The prison officials announced that they would throw Kim Young and Hung An to the mountains to feed the wild dogs, and then began to pack up and leave.

When the officials and the people saw that the excitement was over, they prepared to scatter and go home.

At this moment, a large group of brocade guards entered the small square in front of the Daming Gate, and the leading Qianhu ordered Yang Xun to take the order.

When the officials and the people saw that the emperor had finally replied, they cheered up again and continued to watch.

Although Zhu Qiyu is a halfway monk, as an emperor, his prestige among the people in the capital is not low at all. Although the decree was given to Yang Xun, the officials and the people also knelt on the ground, quietly waiting to hear the holy decree.

The eunuch didn't say much, and read it out directly.

As soon as the decree was read, the officials and the people shouted in unison.

Zhu Qiyu did not meet Yang Xun, so he made a direct ruling: Yuan Bin was found not guilty, and he was meritorious in dissuading Gong Rang to rebel against the emperor, and was promoted to the commander of the capital, responsible for guarding the Nangong.

Yang Xun played words and deeds, righteous and modest, and gave 100 silver yuan. And ordered to make a lacquered gold curtain every year, Yu Gong let the emperor Wanshou Holy Day offer, and the price of raw materials was paid by the Qi Palace.

Yang Xun was surprised when he heard the will. The emperor simply compromised like this? And let yourself make a lacquered gold screen for Emperor Gongrang every year? The wages and materials are paid by the Qi Palace, which means that he can get hundreds of taels of silver from it every year?

Is there such a good thing in the world?

Without waiting for Yang Xun to think about it, the eunuch pointed to a brocade commander next to him and shouted to everyone: "The one next to me is Yuan Bin, the commander of the capital, the emperor did not torture Yuan Commander, but only interrogated and understood, so he was acquitted in public."

Please be clear and do not spread false information. ”

Yuan Bin also stepped forward and bowed deeply to everyone: "Thank you for your patronage, Xia Guan was indeed acquitted after only receiving a brief interrogation in Jinyiwei.

My emperor is a saint, and I will be clear about right and wrong, please do not listen to rumors. ”

As soon as these words came out, the bottom suddenly boiled. Originally, everyone thought that Yuan Bin was tortured in Jinyiwei Prison and tortured.

But now Yuan Bin is standing in front of everyone in person, his brocade clothes are bright and his face is radiant, and he obviously does not look like he has been tortured.

Now it's okay, the truth is revealed, and everyone has misunderstood the emperor.

Yang Xun didn't think about it until this time, and when he thought back to the holy decree just now, he was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat: "The emperor praised himself in the holy decree for being righteous and modest. Now that I think about it, it is called praise, but it implies ridicule, and the key ordinary people can't hear it, but they understand it, but they can't say it.

is righteous and modest, saying that he has righteousness and is willing to risk his life to avenge Yuan Bin's grievances.

But loyalty, loyalty, righteousness is often associated with loyalty.

However, in the emperor's holy decree, only righteousness is mentioned, not loyalty, and the implicit meaning is that loyalty and righteousness have been in a dilemma since ancient times.

He has righteousness and fame, but he falls into the unrighteous situation of his father and is misunderstood by the people and subjects, which is disloyalty.

Being a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, but being disloyal to his monarch, this is an extremely serious accusation. ’

Yang Xun couldn't care about wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, but fortunately, the emperor was extremely generous, and he just mocked himself for a few words, and that's it.

Now Yuan Bin is standing in front of many people in the capital with all his beards and tails, and the rumors are self-defeating. His Majesty the Emperor is generous and discerning, and the true saint is also the son of tomorrow.

This is the method of trying to promote and suppress first, first make the people think that the emperor is mean, and then use facts to prove that everyone has wronged the emperor. One suppression and one promotion can enhance the emperor's evaluation in the hearts of the people.

Yuan Bin stepped forward to thank Yang Xun, and personally sent Yang Xun home.

The officials and the people were scattered.

……

Early the next morning, Zhu Qiyu drank tea leisurely and listened to the two concubines report on their affairs.

Qian Xue handed over two copies of the recital: "Husband, take a look, Yuan Bin's recital, with Yang Xun's recital attached to it, was delivered early in the morning." ”

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Hmph, what kind of crime did they ask, what kind of favor did they thank, anyway, they were loyal to the emperor, and they were not loyal to me."

Not bothering to pay attention to what they say, and looking at this recital too much is a waste of my precious feelings. ”

Qianxue smiled: "Yang Xun pleaded guilty quite sincerely. ”

"What's the use of sincerity, I was also sincere when I made an edict, I was also sincere when I went to the home of the martyr in Tumubao to condole, and I was also sincere when I knelt outside the Xizhi Gate to welcome the emperor back to Beijing, and I didn't see anyone moved.

Take care of yourself, these days, no one can move anyone. ”

When Qianxue heard this, she changed the topic and praised with a look of adoration: "Husband, true god, how did you take care of Beizhen Fusi and order him to treat Yuan Bin well while taking care of every opportunity."

Yuan Bin was not subjected to any torture, which was unexpected by everyone. Therefore, when Yuan Bin appeared in front of everyone, he could instantly reverse the direction of the wind.

Not only did his husband's reputation not be damaged in the slightest, but he also won the hearts of many people. ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "I have been waiting for them here for a long time, not only Yuan Bin was not punished, but even Ma Liang, because he was sent by the emperor to worship Jingling during the mutiny, I also turned a blind eye and let him go."

However, these small fights are only suitable for accumulation over time, and in the final analysis, the most important thing is to grasp the military power.

Today, the army in the capital is mainly composed of two battalions and two guards, the Xiaocai battalion, the Shenji battalion, the Tiance guard, and the battalion state guard, these are all my people.

The only thing that is not under control is the Jinyi Guard.

I still have to cut the brocade guard to death, and I can't do it if I don't cut it. If the tens of thousands of people in Jinyiwei supported Dai Gong to restore the emperor, there would still be a chance to turn the tables.

There has never been a thief for a thousand days, and there is no thief for a thousand days. I suppressed the Beijing Jinyi Guards to 5,000 people and saw how they rebelled. ”

"Where do you start?"

"First of all, the six military craftsmen under Jinyiwei were dismantled and assigned to Tiancewei.

Then the Jinyi guards who participated in the mutiny, after being killed, the vacated positions were not replenished, and the number of places was reduced by a few thousand.

Another group of people will be sent to the provinces to serve as detective captains.

You see, there is no way, just a few words, and it went around to Sanyang's head again. These bastards dismissed all the good detective captains, and as a result, they walked around Shanxi first, just like visiting their own garden, which was funny to think about. ”

Qianxue asked again: "The eight eunuchs such as Pei Dang and Fu'an, who were transferred from Nanjing, have arrived, when will you see them?" ”

At the mention of this, Zhu Qiyu finally became happy: "See, see you tomorrow morning, leave them for dinner at noon, and the venue will be set at the Qingyan Boat." ”

"Ouch, these people have a lot of face, and it is the first time that they can use it for outsiders to look at Wanshou Mountain on the left and Kunming Lake on the right."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "It's not an outsider, these are all eunuchs who have followed me since childhood, much earlier than Wang Cheng and them."

This is the most loyal of those people, you think about it, when the Sun family was powerful, they didn't take refuge in the Sun family and helped me die, you can see how solid they are. ”

"Then the power of the inner court is about to be redivided?"

"Yes, but don't be in a hurry, you have to let the ministers write a letter to advise, asking for the abolition of the factory guard, I will take advantage of the situation to cut off the inner factory and the west factory, and then carry out a thorough adjustment of the 24th Supervision Bureau of the Inner Court.

Since then, the inner court has stabilized, and there will be no large-scale personnel changes.

However, Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Zhang Yong, and Wang Qin can also get the best share, they are all our henchmen, and the palms and backs of our hands are all meat, so we can't favor one over the other. ”

(End of chapter)