Zhu Houzhao said in a deep voice: "What happened to the Marquis of Jianchang?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask your lords, did our counter-rebellion succeed or fail?"
Zhu Houzhao was surprised and said: "What do you mean by this? Of course it was successful. You led the army to defeat the rebellion, how can you ask such a question?"
Zhang Yanling smacked his lips and said: "Since the counter-rebellion has been successful, isn't this something worthy of celebration? Not to mention the grand celebration with lanterns and colorful decorations, but it won't make the court full of gloom and quarrels. Look at this situation, some are about to resign, some are crying and complaining, some are quarreling with each other, and some are blowing their beards and staring in anger. For those who don’t know, they thought Zhu Chixiu had attacked the capital. This is still normal. If the rebellion succeeds, if the momentum of the rebel army is really uncontrollable, then it would not be enough to beat the civil and military officials to a bloody head, and cry loudly, as if they were mourning for an heir? It is really inexplicable."
All the ministers were speechless. Some people laughed secretly. Although the words of Mr. Zhang were unpleasant, the truth was indeed the truth.
Zhu Houzhao also smiled bitterly and said: "Marquis Jianchang, this is not what I want. You have seen the specific situation. What can I do?"
Zhang Yanling smacked his lips and said: "Your Majesty, how about I try to persuade you if you dare to act as a peacemaker?"
Zhu Houzhao thought it was a bit funny, leaned back on the dragon chair and said with a smile: "Jianchang, please excuse me. I just want to take a rest. I'm really tired."
Zhang Yanling bowed and apologized, walked up to Yang Tinghe with square steps, and glanced at Yang Tinghe. Yang Tinghe lowered his head to the ground, looking straight and expressionless.
"Master Yang, you have such a big temper. You have to hang up your title and leave if you don't agree with him? What kind of behavior is this? Hey, nowadays, all the officials in the Che court have very bad tempers, and it seems that no one can be offended. It's really amazing. Before, Liu Jian thanked them for moving him, and he resigned at every turn, and now there is Yang Tinghe. Officials like you in the outer court are passing on the fire from generation to generation," Zhang Yanling said with a sneer.
Everyone rolled their eyes, and Li Dongyang almost fainted from anger. Is this the youngest of the peacemakers? Doesn't this add fuel to the fire?
Yang Tinghe said coldly: "Master Zhang, I don't need you to tell me how I behave. I don't need you to tell me how to behave in the foreign court."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Hey, I'm not happy to say a few words to you. You made a mistake yourself and criticized Eunuch Liu without any evidence. The emperor even gave you a step down, but you are still aggrieved, right? You If there is any affair between Eunuch Liu and Zhou Dong, don’t we need evidence? Can people be punished based on conjecture? Then do we have rules in the Ming court? Again, if I say that Zhou Dong and Zhou Dong You colluded and were ordered by you, so what should you do? Anyway, there is no need for evidence, just nonsense."
"You... are unreasonable. I have nothing to say to you. Again, Tinghe's matter has nothing to do with you." Yang Tinghe said coldly.
Zhang Yanling said: "Of course it has something to do with me. Your quarrel has affected everyone's mood. It has also affected my mood. I am going to be rewarded today. The soldiers of Zhenwei Battalion returned from going through life and death in Ningxia Town to suppress the rebellion. Today I have the opportunity to go to the palace to receive an award from the emperor. What a glorious moment it is. Look at all of us. We are all dressed up carefully, wearing the best armor and clothes. We are dressed up and groomed carefully. It's for this extremely important moment for us. It's better for you to keep making noises for no reason. Isn't it unkind? If there is a happy event at home, would you like it if I brought a bunch of beggars to mourn at your door?"
Zhu Houzhao laughed out loud.
The ministers looked at Zhang Yanling and the generals of the Zhenwei Camp. They were all dressed up carefully. Zhang Yanling was wearing a brand-new official robe, with a jade belt tied around his waist. Several generals from the Zhenwei Camp were also wearing brand-new armor.
, the beard has been groomed. It seems that he really takes it seriously.
Yang Tinghe frowned and said, "In that case, Tinghe can just apologize to Zhang Houye and several other generals."
Zhang Yanling waved her hand and said: "There is no need to apologize. I just hope that Grand Master Yang can give us face and let us accept the reward happily today. As for other matters, we will deal with them another day. Then you have to go home and plant.
You are still driving, and no one is stopping you. How about it?"
Yang Tinghe was silent.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I will take it as your acquiescence."
Someone on the side said coldly: "But the matter of our family being slandered for no reason is just like this?"
It was Liu Jin who spoke. Seeing that the emperor was about to approve Yang Tinghe's resignation, Zhang Yanling jumped out to disrupt the situation. How could Liu Jin be willing to do so?
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Eunuch Liu, didn't I tell you? You can deal with it later. Today is the day when my brothers from Zhenwei Camp and I will be rewarded. Eunuch Liu, give me a thin noodle."
"Master Zhang, our family gives you face, who gives our family face? Our family has been slandered for no reason. If word spreads, people outside will think that Zhu Zhixiu's rebellion is our family's fault. It's not that our family doesn't give you face.
The code is the same. As a bachelor of the cabinet, can Yang Tinghe be allowed to talk and slander others wantonly? Where are the laws of the imperial court? Where are the rules?" Liu Jin said solemnly.
Zhang Yanling frowned and said: "Eunuch Liu, do you mean that you must pursue the case? Don't you want to give me face?"
Liu Jin sneered and said: "How can this be reasonable? The important affairs of the imperial court are nothing but child's play. Do you think you are showing loyalty and giving face?"
Jiao Fang, Zhang Cai, Xu Jin and others laughed and thought to themselves: Zhang Yanling, you think too highly of yourself. Who do you think you are? Are you a peacemaker? You deserve it.
Everyone looked at Zhang Yanling quietly, wanting to see how Mr. Zhang was so miserable. I was afraid that he would not be able to get the reward today, and now he might even feel dejected and consider himself unlucky. How could Liu Jin be a good person to get along with?
, I’m afraid you Zhang Yanling’s face is too small.
Zhang Yanling nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Since Eunuch Liu refuses to give up and give face, then I won't give you Eunuch Liu face either. Originally, I came out to be a peacemaker, but I just wanted to make the big issue as small as possible.
After Zhu Zhixiu's rebellion, there was a lot of noise in the court, which ruined the emperor's mood. In that case, let's just discuss the matter."
Zhang Yanling cupped her hands to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, although I don't agree with Yang Tinghe's proposal to hold people accountable, I feel that Eunuch Liu is indeed responsible for Zhu Jixiu's rebellion. I second the proposal and ask the court to investigate Liu Jintong.
The relationship between Zhou Dong and Zhou Dong. I suspect that Zhou Dong was ordered by Liu Jin to plunder property in Ningxia Town and enrich himself. I even suspect that Liu Jin’s strategy of clearing the villages is to make money for himself. I ask you to investigate this matter carefully.
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"Ah?" Zhu Houzhao stood up from the dragon chair and looked at Zhang Yanling in surprise.
The ministers in the palace were also in an uproar. This time it was better, but the situation kept rising again and again. The Marquis of Jianchang also came to an end. The nobles and nobles of the country are also here today. They were originally there to witness the Marquis of Jianchang and others being rewarded. I'm afraid
Yes, I have to join in.
Naturally, Liu Jin did not expect that Zhang Yanling would fall out immediately. Although he hated Zhang Yanling with all his heart, but now, if there was anyone Liu Jin was afraid of in the court, Zhang Yanling was undoubtedly the first one. This guy could do anything as a jerk.
Regardless, the emperor had great trust in him. He tested Zhu Houzhao's ears many times, but he was reprimanded by Zhu Houzhao a few times and was completely unable to bite him. Not to mention that he had made great contributions to countering the rebellion this time, which made the emperor even more proud.
approval.
This guy suddenly turned against him, which made Liu Jin feel a little worried.
However, Liu Jin has found out the details of this matter and knows that Yang Tinghe has no evidence. Then Zhang Yanling must have no evidence to prove it, otherwise how could he come out to be a peacemaker. Zhang Yanling and the foreign court are colluding together. If there is
How could the evidence not be produced?
"Your Majesty, please ask Marquis Jianchang to provide evidence, otherwise I will not be able to clear up this injustice even if I jump into the Yellow River." Liu Jin sighed with a mournful face.
Zhu Houzhao frowned and asked, "Marquis Jianchang, do you have any evidence?"
Zhang Yanling shook her head and said: "No!"
The eyes of the ministers in the palace were rolling. Isn't this guy just fooling around? He dared to second his opinion without evidence. Today was really a farce.
Zhu Houzhao was extremely irritable and stared at Zhang Yanling without saying a word. Although the young emperor liked to watch the excitement, today's excitement had already made him very unhappy.
"Your Majesty, I ask the Emperor to make the decision for you. This is slander, a complete slander without any evidence. I will die unjustly..." Liu Jin cried loudly.
"Shut up, why are you making such noise?" Zhu Houzhao said angrily.
Liu Jin's howling stopped suddenly.
Zhu Houzhao glared at Zhang Yanling and said: "Jianchang Marquis, even if you have meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion, even if you are my uncle, I cannot condone your slandering others without any basis. Just now you yourself plausibly taught others a lesson, saying that others have no basis and no basis."
How can you slander others? Now that you have done so yourself, aren't you going back on your word?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Your Majesty, I do have no evidence, but I just don't have it now. In a few days, I will have evidence. The witness is on his way to the capital from Ningxia Town. He is a master of Zhou Dong, the young minister of Dali Temple."
.I found him when I captured Ningxia Town. He knew everything.
. He said that Zhou Dong had an account book, which recorded the list of bribes and the amount of bribes to others. It was hidden in a foreign house somewhere in Zhou Dong. When this person returned to the capital, I led him to find this account book, and everything came to light.
According to the master, this matter is related to Eunuch Liu. Otherwise, how could I dare to say such a thing?"
Liu Jin was secretly frightened and her heart beat wildly.
Zhu Houzhao frowned and said: "Is this really happening? Why don't you take that person back to Beijing with you when you return to Beijing?"
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "The master was seriously injured and had difficulty moving. I was in a hurry to return to Beijing, so I left him to recuperate in Ningxia Town. In order to save his life, the fellow refused to reveal the location where the account books were stored in exchange for the court's forgiveness. I then
I ordered people to watch him and wait for his injuries to recover before escorting him back to the capital. At this time, I did not inform Yang Yiqing, so Yang Yiqing did not know about it. Naturally, Grand Scholar Yang did not know about it either."
The ministers were buzzing. Liu Jinji then started to sweat coldly. Zhou Dong was registered and hidden somewhere, but he did not expect it. What was puzzling was that Zhou Dongren was killed in Ningxia Town and never returned to Beijing during this period. How could there be such a thing?
Hiding such an account book? Why do you think there is something wrong with this matter?
Although I feel a little confused in my heart, it is true that Zhou Dong bribed him with a huge amount of property. What if? What if Zhou Dongjie really ordered someone to hide it in the book? Wouldn't that be bad?
Zhu Houzhao also frowned and thought deeply. He did not expect that things would develop to such an extent.
Zhu Houzhao was not stupid. In fact, he already knew in his heart that there must be some shady dealings between Liu Jin and Zhou Dong. Most of the money Zhou Dong collected must have been given to Liu Jin, but he did not want to expose this matter, let alone
I hope this matter will become a big deal.
The reason is actually very simple. Most of the money Liu Jin earned was actually spent on himself. Liu Jin recently built a floating market in Taiye Pond, built three giant building boats, and built a large number of floating pavilions and pavilions.
For his own entertainment. Liu Jin also brought many women from all over the Ming Dynasty into the palace, which cost a lot of money.
I asked Liu Jin where the money came from. Liu Jin said that the emperor does not have to worry about the money, as long as the emperor is happy. He will find a way to deal with other things. Zhu Houzhao asked no more questions.
Today, when Yang Tinghe mentioned Zhou Dong's search for a large amount of silver in Ningxia Town, Zhu Houzhao immediately felt like a mirror. If this matter happened, he would be involved. That would not be possible.