Xue Zhen is Xue Baochai's father, and he was also promoted in the imperial examination that year, but unfortunately the last two spring festivals were all named Sun Shan, and finally his father gave up his face to ask for the emperor, and gave him a household chief.

After working hard for several years and earning a lot of silver for the emperor's internal funds, Zhu Xianming certainly remembered his goodness.

So Zhu Xianming asked casually: "The Xue family is still effective, and his son has not filled the vacancy, why is this?" ”

It's also thanks to Lu Tong's erudition and strong memory, otherwise how would he know about the broken things of the little Xue family.

"This ...... It's just that because his son hasn't entered school yet, he can't fill the gap! ”

To be an official in the Ming Dynasty, at least you have to be a lifter, and the Confucian Xue Pan didn't even get the show, and it was a joke to fill the vacant official position.

Although the head of the household department is a minor official, he is also a dignified and six-grade Beijing official, not a cat or a dog can be a dog.

"There are many children in the Xue family, so no one goes to school?"

"Exactly!"

"If it's really not as good as the generation, his ancestor was a close minister of his grandfather, and he was trusted and relied on as his heart, how did he know that the Xue family was so ...... defeated"

Lu Tong nodded and replied, "Yes, it's just that Xue Zhen died too early!" ”

Waving his hand, not wanting to continue the topic, Zhu Xianming asked in a deep voice, "What else is important?" Hurry up and say ......"

"The Criminal Department reconsidered the crimes of Liu Deyan, Qian Ruiming, and Hu Jin'an and others......"

Since it was renegotiated, it means that it had been discussed before, and the emperor was not satisfied and called back.

didn't go to pick up the piece that was delivered, Zhu Xianming asked in a deep voice: "You just say that the result of their discussion!" ”

Qian Ruiming and Liu Deyan dismissed the official and changed his reputation; Hu Jin'an brutalized the people, dismissed him with 20 canes, and distributed Annan ......"

Without waiting for Lu Tong to finish speaking, Zhu Xianming said impatiently: "Okay, okay, call back...... Let them talk again! ”

Lu Tong was a little surprised, this is already heavy enough, and the emperor is still not satisfied?

"Their sins are not just those ...... on paper"

This sentence made Lu Tong a little surprised, and at the same time made him fall into deep thought.

Not just on paper? What else? Could it be...... Meddling in the affairs of the heavenly family?

Lu Tong deserves to be Lu Tong, he figured out the trick at a point, and immediately understood the emperor's intentions. very

Can he figure it out, are those people in the criminal department stupid?

Those people are very good at pretending to be stupid, and they are just hurting things at the moment, and they want to give a light sentence as much as possible, and test the emperor's bottom line step by step.

"Tell them that if it's not good to discuss the crime, I'll let Dongchang try it!"

In Zhu Xianming's view, Jin Yiwei arrested people and handed them over to the Criminal Department, which was already a great face-saving for civil officials.

These people are shameless, so they just stay cool.

"Yes!" Lu Tong replied.

"What else?"

Of course, there is still something to do, and it is the most difficult thing to report, but Lu Tong said solemnly: "Today, the celebrant has received fifteen impeachment recitals......

"Impeachment of whom?"

Lu Tong replied: "Impeach Zuo Chunfang University scholar Gao Shuyan, saying that he has a bad character and teaches a bad prince......"

Jinling arrested so many officials and students, there will definitely be a reaction in the imperial court, and the impeachment of the imperial history has never been broken.

It's just that the prince is the prince, and the ministers scold the king for not being polite, so the officials aimed at Gao Shuyan.

But in essence, attacking Gao Shuyan is attacking the crown prince, which has never happened before.

"Got it!"

After listening to Lu Tong's answer, Zhu Xianming only floated back three words, which means "stay in the middle and don't send it", and continue to suppress public opinion for the prince.

is still the same sentence, as long as the prince does his errand well, Zhu Xianming can forgive any mistakes.

"It's getting late, the queen has been in poor health recently, I have to go over and take a look...... Go back too! ”

"Yes!"

Lu Tong withdrew from the main hall, and after walking out of the Qianqing Gate, several small eunuchs immediately followed, and everyone walked all the way south.

Returning to the celebrant supervisor, Lu Tong entered the main hall, but saw that the two deputies were still there.

Seeing Lu Tong coming back, one of them immediately got up and said with a smile: "Father-in-law Lu, you can be counted as back!" ”

This person is the celebrant and the superintendent of the pen, who was ordered to supervise Dai Quan of the East Factory, and the officials outside also respected him as the "internal minister".

Taking the towel handed by the little eunuch, Lu Tong wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead and asked, "Why are you still here?" Don't go back when it's getting dark? ”

Just as the cabinet has a Chinese calligraphy department on duty, the celebrant also has a eunuch who is on duty at night, and Dai Quan and the others have left early on weekdays.

"Father-in-law Lu, there is something you have to ask for an idea!"

The usually majestic and cold Governor of Dongchang is particularly amiable at this moment.

"What's the matter?"

"This time, the Beijing camp is going north, and we want to send four people to go out with the army, and we have drawn up a list!"

The name of the speaker is Liu Zhong, who is also a eunuch of the master of ceremonies and a eunuch of the pen, and at the same time holds the palm print of the imperial horse supervisor.

Among the twenty-four yamen of the inner court, the celebrant is a transcendent existence, and then the Dongchang and the imperial horse supervisor are the first gear, and the rest are the first gear.

Sending eunuchs to accompany the army on the expedition is actually the so-called eunuchs of the prison army, and these people are selected from various yamen in the inner court.

When an army goes out, in addition to the Inspectorate, it will also send the Imperial History Supervision Army, and the Inner Court will send eunuchs to supervise the army.

In other words, the military power of the front-line generals is under strict supervision, and if necessary, the eunuchs can agree and even remove the generals with troops.

Like Zhu Jingyuan, he was granted military and political power in Jinling, and he could deal with civil and military officials, which has been rare since Shizu.

The list was sent to Lu Tong, and after he read it carefully, he nodded: "Yes, I will report to the Lord tomorrow!" ”

"Yes!"

Dai Quan and the others were both happy, they thought that the list would not pass, and Lu Tong also wanted to stuff people in.

But the two of them have thought too much, and Lu Tong has not had much idea about promoting his own people in recent years.

After all, he is already the master of ceremonies, and the road of eunuchs has come to an end, and now he only needs to serve the emperor well.

…………

Speaking of Kunning Palace, Zhu Xianming entered the main hall, and it happened that the queen had prepared a meal.

"The concubine still thinks that Your Majesty will not come today!"

"How so...... It's just that Lu Tong is long-winded and delayed time in vain! Zhu Xianming explained.

While eating, the two began to chat, just like a normal husband and wife.

"In March next year, the old thirteen will be sixteen...... Yang Qingyin suddenly mentioned.

"Hmm!"

"His king's name hasn't been decided yet?"

Zhu Xianming said slowly: "After the Ministry of Rites has discussed, I always feel dissatisfied, so let them discuss it again!" ”

"What did they discuss?"

"King Qi, King Sheng, King Chu......"

While saying that, Zhu Xianming was still gesturing on the table, wanting the queen to know those words.

"I don't think it's going to be discussed by these people, it's not proper!"

"Who will discuss if you don't let them discuss? It can't be you! Zhu Xianming said with a smile.

But seeing his wife's serious expression, Zhu Xianming couldn't laugh anymore.

"You already have an idea?"

Yang Qingyin said expressionlessly: "Let's be crowned King Xiang!" ”

"King Xiang?"

"Fifty years ago, the last King of Chu died violently, otherwise I would like to crown him the King of Chu!"

In Yang Qingyin's opinion, the violent death of the king of Chu also brought the king name unlucky, so she took a step back and asked her son for a king.

As for not choosing King Qi and King Han, it is also because of these big kings, the time of the kingdom is closer than that of King Chu, and it is not good to reactivate it in a short time.

Seeing that the emperor didn't speak, Yang Qingyin was suddenly unhappy: "What? The sixth is the wise king, do you plan to give the thirteenth a wise king? ”

Zhu Xianming waved his hand and said indifferently: "Forget it, King Xiang will be King Xiang!" ”

King Rui's king name is discussed by the Ministry of Rites, and the old thirteen is Yang Qingyin's baby, so if she wants to set the king name, she will go...... Zhu Xianming comforted himself like this.

As for whether the Ministry of Rites will agree, there is no need to consider it at all.

(End of chapter)