Chapter 177: Do you dare to slander the important ministers of the court?
Shi Pu's hometown is in the capital, and it is easy to find a place.
A few days later, Jin Yiwei went to the door and brought Master Shi, who was teasing birds and drinking tea at home, to the door of the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City.
To say that this Shi Pu is really miserable, it was originally an errand that would not have happened at all, but now it has caused a big problem.
It is said that the Yellow River is repaired every year, and there are problems every year, and no emperor really wants to talk about this, not to mention that they have already retired and gone home, which is even more undeserved.
It can only be said that he was unlucky, and he met the former Yongle Emperor who didn't rub sand in his eyes after being reborn.
Thrown to the door, Shi Pu played his usual style, and stepped forward to ask with a smile: "Gonggong Wang, why did Your Majesty suddenly call Xiaomin here?"
At this time, it is wiser to pretend to be ***.
The little eunuch Wang Zhi, who stood in front of the warm pavilion, did not have the name of his father-in-law in the big house, just because he was the first to get the moon near the water, and was arranged here by Wang Cheng, the superintendent of the factory, and his identity rose.
Wang Zhi also smiled at the former secretary of the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court, and looked surprised: "Yo! Adults don't know yet?"
"This Yellow River has been diverted again!"
"The news that came to the palace only two days ago was that Kaifeng Mansion was seriously affected, and the imperial court had resumed the method of folding acres in Henan, and transferred Shang Ge Lao and Xu Yushi to preside over the matter."
"This, how is this good..." Shi Pu's face was full of panic, and he said, "Although I am responsible for repairing the Yellow River in the thirteenth year of orthodoxy, this matter has nothing to do with me."
"Father-in-law saves ......"
Wang Zhi squinted, saw the silver that was pushed in front of him, swallowed his saliva, but still pushed it back, and said with a smile: "Lord Shi, you think too highly of our family."
"Our family doesn't even have a brand now, how can I help you, come in, wait a while, you should be in a hurry, and there will be nothing to do then."
Shi Pu Weizheng, I didn't expect this little eunuch to be so smart, and he didn't say anything about the emperor, so he had to put away the silver and walk in.
Judging from his attitude, in fact, he really didn't take Wang Zhitai seriously in his heart.
"Grass people Shi Pu, long live Your Majesty!"
When he walked into the warm pavilion, Zhu Di was reading a book by the candlelight, and when he heard the mountain call, he smiled: "Why, the noble Shi Shangshu forgets so much, and he forgot all the things of the court so quickly?"
Shi Pu shook his head again and again: "Don't dare, the grass people don't dare."
"Don't dare? I see how bold you are!" Zhu Di suddenly, he slapped his palm, swept a piece of the book on the eucalyptus to the ground, and sneered:
"Look, this is the impeachment of you by Wang Wen, the left capital of the Imperial Palace!"
Shi Pu was shocked.
What is the origin of this Wang Wen, he knows best.
Wang Wenyuan was the Dali Siqing of the Orthodox Dynasty, and later during the reign of the Sun family, the first person in the Manchu Dynasty to express his support for the Jingtai Emperor.
Now, it has become the general constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and is in charge of the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate.
He knew very well in his heart, don't look at the current emperor's thunderous and angry look, maybe Wang Wen's performance was indicated by his old man.
After all, he has also been mixed with officialdom, and this routine is all too familiar.
He carefully picked up Wang Wen's recital, and after a few glances, his eyes immediately widened, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became, and he quickly knelt on the ground and shouted loudly:
"Your Majesty, the grass people have been wronged!"
"In the thirteenth year of orthodoxy, although the grass people were the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and the general investigation of the repair of the Yellow River that year, it was Wang Yonghe, who was the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, who could go to Shandong to preside over this matter."
"The minister is in the capital, but he is only responsible for dispatching money and grain, husband and other things, and Shandong controls the water, which is not within the scope of the minister, I hope Your Majesty will be clear!"
Zhu Di said: "In this way, now that the Yellow River has been diverted in Kaifeng Mansion, you are not only without fault, but you have merit, and I will reward you?"
"Your Majesty, that's not what the grass people meant!"
Shi Pu can also hear it now, the emperor is determined to control the river, and now he calls himself back, just to kill the chicken and show the monkey.
Of course, the situation is not completely bad, as long as you can prove that the value of living is greater than death, then someone will die for you.
"The grass people dare to ask Your Majesty, who is the Governor of the River now?"
Zhu Di glanced at him and seemed to have seen through everything, but he still asked, "Wang Hong, the left waiter of the household department, why are you asking this?"
"Your Majesty, that's right." Shi Pu looked like something was wrong, and said in a loud voice:
"This Wang Hong and Wang Yonghe, the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, ruled the Shandong River together, and the minister felt that now the Kaifeng Mansion of the Yellow River has been diverted, and it is inseparable from these two people."
Zhu Di pondered for a long time and said, "Get up."
Hearing this, Shi Pu's heart was relieved, there was a play!
It seems that he is pushing the right person, this Wang Hong is an old minister of the Sun family, but he has always been relatively low-key, and he has not said much good things about the Sun family's mother and son, so he survived the initial liquidation.
Now the household department is dominated by Shangshu Jin Lian, and Wang Hong, the left waiter, is the second-in-command, Jin Lian is the same as Yu Qian, he does not form a party, but the second-in-command is an orthodox remnant, and the emperor must be uncomfortable to look at.
If Wang Hong can be punished by governing the Yellow River, it can not only increase the control of the household, but also cut off the remnants of orthodoxy.
"Hubu Zuo Lang Wang Hong, I know something about this person, he is a Jinshi who has been orthodox for four years, right?" Zhu Di's fingers kept tapping on the eucalyptus, and suddenly said:
"Shi Pu, Wang Hong is famous among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, known as heroic and negative, and outspoken. Do you know what a sin it is to slander the great officials of the court?"
After all, Shi Pu used to be a scholar, can he not have a real chapter in his hand?
Since he dared to push Wang Hong out, he was naturally completely sure that he would be the monkey's chicken for himself.
He immediately said: "Back to Your Majesty, Wang Hong was in charge of repairing the two gaps in Shawan in the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, and the repair was not only not blocked, but it broke again in February of the following year."
"That time when the flood was crossed, the people were able to cruise back and forth and travel by boat in the dwellings of the people's fields, and it was from that time that Wang Hong was demoted out of the capital."
"The grass people used to hear that Wang Hong had a close relationship with Tao Jinghong, a sand and gravel merchant in Shandong, and the grass people remembered that when the orthodox thirteenth year ruled Shawan, the sand and gravel used by Wang Hong's performance came from the hands of this merchant!"
"At that time, the grass people didn't think much about it, so they approved the action, after all, the flood is ruthless, and human life is at stake, now think about it carefully, now that Wang Hong is the governor of the river, this incident has happened, and it must be inseparable from the sand and gravel merchant!"
After talking for a long time, I finally said a useful word.
These revelations are linked together, and it is indeed enough to order a thorough investigation of this matter, if Wang Hong can really be taken down, this Shi Pu will not be killed.
Killing a retiring Ministry of Industry Shangshu is far less useful than killing an incumbent Household Zuo Shilang.
Zhu Di's face was still stern, and he snorted coldly: "Even if this is the case, as the Minister of Chief-Chief, you can't say that you are completely innocent, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is unforgivable."
Shi Pu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty said that the grass people have no disobedience, and if necessary, they are willing to testify in court and identify the relationship between Wang Hong and Tao Jinghong."
"At that time, this matter was handled by the grass people, and it was also convincing to the world."
Zhu Di snorted, so that it would be impossible for this Shi Pu to completely break away from this matter, and there was a danger of being retaliated against by the remnants of orthodoxy, so he would always move closer to his side.
So, he said: "Spread the edict of the Emperor, investigate and deal with the dismissal of Wang Hong, the left servant of the household department, and the assets of the whole family will be filled into the inner treasury, and the Dongchang will go to Shandong to arrest the sand and gravel merchant Tao Jinghong."