Chapter 224: Making Something Out of Nothing
It was the first time for Zhang Wang to come to Wenyuan Pavilion, and a petty official like him who was engaged in chores in the palace was not qualified to come to this kind of place where Shuji and Hanlin stayed. Update the fastest to go to the eye to read the web
Although it was the first time to come, Zhang Wang received extremely high treatment, including the second assistant Yang Rong, and all four cabinet members were present, which can be said to have given him enough face, but the atmosphere was a little dignified as if the three law divisions were interrogated.
"Steward Zhang, do you know that it is a crime of disrespect to involve the emperor's false words?" Yang Rong glanced Zhang Wang up and down, and asked in a deep voice.
Great disrespect is a heinous crime, and the standard of sentencing is the death penalty.
"Lord Yang, the lower officials are not lying nonsense, but there is real evidence."
Zhang Wang was not frightened, stepped forward and handed the account book in his hand to Yang Rong, and said with a stern expression, "This is the meal record of His Majesty in the possession of the lower officials, from which it is not difficult to see that the taste of food has changed greatly since the emperor fasted, and the lower officials think that this is unusual. ”
Yang Rong's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he hurriedly flipped through the account books, as Zhang Wang said, Emperor Hong Xi's eating habits have been very different from before since fasting.
"Lord Yang, the lower officials suspect that Master Yuanxia is a demon and wants to harm the emperor by the side door, so the emperor has changed so much, if he completes his practice, the emperor may have been victimized by him!" Seeing that Yang Rong's expression was getting more and more cold, Zhang Wang said without losing any time.
"Can you tell anyone about this?" Yang Rong's brows furrowed, closed the account book and asked, this matter is a matter of importance, so it is naturally not suitable to spread it.
"The lower official knew the severity and didn't tell outsiders." Zhang Wang arched his hand at Yang Rong and replied in a deep voice.
"You go back first, and the official will find out about this matter." Yang Rong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said to Zhang Wang.
Zhang Wang then bowed to Yang Rong and the others, and quickly retreated, his task had been completed, and the rest was handed over to Qin Yongxiang and them.
"Brother Mian Ren, how are things?" After Zhang Wang left, Jin Youzi took the lead in speaking and asked Yang Rong, who had a cold expression, Mian Ren is Yang Rong's word.
Yang Rong didn't speak, handed over the account book in his hand, Jin Youzi flipped through it and handed it to Huang Huai, Huang Huai read it and gave it to Quan Jin, all the cabinet members saw the clues, and the atmosphere in the room became heavy for a while.
"There are three copies of the meal records of the imperial dining room, two of which are in the hands of two stewards, and the other is stored in the treasury of the imperial dining room. Yang Rong took the lead in breaking the calm of the scene and said with a cold expression.
Now this matter has to be investigated, and the first thing to do is to verify the authenticity of the meal record.
When Jin Youzi, Huang Huai and Quan Jin heard this, they all bowed their heads and agreed, and only by figuring out the authenticity of Zhang Wang's account book could they make the next move.
With Yang Rong's warrant, a member of the cabinet took back the other two meal records very smoothly, and also brought back a surprising news:
Zhang Wang had taken away the meal records of Emperor Hongxi that he was in charge of without permission, and he had been arrested by the people of Shangshan Prison and handed over to the Fusi of Jinyi Weibei Town for interrogation.
The imperial dining room belongs to the Shang Diet Supervisor, and the palm print eunuch of the Shang Diet Supervisor received the news of Zhang Wang's disappearance with the meal record two days ago, and he was shocked in his heart, this is related to Emperor Hong Xi's diet Yankuai, if it leaks it, it is a big crime.
Therefore, he hurriedly reported to the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, and later notified the people of Jinyiwei, but unfortunately he was not found in all the places where Zhang Wang might appear.
After leaving Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhang Wang went back to the imperial dining room, which was undoubtedly a self-defeating net, and was immediately taken down, because he refused to explain where the meal record was, so he was taken away by Jinyiwei's people.
Yang Rong checked the meal record in Zhang Wang's hand, the content was the same as the other two, and he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, knowing that things were going to be bad: obviously, he didn't believe that Emperor Hong Xi's eating habits would change overnight.
Subsequently, Yang Rong asked people to go to Fusi in Jinyi Weibei Town, bailed Zhang Wang out, and placed him in a secret place to prevent the matter from leaking, and at the same time let people thoroughly investigate the details of Su Bolang, the Venerable Master of Yuanxia.
After discussing with Jin Youzi, Huang Huai and Quan Jin, Yang Rong took the three meal records of Emperor Hongxi and hurried into the palace to meet Empress Zhang.
Kunning Palace.
Empress Zhang looked through the three meal records in her hand expressionlessly, feeling extremely shocked in her heart, she didn't expect such a secret thing to be leaked out.
At this moment, Empress Zhang's heart was extremely annoyed, who would have thought that something would happen to the meal sent to the Qin'an Palace? She had forgotten such an inconspicuous detail.
Yang Rong sat on a round stool, secretly observing Empress Zhang's reaction, to his surprise, Empress Zhang's expression seemed very calm, and he didn't get angry because of this, which made him feel a little puzzled in his heart.
"This matter is pure nonsense, the emperor understands the suffering of the people, knows that a rice and a mile are not easy to come by, so he wants to taste the flavors of the world, so he eats those vegetables that are not often eaten, what is so strange about this?"
After reading the three records, Empress Zhang threw it on the table on the side, and said to Yang Rong quietly, "This palace thinks that Zhang Wang has ill intentions, and he actually talked about the king in vain, and he really deserves death, and he will be handed over to the Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi for a good trial." ”
"The queen, the minister also thinks this matter is strange, but although Zhang Wang offended the emperor, but after all, he is also worried about the emperor, and the minister asks the queen to be gracious, detain him first, and wait for the emperor to fast before dealing with it, and he will be convinced at that time." Yang Rong pondered for a moment and pleaded with Zhang Wang, in his opinion, Zhang Wang was also a loyal man.
"As Lord Yang said." Empress Zhang saw Yang Rong pleading with Zhang Wang, so she bowed slightly, the most important thing now is to calm down the situation, she doesn't want to cause trouble.
"Damn!" Yang Rong then got up and left, and after he left, Empress Zhang swept the teacup on the table to the ground, and said with a frosty mask, it was originally a good plan, but I didn't expect that there would be such an unexpected mess.
Now that I think about it, this Zhang Wang is really hateful, even if he senses that the situation is wrong, then he should know that this matter is very important, and it is not appropriate to leak out, and he should ask to see her when he beats the drum, instead of stabbing to the cabinet.
In fact, Empress Zhang was very relieved of the four cabinet members, she was worried about those who were running errands in Wenyuan Pavilion, if there was King Han's eyeliner in it, then the bureau set up by Li Yuntian would have to be a gang.
Thinking about it, Empress Zhang was secretly annoyed in her heart, Li Yuntian had planned carefully enough, and she should be responsible for the affairs in the palace, but such a thing happened in the palace, fortunately, Yang Rong was smart enough to control the situation, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
However, to the surprise of Empress Zhang and Yang Rong, although Yang Rong was cautious enough, in the afternoon of the same day, the rumor that Emperor Hong Xi was murdered by the Venerable Master Yuan Xia spread in the officialdom of the capital without warning.
According to rumors, the evidence of the Venerable Master's murder of Emperor Hong Xi was Emperor Hong Xi's dietary records, and some people witnessed Zhang Wang beating the Wengu with the dietary records, and many people saw Zhang Wang being arrested by the people of Fusi in Jinyi Weibei Town, as if it was because of Emperor Hong Xi's dietary records.
For a time, rumors spread in the officialdom of the capital, and people were panicked. The so-called no wind and no waves, coupled with Zhang Wang's beating of the Dengwen drum and other circumstances as evidence, virtually verified the rumors that Emperor Hong Xi was killed.
Moreover, Emperor Hong Xi's fasting and blessing came very suddenly, and the ministers didn't feel anything unusual, but now that the whole play was played, they immediately keenly realized that Emperor Hong Xi's actions were very abnormal, and it might not have been bewitched by the Venerable Yuan Xia who came out of nowhere.
Empress Zhang learned about this after dinner, and couldn't help but be surprised, the speed and scope of this matter spread so quickly and widely are really rare, and it is obvious that someone is behind the scenes.
Without thinking too much about it, she immediately rushed to the Imperial Garden and went to discuss countermeasures with Yang Shiqi, who was the person she trusted the most now.
Yang Shiqi originally thought that Li Yuntian's plan would be implemented very smoothly, but he didn't expect such a big basket.
To be honest, if Zhang Wang hadn't stabbed out about this matter, then he wouldn't have noticed that the meal sent to the Qin'an Palace would be different from what Emperor Hong Xi usually ate.
Now this matter has spread all over the officialdom of the capital in an instant, and it is expected that the next day will be full of turmoil in the city, and if no one is manipulating behind the scenes, the situation will definitely not reach this point.
As for the main messenger behind the scenes, Yang Shiqi could think of it as the King of Han with his toes, and no one dared to make a fuss about Emperor Hongxi except the King of Han, and he had no ability to complete this matter.
"Queen Mother, the other party is menacing this time, in the eyes of the minister, they have created so many incidents, and there is only one purpose, that is, to come up to the emperor."
Yang Shiqi quickly guessed the intention of King Han, pondered for a while, and said to Empress Zhang worriedly, "The ministers are worried that they will break into the palace in the name of caring for the emperor's safety!" ”
"Breaking into the palace?" Empress Zhang's eyes showed a look of shock when she heard this, this is a capital crime.
"It seems that the other party has suspected that something has happened to the emperor, so he came to test it." Yang Shiqi nodded solemnly, the road to the imperial power was full of bloody storms, and King Han would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity.
He was very strange that Li Yuntian's plan was thorough enough, how did King Han see the flaws in it.
"If they dare to break into the palace, then the palace will let them have no return." The queen mother naturally knew the stakes, sneered, and said with a frosty mask, even if she was fighting for her position as the queen, she would not want to stop those who broke into the palace to ensure that Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne.
"I'm afraid that those upright and loyal people in the DPRK will be used by them as pawns." Yang Shiqi couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, Empress Zhang and King Han had no way out in this matter, and it seemed that a storm would inevitably be set off at that time.
At this moment, a chamberlain hurried into the room, whispered a word in the ear of Chief Manager Wu, and then bowed and retreated.
"Queen Mother, there was news from the cabinet just now, Zhang Wang committed suicide by hanging the beam!" Mr. Wu bowed to Empress Zhang and said.
"What?" Empress Zhang was stunned, she never thought that Zhang Wang would commit suicide, if he died, wouldn't the gossip outside get worse and worse?
"Queen Mother, it seems that the other party is bound to win this time, and Niangniang has to deal with it carefully." The corners of Yang Shiqi's mouth showed a wry smile, this trick of the King of Han was really amazing, and it invisibly implied that the Venerable Yuan Xia was the demon who murdered Emperor Hongxi, which made the situation even more complicated.
"Hmph, I want to see if there is a palace, who can enter the palace if there is a palace?" Empress Zhang immediately came back to her senses, she was angered by King Han's action, and said to Chief Wu with a sneer, "Pass on the decree of the palace, Xuanwu Ping will wait for Cui An to enter the palace to meet you." ”
Cui An is the governor of the pro-military capital and the palace, and is responsible for guarding the imperial city and the palace city, as long as someone tries to break into the palace, then Empress Zhang will not be polite.
Yang Shiqi's lips squirmed when he heard this, and he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say it, this matter is related to the Ming Dynasty, he has no good way but to wait and see, do you want to let Empress Zhang let those deceived officials break into the palace? One