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The person sent by the Marquis of Wuqing Mansion to deliver the fold thought that he would get the news the next day at the earliest, but he didn't expect the fold to be handed over, and there would be a reply in less than an hour. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Other people's folds have to go through the political department and pass through the celebrant supervisor, and then they can reach the hands of Emperor Wanli, the Wuqing Marquis family is naturally different, after getting this reply, the friend of the fold hurriedly ran back faster than when he came.

Less than a moment after the news was passed to Marquis Wu Qing, the eunuch who passed the decree in the palace came, and when he saw the eunuch who passed the decree, it was Zhao Jinliang, the little companion of Emperor Wanli, who was now the little companion of Emperor Wanli, and the oracle he passed naturally absolutely represented the emperor's words.

Wuqing Marquis Li Wenquan's face turned pale, he knelt on the ground trembling all over, and listened to Zhao Jinliang say with a cold face: "Long live the mantra of the lord, uncle, are you a fool to be a widow?" ”

Zhao Jinliang was about to change his voice, his voice was hoarse, and in order to ensure that his speech was clear, his momentum was a little weaker, but this message was still like a thunderbolt in Li Wenquan's ears.

Even though the previous news had been transmitted back, he had a certain amount of preparation in his heart, but when the whole family was panicking, he heard someone outside shouting loudly: "Master, the Queen Mother has a message!" ”

The people kneeling below were all excited, and Li Wenquan's miserable face was a little more bloody, but he didn't dare to show it, but he just raised his head to thank him.

According to everyone's thoughts, this Empress Dowager is naturally biased towards the Marquis of Wuqing's family, and the emperor's harsh edict has just come, and the Empress Dowager's edict may be appeasement, or even refutation.

Waiting for the eunuch who passed the decree on the side of Cining Palace to be welcomed into the house, but saw that Zhao Jinliang was also standing there, and the edict in the palace generally does not occur in such a situation.

However, after Zhao Jinliang said hello, his eyes rolled, but he said with a smile: "Let's listen to it too, so as not to be unable to answer the question of Long Live Lord." ”

Saying this, the others couldn't say it even if they didn't want him to hear it, the eunuch sent by Cining Palace just smiled and nodded, and cleared his throat there, and the rest of the people, including Zhao Jinliang, knelt down.

"The Queen Mother's mother, Marquis Wu Qing, you are the emperor's uncle, you must distinguish between inside and outside, don't be confused. ……

Hearing this, Li Wenquan's arms weakened, and the whole person almost fell to the ground, with no trace of blood on his face, and the eunuch who was waiting for the edict coughed dryly twice, and then he reacted, and said in a trembling voice: "Empress Dowager Xie, the minister knows, and the minister will do it." ……

The eunuch nodded and said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager also said that Marquis Wu Qinghou should not think too much, know how to correct his mistakes, and don't do it again next time, Long live Lord is also lenient." ”

After finishing speaking, the eunuch declined the invitation to drink tea and stay for dinner, and went back to the palace directly, the same is true for Zhao Jinliang, Wuqing Marquis Li Wenquan has never sent these eunuchs in the past, his identity is different, and the eunuchs still have to stutter, but today's situation is different, but Li Wenquan did not get up to send it, because his legs were always soft and he couldn't stand up.

The eunuch who delivered the decree walked for an hour, and Li Wenquan, Marquis of Wuqing, sat in the main hall and trembled, as if he had just been fished out of the ice cellar.

If the eunuch who passed on the Empress Dowager's dictation did not say the latter sentences, "knowing mistakes can be corrected" and "leniency", after the eunuchs left, Li Wenquan could only do two things, either hanging beams or drinking poisonous wine.

After his face turned pale for a while there, the housekeeper and the head of the guards in the Wuqing Marquis Mansion came here, Li Wenquan opened his mouth a few times and didn't speak, or the old housekeeper went to pour a cup of tea for him to drink, so that he could speak, Wu Qinghou Li Wenquan said in a trembling voice: "Those who were sent out to speak were sent to the Jinyi Guard Yamen, and they said that they stole the things in the mansion." ……

The two below hurriedly agreed, but the old housekeeper hesitated and asked in a low voice: "The living people have passed, I'm afraid they will talk nonsense!" ”

"It's all killed and sent over, Da Cao, you follow along, Wang said clearly, if you kill it, send it over, no matter how he gets killed."

……

When Wang Tong came back from the Marquis of Wuqing's mansion, he was summoned to the palace by Emperor Wanli for questioning, and naturally the eunuch went to the imperial city gate to lead him to the side hall of Fengtianmen.

When I arrived at the gate of the side hall, I saw a eunuch trotting over from the direction of the west, and asked in front of the door: "Lord Shangshu Yan still wants to see Your Majesty, what does Your Majesty mean?" ”

"Your Majesty is busy with official business, I don't see you!"

The eunuch nodded, and ran back, Wang Tong didn't know why, but followed the person into the side hall of Fengtianmen, even if he saw the emperor in private, there was a ritual procedure, and it was only after giving the seat thanks, it was over, when Wang Tong came in, Emperor Wanli looked quite unhappy, but soon returned to normal, saw Wang Tong, and said with a straight smile: "Did you see the people from the cabinet in front of the door?" ”

"I saw a father-in-law come over and ask, saying if Yan Shang came from the cabinet. ...... "That's it, Hutong, you arrested people in the capital today, the Lang officials of the six departments, the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the six departments, but you have all arrested them, these people are the apprentices and grandchildren of the six cabinet departments, you do this, but you stabbed the hornet's nest, Zhang Banban, don't you say?" ”

Zhang Cheng, who was standing in the back, bowed down and said: "Long live Lord Mingjian, several adults in the cabinet and several adults in the six ministries have just come to ask for a meeting, and there have also been news from outside the palace, saying that the Secretary of General Affairs is now crowded with people, and what is presented is a note to impeach Lord Wang." ……

"Look, look, this is a hornet's nest!"

Emperor Wanli said with a smile, his attitude was quite relaxed, but there was also an intention to ask, Wang Tong paused, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that the arrest of the Yanguan Qingliu will cause an uproar, and the minister also went to the Wuqing Marquis Mansion, although he has been informed of what errand he has done, but after all, it is disrespectful, but the minister has to do this!" ”

Listening to what Wang Tong said categorically, Emperor Wanli asked with a smile: "Why do you have to do it, you can tell me?" ”

"The army of the Northern Expedition has been estimated by His Majesty and has achieved such a great victory, but there are such unbearable rumors and rumors in the Beijing Division, and there are even people who have evil intentions and bad intentions, such things, although they are high-sounding, saying that for the sake of the country, the sages and sages, I have to say, the people, the officials, and the scholars, but also praise them as Qingliu, saying that they are righteous and insistent, Your Majesty, this kind of Qingliu is clearly treacherous!! ……

Emperor Wanli shook his head with a smile and said: "Wang Tong, the Ming Dynasty is almost two hundred years, I am afraid it is still the first one to say like you, it has always been praised, and the history books and notes are praised, but no one said that they are treacherous, if your words are spread outside the palace, I am afraid there will be countless rights and wrongs." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has a question, when Emperor Taizu founded the country, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and other fathers and martyrs were all famous generals, but later generations praised Xu Da and others, or praised Emperor Taizu more?"

"Naturally, there are many people who praise Emperor Taizu, if there is no Emperor Taizu's rule, they may not have such a feat!"

"Your Majesty, ten years later, a hundred years later, a few hundred years later, the great victory of the Northern Expedition, will there be many people who praise Your Majesty, or will there be many people who praise your ministers?"

When Wang Tong asked this, Emperor Baili was stunned, but he still quickly gave an answer: "Naturally, it is a union."

Wang Tong straightened his body and said in a solemn voice: "Your Majesty, this kind of thing, the minister and the martial artist know it, how can those who have read the sage book and roll in the officialdom all day not know that they slander and spread rumors like this, just to discredit the glory of the great achievements of the Northern Expedition, from a small point of view, they are unwilling to let the ministers have such great achievements, and from a large point of view, they are not willing to let Your Majesty have such great achievements!" ，、

Speaking of this, the smile on Emperor Wanli's face gradually retracted, stretched out his hand and stroked his sparse beard, Wang Tong said again: "The soldiers are not afraid of life and death, fighting to the death with the Tartars who are superior to them in a foreign land, and they want to return to their hometowns in fine clothes and reward their military achievements, but some people say that their military discipline is corrupt, saying that they have bad intentions, Your Majesty, if the military discipline is corrupt and the heart is wrong, who of these loyal and brave soldiers will go to the northern Xinjiang, and they will not conquer the Naturalization City, before they achieve such a great victory, who does not know that leaving the fortress is almost the same as sending them to death, but they still went, What is it for, or because of loyalty to His Majesty, because I want to make the Ming Dynasty Northern Xinjiang peaceful, but I am so afraid of life and death, but after I come back, there are people who slander it like this, if the soldiers are so cold, the world will see it, what will happen in the future? ”

Emperor Wanli nodded in a deep voice, Wang Tong's tone gradually became excited, and he abandoned his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, who is to expand the territory for Your Majesty, who is to protect your Majesty and defend the country, who can protect Your Majesty from being violated by evil spirits, Your Majesty, is a martial artist!" When the warriors fought desperately for His Majesty with swords, where were these scholars, could it be that they could kill the enemy with pen and ink in their hands!? ”

"Can't let them spread rumors and slander at will, for so many years, it's really too indulgent for them......

Emperor Wanli said slowly, Zhang Cheng's body shook behind him, and he looked at the front in amazement, Emperor Wanli's words are equivalent to a subversion of the national policy of the Ming Dynasty since the Yingzong Dynasty, he subconsciously raised his head and looked around, there was no one else, if this word spread, I really don't know how much turmoil it will cause.

"Your Majesty, Liaozhen General Li Chengliang has been a veteran for many years, this time the army is dispatched, there must be a certainty of a big victory, this dispatch, naturally has the meaning of being different from the Northern Expedition army, but Your Majesty has not thought about it, why did you not act like this before, isn't it that Li Zongbing is worried about the words of the ministers?"

Just saying that his own convincing power is not strong, but if he points out other examples, it will have a shocking effect, and Emperor Wanli's movements stopped, contemplating.

There was silence in the side hall. （！ ）！ ……！