Chapter 450: Political Deals

The two powerful ministers sang together, and the ministers listening to the play in the Golden Palace were stunned.

The development of things seems to be beyond everyone's expectations, I thought that Qin Kan and Liu Jin would go toe-to-toe in the court, and I thought that the always gentle and elegant Marquis Qin would show his sharp fangs this time, completely break the superficial harmony between him and Liu Jin, and never die, but no one would have thought that Qin Kan and Liu Jin would cooperate so tacitly, as if Jinyiwei's slaughter of the West Factory last night was simply a scene rehearsed by the two bigwigs in advance.

What happened to Liu Jin? Why is he so reluctant?

Li Dongyang, who was standing in the court, had a different color in his eyes, and his expression was quite surprised, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly showed a little understanding.

If it is not unexpected, Liu Jin must be held by Qin Kan, otherwise with Liu Jin's character, he will never tolerate it so much.

A touch of annoyance flashed through Li Dongyang's eyes, and he couldn't help but look at Qin Kan in the hall.

I thought that I could use this matter to lure Qin Kan and his own faction of the DPRK and China to participate in the battle against Liu Jin, but unfortunately people are not as good as heaven, this little fox is treacherous and cunning, and he still failed to let him enter the game after all......

A big incident that splashed the sky, the two highest parties said it out of their mouths, but only the word "misunderstanding" was brought over, of course, there is also a love-hate suspense triangle blood story that doesn't even believe pigs when it comes out, and fully despises the intelligence of the adults in the court......

The expected battle did not take place as scheduled, and the ministers who had been sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight were disappointed, and naturally could not sit idly by and watch the development of events.

They don't know a lot of the inside story behind this incident, and the ministers only see the appearance. As for the slaughter of the West Factory by Jinyiwei last night, and Liu Jin tolerated and did not pursue it everywhere, it was probably a compromise to form an alliance with Qin Kan, so that Liu Jin only paid the lives of hundreds of worthless fans in the West Factory, but what he got was Qin Kan, a powerful political ally, and his position became more and more solid and unbreakable, and it was clear which was more important than the other.

Today's court is already in a mess under Liu Jin's obscenity, if Liu Jin adds Qin Kan such a terrifying political ally. How will the ministers live in the future?

The hearts of the six Shangshu and the attendants sank. Before he could speak, several famous officials and imperial historians took the lead in kneeling down and playing loudly: "Your Majesty, Qin Kan in the Imperial City of Beijing has privately transferred the brocade guards. Knife soldiers. Not only did it burn down several houses in the West Factory. killed and injured hundreds of people in Xichang Fanzi, and this is not punished, and the national law is ridiculed? Ministers, please punish your majesty severely! ”

Many ministers knelt down and echoed in unison.

Zhu Houzhao was in trouble.

Although the young emperor is absurd and mediocre. But he is not a fool, he naturally doesn't believe that the story that Qin Kan and Liu Jin cooperated to complete is just a matter of listening to it, no matter what the truth of the matter is, Zhu Houzhao has always regarded Qin Kan as a brother in his heart, no matter how he says it, he doesn't want to punish Qin Kan.

Seeing that the ministers knelt down one after another and begged for Qin Kan to be severely punished, Zhu Houzhao's brows furrowed.

The history of the Ming Dynasty is actually the history of the emperor and the ministers fighting wits and courage, but Emperor Zhengde is too young, and the fight with the ministers is still too tender, he wants to protect Qin Kan, but he can't come up with a sufficient reason, Zhu Houzhao's eyes flashed a trace of panic, and he couldn't help but glance at Qin Kan.

"Severe punishment, uh, yes, naturally it will be severely punished......" Zhu Houzhao blinked his eyes, he was not stupid, he was quite surprised that Qin Kan and Liu Jin sang on stage for the first time just now, if it was said that Qin Kan would be severely punished, I am afraid that it would be better to hand over this matter to Liu Jin.

"Liu Jin......"

"The old slave is here."

"How do you think this should be punished severely?"

Liu Jin sighed secretly and said: "According to the law, officials who violate the law will be handed over to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple for punishment, but last night's incident was a private fight between the factory guards, and the factory guards are directly under the emperor, and Qin Kan is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, if the crime is discussed by the Criminal Department and the Dali Temple, it is very inappropriate......."

The hearts of the ministers sank, Liu Jin set aside a thousand catties, and a massacre was understated by the words "factory guard private fight", it seems that today he is determined to protect Qin Kan.

- How did these two bastards hook up in private? Incomprehensible!

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up: "Since you don't go through the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, how should you discuss the crime according to your opinion?" ”

Liu Jin bowed down and said: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, except for the Yongle year, when the Jinyi Guard commanded Ji Gang, who wanted to rebel and was personally ordered by the Yongle Emperor to exterminate the nine clans, there are few Jinyi Guards who have violated the national law, which is unprecedented, and the old slave is also rare...... According to the old slave's humble opinion, the matter of the factory guard is naturally determined by His Majesty, if His Majesty does not want to worry about such trivial matters, it is better to have the three scholars of the cabinet and the old slave's celebrant to share the worries on behalf of His Majesty, and after the cabinet and the celebrant of the court to discuss, and then report the results to His Majesty......"

Zhu Houzhao nodded quickly: "This is very good, it will be handed over to the cabinet and the celebrant court for discussion, and the results of your discussion must be convincing to the ministers." ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers below were suddenly unhappy.

Now the three scholars in the cabinet are no longer monolithic, among them, Jiao Fang leans on Liu Jin's thigh, Li Dongyang, the old fox, is slippery and treacherous, Yang Tinghe is neutral in everything, and the celebrant is Liu Jin's word, Qin Kanruo is handed over to the cabinet and the celebrant to discuss the crime, according to the scene of Qin Kan and Liu Jin wearing the same pants today, you will not be able to get a result of not guilty and rewarding after you discuss the most.

I have to say that the phrase "the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked" is still very reasonable, and if Emperor Zhengde is such a crooked upper beam, how good can the cabinet celebrant below be? During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, the government was out of control, all internal and external affairs were decided by eunuchs, the prestige of the cabinet was lost, and the ministers such as the Six Ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate lost their credibility.

Ignoring the disgruntled buzz of the ministers below, Liu Jin smiled and bowed to Zhu Houzhao: "The old slave obeys His Majesty's order. ”

When he turned to face the courtiers, Liu Jin's smile disappeared without a trace, and his eyes swept towards the hall with a vicious look.

His eyes swept over Qin Kan as if inadvertently, but when he saw Qin Kan standing in the hall with a gentle smile on his face, the ministers of the hall were frightened by Liu Jin's might. Only Qin Kan stood proudly and stood still, and the abyss was overwhelming.

Liu Jin's gaze became more and more gloomy and resentful.

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The strange early dynasty has dispersed, and the cabinet and the celebrant have not yet achieved results in discussing Qin Kan's crimes, and naturally they will not put the dignified marquis in prison, of course, the ministers are eager for Qin Kan to end up in prison, but how could Gonggong Liu agree?

Zhu Houzhao was full of interest and called Qin Kan to meet the Qianqing Palace, and in the face of the complicated eyes of countless ministers, Qin Kan walked out of the Fengtian Palace, turned right and walked towards the Qianqing Palace.

Not surprisingly. When I walked to the bottom of the jade steps outside the Qianqing Palace. Qin Kan saw Liu Jin standing in front of the steps waiting for him quietly, his face was as clear as ice, and his eyes kept scraping around Qin Kan's body like a blade, obviously wanting to kill him with his eyes.

"Father-in-law Liu. Long time no see. The complexion is still white and red. The bomb can be broken, and I really envy this Hou......" Qin Kan greeted warmly.

After killing Xichang Fanzi last night, a wave of anger in Qin Kan's chest finally vented out. His temper was much better, and he even ate tofu when he talked to Liu Jin.

Liu Jin's performance was just the opposite, he was coerced by the villain this morning, he held back his anger, but he couldn't attack, the so-called "white complexion is red in the red", purely by Qin Kan.

"Humph! Master Hou really taught the miscellaneous family to envy it! ”

This made Qin Kan take it seriously, there were too many things he could make Liu Jin envious, such as such a difficult thing as growing a beard, Liu Gonggong would definitely not be able to do it, how could he not be envious of Liu Jin?

Liu Jin threw down this sentence without yin or yang, and continued: "Hou Ye was very powerful last night, and this morning the miscellaneous family cooperated with each other to pave the way for Hou Ye before and after, Hou Ye is also angry, and he has earned face, can the past grievances be stopped?" ”

After the ambush in Tianjin and the slaughter of Xichang last night, the two of them almost tore their faces, and the relationship reached this point, Liu Jin couldn't hide it anymore, and he went straight to the point unceremoniously when he spoke.

As for "the grievances will stop", it naturally refers to Liu Jin's own handle that Qin Kan thinks is grasped.

From the beginning of Liu Jin's deliberate cooperation in the early dynasty, Qin Kan felt extremely regretful.

Everyone is a smart person, they have all done unsightly things, the moral bottom line is almost on the same level, and the handle is generally not easily exposed for others to handle, judging from Liu Jin's performance, Qin Kan undoubtedly missed a big handle that could hold him.

Recalling that he was ambushed outside Tianjin, more than 400 masters of the West Factory fought desperately, among which there was a man with a square face and black clothes who commanded loudly, presumably the leader, and later when he cleaned up the battlefield, he was recognized as the corpse of Wu Hu, the head of the West Factory, Qin Kan was quite annoyed at the time, if this guy was captured alive and asked for a confession, if the human and material evidence were there, Liu Jin's old life would really come to an end.

It's a pity that both sides were desperate at that time, and they only wanted to kill the enemy in the melee, who could care about capturing the other party's leader alive? Missing this handle can only be said to be the will of God, and Liu Jin is not exhausted.

"Gonggong Liu is serious, Benhou has always used his father-in-law as a confidant in his life, how can he have grievances?" Qin Kan deliberately pretended to be confused.

Liu Jin's old face turned white, and he lowered his voice and said angrily: "Master Hou, don't say secret words in front of the Ming people, what the miscellaneous family wants is Wu Hu!" Today, the miscellaneous family is so compromised, and the Hou Ye has also seen it, do you think that if you take the handle of the miscellaneous family, the miscellaneous family will be at your mercy from now on? Qin Kan, don't force the miscellaneous family to fight with you! ”

Qin Kan laughed twice, and suddenly changed the topic without a head: "Father-in-law Liu, the cabinet and the celebrant court are discussing to condemn me, does my father-in-law think I will be fine?" ”

Liu Jin suddenly knew the meaning of Qin Kan's words, and snorted heavily: "The miscellaneous family guarantees that you are not guilty, who dares to oppose the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and the miscellaneous family has one to kill the other, is this okay?" ”

Qin Kan arched his hand and said: "Justice and righteousness are thin and cloudy, and he is worthy of being Qin's confidant in life, and he hates to play the mountains and rivers with the public......"

"Less nonsense, what about Wu Hu?"

"After the results of the cabinet and the celebrant came out, Wu Hu naturally returned it to Gonggong Liu."

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Houzhao sat behind the bookcase in a bright yellow robe, and saw Qin Kan entering the hall and was about to give him a salute, Zhu Houzhao stood up and waved his hand excitedly: "Excuse me, Qin Kan, go, I will take you to see the leopard room, Liu Jin, this old dog is neat, in less than a year, the leopard room will be built in a good way, and you can live in it in a few months, and the leopard room will be my real home in the future." Let's go, I'll invite you to come to your house as a guest......"

Qin Kan smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, are you too anxious?" The minister hasn't reported to you about the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect in Tianjin. ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled: "When have you done anything?" There is no need to report it, since the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect in Tianjin, the command of the Six Guards has made the three daily performances go straight into the deep palace, and I am very clear about this matter. ”

Qin Kan said ashamedly: "The minister is not effective, after all, he was run by the White Lotus Sect with three thousand anti-thieves, and the matter was not done well, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said: "I already knew the situation at that time, Qin Kan, you did your best, there are so many anti-thieves, Tianjin is so big, it is impossible to catch them all, three thousand anti-thieves are only, scattered into the people is nothing more than dripping water into the sea, can't turn up waves, and can't become the climate, you don't have to blame yourself." ”

After a pause, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "The military report entered Beijing, Liu Jin said a lot of good things for you, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government like to be crooked, and they were also suppressed by Liu Jin, you are a thief in front, the cabinet and the six ministries did not give you too many constraints, and Liu Jin contributed a lot in it." ”

A hint of discoloration flashed in Qin Kan's eyes, and since entering the hall, Zhu Houzhao has only said a few words, two of which are praising Liu Jin, is this deliberate, or is it unintentional?

Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands, and the two eunuchs entered the hall, each holding a quaint and dusty wine jar in their hands, and withdrew respectfully after resting it on the bookcase.

Zhu Houzhao pointed to the two jars of wine on the case, and said with a smile: "This is the old flower carving of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, it is said that the year is long, more than 100 years, when Emperor Taizu and Zhang Shicheng fought Jiangnan, Marshal Xu Da guarded Shaoxing, heard that Taizu won a great victory, Marshal Xu was overjoyed to feast in the city of Shaoxing, and buried a hundred altars of flower carving to commemorate after the banquet, and then more than 100 years of vicissitudes, buried this hundred jars of wine was forgotten by later generations, and then Liu Jin inadvertently read the palace collection to learn about it, and know that you are from Shaoxing, So he ordered the local prefect to dig out a hundred jars of fine wine and present it to the Beijing Division, but the years were too long, and there was only a trace of wine left in each jar, and there were only two jars left in the total......"

Qin Kan looked at Zhu Houzhao in surprise.

Zhu Houzhao smiled awkwardly and said, "Take it, I don't like wine, this is the ...... that Liu Jin specially gave you."

Qin Kan was stunned for a long time, and then he sighed for a long time: "Your Majesty has worked hard for Liu Jin to advocate for you, and you have invested so much, what do you want to say, please speak up." ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled and sighed: "Qin Kan, I have no intention of pursuing the wrong and right in the incident last night, you are my best friend, Liu Jin is my closest family, I only trust you unreservedly, I sincerely hope that the two of you will live together in harmony, and assist the court for me, and the three of us will work together to do something big for those ministers, but...... I can see that you and Liu Jin seem to have a disagreement, which is the last thing I want to see, Qin Kan, if you and Liu Jin fight, I will not be happy in this life......" (To be continued......