Chapter 137: Local accent and elegant language, breaking the rules to create a circle

Zhu Yijun was well aware of the false accusation against Xiong Dunpu by Song Confucian scholars, so after entering the palace, he did not even bother to interrogate him and simply accused him of being insidious and cunning.

At present, letting the Shujishi confront him is just a matter of procedure.

"…Therefore, when Xiong Dunpu only praised Your Majesty with two sentences, the Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty misinterpreted it, fabricated it into a memorial, and slandered you."

Wu Zhongxing was full of righteousness and stared at Song Ru.

He recounted what happened that day.

It's simply that it's been exactly a month since everyone was appointed to an official position, and they wanted to get together and strengthen their relationships with their colleagues.

During the dinner, Xiong Dunpu had a normal conversation and did not say anything that criticized state affairs or insulted the emperor. It was simply a Song scholar looking for trouble.

After hearing this, the Confucian scholars of Song naturally disagreed.

With an anxious look on his face, he immediately argued, "I did not make this up! Xiong Dunpu did say something outrageous that day about your majesty's mother being raped!"

"I was just so angry that I told Minister Shen about this!"

If he falsified his age, at worst he would not be a Shujishi, but at least he still had the status of a Jinshi official.

But if it is confirmed that he has slandered his colleagues and used the emperor and the new policies to make trouble, he will probably be punished!

When disaster struck, Confucian scholars in the Song Dynasty almost spoke without thinking.

The eunuchs in the hall were furious.

A group of Shujishi gloated over the other's misfortune.

At Shen Shixing, he gave a wink to Zheng Zongxue who was standing on the imperial steps. Zheng Zongxue, who was recording the daily notes, stopped writing silently.

The Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty were forced into a desperate situation, with no room for retreat.

He turned around and looked at his classmates: "I heard it with my own ears. Although Xiong Dunpu was praising Your Majesty, he also said "Your Majesty, please forgive your mother!"

He paused, pretending to recall something, and began to imitate, "Xiong Dunpu's original words were, 'The Emperor is really awesome!'"

"How dare I fabricate such disrespectful words!"

His expression was firm and his words were certain.

After hearing these words, Shen Shixing could no longer hold back and immediately scolded: "Song Ru is so presumptuous!"

He looked at the Jinyiwei at the imperial steps and gave them a wink.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Keqian looked straight ahead and remained indifferent.

Shen Shixing became a little anxious and was about to step forward in person to knock Song Ru down.

Zhu Yijun saw this scene and raised his hand to stop Shen Shixing.

Shen Shixing knew that the emperor was prepared, breathed a sigh of relief, and stood aside quietly.

Zhu Yijun looked at Song Ru, Wu Zhongxing and others with interest: "Continue."

After Wu Zhongxing finished speaking, he quietly returned to the Shujishi.

Li Deyou, who was in the same subject, understood what he meant and immediately stood out from the crowd.

He glanced at the mad Song Ru and spat with disgust.

Then he confessed his crime to the emperor, saying in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, Xiong Dunpu is from Fushun County, Sichuan, and I am from Yibin, Sichuan."

"I would like to let your Majesty and the others know that what Song Ru said just now was in Sichuan dialect."

"The words are helpful, but they have no real meaning."

"I agree. Your Majesty is indeed amazing! I am just praising Your Majesty!"

"That is not what the Song Confucian scholars meant. It is a fabrication of your majesty's mother's murder."

"It would be fine if it was an outsider, but the Song Confucian scholars from Guizhou knew the true meaning of this statement, but they still lied to Minister Shen, so that now rumors are spreading inside and outside the capital."

"This person spread false rumors and used Your Majesty as a pretext to frame his colleagues. He has a wicked heart and a vicious mind, and his crime is unforgivable!"

"I am in the same rank with him, and I am so angry that I want to slap him on the cheek!"

"This is a matter of cause and effect. Your Majesty, please understand!"

Finished talking.

The eunuchs and the secretaries looked at each other in bewilderment.

Sichuan accent...is that what it is?

This statement is a bit too vulgar!

Song Ru still refused to give up and continued to argue: "Even so! These are Xiong Dunpu's original words!"

He turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty! Xiong Dunpu's words were disrespectful to Your Majesty, and that is the truth! Please understand!"

Zhu Yijun had been listening quietly to the confrontation between the crowd, but suddenly he burst into laughter.

Everyone didn't know what was going on.

Seeing this, Wu Zhongxing joined in the laughter.

The Shujishi and others followed half a beat later and also had smiles on their faces.

After a long while, Zhu Yijun wiped the tears from his eyes and looked at Li Deyou: "What a good helper! Xiong Dunpu's demotion is not unjust!"

Li Deyou pulled the corners of his mouth and forced a smile.

Zhu Yijun waved his hand at Shen Shixing and said, "Mr. Shen, please report to the Ministry of Personnel for a discussion. Officials from Sichuan province should not easily reveal their accents in Beijing."

Shen Shixing bowed and responded.

Zhu Yijun seemed to be unsatisfied. He looked at Zheng Zongxue behind him and said jokingly, "Recently, the whole capital is talking about defiling my reputation."

"I was wondering what the reason was, but it turns out to be like this."

"I'm afraid this matter also has a place in Xiaolin."

Zheng Zongxue understood the emperor's meaning and kept the emperor's words in mind.

What the emperor said seemed interesting, but there was a hidden meaning in his words.

This was a hint to Zheng Zongxue that he should take this opportunity to clarify the serious rumor about his mother-in-law in a joking way.

Although it may seem like a joke on the emperor, it is better than letting the rumor spread further and further outrageous.

Wait until after some pretense.

Zhu Yijun slowly stopped smiling.

He pondered for a while before responding to Song Ru's words: "Xiong Dunpu's crude words are naturally disrespectful to me."

Shen Shixing, who was sitting below, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard the emperor's decision.

Although it is helpful to use words, if the emperor says it is disrespectful, then it is disrespectful.

The emperor was trying to ensure that he did not demote the wrong person.

Zhu Yijun finally looked at Song Ru with a bad face: "Then why are you using me as a pretext to frame my fellow student?"

Song Ru bowed in panic: "Your Majesty! I am reporting this matter based on hearsay, and I am your eyes and ears!"

"Your Majesty, I sincerely believe in you!"

Zhu Yijun sneered, "Really? In order to prevent Xiong Dunpu from turning over, you have been spreading rumors about me in the name of Xiong Dunpu. Is that also for my own good?"

The Confucian scholar of Song Dynasty had no idea what the emperor meant and was waiting for a rebuttal.

But at this time, the emperor just waved his hand.

The two guards at the steps immediately took action.

Song Ru actually threw the man to the ground, covered his mouth, held him under his armpits, and dragged him out roughly.

The little emperor was just going through the motions, and there was no real chance for the Song Confucians to refute.

After listening to it, it's time to go to jail and await punishment.

After Zhu Yijun easily ended this farce, he looked at the group of scholars with a smile on his face and said, "Gentlemen, how should we deal with this person?"

He must be killed.

Song Ru is not just a little insidious.

Historically, Zhang Juzheng demoted Sun Yingao to the Shanxi Provincial Surveillance Office for the sake of his relative Sun Yingao, a Confucian scholar in the Song Dynasty. Two years later, Zhang Juzheng retired peacefully.

As a result, after returning to Guizhou, he relied on his official position to commit illegal acts, harboring thieves and rape, trampling on the people, and humiliating women.

They even dared to forge seals and mobilize foreign soldiers to massacre and kill people in the country!
He had been doing evil for several years before he was discovered by Wang Ji, the governor of Guizhou, and was executed immediately.

It would have been fine if Zhu Yijun didn't know about this kind of person, but now that he knows about it and still doesn't kill him, then the innocent people who die will be blamed on him.

Li Deyou was thinking about what happened in the palace when suddenly an idea came to him.

He immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to execute this beast!"

Wu Zhongxing was a little slow and couldn't help but get angry. If he had known earlier, he would not have given this person a chance to speak.

He also saw that the emperor wanted to kill this man.

Moreover, let alone the emperor, even if the matter of official corruption was exposed, there was no telling how many people would hate him.

Must be killed!
Zhu Yijun glanced at Li Deyou.

He didn't have much impression of this guy, but he seemed to be very active. He knew that the conservatives were not able to keep their promise and had to find a new pot.

Zhu Yijun was thinking about it, but he nodded: "Then let's follow your advice. The Song Confucian scholars will be sent to the Ministry of Justice to judge the crime."

"As for Xiong Dunpu..."

Zhu Yijun paused and continued, "Although it is understandable, it is indeed rude."

"Wait until he returns to Beijing next year to report on his duties and confess his guilt to my mother in person, and then we'll see what the Virgin Queen Mother thinks."

As for smoothing things over, if Shen Shixing could do it, Zhu Yijun would naturally be able to do it too.

Xiong Dunpu did not slander the emperor or make irresponsible comments on state affairs, but he did speak rudely to the two palaces.

Then let’s compromise!
Although it is somewhat innocent, isn't this more humane than the fact that Zhang Juzheng was wrongly demoted in history and then treated as if nothing had happened?
Everyone bowed down and said, "Your Majesty is wise and decisive."

"Your majesty is wise and wise."

Zhu Yijun nodded and spoke again: "As for the doubts you have about the performance evaluation system..."

Wu Zhongxing stepped out immediately and said, "I dare not!"

Zhu Yijun looked at Wu Zhongxing and shook his head.

He said slowly, "It has been two months since the examination. The Minister of Personnel is vacant, the head of the Personnel Department has been sent out, and now you have impeached the Vice Minister of Personnel. It is reasonable for you to have doubts."

"To be honest with you, I can't help but have doubts!" ​​Everyone didn't know what the emperor was up to.

Having just suffered a loss, they all kept silent.

At this time, Zhu Yijun sighed: "That's it! It's just right that I have nothing to do today."

"I also want to see how the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Science and Technology reward and punish, and whether they are fair."

"My lords, follow me and take a look!"

Everyone looked at each other in shock and confusion.

……

The cabinet ministers, also called palace ministers, refer to the officials who guard the several palaces in the imperial palace.

They are also ranked according to their location and distance from the emperor - Dongge is the farthest and has the lowest status, which is the Qunfu, while Zhongji is the closest and has the highest status, which is the Shoufu.

The duty room is located in the imperial city, which is a special honor only for cabinet ministers.

As a matter of course, the six ministries and other offices below the level of Grand Secretaries could only be set up outside the imperial city.

The inside and outside of the Meridian Gate is one of the dividing lines between the inside and outside of the imperial city.

Inside the Meridian Gate is the imperial city, and outside of it are three palace gates, namely Duanmen, Chengtianmen (Tian'an), and Damingmen.

The Ministry of Personnel was located between the latter two.

Although it is not far from the imperial palace, it is outside the palace after all.

Now that the emperor is going to inspect the Ministry of Personnel, he naturally has to leave the palace.

The emperor leaving the palace is always a big deal no matter when.

For example, when I went to the academy before, I informed the two palaces, the cabinet, and the Imperial Household Department in advance, and they were all prepared and cleared the area.

But today's sudden decision caught all parties off guard.

What's more, there are only a few people in the academy, and how many people are there in the dozens of government offices outside the palace?
It's a mixed bag!
Therefore, after learning the news that the emperor had left the palace, a series of chaotic dramas were staged everywhere.

In the Yuanxi Yannian Palace.

Empress Dowager Li had her hair hanging down, with a jade phoenix hairpin inserted diagonally in her hair, and she sat upright.

She was testing the schoolwork of the younger generations - ever since she tested the emperor, Empress Dowager Li had become somewhat addicted to it.

It’s okay as long as the children are still young.

Nephew Li Chengming suffered a lot.

With a sad face, he explained to Empress Dowager Li: "Aunt, this is not a paraphrase, nor is it a parallel argument."

"Mozi once said that there are three methods of representation: the method of origin, the method of source, and the method of use."

"Now, Mr. College is the second one being studied, and there are those who are the original ones."

Mozi has three criteria for judging whether his words are correct or not: whether there is historical documentation, whether they conform to the laws and original properties of things, and whether they have practical value.

Li Chengming is now studying with Cheng Dawei what it means to conform to the laws and original properties of things.

But Empress Dowager Li didn't believe that there were so many details in speech.

He just didn't understand what he said, and simply scolded Li Chengming for being a paradoxical debater and making up nonsense sentences.

This made Li Chengming feel very upset, so he quickly brought up Mozi and gave a brief explanation.

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li looked at Li Chengming suspiciously, obviously still not quite believing it.

She was about to ask.

At this time, the eunuch hurried in and whispered a few words in her ear.

Empress Dowager Li's face changed immediately.

She didn't want to test Li Chengming anymore, so she quickly ordered, "Go find Li Jin, send more people to follow! Don't make any mistakes!"

Li Chengming didn't know what had happened, but when he saw that his aunt was okay, he felt lucky.

He immediately stood up and left.

Empress Dowager Li stopped him directly and said in a complaining tone: "His Majesty has left the palace. Go to the rear military governor's office to find your father and ask him to bring people to find His Majesty and keep an eye on him!"

After hearing this, Li Chengming finally understood what was going on.

He asked in confusion: "Your Majesty left the palace? Where did he go?"

Empress Dowager Li said unhappily, "I left the Meridian Gate, but I don't know where I'm going! I'm stronger now, but if I were a kid..."

She stopped talking halfway and glared at Li Chengming fiercely: "Forget it, just go if I tell you to, why are you talking nonsense!"

After receiving the reprimand, Li Chengming quickly bowed and disappeared.

At the same time, in Qianguang Palace.

Empress Dowager Chen wore her hair in a high bun made of black gauze with two golden hairpins on it. She leaned against the window and looked at the sky.

Because of teasing the raccoon cat just now, her hair was a little disheveled, showing a bit of laziness.

Empress Chen Yu Guangzhong, her daughter who was being enlightened next to her, and Li Baiyang who was giving the lesson.

She turned her head to look at the two of them, her eyes full of tenderness, and nodded slightly.

Although Li Chunfang's intentions were not good, it was indeed much more convenient to give her daughter an education now than to go to the eunuchs' classes in the inner school.

If nothing else, at least it's under her nose, which makes people feel at ease.

At this time, a eunuch came in and bowed to report: "Empress Dowager, the secretary of the Wanshou Palace just came to tell you that His Majesty has left the palace."

"Let the queen know."

Queen Mother Chen listened quietly, then nodded: "Got it."

She turned around and called Li Baiyang who was giving a lecture.

The little girl bowed in a daze.

Empress Dowager Chen reached out and pinched the pretty little girl's face. She looked innocent, but she was much more mature than when she entered the palace.

She smiled and said, "His Majesty has left the palace. You can follow him and take a look."

The emperor now frequently shows his authority in public, so the news that should be leaked must be leaked out.

It's almost time for the draft.

Li Baiyang had not left the palace for half a year, and was delighted to hear this.

Yingying bowed and was then led out by the eunuch.

The reactions of the two palaces were due to the fact that the emperor did not tell them in advance.

I thought the emperor was going somewhere for a trip.

The late emperor was just eager to go out of the palace for fun. In February of the second year of the Longqing reign, he had planned to lead his ministers out of the palace to pay homage to the tombs.

As a result, once you go out, you have to travel enough before offering sacrifices.

Even worse was Emperor Wuzong, who would frequently go out of the palace for fun, and any minister who tried to dissuade him would be beaten to death.

If you travel far, you will inevitably worry.

But it is different for the cabinet. The Zhongshu Sheren will naturally be notified and will not be vague about where to go.

So, rather than being surprised, the cabinet was caught off guard.

Zhang Juzheng and Gao Yi stood up at the same time and asked in surprise, "Your Majesty has gone to the Ministry of Personnel!"

Zhang Juzheng frowned. Wasn't he dealing with the Fuque matter?

Why are you suddenly going to the Ministry of Personnel?!

Everything else would be fine, but no one in the Ministry of Personnel knew about this and they were not prepared at all, so what if they made a fool of themselves?
Besides, there are more than ten government offices over there with many people and too many eyes. What if something goes wrong if we act on impulse?

Seeing the reaction of the two ministers, Zheng Zongxue added: "Your Majesty is leading a group of Zhongshu Sheren, Shujishi, Hanlin Bianxiu and others to inspect the Ministry of Personnel to review and examine the system."

When he finished speaking, there was no cabinet minister in front of Zheng Zongxue.

The two assistant ministers had already rushed out and headed straight for the Meridian Gate!
……

When you are in obscurity, you hate the insincerity; when you are successful, you understand the insincerity.

Now that he is the emperor, it is just the first time that he falls in love with the straight and narrow.

Outside the Ministry of Personnel.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Imperial Guard, and the Eastern Depot were scattered all over the Qianbu Corridor in front of the Chengtian Gate, driving away the gentry, students, and others who happened to be doing business in the various government offices.

There are government offices on both sides of the Qianbu Corridor.

The Five Military Commissioners' Office, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Ministry of Public Security, the Six Ministries and Three Institutions, the Ministry of Clan Affairs, the Hanlin Academy, etc.

In the past, minor officials who could not see the emperor's face now occupied the attics of various government offices, looking out from the heights in the hope of catching a glimpse of the emperor.

The curiosity that is about to stir has naturally made the area outside Qianbu Gallery more lively than ever before.

Of course, this has nothing to do with me and I'm just here to watch the fun.

The situation was different for the Ministry of Personnel that was being inspected. They were trembling with fear and treading on thin ice.

Zhu Yijun walked into the Ministry of Personnel with his hands behind his back.

Wen Chun, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, bowed to greet him with sweat all over his forehead; the doctors of the Four Qingli Departments, namely, the Selection of Literature, the Verification of Seals, the Examination of Merits, and the Examination of Merits, stood behind Wen Chun feeling uneasy; a group of Deputy Directors and officials knelt on the ground to greet him, looking at a loss.

After Zhu Yijun had finished his greetings, he immediately reached out his hand to help Wen Chun up, and motioned for everyone to stand up: "Don't be nervous, everyone. I just brought a group of scholars and Hanlin editors to see how the Ministry of Personnel's performance evaluation system is going."

Wen Chun stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead, then glanced at Shen Shixing reproachfully - why didn't you stop him?

Shen Shixing looked up at the sky without saying a word.

Zhu Yijun saw this scene and understood everything.

He decided on a whim to visit the Ministry of Personnel, which was somewhat against the rules, but who allowed him to take advantage of the power of the Shujishi to stay in the palace?

Shen Shixing couldn't stop it even if he wanted to.

Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "It's just right. Mr. Shen and Mr. Wen are both here. Please tell me which are the better and worse in the two capitals this year."

After that, he turned to look at the Secretary of the Central Secretariat Deng Yizan and ordered, "Mr. Deng, follow the doctor of the Four Clean Officials Department and prepare the case files for the examination."

"Besides those who have passed the examination, I want to see everyone, no matter if they are good or bad."

"Let my loyal ministers hear whether it is fair."

　Make up for yesterday's

　　
　
(End of this chapter)