Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger

Lu Zhanqing stood behind the screen and didn't reply for a long time. Sun Sile outside the door hurriedly urged: "Several officials, have you finished asking me?"

Zhu Hao ignored it and said calmly: "Go back and write down your situation. It is a private letter to your grandfather. Even if it is discovered, the situation will not be worse than now, right? I will send someone to you in half an hour.

People will bring the letter."

"Um."

Lu Zhanqing made a simple reply, obviously moved.

Then Sun Sile and others came back and saw Lu Zhanqing still standing behind the screen. The people in the Jiaofang Division felt relieved and quickly served the banquet again.

After everyone had withdrawn, Tang Yin said: "Do you want to involve Mr. Yang Ge?"

Zhu Hao said: "It was really a helpless move... Wang Qiong, the minister, was instrumental in putting down King Ning's rebellion, so the crime could not be related to having an affair with King Ning. But Lu Wan was different. He was the biggest suspect in the case of King Ning.

Official, his words must be convincing, right?"

Tang Yin shook his head and said: "But who would listen to a guilty minister? Everyone would think that before he died, he wanted to frame him, implicate others, and slander him."

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "I don't know if it's slander, but Lu Wan is the former Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and what he says is always more trustworthy than ordinary people. Your Majesty can use Lu Wan's 'blood letter' in prison to deter him. This is effective enough."

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"Yang Ge's father and son are in the imperial court. His eldest son Yang Shen is about to be promoted to a Hanlin bachelor. His younger brother is Yang Tingyi, the minister of the Ministry of War. His son-in-law Yu Chengxun and fellow countryman Ye Guizhang are all Hanlin. They have formed cliques in the imperial court. Shouldn't there be restrictions?

For a moment? Will the Yang family have the final say in this court from now on?"

From these words, Tang Yin immediately realized that there was more to Zhu Hao's plan.

Since he didn't know the inside story, he stopped asking any more questions.

Lu Song looked at Zhu Hao with more admiration for a moment. To be able to talk about state affairs in a place like Jiaofangsi and elevate the matter to such a high level... Lu Song asked himself that his vision was simply incomparable to Zhu Hao's.

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Live and drink.

The two adjacent rooms in Jiaofangsi have very different atmospheres. Next door is a "meat and meat bureau", but here they are all vegetarian.

Even though Tang Yin was yearning for sensual things, and Lu Song was not the calm Liu Xiahui, there was always Zhu Hao, a half-grown boy, next to him, so they could only restrain themselves and listen to small songs.

As long as Le Ling comes to pour wine, there will be no other entertainment items.

Fresh and elegant!

It gave people the impression that the three of them were junior brothers and had never seen much of the world. Even a girl in her twenties who arranged to pour wine for the three of them actually covered her mouth and felt a little shy when she saw Zhu Hao smiling at her.

Zhu Hao wanted to say, "Auntie, you are more than ten years older than me. Do you think I like you?"

Because Zhu Hao mentioned official matters, Tang Yin did not ask whether Zhu Hao's help to Lu Wan was related to the past where Lu Zhanqing and Zhu Hao almost got married.

The banquet ended hastily, and when Lu Song went to pick up the letter later, Zhu Hao and Tang Yin were waiting downstairs.

Lu Song took four royal guards to the private house in the back alley of Jiaofangsi where the female relatives of prisoners lived, brought the letter back, and nodded to Zhu Hao.

It means that he has read the contents of the letter and there is nothing wrong with it.

That night, Zhu Hao and Tang Yin went to the temporary office on the west side of Jinyiwei. They found Luo An and asked someone to bring the letter to Lu Wan in prison, and then asked Lu Wan to write a blood letter in prison.

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Early the next morning, something happened.

When Yang Tinghe entered the court to participate in the court meeting, he was riding a sedan to the sedan room. There was a suspicious person sneaking around with a knife, but he was captured before he could take action.

Even if no one shed blood in this incident, Yang Tinghe was really shocked. After entering the palace and before the morning court began, the emperor sent Zhang Zuo, the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, to express condolences and at the same time send a message to Yang Tinghe to the Qianqing Palace. Go to see the new emperor.

Yang Tinghe suddenly felt that something was unusual.

The emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty mostly met in court, and met in private very rarely. Even Emperor Hongzhi, who was known for his diligent governance, had only three separate meetings with his cabinet ministers in the Qianqing Palace during his eighteen years in power. Now Yang Tinghe Being summoned alone shows that the emperor, who has just ascended the throne, is ready to fully learn from Xiaozong, his nominal father, in governing the country.

Yang Tinghe arrived outside Qianqing Palace.

After sending the message, Yang Tinghe entered and saw Zhu Si preparing for the upcoming morning court.

The court meetings are still held in Fengtian Hall. Since the new emperor ascended the throne, many court meetings have been held in the imperial style, which reflects the new emperor's benevolence towards his ministers.

"Here comes Mr. Yang Ge? You all should step aside. I have something to say to Mr. Yang Ge!"

Not only was he summoned, he was also summoned alone. After all the chamberlains had withdrawn, only Zhang Zuo was left on the scene, and he only stood in a corner of the palace, far away from him.

Zhu Sidao: "I heard that there was a murderer who was harmful to Mr. Yang Ge early this morning. Has he been caught?"

Yang Tinghe was startled. He had to think carefully in his heart first. Could the assassin be the new emperor?

But if you think about it carefully, it shouldn't be that if the new emperor sent someone to assassinate him, why would the assassin shrink back? That would be too inconsistent with an emperor's ability to bribe dead soldiers.

"It has been captured and handed over to Shuntian Mansion for investigation."

Yang Tinghe said.

Zhu Si nodded: "We must find out who endangers Mr. Yang Ge's safety, or Mr. Yang Ge cleaned up the previous dynasty's bad government and harmed the interests of many people. They want to take revenge... I am going to let the Beijing camp allocate a team of people." Bailishi, protect Mr. Yang Ge closely."

Yang Tinghe hurriedly saluted: "I don't dare to act like this, an old minister."

"Oh, why not? Mr. Yang Ge has done great service to the Ming Dynasty, and I want to repay him." Zhu Si looked like he attached great importance to Yang Tinghe's safety.

Yang Tinghe couldn't shirk it. He knew that the people transferred might have the purpose of monitoring him, but he thought that he was the supreme emperor, and even if he wanted to monitor him, he wouldn't have to use such low-level and clumsy methods. Maybe he really wanted to protect his own safety?

In addition, Yang Tinghe was also shocked by the assassin in the morning, so he accepted it after a little refusal.

Zhu Si suddenly took out a memorial and said: "Early this morning, after I got up, Dongchang handed me such a thing. After reading it, I was very annoyed. The memorial was sent directly to me without going to the General Secretary to be voted on by the cabinet. I don’t know what they are going to do with their hands, and there are no rules at all. Take a look at it, Mr. Yang Ge!"

Yang Tinghe took the memorial and as soon as he opened it, he smelled the smell of blood.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a bloody letter written by Lu Wan in prison. The book stated bitterly that the return of the guards to Prince Ning's Mansion was led by traitors in the court, and that he did not accept bribes, etc., and that the so-called documents found in Nanchang were The communication evidence was all forged by Zhang Zhong, Jiang Bin and other traitors, and they were willing to confront them in court.

Speaking of the latter, even Yang Tinghe was involved. He said that Yang Tinghe had sent his son Yang Shen to see King Ning's envoy, received a lot of money, and said he had evidence on hand.

After Yang Tinghe read it, he quickly said: "Your Majesty, these are Xiao Xiao's malicious and slanderous words. Please don't believe it."

Zhu Sidao: "Mr. Yang Ge, if I intend to believe this slander, I won't show it to you, but some of the things he said...if spread, I'm afraid it will affect Mr. Yang Ge's reputation. Especially the last few words."

The sentence said that after he was imprisoned, someone had seen him in prison, suggesting that as long as Mr. Yang Ge was not involved in the case, his life could be saved. He also said that this person was the son... Unexpectedly, he was convicted during the court discussion.

It was a capital crime. He was disheartened when he learned about it, and then he reported it to the prosecutor..."

After hearing this, Yang Tinghe cursed in his heart.

Is this Lu Wan stupid?

Of course, his crimes are punishable by death, but he can argue again. Since he once defeated Liu Liu and Liu Qi rebelled and had meritorious service, he must reduce his crime and avoid death. He has to do it step by step. They are all officials, and they should be very clear about the secrets.

, how could you be so hasty and take the initiative to expose it?

I don’t want to live!

Yang Tinghe said categorically: "There is absolutely no such thing."

"I am willing to believe Mr. Yang Ge, but I am afraid of what others say. In the memorial, he said that he had made great contributions to defeating the thieves, and he was one of the Eight Proposals. He should be spared a life. I have asked people around me, and it seems that according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, this is indeed the case.

, we should be reduced to death and exiled to guard the border."

What Zhu Si said was very organized and highly targeted, all of which were taught by Zhu Hao.

As for the so-called "I asked the people around me", Yang Tinghe had to think about it, who was so ignorant that he dared to undermine him behind his back?

Who can you, a little emperor, meet?

Now that Yuan Zonggao and Zhang Zuo are your right-hand men, they probably won't raise any "eight proposals", so the so-called "people around you" needless to say are Wei Bin, the admiral of Dongchang.

Recalling that Zhu Si had previously said that the memorial that was submitted directly to the Chen Council without going through the Secretary of General Affairs came from Dongchang, and that Wei Bin was currently being criticized as a traitor, Yang Tinghe could be sure that the person behind the scenes was not the Director of Ceremonies.

The eunuch Wei Bin is none other than Bingbi.

Yang Tinghe was extremely angry, but he still had to suppress his anger.

Zhu Sidao: "Mr. Yang Ge, what do you think?"

Yang Tinghe said: "Lu Wan communicated with King Ning and caused harm to Chao Gang. He should have been sentenced to death, but in view of his meritorious service, the crime may be mitigated...as your Majesty said."

Zhu Si nodded with satisfaction: "I heard that his mother, who was over ninety years old, died of illness in prison. Why bother the whole family if one person suffers? Why not make an order to redeem his family members for the people, and then exile him to guard the border. That's it.

Go over... At the court, please ask Mr. Yang Ge to make peace. I don't want to kill the heroes of the previous dynasty in vain when I first ascend to the throne. People say that I am cold and cold and cannot tolerate the old people. There is also Wang Qiong, who also wants to die.

Come on..."

Yang Tinghe finally understood the purpose of the emperor calling him to this private meeting.

Before the court meeting, a small meeting should be held to decide the direction of major events in the court. The monarch and his ministers should reach an agreement before going to the court to discuss it. In this way, there will be no more head-on conflicts at the court meeting, which will make people laugh.

Yang Tinghe was very reluctant, but he still saluted respectfully: "Old minister, I obey the order."

"By the way, Mr. Yang Ge, I have also received a resignation letter from Academician Liang. He sincerely wants to return to his hometown to take care of himself. I would like to discuss with you whether you agree to the resignation of Academician Liang?" Zhu Si asked.

Inquiry.

Liang Chu's resignation had long been known to Yang Tinghe, and he had already decided to leave.

Liang Chu was a person in the cabinet who could directly challenge Yang Tinghe. Although Yang Tinghe regarded Liang Chu as "one of his own", he still had a grudge against him. After all, Liang Chu had served as his chief minister on his behalf.

"I dare not make any further remarks."

Yang Tinghe said.
Chapter completed!