Chapter 5: Two Imperial Courts (1)
"Master, are you really going?" asked nervously, the back hall of the Suiyuan Governor Zhu Tongmeng's hometown, his eyes were turbid, his back was bent, and he asked nervously.
Zhu Tongmeng, the governor of Suiyuan, sighed and said firmly: "Everyone in the world has regarded me as a eunuch party. How many people may know my hard work? I am also upright and I want to be a different person. But in the end, the people will suffer. As long as the people in Suiyuan live a stable life, what is my personal reputation? Even if I bear the infamy that has been passed down for thousands of years, I will do whatever I want!"
"The master's work hard, I understand. But when I go to the capital, I may have life worries. I'd better think twice before doing it!" The old courtyard persuaded stubbornly.
"You don't understand. This is the emperor testing me. If I don't go, it's probably not just a worry of life." Zhu Tongmeng sighed.
"The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Besides, did Eunuch Wei take the prince of the late emperor out of the capital? It is not certain that the world is still under the seat of King Xin. The master cannot take risks, let alone Eunuch Wei..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Tongmeng scolded him violently and said, "What do you know? You, a small servant, dare to depose and establish. It would be great if Wei Zhongxian could last in Nanjing for a few years. As far as I know, Wei Zhongxian once tried every means to kill the current emperor, but in the end, he was driven out of the capital by the current emperor."
"But old missed rumors in the market that the current emperor's throne was stolen from his nephew and did not succeed to the throne normally. Except for the capital, many governors and governors outside did not listen to him at all. Why do you have to make this happen at this time?"
Zhu Tongmeng felt sorry for her. It is human nature to have this idea in her hometown. How many people can see through the powerful relationship? Although the emperor is not showing off, he secretly gathered several powerful talents. It is not necessary to say that Sun Chengzong, when Wei Zhongxian purged the Donglin Party for the second time, some of the Donglin Party members such as Huang Zunsu disappeared. Some of them were clearly confirmed to die, but now they are standing alive in the court. What does this mean? It means that the emperor is already accumulating strength when he is the King of True.
He secretly saved so many Donglin Party members. Now Wei Zhongxian took the little prince to Jiangnan, which was the old nest of Donglin Party members. Will such a big enemy be willing to obey orders? With Wei Zhongxian's sinister and cruel personality, he may have another major purge, and then his doomsday is not far away. On the other hand, the emperor is spared no effort to appease the people and actively reduce the expenses of large internal affairs. His actions all show the demeanor of a benevolent and humble king. If this is not the case, how could Sun Chengzong and others help him wholeheartedly?
"Report to the Emperor, the governor of Suiyuan, Zhu Tongmeng, left Suiyuan on the fourth day of the September 19th and headed towards the capital." Zhou Huaian brought this shocking report to Zhu Yinglong.
"Okay, it's so great!" Zhu Yinglong walked back and forth in the West Warehouse of Qianqing Palace happily, saying, "I want to go to welcome him in person, I want to go to welcome him in person!"
"The cabinet issuing the imperial edict, Zhu Tongmeng is my flag. I will only kill the main evil. The followers will be convicted according to the circumstances. As long as the eunuchs and followers can repent and take the initiative to hand over all the powers in their hands, I can leave it alone. You can ask the old dean Sun and the others to summon them first as I said. Then, I will show you to me. Once Zhu Tongmeng arrives in the capital, he will tell the world."
"It's the Emperor." Zhou Huaian bowed and retreated from the West Warm Pavilion of Ganqing Palace.
"Your Majesty, you haven't been in a day or a night. If you continue like this, your body will be damaged." Yanhong has cried several times in the past twenty days. The prince used to be very regular in his diet and schedule and she didn't have to worry about it at all. Now that she is the emperor, she has finished her work during the day and has to be busy at night. This is not enough. After the memorization of the memorials, it's dawn again and I have to go to court to handle state affairs. I can't even squeeze out the rest time, and Yanhong felt very distressed.
"I know, you are exhausted these days. After finishing your work, I will have a good rest, but it won't work now." Zhu Yinglong looked down at the memorial while biting the snacks sent by Yanhong.
He is now reading a note from several students from the Imperial College, asking him to order the demolition of Wei Zhongxian's temple in the world. Suddenly, an idea emerged. It would be a pity that the things he had worked hard to build were destroyed like this. Can it be used for other purposes? With this idea, he immediately sent someone to invite Sun Chengzong over.
"The emperor intends to convert Wei Zhongxian's temple into a martyr's temple?" Sun Chengzong also became very interested when he heard Zhu Yinglong's idea.
"Not bad!" This idea came from the idea of a memorial hall in later generations. Zhu Yinglong was very excited. He had never found a good way to inspire the Chinese people's martial spirit. At present, this method is worth a trip. So he explained to Sun Chengzong: "What are the soldiers fighting bloody battles on the border? They were to serve the court and defend the country. They died on the battlefield. Many people could not even keep their names. The court only gave them a little bit of pension. Those who can’t find their family members or those who don’t have family members can’t even give them pensions. These people are loyal and martyrs who have paid blood for the stability of our Ming Dynasty. Scholars have obtained fame and fortune in order to make achievements for the court and have passed down their reputations throughout the ages. Don’t these soldiers who sacrifice their lives and shed their blood want them to be remembered by future generations forever? If the court orders the construction of a Martyrs’ temple for them, and carve their names on stone tablets and leave them for future generations to pay homage, Mr. Sun, what do you think of me?"
Sun Chengzong was a man who knew the military. Although he was a literati, he knew the passionate feelings in the hearts of those illiterate men, and he was eager to make achievements and to glorify his ancestors. After hearing what Zhu Yinglong said, he immediately burst into tears. Zhu Yinglong did this and would get the hearts of the Ming officers and soldiers all over the world, and the impact would be immeasurable.
The trend of changing the birth temple of Wei Zhongxian to a martyr's temple was opened up. First, in the capital area, the court first cleared out all the rankings and statues of Wei Zhongxian, smashed and burned them in public, and then changed the birth temple to the "Ming Ming Martyr's Temple". The plaque was naturally written by the emperor Zhu Yinglong. Although it was not very good, no one was suitable for this plaque. Only the emperor could write it himself. Zhu Yinglong knew the meaning of this, so he naturally did not let the inscriptions written by himself.
The Imperial Horse Supervision arson case adopted Shi Kefa's suggestion. After a half-public trial by the Three Laws and the Three Laws Department, Tu Wenfu and four small eunuchs were taken to Caishikou to behead, becoming the first person to be beheaded in the eunuch party's rebellion case. The instability caused by the arson case gradually subsided.
Chapter completed!