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For the ministers outside the palace, Wang Tong may be a scourge, there are too many people who have suffered through his hands, but for the people in the palace, Wang Tong is a lucky star, how many people are now soaring because of such and such a relationship with Wang Tong

Of course, with the relationship between the eunuch Zhang Cheng and the eunuch Du Yi who supervised the imperial horse eunuch, this Lord Wang is a figure who cannot afford to offend

The eunuch led Wang Tong, all the way was polite, did not dare to have any slack, entered the palace, and a few more people stepped forward, this is the rule, but these people are also very respectful, and they must answer Wang Tong's questions

"In the past, when Lao Zhang Ge was there, the court meetings were all in Wenyuan Pavilion, but now they have changed back to the old rules and moved to Fengtianmen."

Listening to the eunuch, Wang Tong understood that this was the so-called imperial gate to listen to the government, but he still wondered what was going on with him, the commander of the Jinyi Guard was qualified to be in the court meeting, and he stood in the position of the military attaché, but he was not qualified as the commander of the Jinyi Guard

Now the sun is not high, the time is still early, it is obviously the time of the court, what do you want to do in the past, when you ask this question, the eunuch who leads the way also answers:

"Half an hour after the court meeting, the will of the long live lord is just an errand, and I really don't know."

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The rule of listening to the government of the imperial gate is handed down from the time of Chengzu Zhu Lin, saying that it is in front of the Fengtian Gate to listen to the hundred officials, but it is impossible to carry out it in the open air, and the four seasons are carried out in the side hall of the Fengtian Gate, but it is much larger than the Wenyuan Pavilion here

At this time, it is still in the first month, not to mention the ice and snow, but the cold has not subsided, and the copper furnace with silver silk charcoal is also placed in the side hall, and the warmth of baking is like spring

"The minister and the king knock to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live"

"You arrived last night? Get up and talk back."

Emperor Wanli's voice was faint, he couldn't hear any joy, anger and sorrow, after Wang Tong thanked him, he stood up, and when he got up, he took the opportunity to scan the surroundings, this is the first time Wang Tong participated in this occasion, Emperor Wanli sat on the throne, his face was not very good-looking, Zhang Cheng and others stood on the right side of the emperor wearing a red python robe, a middle-aged man wearing a brocade guard command robe stood on the right side of the Wanli Emperor, and a person on the left sat on the embroidery pier with a faint expression, and the rest of the people were all dressed in three grades, and their faces were quite gloomy

Wang Tong knew on this occasion in addition to the Wanli Emperor, that is, Zhang Cheng, the rest of the people recognized Qi Sigong, and the one on the lower left was naturally the cabinet assistant Shen Shixing, the auxiliary position, and he was generally given a seat in front of the Son of Heaven

"Wang Tong, as soon as I went to the court today, there was no discussion of serious matters, all I said was about you arresting people at the east gate yesterday, saying that you were flying and domineering, saying that you relied on the favor of the widow to do nonsense, this kind of thing is not fair just to listen to them, you are a witness, to explain and explain"

The meaning of Emperor Wanli's words was really clear, except for Shen Shixing's expression, the rest of the people's faces were a little gloomy

"Your Majesty, please ask Wang Tong"

"Wang Tong, this is Yang Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, you answer truthfully, you must not be deceived and deceived"

Wang Tong replied, the name Yang Shu Wang Tong is not unfamiliar, this person is one of Zhang Siwei's cronies, and he has a relationship with Zhang Siwei in the township party, so it is normal for him to come out and interrogate

"Wang Tong, as the deputy general of the Jinyi pro-army, do you know the admonition of the ancestors and the ancestors, and the one who said it is not guilty"

"Prison Knows"

"Since you know why you searched in front of the door yesterday, there were 12 people from the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, 16 directors of various departments, and more than a dozen officials from the Hanlin Academy and the Guozijian, and they only said a few words there, and you arrested them and threw them into prison, and the Siwen system was completely corrupted by you, needless to say, the speaker is not guilty, where did you put the commandments of the ancestors and ancestors?"

"Lord Yang, the lower officials know that the speaker is not guilty, but he also knows that this sentence is said to be through the words presented by the General Administration Department, and the accusations and ridicules of the national politics in the words will be treated magnanimously, but last night hundreds of thousands of people outside the city gate kept shouting, saying that the gold and silver sent to the palace by the lower officials are the people's fat and people's ointment, the blood and tears of the people, and the lower officials have looted them, and there are more than 10,000 people who enter and exit at the east gate every day, and these 10,000 people will spread what they have seen and heard everywhere, and your majesty's reputation will not be greatly damaged. As the deputy general of the Jinyi pro-army, it is a noble position to maintain the safety of His Majesty and maintain His Majesty's reputation, so he ordered the arrest of people."

As a military general, there are not many people who speak reasonably and well-spoken, Wang Tong is one of the alternatives, Yang Wei has been far away from the circle of the Beijing Division, and he is a household secretary in Nanjing, but he doesn't know much about Wang Tong

In a stunned moment, Yang Wei was actually stunned there, he didn't say anything for a long time, and the hall was also quiet, or the laughter of Emperor Wanli broke the silence, and he heard Emperor Wanli say leisurely:

"Wang Aiqing is a loyal courtier, he knows how to maintain the reputation of his legs everywhere, he has no faults, he should not be punished, he should be rewarded"

"Your Majesty, the minister has this Chen Song"

Seeing that the situation in the hall was not right, an official standing under Yang Wei also walked out of the column, Emperor Wanli glanced at it, nodded and said:

"It turned out to be Pan Jitao and Pan Aiqing of the Criminal Department, what questions do you have?"

On weekdays, he was in the court, but he called Pan Aiqing, but today he called the full name, everyone in the palace looked at each other, and his face was ugly, which was clearly Emperor Wanli was introducing Wang Tong, such a situation, how to make it difficult

"Your Majesty, what Wang Tong did may be justified, but it also seems that his people are flying and domineering, the brocade clothes are powerful, and the Quartet is detective, so that the people of the world dare not speak, this kind of evil politics has been a lesson from the past, even if Wang Tong is reasonable, he must also be severely punished and reprimanded, and the villain will not be allowed to use the strategy of framing Zhulian to seek luck"

"Wang Tong, Pan Shangshu said that what you did was a villain seeking luck, what do you have to say?"

Hearing Emperor Wanli's inquiry, Wang Tong bowed down and agreed, turned sideways and said to Pan Jitao:

"Master Pan, the family has family rules, the state has national laws, the Ming law is made by the ancestors, there is a law to follow must be followed, Jinyiwei has the responsibility of investigating and arresting, someone violates the law, then it should be strictly handled according to the law, if you don't catch it, it is against the law of Daming, it is against Jinyiwei's own duty, the lower officials abide by their duties, obey the laws, and do their duty, and there is nothing wrong, how to talk about seeking luck, besides, since the lower officials are doing the right thing, why should they severely punish and reprimand, is it that in the future, Jinyiwei and the world's servants will be arrested quickly, and the murderers must not be arrested, Can those who see rebellion and rebellion can only stand by and watch? ”

"This ...... Did the old man say that they can't do their job?"

"Then why does the subordinate official do it as a villain seeking luck, and others do it as their own duty, does it become the villain's doing?"

Pan Jitao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, widened his eyes, his face turned red, he raised his hand and put it down, and said in a dumb voice:

"Rhetoric, you...... You are just setting a trap outside the city to deceive the people with lofty ideals, and when they are out of righteous indignation, you can take the opportunity to arrest ......"

"Master Pan is a scholar in the Criminal Department, why do you say this, yesterday I arrested the bullying maniac, there are confessions and witnesses, and there are handprints drawn on them, among which there are officers and soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to testify, and the lower officials enter Beijing to take up their posts, escorting Jinhuayin into Beijing, this is just a natural matter of tolerance, how to talk about what circle of tea ......"",

These words are clearly a rhetorical question about whether Pan Jitao is a qualified criminal department book, Pan Jitao opened his mouth, someone on the side was just about to speak, Pan Jitao said eagerly:

"Tianjin Wei sends more than 100,000 taels of gold and silver to the palace every month, why send more than 100,000 taels at a time this year, isn't this a trap and what is it?"

Hearing this unstructured question, many people in the hall sighed in their hearts, and Wang Tong smiled and bowed down and said:

"The palace needs Tianjin Wei to deliver the full amount of the gold and silver in the first month, and the lower officials naturally obey, is it the trap that Lord Pan said?"

"Zhang Banban, can there be such a thing?"

Emperor Wanli asked leisurely, and Zhang Cheng, who was standing behind, bowed down and replied:

"Back to the words of the Long Live Lord, there is, there were many fires in the palace last year, the palace courtyard was seriously damaged, and the repair cost was very much, this year the gold and silver outside the palace will be sent in March, and the slaves and maids will be a few in total, so let Tianjin Wei make up a year's share and send it, and the celebrant has informed the cabinet"

Everyone's eyes turned to Shen Shixing again, Shen Shixing stood up and saluted, and calmly replied:

"The minister did receive a notice from the celebrant and the imperial horse supervisor, and the minister thought that this matter was a matter in the palace, and there was no need to make it boiling, so he did not inform the cabinet ministers, but I didn't expect that there was a misunderstanding today, this is the minister's fault, please punish Your Majesty"

"There is nothing wrong with Shen Ge Lao, the Lian side wants to use silver, the household department can't make it up, and Tianjin Wei has to squeeze it out, this is not a glorious thing, you did the right thing, Pan Aiqing, do you still have any questions?"

The six Shangshu plus the left and right imperial envoys, or took refuge in Zhang Siwei, or were recommended by Zhang Siwei, but the cabinet assistant Shen Shixing was not, as soon as he spoke, who in the court could not understand, Pan Jitao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, took over a few times with a red face, finally calmed down, bowed down and said:

"I don't have anything to ask."

After saying this, he retreated from the queue quite embarrassed, and everyone was awe-inspiring in their hearts, this Wang Tong they had never dealt with before, but they didn't expect it to be so difficult to deal with, and he had the support of the emperor, if he let him stay in the pro-neutral, it would be a big trouble, but at this time he didn't know how to deal with it

Yan Qing, the secretary of the ministry, coughed dryly, and said:

"Your Majesty, Wang Tong is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, I don't know what position he is in charge of?"