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Chapter 1049 The Traitor's End

Zhu Hao was transferred to be Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, and the departure time was set on the second day of April.

It's too late.

Years later, Zhu Hao hardly appeared in any yamen, and many people in the court gradually forgot about him. On the first day of April, Zhang Cong, who went to the northwest for "gilding", arrived in the capital and met him in the palace. After Zhu Si, Zhang Cong returned to the Imperial Academy and formally took charge of the daily affairs of the Imperial Academy as a Hanlin bachelor.

In the Hanlin Academy, there was a competition among four Hanlin bachelors.

But because Zhu Hao was leaving soon, in fact, Zhu Hao's presence in the Imperial Academy had little effect.

On the same day, the errands related to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials were also settled. The former Minister of the Ministry of Officials and now the cabinet scholar Shi Ping came out of the cabinet to take charge of the Ministry of Officials. This is the second time in the past six months to return from the cabinet to serve The first person to be the Minister of the Book was Huang Zan who served as the Minister of the Household Department.

For Huang Zan, the news was like a bolt from the blue.

He had been busy for a long time, but in the end, the job fell into Shi Ping's pocket, which made Huang Zan a little disheartened, and made a resignation memorial on the same day.

If you don't give me the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, I will quit!

On the morning of the second day of April, because Zhu Hao was about to set off, he also appeared in the court hall. After changing his Taoist robe, he stood in the ranks of civil servants. He was both familiar and unfamiliar. Many people went to greet him , it seems that there is no more suspicion.

Inside Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Si sat on a high place, as if overlooking all living beings. When he came up, he first brought up an issue, which was to add a cabinet scholar to replace Shi Ping who had just retired.

Zhu Si came up and made a proposal for the candidate: "...so Yang Xueshi and Wenyuange University scholar will join the cabinet. I don't know what opinions do you have?"

It was only a day before Yang Yiqing officially resigned from his position as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Yang Yiqing seemed to be able to mend the "wound" of his heart immediately, give him the status of a cabinet scholar, and join the cabinet to work for the court.

And everyone knows.

Once Yang Yiqing entered the cabinet, his position in the cabinet was definitely not comparable to that of Shi Ping.

Even though Yang Yiqing did nothing during his time in the Imperial Academy, once he becomes a cabinet minister, even Fei Hong, the chief assistant, will probably suffer from headaches a lot of the time, not to mention that the emperor will definitely adopt more opinions from the court...

Although everyone knew that Yang Yiqing's entry into the cabinet would bring about a series of impacts, no one jumped out to oppose it.

The reason is that Yang Yiqing retired from the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and it seems that the only way for him to continue to shine for the court is to join the cabinet.

Both Huang Zan and Shi Juan returned from the cabinet to become ministers. It seemed that only Yang Yiqing would face the difficulties at such a time, knowing that the cabinet ministers were thankless.

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There was almost no controversy about Yang Yiqing's entry into the cabinet, and no one came out to compete on the court, which meant that there was only one candidate, and it was either him or him.

After Yang Yiqing formally joins the cabinet, he will become the fourth member of the cabinet. According to the order of joining the cabinet, he is ranked after Fei Hong, Liu Chun and Jia Yong in the cabinet. Most of the memorials in this area will be drafted by them.

But this kind of thing is not fixed. After all, the cabinet does not have the power to directly govern the six ministries. Except for Yang Tinghe who was able to order the ministers like a prime minister, neither Jiang Mian nor Fei Hong will be able to influence them with personal influence. The daily operation of six departments.

"in addition……"

Zhu Si added, "Zhu Qing's family transferred to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Although I have decided to retain his position as a scholar of the Imperial Academy, other positions such as the right servant of the Ministry of Rites must be taken by someone else. I will draw up candidates later and make a decision after the court pushes down. "

It means, who will succeed Zhu Hao as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, we will discuss it later, and there will be no discussion in the court today.

It was only then that many people realized that it had been nearly a year since Zhu Hao had been given the position of the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. During this period, Zhu Hao had not made any achievements. No one mentioned what the right servant had done.

It seems that if Zhu Hao is given any position, this position will be vacant, which really means that the emperor used Tang Yin back then.

"Zhu Qing's family, if you are leaving today, I will not send you off. I wish you a smooth journey." Zhu Si had high expectations for Zhu Hao's journey south.

Zhu Hao bowed his hands in thanks.

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The court council decided on Yang Tinghe's entry into the cabinet, but downplayed Zhu Hao's going south.

After the court meeting ended, everyone went to congratulate Yang Tinghe, especially some veteran officials in the court, who had nothing to do with the ceremony... From the personal point of view of these veteran officials, except for Yang Yiqing's remarks in support of the ceremony In addition, Yang Yiqing seemed to be no less than Yang Tinghe.

This is simply a big banner for civil officials in the court, but anyone who knows how to adapt to the wind knows that Yang Yiqing's spring will come soon.

On Zhu Hao's side, no one came to greet him.

Even Xi Shu and Liu Chun, who have a good relationship with him, deliberately kept a distance from him.

After Zhu Hao left the palace, the carriage was ready.

Sun Lan and his party have already set off ahead of schedule, and Zhu Hao will take a carriage to the train station, then take a train to Xishan, stay in Xishan for two days, turn east, go to Tianjin, and then take a boat south from Tianjin.

It is said that he was transferred to the Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, but in fact he is still thinking about the industrialization process of Xishan.

"Mr. Zhu, let's go slowly."

Zhang Zuo came in a hurry, holding a yellow scroll in his hand, and he knew it was an imperial decree.

Zhu Hao said: "Eunuch Zhang, this is..."

Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "Your Majesty gave you a secret decree. You can read it after you leave the capital. Besides, our family can't send you off today. I heard that you ordered Lu Qianhu to go south with you. Recently, Lu Qianhu There are a lot of things to do, time-consuming and labor-intensive, in fact, His Majesty wants to keep him in the capital."

Zhu Hao wants to take Lu Song away, but the emperor wants to keep Lu Song in the capital.

This should not be Zhu Si's original words. Zhu Si didn't bother to pay attention to where Lu Song was going. It may be the meaning of Queen Mother Jiang. From the perspective of Queen Mother Jiang, it is a bit too cruel that the Fan family she trusts will soon be separated from her husband. The Empress Dowager Jiang couldn't do without the Fan family, so she simply came forward and hoped to keep Lu Song in the capital.

Zhu Haodao: "When Lu Qianhu was in the palace, he would help me with more things and make communication easier. It's better to use him."

Zhang Zuo smiled and said, "Actually, it's not impossible to let Luo Zhenfu accompany you there..."

"No need."

Zhu Hao shook his head, "If Lu Qianhu really has other errands to do, then I don't need them. Originally, Jin Yiwei should not be at my disposal at any time."

"That's not what it means. Isn't Mr. Zhu still going to Xishan? In the next two days, His Majesty should make an order. Let's make a decision about his itinerary."

Zhang Zuo didn't directly refuse.

Probably Zhang Zuo also felt that since Zhu Hao wanted to use him, he should be dispatched no matter how difficult it was. Moreover, this time Zhu Hao went south to help the emperor find the elixir of life. It is also a kind of supervision.

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After Zhu Hao left the city, Zhu Si saw Huang Jin in the palace who had just returned from a visit to the imperial mausoleum.

"Could it be that Lu Song was the spy in Prince Xing's mansion earlier?"

This time Zhu Si sent Huang Jin to inquire about the traitors in the palace, and Lu Song's identity finally surfaced.

There are some things that you can't hide even if you want to hide them.

Huang Jin said: "It is not confirmed yet. But even if it is Lu Song, it is expected that he has not done anything to endanger the palace."

As an old colleague of the palace, Huang Jin naturally speaks for Lu Song, but unfortunately, because of his duties, he can only report to Zhu Si in detail what he has investigated.

"Then why did Jingdao take him south? Could it be that Jingdao didn't know about this?" Zhu Si was a little surprised.

Zhang Zuo on the side looked embarrassed.

When he mentioned Lu Song's matter to Zhu Hao earlier, he didn't know the reason behind it.

Only now did he know that Lu Song had already been on the blacklist, and was likely to be secretly removed by the emperor's decree, or released... The emperor attached great importance to the matter of catching spies in the old palace. Now that Lu Song has been found On Song's head, even if there is no final confirmation, the evidence in front of him will not let Lu Song have good fruit to eat.

Huang Jin bowed and said, "I don't know."

Zhu Si stood up, paced back and forth, and shook his head: "Since Jing Dao entered the palace, he and Lu Song have been very close. Could it be that Jing Dao already knew about it?"

Zhang Zuo analyzed: "Look, Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu has never harmed the interests of the royal family, and even...saved His Majesty in danger many times."

"Correct."

Zhu Si thought for a while and couldn't help nodding, "He is my lucky star. Even my father said before his death that Jingdao would become my right-hand man in the future. The former emperor didn't have such high expectations for Yuan Changshi and the others."

Zhang Zuo said: "Since this is the case, it means that Lu Song was once used by Jin Yiwei, and he should not have done anything that harmed the immediate interests of the palace. Should your majesty..."

"Should we let him go?"

Zhu Si looked gloomy and cold.

The truth is that, Lu Song may not have done anything to endanger the palace, but the fact is that Lu Song has become a traitor to the palace, how could such a person be promoted and reused?
Moreover, even Lu Bing and his brother Lu Wei will suffer.

Zhang Zuo said again: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu seems to be obsessed with taking Lu Qianhu southward. I don't know how to reply to him?"

"Clarify this matter to Jingdao."

Zhu Si shook his head and said, "Jing Dao may have been deceived by Lu Song."

Zhang Zuo said: "What if Mr. Zhu thinks that Lu Song is still available?"

"Ugh!"

Zhu Si closed his eyes, sighed first, and then resolutely said: "I don't think it's possible, Jingdao has always been principled. If he thinks it's okay, then first hide this matter, investigate the matter thoroughly, and then Make a decision. As for Lu Song... you can go south with Jing Dao, the big deal... find an opportunity to send him to the south, and never return to the capital!"

Zhang Zuo realized that Lu Song might really be exiled.

Although it was a pity, he still respectfully accepted the order: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)