Just now, Yan Qing had already realized that the Son of Heaven was going to deliberately target him, so he stepped forward and defended his colleagues in order to defend the hundred officials, but in fact, it was more just an offense and a defense. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

I thought that with the ability to argue that I had cultivated in officialdom for many years, I would be able to resolve this crisis, and I could even get the favor of other colleagues because of it. Unexpectedly, with the arrival of Yang Zhen, the situation suddenly reversed, and one crime after another fell on his head, and he couldn't even come up with a rebuttal.

And that's not the worst of all. The most terrible thing is that when he is faced with such a situation, none of his colleagues who should be on the same side as him have spoken out. Whether it is an old friend who has been friends for many years, or a protégé who can have today's status by relying on his own protection and recommendation, they have all become clay sculptures and wood carvings at the moment, and they don't even show a little bit.

Yan Qing, who knelt on the ground and listened to the question of the Son of Heaven, felt both angry and sad, maybe this is the warmth and coldness of the officialdom. It is said that (female cousins) are ruthless and the drama is meaningless, in a sense, this official is more ruthless and unrighteous than these two.

Later generations always like to say that children can distinguish between right and wrong, and adults only look at the pros and cons. This may be biased, but it is very appropriate to use it in the officialdom, because if an official wants to make continuous progress, if he wants not to make mistakes, he wants to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages.

And for those officials now, they have thoroughly seen the current situation, since the Son of Heaven and Jinyiwei have such sufficient materials and evidence, it shows that they are really determined to take Yan Qing, the official secretary. If he still rushes forward at this time and defends him, he can only end up with a funeral. And this is not the work of a wise man.

If the Jinyi Guards were harming Yan Qing, they would either stand up and speak for them out of morality or out of fame. But now, since the evidence of the crime is conclusive, it can only exonerate himself and make himself unclean, and of course no one will do such a self-defeating approach.

Knowing that he could not get rid of his guilt, Yan Qing was angry for a while, and even for a moment, he wanted to expose some of the inside information he knew—as a secretary of the ministry and an old minister of the court, he knew too many dirty things that could not be put on the table—but in the end he suppressed this impulse.

Obviously, the Son of Heaven is coming at himself today, and saying these things will not save him, but will make enemies in many ways. As a result, your life will be more difficult. So after a little weighing, Yan Qing finally kowtowed and said: "The minister knows the sin, and the minister owes the grace of His Majesty......"

It wasn't until he heard him say this sentence that Wanli, who was condescendingly staring at Yan Qing closely, finally breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was really afraid that the other party would not admit it, and then find a series of statements to defend himself, but now he can rest assured.

Immediately, Wanli's gaze swept over the other courtiers who were a little dazed: "Yan Qing betrayed the grace of the saint, used power for personal gain, and blocked the way of speech, all of which are big crimes. He was immediately dismissed from all official positions on the spot, handed over to Jinyiwei for interrogation, and then punished after all the crimes he had committed were ascertained. ”

After a period of silence, those officials could only respond weakly: "Your Majesty, the ministers have no objections!" ”

Seeing that the matter had been settled, Yang Zhen strode forward under the signal of the Son of Heaven, pulled Yan Qing's clothes and said, "Yan Shangshu, come with me." Without waiting for his next reaction, he forcibly dragged Yan Qing, who had already collapsed to the ground, up. Immediately, several forbidden army captains stepped forward and helped escort him out of the main hall.

Yang Zhen led people away, but it did not make the atmosphere at the scene much more relaxed. After seeing Yan Qing's fate, all the officials were really in danger. You must know that many of them also have those charges, but they don't know what the Son of Heaven will do next.

Wanli also felt the fear of the ministers, but his heart was relieved. Over the years, only at the moment when he drove Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng away from his side, he could feel the awe from his subordinates, and in the past few years, he had not had this kind of pleasure in his hands for a long time. This made his spirit extremely high at this time, his eyes were full of confidence, and even his voice was much louder than usual:

"Yan Qing, as a secretary of the ministry, was deeply favored by heaven but did not want to repay it, and I really took it down out of helplessness. I really don't want anyone to do something like him, which is equivalent to the great disadvantage of the country and himself, can you understand my hard work? ”

"Your Majesty's holy virtues, the ministers will keep them in mind, and you will definitely live up to Your Majesty's trust and trust." Without any hesitation, the ministers immediately responded. Because they could easily hear what he meant from Wanli's words, that is, this time it was only for Yan Qing alone, and the questions of others would not be investigated. This is exactly what they were looking forward to, so it seems that the choice they made just now is quite accurate.

Wanli smiled again, and said: "This matter in the DPRK and China can finally be decided, but the shortcomings of the northern border army still have to be dealt with, otherwise it will be a big trouble after all, I don't know what good plan Zhu Qing has?" ”

"This ......" Many courtiers were at a loss, this problem is indeed difficult to solve, and a bad one will cause chaos. And now, the Mongolian people are in great power, and the imperial court cannot withstand such changes.

After a long time, Zhang Xueyan came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has an idea, or he can solve this problem." ”

"Tell me about it." Wanli nodded and said, in fact, he also had an idea about this problem before, but he hasn't really made up his mind yet, but he can see if these officials have a better way.

"There are indeed many shortcomings in the border army, but the root cause is still the greed of some generals. If Your Majesty had found an officer of outstanding ability and absolute credibility to inspect and deal with the officials involved, the situation of the border army would have changed greatly. Zhang Xueyan said and peeked at the Son of Heaven.

Wanli's eyes lit up: "This idea coincides with me." Sending a messenger to find out everything is indeed the best way to stabilize the border army now. However, the selection is a little difficult...... "In fact, he has already thought of the candidate, but I don't know if the courtiers will agree."

Zhang Xueyan immediately played again: "Your Majesty, there is a candidate for the minister, this person has won the trust of His Majesty, not to mention, and he is also quite popular in the army. Moreover, a few years ago, he also went to Shanxi, and he was very familiar with it, and he may be able to find out some clues. ”

"What do you mean?"

"I think that Yang Zhen, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, is the most suitable person." Zhang Xueyan immediately made it clear.

The officials behind him were stunned when they heard this, but then many people understood his deeper purpose. Zhang Xueyan recommended Yang Zhen, who had just knocked Yan Qing down, of course he didn't want to take refuge because he was afraid, in fact, he was taking revenge.

What is the situation of the northern border army, no one knows better than him, the secretary of the military department. Do you think he doesn't want to solve the problems of the border army after learning about them? I don't want to, I really can't.

Those generals have been in business for many years, and they have long been in military power, unless the court does whatever it takes, it is impossible to really condemn them for this. And at this time, if Yang Zhen is thrown there, if he investigates as unscrupulously as in the court, or even takes people, I am afraid that it will not take long for him to die at the hands of those guys. And if he is clever and knows how to protect himself, and does not dig deeper, I am afraid that he will also be impeached for his incompetence, and then the courtiers will be able to attack him en masse.

Therefore, as long as Yang Zhen is assigned this errand, he can only face one ending, that is, it is completely finished.

In addition, Zhang Xueyan also thought of two other results. The current situation in the border area is very complicated, maybe there is no need for people in the court to make trouble, just a sudden battle can take Yang Zhen's life. And once Yang Zhen goes to the north, Jinyiwei will fall into a situation where the dragons are leaderless, and the officials of the DPRK and China will naturally be much easier.

Although those officials didn't think as much as Zhang Xueyan, everyone knew that this was indeed a good way to kill birds with one stone, so they echoed one after another: "The minister seconded the proposal, and leaving this matter to Yang Zhen will definitely solve the problems of the imperial court." ”

"Yang Dudu is well-known in the northwest, and he will definitely be able to succeed if he goes out."

"Your Majesty asks for permission to be played by Zhang Shangshu......"

Seeing that the ministers responded to Zhang Xueyan's proposal one after another, the Son of Heaven, who was still a little proud, hesitated. He is not a stupid person, he knows that Yang Zhen is not dealing with these, and at this moment, they are pushing hard, so naturally there is something wrong with it.

It's just that, even if there are doubts, it is difficult for Wanli to object in such a situation. Because he is the Son of Heaven after all, everything should start from the Ming Dynasty, so in the end he could only nod and say: "Since this is the case, then I will allow the Zhongqing to say, and let Yang Zhen go to the border army as a messenger to find out." ”

"Your Majesty." The ministers bowed again, and at the same time, many people showed smiles in their eyes, at least today it was a game.

There were only a few people such as Yang Chen and Zhong Yu, but at this time, they were deeply worried, knowing that Yang Zhen was afraid that this time there would be a lot of trouble. But under the boat, they can't do anything.

This time, the Ming court once again showed a super ability to do things, after the court meeting, after noon, the cabinet had prepared the holy decree, and then sent it to the Son of Heaven by him to use the seal, then through the Department of General Affairs to appoint Yang Zhen as the patrol of the border to send the will down, directly sent to the Zhenfu Division.

At this time, Yang Zhen was not in the yamen, but went home early.