The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

Now the situation above the court seems to have changed again. The arrival of Empress Dowager Li has brought order here, or maybe there has been coercion, but anyway, the chaotic situation just now no longer exists. , everyone is well-behaved.

However, Queen Mother Li did not do nothing. In fact, what she did and said was tantamount to deliberately making things difficult for these ministers. But now, these ministers can only suffer by themselves, not because of Li The Empress Dowager's status is higher than theirs, because what they did just now was indeed a little outrageous. Now that Empress Dowager Li said so, they can't justify it no matter what they say.

However, now that Ge Shouli stood up and spoke with a face of no shame, it was equivalent to saying that he took the Queen Mother Li's army. Of course, almost everyone present understood that Ge Shouli didn't think so. It is absolutely impossible for that kind of person to make things difficult for Queen Mother Li, but the current scene and situation seem to be exactly the same.

"Oh," although it felt a bit weird, Empress Dowager Li still spoke, "Since Ge Aiqing has something to say, let's talk about it. The Ai family is also very curious about what terrible news you heard just now." Although she knew that Ge Shouli would never be against her, Empress Dowager Li still had that kind of thought in her heart, but now, she couldn't show it, so she could only force herself to be calm and speak to Ge Shouli.

"Back to the Empress Dowager," Ge Shouli said, with a calm expression all the time, "just now in the morning, all the lords were talking about the assassination of His Majesty the day before yesterday. A colleague said that this matter was related to a certain vassal king of the dynasty.

"Then, Wei Chen asked the Tai Tu master who investigated the case, and the Tai Tu master also told the truth, saying that there was indeed such a thing, and the Tai Tu master went on to say that several senior scholars in the cabinet and the six ministries All the lords of Shangshu knew about this matter, so the other lords became chaotic, and when they came to a few lords and wanted to ask what happened, the scene became chaotic all of a sudden."

"So that's what happened," Empress Dowager Li said after hearing Ge Shouli's words, and she also looked at Zhang Fan, and there was definitely a reproach in her eyes when she looked at Zhang Fan.

Many people present saw the gaze of Empress Dowager Li, but what they thought was different. In the eyes of those who didn't know the truth, the blame in Empress Dowager Li's eyes should be Blaming Zhang Fan, how could this matter have already been spoken out? Even though Zhang Fan did not initiate it, if Zhang Fan did not speak, although these ministers would be suspicious, they would not know what was going on at all.

But these people were all wrong. The accusation in Empress Dowager Li's gaze towards Zhang Fan didn't mean that at all. Only Zhang Fan himself knew it best. Empress Dowager Li was blaming him for why Those few university scholars and monks who were in the Compassionate Ning Palace yesterday also knew about this matter and told them about it.

It's not that there would be any trouble if Zhang Fan said that. In fact, even Empress Dowager Li understood that what Zhang Fan said would only make things easier, but Empress Dowager Li didn't want that. People released the news that the assassination incident was related to a certain vassal king, just to give these ministers a hint, and then let Zhang Fan confirm it. In the future, after Zhang Fan finds out the "truth" of the facts, he will It's easier to do things.

Maybe Zhang Fan will be a little troublesome among them, but compared with the whole thing, it is nothing.

But now, Zhang Fan has pulled back so many backs. Empress Dowager Li naturally understands why Zhang Fan did this. The reason why Zhang Fan was blamed was because she could have predicted that from today until the end of this matter, there would definitely be a lot of voices discussing this matter in the court.

But now, Zhang Fan has revealed a few insiders, that is to say, before the incident is over, everyone will be chasing these people, wanting to ask what is going on, and even It’s these university scholars and ministers, whether they say it or not, but what they know is limited after all, and this limitation, to other people’s ears, it’s like they have something else to say. Things are hidden.

In short, under this kind of cycle, there will inevitably be endless troubles in the future. As long as the matter does not end at all, these people will not be able to get rid of the harassment for a day.

Originally, if Zhang Fan carried the matter alone, although everyone's eyes would only focus on him alone, he was only one person after all, and even though he usually came to the morning court, But for Zhang Fan, who doesn't care much about government affairs, it doesn't have any effect. If he really feels annoyed, anyway, he still has the title of Commander of Jinyiwei, so he can just hide, and even he can Hide in the palace, there is nothing wrong with staying in the palace all day.

But now, Zhang Fan has pulled these university scholars and sages over to act as backers. This is different. Who are these people? The issue of identity, power and status, and more importantly, these people are the existence of the court that needs them to deal with the daily affairs of the court.

Now, Zhang Fan has pulled these people to serve as backers, and he has relaxed a lot. Even if he is still bored, he can just hide somewhere. Well, when the time comes, how many people will bother them, and how many people will pester them to ask them to give an explanation, then I don’t know. In short, Zhang Fan did this, although the trouble will not appear immediately , but it may start to appear in a few days, or even after retreating from the court today.

This kind of thing can be imagined by everyone, and the scholars and senior scholars who are involved naturally understand the truth, but they can't do anything about it. After all, Zhang Fan has already said it, and it is impossible for them to let Zhang Fan Fan took back his words, but these people did not intend to blame Zhang Fan. From their point of view, this matter was simply ordered by Queen Mother Li to do this.

Even now, although Empress Dowager Li looks at Zhang Fan with such reproachful eyes, these people still think so. From their point of view, Empress Dowager Li's gaze is at most acting for them to see. That's all.

But Empress Dowager Li is really blaming Zhang Fan. She is blaming Zhang Fan for causing great trouble to the court. After today, these scholars and ministers will be pestered by others. At that time, what should the government do? Even if the world is peaceful today and there is nothing to do, the government still has to deal with it. What's more, anyone with a discerning eye can see the current situation in the northeast. Even if the court can't do anything now, it still needs to keep an eye on it all the time. Yes, although there is Li Chengliang guarding this place, the court still hopes that everything can be under its own control.

At that time, in case Wang Gao got hotheaded and sent troops to make trouble in advance, the ministers who could make decisions in the court were entangled in such a matter and could not put all their energy on it. If you are on the other side, it will be troublesome.

Not to mention other things, managing such a large territory, even in a peaceful age, there are many gossips happening every day.

But now, those who can make decisions in the DPRK are obviously going to be inseparable.

However, even though such a serious matter would happen later, Empress Dowager Li did not feel annoyed with Zhang Fan, it was just such a seemingly insignificant blame.

It's not that the Empress Dowager Li can't see the problem clearly, or that the woman's opinion made her careless, but whether it is from her personal point of view or from the actual situation today, to consolidate Zhu Yijun's throne is the most important thing. The most important thing today, other things, such as who wants to make some small moves, or the Jurchens in the northeast want to use force, although these are not small things, but as long as the court faces these things squarely and takes a little With a little real skill, these problems can be easily solved.

However, only this matter of the royal family, this kind of matter between the clans, is the most difficult to handle. The same clan and the same clan cannot use force rashly. If there is no evidence, you can't do it casually.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Li puts this matter first. Even if she and Zhang Fan co-directed the whole matter, no one actually wants to assassinate Zhu Yijun, but Empress Dowager Li still wants to kill Zhu Yijun. To solve this matter as soon as possible, in this way, not only other things, but at least her heart will be more at ease, or she can let go of the biggest heart disease.

In short, Ge Shouli has now confessed to Zhang Fan. Of course, for Ge Shouli, the word "confession" is not appropriate. After all, Ge Shouli does not need to shirk any responsibility, he just really wants to mess with He knew exactly what was going on here, and his intuition told Ge Shouli that this matter was really troublesome.

"Zhang Aiqing, what's going on here," Queen Mother Li said to Zhang Fan, "Didn't the Ai family tell you that this matter must be kept secret, how could you tell me?" Afterwards, Empress Dowager Li continued to cooperate with Zhang Fan.