Idle courtiers

Chapter 323

Isn't this nonsense, I ran to Xiyuan in a hurry, can there be no rush?

It's just that this matter is too important, but I can't tell you, an old Taoist.

Also, you guys forgot why we recommended you to enter the palace, and asked you to help but pushed back and forth, crossing the river and tearing down the bridge!
Zhou Nan: "Master Daoist, I have some official affairs to be reported to the elder Ge. Daoist people are not officials, and the imperial court has its own system, so it is really inconvenient to tell them."

Lan Daoxing: "What if the deity wants to ask?"

Zhou Nan was a little annoyed: "The Taoist priest doesn't want to speak, so I'll just wait here." After talking so much, he took a big gulp of tea.

Lan Daoxing suddenly chuckled: "You, a small pedestrian, can also come to Xiyuan to meet the cabinet secretary. It can be seen that you have an unusual relationship with Xu Jie, and this matter is no small matter. Tell me!"

Suddenly, an indescribable pressure hit, and the air in the room seemed to be tense.

Shocked by the cold tea, Zhou Nan suddenly felt something was wrong.Where the cabinet is on duty, it holds the core of the country's secrets. If there is something wrong in the world, the news will come here as soon as possible, not the cabinet in the imperial city.

For example, if there is a military situation at the border, Babaili Express will first come here to communicate.

You, a little Taoist, just come in when you say come in, and no one asks?
Moreover, why is it so quiet here, not a single book office can be seen, and they leave important posts without authorization, aren't they afraid of losing their heads?
This is not Lan Daoxing, absolutely not!
Zhou Nan was completely awake at this time. He listened to people talking, and Landaoshi was very thin.Although the person in front of him was thin, he was tall, and he had a unique aura about him.

This is the aggressiveness of superiors, could it be that he is...

Thinking of the legends in the officialdom and the records in the historical materials, the hairs on Zhou Nan's vest stood on end.

The Taoist's gaze was even sharper than a knife, as if he wanted to split Zhou Nan into two pieces, "By the way, you are working in the General Administration Department? Recently, there was an official report to rehabilitate Xia Yan. If it was normal, you, the General Administration Department, would I just retreated directly. Now it is strange, but it is directly sent to the cabinet for value. Hehe, is that what Xu Jie meant? Is it because of this that you came here today?"

After finishing speaking, he pointed to the memorial that was placed on the case and thrown on the ground in anger just now.

Rehabilitate Xia Yan?Zhou Nan was taken aback, and naturally knew the seriousness of this matter.Quickly picked up the memorial, glanced at it quickly, and then said bluntly: "This paper was not handed over by the Secretary of General Administration. As for how to enter the value room, the lower officials don't know."

Taoist: "Didn't it come from the Secretary of General Administration?"

Zhou Nan said affirmatively: "No, the next official is acting as the head of the Tongzheng driver. He is the second assistant of the Left Counselor Mr. Zou Yinglong. Mr. Zou Yinglong handles the documents and files. According to the imperial system, all memorials must be registered and kept on file. The officer did not see the relevant records."

Regardless of whether he has relevant records, he will check with Zou Yinglong after he goes down.If there is no one, it is good, if there is, destroy it as soon as possible, so as not to get burned.

The Xia Yan case is not so easy to mess with. If one is not good, everyone will be finished together.

Xia Yan, courtesy name Gongjin, was the chief assistant of the cabinet in the mid-Jiajing period. In 27 years, he was framed by Yan Song, and was finally executed by abandoning the market at the age of 67.It was also because of killing Xia Shoufu that Old Man Yan Ge succeeded in taking over the position, and he became the treasurer of the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years in one go.

He was sentenced to death for two crimes.One is that Guo Xun died in prison.

Guo Xun is the sixth grandson of Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding.Zhengde first attacked Feng and took charge of the Beijing camp.He and Xia Yan had a fierce political struggle and pinched each other fiercely.The court officials were all on Xia Shoufu's side, criticizing him a lot.

Guo Xun is an honorable man, so he can't beat the civil servants by talking about it, and he is humiliated by being scolded.

In order to quell the turbulent discussion, Jiajing wanted to teach the arrogant Guo Xun a lesson, so he locked him in the prison.

As a result, Lao Guo died within a few days, probably by Xia Yan.

The second is to support Shaanxi Governor Zeng Mi's proposal to use troops to recover Hetao, accept his bribes, intervene in the city, and seek huge profits.

There is no right or wrong in political struggles, and there is nothing wrong with overturning Xia Yan's verdict.

In fact, in real history, after Jiajing died, Emperor Longqing vindicated the Xia Yan case in the first year of his succession.

The problem is, now Jiajing is still alive.On the surface, the Xia Yan case seemed to be handled by Yan Song, but in fact it was decided by the emperor himself. Who would dare to overthrow it?
Whoever turns over will slap the emperor in the face, and there will be no good end.

What this Taoist means is that he suspects that Xu Jie instructed someone to send the excerpt, with the purpose of attacking Yan Song by overturning Xia Yan's case.

A flash of lightning flashed in Zhou Nan's heart: Could it be that Yan Song ordered someone to do this, maybe it was Xiaoge's old Yan Shifan... so poisonous!The officialdom is dangerous, and the bosses in the court are all killing without blood!
Guixiang's life and labor can't be controlled, but I'm already his disciple now.Once Lao Xu falls, I will also be implicated.

Taoist: "Oh, it turns out that it's worth pondering if you haven't gone through the Secretary of General Administration."

Zhou Nan immediately interrupted the Taoist: "What's so interesting about this, it's probably Xia Yan's family. It's okay to try to reverse the case for him. At worst, it's bad luck for the court to pursue it. Anyway, they are already bad enough now. Blue Immortal, Xia Yan has a good reputation among civil servants and scholars, but Xu Xiang doesn’t think so. Let me tell you quietly, once, Mr. Xu Ge told my subordinates that Xia Yan killed Xia Yan well. If he doesn’t kill him, it’s not enough. The hearts of the people, the atmosphere in the officialdom."

The Taoist was very surprised: "Oh, Xu Jie said so, let's listen to it."

Zhou Nan laughed and said: "Xu Xiang probably also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he immediately kept silent. However, after thinking about it later, I also feel that Xia Yan's death deserves a lot of guilt." You Xu Jie can't be the only one to get the limelight, I, Zhou Nan, too Get some benefits, Jane is in the heart of the emperor, right?

Taoist: "Tell me what is your opinion?"

Zhou Nan: "Who is Guo Xun, the dignified Wu Dinghou, you Xia Yan dared to kill the Marquis, who gave you the courage? The reason why the emperor imprisoned Guo Hou was just to teach him a lesson and temper his temper. Was he innocent when he was killed in prison? Isn’t he afraid that the emperor will bear the reputation of indiscriminate killing and brutality? After thousands of years, how will the historical records write such a mark on the emperor? Doesn’t he deserve to die?”

The Taoist's face was livid: "Xia Yan killed right."

Zhou Nan continued: "There is also Xia Yan's so-called recovery of Hetao, which is purely reckless. It sounds like righteousness. At that time, the Japanese pirates invaded the southeast, and the war was tense. The imperial treasury was already empty. Naturally, all the power was invested in the southeast. Xia Do you want to open another Hetao battlefield to fight recklessly with Mongolia? The result of the dispersion of forces is that both sides will suffer defeat."

"It's not that Xia Yan doesn't understand this truth. He's just worried that the governor in the southeast war is Yan Song's disciple Hu Zongxian. He's afraid that Hu Butang will make great contributions, and Mr. Yan Ge will threaten his status. That's why he sent his confidant Governor Zeng to make contributions. Xia Yan deserves to be killed for even making military affairs such a trifling matter for the sake of the imperial court's political struggle."

The Taoist nodded: "Indeed."

Seeing the Taoist's satisfied face, Zhou Nan felt even more proud, and said in a sonorous tone: "Gentlemen are harmonious but different, there are different doctrines, court struggles, everyone should act according to the law, and just fight according to the rules. Besides, Xia Yan, as a minister, made friends Border ministers themselves are capital crimes. It's just that the previous generations of emperors were generous and benevolent, and they didn't act according to the law."

"The Son of Heaven today is strong and wise, and he is a first-class wise emperor throughout the ages. Why do the courtiers make a fuss when His Majesty acts in accordance with the law?"

The Taoist looked very excited, and said: "Yes, is it wrong to act in accordance with the law? The way of heaven has its own rules, and the common people, princes and ministers must understand the rules. In this way, Xia Yan is really good at killing!"

"Yes, it must be killed, and it will be killed well. This kill will bring about a peaceful and prosperous world!" Zhou Nan looked at the Taoist with piercing eyes, and nodded firmly.

(End of this chapter)