Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 797 The Art of Killing Zhang Jing
Inside the main hall of Yongshou Palace.

Emperor Wanli is reviewing the memorial.Zhang Jing entered the palace, knelt down and said: "Report to the emperor, the Lord of Laiyang County has entered the palace again!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Wanli dropped the ink pen on the table with a "snap", and subconsciously wanted to drill down into the dragon case.

Zhang Jing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Your Majesty, the Lord of Laiyang County went to Kunning Palace, but did not come to Yongshou Palace."

Emperor Wanli breathed a sigh of relief, and restored the majestic expression that a king of a country should have: "Oh. Got it."

Zhang Jingdao: "Your Majesty, this servant is afraid that He Liu will pass through Laiyang County Lord and secretly communicate with several other people in the Supervisor of Rituals."

Emperor Wanli glared at Zhang Jing: "Zhang Jing, what I asked you to deal with were those noisy crows from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Section Corridor! I didn't let you deal with my good imperial sister! I want to remind you that you are my The slaves are my imperial sister's slaves."

Zhang Jing kowtowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, slaves deserve to die."

Emperor Wanli said: "Forget it, get out."

At night, the mansion of Wang An, the governor of the East Factory.

In Wang An's bedroom, there is a secret room.Chen Ju and Wang An were sitting opposite each other in the secret room.

Chen Ju said: "My lord, Liu Ye asked us to wait and see. But there are some things we can't wait for! Ever since the emperor put Liu Ye under house arrest, the delicate balance in the court has been broken! Many officials who originally supported the eldest son of the emperor as the heir apparent, all Falling to the side of the third son."

Wang Andao: "The sixth master has always been as stable as Mount Tai in his work. He told us to wait and see, probably because he hasn't figured out a way to deal with Zhang Jing yet."

Chen Ju said: "Then what should we do now?"

Wang An thought for a while and replied: "Listen to the sixth master, wait. Oh, yes. I want to remind you. Wang Zhizhen and Luo Sigong, you have to be careful. Although they are not Zhang Jing's people, they are The emperor placed the person in Jinyiwei with his own hands, and they are loyal to the emperor. Naturally, these two people will stand with the emperor and support the third son of the emperor as the heir apparent."

Chen Ju said angrily: "Don't mention Wang Zhizhen's white-eyed wolf! If he hadn't revealed to the emperor about Liu Ye's private release of Lu Wan, the situation would not have become what it is now."

Wang An sighed: "Oh, I've always wondered, Liu Ye has always acted like a thunderbolt. How could he be so soft-hearted this time, make such a big mistake, and let Lu Wan go?"

Chen Ju said: "Emotions are sometimes bad things. After all, Lu Wan is the grandson of the old commander Lu Bing. In addition to his thunderous skills, the sixth master also has a bodhisattva heart. How could he bear to watch the only descendant of the Lu family be killed?" Cut to pieces?"

He's study.

He Liu walked up to his grandson He Zezhen: "What book are you reading?"

He Zezhen complained: "You keep burning the "Jin Ping Mei" written by Wang Shizhen to your grandson. The grandson can only read "Taizu Shilu" to relieve boredom."

He Liu said with a smile: ""Jin Ping Mei" is a wonderful book. However, at your age, you can also understand how Ximen Qing had sex with women like Wu Yueniang, Meng Yulou, Li Ping'er, and Pan Jinlian. You won't be able to understand the rest of the profound meaning in the book. To you, this book is no different from a pornographic book. It won't do you any good to read it."

After finishing speaking, He Liu flipped through the "Taizu Veritable Records" placed on the desk, and asked, "Where did you read it?"

He Zezhen replied: "I read the part where the great grandfather punished and killed the traitor Hu Weiyong."

He Liu asked, "Oh, what do you think?"

He Zezhen said: "My grandson has a question. Since the 12th year of Hongwu, Hu Weiyong became Prime Minister of the Left, and in the [-]th year of Hongwu, he was murdered. In the past two years, Hu Weiyong can be said to have covered the sky with one hand in the court! He wantonly embezzled silver, Accepting bribes, placing private persons, eliminating dissidents, and exploiting the people. Yan Song, the villain of the Jiajing Dynasty, is nothing more than a child's play compared with Hu Weiyong! How could such a wise and wise emperor, Hong Wu, fail to see through Hu Weiyong for more than two years? Evil?"

He Liu moved a chair and sat next to his grandson: "That's a good question. Master Hongwu is as wise and wise as Tang Zong and Song Zu. How many bad things did Hu Weiyong do in the past two years as prime minister? Master Zhizhi, how could you not notice it?"

He Zezhen asked confusedly: "Since Master Hongwu knew that Hu Weiyong was a traitor, why did he wait for two years before doing anything?"

He Liudao: "There are two reasons. First, Master Hong Wu needs to use Hu Weiyong, a treacherous official, to get rid of the people he wants to get rid of but can't get rid of."

He Zezhen asked: "It's strange. The emperor is the Ninth Five-Year Lord. If you want to get rid of someone, do you still need others to do it? Doesn't the lower order end?"

He Liu explained patiently: "The emperor must take into account the evaluation of him in Qianqiu's annals! For example, Hongwu Lord wanted to kill Liu Bowen, the leader of the East Zhejiang Party. But he couldn't directly order to kill Liu Bowen, because Liu Bowen was the founding father of the country. Killing in vain The founding father of the country is something that a foolish king can do.

So, Lord Hongwu sent Hu Weiyong to take the imperial doctor to see Liu Bowen.Hu Weiyong belongs to the Huaixi Party, and has always been at odds with Liu Bowen of the Eastern Zhejiang Party.So Hu Weiyong took this opportunity to order the imperial doctor to poison Liu Bowen.In this way, Master Hong Wu's goal was achieved.According to historical records, it was not Lord Hong Wu who poisoned Liu Bowen, but Hu Weiyong, a traitor! "

He Zezhen was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Master Hong Wu did such a shameful thing."

He Liudao: "The emperor's art has always been like this."

He Zezhen asked again: "What about the second reason?"

He Liudao: "Hu Weiyong was one of the leaders of the Huaixi Party. At that time, Huaixi Party members were all over the government and the public. If Lord Hongwu easily killed Hu Weiyong, it would definitely lead to instability in the court. So, Lord Hongwu came up with a plan to kill Hu Weiyong. Have you ever heard this saying: If you want to destroy a person, you must first make it crazy! Lord Hongwu blindly indulged Hu Weiyong's lawlessness, Hu Weiyong became more and more courageous, and did more and more outrageous evil things .In the end, even the officials of the Huaixi Party couldn’t stand it any longer! At this time, Master Hong Wu stood up just right, stood on the high ground of morality, punished the traitor, and won praise from the history books!”

He Zezhen took a breath: "Grandpa, I feel that if I were in court, I might not live for three days."

He Liudao: "This is natural. You are still young, only 17 years old, and you still need to experience. The officials in the court said that your grandfather is unfathomable. How did they know that I am unfathomable in 56 years?" , I got it out of boredom. Well, you study hard here. I’ll go for a stroll in the backyard to get rid of the food.”

He Liu got up and left the study.

Just now, he was answering questions for He Zezhen, and at the same time answering questions for himself!
At this moment, He Liu has already figured out a way to kill Zhang Jing and avenge He Shizhong and Yang Wan!

He Liu came to the bedroom of his daughter Zhu Xiang.

Zhu Xiang got up quickly: "Father, do you have another note to give to Eunuch Wang and Eunuch Chen? Give it to me, I will enter the palace again tomorrow."

He Liu shook his head: "No. The matter I want to tell them is very important. You can't eat paper. You have to tell the two father-in-laws, Wang and Chen, personally."

Zhu Xiang asked, "Oh? Father, what do you want to tell them?"

He Liu lowered his voice and said, "Tell the king that the two father-in-laws, Chen, are taking the initiative to retire. Give up the power of Dongchang and Jinyiwei to Zhang Jing!"

(End of this chapter)