"Who is the person who posted the poster?" Chen Ju, the eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, shouted angrily at the Jinyi Guardsman, hoping for a chance.
The reason why I say it was a fluke is because there are too many large-character posters hanging on the street outside the right gate of Chang'an, and most of them will not attract attention.
By the time others read the content of the post, the person who posted the post would have long since disappeared.
Then Eunuch Chen added: "Or has anyone seen what the person who posted the poster looks like?"
The royal guard unexpectedly replied: "The man didn't leave, but he was caught."
Eunuch Chen was overjoyed: "What is your identity?"
The Jinyi guard said distressedly: "That man is just an illiterate laborer. Someone paid him to put up a notice on the road, so he did it."
Eunuch Chen: "."
So it’s basically impossible to find out who posted the revelation?
That's all the information. Regardless of his image, Eunuch Chen opened his legs and ran towards Yude Palace. He wanted to see Emperor Wanli!
Although at this moment, the emperor must have already known the news - the factory guard must have the highest priority to report to the emperor, and there is no need for Eunuch Chen to inform him.
But Eunuch Chen wanted to distance himself as soon as possible and not let the emperor anger him!
Emperor Wanli's fat face turned red with anger, and he roared at Eunuch Chen: "Who did it? And how did it become known?"
Originally, Emperor Wanli was quite proud of himself. He had carefully planned to do something bad, but no one knew who did it. This was a great sense of accomplishment.
But I didn’t expect that it would be posted directly on the street!
How embarrassing it must be to be discovered and exposed after doing something bad!
Emperor Wanli's motivation for doing this is simple to say. The first is to force his first and second assistants to take sides publicly and help him resist pressure.
Don't just know endless fights and mudslings like before. In the end, he, the emperor, will face the pressure of being an official!
Secondly, if the first and second assistants are unwilling to take sides and resign and leave, then in the turmoil of the court, the matter of setting up the East Palace in Winter Solstice will naturally come to nothing. Who will bother to establish the East Palace?
At this time, Chen Ju felt relieved for the time being. Hearing the emperor's words, he did not mean to express his anger.
He replied: "No one in the outside world should know the inside story. It's probably because some people made random guesses and accidentally hit the passenger car."
"Random guess?" Emperor Wanli was stunned for a moment, then continued to roar: "Someone dares to slander your father!"
In most normal judgments, the leak of secrets was due to mistakes made by the cabinet or the clerk's office, not the emperor.
After all, this matter is so bottomless, it is hard to imagine that the holy emperor can be so bottomless.
But after this announcement was issued, it suddenly opened up new ideas and led the world to think in the direction of the emperor.
Seeing that the emperor was still angry, Eunuch Chen could only reply: "Rong Chen tried his best to eliminate the influence."
He didn't dare to say that he had found out the matter, so he said to eliminate the influence - he had to express his position in front of the emperor.
Emperor Wanli waved his hand and said: "Then do it! We can't let the world continue to slander me wantonly!"
After ensuring his own safety, Eunuch Chen came out of Yude Palace and began to wonder again, who wrote the unveiling?
Although Eunuch Chen tried to appease the emperor by saying that it was just random speculation, he did not think so in his heart.
Regarding the leak of secrets, the key figures are still those in the cabinet.
Shen Shoufu? He is smart, but he does not have an extreme or crazy personality. He cannot do anything to poke the emperor in the face by writing big letters.
Wang Xijue? It's not like that. Even if you could tell based on his character, he would only ask for an explanation from the emperor aggrievedly and would not make it public.
Wang Jiaping? This person is relatively tough. If his secrets are leaked, it is indeed possible to post a big-character release, but now it is not his secrets that have been leaked.
Zhao Zhigao? It doesn’t look like he is just a submissive bastard. How can he have the courage to take the initiative?
Anyway, Eunuch Chen thought about it for a while, but still didn't have any clue, so he had to think of ways to eliminate the impact first.
We can't let the emperor come forward on his own and say to the world, "I'm not what I don't have."
After the content of this large-character announcement spread, it once again shocked the officialdom of the capital.
The previous mainstream view was that the clerks in the clerk's office or cabinet made mistakes in their work and were used to cause trouble.
And now everyone seems a little suspicious when they look at the emperor.
Although the situation was noisy at first, it was not too chaotic. After all, everyone knew the future direction, which was that the first and second assistants would step down, and then there would be a new round of the big game.
But when the emperor was revealed, the situation became so confusing that people were overwhelmed.
The filial son Shen Yongmao has been at home these days, accompanying his old father who has reached the end of his official career, mainly because he is afraid that his father will not be able to think straight and do whatever he wants.
Uncle Shen's father's resignation is not unacceptable to him. After all, without his father and the Nine Yuan True Immortal, it doesn't seem to be much worse.
But what worries Uncle Shen is that the old father made a mess out of anger, which will affect him in the future.
Uncle Shen was a little shocked today when he saw that his father actually asked the servants to prepare the car and seemed to be going out.
"What is father going to do?" Shen Yongmao asked quickly.
Shen Shixing replied with a straight face: "I'm on duty at Wenyuan Pavilion."
Shen Yongmao was speechless. The public opinion environment outside was so bad, couldn't his father just stay at home? Did he still want to fight to the death?
Shen Shixing snorted coldly: "I didn't resign, and the emperor didn't remove me, so why can't I go?"
Shen Yongmao reluctantly advised: "Now that the storm is high and the sea is in crisis, and the public opinion is not friendly to my father, it is better not to go out."
Is it possible, Dad, that you really want to be shameless and become "Yan Song"?
Shen Shixing sighed and said with determination: "I can lose, but I can't give in easily! Let's not let people think that I will step down easily!
Even if you leave, you must make arrangements for your relatives, friends, and hometown parties to avoid being liquidated later.
How can you hide at home and not care about worldly affairs, and finally walk away irresponsibly?
Young people like you lack the sense of responsibility of our old-school people and only think about yourself when things happen."
Shen Yongmao replied: "Father, you are too worried! As long as you resign, many of those relatives and friends you talk about as hometown party will immediately switch to Lin Jiuyuan. It will be completely seamless and you don't have to worry about the future."
Shen Shixing: "."
Although Uncle Shen persuaded him to this point, Shen Shoufu still insisted on going to Wenyuan Pavilion to sit for a while.
I don’t know if this is a sense of farewell ceremony, the old man’s obsession, or some other idea.
However, Shen Shoufu's driver did not display the Shoufu flag and drove towards the right door of Chang'an in a low-key manner.
Halfway through the road, he saw hundreds of people watching the unveiling of the poster. Shen Yongmao also stepped forward to take a look, and then turned around to tell his father in the car.
Shen Shoufu's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly ordered Shen Yongmao: "Don't go to Wenyuan Pavilion, turn around and go home!"
At the same time, you hurry up and take the first step, quickly take out the resignation letter from the study and hand it in!"
Shen Yongmao asked: "Why is father so worried?"
Shen Shixing seemed to have aged ten years and said dejectedly: "I can't let the emperor be suspicious. I am venting my anger and revenge because my secret was exposed!"
Maybe someone took this as a hint to warn me! I really can’t stay in this damn court for one more day!”
If he was "uninformed", in the mind of Emperor Wanli, he was purely a victim, and he might still have some sympathy.
Once the emperor thought he knew it in advance, it would be completely over.
If Shen Shoufu had previously thought about struggling a few times to see if he could find a way out, now he has completely given up his thoughts.
Now there is only one question left in Shen Shixing's mind, whose method is so ruthless?
Is it Wang Jiaping who longs to be the chief minister? Is he afraid that he will be cruel enough to become "Yan Song"?
At this time, another star figure, Huang Zhengbin, a former middle school student who bravely exposed and criticized the chief minister, was intoxicated by the flowers and applause of the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
After several days of sightseeing and exchanges at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Lu Guangzu, the imperial censor of Zuodu, met Huang Zhengbin in person.
During the interview, President Lu spoke highly of Huang Zhengbin's righteous deeds, praised Huang Zhengbin for not fearing power and upholding justice, and called Huang Zhengbin a contemporary righteous man.
Lu Zongxian also expressed the hope that Huang Yishi can continue his efforts and make new achievements on the road of safeguarding justice.
"So, what's the problem with Zhao Zhigao?" Lu Guangzu asked straightforwardly without playing any tricks on a small person like Huang Zhengbin.
Since you, Justice Huang, can bravely expose Shen Shixing, it is reasonable to expose Zhao Zhigao, right?
In Lu Guangzu's mind, Shen Shixing was already a thing of the past, and it would not be an exaggeration to call it "the withered bones in the grave". Zhao Zhigao was the new target of his work.
According to the current trend, if Wang Jiaping becomes the first assistant, Zhao Zhigao will be the second assistant. And this is a second assistant with Lin Tailai's full support, so we have to make plans early.
To be continued...