On the evening of April 28, a group of people from Dali Temple, Criminal Department, and Jinyiwei did not arrive in Zhongdu, so they settled in the halfway inn.

After dinner, Jin Yiwei commanded Zhang Sheng to go to Gao Xianning's room, and asked Du Erlang, the envoy of Beizhen, to invite Xue Yan.

After a few people greeted Gao Xianning's room, Zhang Sheng said in a low voice: "The eunuch and the eunuch saw the last general early in the morning and brought a few words. ”

Everyone calmed down and looked serious.

Zhang Sheng glanced at Xue Yan and said: "The case of Zhongdu has nothing to do with the palace, and the Holy Lord is also open and honest to the ministers and shows this matter, and the ministers all believe it. However, in order to take into account the overall situation, it is difficult to clean up the case by implicating too many facts; Before interrogating the confession, all the officials of the government must use trustworthy people to greet those involved in the case, who dares to bite and punish the clan severely! ”

Xue Yan took the lead in expressing his attitude: "The stakes are very high, and it should be so." ”

Gao Xianning just nodded, he was a former official of the Han Palace, so he didn't need to say much. Du Erlang also hugged his fists and said: "The subordinates have orders." ”

Zhang Sheng said: "The facts of the case are already very clear, the culprit Wu Zhong is dead...... The case can be finalized now: Wu Zhong is a remnant of the Jianwen Dynasty, who colluded with the Jianwen Chaos Party in the Central Capital and committed great evil. Wu Zhong Dang|Yu Yigan and others, should be beheaded, and all families will be exiled to Qiongzhou Mansion! Do you have any objections? ”

Xue Yan Zhengse said: "The case within the royal family itself does not need to be tried by the judicial division. The saint publicized the secret letter from Zhongdu, and took the ancestors of heaven and earth as a reference, and said in public that the case had nothing to do with the palace, and the ministers believed that the matter was enough; Let's go to Zhongdu, which can be regarded as giving an explanation to the people of the world. It is reasonable for the official to see that the verdict is made in this way. ”

Gao Xianning breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "For today's plan, it seems to be the best way to end up like this." ”

Zhang Sheng turned his head to look at Gao Xianning and said: "The intention of the saint, the Jianwen traitor party is very cruel, and the whole family of the King of Xiang, who was forced to die in disregard of family affection before, is cruel and ruthless; It is not impossible to do such a thing now. However, the saint is very concerned about the family affection of the clan, and will let the king of Gu return to the Huguang domain to show that the court is magnanimous to the clan. ”

Gao Xianning didn't say anything about the first half of the paragraph, and only said for the second half: "It is really a wise policy for the Holy Lord to forgive the king of the valley and appease the hearts of the kings. Decree of the Minister. ”

The other two also bowed and said, "Obey the order!" ”

Zhang Sheng then said: "If Wu Zhong has no one to facilitate him, he will not have a chance to get close to the 'Easy City', let alone set it on fire!" Those who stammered and befriended Wu Zhong gave the criminal (Wu Zhong) a chance, and those people were never wronged! They want to find connections to get promoted and make a fortune, how can they not be responsible if something happens? ”

Xue Yan said with an empathetic expression: "It makes sense." ”

After Zhang Sheng finished speaking, he hugged his fists and said: "The words brought out by the celebrant eunuch Wang Gui have already been relayed by the last general. Tomorrow morning, you will set off early and rush to Zhongdu as soon as possible, and you should get things done as soon as possible, so as to share the worries of the saints. ”

So several people saluted one after another and left Gao Xianning's room.

The three people from the government office rode on horseback and soon arrived at the imperial city of Zhongdu.

Several eunuchs guarding the "Easy City", two people under Wu Zhong, and some people from the Central Capital Guarding Division, and Wu Zhong was in charge of procuring the civil and military forces, and they were arrested and imprisoned on the same day.

Gao Xianning soon came to Wu Zhong's residence. This place had long been sealed, and he tore open the seal and searched around the small courtyard to observe. first

It's that I've found some possessions and daily use.

Not long after, Gao Xianning came to Wu Zhong's bedroom and found a crumpled handkerchief under a pillow. He opened it and saw the blackened bloodstains inside, and pondered for a moment.

Gao Xianning picked up the handkerchief and put it in a wooden box, and immediately turned his head and ordered: "Tell the servants of Dali Temple to go to Xiaoyao City and bring good things for the corpse." ”

The subordinate immediately said, "Obey!" ”

On the same day, he relied on Wu Zhong's corpse to find out that Wu Zhong was suspected of tuberculosis before he died!

……

Zhu Gaoxu is in the palace Rouyi Hall. Recently, the "Cabinet" and the "Treasure Office" have dealt with most of the pieces; He didn't need to review his usual legato anymore, and his daily affairs were suddenly reduced by more than half.

However, in his spare time, he was even more restless, pondering the recent situation repeatedly. At present, there is no situation, just wait for the criminal department and Dali Temple to submit the file, and the case is closed!

At this moment, the "Treasure Office" of the Wuying Palace, located not far from the south of the Rouyi Palace, sent a piece of music that the minister could not handle. Zhu Gaoxu was sitting in front of his bookcase, and he opened it to look at it.

The chapter was written by Xia Yuanji, the head of the household department, and Xia Yuanji actually wanted to resign and return to his hometown!

Xia Yuanji has been in a high position since the Hongwu period, only in his early forties, and now he has an official residence, why did he resign? Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt a wave of anger rushing to his head!

When the "Jingnan Army" marched into Beijing, Xia Yuanji, as an old minister of Jianwen, did not resign, and later was "forced" to surrender and become an official under Emperor Taizong; When the "Sin Army" entered the Beijing Division, Xia Yuanji did not resign, and was still arrested from home, so he "had to" continue to be the secretary of the household department...... Previously, he risked the loss of his reputation and was unwilling to resign, why should he resign now?!

Zhu Gaoxu was annoyed, and secretly said in his heart: Lao Tzu has already sworn an oath, you still don't believe me? Look down on me! Is he|?, these people are really the emperor's decorations?

He threw the piece on the table and immediately shouted, "Someone! ”

The eunuch Hou Xian entered, bowed down and said, "The slave and maid are here, please give instructions from the saint." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Spread the edict to Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi, send someone to arrest Xia Yuanji, and put him in prison to be punished!" ”

Hou Xian was slightly stunned, and immediately bowed: "The slave obeys the order!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu did this, walked around the Rouyi Palace, his anger did not completely dissipate for a long time, and he said in his heart: My throne was brought down by a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood! If you are happy, you will treat him with an unwarranted disrespect, and if you are unhappy, you don't need a reason at all, and you can kill if you want to!

It didn't take long for many officials to know that Xia Yuanji was suddenly arrested by Jinyiwei!

Because the time when Zhu Gaoxu gave the decree was in the morning, it was the time when the officials of Zhujing were on duty; Therefore, the place where Jinyiwei's people used to arrest Xia Yuanji could only be the Household Department, which can be said to be in full view.

In the afternoon, Qian Xun, the provisional cabinet minister and the official of the Imperial Palace, asked to see him outside the gate of the Rouyi Palace. Zhu Gaoxu allowed him to come in and speak.

Qian Xun walked to the opposite side of the big book case and made a gesture to bow down.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately raised his hand and said, "Excuse me!" What's the matter with money? ”

Qian Xun took a file, bent down on the bookcase, pressed his fingers forward, and said: "Although the recent political affairs handled by the cabinet and the treasure department have been recorded, they have not been submitted to the Holy Authority in less than a month. thereinto

There are some things that the minister fears that the saint will forget. ”

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the file and opened it, it was full of small characters, he raised his head and glanced at Qian Xun, and asked, "What have I forgotten?" ”

Qian Xun said: "Your sage, a while ago, the ministers wrote to the minister, please increase the amount of the Imperial Si Nan Office by 20 times, that is, the value of money and materials is 200,000 yuan per year; The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs each contributed 100,000 yuan. He was firmly opposed, and he advocated in the cabinet, but less than five people supported him, and the minister's recital passed the cabinet. There was no objection from the treasure office, and the matter was settled. ”

"Oh......" Zhu Gaoxu's face was abrupt, he stretched out his hand and rubbed his broad forehead for a while, and frowned, "The eunuch Wang Gui should have said this, but I suddenly forgot about it." ”

Qian Xun said: "The minister's words are finished. ”

"Hmm." Zhu Gaoxu nodded, "You go back to the Wuying Hall to get down to business." ”

Qian Xun bowed and said: "Thank you, retire." ”

Only then did Zhu Gaoxu calm down, feeling that he might be too sensitive; The meaning of Xia Yuanji's resignation may have nothing to do with the death of the abolished prince, but with the large amount of money that guards the Imperial Sinan Administration!

Because the imperial power was not supervised, the ministers were really dissatisfied with the emperor's decision-making, and the strongest means of protest was to strike.

Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath, and felt more and more that he was wrong to blame Xia Yuanji.

In fact, even if Zhu Gaoxu blatantly killed Gao Chi, it would not make the incumbent ministers dissatisfied; At the beginning of the year, the imperial court had already convicted Gao Chi of the big crime of "plotting the king to kill his father", and the noble ministers were very clear that speaking for Gao Chi was to be in the company of the crime of madness!

But Zhu Gaoxu's own words involve another moral and ethical issue, the ethics of brother and brother; So this kind of thing is only about moral reputation and the mentality of the vassal king. Maybe Zhu Gaoxu is a little too concerned.

What's more, he didn't admit that he did it himself! Some believe it, some don't; But in any case, Zhu Gaoxu at least publicly recognized the ethics of father and son, and did not provoke secular morality and etiquette...... Isn't this what everyone maintains?

Zhu Gaoxu paced a few steps, and when he saw that the eunuch Hou Xian was still standing on his side, he said casually: "People always care too much about other people's eyes, but in fact, everyone is most concerned about themselves. ”

Hou Xian thought for a moment, then bent down and echoed: "Emperor Shengming." ”

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and said to Hou Xian: "You go to the prison to pass the decree and release Xia Yuanji." ”

Hou Xian didn't say much, and left.

Unexpectedly, within half an hour, Hou Xian returned to the Rouyi Hall and replied: "The people in the prison said that Xia Yuanji was unwilling to come out. He also said it was very comfortable inside......"

"What?" Zhu Gaoxu looked surprised.

Hou Xian immediately bowed down and said cautiously: "Emperor, that's what the military general of the Beizhen Fusi of the Imperial Prison said. ”

But now Zhu Gaoxu didn't get angry anymore, after Qian Xun came before, he had calmed down. Sitting behind the big desk at this time, he frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly laughed and said, "None of these ministers are not old fritters." ”

Hou Xian also laughed, with a smile on his face, as if he was secretly relieved.

Zhu Gaoxu sighed slightly, feeling that Xia Yuanji had guessed the emperor's misunderstanding. Zhu Gaoxu was even more embarrassed to say it: catching Xia Yuanji was a mistake, and it was a wrong decision he occasionally made.

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