Chapter 668: Great Chaos

Duanben Palace Duanjing Palace.

Since he was canonized as the crown prince, Zhu Zhanji has never stepped out of the area of the East Palace, except for the morning and dusk provinces and the necessary court meetings and rituals, and he is not even as free as when he was the emperor's grandson. Although it had already been decided that he would lead some of the civil and military ministers to Nanjing in April to pay homage to the Tomb of Filial Piety, he did not need to interfere in any preparations, and only waited for the time to set off on the road. As a result, his main task became to perfunctory those old masters in the East Palace.

Among the teachers of the East Palace, Zhang Ying and Chen Shan obey everything, no matter what Zhu Zhanji does, he will not advise or sue him; and Dai Lun and Lin Changmao are noisy all day long, and even directly complain to the emperor; Only the king should persuade when he should persuade, but he will never take advantage of the emperor's power. Therefore, Zhu Zhanji has always been arbitrary in front of the former, but he is respectful of the latter, and only Wang Rang is the most respected by him.

It was Wang Jean who gave him a lecture on that day. Wang Rang's lectures were relaxed, and he rested once a month, and Zhu Zhanji either went out of the house to take a breath, or drank tea and ate some snacks, and he always had a chance to take a breath. At noon, several eunuchs brought food in the food box as usual, and when he was saluting Wang Rang, he caught a glimpse of Chen Wu sneaking into the door, and glancing at himself again and again.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Zhanji didn't understand that Chen Wu had something to say, so he immediately excused Wang to make him old and frail, and asked the two little eunuchs to serve him to go to the next room for dinner, and wait until he took a nap and came back to class. Wang Rang was a vigilant person, so he naturally retreated with interest. When there were no idlers, Chen Wu slipped to Zhu Zhanji's side and handed over two letters with a smile.

"Your Highness, the little one just called the county lord of Chen Liu, and by the way, he brought these two letters. One is that Lord Zhang wrote a small note on reading history at the request of Master Zhang, and the other seems to be an important letter. Fortunately, the lord of Chen Liujun stayed in Beijing, otherwise the small one could only go to the British Mansion one by one, which would be too conspicuous. After all, Grandpa Zhang doesn't care about anything now, and it's not good for the little ones to see him often. ”

"Fortunately, Aunt Ning, otherwise I would have to find someone else to do these things, and I really don't feel at ease."

Zhu Zhanji used a paper cutter to cut open the envelope, and asked again: "By the way, when my father ordered Li Shimian to be imprisoned yesterday, I happened to arrive when I heard the news, and I saw that the person was dripping with blood, as if there was only one breath left. I asked people to go to the General Administration Department to ask, but I heard that the song was not left there at all, and seeing the angry reaction of my father, it was probably directly ruined. Father Emperor rarely gets angry, let alone such a thunderous rage, this thing is strange, what wind do you hear? ”

Xiao tried to inquire with Huang Gonggong, he is now transferred to the prince's side, except for a limited number of people such as Fan Gonggong, no one can compare to him, but he quietly revealed that no one was present when the emperor saw Li Shimian, and it was only after he was angry that he called Jinyiwei in, and in his anger, he almost killed someone in the court. Afterwards, he had seen a fragment of writing paper in the charcoal basin, and he thought that the song had been completely burned. Li Shimian is a person who even the first emperor dares to contradict, but when he admonishes the three major palace disasters, he is only in prison. I heard that the people of the palace supervisor were busy all night last night, and it was easy to clean up the blood stains along the way. ”

Zhang Yue's two letters were of different thicknesses, one side was a thick stack of letterheads, to say the least, there were seven or eight sheets, and on the other side were thin two pages. Zhu Zhanji was reading the two pages of the letter at this time, and when he heard Chen Wu's words, he only felt that the bloody side appeared in front of him again, and he couldn't help frowning, and then ordered: "You can inquire about this matter again, and you must find out what is going on...... Hey? Bastard, how could such a thing happen! ”

Chen Wu nodded in agreement, and was about to leave, but suddenly heard such an angry shout, and was startled. When he turned around, he saw Zhu Zhanji's brows furrowed and angry, and he quickly stopped. After waiting for a while, he tentatively asked, "What did Lord Xiao Zhang mention that made His Highness so angry?" ”

"Angry? For the sake of a bunch of villains who have fallen into the well, I haven't done that yet! ”

Having said that, Zhu Zhanji's brows were twisted together, and he grabbed the letter and wanted to get up, but he stopped after only taking two steps. Taking out the thin two pieces of paper and looking at them a few more times, he slowly returned to his place and sat down, pondering thoughtfully. After a long time, he sighed deeply: "A good and strong army, but it is not even better than Jingwei and Lumi in Nanjing, and it is not strange that people's hearts are unstable and want to make trouble." There are still people who say that these people want to build the Nanjing Imperial Palace, which is simply ridiculous! ”

For Zheng He's subordinate army to garrison Nanjing, Chen Wu knew what was going on, and he didn't take it to heart, but when he heard that Zhang Yue had deliberately mentioned such a sum in the letter, he felt strange. When he thought that Zhang Yue had tossed the ban on opening the sea in Ningbo City, he thought he understood the intention of this person, so he reminded in a low voice: "Lord Xiao Zhang's mind is good, but now that the emperor has just issued a decree, His Royal Highness has to be cautious if he has ideas." ”

"What he is mentioning now is just to order the next official army Lu Mi and Jing Weiqi, it has nothing to do with major politics, I can still do it, besides, the emperor's grandfather has always treated the Western officials and soldiers very well during his lifetime, and he can't see that they can't make a living. In this way, you can find a reason to meet Yang Ge Lao, he is the most trusted minister of his father, and his father will always listen to this kind of thing. Well, there is also Xia Yuanji, who strongly advocates the abolition of the Western treasure ship, but the meaning of the sea ban is unclear, please also consider this matter. ”

Zhu Zhanji said indifferently, but Chen Wu secretly admired it. Yang Shiqi is now the first person in the cabinet, but Zhu Gaochi has almost never refuted the votes he proposes, and it is Zhang Yue's elder, even if he confides in some inside information, it will not hinder; As for Xia Yuanji's imprisonment in the past, Zhu Zhanji has tactfully persuaded Zhu Di many times, and this old Shangshu and Du Zhen also have some friendships, and they will not stand idly by in public or private.

Although Zhu Zhanji, the crown prince, has a false name and does not hold the power of supervising the country like Zhu Gaochi in the past, it is precisely because of this that the relationship between father and son is only a little estranged now, and it is not as merciless as Zhu Di was to Zhu Gaochi at every turn. Under his proper arrangement, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household soon reached an agreement, and the next officers and soldiers should be treated the same as Jingwei. However, Zhu Gaochi added another article, edicting Zheng He not to ask for favors without permission.

It's just that this matter is just a drop in the ocean compared to the turbulent court today, and no one pays too much attention to it. Following Li Shimian, Jin Yiwei suddenly presented all kinds of crimes against the emperor's imperial historian Shu Zhongcheng, and for a while, all the ministers of the government and the cabinet felt heavy in their hearts - if this is a precedent, one by one naked turning over the old accounts, how many people will be left in the Manchu Dynasty civil and military at that time? As a result, a few close cabinet scholars had to persuade bitterly, but the emperor here had not yet expressed his position, and a few letters from Nanjing suddenly made the cabinet room explode.

"One side is a bastard, and the other is a bastard!"

Yang Rong, who has always been gentle and elegant, was so angry that he didn't choose to speak, and both sides scolded together, and then he said hatefully: "It's really unheard of, Nanjing Jinyi Wei took people without orders, and set up a private prison to blackmail ministers, where do you remember your duty?" But even so, Xu Jinghuang was so reckless that he directly got people out and sent them to Yingtianfu, and then he took refuge in the Nanjing Garrison Mansion, which was a mess! ”

Jin Youzi had taken more than ten days off before, and he had just recovered from his illness and got such unbelievable news that day, and he only felt that his brain hurt. After browsing through the several copies sent here by the General Administration Department and the Celebrant Supervisor, he rubbed his temples and said without raising his head: "Emperor Taizu had an edict in the last years to abolish the Jinyi Guard, and Emperor Taizong resumed at the beginning of his reign, and set up the East Factory in the last years. To say something unpleasant, the Jinyiwei in the capital will not be mentioned for the time being, and the Jinyiwei in Nanjing should be abolished. ”

Huang Huai himself almost sat under the prison of Jinyi Guard, seeing the death of several of his comrades, his health is also deteriorating, and every time he sees these colleagues in the cabinet, he will always have some kind of secret thoughts. Yang Shiqi and Du Zhen were both imprisoned twice, but Yang Rongjin Youzi enjoyed all the grace during the Yongle years, didn't this immediately accuse Jinyiwei of standing and talking without backache? After coughing violently twice, he lightly left two sentences.

In addition to privately detaining the children of the official eunuchs, Liu Jun also closed many noble relatives and relatives, but the important thing is another. How many nobles are involved in such a thing, you might as well calculate it. ”

During the Yongle period, Zhu Di treated a group of nobles who fought the world with him, and gave the prince the public land, gold and silver, and official positions, almost everything. Now that the new monarch has ascended the throne to reassure the people, he also has to treat these generals with troops well, and almost most of the three dukes and three orphans have been crowned nobles. And today's matter can be said to have involved the four top princes in the court at once, even if it is really instructed by the emperor, I am afraid that they will never admit it - and in their opinion, the emperor will probably not be so eager for quick success.

"British Duke, Qianguo Duke, Wei Guogong, Dingguo Duke......" Du Zhen lightly reported the four names, his heart moved slightly, but his mouth said, "The latter two are one thanks to the emperor's grace, and the other can be recovered, but the British Duke is in charge of the military capital of the Chinese Army, the Duke of Qianguo guards Yunnan, and Nanjing Jinyiwei privately sets up a prison to imprison a British duke's in-law and a close family member who is a concubine." If it's a real sin, it's just a consequence, and nine times out of ten it is a frame-up that is a sin that cannot be atoned. ”

Everyone else spoke, and Yang Shiqi, who had been silent, opened his mouth: "Since we are all here today, let's just go to the Qianqing Palace together to meet the emperor." The stakes are very high, and the celebrant sent these over, maybe it would have spread long ago, and if it wasn't done as soon as possible, I am afraid it would really cause chaos as you said. ”

There are impermeable walls in the world, although the dialogue in the cabinet room is very secret, and the monarchs and ministers in the Qianqing Palace are not leaked so quickly for the time being, but the places such as the celebrant and the general secretary have always been the places where the eyes and ears go the most, so within two days, all the Beijing officials with some roots knew about it. When they were whispering in their leisure time on official business, everyone had to talk about the bold commander of the Nanjing Jinyi Guard, but no one could say why this person was destined or a ghost.

Seeing that the New Year is about to come out, the British government has to clean up the bulky guys for the festival under the command of Xiyu. Now Mrs. Wang only cares about seeing guests, and the housework has been left to Xiyu, so she has no intention of paying attention to these screen ornaments and other wear and tear. It was easy to catch Zhang Fu and go home, she immediately sent the girl out, and asked bluntly: "Master, what's going on with Nanjing Jinyiwei?" Now there's everything out there, and I'm dying! ”

"Don't worry, Wang Quanbin is just a young man who has done something out of tune, Nanjing Jinyiwei is blackmail, and this matter can't hinder his father. There are not many people in the imperial court who are proficient in salt politics now, and in addition, Fali is a border general in the salt administration, and the power of the salt transportation department is limited, so there are not many people who have the idea of beating him in that position......"

Mrs. Wang was anxious in her heart, and when she heard Zhang Fu open her mouth to say this, and drank tea calmly, she only felt angry and funny, but she didn't care about it, and interrupted him: "Master, I am now the wife of the Zhang family, and I am not asking about the Wang family, but whether this matter will harm our family!" If the skin doesn't exist, the hair will be attached, what I'm afraid of is that people will make a fuss about you! ”

Zhang Fu smiled slightly, thinking that if the Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was replaced, I am afraid that it would turn into a big case, and even Emperor Taizong Zhu Di would definitely be furious and investigate thoroughly. But for the current emperor Zhu Gaochi, the first priority is to guard against the Han King Zhu Gaochu and wait for his abnormal moves to extinguish it in one fell swoop; The second is to dispel all the clouds of Yongle Dynasty. Since the emperor didn't plan to really raise a prison to sweep away all the nobles in one fell swoop, then this matter was investigated, but there could only be one result.

"Even if that fool may have this idea, but when the matter comes to this, even if the emperor can only calm things down and give an explanation to the heroes. You don't have to worry, today the Criminal Department asked for an order to try the matter, but the emperor did not agree, but ordered Liu Guan of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to go south with the prince, I think the most likely situation is to kill Liu Jun on the spot, and lose his family, in order to calm the anger of the public. Of course, Liu Guan will always check and secretly have a report to the emperor. ”

"Amitabha, if that's the case, this bastard will finally have retribution!"

Retribution? Hearing these two words, Zhang Fu couldn't help but laugh dumbly. Although Zhang Yue did not send a letter for this matter, I heard that he had been tossing in Yingtianfu during his time in Nanjing, and the court seemed to have forgotten this once brilliant young favorite, but he knew that Zhang Yue was by no means the kind of passive waiting.

But if it is said that this kid is brewing this matter, he thinks it is unlikely, how can this matter be Nanjing Jinyiwei's own sin, Zhang Yue wants to count so many nobles into it, he should not have that ability. Fortunately, in order to appease the people of Nanjing, Zhu Zhanji had already set off early after 10 days. At that time, Zhang Yue will be closer to His Royal Highness the Prince, and he will not be as leisurely as he is now.

God is pitiful, he, the British duke, still has to use such a thing to justifiably send a piece of the book. The sharp-edged piece he presented today was written by Zhang Zhen, and it was really a wonderful article. The test is imminent, and this little nephew doesn't know if he can get his wish.