Chapter 32: The Sin of Decency

Yanjing City, the residence of Yu Shi Pengde in Yunnan Province, has a guest tonight.

After the guest arrived at the house, he sent in a letter, and Peng De unfolded the letter, only glanced at the payment, and hurried out to greet him. As a result, the guest did not enter the house, but told Peng De to do as instructed in the letter, and removed six boxes from the carriage, and then drove away.

Peng De went back, read the letter carefully, and after reading it, he took out two boxes and gave them to his colleagues, Guizhou Dao Yushi and Sichuan Dao Yushi.

The thirteen imperial histories have offices all over the country, and there are also in the capital, and the three imperial histories belonging to the Beijing division were respectively excerpted early the next morning, and they did a major thing, impeaching the criminal department Shangshu Yuesu.

The three impeachment of Yue Su is that they tarnished the innocence of the county lord Mu Tianjiao, and the content is roughly the same, basically saying that the county lord is a widow, but he lives in the back house of Lord Yue, what is the situation, is there any unclear collusion between you, I am a state of etiquette, and educate the people with the rites of sages, you are a scholar of the criminal department, don't you know this truth, why do you still knowingly commit crimes, your book is not read in the dog's belly, this is called what to do after the county lord, isn't it to be scolded as an unclean person by the world.

The most nonsensical thing is that these three people also added something after the recital, and the content is probably like this. You Yue Su is the culprit, and now you have tarnished the reputation of the county lord, do you have to take some responsibility. Our officials are humble and can't control you, but the Son of Heaven will definitely see what is going on, Your Majesty, come and see what to do, how to deal with Yue Su.

The date when these three folds were sent to the cabinet was the second day of Fang Congzhe's arrival in Beijing, and it was also the first day of Fang Ge Lao's work. This may be a coincidence, but what is even more coincidental is that the charges of Fang Ge Lao Shen Yue Su are the same as these three, and they are also tarnishing people's innocence.

The only difference is that the name of the subject is different, and the name mentioned by Fang Congzhe on the fold is Li Qiongying. People are still unmarried big girls, running around with your Yue Su, living in your back house every day, what is the situation, do you two have anything to do, even if you Yue Su says that you two are innocent, then does anyone believe it? What should you do if you let the eldest girl of the family, and will she marry in the future? I am a state of etiquette, with the etiquette of the sages to educate the people, you are the prince and the prince, is the third master of the East Palace, and you will educate the prince in the future, will you educate the prince then? In any case, you have to make an explanation now, we have always tolerated sand in the eyes of Zhe, and we will never be in the company of people like you who do not know how to behave. Your Majesty, you can do it, if you don't punish Yue Su, and still ask Yue Su to behave mishapantly and tarnish people's reputation, I will take the burden and leave now, and I won't do it.

The four folds were sent to the celebrant supervisor, and when Gonggong Wei glanced at it, he was so angry in his heart, and scolded vigorously, which of you are Shen Yuesu, is it clear that the emperor will give him a decree to marry and help him ask for a daughter-in-law. You Fang Congzhe really has a relationship with the Li family, in order to please the Li family and reach the marriage between the Li family and Yue Su, you are disrespectful to the old man, and you even do this kind of thing, you still have to be shameless. , you three imperial historians, how much benefit did you take from the Duke of Qianguo, and you want to give the widow of his family to Yue Su. You Mu Qiyuan is thick-skinned enough, I am afraid that my daughter will be widowed and lonely, and I will be embarrassed to propose marriage, so I colluded with the imperial history and came up with such a bad idea, and asked the emperor to make an order to force them to get married, do you still want to put on an innocent appearance at that time?

Wei Zhongxian was angry in the celebrant and jumped to his feet, because the two families mentioned in the recital were both powerful reinforcements. Needless to say, the first-class nobles of the imperial court, with heavy troops in their hands, have been guarding one side for generations, and they are many times more powerful than those empty lords. The Li family is not good at stubble, not to mention the money, and they also eat black and white. With these two families marrying Yue Su, the power of Yue Su is not greater, and it is not easy to bring it down in the future.

But I can't stop it. Conceal it and don't present it to the emperor, I don't have the courage to do it, the twists and turns of the three imperial histories are small, Fang Congzhe is a cabinet minister, he goes to the court every day, he can see the emperor, and when he talks to the emperor in the Golden Palace, things are even more difficult to handle.

No, I have to present it to the emperor.

Gonggong Wei folded the four parts of the music and rushed to the Heart Cultivation Palace, just at this time, Yue Su had already accompanied the emperor to finish his work and leave. Wei Zhongxian greeted him outside the door, and the emperor allowed it and walked in.

"Wei Qing, what's the matter today?"

"Your Majesty, it's Lord Sanyue." Gonggong Wei walked up to Carpenter Zhu and whispered.

But whoever participates in Yuesu, Carpenter Zhu will ask, "What is the crime?" ”

"Back to the emperor, it's a matter of weathering." Grandpa Wei said.

"Weathering problems?" Hearing this charge, Carpenter Zhu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "Interesting, interesting...... How to write, read to me. ”

If it was another crime, Carpenter Zhu probably wouldn't even listen, and directly told Liuzhong, and Gonggong Wei also hoped for this. But the emperor seems to have been interested in the crime of weathering and wants to know what is going on.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian estimated that the emperor would definitely take a look at it after listening to it, but he didn't dare to hide it, so he read the four parts of the recital one after another.

After hearing this, Carpenter Zhu laughed again, "It's really interesting, I didn't expect Yue Qing to not only solve cases like a god, but also to hook up with women." Come, show it to me. ”

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly presented the fold to the emperor, and Carpenter Zhu opened the two copies, took a general look, and smiled again. "This Yue Aiqing is above board in everything she does, and she doesn't even hide cheating in the field, how can she be criticized in this matter and get the stolen goods. These people let me decide, how can I decide? Wei Qing, what do you say should be done properly? ”

What does Wei Zhongxian say about this, you can't say that the emperor will dismiss Yue Su with the crime of weathering, so the emperor can't do it. However, you can't go against the wishes of these guys, say it from your own mouth, and let the emperor decree marriage.

After hesitating for a while, Gonggong Wei finally thought of a good explanation, so he said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the old slave, as an internal official, is not very clear about such things, let the old slave think of ideas, this is not ......"

"Yes, yes......" Carpenter Zhu laughed again, patted his forehead, and said, "Look, I'm a little confused, why did I ask you about such things." Okay, you go down first, leave the excerpt to me first, let me think of a proper way to deal with it, and then give you an approval. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The old slave retired. After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he bowed and retreated.

When he left the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, he was gritting his teeth along the way, and he was still cursing constantly.

The carpenter Zhu in the Heart Cultivation Hall picked up the four folds again, knocked them on the table a few times, and thought to himself, "What should I do about this?" The innocence of Mu Tianjiao and the girl surnamed Li can't let Yue Su be tarnished in vain, just like the excerpt said, how can you give someone an explanation, otherwise if it spreads, how can they meet people? ”

After thinking about it for a long time, Carpenter Zhu didn't come up with a particularly good method, and his mind suddenly flashed and he remembered someone. "The queen has always been very smart, and the idea of dealing with Yue Qing last time was something she came up with. She is still a woman, and she must be more aware of women's affairs. If you ask her about such things, you will probably be able to come up with a way to get the best of both worlds. ”

Don't look at Carpenter Zhu as smart, but in terms of men and women, his IQ is actually very low. Your Majesty, all women have to revolve around him, and they don't have to think about picking up girls for the rest of their lives, nor do they have to think about what women think in their hearts, and they don't care if the women around them are happy.

If it was to be changed to something else, Carpenter Zhu would wait until the evening at most to ask, but he thought it was quite interesting, and he also wanted to make Zhang Yan happy, so he put down the work in his hand, and excitedly took the fold and drove the Kunning Palace.

When he arrived at Kunning Palace, the queen personally greeted him and invited Carpenter Zhu to the dormitory. After the Golden Palace, as soon as the husband and wife sat down, Carpenter Zhu said with an impatient smile: "Queen, something interesting happened today, and there is another person to participate in Yue Aiqing, but this crime is too interesting." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Yan was stunned and said, "How can someone be Lord Sanyue, Your Majesty still thinks it's interesting, I don't know what the crime is?" ”

"It's about weathering. By the way, the county lord of the Qianguo family that we summoned at the 'Sude Palace' last time, do you remember? Carpenter Zhu said with a smile.

"Of course the concubine remembers." Zhang Yan smiled.

"It still has a relationship with her, I heard that she lives in Yue Su's house now, and Yue Su is not clear, God knows if the two of them are like you and me. No, Yu Shishen is this kind of thing, Mu Tianjiao is still a widow, and she doesn't know how to end it. But it's easy for her alone, but today, two of them suddenly popped up. Fang Congzhe and a Miss Li of the Li family are in the melon field, and that Miss Li is also living in Yue Su's house now. This also makes people say that they will not marry in the future. Carpenter Zhu finished with a smile. Then he handed the fold to Zhang Yan, and said, "Queen, you can take a look too." ”

"Your Majesty, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the concubines really dare not look at it." Zhang Yan didn't reach out to pick it up.

"This excerpt is no better than the others, I said you can see it, you can see it. After you're done, I'm going to ask you to help me think of a way to deal with this matter properly. Carpenter Zhu said.

"The concubine obeys." Zhang Yan carefully took the folds, flipped through them one by one, and then laughed and said, "Your Majesty, this fold ......"

"What's wrong with this?" Carpenter Zhu asked curiously.

Zhang Yan is more attentive than Zhu Youxiao, and after reading it once, she immediately saw the clue, this is Mu Qiyuan and Fang Congzhe changing the law to ask the emperor to give marriage. Everyone knows that if this crime is involved, the emperor will definitely not be able to deal with Yue Su, but he will give an explanation to the woman's family. The best way to explain is to give them a name, so that the name is justified.

"This excerpt ......" Zhang Yan was about to tell the truth, but after thinking about it, she took the words back again. At the beginning, Mu Qiyuan once handed over the excerpt, which implicitly meant that he asked the queen to take care of his daughter, and now if the mechanism is broken, the emperor may be able to give marriage in the end, but he will feel that these people are using themselves as guns. You want the emperor to fulfill your daughter and Yue Su, why don't you tell the truth and make this set of false. Fang Congzhe's side may have some friendship with the Li family, so he went to this kind of excerpt, and asking the emperor to give him a marriage can be regarded as selling personal favors. In the current court situation, Wei Zhongxian is still in power, Yue Su is in a weak position, if you want to prevent Wei Zhongxian's family from becoming dominant, you still have to tie Fang Congzhe and Yue Su together. Zhang Yan, out of consideration for the emperor, did not reveal it in the end, and changed her words and said: "This excerpt is interesting, the concubine thought about it for a while, since Yue Su left Lord Mu and the Miss Li family in the mansion, he must like others." Therefore, the concubines thought that His Majesty was inferior, so they simply issued an order to fulfill them. ”

(To be continued)