Jinyi champion

Chapter 457
October twelfth.

There was a rumor in the capital that Shengjia and his party had arrived in Zhigu on the sixth day of October, that is, Tianjin Sanwei. By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Tianjin had developed into a gateway, a north-south commercial hub, and a large number of passengers and goods.

After the emperor entered Tianjin Acropolis, there was no movement.

It is reasonable to say that from Tianjin to the capital, even if you walk, you can come back in three or four days, but the emperor did not return for a long time, which makes people feel that the emperor wants to have a good time in Tianjin.

Until the end of October, the capital was still calm, and there was no movement to be seen.

On the twenty-seventh day of October, Su Xigui came to see Zhu Hao impatiently and informed that Emperor Luanjia had arrived in Tongzhou, and it seemed that he would arrive in the capital in a day or two.

"Not that fast."

In front of Su Xigui, Zhu Hao spoke out.

Su Xigui asked puzzledly: "Tongzhou is only a few tens of miles away from the capital, why didn't your majesty return to the capital after arriving in Tongzhou city?"

Zhu Hao said: "The matter of King Ning's treason has not been completely resolved."

"Oh?"

Su Xigui looked puzzled.

He was in the capital, keeping an eye on King Ning's case, and concerned about who among the Chinese, Chinese and military officials of the court would be implicated. At least at this moment, the court did not show any signs of completely liquidating the criminals.

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After Zhu Hao heard the news, he went to see Lou Suzhen.

Lou Suzhen asked with concern: "Are King Ning and his family members also in the army?"

Zhu Hao nodded.

Historically, King Ning was on the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month in the fifteenth year of Zhengde. Zhu Houzhao ordered him to commit suicide in Tongzhou, burn his body and raise ashes. This shows that the emperor was kind and did not cut him into pieces. He was arrested for rebellion for a year and a half It was only after the death of the country that the country was destroyed. Before that, some people thought that King Ning had a chance to survive.

Lou Suzhen said anxiously: "But I don't know how the imperial court will deal with people related to the King Ning case, such as my Lou family..."

Lou Suzhen is very wise, knowing that her husband and several children will definitely not be able to keep, she can only try her best to avoid the involvement of the Lou family, but because the interests of the Lou family and Prince Ning's Mansion are deeply bound, it is difficult not to be involved.

"Sir, he wrote to me before, and the car has already passed Ruzhou. Counting the days, they should return to Anlu."

Zhu Hao found that Lou Suzhen didn't mention Tang Yin at all, so he took the initiative to lead the topic.

It is said that Lou Suzhen found the next goal in life and encouraged Tang Yin to serve the country and the people well, but the relationship between the two is still too distant, and it is not easy to match the two.

"Ah."

Regarding Tang Yin's news, Lou Suzhen just nodded, thinking that she probably flew to Tongzhou long ago.

Zhu Haodao: "If what I expected is correct, the ministers in the capital who used to communicate with King Ning will be imprisoned together, and even Lu Shangshu, the Ministry of Officials, will also be doomed."

Lou Suzhen shook her head again and again: "As far as I know, Lu Shangshu doesn't have much contact with King Ning. If he just uses him to help King Ning recover his guarding and remove a capable minister from the court, it will be a loss to Ming Dynasty."

"is it?"

Zhu Hao smiled.

Leaving aside how much Lou Suzhen knew about King Ning's rebellion, even if she really knew, would she tell herself the truth?

However, Lou Suzhen still has respect for Lu Wan, a top civil servant who has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Perhaps she does not want to implicate too many people in her husband's rebellion. After all, the more people involved, the more unstable the Ming Dynasty. The sense of guilt will also be stronger.

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The first day of November.

The "messenger" sent by the Zhu family, that is, Zhu Wanquan, Zhu Hao's fourth uncle, went round and round and finally met his nephew who had never seen him in the capital.

The place where the two met was very special, it was the other courtyard newly purchased by Su Xigui. There were many nursing homes inside and outside. It was originally used as a place for Su Xigui's golden house to hide her beauty.

Su Xigui followed, but he didn't enter the courtyard where the guests were entertained.

Zhu Wanquan was curious about the layout of the other courtyard, and asked, "Is this where you usually live?"

Zhu Hao shook his head and said, "No, this is a residence of a friend, come here temporarily to enjoy the scenery."

Believe it or not, Zhu Wanquan said otherwise, he didn't care too much about it, and said directly: "The family is arranging for your marriage, and now Lu Shangshu, the official department of the court, has a granddaughter who is one year older than you. Virtuous, Grandmother Ni is full of praise after seeing the portrait, and thinks it is the basis for helping you achieve great things."

"Ha ha……"

Zhu Hao laughed without hesitation when he heard this.

Zhu Wanquan originally wanted to wait until Zhu Hao finished laughing. He thought it was a happy smile, but later he realized something was wrong.

"Zhu Hao, what are you laughing at?"

Zhu Wanquan frowned slightly.

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Fourth Uncle, the marriage is not settled yet?"

"not yet."

Zhu Wanquan said, "If you are married to the minister's family, you still need to meet each other."

Zhu Hao smiled and waved his hands: "Don't worry about it at home, I guess you won't be ashamed to tell me about it in a few days..."

"Why is this?"

Zhu Wanquan looked puzzled.

Zhu Haodao: "Sheng Jia and his party have arrived in Tongzhou now. The Zhu family will not be unaware, right? Your Majesty stayed in Tongzhou and did not return because he wanted to investigate the criminals who communicated with King Ning in the court. Lu Shangshu was rumored to be involved in it half a year ago. , it is estimated that there will be results in a few days..."

Zhu Wanquan shook his head and said, "Zhu Hao, the matter of King Ning's rebellion is over now, and it has not been investigated in the past few months. Why are you overturning the old account now? You don't have to worry..."

Zhu Hao stood up and said, "Then if I say no, will the Zhu family stop discussing this marriage?"

"you……"

Zhu Wanquan did not expect Zhu Hao's attitude to be so tough.

But now Zhu Hao's face is extremely serious, he is a tribute, and his social status is higher than that of Zhu Wanquan. In addition, the relationship between uncle and nephew is more on paper, and the relationship is not very deep. Zhu Wanquan is embarrassed in front of Zhu Hao. Consider yourself an elder.

"Zhu Hao, even if you don't agree, you know your grandmother's personality, and you will discuss it directly with your mother to force your mother to agree." Zhu Wanquan said.

Zhu Hao spread his hands: "Whatever."

I sent a letter from the capital to force Zhu Niang to agree. It would take more than a month for the news to come and go, which is still fast. By then, Lu Wan would have been arrested and imprisoned. Even if Zhu Jiashi wanted to cheat his grandson, he would have no chance. up.

Could it be that the Zhu family went to the cell to discuss with Lu Wan whether they should marry your granddaughter to my grandson?
You see, my grandson was born in Huiyuan, and you were a minister before you were imprisoned. Although your daughter will be assigned to the Secretary of the Jiaofang as a student in the future, she used to be in the same family...

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Zhu Wanquan was devastated by Zhu Hao, and left in disgrace.

Zhu Hao didn't go out to see off the guests, but came to the inner courtyard.

Su Xigui is directing the renovation of the courtyard.

Zhu Hao asked: "Su Dongzhu, you don't really plan to raise a few women here, do you? I think this place is quite elegant, I wonder if you will live here permanently in the future?"

Su Xigui laughed and said: "Young master said that you just laughed, Jinwu Zangjiao was my ambition when I didn't have much money. At that time, I was thinking of waiting for me to be rich and beautiful. Why should I hide a pile of beauties? Wait until today , but found that the interest has long since disappeared.”

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "This is to use unrealistic ideals to force yourself to make money, but when you really have money, you find that it is more comfortable to live a leisurely life, isn't it?"

"Busy, too busy."

Su Xigui shook his head and sighed, "Because I'm too busy to care about other things, who would think that I make too much money?"

The two sat down in the gazebo.

Su Xigui introduced the layout of the courtyard to Zhu Hao, and finally concluded: "...You also know that I am the real person of Yangzhou Yi, and I like the layout of Jiangnan gardens. This place is being remodeled according to the style of Jiangnan gardens."

Zhu Haodao: "The pavilions and waterside pavilions in the south of the Yangtze River, and the green lotus reaching the sky, are due to the abundant water source, while the sky in the north is dry and dry, maybe it is difficult to get running water?"

"Yeah, it's hard to keep the water here. Look, it's winter, and the springs are all dry!" Su Xigui pointed to the dry pool beside him, and then asked, "I don't know what the Zhu family is looking for you for?"

Zhu Hao told him about the arrangement of the Zhu family and the marriage with Lu Wan.

Su Xigui smiled and said: "The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is married to the Jinyiwei Qianhu Family, and the head of the family is still a tribute, so it is considered a good match."

Zhu Hao said: "That was before... In a few days, Lu Shangshu will be imprisoned."

"So fast?"

Su Xigui said in surprise, "I haven't gotten any news from here!"

Zhu Hao pouted: "Just what happened in the past two days, if you don't believe me, let's wait and see."

Su Xigui nodded, not taking it seriously, but he still remembered the matter in his heart.

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Three days later, Su Xigui rushed to see Zhu Hao, and told about Lu Wan being arrested by Jin Yiwei and taken to Tongzhou, Shangshu's mansion was confiscated, and his wife, daughter, and children were all locked up in prison cells.

"...his mother, Mrs. Lu, is ninety years old, but she is still in prison." Su Xigui sighed as he said this.

Zhu Hao asked: "The turmoil in the court should not be small, right?"

Su Xigui nodded, and looked at Zhu Hao with admiration: "Young master is really good at predicting things. How did you guess all this?"

Zhu Hao thought to himself, should I tell you that I actually learned all this from history?

"Sheng Jia stayed in Tongzhou and did not return to Beijing. It is obvious that someone does not want Sheng Jia to return to Beijing, but wants His Majesty Xi Xun..." Zhu Hao analyzed.

Su Xigui came to a sudden: "Ping Rubo."

Zhu Haodao: "As for the court officials, they hope that His Majesty can return to the capital as soon as possible. Now they are in a game. The two sides are facing each other. Let's start with the case of King Ning. King Ning is still alive. Obviously, some people regard it as a bargaining chip. Thoroughly muddy the pool of water within the Jingshi Civil Official Group."

Su Xigui was extremely shocked: "Could it be that the case is getting more and more involved, and finally more and more officials are involved?"

According to Zhu Hao's analysis, if Jiang Bin wanted to punish the courtiers for the crime of communicating with King Ning, he was not just dealing with Lu Wan.

Zhu Hao smiled, and said: "It depends on how many people were involved after Lu Shangshu was tortured, and how the civil servants counterattacked."

"Oh……"

Su Xigui fell into deep thought.

Under normal circumstances, if Jiang Bin fights with the civil servants for the crime of trafficking King Ning, the civil servants will be very passive, because many people in the court have made great efforts to restore King Ning's guards, and even Yang Tinghe and his party members can't guarantee it. I am innocent.

Things are different now.

The emperor was sick, so Yang Tinghe must use his illness to scare Zhu Houzhao back to the capital to recuperate. Once the emperor is tempted and Jiang Bin finds that he is going to follow the emperor to the capital controlled by the civil servants, he will not dare to send him to the capital. The expansion of the case may limit the crime of King Jiao Ning to a few "first offenders".

But no matter how you say it, Lu Wan is doomed.

(End of this chapter)