Although Chongzhen and the cabinet hoped to quietly solve the problem that broke out in the Shaanxi Rebellion, paper could not contain the fire after all, not to mention that this was not a trivial matter.

After collecting some information about the Shaanxi Quelling Incident, Ni Yuanlu hurriedly ran to see his teacher, Yuan Keli, the secretary of the Criminal Department.

Yuan Keli, who was flipping through a stack of documents, heard the movement, and reprimanded without raising his head: "You are now a Langzhong of the Criminal Department, why are you still so frivolous, you rushed in like this without asking, do you want to be taught a lesson by me?"

Ni Yuanlu immediately stopped, tidied up his clothes, and gave Yuan Keli a deep salute before slowing down and walking to Yuan Keli's desk.

He asked Yuan Keli in surprise: "How does the teacher know that it is a student?" ”

Yuan Keli still didn't put down the documents in his hand, and said casually: "Except for you, who dares to rush to my room so recklessly, without even saying hello." ”

Ni Yuanlu immediately replied: "The teacher is really powerful, but the student came here this time, and he also had something important to discuss with the teacher, so he forgot the etiquette for a while, and asked the teacher to forgive me." ”

Yuan Keli immediately asked, "Tell me, what made you run over in such a panic." What exactly is the matter? ”

Ni Yuanlu suddenly said indignantly: "Have you heard about the Shaanxi Rebellion?" The Cabinet and the General Staff not only did not order a thorough investigation, but they wanted to turn a big thing into a small one, and they continued to ask for merit for him. Isn't this an attempt to deceive His Majesty and the people of the world?

Ordering the officials and soldiers to kill the rebels and the good people together without distinction, what is the difference between the officials and soldiers of the court and the thieves and rebels? If these people are not punished, the students are worried that in the future, the local army will lose their reverence for the court, and the people will also turn away from our court, teacher. ”

Ni Yuanlu's accusation finally made Yuan Keli put down the documents in his hand, he slowly looked up at his students, looked into Ni Yuanlu's eyes and said, "Then what do you think we can do about this?" ”

Ni Yuanlu straightened his posture, saluted respectfully to Yuan Keli, and said: "The matter of quelling the chaos in Shaanxi is now in an uproar in the capital, and some officials and scholars, and even the students of Yenching University, are indignant. If the teacher can take advantage of the present time to write to the court and advise His Majesty..."

Yuan Keli shook his head and interrupted him and said, "No need to say any more, I always thought that you were more measured than Youxuan, why did you become so reckless today." ”

Ni Yuanlu said: "Teacher, it's not that the students are reckless today, it's really too contrary to conscience, if we don't speak out again, I'm afraid that people in the righteous path will think that we have been in the same league as the ruling government."

Teacher, what is the matter with us reading the books of the sages and entering the official career? Isn't it the upper auxiliary monarch's father, and the lower An Lishu? Since we can't get rid of the evil spirits around Your Majesty, we must at least let the common people live and work in peace and contentment, right?

Since the beginning of the year, people in my righteous path have been suppressed by the ruling government one after another, and now the corporal forest can be described as a thousand horses. If we don't stir up the momentum of the righteous path again, the students are worried that in the future, the court will only hear the treacherous voices of those villains.

Now, taking advantage of the dissatisfaction of public opinion in Beijing and central China with this case, we have started from this case to attack the cabinet's administration. The students thought that with His Majesty's respect for the teacher, even if the case could not be turned over, at least it would strengthen our voice in the court. ”

Yuan Keli looked at him and smiled and said, "Then how do you know that this case has not been approved by His Majesty?" ”

Ni Yuanlu gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, as a monarch father, should be a model for the world, even if you approve of this, you can only acquiesce." As long as the teacher pokes this thing out, even His Majesty can't openly defend it. ”

Yuan Keli finally said angrily: "Stupid, persecuting Your Majesty in this matter, do you think Your Majesty will lean towards us?" Your days by Your Majesty's side are not too short, can't you still see what kind of person Your Majesty is? ”

Ni Yuanlu was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then said in confusion for a long time: "What does the teacher mean?" ”

Yuan Keli thought for a while before saying: "Although Your Majesty is young, it can be seen from Your Majesty's behavior on weekdays that there are two things that our Son of Heaven hates the most in his life, one is to be controlled by others; The second is to be deceived by others.

You are actually going to force Your Majesty to act now, do you think that our Majesty can be persecuted? At His Majesty's age, the days he will have in charge of the country will be long. I don't have anything, when Hui Shilang comes back, I can explain what I have at hand. But what do you do?

If His Majesty has taken it to heart, how can you assist His Majesty to return to the right path? ”

Ni Yuanlu was obviously a little dissatisfied with the teacher's negative attitude, and he couldn't help but say: "Are we just watching those students make trouble?" So teacher, where is our conscience? Besides, the teacher will soon be retiring, and even the teacher will not be in the court, so how long will we have to wait before the time is right? ”

Yuan Keli stood up, walked to the back window, and then turned back to Ni Yuanlu and said, "You come here and take a look here." ”

Ni Yuanlu walked to the teacher's side in a little surprise and looked out following Yuan Keli's gaze. The back window is facing the back garden of the Criminal Department compound, but because the Criminal Department is now the third court, the original building of the Criminal Department compound is a little insufficient. Most of the garden has now been bulldozed, and terraced houses are being built for the new recruits.

Ni Yuanlu was a little confused, so she asked the teacher, "What does the teacher ask me to look at these houses?" ”

Yuan Keli looked at the people who were constantly coming in and out of the house, and said softly: "It's not a house, it's a person." In the past, the ranking of the six departments of the Ming Dynasty was the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, and the Criminal Department was only the second-to-last, except for reviewing local cases and following His Majesty's orders to review officials, in fact, they did not have much say in the affairs of the DPRK and China.

However, this is different from the past, and His Majesty has divided the Criminal Department into three, which is of course to divide the power of the Criminal Department, but through the patrol police station, the Criminal Department can influence local affairs. The procuratorate took over most of the power of the Imperial Historical Observatory, which also gave the Criminal Department more say in the affairs of the DPRK and China.

Therefore, the power of the criminal department has increased a lot compared with the past. You just asked me, when are you going to go? I think you are asking the wrong person, you should ask them, are these people willing to follow you to correct the misdeeds of the ministers of the DPRK and China? Only by getting them to agree with your ideas is the right time to change the court. ”

Ni Yuanlu looked at the busy people outside the window and couldn't help but be silent. After a while, he heard the movement around him, and couldn't help but turn his hair and asked, "Teacher, where are you going?" ”

Yuan Keli put away the documents on the table, and said without raising his head: "I want to see Your Majesty." ”

"Teacher, it's too heavy, I'll take it for you..."

Outside the Donghua Gate, Niu Jinxing was constantly persuading Xia Yunyi, "... Gong Yu, this matter of pacifying the chaos in Shaanxi is just some rumors after all, I am afraid it is not appropriate for you to come in such a hurry to ask to see Your Majesty. His Majesty gave us the waist card to enter and exit the Imperial City, but it was not for us to use it in this way. In my opinion, let's go back first and think about it in the long run. ”

Xia Yunyi replied firmly: "No, I must ask Your Majesty today to understand." Your Majesty is the son of the great tomorrow, and the people of the world are Your Majesty's people, and now that the officials and troops are slaughtering good people, how can they cover up the past so calmly. When Your Majesty asked us to set up the Youth Society, we thought of loving the people and protecting the people, and now when we encounter this kind of thing, if we Youth Society pretend to be deaf and dumb, how will we call on others in the future? ”

Niu Jinxing blinked his eyes and whispered: "Gong Yu, this youth society has not been officially established yet, you don't have to be so angry." Moreover, although everyone is a little excited, they are still skeptical about this matter. So many officials in the DPRK and China have not spoken out, so it can be seen that this matter may not be true..."

Xia Yunyi didn't listen to Niu Jinxing's advice, and the two were in a stalemate, Niu Jinxing suddenly stopped moving, and Xia Yunyi, who was urging, was preparing to salute with him. Xia Yunyi looked around, but saw that it was not the eunuch who came out of Donghua Gate, but Chongzhen himself.

Zhu Youzhen glanced at the two of them, and without waiting for them to speak, he turned to Lu Qi and said, "Prepare a carriage for them as well, and let them follow my carriage." ”

Niu Jinxing, who had been bending his body, did not pull the little eunuch beside him until the emperor got into the carriage and asked, "This brother, where is Your Majesty going?" ”

The little eunuch glanced at him and replied quickly, "Where is Your Majesty?" How can the miscellaneous family know, you hurry up and get into the car with that companion, and you won't know when you get to your destination. ”

Niu Jinxing and Xia Yunyi got into the carriage, looking at the scenery all the way, and when the carriage stopped, he realized that he had come to Zhengyang Gate.

Zhu Youzhen got out of the carriage and beckoned the two to follow him to Zhengyang Gate. Zhu Youzhen, who was standing at the head of Zhengyangmen City, looked at the scenery of the outer city, and then said to the two of them: "Let's talk about it, what do you want to talk to me about the rebellion in Shaanxi?" ”

Xia Yunyi ignored Niu Jinxing's glances on the side, and said to Chongzhen without hesitation: "What the student wants to admonish His Majesty is about the Shanxi Governor's connivance with his subordinate troops to kill good and take credit..."

After listening to Xia Yunyi's long talk, Zhu Youzhen's face did not change, he glanced at Niu Jinxing on the side, and then asked: "Juming, do you also have the same opinion as Gong Yu?" ”

Niu Jinxing looked at Chongzhen's face from the corner of his eye, then glanced at Xia Yunyi beside him, thought about it in his heart, and said solemnly: "The student thinks that if this thing is true, the student will naturally seconded Yu Yugong." However, this matter involves the ministers of the feudal territory and the army of the nine sides, so it should be cautious, and it is not too late to investigate clearly before pursuing it. ”