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Time has no emotions and never cares about people's joys, sorrows and joys.

After a ray of light appeared on the skyline, it could no longer be blocked.

Soon after, a decree came from the palace: I heard that Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, had suddenly passed away. I was deeply saddened, so I specially missed the day to pay homage to the deceased.

After the death of a high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty, there was usually a "Invitation for Funeral Ceremony".

If the relatives of the deceased are still officials, then the relatives will write the submission. If not, if they are not qualified, the submission will be written by their colleagues.

Therefore, as soon as Liu Daxia got the news, he went to Zhang's mansion to express his condolences and personally wrote a funeral memorial for Zhang Sheng.

By noon, the memorial was delivered to the imperial court.

In the capital, officials of all sizes who knew each other gathered together to lament how worthless the sudden death of the Minister of Rites was.

Even those who had had a little friction with him in the past still put aside their prejudices when facing the deceased, shook their heads and said, "What a pity..."

It has been seventeen years since Hongzhi, and Dai Shan's health has become even worse. The word "death" is taboo among the elderly, and Zhang Sheng's ending made him feel sad.

When Dai Zongxian held a memorial ceremony at Zhang Mansion, he said to Liu Daxia with some emotion: "Brother Defu has been rigorous in his studies since he was young. He has been an official for more than thirty years, diligent in royal affairs, and loyal. At that time, I entered the court early and became an official.

It took him three years, but in the end he was the one who left before me."

Liu Daxia on the side was even more inexplicably sad, "Yesterday I saw that Desfu was depressed. I thought he was worried about Zhejiang, but I didn't expect that it was just one night..."

Yin and Yang are separated, unless they are mortal enemies, the Chinese will still respect him. Although Zhu Houzhao doesn't like this person either, he is the Minister of Rites of the imperial court after all.

Even though people are dead, he still has to spit a few times, which is really a disgrace to his own image.

At this time, preferential treatment and generous burial can calm people's hearts.

Therefore, at the prince's request, the emperor sent Xiao Jing to the Zhang Mansion to convey the decree and pay homage. Basically, he agreed to all the formulations in the memorial.

In the end, the imperial court posthumously awarded him the title of Taifu and the posthumous title of "Wen Ding".

When Wu Kuan passed away two months ago, even though he was a minister who had made mistakes, the emperor still gave him the posthumous title of "Wen Ding" in consideration of his status as imperial master.

No matter how you say it, this imperial edict is correct.

All the ministers who came to Zhang Mansion to express their condolences saw the attitude of the palace, the emperor, and the prince. Even if they felt that Zhang Sheng's death was unclear, they could not find anything wrong with it.

The dead person is the most important, which is effective for Zhu Houzhao and the ministers. After a whole day, all the important ministers went to Zhang Mansion.

But in the morning of the second day,

People began to focus on the court again.

Censor Lin Yang reported: "Your Majesty, the late eldest uncle Zhang Sheng was a second-rank official in charge of the first department! Such a prominent official suddenly committed suicide at home without any warning. There are many strange things in it! Your Majesty, please

Decree to investigate this case in detail!"

Condolences have also been expressed.

Sadness has passed.

Now everyone is starting to think, how could this happen suddenly?

Emperor Hongzhi glanced sideways at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Prince, please tell me."

"Yes." Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, and then spoke slowly before the court, "Yesterday, I have discussed this matter with my father. The eldest uncle is the Minister of Rites, and my father has always believed in it. He should not have committed suicide.

In the inner room. As for what happened to Uncle Zong, it was the corruption case in Zhejiang that just broke out. Originally, I considered that Zhang Sheng was an important minister of the imperial court. At the time of chaos in Zhejiang, the country needed ministers, so I entrusted him with important tasks, but instead

I didn't expect it to end like this... It can be seen that there must be some hidden secret behind the Zhejiang case."

"Therefore, I believe that the matter in Zhejiang must be investigated to the bottom of the matter, so as to prevent anyone from slandering the Minister of Rites of the Imperial Court and to restore Uncle Zong's name to innocence!"

What a name for innocence.

People who know the inside story are guessing that maybe Zhang Sheng committed suicide out of fear of crime and did not dare to go to Zhejiang at all.

It's just that the person is already dead, and it seems a bit immoral to openly say such things at this time.

The fact that the prince is now handling the Zhejiang case in this name seems to have the flavor of seeking justice for the deceased. For a while, even if some people thought it was inappropriate, they could not make any sense.

But sending a Grade A guard directly to Zhejiang still frightens many people.

Then Chen Wang, the censor of Zuoqiandu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, said, "I heard yesterday that His Highness has sent Tengxiang Zuowei to Zhejiang. This is really a waste of money. If Your Highness wants to use troops, the governor of Zhejiang will do it himself."

There are many guard posts in Jiaxing, Zhoushan, Taizhou and so on. Why do we need to mobilize a guard horse from the capital thousands of miles away?"

Zhu Houzhao looked into the distance, looking for the voice to see who was speaking.

Where did this "why not eat minced meat" minister come from, the local health center in Zhejiang? If they had been effective, Zhejiang would not be what it is today!

"In the twelfth year of Hongzhi, His Highness sent Teng Xiang's left guard to Bazhou. At that time, there was a rumor among the people that wherever Teng Xiang's soldiers went, there were always heads of soldiers. Now His Highness has transferred the soldiers of the guard to Zhejiang. Along the way,

The officials and people in Shandong and South Zhili will definitely be talking about it and be horrified. By then, Zhejiang will be filled with blood again. Don’t the people all over the world say that Dong Gong is a murderous person?"

Zhu Houzhao knew if there was any force intervening in politics.

Then his action of sending troops to Zhejiang will definitely be blocked.

After Chen Wang, the Criminal Division also reported that Lu Qingyi knelt down to report the incident.

"I second the proposal! A guard horse marching thousands of miles consumes countless money and food. Even the local guard station in Zhejiang cannot be used. Your Highness can also dispatch the troops and horses from Nanzhili and Jiangxi nearby. Why bother to let Tengxiang's left guard work on an expedition?

, a waste of people’s money?”

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

As soon as Chen Wang took the lead, four of the officials suddenly jumped out to object.

Zhu Houzhao was not in a hurry, he had some fun in his heart: "I did not intend to send Tengxiang Zuowei to Zhejiang from the beginning. Chen Wang and Lu Qingyi, you two thought it was inappropriate to send troops, but you did not tell Zhejiang

What should we do about this matter? It involves the death of Uncle Zong, so we have to do it no matter what, right?"

"According to what I see, what if we let you go to Zhejiang? Chen Wang, you just mentioned the soldiers and horses of the Jiaxing and Taizhou offices. I have given Wang Hua an order to bring these soldiers and horses under your control."

. Lu Qingyi, you said that it is okay to mobilize troops from Jiangxi and South Zhili. Just like Chen Wang, the deployment is also under your control. According to what you said, these troops are enough. Then no matter what troubles occur in Zhejiang in the future, you should also

It’s all done.”

As soon as the ministers heard this, they knew that Chen Wang was being held here. Some of them laughed in their hearts, and some lamented that the prince is always so sharp...

Well, now, Zhang Sheng, even the Minister of Etiquette, dare not accept the errand, and you still get it yourself.

For Zhu Houzhao, as long as the matter can be solved, who can he send?

Now you go and kill Li Yancai and the others, and find out the businessman behind this.

Just let us see if those people want your life too.

Anyway, Zhang Yong mobilized his troops and sent thousands of troops. It is not what he ordered today. He can leave the city immediately tomorrow. Going back on his word? It’s too late.

Chen Wang is the censor of Zuo Qiandu. This official is not small. He is only listed under the censor of left and right capital and the censor of left and deputy capitals.

But now the prince's words are a bit difficult to answer.

And it was in the morning, such a formal occasion, with so many people watching.

However, no matter what, you really can’t go to that place in Zhejiang...

"Minister..." Chen Wang felt a little trembled in his heart, "The minister's position is insignificant, and he is not as good as the great uncle Duo. If I go to Zhejiang with my position as a minister, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with the things involved."

Lu Qingyi felt even more unjust.

After all, Chen Wang is still the censor of Zuo Qiandu. As for him, he has a small problem.

"Your Highness, your position as a minister is even less worth mentioning."

That's what people say, it's understandable.

But he was so impassioned before, but he didn't dare to do anything now, so he always failed.

In this politically correct atmosphere, this will definitely be a huge loss.

Zhu Houzhao's "bad" was even more thorough. He caught up and said: "You are not afraid of small officials. As long as they can make meritorious service to the court, no matter what high official they are, I will be willing to give them. Zuo Qiandu Yushi was promoted to Zuo Fudu Yushi, so

Is your official position enough? Chen Wang, do you dare to be the deputy censor of the capital?!"

Just spray when you have nothing to do.

You won’t tell me how to solve the problem in Zhejiang.

Labor and management have come up with a solution, but you still don't agree.

Standard troll.

There are only four words to deal with this kind of people: just do what you do.

Chen Wang was in a dilemma for a while, and sweat broke out on his forehead.

The prince then turned to the other three, "Lü Qingyi, the same goes for you guys. No matter how high your official position is, you can go to Zhejiang. As long as you ask, I will satisfy you."

They originally thought they had found a good reason, but now that it's fine, what else can they say?

For a time, the embarrassment grew up visibly to the naked eye.

The emperor couldn't help feeling sad when he saw this scene. He also remembered these four people. What was the use of such ministers?
To be continued...