Listening to politics behind a curtain?Kill the Queen Mother at the beginning!

Chapter 80 Luo Porridge Goes to Jail, Hundreds of Officials Force the Palace 【7.2k】

"Today, all the Jinyiwei pro-army who participated in this matter and were awarded the head commanded the officials of the envoy, and all the officials who passed away were stripped of their titles. Their descendants will never be recorded as a pro-military, and will never be recorded as a genus of officials..."

"Jin Yiwei's pro-army commander, commander Luo Porridge, immediately stripped of the title of the second-rank governor, Qian Shi, and removed from the position of pro-army commander..."

Zhu Ming looked at the thin figure kneeling on the ground with his upper body naked, and there was undisguised disappointment in his eyes.

You must know that the emperor's army is a private army that only obeys orders from himself, but he did not expect to do such absurd things today, no matter what the reason is.

As a commander, he can't escape the blame, not to mention the fact that Guozijian is too strange. Without his acquiescence, how would they have the courage to do it?

"Cao Zhengchun, is there anyone else I missed?"

After Zhu Ming finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the hundreds of human heads piled up on the carriage. There was not much fear in the blood gushing out of his eyes. On the contrary, his mood calmed down a lot, and the anger in his eyes also faintly dissipated.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, all the Jinyiwei officials who worked in the Imperial College have been punished, a total of 130 nine people, and there is absolutely no fish that slipped through the net!"

Cao Zhengchun said respectfully.

"Well, I know!"

Zhu Ming nodded upon hearing the sound and said, Jin Yiwei was only one guard in Beijing, and this time, it can be said that the original frame of Jin Yiwei was directly cut off.

"It's still... well done."

When his eyes fell on Zhou Weiquan's head, his expression was slightly startled, but he still didn't say much, and nodded at Cao Zhengchun.

"The Guozijian case is now being handed over to Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Police Factory, to investigate and handle it. During the thorough investigation, he will be given the duties of inspection, arrest, and interrogation..."

After Zhu Ming thought for a moment,
His eyes fell on Cao Zhengchun and he said in a deep voice.

"Old slave, lead the order!"

Cao Zhengchun fell to his knees and said respectfully.

"Commander Luo, do you have anything else to say?"

Zhu Ming looked at Luo Porridge whose head touched the ground and said coldly,

There was a faint killing intent in the words.

"Subordinates are disobedient, and ministers should be guilty of the same crime!"

"Sir, I have nothing to say!"

Luo Porridge looked up at Zhu Ming and said bitterly that he didn't argue, but when he glanced at those piled heads from the corner of his eye, he couldn't bear the remorse and grief in his heart, and couldn't help gushing a few drops of dirty tears.

"Damn them!"

Zhu Ming had a panoramic view of Luo Congee's expression.

"Chen, you are not strict!"

"My lord, I am willing to accept the crime!"

After Luo Porridge finished speaking, his head suddenly knocked down, dripping with blood, and when he raised his head again, his eyes were still full of sincerity, without any resentment or dissatisfaction towards the latter.

"Humph!"

Zhu Ming looked at Luo Congee with sincere eyes and snorted coldly.

"It's refreshing for you to plead guilty!"

"So I'm sorry for you?"

Zhu Ming frowned and said with a sneer.

"Chen, don't dare!"

"Go ahead!"

After Zhu Ming took a deep breath, he waved his hands and said, the words fell, there were dozens of Dongchang Fanzi wearing pointed hats, soap boots, brown shirts and small belts surrounded Luo Porridge.

"Cao Zhengchun, you come with me!"

After Zhu Ming finished speaking, he didn't look at Luo Porridge. He waved his sleeves and walked towards the long white marble steps.

His back was inexplicably bleak at this moment, and there was only an old eunuch by his side.

"Master Luo, please!"

"Don't waste the time!"

The two boots and hats are the same, but the Dongchang stalls wearing straight clothes waited for Zhu Ming to leave, and came over, unceremoniously bound Luo Congee's shoulders, and a group of nearly a hundred people marched the latter to the Dongchang Go in the direction of Donghuamen, the resident.

"Tsk tsk..."

"Lord Luo may not be able to wear this python robe in the future..."

One of the elderly stalls looked at Luo Porridge, who was naked from the upper body, and lowered his voice in a yin-yang and strange way. There was no lack of sarcasm in his words, and his actions were also unusually rough. springboard.

Following behind Zhu Ming, Cao Zhengchun's ears moved slightly, he heard clearly, his eyes narrowed slightly, he didn't say anything after all, he just glanced back and secretly remembered the face of the person who spoke.

"His Majesty!"

When Zhu Ming walked to the platform in front of the main hall, hundreds of courtiers were relieved and looked at Zhu Ming with grief and indignation beyond words.

"His Majesty……"

"The old minister asks for an order to kill the thief Luo Porridge!"

"The Guozijian is the cornerstone of my great departure from the imperial court. Now that I have been slaughtered by this thief, even if I survived by chance, it is useless..."

"This move is tantamount to directly cutting off the foundation of my Dali court, and please Your Majesty, follow the crowd to punish. If you don't kill, then the thief, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the crowd!" With a trembling body, he climbed to Zhu Ming's feet and said in a mournful voice,
"The old minister asks for an order to kill the thief Luo Porridge!"

"The old minister asks for an order to kill the thief Luo Porridge!"

"The old minister asks for an order to kill the thief Luo Porridge!"

The voice fell,

Hundreds of officials fell to their knees together and begged bitterly. Obviously, they were detained in Dongchang Zhao Prison, and they were not satisfied with the results of the thorough investigation, because they also had children who were also studying in the Imperial College.

"I said so!"

"After a thorough investigation of this matter, I will give you a result!"

Zhu Ming looked at the hundreds of officials who were kneeling on the ground, and there was faint anger in his eyes.

"His Majesty!"

"Indecisiveness leads to disaster!"

"Leaving aside the matter of the Guozijian students, it was the thief surnamed Luo who broke my foundation.

"If the Fa is not rectified on the spot, I'm afraid it will be difficult to calm people's hearts!"

The veteran with gray hair kowtowed.

"It's a good one to put aside the facts!"

"What an uneasy heart!"

Hearing this, Zhu Ming said in a cold tone: "I haven't blamed you for the matter of the Imperial College, but you are relying on me first."

"Your Majesty, I don't mean that!"

Hearing Zhu Ming's cold tone, the man also knew that he had said something wrong and hurriedly kowtowed to explain.

"Wait, are you forcing me to fail?"

"Boom, bang, bang..."

"My lord, don't dare!"

The sound of hundreds of courtiers kneeling and kowtowing together was like a copper bell ringing in Zhu Ming's ear, which was extremely disturbing.

"Humph!"

"My commander came to force me!"

"You are also coming to persecute me?"

Seeing this, Zhu Ming's expression became more and more icy, and he looked back at Cao Zhengchun and said, "Cao Zhengchun, listen to the order!"

"Before the Guozijian case comes to light, I order you, Dongchang, to investigate and hear all the injustice, lawlessness and gossip of officials in Beijing's large and small yamen;"

"Cao Zhengchun, you heard me clearly, before the army of the Northern Expedition returns triumphantly and the troops return to the court, I don't want to hear any more moths in the court!

Zhu Ming looked at Cao Zhengchun and ordered,

These words were naturally addressed to the courtiers.

"Old slave, understand!"

"Well, you'll be staying in Dongchang these days, and you can handle errands with peace of mind...By the way, take care of Luo Congee for me!"

"Old slave, leave!"

"Also, Mr. Li will come with me!"

After Cao Zhengchun left,
Zhu Ming looked at Li Zhijie who was hesitant to speak by the railing and said.

"The rest of the people, retreat!"

After Zhu Ming finished speaking, he ignored those officials who were still kneeling on the ground, but went straight to the imperial study.

……

In the imperial study room,

"Mr. Li,"

"Why is the situation like this now?"

Zhu Ming sat behind the desk with a pale complexion, looked at the still calm Li Zhijie in front of him and sighed, with a bit of helplessness in his words.

"His Majesty,"

"Today's situation,"

"Isn't it just as you said?"

"The boy from the Luo family has already cut himself off from the world,"

"Became a real lonely minister."

Li Zhijie replied.

"The situation is as expected at the beginning, but he has gone too far, which is equivalent to putting me on the fire. I think Li Gong has seen what the civil and military officials look like just now..."

Zhu Ming pinched his brows and said, thinking of the scene of hundreds of officials kowtowing together gave him a headache, it was far more chilling than the head of the carriage.

After thinking for a moment, Li Zhijie continued: "Your Majesty, you might as well think about it differently."

"Now it seems that all the ministers are forcing His Majesty to eradicate Commander Luo, but in essence it is a contradiction between them, and His Majesty just needs to nod to make a decision."

"In that case,"

"Your Majesty, why don't you do the opposite?"

Li Zhi looked at Zhu Mingdao brightly.

"Oh?"

"Appreciate further details!"

Zhu Ming listened attentively.

"Your Majesty, we might as well take this opportunity to keep that boy surnamed Luo in Zhao Prison, and let the Dongchang side drag it all the time. He will neither be tried nor convicted of that boy surnamed Luo. with..."

"For one thing, with the Jinyiwei group without a leader, everyone must be in danger. If you calm down, nothing like this will happen. Your Majesty, you can also wait until the Northern Expeditionary Army arrives at the frontier to stabilize the situation before dealing with Luo Porridge."

"Secondly, as long as His Majesty does not express his attitude towards the boy from the Luo family for a day, all civil and military officials will be uneasy, and they will focus all their attention on Luo Porridge, leaving no time for others, and His Majesty can arrange it calmly." , slowly taking back power;”

"You must know that from Yongle Street to today's Guozijian, the Sixth Department has already vacated hundreds of positions, many of which are temporarily replaced by lower-level officials. If we can take advantage of this vacancy and fill all the positions, For His Majesty, it can be regarded as a rare opportunity!"

"Thirdly, we can also take advantage of the opportunity of the commander Luo, who is detained in Zhao Prison, to let Dongchang suppress the arrogance of Jinyiwei, and let Dongchang use this time to stabilize the frame. This chain is tied around Jin Yiwei's neck!"

Li Zhijie finished speaking in one breath after sorting out his thoughts.

"Li Gong is worthy of being the minister of the humerus that the emperor valued!"

"In this way, killing three birds with one stone is really a matter of seconds!"

Hearing that Zhu Ming's originally frowning brows suddenly relaxed, even his pale complexion was a little more bloody, he couldn't help but praise.

"Your Majesty, it's absurd!"

"I also took this opportunity to boldly say that a ruler is a way of checks and balances. Your Majesty will never need how loyal his subordinates are, as long as they are not united..."

Hearing this, Li Zhijie also spoke from his heart. He has experienced honor and disgrace in two dynasties, and has been an official for dozens of years. Compared with many people, he can see more clearly.

"I, I have been taught!"

Zhu Ming was very moved when he heard the sound, and the scenes of the past also appeared in his mind. In the past, when he was still the prince, his father mentioned this in his ears more than once, and he also used his own example as an example. Refining elixir, ignoring the government, and never losing the power in his hands.

One is related to his father's background. He was born as the orthodox eldest son. He already had a large number of his own team in the East Palace before he succeeded to the throne.

The other thing is, as Li Zhijie said, the way of checks and balances, when he was in power, he allowed the factions in the court to fight each other, so that the officials kept fighting among themselves, and they were never united. Although it was true for the common people, It is not beneficial to national power, but it also ensures the detachment of imperial power.

"Since this is the case, I will immediately draw up a secret decree and send it to Dongchang, and let my commander stay at ease in the Zhao prison in Dongchang..."

Zhu Ming said without hesitation,

He took out a notebook and leaned over to write it down.

"Come here, send it to Governor Cao of Dongchang."

After Zhu Ming finished writing, he immediately called a young eunuch and asked him to send it to Dongchang immediately.

"Since His Majesty has already understood,"

"The old minister should also retire."

Li Zhijie looked at the back of the little eunuch and said.

"Li Gong, you..."

Zhu Ming wanted to speak but stopped.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is also a courtier."

Li Zhijie smiled wryly.

"That's it, that's it..."

"Li Gong, you go now."

Zhu Ming understood after hearing the sound, his meaning was self-evident, he didn't want to stay alone with himself for too long at this juncture, so as not to attract all the officials...

"Old minister, leave!"

After all,

Li Zhijie didn't stop and walked straight outside the palace.

"call……"

After Li Zhijie walked away,
Zhu Ming sighed dejectedly.

"Li Gong, Li Gong..."

"Is this your way of being an official?"

Zhu Ming murmured to himself, this person's knowledge and methods are among the best in the entire Dali court, but he is too tactful.

As he said, he is also a courtier, he can advise himself secretly, but, on the surface, he still needs to maintain a relative dignity with all civil and military officials.

"That's it, that's it..."

"All things, let's wait until the Northern Expeditionary Army's squadron returns to the court to make calculations."

……

After Zhu Ming let out a long sigh, he turned his eyes to the corner of the imperial study and said, "Fong Zhang, there is one more thing I need to know."

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

Zhang Jin appeared in front of Zhu Ming and bowed.

"Earlier, among the heads of the carriage, I saw a dozen or so very familiar faces. They were all the people I planted in Jinyiwei."

"I want to know..."

Zhu Ming will stop when he clicks,

The meaning is self-evident.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, as far as the old slave knows, there should be no problem. When Eunuch Cao led people to the Imperial College, he did not shy away from the elites that the old slave placed inside. I think it was manslaughter. After all, he killed so many people at once. There may be some confusion, after all, he doesn't know His Majesty's arrangements in Jinyiwei."

Zhang Jin explained.

"maybe……"

"My suspicion is getting worse..."

After hearing this, Zhu Ming laughed at himself, but this matter is not a big deal, so he didn't think much about it, shook his head, and then took out a thick memorial to criticize.

Although the army of the Northern Expedition has already prepared food, grass and military pay to go to the northern border, there are still many troubles in the follow-up logistics support. In addition, there are so many troubles caused by Luo Porridge these days, and they need to be dealt with one by one.

To be honest, the memorials I have reviewed in this short period of time are almost better than the volume of my father in the previous year, and even sleeping and eating are mostly settled in this imperial study.

Maybe I can't be regarded as a wise and powerful emperor, but I can also be regarded as the most diligent emperor in the history of Dali...

There were thousands of thoughts in Zhu Ming's mind, but gradually they all dissipated, and his mind sank into the stacked memorials. In the imperial study room, there were only the slight sounds of flipping through the paper and the ink pen falling on the paper to circle and sketch the records.

……

East Police Factory,

Zhao prison,

The so-called imperial prison does not specifically refer to the prison under the jurisdiction of Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi, but the "prison in the name of punishment", specifically referring to the prison where prisoners are detained by the emperor's order.

It is also used to refer to cases that are tried under the emperor's decree, so after the decree was received, Dongchang also created a separate department and manpower to take charge of the prisoner Luo Porridge.

However, it was originally a newly-built yamen on the basis of a government-run textile factory, without the original foundation, so the group of people who were escorted by Luo Porridge earlier simply vacated an underground warehouse where the dyes were originally piled up, and locked Luo Porridge in the inside.

of course,

as a prisoner,

There is still the treatment that should be given. The inside of the cell is simply paved with straw, which is used as a bed for rest, and a row of thick wooden sticks are inserted horizontally on the outside, which can be used as a cell door.

As for escaping, or robbing the prison, they were not in their consideration at all. After all, everyone present was eager for the prisoner to escape, and there would be an extra just reason to suppress Jin Yiwei.

"Tianpai!"

"Take it all!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Give money, give money, give money!"

At the other end of the basement separated by a row of wooden sticks, more than a dozen elite members of the East Factory were gathered around two spliced ​​tables, playing Pai Gow, and it was extremely lively.

After leaving the palace, the group of leading eunuchs naturally indulged, not to mention having just done a huge errand, they naturally swelled to the extreme.

"Liu stalls, you've won so much money in just over half an hour, you must have a treat, right?"

Another stall surnamed Wang teased.

"A treat, a treat, of course a treat!"

After the waiter took the silver on the table into his arms, he took out two pieces of broken silver the size of soybeans, stuffed them into his hands and said, "Go, go, go, go to Zuixian Tower and give it to me." Let’s buy two tables of good wine and food, after all, we don’t know how long we will stay in this dungeon, so we can’t suffer all the time, so let’s improve our food.”

"In addition, that lord was also a commanding envoy with great reputation in the early days. Today, he finally came to our East Factory as a guest. After all, he can't be too embarrassing. No matter what, Lord Luo has to smell it."

"You said, right?"

As Liu Taikou spoke, he turned his eyes to Luo Porridge and became angry. He was originally a eunuch in the palace, and he had never dealt with Jin Yiwei before. How could he not be humiliated when he finally seized such an opportunity?
"Hahahaha, Liu Dakou is right!"

"I have to give it to Master Luo, smell it, after all, this rotten vegetable leaf is not good with gruel, you have to smell it, drink it..."

After the words fell, all the subordinates burst into laughter. They took the money and looked at the two soybean-sized silver coins in their palms.

Not long after, the man came back with a few food boxes and two jars of fine wine. Just after he opened it, the aroma wafted out of his nostrils, causing everyone to twitch their index fingers.

"Lord Luo, look at this big chicken leg, it's smooth and smooth, look at the polished rice, the grains are plump..."

Liu stalls were not too polite, Dang even tore off a big chicken leg, and walked up to Luo Congee with a bowl of rice, instead of eating it, he just held it up and dangled in front of him.

"Eat well,"

"I want to eat before I leave..."

Luo Congee was not angry, just stared at the man and smiled.

Calculating the time, Cao Zhengchun should also come.

"Humph!"

"Damn it, it's still a question of whether you can go out if you fall into the hands of our Dongchang, but you are threatening the head of the stall, it's really funny..."

The man was a little terrified by Luo Porridge's deadly eyes, but he didn't want to tease him, so he sat back on the stool, drinking wine from a big bowl, and planing rice with chicken legs.

"crunch..."

Just when everyone was eating deliciously,
The wooden boards on the upper floor of the basement were opened,

Cao Zhengchun walked in with a whisk in hand.

"Director Cao, you are here!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, please sit down, this excellent roast chicken, the small one is not moving, it is specially reserved for you..."

The arrogant and domineering Liu Zangkou saw the person coming, and got up in a hurry. The half of the chicken leg in his hand fell to the ground and he didn't notice it. opened the mouth.

"Sit down and don't sit down."

"Our family is here on business."

"But you've done a pretty good job of eating here."

"Eunuch Cao, you are kidding, the little one is also thinking about improving the food for the big guys..."

The man whispered when he heard the sound.

"But according to our family, this person just can't eat too much. You should eat less. When a person is hungry, there is only one worry, and when he is full, there will be countless..."

Cao Zhengchun looked at the man and said.

"What the governor said is, take out the little one and throw it away."

Hearing that, the man didn't dare to hesitate at all.

Holding the food box, he planned to leave.

"No need."

"In comparison."

"My Lord hates people who waste food even more."

Cao Zhengchun looked at the half chicken leg that fell on the ground while talking.

"The Lord has taught the truth!"

"The little one understands, the little one understands..."

Hearing the sound, the man hurriedly knelt down and stuffed the half of the chicken leg with mud, gravel and unknown filth into his mouth, chewing and laughing.

"But I feel that you don't quite understand..."

Cao Zhengchun looked at the bones he spit out and shook his head.

"Master, I..."

Just when the man was leaning over to pick up the bones, Cao Zhengchun's hand had already covered his celestial spirit cap, and he clenched his five fingers tightly without any explanation, leaving five deep holes in the man's head, which could be seen faintly. See brains.

"Master, we..."

The rest of the dozen or so people were terrified when they saw this, and knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy, but Cao Zhengchun didn't pay any attention. With a flick of the whisk in his hand, a stream of pure internal energy gushed out, and there was only a "bang", The group of people were thrown to the wall, their internal organs were smashed, and their seven orifices bled to death.

“Waste of rice!”

"It's not wrong for you to die!"

Cao Zhengchun walked up to a corpse, reached out his hand and took off a grain of rice hanging from the corner of his mouth, put it in front of his eyes, and said seriously.

"You two drag the bodies of these people out!"

"Remember it for our family. As long as His Majesty does not convict you for a day, Mr. Luo will still be Mr. Luo. If something like this happens, our family will let you go around without food!"

After Cao Zhengchun finished all this, he explained to the two confidant eunuchs beside him, who hurriedly dragged the corpse out after hearing the sound.

After a cup of tea,
It was quiet again in the basement,

All the corpses were also carried out by the two.

"Master Luo, you have suffered."

At this time, Eunuch Cao restrained his aura just now, and saluted respectfully.

"Would you like to change a place for you?"

While Cao Zhengchun was speaking, he smelled a pungent smell again. This was the original rancid smell in the basement mixed with the smell of food and blood, which was extremely unpleasant.

"No need, the smell of blood is good if you are used to it, and the smell is nothing. If His Majesty has a whim one day, you have to come and see, and you will know that I am living a hard life..."

"What's more, this place is quite clean, there are not so many troubles, and it is no worse than being outside. Every day, I am always worried that some unscrupulous people will harm me. It is all about giving myself two days off, rest, rest..."

Luo Porridge lay on the rice grass and smiled indifferently.

"By the way, did Bai Xiaosheng pick it up?"

After Luo Porridge refused, he asked again.

"Report to my lord, it has been picked up!"

"When our family was dealing with the corpses of those students in the palace, we had people send all the corpses to Dongchang under the pretext of investigating the case. Now he is waiting outside."

"Well, it's done well, let's call him in, I have something to explain to him now."

Luo Congee nodded.

"Well, Mr. Luo, if you have anything else to say later, you can just tell it. Then our family will guard it outside... We will definitely not disturb anyone who is not interested."

After all,

Cao Zhengchun bowed and retreated.

Soon,
"Your officer, Bai Xiaosheng!"

"Yes, Mr. Luo!"

Bai Xiaosheng, who was dressed as a fan of Dongchang, walked in and saluted Luo Congee who was in the cell.

"Well, sit down."

"I have one more thing to tell you now."

"My lord, tell me!"

"In the past few days, you are responsible for spreading the news that this official has been detained in the East Factory, so that everyone in the world...at least everyone who enters Beijing will know that this official has lost power..."

"Whether you can get out of prison early depends on your performance."

"Lord Luo, what do you mean?"

Bai Xiaosheng asked.

"If I remember correctly."

"Moyo is two days away from the Great Court Meeting."

After thinking for a moment, Luo Congee spoke.

"Can,"

"My lord, is your release from prison related to the court?"

Bai Xiaosheng was puzzled.

"According to my Dali law firm's book, Fanjing Division, civil and military affairs, nine ranks have been passed, every Shuo, Wangchao attend; fifth rank has been worshiped officials, Yuanwailang, supervisory censors, and Dr. Taichang, daily attend the court; And every first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, all the above-mentioned Beijing officials have to enter the court, report their duties, report, and participate in the court."

Luo Porridge looked at Bai Xiaosheng and continued in a calm manner.

"You said, on that day, when thousands of officials in Beijing knelt on the ground together, shouting in their mouths, not long live, but begging, His Majesty will kill a person, what will that scene be like? "

Luo Congee looked at Bai Xiaosheng quietly and said.

"What do you think His Majesty will think?"

"This……"

After hearing this, Bai Xiaosheng reacted instantly, subconsciously the scene appeared in his mind, and he felt a cold air rising from the soles of his feet and rushing directly into the Tianling Gai.

(End of this chapter)