Da Ming law, where the imperial court expedites the report, the prefecture and county passes shall not be blocked.

But no one has the right to intercept those letter horses who are in a hurry to play until they reach the imperial city.

The anger of Zou Xueyu, the prefect of Yingtian, can only be attributed to incompetent anger in the end.

And the departing Xinma team has already galloped all the way to the imperial city.

Recently, Ying Tiancheng seems to be relatively calm.

There are also far fewer disputes in the court.

It's just that because the accident on the river has never been conclusive, it is difficult for the court to tie it up, and every court meeting in the court exudes a strange atmosphere.

It's past noon.

Near the Taiping Gate on the southeast side of Xuanwu Lake.

Probably because of some unspeakable factor, the yamen of the three legal divisions of the Ming Dynasty was not set up in front of the imperial city, together with the yamen of other ministries and departments.

The official office of the three law divisions, the yamen, is located outside the Taiping Gate of Yingtian City.

Out of the Taiping Gate, on the left is the Yamen of the Criminal Department. To the north, the intersection of the ten-mile causeway of Xuanwu Lake is the Yamen of Dali Temple. To the west of the yamen of the criminal department along the riverbank, is the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Jiangnan's delicate and affectionate can always be reflected in bits and pieces.

Even though it is early winter, the area around Xuanwu Lake is still surrounded by greenery and green grass.

Because of the abundant water supply, the trees on the shore of Xuanwu Lake grow very strongly.

The Yamen of the Criminal Department.

Shang Shuqi of the Criminal Department wore a red round-necked regular uniform, and walked out of the yamen with a pendulum.

Standing in front of the yamen, Qi turned his head to look at the sides, then put one hand behind his back and the other in front of his abdomen, and then walked down the steps and walked along the stone road in front of the yamen to the northwest.

The prestige of the Three Law Divisions has made it rare for ordinary people to accompany them on this section of the road.

Even if there is a beautiful view of the smoke willows of the North Lake not far from the northwest, people are more willing to take a detour and go out of the city from the Shence Gate in the northwest of Yingtian City, and then come to enjoy the scenery rather than passing by the gate of the Three Dharma Divisions.

It seems that for people, even passing by the door of the Three Law Divisions may cause a commotion.

Bad luck tight.

It's just that it is sparsely populated, which also makes the Xuanwu Lake on the side of Taipingmen seem more quiet, suitable for strolling in.

Qi walked very slowly, strolling under the tall trees on the shore, looking at the sparkling Xuanwu Lake from time to time.

When he arrived at the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he slowed down a little and turned his head to look inside the Metropolitan Courtyard.

Because it was noon, the officials guarding the yamen at the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate also came to rest, and they could only see the imperial historians who had eaten in the yamen's kitchen of the headquarters and returned to the public house from time to time.

Qi's brow furrowed, then he turned around and continued walking.

Walking is less than a cup of tea, there are fewer trees on the shore, the lake view is more open, and the Yellow Book Library on the island in the middle of the lake is also clearly visible.

In addition to the official ships of the imperial court guarding the Yellow Book Library slowly cruising on the lake, there are also some private boats wandering far away from the island in the middle of the lake.

And in the open space on the shore in front of Qi, there is a viewing pavilion located on the shore.

Under the gazebo, there was already a person who was also wearing a red regular dress sitting upright, and a tea set had already been placed on the table in front of him.

Qi walked over.

Jiang Yi, who was sitting in the left capital of the Imperial Court under the pavilion, raised his head and looked at it when he heard the sound.

"Qi Shangshu, I told you to walk more, but this tea has just been boiled, but it's just in time."

Qi moved his mouth: "The food in the yamen is full of food, and you still have to find some tea-flavored food here in the imperial history."

As he spoke, Qi Ji had already walked into the pavilion, shook off his robe and sat opposite Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi smiled, and when he saw Qi sitting down, he raised his sleeves and brought him a cup of tea.

"Now that we can see this natural scene, let's come as much as possible." Jiang Yi turned his head to look at Xuanwu Lake and sighed, "The new waterway connecting Xuanwu Lake from outside the Shangyuan Gate in Ying Tianfu is about to be dug

。 They also have to prepare to build another wharf and storage place opposite Dali Temple. When the time comes, this Xuanwu Lake will be noisy."

Qi's eyes flickered, "Oh? It is not that Ying Tianfu only built Shangyuanmen Wharf to relieve the pressure on Longwan Wharf. That waterway is only convenient for the imperial court to deliver express news. Why do you have to build a pier in this Xuanwu Lake again?"

The waterway connecting the Shangyuanmen Wharf to Xuanwu Lake is mainly to allow the official ships of Jiangbei to be delivered directly to the Taiping Gate, and the people of the government can get off the boat and enter the Taiping Gate directly from the Bei'anmen Outer Street to the imperial city.

Jiang Yi smiled, shook his shoulders, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, before continuing: "A few days ago, I just proposed the plan to go to the Ministry of Works, and the cabinet has already agreed, and now I am only waiting for His Majesty or the prince to use the seal."

Qi looked at Xuanwu Lake with a somewhat regretful sideways: "The imperial court has money, and now there are people everywhere who are reaching out to ask for money."

Jiang Yi sneered: "The money is placed in the big warehouse of the household department, that is some copper and iron, and it is called money only if it is spent."

There was an ambiguous look on the face of this Zuodu Imperial History.

Qi asked, "What are the reasons and excuses used this time?"

"Zou Xueyu said that the Xuanwu Lake wharf and storage space will be used exclusively by the imperial court in the future, and will not be allowed to be occupied by the people. All the recitals in the north can directly enter Xuanwu Lake and then enter Yingtian City. The grain and grass materials of the palace and the imperial court also entered Xuanwu Lake, and did not seize the storage space of Longwan Wharf and Shangyuanmen Wharf."

Jiang Yi explained the news he had gotten.

Qi looked back at the northeast side of Xuanwu Lake, and sneered, "Once the Xuanwu Lake wharf and storage site are repaired, won't the Bancang over there also have to be rebuilt?"

Jiang Yi thought for a while, nodded and said, "Zou Xueyu proposed to expand the bancang."

Qi sighed lightly, and then sighed: "Look at these people, now they are all celebrities in the court, and they are all moving forward in everything."

Jiang Yi added a cup of tea for Qi Zhi and teased, "If Shangshu thinks this is good, he can go to the book and newspaper office to pay respects."

"Bye-bye?" Qi slanted at Jiang Yi: "What are you worshipping? I am an official of the court, but I don't worship the so-called gods and Buddhas."

Under the gazebo, a gentle breeze blows from the lake.

But it is not as cold as the northern Xinjiang, but it is still a little refreshing.

It's just that Jiang Yi said quietly: "The two Shangshu of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry have gone to Yingzhou, and the imperial court is currently in six departments.

Zhai Shan, the secretary of the ministry, has finally gotten his wish and entered the cabinet.

The Ministry of Rites is still carried by Ren Hengtai, and Ru Yu is as stable as Mount Tai in the Ministry of War.

Do the math, the household department probably wants the walking person to be in charge, and the Ministry of Industry may be Zhang Ergong, a craftsman, to do the book.

In the future, above this court, let's talk less, so as not to make people unhappy, and let's go fishing in Yingzhou when we go back."

This former squire of the Ministry of Works, who was transferred to the Ming Dynasty official of the Imperial History of the Left Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, should have been complacent, but at this moment there was a trace of loneliness on his face.

Qi sighed and said, "Your Majesty has worked hard to create a prosperous world with his own hands, and no one can change his mind. I heard that no, the cabinet was still discussing the matter of stopping the opening of the system a few days ago."

"The Cabinet is going to stop the opening system?"

Jiang Yi showed a hint of surprise and surprise on his face.

Doesn't this mean that the cabinet wants to take action against the nine sides and expand the Hongwu New Deal to the nine border armies?

Qi nodded and said, "Yesterday, someone from Lianghuai came to me and asked me what the imperial court means now, and whether they will increase their business taxes in the future."

Jiang Yi snorted, "The two Huai can't get up. Now, I think there might be chaos on the Shanxi Road."

The cabinet wants to stop the opening of the central system, and the docking of the opening of the central system is that the Shanxi Daojin merchants use the salt pond given by the imperial court to undertake the transaction of supplying grain and grass to the hundreds of thousands of border troops in the nine borders.

And now that the Kaizhong system is about to be stopped, this undoubtedly shows that the imperial court is doing something to the Jin merchants in Shanxi Province.

How could such a large piece of fat that had been swallowed in the stomach be spit out so easily?

Qi shook his head

Said: "I think that Shanxi Road can't be messed up, you and I must not forget, Taisun is now touring the north, and Taisun has the will of His Majesty to come in person, even those princes and vassal kings on the nine sides have to be controlled by him."

For a while, Jiang Yi was a little speechless.

The current court made him more and more incomprehensible, and everyone knew that the court was vigorously promoting the Hongwu New Deal. At the beginning, for this matter, the emperor did not hesitate to drive away all the hundreds of Beijing officials. And before those people left the capital, they were arrested and detained by Jinyiwei for various reasons.

It's time to wait.

On the road on the shore of Xuanwu Lake, there was the sound of clattering footsteps.

The voice was urgent.

Not long after, several government officials who were already running and sweating profusely rushed to the outside of the pavilion.

"Shangshu, the history of the capital."

"Something big has happened to the imperial court!"

"The family of the Wasted Holy Princes who went south have all been caught in a storm at sea and sunk to the bottom of the sea!"

After one person finished speaking, another person also hurriedly said: "There is also a rush back to Beijing on the Henan Road, and the Taisun has already found out the cause of the river accident, and there is a concert to show Your Majesty."

Ever.

In the pavilion, Qi Zhu and Jiang Yi stood up at the same time, with shock and solemnity on their faces.

Jiang Yi spoke first: "Is the Kong family still alive?"

The messenger shook his head, "The news that came out of the palace, the entire fleet sank, and no one escaped."

Jiang Yi's figure flickered, with horror in his eyes, and he turned his head to look at Qi Yi beside him.

His lips twitched slightly, and he muttered in a low voice, "Why is this so? Why are you so ruthless?"

Qi Zhi whispered on the side, "Nankong was also escorted to the south at that time......

Jiang Yi nodded with fear in his eyes, "All dead!"

Qi looked at the servants outside the pavilion and waved his hand: "All retreat."

The officers hurriedly bent down and carefully took a few steps back before daring to turn away.

After the servants left, Qi Zhi spoke, "When Zhang Zhiyuan's troops in Beiping besieged Confucius's mansion, we should have known that this would be the result. What a natural disaster, what a merger, what an accident."

He sighed again and again, and his face was a little uneasy.

Jiang Yi stretched out his hand and grabbed Qi's arm: "Right now, the Kong family is gone, and the incident on the other side of Henan Province may have been quelled by Taisun. Let's look at it, I can't say that at the court meeting in the next few days, those people will have to get back the field of the previous days."

Qi's face was like ink, and he said in a deep voice: "Enter the city and go to the cabinet."

Jiang Yi's eyes flashed, and then he said slowly, "I'll go with you."

……

Cabinet.

Now another chair has been added.

Zhai Shan, the secretary of the ministry, finally walked into this place that represented the highest power of the Ming Dynasty officialdom as a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion as a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Ren Hengtai was still sitting on the main seat representing the first assistant minister, and in front of him was a long book full of chapters and the four treasures of the study.

Xie Jin, Xu Yungong, and Zhai Shan sat on the chairs on both sides in front of the book in turn.

There are still three empty seats.

It was Gao Yangzhi, Lan Yu, and Mu Ying's.

The person is not there, but the position in the cabinet cannot be lost.

At this moment, the faces of the four people in the cabinet are very unsightly.

The Kong family all sank to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.

Regardless of the crimes for which the Confucian family was deposed and exiled in the past, the significance of this family in the past thousand years cannot be changed in a moment.

Even today, the report of the investigation of the river accident that followed the rush to the south to Beijing could not calm the anxiety in the hearts of the four cabinet ministers.

"The Yan Sheng Gong was convicted by the imperial court only this year, and it is absolutely impossible to erase the charges at this time, let alone posthumously confer a generous gift. It's just that what will the people of the world say when the time comes? Will it be said that the court is ungrateful? Or or

Will you say that Your Majesty does not promote education?"

Ren Hengtai looked a little tired, and his voice was a little vicissitudes.

Faced with the report of Jiaozhi Dao's urgent return to Beijing, the first minister of the empire deeply felt that it was not easy to take charge of the country's government affairs.

Zhai Shan, as the latest minister to enter the cabinet, looked left and right.

Without thinking that Jin and Xu Yungong were talking, he spoke in a low voice: "The most important thing is that I can't even find a corpse now. As...... In the name of the imperial court, build a mound for the Confucian family on Jiaozhi Road?"

"In the name of Jiaozhi Dao, the imperial court will not interfere in this matter."

Xie Jin turned his head to look at Zhai Shan, who was sitting in his lower position.

Zhai Shan was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Ren Hengtai above, also said: "According to what the gentry said, the court is silent, and this matter is in the name of Jiaozhi Dao, and a well-dressed mound is erected in Jiaozhi Road, which can be regarded as the court's benevolence and righteousness. Your Majesty's majesty and the dignity of the court cannot be compromised because of this matter."

Xu Yungong sat alone on the other side, looking at the solemnity on the faces of the three people, he couldn't help but smile: "It's just that some people have died, why should they be so nervous. At present, the matter of Henan Province has finally been clarified, and His Royal Highness Taisun has also returned to Beijing. Next, isn't it time for the imperial court to start the affairs of Shanxi Dao?"

Ren Hengtai and the others couldn't help but look at Xu Yungong, who had a relaxed face.

Starting the matter of Shanxi Province also means that the cabinet will rely on the Metropolitan Governor's Office to mobilize local soldiers and horses for a long time to come, and also deal with the matter of hundreds of thousands of troops on the nine sides of the army.

In the future, the matter of the supply of grain and grass on the nine sides, where the power will be held, will become an issue that needs to be contested in the cabinet.

Xu Yungong seemed to see the concerns of the three civilian cabinet ministers, and chuckled: "Believe it or not, it's going to be lively outside. No matter what the imperial court does, there will definitely be heated discussions about the fact that all the Kong family members are dead.

It is better that at this time, the imperial court began to deal with the affairs of Shanxi Province, so that those people outside would have less energy to discuss the affairs of a group of dead people.

When the opening system stops, the stomachs of hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the nine sides, this father will have to ask the household department."

Xu Yungong didn't care where the supply right of grain and grass needed by hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the nine sides was controlled.

He even hoped that this matter would not fall on the head of the Grand Governor's Office.

The more you do, the more you can be wrong.

It is also reasonable to give it to the household department. If the soldiers of the border army are hungry at that time, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion only needs to come forward to support the soldiers and save face in the court.

Seeing Xu Yungong say this, Ren Hengtai and the three couldn't help but exchange glances.

Obviously, this Duke of Wei is throwing out another incident in the name of the imperial court to compete for the heat of the matter of the Kong family's burial at the bottom of the sea.

After a long time, Ren Hengtai patted the book and spoke.

"Let's do it."

………………

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