Qi Yunxuan and Mo Xiangzhai in the east and west of the main hall of Xing'an Bo Mansion were both literary and military. Many officials who had heard the news of Xu Xun's assassination had gathered there. However, there were only a few who could be invited to visit in the back.
A small minority. Even though a letter has been sent out, saying that it's not a big deal for Uncle Pingbei and asking everyone to go back to the Yamen to do things, there are still many people who stay there unwilling to give up, hoping to help Xu at this time.
To leave a good impression, it is best to remember your name.
Therefore, when Wang Shouren hurried over, what he saw was the chaotic scene in Moxiangzhai. He looked around and saw that he didn't know anyone. He left the room and wanted to find a boy to inquire about the situation. However, this was the Xing'an Bo Mansion.
It was a chaotic scene. None of the boys who came to serve him knew him. When he asked several people, they all gave the same answers but had no clue. No one was willing to take him in to visit, which made him even more irritated.
He got up. Just as he was spinning with irritation, the shouting of a boy suddenly came to his ears.
"The Emperor is coming out!"
Hearing this, before he could react, a bunch of people were already pouring out of Moxiangzhai behind him. Being squeezed in the back, he saw so many people choosing their seats and kneeling down to greet them. He saw these people talking and being envious.
Seeing the special experience of the emperor's personal visit, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, flicked his sleeves and turned away, but before he had gone far, he suddenly heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice coming from behind him.
"Wang Shouren!" After a voice, as if because he didn't turn around immediately, there was a bit of anger in the voice, "Wang Shouren, don't pretend to be confused and run away when you see me. You are the first
one!"
Others turned to look at Wang Shouren with envy and jealousy, but Wang Shouren's feet were as if they were rooted in the ground and could not move for a long time. After a while, he slowly turned around and saw that Zhu Houzhao had already walked quickly.
In front of him, he just lifted his robe and knelt down: "I see you, Your Majesty..."
Zhu Houzhao stood in front of Wang Shouren, stared at him condescendingly for a while, and suddenly said bluntly: "Before, Xu Xun and Shenying selected 10,000 elites from the 12th Regiment Battalion to serve as officials, and they said they wanted you
It has been almost a month and a half since the ninth day of June to serve as a supervisor, but you have not replied yet. Now that Xu Xun has been assassinated, I have no time to ask you. Today I will ask you personally, who are you?
What do you think?"
Because when Xu Xun raised this matter at Li Dongyang's house, countless people around him heard it, and it spread throughout the officialdom. For more than a month, Wang Shouren could hear the discussion in person wherever he went.
Let alone what others say behind his back. Even his father Wang Hua, who has been in officialdom for a long time, is in trouble on this matter and cannot give him any good advice. Therefore, he can be said to sit and stand as well as he wants.
, I finally made up my mind to accept this last night.
However, what he never expected was that today in the Wenhua Palace, Liu Jin actually attacked Han Wen in public, using the matter of counterfeit silver to settle old accounts. And almost at the same time, Xu Xun was assassinated again, and the assassin
It is said that it was Jiang Shanfei who made Min Gui end his career sadly!
However, Min Gui had a lot of contacts with his father Wang Hua back then. For such a father-in-law elder, he was extremely familiar with his temperament. He didn't believe it at all when he told Jiang Shanfei to do that kind of thing earlier.
What's more, now that he has resigned sadly, he still has to be slandered by traitors. He doesn't believe it even more. This is clearly someone who wants to kill two birds with one stone, remove the Korean language, and take advantage of someone like Xu Xun who is vying for his seat.
And except!
At this moment, he knelt in front of the little emperor and took a deep breath, kowtowed his head and then said word by word: "Your Majesty, Uncle Pingbei's kindness is appreciated by me, but he has little talent and knowledge, so I dare not accept it.
Such a burden!”….
"you……"
Zhu Houzhao was already in a bad mood today. When he heard Wang Shouren's answer, he turned red with anger. He stared at Wang Shouren for a long time before he said angrily: "Okay, okay! It's Xu."
Xun has misjudged you, and I have misjudged you! If you go back to your Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War and be your chief, I don’t believe that the army can’t be managed without you!”
The sudden turmoil outside quickly reached Xu Xun's ears. When he learned that Wang Shouren actually gave such an answer in front of Zhu Houzhao, Xu Xun was slightly startled, and then he couldn't help but sigh.
What you gain is what you gain, what you lose is what you lose - he should have known that with Wang Shouren's arrogant temper, this incident would probably push him to the other side!
Thinking of this, he raised his head and asked Abao: "Where is the current person, Mr. Wang?"
"As soon as the emperor left, Principal Wang left." Abao saw Xu Xun frowning and said quickly, "After Uncle Jin Liu arrived, he asked to keep his, but he said that since you were injured in an assassination, young master, please take good care of yourself.
, he won’t bother you anymore. By the way, he also asked me to tell you two incomprehensible words. You know people, you know faces, but you don’t know hearts. The person you had a good friendship with at the beginning is now stabbing you in the back. After you were assassinated this time,
, can’t you still see through it? Even if the West Factory can find out a result, it is by no means the real result!"
After Xu Xun heard this, he waved his hand and walked away from Ah Bao without saying anything else. He remembered that when he first arrived in the capital and had not yet established a stable foothold, he met Wang Shouren when he went to the Ministry of War to take up the post of commander of the prefectural army's vanguard, and then they trained together in Xiyuan.
Although it only lasted a few months, those days were actually the most comfortable days since he arrived in the capital. At that time, he only had to focus on training the young army to form troops, and other things were temporary.
Putting it behind me, those days were equally memorable for Wang Shouren, who had been depressed at the Ministry of War.
It's a pity that they are not of the same character after all! For him, justice is the means, and the final result is the most important, but for Wang Shouren, fairness and justice come first!
Xu Xun only lay at home for two days, and the situation in the court suddenly changed. First, Liu Jin sent several censors to use counterfeit silver into the inner treasury to interrogate Han Wen, the Minister of Household Affairs. At almost the same time, Nanjing reported to Dai Xian and others about the incident.
Please depose the eunuch Liu Jin and other eight people, please review the Mingge old man Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others. When Zhu Houzhao was furious, Wang Shouren actually petitioned to protect Dai Mian and others, and strongly criticized the assassination of Xu Xun as suspicious.
, Jiang Shanfei should have been executed long ago, but he was detained in the Prison Prison for nearly a year and escaped. It is unbelievable that he was suspected of being an eunuch in order to kill two birds with one stone. No one expected that this case that is still under investigation would actually
Being implicated in the current turbulent storm in this way, everyone was in an uproar for a while.
Xu Xun originally thought that by taking advantage of this injury in the assassination, he could not only step out of the circle to take a rest and take a look, but also unexpectedly someone would take this opportunity to pull some tricks. After all, the little emperor was in trouble, and anyone who tried to reduce his power would undermine his foundation.
Things that smart people would never do. Moreover, he generously threw Jiang Shanfei, a hot potato, out to be judged, and he did not do anything about it. If Gu Da uses a smart person like Zhang Yong, he will always get it.
As he thought, a subtle change in their attitude at that time would bring corresponding rewards to him. The most important thing was that he could test how much the little emperor trusted Liu Jin.
However, Wang Shouren was not afraid of burning his hands to lift such a cover!
At this time, seeing Zhang Cai walking into the room quickly, he threw away the book he was using to relieve his boredom and asked impatiently: "How is it?"
"The inner court sent a decree asking Wang Shouren to kneel in front of the Meridian Gate to be dealt with, but there is no news yet!"
It is now the end of July. Kneeling in front of the Meridian Gate in the middle of the day, where the sun can't block the sun, is even worse than going to the palace early in the morning. Thinking of this situation, Xu Xun couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Unable to help but frown, he frowned even more. He secretly cursed Wang Shouren for his stubborn temper. He struggled to get out of bed, but Zhang Cai held him down before he could pull on his shoes...
"Adults can't go!"
Zhang Cai held Xu Xun's shoulders tightly and said word by word: "Wang Bo'an begged for mercy and received mercy. This is due to his will. If you ask for mercy, should he accept your mercy or not?"
?If he accepts your favor, he will disappoint the public; if he does not accept your favor, where will he put you? This time he opened up the case of your Excellency's assassination. Even if the Emperor is persuaded by Eunuch Liu and the others' smooth talk,
After being fooled, suspicion of Eunuch Liu is likely to be planted in his heart. As for the other people in the court, is he the only one who speculates that Liu Jin is plotting to murder your Excellency? He is somewhat disgusted with Liu Jin, but he doesn’t value the mere fame so much, and he also wants to do something.
People will come to invest one after another. As for those Qingliu who have only one spirit, I think you will look down on them. In this way, this matter will be of great benefit to you and not harmful at all."
He said this in one breath, and then sincerely advised: "Taking a step back, the emperor thinks that Wang Boan was once half a division of his, so the punishment should not be too severe. No matter whether you ask for mercy, you have to wait until
Let’s wait until the results come out.”
Xu Xun was originally impulsive. Now after listening to Zhang Cai's words, he took a deep breath and then said with a wry smile: "Xilu, I've said everything I want to say for you... That's it, let someone go and give it to you hot.
Let me make a cup of tea and let me think about it again."
That little bit of recklessness was completely extinguished by Zhang Cai's advice. At this moment, half lying on the bed holding a cup of hot tea, Xu Xun looked at the tent on the top in trance, suddenly remembered something, and immediately turned around
He looked at Zhang Cai: "Didn't you just take office as the censor of Youqiandu? How come you still have time to spend with me when the yamen is so empty?"
"The emperor specially ordered someone to come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and asked me to come and see you often." Zhang Cai nodded with a smile, and then said, "Besides, what else has happened in the Yamen recently? Isn't it just a quarrel and a lawsuit?
?However, I didn’t expect that the people who are most willing to sacrifice now are not the Capital Procuratorate in the capital, but the Kedao in Nanjing, and Wang Boan... Your Excellency, you should communicate more with Lin Shangshu and Zhang Shangshu. If they take office, they will talk to Eunuch Liu and the others.
If you do it against me, I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous."
"Don't worry, they are heading north from the canal waterway. I have ordered the places where the boats are docked along the way to keep an eye on them. News from the capital will be sent there every one or two days. I dictated the letters to Bohu. When they arrive,
Even if I carry him to the capital, I will have someone carry him to see them."
He said he was relieved, but Xu Xun knew that this was a critical moment. Taking the opportunity to unseat Liu Jin did not mean he had no chance of winning, but he had to instigate public opinion. But Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others could do this, but he could not, because
He seems to have captured many key figures now, but his most important foundation lies in the emperor. If such a fight starts, Zhu Houzhao will lose his arm. He may not be able to taste it when he is angry, but when he wakes up,
What will you think of him then?
The Ming Dynasty seems to be peaceful now, but its illness is already very serious. In the future, he will have to use Liu Jin to do something that offends people!
The two sat there chatting for a while. Zhang Cai thought of the imperial doctor ordering Xu Xun to rest, so he simply stopped talking about the chaotic fights in the court, and instead laughed and talked about piano scores with Xu Xun, and Tang Yin happened to be at this time.
After entering the door, he heard the words and joined in with great interest. From the legend of Xu Menzheng to the present, the art of qin playing is divided into three schools of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian.
Smooth, clearer than Jiang Cao, and Min Cao is one of the best... Tang Yin became interested, and even immediately ordered someone to send him a piano to demonstrate a song. Even though Xu Xun was initially upset, he was gradually soothed by the sound of the piano.
Slowly turned around.
Just as he was getting sleepy and squinting his eyes, his ears suddenly caught the sound of a gentle call outside. He opened his eyes a crack and saw Tang Yin tiptoeing to the door and opening the curtain.
Xiuhe said a few words, and then turned back with a heavy face. At this time, he simply opened his eyes wide...
"What's the news?"
Tang Yin glanced at Zhang Cai, and then said in a solemn voice: "Eunuch Liu, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, went to the Meridian Gate to convey the emperor's decree, and Wang Shouren, the head of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, went to the north town of Fusi to order the prison."
Hearing that he was going to prison, Xu Xun breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately ordered A Bao to come. After a while, when A Bao entered the room, he ordered in front of Zhang Cai and Tang Yin: "You go to Beizhen
When Fu Si saw Li Qianhu, he said that Wang Boan and I had some contacts in the past, and asked him to be more lenient to him for my sake, and to send him any memorials he had." At this point, he paused slightly.
, and then added, "If there is any disharmony... I mean that the palace intends to use the imperial staff, etc., let him report to me."
As soon as these words came out, Tang Yin and Zhang Cai were stunned. When Abao took the order to go out, Zhang Cai couldn't help but ask: "Why do you think the emperor will use the imperial staff? It should be noted that since the emperor ascended the throne, except for Yang, the five senses supervisor of the Qintian Prison,
Yuan said that the stars were in chaos, and he used evil words to confuse people and kill them with a staff, but he has never used a court staff."
"I also hope that I am over-concerned and am just preparing for a rainy day."
How could Xu Xun say that in his memory, Wang Shouren was demoted to Longchang Yiyi Cheng in Guizhou by the imperial staff, and thus truly formed his core doctrine in a Yangming Cave, and this was how the famous Yangming came to be?
Sir, although Wang Shouren's destiny has undergone major changes now, he has come to this road again in a roundabout way. Even if he worries blindly, he has to make preparations first.
Although Wang Shouren was sent to Fusi Prison in Jinyiweibei Town, the fire in Liu Jin's heart could not be easily dissipated. On the night when he was sent to prison, he asked for leave and returned to his private house. As soon as he entered the house, he found a small
The wrong person became furious and immediately ordered the boy to be pulled down. When Sun Cong came into the house, he cursed angrily: "Damn it, there is no peace outside, and even home is not peaceful! You should keep a close eye on our family.
, if this happens again, I won’t punish him!”
"Forgive me, father-in-law, but I will discipline my little one strictly in the future!"
Seeing that Sun Cong didn't defend himself, he knelt down to plead guilty. Liu Jin's face brightened a little: "We have already inquired about it. There is a missing official in the Ministry of Rites. Although he is not a high-ranking official, the Ministry of Rites is noble. Besides, there are
As long as I have a job, I can keep you by my side. Just be careful and don’t embarrass our family!"
"Thank you so much, father-in-law, thank you so much, father-in-law!"
Sun Cong kowtowed three times before getting up, with a look of gratitude on his face. Liu Jin felt even more relaxed when he saw this. He raised his chin and asked about the situation at home these days. Sun Cong seemed to be holding a sum of money in his hand.
Like an account, Liu Jin listed the visitors who came to see him one by one from their names to the gifts they sent. Liu Jin didn't notice anything at first, but gradually he became aware of it. Finally, he raised his hand to interrupt the visitor, and nodded repeatedly in praise: "
Okay, okay, don’t show those account books to our family in the future, just report them like this!”
"Lao Jiao Ge is here!"
When he heard the sound of Mr. Jiao Ge arriving, Sun Cong glanced at Liu Jin's face, immediately went out to welcome the person in, and immediately closed the door and left. As soon as Liu Jin saw Jiao Fang, his face turned dark and he stood up.
Pointing at Jiao Fang's nose, he cursed: "It's all the trouble you have caused for our family! That Jiang Shanfei should have been killed a long time ago. Since you can kill all those bitches like Zheng Wang, you can also pay back Tang Yin."
With Xu Jing’s fame, why do you keep this piece of shit to cause trouble?”
"Father, this is a huge injustice!"
When Jiao Fang was cleaning up the Heavenly Prison, he learned from the old jailer that Jiang Shanfei's skill was not trivial and that he had indeed had this idea. Therefore, he had someone tell him about Min Gui's incident and ordered the Heavenly Prison to give him a lenient sentence. However,
As he ascended to the official position, he had not been in the Criminal Ministry for a long time and soon forgot about such a person. After all, there were many things for him to worry about. Who knew it would happen at this moment! At this moment, it was strange to see Liu Jin.
On his own head, he felt that Liu Jin was becoming more and more domineering, and he felt angry in his heart. After calling out Chong Tianqu, he said angrily: "Eunuch Liu, if this matter really involves me, discipline me."
That son will never succeed in the imperial examinations!"….
"Bah, do you want this kind of toothache curse to be believed by our family?" Liu Jin couldn't help but gnashed her teeth in anger when she thought about how frightened she was after Wang Shouren's memorial was published. "If there was no shadow, how could Wang Shouren catch the shadow so easily? If not
That's it, we can detain him as much as we can, but he has some fate with the emperor, and this matter cannot be suppressed, so our family can only bite the bullet and report it! Gu Dayong is digging hard in the Ministry of Punishment, you
If you tell me if something happens, our family can find a way. If you don't tell us earlier, our family won't care about you, and we will throw you out and top the tank!"
"Eunuch! Do you actually think that the emperor will believe this kind of thing? The emperor is already disgusted with Wang Shouren because he does not go to the official hall, so how can you believe his words! You are not the only one who is shouting and killing, father-in-law.
Call other people to cry in front of the emperor, then let someone rashly arouse the emperor's anger, and then immediately pass the imperial staff and drive the people out of the capital! Wang Shouren is not here, how dare other people do that?
If you put a shit basin on your body, the rumors will not start!"
Jiao Fang said this in one breath, and then softened her tone and said: "As for Uncle Pingbei, my father-in-law went to visit him personally. He only said that it was because of Min Gui that Wang Shouren was so upset that he complained. You
For his sake, I begged for mercy in front of the emperor, so I was given a lighter sentence."
When Jiao Fang said this, Liu Jin hesitated for a moment. After thinking about it, he had to admit that Jiao Fang's idea was indeed a quick fix. However, when he thought about the incident causing trouble to the Ministry of Justice, he lowered his face and said, "Don't
You think things are so easy. Even if the Ministry of Justice's affairs are not settled, the fire will still burn your butt. That's all. Let's talk to Gu Dayong about this matter. Remember not to make such independent decisions in the future, otherwise our family will be saved.
I can’t help you! It’s getting late, you go back and rest!”
Although Liu Jin's attitude was blunt, Jiao Fang knew that what Liu Jin said was true. His reputation among scholars was too bad, and his appointment to the cabinet depended entirely on Liu Jin. Therefore, no matter how hard he suppressed his anger, he had to stand up and say goodbye.
As soon as he left, Liu Jin thought about those people over and over in her mind, and finally thought of Ma Yongcheng.
This old boy is a piece of hot coal, and he should be able to stir it up! Damn it, he is really unjustly taking the blame this time!
Late in the evening, Xing'an Bo Mansion, which was closed to greet guests because Xu Xun was recovering from his injuries, also received an uninvited guest. After a while of talking to the door, Qian Ning was finally allowed in. Carrying a food box, he was in the small flower hall
After sitting for a long time, someone finally invited him in. He followed them all the way through the hall and into the room, and finally arrived at Xu Xun's bed.
"grown ups……"
"You're not in the palace, why are you here here at this time?"
Seeing that Xu Xun's face was still a little pale, Qian Ning put down the food box and knelt down on one knee on the footboard in front of the bed: "It was when everyone in the army learned about the assassination of your Excellency, and everyone from the soldiers to the officers were furious, so they let this commander come here."
Visiting your lord." At this point, he pointed to the food box placed on the high table and said, "Bizhong asked my little star to make this. She is good at preparing the soup, which is the most nourishing and qi-replenishing.
I hurriedly sent it over. I know that the Lord's house is full of everything, but the ingredients used are not herbs, nor are they expensive medicinal materials such as ginseng and cinnamon. All these things are easy, but they are difficult to prepare."
Without waiting for Xu Xun to speak, he stood up and quickly opened the lid of the box. For a moment, a strange fragrance filled the whole room, and even Xu Xun, who was originally angry and funny, couldn't help but inhale hard.
Sniffed.
"This smell..."
"Is this a bowl of soup for you, sir?" Qian Ning knew that his hard work had paid off when he saw Xu Xun's look. He quickly filled a bowl of soup and sent it to Xu Xun. At this time, Abao who was standing by him hurriedly came up to stop him.
Stop, looking at the soup, hesitant, but fortunately Xu Xun stopped him.
"Qian Ning is not an outsider, bring it to me to try."
Seeing what Xu Xun said, Qian Ning was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly sent it over. Ben Yao, who had served his adoptive father Qian Neng in the past, fed him himself, but Xu Xun did not follow this trick and stretched out his right hand to take the bowl. Although the weather was hot
, but Qian Ning came all the way to deliver it, and the soup was only slightly warm, but it was smooth and fragrant in the mouth, and it had a different taste. In the past few days, because he was recovering from his injuries and refused to allow this, he had a taste for food in his mouth.
, after finishing the drink in one breath, he put down the bowl and praised: "You are not boasting, the soup is really good!"
"That's right, how can you deceive the Lord in such a humble position!"
Qian Ning took the bowl and put it back into the food box with a smile on his face. He then mentioned that he might as well ask his concubine He Cailian to come to the house to help with the food for a month. However, Xu Xun refused and scolded him twice.
sentence. Even so, he felt more and more happy in his heart. He sat and talked about miscellaneous things from military affairs to government affairs, and finally said tentatively: "Sir, I heard that Lord Ye, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, is now ill in bed, so the case of your assassination was forwarded.