Chapter 344: Overturning the rain and turning the clouds is a good way
This was something that happened so suddenly that when Chen Kuan, who was the eunuch Meng Nian and the eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, found the hanging corpse, his mind went blank for a rare moment. However, at this moment, he was trembling with fear.
Kneeling in front of the emperor, he caught a glimpse of the expression on Li Rong's face from the corner of his eye, and the vague suspicion in his heart suddenly turned into certainty.
A person may really commit suicide, but whether he is afraid of sin or not, only God knows now.
However, Chen Kuan's thoughts did not reach Zhu Houzhao's heart. His expression changed from surprise to surprise and finally anger, just in a blink of an eye. When Chen Kuan finally said the words "suicide out of fear of crime", he couldn't help but
Huo Ran stood up and cursed angrily: "This bastard deserves to die!"
While Zhu Houzhao stood up and cursed, Li Rong also knelt down next to Chen Kuan, kowtowed three times, and then said in a pitiful voice: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am the slave who made all the mistakes."
The control was so lax that such a black sheep appeared below! I think back when Eunuch Xiao was here, the ceremonial supervisors were like iron buckets, but now they have poked holes like this. This slave deserves to die!
I am already seventy-seven years old this year. I have more than enough ambition but not enough energy. I beg the Emperor to take note of the years when I served you and let you go to old age."
Seeing Li Rong's white-haired head hit the solid water-polished floor tiles, Zhu Houzhao, who was originally furious, couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.
When he was hesitating, Chen Kuan beside him also kowtowed twice, and then said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Xiao is not here. After all, Eunuch Li has not yet corrected his name. Without a name to control everyone, there are always people who are not convinced. This matter is also
We can't all blame him. I am also the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and I have also been accused of negligence. Please punish me. I am willing to resign."
Although Chen Kuan had never served Zhu Houzhao, when Emperor Hongzhi was there, he once told Zhu Houzhao that Chen Kuan was fair and could be reused. Therefore, Chen Kuan also submitted his resignation at the same time, which made Zhu Houzhao even more hesitant.
Wanted to go... After all, he didn't come up with a perfect idea. He couldn't help but sit down on the chair angrily, and blurted out: "Everyone knows how to resign and leave their job. What do you want me to do? Such a big thing happened.
I don’t know what’s the use of talking about this, it’s better to get to the bottom of the matter first!”
At this point, a trace of pity for the elderly finally prevailed. He gritted his teeth and said: "Since Xiao Banban has resigned due to illness, we will give him ten people and thirty shilumi per year to support him in his old age. This will
Li Banban, you will take charge of the palm print matter first, but the first thing is to let me get to the bottom of this case. Don’t let anyone go! And Chen Kuan, Li Banban is older, how much younger are you after all?
Please help him a lot!"
"Thank you... Thank you so much, Your Majesty, for your thoughtfulness, slave... Even if I work hard, I will definitely take care of this matter."
Although Cui Ju, who hanged himself, took all the blame on himself, based on Chen Kuan's previous understanding of Zhu Houzhao, even if Li Rong and him resigned together, he fully expected that Zhu Houzhao would be furious.
Turning the Supervisor of Ceremonies upside down, he didn't know how many people would be brought down. Therefore, when he found out that the emperor was thundering loudly and raindrops were light, not to mention the surprise in his heart, he secretly dug his hands on the ground and his voice was choked with sobs.
Li Rong could not help but take a deep breath after seeing the difference clearly.
It's a good way to change the rain and clouds, but ginger is still spicy!
Liu Jin's current position in the palace comes from Zhu Houzhao's favor. Therefore, when someone else is not in Chengqian Palace, his eyes and ears are of great importance. He originally went to Xing'an Bo Mansion to discuss with Xu Xun, but why did he strike while the iron was hot and make the Chief of Ceremonies the eunuch?
He got the seat, but when he got there, he came up empty. It turned out that Xu Xun had gone to the Dingguo Duke's Mansion. He couldn't wait any longer, so he went straight to the Dingguo Duke's Mansion, and finally managed to pull Xu Xun out.
, before he could say a few words, the messenger from the palace rushed over, saying that Li Rong had asked to see the emperor while he was away. He was so surprised that he immediately put aside the discussion and hurried to the palace.
He hurried, and when he arrived at Chengqian Gate, he bumped into Li Rong, Chen Kuan and several servants who came out.
Although he deeply hated these old guys who were occupying their positions because they were too old to die, and he had been promoted to eunuch, Liu Jin did not dare to abandon him too much, so he had to stand aside and salute. However,
What surprised him greatly was that Li Rong, who usually ignored him, suddenly stopped when he passed by him this time...
"Eunuch Liu, are you coming back from outside?" Seeing Liu Jin straighten up and respond, Li Rong sighed and said, "Earlier, you were ordered to go to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to trace Xu Xun's folders.
My family was deceived for a moment and almost wrongly blamed you. Today, Cui Ju committed suicide in court and left a suicide note, which made our family deeply regret it. Fortunately, the emperor was kind and generous. Not only did he forgive his past, but he also
He also gave us the palm seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, which really makes our family feel ashamed. Next, we need to ask Eunuch Liu to work together to investigate this case."
Cui Ju committed suicide out of fear of crime? Doesn't this mean that Cui Ju had betrayed such a thing? Liu Jin was shocked and angry, but in a flash she realized that what mattered was not the life and death of such an insignificant guy but that Li Rong didn't know what was happening in front of the emperor.
What kind of trick was he playing? He turned the situation around gently and skillfully, and even took the palm print of the Supervisor of Ceremonies!
At this moment, it would not be an exaggeration to describe Liu Jin's mood with the words "bolt from the blue." Because of the pain in his heart, he really couldn't pretend to be respectful in front of Li Rong, so he finally managed to hold back a word "I will try my best"
, he could only watch Li Rong and Chen Kuan walking away hand in hand. He stared at the back for a while, and saw a chamberlain coming up quickly. He asked sternly without waiting for anyone to say anything: "That old guy is all deceived."
What did you do to the emperor?"
"Eunuch Liu, I really don't know..." the chamberlain replied with a sad face. Seeing Liu Jin's face filled with fierceness, he hurriedly explained, "As soon as Eunuch Li came, he said he had something important to discuss with the emperor, and blocked us all.
Outside, I only saw Eunuch Li’s entourage holding a large stack of scrolls, which looked like paintings and calligraphy..."
"Fart, why is the emperor so interested in calligraphy and painting?"
Moreover, even if the emperor likes calligraphy and painting, he will not give up important events because of it. Li Rong must have another way to cause trouble!
Even if Xu Xun didn't inquire about the affairs in the palace, someone would naturally come to inform him. That night, Zhang Yong came to visit and vividly told what happened when Liu Jin, Li Rong, and Chen Kuan met at the Chengqian Gate.
, and finally said with a sigh: "I really didn't expect that this originally one-sided situation could be reversed so easily by Eunuch Li. We really can't underestimate these old men. The emperor seemed a little embarrassed when he saw Lao Liu.
, personally agreed to join him as an official, prisoner, and eunuch. But even so, Old Liu was still so angry that he fell down and was probably dragging Eunuch Gao to drink. "
Xu Xun didn't feel too frustrated about not being able to bring down Li Rong but allowing him to take advantage of the situation. His previous memorial was not just designed to frame Li Rong, but it was because of Xiao Jing that he got a
Fortunately, I took advantage of the trend and gave it a try.
At this moment, he thought for a moment and asked: "Old Zhang, can you find out what Eunuch Li said to the emperor?"
"It's because I found out that I said we shouldn't underestimate these old men!" Zhang Yong slapped his thigh hard and raised his voice suddenly, "Do you know what Eunuch Li used to impress the emperor? He actually used it to select the queen for the emperor.
The emperor was naturally happy when the incident came to light, and then he talked about old things from the past... He was the one who raised the emperor since he was a child. Don't look at it, he was already over 60 years old, and he once let the emperor ride on his neck.
We have gone up to swim through the Imperial Garden and climbed Long Live Mountain. If we really want to talk about friendship, we have to step aside. Now that the Emperor has evoked these old feelings, I will definitely not be able to touch him for a while."
Seeing that Zhang Yong spoke directly for a moment and a half instead of for a long time, Xu Xun couldn't help but smile, but he was absolutely convinced in his heart. Love is no different than other things. If you want to use it as a shield, then of course it must be used once.
If you miss it once, you can't always have the bright idea. What's more, with the younger generation like Liu Jin who regard Zhu Houzhao as their biggest backer, it is uncertain how many years Li Rong can stay there even if he continues to control the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
After Zhang Yong said this, he saw Xu Xun calmly drinking tea with a smile. He couldn't help asking: "Brother Xu, this time things have slipped away. You previously advised me not to get involved."
You got your hands on it, but how did you end up planning such a thing? You know, you offended Li Rong to death this time."
"Anyway, Old Liu didn't like him and wanted to pull him down. I just gave him a push. Who told him to be too selfish? He has plotted against me many times, and it's rude to not reciprocate."
Xu Xun answered these two sentences, but he was very satisfied in his heart. He had offended someone who had already offended him, and he didn't care about it again. With this time of sharing the same hatred, Liu Jin naturally regarded him as one of his own. This was not very cost-effective.
?Besides, Jiao Fang used to wear a pair of pants with Li Rong, but now she has chosen Liu Jin. If Liu Jin's good situation is overturned by Li Rong, it is Jiao Fang's turn to worry. What does he have to worry about?
Zhang Yong saw Xu Xun's quick answer, and couldn't help but admire Xu Xun's loyalty - he picked Zhang Yong out but he fell into it, and he didn't seem to be resentful because of the current situation.
How to find such a righteous person? As he was thinking about it, he suddenly remembered a piece of news he had just received, and immediately spoke it out.
"By the way, a few days ago, when the Tatar spy scandal was at its peak, a small flag named Jiang Shanfei was missing in Xichang. I didn't care about it at that time, but today I met a man from the Xichang household, and he revealed
It was said that they were ordered by Lao Gu and Zhong Hui to investigate the matter of Jiang Shanfei. They actually said that he had been a gangster for several years after the disbandment of Xichang, and then he was somehow subdued by Min, who was also the imperial censor.
After arresting the head, he received half of the salary from the Ministry of Punishment, so it is suspected that this person stayed in Xichang for more than half a year and leaked a lot of information. It is said that this person is good at getting high and low, and now Min Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment is also looking for someone. At the same time,
There is still no news due to the investigation by the Ministry of Justice and Xichang. This man has some abilities. Moreover, he has a stooped back, one shoulder is higher than the other, so he is the best to investigate logically. "Zhen.