Because of Guo Siji's stupidity, half of the court was working overtime. Zhang Siwei waited in the attendant's room for the edict to come out before returning to the political hall. It was already dark. As soon as he entered and turned around the screen wall, Wang Qinian, the secretary on duty, informed him that Shen Shixing
, Wang Xijue, and Geng Dingxiang were waiting outside the door of his living room—I heard they were asking the court to hold Guo Siji accountable and vindicate He Xinyin.
Zhang Siwei was not happy at all, so he walked a few steps quickly after hearing the words. After entering the door, he looked at Shen Shixing with a gloomy face and said, "What are you doing here, Ru Mo?"
Zhang Siwei called Shen Shi "Ru Mo" instead of "Yao Quan", which was the first time since they were both ministers. Shen Shixing smiled bitterly, but Wang Xijue kept smiling, as if he did not hear the Prime Minister's words.
Not satisfied.
Among the three, Geng Dingxiang was the oldest at sixty-three years old. He was eleven years older than Shen Shixing and ten years older than Wang Xijue—but he was the most impatient one. Before Shen Shixing could answer Zhang Siwei’s question,
He took a step forward, bowed to the tunnel and said: "Master Yuanfu, I don't know what the emperor said about He Xinyin's matter?"
Zhang Siwei heard him call him "Yuan Fu" and snorted coldly in his heart. But Geng Dingxiang was older than him and was not rude. He smiled and said in return: "Mr. Tiantai, why did He Xinyin write to you in the newspaper?"
It's not just once or twice that you get dirty on your body, you're very good at ignoring past grudges."
Geng Dingxiang raised his head and said with red eyes: "Emperor Taizu Gao said in the "Instructor List": "From now on, any instructors in the world who do not follow the sages' mottos and raise unreasonable objections in order to confuse future generations and obey their consciences will be punished -
—'If you hide this sin and die, then you will deserve your death!"
"But why Xinyin did not commit this crime, but killed him unjustly! Guo Siji's unforgivable crime was, firstly, to create a deviant 'false saint' and spread his heresy; secondly, he put the court in an unjust place
, even though ten thousand deaths are not enough to atone for his sins!”
Zhang Siwei listened to Geng Dingxiang's words, and his heart moved, and he suddenly realized the emperor's choice in the Yangxin Palace. He was worried in his heart, but it didn't show on his face. He stretched out his hand and said: "Go in and talk." After speaking, he nodded and went in for a while.
living room.
Shen Shixing took the lead and filed in with Wang Xijue and Geng Dingxiang. After a few people took their seats, Zhongshu served tea and snacks. Geng Dingxiang was about to say more, but Shen Shixing interrupted: "Mr. Tiantai, don't be anxious, the Prime Minister will face the emperor."
When you come back, the emperor will definitely make a decision."
Zhang Siwei picked up the teacup, took a sip slowly, and looked at Shen Shixing's face. Then he put down the teacup and whispered:
"Originally, regarding He Xinyin's remarks, the emperor's original intention was to 'don't be surprised if you find it strange'. Guo Siji's behavior, as Mr. Tiantai said, made the court very uncomfortable. At the same time, some people with ulterior motives made noise,
Nowadays, the public opinion is agitated, and the emperor dares to embarrass the situation. The truth is even more difficult, and he also suggested that the emperor listen to Mr. Shui Lian's opinion."
"The emperor has not summoned Mr. Shui Lian. After discussing with the prime minister, he has issued an order to interrogate Guo Siji and intends to rehabilitate He Xinyin. Now that the edict has been issued, the report will be sent out tonight."
After Zhang Siwei said this, as long as he was not in the Yangxin Palace this afternoon, most of them would have imagined the scene "After Zhang Siwei's urging, the emperor agreed to rehabilitate He Xinyin." At the same time, compared to Pan Sheng, most of them would have imagined the scene.
The emperor trusted Zhang Siwei more because despite Zhang Siwei's advice, "the emperor did not summon Mr. Shui Lian."
But the fact is completely opposite - this is the art of language. More importantly, Zhang Siwei did not pretend or lie, he just omitted the details of his communication with the emperor. The information revealed in a few words is -
My holy family is still the same, Shen, you don’t have to invite people to buy people’s hearts and come to find out the bottom.
Shen Shixing's face changed slightly, but Wang Xijue was still smiling. Geng Dingxiang was overjoyed. He raised his hands to the north and chanted the Holy Way: "Your Majesty, Holy Ming!" He then raised his hands to Zhang Siwei and said: "Master Yuanfu, thank you for your hard work!" Zhang Siwei smiled slightly.
Wang Xijue took over the topic casually and said: "The Prime Minister is really working hard. Just now I thought you didn't look good - you must take good care of your body. Now that the state affairs are so complicated, the political affairs hall cannot be without you as the helmsman."
of."
This time it was Zhang Siwei's turn to change his face slightly, Shen Shixing's eyes flickered, and Wang Xijue was still smiling after speaking. Only Geng Dingxiang touched his head aside and didn't understand why Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing's expressions changed.
Grain pounding
...
Let’s not talk about the exchanges between the masters of the Political Affairs Hall. In the Hall of Yangxin, Wang Tong in front of Zhu Yijun was sweating on his forehead, because the anger in Zhu Yijun’s eyes was unconcealed: “What explanation do you have for He Xinyin’s matter?”
Wang Tong's face was red, he gritted his teeth and knelt down and kowtowed: "I have committed the crime of neglecting supervision and failing to supervise you. He Xin is invisible and has martial arts skills. In the past few years, the Intelligence Department has been monitoring him, and he has often used this technique to break away from surveillance. This time is
The local authorities saw that his itinerary in Xiuning was public and that he was not a taboo figure, so they neglected to take precautions. The news was reported to the branch two days after Guo Siji arrested him. When the protection order was issued, he had already been tortured and died."
Zhu Yijun was speechless after hearing this. It was not surprising that spies often failed to detect He Xinyin. When Jin Yiwei was "looking for Li Shizhen", the spies often failed him. What's more, He Xinyin had been wandering around the world for decades, so his fame was not due to luck.
.
Because Zhu Yijun strictly ordered the spy to expose his identity at will and interfere with local affairs, after He Xinyin was arrested, the spy did not dare to go directly to protect He Xinyin, otherwise He Xinyin would not have died. This is the shortcoming of the strict system. The so-called creative work is of course high.
Level - not everyone can work within the system and still not be outstanding.
Although Wang Tong admitted that he was guilty, Zhu Yijun was helpless when he explained the story. He didn't know who to target if he wanted to get angry. Wang Tong had cooperated with Zhu Yijun for so many years, and when he saw the emperor's silence, he knew that he understood his explanation. After pondering for a while, he finally understood.
He gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, these so-called 'Wangs of Scholars' that you asked the Internal Affairs Department to monitor, you still need to give me a regulation. Next time you encounter such a situation, there must be a way to deal with it."
Hearing this, Zhu Yijun didn't know how to answer Wang Tong's question. He walked down from the throne and paced back and forth for a long time before saying: "Let's keep it as usual. I don't want to do anything to them, but I always have to know what these people are thinking to feel at ease, otherwise -
"Otherwise, Zhu Yijun didn't say it out loud, but added in his mind: "Otherwise, I don't know what kind of ideology will develop."
The so-called business as usual means that we should keep an eye on these people as before, and try to understand and report what they write, publish and communicate with others - as for other things, there is nothing the Insider Department has to do. Wang Tong breathed a sigh of relief.
, planning to resign.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yijun remembered something again: "Previously, I asked you to investigate the person behind the 'Robbery Case'. How did your investigation go? It has been almost two years since Qiu Xizi was called to the execution ground."
When Wang Tong heard this, he raised his head and glanced at the emperor's left and right. Zhu Yijun just asked casually. Unexpectedly, he actually had an answer, so he looked at Wei Chao.
Wei Chao bowed and signaled the chamberlains and female officials serving in Yangxin Hall to go out. He stood there motionless. When the door of the palace was closed, he just put the fly whisk in his hand on the crook of his arm and continued to stand with his bow.
Wang Tong swallowed and whispered: "I have found the son of Ma Bin years later. He lives in the family of Zhou Dequan, a wealthy businessman in Taicang, and his pseudonym is Zhou Tiedun." Before Zhu Yijun could ask, he continued: "This week, Zhou Dequan and
Shenge's hometown is very rich, and the Kunqu team 'Shenban' in Shenge's hometown is based on 'Zhoujiaban', and 'Zhoujiaban' was dedicated by Zhou Dequan in the 11th year of Wanli."
When Zhu Yijun heard this, he nodded slightly, but he didn't know what he felt in his heart. Shen Shixing was related to the robbery case, which he never expected.
Although the excavation case led to the suicide of a fourth-rank official, it was unsurprising that there must be big fish behind it. However, the profit from this 'case' was too small, and Zhu Yijun could not imagine what big fish could be behind this small profit. It would be a false accusation.
In the fourth dimension, using small cases to stir up major political disputes is a bit of a joke - the main insider "Ma Bin" doesn't even dare to show his face, so what's the use of writing a few reporting letters?
He sat behind the imperial case and thought, and Wang Tong could only continue: "Because the emperor has been paying attention to Han Bixian's case, I did not dare to neglect it, so I arranged for a detective to enter the Zhou family and made friends with that 'Zhou Tiedun'. Last time
Yue heard from Zhou that his father went to Luzon to do business - this clue has not yet been forwarded to the Military Intelligence Bureau."
Zhu Yijun felt agitated. He suppressed his emotions and asked, "What else was found in the capital?"