Wei Bao was not only able to write down the names of every eunuch he came into contact with, but also inquired about their family situation in detail, saying that if their family had any problems, he could be called to do it.

Everyone originally thought that Wei Bao was polite, but who knew that Wei Bao patted his chest Bang Bang Xiang, and said on the spot that he would send someone to arrange for the families of several eunuchs to go to school, arrange housing, and arrange their parents.

This made several eunuchs very grateful.

Wei Bao knew that these eunuchs who were qualified to leave the palace, even if they were not big eunuchs, they must be middle and high-level eunuchs, these eunuchs were very important, not only could they help him spread his good reputation in the palace, but also had the opportunity to help him say a few good words in front of Wei Zhongxian and the emperor, bribing officials, it was really better to bribe the eunuchs.

Therefore, Wei Bao has always been very generous to the eunuchs, but it is okay for high-ranking officials, except for Gu Bingqian, who must be dealt with, he does not use bribery at all.

Therefore, whether Wei Bao is among the officials of the Donglin Party or among the officials under Wei Zhongxian, his reputation is not very good, everyone just admits that he is capable and admits that he is willing to do things for the people, but no one has much good impression of him.

Now whether it is Wei Bao or Wei Bao's subordinates, the Wei official organization that has not yet been formed is still quite weak in the Ming court.

Wei Bao's power is definitely not the third largest faction, at most it is a small branch among the many small factions other than the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party, but the number has quietly increased to a certain order of magnitude.

The guards of the forbidden army were very puzzled, they had seen eunuchs and officials, but they had never seen eunuchs who were so polite to officials, especially since the other party was only an official in a five-grade official uniform.

In the eyes of the Imperial Forest Army, the five-rank officials are all petty officials.

Wei Bao was not only polite to the eunuchs, but also to the generals of the forbidden army, and did not forget to sprinkle a little silver when he passed through every door.

Daming has become a trend of bribery and bribery up and down, at most politely, seeing the silver, there is nothing that is not accepted!

Many generals of the forbidden army who usually can't get money occasionally get money, and they are even more happy, exaggerating Lord Wei.

Although he can't deal with the forbidden army, on the one hand, Wei Bao doesn't care about this little money, on the other hand, the forbidden army is hereditary, and the Beijing camp and the palace rotate at both ends.

When Wei Bao arrived, Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji, Feng Quan, Zhu Yanxi, Zhou Rupan, Ding Shaoshi, and other ministers had already arrived.

"Hello everyone! The lower officials are polite. Wei Bao hurriedly stepped forward to salute one by one and bowed together.

The ministers either nodded slightly in return, or turned a blind eye.

The four ministers of the eunuch party all nodded slightly, and on the side of the Donglin Party, only Zhu Yanxi nodded slightly, and Zhou Rupan and Ding Shaoshi turned a blind eye.

Although there is no way to be sure that Wei Bao is a hardcore eunuch, but Wei Bao is now popular and has done so many things, they have reason to suspect that Wei Bao is already Wei Zhongxian's person!

The reason why Zhu Yanxi responded to Wei Bao was because Wei Bao was originally promoted to the position of a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, and they had a bit to do with it, and on the other hand, Zhu Yanxi himself was more personable, as long as Wei Bao did not appear as a hardcore eunuch and bite people everywhere, he would not lose his manners.

After a while, Wei Zhongxian and the emperor arrived.

Kebaba can't show her face behind the screen, let alone her identity, even if she is the queen, she can't meet with the minister.

It's not a matter of qualifications, it's etiquette.

Wei Bao and his ministers greeted the emperor together: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

"Let's all be flat." Zhu Youxiao was powerless.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wei Bao got up from the ground with a bunch of old men.

"Recently, I heard that there was a lot of uproar about Xiong Tingbi bribing Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others, and the entire Beijing officialdom was in a mess, and I want to hear what several ministers in your cabinet have to say about this matter." Zhu Youxiao looked sick, but his conversation was very clear.

Wei Bao secretly thought, it seems that he was right in his previous estimates, this emperor is definitely not a person with IQ, or a person who is naturally obsessed with carpentry work and doesn't understand anything, he should just be hit by the government's confidence, carpenter life is probably just a good memory of childhood for Zhu Youxiao, the emperor of the Apocalypse, he is just a child who doesn't grow up.

"Your Majesty, the case of Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen has long been broken, and the queen of autumn will be beheaded. As for Xiong Tingbi's bribery of Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others, there are already confessions from Xiong Tingbi and Wang Wenyan, and the evidence is conclusive, as long as it is handled impartially in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, there will be no problems. Minister Gu Bingqian said.

"Really? In that case, why is it still so fierce? Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Your Majesty, Xiong Tingbi's case has been decided a long time ago, he should have been killed a long time ago, but he didn't kill for a long time, and now there are more cases of bribing Yang Lian Zuo Guangdou and others, which is purely false, if Xiong Tingbi really bribed Yang Lian Zuo Guangdou and others at the beginning, why didn't he say it until a few years later, and Yang Lian Zuo Guangdou and others are all well-known clean and honest officials, how can they be convicted casually with one-sided words?" Zhu Yanxi said: "The minister advised, in view of the involvement of high-ranking officials of the three grades, it is still a triage in the three halls, and it is better for the three law divisions and His Majesty to send people to interrogate them clearly." ”

"What else is there to trio?" Gu Bingqian said impatiently: "Lord Zhu, do you think there was a problem with convicting Xiong Tingbi of the death penalty at the beginning, or do you think there is a problem with the crime of bribery by Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others?" Now His Majesty is talking about Yang Lianzuo Guangdou's case. ”

"Xiong Tingbi is a capital crime, this is a matter that has already been decided, what else is there to interrogate? Naturally, it is the case of Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others, and they can't be convicted arbitrarily based on one-sided words, otherwise it will chill the hearts of many loyal ministers! "Zhu Yanxi said: 'This is obviously someone who deliberately used a minister who committed a capital crime to involve others. If they do this in the future, the situation will be even more disorderly, and what mood will the officials be in to do things? As long as you guard against being falsely accused every day, you don't have to do anything else! ’

"Shousuke, tell me, is it Lord Zhu who said this? Did you falsely accuse Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others? This matter, Gonggong Wei, you can also talk about it. Zhu Youxiao said impatiently.

"Regarding Xiong Tingbi's case, it has been decided, and the minister doesn't want to say anything. As for the case of Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others, the first felony evidence in the case, since there are already confessions of Wang Wenyan and Xiong Tingbi, the evidence is conclusive, and the minister thinks that there is nothing to say, and whoever is not satisfied will find new evidence to prove that Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others have not received dirty silver. Those who are unwarranted suspicion and sow right and wrong everywhere, once verified, will be punished for causing trouble to the court. Gu Bingqian said: "As for Xiong Tingbi's guilt, it is slightly lighter than Wang Huazhen, and if it is about capital crimes, there is no problem." But now there are many ministers who want to exonerate Yang Lianzuo Guangdou and others by protecting Xiong Tingbi, which makes the two cases mixed together, and the ministers also advise His Majesty to send people to try the three halls together with the three law divisions. ”

"What Shousuke-sama said is very true. Your Majesty, Xiong Tingbi's case is said to be asked after the autumn, and it should be let go first, but the minister wants to kill Xiong Tingbi at this juncture in Yang Lianzuo Guangdou's bribery case, I don't know what these people think? There is a conspiracy to kill direct witnesses and clear the suspicion of Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others. Wei Zhongxian said.

Zhu Youxiao frowned: "In short, the first thing is to ensure stability, to ensure the stability of the Ming Dynasty, now the outside of the border is not peaceful, the Ming Dynasty is suffering from disasters everywhere, the treasury is empty, and the refugees have no silver to settle down and no silver relief!" Master Zhu, let's talk about it, you are an old minister and a minister of Donglin. ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen still insists that Wang Huazhen and Xiong Tingbi should be executed immediately, as for Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others being involved by Xiong Tingbi, it must be carefully investigated, and the confessions of Xiong Tingbi and other death row prisoners cannot be prevailed!" Zhu Yanxi said: "Xiong Tingbi's testimony is categorically unusable!" ”

"Shousuke-sama, do you think what Lord Zhu said is right?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is still the same sentence just now, Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen asked the autumn queen not to say it in advance, because the day has not yet come. Let's be honest in politics and catch corruption, and we would rather be in vain than indulge! If you catch one and kill another, if you don't get caught with ironclad evidence like this that you already have a direct confession, how will you punish corrupt officials in the future? Therefore, as long as His Majesty is arbitrary and orders to kill Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others, this unprovoked controversy will be settled immediately. Gu Bingqian said.

"Lord Zhu! This case is presided over by you personally! You will be judged with the Three Law Divisions! I want a result in a month! In short, the court can't go on like this, and whoever is making trouble in the middle is clear. During this period, anyone who plays for this matter, or chews the root of his tongue in private, will be punished. Zhu Youxiao finally made a judgment.

The Emperor finished speaking and left.

Zhu Youxiao has only seen Wei Bao once, and in the process of discussing politics on this platform, Wei Bao is a real trick, and he doesn't even have a single line.

It's not just Wei Bao, on this occasion, it seems that even Wei Zhongxian is a trick, Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji, Feng Quan, Zhou Rupan, Ding Shaoshi and others have not spoken.

"Father-in-law Wei, since Your Majesty has ordered me to investigate this matter, can you let Dongchang and Jinyiwei stop arresting people now? Also, this matter is very involved, don't disturb the families of the officials involved in the case anymore, right? Otherwise, Jinyiwei is arresting people everywhere, can this Jingshi not be chaotic? Zhu Yanxi said to Wei Zhongxian: "Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but it's your father-in-law Wei who has the final say." ”

Wei Zhongxian smiled slightly: "Lord Zhu is too elevated to the old slave, our family doesn't have so much power, it's just a few titles!" The specific things are all the people below, even if you ask a few more people, it's just to figure out the case, there is no chaos or chaos, doesn't it mean that as long as there are no ghosts in your heart, you are not afraid of ghosts calling the door? I haven't done it and I'm afraid of checking something? ”

Zhu Yanxi snorted, knowing that this was said to Wei Zhongxian in vain, although the emperor asked him to be the chief judge, but Zhu Yanxi knew very well that the decision was not in his own hands, and he was very pessimistic about whether he could rescue Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou.

Wei Bao didn't have a chance to talk to Wei Zhongxian, he was quietly on the side, honestly, and didn't dare to say a word.

When the ministers went out, he went out with them.

No one said anything to him on the way out of the palace, and when they left the palace, everyone stopped.

In fact, whether it is Gu Bingqian or Zhu Yanxi, they all want to say a few words to Wei Bao alone.

Although Wei Bao is still only the experience of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, and Zuo Sicheng, he is not a high-ranking official, but Wei Bao is already the actual principal, and all the big and small things have passed through Wei Bao's hands.

Moreover, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple are now very formal by Wei Bao, all income and expenditure will be publicized internally, and all cases to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple will be publicized to the public.

This is so terrible that even future generations will not dare to do it!

Although the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple will not announce the specific facts of the case, they will list in detail what stage it has reached, where there are problems, and what the problems are.

Zhu Yanxi hopes that the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple in Wei Bao's hands can still deal with the corruption cases of Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others like other cases.

Gu Bingqian, the eunuch ministers, hoped that Wei Bao would cut through the mess quickly, approve the confession obtained by Jinyiwei about the case of Yang Lianzuo Guangdou and others, and immediately sentence Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others to death.

Therefore, all of a sudden, Master Wei, who is a small supporting role, suddenly became important again.

Wei Bao saw that several ministers were struggling and had no intention of leaving, and realized their intentions, guessing that they all wanted to talk to him alone.

At this time, as long as he talks to anyone, he will definitely offend the other party, Wei Bao is not so stupid.

Even though he knew that the eunuch party was absolutely strong now, the emperor just now favored the eunuch ministers everywhere, and the Donglin party was weak, but considering that the Donglin party would counterattack after Chongzhen came to power in the future, he was still unwilling to show his eunuch attributes.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I still have some things to go to the porridge field, and now there are more and more refugees, all gathered outside the Duchayuan and the Yamen of Dali Temple. Originally, I said that the porridge would be given for ten days, but I was afraid that if it continued like this, they would not disperse when the ten-day deadline came. Wei Bao sighed, looking like he was very busy and didn't care about Yang Lianzuo Guangdou's case.

Gu Bingqian already knew the relationship between Wei Bao and Wei Zhongxian, so he was not in a hurry, and smiled slightly: "Okay, Master Wei has something urgent, let's go and get busy, and we will go back to the yamen." ”

Zhu Yanxi said: "Lord Wei is now an important member of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, and he is also in charge of the cabinet scholars, and today's platform discussion is also personally involved, the old man wants to talk to Lord Wei about the case of Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others." ”

When Wei Bao heard this, he secretly complained bitterly, come what you don't like, you can do whatever you want, you can do it, you Donglin Party and Eunuch Party fight the law, don't implicate me?

Secretly let people spread the message and gather the Donglin Party to ask Xiong Tingbi to die, which was a move that Wei Bao took out casually, just to fan the flames, and see if the emperor and Wei Zhongxian could weaken the heart of Xiong Tingbi who must kill Xiong Tingbi, and let the capital vacate more places as soon as possible.

That's all.

Wei Bao actually wished that the fiercer the fight between the two sides, the better, the more fierce the fight, the more vacant positions there were, he just took advantage of the chaos to sell more officials and get more money.

Doing business is like this, one or two businesses are easy to figure out, and as soon as the number of business transactions is too much, the accounts will be messed up, even if Wei Zhongxian asks people to check, they can't figure it out, Wei Bao wants to take advantage of the good opportunity to make more money, and more people related to him will be promoted to official positions.

"Lord Zhu, you are really a high official, I am just a small official, it's okay to run errands for adults, what kind of important person am I? Regarding Yang Lianzuo Guangdou's case, hasn't Your Majesty already made it very clear? Lord Zhu presided over the trial, as for the Criminal Department, Lord Zhu should find Wang Ji and Wang Shangshu, the Metropolitan Procuratorate should now find Luan Du Yushi and several other adults, and Dali Temple should find Lord Zhou of Dali Temple. It's not my turn to speak to someone who has only been in the company for two months. Wei Bao smiled.

Zhu Yanxi secretly scolded Wei Bao for being cunning, and several Donglin Party ministers were no different from the eunuch party ministers.

"Master Wei, I hope that this case will be taken over by the Procuratorate immediately! It can't be interrogated in Jinyiwei anymore! The Metropolitan Procuratorate is in charge of detaining suspects, and the Dali Temple is mainly responsible for conviction at that time, and the Criminal Department does not have much to do in this case. What do you think? Zhu Yanxi didn't care whether Wei Bao was willing to talk to him alone or not, so he simply said it in public.

Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji, Feng Quan and other eunuch ministers originally wanted to stop it and wanted to speak out, but they thought that Zhu Yanxi said this to Wei Bao, so they all held back, and it depended on what Wei Bao said.

It is difficult to get an official position, and if you get an official position, it is even more difficult if you want to sit firmly.

Wei Bao secretly complained, he is also a fifth-grade official, are you Lao Zhu holding on to me all the time? "Lord Zhu, teacher, don't embarrass me, I'm just a five-grade official, taking over such a big matter from Jinyiwei, do you always discuss with me a five-grade official?"

Wei Bao is also a shameless person, he can say anything, he just called Gu Bingqian as his teacher in the morning, and now in front of everyone, he actually calls Zhu Yanxi his teacher.

Gu Bingqian didn't get angry at all, but admired Wei Bao very much, he had seen a thick-skinned person, and it was really rare to see such a thick one.

Gu Bingqian secretly praised Wei Bao for some of his talent as an official, and Wei Bao was only a teenager, when he Gu Bingqian was as old as Wei Bao, he hadn't even won the fame of Xiucai.

Zhu Yanxi and others felt comfortable when they heard Wei Bao call Zhu Yanxi his teacher, Wei Bao dared to call it so in front of several eunuch ministers, at least it shows that Wei Bao did not join the eunuch party! At best, it's a bit ambiguous.

Therefore, in the eyes of several of their Donglin Party ministers, Wei Bao's proximity to the eunuch party is similar to the degree of proximity to them, and they are all secretly glad that Zhu Yanxi came forward to raise the title of a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy for Wei Baobao that day, and Wei Baocai has something to do with the Donglin Party.

"This case, you don't need to be involved in the imperial history and Dali Temple-level officials, just treat it as an ordinary case, and let a few imperial historians and Dali Temple commentators participate, aren't you yourself the Dali Temple Zuo Sicheng?" You can participate! Don't alarm those high-ranking officials, can you say it now? Zhu Yanxi said very spicy.

"Lord Zhu, Your Majesty handed over this errand to you, whatever you say, I will do what I do, come on, I will send someone to negotiate with Jinyiwei later, as for them ignoring me, a five-grade official, I dare not guarantee it." Wei Bao laughed.

If you take a step forward, I will take a step back, if you go further, I will take a step back, and Wei Bao is not afraid of Zhu Yanxi.

It's like ballroom dancing, as long as it's not a fight, and you want to dance, I'll dance with you, anyway, you don't go out yourself, and you want to rely on me to deal with Jinyiwei, do you think it's possible?

"Well, in this way, you will go to Fusi in Jinyi Weibei Town with the old man now!" Zhu Yanxi said: "Does Master Wei plan to give the old man this face?" ”

"The subordinate obeys!" Wei Bao said with a smile: "The errand arranged by Lord Zhu, how dare the lower officials prevaricate?" I will definitely go to the soup and go to the fire. ”

Zhu Yanxi was very satisfied with Wei Bao's attitude, and looked at Gu Bingqian and the other ministers proudly, as if he was saying with his eyes, see? You eunuchs can't cover the sky with just one hand!

Gu Bingqian didn't feel anything.

Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji and Feng Quan immediately became unhappy!

Wei Guangwei was also the main examiner when Wei Bao was admitted to the Jinshi, and it stands to reason that he also has the identity of Wei Bao's master.

"Master Wei, you still have to think about this matter, I think, it's better to hand it over to the minister in charge of your Metropolitan Procuratorate to negotiate, you can't wade into troubled waters." Wei Guangwei said directly.

When Wei Bao heard this, he hurriedly said: "What the teacher taught me is that I also mean this. ”

Originally, Zhu Yanxi, Zhou Rupan and Ding Shaoshi also said that Wei Bao was more inclined to their side, and suddenly there was a feeling that they were going to faint, do you Wei Bao still have no face? After such a while, you asked Wei Guangwei to call his teacher again? How many mentors do you have?

The seat master is the seat master, and there is still a difference between the seat master and the teacher.

It stands to reason that Wei Bao is a teacher who has rightly worshiped Sun Chengzong, and everyone else is politely called.

Wei Bao is a modern person, and he has no feeling for this at all.

Especially in the entertainment industry, this is also a teacher, and that is also a teacher.

Wei Bao is in the Ming mixed officialdom, in his opinion, it is a big farce, and he is regarded as mixing in the entertainment industry.

"Lord Wei! Just now, His Majesty seems to have handed over Yang Lianzuo Guangdou's case to me for trial! Why, should I hand over the case to you? Otherwise, you will now go and explain it to Your Majesty yourself? Zhu Yanxi said unhappily.

Wei Guangwei was satisfied with Wei Bao's attitude, his heart was a little smoother, and he smiled slightly: "Master Zhu, don't be angry, you are so old, and your anger hurts your body." I just reminded Master Wei that he had just joined the company, and many things were not clear. Jinyiwei is His Majesty's personal guard, and there are also people from Dongchang who are also involved, and he is widely implicated. In my opinion, if Lord Zhu wants to negotiate, you can go by yourself, you are a dignified lord of the court, who dares not to sell your old face? Master Wei is still young, and he can't afford to mess with those Jinyiwei and the masters of Dongchang. ”