"Presumptuous, could it be that you are all remnants of Cui Chengxiu's party, and you also want to rebel with them?" Zhu Youzhen said loudly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

As soon as he said this, the hall instantly quieted down, joking, at this time, Cui Chengxiu said that it was not an exaggeration to say that he was a rat crossing the street, who didn't want to pick himself out, everyone understood that Cui Chengxiu and Yang Huan could not escape death, but no one knew how many people were involved, so these eunuch remnants wanted to take the initiative in the hands of officials close to them, rather than completely in the hands of the emperor.

Wei Zhongxian sighed, shook his head and didn't speak, his luck had come to an end, and his political career was coming to an end, but he didn't notice it at all.

At this time, Li Shuo said again: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Cui Chengxiu, Yang Huan and others have formed a party to rebel, and the crime is extremely evil, and the emperor hates them, which is also human nature, but the emperor, you must not ignore the national law and discipline with your own personal grudges, even if you don't have three divisions to try it, the Criminal Department will intervene in the verdict, and Feng Ying, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is up to this great task." ”

Zhu Youzhen was very angry and reprimanded the officials who said that they wanted to be interrogated by the three divisions, and as soon as the words fell, Li Shuo jumped out, and many people with ulterior motives were waiting to see Li Shuo's jokes, but the facts disappointed them.

"Feng Ying, Li Shuo recommended you to investigate Cui Chengxiu's conspiracy case, can you reassure me?" Zhu Youzhen looked at Feng Ying, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and did not show any anger, in fact, Zhu Youzhen knew very well that he had decreed a conviction, but he couldn't, but the reason was that the evidence was conclusive, and all the civil and military officials were witnesses, even if they were pulled out tomorrow, no one would stop them, and the reason why it was impossible was that it really violated the legal system of the country, and he was convicted without even going through the Criminal Department, so what is the use of the Criminal Department? It will also have an impact on the emperor's prestige, as for Li Shuo committing a crime against the wind and risking his own thunderous anger to advise himself, Zhu Youzhen regarded this as loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor, but he didn't think much about the rest, which shows how important the first impression is.

Feng Ying said: "Your Majesty, the responsibility of the Criminal Department is where the ministers must do their best. ”

"I will give you ten days to investigate and convict the case, and if there is any remaining evil, I will not tolerate it, and I will not wait for severe punishment."

"Obey."

Zhu Youzhen turned his gaze to Li Shuo and said, "Li Shuo, what year are you a jinshi, and which year you entered Beijing as an official." ”

"Back to the emperor, Weichen is a Jinshi in the forty-fifth year of Wanli, and he entered Beijing in the first year of the Apocalypse." Li Shuo replied respectfully.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were very surprised, why the seemingly fierce and ruthless emperor would be so polite to a petty official who did not have the slightest power in his hands, only the people standing in the front row knew that this was a signal of the emperor's reuse, of course, Li Shuo also knew that the emperor had an excellent impression of himself, if he behaved well, it would not be difficult for him to be in charge, and even more so, he could be like Zhang Juzheng, and he would like to implement what he wanted in his chest as a national policy.

After listening to Li Shuo's words, Zhu Youzhen stopped talking, and waved his hand to Wang Chengen, and after Wang Chengen signaled, he shouted: "Retreat from the dynasty." The officials were kneeling and bowing, waiting for Zhu Youzhen to leave first.

After Zhu You checked out the Taihe Palace, he said to Wang Chengen: "You let Tian Ergeng, Hong Chengchou, Huang Liji, and Feng Ying come to see me, by the way, call that Li Shuo to me too." ”

Wang Chengen said yes, and sent the eunuch to stop the five people who were about to leave the palace.

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Youzhen sat on the dragon couch, and the first to stand was Huang Liji's five people.

"Cui Chengxiu is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and there are many protégés and former officials, but they don't know Cui Chengxiu's true face, Feng Ying, when the Criminal Department investigates, if there is no conclusive evidence, the case cannot be arbitrarily decided." Zhu Youzhen didn't want major changes in the Ming Dynasty, nor did he want the eunuch party to completely collapse, resulting in the overall rise of the Donglin Party.

"Yes."

"Also, Yuan Chonghuan is about to enter Beijing, and his position, I have already thought about it, and the military department is still the book. Huang Liji, do you say it's okay? "Most of the fields in the guard house were occupied by local rich merchants, and the soldiers rarely practiced, let alone had combat effectiveness, which caused Li Zicheng to crisscross the north and no one could do it, although there was a suspicion that the officials forced the people to do the opposite, but if the Ming Dynasty nearly 800,000 troops had strong combat effectiveness, even if ten Li Zicheng came out, they would never be able to beat the Beijing Division, and they couldn't afford to turn over much wind and waves, so the three major battalions were the first step, and the rectification of the guard was the second step, and the first step was handed over to Hong Chengchou, In the second step, he wanted the famous Yuan Inspector to handle it, and before that, Yuan Chonghuan's identity must be changed, and the military department is just right.

At this time, Cui Chengxiu fell, and the emperor was proud of the spring breeze, Huang Liji of course did not want to have a conflict with the emperor at this time, so he followed the emperor's words and said: "Yuan Chonghuan is a great talent, of course, he can serve as the secretary of the military department, and the minister believes that the Manchu Dynasty will not say much about the civil and military affairs." ”

"If everyone is as clear as Huang Ge Lao, I don't have to worry about it. Tian Ergeng, you have to do your best to assist Feng Ying and investigate Cui Chengxiu's rebellion case clearly, you can rest assured, I will not forget your merits, and after these few days, I will be rewarded. ”

The whole morning field is listless, and the reason why he didn't sleep all night last night is on the one hand, and on the other hand, he is still worried about himself, and the future is dangerous and unknown.

"The emperor can rest assured, the minister will try his best to assist Feng Shangshu and run his errands." Tian Ergeng said softly.

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said to Hong Chengchou: "Hong Chengchou, you are responsible for the affairs of the military department in the past few days, but the rectification of the three major battalions is urgent, you also have a great contribution to the arrest of Cui Chengxiu this time, I will not forget, you turn around and say to Cao Wenzhao, the 180,000 taels of silver, I will hand over a lot of money to him, so that you can have an explanation for the soldiers of the three major battalions, strictly rule the army, start with you and Cao Wenzhao, I will take a look at your achievements in the future, if I am not satisfied at that time, don't blame me for being ruthless." ”

"Weichen understands, and he will definitely tell General Cao." I don't know why, Hong Chengchou felt that Zhu Youzhen, who was sitting on the dragon couch at this time, seemed to be a different person, and the majesty of the emperor made him a little afraid to face it.

"Li Shuo, you stay, and the rest of the people will retreat first."

"Yes." Huang Liji and the four of them came out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and only Zhu Youzhen, Wang Chengen and Li Shuo were left in the hall.

"Li Shuo, I see that you have some talents in your chest, and I want to test you."

Li Shuo's thoughts were a little excited, but his face did not change at all.

"The micro-ministers are thin, and I hope the emperor will show mercy." Li Shuo said humbly, but the meaning was a little arrogant, that is, the emperor, let the horse go, Weichen listened.

"Haha, if you are so humble, why do I feel so arrogant when I hear it, the gentleman is arrogant and arrogant, and it is you who are talking about it." Zhu Youzhen smiled and said.

"Don't dare."

"I ask you, what is the most important thing to keep the country in peace and stability for a long time?"

"The will of the people, the will of the people, will be able to achieve long-term peace and stability, and the country will prosper."

"Where does the people's heart come from?"

"Rulers."

"Why do you say that?"

"Local officials represent the emperor and the court, if the officials are corrupt and the officials are greedy, for a long time, the people's hearts will be turned against them." Li Shuo said unhurriedly.

"How can I make the officials clear?" Zhu Youzhen asked again.

When Li Shuo heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare to answer this question from the emperor?" ”

"Why don't you dare to answer, I forgive you for your innocence, get up, just say."

After Li Shuo got up, he hesitated again and again, and under the urging of Zhu Youzhen, he said: "The emperor knows Lord Hai Rui during the Jiajing period. ”

Zhu Youzhen sighed and said softly: "If the officials were like Haigong, I would not have become what I am today." ”

Li Shuo was a little excited, and in addition to the fact that the emperor asked in person, his mind was nervous, so he didn't hear Zhu Youzhen's rude words.

"Lord Hai Rui has been honest all his life, he almost starved his daughter to death, every New Year's holiday, no wine and no meat, only on the birthday of the old mother, there is some meat to enjoy, the emperor knows why?"

"Hey, Li Shuo, I understand what you mean, and I also know why you don't dare to say it, the people say that they are promoted to get rich, but the court is too low, if the officials are not greedy and don't take it, they can't eat enough, but this is the ancestral family law, and I am also embarrassed, and my Ming tax is extremely low, and I am raising the official income, but I am afraid that the treasury will not be able to bear it."