If Yang Chen or those subordinate henchmen who were more familiar with Yang Zhen saw his appearance, they would definitely guess that this was a precursor to him going to commit a murder on someone. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Although Yang Zhen, the governor of the brocade guard, is much easier to get along with than his predecessors, and his reputation among the courtiers has always been good, and he rarely seems to wronged officials, but he is not a good type after all, and when facing the enemy he wants to get rid of, he will do whatever it takes.

Wanli was obviously a little stunned, and when he heard that Yang Zhen seemed to be pointing something, he hurriedly asked, "Yang Qing, who are you referring to?" ”

"Your Majesty, think about it, who can decide on these things that the minister just mentioned? Who can benefit from this? As long as these two points can be met, this person is very capable of colluding with those thieves. Yang Zhen was not in a hurry to name and identify the person, but just lured the Son of Heaven to think about it himself.

Wanli subconsciously followed Yang Zhen's guidance and deduced: "If it can be determined early that Zheng Heng will preside over the celebration in the area of Yujie, and let Yang Chen coordinate everything, it can only be those officials in the cabinet and the Shangshu Shilang of the Ministry of Industry." ”

Then, he shook his head slightly: "This kind of matter is not too serious, so the cabinet members have not spoken, so only Yang Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Zuo Yunqian, the waiter, are left...... As for the beneficiaries, I can't tell the truth. After all, he was within the palace walls, so how could he know about the entanglements between officials?

Yang Zhen saw that the emperor had already said everything, so he stopped going around in circles and said directly: "Your Majesty, please forgive the minister for the crime of nonsense, because what the minister is going to say next is just speculation, and he can't come up with any evidence at all." ”

"Hey, you don't have to be like this between you and me. Just listen to it. ”

"Obey." Only then did Yang Zhen express his own thoughts: "In fact, Your Majesty doesn't know that the minister's brother has been deeply jealous of his colleagues because he has been repeatedly promoted by the imperial court, especially those officials who have the same status, or are only one or two levels higher than him, and there are even those who are jealous and jealous. The former is because of his hard work for many years in exchange for today's status, but my brother Yang Chen has been able to continuously improve from a seven-grade county order in just a few years to today's Ministry of Labor. In their eyes, they are completely blind to my brother's exploits for the court.

"But these people are at best cold to my brother, or they are hindered by some errands, but they can't hurt him. But for others, it is different, because he wants to guard against my brother going any further, thus endangering his position. In this regard, he can only suppress it with all his might, and even use some more extraordinary means to eradicate the threat in front of him. Speaking of this, Yang Zhen stopped, just waiting for the Son of Heaven to figure it out for himself.

And Wanli only groaned slightly, and then understood who Yang Zhen was talking about, except for Zuo Yunqian, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, there was no second person who could match this statement. You must know that after Langzhong, the next step is the waiter. Although there is a Shangshu above, it is a high-ranking official of Jiuqing, and it is impossible to sit in such a high position without decades of officialdom experience, so Yang Wei, as a Shangshu, does not need to feel any threat.

But Zuo Yunqian is different, the squire is only two levels higher than Lang Zhong, not that he can't be replaced by Yang Chen. Especially judging from the speed of Yang Chen's rise in the recent period, it may not take a few years for Yang Langzhong to become Yang Shilang, and it is impossible for him to replace Yang Wei in a few years.

Thinking about this, and thinking about it, although the squire is only the second-in-command of the Ministry of Works, he is also the person who is actually in charge of the affairs of the ministry, and it is very easy to do something about something. This made Wanli's expression a little gloomy: "Is it really as Yang Qing said, this matter actually involves Zuo Yunqian?" ”

Seeing the emperor like this, Yang Zhen knew that the other party had believed a little, so he continued: "In addition, there is another point that may also be corroborated. Just a few days ago, when the minister was framed and killed Zheng Heng, a Chang Lin of the Imperial History District of the city suddenly ran to the Soldiers and Horses Division, forcing them to convict the minister. Because of this, it led to a series of changes later. And this district imperial historian inquired after the minister, but found that he and Zuo Yunqian were fellow villagers, and the relationship between the two had always been good. This point was also found out by Yang Zhen after learning that Ou Changlin was killed by the pond fish. After all, this district Changlin had caused him a lot of trouble before, and Yang Dudu naturally would not let go of this opponent easily.

There is no need to say too much, just pointing out these key points is enough to arouse the great suspicion of the Son of Heaven about Zuo Yunqian. Sure enough, when Wanli heard this, his expression became more and more solemn: "Yang Qing, what you said is true?" ”

"The minister does not dare to deceive His Majesty. However, these are only superficial clues, but they are not even evidence, so the minister does not dare to assert that this matter must be related to Zuo Shilang! ”

"No, in my opinion, these are enough to prove that Zuo Yunqian has nothing to do with this matter. There is no such coincidence in this world, and this matter must be investigated to the end! Yang Qing, this matter will be handed over to you Jinyi Wei to investigate, you must find out the truth, no matter what means you use! The Emperor solemnly ordered.

This accident, especially after seeing the explosion of the lantern, has left a lot of shadows on Wanli. As long as he thought that the important ministers of the court and the central government might actually collude with the rebels of the White Lotus Sect and the old enemies of the Mongolian people in the north, he felt uneasy for a while. No matter what the purpose of that person made such a decision, whether it was a personal vendetta or being bribed, as the Son of Heaven, he would never allow such a situation to happen. If so, it should be completely eradicated by thunderbolt to set an example.

And Yang Zhen asked a little hesitantly at this time: "But Your Majesty, after all, Zuo Shilang is a high-ranking official of the third rank of the imperial court, if the minister rashly takes it down, it will attract the courtiers to oppose it-Of course, the minister is not afraid that his reputation will be damaged, but my Jinyiwei has always obeyed the holy order to do things, but I am afraid that this will bring trouble to Your Majesty." ”

Although the appearance of Yang Zhen has greatly changed the situation of Jinyiwei, the situation in the DPRK and China is different from the past after all, and it is even more different from the period of eunuch rule in later history.

In this regard, the emperor's attitude is very resolute: "I will do it if you want to, needless to say!" As for the rest, as long as the truth can be found, there is no fear of opposition from others. ”

"Command!" What Yang Zhen wanted was the emperor's attitude, so he hurriedly bowed down and agreed.

Wanli breathed a sigh of relief: "Yang Qing, don't let me down, you must ask the truth as soon as possible." ”

"The minister will live up to His Majesty's trust." Yang Zhen Zhengse assured.

When Wanli was happy, he didn't notice that the corners of Yang Zhen's mouth, who bowed his head and led the order, had a cold smile blooming, this time he took the opportunity to make trouble and kill people with a knife, and it was really possible to completely eradicate this annoying Zuo Yunqian.

In fact, although Yang Zhen doesn't care much about his brother on the surface, he is actually quite concerned about the various disturbances in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry. Especially for Zuo Yunqian, the direct boss of his brother, he paid more attention to it, knowing that this person had been holding back all the time to be unfavorable to Yang Chen.

But after all, Yang Zhen is only the governor of Jinyiwei, and he can only rectify it when others commit it in his own hands, but he can't take the initiative to make trouble. After all, he still has some scruples and does not dare to go against the entire civilian bureaucracy. He already relied on his brother to have a general understanding of the two-hundred-year history of the Ming Dynasty, and he knew very well that the head of the factory guard, who completely overwhelmed the courtiers by relying on the emperor's trust, would not end well in the end. Whether it is the earliest Ji Gang, or the later Liu Jin Wang Zhi, or Wei Zhongxian and the like who have not yet appeared, they may be able to be majestic for a while, but as soon as the trust of the Son of Heaven is reduced, or the Son of Heaven who trusts them dies, their end will come.

Yang Zhen didn't want to follow in such footsteps, so he has always been kind to people and rarely had too many conflicts with courtiers.

But that doesn't mean he's harmless to humans and animals. As long as there is a chance, those real enemies of him, Yang Zhen will still use the most ruthless means to deal with them.

Zuo Yunqian is the target of Yang Zhen recently.

It's just because he is quite square and almost doesn't show any tricks, that Yang Zhen has no way to take him. But this time, with the occurrence and resolution of a series of things, an idea for Zuo Shilang was also brewed by Yang Zhen and was perfectly implemented at this moment.

For the Son of Heaven, other charges may not be so fearful, but such a crime of collaborating with the enemy and plotting against the enemy is really too terrible, and all signs must be strangled.

Yang Zhen, as a courtier who was very close to the emperor, naturally knew what could cause the jealousy of the Son of Heaven the most. And he doesn't think of himself as a loyal minister, as long as he can achieve his goal, he is not afraid to be a villain who tells the truth. And as long as Zuo Yunqian falls into the hands of his Jinyi Guard, there is naturally a way for him to bear the charges, which can not only satisfy Wanli, but also block the mouths of Manchu officials.

When Yang Zhen received the will and came out of the palace, his face was already full of pride and murderous aura.

"Governor, what did Your Majesty say?" Seeing him come out, the subordinates who were waiting outside hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"Let's go to the Royal Street, let people take down all the lanterns there, and bring all the people related to this back to the Zhenfu Division for careful investigation!" Yang Zhen raised a finger and ordered.

Everyone hurriedly whispered, and Yang Zhen raised a second finger at this time: "In addition, send a team of people to follow me." ”

"Is the Governor going?" Someone asked puzzled.

"Go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry to get people, and take Zuo Yunqian, the waiter of the Ministry of Industry!" After saying this, Yang Zhen had already flown on his horse, and as soon as he pulled the reins, he headed towards the six yamen!