Zhu Youxiao did not let Dongchang reveal that he already knew that there was a letter to Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, in Cao Sicheng's study, so as not to arouse Cao Sicheng's vigilance and let the people behind him and the other faction reach a settlement in private. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In this way, he has no way to further know the true details of Cao Sicheng.

In order to lure the snake out of the hole, Zhu Youxiao prepared to give the person who tried to frame Cao Sicheng and Xinwang Zhu Youzhen a message that he already knew that Cao Sicheng and Xinwang Zhu Youzhen had dealings.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao deliberately called Cao Sicheng forward and asked about the imperial history patrol sent by the Metropolitan Procuratorate to various provinces in recent years.

Cao Sicheng would not have thought of what His Majesty's purpose was in asking about his official affairs today, so he didn't think much about it, and it was normal to report the general situation of his Metropolitan Procuratorate to Zhu Youxiao.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded, smiling, his eyes revealed his approval of Cao Sicheng, and said: "Very good, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will govern the officials and the Governor of Lishu, whether the dynasty can be passed on to the whole of Nai for eternity, and the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate must be honest and self-controlled, if there is greed, they must be corrected, and if they are wrong, they must participate!" At present, you are doing an excellent job as the imperial history of the left capital, and the young imperial history selected by you is also talented, and even the king of letters also praised you to me, saying that the patrol imperial history you recommended to the Western Expeditionary Army is extremely effective. ”

Originally, Cao Sicheng was very happy when he heard that His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youxiao had such patience to say so many words to himself and praised himself, but he didn't expect His Majesty's words to suddenly mention Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters.

Rao is Cao Sicheng didn't know that he had been found by the people in Dongchang to find out that he had a letter with King Xin, but he, an old churro in the officialdom, couldn't help but be a little alert to His Majesty's sudden mention of Zhu Youzhen, a politically sensitive figure of King Xin, and broke out in a cold sweat.

However, Cao Sicheng knew that he couldn't say anything in this situation, and the more he said, the easier it was to do bad things, so he had to smile, and politely expressed his gratitude to His Majesty for his praise and ability, and said that he would still die for his dedication in the future.

However, in Cao Sicheng's words of gratitude, there was no mention of thanking His Royal Highness King Zhu Youzhen, which was also an indirect statement to His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youxiao: He had nothing to do with Zhu Youzhen, King of Letters, and he didn't even bother to thank him.

"Old fox!"

Zhu Youxiao scolded secretly, but also smiled faintly and didn't say anything.

However, the ministers under the hall had strange faces, Li Mingrui looked like water, but his heart was beating a drum, and he was also puzzled, why did His Majesty, who usually did not mention King Xin Zhu Youzhen in the court, suddenly mention King Xin, and it was mentioned in front of Cao Sicheng, could it be that King Zhu Youzhen was not honest after coming to the capital? This may not be possible.

However, if King Xin is really not honest, then from his previous performance on the way back to the capital, it can only show that this King Xin is not as simple as imagined, and his maturity is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Li Mingrui couldn't help but feel a strong sense of crisis, he regretted that he didn't die and asked His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youxiao to execute King Xin!

And Qian Qianyi was a little proud at this time, but he didn't deliberately show it, just frowned slightly, showing a sense of extreme discomfort to His Majesty's sudden mention of His Royal Highness King Zhu Youzhen.

Looking at the various appearances of these high-ranking civil officials in the court, Zhu Youxiao had a strong urge to tear off their hypocritical faces.

But in the end, Zhu Youxiao still resisted the impulse in his heart, after all, in many cases, even if he is an emperor, he can't be willful, and playing politics is not as good as playing on the outside, if he is a true gentleman, he can't stand on top of this temple.

"Retire from the court, there is something to do with the political secretary", Zhu Youxiao said and got up and entered the inner hall.

And after shouting long live and seeing that Zhu Youxiao was gone, the officials couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, for His Majesty Zhu Youxiao suddenly mentioned Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, no civil official felt that this was a very common thing.

The gale started at the end of Qingping, and no one knew what kind of signal His Majesty released, but everyone knew that the most critical figure in this was Cao Sicheng, the imperial historian of the Zuodu!

After the dispersal of the dynasty, almost all the officials focused on Cao Sicheng, and even those who were familiar with Cao Sicheng couldn't help but come forward to ask a few words.

The reason is naturally very simple, why did His Majesty the Emperor mention Xinwang Zhu Youzhen when he only mentioned Xinwang Zhu Youzhen and praised you, instead of praising other ministers, either His Majesty has secretly thought that you, the Imperial History of the Left Capital, Cao Sicheng, have been in collusion with Xinwang Zhu Youzhen, or you yourself are unkempt and your political IQ is still relatively low, so you go to contact a politically sensitive person.

But in either case, it is clear that His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youxiao has already expressed his dissatisfaction with this incident.

Therefore, the officials did not think that Cao Sicheng would soar because His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youxiao suddenly praised Cao Sicheng, the imperial history of the left capital, on the contrary, everyone could guess that this Cao Sicheng was afraid that he had left a bad impression on His Majesty the Emperor.

Therefore, some officials who are wise and self-protective began to selectively distance themselves from Cao Sicheng's relationship, and some deputy capital imperial historians and officials who are about to be qualified to fill the cabinet as cabinet scholars can't help but gloat, because this at least shows that there is one less competitor in their careers.

Cao Sicheng's own mood was not very good, and he couldn't figure out why His Majesty would suddenly mention that Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, had praised himself, which was obviously expressing his dissatisfaction with contacting Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters.

The emperor's heart is unpredictable, Cao Sicheng is not enough to figure out Zhu Youxiao's thoughts, and even he doesn't know how to deal with it now, and he doesn't know how to deal with the various performances of his colleagues.

And just when the officials who had done a good job gloated and wanted to congratulate Cao Sicheng on winning the appreciation of His Majesty and His Royal Highness King Xin, Li Mingrui, the second assistant of the cabinet, suddenly appeared at this time and shouted: "What are you doing, is it a place for idle talk in the palace forbidden, you are also members of the imperial court, if you don't care about your own dignity anymore, when the time comes, the imperial history will be impeached, don't expect this official to help you intercede, let's disperse!" ”

For a hot cabinet elder like Li Mingrui, the officials are still a little afraid, so it is not good to say more.

And Cao Sicheng saw that Li Mingrui suddenly appeared to relieve the siege for himself, but he was also as happy as a long drought and a rainy day, and couldn't help crying with a sad face: "Thank you for the elder pavilion, but you also saw it, what His Majesty suddenly said in the court today, the lower officials still feel that the thorn is in the back." ”

"Let's talk after leaving the palace!"

Li Mingrui glanced around, and then walked first, until he got on the horse (Li Mingrui has the privilege of riding in the Forbidden City), and only after leaving the Forbidden City did he stop and change the sedan chair.

But after walking for a while, Li Mingrui asked the sedan chair man to stop the sedan chair, and waited for Cao Sicheng to also come in the sedan chair, and then ordered someone to restart the sedan chair, and keep walking with Cao Sicheng's sedan chair, and the two talked through the sedan curtain.