Chapter 872: The Court Discussion After the Great Change

Overnight, the storm surged and the world was turned upside down.

There is no impermeable wall in the world, although the imperial court only said that the gunpowder bureau in the palace caught fire, so there was an explosion, and the soldiers and horses all over the city were just to arrest the key criminals of the criminal department, but when people in the streets and alleys met each other, in addition to asking about the current situation at home, they would also exchange a few tacit faces with each other. The situation in the imperial city has always been secretive to the imperial court, but the eunuchs of this dynasty are constantly coming and going, and those with heads and faces often send their apprentices and grandchildren to go outside to buy houses, so there are really few old people in the capital who don't know where the yamen are in the outer imperial city.

The gunpowder bureau is in the northeast corner of the Outer Imperial City, and the place where the fire and explosion occurred is clearly in the southwest corner of the Outer Imperial City. Besides, it is enough to arrest the criminals of the Criminal Department as long as the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, where do you need to dispatch so many people?

Jingwei on the twenty-two guards transferred without going through the five armies of the governor's office, the imperial horse supervisor transferred troops without going to the military department, originally the military department only needs to manage the front, do not need to manage the back, but now Wenyuan Pavilion seal needs to be stamped with the big seal of the military department, so Zhang Yue's office is always in and out of the room, from the gate of the military department yamen to the instrument gate, the instrument door to the three gates, the three doors to the house, this road is equipped with three soap subordinates are too late, walking is all fire and fire with running. Although the heavens are beautiful, the heavy snow in other places continues, and only a few snow beads drift sporadically in the capital, but the road drips into ice, and the cinders are sprinkled on the bluestone ground every day, and even then there are still soap wrestling.

Since early in the morning, Zhang Yue has been constantly reviewing the documents, stamping the big seal, even if he transferred someone from the staff department to help, he is still so busy that he doesn't even have the time to eat, fortunately, there are still all kinds of beans and rice left on the day of the Laba Festival, so the people who have the spirit boiled out the right to be a dim sum to cushion their hunger, relying on these things, Zhang Yue has been busy until the afternoon, before he has the opportunity to take a breath.

He was in poor health when he was a child, and later practiced martial arts, and paid attention to the way of self-cultivation, which has always been a good muscle, but at this time he stood up and felt soreness in his body. However, he couldn't carry a sword to use it in these three courtyards, and he couldn't run outside to play Tai Chi at this moment, so he simply went straight to the back room while the food was not delivered, kicking his legs and bending over and twisting his neck in this place where there was no one.

After sitting down with a whole set of radio gymnastics that he had tried and tested, he finally moved up and down, and when he came out of the house again, his face was no longer tired. Chen Yong, the head of the staff department who was rubbing his wrists, couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw him like this: "My lord, what kind of elixir have you taken, and you are so energetic in a blink of an eye?" ”

"What a panacea, just move your muscles and bones." Zhang Yue was angry when he heard this, and when he saw that Chen Yong finished rubbing his wrist and went to rub his temples again, he coughed and said, "It's useless to rub it like this." My sister-in-law taught me a set of health tricks, and I'll teach you later. Sitting at the desk all day long to write and use your brain, you have to pay attention to your eyes and body......"

As the two were talking, the thick curtain outside was raised high, and at the same time as the cold wind blew in, a soap officer carrying a three-layer food box also hurriedly entered. Rubbing his hands to open the lid, four bowls of dishes were placed, and a large bowl of pork rib soup was served, and then rice chopsticks and soup bowls were put in. Zhang Yue was worried about something, after eating three times and dividing five by two, he drank a big bowl of soup, and after washing his hands and rinsing his mouth, he was telling Chen Yong to use it slowly, he went to the various divisions to have a look, and a voice came from outside.

"My lord, Master of Ceremonies and Grandpa Fan is here!"

Fan Hong has been in the East Palace for many years, and Fan Hong has experienced many ups and downs and crises, but it was the first time he had seen that kind of situation last night. When the treasure money division caught fire and exploded, his heart almost jumped out of his throat. Later, although the matter finally came to light, the result was too unexpected. When the emperor left, he handed over the power to the queen mother, but now the queen mother wakes up from time to time, who dares to take this kind of news to stimulate it, if something really happens, who will be responsible? But if the Queen Mother doesn't make a decision, then no one can do anything about a nobleman, and now he can only be confined in the mansion to make people watch it firmly.

When things come to this point, others have already finished it when they look at it, but King Liang has a grudge and plots against him, but he doesn't see it that way. Even if King Liang's rebellion succeeds, as long as the emperor is still outside, the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos for a while at most, and it will soon be able to settle down again. If the situation is worse, to say something rebellious, even if the Empress Dowager and Emperor are gone, King Liang will not be able to sit on the throne, and if the name is not right, it will not be good, so what will happen at that time?

It wasn't until he heard a light cough that Fan Hong, who was pondering, came back to his senses, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Zhang Yue entering the door and hurriedly stood up. It's not appropriate to show a smiling face now, and it's not appropriate to blindly have a bitter face, so he can only sigh deeply, and then say with a straight face: "Please Zhang Shilang prepare, according to the will of the Queen Mother, summon Yang Shiqi, a scholar of Huagai Palace, Yang Pu, a bachelor of Hanlin, Guo Jin, a waiter of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Yue, a waiter of the Ministry of War, and Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, and Zhang Xin, the Marquis of Longping, to discuss the matter of the emperor's work division." ”

Such a big thing happened in Beijing last night, and a court meeting was held at this time, but what was being discussed was the matter of what class teacher would take over, and this excuse was really to take off his pants and fart, and it was too much. Fan Hong saw Zhang Yue's strange face, and also knew that his words were clumsy, so he had to sigh again.

"Our family knows what Zhang Shilang is thinking, but we can't care about it so much at this time. Our family still has to go to the Ministry of Officials, the matter is urgent, Lord Zhang still goes to Donghua Gate, so as to save a little time, the place is in the Jingyi Hall in front of the Wenhua Palace. ”

Zhang Yue nodded, and when he saw Fan Hong getting up to leave, he suddenly asked, "Gonggong Fan, do you know about Duke Fan and Marquis Longping?" ”

This sentence can be known, and there is naturally only one direct question, Fan Hong immediately stood still, and there was no hesitation, but he sighed his third breath in this room: "Cheng Guogong is now staying in the ancient and modern Tongji Library, which is where Zhang Shilang lived before, so he knows." As for Long Pinghou, he cooperated with Jinyi Weidong Factory in the morning to clean up the situation in the capital, so he already knew about it. After last night, Xing Anbo sat in Jingying instead of Chengguogong, and he didn't tell him about it, and he couldn't ask him to come with him today. Originally, the five governments didn't care about political affairs, but this time it was different, so it was better to discuss it. ”

"What about Master Hanlin Yang and Guo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials?"

Yang Pu is the latest to enter the cabinet among all the cabinets, and he has the least sense of existence, so now the general Dongyang, Xiyang, and Nanyang have naturally not spread among the people in both officialdom and the people. People in the officialdom still habitually use Yang Ge Lao to refer to Yang Shiqi, and Yang Bachelor to refer to Yang Rong, but the small character has been picked; As for Yang Pu, the word Hanlin was added. After all, even Chen Shan Zhang Ying, who entered the cabinet and quit the cabinet, once received the title of scholar of the palace, and the only exception was Yang Pu.

"Bachelor Yang of Hanlin, there is Yang Ge Lao who bothered, so our family will not go to Yue Yi to act on his behalf. Guo Shilang, he will know today, and it is no good to say it earlier. ”

After explaining this, Fan Hong left the house as soon as he gave up. When he left, Zhang Yue did not delay, went back to the room to sort out the official clothes, and called the chief officer of the fourth division of the military department to give instructions, and only after making complete preparations did he get on the horse and set off. After all, even he doesn't know how long this so-called court meeting will be.

As soon as he walked on the front foot, the three horsemen on the back foot stopped in front of the yamen of the military department, and Hu Qiyi, who was the leader, jumped off his horse and walked into the door quickly. If you are impatient, find a place for you to wait, and if you have other business, why don't you go back and deal with it first, and then come back in an hour or two. ”

Hu Qi, who was going up the steps, suddenly stopped, and his brows suddenly twisted into a knot. Instinctively took two steps back and wanted to chase after him, but thinking of the distance between the military department and the palace, he missed it for a while, Zhang Yue Xing had already entered the palace, and he dispelled this idea again. However, this morning's interrogation had already asked some important things, and he had to inform Zhang Yue as soon as possible, but at this time, people would never see it, so what should he do?

After thinking about it, he couldn't get the point, so he had to thank the man with a strong spirit, and handed over a few treasure bills casually. This rich door bag suddenly made the man smile, and he went out diligently to help lead the horse, and said with a smile: "You are good to go old, if the young Sima comes back to report immediately, he will never delay things." ”

Not to mention where Hu Qi went to intercept people when the capital was under martial law, just said that Zhang Yue hurriedly entered the palace from Donghua Gate, and when he arrived at the Jingyi Hall in front of the Wenhua Palace, he found that several bigwigs had arrived before him. The first from the left and the second from the left are Yang Shiqi Yang Pu, and the second from the right is Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, and Zhang Xin, the Marquis of Longping, who naturally sat on the fourth chair from the left.

Yang Shiqi Yang Pu was originally in the cabinet room not far from here, Zhu Yong was in the ancient and modern Tongji library, even if he moved quickly, Zhang Xin, who was supposed to be running around the capital, was so fast, but it was a little unexpected to him. At this time, a eunuch had already brought tea, Zhang Yue took it casually, and found that in addition to these bigwigs in the room, there was also a low-grade petty official sitting in the corner, who should be recording the matter of the court discussion, and on the bench in the other corner were two eunuchs, one was Cao Jixiang, and the other was unfamiliar, and it should also be Fan Hong or Jin Ying's henchmen.

At such a critical time, even if Fan Hong Jinying is not good to come in person, there must be someone to convey.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Guo Jin, the servant of the ministry, finally entered the house. Seeing that the room full of people was waiting for him, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, but the military department was on the edge of East Chang'an Street, and the officials had to turn several corners, so he was naturally the last to be believed. At this moment, there was a soft sound outside, and although it was invisible through a layer of curtains, everyone knew that the door was closed.

Zhu Yong and Zhang Xin are both superb, but Zhu Yong has always saluted the doctor, and this is even more so at this moment, so he immediately humbly let Yang Shiqi preside. That being the case, Yang Shiqi coughed lightly and said bluntly: "Everyone knows what happened last night. To the outside world, it was said that the Gunpowder Bureau caught fire and exploded, but in fact, it was the Treasure Banknote Division. Fortunately, the place was close to the city wall, and there was a Jinshui Bridge to cut it off, and it was properly disposed of, so it didn't make a big fuss. ”

Yang Shiqi paused, after all, he still didn't say anything about the bigger mess in Renshou Palace, and introduced the events of last night in a flat tone, and finally said: "Jinyiwei and Dongchang are fully investigating, and now King Liang has been imprisoned in the mansion, and a lot of various letters and so on have also been found. ”

At this moment, Zhu Yong and Zhang Xin, who were in the forbidden last night, looked as usual, Yang Pu lowered his head and sighed, but Guo Jin and Zhang Yue all showed surprise, only the front was genuine, but the latter was pretending to be surprised. Yang Shiqi didn't care about this, waved his hand to stop Guo Jin's question, and said: "Now there is heavy snow on the road, and because of the surrender of all the troops and the hunting competition, etc., the emperor's delay in Daning has been longer than expected, but fortunately, many of the accompanying troops are to enrich the Daning defense, and the grain and grass are complete. But what is worrying is that there is heavy snow on the road, and if the emperor rushes back from the light car, we must be fully prepared for the pick-up matter. ”

Guo Jin finally couldn't help it: "Old Yang Ge, the chaos in Beijing is peaceful, and the emperor is naturally coming back from the army, why do you have to follow lightly?" Although the journey from Jingshi to Daning has been repaired many times in recent years, where is it so easy to walk on a snowy day......"

"Because the Queen Mother is sick!"

Yang Shiqi's mouth burst out of six simple words, and for a while, there was a dead silence in the room. Guo Jin couldn't help pinching the palm of his left hand with his right fingernail, as for Cao Jixiang, who had already learned about it from Fan Hong Jinying, Cao Jixiang and the young eunuch who had reconfirmed the news at this time pretended to be calm, and their hearts were all fluttering. The five people who had learned the information before were all as heavy as water, and when they thought of the thrill before, Zhu Yong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Guo Jin finally didn't ask the Queen Mother how sick she was, and thought that if it was a minor illness of wind and cold, she would not hold a court meeting with such fanfare. So, knowing that he was shallow and could not convince the public, he closed his mouth and decided to sort out this mess first. At this time, Zhang Yue, who had been silent, asked: "Elder Yang Ge, the top priority now is to send someone to Xifengkou to meet you?" ”

"The emperor personally patrols the border, and the driving matter should not be neglected. Originally, it was supposed to be me who went over in person, but now that I can't leave this situation, I can only ask Hongjing to go my behalf. Cheng Guogong is the same, you still have to watch the Jingying and the palace, I'm afraid you have to be partial to the Marquis of Longping. As for Zhang Shilang and Guo Shilang......"

Yang Shiqi paused again, then looked at Guo Jin and Zhang Yue and said, "There must be one to go to Xifengkou." ”