Chapter 212: Quickly After Exception
The news that Feng Yongting was imprisoned in prison after being reprimanded with a rod soon spread far and wide, causing turmoil in the DPRK and China.
Feng Yongting and Zhang Gui have always been each other's insiders, and Zhang Gui naturally won't sit idly by when he learns about this. In addition to the court's intercession, these people routinely reflected their opinions to the cabinet, that is, in front of Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei looked at the indignant colleagues in front of him, and then looked at the mountains of twists and turns in front of him, and straightened his forehead with a headache.
"Don't worry, you have to figure out what happened before you can help. Everyone went to intercede with Grandpa Feng like this, but I was afraid that not only would we not be able to save Grandpa Feng, but also arouse His Majesty's suspicion that we would collude with Grandpa Feng inside and outside and form a party for personal gain. At that time, not only will I not be able to save Gonggong Feng, but I am afraid that even we will have to fold in. Zhang Wei said bitterly.
There was an impulsive prickly head, and he snorted dissatisfiedly: "In the opinion of the following officials, Lord Zhang is too cautious. If Lord Shoufu was here, I am afraid that he would have entered the palace to reason with His Majesty! ”
There was a lot of contempt between the words.
Zhang Wei didn't care about the contempt and hostility of others - as long as Zhang Gui didn't give him power for a day, he, the acting first assistant, would not be looked down upon by his colleagues; As long as Zhang Gui cultivates him as a successor one day, there will definitely be people who will attack him.
Zhang Wei has long been accustomed to this, but that doesn't mean he has to blindly endure submission.
"Lord Liu, you can't say such things nonsense, otherwise it will be spread, and I am afraid that Lord Yushoufu's reputation will be damaged." Zhang Wei glanced at the man, and Zhengse warned, "The monarch and the ministers, Lord Shoufu has always been loyal and selfless, how could he question His Majesty for the sake of a eunuch?" ”
Lord Liu's face turned red for a while, and he moved his lips, wanting to say that he was talking about "theory" rather than "questioning", but in the end he didn't say a word.
Although he said the "theory" of looking for the emperor, who here did not understand, it was actually "questioning". If you are in front of outsiders, you have to cover it up, but you are all your own people here, so there is no need for this.
Zhang Wei glanced at everyone present, and saw that they all looked disapproving, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: The people under him only have Zhang Gui, the first assistant, and no Qi Yu, the emperor, which shows Zhang Gui's usual arrogance and the grievances behind the emperor.
However, the more this is the case, the more favorable the situation is for him!
Zhang Wei persuaded: "As you say, I know that my ability is limited, and I dare not specialize in such a major matter, so I will immediately send a letter to Lord Shoufu and ask him to decide." ”
Zhang Wei's submission showed weakness and slightly appeased everyone, but there were still people with unhappy faces and very doubtful about Zhang Wei's ability.
Zhang Wei then continued: "Lord Shoufu said last time that he had entered the boundary of the river and was about to arrive in the capital in the near future. At this time, he was asked to decide, and he would not be mistaken. ”
When everyone heard Zhang Wei say this, they no longer embarrassed Zhang Wei and said goodbye casually.
Zhang Wei sent the person out very politely, looking at the backs of several adults swaggering away, and sneered in his heart.
Go for it! The more indulgent and unscrupulous, the sooner you will be rejected by the emperor! When the emperor's heart is completely lost, Feng Yongting's today is their tomorrow!
Zhang Wei turned around with his sleeves and sat at the front of the case, seriously handling official business.
As for sending a letter to Jang Gyu?
He forgot about it when he was busy!
Anyway, it's a day and a half late, and it doesn't matter.
In prison, Qi Yu took advantage of the time Zhang Wei bought him to step up the handling of Feng Yongting's case.
Empress Dowager Li also sat beside her, she wanted to ask in person why she had given Feng Yongting such a trust, why did he do such a shameless thing!
After the all-out treatment of the imperial doctor, Feng Yongting, who was originally injured and dying, was able to lie on the ground and talk briefly at this time.
Empress Dowager Li was the first to ask, "Anyway, why did you do this?" ”
Feng Yongting laughed dryly, but he pulled the wounds on his face and abdomen, and couldn't help but hiss.
Seeing this, Empress Dowager Li frowned and did not speak.
Feng Yongting breathed a sigh of relief, and asked instead of answering: "If the minister says that he is wronged, can the Queen Mother believe it?" ”
Empress Dowager Li sneered and said, "Wronged? Feng Xi, who forged the queen's handwriting, is not your godson? That letter is not in your handwriting? The thousand taels of silver were not made by the inner treasury? Or do Lady Yongchangbo and the Zheng family have an enmity with you, and they are not afraid to make an enmity with you, and they want to slander you in unison? ”
A series of questions conveyed the anger that Empress Dowager Li tried to suppress.
With so many questions, it was difficult for Feng Yongting, a seriously injured person, to answer them all at once, so he took several breaks before answering the questions one by one: "Feng Xi is, of course, the righteous son of the minister, but the righteous son and grandson of the minister, in fact, there are too many...... If they insist on clinging, can the ministers and ministers monitor them anytime and anywhere without making mistakes?
"Feng Xi is good at imitating other people's handwriting, since he can imitate the handwriting of the queen's mother...... Can't you forge a handwritten letter from a minister?
"As for the 1,000 taels of silver, the salaries of everyone in the palace are all issued by the Inner Treasury, and it is not surprising that Feng Xi can gather so much.
"Also, there is Mrs. Yongchangbo, He, and Zheng, their testimony, is it more credible than the words of the minister?"
Empress Dowager Li was silent.
Qi Yu secretly sneered, at this time, Feng Yongting still refused to admit his guilt, according to his statement, wouldn't no amount of evidence be able to convict him? Anyway, the evidence was forged against him by someone else!
Feng Yongting saw that Mrs. Li's color was slightly loosened, and immediately made persistent efforts and said: "Besides, now, the Queen Mother wants to choose a concubine for Your Majesty, and the minister, if the minister wants to offer a beauty, just send it to His Majesty, just send it to Your Majesty, that's it, it's enough, and why bother to toss yourself into it?" ”
Empress Dowager Li felt that Feng Yongting was reasonable, which was also where her doubts were. Previously, she felt that Feng Yongting was too arrogant to act like this, but now she felt that Feng Yongting's words also made some sense.
"You don't talk about choosing a concubine, I haven't remembered it yet." Qi Yu sneered, "The queen mother wants to choose a concubine for me, and she only said it among the clan relatives, so please help pay attention to one or two." But why, those who want to send women to the palace mostly go to slap you Gonggong Feng? ”
Hearing this, Empress Dowager Li glanced at Qi Yu.
Feng Yongting, as the great eunuch with real power in the palace, is in the limelight, and those who want to send women into the palace are understandable for him. But when Qi Yu mentioned it now, he accused Feng Yongting of using the power in his hands to control the selection of concubines, and even tried to control the harem and plot against the previous dynasty.
Qi Yu, this is completely disgusted with Feng Yongting!
But since when did Qi Yu, who has always trusted Feng Yongting and has close relatives, begin to be dissatisfied with him gradually, even to the point where he wants to get rid of him quickly?