Empress Dowager Zhang fell ill for the second time, and the illness was much more serious than the first time, and after the doctors rushed over, they came to a conclusion that was not very optimistic. This news was not suppressed, and soon, it spread outside, and most of the courtiers also knew the news that Our Lady Zhang fainted again.

But in the face of the witch Gu case, Empress Dowager Zhang's physical problems are not discussed for the time being. In comparison, the nature of this major case is even worse. The witch case can be big or small, if the emperor seizes this kind of case and starts to make a fuss, maybe it will set off a storm.

Even if it is not instructed by the Son of Heaven, as long as he shows his concern for the witch Gu, the people below will make trouble and make people in order to please the Son of Heaven, and in the end, I am afraid that everyone will be in danger, and no one will have a peaceful life.

Yang Tinghe and others, the primary purpose now is to try to suppress this case as much as possible, not to let it continue to ferment and expand, so as not to make trouble out of control, and secondly, to save the lives of the Zhang brothers. The ministers didn't like the two Bahu brothers, but to deal with them, it should be within the framework of the normal judicial system of the imperial court, and they couldn't kill their heads with witch Gu. There are some ministers who are already secretly talking about it, if the hand of the Son of Heaven is slipping......

Tao Zhongwen was first under pressure, and some officials began to accuse him of being a demon, and turned out some of his old bad deeds, including his background and experience of cheating in the local area before he made a career. tried to prove that he was just a charlatan, wandering in the palace, in case he seduced the Son of Heaven in the middle of the trick, and should be beheaded.

In Yang Tinghe's hands, there are some more important things, including the fact that he deceived the emperor, filled his own pockets, and made money from various heavenly affairs.

On Yang Chengzu's side, someone also came to the door, sending some evidence of the Wenxiang Sect's trade with the Mongols in the northwest. Since the Renwu Incident, Yang Chengzu signed a peace treaty with the Mongols with the secret decree of the Son of Heaven, and the assistance to the Luo Feihong tribe has never been interrupted in the past two years. Song Guoen's anti-water also has a lot to do with this matter. The business is big, and it is very difficult to keep it secret, and it is not too difficult for Yang Tinghe to collect evidence.

Since the decree was not signed by the cabinet and was not approved at the official level, this kind of transaction would still be regarded as a conspiracy against the enemy. In particular, the materials sold included arquebuses, iron armor and other contraband, last year there was a famine in Mongolia, Yang Ji sold a batch of grain to Luo Feihong at a critical moment, not only helped her tribe survive the famine, but also allowed her to take the opportunity to gather a lot of strength and momentum. These things are thrown to the court, which is enough to be qualified to raid the family and destroy the family.

In addition to these, during Guo Xun's military training in Shanxi, he traded materials with the Mongols, greedy for ink and food, and sent troops to kill the owner of the field to help Yang Ji collect the land, etc., and the materials were very sufficient. The purpose of sending the materials is also very clear, the first assistant asked people to bring a message to the governor, stop when you have to stop, and spare people.

Yang Chengzu and Tao Zhongwen did not hide these circumstances, and reported them to Jiajing, both of whom were important ministers and confidants of the Son of Heaven, and because of this, they did not move around in public. In private, there are financial exchanges or secret meetings.

Tao Zhongwen needs Jinyiwei to help him with some secrets, and he also needs to learn some charlatan tricks from Yang Chengzu to act as a supernatural power. Yang Chengzu needs to create an immortal, and then let this immortal help him say good things, which can be regarded as taking what he needs.

In front of Jiajing, the relationship between the two was average, not estranged, but they were not much close, and reported the situation, Yang Chengzu said with a smile: "They took out so many things, which proves that they are indeed panicking." It seems that Yang Xindu really wants to keep the two uncles this time, which is really ridiculous, but he did not impeach the two for lawlessness at the beginning. Now that the evidence is all there, and he can kill his head, he wants to come out and speak. ”

Jiajing's face was gloomy, "They are not on the side of those two people, they just like to go against me!" I understand the thoughts of these people very well, and I can't let me have the final say on rewards and punishments. They hope to make me the Song Renzong of the past, but unfortunately I will not be as they wanted. I already know these things, Immortal Tao, you just have to rest assured, even if they come up with any evidence, they will not let me alienate you. Not only that, but this time you knocked on the demon to get rid of the queen mother, and I haven't given a reward yet. After a while, I will make an order, give you the title of Shangshu, and Yin Yizi will be Shangbaosi Shaoqing, you just have to cultivate with peace of mind, and you don't have to care about anything else. When it comes to worshipping the heavens next year, I still need you to make more efforts, and you don't have to take these bastard words to heart. ”

Tao Zhongwen himself has children, and the previous reward for him was limited to himself, but this time it was added to his son, and he was naturally grateful in his heart. After he kowtowed and left, Jiajing waved his hand, and Zhang Zuo also retreated with interest. Without outsiders, Jiajing's expression was not as firm as Fang Cai, and there was a little more unwillingness in his tone

"Yesterday, my father-in-law entered the palace once and talked to me, and what he meant was that I should go back, otherwise the ministers would contact the members of the six ministries and ask for it collectively. Big brother, where do we have to step back this time to satisfy these people? ”

He knew in his heart that Yang Tinghe and others came out so firmly this time, even if the emperor insisted, it was impossible to really execute all the Zhang family brothers. At least the current Son of Heaven is not ready for an all-out war with the courtiers, and once the ministers resign en masse, he can only back down.

Yang Tinghe is relatively smart, and he didn't use such drastic measures at the beginning, but just released a signal through these things, hoping that the Son of Heaven would understand the position of the cabinet, compromise with each other, and achieve a win-win situation.

When Jiajing first entered the Beijing Division, he didn't care much about concessions and compromises, anyway, he had nothing, and a small step forward would be a benefit. But now that he has military power in his hands, the existence of Yang Ji has also greatly increased the income of the royal family, and the control over the grassroots and local areas has gradually increased. Yang Chengzu's factory guards are becoming more and more active, and the movements of some ministers can always be sent to his desk in the form of secret folds.

In this case, he inevitably has a feeling that he is already invincible in the world, and it will not be happy to let him retreat at this time. Yang Chengzu smiled and comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we don't need to retreat too much this time, no matter what, these sins are obvious." Aside from the witches we planted, those things like covering up lawlessness and recruiting outlaws are not fake. This kind of thing, if you do it a little bit more powerfully, you can still raid your home. Those ministers also know in their hearts that they are unreasonable, and now they are desperately unreasonable, only talking about feelings. Fortunately, we don't have no one in our hands, and those account books allow us to control a group of ministers, and these people can stand up and cheer for us. Yan Song is writing a recital at home, begging for exhaustive investigation of the crimes of the Zhang brothers and correcting the law of the country. ”

He pointed to the confession placed at the head of Jiajing's case, "Brother Zhang, you can kill one and keep one, which can be regarded as giving the minister a face." They will also accept it when they see it, and they don't want to make too much trouble for these two guys. The one that remains, don't put it back, put it in prison and slowly concoct it, as long as the Empress Dowager Zhang lives for one day, tell her how her brother was tossed, this is also fun. As for the ministers, it's okay for us to take a step back this time, we have too many surprises for them, and we play slowly with them. For example, the rebuilding of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms has been basically completed, and when the people who killed the Zhang family were killed, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was released, and everyone took their time. ”