As a military attache and the top military attache in charge of supervising the training in the Beijing camp, Xing'an Bo Xu Liang was naturally aware of the turmoil in the court. Now that his father is more valuable than his son, after half a day of training, countless colleagues rushed to invite him.
Those who eat wine invite those who listen to operas, those who go to brothels to perform... There are all kinds of invitations. He can't accept them all, so he can only choose one or two to go to, but most of them will leave immediately. However, within a few days,
He was invited to watch two new plays. As soon as he got home that day, he went straight to Xu Xun's yard. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Tao Hong, who had been back in Nanjing for several months, standing in front of Xu Xun.
Tao Hong just said that Zhang Mao had already calmed down and returned to the Nanjing Imperial College. When he saw Xu Liang coming in, Xu Xun stood up and saluted, and he quickly followed suit. When he saw Xu Liang waving his hands to him, he just behaved again.
Said: "Although the Sixth Master is still going through his own experience, I heard that Mr. Wu recommended a book before his death, and there is about a tenth chance that he can move it up a bit. The Sixth Master asked the younger one to bring a lot of them to the Master and the Young Master.
A specialty of Yingtian Mansion, I would be very happy if I knew that the young master has been knighted again this time..."
After all, Xu Xun was Tao Hong's old master, so when Tao Hong said good things for Xu Xun, Xu Xun just smiled and did not interrupt him. When Tao Hong mentioned that the Nanjing garrison eunuch Fu Rong was in much worse health than before,
He became solemn, and after asking more questions, he remembered it in his heart. After asking Wei Guogong Xu Ru and other familiar people one by one, he just sent Tao Hong to rest, and then stood up and made a cup of tea for him.
Xu Liang said with a smile: "Dad came back early today."
"I was invited to a theater over Tongjiaqiao. After listening to half of the good show, I snuck back halfway." Xu Liang took the tea and took a sip, then raised his head and looked at Xu Xun with bright eyes and asked,
"Xun'er, let me ask you, are you the cause of this fuss?"
A good friend is more like a father. Although Xu Xun had not been intimate with Xu Liang before, now that his father asked, he naturally would not hide it and nodded calmly: "Dad is right."
"But you have to know that Minister Min's official reputation has always been very good. It is said that the administration of prisons is very fair and his reputation is impeccable. Even the prisoners are grateful to him. If you are playing with fire now, if it is revealed that you are responsible for the cannibalism. What?
Awesome!"
"Immaculate reputation...Why, dad thinks I framed him?"
Facing Xu Xun's calm gaze, Xu Liang couldn't help but be speechless. He pondered for a while before shaking his head and saying: "I don't believe you would use such despicable means... But although I don't even have a nodding friendship with Minister Min,
Just looking at that man, I don’t believe he would do something like sending his henchmen to kill people!”
"Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing the heart. Dad, you know me very well. But it's much worse with outsiders! As for Jiang Shanfei's intimidation of Xu Jing and the assassination of Zhang Cai, there is no clear proof that it was Min Gui.
There is no evidence to prove it, but sending that Jiang Shanfei to sneak into the East Factory is definitely his doing. This method alone is definitely not the work of a pure minister. Of course, I am not a pure minister myself. Of course.
I can't ask others to be loyal and honest ministers, but based on the case files Li Yifeng gave me, Min Gui's so-called benevolence, fairness and impeccable reputation are simply ridiculous in my opinion!"
When Xu Xun said this, he paused. Then he said calmly: "Father, do you know that the imperial examination scandal in the twelfth year of Hongzhi was just a big joke! I think the seat of the Minister of Rites was vacant at that time, and it belonged to the Minister.
In order to compete with Cheng Minzheng for the position, Fu Han took advantage of Cheng Minzheng to preside over the examination. He instigated a letter to Zhonghua Chang saying that Cheng Minzheng had sold the examination questions to Tang Yin and Xu Jing. As a result, the late emperor sent people to investigate and found that Tang Yin and Xu Jing were not there at all.
Once Cheng Minzheng was admitted, and then confronted by Jindian. Cheng Minzheng even refuted Hua Chang and others to their very core.
But it was such a case that could be easily adjudicated at the time. It was because Cheng Minzheng rose to the top so quickly that it touched the selfish motives of a large group of big bosses. Each one of them sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and instigated one by one the censors to deal with the matter.
Jumping up and down, among them, Min Gui, who had just been transferred from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the Ministry of Justice, was adding fuel to the fire and stirring up trouble. Dad, did you know? Scholars studied hard for decades, and they did not take it seriously at all.
As a result, Xu Jing of Tang Yin was expelled and denounced as a minor official and would never be hired. Cheng Minzheng angrily died of illness! Cheng Minzheng even gave a minister as a posthumous gift, but what about the two in our government?"...
Now that he had said it, Xu Xun sneered and said: "Since they used this method at the beginning, I will also use this method now, which is to treat others with their own way! In the eighth year of Tianshun's party, he
They are always unfavorable, and the township party of the big bosses is even more powerful, but in this government there are more people who have no chance to get ahead. If we really talk about talent, they may not be as good as those who firmly occupy every position today, such as defense
I guard every new boss like a thief! Since I have finally earned a future, I will give them a chance this time!"
As Xu Xun said, not everyone is happy to see the unchanging faces of those in power in the court. Even the officials who are attached to a group of old men have their own plans.
However, the storm that occurred in the twelfth year of Hongzhi came so violently that it really shocked many people. Cheng Minzheng had served Emperor Hongzhi when he was still the prince, and he was deeply trusted and promoted all the way. He was about to be promoted to minister, but he suddenly...
He was defeated with both fists and even his life was lost in the end. Although he was given a posthumous gift to the minister, he ended up with the disgraceful end of being ordered to serve. In these many years, there was not even a single person to turn over the old case. Who dares to cause trouble?
But this farce is different. Although there are only witnesses and no physical evidence, everyone is from the Ministry of Justice. In addition to intimidation and assassination, it is much more thrilling than the last time. In addition, the new king has ascended the throne, and there will inevitably be some boldness.
It's a gamble, this letter of impeachment against Min Gui is half a foot thick. But for Min Gui, who had twice written to impeach Min Gui in two days but was rejected, sitting in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice, which he is most familiar with on weekdays, to hear the case, that kind of
It feels like sitting on pins and needles but it's definitely not pleasant.
When he finally finished the day's trial and dragged his tired body down from the sedan chair, the old servant waiting at the side stretched out his hand to support him and said in a low voice: "Master, Mr. Wang has been here a long time ago. Please, please
He's waiting in the study room."
"knew."
In the past few days, all his friends from the same hometown have stayed away from him. Now that he heard that Wang Hua was coming, Min Gui showed a smile on his face, and then nodded. He went back to his room, changed into casual clothes, drank some water and ate some more
After making a cushion with snacks, he went straight to the study. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Wang Hua stand up.
"Brother Chaoying."
"I didn't expect you would have the guts to come to our house at this time, Shi'an. Aren't you afraid of being sprayed with spit on your face tomorrow?"
Min Gui is already nearly eighty years old, with gray hair and a face full of wrinkles. Especially in the past few days, the deep horizontal lines on his forehead have been tightly packed together, making him even more stressed out.
Old and miserable. At this moment, he smiled bitterly and asked Wang Hua to sit down, and then sat opposite him. However, there was a long silence after the guests and hosts sat down. Min Gui was confused and didn't know what to say.
But Wang Hua didn't know how to speak.
After a long time, it was Wang Hua who broke the silence. He took a breath and said sincerely: "Brother Chaoying, things have reached this point. The censor and the ministers have rushed forward. You really have no choice.
?”
"If I'm not in my position, I don't seek to govern. It's been five years since I left the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and I still have a group of capable people below me when I just left there." Min Gui shook his head, with endless sadness on his face, "
Moreover, talented people come out from generation to generation, and new generations replace old ones. Now these censors are all promoted from Jinshi over the years. They are ambitious and want to climb up. How can they listen to my words again? At this moment
It’s true that there are people who have written letters to express their grievances for me, but compared to those rhetoric that are more bizarre and more likely to make people excited and angry, it is better to make a judgment.”
Although this was what he expected, Wang Hua could not help but be disappointed, but he immediately cheered up and asked: "Brother Chaoying, please forgive me for asking again, I believe this so-called intimidation and assassination is too much."
Ridiculous, but that Jiangshanfei..."
As soon as he mentioned this name, Min Gui felt deep remorse, and his spirit became even worse for a while. After a while, he said in a wan voice: "One mistake will lead to eternal hatred. I just think about the disaster caused by the West Factory in the past."
, so I thought that since he has this intention, let him go inside and feel out the situation. Who knows... I don’t know who instigated him to do these two things in my name, let alone who it was.
He took advantage of such a big loophole in the Ministry of Justice to let people kill people and silence him. If he hadn't said a word when I tried him in court these two days, I would have never known..."...
Seeing Min Gui's frustrated look, Wang Hua couldn't help but understand. It was not uncommon for ministers to submit letters to become officials, but Emperor Hongzhi liked to use veterans. The older a person was, the more respected he was by the emperor, so even if it took one year to submit a letter to become an official,
Three or four times, they often remain unmoved. How many times did Min Gui ask himself to serve in an official position in his early years? At that time, he wrote a letter and wrote a letter, but he still didn't want to leave after all. But now, regardless of the public opinion in the court,
Or the little emperor’s strange stay and dismissal, that’s definitely not a good sign.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but said: "Brother Chaoying, there is only one way to deal with the situation now. You are seriously ill and please retire!"
Although Xie Qian told him that he would try his best to help him find the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice, if there was a one in ten thousand chance, Wang Hua hoped that Min Gui would stay in his position. After all, the Emperor Hongzhi who admired him the most had already
No, although his son Wang Shouren is quite popular with Emperor Zhengde, he is not following the right path after all, and it will not help him, who is not very experienced, to take charge of a department. But now that things have happened, is there any other way?
Seriously ill and seeking retirement...
Min Gui's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had met Wang Hua for the first time. Seeing that Wang Hua unnaturally avoided his eyes, he suddenly laughed, and the laughter was full of bitterness. In officialdom,
He couldn't help himself, how many famous officials throughout the ages were really as innocent as the history books said? The ups and downs of officialdom, conflicts among personnel, these have been done before, and he didn't take it to heart, but now at this time
, but he couldn't help but think of Cheng Minzheng, who died of carbuncle poisoning four days after being released from prison.
It is also an unfounded crime. Is this a cycle of cause and effect and unfulfilling retribution? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (..) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation