King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 97

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Xue Zhen was Xue Baochai's father, and he had won the imperial examinations back then, but unfortunately he lost his name to Sun Shan in the next two springs. In the end, his father gave up his face to beg the Supreme Emperor and appointed him the head of the household department.

He worked hard for several years and earned a lot of money for the emperor's internal funds. Of course Zhu Xianming remembered him well.

So Zhu Xianming asked casually: "The Xue family is still capable of running errands, and his son has not filled the vacancy, why?"

It's also thanks to Lu Tong's extensive knowledge and strong memorization, otherwise how would he know what happened to Xiao Xiaoxue's family.

"This...just because my son hasn't entered school yet, so I can't fill the vacancy!"

To be an official in the Ming Dynasty, one had to be a juren at the very least. Confucian Xue Pan didn't even get a scholar, so it was a joke to fill a vacant official position.

Although the head of the household department is a small official, he is also a dignified sixth-rank Beijing official, not just a cat or a dog.

"There are so many children in the Xue family, isn't it possible that none of them are going to school?"

"exactly!"

"Sure enough, one generation is not as good as the next generation. Back then, his ancestor was a close minister of the ancestor, and he was trusted and relied on as his confidant. Who would have thought that the Xue family fell so badly..."

Lu Tong nodded and replied: "Yes, I only blame Xue Zhen for dying too early!"

Waving his hand, Zhu Xianming didn't want to continue this topic, and asked in a deep voice, "Is there anything else important? Tell me quickly..."

"The Ministry of Criminal Justice reconsidered the crimes of Liu Deyan, Qian Ruiming, Hu Jin'an and others..."

Since it was a renegotiation, it means that it has been discussed before, and the emperor called back when he was dissatisfied.

Zhu Xianming didn't go to pick up the memorial, and asked in a deep voice: "Just tell me, the result of their discussion!"

"Qian Ruiming and Liu Deyan were dismissed from office and his reputation was dismissed; Hu Jin'an harmed the people, dismissed him with twenty sticks, and sent Annan to him..."

Before Lu Tong finished speaking, Zhu Xianming said impatiently: "That's all right, all right, call back...let them discuss it again!"

Lu Tong was a little surprised, it was already heavy enough, and the emperor was still not satisfied?
"Their crimes are not limited to those on paper..."

This sentence made Lu Tong even more surprised, and at the same time made him fall into deep thought.

Not just on paper?what else?Could it be... meddling in the affairs of the Tian Family?
As expected of Lu Tong, Lu Tong figured out the key points at a single point, and immediately understood the emperor's intentions.very
Can he figure it out u, are those people in the Ministry of Criminal Justice stupid?
Those people are very good at pretending to be stupid, but at the moment they are just hurting their own kind. They want to give a light sentence as much as possible, and test the emperor's bottom line step by step.

"Tell them, no matter how difficult it is to make a crime, I will let Dongchang come for trial!"

From Zhu Xianming's point of view, Jin Yiwei's arrest and handing over to the Ministry of Punishment is already giving the civil officials a lot of face.

These people are shameless, so they might as well just stay cool.

"Yes!" Lu Tong replied.

"What else?"

Of course there is still something to do, and it is the most difficult to report, so Lu Tong said solemnly: "Today, the Supervisor of Ceremonies received another fifteen impeachment memorials..."

"Impeach whom?"

Lu Tong replied: "Impeach Gao Shuyan, a scholar of Zuochunfang University, saying that he has misbehaved and taught the prince badly..."

Jinling arrested so many officials and students, there will definitely be reactions in the court, and the impeachment of Yushi has never stopped.

It's just that the crown prince is the prince, and it's not in accordance with the etiquette system to scold the emperor as a minister, so the officials took aim at Gao Shuyan.

But in essence, attacking Gao Shuyan was attacking the prince, which had never happened before.

"understood!"

After listening to Lu Tong's answer, Zhu Xianming only returned three words lightly, which meant "stay in China and not send out", and continued to suppress public opinion for the prince.

It's still the same sentence, as long as the prince handles the errands well, Zhu Xianming will forgive any mistakes he makes.

"It's getting late, the queen is not in good health recently, I have to go and have a look... You should go back too!"

"Yes!"

Lu Tong withdrew from the main hall, and after walking out of the Qianqing Gate, several young eunuchs followed immediately, and they all walked south.

Returning to the Supervisor of Rituals, Lu Tong entered the main hall, but saw that the two assistants were still there.

Seeing Lu Tong coming back, one of them immediately got up and said with a smile, "Eunuch Lu, you can count yourself back!"

This person is Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, who was ordered to supervise Dai Quan of Dongchang, and the officials outside also respected him as "internal minister".

After receiving the towel from the little eunuch, Lu Tong wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Why are you still here? Why don't you go back when it's getting dark?"

Just like the cabinet has the Zhongshu Department on duty, the Lijian also has eunuchs on duty at night, and Dai Quan and his two left early on weekdays.

"Eunuch Lu, I need to ask you to make up your mind on something!"

The normally majestic and stern Governor of Dongchang, now looks very kind and amiable.

"what's up?"

"This time the Beijing camp is going north, and we will send four people to accompany the army. We have drawn up a list!"

The person who spoke was named Liu Zhong, who was also the eunuch who was the supervisor of ceremonies and who held the pen, and at the same time held the palm seal of the supervisor of the horse.

Among the 24 yamen of the Inner Court, the Sili Supervisor exists aloofly, and then Dongchang and Yumajian are on the same level, and the rest are on the other side.

Sending eunuchs to go out with the army is actually the so-called eunuchs who supervise the army. These people are selected from various yamen in the inner court.

When an army goes on an expedition, in addition to the Inspectorate, it will also send censors to supervise the army, and the inner court will send eunuchs to supervise the army.

In other words, the military power of the front-line generals is under strict supervision. When necessary, the eunuchs can reach an agreement and even remove the generals who lead the troops.

It is rare since the ancestors of the world that Zhu Jingyuan was granted the military and political power in Jinling and could handle civil and military officials.

The list was sent to Lu Tong. After reading it carefully, he nodded: "Yes, I will report it to the Lord tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

Both Dai Quan and Dai Quan were overjoyed, they thought the list would not pass, and Lu Tong also wanted to force people in.

But the two of them thought too much. Lu Tong hadn't thought much about promoting his own people in recent years.

After all, he is already in the palm of the supervisor of ceremonies, and his career as an eunuch has come to an end, and now he only needs to serve the emperor well.

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Let's talk about Kunning Palace, Zhu Xianming entered the main hall just as the Empress had already prepared a meal.

"The concubine thought that His Majesty would not come today!"

"How could it be...it's just Lu Tong's long-windedness, who wasted time for nothing!" Zhu Xianming explained.

The two started chatting while eating, just like ordinary couples.

"In March next year, the old thirteen will be sixteen..." Yang Qingyin suddenly mentioned.

"Ok!"

"His king name hasn't been decided yet?"

Zhu Xianming said slowly: "The Ministry of Rites discussed it, and I always feel dissatisfied, so I asked them to discuss it again!"

"What did they discuss?"

"King Qi, King Sheng, King Chu..."

While speaking, Zhu Xianming was still making gestures on the table to let the queen know those words.

"I don't think it's appropriate to let these people talk about it!"

"Who should they discuss? It can't be you!" Zhu Xianming said with a smile.

But seeing his wife's serious expression, Zhu Xianming couldn't laugh anymore.

"You already have an idea?"

Yang Qingyin said expressionlessly: "Let's make King Xiang!"

"King Xiang?"

"50 years ago, the last king of Chu died suddenly and the country was expelled, otherwise I would like to make him a king of Chu!"

From Yang Qingyin's point of view, it was unlucky for the sudden death of King Chu to bring the title of king, so she took a step back and begged her son for King Xiang.

As for not choosing the King of Qi, King Han, etc., it is also because of these big king titles, the eradication time of the country is closer than that of the King of Chu, and it is not good to reactivate them in a short time.

Seeing that the emperor didn't speak, Yang Qingyin immediately became unhappy: "What? The sixth child is Prince Rui, you plan to bestow the title of wise king on the thirteenth child?"

Zhu Xianming waved his hand and said indifferently: "Forget it, forget it, King Xiang will be King Xiang!"

Prince Rui's title was decided by the Ministry of Rites, and the old thirteen is Yang Qingyin's treasure, if she wants to get the title, let her do it... Zhu Xianming comforted himself like this.

As for whether the Ministry of Rites will agree, it is completely unnecessary to consider.

(End of this chapter)