Palace, cabinet value room.

The four cabinet masters were all there. At this time, Li Dongyang was holding a pen in his hand, as if he was going to write a memorial. As a result, he felt that it was difficult to write a pen several times.

In Li Dongyang's opinion, scholars were not at fault for discussing national affairs and insulting the worms in the court.

But during the insult, this group of people happened to meet Zhang Yanling who was scolded. Zhang Yanling did not beat him on the spot but wrote a poem to implicitly mock him. This group of scholars who claim to be talented and good at learning did not see it. They were pointed out later and realized that they were humiliated. They were angry but brought people to sue Zhang Yanling for ruthless discussions on the government...

This slutty operation made Li Dongyang speechless.

It made him even more unable to defend himself.

No matter how you look at this group of people, they are all responsible for their own fault.

"well!"

Li Dongyang sighed heavily and put down his pen again.

Xu Pu walked over, put his hand on Li Dongyang's shoulder, and comforted him: "Binzhi, you don't have to be too concerned. These younger generations are not done by benevolent and righteous gentlemen, and even their talents and knowledge are compared. What's the harm of small punishments and great commandments?"

Li Dongyang couldn't help but frown.

The scholar represents the future of the Ming Dynasty, so he submitted a memorial to save the people. But is it really necessary for a group of students who are not even as talented as Zhang Yanling to do so much effort?

"I have another poem here, which is widely circulated in the capital recently. The great scholars of Wuzhong school Zhu, a student from Wuzhong, wrote. The talent of Bin is good, let's take a look."

Xu Pu took out a poem, which was the song "Bamboo and Stone". He wanted to use it to divert Li Dongyang's attention.

Li Dongyang was in a bad mood and had no intention of reading any poems, but since it was handed over by the chief assistant Xu Pu, he looked at it patiently and sighed after reading it.

"Good poem."

Li Dongyang's evaluation is simple and direct.

Xu Pu smiled and said, "There are also people who are open-minded and ambitious like poets. They represent the pure and clear-cut style among my scholars of the Ming Dynasty. If you only work hard for a few students with poor means, it will be worth it."

Li Dongyang sighed again. He knew that Xu Pu was trying to comfort himself, not always putting the interests of students first, and sometimes he should be more open-minded, as the poem said.

At this time, Xie Qian and Liu Jian also came over and looked at the poems written on the paper, and were vaguely surprised.

"There are some of the rare masterpieces in the world." Xie Qian commented with a pertinent attitude.

The Ming Dynasty was not when Tang poetry and Song lyrics were prosperous. There were many people who wrote them and were praised by others. However, there were too few who really had the potential to spread throughout the ages. If you want to spread it widely, in addition to establishing the meaning of the poem, cultivating and knowledgeable, you should also be easy to understand. The poem in front of you is almost a masterpiece that few can produce in the Hongzhi Dynasty.

Others don’t know anything about the goods, so how could they not be able to see the level of the four auxiliary ministers in the cabinet?

Liu Jian looked at Xu Pu and asked, "Who did it?"

Xu Pu smiled and shook his head.

Xie Qian said with a smile: "Ask Zhu Yunming from Wuzhong, don't you know everything?"

Before, Xu Pu only said it was "Zhu", because as their identity, they may have a conflict of interests with the candidates in a certain session. Even if they no longer have to preside over the exam, as long as they are still in the cabinet department for one day, they will act as the examiner of the palace examination.

Xie Qian is from Yuyao, Zhejiang. How could he not know what a talented man with a good reputation in Jiangnan? He was straightforward and casually said Zhu Yunming's name.

The four auxiliary ministers of the Ming Dynasty were in a better mood at this time.

Li Dongyang suddenly sighed a little again: "It's just now...ah!"

It's hard to describe again.

Liu Jian said: "Binzhi is worried that there are signs of foreign relatives chaotic politics in the Ming Dynasty?"

Li Dongyang did not reply, but in fact he had the intention. He took out a memorial pressed on the table, which was the content of the memorial being submitted by the Northwest. Xu Pu and the other two took it over and took it to take a look.

It was Xu Jin, the right censor of the governor of Gansu who reported a series of military and political changes after Aheima occupied Hami.

Because it did not involve a major military incident, Li Dongyang actually temporarily suppressed the memorial.

Xu Pu frowned and said, "Your Majesty blocked the interchange and trade routes in the northwest, and it really made Turpan so lonely as the relative expected. It seems... the relative has indeed had a little military achievement."

The more he said this, the more hesitated the people present.

It seems that everything is as Liu Jian said, and the chaos in foreign relatives' politics has begun to show signs.

In the eyes of them, even if the foreign relatives are really capable, they cannot get in touch with the core power of the Ming Dynasty. This is to ensure the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty. The lessons of so many foreign relatives in history will make them naturally feel that it is wrong for foreign relatives to interfere in politics.

"It is certain that he cannot make any further efforts in the court."

Li Dongyang said firmly.

That's it, but even the four cabinet masters were at a loss when they used how to make the emperor lose his trust in Zhang Yanling.

Not long after, footsteps came from outside the cabinet.

It was Xiao Jing who walked into the duty room with a look of distress.

"Eunuch Xiao, are you?"

As the chief assistant, Xu Pu thought that the emperor had any instructions to ask Xiao Jing to come and pass the message.

Xiao Jing wanted to speak but stopped, and hesitated for a while and said, "There is something I don't know if it should be said or not."

Xu Pu and Li Dongyang looked at each other and saw that Xiao Jing was not coming by the emperor's order. Xu Pu said: "If it is for the country, it is better for Eunuch Xiao to say it bluntly."

With Xu Pu's encouragement, Xiao Jing seemed to have to pluck up the courage: "Our family has just learned something. Yesterday, the prince walked out of the palace gate and went to the capital city..."

The news was very big. While the four cabinet ministers were surprised, Xu Pu Laocheng asked seriously: "Does Your Majesty know?"

Xiao Jing hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Only then did the four cabinet ministers realize that Zhu Youzhang actually knew that his son had left the palace.

"The prince has also sneaked out of the palace. His Majesty's opinion, it is better to be out of the way, so he had already ordered that if the prince leaves the palace again, there must be guards secretly. Our family also learned from the escort of the Jinyiwei that after the prince left the palace yesterday, he went to Jianchang Bo Mansion..."

When Xiao Jing said this, his face became even hesitant.

Xu Pu asked tentatively: "There is nothing wrong with the prince going to Jianchang Bo Mansion. Could it be that what happened to the prince in Jianchang Bo Mansion?"

Xiao Jing said distressedly: "That's right, if it weren't for this, our family wouldn't have to be so anxious. Even His Majesty has not reported it yet..."

Only then did the four cabinet ministers realize that it was of great importance.

But Xiao Jing said, "I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince was mixed with a group of slaves in Jianchang's mansion yesterday, and he also... He learned to bet money. Yesterday, he even took back dice and other items from Jianchang's mansion. From last night to today's day, the Crown Prince was in the Eastern Palace with the eunuchs as a fun in the dice. How many cabinet masters, what should you do?"

When the four cabinet masters of the Ming Dynasty heard this news, they took a breath of cold air, but they all seemed to be "suddenly enlightened".

I was worried before that I could not find a reason to impeach Zhang Yanling and make the emperor lose trust in Zhang Yanling.

Not Zhang Yanling came to his door by himself?

Li Dongyang said angrily: "It was not Jianchang Bo's fault that the prince came to the door, but Jianchang Bo encouraged the prince to gamble and play games and was dissatisfied. He wanted to make the Ming Dynasty in a desperate situation!"

The four cabinet masters were worried about impeachment of Zhang Yanling, and they would never let them go when they found an opportunity. Moreover, Zhang Yanling taught Zhu Houzhao to play dice gambling is a huge matter. Even if Zhang Yanling did not do anything before, they would not ignore it.

"Eunuch Xiao, thank you for reminding me. I will let you participate in the interview with Jianchang Bo." Xu Pu expressed his opinion.

Xiao Jing said anxiously: "No, this matter is of great importance. Don't let people outside the palace know about it. Our family has no choice but to come to discuss with you all the teachers."

According to the past practice, if you want to participate in the report, you should ask the censor to talk about the matter, but this matter is related to the secrets in the palace and cannot be leaked.

Even if the four old masters intend to make a big fuss, they still want to give Xiao Jing face. Xiao Jing himself said that he did not even inform Zhu You in advance about this matter.

Seeing Xu Pu hesitating, Li Dongyang immediately said, "If you don't talk to outsiders, then let me go to Qianqing Palace in person to discuss this matter."

It is naturally not good to spread the matter if it makes a big deal, but it would be more appropriate if the cabinet minister personally went to the emperor to advise him as a teacher.

"What Binzhi said is reasonable, but you can't let Binzhi go alone, so I will go together." Xu Pu expressed his opinion again.

In his opinion, the cabinet must advance and retreat together in this matter.

Xiao Jing said: "Several Pavilion Masters are going to meet His Majesty, but don't mention our family..."

Xu Pu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Eunuch Xiao, we are clear about the joints in it, so we said that it would be spread to someone outside the palace."

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After learning that Zhang Yanling taught the prince to play dice, the four cabinet masters even felt that they didn't need to prove it. He did not think that Xiao Jing dared to talk nonsense about such things.

They immediately went to meet Zhu Youzhang.

Zhu Youzun was in the Qianqing Palace. He obviously knew that the prince had left the palace yesterday and that his son had been to Jianchang Bo Mansion. However, it was only from Xu Pu's report that he learned that Zhang Yanling taught his son to play dice.

"What is dice?"

Zhu Youzhang obviously had never been exposed to such things.

Xiao Jing, who was standing by, didn't know how to answer, but Li Dongyang explained: "It is a gambling instrument among the people."

"Bang!"

Without saying a word, Zhu Youzhang threw the teacup in his hand to the ground and smashed it to pieces.

It means that after he knew that dice was used for gambling, he was extremely angry.

Li Dongyang took the opportunity to impeach and said, "Jianchang Bo himself is ignorant, and he often involves food, drink, prostitutes and gambling. Now he has to teach the prince to play with things and lose his ambitions. You should know that the prince has not yet left the cabinet to give lectures, and his personality is the time to shape it, so it is easy to lead the prince astray!"

Zhu Youzhang said angrily: "Come here, go and call my uncle. I will confront you in person!"

Zhu Youzhang may have believed in these civil officials and pillars before, but now he is more sensible.

You can't say anything. Recently, the civil officials impeached Zhang Yanling and said it was very convincing, but there were fewer things to be defeated in the end?
To be continued...