Chapter five hundred and fiftieth IX: like a stinger in the throat
Liu Chengfeng's thoughts are so meticulous that you can imagine from this confession.
When others look at the confession, they only talk about whether the confession is consistent with various clues and whether there is any mistake. However, when they look at the confession, they can extend another staggering thing from the confession.
There are spies in the palace. Not only that, this person has great energy in the palace and can even control the eunuchs' dispatches. This person is at least a minor prisoner.
Because the access control in the palace is extremely strict, for example, if the emperor wants to issue an order, it will be arranged by the Silijian. After the Silijian arranged it, the general candidate for the imperial decree was drafted, and then the decree was handed over to the Duzhijian, where the Duzhijian was responsible for passing the order.
The candidates for leaving the palace were drafted by Silijian and Duzhijian. After the draft was made, they were sent to the palace for filing.
Therefore, it is not possible for one person to decide at will to the choice of eunuchs who leave the palace. But then again, if someone proposes to let Zhou Chen leave the palace, if this person is worth enough, no one will have any objections. After all, the palace is the same as outside, and it is also about the worldly affairs.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youzing immediately called an eunuch: "Take someone and check it out immediately. Who suggested that Zhou Chen leave the palace? Hurry!"
The little eunuch went there quickly. After checking, there was a result. Then dozens of personal troops dispatched to bring an old eunuch.
This old eunuch is the eunuch of the Silijian, and is also a well-known figure in the palace. His surname is Zheng Qiu. After being mentioned by dozens of wolves and tigers, Zheng Qiu was no longer possessed and looked at Zhu Youzhang with a pale face. He looked at Liu Chengfeng again, and kept swallowing and spitting stars.
"Tell me, tell me what you know, I will give you a complete body." Zhu Youting's face was murderous. The anger in his heart was conceivable. The eunuch in Silijian, such an important person, who could even check the memorials of the reds at any time, was involved in the rebellion. This was definitely not fun. With such a person, the affairs of the Ming Dynasty court had been clear about it.
Zheng Qiu's whole body was trembling. He said with difficulty: "I... I don't know what Your Majesty mean..."
Zhu Youzhang's face was covered with frost and he was about to speak. Liu Chengfeng beside him was afraid that Zhu Youzhang would be too angry, so he quickly interrupted: "Your name is Zheng Qiu, he is the eunuch of the Silijian. Eunuch Zheng, Your Majesty is not bad to treat you. Why do you have to follow the thief and do such a traitor? You have already known that the matter is not to be criticized at this point. You can confess honestly. Sooner or later, you will have to say it. Why do you have to wait until someone takes action?"
Zheng Qiu understood these words. His face was tragic, and then he shouted, "I... I am wronged. Even if I eat lard, I am afraid of going to go and get to know any thief. Your Majesty clearly understands. I really don't know at all."
He shouted loudly, but in fact, he felt something was wrong when he heard the word "follower" and he felt that such a great crime was suppressed. Not to mention that he was a eunuch, even Eunuch Xiao could not bear it. He had to be crushed to pieces. He kowtowed his head, his forehead was covered with blood, and he defended himself loudly. How dare he admit such a crime? He had to clean himself anyway.
Zhu Youzhang held the teacup in his hand and sneered, "I am still obsessed with it now? I'm here to ask if Zhou Chen recommended him out of the palace?"
Zheng Qiu was stunned for a long time and said, "Which Zhou Chen?"
Liu Chengfeng couldn't bear to see it anymore. This guy is still pretending to be stupid. The palace was clearly looking at it. Zhou Chen was indeed not qualified to go out of the palace to buy it. What should a eunuch who guarded the warehouse buy it? Zheng Qiu forced him into it. Now Zheng Qiu still wanted to admit it. He shouted: "Which Zhou Chen is Zhou Chen who poisoned the empress, or Zhou Chen who recommended him out of the palace."
Zheng Qiu was almost scared and fainted, and hurriedly said, "I... I remembered that a few days ago, I really recommended someone to leave the palace. Now I forgot his name. Yes, there is such a person, but this has nothing to do with me. Everyone in the palace knows that I have a good wine. Usually, I have to drink such a few sips. However, most of the wine in the palace is imperial wine, so I naturally dare not touch it. Therefore, I often bring some wine into the palace to satisfy my cravings. It's just those monkey cubs..., no, those who leave the palace
The buyer brought back most of the wine that he brought back was not strong enough, but in those days, I heard a rumor in the palace that Zhou Chen, the eunuch who guarded the wine cellar, knew best how to distinguish the quality of wine. At that time, I was thinking in my mind that if this person was asked to leave the palace with the buyer and bring me a jar of good wine, wouldn’t it be nice? Besides, he was the eunuch who guarded the wine cellar, so this rumor was true. Later, I dared to put in a note and asked the people from the Ministry of Education to add Zhou Chen’s name…”
The crime of changing the list of people who left the palace without authorization was quite serious, but compared with the followers, it was really in the sky and in the ground. Zheng Qiu naturally did not dare to hide anything at this time and poured out all the words truthfully. He knew in his heart that changing the list without authorization had caused such a great impact. This eunuch was afraid that he would be a sweeping eunuch in a blink of an eye, but in order to save his life, he was helpless.
Liu Chengfeng and Zhu Youting didn't say anything at this moment. Their eyes couldn't help but touch each other. No matter who they were, they could see their cautious expressions.
Just a rumor...
If it is really just a rumor, then at least three things will prove.
First, the person hidden in the palace is very smart and will not reveal any clues when doing anything. Second, this person is very insightful and knows that the eunuchs in the palace are very familiar with each other. He knows that Zheng Qiu is good at drinking, and that Zhou Chen, the eunuch guarding the warehouse, is extremely dissatisfied, so he will give him an opportunity to take advantage of it. Third, it would be fine if this person could understand Zhou Chen’s thoughts, but he could know Zheng Qiu’s preferences. You must know that there are rules in the palace that eunuchs are not allowed to drink at will. Although people like Zheng Qiu are addicted to alcohol, they will definitely not show it to others easily. Therefore, people who know about things like Zheng Qiu must have a certain status in the palace, and at least they will have some friendship with Zheng Qiu.
This person...is very difficult to deal with...
Zhu Youzhang took a deep breath, squinted his eyes, and said after a long time, "Take Zheng Qiu down, and then ask carefully to see if what he said is the truth. If it is the truth, he will be dismissed and sent to Xiaoling."
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Looking into the hall.
The ministers were already talking about it. The morning court had been pushed back for half an hour. I thought the emperor should have arrived, but who knew that there was another decree in the palace and continued to push back for half an hour.
This is an unprecedented phenomenon in the Hongzhi Dynasty. Some ministers have begun to criticize. In the past, no matter when, the emperor always came to court without any obstacles, but what happened now?
For the ministers, this is a very serious problem. We must prevent any problems from happening. Now the emperor can push the back, but what should we do if we push the back? Those emperors who did not attend court are not like this. They were diligent when they first succeeded to the throne, but gradually became lazy. For example, Emperor Xuanzong was still working hard at the beginning, but later became a complete foolish monarch. This emperor should not repeat the mistakes of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.
Everyone was talking about it, and several cabinet ministers were not good at saying anything. In fact, everyone was a little anxious. Li Dongyang was quite calm, but his heart was already filled with storms. In fact, he had noticed that none of the nobles and nobles who entered the palace to celebrate their birthday yesterday had come out of the palace. This means that last night, these people were spending the night in the palace. This is an unprecedented thing since Taizu of the Kingdom. What caused this change?
Moreover, when entering the palace, Li Dongyang clearly felt that the prevention and control in the palace was a little stricter than before, especially in the inner palace, which was even more tense in three steps, one stairs, five steps, and a tense atmosphere. Combined with the fact that the emperor has not seen yet, Li Dongyang couldn't help but feel a thrust in his heart, could it be...
This idea only exists in his heart, but Li Dongyang dares not say it out. In fact, it is not only Li Dongyang, but some ministers also saw some clues and all seemed anxious.
After waiting for a few more incense sticks, Li Dongyang finally couldn't stand it anymore. He walked under the Danxi River, called a eunuch who was waiting here, pulled him aside, and asked in a low voice: "Is something wrong in the palace last night? What about the queen's birthday party?"
However, this father-in-law looked very taboo and shook his head and said, "This... I don't know."
The hidden things in the inner palace are the most taboo things for people to inquire about. This father-in-law is not a fool. If you tell this kind of thing, if you pursue it, Secretariat Li will naturally be fine, but he, a little eunuch, will not be able to take it.
Li Dongyang couldn't help but frown, but he had no choice but to wave his father-in-law back. However, Liu Jian walked over slowly and whispered: "What do you say to father-in-law?"
Li Dongyang sighed and said, "I'm afraid something really happened, but I don't know what happened. I hope Your Majesty's dragon body is safe."
Liu Jian also suppressed his hot temper at this time and couldn't help but say, "There is no movement in the East Palace, and there is no intention to go to the East Palace. I believe that nothing happened to Your Majesty. But looking at this, there must be something wrong in the inner palace. Why not do this? Let me ask the decree to enter the palace to meet the emperor, how about it?"
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