Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 512 The net may not be broken, but the fish will definitely die!
Nowadays, there are really not many things about the Ming Dynasty that can escape Zhu Zhanhe's ears. Even if it is the assassination of the Empress Dowager, Zhu Zhanhe knows about it as quickly as possible.

The Empress Dowager Zhang was assassinated for the first time, and Zhu Zhanhe received the news on the third day while he was still on the ship heading to Xiangzhou Prefecture.

The Empress Dowager Zhang was assassinated for the second time, that is, she was poisoned but did not die. He even knew about it earlier than Seha Zhi, the commander of the Jin Yiwei who had found out the results of the interrogation.

Because, today's Jinyiwei is no longer the Jinyiwei that is directly subordinate to the emperor.

With so many people in the Shangshi Bureau, it was impossible for Saihazhi to interrogate each one in person, and could only be handed over to other Jinyi guards. However, some people were not handed over to Saihazhi immediately after the results of the interrogation came out.

In this regard, we can only say that the rules are made by the strong, and the weak can only abide by the rules.

In other words, as future generations often say...my rules are rules!
Shuntian Mansion, Ministry of Officials.

I got up first before all the officials got up; while all the officials fell asleep, I did not.

Not as good as the rich man in the south of the Yangtze River. He is five feet tall and still wearing a quilt.

This is a poem written by Zhu Yuanzhang, the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and it writes about his life. But in fact, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are not much different from the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty who "do everything personally".

In the Ming Dynasty, officials had to go to court at Yin Shi, which was three o'clock in the morning, and this was not the time to get up, but the time to go to court.

In other words, you have to wait outside the Meridian Gate at three o'clock in the morning.

Compared with the nine-to-five work of later generations, being an official in the Ming Dynasty was the most tiring, and there were no holidays. There were only three holidays throughout the year: the New Year, the winter solstice, and the birthday of Emperor Taizu Gao.

In contrast, officials in the Tang Dynasty were much better. They went on duty after the morning court, and left work at noon. They could take one day off after ten days of work, that is, nine days off and one day off. In addition, they had many holidays.

In addition to the normal rest days, everyone has holidays during the New Year and holidays. There is a field holiday in May and a clothing grant holiday in September, which give you time to prepare clothes for the winter.

That's not all, even the birthdays of saints such as Buddha, Laozi, and Confucius are holidays.

As an official in the Ming Dynasty, although he had reached the level of a highly respected minister, Chen Xun still got up before dawn and did not leave his post until half an hour before the curfew.

But today is different. He can't leave today for the time being.

The reason was that the Empress Dowager Zhang was poisoned.

At the moment, this matter has just been sent to Zhu Zhanhe from Shuntian Mansion. Zhu Zhanhe's decision has not yet been sent back to Shuntian, but things need to be prepared in advance.

For example, will the emperor's line use this to pin the first attack on the Empress Dowager and this poisoning on the King of Wu's line?

For another example, will the emperor's line take the opportunity to attack and use public opinion to put the King of Wu's line at a disadvantage? After all, Zhu Zhanhe's reputation in Shuntian Mansion has never been very good.

The matter had to be resolved, but Zhu Zhanhe's decision had not yet been sent back. Zhu Zhanhe, who was left behind to guard Shuntian, could only make a decision and hand over the matter to Chen Xun, letting these ministers who were loyal to the King of Wu Let's think of a way.

First, he sent someone to notify Xia Yuanji, Xing Kuan, Yu Qian and others, and then he personally went to the Central City Army and Horses Department of the Five Cities to issue a pass. Finally, Chen Xun got up and left the Ministry of Personnel.

The Wucheng Bingma Division is actually the security department of the capital, responsible for the curfew, fire ban, and arrest of thieves in the entire capital, which is equivalent to the note of later generations.

However, although the Wucheng Military and Horse Department is a department, it is not one yamen, but five yamen: east, west, south, north, and middle.

There is less than half an hour before the curfew. Without the pass of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, even if he is the chief minister of the cabinet and the minister of rites, it will be very troublesome to walk around the Shuntian Imperial City at night.

When everything was done and the sky had darkened, Chen Xun went ahead and waited in a house on the edge of Wan'an Street.

This is actually his house, which was given to him by Zhu Zhanhe when he came back last time. After all, Chen Xun has worked hard since King Wu took over the Ming Dynasty.

However, Chen Xun felt that the house was too big and eye-catching, so he never moved in. Instead, it was used as a place for him and Xia Yuanji and other officials to discuss matters that could not be discussed in the court.

After a while, Ye En, the Minister of Punishment, arrived first.

Because of the existence of the Jin Yiwei, the Ministry of Justice was considered a relatively relaxed department in the Ming Dynasty, and many things were taken over by the Jin Yiwei.

After Ye En, Yu Qian, the Minister of War, also arrived, then Xing Kuan, the Minister of Industry, and finally Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs.

"Okay, everyone is here."

Chen Xun stood up and waved his hand, and the prince's guards waiting at the door withdrew and closed the door.

"Take a look first, and then tell me what you think."

Chen Xun invited everyone to sit down and pushed a piece of paper to the center of the table.

……

They were all old acquaintances, and they were all colleagues who worked for King Wu. The atmosphere was quiet for a while before someone spoke up.

"Calling us all over here means that His Royal Highness's decision has not been sent back yet?" Yu Qian was the first to speak and pointed out the core of the matter.

"Yes, it's because His Highness the Crown Prince's decision has not been sent back yet, but His Highness the Fourth Prince feels that we cannot be too passive, so let us think of a way in advance and be prepared."

Chen Xun opened his mouth to confirm Yu Qian's statement, but the atmosphere fell into silence.

This kind of thing can be big or small. It depends on the emperor's plan. But now they don't know each other's thoughts, not even Zhu Zhanhe's thoughts, so things are a little difficult to handle.

Their mission is actually relatively clear, which is to guard Shuntian before Zhu Zhanhe's decision is transmitted back, and to guard the situation in which the King of Wu controls the Ming Dynasty.

"I have an immature opinion." After a short silence, the most inconspicuous Ye En spoke.

"Actually, we all know what we want to do, so I believe that we must first control the dominant position, and no matter what happens, we must have countermeasures. As of now, the only countermeasure is to reveal the 'truth' of the matter The control is in our hands.”

Ye En's tone increased when he mentioned the word "truth", making everyone think of one person.

Sehaji.

"This is not difficult." Chen Xun caressed his beard and pondered.

"The commander of the Jin Yiwei is easier to talk to. It is not difficult to get the results of the interrogation, and you can also ask Sehazhi to stamp the seal of his commander of the Jin Yiwei on the results of the interrogation."

"With this, we are actually invincible." Ye En spoke immediately.

"When the time comes, no matter what the enemy wants to do, we will remain unchanged in response to all changes and throw out the results of this interrogation. By then, even if the opponent wants to kill them all, they will have to weigh them carefully."

"After all, if you do this, the net may not break, but the fish will definitely die!"

"But this is obviously not enough. Since the other party dares to do this, it proves that he has a plan, but we still don't know the other party's plan."

"However, from the perspective of the dominant side, there are only a few points that can break the situation, and as long as we want to break the situation, we can't get around the soldiers!"

"Okay." Chen Xun nodded.

"I turned around and went to the Commander-in-Chief Zuo of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion and asked him to mobilize the three battalions in advance to prepare for the attack."

"This is not enough." Ye En shook his head upon hearing this.

"The north is the top priority for defense!"

(End of this chapter)