Chapter Seventy-Five: The Great Turnaround
It is said that it is not over if it is not the end of the first month, this is a folk saying, and the fourteen people of the first month of the yamen of the Beijing division are almost all together.
On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the Yamen of Shuntianfu is no different from normal times, and the officials of the government are busy going in and out.
As mentioned earlier, Shuntianfu Yin is at the feet of the Son of Heaven in Jingshi, and the place where high-ranking officials and nobles gather is like a little daughter-in-law who is angry, taking care of the interests of all aspects, and no one can be offended.
Moreover, there may be no need to alarm the government in other places, and if it happens in Beijing, it may be a major matter that both the celebrant and the cabinet have to ask about.
But no matter what, Shuntian Mansion Yin is also a dignified third-grade Beijing official, a high-grade man in a red robe, and his real power is as great as the sky, and he has to abide by the rules of officialdom in front of him.
For example, Zou Yi, who is now standing respectfully in the inner hall of Shuntian Mansion, was originally a young eunuch Zuo, and he could barely sit on an equal footing, but now he is a supervisor under the Imperial Horse Prison, a military position in the inner court, and his identity has been lowered by one level compared to before.
In this inner hall, there is Yin Huangsen of Shuntianfu who sits on the top of the main seat, and Chen Zhizhong of Shuntianfu sits on the left hand.
Although they were sitting and standing, Huang Sen and Chen Zhizhong, who were sitting there, looked as if they were kneeling in front of Zou Yi, and their faces were not very good-looking.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our family is not here this time, but Zhang Cheng and Zhang Gonggong, who are the master of ceremonies, come to praise you personally, Wang Tong, the general banner of the Jinyi pro-army on South Street, has an upright heart, is loyal to his duties, and never treats the evildoers softly, this is really a model in the brocade pro-army. Shuntianfu is the herdsman's yamen in the first good place, and it is natural to learn more from models like Wang Tong, to be loyal to the saints, and to maintain the safety of the Jingshi. ”
Fu Yin Huangsen's chin seemed to be injured, he nodded stiffly, and a respectful smirk that could be seen at a glance appeared on his face, and replied:
"What Father-in-law Zhang said is very much, it is rare that his old man can still remember our Shuntianfu in his busy schedule, it is really grateful, please ask Father-in-law Zou to bring a reply to Father-in-law Zhang for the official, and the people of Shuntianfu will definitely not tolerate the evildoers, and they will be convicted and convicted strictly and severely."
When Zou Yi heard this, he hurriedly bowed politely, and said with a smile:
"If Lord Huang speaks, the small one must be brought to Grandpa Zhang, adults, the small one is still busy outside, so I won't bother, so I will leave."
After speaking, he nodded, turned around and walked out, these people in Shuntianfu could still pretend to be a high-ranking official just now, Zou Yi nodded, many people subconsciously stood up from the chair and hugged their fists respectfully, only to feel wrong when they got up, they didn't stand or sit, they were embarrassed.
Zou Yi walked out of the house, and Yin Huangsen's face sank like water, looking as if he was thinking about something, but in fact, he was listening carefully to whether Zou Yi had gone far or not.
Although Zou Yi's words were high-sounding, the Fu Yin Huang Sen and the Fu Cheng Chen Zhizhong, who were in charge, understood what the other party was talking about, while the other officials in the room were confused, and everyone asked and exchanged with each other in confusion.
"Lord Chen, is Lord Lu here today!"
Fu Yin Huangsen coughed lightly and asked out loud, and a general judge on the side was a little puzzled and said:
"Taizun, Lu Wancai is greedy for ink, and he has been suspended from his post to participate!"
Fu Cheng Chen Zhizhong immediately knew how to speak, he immediately got up, and said righteously:
"Lord Huang, about the dereliction of duty of Lu Wancai, the lowly official sent someone to investigate and found that it was purely false, it should be a villain, my lord, there are many people in Shuntianfu and Jingshi who deal with all aspects, and it is inevitable that there will be colleagues who offend people, if we don't distinguish carefully and wronged the officials who do things in their own affairs, then who will be loyal in the future."
The eyes of the people in the same room widened, and Fu Cheng Chen Zhizhong, who had slipped his head for so many years, actually dared to accuse Fu Yin in person, but he didn't expect Fu Yin's reaction to make them even more confused, and he actually said with a smile:
"Lord Chen, this is the right point, Liu Tongju, you personally go to Lu Tuiguan's house and tell him about the reinstatement of the official...... By the way, there are also those two catchers, what's their name......"
"Wang Si, Li Gui......" "Yes, yes, call them back quickly, these two people have always been diligent in their work, and the government thinks everyone should be a team leader!!"
The head of the squad is not an official official, but he is in charge of more than a dozen fast arresters, which can be regarded as a small promotion, and Lord Yin decides about it, and there is no conflict with everyone, everyone naturally has no second words, and they all flatter Lord Taizun Huang to be fair and honest, which is indispensable.
The officials in the inner hall walked out of the busyness one after another, leaving only Huang Sen and Chen Zhizhong, the two of them glanced at each other, sighed in unison, and Fu Yin Huang Sen said weakly:
"Why are the people in the palace so elusive, they came to say hello earlier, why make this situation ......, but this Tian's father-in-law's post is here, and this is Zhang's father-in-law's post......"
"My lord, Gonggong Tian is just a eunuch in the court, that Zhang Cheng and Gonggong Zhang are today's companions, and the eunuch of the celebrant is the status of Gonggong Feng in the future.
Which is more important, the two who are proficient in the officialdom of Beijing have been separated, and Yin Huangsen of Shuntian Mansion thought of the powerful people who greeted him, and couldn't help but say:
"The gods fight, and we have nothing to do with it."
The two sighed in unison, no one said a word, in these two thoughts, they have been involved in the power struggle of the imperial court, either being held as a gun, or being a scapegoat, thinking about their hard work, layers of imperial examinations, step by step to today, the glory and wealth suddenly flew, and for a while their hearts were like ashes.
The two of them were the chief and deputy of the Shuntian Mansion, sitting in the inner hall, and no one dared to come and disturb them, and after almost half an hour, there was a loud report from someone outside:
"Lu Wancai, Master Lu is here."
The door was opened, and Lu Wan, who was wearing a cardigan coat, walked in, and was just about to bend down to salute after coming in, when he heard Huang Sen say with a smile:
"Wancai, why do you look like a rich man?"
Lu Wan, who was originally worried about whether he had called the yamen to ask for guilt, heard this sentence, and remembered Wang Tong's categorical assurance yesterday, and suddenly his mind was relieved, and he actually replied with a smile:
"Let Taizun laugh, he is usually busy with official business, and it is rare to be idle at home, so he can dress casually with his parents, wife and children." Chen Zhizhong, who was on the side, said in a solemn voice:
"Lu Tuiguan, this is yours, isn't it, as a Ming courtier, the magistrate in charge of criminal law and order in Shuntian Mansion, he should put official affairs first everywhere, how can he be too late and ignore his loyalty!"
Lu Wancai's expression was dazed, and he hurriedly bowed down to make amends, although the accusation was serious, but the meaning of the words was no longer clear, you kid official was reinstated, come to the mansion to be loyal!
The official Lu Wancai's mood was not as surprised as he thought, but he was shocked by Wang Tong's energy, how capable he was, and he was able to turn the plate over after the eunuch of the celebrant handed over the post, and he followed the right person, this bet was right.
"Chen Fucheng's words are a bit heavier, but it is also reasonable, Lu Tuiguan, you must thoroughly investigate the tragedy on South Street, you must give justice to the bitter master, you must not slack off, this case is important, quickly wear the official uniform, and lead people to investigate the case!!"
Lu Wancai hurriedly thanked him, and his attitude was even more respectful than before, but everyone knew in their hearts that if there was no accident in this case, after the investigation, no one in Shuntian Mansion would be able to move this Lu Tuiguan.
Turning around here and just about to go out, a master outside hurriedly ran in, and Lu Wan recognized that this was Huang Sen's cronies, and hurriedly flashed aside.
"Taizun, someone on South Street came to the yamen to report the case, saying that He Jinyin was assassinated in the alley......"
Several people in the house, except for the one who reported the news, the rest all took a breath in unison, the matter is really troublesome, He Jinyin's death does not mean the end of the case.
The suspect is dead, inexplicably dead, and the death of a person is nothing, but how to explain to the above, especially Zhang Cheng and Zhang Gonggong, who sent someone to urge today.
What's more troublesome is that this means that this matter is not just a casino set up to force people to die, look at these powerful people who intercede to urge, you know that this matter is not so simple, and I don't know how deep the water is and what kind of powerful people are involved.
Huang Sen and Chen Zhizhong glanced at each other and made a decision in unison:
"Lu Tuiguan, there is another hidden story in this case, you must investigate it in detail, find out who wants to kill someone, whether it is a vendetta or a mouthful, and investigate it to the end." The smug ambition on Lu Wancai's face when he went out also turned into a bitter face at this time, but he could only reflexively and solemnly give the order:
"Please rest assured, the two adults, the lower officials will definitely investigate to the end."
The celebrant in the palace, the draft of the six cabinets, the secret recitals that went straight to the inner court, and the urgent documents from all over the country are all gathered here.
Dozens of small eunuchs kept classifying the documents, and submitted them one by one, and the eunuch Feng Bao, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, was often accompanied by the Wanli Emperor and the cabinet ministers in the morning, and the acting eunuch Zhang Cheng sat in the hall here, and he sat behind the bookcase, or approved the red or indicated that it needed to be transferred to the saint.
The rest of the eunuchs in the hall were there to carefully review relatively unimportant documents, and suddenly, Zhang Cheng, the eunuch of Bingbi, snorted coldly, slapped the table, and said slowly:
"Tian An, my answer department has invaded the border stopper, what an urgent report, why did you only hand it over now?"
After being reprimanded like this, Tian An's pen fell on the table, and he stood up in a hurry, and before he could explain, Zhang Cheng's words over there had already turned harsh:
"I don't do the major affairs of the military, but I go to Shuntianfu to play prestige, how can you do this errand!!
(To be continued)