On the seventh day of the lunar month, Liu Ren's case, which had already caused a stir in the capital, was further fermented, and Liu Mingsheng, the superintendent of Shanxi Province of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, gave a note to Emperor Xuande, believing that Liu Ren's case involved Li Yuntian, and now this case is attracting much attention, so Li Yuntian should assist in a thorough investigation of Liu Ren's case to reassure the people.

Emperor Xuande didn't say a word after reading this passage, and asked the eunuch Jin Ying to send eunuchs to give it to Li Yuntian, who was discussing with Zhang Fu and Zhou Zheng and others in the military pavilion.

Li Yuntian sighed in his heart after seeing Liu Mingsheng's recital, he understood what Emperor Xuande meant, Emperor Xuande let him choose how to deal with this matter.

In fact, Li Yuntian had no choice in this matter at all, if he refused to go to Ying Tianfu, he would be regarded as a ghost in his heart by the outside world, so even if Ying Tianfu was a tiger's den in Longtan, he would have to break through this time.

At the same time, this is also Emperor Xuande taking the opportunity to exert pressure on Li Yuntian, if Emperor Xuande trusts Li Yuntian, he will definitely stop this concerto, but Emperor Xuande did not do this, which is definitely not a good sign for Li Yuntian.

What is especially important is that Emperor Xuande wants to send a signal to the outside world that Li Yuntian has lost ground in front of him, otherwise Emperor Xuande will definitely protect Li Yuntian instead of throwing this hot potato to Li Yuntian.

Therefore, as soon as the deliberations of the military cabinet were over, Li Yuntian entered the palace and wanted to go to the Qianqing Palace to meet Emperor Xuande, but unfortunately he didn't even enter the palace gate of the Qianqing Palace, and was blocked by the attendants on duty at the palace gate.

The chamberlain told him with a smile on his face that Emperor Xuande was resting, and he didn't see the civil and military officials today, so he asked Li Yuntian to come back tomorrow.

"I'm tired of handing this piece up." Hearing this, a helpless smile appeared on the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, he knew that Emperor Xuande was exerting psychological pressure on him, and then handed a piece of music he was carrying to the chamberlain who was blocking the way.

"Don't worry, Zhen Guogong, the miscellaneous family will be handed over to Mr. Jin." The chamberlain smiled and took over the recital, and the Jin Guan in his mouth naturally referred to Jin Ying, who was responsible for sorting out the recitals presented below and handing them over to Emperor Xuande's Imperial Review.

Li Yuntian bowed his head slightly when he heard this, looked up at the palace gate, got up and walked away, his figure looked a little lonely, and the scene he was most unwilling to face inevitably happened after all.

The eunuch who blocked the way immediately hurriedly entered the palace gate, hurried to the Dongnuan Pavilion, and handed over Li Yuntian's recital to an attendant standing there at the door.

In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Emperor Xuande was chatting with the left deputy governor of the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Governor's Office, Chen Tai, the Duke of Inguo, and the right deputy governor of the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Governor's Office, Hu Dahai, the Marquis of Chengyong, and several other nobles.

The chamberlain holding Li Yuntian's recital naturally didn't dare to disturb Emperor Xuande's Yaxing, so he stood far away with Li Yuntian's recital in both hands, and Jin Ying, who was standing beside Emperor Xuande, quietly walked over when he saw this.

After learning that it was Li Yuntian's recital, Jin Ying took it and stuffed it into his sleeve, and then quietly returned to Emperor Xuande's side, quietly waiting for the time to tell Li Yuntian.

"Your Majesty, this is a piece sent by the Duke of Zhenguo." Due to Emperor Xuande's weak health, Chen Tai, Hu Dahai and others did not stay for long, and bowed down and left soon after, so Jin Ying took out Li Yuntian's piece from his sleeve and handed it to Emperor Xuande.

"Ahem, as I thought, Zhen Guogong is going to intervene in Liu Ren's case." Emperor Xuande opened the chapter and looked at it, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said while coughing, he and Li Yuntian had been very clear about Li Yuntian's character for many years, and knew that Li Yuntian would definitely not retreat.

In the recital, Li Yuntian asked Emperor Xuande to allow him to go to Shuntian Mansion to assist Yin of Shuntian Mansion in investigating Liu Ren's poisoning on the grounds of calming the hearts of the people in the capital.

"Your Majesty, this person is dead, and I am afraid that Zhenguo Gong will not be able to do anything." Jin Ying groaned for a moment when he heard this, bowed down and said, in his opinion, Li Yuntian has now fallen into a quagmire, and it is difficult to get out of it.

"No, Zhen Guogong's best thing is to put him to death and come back to life, when everyone thinks he will lose, he can turn the tide and turn defeat into victory." Emperor Xuande shook his head, his expression became a little solemn, whether it was in Jiaozhi or Liaodong, no one was optimistic that Li Yuntian could win, but Li Yuntian not only won but also won a big victory in the end, which made him feel uneasy in his heart.

"Your Majesty, even if the Duke of Zhenguo can escape this catastrophe, then it will be difficult for him to pass the next level." Jin Ying saw Emperor Xuande's worried look, and hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort him, Fang Liang was already planning a second move to deal with Li Yuntian.

"Tomorrow is when Laba is not suitable to be promoted to the court to greet him, pass on my message, and the trial of Liu Ren's case will start in Shuntian Mansion in two days." Emperor Xuande's brows furrowed, and then he issued an edict in a deep voice, he wanted to see how Li Yuntian could get out of Liu Ren's case.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, the Laba Festival, Beizhili was shrouded in a fluttering snow, although it snowed heavily, there was still a lively scene in the capital, and every household was busy making Laba porridge.

The month at the end of the year is called "wax", which has three meanings:

First, the waxer, pick up, implying the alternation of the old and the new.

Second, the wax is hunted together, referring to the field hunting to obtain birds and beasts to worship the ancestors and gods, "wax" from the "meat" side, that is, to use the meat "winter sacrifice";

Third, the wax person, chasing the epidemic and welcoming the spring.

Laba Festival is commonly known as "Laba", that is, the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, the ancients had the tradition of sacrificing ancestors and gods, praying for a good harvest, and some areas have the custom of drinking Laba porridge.

Since ancient times, Laba has been used to worship ancestors and gods, including door gods, household gods, house gods, stove gods, well gods, etc., to pray for a good harvest and good fortune.

According to the record of "Ritual Records: Suburban Special Sacrifice", the wax sacrifice is "the twelfth month of the year, gathering all things and asking for food." ”

The Xia Dynasty called Lari "Jiaping", the Shang Dynasty as "Qing Ceremony", and the Zhou Dynasty as "Big Wax"; Because it is held in December, it is called the month of wax, and the day of the wax festival is called the wax day.

The third day after the winter solstice in the pre-Qin period, later Buddhism was introduced, in order to expand its influence in the local area, the traditional culture attached to the Laba Festival was set as the Buddha's enlightenment day, and then with the prevalence of Buddhism, the Buddha's enlightenment day and the wax day were integrated, and it was called the "Dharma Treasure Festival" in the field of Buddhism, and it was not fixed on the eighth day of the lunar month until the beginning of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Zhenguo Mansion.

After finishing the matter of sacrificing ancestors and gods, Li Yuntian and his family had a lively meal, and the current Zhenguo Mansion is already an out-and-out big family, with adults and children sitting in a room full of laughter and laughter, very lively.

Looking at the joyful scene in front of him, Li Yuntian's eyes couldn't help but reveal a melancholy look, maybe this was the last meal he had in the Zhenguo Mansion this year, if Emperor Xuande wanted to eradicate him before the crown prince succeeded to the throne, then even if he got out of Liu Ren's case, there would definitely be new troubles.

After lunch, just when Li Yuntian gathered his children together to tell them fairy tales, there were chamberlains in the palace who came to pass the edict, Emperor Xuande had granted Li Yuntian's request, and the day after tomorrow a public trial of Liu Ren's case would be held in Shuntian Mansion, and the three law divisions would send personnel to hear the trial.

Li Yuntian looked very calm after receiving the edict, and continued to tell fairy tales to his children, he had long expected that Emperor Xuande would agree to his plea, and he also knew that Emperor Xuande summoned Chen Tai and Hu Dahai, and knew that it was difficult for him to avoid this catastrophe, so he had to face the difficulties and have a glimmer of life above.

The Gyeonggi Governorate was responsible for the defense of the North Zhili region, and since the war with Tatar and Warat, Emperor Xuandeok felt that the troops in the Gyeonggi region were somewhat weak, so it took more than a year to strengthen the strength of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, so that the Gyeonggi Governor's Office had more than 400,000 troops in the North Zhili, which were handed over to the control of the Gyeonggi Governor's Governor's Governor, Zhang Hao, the Duke of Yiguo, and Chen Tai and Hu Dahai, the deputy governors of the left and right.

Among them, 200,000 troops were stationed in the city of Beijing, which was the most elite force in the Gyeonggi Governorate, half of the troops were under Zhou Zheng and Zhang Hao, and the other half were under Chen Tai and Hu Dahai.

Zhang Hao not only had a close relationship with Zhou Zheng, but also established a solid friendship with Li Yuntian in Liaodong, so Emperor Xuande was not relieved and could not be sure which side Zhang Hao would be on at a critical moment.

Therefore, Emperor Xuande wanted to use Chen Tai and Hu Dahai to balance Zhou Zheng and Zhang Hao, and control the troops of the Gyeonggi Governorate at a critical moment.

On the surface, Emperor Xuande just wanted to move Li Yuntian alone, but what followed would be a major reshuffle of the forces of all parties in the imperial court, especially a major adjustment of the power structure of the Xungui group, so Emperor Xuande must take precautions and adequately deal with various unfavorable situations that may occur.

In other words, Emperor Xuande has prepared for the worst, once Li Yuntian has a different intention, he will mobilize the Ming army in Beizhili to encircle and suppress it with all his might, although the Xiaowu army is powerful, but in Beizhili is only 30,000 or 40,000 people, even if he can fight a few more battles, he will lose seven, seven, eighty, eight.

Because the "Ming Xin Bao" on the ninth day of the lunar month published that Li Yuntian was going to Shuntian Mansion to assist in the trial of Liu Ren's case the next day, the whole capital was shocked by this news, and people were talking in private for so long that they finally waited for Li Yuntian to come out, and many people were full of expectations for this, wanting to know what Li Yuntian would do in the court trial.

It is worth mentioning that "Ming Xin Pao" did not have any bias in the matter of Liu Ren, whether it was Liu Ren beating the Dengwen drum or his poisoning death, and his wife complaining in front of Shuntian Mansion, etc., all made truthful reports, but when it came to Li Yuntian's name, he used a code name instead.

Therefore, it is known that Liu Ren went to Beijing to sue the emperor because he was excluded from doing business in Jiaozhi, and it is also clear that the Yuntun City Bosi can collect huge tariffs from overseas trade.

For the people of the capital, Jiaozhi is a distant and remote barbarian land, people's impression of it is still stuck in the imperial court several conquests, and other information is unknown, who would have thought that such a "broken place" can bring such a huge wealth to the Ming Dynasty every year, and also make Liu Ren be excluded in business, which was simply unimaginable before.