Relaxed in his heart, he was full again, and seeing that Zhou Hou already knew about his own edict, Chongzhen thought that there was nothing to say, so he chatted with Zhou Hou for a few words, and went back to Wenhua Palace.

As soon as he entered the door, Wang Chengen said: "Your Majesty, Feng Ying, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has submitted the closing report of Zheng Zheng's case. ”

"Zheng Zheng's case?" Chongzhen asked rhetorically.

Wang Chengen nodded and said, "Yes, Zheng Zheng's 'cane mother is not filial' and 'adulterous sister' cases." Zheng Zheng is just a member of the Hanlin Academy, and the case is not big, so it is not surprising that the emperor may have forgotten it. ”

Chongzhen let out an "oh" and said disapprerovingly: "Since the case is not big, go back and let Feng Ying weigh it himself." ”

Wang Chengen said: "Although the case is not big, it is very interesting, and the slave advises the emperor to take a look." ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he went to sit down and said, "Interesting? You might as well tell me what it means. ”

Wang Chengen said: "First of all, this Zheng Zheng, although the official is not big, is a talent, and he is still a member of the Zheng family of the righteous sect personally sealed by the grandfather, and his friends are all Wen Zhenmeng, Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou and other famous people.

After being impeached and arrested and imprisoned, he pleaded not guilty, and people like Wen Zhenmeng, Liu Zongzhou, and Huang Daozhou, who moved the world, stood up to defend him and cry out for him.

It is precisely because of the participation of these people that Zheng Zheng's case has become a lot of noise, and the whole world knows about it, either condemning Zheng Zheng or shouting grievances for him. Rao is Lord Wen repeatedly ordered Feng Ying to close the case as soon as possible to calm public opinion, how dare Feng Ying? ”

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and secretly thought: "Public opinion is like this, either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind."

Liukou broke through Fengyang, damaged the imperial mausoleum, and forced me to issue an edict of guilt, which must be the most concerned event at the moment. Things are often like this, and the more attention is paid to, the easier it is to find many flaws, and then cause trouble.

At this time, if there is another matter that can attract attention, it will definitely reduce the attention to the damage to the imperial tomb. Isn't Zheng Zheng's case exact? The people involved in the case are not big, and the matter is not big, but their reputation is not small.

Also, Wen Zhenmeng, Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou and other celebrities, move them, their reputation is too loud, I am afraid of damaging my reputation; Don't move them, their mouths will not stop, and I will be annoyed.

Hmph, wouldn't I just let them lose face, and see what kind of faces they have, this can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. ”

Thinking about it, Chongzhen couldn't help but secretly admire himself.

Wang Chengen didn't know what he was thinking, but seeing that he only lowered his head and pondered, he mistakenly thought that he had caused trouble for Feng Ying by talking too much, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Chongzhen had already begun to think, "How can I use this to achieve my goals?" Undoubtedly, this matter must be stirred up. How can you heat it up? Isn't it said that there are quite a few celebrities involved? As long as we let the case develop in the opposite direction of celebrities, these celebrities will refuse to give up, hmph, it's hard to think about it if it's not hot.

However, if it becomes an unjust case because of this, wouldn't it be in vain to harm this Zheng Zheng? If it hurts, it will be harmed, and he can be regarded as my minister, so he should be loyal to me. ”

After thinking about it, he turned to Wang Chengen and asked, "What is the attitude of those celebrities?" ”

"What does he mean by that? No matter what he means, we must tell the truth, and we can't hurt people anymore. Thinking secretly, Wang Chengen said truthfully: "They naturally defended Zheng Zheng and complained for Zheng Zheng." ”

"From this point of view, this Zheng Zheng designation is wronged." Chongzhen thought about it and asked again, "What does Feng Ying mean?" ”

Wang Chengen thought: "Let's not talk about it, in case it is not good, don't cause trouble again, let him see it himself." Thinking about it, he respectfully handed over Feng Ying's report and said, "Lord Feng's report has just been handed over, and the servants dare not read it, please ask the emperor to read it." ”

Chongzhen stretched out his hand to take it, looked at it, and said secretly: "There is no way, it seems that it can only be an unjust case." What the hell? It's definitely not appropriate for me to go in person, so who should I choose? By the way, let's choose Wen Tiren, or he is reliable. ”

The calculation was decided, but Chongzhen was not in a hurry, and asked again: "What does Shoufu Wen Tiren mean?" ”

After the tension just now, Wang Chengen made up his mind not to speak more, and when he heard the words, he tried to say fairly: "Lord Shoufu Wen only asked for the case to be closed as soon as possible to calm public opinion, and did not make a clear statement. ”

"Close the case as soon as possible to calm public opinion? This is in line with his identity as the first assistant. But what does it mean to close the case as soon as possible? Is it to catch or to release? Unclear. As the first assistant, how can this be? You have to do what I want. ”

Thinking about it, Chongzhen couldn't help but smile dumbly: "He doesn't know what I mean, how can he do what I want?" Hmph, I can't tell you what I mean clearly, you have to guess. Can't guess? What else do you do? ”

Thinking of this, Chongzhen handed Feng Ying's report to Wang Chengen and said, "Go quickly, hand it over to Wen Tiren, and let him come up with his opinion as soon as possible." ”

Wen Tiren walked halfway and couldn't help but stop: "Let's go to see the emperor like this, what do you say?" As the first auxiliary minister, we are not directly responsible for the case, oh, we can't just say, Your Majesty, Feng Ying, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is private, Zheng Zheng should be damned, right? ”

was embarrassed, and saw a little eunuch coming in a hurry, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Why is my father-in-law in a hurry?" ”

Wen Tiren has no mercy on those who offend him, but on the surface, he is polite to everyone, especially to these little eunuchs around the emperor, and even a little flattering.

Therefore, these little eunuchs were also very respectful to him, and when they heard him, they hurriedly asked: "I am busy publishing the emperor's edict, what is Lord Wen busy with?" ”

"Guilty of your own edict?" Wen Tiren was shocked and asked in disbelief.

The little eunuch said: "Who said it's not a mile, Lord Wen and look." ”

Wen Tiren took it and looked at it, as if he had entered Chongzhen's heart, pain, helplessness, remorse, unwillingness, madness, and no matter what......

Wen Tiren's emotions also floated up, so that the little eunuch didn't know when and how he left.

After a long time, Wen Tiren came to his senses, no longer hesitated, and went straight to the palace.

Not long after, he ran into Wang Chengen, and before he could speak, Wang Chengen had already handed him Feng Ying's report and said, "The emperor ordered you to make a decision quickly." ”

Wen Tiren was overjoyed and said, "Thanks to the emperor's trust, Tiren will go to see the emperor." ”

Wang Chengenqi said: "Doesn't Lord Shoufu need to go back and study it again?" ”

Wen Tiren had already made up his mind, and said: "Father-in-law doesn't need to worry, Tiren has his own ideas." As he spoke, he entered the palace with Wang Chengen, and when he saw Chongzhen, he knelt on the ground with a puff.

Seeing Wang Chengen flying away, Chongzhen was complacent, and suddenly saw Wen Tiren kneeling on the ground, and said in surprise and surprise: "Wen Aiqing has already dealt with it?" ”

Wen Tiren said: "Emperor Qi, Zheng Zheng's case, although there are great Confucian celebrities involved in the defense, but the case is ironclad, and there is no objection, Feng Ying, the secretary of the Criminal Department, disregarded the facts and made such a ridiculous decision, which really should not be."

Tiren thought that Zheng Zheng should be executed for such a disgraceful and despicable thing, so as to uphold the justice of the world. Feng Ying's judgment was unfair and should be dismissed. ”

"Did he understand my intentions, or did he have another plan? I can't afford to be taken advantage of by him. Taken advantage of by him? Hmph, what did he use? It's only a matter of minutes if I want to get rid of him. The truth is, I want to do the same. ”

Thinking secretly, Chongzhen said: "Okay, just follow what Aiqing said, and do it quickly." ”