Chapter 224: Divergent Directions

Zhu Quan and the other three saw the arrival of this big Cuiwei, and they all stood up involuntarily and bowed solemnly, even Zhu Di, who had always been commanding, was not exempt. Hearing Feng Xuan's words in his ears, he couldn't help but laugh and said Xiao Nizi, don't mess around, if I make a move at this time, it will not only be disrespectful, but also a blatant challenge.

Feng Xuan's resentment in her heart is hard to dispel, and she hates and hates it, let this girl help you today, thinking about this, she took off the flute on her belt, and under the light opening of her cherry lips, a low and tactful "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" was scattered one after another.

Sitting in the pavilion, Zhu Quan and the other three people heard such incompatible "Yang Chun" and "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" in their ears, and they felt extremely strange and awkward in their hearts, and they all had extremely uncomfortable expressions on their faces.

It turns out that the artistic conception expressed by these two ancient songs is not similar, as if they are far from each other. "Yang Chun" expresses a thriving, vibrant and pleasant breath of spring. And this "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" shows the self-pity of the palace maids of the Han Dynasty under the bright moon in late autumn, full of resentment and loneliness. Cuiwei and Feng Xuan, who are good at music, respectively, made Zhu Quan and the other three feel extremely uncomfortable.

A person who is successful in music and rhythm is not a sensual person, Cuiwei is playing without distractions, but since childhood, she has been drifting away, and gradually being disturbed by the helplessness and resentment in the other party's flute sound, and under the disorder, the place where the index finger moves is unconsciously following the other party's tune. I only heard a soft sound, but it was the end of the string break, and I sighed faintly, "The master is in front, the little woman is really shameless, and she looks at the three sons Haihan." After saying that, he stood up and blessed Ouyang Lun and the other three, and turned around with the little maid.

Zhu Quan and the other three looked at each other, and they couldn't help but be very disappointed in their hearts.

Zhu Di Huoran stood up, frowned and said, "The sound of the slap is in vain to confuse people's minds." After that, he stepped out of the room and led his subordinates Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and other subordinates of the palace to leave.

Zhu Quan couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, and secretly hated and said that this little girl is hateful, let's go on a spring outing in Yangchun in March, why did we just give her a melancholy and bleak song like Wang Zhaojun.

In a quiet back garden, a middle-aged scribe with a clear face, three long beards, and about forty years old was drinking tea alone under the moon.

With the sound of slight footsteps, an old man who looked like a housekeeper came to the front and whispered, "Lord Qiyu, Lord Li, the waiter of the Criminal Department, came to pay a visit and said that he had something important to report." ”

It turned out that this middle-aged scribe was Zhan Hui, the current criminal department of the Ming Dynasty.

When Zhan Hui heard about this, he couldn't help but doubt in his heart, and secretly said to himself that this Li Tainai was my fellow countryman in the imperial examination in the same year, and he had always been a good friend, and he had always been respectful since I became a scholar, but I don't know what happened when I visited at night today? With this in his heart, he waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Please Lord Li to meet here." ”

After a while, a middle-aged scribe in civilian clothes slowly came to the backyard under the guidance of the butler, and bowed his hand and said, "Your Majesty Li Tai, see Lord Ministry." ”

Zhan Hui stood up and stretched out his hand to greet the guest, and said casually, "Drinking alone for my brother under the moon, I am lonely, and it is rare for a virtuous brother to come to accompany me." ”

Li Tai saw that after the old housekeeper retreated from serving tea, there was no trace of anyone in the back garden here except for the guests and hosts, and while slowly holding the teacup and drinking, he whispered, "Xia Guangong's visit at night is very abrupt, just for the local officials in Shaanxi to enter Beijing to complain." ”

When Zhan Hui heard Li Tai's words, his brows couldn't help jumping, and he asked in a deep voice, "Could it be that this person hasn't returned to his hometown yet?" ”

Today is the third time he has gone to the Criminal Department, threatening that if the Criminal Department does not accept the case again, he will sue the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The following officials observed the words and looks, but they were afraid that this matter would be difficult to be good. Li Tai said with a frown.

Zhan Hui couldn't help but feel like lead when he heard this, and let out a long sigh but didn't speak.

Li Tai knew that Zhan Hui was a person with a lot of city government, and at this time, seeing that this dignified Shangshu of the Criminal Department was also so embarrassed, he couldn't help but be secretly shocked, thinking that this little official was responsible for investigating the salt and tea trade, and actually broke his arm to the merchant. Such a clear case made Lord Shangshu so embarrassed, could it be that this matter still involved His Royal Highness the King of Jin who guarded Shaanxi and Gansu?

Zhan Hui pondered for a moment and said lightly: "This matter is the official's own plan. ”

Li Tai saw that the people involved in this case even his immediate boss were also bogeyers, and he didn't want to be too deeply involved, so he got up and left.

After Zhan Hui waited for Li Tai to leave, he immediately returned to the study with a frown, and after writing a letter, he ordered his subordinates to summon his eldest son Zhan Jiwen, and told him to leave the house immediately and send his letter to the husband of Princess Anqing, Ouyang Lun, the captain of the horse.

Time flies, it is already late at night, Zhan Hui saw that his son had not returned for a long time, and he couldn't help but be a little restless when he looked at the flickering candle flame.

There was a sound of footsteps at the door of the study, and when Zhan Hui turned his head, he saw his son who had gone to deliver the letter before, and his heart was suddenly relieved, and he asked with a pleasant face, "Has the letter ever been handed over to the master of the horse?" ”

Zhan Jiwen was called by his father to do this errand to deliver the letter, and he was already unhappy in his heart, seeing that his father's face was heavy, he didn't dare to show it, and bowed down and said, "The housekeeper of the Horse Mansion said, the master of the horse drinks a lot in the afternoon, and he has rested early at night, and Her Royal Highness the princess ordered not to disturb, how dare the people disturb each other at night." ”

Zhan Hui couldn't help but feel relaxed when he heard this, and asked with a smile, "If this letter is delivered to the princess, it will be the same." ”

"Her Royal Highness the princess entered the palace at dusk to accompany His Majesty the Emperor to dine, and his son never met His Royal Highness." Zhan Jiwen didn't know what the letter was about, and he couldn't help but be surprised when he saw his father making such a fuss.

Zhan Hui's face couldn't help but change slightly when he heard this, and he waved his hand in confusion, letting his son rest by himself.

Zhan Hui, who was sitting alone in the study, was sitting on pins and needles at this time, looking at the flickering candle flame, and remembering those annoying six subjects.

The reason why Zhan Hui is in a dilemma is because although Ouyang Lun, the commander of the horses, has never been valued by His Majesty the Emperor, the identity of Princess Anqing is not trivial, and she is one of the two beloved daughters born to Queen Ma in the past. If His Majesty the Emperor knew that Ouyang Lun's merchants had caused such a big mess in Shaanxi, what should he do? What is even more worrying is that although this concubine is not an official in the court, he has a wide range of contacts, not only with Liangguo Gong Lanyu, Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi such a handsome handsome befriend, but also heard that the Holy Lady of Yan is Long, His Royal Highness King Ning is quite moving. Whether this matter involves His Royal Highness the King of Jin, who is in Shaanxi and Gansu and holds military power, is the real point.

Under the flickering candle flame, the burning wick made a slight "crackling" sound, interrupting Zhan Hui's thoughts.

Recalling the sworn enemies of all the civil officials in the DPRK and China, the ruthless methods of Jiang Xian, commanded by Jinyiwei, the tragic situation of his predecessor Shangshu Kaiji of the Criminal Department and dragged Jinyiwei to arrest him. Zhan Hui finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth slightly and smiled bitterly, even if His Royal Highness the King of Jin holds military power, it is thousands of miles away, but His Majesty the Emperor and Jinyiwei are all within easy reach, the lesser of two evils, let's talk about it in front of you. After making up his mind, he immediately waved an urgent book, wrote a folded letter, walked out of the study quickly, and asked the next person to prepare a sedan chair to go to Hongwu Gate.

In the Forbidden City, in the imperial book of the Wuying Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was checking the folds, heard that there seemed to be a faint drum sound in the quiet night, and couldn't help frowning, and said in a deep voice to Xue Jing, the chief eunuch who was waiting outside the imperial study, "What's going on outside?" Hurry up and check it out. ”

About half an hour later, with the sound of footsteps, Xue Jing's rather sharp voice replied outside the study, "Lord Shangshu Zhan of the Criminal Department has an urgent recital, and he knocked on the Dengwen drum outside the Hongwu Gate. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

In order to prevent the emperor of the Ming Dynasty from blinding the traitors, he personally set up a big drum outside the Hongwu Gate, which was called Dengwen Drum. If there is a particularly important matter that needs to be played by the emperor, he will take a drumstick and beat it a few times, and if such a thing happens, even in the middle of the night, the emperor must personally intervene. This is not only the rule that the founding emperor set for himself, but also for the children and grandchildren who will succeed the throne in the future.

After carefully checking Zhan Hui's recitals, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Hongwu couldn't help but have a cloudy cloud on his face, and said in a deep voice, "Xuanjin Yiwei commands Jiang Xian." ”

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed the page on the desk, threw it forward, and asked in a deep voice, "Have you ever known about this?" ”

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was so angry, Jiang Xian hurriedly knelt on the ground, picked up the Feng Song fold and looked at it carefully, and then said respectfully, "The lower officials have already heard about the business affairs of the Lieutenant of the Horses, but the little officials who are responsible for investigating the salt and tea have only just known about the complaint in Beijing. "Jinyiwei is all over the government and the opposition, and Ouyang Lun is doing business, and Jiang Xian, who is the commander of Jinyiwei, can't completely blame it at all.

"Even if you already know, why don't you tell us sooner?" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily.

Jiang Xian couldn't help but be silent when he heard this, not knowing how to explain. In his opinion, today's Ming Dynasty is also the emperor's own hands to lay down thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and it doesn't seem to be a big deal for His Majesty's son-in-law to do some business.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Jiang Xian was silent, and he was angry and irrepressible, and with his right hand stretched out, he picked up the inkstone on the desk and threw it at Jiang Xian's head.

Jiang Xian had martial arts but didn't dare to dodge in the slightest, so he had to let the heavy and hard inkstone smash on the corner of his forehead, and the blood was pouring down, still silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw Jiang Xian's head bleeding, the anger in his heart calmed down slightly, and he gradually calmed down in his mind, and suddenly understood that Jiang Xian's scruples were not in Ouyang Lun, but in Anqing, Princess was the biological daughter of his only queen, Ma, and after pacing back and forth for a few steps, Huo Ran pointed at Jiang Xian and said in a deep voice: "You personally lead people to arrest Ouyang Lun and detain Ouyang Lun." ”

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