Liu Jin stood by the side and saw Zhu Houzhao's livid face at a glance. He called out twice and saw that the little emperor only refused to agree. He knew that this roll was not trivial. He quickly raised his voice and shouted: "Your Majesty, what's the problem?"
thing?"
At this time, Zhu Houzhao suddenly came back to his senses, angrily pushed something into Liu Jin's hand, and then said sternly: "See for yourself!"
For a moment, he couldn't tell whether Zhu Houzhao's anger was directed at himself or this thing. Liu Jin immediately took the book carefully, opened it and scanned it hastily. His face was actually even darker than Zhu Houzhao's face before.
To be ugly.
Although he was not familiar with the handwriting, the content inside was clearly the details of the letters sent to his home, as well as the misdeeds he had successively included in the bags after Liu Bo, Xie Qian and others stepped down.
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At this moment, he only felt that his mood was agitated and uncomfortable. After a while, he lifted up the front of his clothes and knelt down in fear.
"Your Majesty, these are all bloody slanders. This slave is unjustly accused!"
"Get up! What will it look like in public?" Zhu Houzhao shouted angrily. Seeing that Liu Jin was stunned, he glanced at the civil and military officials who had just retreated to the Meridian Gate and said sternly, Liu must be
I just took advantage of the crowds of people going up and down the court, and I don’t know who threw it on the ground! Also, why do you call it an injustice if you have nothing to do? Our Ming Dynasty has a system since Emperor Taizong, which strictly prohibits anonymous documents. Is it still possible for the Lianhe to return?
Would I blame you for such a hidden thing?"
Liu Jin raised his head and looked at Zhu Houzhao. Seeing the unquestionable expression on the little emperor's face, Liu Jin felt very worried. He thought that there was also someone in the Eight Tigers who wanted to be the supervisor, but he boasted in front of the little emperor that people were too talkative and were not conducive to doing things.
, Zhu Houzhao agreed that he would be in charge of the ceremonial department alone; officials criticized him again and again in the court, and Zhu Houzhao could not help but transfer people, depose them, or even dismiss them from office; even for Xu Xun's favor, he could not treat him as such.
His trust was not less than a few points. So he couldn't help but wipe the corners of his eyes vigorously, and then stood up slowly.
"If you want to file a complaint, just do it openly and justly. What's the point of coming to such a famous place! Come here, send a message to Ye Guang, the Fu Si of Jinyiwei North Town, and ask him to investigate immediately, especially since this roll of things was dropped in the office of the people behind the meeting today.
The location must have been left behind by those low-grade palace officials. Arrest all of them and interrogate them severely! Also, go check out Sister Bi of these palace officials..."
Before Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, Liu Jin knelt down again. Without looking at Zhu Houzhao's surprised expression, he kowtowed and said in one sentence: "Your Majesty, after all, this matter started because of the slave. It's better for the emperor to depose the slave first.
And then..."
"The Liandu said that the Lianhe would not believe these inexplicable accusations!"
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao suddenly raised his voice, Liu Jin raised his head and said: "In this case, the emperor does not need to work. The number of people passing by the location where Fusi left things in Beizhen is limited, so call all the people who may pass by here."
, making them kneel down in Danbao. With so many people together, it is unlikely that no one else will see such an obvious thing left on the ground. As long as someone sees the first person and comes forward or surrenders, the matter will be revealed immediately.
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As soon as these words came out, Ruisheng's expression suddenly changed. However, seeing that Zhu Houzhao was obviously considering the possibility of doing this, he thought for a while and lowered his head and remained silent. Sure enough, the next moment, the little emperor nodded and said: "That's fine.
, ordered the officials of Honglu Temple to summon all the suspicious palace officials according to the positions of today's court meetings, and asked the supervisor to interrogate him. Once it was found out who dared to leave such a document on the royal road so boldly, Lian Fei Pa
You can’t get rid of his skin!”….
An hour later, three to four hundred officials were summoned to the front of Fengtian Palace. When a group of people heard that the reason for the mobilization of troops was to inquire about an anonymous document that had been inexplicably dropped on the royal road, everyone in the room was immediately shocked.
There was an uproar for a while. However, Liu Jin seemed not to notice the expressions of everyone. He looked around at everyone condescendingly, and then said slowly: "The old system of our ancestors, the palace and the common people, prohibited the submission of anonymous documents. For the eighth year of the orthodoxy, the internal envoy Zhang
Huanzhong wrote a slander anonymously, and when the incident happened, he ordered Jin Yiwei to arrest him. After obtaining Huanzhong's handwriting, the Yingmiao decreed that the two of them be delayed in the city, and everyone in the inner palace was ordered to watch. In subsequent dynasties, this has been strictly prohibited.
To think that even today, there are still people who knowingly commit the crime!"
Although it was only an hour, it was enough for Liu Jin to ask the Secretary of Ceremony, who was familiar with the rules, to dig out the old files. At this time, a young man named Ling Chi, seeing that many people below him were silent, he just softened his tone and said: "
Of course, there are at most one or two among you who do this. If so, don't implicate others. If one person does something, one person is responsible. If you admit it readily, you will not lose your integrity! And if you refuse to admit it, as long as someone sees it and tells it truthfully,
This matter can be considered settled! But if no one admits it from the beginning to the end, then... let’s see if it’s your mouth or your knees that are hard!”
Most of them are officials below the fifth rank. Even though some of them can see the young emperor during discussions in the Wenhua Palace, they are often not qualified to speak alone outside of discussions. Naturally, it is impossible to tell whether Liu Jin is pretending to pass on the imperial edict or whether the emperor is really the emperor.
I mean. For a moment, everyone kneeling on the ground looked at me, but one stick of incense passed, two sticks of incense passed... No one came forward to admit or report. Faced with this stalemate atmosphere,
Liu Jin, who at first thought he would be captured, gradually became impatient, and immediately ordered angrily to the two eunuchs on the side: "You guys watch here. If anyone comes forward, report it to our family. We want to take a look at them."
How long can I hold on?"
He must find out who is against him, Liu Jin! Taking advantage of such a sudden incident, he might as well kill the arrogance of these officials. It would be best if someone comes forward to protect or defend, then he will be dragged down now.
There must be a lot of people!
Although not all the palace members were summoned to the Fengtian Gate, after all, three or four hundred people are a very small number. Not to mention that the five houses and six ministries are not enough to operate at once. Even the bad impact of this incident is enough to make a person
The high-ranking officials should not be underestimated. In addition to Li Dongyang, the chief minister of the Wenyuan Pavilion, who suddenly received many petitions, even the Libu Yamen outside Qianbu Corridor suddenly had many more people. Libu Shangshu Lin
Facing the indignant Zhang Fuhua, the stern-faced Zhabu Shangshu Xie Feng, the Xingbu Shangshu Tu Xun, and several ministers and ministers, Han finally stood up.
"I'll go see Yuan Fu first! Although it's not Wei Xia, the sun at noon is getting a little bit poisonous. Besides, there are quite a few old and frail people among us. If anyone can't stand it anymore and gets injured, Not only is this something that has never been heard of before, but it also violates the emperor’s integrity! Everyone, please go back first. Since I am the Heavenly Palace, this matter is obligatory for me!"
Lin Han has always been a man of words. Since he said these words resoundingly, there is no reason why others would not believe him. Even some officials used to think that Lin Han, as a well-known Qingliu, was actually very close to Xu Xun. It was really It was unworthy of the minister's dignity, but seeing that he was so eager to take charge of the matter, those worries were naturally dispelled. However, Zhang Fuhua, who had a close personal relationship with Lin Han, did not leave first, but waited until almost everyone else had left. He said with a heavy face: "The Emperor's trust in Liu Jin is really deep-rooted."
Xie Feng didn't leave either. He smiled bitterly when he heard this: "If Shizhen hadn't worked so hard to persuade him to stay, I would have left my job long ago, and I wouldn't have to see this scene... After all, Liu Jin didn't dare to be so arrogant when he was here. , and now not long after he left, Liu Jin actually dared to act so recklessly with the help of holy will! It should be noted that although the ancestral tradition has always strictly prohibited anonymous submissions, such intense interrogation methods have never been used! If Liu Jin had no If a person resists the title, I’m afraid the consequences will be even worse!”….
Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua both nodded heavily. However, this was not the time to say this. Zhang Fuhua and Xie Feng immediately went back to their yamen, while Lin Han hurried to the palace. . But just as he hurriedly hurried along and finally arrived at the right gate, he found a fat middle-aged eunuch pacing back and forth in front of the door.
It turned out to be the eunuch Gu Dayong, the eunuch who supervised the West Factory!
Gu Dayong also caught a glimpse of Lin Han. When he stepped forward with a smile on his face, he nodded slightly and asked, "Is Shangshu Lin here for the officials in front of Fengtian Gate?"
Although he knew that Xu Xun, Gu Dayong and other eunuchs had a good relationship, Lin Han had always been polite to these eunuchs, so he asked stiffly: "So what?"
"If so, our family will have to ask Lin Shangshu to temporarily give up his plea." Although Lin Han's face turned gloomy, Gu Dayong seemed to have not seen it, and he still said casually, "The reason why the emperor agreed to this matter Eunuch Liu, you are just indignant for a moment, and you will come to your senses after a while, but if you come forward at this time, the emperor will think that this is a case of collusion between outside officials. If you want to see Yuan Fu for discussion, then there is no need. Yuan Fu and Mr. Wang Ge have already sent people to negotiate with Sizha Supervisor and Eunuch Liu, but there is no result yet."
Gu Dayong said everything he could, and Lin Han couldn't help but furrowed his brows. However, since everyone was here, he would not have been willing to go back, so he hesitated for a long time, and then he said in a deep voice: "Eunuch Gu is here Are you stopping me here just to say these few words?"
"That's right." Gu Dayong nodded sharply, and then raised his index finger, "First of all, I promised Brother Xu not to let you old men get into any trouble." He saw Lin Han Wei was stunned and raised his second finger. "Second, if there is any emergency, I will do my best to investigate carefully." Then, he raised his third finger. "Third, and the most important point, if you want to make a speech, choose someone who can be listened to by the Emperor. So now, there are already people who can be heard by the Emperor."
Xu Xun had made many arrangements before leaving. Lin Han knew this, but he didn't know that the arrangements were so detailed. At this moment, he remembered what Xu Xun had said when he invited him and Zhang Fuhua to come out in Jinling.
, they just focused on getting down to business at the front, and the troubles that could easily lead to troubles would be sorted out in their own way. But now that someone really paved the way first, he felt a little more complicated.
It is the duty of a minister to advise the king, but now he does not come forward out of fear of disaster, which is really contrary to the sage principles he has learned since he was a child!
However, while Lin Han was hesitating, he heard someone calling from behind. When he turned around, he recognized Zhang Cai who was hurriedly walking at his feet. Seeing Zhang Cai catching up with him in three steps and two steps at a time, his face was full of joy to see that he was fine.
He took a long breath and was about to speak. He figured it out unknowingly. Before he could speak, he smiled faintly and said: "Since Eunuch Gu said that the results will be achieved in a while, my trip here is in vain. What's going on in Xilu?"
Let’s go back to the official office and talk about it.”
When did this most powerful official, the Minister of Civil Service, change his temper?
Zhang Cai glanced at Gu Dayong in confusion, and when he saw Gu Dayong nodded slightly towards him, he followed Lin Han's tone and said: "Yes, in that case, let's go back to the official office to talk. In fact, it's because of the previous
Watch out for the officials..."
Seeing Zhang Cai turning around and leaving with Lin Han, and looking at the shadows under the sun of these two Xu Party stalwarts who were more than twenty years apart, Gu Dayong couldn't help but rub his smooth chin, feeling relieved for a moment.
Others don't know what happened to this sudden anonymous post, but they can't hide it from his eyes! In all likelihood, the reason for this incident is not outside the palace, but inside the palace! In those days, people called them eight people from the East Palace.
Tiger, but now, except for Liu Jin, the arrogance of others is limited after all, not to mention that Liu Jin wants to seize all the ways to make money. If he didn't have other financial resources and had a good relationship with Xu Xun, I'm afraid he would be very angry!...
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"Speaking of which, little guy Ruisheng is smart and knows which way is most effective!"
In the palace, there are two people who can control the young emperor, the Empress Dowager Wang and the Empress Dowager Zhang.
However, it is true that they are close elders, but neither of them talks about state affairs. What's more, the young emperor has very independent opinions on certain matters, and even the empress dowagers of the two palaces may not be willing to listen. Moreover, the two palaces
The empress dowager has been in the palace for many years and may not listen to a eunuch. Therefore, Ruisheng will naturally not overestimate his capabilities. After accompanying Zhu Houzhao back to Qianqing Palace, he immediately encouraged the emperor to go to Yuanhui Palace. He was preparing for
Zhou Qiniang, who is getting married in August, has to live here for the past few months.
Unmarried couples among the people are not allowed to meet each other, let alone in the palace with strict rules. However, Zhu Houzhao has always been an unruly person. In addition, Queen Mother Zhang knew her son's temper and knew that he had been pretending to be a eunuch for several months.
No clue was revealed, but it was unexpected that something scandalous would happen before the wedding. His son had been forced to agree to such a big thing before, and now he had no choice but to turn a blind eye. So at noon that day,
Zhu Houzhao entered here excitedly, and the maids and eunuchs serving him could only pretend they hadn't seen him.
"Seventh sister, seventh sister!"
Hearing this voice, Zhou Qiniang, who had practiced the ceremony all morning, just breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the two palace maids were all covering their mouths and laughing. She couldn't help but blush on her face. When Zhu Houzhao came in happily with Ruisheng, then
The two palace maids disappeared without a trace. She, who was still not used to her new identity, couldn't help but said angrily: "There is no one like you. You come as soon as you say it. If word spreads, do we still need to be famous?"
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The words "we" made Zhu Houzhao excited, and he immediately waved his hand in disapproval and said: "No matter what reputation, the queen mother doesn't say anything. Who dares to talk nonsense, Lian will not spare her! If Lian Tiantian can't come, you are like this
How difficult it is to live alone..." Seeing Zhou Qiniang's face turn red all of a sudden, as if she was about to get angry, he quickly coughed and said, "Of course, Lian's life is even more difficult... I say Seventh Sister, how are you doing?
Please be considerate of me. As an emperor, I have to deal with several feet of memorials all day long. I wish I was so busy that I could only relax a bit when I come to see you..."
"What are you busy with? I'm not a three-year-old child. I thought that when you went to Xiyuan every day, you also deliberately left someone guarding the door of Taisu Hall. Aren't you just afraid that I would see you hanging out there all the time?"
Zhou Qiniang angrily said something to Zhu Houzhao. When she saw Ruisheng behind her looking away seriously with her head turned away, as if she had seen and heard nothing, she suddenly remembered that she had violated the rules again.
I couldn't help but have the urge to sigh. She learned the rules from those female officials, and she always took it seriously and never made any mistakes. But when Peipei really faced an emperor like Zhu Houzhao, she couldn't maintain her position as a female official.
The quiet, virtuous and dignified person whom everyone talks about is so quiet, virtuous and dignified that even he himself doesn’t know what is going on.
Just now, Zhou Qiniang almost put her finger on his face. Instead of being annoyed, Zhu Houzhao was very happy. At this moment, when he saw the person turning his head away in a sullen manner, he was suddenly confused. He turned around and saw Rui Sheng still standing there. He just said angrily.
Said: "Ruisheng, what's the matter with you kid? Do you want to hinder the relationship by staying here?"
"Your Majesty, I don't want to get in the way, but as you said before, please give me a reminder when it's almost noon. Please note that there are still hundreds of palace officials kneeling in front of Fengtian Gate."
Seeing that the little emperor was stunned, Ruisheng immediately shut up and said nothing more. However, Zhou Qiniang listened carefully. Although she never interfered in the affairs of the government, she still couldn't bear to deal with such a situation that she had never heard of before.
Zhu opened his mouth and asked: "Hundreds of officials are kneeling in front of Fengtian Gate? What is going on?"….
Ruisheng glanced at Zhu Houzhao, whose face was not very good, and did not dare to speak. It was not until Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly that he recounted today's events exactly as they were. At the end, he looked at Zhou Qiniang and said: "Miss Zhou, the emperor is in a bad mood because of this.
, so the slaves and maids dare to invite the emperor to come here to sit and relax, and also ask for your advice and advice."
After saying this, Ruisheng fled away at a speed like flying. When Zhu Houzhao came back to his senses, he found that the person was missing. He immediately cursed bitterly: "This guy, like his master, must have his servant, and his old master
Same thing, I thought he was honest before, but now he has become so slippery!"
Zhou Qiniang looked thoughtfully at the door curtain that was still swaying slightly after it was lowered. After a while, she stood up, spread her breasts and said: "Your Majesty, when you encounter this kind of thing, you should not come to me, but should
Go to the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces. I have little knowledge and I don’t know if such a thing has happened in the palace before. But even if the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces has not seen it with her own eyes, she should have heard about it. There are rules and regulations on how to deal with it.
At first glance, I think this kind of move that makes officials kneel down at Fengtianmen to surrender or surrender is unreasonable, and I ask you to think again."
Suddenly hearing Zhou Qiniang speak in such a formal tone, Zhu Houzhao was a little uncomfortable. However, as he listened, he couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression, and finally stretched out his hand to help the person up, but he asked hesitantly.
Said: "Seventh Sister is saying that Lian shouldn't do this?"
"I just think that if the emperor insists on asking them to surrender or surrender, he should at least visit Fengtianmen in person. If everyone is afraid of the emperor's power, they may be touched. Has the emperor ever thought about the fact that there are many old officials among them?
If someone is unable to support himself and is killed or injured, wouldn’t it be a disservice to the emperor’s reputation?”
"this……"
"In short, without further delay, the emperor should go to Qingning Palace or Renshou Palace to consult the empress dowagers of the two palaces!"
Ruisheng didn't wait long outside when he saw the door curtain move, and then he discovered that Zhou Qiniang had pushed Zhu Houzhao out without any explanation. Facing this scene, his eyes widened for a moment, and he quickly turned his back for a while, until Zhu Houzhao
She walked past him and said angrily and left, and then he hurriedly followed her out.
After spending two-quarters of an hour in the palace of the Empress Dowager Wang in Qingning Palace, Zhu Houzhao immediately sent a message to Luan Jia to go to Fengtianmen. As soon as he left, someone hurried to Si Zha Supervisor to inform Liu Jin. However, Si Zhajian reported to Liu Jin.
There was a distance between the palace wall and the Fengtian Gate. When Liu Jin hurried over on a stool, he suddenly found that the palace officials who were kneeling in front of the Fengtian Gate in darkness had dispersed. Facing this,
Seeing this scene, his heart beat for a moment, and he calmed down before stepping forward.
"Your Majesty, what are you..."
"Lian went to see the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager said that although it has always been strictly forbidden to submit anonymous documents, some traitors have always coveted the favor, or used it to slander the king's heart. Rather than pressuring the king in a big way, it is better to have people investigate privately.
To calm people's hearts." At this point, Zhu Houzhao glanced at Liu Jin and said, "Just now, these palace officials have asked Li Yifeng, the governor of Beizhen Fusi, to write down their names. You can ask the inner factory to check them later.
Today is not a very hot day, but in two hours more than ten or twenty people have fainted. If it really hits the hot weather, someone might be killed! By then, someone will point their noses at you and scold you.
You are an eunuch, pointing at Lian's nose and calling him a coward, even if Xu Xunren is not here, he will definitely be called a traitor!"
Liu Jinbuya, the young emperor, actually pulled out the four palaces of the Empress Dowager. He felt bitter for a moment, but he could only smile and agree. It was because of Li Guang that he was able to enter the East Palace to serve Zhu Houzhao. He remembered that Li Guang was in Hongzhi
During the years, there was so much publicity that hundreds of officials impeached each other, and Emperor Hongzhi accepted remonstrances humbly, but he still protected Li Guang. It was not until the then Empress Dowager Zhou said a word that Li Guang was afraid of committing suicide. Now he is afraid of committing suicide.
The momentum seems to be far greater than that of Li Guang, but he cannot take it lightly. It seems that he has ignored the Empress Dowager Wang in the past, but will have to fawn over him in the future!
Fortunately, the young emperor did not dwell on this topic for too long, and then changed his mind and asked: "The construction of the Martyrs' Shrine in Jiubian has just been approved. Xu Xun has written a letter to restore the hereditary title of the earldom of Wang Yueweining. What do you think about this?"
Let’s discuss it with the cabinet and the three of them. There are only three words in the couplet, so don’t delay!”
Liu Jin froze with a smile on his face for a moment. Discuss? These three words came out, that is a certainty, what else is there to discuss?
Bi: It has been dormant for more than half a month, and in the last three days during the double period, I still have to summon the monthly ticket...it is double, one is worth two, so fingers crossed...).