Chapter 21: Open Struggle and Secret Fighting
The treacherous and cunning Shen always naturally knew that if he jumped out directly to defend himself at this time, it would definitely dislike Emperor Wanli, so he glanced at Qian Menggao at the end of the queue, Qian Menggao understood, and hurriedly said: "Qi Shengshang, the minister thinks that the prince's words are inappropriate, as the so-called Lao Ji Fu Fang, the ambition is thousands of miles, and the demon book case is related to the country, only Shen Xiang can take on this great responsibility, and now the truth of the demon book case is about to be revealed, and then someone else will take charge of it, it will only delay time in vain, making the case more and more complicated......."
Since Zhu Changluo stood up, he had already expected that Shen would not be willing to give up the control of the demon book case, so he sneered unhurriedly: "According to what Lord Qian said, except for Shen Xiang, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are all incompetent, can't they share their father's worries?" And who is recommended by this palace has not yet been said, how does Lord Qian know that he can't take on this great responsibility? Shen Xiang has been in charge of this demon book case for some time, but there has been no progress, if it was someone else, maybe the truth would have been found out? Master Qian previously identified Guo Shilang as the mastermind of the demon book case, and now he can't wait to oppose others interfering in this case, does he have ulterior motives? ……”。
"This ......" Qian Menggao didn't expect the always taciturn prince to suddenly become so sharp-tongued, and if he refuted, it would be tantamount to offending the other ministers, and he was a little speechless for a while.
Wanli looked at the prince who was talking with some surprise, the reason why he has always disliked this son is not only because Zhu Changluo's biological mother Concubine Gong was born lowly, but also because Zhu Changluo has a gloomy and introverted personality and has no youthful vitality, and now his son's sudden abnormal performance has also made waves in his heart, it seems that he still doesn't know enough about this son, Wanli suddenly felt a trace of guilt in his heart, after all, it was his own flesh and blood! Does he care too little about this son on weekdays?
So when Shen Cheng glared at Qian Menggao fiercely, and was about to go out to fight with Zhu Changluo in person, Wanli waved his hand and said thoughtfully: "What the prince said is not unreasonable, I also want to hear who the prince wants to recommend?" ……”。
Zhu Changluo hurriedly bowed down and said: "Erchen recommended the eunuch Chen Gong to handle the case of the demon book, and Chen Gonggong supervised the Dongchang, and it is the duty of the Dongchang to visit and plot against the evil words, and Chen Gonggong has always been fair and lenient in handling things, and he is the best person to investigate and deal with the demon book case!" ……”。
Chen Ju was standing respectfully on the side of Wanli with the dust in his hand at this time, and was so shocked that he almost fell off the dust after listening to Zhu Changluo's words, finally he still had some city government, his face was silent, and he couldn't see his joy and anger at all, but he was thinking about it in his heart, he could be the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, because he was only loyal to Wanli alone, never interacted with the princes and ministers of the court, and did not deliberately cultivate his power in the palace, why did the prince suddenly recommend himself to Emperor Wanli to take charge of the demon book case?
On the one hand, if he can crack this case, it will undoubtedly greatly improve his status in the heart of Emperor Wanli, but on the other hand, he also knows that the demon book case involves the dispute over the national capital, and all factions in the DPRK and China are very concerned.
"Oh!" Emperor Wanli raised his eyebrows, and was very surprised by Zhu Changluo's proposal, although Wanli is not a Ming Jun, but he has been in power for thirty years, he is by no means a foolish person, he has already seen through the essence of the demon book case, as the biggest profiteer, the prince is undoubtedly a major suspect, he just let Zhu Changluo recommend it is not without temptation, if Zhu Changluo recommends the minister of the prince's family to take charge of the demon book case, he is afraid that he will have to think about it, but the prince's recommendation of Chen Ju surprised him, because Chen Ju is his absolute confidant, It is impossible to favor the prince because of the prince's recommendation, could it be said that the prince is really out of a public heart, and the demon book case really has nothing to do with him?
Thinking of this, Wanli glanced at Chen Ju, who was silent but betrayed by the slightly trembling dust, and said with a slight smile: "Factory minister, are you willing to share my worries?" ”。
Chen Ju hurriedly knelt down on the ground in fear and said: "Long live your life, the old minister should be the liver and brain, and serve the dogs and horses, but the old minister is stupid, and I am afraid that he will have the ...... of the heavy trust of long live."
Wanli was very satisfied with Chen Ju's statement, nodded and turned to Shen Zheng and said: "Shen Aiqing, you have been working hard for the demon book case recently, and you have indeed reduced a lot, but I am afraid that someone will say that I am not sympathetic to the old minister, why don't you hand over this demon book case to the factory minister, what does Aiqing think?" ……”。
Shen has always heard the prince recommend Chen Ju and knew that it was bad, Chen Ju is the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, and he is also the governor of Dongchang, in terms of power, he is not much worse than his first assistant, and he is also a confidant around Emperor Wanli, if he opposes it, he will not only offend Chen Ju, the real power faction, but also make Emperor Wanli dislike, and now Emperor Wanli asks like this, it means that Emperor Wanli has made a decision in his heart, and he just takes care of his own face before making a show to ask for his own opinion.
Therefore, although Shen has always been reluctant in his heart, he still has to pretend to be grateful on the surface, desperately squeeze out a few old tears, and choked up: "The saint is so sympathetic to the old minister, the old minister is grateful, and Gonggong Chen is fair and strict, and he will be able to solve the demon book case, and he can take on this responsibility!" ……”。
After the dispersal of the dynasty, all the ministers dispersed, and Shen Yi also left with a lost face, only Zhu Changluo seemed not in a hurry, strolling around the palace at will, and after a while, Chen Ju chased after him from behind, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stays ......."
Zhu Changluo had already expected that Chen Ju would come to chase him, and said with a chuckle: "I haven't congratulated Gong Chen yet, my father asked Princess Chen Gong to sort out the case of the demon book, and he will definitely be caught, and he will be able to solve this case in a few days!" ……”。
Chen Ju came to chase Zhu Changluo just to know what kind of medicine Zhu Changluo recommended him to sell in the gourd, shook his head with a wry smile and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that it was funny, how could this demon book case be so easy to crack, Jinyi Wei and the Five Cities Patrol Yamen poured into the nest, and they found nothing in the whole city, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to trap the old minister in a dilemma......."
Zhu Changluo wanted to win over Chen Ju, so he naturally wanted to make his favor home, and lowered his voice and said: "My father-in-law is the confidant of my father's side, how can I embarrass my father-in-law?" It's not difficult to crack this demon book case, I recommend another person to my father-in-law, Guo Shilang has a son, this son is exquisite, very extraordinary, and my father-in-law is not bothered to see this person, and he will be able to solve the demon book case ......."
"Guo Shilang's son?" Chen Ju frowned and exclaimed: "Guo Shilang once lectured for His Royal Highness the Prince, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants the old minister to excuse him?" But in the case of the demon book, Guo Shilang is seriously suspected, and the matter is serious, and the old minister does not dare to show favoritism! ……”