Gao Feng hurried to the Leopard Room, and wanted to pass the words of Empress Dowager Zhang to Emperor Zhengde through the little twister, but when he arrived at the door of the Leopard Room, he found that he could not enter at all.

Gao Feng had no idea where the emperor was. He wanted to tell Xiao Tiaozi, but he didn't even have a man to call him. In addition, he was not qualified to enter and exit the leopard room freely, so even if he was anxious, he could do nothing.

Just when he was restless, he saw Zhang Yuan coming out of the leopard room. Gao Feng could only ask Zhang Yuan for help.

"...Eunuch Zhang, the Empress Dowager asked our family to tell His Majesty that the case of rebel against the relatives should not be pulled on the relatives. It is of great importance and you must be careful..."

Gao Feng didn't know what to say, so he could only push the matter to Empress Dowager Zhang. In his opinion, Zhang Yuan was also the eunuch who came out of Kunning Palace and would help him.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan asked with a stern face: "Your Majesty is not in the Leopard Room, don't you know?"

Gao Feng was stunned: "Where is Your Majesty going? Could it be that he is going back to the Ganqing Palace for the New Year? Why is our family completely unaware of it?"

Zhang Yuan glared at him and said, "Why are there so many questions? Tell you honestly, Your Majesty went to the mansion of Lord Shen, the Minister of Personnel, and said that the case was to be tried at the Shen family. As for whom he tried, he couldn't say... Otherwise, you can go to the Shen Mansion to report the matter to His Majesty to know?"

Gao Feng stepped down as soon as he heard this.

Not to mention that he was going to Chen Mansion to find the emperor, even if he sent someone to report to Emperor Gao Feng, he would not have the courage. Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind and wanted to take two uncles to sacrifice the flags, he couldn't help but panic. His helpless look seemed very funny to Zhang Yuan.

"snort."

Zhang Yuan said coldly, "If you have something to do, you can tell Your Majesty in person. It is useless to stick here. Otherwise, go back and explain clearly to the Empress Dowager... The situation is very critical now. If you want the two uncles to escape, you can easily solve the problem by talking to you here!"

When Gao Feng heard this, he nodded quickly: "It's still Eunuch Zhang who is still Gao Ming, let's find a way to solve it now."

After saying that, Gao Feng didn't even say goodbye, turned around and got on the carriage, and soon left the neighborhood where the Leopard House was located.

Zhang Yuan was stunned instead. When he reacted, he couldn't help but mutter, "This old guy obviously doesn't take me seriously, let's see how to deal with you afterward..."

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Although Gao Feng had not seen the emperor and had not completed the errand entrusted by Empress Dowager Zhang, he learned from Zhang Yuan that a "big secret" was that Zhu Houzhao went to the Shen family and wanted to work with Chen Xi to investigate the case of rebellion against the party. It is very likely that the relatives of the Zhang brothers of the foreign relatives would be involved.

At this moment, Gao Feng didn't dare to go back to the palace to meet Empress Dowager Zhang because he knew that this would make him extremely incompetent, and even if he told Empress Dowager Zhang, it would be useless.

The only way he could think of now was to ask Xie Qian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, for help.

At this time, Xie Qian had already returned from the Censorate.

After learning that Chen Xi had not opened a yamen to investigate the case at Dali Temple, Xie Qian felt a little relieved and prepared to go back to the mansion for a reunion dinner. He also planned how to interfere with Chen Xi's case the next day to prevent the mother-son relationship between Empress Dowager Zhang and Emperor Zhengde from further deteriorating.

Xie Qian returned home and just sat down and was about to have dinner with his family. When he saw his servants coming in anxiously, he told him about Gao Feng's coming to ask for a meeting.

"Father, do you have any important court affairs?" Xie Pi, who was sitting next to him, asked.

Xie Pi rarely came to accompany Xie Qian for dinner that day, and his wife Shi Xiaojing and eldest son Xie Heng were also here.

Originally, Xie Pi should have accompanied her adopted adoptive mother to have dinner, but Xie Qian's wife, Mrs. Xu, strongly requested that Xie Qian finally allowed Xie Pi to bring her wife and children to have the New Year's dinner together.

In addition to Xie Pi, there were Xie Qian's concubine, Mrs. Jin, and several sons born in the side rooms at the dinner table.

Xie Qian stood up and looked around the people present, and said aloud: "Maybe there is something wrong in the palace, so you can have a meal first, don't wait for me."

In front of his family, Xie Qian tried not to show off his airs, but because he was the prime minister of the dynasty, he rarely went home when he returned home, and even at home, he had to act like a compassionate attitude and rarely talked about family members. This also made him incompatible with the atmosphere of closeness and kindness at home.

Xie Qian arrived at the front yard and saw Gao Feng standing behind the screen wall, constantly waving the whisk in his hand, looking upset, and immediately stepped forward and asked, "Is Eunuch Gao's thing?"

Only then did Gao Feng notice that Xie Qian had come out of Yuemen, the dark yard was not a place for conversation, but the situation was urgent, and he didn't care about going into the hall to speak. He hurriedly explained the situation, including Empress Dowager Zhang's instructions, and what he heard from Zhang Yuan about the emperor going to Chen Mansion to prepare for trial.

Xie Qian frowned: "Your Majesty has left the leopard room? When will this happen?"

Gao Feng said: "I don't know very well... it was Zhang Yuan, Eunuch Zhang, who came out of the leopard room and said to the old slave. It was so convincing that he didn't seem to be talking nonsense."

Xie Qian frowned and asked after a while: "Who else is in Shen's Mansion now?"

Gao Feng shook his head: "I don't know at all. Even if you go back and report to the Empress Dowager, it won't be able to say anything. If Your Majesty really wants to interrogate the two uncles, this... I can't handle the Empress Dowager at all... Master Xie, you have to think of a solution anyway..."

He said he wanted to find a solution, but in fact he was urging Xie Qian to go to the Shen family to find out the situation. Xie Qian himself knew this.

Xie Qian started to wonder and did not give a reply for a long time.

As a result, Gao Feng was anxious and his voice couldn't help but raise his voice eighth: "Gei Master Xie, now the arrow is on the string. If you don't come forward, I'm afraid no one can stop Your Majesty... The two uncles' houses were surrounded by the Imperial Guard at noon, for fear that Your Majesty will investigate the case and destroy their relatives for justice."

Xie Qian said: "If Marquis of Shouning and Marquis of Jianchang have not done anything to rebel, how could Your Majesty easily move them?"

"this……"

After being choked by Xie Qian, Gao Feng didn't know how to answer.

Xie Qian might also realize that the person in front of the Empress Dowager said this was not so appropriate, and said, "The situation is urgent now, and it is very difficult to ask me to come up with a solution temporarily. I still have to make a long-term plan... But now it seems that everything is smooth. Eunuch Gao, you can go back and report to the Empress Dowager. I will find another way."

Gao Feng was anxious: "Old Master Xie, if you answered like this, it may be difficult for me to get in touch with the Empress Dowager when I go back... You should come up with a basic solution..."

"Then what do you do to me?"

Xie Qian was a little angry, "Is it useful to just shout? Is it useful to just yell? I can persuade Your Majesty to turn back? Now I don't even know what case the two uncles are involved in, so I have to think of a solution. How can I prescribe the right medicine? Otherwise... Eunuch Gao, go and ask a few more people to see if they have a solution?"

At the end, Xie Qian's tone softened and he did not continue to make things difficult for Gao Feng.

However, he thought he was not in a difficult position, but he was still in a difficult position, because Gao Feng had no other suitable candidates to ask for him except for finding him.

Gao Feng thought to himself: "Even you, the chief minister, cannot solve the problem. Who do you ask me to ask for? Who is willing to come forward to get into this muddy water?"

Xie Qian didn't care about going back to have a reunion dinner with his family at this time, so he rolled up his sleeves: "It's getting late now. I have to discuss with a few people first, come up with countermeasures and rush to Chen Mansion... I only have so much to do, Eunuch Gao invites you back first."

When Gao Feng saw Xie Qian walking to the door, he hurriedly caught up with him and asked, "Gei Xie, can I ask my slave to go with you?"

"Inconvenient." Xie Qian refused, "Eunuch Gao still does what he should do. As for discussing countermeasures, it is appropriate for Eunuch Gao to avoid it for the time being."

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Gao Feng understood what Xie Qian meant.

He is a person around the Empress Dowager and has a joint interest relationship with the Zhang brothers who may be involved in the case. If he participates in the discussion, he may leak the news or make a lie.

Now it is not that the officials in the court tried the case in the Sansi Yamen, but that Zhu Houzhao personally participated in the case and Chen Xi, who was also a minister of the two ministers, came forward, so the case was destined not to be small.

Gao Feng understood that Xie Qian was asking him to avoid suspicion now, not intentionally making things difficult for him.

But after Gao Feng left Xie's mansion, he was still very anxious.

"I will not let my family go, and I can't go back to the palace to report my life. Could this old bone be wandering on the street?"

Gao Feng found that he was in a dilemma and could not go back to work with Empress Dowager Zhang if he couldn't finish his job. He didn't dare to go to the Shen family, for fear of causing trouble. For an old eunuch like him who just wanted to live a safe life and was unwilling to cause trouble, nothing was more difficult to make a decision than now.

At this moment, Xie Qian hurried to meet Yang Tinghe.

At this time, no one in the cabinet took turns, and the rotation will not be arranged until the first day of the Chinese New Year. The day was a reunion night, and the other three major scholars of the cabinet returned home early.

In Xie Qian's mind, he relied more on Yang Tinghe when encountering things, and his trust in Liang Chu, who was the second-level bachelor, was not that high. The main reason was that Liang Chu was more accustomed to following the trend in major events, and Yang Tinghe made Xie Qian feel very appetizing in his subjective initiative.

As for Jin Gui, regardless of whether he has the ability or not, he is a relatively young and unqualified person because he has just entered the cabinet. He cannot be allowed to entrust his major events.

Xie moved to Yang's mansion. Before he could enter, Yang Tinghe hurriedly came out to greet him.

Yang Tinghe was dressed in casual home decoration, obviously he didn't expect Xie Qian to come on New Year's Eve. Firecrackers were still set off in the mansion that day, and the sound was extremely noisy.

After seeing Xie Qian, Yang Tinghe saluted respectfully: "Gei Master Xie, should you go in and speak?"

“No need.”

Xie Qian said, "Go to meet Yingning with me and say something on the way."

Xie Qian's second trust in the court was Yang Yiqing, the current Minister of Revenue.

In Xie Qian's opinion, if Yang Tinghe is a good strategist, then Yang Yiqing is a pragmatic official who does practical things. One of them provides advice and the other is responsible for doing things. Both of them are recognized by Xie Qian in terms of their abilities.

Yang Tinghe Ben did not plan to go out, but seeing Xie Qian's attitude, he knew that he had no way to refuse, so he had to apologize to Xie Qian to return to the inner house to change into the regular clothes of a second-rank official, and then briefly explained to his wife, and then he left the mansion with Xie Qian.

The two got on Xie Qian's carriage and headed to Yang Yiqing's house.

On the carriage, Xie Qian told Yang Tinghe about the situation. Yang Tinghe said in embarrassment: "This case is likely to involve the relative Zhang family. Even if it is not for the Emperor's Majesty's trial, if Shen Zhihou comes to interrogate the case, it is probably not going to make the Zhang family feel better."

Xie Qian said: "According to your words, it is a fact that it is connected with Japanese pirates and pirates, and even involved in a rebellion case. How can Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou escape? "

This question made Yang Tinghe difficult to answer. In the darkness, he sighed quietly: "I don't know what the specific situation is, but if nothing unexpected happens, it's probably that."

Suddenly, the carriage was quiet, but firecrackers could be heard everywhere outside, and people set off fireworks in the open streets, making the capital a lively scene.

Yang Tinghe really couldn't stand this kind of quietness. He opened the curtain and looked out and found that many yamen were maintaining order... On that day, Shuntian Prefecture and Wanping, Daxing County were the busiest in the tolerances. The Fire Dragon Team all canceled their rest and obeyed orders at any time to prevent accidents.

After a long time, Xie Qian said: "Now, no matter whether the relatives of the foreigners are involved in the case, you cannot be punished by the punishment... This can be regarded as an explanation to the late emperor and the queen mother."

This is a tone.

Regardless of whether the Zhang brothers are guilty or not, it is more like shelter and indulgence.

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The night became darker and the capital became more and more lively. The people were setting off firecrackers at their doorsteps. In addition to the onlookers, the New Year atmosphere was very strong.

The capital is more prosperous than the place. Even if there are robbery and chaos in the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty and the coastal areas of the south of the Yangtze River, for the people of the capital, this has nothing to do with them. These chaos will not threaten the safety of the people in the city at all.

At the foot of the emperor, what he wants is stability.

When the lights were on, Zhu Houzhao and his team arrived at Shen Mansion with murderous aura, which frightened the guards... It was New Year that day, Zhu Qi and Zhu Hong and his son were not there, and the main manager of the Shen family were on vacation and went back to have a reunion dinner. Zhu Houzhao's arrival made the door of the Shen family in chaos.

However, Shen Xi soon came out when he heard the news and saw Zhu Houzhao standing at the steps in front of the door, looking at the lintel of the Shen family, and quickly stepped forward to greet him.
To be continued...