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

Chapter 82

After coming out of Jiang Mansion,
All the officials were secretly thinking about the possibility of this matter. After all, those who can be officials these days are all quick-witted people. Regardless of their official positions, none of them are stupid in terms of brains.

"When, when, when..."

"Luo porridge, Luo porridge, killing thieves and cooking porridge..."

"Chop off the head and cook meat porridge..."

Just as the group left the mansion and walked to the end of the long street, they bumped into a group of ragged little beggars who were begging along the street. The leader, who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, was beating the edge of a broken bowl with his chopsticks Attracting the attention of passers-by, humming a weird nursery rhyme.

This is the way most beggars in the world beg for. After all, it is extremely difficult to attract the attention of passers-by by sitting in the same place. Therefore, most of them will hum a few songs, and occasionally some obscene words. Not hungry either.

"Boy, who is that person in your song?"

An official who was closer and could hear clearly reached out his hand to stop the leading beggar and asked.

"Grandpa, what did you say?"

The beggar looked up and pretended not to hear clearly, but he raised the broken bowl with his hand very naturally, the meaning is self-evident.

"It's worth it, you're rewarded!"

Seeing this, the official still didn't understand, impatiently took out a piece of broken silver the size of a fingernail from his cuff and threw it into the broken bowl.

"The dog thief Luo porridge!"

The beggar looked at the white silver and put it away carefully, and immediately recalled what the man asked, and replied with a happy smile.

"The Luo porridge?"

The official raised his brows when he heard the sound, moved closer again and grabbed the little beggar's cuff and said in a low voice.

"There is still that Luo porridge in Shangjing?"

"Isn't that the only dog ​​in prison?"

The little beggar didn't dodge his gaze, instead he looked straight at the man and asked with a strange expression.

"Are you not afraid of calling him by his first name?"

The official looked at the foolish eyes against the beggars around him, and continued to ask.

"What are you afraid of?"

"Not to mention, he's already in jail."

"Can you escape from the prison and eat us?"

"My lord, it's really strange."

The little beggar finished collecting the money,

Seeing that there was no benefit, he planned to leave.

"Wait, tell me in detail!"

talking room,
An official at the back was also interested, and his move was much more generous than that of the previous one. There was only a "clang", and an ingot of two taels of silver fell into the broken bowl impartially.

"Master, you are rich!"

"The little one just said it out loud, if in the early years Jin Yiwei was a rat crossing the street and everyone shouted and beat him, then Jin Yiwei didn't even dare to go out on the street now."

"When I was begging there in the morning, I saw them too. They were all squatting in the guardhouse. There were a few Dongchang fans sitting outside the door openly and watching, but they still didn't dare to fart. one!"

"Look carefully, where are they still in the capital?"

"We lowly beggars also smelled this trend, so we picked up some big guys like to listen to, made up a tune, and made some fun money..."

The little beggar smiled and pointed at the busy market.

"Master, I really haven't seen a Jinyiwei since I entered Beijing..." After hearing this, the official looked suspiciously at the servant next to him, and the latter replied with a bow.

"In this way, it has spread in the upper capital?"

The official thought.

"Master. If you have free time today, you might as well take a walk around the streets and alleys. This matter has already been reported, and it can be faked. Now, just wait for the Dongchang Yamen to find out and chop off the thief's head." It's..."

"Well, you go."

The official waved his hands when he heard the sound.

"Okay then, sir, you can continue shopping..."

"Ding dong, ding dong..."

"Luo porridge, Luo porridge, kill the head and cook porridge..."

"Chop off the head and cook meat porridge..."

After all, the beggar led a group of little dolls and went to beg for money by knocking broken bowls and humming little songs. After all, Luo Porridge had many enemies in Shangjing, so he made up cursing songs like this, and lost a lot of copper coins from passers-by. Those beggars hummed harder and harder.

"Master Zhao, what do you think?"

The official who spoke first asked.

"Let's just wait. If there are no disturbances in the past few days, then we can follow Mrs. Jiang's wishes. Anyway, we are just a little extra..."

"So many people are waiting for that dog thief to die, so we must follow the trend."

Everyone looked at the group of little beggars who were playing and yelling away, and they were all thoughtful, lowering their heads and thinking about something secretly, and the balance in their hearts was inexplicably tilted a lot.

not far away,

I also saw an open-air stage,

Several actors above are singing big plays on the stage.

"Hey, dog thief, look at the knife!"

Holding a switchblade in one hand, the opera singer yelled all over the body, then chopped off the opera singer who was wearing a robe with a large placket, wide sleeves, and a python pattern. It was not difficult to guess from the appearance that it was the dog thief Luo Congee.

And under the stage are all black people, and there are seven or eight Dongchang fanzi wearing pointed hats, soap boots, brown shirts, and small sash. They found a bench and were very interested while knocking melon seeds. listen.

"Mo Zhan, you are wronged..."

I saw the actor wearing a boa robe imitated from opera, rolling on the ground like a lazy donkey, trying to avoid calling out his grievances, his appearance was very funny.

"What face do you have to say wrong?"

The actor holding a big knife shouted sharply.

"This knife."

"One cut you wanton reckless!"

"Second cut, you are cruel and heartless!"

"Three cuts, you deceive the king!

……

"Don't argue..."

"And tie that dog thief to the execution ground..."

The actor holding the big knife yelled loudly, and two actors, more than half of the guards, took out the person who played Luo Porridge, and held him down on the ground.

"Hey, dog thief, take your life!"

Following the man's loud shout, the big knife in his hand suddenly swung down, and the actor who played the role of Luo Porridge wailed and fell to the ground, a head made of rattan paper fell down.

"Good, good, good!"

When the dummy's head fell to the ground, the audience applauded, even the stingy Dongchang fan took out a few dimes of silver from his pocket and threw it on it, and the onlookers were not stingy with the copper coins in their pockets, For a while, copper coins fell like rain on the stage.

Seeing this, the balance in the hearts of the officials tilted again. After the thief was imprisoned, it was the same in just one day, whether it was Goulan Washe Restaurant or opera.

It is said that the wind direction in the market can best reflect the situation before the storm, but the current situation is already too clear.

……

On the eve of the Great Court Meeting,
Jiang Mansion is still brightly lit,

Counting the guests who have been feasting for three consecutive days,

This matter is well known in Shangjing City.

"Is Master Li still not here?"

Jiang Ziming looked at the concierge beside him and asked.

"Master, this invitation has been sent three times. I didn't see anyone in the first two times. When I went this time, I heard from the concierge at his house that he had caught a cold..."

The porter who just came back reported back.

"Humph,"

"This old fox is very smooth!"

"Forget it, ignore him, let's have a banquet!"

After all,

Jiang Ziming waved his sleeves and walked to the main seat. The process was the same as before, and there was nothing to say, but the officials who came this time had a bit more firm eyes, and agreed without any hesitation.

"call……"

"Success or failure is tomorrow."

After sending off the last batch of officials, Jiang Ziming stood on the attic and muttered to himself while looking at the busy city of Shangjing.

There must have been more than [-] officials who came to Beijing this time, and most of them came. For the rest, they could only follow the trend under the general trend, so there was nothing to worry about.

Lee House,

"Ugh……"

"In the end, they were all blinded by hatred."

Sitting alone in the courtyard, Li Zhijie drank by himself, thinking of the scene in the capital these past few days, he couldn't help but heaved a long sigh.

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

"If you want to do this, the old man can't stop you, let's see how you will reap the consequences..."

Li Zhijie drank the last drop of wine in the cup and shouted "Come on!"

"Sir, what do you want to order?"

After a while,
A loyal servant knelt down and asked.

"Send someone to deliver a note to the palace, saying that the old man is bedridden with severe typhoid fever and cannot go to court for a few days..."

"In addition, go to the pharmacy to buy some medicines for treating wind and cold, and you have to make a complete set for acting."

After all,

Li Zhijie went straight to the back room.

"Boom..."

close the wooden door,

Let him be full of wind and rain and what is the old man doing?

And wait until the clouds and the sun are cleared, and the blue sky can be seen before going out of this door!
……

At three o'clock,

East Police Factory,

In front of the door,

"My lord, do you really want to send them all?"

"Several 10 taels of silver have been sent in the past two days, but Shuihua hasn't heard a single one. The appetite of these Dongchang fans is really too big..."

The butler beside him said indignantly.

"call……"

"As long as the thief can die,"

"What is this mere external possessions?
Hubu servant Xie Wenxue smiled and said, I have heard the wind direction in the capital in the past few days, but I have other plans, and I need to pay more insurance.

"Carry it in."

"It doesn't matter how big their appetite is. Come to think of it, my Xie family's remaining wealth from hundreds of years can still burst their stomachs!"

Xie Wenwen waved his hand, and two servants followed behind him carrying a heavy box. The wooden box contained not silver taels, but stacked bank notes.

"Just wait for the thief to die, and the thousand gold will come back..."

Xie Wenxue strided towards the door with a clear mind.

After half an hour,
Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, personally sent the people out. Seeing the happy conversation, it was obvious that specific regulations had been made inside.

"In this way, I will thank Governor Cao!"

Xie Wenxue looked at Cao Zhengchun and bowed his hands in salute.

"Don't worry, thank you servant."

Cao Zhengchun didn't even bother to laugh and replied with a salute,

"This amount of money is right to buy your life."

Cao Zhengchun responded with a smile.

"call……"

"Then I will thank you in advance!"

After all,

Xie Wenxue resigned and left.

Zhao prison;

After Xie Wenxue left,

Cao Zhengchun personally carried the wooden box to Luo Congee.

"Boom..."

The wooden box was opened,

Under the faint candlelight, the amount printed on the front still dazzles people's eyes, nothing more than other things. From a rough look, I'm afraid it is no less than several million taels.

"Lord Luo, what do you see?"

Looking at the amount on the bank note, Cao Zhengchun didn't feel too moved, and his expression remained normal.

"The aristocratic family is so wide?"

Luo Congee casually picked up a wad of ten thousand taels of silver bills and said with a smile, you must know that this is only a part of it, most of it is still in the mansion blocked by the yamen.

"Lord Luo, do you think this is the way to deal with it?"

"And give it to His Majesty."

After thinking for a moment, Luo Porridge said in a deep voice.

"Lord Luo, what do you mean?"

"For now, Dongchang still needs His Majesty's absolute trust. For this little money, it's not worth it if it is exposed and causes estrangement."

"What's more, although His Majesty is used to being poor, he also knows the priorities. He may not really eat the money, and it may end up in Dongchang's hands."

Luo Conge casually threw the wad of banknotes back into the box and said.

"After all, I will be released from prison in a short time. If you Dongchang wants to suppress Jinyiwei, you still need a lot of money to spend."

"In that case, we will follow Lord Luo's wishes."

Cao Zhengchun nodded when he heard the sound, then closed the wooden box.

"By the way, what's the current situation of the Northern Expedition?" Luo Porridge lay on the pile of straw with his hands as a pillow and pondered. After all, the Northern Expedition was directly related to himself and His Majesty's window paper, and how long it would take to pierce it.

"The army of the Northern Expedition has now reached Mobei County, and there is still about a thousand miles away from Yuyang County. Calculated according to the daily footsteps of [-] miles per day, Mobei will reach the northern border in about [-] or [-] days."

After thinking for a while, Cao Zhengchun replied, this is what he heard in the imperial study, and they are all notes sent by the army, which are more accurate than the informants of Jin Yiwei.

"March in a hurry?"

"How did you deal with the food and supplies?"

Luo Porridge frowned slightly when he heard the sound. An ordinary army can travel fifty miles a day, which is considered good. Even an elite soldier in the army can't bear it if he travels eighty miles a day. Teacher, discarding most of the food, grass and supplies can only be done easily and lightly.

"My lord, the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved the food and grass, and His Majesty knows this. The first batch of food and grass for the Northern Expedition was raised in the counties and counties near the northern border. Counting the days, it should have been sent to the capital of Yuyang County. Mo Yue can support the army for about half a month."

"The second batch of grain and grass can be delivered in about three or two days. As for the third batch of food and military pay, the servant Xie has already raised the money."

Cao Zhengchun said in detail.

"According to old general Xu's calm temperament and enough food and grass, we don't have to worry about coming to the Northern Expedition. We have to step up our arrangements, otherwise we will be in trouble when the army squadron returns to the court..."

"Not necessarily."

Luo Congee shook his head upon hearing the sound.

"Old General Xu's name, I have heard of it, but don't underestimate those feudal officials. After all, they have been operating in the local area for decades, and the collusion between the top and bottom has long been as indestructible as an iron barrel."

Luo Porridge recalled what he said that day in the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of War and continued: "Besides, they are more anxious than us. After all, the northern border has settled down, and the first batch of people who will die will be them. When the army arrives, the matter of raising the bandits will be too important." I can't hide it anymore, after the battle, the strict investigations will be carried out in northern Xinjiang, from corrupt officials and generals to soldiers who are not good at fighting, I don't know how many heads will be lost."

"In comparison, the tens of thousands of people I killed are not enough..."

"But, the troops of the Northern Expedition were drawn from the rest of the world, and they had nothing to do with the officials in the northern border. Old General Xu was also from the south, and he had nothing to do with it. How could they..."

Cao Zhengchun said suspiciously.

"Then Mr. Cao, you still underestimated their courage. For the sake of the court's money, you pulled the infantry into the open area to confront the Yan people's cavalry. They dared to reach out to the capital to surround and kill Luo. The cripple is in a hurry, they are afraid that they can poke a hole in the sky."

"I'm afraid there is nothing in the world that they can't do, let's take a look...see how they respond..."

"Anyway, this official is determined not to be optimistic about the Northern Expedition."

Luo Porridge looked at Cao Zhengchun and said firmly.

"Forget it, for the time being, I don't want to think so much."

"I'd better take advantage of these few days to rest. After tomorrow's court meeting, I will be released from prison in a short time. There are still things to do..."

After finishing speaking, Luo Porridge waved his hand, Cao Zhengchun carried the box away and silently retreated.

……

The next day,

Yin Shi,

Suzaku Street,
At this time the sky is not yet clear.

The long street was already full of officials attending the court, and all the civil and military officials were holding lanterns and holding torches for lighting. In this night, they looked like a fire dragon, and the general situation would not be delayed because of one person.

The officials at the front could vaguely see the remaining blood stains on the wall of the palace. This was the trace left by the thief who had killed people a few days ago.

Even Jiang Ziming, the leader, felt a little shocked when he saw it, but he turned his head and looked at the thousands of like-minded colleagues behind him, and his heart was inexplicably relieved.

Before entering the palace gate, Jiang Ziming put his hand in his sleeve and squeezed it again. Feeling the weight of the paper, he calmed down and strode towards the palace with his head raised.

"Boom, bang, bang..."

After the three-way drum sounded,
Civil and military officials enter the palace from the left and right gates,

Looking down from the high platform, the densely packed crowd looks like ants. When counted carefully, there are more than 400 people. There are more than a few low-ranking officials.

The main hall can only accommodate hundreds of people, after all, a relative distance must be maintained, and the majesty of the main hall, so most of the low-ranking officials can only wait outside the main hall.

"This is my subject!"

Zhu Ming sat on the dragon chair and looked at the officials who did not enter in an orderly manner. He sighed secretly in his heart. As Li Zhijie said, all the civil and military officials have focused on Luo Porridge in the past few days, so the court meeting in the past two days has been very busy. It was extremely smooth, and it also allowed me to truly experience the majesty that an emperor should have.

"call……"

Zhu Ming looked up at the courtiers who had already lined up, and took a deep breath with the officials outside the main hall. He was inexplicably agitated. After all, not long ago, he was just a puppet still controlled by that woman, but now he is really a puppet. Qieqie is the supreme king of the Dali dynasty.

"If you have something to play, you will retreat if there is nothing!"

After the officials of Honglu Temple first came out to sing and play, the morning court was officially started, but the atmosphere above the main hall was inexplicably a little more depressing compared to the previous two days. They all knew why they came today, and looked up at the dragon chair. No one dared to speak first for Zhu Ming, who had just taken on the majesty.

"I have the original play!"

Jiang Ziming looked around, seeing that everyone was looking at him, and knowing that it was not time to postpone, he gritted his teeth and walked out of the ranks shouting.

"Aiqing, please speak!"

"Your Majesty, please take a look first!"

After all,

Jiang Ziming handed over a thick booklet in his hand, with thousands of words eloquently listed on it, and hundreds of crimes against Luo Porridge were listed in detail. It took two or three days to write it out.

For this excerpt, many censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate have resorted to all the crimes they have learned all their lives, and they have all been added after misinterpreting the arrangement.

"Master Jiang, what do you mean?"

After reading it, Zhu Ming silently closed the memorial, changed his address, and his tone became colder.

"Your Majesty, this is the 120 eight counts of impeachment against Luo Congee, among which..."

"I hope His Majesty will deal with it according to the law!"

Jiang Ziming knelt down in the tunnel.

Zhu Ming just stared at Jiang Ziming coldly and didn't speak.

"Your Majesty, the old minister still has something that His Majesty needs to check. This is a petition written by the minister in conjunction with all the lords. Please have your Majesty read it!"

Seeing that Zhu Ming was unmoved, Jiang Ziming was not too surprised. Instead, he took out a piece of rice paper with his name written on it from his bosom and handed it to the eunuch beside him.

"This……"

Zhu Ming narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the densely packed names on the rice paper. Although he had expected that they would not let go of the loss of their children, they never expected it to be this far.

"Isn't it okay to discuss this matter after the Northern Expeditionary Army arrives in Northern Xinjiang?"

At this moment, Zhu Ming's face was already pale, looking at Jiang Ziming who was kneeling on the ground, he asked aloud, his words had already given way a lot.

"Your Majesty, that dog thief will live forever."

"The minister waits for a day to be restless!"

"The old minister begs His Majesty to kill the national traitor Luo Porridge!"

Jiang Ziming didn't look at the pale Zhu Ming, but knocked his head firmly on the ground.

"I beg Your Majesty to kill the national traitor Luo Porridge!"

"I beg Your Majesty to kill the national traitor Luo Porridge!"

"I beg Your Majesty to kill the national traitor Luo Porridge!"

Hundreds of courtiers looked at each other, and at this moment they knelt down on the ground and shouted loudly. Seeing this, the low-ranking officials outside the hall also knelt down in a similar manner, imitating the voice from the front and shouting. road.

The voice also gradually became more uniform.

The shouts of more than [-] people surged towards the high platform like huge waves, layer upon layer, and the tone became higher and higher.

on the dragon chair,
Zhu Ming was alone, like a flat boat in the sound of mountains and tsunami, which might capsize at any time. Only then did he truly realize what a huge threat a Qixin courtier is to the king.

"Punish the national traitor Luo Porridge!"

In the last huge imperial city,

Only one voice remained.

Zhu Ming just listened in a daze. If he remembered correctly, even when he was enthroned, he had never heard such neat bows and shouts from civil and military officials. Own.

"Ridiculous, ridiculous..."

"Think I'm made of mud?"

Looking at the officials at the bottom of the long steps, Zhu Ming laughed at himself, grasping the armrest of the dragon chair tightly with his fingers, so hard that his knuckles were already turning white, even his arms were covered with veins.

"Cao Zhengchun, where are you?"

Zhu Ming said coldly.

"Old slave, here!"

"I order you to investigate the case of the Imperial College immediately!"

"Remember, close the case as soon as possible. If there are people who have been wronged, they must not be wronged..."

Zhu Ming said sharply.

"His Majesty!"

Jiang Ziming raised his head and spoke again.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty?"

"His Majesty?"

Zhu Ming got up and tore the ball of paper full of officials' names into pieces, then spilled it out.

"Have you ever seen my Majesty in your eyes?"

Zhu Ming walked up to Jiang Ziming facing the scattered scraps of paper and asked each word, but the latter remained silent.

"One by one so persecuted me?"

"You all want to rebel!"

Zhu Ming turned around and looked at the courtier and shouted sharply.

The voice fell, no one answered,
When he fell to the ground, no one dared to confront the furious emperor.

"I'm a little tired."

"Today's morning meeting will be over..."

After losing my voice and venting exhaustion,
Zhu Ming sat down on the steps under the dragon chair full of disappointment. It was only then that he realized the other meaning of the sentence that the father said.

"Why are you still standing still?"

"Get out of here!"

"Old minister, leave!"

Jiang Ziming looked at Zhu Ming whose face was extremely ferocious, gritted his teeth and said, after all, he didn't dare to continue to persecute him, and all civil and military officials also bowed their heads and retreated silently.

Zhu Ming walked outside the palace and watched the courtiers leave the palace. After everyone left, he sat down on the white marble steps in a daze. Today's incident had a greater impact on him than Luo Porridge on the court hall that day The scene of brazenly drawing a knife.

because,

One is ignoring the etiquette of superiors and inferiors,

The other is blatant contempt for imperial power.

between the two,
Which is more important?

"Huh~"

Zhu Ming sighed dejectedly,

This sits for several hours,
until dusk,

There was another sound of iron riding on the ground outside the palace gate, and as we got closer, we could clearly see the man's attire and the flag on his back. It was an urgent message sent by Eight Hundred Li from Northern Xinjiang.

"Your Majesty, for the Northern Expedition..."

(End of this chapter)