to draft an imperial edict!"

  Yi Shiha said: "The servant obeys the order."

  Yi Shiha nodded, but suddenly remembered something, so he said again: "Your Majesty... Dongchang..."

   But he paused at this point.

  Zhu Di said: "Say!"

  Yi Shiha then went on to say: "Dongchang's investigation knows that there seem to be many demonic rumors in all provinces, even prefectures and counties of the world... These demonic rumors are very powerful..."

  Zhu Di became vigilant, squinted his eyes, and looked at Yi Shiha: "What do you mean? Anyone else dare to rebel?"

   "This..." Yi Shiha said hesitantly: "Your maidservant can't be sure, but most likely... it should be because people are confused. I think it's because of the incidents in Henan and Guanzhong that frightened many people."

Zhu Di snorted coldly: "If there is going to be chaos, I will kill these people to sacrifice the flag first! Do you really think that I am too old to lift a knife? Even if I fail, my son, my grandson, will still kill them. .”

  Yi Shiha smiled and said: "It's natural, but the servant thinks... behind this... maybe someone is fanning the flames..."

  Zhu Di narrowed his eyes, showing even more vigilance, and said in a deep voice, "Then check it out."

   "Yes." Yi Shiha nodded.

  Zhu Di continued: "Dongchang has eaten dry rice for so many years, and it should have improved a bit."

   also lost his embarrassment, and hurriedly said: "It's no wonder that Dongchang is on the top of the head, it's all because of the slaves... who neglected the affairs of Dongchang, and the slaves will not dare to slack off in the future."

Zhu Di nodded, and then said in a cold voice: "Bewitching words to confuse the public, evil intentions, these people have really gone to the extreme in order to oppose the new policy. Now that the national policy of my Ming Dynasty has been set, how can they be allowed to change? My grandson , have all gone to Hezhou, and Ren Zhizhou. My attitude is self-evident, if these people dare to pray for a mantis to get in the way, ah...the fate of those people in Henan and Guanzhong is a lesson for them.”

   "What Your Majesty said is true."

   "Go down."

  ...

  The sudden demotion of an official put everyone in danger.

   You know, everyone scolded Zhang Anshi a lot, and Zhang Anshi didn't care too much in the past, but who knew that Zhang Anshi was serious this time.

  But this is just a wave.

  At this time, Zhang Anshi sent a copy of the charter to Hezhou.

  Zhu Zhanji picked it up, so he started to get busy.

   On the contrary, Zhang Anshi is very leisurely. Recently, his thoughts are all on Jin Yiwei.

  At this time, someone came back from the court, and as soon as he returned to his mansion, he slowly walked into the small hall of the house.

   Here, there are already several people waiting for him.

  Seeing his figure, someone immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Chen, I have been waiting for a long time."

  The man took his seat calmly, sipped his tea, and said: "There are some mundane matters in the hall today, but it has been delayed, everyone, please sit down."

   "Did Mr. Chen hear the news? His Majesty demoted Zou Ji and a dozen others, hey..."

   "Zou Jiren and others are all gentlemen who speak up for justice. Isn't it reasonable for them to be demoted?" The man smiled and said.

   Someone was in a hurry: "If this continues, what should we do! Now everyone is saying that the world is going to be in chaos, hey..."

This Mr. Chen smiled slightly and said: "What's wrong with chaos, but think about it carefully, if this peaceful world does not belong to our family, then...even if it is peaceful, what does it have to do with us? So, the world is in chaos. , don’t take it too seriously.”

"Chen Gong... That's what I said... It's just that everyone inside and outside the court and the public are worried, and the court has nothing to say. On the contrary, the New Deal is in full swing. First, Zhili, then Henan and Guanzhong. If this continues, the world will really be in chaos. .”

  Chen Gong continued to laugh: "I think...the reason why the court is indifferent is because it is not chaotic enough, and people are still thinking...so ah...we have to add more fire..."

   "Mr. Chen means..."

Chen Gong stood up, took out something from his sleeve, and said: "This is the latest development in the court, you can take it and read it later, yes... burn it when you see it, don't give people any excuses .”

  Everyone was looking forward to it, and one of them took a manuscript, and immediately said respectfully: "Is this useful?"

Chen Gong sighed and said: "You can't kill again, and the New Deal is the trend of the times. Today they are eating away at Henan, and tomorrow it will be Guanzhong. In the future...you and my generation will have no place to stay. Right now...although we are in a hurry to go to the doctor, we can pay attention to it." Thinking about it carefully, this is not a solution, as long as the people of the world are confused, let's see how this new policy will be carried out."

  ………

  I went to sweep the tomb today, and after I came back, I wrote an update with all my might, and now I’m posting it. I’ll go to bed first, and I’ll continue working hard tomorrow.

  (end of this chapter)