Chapter 229 Pardon Wei Zhongxian
"I pay homage to the Emperor."
Zhu Youjian came to Wenzhao Pavilion and bowed to worship.
Zhu Xu came down from the soft collapse and said with a smile, "When there is no one, the emperor's brother doesn't have to see you, come and sit down, Cao Huachun, and have tea."
Zhu Youjian became more and more familiar with the emperor's younger brother. The more polite he was, he showed that things would make him more difficult. He respectfully said: "The courtesy of the monarch and the ministers should not be abolished. If the emperor has something to do, please give me instructions."
Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youjian and shook his head in his heart. It was difficult for foreign ministers to deal with, and now it is not easy to fool King Xin.
However, Zhu Xu still wanted to fool him, and forced him to sit down, saying, "It's all for outsiders to see, come and have a tea."
Zhu Youjian remained extremely calm about Zhu Xu's enthusiasm, took a sip of the tea cup, and then sat down respectfully.
Zhu Xu held the teacup and decided to give a sweet date first, saying, "Brother, I know that the Ministry of Revenue is short of money and it is difficult for the cabinet to do it. I decided to allocate 200,000 from the treasury to solve the urgent problem first."
Zhu Youjian's expression moved slightly, his firm heart began to melt, and he bowed slightly and said, "I thanked the emperor on behalf of the cabinet."
Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youjian's expression, with a slightly raised corner of his mouth, and continued, "Speaking of it, I have been ascending the throne for more than half a year, and I have no great achievements or great mistakes. I am worthy of my elder brother. Yesterday, the emperor's sister-in-law brought Xiao Yongning to see me and told me a lot of things before..."
Zhu Youjian couldn't figure out what Zhu Xu wanted to do, and he listened with a faint expression.
After talking for a while, Zhu Xu felt dry and had almost played the emotional card. Then he said, "The fifth brother knew what the emperor told me before his death. Wei Liangqing had also pleaded with me many times. I was thinking, can Wei Zhongxian be released..."
Zhu Youjian's face changed slightly, and anger also appeared in his eyes, and he said with a deep look, "Emperor, Wei Zhongxian is sinister and vicious, acts without reason, and harms the court. Countless good ministers and scholars were harmed by him. It is lenient to not punish the death penalty and must not be forgiven. The emperor thinks twice!"
Zhu Xu nodded and continued, "I know, but the emperor's words 'Loyal and virtuous, can be considered a big deal' have been echoing in my mind, and I dare not or forget it, so I asked the emperor to discuss it."
Zhu Youjian still refused to agree and said, "Emperor, Wei Zhongxian's actions have caused a lot of harm. If you really want to release them, you will be criticized by the world. It is harmful to the current court, and I hope the emperor will be cautious!"
Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youjian with a calm face and a firm look. He was obviously determined to be different from his thoughts.
After a moment of pause, Zhu Xu smiled and said, "I can understand the idea of the emperor brother. However, if the reign changes next year, it will inevitably be a general amnesty for the world. Then Wei Zhongxian, I can't forgive him alone, right?"
Zhu Youjian frowned, and he could not refute Zhu Xu's reason.
Wei Zhongxian was guilty because it involved Zhang Yanyao's use of forbidden medicine, almost killing Emperor Tianqi. Then, along with him, it involved the taboo of "regicide rebellion". However, according to Tianqi's intention, the conviction of Dali Temple was just a trivial matter of embezzlement and bribery, and there was no reason to pardon the world and not forgive Wei Zhongxian.
Zhu Youjian sat there, lowering his head, his expression changing.
Wei Zhongxian, in his opinion, is even more hateful than Wang Zhen, and it is not an exaggeration to be unforgivable. But he also knew that Zhu Xu was determined to let Wei Zhongxian come out. He could stop him once today, but he might not be able to stop him a second time.
Thinking about the current court, Ye Xianggao and others were destined to enter the cabinet. At that time, the situation in the court would be completely different from that of the Tianqi Dynasty. In his opinion, Wei Zhongxian wanted to make a comeback!
Zhu Youjian looked up at Zhu Xu, pondered, and said, "Then, I will go to the Ministry of Justice in person and bring him in to see the emperor."
This is the result Zhu Xu wanted. He waved his hand to Cao Huachun and said, "Give me an imperial edict and let the emperor take it."
Cao Huachun bowed and said, "Yes." As he said that, he turned around and went out. In fact, he had already written it. After staying in another gatehouse for a while, Cao Huachun took an imperial edict and handed it to Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youjian stood up and said, "Your Majesty, then I'll go to the Ministry of Justice."
Zhu Xu stood up with a smile and said, "Then I'm sorry, the emperor."
Zhu Xu politely sent Zhu Youjian out of the door, stood in front of the steps of Wen Zhao Pavilion, looked at Zhu Youxiao's back, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Cao Huachun stood behind Zhu Xu, looked at his back, and hesitated, "Emperor, at this time, Wei Zhongxian will be released, and the outer court will be unable to control it."
Zhu Xu took a deep breath and looked at the palace outsider, "I know that before Wei Zhongxian emerges, I have to do one more thing... How long has it been since our Ming Dynasty's king of different surnames been gone? If you ask someone to spread the news, you will say that I will give Zhang Weixian the king of different surnames."
Cao Huachun was stunned and a little confused, so he nodded and said, "Yes."
Just when Zhu Youjian brought the imperial edict to the Ministry of War, there was a burst of discussion in Zhao Nanxing's mansion.
Jiang, Xi's governor Li Changgeng wrote a letter to Zhao Nanxing, and his tone was always full of accusations.
"Three hundred thousand soldiers and horses are all in the world, and the commander of the capital is irresistible. However, the emperor was young and acted recklessly. The prince lived in the capital, and his husband was speechless?"
"Now, officials from the Beijing Ministry have sneaked into various provinces and hiding in various yamen. What do you mean?"
"The court is full of officials, and it is the time to do great things, so why does this come to this?"
Zhao Nanxing held the letter paper and read it word by word to the audience. His face was ashen and his tone was full of anger.
The former Minister of Revenue Li Qiyuan also had a hot face when he heard this. He looked at Zhao Nanxing and said, "Sir, the emperor is young and has not changed yet. The willful and nonsense is better than the righteous. We must advise you to turn the emperor back to justice and take it back into his life, and not cause a major disaster!"
Wei Dazhong stood up and said in a deep voice: "It's not just that, but now the chaos of life has become a mountain, the soldiers and horses are like fire, and the world is unstable. We must take back the emperor's life. We will disband the troops and horses, and we will withdraw the troops and horses, and we will withdraw everything as soon as possible. Otherwise, the world will be uneasy and we will be unable to do anything!"
"Yes, the emperor is joking, he does not attend court, he does not see court officials, and he allows the cabinet center to be vacant, and the six officials are vacant, so he will be reorganized!"
A group of people discussed it, all of which were targeting Zhu Xu.
After a long time, someone said, "But, the emperor is hiding in the palace and not coming out. How can we advise? No matter how many memorials are, if he doesn't read it, we can't do anything?"
"Yes, what should I do? The emperor insists on making trouble and ignores..."
"Or what if we break into the palace and look for the Duke of England, he will definitely have a way to meet the emperor!"
"Is it not right? What's the difference between this and forcing the palace? You still have to see the emperor and give serious advice!"
These resigned ministers were also helpless. The young emperor was no better than ordinary naughty boys. He could not beat or scold him. If he really had to make trouble, he would have to deal with him.
"Why, why don't we ask for the Empress Dowager?"
I don’t know who said this, which made the people in the hall feel quiet.
Chapter completed!