Chapter 60: Imperial Court Reform, Scandal Erupts
On this day, Fu Xingjian went down to the court very late, and it was already the dead of night when he returned to the mansion.
Without Fu Yue, he doesn't even have a caring person around him, not to mention how unaccustomed he is, every time he gets off the carriage, he always can't help but look up at the gate, Fu Yue used to wait for him here, silently handing him a cup of warm tea, where can the housekeeper now be so meticulous as Fu Yue, even if he plays a lantern, he can't always be satisfied.
Thinking of this, Fu Xingjian couldn't help but sigh again.
Fortunately, things were not satisfactory at home, but things in the court were more smooth, which made Fu Xingjian not completely irritable.
Just the day before yesterday, the imperial court, which had been calm for a long time, set off the biggest storm. Wang Yuan, the head of the household, was impeached by Yushitai, accusing him of teaching his son no way and conniving at his son to molest women from good families on the street, robbing people's daughters and many other crimes.
Wang Yuan naturally argued on the basis of reason, but Yu Shitai was obviously well prepared, and the evidence was presented in court, which made Wang Yuan speechless.
Emperor Shou was extremely angry, and immediately suspended Wang Yuan's post, and ordered him to be handed over to the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Tingwei Mansion for trial, and he must give Emperor Shou an explanation. Yesterday morning, the results of the trial of the three divisions were already very clear, and the evidence was conclusive, and the many concubines of Wang Yuan's son Wang Baihuan were occupied by all means, and no one was willing. In addition, a few days ago, someone witnessed Wang Baihuan molesting a folk girl, and the object of the molestion was the second lady of the Marquis of Zhongsu and Fu Rongyue, the fiancée of King Ling.
This really touched Emperor Shou's scales, and Emperor Shou slapped the confession on the hall in the hall: "It's the opposite, it's really the opposite, how can there be such a person in Kyoto?"
The son of a first-class master actually has the courage to tease the future princess, does this still take the royal family into account?
Wang Yuan is Wei Mingchun's person, Wang Yuan entered the third division, Wei Mingchun was so anxious that he couldn't sleep, he thought of all the ways he should think, but the three divisions were all covered by their own people, even if he had people, his ability was limited after all, and he couldn't stop the development of the situation, seeing the truth being revealed layer by layer, how could he sit still?
was about to admonish, but heard Wei Mingyu's gentle mouth: "Father, don't be angry, Wang Baihuan's disaster, in the final analysis, is Wang Yuan's lack of upbringing, but Wang Yuan's character is damaged, and it is enough to punish him alone." ”
Wang Yuan was naturally punished, and Emperor Shou did not express his position in the main hall, but no one could have imagined that in the early days of this day, Emperor Shou announced a news that shocked everyone.
From now on, Mei Xiangrong will be given the title of national teacher, the post of chief consul and prime minister, the first of the hundred officials, and the official of the imperial history is one rank higher, and the power to supervise impeachment is controlled only by Emperor Shou. In addition, some other official positions have been adjusted, and ranks and positions have changed accordingly.
As soon as this news came out, the hall suddenly boiled, for some people, this is tantamount to good news, but for those who have touched their own interests, this is simply a catastrophe. Without waiting for these people to object, Emperor Shou announced that he would go down to the court, and then an edict was announced to the world, and the matter was settled.
Since Emperor Shou ascended the throne, this is the first time he has shown his dictatorship, and no one can refute it!
Emperor Shou made up his mind, and the civil and military officials did not dare to slack off, for fear that they would become the next Wang Yuan, so they were busy studying the adjusted results. This is very busy, and the adjustment of the positions of officials has made these people anxious.
This matter also involves Fu Xingjian's vital interests, he is now in the Ministry of Military Aircraft, although it is not within the scope of adjustment, but the adjustment of the six departments is the largest, and the Shangshu of each ministry was originally an official of the first grade, but now he has been demoted one level on the spot, and all of them have become from the first grade. And all those who have knighthoods remain unchanged in rank and official positions, but their status has risen by a cut of the boss.
Now there are not many marquis in this court, and the only ones who have real power are the Fu family of the Marquis of Su's Mansion and the Nangong family of the Marquis of Pingning's Mansion, which means that when the six departments see him in the future, they all have to walk with their heads down.
This makes Fu Xingjian dislike, the higher his status, the hotter Fu Rongqin's marriage will be, as long as the Fu family is the queen, then he can become a figure comparable to Mei Xiangrong.
Mei Xiangrong......
Thinking of this person, his fists clenched subconsciously, and a touch of cruelty appeared in the depths of his eyes, frozen into an imperceptible hatred.
Fu Xingjian entered Fu's house with a heavy heart, walked through the study, and suddenly stopped.
There was a figure in the study just now, and it looked like Zhang Daliang at a glance. It's so late, what is Zhang Daliang doing in the study?
Fu Xingjian couldn't help but be suspicious, turned his steps and approached the study lightly. Looking closer, the back was really Zhang Daliang, and at this time he was sparing the separation of the study, hunched over and not knowing what he was looking for.
Fu Xingjian hid in the backlight and looked around, only to see Zhang Daliang groping for a while, tapping on the ground from time to time, and when he knocked under the blanket of the desk, he only heard a sound in the air, Zhang Daliang's face suddenly showed a joyful luster, and rolled up the carpet, which turned out to be a dark grid under the carpet.
When there will be a dark compartment in the study, Fu Xingjian himself doesn't know, his face is ugly, and he stares at the next thing without saying a word.
Zhang Daliang opened the secret compartment, and put some gold, silver and jewelry in it, Fu Xingjian recognized that those things were all Bai's, and some of them were lost by Bai's for several years, how could they be here? Could it be that the thief from the Fu family is Zhang Daliang?
But after Zhang Daliang opened the secret grid, he didn't take those gold and silver jewelry, but pulled out a piece of paper pressed at the bottom, looked at it, put it in his arms, and laughed in a low voice: "I found it!"
He put the dark compartment and carpet back as they were, left the study with the piece of paper, and went straight to the back door of Fu's house.
Fu Xingjian followed him and came to the back door, only to see that there was a person waiting for him at the back door. The figure was emaciated, with a bulge on his chest, and at first glance it was a woman. The woman lowered her head, revealing a white neck, but her appearance was not very real.
I only heard Zhang Daliang hand her the white paper in his arms, and said with a smile: "This thing is hidden by Fu Yue, let me find it after a long time." I've put so much effort into it, how are you going to thank me?"
"How else can I thank you?" the woman's voice was hoarse, and she sneered: "When I get money from Madame Bai, you and I will be divided into four or six, not to mention that each person can get eight thousand." Don't hit me with your dirty ideas, and take that money, it's enough for you to get away with it for a while. ”
"Who hit your idea?" Zhang Daliang said with a smile: "If it was more than ten years ago, I still had that meaning to you, at that time, your face was not ruined, delicate, Hou Ye liked it, which of the Fu family's descendants didn't salivate?"
"I'm not doing well, don't think about how good she is!" As soon as she mentioned the disfigurement, the woman's tone became gloomy: "If I hadn't been afraid of her and Fu Yue back then, I would have stabbed the two of them to the Hou Ye! And the mongrels of the two of them, since they don't let me live, then no one should live!"
"Don't put these cruel words, you didn't dare to put one out of a fart back then! If you dared to stand up, Fu Ronghui would not have grown so big, and she was justifiably the third lady of the Fu family, and she enjoyed the favor of the Hou Ye. Zhang Daliang scoffed.
The woman stopped talking, and the hand that was only holding the paper suddenly strengthened, and raised her face, and a somewhat distorted face was particularly hideous.
Fu Xingjian stood behind the bushes in the garden, and his whole body was stiff.
The words he had just heard were like a thunderbolt that slammed into his head. In an instant, he only felt that his head was blank, and there was no reaction, and the scene in front of him turned layer by layer, and he couldn't see the two people in front of him clearly, but when the woman raised her face, her face was vaguely familiar.
It took him a long time before he slowly came to his senses, and the cold sensation of his hands and feet recovered little by little, and he felt that the blood all over his body was flowing backwards, and all of it was pouring up on the top of his head!
What did he hear?
"If I hadn't been afraid of her and Fu Yue back then, I would have stabbed the two of them to Hou Ye a long time ago. ”
"And the mongrels of the two of them......"
"If you dare to stand up, Fu Ronghui will not grow so big, and she is justifiably the third lady of the Fu family, and she has enjoyed the favor of the Hou Ye......"
Word by word, as if pushing Fu Xingjian into hell, he never thought that in the dark night, the Fu family still hid a side that he didn't know at all. But the most unexpected thing for him was that the person he once trusted the most, Fu Yue, still hid such a big secret, and this kind of secret would make him ashamed and become the person who was ridiculed by the whole world!
That's Fu Yue!
Fu Yue, who once saved him from the knife, believed in Fu Yue so much, believed that he never doubted it! How could Fu Yue deceive him for so long? And the Bai family, since he married her, how could he not stand up to her? She actually wore such a big green hat for herself, and let herself raise a cheap seed that spoiled others?
Fu Xingjian's eyes were about to split, and he clenched his fists, hating to smash them with a punch.
As soon as the past hit, he couldn't help but think of the situation when the Bai family was pregnant with Fu Ronghui. That month, he clearly remembered that although he spent the night at Bai's place, the memory of his roommate was very vague. It's only to blame that he wanted a son too much at the time, and he was too confident in himself, so he let this adulterer **** have a chance!
Fu Xingjian's body couldn't help but tremble, his teeth clenched, and he slowly stood out from behind the bushes.
Zhang Daliang was still discussing the details of blackmailing Bai with the woman in a low voice, but he didn't notice him approaching, and by the time his shadow was cast on the ground, it was too late for the two of them to run.
Fu Xingjian grabbed the woman's wrist and pressed Zhang Daliang's throat with the other, his eyes could almost breathe fire: "What you just said is true?"
"Master Hou spares his life!" the two of them were so frightened that they begged in panic.
Fu Xingjian dragged the person in, he didn't want to publicize the matter, he directly dragged the person to the study, and then threw Zhang Daliang, who was almost cut off by him, to the ground and threw it into a pile with the woman.
Zhang Daliang coughed desperately and rubbed his neck, but the woman was strangely motionless, only with a pair of round eyes, looking at him tightly with tears, and refusing to blink his eyes. Her hoarse voice spit out a low mutter: "Hou Ye, Hou Ye, don't you recognize the slave?"