Dajin royal family

Chapter 499 Tactical Concession (Thanks for the reward from 2020-0744)
The fight between Wei Xuancheng and He Dai in front of the Yamen of Dali Temple became the topic of chatter for the people of Taiyuan.Especially as the new year was approaching, many people laughed and said that Wei Xiancheng and He Shiling wanted to take a rest early and go home to prepare for the New Year.

In view of the fact that this matter was detrimental to the dignity of the court and involved disputes among officials, the Ministry of Criminal Justice wanted to punish both parties.But I didn't expect that at this time, King Zhao issued an order to ask Wei Xuancheng to investigate He Dai's corruption case, and the relevant departments must cooperate and must not refuse.

At this moment, all the officials knew that King Zhao was very dissatisfied with this matter, so the thoughts of "making the big thing small, the small thing down" went out.

And Wei Xuancheng received the token sent by Nan Jiyun, and immediately stated that he would definitely investigate this matter to the bottom, and would never disappoint the trust of the king.

This Mr. Wei is impatient. On the same day, with a white cloth on his head, he summoned four county magistrates from the county government, braved the wind and snow, and went deep into the West Market to interrogate relevant merchants and officials to start an investigation.

This matter is nothing to here, at most it can be found out that He Dai took bribes.

But at this time, something went wrong.I don't know where the wind came from, but the Shaoqing of Dali Temple released He Dai arbitrarily for selfishness, so he is responsible for being an accomplice.

The attention of these Taiyuan people has risen again, and the matter about the Shaoqing of Dali Temple has been picked up.

The son of the Zheng family in Xingyang, the cousin of Wang Shang, the hero of Conglong, who is proud of being favored and so on.

Snapped!
The exquisite porcelain was thrown to the ground by Zheng Shanyuan, and it was torn apart, and the debris splashed at the feet of Zheng Ruyi and Zheng Renguo.

In the study, Zheng Ruyi restrained himself from exchanging pleasantries, his face was very ugly.

"Do you know that your uncle is now the acting secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and after the great dynasty at the beginning of the year, he may be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and enter the Tiange as a chancellor!" Zheng Shanyuan pointed to his grandson's nose, "Now that this is the case Things, if others use this to attack the Zheng family, our efforts will be in vain! What have you done!"

The corner of Zheng Ruyi's mouth was bitter, and he said, "My grandson didn't expect that He Dai would deceive my grandson."

After He Dai was arrested by the Taiyuan County Government, his family immediately approached Zheng Ruyi, and Zheng Ruyi took He Dai away from the Taiyuan County Government in the belief that they were all family members.After interrogating him casually, Zheng Ruyi let him go.

He thought that the people in the Taiyuan County Government would not dare to make a big deal out of it.But Wan Wanna didn't expect that something like this would happen later, causing the current situation that cannot be dealt with.

Zheng Renguo sighed: "Father, you can't blame Ruyi for this matter. After all, He Dai is also a member of the Zheng family. No one thought that He Dai would be so unwise, arguing and mocking with Wei Xuancheng when he was charged with the crime. The situation has not yet At the worst possible time."

Zheng Shanyuan snorted coldly, "Go ahead."

"Father, the king asked Wei Xuancheng to investigate He Dai, which means that the king doesn't want to pursue Ruyi's matter. It's just that someone is secretly fishing in troubled waters, trying to drag Ruyi into the water. Now the people of Taiyuan are talking about it, and there must be someone behind it."

"Who do you think?" Zheng Shanyuan narrowed his eyes.

Zheng Renguo thought for a while and guessed: "Lu Huaishen, Cui Wenxuan or Pei."

Without saying a word, Zheng Shanyuan waved his hand to interrupt, then looked at Zheng Ruyi, and said: "Go to the palace to plead guilty to the king immediately, and ask the king to remove you from the position of young minister of Dali Temple."

"grandfather?"

"Go!" Zheng Shanyuan stared and said angrily, "You can't escape your responsibility in this matter, He Dai came out of Dali Temple, you ordered him to be taken away, and you can find out if you check it, and the king can't keep you. If you go to resign now, at least you can leave a good impression on the king, otherwise, when Wei Xuancheng makes the case into an iron case, your end will not be better than dismissal!"

Zheng Ruyi nodded with an ugly face, then turned around and left.

"What a fool!"

Looking at Zheng Ruyi's back, Zheng Shanyuan cursed bitterly.

Zheng Renguo said: "Father, now it seems that the secret report of He Dai's bribery is simply an introduction. The people behind it must want to deal with our Zheng family."

"Do you think I don't know?" Zheng Shanyuan said with a sneer, "Since you were appointed by the king as the acting minister of the Ministry of Industry, some people have begun to regard us as enemies. It is not unexpected that these small tricks will weaken our Zheng family."

Zheng Renguo thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Father, why don't we not compete for the Minister of Industry."

"What did you say?" Zheng Shanyuan glared angrily.

"Father, the six phases of Ziweitang have a clear pattern. If a child pays homage to the prime minister, this pattern will definitely be broken, and other people will definitely crowd out our Zheng family."

"Stupid!" Zheng Shanyuan cursed, walked back and forth in the study, and said: "What do you know, now that the Central Plains has not been recovered, our Zheng family is a tree without roots in Taiyuan. densely covered. If I don't fight, when Qingzhou, Jiangnan and other places are recovered one after another, our Zheng family will become weaker and weaker."

"But father, will our actions cause dissatisfaction to the king?" Zheng Renguo worried.

Zheng Shanyuan shook his head, "To tell you the truth, I can't figure out what the king is thinking right now."

He went to the cushion and knelt down, and said slowly: "At the beginning when Lu Huaishen failed to enter the Tiange, I thought the king would not let it go, and would force Lu Huaishen to enter the Tiange in the court to balance the court. But later Things are full of weirdness, but the king didn't force Lu Huaishen to pay his respects."

"At that time, I thought it must be the king's temptation, and Lu Huaishen was the king's chess piece to balance us. But later, when Zhongzheng selected scholars, I specially looked at the selection of Fan Yang and Lu's scholars. As a result, only seven or eight of Lu's were selected. , on the contrary, Boling Cui's and other children are selected more."

"From this point of view, the Lu family is actually not the king's first choice. Afterwards, you were promoted to be the acting minister of the Ministry of Industry, which made me feel incredible. The king will not know the relationship between the Zheng family, the Pei family, and the Wang family. close relationship."

"But His Majesty did just that."

Zheng Shanyuan sighed, he now feels like accompanying a king like a tiger.

"Father, after all, the king is a family with us. Guanyin's entry into the palace means that the king trusts our Zheng family even more." Zheng Renguo said: "Is it possible that the king is dissatisfied with the Wang family and the Pei family? this way?"

Zheng Shanyuan shook his head, "No, now that the world is uncertain, the king will not destroy the city by himself."

"Then what should we do?" Zheng Renguo asked.

Zheng Shanyuan thought for a while, and said: "Someone is secretly dealing with the Zheng family, just because they don't want to see you in the picture. They start with the subordinate officials of the Zheng family, just to lure us into the bait, and then make the king angry, so as to prevent you from being in the picture."

"I thought about it carefully. At the beginning of the year, the king promoted a large number of Zheng's children, which made other families very dissatisfied. In this case, I took this opportunity to eliminate those useless Zheng's children. To protect you, the second is to tell the king that our Zheng family is loyal to the king and will never show favoritism."

"But in this case, didn't our previous plan fail?"

Under the arrangement of King Zhao, the Zheng family installed a large number of children as officials. If they give up at this point, they will suffer heavy losses.

"There is no way around this. If we end up defending, the king will definitely not be happy. Although the king seldom manages the affairs of civil servants, judging from the fact that the king attaches great importance to Sinong Temple and Taifu Temple, the king is extremely concerned. Those who value the common people, if there are corrupt officials, the king will definitely not let them go."

"The hearts of the people are what the king values ​​most now. Therefore, we cannot offend the king."

Zheng Shanyuan knew very well that because of Zhongzheng's selection of scholars, King Zhao must have been afraid of the Pei family and the Wang family.At this moment, the king doesn't want to see the aristocratic family further expand its power in the court, and his son has a great chance to become a prime minister, some things are thrown away as well.

If they were to compete with the king, not only would the chances of being photographed be slim, but even the bureaucrats attached to the Zheng family would be hit, and the gains would outweigh the losses.

Zheng Renguo sighed, "It's the only way to do it now, I'll arrange it now, baby."

"Go ahead and let the people below clean up."

"Yes."

On the other side, Zheng Ruyi braved the wind and snow to come to Prince Zhao's Mansion, but saw that the gate of the Palace was closed. The guards in front of the gate told him that King Zhao was dealing with military affairs and had no time to see him.

In this way, Zheng Ruyi could only submit his resignation to the guards, who then handed it over to King Zhao.

Glancing at Prince Zhao's Mansion, Zheng Ruyi was slightly distracted.Since he entered Dali Temple, he hadn't met and spoken to King Zhao in private for a long time.

Thinking about it carefully, not only King Zhao, but also Du Ruming, Minister of Internal History, Yu Qingze, Minister of Internal History, and even Wen Yanfei, who joined the army, consciously distanced themselves from him.

The snowflakes fell on the face, but it melted in the heart, and it was cold.

(End of this chapter)