Chapter 154: The Crown Prince Helps Jiao Fang Make Contributions
The Ministry of Personnel is commonly known as Tianguan, so even though the Zhou rites have long since ceased, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is often respectfully called the Tomb Zai. Today's Tomb Zai Ma Wensheng was a Jinshi in the second year of Jingtai. He served as a censor, patrolled Shanxi Huguang, and served as
He served as the Inspector General of Fujian Province, served as the Vice-Censor of the Right Capital, and successively served as the Minister of War, Liaodong Governor, and the Censor of Youdu, Governor-General of Water Transport. During the Hongzhi period, he was transferred from the Minister of the Ministry of War to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. This term lasted for nine years. It can be said that as a tooth of the Five Dynasties, Lao
He is simply a living textbook of Ming Dynasty officialdom.
However, Ma Wensheng is already an old man in his eighties this year. Before that, he had applied for an official position many times because of his old eyesight and poor mental health, but he was rejected by Emperor Hongzhi every time. Now he is trembling.
Walking up to the main seat in the lobby and sitting down, even Xu Xun, who was sitting down, couldn't help but feel that such an old man should have spent his old age at home, instead of dealing with countless literary files in the official department, nor should he be in the official department.
In the morning, he tremblingly shouted "Long Live Long Live" three times while kneeling and worshiping.
"As for the title left by the late Xing'an Bo, because there are two people who wrote a letter to him, today Chuanbenbutang together with the two ministers summoned you to check. What I asked you will answer truthfully. If there is anything concealed,
This is the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
As soon as Ma Wensheng opened his mouth, Xu Xun's initial emotion due to his old age was immediately thrown out of the sky. The old man who just now had to be helped to walk was now speaking clearly every word.
Not at all faint? So, he calmed down and bowed with Xu Liang beside him. However, at this moment, Xu Yi opened the door first.
"Mabu Hall! Beizhi and Xu Liang are the disciples of the late Xing'an Bo. Who is this Xu Xun? How dare he stand in this hall?"
The side hall next to the lobby is usually a place for the big bosses to take a rest before discussing matters, but at this time there are several chairs. The chair in the middle has a bearskin cushion on it, and a boy of twelve or thirteen years old
He was sitting there surrounded by four or five followers. When he heard such a question, he couldn't help but blurt out a shameless curse in a low voice. When he saw Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian all looking over, he became even more resentful.
He said with a smile: "If you find fault with this little thing, Xu Yi is not a good person at first sight! If he could stand upright, he could just answer the questions confidently, but he wants to play this trick, which is obviously a guilty conscience.
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Liu Jian originally wanted to advise Zhu Houzhao not to judge people based on first impression, but he was surprised when Zhu Houzhao suddenly said such words. Li Dongyang on the side even stroked his beard and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise!"
"What a wise man! If I were really wise, I would never let him have the opportunity to come here and talk wildly!" Zhu Houzhao, who was full of anger, slapped the armrest angrily. Under Liu Jin's low-pitched reminder, this
Only then did he have to lower his voice a little lower, "Besides, he has no right to speak in court!"
Hearing that the prince kept saying that he was siding with Xu Xun, Xie Qian and Liu Jian exchanged glances with each other, both of them showing a bit of worry. Li Dongyang, on the other hand, examined the prince's ever-changing expression with great interest, his eyes changing from those few words.
The eunuch passed by him one by one, but his ears did not miss the movement outside at all.
The voices in the side hall were not loud, but in the quiet courtroom, one could vaguely hear movement over there. Neither Xu Yi nor Xu Liang and Xu Xun knew that there was someone listening in the side hall, and they just thought they were just a bunch of people.
They were all whispering, so they were all concentrating. Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Xu Xun bowed his body and said: "My lords, my father has worked hard for many years and is not in good health. In addition, he has come all the way to send the boy here.
I have been tired from the journey to the capital, and have been recuperating in the past few days. Unexpectedly, I have been awake for many days because of mourning. Therefore, as a son of a man, I accompanied my father to the lobby to prepare for the questions of the adults. There is nothing wrong with reasoning. Moreover, I am
The late Xing'an Bo and his son are also blood relatives within the five robes, so why can't they go to court?"
Jiao Fang never wanted to see people from the south, but when she saw Xu Xun was calm and sharp-tongued, he raised the corner of his mouth and sneered inwardly. He gently put his right hand into his left sleeve and rubbed the letter. Seeing Ma Wensheng
Nodding slightly, Xu Yi gritted his teeth, but he could only give up for the time being. Then he coughed lightly and said: "In that case, let's not gossip. You all said that you are a close relative of the late Xing'an Bo, so you can deal with it yourself first.
Tell me clearly about your origins and life experience.
Xu Yi glanced sideways at Xu Liang, and saw that the bad old man seemed to be still thinking about how to speak, so he stepped forward and bowed deeply to Ma Wensheng, Jiao Fang and others in the hall, and then said loudly: "Mabu Hall, sirs
.Xu Yi, who held a humble position, and his grandmother Guo was the daughter of the late Zhongwu Dingxianghou, who was the stepmother of Wuxiang Xing'anhou. The late Xing'an Bo Xu Wei was my eldest brother. This Xu Liang's grandmother was the daughter of Wuxiang Xing'anhou.
The younger wife has a humble status. Therefore, there is no difference between the legitimate concubine and the concubine, so there is no basis for him to fight over her..."
"Whether he has any basis for his attack is a matter for the court to decide, not for you to decide!" Jiao Fang didn't have the slightest fondness for Xu Yi. In addition, the prince Zhu Houzhao was listening behind him. He didn't wait for Xu Yi.
Yi stopped him after his long speech, then looked at Ma Wensheng and said, "Bu Tang, have you heard clearly what Xu Yi said?"
These words sounded like respect, but they were meant to criticize his old eyesight and poor thinking. How could Ma Wensheng, who had worked with Jiao Fang for many years, not understand the truth? However, he just frowned slightly, and then calmly
He said: "Although Benbu Tang is old, he is not unable to distinguish these things. Xu Liang, what do you have to say?"
Xu Liang had already discussed it with Xu Xun before he left. He has never been an eloquent person, and Xu Xun would not be able to do everything for him in court, so he decided to pretend to be honest.
After listening to Ma Wensheng's question, he bowed politely and said: "Return to Ma Bu Tang, what Xu Yi said is true, I have nothing to say.
How can this be!
Seeing Ma Wensheng stroking his snow-white beard with satisfaction, Jiao Fang was shocked and angry for a moment, and her eyes suddenly glanced at Xu Xun. Seeing that Xu Xun was only supporting Xu Liang, as if he didn't care at all about being at a disadvantage, provoking
Yan Guan had been bickering in the court for several days. He only felt bitter in his mouth, and he didn't care how long it had been.
Is it possible that when Xu Xun climbed up to the crown prince, he was so generous that he even gave up the nose position that he might have obtained?
Sun Dan Jiao Fang was anxious. In the side hall, Zhu Houzhao was so anxious that he jumped up from his seat and shouted: "There is nothing to say! This Xu Yi colluded with Xing'anbo's old concubine to plot the family property and title.
, and also planned to bury other concubines of Xing'an Bo, I have heard about it, they saw it with their own eyes, how could they have nothing to say!"
The Crown Prince's voice was very loud at this moment. When Liu Jin and Zhang Yong wanted to stop it, it was already too late, and they were extremely embarrassed. However, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian paid no attention to what kind of reaction the outsiders might have to this voice.
Instead, they looked at each other. Li Dongyang was the first to nod, and whispered something to Liu Jian and Xie Qian.
"The father and son are indeed kind people. It is very rare that the late Xing'an Bo's shortcomings are not exposed in court even for the sake of fighting."
The three pavilion elders made this comment. Although Zhu Houzhao's clear voice was heard outside, Ma Wensheng and Jiao Fang pretended not to hear it. Naturally, the other shilang and the literary and anthology doctor present also turned a deaf ear. Xu Yizi
I was blushing, but I thought that the person behind me must be a big deal at this time, so I could only suppress my fear and anger, took a deep breath and bowed again.
"Mabu Tang, my lords, since Xu Liang has accepted the title, it is obvious who should inherit the title! I kindly ask Mabu Tang to report to the emperor to rectify his name..."
Jiao Fang originally wanted to see if Xu Xun and others had any back-up plans, but Xu Yi immediately listed him among the adults, as if he wanted to finalize the matter in an instant, and Zhu Houzhao was behind him.
It was clear that he was extremely dissatisfied, so he finally decided to take action when it was time. While Ma Wensheng was hesitating, he immediately sneered and said: "What kind of title is this? You keep saying that my grandmother is the stepmother to fill the house, then let me ask you, my grandmother
Where was she before the Marquis of Xing'an married her as his second wife?"
This is related to the old things decades ago. Xu Yi originally thought that the title of the Guo family of Dingxiang Bo had been taken back by the court. In addition, Guo Deng had appointed his brother's son as his heir. The man died a few years after losing his title.
, the remaining Guo family members may only have a partial understanding of what happened back then. And if Xu Liang tells it, he only needs to slap the words "spewing blood and disrespecting the grandmother" on it, and then pretend to be cute, and he can solve the matter easily and skillfully.
Yuan came back. But he never expected that Xu Liang, Xu Xun and his son were acting honestly in the court, but unexpectedly it was the official official, Jiao Fang, who suddenly opened the lid.
But after fighting for so long, he had to bite the bullet and said: "My grandmother... before my grandmother married the Marquis of Xing'an, she was naturally in the boudoir of Xiangbolu."
"Waiting in the boudoir?" Jiao Fang sneered, and then said word by word, "Then how could this headquarters hear that your grandmother was already married before marrying into the Xu family? It should be noted that according to the laws of this dynasty, she was already married.
No matter how bitter a person is, the law should not be regarded as the right one!"
"good!"
Hearing the loud word "good" at the back of the side hall and Zhu Houzhao's voice, Xu Xun's face remained calm, but he was already laughing secretly in his heart. As soon as he heard the voice, he knew it was Zhu Houzhao, the prince who somehow slipped away again.
After leaving the palace, he even ran to the Libu Yamen. Unexpectedly, this man was so carefree now that he blurted out "Hello". Xu Liang had already told him that Guo was the wife of the remarriage.
But he asked his father to keep silent in court to avoid being known as disrespectful to his elders. He wanted to take a gamble. At worst, he would ask Huitong to try to create more publicity after today's incident. Unexpectedly, Jiao Fang actually jumped out.
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Jing Bu Le is really well-versed in the affairs of the court and palace, and he has figured out the mystery behind the last report. If it weren't for Jiao Fang's mischief, how could this bureaucracy, who has many things to do, know the secret of such old grains and rotten sesame seeds?
At the back of the public case, he heard the undisguised cheers from the prince behind him, and saw Xu Yiru being struck by lightning. The old-fashioned Ma Wensheng still didn't understand that this matter was probably true. He glanced sideways with a proud face.