Nowadays, there are really not many things that Daming can escape Zhu Zhanyan's ears, even if it is the assassination of the Empress Dowager, Zhu Zhanyan knows it as quickly as possible.

The Empress Dowager Zhang was assassinated for the first time, and Zhu Zhanyan received the news on the third day, when he was still on the ship to Xiangzhou Mansion.

The second assassination of the Empress Dowager Zhang, that is, the one when he was poisoned but not dead, knew about it even before the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who interrogated the result, and made Saihazhi.

Because, today's Jinyiwei is no longer the Jinyiwei who is directly subordinate to the emperor.

There are so many people in the Shangshi Bureau, it is impossible for Saihazhi to interrogate them one by one, so he can only hand them over to other Jinyi guards, and some people are not handed over to Saihazhi in the first time after the results of the interrogation.

In this regard, it can only be said that the rules are made by the strong, and the weak can only abide by the rules.

In other words, it is often said in later generations...... My rules are rules!

Shuntianfu, the Ministry of Officials.

Before the hundred bureaucrats got up, I got up first, and the hundred bureaucrats have slept and I have not slept.

is not as rich as the Jiangnan man, and the day is still covered with a quilt.

This is a poem written by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu Gao Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, about his life, but in fact, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are not much worse than the Taizu Gao Emperor who "must bow down to everything".

In the Ming Dynasty, officials have to go to court at three o'clock in the morning, and this is not the time to get up, but the time to go to court.

In other words, you'll have to wait outside the noon gate at 3 a.m.

Compared with the 9-to-5 in later generations, being an official in the Ming Dynasty is the most tiring, and there are no holidays, and there are only three holidays throughout the year: the New Year, the winter solstice and the birthday of Emperor Taizu Gao.

In contrast, the officials of the Tang Dynasty were much better, they went to duty after the morning court, left at noon, and could take a day off for ten years at work, that is, they had nine days off and one day off, and there were also a lot of holidays.

In addition to the normal rest, all the New Year's holidays are closed, there is a field holiday in May, and there is a clothing holiday in September, which is to give you time to prepare winter clothes.

And that's not all, even the birthdays of saints such as Buddha, Lao Tzu, and Confucius are also on holiday.

As an official in Daming, although he has reached the point of being a supreme minister, Chen Xun still gets up before dawn and does not leave his post until half an hour before the curfew.

But today is different, he can't leave for the time being.

The reason is that the Empress Dowager Zhang was poisoned.

At present, this matter has just been sent to Zhu Zhan Yan from Shuntian Mansion, and Zhu Zhan Yan's decision has not been sent back to Shuntian, but things need to be taken precautions in advance.

For example, will the emperor's first attack on the Empress Dowager and this poisoning all be blamed on the head of the Wu Wang's first pulse?

For another example, will the emperor's first pulse take the opportunity to make trouble and use public opinion to turn King Wu's first pulse to the downside, after all, Zhu Zhanyan's reputation in Shuntian Mansion has never been very good.

The matter has to be resolved, and Zhu Zhanyan's decision has not yet been returned, and Zhu Zhanyan, who was left in Shuntian to guard, can only make a decision and hand over this matter to Chen Xun, so that these ministers who are loyal to King Wu can think of a way to come out.

first asked people to inform Xia Yuanji, Xing Kuan, Yu Qian and others, and then personally went to the Midtown Terracotta Division of the Five Cities Terracotta Division to open a pass, and finally Chen Xun got up and left the ministry.

The Five Cities Terracotta Division is actually the security department of the capital, responsible for the curfew, fire ban and arrest of thieves in the entire capital, which is equivalent to the strips of later generations.

However, although the Five Cities Terracotta Division is a department, it is not a yamen, but five yamen: east, west, south, north, and central.

There is still less than half an hour before the curfew, and without the pass of the Five Cities Terracotta Division, even if he is the first assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, it is very troublesome to walk around the Shuncheon Imperial City at night.

When everything was done and the sky was already dark, Chen Xun took the first step and waited in a house on the edge of Wan'an Street.

This is actually his house, which was given to him by Zhu Zhan Yan when he came back last time, after all, since King Wu took over the Ming Dynasty, he Chen Xun can be regarded as a hard worker.

It's just that Chen Xun felt that this mansion was too big and too eye-catching, so he never moved in, but instead used it as a place for him and Xia Yuanji and other officials to discuss some things that could not be discussed in the imperial court.

After a while, Ye En, the secretary of the criminal department, was the first to arrive.

Because of the existence of Jinyiwei, the Criminal Department is a relatively relaxed department in the Ming Dynasty, and many things have been divided by Jinyiwei.

After Ye En, Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also arrived, then Xing Kuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and finally Xia Yuanji, the secretary of the Ministry of Households.

"Alright, everyone is here."

Chen Xun stood up and waved his hand, and the prince guards who were waiting at the door retreated and closed the door.

"Take a look first, then give me your opinion."

Chen Xun beckoned everyone to sit down and pushed a piece of paper to the center of the table.

……

They are all old acquaintances, and they are all colleagues who also work for King Wu's lineage, and the atmosphere is only quiet for a while before someone speaks.

"Calling us all over, meaning that His Royal Highness the Prince hasn't sent us back yet?" Yu Qian was the first to speak, and he also pointed out the core of the matter.

"That's right, it's because His Royal Highness the Prince hasn't sent it back yet, but His Royal Highness thinks that we can't be too passive, so let's think of a way in advance and get ready."

Chen Xun opened his mouth to confirm Yu Qian's statement, but also caused the atmosphere to fall into silence.

This kind of thing can be big or small, it depends on what the emperor is planning, but now they don't know what the other party thinks, and they don't even know Zhu Zhanyan's thoughts, so things are a little difficult to do.

Their task is actually relatively clear, that is, to defend Shuntian before Zhu Zhanqi's decision is passed back, and also to keep the situation of King Wu and control the Ming Dynasty.

"There's an immature opinion below." After a long and short silence, the most inconspicuous Ye En spoke instead.

"In fact, we all know what we want to do, so I think that we must first control the dominant position, and no matter how bad it is, we must have the means to counteract, and for now, the only way to counteract is to control the 'truth' of the matter in our hands."

Yeen accentuated his tone when he said the word truth, making everyone think of one person.

Sehachi.

"It's not that hard." Chen Xun stroked his beard and groaned.

"It's easier to say that the commander of the Jinyi Guard is not difficult to get the results of the interrogation, and he can also let Saihazhi stamp the seal of his commander of the Jinyi Guard on the results of the interrogation."

"With this, we are actually invincible." Yen followed suit.

"When the time comes, no matter what the enemy wants to do, we will respond to all changes with the same and throw out the results of this interrogation, and even if the other party wants to break the net, we will have to weigh it."

"After all, if you do this, the net won't necessarily break, but the fish will die!"

"But this is obviously not enough, since the other party dares to do this, it proves that there is a plan, but we don't know the other party's plan yet."

"However, from the perspective of the dominant side, there are only a few points that can break the game, and as long as you want to break the game, you can't avoid the soldiers!"

"Yes." Chen Xun nodded.

"I'll go back and go to the Governor of the Chinese Army, Zuo Dudu, and ask him to mobilize the three major battalions in advance to be prepared."

"It's not enough." Ye En shook his head when he heard this.

"The north is the top priority of defense!"

(End of chapter)