These days in the capital were originally very peaceful, everyone performed their duties, hello, I am good, everyone is good. It's just that when people from the Department of Law and Discipline appear in the Ministry of Justice, many people are not good.

In the duty room of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Guoguang glanced at Qi Fei and reached out to put down the paperwork in his hand.

From beginning to end, Qi Fei bowed his body, motionless, waiting for Wang Guoguang to speak. This is a sign of respect for the kingdom's light. In Daming, no one dared to disrespect this old Shangshu.

The official position of the secretary of the Ming Dynasty is scary, but what is even more frightening is Wang Guoguang himself.

During the Longqing period, Wang Guoguang had already achieved the position of a waiter, serving as the head of the household department in the first year of Wanli, and transferring to the secretary of the ministry in the fifth year of Wanli, which was ten years. In the past ten years, the position has been as stable as Mount Tai.

Wang Guoguang can definitely say that his protégés are all over the world, and Wang Tianguan's name is very loud.

"Excuse me!" Wang Guoguang said with a calm face, and when Qi Fei stood up straight, Wang Guoguang said, "What is the matter with your people from the Law and Discipline Department coming to my ministry?" ”

"Master Hui Shangshu, arrest someone!" Qi Fei said with no expression on his face.

Arrest?

Hearing this, Wang Guoguang raised an eyebrow, and then asked lightly, "Who are you arresting?" ”

"Zhao Deqian, the right attendant of the ministry!" Saying that, Qi Fei took out the paperwork, and then respectfully handed it to Wang Guoguang: "My lord, this is the cabinet paperwork!" With that, he stepped aside.

It is said to be a cabinet document, but this thing is covered with the emperor's jade seal.

If it is Mingfa, then this is the holy decree, putting the paperwork aside, Wang Guoguang asked again: "Tell me, why are you arresting." ”

Qi Fei told all the things about Zhao Deqian, without concealing the slightest: "Lord Shangshu, the facts of Zhao Deqian's case of selling official positions are clear and the evidence is conclusive, and the Department of Law and Discipline is ready to take him back for interrogation." ”

After a while, Wang Guoguang smiled bitterly and said, "Go!" ”

When Qi Fei left, Wang Guoguang sighed with a wry smile: "It's old, it's time to go home!" When he said this, Wang Guoguang's tone was very complicated, with a hint of relief and a hint of unwillingness.

Qi Fei led people straight to Zhao Deqian's duty room, and at this time, the people from the Law and Discipline Department were already waiting there.

When he came to the door, as soon as Qi Fei waved his hand, the people from the Law and Discipline Department rushed up, and there was a sudden chaos inside, and when Qi Fei walked in, Zhao Deqian had already been taken to the door.

"Zhao Deqian, your matter of buying and selling officials has been released, come with us!"

"This official is Qi Fei in the Law and Discipline Division, this is your approval document!" As he spoke, he glanced at the cabinet documents to Zhao Deqian, and then said, "Okay, take it away!" ”

Approval documents, of course, this thing was created by Zhu Yijun.

Although the Department of Law and Discipline has been given the power, it is not possible to arrest people casually, and officials below the fourth rank need the officer in charge of the Department of Law and Discipline to issue a document approving the arrest, that is, Wang Jiaping, the left deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Below the seventh grade, Qi Fei can issue an arrest approval document.

However, if there are more than four grades, this document must be approved by the emperor and issued by the cabinet.

Zhao Deqian, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, was taken away by the Department of Law and Discipline, and the news spread like a whirlwind throughout the officialdom of the capital. Countless officials are inexplicable, what's going on?

Soon the case broke out, and Zhao Deqian sold his official position.

As the case broke out, more people were arrested, and more than a dozen people were arrested in the official department alone. Even the antique shop and Zhao Deqian's cousin Zhao Dekun were all arrested.

The name of the Law and Discipline Division instantly resounded throughout the Ming officialdom, which was too scary.

Although the Department of Law and Discipline was very high-profile when it was established, it was very low-key after that, who would have thought that such a big case would be quietly made. directly pulled the right attendant of the ministry off the horse, and the other officials suddenly became a little hairy.

The Department of Law and Discipline moved very quickly and orderly.

Interrogation, evidence collection, confession, everything is carried out in an orderly manner.

Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Guoguang who was kneeling on the ground, walked down the steps with a wry smile, and reached out to help Wang Guoguang up. Looking at Wang Guoguang's old face and gray beard, all Zhu Yijun's words turned into a sigh.

"Zhang Whale, go prepare wine and food, I want to have a drink with Wang Aiqing." Zhu Yijun turned his head and instructed Zhang Whale.

In fact, both Wang Guoguang and Zhu Yijun knew that Wang Guoguang, the official of the ministry, would not be able to do it. If you have to do it, you will definitely make a fuss, and Wang Guoguang's power is when he doesn't make a mistake.

Once you make a mistake, you will be caught and attacked, and you will have nowhere to hide if you want to.

Hearing Zhu Yijun instruct Zhang Whale to buy wine and food, Wang Guoguang smiled: "Your Majesty understands the minister!" ”

When the wine and food were arranged, Zhu Yijun picked up the wine jug and poured a glass for Wang Guoguang, and then said with a smile: "This glass of wine, I thank Aiqing, Xie Aiqing has done his best for Daming, and Xie Aiqing has smeared my liver and brain." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Guoguang trembled and picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

After a while, Wang Guoguang spoke: "The minister has been an official for many years, and there are a few regrets, but the most regrettable thing is that I failed to complete the things in His Majesty's heart for His Majesty. ”

"In recent years, some people have said that the minister is old and can't get in love, but the minister knows that the minister is not attached to the official position."

"The minister wants to seek a consummation, the minister Wanli was appointed as the head of the household department in the first year, at that time Zhang Ge Lao just started to govern, the minister remembered very truly, Zhang Ge Lao said that he was ready to do big things, and asked the minister if he wanted to help him."

"The minister asked, what's the big deal?"

Speaking of this, Wang Guoguang sighed: "The minister still remembers Zhang Ge Lao's words, he said to the minister at that time, 'Zhongxing Daming', for these four words, the minister and Zhang Ge Lao did it." ”

"How much criticism and how many hardships have been in the meantime, it has been 15 years."

Zhu Yijun is silent, Wang Guoguang's tribute, representing the decline of the Jiangling Party and the complete end of Zhang Juzheng's reform. If Zhang Juzheng's death is the beginning of the end, then it is now beginning to leave.

"There are smart people in the world after all, when Zhang Ge was reforming, many people said that he would follow in the footsteps of Wang Wengong."

"Don't you know Elder Zhang? Don't you know? Are they the only wise people in the world? When Wang Guoguang said this, he said with a little feeling: "But in this world, someone has to do it after all, with the courage of tens of millions of people." ”

"The minister is very pleased, not for Zhang Gelao, not for the minister himself, but for the Ming Dynasty."

"It is the blessing of Daming to have His Majesty!" Speaking of this, Wang Guoguang said with a wry smile: "The minister originally thought that if the day was over, the minister wanted to help the emperor complete the big ambition in his heart. ”

"Now it seems that it will not be done, but the minister will watch, hoping that the day will be closed to let the minister see that day."

Drinking the wine in the cup again, Wang Guoguang lifted his robe and lay on the ground, kowtowing to Zhu Yijun: "The minister is gone, Your Majesty takes care, the minister is waiting for the day when Your Majesty will dominate the world." ”

Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Aiqing will wait and see, I will make the sound of Daming shake the world, Weijia Haine." ”

Wang Guoguang left, and Zhu Yijun stood on the steps without saying a word for a long time.

On Zhu Yijun's side, Zhang Whale looked at Zhu Yijun with some concern, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, so far, take care of the dragon body!" ”

Glancing at Zhang Whale, Zhu Yijun smiled faintly.

In fact, Zhu Yijun was just thinking about Wang Guoguang's words, there are indeed many smart people in this world, they can see through everything, and after they see through it, they choose to dodge, hugging their shoulders and laughing at those who can't dodge are stupid.

But those who can't dodge, really don't know how to hide? It's not that I don't know, but I can't.

In this world, after all, there are some things that someone has to do, even if it is sacrifice, even if it is death. Zhu Yijun thought of the modern history of China, where the mountains and rivers fell, and the iron hooves trampled on the mountains and rivers.

Countless smart people made choices, they hid, dodged, and even followed.

But how many people have chosen to resist, don't they understand? It's just that there are some things that someone has to do after all. It has nothing to do with right or wrong, nothing to do with right or wrong, it's just about one's own heart.

The next day, the Ministry of Shangshu Wang Guang asked for the guilty fold and the edict to the scholar.

After these two pieces were folded, the direction of the wind in the imperial court suddenly changed. Zhao Deqian, the right attendant of the ministry, was arrested, and everyone didn't have much reaction, although he was a servant of the ministry.

What I'm worried about is just the fear of being implicated, and I don't care much about the rest at all.

But the kingdom is a big event, and the secretary of the ministry is a great upheaval, which represents a great turmoil in the center of the Ming Dynasty. The magnitude of this turmoil may be second only to the death of Zhang Juzheng in the tenth year of Wanli.

However, at this time, no one was stupid enough to jump out, and the capital gave people a strange calm.

Under these circumstances, the imperial court promulgated the candidate for the governor of Xuanda, and the current governor of Xuanda, Zeng Xingwu, returned to Beijing. The statement given by the imperial court is that there is another appointment, but it is not said what the appointment is.

This makes the court even more eerily quiet, everyone knows that the era of change in the Ming court has arrived.

Before Zeng Xingwu went to Xuanda, that was the existence of entering the cabinet immediately, this time I went to Xuanda, the military reform was completed beautifully, and Xuanda was also very well governed. For more than a year, Zeng Shengwu was in Xuanda and made great achievements.

So at this time, Zeng Xingwu returned to Beijing, what appointment will he get?

Everyone can see that Zeng Shengwu's entry into the cabinet is already an unstoppable thing.

After entering May, the rain gradually increased, and Zhu Yijun also liked to watch the rain more. Standing under the eaves of the Wenhua Hall and watching the raindrops outside fall on the ground, Zhu Yijun's heart will calm down.

At this time, thinking about some things is something that Zhu Yijun enjoys very much.

"Emperor, Wang Jiaping and Qi Fei ask to meet!" Zhang Whale stood behind Zhu Yijun and said respectfully.

Zhu Yijun nodded: "Let them in!" ”

It didn't take long for Wang Jiaping and Qi Fei to walk in from outside, their expressions very serious. After seeing Zhu Yijun, he knelt on the ground and saluted, and waited until Zhu Yijun waved his hand before the two stood up from the ground.

"The two Aiqing came today, what is the so-called?" Zhu Yijun looked at the two people and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court has approved Lord Wang's edict?" Wang Jiaping didn't say anything, but asked Zhu Yijun instead.

glanced back at Wang Jiaping and said, "Yes, Yuan Guan Zhishi." ”

In the Ming Dynasty, the original official Zhishi is equivalent to the retirement treatment of later generations, and the original official Zhishi still enjoys the treatment of non-retirement after retirement. Needless to say, money and food, the former official Zhishi has a very important power, that is, he can continue to play to the emperor.

This is a very remarkable treatment, and of course, it is also a great honor.

Wang Jiaping didn't care about Wang Guoguang's original official affairs, and he and Wang Guoguang were not so familiar. The key is that he still has two cases in his hands, one is the case of the criminal department and the other is the case of the household department.

Once these two cases are filed, do they have to be handled in the same way as this time?

What about the Household Department and the Criminal Department? Isn't it also a tribute? Once they are also scholars, then they will get three of the six Shangshu on their side, and the reputation of the Law and Discipline Division will directly become infamous.

Of course, this is still a trivial matter, but there are no three officials in the book, how to do things?

If there is no official secretary and a servant of the ministry, this is already very troublesome, but if there are no two scholars and servants, it will be a big trouble. But the case can't be left uninvestigated, Wang Jiaping doesn't know what to do, this is the reason why he took Qi Fei into the palace.

In fact, Wang Jiaping brought Qi Fei for another reason, and that was Qi Fei's identity.

Although he didn't know that Qi Fei was born in the inner factory, Wang Jiaping knew that this Qi Fei must be the emperor's henchman, and he brought him to tell the emperor that he made it out, don't implicate me.

It's not that Wang Jiaping doesn't want to take responsibility, but it's really hard to bear this responsibility.

"Your Majesty, these are the two cases that the Department of Law and Discipline is investigating." Wang Jiaping bowed down and presented the two files he brought, and then stood aside, waiting for the emperor to read them.

Zhu Yijun is a little unclear, so he will check it and show it to himself.

After taking the file and looking at it, Liao Yuan looked at the water droplets outside the window speechlessly, and the mood to watch the rain disappeared in an instant. These two cases are big cases, and they involve two six-department servants.

If it is handled as usual, the household department secretary and the criminal department secretary will have to go home.

With the addition of two waiters, this time the secretary of the ministry and the servant of the ministry were vacant, and the six departments of the court instantly lost half of the big guys. But if you don't investigate, it's even more inappropriate, this is a big case.

Zhu Yijun handed over the file to Zhang Whale, then glanced at Qi Fei, and said lightly: "Tell me, what do you think?" ”

Qi Fei is very familiar with Zhu Yijun, an outstanding graduate of the first phase of the inner factory, very capable, and is the descendant of his own lineage. He performed well in Shandong, especially in the investigation of the White Lotus Sect, showing unparalleled talent and ability.

In order to reward him and give better play to his talents, Zhu Yijun transferred him to the Department of Law and Discipline.

Facts have proved that Zhu Yijun's vision is not bad at all, this law and discipline department will not make a move, as soon as he makes a move, he will be three waiters, and it is very likely that he will spare three Shangshu, which is absolutely generous.

After this battle, the Ming Dynasty of the Law and Discipline Division will inevitably resound through the Ming Dynasty, absolutely overwhelming Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

Compared with Dongchang and Jinyiwei, the Law and Discipline Department handles an iron case, and people are not afraid of investigating or overturning the case, which is going to be fatal.