The emperor is sick!

When Emperor Hongzhi of the Heavenly Dynasty suddenly issued a decree to exempt the court, the ministers of civil and military affairs all knew for a time that something had gone wrong with the supreme Son of Heaven. Although the emperor occasionally abolished the dynasty due to illness in recent years, after all, there were not many times, so in the early dynasty, Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, led several ministers to hand over the book to greet him at Zuoshunmen. It wasn't until Xiao Jing, the eunuch in the palace, who was in charge of the seal, personally came out to pass on the emperor's message, saying that it was just a minor illness, and it had gradually recovered after the imperial doctor's conditioning, and Zhu Qing just went back to continue to work with peace of mind, and several ministers dispersed.

However, not all ministers were able to let go of the boulder in their hearts, especially Jiao Fang, the second-in-command of the ministry. Ma Wensheng is still recuperating at home, but he, who is really a little sick, doesn't dare to raise at home, so he can only reluctantly take his illness out to take care of affairs. Although many people praised his diligence and he had the upper hand for the time being, only Jiao Fang himself knew how much fear and apprehension the previous emperor's edict gave him. No matter how good the ministers' comments about him are, the emperor can't get through it, even if he is as stable as Mount Tai now, it is in vain; And no matter how bad the ministers' opinion of him is, as long as the saint is there, even if he is sent to Nanjing to be idle, he can make a comeback.

The word "holy family" is the most wonderful, what kind of person is the former minister Shangshu Wang Shu, doesn't it mean that he will fall? If there is no Sacred Heart bias, even if Qiu Jun makes Liu Wentai frame, how can he bring down such a person?

Therefore, when he learned that the emperor was ill on this day, Jiao Fang still did not dare to make the slightest mistake, and he was busy in the ministry until after the evening before returning home. After a few mouthfuls of dinner, he ordered to invite Di Juren, and got up straight and went to the study. After taking his seat in the study for a short time, with a soft knock at the door, Diro came into the room, bowed down and called out to the old man.

These days, Jiao Fang often called Di Luo to the study, sometimes asking about the human geography of Jiangxi, sometimes asking about the many situations in Henan's hometown, sometimes asking about famous people in Shilin, and sometimes asking about various ways of economic governance. found that Di Luo could answer anything, although he was not extremely proficient, but after all, he knew everything, he naturally valued him, and gradually regarded people as staff members. At this time, when he sat down in front of him, he told the emperor about the emperor's exemption from the dynasty today, and then asked: "Now that the old man is sick and is in charge of the ministry, the direction of the stroke in the court is quite reversed, but the emperor's previous message is meaningful, and now the emperor is sick, if the old man does not do anything, I am afraid that after Ma Wensheng comes back, the old man will be even more unfavorable." ”

"Boss, when the emperor is sick, you were sick in the yamen of the ministry before, but no one will suspect it, at most, you feel that the atmosphere is not good, which is not conducive to the nobles. It's just that I heard that the boss and Ma Shangshu are both from Henan? ”

Hearing the last sentence, Jiao Fang's face suddenly became gloomy. The dispute between the north and the south of the imperial court has continued from the Hongwu year to the present, and it is no longer a dispute of will. Ma Wensheng was a veteran of several dynasties, and he should have been given the position of heavenly official a few years earlier, but in the end, he was several years late because of the failure of Tingtui, just because he was a northerner. And he and Ma Wensheng were both from Henan in the early years, and they had nodding friends, but since Ma Wensheng was promoted to the head of the six ministries, and he was also transferred to the ministry, he really became enemies. In addition to worshipping the Buddha across the mountain, why didn't the southerners deliberately add fuel to the fire? Of course, if Ma Wensheng could stop a little more and not suppress him so much in his fellow villagers, why would he be so excessive!

Thinking of these joints, Jiao Fang pondered for a long time before asking, "Don't beat around the bush, open the skylight and say something." ”

"Yes." Di Luo owed, and then said respectfully, "What the late life means is that Liu Ge is always a northerner, and the first and second people of Tianguan are Ma Shangshu and the boss, and the boss is at odds with Liu Ma. Later, I heard that Zhang Cai in the Anthology Shilang is a native of Gansu, and he is also a native of our north, and Ma Shangshu relies on him a lot. ”

With Jiao Fang's heart and surname that has been in the court for many years, he can't understand what Di Luo means, his face is silent, but he has already given birth to several methods in his heart. After a long time, he nodded approvingly at Di Luo and said, "It's a pity that the virtuous nephew gave up the exam today." ”

"The boss is too awarded, compared to Brother Jiao, the late life is the real repeated failure, and he was unwell before the examination of the Ministry of Science and Rites, so he did not take the test. Besides, even articles like Brother Jiao Jinke fell off the list, not to mention the foundation of the late students? Speaking of this, Di Luo saw Jiao Fang holding the teacup and taking a sip, as if to hide his anger, he hurriedly smiled and said, "The old man forgives his sins, but he lost his words in his later life." It's just that from Brother Jiao's fall, to the boss being attacked by a group this time, and then to the emperor's dictation, this ** thing is overwhelming, and I think hard about it in my later life, I really feel that it is difficult for someone to be so capable. To put it mildly, unless people outside the palace and inside the palace collude with each other, I'm afraid they won't be able to do such things. ”

These days, Di Luo has become a guest in Jiao's mansion, and naturally he is no longer under house arrest before, and when he only goes out, Jiao Fang has always sent someone to follow behind, so he knows his whereabouts well. Knowing that in addition to the Jiangxi Guild Hall, he only turned around a few bookstores, painting shops and shops with the four treasures of the study, and only those Jiangxi movers were interconnected, so he was naturally more at ease with people. At this moment, he suddenly remembered that Li Anlai had reported to Di Luo that he had something to do in Jiangnan and told him, but he didn't care, and now when he thought about the meaning of this, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

"Are you talking about Xu Xun?"

"Exactly!" Di Luo was under house arrest in Jiaofu before, and the news was cut off for a while, and he couldn't help but reflect on what information he had ignored during the period from Nanjing to Beijing. And when Jiao Fang relaxed the control these days, he was able to go out, and immediately instructed the news channels in various parts of the capital to inquire about the information he wanted as soon as possible, and naturally sorted out the context.

"Do you know about the case of Zhao Qin, which was a sensation in Nanjing? In his later life, he had been in Jinling for a while, so he knew some inside information that others didn't know. Zhao Qin's case seems to be Zhao Qin's insatiable greed and evil, and the spearhead is pointed at the internal officials who have angered these old men in the palace, and Ye Guang, the Fusi of Beizhen, has proved his crime to death. In fact, he plotted to seize the Xu family's property, but Xu Xun got the Nanjing garrison Fu Rongqing's eyes, so this young man made waves in Nanjing, and forced this famous Qingliu to overturn the horse, but not only was he fine, but the southern supervisor Jiu Zhangmao also regarded him as a sincere gentleman. ”

It was the first time Jiao Fang had heard such a situation, and he was shocked and hurriedly asked about it. When Di Luo originally told the whole story of that big case - if Xu Xun was here, he would definitely be shocked, because some of the important places were only known to him, but Di Luo said it as if he had seen it - and Jiao Fang heard this, not to mention the regret in his heart.

How could he have thought that the Xu father and son were just nouveau riche who were easy to handle! If he knew that Xu Xun had overturned Zhao Qin with his own strength, he would definitely not underestimate such a cunning kid!

"Why didn't you say this earlier!"

"The old man forgives the sins, and the late life only heard these news in bits and pieces, if it weren't for these days of meditation, I'm afraid I would ignore the past. This son is young and cunning, and it is not just the boss who is wrong. ”

Even if he is invincible to defeat the enemy from defeat, he hasn't looked away!

Therefore, after a pause, Di Luo complimented: "But now that the old man has recognized his face, he will definitely be able to reverse this unfavorable situation in one fell swoop." After all, this son does not have much foundation in the capital, and he only relies on the crown prince and Xiao Gonggong. However, the crown prince is not yet an adult, if the emperor is disgusted with him, how can his father and son gain a foothold in the capital? Even if it is Gonggong Xiao, he will inevitably be responsible if he wants to come. ”

Speaking of Xiao Jing, Jiao Fang couldn't help but feel a stir in her heart. I think he only thought of one aspect at the beginning, I heard that Xu Xun said that Xiao Jing asked Li Rong to go to the Zhai Palace to accompany the holy driver, so that the emperor could forgive the past because of the old feelings, but now that he thinks about it, this is not a news channel that isolates him! Thinking that he had almost fallen into the hands of this slippery boy this time, he suddenly narrowed his eyes.

If this revenge is not avenged, where will his Jiao Fang's face go!

Seeing that Jiao Fang had already moved, Di Luo struck while the iron was hot and said: "Boss, although there are many things that Xu Xun can do about it, it is very rare to really move the fundamentals. However, I heard that Zhang Yong, a close servant to the prince's side, has been ordered to supervise the avant-garde of the government army? ”

Jiao Fang had also heard of this news, but he was busy with the affairs of the ministry, and he didn't care about this stubble for the time being, but now that he took a closer look, he couldn't help but have a little bit of a plan. So, in front of Di Luo, he called Li An in, and told him to check Zhang Yong's movements these days, and after the people went out, he said to Di Luo: "Since the virtuous nephew has abandoned the exam, he will stay in my house for the past three years." If you are named on the gold list after three years, the old man will definitely try his best to ensure that you are in the house! ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Although there is a huge difference in the status of the old and the young, most of them lose when they fight. At that time, the court and the inner court may be empty, and the person who has benefited from him will be the biggest beneficiary!

Early in the morning two days later, although Emperor Hongzhi still had not yet ascended to the court, an earth-shattering revelation suddenly circulated in the cabinet ministries and courtyards - Xu Xun, the commander of the avant-garde palm print of the government army, colluded with Zhang Yong, the eunuch in the East Palace, privately transferred firearms and gunpowder, and the evidence of the crime was conclusive, and he was severely punished after the public trial! After the news reached the celebrant eunuch, although Xiao Jing was shocked and wanted to hide it and not report it for the time being, but even the celebrant had spread such a revelation, and he had to let Dai Yi present it to the imperial front, but his heart was churning.

Where did Xu Xun and Zhang Yong get such courage, this must be the prince's idea, maybe there is the emperor's approval! But this kind of transfer of firearms and gunpowder has always had to go through the Ministry of War, and now it will come out, even if it is the Central Order, Liu Daxia of the Ministry of War will inevitably fight, and if other people up and down make noise again, for the face of Emperor Mingjun, Xu Xun may have to carry the black pot!

Sure enough, as he expected, in the evening of that day, the inner court sent down the emperor's holy decree, ordered Xu Xun and Zhang Yongjinyi to guard the prison, and ordered the Jinyi guard to mention the Beizhen Fusi Jinyi Guard to command Tongzhi Ye Guang to investigate!

(To be continued)