Courts.

When it was the turn to convict the Zhang brothers, because the Zhang brothers confessed more clearly, reported each other, and confided everything that should be said and should not be said cleanly, so that the ministers did not dispute their crimes, and what they had to discuss at present was only how to punish them.

The emperor set the tone first.

Let them make meritorious service for their crimes and serve in an army in the northwest for a period of one and a half to two years.

It was like an exile, but in fact they were not punished for hard labor, and if it was unkind to lead the troops in the northwest, there would not be so many nobles vying to go to the northwest to take charge of the army.

The tone is set.

Sun Jiao thought that many people would come out to intercede for the Zhang brothers, but now that Yang Tinghe is not there, the alliance between the Zhang family and Yang Tinghe no longer exists, and then the courtiers naturally took a cold attitude towards what happened to the Zhang brothers.

Probably only when the emperor said that he wanted to kill the Zhang brothers, someone would come out to intercede for him.

As Zhu Hao said, some ministers tried to let the Zhang brothers go out to the front line of Xuanda, but the emperor refused, and insisted on sending them to the three sides.

Everyone waited for Jiang Mian to come out and speak.

But for some reason, Jiang Mian, who is a scholar of Shoufu University, is like a transparent person in the court, and he is not like him.

And Jiang Mian is not like Yang Tinghe, even if Yang Tinghe doesn't speak, there are a bunch of people behind him who will do what he wants, and now Jiang Mian doesn't speak, and everyone else is pretending to be dumb.

In the end, Zhu Si set the tone: "...... In this case, I went to ask the Queen Mother to arrange for implementation. If you have any opinions, you can report them in the next two days, and I will consider them as appropriate. Retreat. ”

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Sun Jiao came out of the Fengtian Palace, and the person was a little distracted.

Mao Ji walked over and asked politely, "Why didn't Zhitong come forward to advise before?" ”

Sun Jiao shook his head: "It's inconvenient." ”

Sun Jiao is not an official of the criminal department and Dali Temple and other legal systems in the end, let alone a person from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has maintained enough restraint in the matter of the Zhang brothers this time...... Even Jiang Mian didn't speak, why did I come out to intercede for them?

But if I step on the Zhang brothers, I can't do it.

I can't advance or retreat, so I'll just stand there and watch the excitement.

Mao Jidao: "Punishing the Zhang family seems to be aimed at relatives, but in fact, some people want to take the opportunity to make trouble, and they need to pay attention to the same interests, and then someone wants to restrict my Wenchen, which may involve more people in the court." ”

"Oh."

Sun Jiao's expression was indifferent.

He heard that Mao Ji had the intention of pulling him into the gang, and wanted to form a party with him to fight against the imperial power together.

But the problem is that when Yang Tinghe was in the court, he didn't want to cooperate with Yang Tinghe, and now Jiang Mian's influence in the court is obviously far behind, even if he adds another Mao Ji, it is not enough for the emperor to fight, why let me join you?

Isn't it good to form a momentum and make the emperor feel that there is some game between ministers to balance the relationship between all parties? Do you have to make the relationship between the monarch and the minister tense?

Mao Ji glanced back at Jiang Mian, then stepped forward again and whispered to Sun Jiao: "Be sure to guard against Your Majesty's next move...... Or it may be related to the big gift. That's all there is to it. ”

After speaking, Mao Ji left and went to Jiang Mian's side, and then several members of the cabinet went to Wenyuan Pavilion.

Sun Jiao stopped and looked at the backs of several ministers in the distance, and wondered very much, how could they be sure that the emperor's next move was to discuss a big gift?

It sounds reasonable, but if no one tells them about it, how can they be so sure?

Did someone deliberately leak the news, or did the news leak?

Why did you tell me again?

Sun Jiao was full of puzzlement, bowed his head and left the palace in a muffled voice.

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Inside the Inju Palace.

Zhu Si really went to tell Empress Dowager Zhang after the court discussion.

“…… Since ancient times, the loyal ministers and good generals of China have made contributions to the northern frontier, and the two uncles have always lacked military training, I feel that they still have the ability, especially the Marquis of Jianchang, who went to the northwest before, but came back with military merits......"

Zhu Si said a lot about the benefits of transferring the Zhang brothers to the northwest.

Empress Dowager Zhang was a little tempted.

Of course, Empress Dowager Zhang did not fail to see the emperor's intentions, to put it bluntly, she wanted the Zhang brothers to go to the northwest, not to stay in the capital to interfere in the government affairs, and not to make any mess that would be difficult to clean up.

"Emperor, you let the two uncles go to the northwest, the starting point may be good, but have you ever thought that after they go to the northwest, they may deal with things as they please? When they get there, there will be many people who restrict their every move, and then they are guilty of crimes, so can people in the army give them a good look? Don't get the military merit at that time, but something goes wrong. ”

As the queen mother, how good is it to have a younger brother in charge of Jingying?

With military power in hand, she, the queen mother, has more weight to speak.

If the two younger brothers go to the northwest with a guilty body, the Empress Dowager Zhang can't find a target if she wants to use people, even if the two younger brothers are really crooked melons and cracked dates, at least use rest assured, without these two brothers, the Empress Dowager Zhang really can't think of anyone else who will sincerely help her do things.

Zhu Sidao: "But has the Queen Mother ever thought that they did commit a crime!" Could it be that if there is a mistake and no punishment, it can convince the people of the world? Staying in the capital, I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to do something in the future, and others will say that I harbored and connived at the two uncles, so that they would be faceless and official, and they would always be pointed at...... In that case, it is better to give them a chance to mend their ways......"

Empress Dowager Zhang's attitude was not very firm.

After listening to Zhu Si's words, she felt that there was a certain amount of truth.

Let the two younger brothers take charge of the first battalion of the Beijing camp, but because of the resale of ordnance, there was a big scandal, and the Beijing camp couldn't stay, could it be that the two younger brothers stayed in the capital to eat and wait for death to be what she, as a sister, wanted to see?

Zhu Si swore as if promising a blank check: "Queen Mother, if you look at it like this, after they go to the northwest, as long as they do it smoothly for a year and a half, and return to the capital, I will promote Shouning Hou to Changguo Gong, let Jianchang Hou transfer the Beijing camp, and I am also ready to hand over the Shenji Camp to him...... I don't want them to have merit in the northwest, but I want to be free of fault. ”

"That's ......"

Empress Dowager Zhang thought about it, and it seemed that this deal was quite cost-effective.

But she still had some doubts and asked, "Then what kind of errand should they do after they go to the three sides?" ”

Zhu Sidao: "Naturally, they will not be treated badly, even if they are not the chief soldiers, they will arrange the deputy chief soldiers, and the commanders of Yansui and other places will be dispatched by them." I just don't want to see them continue to do stupid things in the capital...... Look at this, let Zhang Yong help them again...... Previously, the Marquis of Jianchang went to Juyongguan with Zhang Yong and won military merits. ”

Empress Dowager Zhang pondered for a while, and suddenly asked, "Who else was there besides Zhang Yong at that time?" ”

Zhu Si didn't think about it and said, "It's Tang Bohu." ”

"Tang Bohu, right? Let him go with him! Give him an errand, so that the mourning family can rest assured. ”

Empress Dowager Zhang is now a madman who protects her younger brothers, and she feels that it is good to let her two younger brothers go to the northwest to exercise, so she wants to equip her younger brother with the best team of staff and helpers, in short, she is the key person who Zhang Yanling has achieved military exploits in Juyongguan and Xuanfu before, and she wants to send them over one by one to follow.

Zhu Sidao: "Queen Mother, Tang Bohu is my husband when I was in the palace, he is now in poor health, I am afraid that he will not be able to go to the northwest." Why don't you look at it like this...... I asked Zang Feng, who used to be in charge of military affairs in Xuanfu, Datong, and Bitouguan, to go with them, what do you think? ”

Empress Dowager Zhang asked, "Zang Feng? Who is he? ”

Zhu Si secretly thought in his heart, you, who are the queen mother, are really lonely and unheard, and even Zang Feng doesn't know who it is?

This is the key figure in the previous court controversy, no wonder Old Man Yang finally left in ashes, and he didn't even know who Zang Feng was because of his backer.

"It is the Governor of Xuanda who I have single-handedly raised, he is outstanding and trustworthy." Zhu Sidao, "The previous trilateral general system has been abolished, and now I want this person to take responsibility." ”

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled and nodded: "Mourning family, it's good." In order to help the two uncles, you can be regarded as having a heart, so the mourning family agreed to this matter first. Find someone to inform them. ”

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Zhu Si successfully completed the project here with Empress Dowager Zhang.

Things went so smoothly that even Zhu Si himself didn't expect that after leaving Renshou Palace, Zhu Si was even asking Zhang Zuo: "That old woman, all agreed?" ”

Zhang Zuo listened for a while.

That is your nominal mother, and you call her "old woman" when you turn your face, how much do you dislike her?

What would she think if she heard that? It's no wonder that you don't want to abolish your throne!

Zhang Zuo said: "Yes." ”

Zhu Si smiled: "She lacks heart, right?" I transferred her two younger brothers to the northwest, so that she had no one to rely on in the capital, how could she let go so easily? ”

Zhang Zuo tried to analyze: "Your Majesty, do you think this is the case, in fact, the Queen Mother has always felt that the two uncles are not angry, and wants to give them a chance to go to the army to obtain some qualifications, and then entrust them to reuse them when they come back?" ”

"Forget it, those fools, they are so virtuous everywhere, I had to unite with the old woman to deal with the surnamed Yang before, so I was tolerant to their brothers, now you don't have to be polite! I'll clean them up with Jingdao! Go to the northwest and want to come back? Even if I agreed, Jingdao wouldn't agree. ”

Zhu Si was very proud.

This time, the plan began with Zhu Hao's proposal to let the Zhang brothers take charge of the Beijing camp, obtain the support of the Empress Dowager Zhang, and drive Yang Tinghe away.

Later, the Zhang brothers were corrupt and perverted the law, and Zhu Hao secretly designed to dig a pit for them, if there was no market for the ordnance, could the Zhang brothers be so easily fooled?

In the end, it seems to be a favor, but in fact, it is a distribution and migration, so that the two brothers of the Zhang family are far away from the capital, and let them fend for themselves on the three sides...... It seems that a top staff team has been arranged for him, but what does that configuration have to do with the Zhang brothers? Zang Feng went to the northwest to be the governor of the three sides, would he be controlled by the Zhang brothers?

In the capital, perhaps most people are afraid of the Zhang brothers.

But in the northwest where jackals, tigers and leopards are everywhere, who cares who the Zhang brothers are? When they go, even if they want to do evil, they must have the support to do it, and who will give them the resources in their hands?

"By the way, who else did Jingdao mention earlier?"

Zhu Si walked towards the Qianqing Palace and suddenly asked Zhang Zuo.

Zhang Zuo didn't think about it and replied: "It's Wang Qiong." ”

Zhu Sidao: "Okay, I want to use this person well!"