Chapter Nine hundred and twenty fifth conspiracy of people with ulterior motives
After Zhu Hao finished speaking, a group of people came up to the stairs. It was Yang Shen who had just asked Hanlin colleagues to stay in a nearby wine shop. However, they were worried about Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun, so they followed them quietly without encountering any obstruction downstairs. They were so straightforward.
When I came upstairs, I happened to hear Zhu Hao's words.
Hearing what Zhu Hao said, people from the Hanlin Academy immediately surrounded him with a fierce attitude, as if they were going to hit someone. "Everyone, don't be impulsive, first listen to what Jingdao has to say."
Yu Chengxun first comforted the people who gathered around him, and then asked with a puzzled look, "Jingdao, you mean, Uncle Yutian's son wants to be your disciple?"
The eyes of several people around him began to get angry when they looked at Zhu Hao.
Zhu Haodao: "Uncle Yutian and I have always known each other, but you don't know? When I got married, Uncle Yutian also went there. It doesn't seem like this is a secret, right?"
"and you······"
The people around him wanted to teach Zhu Hao a lesson, but they were stopped by Yang Shen. Yang Shen said, "Jingdao, how much does today's matter have to do with you?"
Zhu Hao pouted: "No one from me is going today, so what does it have to do with me? Although Sun Ru and Jiang Rong are my students, they will not listen to me at the ceremony. They have their own opinions.
One is from a Juren family, and the other is the son of a relative of the Jiang family. Do you think I can influence their opinions?"
After listening to Zhu Hao's words, everyone present felt that it was reasonable.
Yu Chengxun hurriedly excused Zhu Hao: "What students are not students? They are all older than Jingdao. At most, they are just in name." Ye Guizhang said: "Then what are you doing?"
Zhu Haodao: "Of course I'm here to ask how this case should be investigated... I don't want to be used as a gunman, and you should also know that I don't want to get involved in any right or wrong, but now the Criminal Department
But it was stated that I would be the one to investigate the case, and somehow I got involved. Shouldn't I ask for your opinion?"
"Um."
Hearing this, Yang Shen gave Zhu Hao a trusting look and nodded heavily.
When Yu Chengxun saw this posture, he had more reasons to speak for Zhu Hao: "Think about it, if Jingdao is really related to this matter, then the court should not use him to investigate the case. This is clearly trying to make Jingdao
He is roasting on the fire, and he is now discussing with us, which shows that he is still leaning towards our side. Yongxiu, don’t you think so?”
Yang Shen did not answer, but said to Zhu Hao: "Hurry and release all those scholars."
Zhu Hao shook his head helplessly and sighed: "Although I was asked to investigate the case, it is not up to me whether to release the person or not. At most, I was the mediator, or in other words, I was used to convict the scholars who participated in the fight...
···Those people were captured on the spot by the Jin Yiwei, so what qualifications do I have to dispatch the Emperor’s own troops?”
"But we can't sit still and wait for death!"
Ye Guizhang, who spoke, had a deep prejudice against Zhu Hao, and felt discouraged. After all, he had no actual evidence to prove that Zhu Hao was the emperor's accomplice, and it seemed that Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun, two backbones of the Hanlin Academy, were also
Stand on Zhu Hao's side.
Yang Shen looked pleased: "It's a good thing that the Ministry of Punishment asked Jingdao to investigate the case. At least we know the progress of the case. Furthermore, Jingdao, you must remember that those scholars must be investigated for their crimes in the fight. Even if you do, you can't."
Cover it up, but be sure not to involve it outside, let alone allow others to use it as an excuse, especially not to be accused of unfounded charges."
Zhu Hao smiled and nodded: "I understand that a fight is just a fight, and it does not involve etiquette or disrespect for His Majesty. But... it seems that Zhang Bingyong, the imperial minister, was beaten.
This matter... His Majesty may have to investigate..."
"Zhang Bingyong was beaten?"
Yang Shen was quite surprised to hear the news.
Zhu Hao sighed: "Who can say otherwise? Maybe Zhang Bingyong is more hateful. When the scholars saw him coming forward, many people gathered around him. It's unclear how they were beaten. Maybe he wasn't seriously injured, but they were afraid of him.
After being brought back by Jin Yiwei, it would be bad to be deliberately made miserable by someone with ulterior motives to gain sympathy from others."
"this··"
Hanlin present was dumbfounded when he heard this.
Zhang Cong was beaten. In their opinion, that was
You deserve it, but at this juncture, the debate did not produce a result, but you won a fist fight, which is more troublesome.
Yu Chengxun complained: "Why are there always troublemakers? Who can we beat? Why don't we go and beat Zhang Bingyong? Are they not smart enough?" Zhu Hao said, "Having said that, I still want to go to the Criminal Department to see what's going on.
, I’ll talk to you in detail later.”
Zhu Hao handed over his hands and was about to say goodbye and leave.
Everyone looked at Yang Shen. It seemed that only Yang Shen could decide whether Zhu Hao could leave. Yang Shen nodded.
Although he was also skeptical about Zhu Hao's position, the problem was... he had been with Zhu Hao for three years. If Zhu Hao was on the emperor's side, he should have known it long ago, and he didn't doubt it until now. Wouldn't it be wrong?
It shows that I have neither vision nor ability, so why should I lead and unite scholars?
When Zhu Hao walked to the stairs, Yang Shen reminded: "Jingdao, if you need anything, just come to my house and see me."
Zhu Hao turned around and said with a smile: "Forget it, why not just make an appointment at the Hanlin Academy. I can go there for a walk occasionally. Say goodbye!"
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As soon as Zhu Hao left, a group of Hanlin officials on the second floor of the teahouse exploded.
Ye Guizhang walked over and asked Yang Shen: "Yong Xiu, do you think there is any problem with Jingdao? Yutian Bo's son is actually a student of Jingdao? Why has he never mentioned this matter? Yutian Bo is the younger brother of Xingxian.
, doesn’t it mean that Jingdao belongs to the line after Xingxian?”
Yu Chengxun said dissatisfiedly: "What are you talking about? How can Jingdao be related to Xingxianhou?"
Zhang Yanqing, a Hanlin editor on the side, said: "Jingdao was originally from Anlu, and it is said that he has an unexplained relationship with the Xingfu." Yang Shen said: "It is important for us to doubt Jingdao at this time.
What’s the point?”
Several people looked at each other.
Yang Shen said again: "Jingdao was born in the Zhu family of the Qianhu Family of Jinyiwei. He was once a book boy in the palace, and he has known His Majesty since he was a child. But do you think he has received any care after he entered the court?"
Ye Guizhang smiled bitterly and said: "Isn't that considered taking care of me? Over the past few years, among the Jinshi in the same subject, he has done relatively well."
Yu Chengxun said: "He was the top pick in that session, and now that he is not here, you are still envious of his good future? You ask yourself who is willing to trade with him? If anything bad happens to the court, he will always be remembered. As he said, he is like this
Is he being used as a gunman again, you don’t even understand?”
Yang Shen raised his hand to stop Yu Chengxun from continuing, probably because he was afraid that talking too much would affect the unity within the Hanlin Academy.
"Okay, Jingdao has always been prudent about protecting himself. I guess he has no interest in the overall situation of the government. Most of the time, he is at the mercy of others. His relationship with Prince Xing's Mansion has never been concealed, so don't worry too much." Yang Shen said, "It's better to think about it now.
How to rescue the soldiers involved in the fight."
Ye Guizhang asked: "Do the people on the other side also want to be rescued?"
"Of course, even if their positions are different, they are still scholars. Even if they do not adhere to their duties as scholars, if they are biased in the rescue strategy, it is easy to follow the truth. What we have to do is to minimize the big issues as much as possible, so that we can
Reduce the impact of this incident on the etiquette."
Yang Shen is very cautious and decisive.
Yu Chengxun sighed: "Now that things are raging, I'm afraid it won't be easy to calm down. Someone will take advantage of the situation."
Yang Shen glared at Yu Chengxun and said sternly: "Then don't let anyone take advantage of this opportunity! Immediately mobilize all available resources in the court, especially to ask several cabinet ministers and ministers to come forward to intercede for those scholars! Stop those who are interested in using the topic to their advantage.
way!"
Yang Shen and others left the teahouse and rushed to the six departments, Hanlin Academy, Imperial College and other places.
Tang Yin, who was drinking tea upstairs next door, looked at the scene in front of him and sighed: "These people are just ordinary Hanlin people, but they take themselves too seriously."
Someone next to him poured tea for Tang Yin: "Bohu, do you think they acted recklessly?"
The person who served Tang Yin tea was Zhang Bangqi, who had just been transferred to the capital to serve as a Imperial Academy student for a short period of time.
Originally, Zhang Bangqi and Tang Yin did not belong to the same system. With Zhang Bangqi's background, there was no need to please Tang Yin. But since Zhang Bangqi came to Beijing, he probably understood
He was closely connected with the new emperor's system. In addition, Tang Yin was much older than him, had a calm personality, and was appreciated by the emperor. It was not tiring to get along with Tang Yin, so their interactions gradually increased.
Today, they did not come forward on the issue of the Great Ceremony.
The two of them have the same attitude. They neither want to be the protagonist and steal the limelight, nor do they want to participate in it and make them look sexy.
Tang Yin sighed: "Most of the people in the Hanlin Academy are young and energetic. They do things regardless of the consequences, but they have the uprightness of scholars. This is a good thing, but it is a pity that they do not care about the overall situation, and their future is always worrying. Alas, sometimes we are too respectful when doing things.
It’s all about scheming.”
Zhang Bangqi smiled.
Unlike Tang Yin who cared a lot about what Zhu Hao did, even if Zhang Bangqi knew that Zhu Hao played an extraordinary role in the Xinhuang system, he didn't ask much to know more about it. He had a more casual attitude.
"Bohu, His Majesty summoned me two days ago and asked about your joining the cabinet. What do you think about this?" Zhang Bangqi looked concerned. Tang Yin said: "Let's forget it."
"Um."
Zhang Bangqi nodded, his eyes full of appreciation.
It seems that Zhang Bangqi doesn't have many ideas about joining the cabinet, but he wants to go further by becoming a student in the Hanlin Academy. Zhang Bangqi is not a saint, and he cannot be as free and easy as Tang Yin.
In other words, Tang Yin is not a salty fish without dreams. For Tang Yin, joining the cabinet is also a dream. However, Tang Yin knows that he is just a civil servant and knows how much he weighs, so he does not ask for it.
Fame and fortune are something that no one really wants. Those who say they don’t want it mostly think that the time is not ripe. If it can be taken into their arms naturally, no one will dislike the sour taste of fame and fortune.
Tang Yin said: "I respect this kid. It is estimated that he will be able to be the Prime Minister in a few years. I won't have much time in the court. From now on, when he is in the court, he will need your guidance and correction from time to time, Chang Fu!"