After breakfast, Zhu Yijun heaved a sigh of relief. There were still a lot of things to do in the imperial court these days, but most of them were related to the officials.
There were all sorts of things, ranging from the dismissal of soldiers to the dismissal of officials. It was very noisy.
Zhu Yijun did not care or worry about these things. Zhang Juzheng was the one who was worried about these things.
"Imperial Majesty, High Duke Mu has entered the capital!" Zhang Jing stood behind Zhu Yijun and said.
Zhu Yijun was stunned. Mu Chaobi had entered the capital. This was something unexpected. However, Zhu Yijun also nodded lightly.
With the crimes that Mu Chaobi had committed, beheading was not an exaggeration at all. However, Zhu Yijun knew that Zhang Juzheng would not do this.
Now that Zhang Juzheng had implemented the examination method, the imperial court was full of complaints. Countless officials regarded Zhang Juzheng as an enemy.
At this time, they could not wait for Zhang Juzheng to offend the Honours. It was best to fight with the Honours. Therefore, there would definitely be people in the imperial court who wanted to execute Mu Chaobi.
These people would also stand on the side of righteousness and come up with a lot of high and mighty reasons to execute Mu Chaobi.
Zhu Yijun did not need to think to know that these people would definitely do this. If Mu Chaobi was really executed, their sowing discord would begin.
Mu Chaobi was High Duke Mu. Although he had violated the national law, the status of High Duke Mu's Public House was there. If Zhang Juzheng executed High Duke Mu, it would make his Honours feel uneasy.
After all, there were not many clean people in these Daming Public Houses.
There was no need to say anything about the Honours and the Daming Gentry. All crows in the world were black. Other than special cases, it was basically the same.
After executing Mu Chaobi, the Honours would definitely be wary of Zhang Juzheng. It would be strange if the civil officials didn't try to sow discord between Zhang Juzheng and the Honours.
At that time, as long as the two sides clashed, their opportunity would come.
Even if it caused Zhang Juzheng to be badly battered, it would still prevent him from implementing the examination method.
With Zhu Yijun's understanding of Zhang Juzheng, how could he let these people succeed? He would definitely protect Mu Chaobi.
In this way, Zhang Juzheng was labeled as a traitor. You shielded Honours. Moreover, it was Mu Chaobi, such a heinous person. You are a traitor.
If one didn't know about the twists and turns in this matter, one would definitely think that Zhang Juzheng was in the wrong and that he was covering up for Mu Chaobi. He was not a good official.
But these people were harboring evil intentions. They stood on the side of righteousness and pointed at you, but in reality, they were seeking personal benefits.
In order to achieve their goals, they didn't hesitate to disregard the world. This was how they did things. This kind of behavior was vividly reflected by the Donglin Party.
Many people had said that the Donglin Party was the prototype of a modern political party. In reality, it wasn't. They weren't a political party. They were a friendly party.
The so-called political parties had their own political aspirations and took the rejuvenation of the country as their own responsibility. Whether it was Dr. Sun Yatsen's Three Principles of the People or Marxism, they all had their own program.
The Donglin Party didn't have such a program. They only sought personal benefits and had no country in their hearts.
The matter of Mu Chaobi hadn't even begun, and Zhu Yijun had already seen the result. Naturally, he wasn't interested.
Zhang Juzheng would definitely use the power in his hands to suppress it, and then there would be a lot of cursing.
Perhaps these people also knew that they couldn't kill Mu Chaobi, but they were willing to smear Zhang Juzheng's name and label him.
"Alright, I got it!" Zhu Yijun waved his hand. There was no need to discuss this matter further.
Zhang Jing was stunned. He didn't expect the Imperial Majesty to not take this matter seriously at all. But he knew Zhu Yijun's temper, so he didn't say anything else. He just stood respectfully behind him and pondered this matter.
"Let's go to the Education Palace!"
Zhu Yijun had spent most of his time in the Education Palace. The Education Palace had already started teaching geography.
The geography of mountains, rivers, and fields. If he wanted to become an official in the future, he naturally had to understand the geography.
If he didn't even understand the geography of the country he lived in, how could he become an official?
Zhu Yijun kept a close eye on the Education Palace. If there was nothing else, he would go there every day.
Zhu Yijun had already stopped training young eunuchs. Of course, training didn't stop. Zhu Yijun trained them in the Inner Study Hall.
There was originally a place in the palace for young eunuchs to study in, which was the Inner Study Hall. Originally, the Inner Study Hall was controlled by Feng Bao. It was impossible for Zhu Yijun to let the Inner Study Hall teach what he wanted them to teach.
Now, it was different. Feng Bao was dead, and the Inner Study Hall was under the control of Eunuch Zhang Hong of the Department of Rites.
There were many things that could be tampered with here. For example, mathematics. This matter was originally handled by San Dezi, but now it was handed over to Zhang Hong.
Zhu Yijun also heard that Zhang Hong seemed to be very interested in this and was also learning mathematics.
As expected, Mu Chaobi's arrival in the capital caused quite a commotion. Memorials flew into the palace like snowflakes.
During this period of time, all the evidence of Mu Chaobi's crimes were dug out. The Imperial Censor and the Imperial Censor treated this matter as a carnival.
Mu Chaobi was the Duke of Mu and had a high position of power. Censoring him was a good way to boost his reputation.
Most importantly, there was no danger in censoring Mu Chaobi. In any case, he was already out of luck, so it didn't matter if he was stepped on a few more times.
The contents of the memorials were basically the same. They were all about fighting and killing. The first thing they said was that not killing would not appease the common people's anger, not killing would not appease the world, not killing would not show the virtue of Heaven. In any case, as long as Mu Chaobi didn't die, the Daming wouldn't be far from the destruction of the country.
The development of the matter didn't exceed Zhu Yijun's expectations. This matter quickly came to a conclusion.
Zhang Juzheng really had no interest in dealing with this kind of rotten matter. Right now, he just wanted to cut through the Gordian knot. Making a fuss over this matter was a complete waste of time.
Besides, how could he not understand what those people were thinking?
Mu Chaobi's crimes were true and he should be beheaded. However, in consideration of his many years of meritorious service and the fact that his ancestors had worked for the Daming, the death penalty could be spared.
Although the death penalty was spared, the punishment couldn't be spared. Mu Chaobi was sent to the Nanjing encirclement.
The encirclement was in Nanjing. If he didn't die, he wouldn't be allowed to leave. This preserved the royal family's face. At the same time, Mu Chaobi was severely punished. The Honours wouldn't react too intensely.
Mu Chaobi had indeed gone overboard. Besides, he didn't die. He was just encircled.
When Zhu Yijun heard about this matter in the palace, he couldn't help but sigh. Zhang Juzheng was Zhang Juzheng. His methods of political trickery had reached perfection.
Zhu Yijun didn't pay attention to Mu Chaobi's matter at all. The important matter at hand was the spring plowing.
As the emperor, Zhu Yijun naturally had to go and farm. It was just that this custom had been abandoned for a few years.
Emperor Taizu, Zhu Yuanzhang, valued it the most. He was born a farmer and valued farming very much. He even issued an imperial edict that those who planted well and a lot of land could be made officials.