Lu Xiyu finally came to Yuefu, on a sunny morning in early March.

Zhu Qiming rushed to the side of the hall to personally welcome him into the house, "Hehe, sister, come into the inner courtyard." ”

The grandmothers and maids on the side heard for the first time that he called a beautiful girl his sister, and the diligence on his body was very eye-catching, so they covered their mouths and snickered.

Lu Xiyu's face was slightly red, and he glanced at him with disgust.

Seeing Lu Xiyu's resentful gaze, Zhu Qiming didn't feel embarrassed, thinking that the bullying she suffered in the courtyard must have left her with extremely painful memories, and the reputation of the woman in the boudoir was more precious than her life, so her reserve at the moment was very normal.

"All of you stand down." Zhu Qiming instructed his grandmother and maid, and he didn't shy away from anything, so he moved closer to Lu Xiyu, and the two walked side by side, their sleeves occasionally touching together, "Sister, let's go to the study, I've been waiting for you for many days." ”

Everyone wanted to laugh again, but when they saw this pair of young boys and girls contrasting each other, it was like a pair made in heaven, and everyone looked at it with straight eyes, how could they still care about laughing?

Before Zhu Qiming's excitement could be heated, he was driven away by the seriousness on Lu Xiyu's face. Thinking that Lu Xiyu was so stimulated in the other courtyard at the beginning, there was no reason to come to the door easily, looking at her demeanor, judging from previous experience, Lu Xiyu must have come to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing!

The flowers on the side of the road are vibrant, the warm breeze is coming, and there seems to be a sweet smell in the air. However, looking at the light-colored skirt around him that was gradually moving away from him, the reverie in his mind slipped away quietly.

"Yang Ge asked me to come to pass the word, there are more than a dozen officials at the level of Shangshu and Shilang, including Lord Yu of Shanxi and Henan, who accused Xining of being greedy for ink and forcibly occupying private houses, but it is a pity that the book was left by the emperor and not issued."

Stay in the middle and don't send it? Lu Xiyu's faint tone brought out an amazing news!

Staying in the middle and not sending it means that the Son of Heaven left the minister's manuscript in a forbidden place, did not hand it over to the court, and did not give a reply, and shelved it like a stone sinking into the sea. This is an uncommon coercive method used by the Son of Heaven to treat his subordinates coldly or to protect his favored ministers.

"Why are they acting rashly?" Zhu Qiming couldn't help but gasp, "Forcing the emperor to express his attitude in advance will also alarm other well-intentioned people, isn't this adding to the chaos?" Besides, those important ministers obviously hit the nail on the emperor and annoyed the emperor, how will they deal with the aftermath? ”

"Elder Yang Ge said that this move can make Xining fall into passivity, so that you can take the opportunity to impeach Xining." Lu Xiyu turned around and entered the Huanqiu Pavilion and stopped by the railing, "It is said that the emperor ordered someone to draft an edict, and the cabinet did not issue a formal edict to the officials who wanted to play it, but returned the draft edict!" ”

Sealed? The seal is also an edict drafted by the cabinet or the six departments to the emperor's order, and if it is considered inappropriate, it will be returned with a sealed letter. This is a rather tough means of confrontation.

Zhu Qiming became more and more worried, entered the Huanqiu Pavilion, and shook his head again and again, "I'm afraid this move by the cabinet is adding fuel to the fire!" ”

"My father also thinks they're trying to get caught in the dark. Oh, by the way, many young officials have rushed to the noon gate and are asking for their lives. ”

Fu Que? It's over, it's over! The incident is getting bigger and bigger, which must have aroused Xining's vigilance, and it is impossible to give him a slam blow again.

Fu Que refers to the fact that when the hundred officials are rejected by the emperor, they go to the noon gate collectively, kneel down facing the palace gate, and silently express their demands, which is actually a petition without shouting slogans, which belongs to the fierce confrontation between the subordinates and the monarch.

In the Ming Dynasty, the incidents of the hundred officials and the subordination occurred repeatedly, most of which were caused by internal and external official power struggles or the emperor's misconduct, and the court staff and the Fuque incident were often accompanied by the emperor, and the hundred officials did not want to back down, so they ended in the humiliating way of being beaten on the buttocks of the hundred officials. Here, the autocratic behavior of the emperor is certainly worthy of criticism, but the pedantry and paranoia of the scholars are also staggering! Whenever Sheji was at a critical moment of life and death, the scholars seemed to have forgotten their mission, and did not express their true insights through Fu Que, on the contrary, they always attributed the reason for the unfavorable power struggle to the emperor, and entangled in the trivial issues of the Son of Heaven.

Zhu Qiming regretted a little, regretting that he shouldn't have revealed his tone to Yang Pu about secretly investigating Xining's crimes, so that the four extreme political dramas of staying in the middle and not sending it, sealing it back, Fu Que, and the court staff all appeared, and if it was not done well, it would lead to turmoil in the court.

"Elder Yang Ge didn't want to think about it, what would the emperor do if they put so much pressure on the emperor? The emperor will definitely rely more on the internal official Zhang Shi! That's a displease! ”

Lu Xiyu glanced at Zhu Qiming intently, gave up the deliberate estrangement, and looked a little nervous, "If you don't secretly investigate Xining's crimes, Yang Ge Lao will definitely not dare to encourage his colleagues to act rashly, if you move, of course they will be willing to join in the fun!" If you think about it, Xining is only the No. 2 internal official, and the senior officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee are making such a big fuss, obviously trying to burn the fire on Wang Zhen. ”

Not bad! Zhu Qiming admired Lu Xiyu's exquisite heart very much, but he didn't have time to praise Lu Xiyu. "Baiguan is too anxious! If I can convict Xining, why can't they concoct it according to the law and design to take down Wang Zhen? It is like cutting down a tree, first removing its branches and then cutting off its trunk. Alas, it could have been taken advantage of its unpreparedness to let Xining subdue the law, but after being stirred up by hundreds of officials, now if you want to get your wish, I am afraid that it is extremely difficult! ”

"Your Highness!"

Huang An trotted over, panting and said, "The imperial chamberlain came to deliver the decree, and the emperor summoned His Royal Highness into the Yongsu Palace." ”

Could it be that Xu Gong has already entered the palace and is doing something? Zhu Qiming's heart sank, and a bad premonition suddenly flashed in his mind. Thinking that now that things are in trouble, it is inconvenient for him, the prince, to do anything, and all the mysteries are waiting for Xu Gong to solve them one by one.

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There were more than 200 people kneeling outside the noon gate, the oldest was about his early forties, and the youngest was not yet the age of the weak crown.

Hundreds of brocade-clothed guards guarded inside and outside the noon gate, vigilantly staring at the low-ranking civil officials in front of them, and several brocade-clothed guards who looked like hundreds of households walked back and forth around the crowd, their movements were rude and their words were disrespectful.

"You've all been kneeling for an hour, and if you don't leave, the and urine will fall into the crotch of your pants, and you can't blame others!"

"I don't know how thick the sky is! Is it something that you lowly people can do? I just want to let you taste the power of the court staff, but fortunately, the Yang Pavilion veteran Yulin right guard Xu Commander invited into the Yongsu Palace, and the palace just released the words, let you go, if you don't know how to be interested, maybe the other side will change your mind again, so that your ass will bloom! ”

The more than 200 civil officials are not so easy to mess with, but it is a pity that although they all have sharp teeth, no one listens to reason, and scolding is not their specialty.

At this moment, Zhu Qiming arrived outside the noon gate. Jin Yiwei didn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of a prince, re-stood in line, put on a posture that people could barely see, and finally eliminated some of the anger in the chests of those civil officials, so as not to let the scene get out of control.

Zhu Qiming glanced at the two classes indifferently, didn't say a word, and calmly walked into the noon gate.

"His Royal Highness King Yue." Yang Pu appeared from the side of the road and bowed his hand, "The situation is urgent, those people outside the noon gate almost suffered the court cane, and the old man made his own opinion, saying that Xu Gong would impeach Xining in advance." Fortunately, Xu Gong was not confused, knowing that if the court and the central government made trouble, it would be difficult for him to meet His Highness again, so as not to give people a handle. Your Highness can rest assured, except for the old decay, there is no second person in the court who knows that His Highness is secretly investigating Xining, and everything falls on Xu Gong's head. ”

At this point, what's the use of keeping your mouth shut? Zhu Qiming understood that no matter how much he said at this time, it would be an afterthought, or silence was golden, so he left the courtiers and Xu Gong to deal with everything, and he just stayed out of the matter!

So, Zhu Qiming bowed in return and rushed to Yongsu Hall with Yang Pu.

The outside of the Yongsu Hall is heavily guarded. In addition to Xu Gong and Xining, there are also standing in the palace, and there are still various books, the left and right of the Imperial Palace, and the Dali Temple. The emperor sat upright on the throne, with a calm face, and his eyes were very sharp.

"Qi Ming, the king of Chenyue, knocks on His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Minister Yang Pu knocks to see Your Majesty!"

"Flat."

Zhu Qiming got up and glanced at Xining inadvertently, seeing that his face was pale, he pretended to be calm but couldn't hide the beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.

Zhu Qiming's heart was wide, thinking that Xining had always been calm, but he was timid at the moment, which meant that he was not prepared enough, so he felt empty.

It's good, all you want is that you're not prepared!

"King Yue, when you were assassinated and taken captive, Xu Gong pointed out that the impeachment was related to Xining, because the case involved you, so he summoned you to come, and if you have questions, you will be answered, and you can't lie." The emperor raised his eyes and looked out of the door, and his tone was cold.

"Obey the order!"

The emperor waved his hand at Xu Gong, and Xu Gong immediately left work.

"Your Majesty, the first year of orthodoxy King Yue is still a prince, on the day of the Yuan Festival, Prince Yue was ordered to enter the palace, about the time of the separation of the palace, with the father went straight to the Dong'anmen Lamp Market, about the beginning of the war, there were assassins who broke into the Cai Lou to assassinate the Prince Yue. However, before Prince Yue entered the palace, no one knew that he would go to the Lantern Market, and when Prince Yue left the palace, only the Empress Dowager and the late King Yue Jing knew about it, and the matter was confidential and important, so how could the assassin learn that Prince Yue had gone to the Lantern Market in such a short period of time and accurately found the colorful building? ”

With a buzz, the important ministers in the palace began to talk in a low voice.