Chapter 688: The Emperor and the Cabinet

Looking at the so many tokens that Fang Hong took out, Tan Jitang and Zhang Weiying didn't feel like a mirror in their hearts. This matter is definitely the bureau of this little eunuch, who is really bold enough to dare to calculate the members of the royal clan. Thinking about dragging them into the water is really an unforgivable sin.

Fang Hong also noticed the reaction of the two, and smiled lightly, "Everyone is doing things for the emperor, and the two of you have to use snacks." ”

"Doing things for the emperor?" Tan Jitang was secretly angry because he was designed, but when he heard this, it was like being poured from head to foot by a basin of cold water, and the flames disappeared in an instant.

Yes, no matter how bold this little eunuch is, he doesn't dare to argue with a vassal king. It must have been instructed by the emperor behind his back that he dared to do this.

After figuring out such a stubble, Tan Jitang suddenly brightened up, looked at Fang Hong's gaze, and suddenly became much kinder. Although he belongs to the ranks of civil officials, he is not from the same faction as those elders. He is a person from Lu Wan, who is the secretary of the ministry, and Lu Wan is a person from the emperor's faction.

Many people think that the emperor will do whatever he wants. This is actually impossible, especially in this Ming Dynasty, the real controller of the court is still a few elders of the cabinet. Many of the emperor's orders, they didn't pay much attention to. In their opinion, the world belongs to the old Zhu family, and it is also a scholar, and the emperor and the scholar rule together.

In many cases, the emperor was even in a weak position, and the decree could not be passed on at all. Therefore, this is also the reason why the emperor likes to use eunuchs, that is, he wants to use eunuchs to play games with those ministers, and put himself in the position of a referee. The eunuch was ruthless, and he was ruthless in killing the civil officials, and once it caused a backlash from the civil officials, he would kill the eunuchs again in turn to calm the anger of the people.

The emperors of the old Zhu family, this hand is very slippery, almost tried and tested. Those ministers are not in the wrong way, you can't jump out and accuse the emperor, right, do you understand some rules?

A few days ago, King Ning's rebellion must have been annoyed by the emperor, so he had to take some more vassal kings to make those clans more stable. This Xingwang didn't know where to provoke the emperor, and the emperor wanted to play such a hand and put it to death.

The killing of the town guards and eunuchs and court officials, if this news spreads, it will be a major event equivalent to rebellion. What if King Xing is a vassal king? If you really want to liquidate it, no one's identity will be easy.

Countless thoughts flashed through Tan Jitang's mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was reasonable. At the same time, his heart was also excited. If this thing is done well, it will definitely enter the emperor's sight, and it will not be difficult for him to soar in the future.

Although his position as a governor is good, he can also be called a feudal official. But it's still just a pawn, even if it's one of the biggest, it's still a pawn. His biggest dream is to get rid of the position of this chess piece and become a chess player, and if he wants to control the chess game, he must at least become the chief officer of the sixth department.

"This little father-in-law, that murderer committed a heinous crime, and committed such a crime, a few days ago, it was the negligence of the official that caused the murderer to get away with it. After this battle, the official repented and was bound to arrest the murderer and bring him to justice, so as to sue the spirit of the king and his father-in-law. If the little father-in-law needs anything, just come to me, and everyone in the Yamen will fully cooperate. Tan Jitang had a bright smile on his face and said to Fang Hong.

"Lord Tan can think like this, and he is very happy to be able to do so. The murderer is a subordinate of King Xing, and this matter has nothing to do with King Xing's decision, and I hope that the adults can deal with it impartially, and don't let Wang Gui's father-in-law die in vain. Fang Hong nodded, his tone a little heavy.

"This is natural, this official will definitely explain the situation to all the elders truthfully, and return the world to a bright future. When Tan Jitang heard this, the smile on his face became even worse.

"In that case, then I won't bother the adults and take my leave. Seeing this Tan Jitang so acquainted, Fang Hong also saved things, and immediately got up and left.

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Tan Jitang wrote thousands of words about the things here, and let people send them to the capital quickly. Of course, in order to prepare for both, he also secretly asked someone to send one to Jiangnan and sent the fold to Zhu Houzhao.

Shanxi is relatively close to the capital, and the first letter is the first to arrive in the capital. As soon as the letter reached the cabinet, it was withheld. When receiving the excerpt, the first thing that several pavilion elders thought about was not the truth of this matter, but who was going to prepare to deal with King Xing.

The emperor has no heirs so far, and the call for King Xing to be named the emperor's younger brother is quite high, and at this time, such a thing happened, and no one can help but think nonsense.

On the side of the noon gate of the palace, there is a low and ordinary room, and on the other side of this room is the Wenhua Palace. In the extravagant palace, this room looks out of place.

However, this room is the power center of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the office of the elders.

"Uncle Hou, Jingzhi, what do you two think about this matter?" In a side hall, Yang Tinghe cleared the left and right, and called the other two pavilion elders, Liang Chu and Jiang Mian, and he put Tan Jitang's fold on the table and said to the two.

"King Xing is known to be virtuous and modest, how could he do such a thing, it is clear that someone has planted blame. Liang Chu slapped the table lightly, and his voice was mixed with a bit of fierceness.

"Uncle Hou said cautiously, such unfounded things should not be talked nonsense. Yang Tinghe shook his head, his face slightly furnished. Liang Chu has always been upright and never refuses to beat around the bush when he speaks, but this matter is too much to do, so he can't talk nonsense.

Liang Chu flicked his sleeves, his face was still gloomy, but he didn't continue to speak.

"For the sake of today, it doesn't matter whether this matter was done by King Xing or not, what matters is how we should deal with it. Is it to push the boat with the current, or to go against the current!" After being silent for a while, Jiang Mian said softly.

"Pushing the boat along the river can be stable for a while, but going against the current is a hundred-year plan. Yang Tinghe understood the deep meaning of Jiang Mian's words, and glanced at Jiang Mian meaningfully.

Pushing the boat down the river, he naturally took this evidence conclusively and handed it over to the Zongfu to ask King Xing for his guilt, which fulfilled the wishes of some people. And everyone is naturally safe and sound.

Going against the current, but thinking about the long term. After all, if you have taken down King Xing now, what will happen to the Ming Dynasty? The emperor has no heirs so far? If something happens, then who should be appointed as the emperor? King Xing's blood relationship is very close to the emperor, and if he is established as the emperor's younger brother, everyone has nothing to say, but if you set up others, then how can you let the rest of the vassal kings be willing? If something goes wrong, who will bear this responsibility?