Chapter 7 Ruan Zhenmei

Carpenter Zhu was really helpless about Grandpa Wei's crying, and he was convinced by his crying, and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, don't cry." I will pass on the decree now, behead Xu Xianchun and Yang Shuangman, and order Yue Qing to correct these two people on the spot. ”

As the emperor, he hates others to be tough with him the most, just like the Donglin Party, they do everything against the emperor, no matter what, they have to argue with the emperor, if Zhu Carpenter doesn't hate these people, then he will be a ghost. Father-in-law Wei does everything according to the emperor's wishes, even if he encounters something harmful to his own interests, he will never argue with the emperor on the basis of reason, that is, he will be soft, kowtow and cry repeatedly. Most of the emperors eat soft rather than hard, and that's pretty much it.

Seeing that Carpenter Zhu agreed, the other half of Father-in-law Wei's hanging heart also let go, kowtowed two more heads, and said, "Your Majesty Xie, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

"Alright, get up quickly, I still have something to do, if you don't have anything else to do, you can go down." Carpenter Zhu still has to work, so Wei Zhongxian stirred it for a long time, and his hands were itchy.

"Yes, yes......" Wei Zhongxian stood up, but did not leave immediately, but said: "Your Majesty, the case of Zhang Guozhu who took the lead and deceived the monarch reported by Lord Yue not long ago has not yet been clarified, and the minister plans to raise a person and go to Jizhen to investigate the case in detail. ”

In the case of Zhang Guozhu's meritorious service, Yue Su only listened to one side of the story, and it was said that it was played, but this is a big case, and it must be thoroughly investigated, and it cannot be convicted immediately. You must know that these cases are very involved, but they only involve the former commander-in-chief Zhang Guozhu, but also involve the eunuchs of the supervising army at that time, as well as some informed generals. Such a big deed can't be done by Zhang Guozhu alone. Not to mention anything else, Zhang Guozhu's good news at the beginning was to annihilate 300 enemies in Taohe and repel the enemy, you just send food and salary to others, let Tulik retreat, and didn't fight a battle, so where did the people come from to lead the merit, those supervisors and deputy generals won't all be blind.

"You're a protector again? Who do you want to protect this time? "Carpenter Zhu is obviously very dissatisfied with Xu Xianchun, who is protected by Gonggong Wei, and now he is angry, and he is not very polite when he speaks.

"What the old slave wants to protect is Ruan Zhenmei, the former Guangxi Xuezheng who has now returned to his hometown, and promoted him to the right deputy capital of the imperial history, and went to Jizhen to thoroughly investigate the case of Zhang Guozhu's deception and deception." Father-in-law Wei said cautiously.

In the Ming Dynasty, some of the officials who returned home were really old, and some were unsuccessful in office, were ostracized, and were forced to return to their hometowns. Officials who belong to the second category may be reactivated after returning home and waiting for a few years, as soon as the situation changes. Ruan Zhenmei belongs to the second type, not because she doesn't want to be an official, but because she is excluded. Of course, the Wei Gong Guild did not necessarily protect him out of good intentions.

"Ruan Zhenmei?" Carpenter Zhu had never heard of this name, and said: "He is a student of politics, what ability does he have, and he can still investigate such cases?" ”

"When Ruan Zhenmei was in office, she was quite famous, and she served as a county magistrate, magistrate, and fellow magistrate in the early days, and also handled many cases, and the official assessment was very good. By the way, the old slave also heard that he was Yue Shaobao's father-in-law. Grandpa Wei whispered.

"Oh?" Regarding Wei Zhongxian's praise for Ruan Zhenmei in front of him, Carpenter Zhu really didn't feel very cold, who called you Wei Gonggong When he was a protector, most of them said so. However, the last mention of Yue Su's father-in-law was that Carpenter Zhu's eyes lit up. "It turned out to be Yue Qing's Taishan, Yue Qing strictly enforces the law, the official is as clear as water, and his father-in-law is not far from coming. Okay, according to the performance of the Qing family, Ruan Zhenmei was reinstated as the right deputy capital of the Imperial Palace, and went to Jizhen to thoroughly investigate the case. ”

"Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian bowed and said again: "There is nothing more to do on the old slave's side, so I will retire first." ”

"Let's go down." Carpenter Zhu waved his hand, got up and stretched, went to the side to pick up the carpenter's belongings, and continued to work.

Gonggong Wei bowed down and withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Palace, and as soon as he left the emperor's field of vision after going out, his waist immediately straightened, and his face was full of a victorious smile. "Yue Su, let's see."

There were so many people waiting in the family, Wei Zhongxian knew it, and left the Heart Cultivation Palace, went straight out of the Forbidden City, and returned to the mansion.

As soon as they got home, the officials who were staying at home flocked out, and the stars crowded the old guy into the flower hall. When Gonggong Wei sat down on the main seat, Gu Bingqian was the first to say: "Dugong, now that Yue Su's excerpt has arrived, what do you think we should do?" Wait for him to return to Beijing ......"

"Yi'an, don't be impatient." Wei Zhongxian interrupted Gu Bingqian with a smile and said, "This matter is now understood, and I have asked the emperor to issue an order for Yue Su to correct Xu Xianchun and Yang Shuang on the spot, and all the charges will also be detained on them." Without a witness, even if Yue Su returns to Beijing, what else can he do? This time it was a true decree, and I don't believe that he dared to resist and disobey it. ”

"The Governor is clever." …… After listening to what Wei Zhongxian said, the officials in the hall immediately began to sing praises and praise Gonggong Wei for not messing up in the face of danger and handling it wisely.

The sound of sycophants came and went, and it took a long time to stop. When the flower hall was quiet again, Wei Zhongxian said again: "The old man also promoted Yue Su's father-in-law Ruan Zhenmei to the emperor today as the right deputy of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and asked him to thoroughly investigate the affairs of Jizhen, what do you think?" ”

"This ......" Hearing this, many people wondered. Feng Quan said: "Dugong, the right deputy capital Yushi is also very important in the court, and it is also a first-class fat difference to thoroughly investigate the case of Jizhen. Isn't it ....... something wrong with you to protect him......

These words expressed the thoughts of most officials, and Li Kuilong, the left deputy capital of the imperial history, and Pan Song, the right attendant of the criminal department, both had the intention to go to Jizhen to investigate the case, but they were both rejected by Gonggong Wei. I really don't understand why such a good job should be done for outsiders, who are still Yue Su's father-in-law.

At that time, there was money on the nine sides, whether it was the general army, the supervising army, or the deputy general, all of them were fat and oily, and after they passed, they could find some trouble casually, and these people had to pay a lot of filial piety.

"You don't understand." Wei Zhongxian smiled strangely and said, "The old man will sell a pass here first, and you will find out later." ”

Yue Su's guard of honor did not go very quickly, and when he encountered the prefecture, the capital and county, he had to go in to let Xu Xianchun and Yang Shuang parade, and he walked for nearly a month, and he had not yet left the border of Henan. At this time, the guard of honor was slowly marching on the official road, and as they were walking, a team of people in front of them rushed over.

At the head was a eunuch, followed by the Han general, who was supposed to be a eunuch who passed the decree. The group came to the front of the guard of honor, and the eunuch shouted loudly: "The holy decree has arrived, please ask the governor of Henan, Shao Bao Yuesu to come and receive the decree." ”

At the front of the guard of honor were Tong Zhou and the general manager of the guard, Tong Zhou glanced at the eunuch and said, "Is it a true will or a false will?" ”

"You ......" When the eunuch heard this, his eyes widened, and he said angrily: "Fart, of course it's the true purpose!" ”

"Oh." Tong Xuan nodded and said, "That's okay!" After that, he turned around and pointed to Xu Xianchun and Yang Shuang, who were tied to the prisoner cart behind him, and said with a smile: "If it is a false decree, your brother's fate will be the same as theirs." My family is sick, I asked someone to pass it on, and I don't know if I can get up now. ”

After speaking, he sent Zhang Wei to the back to pass the word. Zhang Wei slapped his horse and ran back, and after a while, he ran back again, and arched his hand at the eunuch who sent the decree, and said: "This father-in-law, I'm really embarrassed, my family is unconscious at the moment, I'm afraid I can't come to your will." ”

"What? Yue Shaobao is sick? The eunuch asked in surprise.

"Hmm." Tong Xuan nodded and said, "As soon as the adults in my family came out of Kaifeng, they fell ill within two days. So far, I can't hold the bed, if my father-in-law doesn't believe it, you can go over and take a look. ”

"Then our family has visited Yue Shaobao."

"Zhang Wei, you can take this father-in-law over."

At that moment, Zhang Wei led the way, led the eunuch to run backwards, and came to the center of the honor guard, there was a magnificent car, Zhang Wei pointed to the car and said: "My family is inside." ”

Then Zhang Wei said respectfully: "Mrs. Qiyu, the father-in-law who came to the capital to deliver the decree wants to visit the lord." ”

The carriage had now stopped, and Ruan Aoyue's voice came from inside, "Then please ask your father-in-law to come up." The old man is still in a coma, and I am afraid that he will not be able to greet his father-in-law. ”

"Thank you, ma'am." The eunuch jumped off the horse, climbed onto Yue Su's horse, lifted the curtain, and entered the carriage.

There are female dependents in the car, and ordinary people are naturally not allowed to enter, but the person who comes is a eunuch, so that's another matter.

This carriage is quite large, there is a bed in it, Yue Su is lying on the bed, and next to the bed are Ruan Aoyue, Du Shi Niang and Mu Tianjiao. The faces of the three of them were all concerned, looking at Yue Su on the bed, after the eunuch came in, he first saluted and said politely: "Little Wang Yang has seen three ladies. ”

There are three female dependents in it, and the three of them are not wearing the clothes of the subordinates, since they are not subordinates, then they must be Yue Su's wife. So, a straightforward salute.

Wang Yang is humble, after all, he has heard of Yang Shuang's experience. When I saw the 'King of Yueyan', it was better to be honest.

Known as Madame, Mu Tianjiao's face flushed, but she did not refute. Ruan Aoyue said: "My father-in-law came from afar, and it was a lot of hardship. My lord is ill and can't greet him personally, if you neglect it, please forgive me, the little woman is here to make amends. ”

"Madame, where are you talking, how dare you be a little one. I don't know what disease Yue Shaobao is infecting, is it serious? Wang Yang said obediently.

"My husband is also considered to have become ill from hard work, and he has contracted the wind and cold, so he says that it is not heavy, and it is not light. It is estimated that when you reach Jingshi, you will be able to recover. I don't know what is the important matter for my father-in-law to come here to find my husband? Ruan Aoyue said softly.

"The little one has come to make a special announcement. Yue Shaobao is like this now, I don't know if I can accept the order? Wang Yang asked cautiously.

"My husband is often in a coma, and it is rare to wake up once, and I am afraid that I will not be able to receive the holy decree for a while. Otherwise, the father-in-law will move forward with the honor guard, and when the husband wakes up, I will immediately send someone to inform the father-in-law, I don't know what you think? Ruan Aoyue said.

"This ......" Wang Yang's face was embarrassed, he had already received Wei Zhongxian's instructions here, and after the announcement was completed, he urged Yue Su to behead Xu and Yang. But now, Yue Su was in a coma in bed, and he couldn't even take the order, so how could he urge him to kill Xu and Yang. However, looking at the posture, there is no other way to think of it, you can't announce the decree when Yue Su can't hear it with his eyes closed. nodded helplessly and said, "It can only be like this, this is Mrs. Lao." ”

(To be continued)