Imperial City, the back hall of Jixian Hall.

After lunch, Zhu Jingyuan and several officials were sitting together drinking tea.

Among these officials, there are those who have studied books with Zhu Jingyuan, and there are also officials who have been released from the Jixian Pavilion.

Relying on the place of Jixian Pavilion, Zhu Jingyuan has friendships with many officials, and there are many people who come to see him every day.

"The Criminal Department has re-sentenced the case, Qian Ruiming and they will be exiled from their homes, and Hu Jinan himself will be beheaded!"

"Lord Wang, such a heavy sentence from the Criminal Department is really against the law of the country, although we have been impeached, but there has been no ...... news"

"The prince is a saint, I am waiting for this time...... But I want to ask the prince to come forward and ask for mercy for Qian Liu and others in front of the palace! ”

"The country has its own laws, and the prince is known as a virtuous name, and now is the time for the prince to support the law and discipline!"

Several officials have said a word to me, and the logic is clear, and they are obviously prepared.

Qian Ruiming and Liu Deyan are also doing things for Zhu Jingyuan, and now they have ended up like this.

At this time, if Zhu Jingyuan refuses to intercede, it will chill the people who follow him.

Once the hearts of the people are scattered, it is not only that the team is not easy to lead, but who will follow you even if the reputation is stinky.

Putting down the teacup, Zhu Jingyuan straightened his sleeves and said slowly: "I have been mediating their affairs, I have been to the Criminal Department several times, and the Criminal Department also has its own difficulties!" ”

Of course, everyone present knew what difficulties the Criminal Department had, so they came to Zhu Jingyuan.

The so-called bell must also be tied to the bell, and everyone knows very well that the key to the matter lies in the emperor, but no one dares to meet for this matter.

At this time, Zhu Jingyuan, as the prince of the prince, should bear the hope of everyone.

"What do you mean, this king understands, and I have been worried about this matter for a long time!"

"Although Qian and Liu are at fault, they are also loyal ministers of my Ming Dynasty, and such a heavy sentence is really too much!"

"Even if you don't say it, I plan to go to the palace today and meet my father and the emperor to intercede for the two of them!"

The last sentence is of course a lie, if there is no request from the gang in front of him, Zhu Jingyuan will pretend not to know the past.

"Qian and Liu ended up today, all because they let themselves go and forgot the teachings of the sages......"

"They are such foolish people, I'm afraid there are still a lot of them in the world!"

Zhu Jingyuan suddenly mentioned this, obviously meaning something, and an official answered: "The world is declining, and when we read the books of sages and sages, we should help the hearts of the people of the world!" ”

These words caused everyone present to nod their heads again and again, and this is the case with the governance of the country and the world pursued by Confucianism.

"Rongguo Mansion in the capital, have you all heard of it?"

Zhu Jingyuan asked this, it was a bit insulting, although Ning Rong's second mansion was lonely, it was not so that no one knew.

Thinking of Zhu Jingyuan's words, an official asked: "Could it be that there is something strange about this Rongguo Mansion?" ”

Zhu Jingyuan sighed and said, "I heard that the young lady in the mansion of Rongguo Mansion has grown up but still eats and lives together, you say...... Does this sound like a word? ”

Since deciding to clean up the Rongguo Mansion, Zhu Jingyuan ordered someone to clean up the evidence of the crime.

This investigation has gained a lot, there are too many bad things in Ning Rong's second mansion, and Zhu Jingyuan chose the "trivial matters" of the inner house.

It's not that he has a good heart, but because of those other things, other nobles have not done less, and taking it out will make many people uneasy, and it will offend people a lot.

The matter of the inner house is related to reputation, it is not heavy or light, but it can seal the throat with a sword, which is just right in Zhu Jingyuan's opinion.

"No matter what, Rongguo Mansion is a noble of the imperial court, and if you don't ask them to set an example in the world, you should at least strictly abide by etiquette and religion, but what have they done?"

"You say that the world is going down, and this is the example in front of you!" Speaking of this, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but shake his head, looking extremely regretful.

Immediately, someone said angrily: "Rongguo Mansion actually has such a thing? It's really insulting to Sven, and Na Jia Zheng is still an official of the imperial court, and he prides himself as a saint disciple ......"

"What is the face of such a treacherous and hypocritical person who is not the same as me!"

Everyone already understood what Zhu Jingyuan meant, so they naturally followed it at this moment, and soon reached an agreement.

"The prince can rest assured, such rude, righteous and shameful people will be impeached by the ministers...... In order to protect me, the Ming Code of Ethics is constant! ”

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and said: "Kuang Fu Fengji, all of you!" ”

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At the end of the conversation, the officials left, and Zhu Jingyuan entered the palace in a sedan chair.

Since he agreed to intercede, he had to go through this way.

When he came to the outside of the Qianqing Palace, he inquired about the eunuch on duty and learned that the emperor was discussing with the pavilion.

So Zhu Jingyuan waited outside the hall and refused to go to the side hall to serve tea, just because he wanted to hear the content of the discussion.

It stands to reason that this is not in accordance with the rules, but Zhu Jingyuan is highly valued by the emperor, and the eunuchs turn a blind eye.

It discussed the situation in the northwest, when to send troops, which battalion of troops to move, and whether to mobilize guards to go to the army.

As a result, in the end, the discussion deviated from the topic of Emperor Taishang's Holy Birthday Day, whether to summon Dzungar Khan to congratulate.

In the end, it was concluded that only the Beijing camp would be transferred to Gansu to defend the town, and then the Dzungar Khan would be summoned to meet with him.

Zhu Jingyuan thought that the discussion was over and he was going to prepare for an audience, but he knew that Chen Jinyun spoke again, and he actually interceded for Qian and Liu.

However, the final result was that Chen Jinyun, who was ranked as Zaifu, was severely reprimanded by the emperor and did not save face for him at all.

The weight of the cabinet lies entirely in the emperor's trust, so it is very important to figure out the holy will.

Chen Jinyun pleaded at this moment, contrary to the emperor's intentions, how could Zhu Xianming spare him.

"If you can't perceive the holy will, how can you take charge of the government?"

"I will not pursue today's affairs, if there is a next time...... You just go home and pick up your grandson! Zhu Xianming said coldly.

Such a severe accusation made Chen Jinyun sweat like rain, and it was difficult for him to be old.

But today's reprimand can't be avoided by him, otherwise he will also face the end of scattered hearts and unstable status.

The cabinet wants the emperor's trust, but if there is no one to support him, it is also an empty title, and everything he does and says has no weight.

"Get out!"

The three ministers walked out of the main hall and left after saluting Zhu Jingyuan.

"Let the sixth in!"

"Lord Wang, the Lord sent you in!"

"Oh...... Good, good! Zhu Jingyuan came back to his senses and entered the hall with a difficult expression.

He was taken to the warm pavilion on the west side, where Emperor Zhu Xianming was sitting behind the imperial case, and was holding the newly revised Shizu record to flip through it.

"Sixth, what are you doing here?"

Zhu Xianming didn't look up, still focused on the book, which made Zhu Jingyuan feel a lot more at ease.

"Daddy...... My son just came over to ask, how do you feel about the Tingxi Lanxiang tea you sent the day before yesterday? ”

"It's okay!"

"That's good!"

Putting down the book, Zhu Xianming looked at Zhu Jingyuan, and asked expressionlessly, "You came here to ask this?" ”

With Chen Jinyun's experience, although Zhu Jingyuan has already prepared the draft, he dares to mention half a word at this moment.

"Uh...... Yes, my son is afraid that you will not be used to drinking, so I came to ask! ”

Zhu Xianming said in a deep voice: "You only asked when you drank it all, it's really timely!" ”

"My son will send more next time, these teas are specially made by ......"

"Are you okay?"

Originally, Zhu Jingyuan also planned to introduce how difficult it is to plant these teas, and how he worked hard to get these extremely high-quality teas to pay respect.

Hearing the emperor's question, Zhu Jingyuan hurriedly replied, "No...... It's okay! ”

"If you have nothing to do, what should you do, what should you do!"

"Yes......"

Zhu Jingyuan left again in a hurry, this time the audience did not last more than a minute, this is not an ordinary brief.

When he walked out of the main hall, he saw a eunuch hurrying towards him, and his expression was extremely anxious.

"What's going on, panic, what's the system?" Zhu Jingyuan regained his spirits.

"Returning to the prince, it's an emergency military intelligence ...... from Jinling"

(End of chapter)