Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 211
The commander of Jinyiwei is an official position of the third rank, and he is qualified to participate in the early dynasty as a rule.

However, Lu Zhong, the current commander of Jinyiwei, has received a special decree, exempting him from participating in the court.

So basically, Lu Zhong could not be seen in the morning court, and the only way to see him was at the Chang court once every ten days.

Seeing Lu Zhong strode into the hall and saluted the emperor, most of the courtiers in the hall felt the smell.

It turned out that this court court ceremony was ordered by the emperor behind it!

Not everyone has a keen judgment on the court situation.

This is largely due to poor information.

Except for those idle censors who have nothing to do, impeaching this and impeaching that every day.

Most officials are more worried about the government affairs in their own yamen, and at most, they are concerned about the movements of related yamen.

Only at the level of Qiqing can one have the conditions and energy to analyze the situation and grasp the general trend.

To be honest, if the San Judiciary hadn't asked for a court judgment today, the courtiers would have almost forgotten that the case was not closed yet.

Originally, they thought that the Sanfa Division was just investigating the case normally, and they found Shi Pu's head. Because it involved important officials, they invited Tingju.

But as soon as Lu Zhong went to the palace, no matter how stupid he was, he should understand.

Other than the Son of Heaven, who else could instruct the commander of the dignified Jinyiwei?
As a result, all the ministers who were still interested in watching the excitement all restrained their thoughts.

At the same time, his mind began to spin rapidly, thinking about how he and others should protect themselves in this turmoil.

You must know that an important minister at the level of Qiqing often does not represent him alone, but a series of people related to him, such as disciples, old friends, and fellow villagers.

Those who are related to Shi Pu naturally think that their thighs can survive this test.

What has nothing to do with him is to figure out who will be the next one, and whether he can get some benefits from it.

What these people can think of, Shi Pu can naturally think of.

He wasn't sure at first that the emperor's order was behind this court ceremony, but he didn't understand when he saw Lu Zhong.

However, he couldn't figure it out no matter what, he had no friendship with the emperor, and he had never even met him before.

Even if the Son of Heaven wanted someone to do the surgery, why did he find him?

But the situation no longer allowed him to think carefully.

After Lu Zhong went to the hall, Yu Shiyue turned around and asked him again.

"May I ask Shi Shangshu, when will you return to the capital this month?"

Asked this sentence, the officials below were at a loss.

I don't understand, just now I was talking about the case of bribing Wang Zhen last year, why I suddenly asked when I returned to Beijing.

But others were at a loss, but Shi Pu had an ominous premonition.

Suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, he said calmly.

"Seven days ago, on the [-]th of this month, the old man arrived in the capital."

Yu Shiyue nodded, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and asked.

"Okay, so where is Shi Shangshu on the night of the fifteenth day?"

Out of the corner of Shi Pu's eyes, he caught sight of the woman Lu Zhong brought with her head lowered and dressed in coarse clothes. He always felt a little familiar.

When Yu Shiyue asked these words, his pupils shrank suddenly, as if he remembered something, cold sweat broke out from his palms involuntarily.

Taking a deep breath, Shi Pu said with a hint of panic in his voice.

"Naturally, he is resting in the mansion. Yu Siqing asked what he was doing. Could it be related to Wang Zhen?"

Seeing that Shi Pu finally started to panic, Yu Shiyue was overjoyed, the smile on his face flashed away, and was quickly replaced by a stern look.

Staring at Shi Pu, Yu Shiyue shouted sharply.

"Shijiao'an, this is the time when the imperial court is bowing, your majesty is above, how dare you lie to deceive the emperor? It is so audacious!"

The sudden change surprised the surrounding officials.

All of a sudden, murmurs of discussion emerged one after another.

Yu Shiyue flicked his big sleeves, turned around, and cupped his hands at the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I have found out that at Xushi on the [-]th day of this month, Shi Pu went to a house in the east city in secret."

"When he went, he carried a hundred taels of gold and stayed in the courtyard for nearly half an hour."

"According to the investigation, the owner of the house here is the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, Jin Ying!"

"Om" sound.

The officials, who were not calm at first, exploded immediately.

Regardless of impoliteness, the gazes of countless people immediately turned to Jin Ying, whose complexion suddenly turned extremely pale behind the throne.

The current eunuch Da Dang was pale and stunned at the moment, and the courtiers who were closer could even notice that his body was trembling slightly.

At this time, the emperor, who had been silent for a long time, finally asked.

"Jin Ying, is it true that what Dali Temple Minister played?"

Jin Ying immediately stepped down from Majesty Dan, prostrated herself on the ground, and said.

"Your Majesty, on the night of the [-]th, the internal ministers were indeed not in the palace, but the ministers definitely did not have a private meeting with the ministers of the foreign court, nor did they meet Shi Shangshu who just returned to Beijing. Your Majesty, please be careful."

However, as soon as the words fell, Yu Shiyue immediately said.

"Collusion to deceive the emperor is an unforgivable crime! Since Eunuch Jin refuses to admit it, let's see who this woman is?"

Lu Zhong on the side moved sideways in coordination, revealing the woman in coarse linen behind him.

The woman looked only about [-] years old, and she was only handsome. With so many people's eyes on her, she couldn't help shrinking behind Lu Zhong's back.

At this time, Yu Shiyue asked the woman.

"Your Majesty, what is your name, and what is your identity? Come quickly."

The woman knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said.

"My lord, the maid's surname is Xu, she is the maidservant in Eunuch Jin's mansion, and the name given by the housekeeper is Luliu."

As soon as the voice fell, Jin Ying suddenly raised her head and stared at the woman viciously.

"Presumptuous, our family doesn't recognize you at all, what nonsense!"

The woman was so scolded that she fell on the ground and dared not speak.

Lu Zhong on the side sneered and said.

"Eunuch Jin, the commander sees that you are really out of your mind, and dare to bully you over and over again. This alone is enough for you to go to Fengyang to guard the mausoleum!"

As he spoke, he took out a notebook from his sleeve and said.

"This is the contract she signed with the steward of your mansion. It is clearly written on it. After seven years of orthodoxy, she will serve in your mansion. There is also your private seal on this contract. Do you want to deny it?"

Although the Ming Dynasty expressly forbade the selling of the sons of good families into slavery, it was difficult to prohibit this kind of thing if there were buyers and sellers.

The imperial court forbids keeping slaves on the surface, so the folks have their own ways to work around it.

If you can't use the deed of sale, use another name.

But no matter what it is, there is always a contract.

Looking at the contract in front of him, the gleaming private seal on it is especially true.

Jin Ying's lips moved, but he didn't speak.

At this point, he is more sober than Shi Pu.

From the moment he saw Green Willow appearing, he knew that the general situation was over.

Jin Ying did not dare to make a conclusion on whether this court court ceremony could do anything to Shi Pu, an important minister of the Seven Ministers.

But what he can be sure of is.

Once what he and Shi Pu talked about that night was revealed on this court.

Then as a eunuch, he will never end well.

Even, Jin Ying felt inexplicable.

It seems that the goal of this court ceremony was not Shi Pu from the very beginning.

In other words, Shi Pu was just doing it by the way.

What the emperor really wants to win is Jin Ying!
(End of this chapter)