Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1110 Unraveling the Mystery (Part [-])
"How long?"

In the West Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yijun paced around anxiously, and finally couldn't help but asked Chen Ju who had just entered.

Chen Ju replied in a low voice: "My lord, the eldest princess Feng has been out of the palace for a total of three hours and a quarter."

"Why is there no news yet?" Zhu Yijun stopped in his tracks, turned his head and asked, "Is there anything going wrong? Who went to Baiyulou?"

Chen Ju hesitated for a moment, and replied, "My lord, the situation is a little unexpected. The leader is Liu Shouyou, the governor of Jinyiwei."

Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, his face darkened immediately, and he took a deep breath: "Liu Shouyou... Okay, okay, what a generation of loyal and loyal son of heaven."

The term "Eagle Dog of Heaven" is undoubtedly a derogatory term in the eyes of later generations, but it is actually a commendatory term in Ming Dynasty.Guyin, the so-called eagle dog, is naturally capable and loyal.But judging from Zhu Yijun's tone at this time, this may be irony.

But he didn't get too entangled, but continued to ask with a cold face: "Who else?"

"There are also some young scholars."

Zhu Yijun was taken aback again, frowned and said, "Why? Are there no other officials accompanying? What are these scholars doing to join in the fun?"

Chen Ju replied cautiously: "The specific reason is not clear. The maidservant thought that Liu Shouyou or hoped to use the influence of these scholars to force Gao Gao Cheng to allow them to enter the Baiyu Tower."

"Forcing?" Zhu Yijun asked back: "How can a group of scholars in white clothes force the important officials of the court to open their private courtyards?"

"My lord, it's just a group of white bodies." Chen Judao: "The high school Cheng is the only six champions in my dynasty. He made a request to visit the garden, otherwise the news would be despised by scholars."

After a pause, he added: "Besides, the situation is a little different this year. These scholars are all staying in the capital after going to Beijing to catch up on the exam. Some of them may have already been in high school, but they are new scholars. Some may fail the ranking, but since To be able to stay in Beijing, one must either have a wealthy family, or have relatives and friends in Beijing to take refuge in, in short...all have something to do with officialdom."

Only then did Zhu Yijun realize how powerful he was, his breath became heavier, he snorted, and asked, "Who are they, and who are they related to?"

"Forgive me, my lord. This group of people has special identities, and the Dongchang fans are not allowed to get close to spying on them at will. Therefore, it is not yet possible to fully ascertain their identities and the relationship between Beijing and China..."

Zhu Yijun interrupted impatiently: "Even if you can't find out completely, there are always a few who can figure it out, right? Tell us which ones you have already figured out!"

Chen Ju was not alarmed, and replied calmly: "At present, there are two people who can be confirmed, one is Yu Tingjia, who is from Zhongshushe, and the other is Wang Shiqi, who is a loser."

"Yu Tingcha? Zhongshu Sheren?" Zhu Yijun asked thoughtfully, "I have some impression of this name, but I can't remember who he is at the moment... Who is this person from?"

Chen Ju bowed his head and replied, "This is the eldest son of Mr. Yu Youding Yu, a scholar of the Wenhuadian University."

After he said this, he didn't look up, and he didn't hear the emperor's response for a long time, and he didn't know how long it was before he heard Zhu Yijun sigh, and asked again: "What about Wang Shiqi, just a failed candidate, why did you investigate so quickly?"

Chen Ju replied: "This is the eldest son of Wang Shizhen. This son tried to solve Yuan Dynasty in Yingtian Township last year, but this year he failed in Chunwei. He has never been in high school, and he has been in the capital for a while."

Zhu Yijun sneered and said: "Wang Shizhen is known as one of the 'Later Seven Sons'. After Li Panlong died, he led the literary world for more than ten years. In the past, even Gao Wenzheng didn't pay attention to him. "Biography". I read this book a few days ago, and it slandered the New Deal of Real Learning. In particular, it made a lot of nonsense when it described Gao Wenzhenggong and Qianfu Mr. Guo. With flattery, I can't get enough money', I wished I could arrest him and confront him at that time!
snort!If Yuanfu and Cifu hadn't come out to intercede, saying that this person was seriously ill and fell into vain, he even worshiped Wang Xijue's daughter as his teacher, said that he was going to seek some kind of immortality, and even served this 23-year-old widow'Yuhua' Feisheng'... I can't wait to arrest him and ask him for punishment! 'Emerging ascension'?Absurd! "[Note: It's not my black Wang Shizhen. This incident was very big at the time, and there are quite a lot of records. It is by no means an isolated evidence. Friends who are interested can look up "Wang Taozhen".]
After a wave of sarcasm, Zhu Yijun paused and asked again: "I remember that after Mr. Gao passed away, Mr. Guo, in order to show his love for talents, and to show that Mr. Gao and him did not care about the old grievances, revived Wang Shizhen as Yin Tianfu , but he resolutely refused, and instead asked for an official post, and then he refused to take up the post, and soon went to worship his teacher and seek immortality...Now that Wang Shiqi Chunwei has lost, but he doesn't go back to serve his father, could it be that he has recovered from his illness?"

Chen Ju said disdainfully: "How could it be better? It is said that medicine has been used instead of food."

Zhu Yijun sneered and said, "This is what you deserve, cultivating Taoism and seeking immortality? Hmph..."

Of course Chen Ju knew the emperor's attitude towards cultivating Taoism. His grandfather Emperor Jiajing was a master at it back then, so Zhu Yijun couldn't even get a proper name when he was several years old.Coupled with the fact that the first emperor Mu Miao hated the word Xiuxian, Zhu Yijun naturally felt extremely disgusted with this kind of behavior.

Zhu Yijun didn't wait for Chen Ju to express his opinion, and continued: "Since Wang Shizhen is seriously ill, this Wang Shiqi doesn't want to be filial, but stays in the capital, and even goes to 'garden', which shows that he is not a filial son. Tianxiang Trial was able to seize Jie Yuan, maybe it was because of Wang Shizhen's old face..."

This is a bit too emotional, and in fact it is not easy to reverse the case. You can't go back and check if there was any fraud in the Yingtian Township Examination last year, right?So Chen Ju didn't answer.

And Zhu Yijun seemed to have not finished venting his anger, and continued: "My plan to lure the snake out of the hole, I thought it would lead to some kind of giant python, but now it seems that the giant python is very smart, but it didn't lead out, but unexpectedly Stabbed the snake's nest. Chen Ju, do you think I should just catch a few small snakes now, or should I catch the nest?"

Chen Ju has always been cautious, how could he express his position at this sensitive moment?Immediately said decisively: "The rewards and punishments are all from above, and the servants have no opinion."

"You are cautious." Zhu Yijun smiled in satisfaction, but waved his hand and said, "Well, I don't want you to come up with any ideas, just talk about the consequences of catching little snakes and Lian Woduan. .”

Chen Ju hesitated a little, and replied: "Catching small snakes is like scaring snakes, but just now the emperor also said that there may be giant pythons behind these small snakes. If we catch small snakes, if we can't keep them all, these giant pythons will not only refuse." Honestly submit, but take the opportunity to stir up trouble, and then set off some other turmoil."

Zhu Yijun slightly raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Do you think they are so courageous?"

Chen Judao: "In front of the real dragon, pythons are not allowed to fly. However, the slaves think that they can't do these things openly, and most of them will make a fuss about what happened in Baiyulou today... Therefore, the slaves feel that it depends on whether they dare to make trouble. How did Senior High School handle it?"

Zhu Yijun's complexion improved a little, and he thought for a while and said, "I have always been at ease in seeking the truth, but I am afraid... I don't know how he will explain today's matter to Yao. I did this, although I took advantage of Yao Hey, but in the final analysis, it is really for her own good, if she has a rift with me because of this, in my heart..."

Zhu Yijun didn't say the following words, but Chen Ju could of course understand.

Originally, the emperor felt guilty about this younger sister, but who knew that since this matter was going to "lead the snake out of the hole", after all the calculations, it was inevitable to use her again, and the guilt was even deeper.If this caused a estrangement between his siblings, he would naturally feel even more uncomfortable.

But Chen Ju couldn't say anything, so he could only comfort him: "The emperor just said that the high school prime minister has always handled things properly, so he must be able to solve this matter satisfactorily. The emperor just needs to feel at ease."

Zhu Yijun sighed: "I can only think this way." After a pause, he said again: "Then, what about Lian Woduan?"

Chen Judao: "Although all the scholars involved in this matter have not been identified yet, at least for now, it seems that Mr. Yu Ge may be implicated... Mr. Yu Ge has not been in good health for the past two years, and he is also very sick now. It's hard to say whether he knows. Moreover, Yu Ge is an important minister after all, and he has always had a close relationship with Shen Ge. If the fire is set on him this time, the servant is worried that Shen Ge may misunderstand. Then it won’t end well.”

Although he was unwilling to give advice on behalf of the emperor, the meaning behind the words was still obvious.

It's just that Zhu Yijun didn't seem very happy when he heard it, and he didn't make a sound after thinking about it for a while.

After a while, Zhu Yijun said: "It's really not good to implicate Mr. Yu, and it's even worse to implicate Mr. Shen. I understand this, but..."

Everything is afraid of the word "but", Chen Ju's heart moved.

Sure enough, Zhu Yijun sternly said: "I promised to seek the truth, and I must give him an explanation for this matter. If I only catch a few little snakes, wouldn't it be true that I, a dignified emperor, would break his trust in him?"

"The emperor is too worried." Chen Ju shook his head and said: "First of all, the high school prime minister is a reasonable person, and the slaves think that the high school prime minister will be considerate of the obstacles on the emperor's side. Secondly, these little snakes It wasn't a mastermind in the first place, even if we don't make things too complicated and don't get too deep, it's not like no one can take on this right now."

"Oh?" Zhu Yijun nodded in his heart, "I see, you mean Liu Shouyou."

Chen Ju bowed his head slightly, but did not speak.

Zhu Yijun thought about it, and said hesitantly: "But Jin Yiwei...it seems that there is no good candidate to replace him at the moment. If he is replaced, who will Jin Yiwei hand over to?"

In fact, this matter is also Zhu Yijun’s own fault. He is indeed a person who has no doubts about employing people. Liu Shouyou was born in Jinyiwei, which is still very popular. Said it was perfectly fine.Therefore, Zhu Yijun hadn't considered the issue of substituting at all before, and he really couldn't think of anyone who could replace him at this moment.

To paraphrase the words of later generations, this is because the work of training and connecting cadres has not been done well.

Originally, what he meant was that he hoped that Chen Ju could help recommend it, because the nature of the work in the East Factory was to supervise Jin Yiwei.Unexpectedly, Chen Ju replied bluntly: "The selection of Jinyiwei steward is unusual, I dare not hear about it."

Chen Ju has always called himself a servant in front of the emperor. This is a humble self-proclaimed name. In fact, the great eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty can be called ministers, and even the rank does not need to be too high. It is enough to guard the eunuch in one place. That goes without saying.

However, he, who always called himself a servant, changed his name to "Chen" at this time, which obviously had a clear meaning: who the head of the Jinyiwei chooses is not only important, but also has its own characteristics. As a courtier, he dare not say a word.

This kind of caution is what Zhu Yijun admired Chen Ju so much, but the immediate problem is not easy to solve, so although Zhu Yijun nodded, he was stunned for a while and couldn't say anything.

After waiting for a while, Zhu Yijun simply didn't bother to think about it, and waved his hand in some annoyance: "Forget it, I will discuss this matter with Qiuzhen later, and solve Liu Shouyou's problem first."

He paused, then said: "You are the admiral of the East Factory. If something like this happened to Liu Shouyou, it's fine if you don't mention who will replace him, but you should have some considerations about how to deal with him?"

Chen Ju was really blunt this time, and replied: "What the emperor said is... Liu Shouyou's incident this time, according to Gao Wenzheng's previous regulations on the reform of the Ministry of Officials, it should be defined as 'not being an official. Be careful'. As for the disposal, it is different in severity. From light to heavy, there are several kinds of encouragement to serve, crown and idle residence, dismissal and pending investigation, dismissal on the spot, and judicial punishment, etc., all the way to ransacking the house.

However, copying a home is very rare, unless its 'wrongness' has caused extremely serious consequences and influences, it will generally not appear.Although Liu Shouyou's incident this time was bad in nature, it should not have reached that level.As for the degree of punishment, it still depends on the emperor's decision. "

This means that I can only characterize him according to the rules, that is, "not being cautious in being an official". The specific level of "discreetness" can only be defined by you, and I dare not talk nonsense.

The reason why Chen Ju said this is that in the Ming Dynasty, the crime of "not being sincere" had a wide scope, ranging from wearing the wrong clothes on a specific occasion to roaring in front of the emperor, or even secretly bringing a knife to see the emperor. All belong to imprudence.

In fact, wearing the wrong clothes is usually only a small fault. Roaring in front of the emperor is the crime of deceiving the emperor. Strictly speaking, it can even be counted as treason if you go to the emperor with a knife. .

Zhu Yijun thought about it, and after a while, he finally said: "Temporarily consider dismissal pending investigation or dismissal on the spot. The specific situation will depend on the results of Baiyulou."

The emperor's characterization did not seem to be too unexpected for Chen Ju, and he responded calmly.

Zhu Yijun looked at the hourglass again, and asked, "No matter how slow Liu Shouyou walked, he should have arrived at the Baiyu Tower by now, right? Is the person you sent out to meet Yao Yao reliable? There won't be any trouble, right?"

Chen Ju lowered his head and replied: "Huang Zhangyin and the servants are also worried about what might happen, so this time, I have consulted with Senior High School Cheng about the plan, so it should be foolproof."

Hearing this, Zhu Yijun said happily: "Since it's a plan that I've seen for the truth, it's fine. I'll go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace to 'greeting' first, so that I don't have time... Cough, you go now, you don't need to accompany you."

"Yes, my lord, the servants will leave."
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