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

Chapter 84
"Speaking of which, during the days when you were in prison, I can see clearly the faces of those people in the court..."

Zhu Ming smiled bitterly and said, what the civil and military officials have done these days has also made me understand a lot of truths. Before, I always wanted to take back power as smoothly as possible, and I didn't want to see too much blood.

But it was later discovered that these people are all the same, the more you get used to them, the more you negotiate nicely and reason with them, the more presumptuous they will become.

Not only will you not be grateful, on the contrary, you will push your nose and face more and more, wishing to shit on your neck.

"Your Majesty, if you are tired of seeing those faces,"

"Just replace it with another batch."

Luo Congee said calmly.

"Your Majesty, don't forget that it's hard to find three-legged toads, but there are so many people with two legs. There is never a shortage of people in this world..."

Luo Porridge looked at the long street ahead which was getting dark and still full of traffic and people, and muttered.

"There are more and more people in the world who want to be officials. After killing one group, another group will come up immediately. As for this person, I may not have any other skills, but he is very good at killing people. "

Luo Porridge withdrew his gaze, lowered his head and stroked the cold body of Xiuchun Dao with his fingers slowly. The blade was icy cold, but it was far less than the coldness between the young man's brows.

"I'm still a bit indecisive after all."

Zhu Ming laughed at himself after listening.

"I won't stop you this time..."

Zhu Ming turned around and looked at the hostile young man in the python robe, and said solemnly.

"later,"

"Everyone in the court who disobeys His Majesty will die."

"Come to think of it, when a person is dead, all the conspiracies and tricks will disappear, and the sky will be bright and bright above the smoky court."

Looking directly into Zhu Ming's eyes, Luo Porridge replied with the same seriousness.

"Well, you can do it in your own way."

"I don't want to see things like the Great Court Meeting happen that day."

Zhu Ming nodded and said,
Then he walked to the carriage.

"Sir, send your majesty respectfully!"

Luo Porridge knelt down and watched the carriage drive slowly.

"call……"

Zhu Ming lifted the curtain of the car and looked back. The expression in the young man's eyes was as clear and sincere as ever, as if he had never changed or held any grudges.

"Lord Luo, are you going home now?"

Ding Xiu and his party, who had been waiting early, came over and said after seeing Zhu Ming walking away.

"Well, let's go back to the mansion first, and call everyone together."

"I still have some things to arrange. His Majesty has already told me to use my own method. No matter what happens tomorrow, I will let His Majesty see results."

After saying that, Luo Conge got on his horse and rushed to the mansion.

……

At the end of the fifth hour,
Luofu,

hall,

The aroma of wine and meat wafted out. This was a wedding banquet to congratulate Luo Porridge on his release from prison, but there were only a few people in the hall. In fact, it was a family banquet. Sitting, all looked solemn.

"Ding Xiu, where are you?"

"Your officer, here we are."

"How's Jinyiwei's internal situation going?"

Luo Porridge sat in the main seat and asked first. After all, Jin Yiwei died a lot of people on the day he was imprisoned.

"Reporting to Lord Luo, after those people died, all the officials in the Jinyi Guard are now very peaceful. Compared with before, they are much more obedient. According to the previous instructions from the Lord, even if the Dongchang fans came to the door provocatively, There is no one causing trouble, but I am holding back my energy behind my back, waiting for Master Luo to come out, so I can feel proud!"

Ding Xiu, who is in charge of the military discipline of Jinyi Guards, said in detail.

"Well, so to speak, it is very popular."

Luo Porridge also nodded secretly when he heard the sound, and had to say that after the previous batch of ignorant people were eliminated, the remaining people, as long as he didn't tell them to kill the emperor, they would not frown.

"How is the expansion of the guard now?"

Luo Porridge continued to ask, at least the few batches of money from the house raids, to put it bluntly, were enough to feed tens of thousands of people for a long time, but it was delayed due to various reasons.

"Returning to my lord, the Jinyiwei in the capital has not changed in the past few days since you were imprisoned, but in the prefectures and counties, a lot of people have been recruited, most of them are desperadoes in the rivers and lakes. As long as they have money, let them It's not hard to sacrifice your life."

"Now that my lord has been released from prison, your majesty's intentions are clear. If you think about it, this progress can be accelerated a lot, and you can also attract children from good families to join in. As long as your majesty doesn't stop the process, and with continuous financial resources, it won't take long. You can get together several guards and win the previous dynasty."

"In addition, the group of orphans who were placed outside Shangjing City have been secretly incorporated into Beizhenfu. There are probably more than [-] of them."

"Nowadays, the war in the northern border is endless, and the officials have specially ordered people to secretly go to the states and counties in the northern border. I think it won't take long to recruit a large number of orphans."

Ding Xiu continued to reply, explaining in great detail that what Luo Porridge entrusted to him has always been taken to heart and never let up. After all, his strength has dropped a lot, so he can only make up for it with hard work.

"Well, when the time is right, we can change Jinyiwei's internal blood..."

Luo Congee nodded in satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Qinglong and asked, "How are the preparations for the Jinyiwei formation?"

"Reporting to my lord, the lower officials have already passed on the formation, and now the more than [-] elite cavalry have also stopped other tasks, and they are all practicing to hone the formation,"

"The lower officials have also improved a little according to their body and sword skills. It can be regarded as tailor-made for the Jinyiwei. After a few months at most, the people below will be able to master it proficiently. If 300 people form a formation, they can block it." Under the ordinary third rank, if 500 people form a formation, they can work together to strangle them!"

Qinglong also came out to report when he heard the sound.

"Well, when the formation is completed, I will also pull it out to see the blood, and first send the Qingcheng that has been around for 300 years to Ping."

Luo Congee nodded to signal Qinglong to return to his seat, then called Bai Xiaosheng out and asked, "It's been a few days since you took over the Intelligence Department of Jinyiwei, and you've done a good job. I'm very satisfied. Tell me about the future of the Intelligence Department." Let’s develop the direction and layout.”

"In addition, let's analyze the situation in the city and let you adults listen to it. There is also the matter of the Great Court Assembly. Let me explain it in detail. I have rested in Dongchang Zhao Prison, and I have to exercise my muscles and bones. .”

"promise!"

"Xiaguan has already placed manpower in various restaurants, brothels, tea stalls, and Goulan tile houses in Shangjing City. Such places are mixed with fish and eyes to hide their identities. Similarly, such places are also the most circulated. The information collected is daily. They will all be collected in the Intelligence Division.

"Important information will be reported immediately, and the rest of the information, even if it is not needed at the time, will be archived by a special person for later reference."

"In addition, in the upper capital, every official with a rank of five or above has a dish to keep an eye on, and any disturbances will definitely not escape the eyes and ears of my intelligence department."

"As for the eyeliner plates outside Shangjing, the officials are gradually setting them up in northern Xinjiang. The officials have also ordered the use of the plates and eyeliner left by your father's father."

"However, it will take some time to infiltrate Northern Xinjiang. I hope you will understand..."

Bai Xiaosheng cupped his hands.

"Well, from the rivers and lakes to the court,"

"It was arranged quite quickly."

Luo Porridge smiled and said, Bai Xiaosheng is quite convinced of his skill and ability, but there is another point that the original report of Jin Yiwei's espionage is extremely solid. Many clues can be seen, and he can be regarded as riding the wind.

"Okay, let's talk about the Great Court Meeting."

Luo Porridge waved his hands after learning about the current situation of Jinyiwei's various departments.

"Reporting to Lord Luo, this court meeting..."

After Bai Xiaosheng took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, he began to analyze it carefully.

"In that case, Mr. Jiang from the Metropolitan Procuratorate took the lead, and the other ministers accompanied us..."

"But then again, even though the old man had been at odds with the official earlier, he held his breath and rarely confronted him face to face. Taking advantage of the time he was in prison these days, the old man became more and more serious. rampant."

Luo Porridge listened to Bai Xiaosheng's previous words, his thoughts changed, and he put down his wine glass and asked with a smile: "Just now you said that there are dish eyeliners in the homes of the major officials in the capital. I really want to know what Mr. Jiang is doing in the mansion now, maybe you can visit?"

"In a hurry, the manpower arrangement in each mansion is not yet complete. It may be difficult for other adults, but Mr. Jiang, who is the leader, has spent a lot of time as an official. He has placed a lot of eyeliner and plates in his mansion. Think about it. It is not difficult to do."

"My lord, please wait a moment,"

Bai Xiaosheng stood up and added a cup of boiling hot tea to Luo Congee.

"The next official will come as soon as he goes."

After all,

Bai Xiaosheng put down the teapot and walked out the door without leaving a trace of ink, whispered something to the bosses of the dishes, and then returned to his seat in the hall to wait quietly.

"Lord Luo, please look!"

Not long after, the two plates handed a piece of paper to Bai Xiaosheng, and the latter confidently handed the paper to Luo Congee.

"Is there a layout plan for the Jiang Mansion?"

Luo Porridge opened the paper and looked, it was a layout map of Jiang's mansion. Obviously, the person who drew it was also a fine artist, and he described the layout of the mansion in great detail. The red dot is in the attic of the mansion, very clear.

"Well, it's really good!"

Luo Congee took a sip of tea after reading the drawings,
Also slightly hot mouth.

"Lord Luo, it's not over yet."

"And waiting."

Bai Xiaosheng smiled when he heard the sound, and after a while another plate came in, and handed a blueprint to Luo Congee.

"Master Jiang is very elegant!"

As soon as Luo Conge opened the drawing, he was stunned. In the picture, he saw an old man in a wide-breasted gown, leaning against the window drinking wine, with a sad face, and beside him was a twenty-eight-year-old concubine, dressed in tulle , pinching his shoulders to relieve his fatigue.

Looking carefully at the table next to him, there is a plate of fennel beans and several dishes with wine. Looking at the appearance of the dishes, he can recognize the name of the dishes. As for the plate of fennel beans, he can see it clearly. There are about 48 pieces in detail.

"Huh, I actually underestimated you..."

After Luo Porridge finished speaking, he handed over the drawing paper to everyone for viewing, while he picked up his teacup to suppress his shock, the tea was still warm in his throat, and after swallowing the tea, he couldn't help sighing.

"Report to Lord Luo."

"If Mr. Jiang hadn't continued to move his chopsticks, the number of fennel beans would have matched."

Bai Xiaosheng pointed to the plate of fennel beans on the blueprint and said proudly.

"it is good!"

"What a warm tea to explore Jiang's mansion!"

Luo Congee didn't care about Bai Xiaosheng's temperament when he heard the sound, on the contrary, he couldn't stop praising him, he didn't mind if he was more proud of a capable person, and such a person was more meticulous in doing things.

"correct,"

"What is the name of the attic where Mr. Jiang is staying?"

Luo Congee suddenly remembered something wrong.

"Reporting to Master Luo, this building is called Denggao Building. It has seven floors up and down, and is about eight feet high. Whenever something goes wrong, Lord Jiang likes to climb high on this attic and look far away, enjoy dancing and drinking, and send away the sorrow in his heart."

Bai Xiaosheng continued to report.

"Oh?"

"Is it eight feet tall?"

Luo Congee muttered to himself when he heard the sound.

"I originally thought about how to give Mr. Jiang a pretext, but now it seems that it's easy..."

Luo Porridge smiled thoughtfully.

"My lord, do you mean to do it in the mansion?"

Bai Xiaosheng asked after hearing the sound.

"According to my guess, Master Luo means that when Master Jiang goes downstairs to court tomorrow, he is not allowed to walk in the corridors or use ladders..."

Wang Ruling at the side recalled Luo Porridge's words just now, and was the first to react and explained with a smile.

"Did you fall?"

Bai Xiaosheng muttered in a low voice after recollection,

At the same time, he secretly thought about the feasibility of this matter.

"Master Jiang, you are already old and frail. After a hangover, you will feel dizzy and dizzy. After working all night, you must have weak legs and feet. It is reasonable to think that you will stumble and fall from upstairs..."

Luo porridge said quietly.

"Let's leave this matter to Wang Tongzhi."

"After all, Wang Tongzhi is very good at forgery and other errands."

"Besides, you, Bai Xiaosheng, have been paying attention to the wind direction in the wells of Shangjing City in the past few days... The storm is about to rise, and I'm afraid there will be changes in the city."

Luo Porridge was drinking tea while explaining the arrangements behind in detail, talking until late at night, before everyone led their respective tasks and retreated.

"Let's take the life of Zuodu Yushi, the second rank, as an appetizer for tomorrow's morning..."

Luo Porridge looked towards the direction of the imperial city and muttered.

……

The next day,

hall,

Just like yesterday, the court hall was still full of people and bustling. After all, they didn't know the money Cao Zhengchun had sent, and the matter of the Northern Expedition for food and grass was still unresolved, and the court would naturally last for another day.

Before Zhu Ming arrived, hundreds of courtiers in the palace were discussing the specific regulations. All in all, it can be said clearly in one sentence that the court can't spend too much money, and it doesn't matter where it comes from. Yes, but it is absolutely impossible to get money out of his own pocket.

"Your Majesty, drive to..."

When the eunuch yelled these words, the hall was quiet for a moment, and after saluting, the officials of Honglu Temple came out to sing in harmony, and then the eunuch continued to ask questions.

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

"I have the original play!"

An official from the Ministry of Industry took the lead.

"Your Majesty, according to your order last night, the construction of the summer palace outside the city has been stopped, and there will probably be 30 taels of silver left.

"It can be calculated that there is still a vacancy of 90 taels of silver..."

"According to the minister's wishes, it is better to add some autumn taxes, or to stop the official road under repair, or to stop the southern dam to meet the needs of the Northern Expedition first..."

Under the instruction of Hubu Shangshu,
Walk out of a master book and report aloud.

"Hmph, your Ministry of Finance has nothing to do with it, so you stopped the project of our Ministry of Industry, what a trick!"

The people in the labor department were not happy as soon as the words were spoken.

"Master Qian, what you said is unreasonable..."

All of a sudden, the ministries above the court were arguing, and no one wanted to take responsibility, and no one wanted to suffer. Under the noise of the officials, it was no different from the vegetable market, spitting everywhere, completely ignoring Zhu Ming's increasingly gloomy face.

"Interesting, interesting, my lords are continuing to fight, are you going to roll up your sleeves and start a fight?"

"I'm happy to see a good show for free."

Luo Porridge came from outside the hall and clapped his hands.

"You...how?"

Someone listened to the familiar voice and looked for the reputation. After seeing the person standing outside the hall, he froze on the spot.

"After the matter of the Imperial College has been investigated, I will naturally be released from prison."

"Why, are you adults not happy to see me?"

Luo Porridge jokingly said,
While talking, he walked towards the main hall,

"Master Luo, you are joking..."

The minister who asked about his background just now smiled embarrassingly and did not dare to ask again. Wherever Luo Porridge passed by, those low-level courtiers outside the palace all timidly hid aside. Create a broad path.

"The minister is late."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Luo Porridge stepped over the threshold and walked into the main hall, without the slightest hesitation, bowed to the livid-looking man on the dragon chair and knelt down on the ground. During the whole process, he didn't even look at those surprised and angry civil and military officials.

"Aiqing, flat body!"

Zhu Ming leaned over and saw the young man kneeling on the ground full of hostility, in stark contrast to those courtiers who were cowering at the moment, at least they were doing their best to him.

"You have just been released from prison, and your body has not recovered, so it is understandable that you are late."

Zhu Ming said in relief.

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood."

"I got up very early today, but when I was passing by Master Jiang's mansion, I suddenly heard a bad news, so I went to check it out, so I was late..."

Luo Congee got up and explained.

"What bad news?"

Zhu Ming asked subconsciously.

At the same time, everyone's eyes also fell on Luo Porridge. Some people noticed Jiang Ziming's absence earlier, but they didn't pay much attention to it. As for the matter of the official, it is reasonable to not come to the early court.

"Master Jiang fell to his death..."

"Death is also quite ugly..."

Luo porridge said quietly.

"hiss……"

After the words fell, all the officials looked at each other, already shocked beyond measure, but no one dared to interrupt the young man's voice.

"When I entered the mansion, I happened to meet the servants inside who were collecting the corpse. When the corpse was turned around,"

"It's already completely changed, with sunken facial features. It was originally an eight-foot-tall building. When it fell on its back, a big hole was opened in its head, and the brains mixed with blood flowed all over the ground..."

Luo Porridge narrated without haste, but when the light words fell into everyone's ears, they set off huge waves.

Jiang Ziming asked for an order to kill him.
As soon as he, Luo Porridge, was released from prison,

Jiang Ziming fell to his death?

No fool would believe this.

In the past, when he killed people, he still had a little bit of discipline, at least he made up a decent reason.

Now killing a minister of the humerus of the second rank is actually his mother, making up nonsense that a three-year-old child would not believe, isn't this bullying?
"Tsk tsk..."

"pity……"

"My lords, I will never see Lord Jiang's face again, oh no, that kind face..."

Luo Porridge looked at the officials and said with regret.

"you……"

The censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate couldn't help pointing at Luo Congee.

"Oh?"

"Is this lord's hand pointing at me?"

Luo porridge plays with flavor.

"Ugh……"

Hearing the sound, the man returned angrily,

I still dare not say anything more,
"I have read some photo books before."

"Know a little about fortune-telling and fortune-telling skills,"

"I took a closer look today, my lord, you have a dull complexion and black forehead. You can imagine that there will be a bloody disaster within a day. When you go out tomorrow, Mo Yue's right hand will be broken..."

"I don't know if it's accurate..."

Luo Congee whispered to himself.

"However, don't worry too much about it. If the right hand doesn't stop, then the official will give this lord a free fortune. Perhaps, if you make a mistake like Lord Jiang, it is possible to fall to your death..."

Luo Congee stared at the man and smiled.

"Old man..."

The censor who just pointed at Luo Porridge just now felt his heart go cold and his body was covered in goosebumps. Maybe the others were just threatening, but he is really fucking capable of doing it!
The man had a clear mind, he didn't dare to look directly at Luo Congee, but stared at his right hand firmly, with a look of struggle flashing in his eyes, he didn't know what was going on in his mind.

"Aiqing, don't be joking."

"Let's talk about it."

Zhu Ming looked at the group of officials who dared to be angry and dared not speak, and felt inexplicably happy in his heart. After Luo Porridge finished speaking, he made a sound to bring the topic back to the right track.

He didn't mention Cai Luo Porridge's almost threatening words of persecution just now, and the meaning of protection in it was beyond words.

"Thank you for your reminder, Your Majesty."

"Let's continue talking about the Northern Expedition."

Luo Porridge turned around and looked at Zhu Ming respectfully,
The perverse temper also became docile again.

"Ok!"

"It just so happened that Commander Luo also arrived."

"Let me tell you all that the food and grass for the Northern Expedition have been prepared. As for where the money came from, I will return Commander Luo to the person concerned."

"Bring the Minister of the Household Department, Xie Wenxue, to the palace."

After Zhu Ming finished speaking, he ignored the doubtful ministers and waved his hands directly. Luo Porridge had already used Jiang Ziming's life to throw him a peach, and he couldn't let him be chilled, so he had to repay him.

"This is Minister Xie?"

"What does he have to do with Northern Expedition Grass?"

Looking at the ragged and disheveled man,
Some people wondered.

"My lords don't know that the silver that is missing in the food and grass is filled by Minister Xie."

Cao Zhengchun, who escorted Xie Wenxue, explained.

"Huh~"

"Wait, when you were still crying poor in front of me, Mr. Xie, the minister of the household department, has already spent 560 million taels of silver to buy Commander Luo's life."

"I don't know if you are really poor, or if you are like this servant Xie, you have spent all your money where it shouldn't be."

Zhu Ming looked at the officials and sneered.

The voice fell,

The ministers dare not answer.

"This person has committed a heinous crime and should be executed according to the law!"

"My lords, do you have any objections?"

Seeing this, Zhu Ming continued to ask in a deep voice.

"It's up to His Majesty to decide!"

The officials could only pinch their noses to recognize the sound.After all, Jiang Ziming, who is in the second grade, is dead, and a mere remnant of the Xie family, the servant of the household department, has become indifferent... numb...

"So, pull it down and cut it off!"

Zhu Ming looked at the dazed Xie Wenxue and waved his sleeves impatiently.

"Commander Luo, let's go and have a look together."

"After all, what this person wants to buy is your life."

"My lord, there is nothing I can do."

……

"This despicable and shameless bitch, you are treacherous and shameless, you are not a fucking man!"

until being pulled out of the temple,
Only then did Xie Wenxue regain his senses,
Recalling the scene of the happy conversation in the Dongchang yamen that day in his mind, the anger came from his heart, and all the grievances were concentrated on Cao Zhengchun who was beside him.

"Xie Shilang, what you said is not wrong."

"Our family is not a man, our family is a eunuch."

Cao Zhengchun was not angry either.
On the contrary, he replied naturally.

"As for the treachery you said, our family does not agree with it. For eunuchs like ours, they only need to be loyal to His Majesty."

"As for the shame, it's even more nonsense. Eunuchs like ours are destined to be slaves, so what shame is needed?"

"Your Majesty is decent, and our family has a bright face."

Cao Zhengchun said with a smile.

"You despicable dog, you will be punished!"

Xie Wenxue looked at Cao Zhengchun fiercely,
Cursed out of his mouth.

"Our family has never had any sons or grandchildren, so what retribution are we afraid of?"

Cao Zhengchun asked back with his expression unchanged.

"You, you, you, you must die!"

Xie Wenxue was trembling at the mouth of the sincere Cao Zhengchun, full of anger, and he didn't know where to start, so he could only curse meaninglessly.

"Well, Xie Shilang's words are also possible, after all, no one can say for sure, but today you have to go ahead of our family, please go down to find the way for our family..."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Xie Wenxue was so angry that he was speechless.

Had to gasp heavily.

"Thank you, my lord, please go ahead with your heart."

"Our family heard that when people are in emotional ups and downs, the blood will rush to the brain. When the head is beheaded, it will inevitably spurt more blood..."

"Dirty ground,"

"It's also hard work for these eunuchs in our family to disturb..."

"you……"

Xie Wenxue was even more furious when he heard this.

"If you don't listen to advice, that's fine."

"My family, please thank you first for going on the road."

Cao Zhengchun cupped his hands and saluted.

……

outside the Meridian Gate,
"Commander Luo, do you need to do it yourself?"

Cao Zhengchun followed Zhu Ming's previous instructions and asked.

"also may,"

Luo Congee smiled and nodded.

"However, put away this gate knife, there are still many people who need to gate behind, and this head is not bad."

Luo Porridge looked in the direction of Chaotang and said softly.

"for the time being,"

"Let's moisten the knife in this officer's hand first."

After all,

Luo Porridge pulled out the Xiuchun knife from his waist.

The cold blade illuminated Xie Wenxue's frightened face,

"Boom..."

The sound of the head falling was very dull.
Also as Cao Zhengchun said, the blood pressure of ordinary people will soar when they are extremely angry, and the blood gushing from the broken neck is more than one foot, which is better than the two elder brothers who also fell under his knife before.

"His Majesty,"

"The guilty minister has been put to death!"

When the young man wearing a python robe with an embroidered spring knife hanging from his waist reappeared above the hall, the officials were silent, and the whole hall was as quiet as a dry tomb.

"Tick, tick..."

The blood kept dripping from the Xiuchun knife, and the officials seemed to have heard in a trance, the mournful wail of the Xiuchun knife falling in the court hall, and the trembling sound of the legs trembling where the brocade clothes passed. , the dull sound of the horse's hooves stepping on the bluestone slab was like spring thunder.

It also seems to understand,
The line in the poetry book,
Why, the Tianjie has trampled on the bones of the public...

(End of this chapter)