Zhu Di started to leave, but the strong man behind him immediately took a step forward, picked up the yellow umbrella cover, and followed closely behind the emperor. Ji Gang fell to the ground and shouted: "I respectfully send you to the emperor!"
For a long time, he could no longer hear the sound of leather boots treading water next to his ears. Ji Gang slowly raised his head and saw that except for the soldiers standing on the palace wall who were standing on the palace wall like guns, there was no one on the tower. Ji Gang reached out and wiped his face. He didn't know whether it was rain or cold sweat. Then he jumped up and hurried back to the lower city.
The civil and military officials in the city were quarreling with each other. I don't know who looked up at the tower and saw that the yellow umbrella cover had disappeared, so they shouted: "Hey! The emperor has left!"
"What?"
All the officials raised their heads to look at the tower. The one with weak eyes also squinted and looked hard, although he couldn't see clearly even if the yellow umbrella still stood on the tower. The civil and military officials were talking about it, and Mu Si He walked slowly out of the palace, with a young eunuch holding an umbrella for him behind him.
Musi walked up to the officials and said loudly: "The emperor has spoken: That's it for today! All the ministers go back and think about it carefully. We won't go to court tomorrow. In the morning time, the civil and military officials will continue to discuss at the Meridian Gate! It's important. For those who are in charge of political affairs, all that is required is a written memorial. I appreciate this!"
After Mu Si finished pronouncing the emperor's decree, she threw her hands together and said like a chicken: "My lords, it's time to disperse. Let's all disperse!" After saying this, she turned around and left.
Ji Gang had already left the palace one step ahead of Mu Si and walked straight to the Jinyiwei Yamen.
When Liu Yujue saw that rare scene in front of the Meridian Gate, the emperor was on the tower, and the officials were discussing matters seriously. There were palace guards watching over him, so Liu Yujue couldn't help but go up and ask questions. I wanted to go back to Jin Yiwei to talk about the matter. He was not in a hurry, so he walked naturally and not in a hurry. Anyway, his clothes were already soaked through. Walking in the rain did not have a special charm.
When he reached the entrance of Jinyiwei, Ji Gang caught up with him. Two Jinyi captains trotted after Ji Gang. One of them was holding an umbrella. Ji Gang was walking so fast that he didn't even use an umbrella. He was already soaked through.
"Ah! The master is back!"
When Liu Yujue saw Ji Gang, he quickly handed him over again. Although the two did not get along and had conflicts in private, it was inconvenient for them to fall out in public. Besides, Ji Gang was his boss after all.
How could Ji Gang care about him? Ji Gang was so frightened now that he could easily sit down on the fire pit. Fortunately, he only moved his butt back and had time to remedy the situation. He was anxious to eliminate the hidden danger and left it alone. I didn't have time to talk nonsense with Liu Yujue because I wanted to clear my relationship, so I just said "hmm" and jumped into the main hall.
Liu Yujue wondered in his heart: "What happened to Ji Gang today? He came in a hurry and left in a hurry..." Since Ji Gang had no time to pay attention to him, he wanted to go back to Nanzhen first. He must not go to Fu Guogong's mansion now. He was soaked to the skin and his hair was tangled up. Unless he had to, he would never go to see Xia Xun in a state of embarrassment.
Just as Liu Yujue was about to turn around and leave, Ji Gang suddenly ran out again in a hurry and called out: "Yujue!"
Liu Yujue quickly stopped, cupped his hands and said, "Sir!"
Ji Gang ran over and pulled him up, ducked under the dripping eaves, and said to him: "I've been so busy these days that I've been so busy that I didn't have time to talk when I saw you come back. Oh, by the way, Fu Guo Do you already know that I have been slandered and criticized and sent to prison to await trial?"
When Liu Yujue heard this, he was shocked and said: "What! Who slandered the Duke and sent him to prison, and why?"
Ji Gang sneered and said: "Who else could it be? Of course it's the King of Han's minion, Chen Ying, that old dog!"
Ji Gang looked around and lowered his voice and said: "This matter is a long story, and it's really hard to explain in one sentence. Don't worry, brother Wei has obtained tangible evidence after careful investigation, and he will definitely be able to bring down the King of Han and Chen Ying, Brother Wei has been preparing for many days to rescue the Duke, and is about to launch... Oh, this matter is of great importance. You don't know about it, and you don't need to know the details. This way, if Brother Wei fails, you won't be implicated! "
Liu Yujue looked at Ji Gang, not knowing whether he was awake or whether Ji Gang was drunk.
Ji Gang glanced at his expression, smiled slightly, and said: "Does Yujue doubt Brother Wei's sincerity? Haha, yes, it is true that Brother Wei and Duke Fu are somewhat unhappy due to their incompatibility in temperament, but Brother Wei is not stupid. As a brother, I still understand the truth of dying with lips and teeth cold! The King of Han fought back to suppress the Duke, and his intention was the Prince! If the big tree like the Prince falls, no one among the hozens in the tree will be able to escape. As a brother, even if he is not assisting the Duke, he is only doing it for himself. You have to take the overall situation into consideration, right?"
Liu Yujue suddenly realized that if it was for this reason, it would be very possible for Ji Gang to excuse his eldest brother at all costs. After all, everyone is a grasshopper on the same thread. It doesn't matter if they fight in a nest. When a foreign enemy comes, once they win, they will have to fight it out. This Of course, it must be consistent with the outside world.
Liu Yujue nodded and said: "My lord is joking, how could Yujue not believe me? According to what your lord said, the Duke is not in danger, right? Where is the Duke being detained now?"
Ji Gang sighed and said: "Yu Jue, during these days when you are not in Beijing, the changes in Beijing have been so profound that it is hard to explain in just a few words. Well, you go visit the Duke, and the Duke will explain to you the whole story. The Duke is currently in the prison of our Jinyiwei. Because of the treacherous conspiracy of the King of Han and Chen Ying, too many officials have been imprisoned in recent days. The dragons and snakes are mixed together. It is inconvenient for me to go back to prison to visit you. But you Don’t worry, the Duke will naturally not be treated badly if he is in our own place.”
When Liu Yujue heard that Xia Xun was in the imperial prison, his heart skipped a beat. He wished he could fly to the imperial prison immediately and said hurriedly: "Then I'll go right away!"
Ji Gang said: "Okay, okay! Come here, come here!" Ji Gang shouted twice, called a school captain, and said: "Go, find Ji Younan and ask him to accompany Liu Zhenfu to the prison!" "
In the prison, Huang Zhen also followed Xia Xun's example, looking up at the sky, but he did not raise his hands. He thought that raising his hands was just a matter of effort. Who knew that he was holding nothing in his hands, and after lifting them for a long time, he would feel as heavy as lead. Huang Zhen He was not vomiting, but looking up at the sky. A slope-shaped window cover was erected on the skylight, which still ensured ventilation and lighting, but also prevented rainwater from falling.
However, the rain today was not heavy, and the wind and rain were swaying, but some raindrops floated down from the skylight. Huang Zhen sniffed the raindrops, as if the raindrops were also full of the smell of freedom. He asked the prison boss if there were still people in the prison. There are one-third of the prison dormitories. According to the current speed, it will take more than half a month to fill all the prison dormitories with prisoners, so he is not in a hurry and just cultivates his moral character here.
After more than ten years of getting along, his trust in Xia Xun has actually reached a morbid level. He has unconditional trust. When Xia Xun said it was okay, he was sure that it would be okay. Xia Xun said that when the prison was full, People, even when they were released from prison, Huang Zhen believed them word for word.
"Boom!" Huang Zhen's ears immediately stood up: the cell door opened again!
Ji Younan accompanied Liu Yujue into the imperial prison.
Deep in the prison, Huang Zhen looked up at the skylight. It was not when he was eating or when he was patrolling the prison. Huang Zhen's mood immediately became happy. He happily ran to the cell door, climbed the fence and looked out, thinking only : "Someone has come in again, I will be released from prison soon!"
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The next day, it was a rare good day. The civil and military officials rushed outside the Meridian Gate early in the morning according to the court time. They wrote all the things that needed to be reported to the emperor as memorials. A table was set up under the Meridian Gate, and two young eunuchs stood behind it. , took the memorial in one breath, and then closed the palace door with a bang.
The emperor was reviewing the memorials on the tower, occasionally looking up at the bottom of the city, watching the "scenery" and relaxing his eyes. All the civil and military officials were kneeling on their knees, continuing to debate. The debate was still a debate, but the voices were much lower. Return to the loudness and intensity of yesterday.
Some officials' voices have become mute, and some "kneeling seats" are empty. Those officials are too thin and they knelt in the rain for several hours yesterday. They were sick and have already asked for leave from the emperor. Zhu Di approved the memorial. Watching the show with a cold eye, he quickly finished processing the memorial at hand.
The reason why the memorials were processed quickly is because the main contents of the memorials in the past few days are about Yichu and moving back to the capital. Otherwise, some officials took the opportunity to publicly report private revenge and used the party-forming incident to rebound. He picked out all these memorials and put them aside without dealing with them.
At this moment, the government affairs that are really related to the national economy and the people's livelihood have been dealt with, and it is time to rectify the repercussions of this storm. Zhu Di patted the pile of memorials that he specially picked out, and told Mu Si: "Keep these days in mind. Take out all the memorials that have not been issued!"
"My slave obeys the order!"
Musi agreed, turned around quickly, and after a moment, brought up a thick stack of memorials.
Zhu Di said again: "Ask Zhu Yong and Ji Gang to come over!"
Chengguo Gong Zhu Yong and Ji Gang had been waiting for tea in the wing room, and they arrived immediately as soon as they were summoned.
Zhu Di picked up his pen, grabbed the memorial, opened the title page, picked up the pen, and threw a book into Ji Gang's arms. Zhu Di knew what to do with it, and he already had two thick stacks of memorials. In a short time, they all came to Ji Gang's arms. In his arms, Zhu Di put down his pen and said coldly: "Everyone whose name has been ticked by me will be taken down!"
Ji Gang's face tightened and he quickly agreed, then hurriedly retreated with Zhu Yong.
In the wing room, there were two clerks waiting there early in the morning. In front of Cheng Guogong and Ji Gang, they had no seats and could only stand. When Zhu Yong and Ji Gang went out, they moved around and turned around. , chatting and laughing with each other for a while, when they saw the Duke and Master Ji coming back, they quickly became solemn.
Ji Gang hurried to the desk, put the memorials on the table, and said to Zhu Yong first: "My lord, please!"
Zhu Yong nodded, went around and sat behind the case, and Ji Gang also sat down on the chair next to him, nodded to the two clerks, and said in a deep voice: "Let's get started!"