Heavy snow is falling.

A young eunuch wrapped his clothes tightly and hurried to his residence.

The little eunuch stood at the door, and there was a candle in the house, who?

After hesitating for a long time, he gritted his teeth, pushed open the door, was stunned for a moment, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, "Godfather, why did you come over?" ”

Although the snow was falling outside, the room was very warm, and the little eunuch closed the door and stepped forward to pour a bowl of tea and offer it to the sitting eunuch.

The eunuch took the tea bowl and asked, "Is the ancestor's errand done?" ”

Little eunuch: "Godfather, don't worry, it's done." By the way, I met Master Hou..... I also got a reward, I have already sent it to my godfather's house, one thousand taels, Hou Ye is really generous....."

The eunuch looked at him, "Aren't you afraid of death?" ”

The little eunuch lowered his head slightly, "Godfather, last time, the ancestor rewarded me with one hundred taels, take it home, my father and mother are so happy, and I am planning to marry a daughter-in-law for my brother..... I also saw it, there is nothing more terrible than being poor, otherwise, I would not have entered the palace....."

The eunuch sighed lightly, "I calculated, you have been following me for five years and seven months, from the age of eleven to now, it is difficult to serve me for you, my godfather asked people to send five hundred taels to your family, and your father and mother and your brother will not be poor for the rest of their lives." ”

The little eunuch raised his head, "..... Godfather. ”

There was a trace of sadness in the eyes of the eunuch, "I was assigned to the Criminal Division at the age of seventeen, and I have been doing this for more than 30 years, and now I have become the head of the Criminal Division, which is a little reluctant!" ”

The little eunuch was stunned, and suddenly felt something unusual, and asked timidly: "Godfather is not in the Criminal Division?" ”

The eunuch nodded and slowly stood up, "Don't do it, don't do anything." There is no need to work hard, and there is no need to be afraid. The miscellaneous family is a blessed man....."

The little eunuch's voice was obviously trembling, ", godfather....."

The eunuch took out a small bottle: "This is peacock gall, after taking it, it will fall asleep and die, and there will be no pain." ”

The little eunuch collapsed.

"We know too many things, and sooner or later we will die! Now that we are dead, we have taken all the blame, and someone will take care of our family. ”

The eunuch's voice trembled slightly, uncorked the bottle on it, and said softly: "Drink it, drink it and you won't have any troubles." ”

The little eunuch took the bottle tremblingly, gritted his teeth, and reluctantly brought it to his mouth, and suddenly put it down again, "Godfather, I want to see the old ancestor, let me meet the old ancestor....."

The eunuch slapped the table reluctantly, "Do you drink or not?" If you don't drink it again, the miscellaneous family will send someone to kill your whole family now! ”

Little eunuch: "Drink.... I drink ....." held up the bottle and poured it into his mouth.

............

"How can this be true? Jia Lian was safe and sound, but Master Mei was reprimanded and punished.... I don't believe it, the villain is long, the gentleman is gone, as soon as it is! Let's do it together! ”

"Unheard of! Unheard! ”

Kong Qian was moved, "The old man has read through the annals of history, and he has never seen such a ridiculous thing!" A dismissed gentleman actually led troops to break into the home of a second-grade civil official in broad daylight and smashed it, or the imperial historian, this is revenge! ”

"This matter can't just be left at that!"

"Jia Lian can't just get away with it!"

"There must be justice in the world!" Liu Fusheng looked at Mei Sheng, who was sitting there silently, and said: "Don't go to the resignation excerpt, and don't go to the excerpt to impeach Jia Lian, the big guys will speak for you, and I will also speak!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the eyes of everyone in the hall fell on Mei Sheng's body, only to see that his face was a little swollen, there were still marks on the left side of his face, and there were footprints on his official uniform.

"Don't go to the joint excerpts, from today onwards, each of us will go to our own excerpts, and we will also flood the Jia family!"

"That's right! Drown, and drown them! ”

Chen Qiang, the right capital imperial historian, stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty doesn't dispose of the Jia family for a day, we won't stop for a day!" ”

The officials nodded solemnly.

Suddenly, a thick curtain of the door was lifted and a cold wind came in, and Ding Yuanzhu, a member of the Cabinet University, walked in.

Except for Mei Sheng, everyone stood up.

Ding Yuanzhu nodded to everyone, sat down on the chair above, and his eyes fell on Mei Sheng's body.

Kong Qian spoke, "Did Ding Ge always come to support us, or did he follow the order to stop us?" ”

Ding Yuanzhu smiled, "It is the right of hundreds of officials to go up, and no one will stop you." As for what to do with the folds handed over, no one can put a beak. The cabinet can only upload and submit, and cannot block it. ”

No one could refute this, and there was silence for a while.

Kong Qian: "What's the matter, let's talk about it." ”

The eyes of all the officials fell on Ding Yuanzhu.

Ding Yuanzhu glanced at them, and then said to Kong Qian: "A few days have passed, and this pavilion is here to ask Kong Shangshu, how did you do with the errand assigned by Your Majesty?" ”

Hearing this, Kong Qian was stunned.

Looking at Kong Qian, who was distracted, Ding Yuanzhu continued: "Your Majesty asked the Ministry of Rites to check itself, which is not only a holy grace, but also a trust in Kong Shangshu and the officials of the Ministry of Rites. When can I make a difference? ”

Kong Qian trembled slightly, and replied vigorously: "This matter is still under investigation. ”

Ding Yuanzhu: "Is it checked or not?" ”

Kong Qian was a little irritable, "What do you want to do?" ”

Ding Yuanzhu: "Thunder and rain are not heaven's grace, Kong Shangshu should not forget the duty of a courtier." ”

Kong Qian's face sank, "What do you mean by this?" Could it be that His Majesty doubted the loyalty of the Kong family? ”

Ding Yuanzhu was silent, took out a piece of paper from his arms, and sighed deeply, "The documents sent to the cabinet by the King of Chahar County..... This is just one of them, you see. ”

Kong Qian couldn't believe it, but he couldn't help but snatch it up, looked at it carefully, his face became more and more blue, and then he grabbed the slip and sneered, "Your household department is also dark!" ”

Ding Yuanzhu was stunned, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Kong Qian shook the slip in his hand, "These are their apprenticeship rites, not stolen goods!" ”

Ding Yuanzhu was not angry, but smiled slightly, "What is the apprenticeship ceremony, I think Kong Shangshu knows it." ”

Kong Qian's whole body became hot, he looked at him fixedly, and suddenly asked, "If you don't turn it in, how is Your Majesty going to deal with the officials of the Ministry of Rites?" ”

Ding Yuanzhu became serious, "At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were people who embezzled sixty taels of silver, and Emperor Taizu Gao was about to peel the skin and pull the grass, and the ancestral system was not strict. If the law of Taizu is used, the officials of the Ministry of Rites..."Speaking of this, Ding Yuanzhu deliberately stopped and looked at Kong Qian.

Kong Qian's face turned white, and he was stunned for a while before he said, "This is not a blessing for the country..... The words and deeds of the officials of the Ministry of Rites abide by the sage etiquette system, and there is no transgression at all, and the emperor cannot treat loyal ministers like this! ”

Ding Yuanzhu suddenly laughed and waved his hand disdainfully, "This is a matter for your Ministry of Rites, don't get involved with other officials." In addition, the officials of Honglu Temple have sent all the gifts they received to the household department, saying that they are worried about the country! ”

Kong Qian's face immediately changed.

Liu Fusheng stood behind Kong Qian, and his face changed.

Ding Yuanzhu slowly stood up, "Eat Junlu, bear the worries of the king, it is for the sake of the beloved!" ”

All the officials showed sad and indignant expressions.

...........

Zhu Wucheng threw the Jia family's plea fold on the royal eucalyptus, sat down, sulking.

The eunuch on duty handed a bowl of hot tea to the emperor, and Zhu Wucheng waved his hand, "Serve a bowl of tea to the two chiefs and assistants." ”

"Yes."

The eunuch on duty brought hot tea to Wen Yanyan and Liu Wenbin.

"Let's get out." Zhu Wucheng said to the eunuch on duty, "Close the door." ”

"Yes." The eunuch on duty bowed and withdrew from the study.

"Will Jia Jue get the order?" Zhu Wucheng asked Wen dialect.

Wen Fangyan bowed, "Your Majesty, rest assured, Marquis Zhongwu is a person who takes care of the overall situation, and will not make things too stiff, he just wants to give an explanation to the Jia family, this is an attitude, and it has nothing to do with the situation." ”

"Yes, the news of the grassland people's involvement in eucalyptus has been spreading, but the Marquis of Zhongwu ignored it, but only led the troops to surround the Beijing Mansion and the Zhongshun Palace, and let them prove their innocence, which is enough to show that the Marquis of Zhongwu was not carried away by hatred. It is believed that when the decree arrives, the blockade will be lifted. ”

Liu Wenbin continued.

Zhu Wucheng nodded, when the news came, he also panicked, and hurriedly ordered someone to question Babur, the king of Chahar County, after clarifying the facts, he did not let go of his heart, for fear that Jia Jue would arrest Babur and the others regardless of it, which would not only disrupt his plan, but also make waves again in the Mobei grassland, which had just been calmed down.

Fortunately, Jia Jue didn't pay attention to these rumors, and just surrounded the Beijing Mansion and Zhongshun Palace, which had enmity with the Jia family.

Thinking of the smashed Mei Mansion again, he sighed deeply in his heart, the Jia family's unreasonable behavior made him very annoyed, but he couldn't deal with the Jia family, although Mei Sheng was celebrating his birthday, but the Jia family had ulterior motives for biting him to death, the key is that this kind of thing can't be explained!

He understood that he couldn't use Mei Sheng to add a restraint to the Jia family.

"Your Majesty, Elder Ding Ge is here." The voice of the eunuch on duty came from outside.

"Things are going well!" Zhu Wucheng's eyes flashed, "Come in." ”

Ding Yuanzhu: "See Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Wucheng: "Give me a seat." ”

"Yes." The eunuch on duty hurriedly moved over a low mound and placed it beside Liu Wenbin, bowed and retreated.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ding Yuanzhu sat down next to the edge of the low pier.

"How's it going?"

"The minister has already handed over the things to Kong Shangshu, and he has also made it clear that when he came, there were already two principals and one Langzhong who went to the household department."

Ding Yuanzhu hurriedly replied.

Zhu Wucheng nodded with satisfaction, and was about to say something, when suddenly, the voice of the eunuch on duty came from outside, "Your Majesty, news has come from the noon gate, and the civil officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Hanlin Academy, and the Guozijian have gathered at the noon gate, asking Your Majesty to severely punish the Jia family and give an explanation to the scholars in the world!" He also said that the Jia family practiced scholars, regarded court officials as slaves, beat and humiliated, and made the face of the court disappear, which was shaking the country's foundation! Scholars are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and Your Majesty cannot blindly protect the Jia family and the noble military! ”

Dead silence in the study!

"Your Majesty, the Jia family really didn't do the right thing in this matter..... Mei Sheng is a second-grade official of the imperial court no matter what, or an official of the imperial history....." Speaking of this, Wen Fangyan looked at Zhu Wucheng, "Is it a slight punishment for Jia Lian?" ”

"It's the other way around!" Zhu Wucheng finally let out a scream!

Wen Fangyan jumped in fright!

Liu Wenbin and Ding Yuanzhu also stood up, both stunned.

"Jia family?!"

Zhu Wucheng roared like crazy: "They are targeting me, they are using the Jia family to beat me, the emperor!" They want an obedient emperor! How did Emperor Wuzong die? How did you die?! ”

Wen Fangyan, Liu Wenbin, and Ding Yuanzhu all knelt in front of Zhu Wucheng, looking at his trembling body tremblingly.

"Your Majesty? What's wrong with you? Your Majesty..... "The eunuch on duty rushed in.

Zhu Wucheng seemed to wake up, "Dong Shan! Dong Shan! ”

Dong Shan, who had just returned from the Beijing Palace, immediately walked in with his robe, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly walked to Zhu Wucheng's side and knelt down, "Your Majesty, the old slave is here." ”

"Don't they want to be ministers of death and immortal? I will fulfill them! ”

"Your Majesty...."

"Do you want to force the palace too, a minion?"

............

The cold wind was howling, the snow was all over the sky, and it was impossible to see the situation on the other side from a distance, and a lot of snow fell in the palm of the big eunuch on duty at the noon gate, at this time, the side door that had been closed slowly opened, and Dong Shan came over with a group of people from the Punishment Division and the Suppression Division, these people were either holding wooden sticks or holding long whips.

Looking at these civil officials kneeling in the snow, Dong Shan gritted his teeth and shouted: "Fight! ”

Pity the civil officials, one by one kneeling there in a distraction, and before they could react, they were knocked to the ground, and blood flowed from their heads and faces, and the blood stained the snow on the ground.

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

Li Shouzhong, the priest of the country, turned pale when he saw this, and walked over with the support of Wang Shaoguang, a cabinet scholar.

"How can this be! How can that! ”

Li Shouzhong looked at Dong Shan blankly, "The old man went to plead with His Majesty!" ”

Wang Shaoguang: "Manager Dong! Why don't you tell them to stop....."

"Stop!"

Dong Shan gave an order.

But the people who gathered around the hundred officials were still wielding sticks and long whips in their hands.

Zhang Yanji got up: "How can this be reasonable, lawless...... Yes! ”

Poor Zhang Yanji was broken in the head with a stick in the chaos, his brain burst out, and he died tragically in front of the noon gate.

..........

Emperor Tianyou wore a loose cotton robe and sat quietly on the chair in the middle of the side hall with his eyes closed, with dense fine sweat on his forehead, and the silver frost charcoal of the four large copper basins in the four corners of the main hall was bubbling with cyan flames from the inside out.

At this time, Dai Quan walked in from outside the hall, and at a glance he saw the beads of sweat on Emperor Tianyou's face, so he hurriedly walked to the basin on the side, twisted the face towel from the inside, walked lightly in front of Zhu Qinde, gently dried the beads of sweat on his forehead, and said softly: "Sage, Zhang Yanji is dead." ”

"Has Li Xian entered Beijing?"

Dai Quan was stunned for a moment, and replied softly: "No, I guess I can't get out." ”

Emperor Tianyou still closed his eyes, "You immediately investigate thoroughly, and also, keep Chen Zurong and Li Jiqing closely, don't let them go or die." ”

Dai Quan: "Your Majesty, don't worry, it's already good." Not a single fly in the Jinxiang Hou Mansion and the Chen Mansion could fly out. ”

"Staring at Jia Jue, I'm worried that something bad will happen to him over there."

Emperor Tianyou only opened his eyes at this time and looked at Dai Quan, "Once he is allowed to smell the breath, with the ability of the Jia family's scout camp, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not find them before the East Factory." ”

Dai Quan thought for a moment, "The old slave thinks, no." ”

Emperor Tianyou: "Hmm? ”

Dai Quan: "Dong Shan just came back from outside, and the Marquis of Zhongwu returned to the house, and I heard that there was a quarrel between Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion. ”

"Oh?"

"I don't know why, a rumor spread in the back house of the Jia family, saying that Jia Jing's death was all because of Concubine Yuan, and this sentence reached the ears of Jia Jing's daughter, so it made a fuss."

Zhu Qinde stopped looking at him, looked at the roof and suddenly remembered something, "Liu Xianglian, this minion has changed her mind!" Tell Ma Shun to be neat, otherwise he will be replaced. ”

"Understood."

Dai Quan nodded.

"Stuffy. Open the windows to let in the air. Emperor Tianyou stood up from his chair.

Dai Quan walked to the window and opened the windows one by one, and the cold wind immediately hit in.

Looking at the heavy snow, Emperor Tianyou muttered, "The wind is blowing....."

The tragedy in front of the noon gate shocked the entire government and the opposition, three officials, including Zhang Yanji, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, were killed, and the remaining more than 100 officials were all injured, and everyone's eyes were on the Qianqing Palace.

...........

In the snow, Jia Gui took the lead, leading more than a dozen personal soldiers to walk in front, in the carriage, Jia Jue sat with his eyes closed, his body swaying slightly with the wheels rolling.

"Third master, there is news from Andingmen, a team of Dongchang fans has gone out of the city." Jia Fu's voice came from outside the carriage.

Jia Jue: "Got it. ”

"Then, do we need to send someone .....?"

"No need, let people stare Chen Zurong to death, don't let him go or die."