At night, inside the Kunning Palace.

The emperor's family of four had just finished dinner, and Zhu Houzhao had not yet returned to the East Palace.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the stool, drooping his head but raising his eyebrows upward, peeking out of his sharp eyes, as if someone owed him tens of thousands of taels of silver and did not pay it back.

"Giggle......

Zhu Xiurong's laughter came.

In front of Zhu Xiurong, there was a wooden box of glass beads, not to mention hundreds.

Zhu Xiurong was pitiful and aggrieved during the day, but at night she became the happiest person in the world.

"Prince, come here!"

Zhu Youzhu called his son aside.

Zhu Houzhao said in a heartfelt manner: "Father, why do you want to give so many glass beads to the imperial sister?" The retainers also have to set rules for her. ”

"What kind of rules, I didn't pierce you in front of your mother, if you have to give everything, others can have it, do you think that all the subjects of the world must rely on your kindness to live? It's they give you, not you give them! ”

Zhu Youzhi educated his son.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Isn't the world all ours? ”

"Humph!"

Zhu Youzhu said, "It seems that you should learn more, if the water is carrying the boat, the water will capsize the boat, how to govern the world in the future?" As a monarch, you take the world as your successor, you don't own the world, the four seas are your subjects, you have to do your best to let them have, only the people are rich, you can get it. ”

Zhu Houzhao kept his head down, obviously he didn't want to receive this kind of education.

In the palace, he feels that the eldest is his father and the second, he is the third, and even the old lady has to stand aside.

Now he actually told him that all this was not his, but was given to him by others, as the prince of the Ming Dynasty, how could he be willing to accept this idea?

"Don't fight with your sister, she is your dearest person, you must be kind to her whether I am there or not." Zhu Youzhu said.

Zhu Houzhao said curiously: "The father and mother are also the closest relatives of the sons......"

Zhu Youzhu glanced at him and said, "There are some things that you will understand when you are older." Go back to the East Palace to make up for your homework, and the children of the common people are all paying attention to reading at night, and it is time for you to devote yourself to studying. Come and send the prince back to the East Palace. ”

"The son still has to talk to his father and mother...... Erchen is not in a hurry to leave......"

……

……

Zhu Houzhao is just an eight-year-old child who has not yet arrived.

Let him live in the East Palace since he was a child and let him receive a separate education, Zhu Youzhu and his wife seem to be very willing in this regard.

Zhu Youzhu stood at the gate of Kunning Palace, looking at the lantern fire of his son and his party in the distance, and turned around to find that Xiao Jing had been standing next to him for a long time.

"Your Majesty, I have informed Mr. Zhang and asked him to come to Fengtian Hall early tomorrow morning, and then the slave maid will lead him into the palace." Xiao Jing said.

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu nodded, "Is there any news in the Tribute Courtyard?" ”

Xiao Jing said: "This matter has not been discussed in the court, and Your Majesty, you have not sent a will to go to the Tribute Academy, it is estimated that the volume will be opened in the next two days, and it may be missed." However, Dongchang had already handed a note in, instructing him not to read the file with Cheng Bachelor, and it was expected that he had not come into contact with the contents of the Zhu scroll, and there were many untruths in the performance of Zhonghua Chang. ”

In Hua Chang's recital, it was specifically mentioned that Cheng Minzheng had agreed on some code words with the cheater, so that even if the ink scroll was transcribed into a red scroll, Cheng Minzheng could still find the corresponding scroll for private teaching and receiving from the inner and outer curtains.

The emperor listened to Zhang Zhou's words before and informed the inner curtain that Cheng Minzheng was not allowed to read the file, which could only be said to dispel the suspicion of his private teaching, but the accusation will still be there.

It can't be said that someone stopped it, which led to the result not happening, and he Cheng Minzheng didn't make an appointment with anyone in advance.

"What else did the East Factory find?" Zhu Youzhu was not in a hurry to announce this matter before, mostly because he knew that this matter could not be too anxious.

What the truth is, on the contrary, becomes the most secondary.

More importantly, it is necessary to dispel the suspicions of the scholars, and the Ministry of Rites will try to make a fair reputation.

Under this premise, in fact, the interests of some of the people involved in the case, including part of the truth, can be sacrificed, and in history, Cheng Minzheng, Xu Jing and Tang Yin are the people who were sacrificed for the sake of the overall situation.

Who cares what the truth is, except for the parties involved?

They all stand on their own standpoints, only see the beneficial side of the incident, and don't care about the whole situation.

Xiao Jing said: "Back to Your Majesty, Dongchang found that Hua Chang actually did not have a certificate, but he was just a rumor, and there was a lot of discussion among the folk scholars, saying that he saw Mr. Zhang talking about the test questions with others, and he also had a private conversation with Tang Yin, which was when they were arranged to meet the ......master."

"Bastard!" Zhu Youzhu was furious when he heard this, and he felt that those ministers wanted to say that I arranged for Jiangnan to raise people to meet Wang Wei and Liu Ji, and I was helping them to solve the problem?

Didn't I become an accomplice?

Xiao Jing was also a little crying and laughing, and sighed slightly: "Now those people are talking about some far-fetched rumors, Mr. Zhang and Tang Yin met that day, in front of everyone, and there was no topic to talk about, and the two never saw each other again." ”

"Unreasonable!"

Zhu Youzhu didn't care much about what the truth was, but now that Zhang Zhou was also involved in the case, he lost his temper in his heart.

He felt that this was a civil official targeting Zhang Zhou and deliberately pulling Zhang Zhou into the water.

Now the emperor has become the person who cares most about what the truth is, except for the few people involved.

"The slave maid also found out that this case may be related to the domestic slaves in Cheng Min's government, and the protégé of Cheng Min's government house accepted bribes from the scholars who went to visit them, and decided whether they could be recommended to the messenger on behalf of the people based on the price given." Xiao Jing said.

Zhu Youzhu frowned and said: "Then he Cheng Minzheng was accused by Bingkuan, and he was not wronged at all!" Knowing that his reputation is outside, he can't even take care of his home, how can he stand up as a court? ”

Now the emperor is a little resentful of Cheng Minzheng.

The emperor was unwilling to admit that the responsibility was on himself, but felt that Cheng Minzheng was a little suspicious.

Xiao Jing said: "The slave maid also heard Mr. Zhang mention it before, and also reminded Master Cheng, but later Master Cheng also seemed to avoid it and did not see the scholar again. But previously...... After all, it happened. ”

"Alas! Bingkuan originally wanted to pull Cheng Minzheng along, but he ended up trapping himself, but fortunately, they hadn't officially met, and if they wanted to mention Bingkuan's matter, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy. Go, find Liu Ge Lao and Xie Ge Lao, as well as Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, I want to see them tonight. ”

"Your Majesty, it's all night."

"What's wrong with nightfall? Tomorrow morning, there will be a public opinion in the court, when will you see you now? ”

"Yes!"

……

……

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Xu Qiong were summoned to the Qianqing Palace overnight.

Xu Qiong doesn't seem to know about this, after all, he has never seen Hua Chang's performance, but the cabinet has seen the performance of Guan Bai, but this kind of impeachment does not require the cabinet to make a vote, so they have only seen Guan Bai, and they have not put forward their opinions on how to deal with it.

Investigating the case, that is the matter of the three law divisions, or the work to be done by the Jinyiwei of the East Factory, whether the cabinet votes or not, there is no essential difference in the results.

In the absence of evidence, the person can only be sent to the Imperial Prison or the Judicial Prison first, and then it will be ascertained.

"What the hell is going on?"

On the way to the palace, Xu Qiong couldn't help but ask.

Xie Qian said: "Most of the reason is that the Huke Department gave the matter of the impeachment of Cheng Keqin, and it also involved Zhang Zhou, Tang Yin and Xu Jing, three candidates, and these three candidates are all Jiangnan people, Zhang Zhou and Tang Yin are Xie Yuan and Yayuan of the undergraduate Jiangnan Township Examination. ”

Xu Qiong frowned and said, "Is there anything else about Zhang Zhou?" ”

Even Xu Qiong felt a little incredible.

Is Hua Chang a reckless man? Although the people may not know about Zhang Zhou, as Hua Chang in the household department, don't they even know that Zhang Zhou has won the trust of the emperor and made meritorious contributions to the imperial court?

Although the status of the imperial historian in the Ming Dynasty is special, and many people do not have high official positions, but they appear in the court every day, but they are limited to the six subjects are given to the middle of the matter and the left and right to the matter, and the ordinary people are not eligible to participate in the court.

And Zhang Zhou is only recently, and he is occasionally mentioned in the court.

If you pass the Jinshi examination, you will be given six subjects to the middle of the matter, and the general rank will be nine years, that is, after completing the nine-year examination, you can be promoted to the middle of the six subjects, and the six subjects will be given to the middle of the matter, and the six subjects will be given to the middle of the matter, but only the seventh grade.

Don't look at it as just a positive seven grades, but as a Beijing official, when he is put into the post of local official, he at least starts as the deputy envoy of the judicial department and becomes the second-in-command of the prison affairs of a province.

And the people of the six branches, as the imperial historians, are often the head irons, but whenever they encounter any direct advice, disobedience, and refutation, these six department officials often rush to the front, and there are many people who lose their lives for this.

Xie Qian also sighed: "It's not good to involve anyone, you have to involve Zhang Zhou as well, Your Majesty trusts this person so much, even if he is really involved in the issue, will Your Majesty really care and ask?" But there is a risk that things will not be explained because of this. ”

"Huh."

Xu Qiong could only smile bitterly when she heard this.

Xie Qian's meaning, Zhang Zhou's involvement in the case may make the case unclear in the end.

That is to say, in the minds of civil officials, they tend to accept the fact that the topic exists, and they are afraid that Zhang Zhou's involvement in the case will affect the investigation of the case.

Especially the Cabinet members......

Cheng Minzheng was investigated, and they said that they wanted justice for Cheng Minzheng, but they were holding back their hearts badly, wishing that Cheng Minzheng would collapse, and there would never be a cabinet minister out of control from now on.

Xu Qiong asked Liu Jian on the side: "Elder Liu Ge, do you think it is really necessary for Zhang Zhou to participate in the question?" ”

Liu Jian was still walking in a hurry, but when he heard the words, he glanced sideways at Xu Qiong.

Xie Qian smiled and asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Xu Qiong is not from the orthodox civil official faction, and Ni Yue, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who was previously topped by him, is the orthodox civil servant in the eyes of others, so Xu Qiong's position on some things will contradict the orthodox opinion.

Xu Qiong said: "Regardless of Zhang Zhoujiangnan's identity as Xie Yuan, just with his status in His Majesty's heart, as well as His Majesty's efforts to secretly serve him, and his ability to repeatedly calculate the heavenly chances, such an ability is more because of his reputation and is jealous of villains, but it shouldn't be for the sake of the problem, and his reputation will be ruined and imprisoned, right?" ”

Xu Qiong is a clear-eyed person.

Or rather, he just said the most common truth.

So what are the awesome people going to the question? Hungry?

Liu Jian didn't comment, and said coldly: "If there is no final case, let's talk about it." ”

(End of chapter)