Chapter Eighty-Five: Wake up to Shi Fenglai
Hearing that Emperor Chongzhen was going to hand over Zhou Fulu to Dongchang, the faces of the people present suddenly changed greatly, and the most ugly of them was naturally Zhou Fulu. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info He was sitting on the ground at this point, his body shaking like chaff, obviously terrified.
Fang Zhenghua looked relieved, and planned to concoct Zhou Fulu fiercely after going back.
This time he lost face in front of Emperor Chongzhen, how could he easily let go of Zhou Fulu?
Emperor Chongzhen took Zhou Fulu's case so seriously, on the one hand, he used Zhou Fulu's case to test the current civil official group. The second is to train his team, so that Founder can control the East Factory as soon as possible.
I will definitely clean up the court in the future, who will do this? Except for Dongchang and Jinyiwei, there is no one else.
Emperor Chongzhen knew very well that if the civil official's case was handed over to the civil official, the consequences would be known without thinking about it.
In history, Emperor Chongzhen handled a case of Wei Zhongxian, which was handled directly for more than half a year, and as a result, the sentencing given by the civil officials directly crooked Emperor Chongzhen's nose. Repeated retrials, if it weren't for the people who later used the Donglin Party, I don't know when it would have been delayed.
But with the people of the Donglin Party, there were a group of people in the court who spoke loudly, and there were really a thousand words in the pen, and there was no plan in the chest.
It's better to say than to sing, and when it comes to the critical moment, none of them can be relied on, and it's good that something will not be solved, and even worse, they will pull their hind legs in the back, make trouble for you, and make stumbling blocks, and as for the interests of the country, they will be left behind at all.
The court that Emperor Chongzhen is preparing to set up is the Zhongzheng Ying Dynasty, whether it is the Donglin Party or the Qizhejiang Chu Party, employing people on the basis of meritocracy, and strictly inspecting the character.
Employing people with the party and using one party to suppress the other party will never solve the problem of party contention.
It is Emperor Chongzhen's plan to open the way with Jinyiwei and Dongchang, clean the court, and then arrange the candidates he is optimistic about, and vigorously cultivate the imperial party. Seeing Fang Zhenghua's performance, Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was a good decision to leave Tian Ergeng.
In his own plan, Jinyiwei can play an important role, as for running out, it will be used to calm the anger of the public, and Tian Ergeng will be withdrawn.
"Your Majesty, although this case has been clarified, after all, it involves Fang's father-in-law, and it seems that there is something wrong with handing over Zhou Fulu to Dongchang!" Li Kuilong hurriedly stood up and said, "It's better to hand it over to the Criminal Department or Dali Temple for interrogation!" ā
"yes!" The two deputy judges on the side also hurriedly said: "After all, the case was reviewed by the Three Law Divisions, and it is easy to provoke criticism if it is transferred to Dongchang!" ā
For the three of them, Emperor Chongzhen handed over the case to Dongchang, which was a slap in their face, and Emperor Chongzhen made it clear that he didn't trust them.
In fact, Emperor Chongzhen just doesn't trust them, this case is to dig deeper, at least to get the head of the household book, and vacate the position of a cabinet scholar, otherwise what do you do with so much effort?
Leave it to them to handle, and Emperor Chongzhen can't stand it after a few months, and in the end, I'm afraid it's about him again, and he has a Tai Chi, and then the case stops here with Zhou Fulu, which is definitely not what Emperor Chongzhen wants to see.
Glancing at the three of them, Emperor Chongzhen touched his chin and thought about it, but he also had to think about things from time to time!
As the saying goes, while cleaning up these corrupt officials, we must also give confidence to loyal ministers, not by virtue of temporary preferences, but by real evidence, standing on the side of righteousness, otherwise it will give people an unfair image, which is not good.
The emperor can't lose his trust, Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Fang Zhenghua, ignored his expectant eyes, and said: "What you Aiqing said makes sense, Fang Zhenghua is indeed not suitable for handling this case, then hand it over to Jinyiwei!" ā
"Tian Ergeng came into contact with this case very early, and all the evidence and physical evidence were also found by Jinyiwei, and it is natural for them to continue the thorough investigation." Emperor Chongzhen said this, looked at Tian Ergeng, and said: "Tian Ergeng, this case will be handed over to you, handle it well, and you need to give me and the hundred officials an explanation when the time comes!" ā
"The emperor can rest assured, the ministers will do their best!" Tian Ergeng listened to Emperor Chongzhen's words and hurriedly bowed.
Emperor Chongzhen's holy decree was given, and Li Kuilong's faces were a little unsightly, and the emperor made it clear that he didn't believe them.
Especially Li Kuilong, he was even more worried, Emperor Chongzhen made it clear that he wanted to make a fuss about Zhou Fulu's case, once he explained Jinyiwei and Dongchang, the case would definitely be made into a big case, and the storm would not be small at that time.
Now that Wei Zhongxian has fallen, people are under house arrest, their homes have been raided, and the case has not yet been filed, but it is like a sword, which will fall down at any time and hang above the heads of the ministers.
Coupled with Zhou Fulu's case, Emperor Chongzhen is a two-pronged approach! It's just dying.
The book of the military department was taken down by the emperor, and he directly copied the house, and replaced it with Sun Chengzong, who no one wanted to see. Obviously, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to arrange for Sun Chengzong to enter the cabinet, and now it seems that this step is to pave the way for Sun Chengzong to enter the cabinet.
Zhou Fulu's case will definitely be found on the body of the cabinet scholar, but who is it, there is no tendency for the time being.
Li Kuilong couldn't help but be a little worried in his heart, Emperor Chongzhen was cutting meat with a soft knife, and he was standing on the sake of righteousness, cutting meat justifiably, so that the ministers couldn't make trouble if they wanted to! There is no way to protest against protests, it's just depressing.
"Okay, even if the matter comes to this point, it's time for me to go back to the palace!" Emperor Chongzhen's purpose has been achieved, and he is naturally in a good mood, ready to drive back to the palace.
The people present hurriedly sent Emperor Chongzhen off, although they had a lot of thoughts in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it in front of Emperor Chongzhen.
After taking a few steps outside, Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Tian Ergeng behind him, and said: "By the way, send someone to raid Zhou Fulu's house, check his property, and confiscate all the proceeds of corruption, hurry up, be fast, understand?" ā
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tian Ergeng hurriedly agreed, for Jinyiwei, it is naturally easy to copy the family.
Emperor Chongzhen returned to the palace, but Zhou Fulu's case spread throughout the capital like a whirlwind, and countless people were immediately frightened.
Out of Shuntian Mansion, Li Kuilong did not dare to delay at all, and went directly to the house of Shi Fenglai, a scholar of the first assistant university in the cabinet. Now that he has some six gods and no masters, he needs to find one to discuss, and Shi Fenglai is naturally the most suitable person.
Shi Fenglai was waiting at home at this time, and he was also very concerned about Zhou Fulu's case.
But when the news of Emperor Chongzhen's visit to Shuntianfu came, Shi Fenglai felt that he had no bottom in his heart. When the news of the conclusion of the case came, Zhou Fulu was sent to prison, and Shi Fenglai was suddenly mourned, and he sat on the chair for a long time and did not come back to his senses.
After hearing the news of Li Kuilong's arrival, Shi Fenglai hurriedly said: "Please, please!" ā
When Li Kuilong walked in, Shi Fenglai couldn't take care of it, and hurriedly pulled Li Kuilong to sit down, and asked eagerly: "Quick, tell me quickly, what's going on today, how can things be corrupted so far, how can they be corrupted so much!" ā
Li Kuilong naturally didn't dare to hide it, and hurriedly told Shi Feng about today's events, and then quietly looked at Shi Fenglai, waiting for Shi Feng to come up with an idea.
After pondering for a long time, Shi Fenglai sighed: "Today's son of heaven, although he is young, his mind is really deep, and his heart is unpredictable!" ā
Looking at Shi Fenglai's appearance, Li Kuilong's heart was empty for no reason, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, things have come to this point, we can't help but be prepared!" Whether it is Zhou Fulu's case or Wei Zhongxian's case, I'm afraid there will be a backhand! ā
Backhand? Isn't that obvious? Shi Fenglai said with a wry smile: "You don't think that today's events, the emperor didn't know beforehand, right?" ā
"Your Excellency is saying!" Li Kuilong's face suddenly changed greatly, and his voice trembled: "I see, I see, but how can it be?" ā
Shi Fenglai sighed and said: "The emperor has really been planning for a long time, and now it seems that when the emperor left the palace, the incident of the victims outside the city broke out, and the emperor was planning this matter." It's just that Zhou Fulu is smart, and we don't know the depths, so we stepped into it ourselves. ā
"The emperor then pushed the boat down the river, but we didn't know it, and the result was still self-righteous, I'm afraid many people wouldn't expect today's ending, right? The emperor has been forbearing, until he is sure, this is done in one fell swoop, and the plan and mind are simply terrifying. ā
"Looking at Wei Zhongxian's case through this matter, the emperor privately detained Wei Zhongxian in the name of Wei Zhongxian's recuperation in the palace, and then went to the back to copy the Hakka family's home, copied Wei Zhongxian's nephew's house, and now copied Wei Zhongxian's home, every step is calculated, and when we react, the matter is already irreversible."
"My lord, will that be?" Li Kuilong raised his head, looked at Shi Fenglai, and said in a trembling voice.
Shi Fenglai nodded and said dejectedly: "Once Wei Zhongxian's case is turned over, it means that the emperor is ready." Once the son of heaven and a courtier, this is nothing, the new emperor ascended the throne except for a few old ministers, many courtiers are to be dismissed. ā
"But the emperor didn't do this, obviously the emperor is ready to settle the score!"
"My lord, what should we do?" Li Kuilong hurriedly asked, his heart was about to jump out.
After muttering for a long time again, or silence is more appropriate, Shi Fenglai raised his head, and instantly seemed to be several years older, and said after opening his mouth a few times: "As the head of the cabinet, he is already a very good minister, and if he can start and finish well, it can be regarded as a complete merit." ā
"Make a plan early, maybe the emperor will see that I have no credit and hard work, the monarch and the minister will not turn their faces, if it's late, it's really late!" With that, the room fell silent.