Chapter 149: The Cabinet Shakes
The governor didn't even have time to sit down and eat tea, so he left with a large group of people in a huff.
Wang Mingchuan has been sending the governor outside the city, watching the governor's sedan chair leave, the whole person has become dignified, and the only thing to do now seems to be only waiting, as the governor said, the matter here is no longer something that anyone in Zhejiang can decide.
At this time, he was a little disappointed, people reached his point, he should have been content, but now he thinks back that he is controlled everywhere and teased by a small student, not so much because of Xu Qian's cunning, but because of his own body, if he doesn't do bad things, how can a dignified political envoy be forced by a student step by step?
However, Wang Mingchuan's sentimentality did not last long, his face became colder and colder, and there was a bit of murder in the depths of his eyes.
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After leaving the governor, Xu Qian returned to his residence, which was not only his living place, but now also a place for him to sort out black materials, and several scribes transferred from the Cao army also worked here, and they would talk to each other from time to time.
Next door is Deng Jian's 'torture room', the punishment is to offend people, Zhou Dusi's old fritters naturally refuse to do it, so they can only be handed over to Deng Jian, anyway, Brother Deng has already followed Brother Xiao Xu all the way to the black, and he doesn't care about anything.
But at this time, the scribes all retreated, Xu Qian was casually holding a confiscated account book and looking at it with a match, Zhou Dusi moved a stool and sat on the side and quietly looked at Xu Qian, in his opinion, Xu Qian's guy is simply unreasonable, this guy really wants to offend everyone, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, what a stupid idiot who reads.
But to say this guy is stupid. It seems to be a little inappropriate, because this guy's plan is step by step, first pulling him into the water, and then bringing Cao Jun to Liwei, and then encouraging exposure, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a nerd, but like a veteran who knows the world.
Thinking about it like this, Xu Qian's impression of Zhou Dusi was a little wavering, is this guy smart or a fool?
Deng Jian sat on the other side. In the past few days, he has become addicted to torture, and when he sees people, his hands are itchy, and he has become accustomed to occupational diseases in just a few days, and his mood is no less complicated than that of Zhou Dusi. However, he has been with Xu Qian for a long time, and he has some unconditional recognition of Xu Qian, in his mind, although Brother Xu is a bastard, he is also our bastard.
"The Governor is gone?" Xu Qian suddenly raised his head, as if he had suddenly thought of something.
Zhou Dusi smiled bitterly and said, "I have already left." The governor was so angry that his face turned green, hey......" He sighed heavily, hating himself for being cheap, why did he have to be caught by this Xu Qian. hated that he was not strong-willed, he was led by this Xu Qian, and he hated himself even more for being unlucky, how could he meet such a guy. This guy is simply an officialdom killer, and everyone hates it. It's only been a few days, and the officials in Zhejiang, he has offended eighty percent alone, and even the governor is so angry that he vomits blood.
Xu Qian nodded, sighed and said: "I also expected him to leave, he came here just to make peace with the mud, and the mud can't be reconciled, so naturally it's better to go." ”
Zhou Dusi frowned and said: "Why do you need to offend him, anyway, everything that should be investigated has already been checked, you said that this is an errand of Qin's order, but the errand has already been done, it is better to sell his personal favor, in this way, it will not force people to a dead end." ”
Xu Qian shook his head with a smile.
Regarding Xu Qian's attitude, Zhou Dusi couldn't help it: "What are you laughing at, could it be that what I said is wrong?" ”
Xu Qian sighed and said, "What the adults said is right, but it's actually not right. Have you ever heard of a saying that one will make ten thousand bones dry? ”
Zhou Dusi sneered: "How could I not know? I originally crawled out of the sea of blood in the mountain of corpses, and I ...... when I was in Xuanfu."
Xu Qian didn't wait for him to recall his glorious experience in the past, and sighed again: "In fact, when the two countries move troops, if the soldiers under them want to climb up, they must make meritorious service, and meritorious service must kill people, and the more people killed, the greater the merit." If this is true of the soldiers, how can I not be like this? Qin ordered me to check the business raid, do you really think it's that simple? You are wrong, this is the Son of Heaven who wants to kill chickens and monkeys, kill a group of yang and yin, and kill a group of people who don't know how powerful and bad they are. My future is on this, I am now a knife, I must not compromise, once compromised, then what use is it to the Son of Heaven? The Son of Heaven is rich all over the world, everyone is his courtier, he waved his hand, and some people served him, but why did he choose me alone? ”
Zhou Dusi was stunned for a moment, he couldn't imagine that there were so many plans in Xu Qian's heart.
Xu Qian continued: "Once you will succeed, these people in Chun'an are my dry bones, they are hindering my future and blocking my way, why should I be merciful?" If I waver a little, I am afraid that I will become a dry bone under their feet, in fact, when the order came down, it was already destined that I must not be a cowardly scholar, and I was destined to be more cunning and ruthless than others, this is the way of heaven, the road is swinging, those who follow it prosper, and those who go against it die. ”
Deng Jian couldn't help but say: "Ever since I got acquainted with Brother Xu, I have been destined to be frightened, could it be that this is also fate?" ”
Xu Qian glanced at him angrily and said, "If you have achieved great things, what is it to be frightened?" ”
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In the cabinet, early in the morning, several cabinet ministers passed through the Taiji Gate and arrived here one after another.
As usual, everyone did not rush to work when they entered, everyone sat idly and ate tea, and did not talk about official business, waiting for the edict in the palace at any time.
This is the rule of the Jiajing year, when the emperor has just ascended the throne and is working hard, almost every time there is a time, the minister will be passed into the East Cabinet to discuss matters.
And now the Ming Dynasty cabinet of three bachelors, the first assistant is Yang Tinghe, followed by Jiang Mian, Mao Ji, Yang Tinghe looks dignified and has a beautiful demeanor, but Jiang Mian, a scholar of the Imperial Palace, is obese, and Mao Ji, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, is short in stature, the three of them are uneven in age, and the difference in appearance is also very large, and their personalities are different, but they can usually tolerate each other, so they can be quite united.
It's just that today's atmosphere seems a little heavy, yesterday the cabinet has passed a lot of impeachment notes, it is strange to say, so many ministers impeached are actually a small student, and this member is far away in Hangzhou, it stands to reason that it is impossible to be a high-profile role, but this Xu Qian has become the focus of attention of the imperial court, not only that, but the content of the impeachment is also particularly strict, unauthorized deployment of troops and horses, killing the imperial court officials, this kind of thing is no different from rebellion.
The three scholars of the cabinet read the book at first glance, but they all felt that things must be boring, so they were not in a hurry to make a decision, but when they arrived at the cabinet early this morning, everyone had their own concerns.
In the end, it was Mao Ji who couldn't hold back, Mao Ji was a little impulsive, not only that, but this matter was also somewhat implicated in him, he is now holding the title of the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, and the merits of local officials are supervised by him, and Wang Mingchuan, the political envoy of Zhejiang, was personally praised by him last year, saying that this person is law-abiding, has a clean sleeve, and has good political achievements, gave a first-class evaluation, and ordered someone to record it in the palace newspaper to show his appreciation.
But now that Wang Mingchuan is involved in such a big case, it really makes Master Mao very embarrassed, he glanced at Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian, and then smiled slightly: "How can a student make such a big trouble?" Ay...... The new emperor ascended the throne, the country got rid of the maladministration, and redressed the unjust cases, but let the laws and regulations relax, the little students mobilized the Cao army without authorization, and also killed the minister......" Mao Ji shook his head when he said this, and said bitterly: "What is the Cao army?" The Cao army is related to the safety of the Cao army, and it involves the major events of taxes, grain and grass entering Beijing, but now it has been transferred without authorization, how much does this have to do with it? This Xu Qian, if he is not punished heavily, if everyone follows suit in the future, the world will have to be in chaos. What do you think? ”
Yang Tinghe ate his tea slowly, seemingly in no hurry to make his claim.
Jiang Mian couldn't help but smile and said: "What Mao Gong said is right, this student is indeed bold." He didn't move, but said, "It's just that having said that, it is inappropriate to say that he should be punished severely." I heard that this student is a talented man in Hangzhou, known as a talent, and now he has won the small three yuan, and the poetry is also excellent, the old man once read one of his words, quite liked. It is inevitable that young people will be young and crazy, and they are also under the command of Qin, it is inevitable that they will make some mistakes, as long as the intention is good, it doesn't matter, in my opinion, as long as there is a little punishment, it is enough, and directly plant the hat of transferring officials and soldiers and killing the officials of the court, I am afraid that I will mislead people's future. ”
The reason why Jiang Mian said this was because he had a heart of love for talents, and in addition, he also felt that Xu Qian was an errand after all, although he went too far, but if the punishment was too heavy, which would dare to let go of his hands and feet in the future?
It's just that these words felt a little inappropriate in Mao Ji's ears, he squinted his eyes, glanced sideways at Yang Tinghe, and saw that Yang Tinghe frowned slightly when Jiang Mian spoke, Mao Ji's heart moved, and then said: "What kind of talent, the so-called prodigy geniuses are just deceiving the world and stealing fame, there are as many prodigies in the world as there are carps crossing the river, how many people really have a few talents?" ”
After Mao Ji finished speaking, his face was angry, but Yang Tinghe's brows couldn't help frowning, as if he had already felt the smell of gunpowder on both sides.
You must know that Jiang Mian and Bachelor Jiang were also prodigies in the past, with extremely high talents, known as prodigies, valued by the world, and able to read and recite at the age of ten. Mao Ji wouldn't know about this, but now that he scolded this prodigy and genius fiercely, wouldn't he scold Jiang Mian's head?
Jiang Mian always had a smile on his face, and he didn't seem to notice the sharp edge in Mao Ji's mouth, and smiled at Mao Ji, so he didn't say anything more.