For several days, the factory guards were in a state of panic. The newly appointed internal factory boss Zhang Yong was eager to show off and even released nearly half of the factory guards and captains in the capital, but there was still no news.
Things started to get weird. Logically speaking, the only ones who escaped were the emperor and a eunuch. Where could they run to? Besides, there are a lot of checkpoints along the way, is it still possible to fly?
"But so many people were sent out, but there was not even a trace. Instead, many people were arrested, all of whom met the characteristics. As a result, many thieves were found, but the trace of the emperor was still missing.
As a result, Zhang Yong became a little anxious and angry. Every morning, the Queen Mother would look for him to question him. Every time he saw the gloomy look on the Queen Mother Zhang's face, Zhang Yong was frightened.
There are three fires for a new official when he takes office. He may get in before the first fire is burned. Moreover, Gu Da and these people are all eagerly waiting to see his joke. However, he has no choice but to keep urging him downwards. There's nothing we can do about it at Dongxi Factory and Jinyiwei. What can we do if we can't find anyone? What's the use of urging? So what they did was to urge them down, and in addition to sending more people, they continued to do this futile thing.
A few days later, everyone has confirmed that the emperor is not near Gyeonggi Province. He may have left the customs and gone to the desert, or he may have gone to the south of the Yangtze River along the Chi Road or the canal. He may have even sailed out to sea. The scale of the search must be expanded. Only then.
But since the Ming Dynasty was so big, manpower was also a problem. Asking others to conduct secret visits would obviously expose the emperor's whereabouts, so Zhang Yong had to ask Empress Dowager Zhang for instructions.
Empress Dowager Zhang was already many years older. She sighed and missed her son. Of course, she might be more angry. After a long time, she nodded: "Sooner or later, things will not be covered up. In this case, then simply tell the world." "Okay, let all the prefectures and counties in the world conduct searches. Any strangers who are strangers must be checked. You go and inform the cabinet and let the cabinet draw up the decree. The Ai family is no longer willing to come forward. I am an old woman" said At this point, she was choked up and unable to speak.
The only thing that gave Empress Dowager Zhang some comfort was that the princess was left. One of her sons was missing, but at least her daughter was still with her. Originally, when Princess Taikang entered the palace, she was supposed to be taken care of by Empress Dowager Zhang, but this time it was Princess Taikang instead. She had to take care of Empress Dowager Zhang, but the princess's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she would give birth in three to two months. Empress Dowager Zhang had to endure her grief and try her best to look as out of the way as possible in front of the princess.
Liu Chengfeng went in and out of the palace several times. He knew that the Queen Mother was in a bad mood, so he did not dare to say a few more words. At most, he could only comfort her with a few words of comfort. However, Liu Chengfeng knew that instead of comforting her, it would be better to try his best to comfort her. Find the emperor, otherwise no matter how much comfort you say, it will be in vain.
So he often just stopped and told the princess to take good care of her.
The news was finally inevitably made known to everyone in the capital. Such big news is really shocking.
In fact, the last time the emperor went to Jixian and became a prisoner of the Mongols, everyone was stunned. No one could have imagined that the mysterious emperor would do such a thing, especially the people in Shilin who were beating their chests and falling in despair. There are so many people here that they feel like mourning their heirs, and they are constantly criticizing.
Scholars are the most concerned about this kind of thing. They are different from other people who make a living. Everyone else has to support their families, so most of their thoughts are on their career. Scholars are noble and naturally do not bother to make money, so Many people spend most of their time drinking tea or chatting, and naturally they inevitably talk about national affairs.
In fact, for scholars, most of their role models are the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. Although only geniuses know what the Three Emperors and Five Emperors are like. Anyway, everyone firmly believes that ancient times were the paradise of emperors, and almost all the visions of beautiful monarchs were added to them. on them.
Scholars are very smart at this point. The more hazy it is, the more beautiful it can be. However, there is no way to verify the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, so they can make up whatever they want. But for them, the emperor who is right in front of them is different.
???????????? When the late emperor was here, he was actually considered a holy king, but even so, the scholars were not satisfied. Now that the late emperor is the current holy king, the two are completely different, and the disappointment is naturally even greater.
Think about it, in their hearts, even the late emperor is far from their role model. Would they like someone like Zhu Houzhao?
"Moreover, now that the emperor was humiliated first and was already suspected of insulting the national system, and now he is nowhere to be seen, it is even more disappointing. Many people even openly and boldly criticized him. Such remarks actually aroused the applause of many scholars.
Of course, not everyone can criticize the emperor. There is also a mystery here. If you are a person with fame, how many times can you criticize?It doesn't matter, after all, this is not the Taizu period. The status of scholar-bureaucrats has risen. If you take care of them, they will still have a reputation as a clean stream, and no one in the temple dares to take responsibility. Because of the infamy, I often hope that major issues will be reduced to trivial matters. In short, you can scold them as much as you want.
"But if you don't have fame, let alone slander the palace, or just scold the government a little, you are also a troublemaker and a rebel. If you are caught, you will be beaten up dozens of times, and then assassinated and exiled.
Scholars have the privilege of scolding, and speaking of the emperor, this matter is indeed very unreasonable. Everyone thinks it is too ridiculous, so they scolded him very fiercely, which can be said to be a heated discussion.
At the beginning, everyone just vented some dissatisfaction and expressed their disappointment, but later on, it became a bit out of control. There are actually some shocking remarks circulating among scholars.
These remarks are very scary. One of them is that the current emperor wants to imitate Qin Bo and Mu Yi, so he suddenly left.
On the surface, there seems to be no problem with this sentence. Both Qin Bo and Mu Yi were sages in ancient times and were highly regarded by scholars. Now there seems to be nothing wrong with comparing the emperor to these two people. Maybe if that boy Zhengde heard that he had become an ancient sage, he might be happy for a few days. But only those who really figure out the meaning of this sentence will break out in cold sweat, and their whole person will inevitably feel nervous.
??First of all, we must understand who Uncle Qin is. Uncle Qin is the son of the father of Zhou Taiwang. Originally, the Taibo brothers should inherit the throne in turn after the death of the ancient father. But they saw that their father particularly liked the third son Ji Li's son Ji Chang, and Ji Chang did have superhuman talents, so they decided to take the initiative to give up the inheritance rights to Ji Li. Then it was passed to Ji Chang from Ji Li. Later, their father and others asked them to inherit the throne one after another, but they refused. In order to cut off the idea of ??others supporting them, Taibo and Zhongyong fled to the southeastern Jingman area where they were descended from the wilderness, cut off their hair and tattoos, and followed the habits of the local backward ethnic groups. Seeing that they were determined, the people of the Zhou tribe had no choice but to support Ji Li and Ji Chang.
This is the allusion of Qin Bo to the king. Not to mention whether there is any inside story in this allusion, but after Kong Sage preached that only Qin Bo was the most virtuous person, Qin Bo's status in the world began to rise. Such a person has virtue. Ah, even the king is not willing to do it. He would rather hide in the mountains and never come out.
"And what if the current emperor is Uncle Qin?" Things seemed to come to light. It turned out that the emperor just ran away. As for the reason for running away, no one knew. It might be because of naughty, or because he wanted to go out for a while. In short, there were many reasons, but taking out Uncle Qin The person who came to compare the emperor gave the emperor a reason, that is, let the king
This is the heart-breaking point. This means that the emperor left because he was a noble person and had the highest virtues. Therefore, he wanted to imitate Uncle Qin and give up his throne to a capable person. The emperor no longer wants to be the emperor. Baiguan We should choose Gaoming.
It would be strange if the person who said this didn't have ulterior motives.
But there is nothing you can do against him. In fact, this is the tricky thing about scholars. He wants to trick you or scold you. He won¡¯t utter a single curse word and has a smile on his face. Maybe you mistakenly think that he has praised you and is waiting for you. Before he could recover, he had already dug a hole and buried him.
Even if someone says such a thing, if you can't do anything to him, he will confidently say that the emperor ran away because of fun. Are you slandering the emperor for not having the majesty of the emperor? The emperor ran away, could it be because he wanted to patrol privately, ignore the common people and the country, and follow the example of Sui Yang?
At this time, I guarantee that your face will twitch and you will be speechless.
"Furthermore, after all, Uncle Qin is a most virtuous person. This is recognized by Sage Kong. To say that the emperor is a most virtuous person is obviously to praise the emperor. What can you do with your intentions? What can you do to me?"
¡°In fact, no one can do anything about this kind of person. Even if they can do anything, the factory guards really don¡¯t have the skills now.
Ever since, whether intentionally or unintentionally, this kind of statement has become mainstream and spread a lot. Some people with ulterior motives even dared to openly discuss it in the yamen.
Naturally, this matter could not escape the eyes and ears of the Prince of Chu. When the news reached Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengfeng had to be vigilant. He vaguely felt that behind these remarks, there was a dark shadow that seemed to be brewing something.
But at this time, Liu Chengfeng was helpless for a moment. Should he arrest people now? The more he arrests people for this kind of thing, the more heated the comments will be. The final result may be a confused account. What he is most worried about is that this matter is brewing behind the scenes. The main conspirator is someone who lives in the temple. If so, then the matter will be even more complicated.
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