Idle courtiers

Chapter 458

Zhu Xizhong came out from the Ministry of Punishment and walked for a while in a sedan chair, when an attendant ran up to his sedan chair and said in a low voice, "Governor, Eunuch Chen's sedan chair is parked in front, please tell the commander over there."

"Stay in the sedan chair!" Zhu Xizhong yelled to stop the sedan chair, with a wry smile on his face: "If Chen Hong doesn't look for me, I'm going to look for him!"

This area is surrounded by the warehouses of the major yamen in the capital. There are no residents and no shops, and it seems very secluded.

A small road stretches forward along the long blue wall, next to a small river, and a small bridge connects the two banks.Both ends, including the bridge, were guarded by Dongchang Fanzi. Chen Hong stood by the water in a daze, his face full of depression.

Zhu Xizhong thought it was funny. This impulsive and impulsive Dongchang Changgong who never knew what fear was was also full of worries. He stepped forward and joked: "Eunuch Chen, the Dragon Boat Festival is over, even if you want to imitate Qu Zi Wait until next year."

Chen Hong was displeased: "Old Zhu, it's unlikely. It's just a small case, and it can't make our family feel at a loss. It's still the same sentence just now, you and I are the most useful people for His Majesty. You can't do without our factory guards even for a moment. If you don't need us, why should you still use civil servants?"

Zhu Xizhong: "Yes, yes, Eunuch Chen is right, His Majesty will naturally use the factory guards. However, you and I may not be used."

"You..." Chen Hong's face changed instantly.

Zhu Xizhong was still smiling.

Chen Hong: "Old Zhu, why are you laughing, aren't you worried?"

Zhu Xizhong said indifferently: "What am I worried about? Kong Ming was not sent by me, and my Zhu family can't be blamed for the crime. As for Xu Jie, he was deceived by Kong Ming. At most, he was dereliction of duty. If the imperial court pursues the investigation, it is a big deal not to be the commander of the Jinyi pro-army, and go home to be my Taiping Duke. By the way, if Xu Ge always wants to take revenge, I am not afraid. We are not on the same line as the servants and civil servants. You can't find any bad luck. However, Eunuch Chen, the supervisor of etiquette and the cabinet deal with each other every day, so it's a bit embarrassing to meet each other."

Chen Hong was so angry that his eyes turned green: "The commander is going to drop the pick, don't forget that we are on the same boat."

Zhu Xizhong's expression turned cold: "Who is on the same boat with Eunuch Chen? You are Dongchang, and I am Jinyiwei. From now on, you will handle your imperial case, and I will guard my imperial prison. They have nothing to do with each other."

Chen Hong: "Hehe, Commander Zhu wants to go ashore, but your feet are already wet. Yes, yes, yes, you are a noble, you are a prince of the country, and you don't deal with the cabinet. But no one hurts the tiger." Tigers are harmful to people's hearts. You have offended Lao Xu to death this time, and you are not afraid of being remembered? Xu Jie is going to be the chief assistant soon, and depending on his age, it is still possible to work for five or six years. This It will be hard for you in five or six years, but it's useless to get over it."

Zhu Xizhong: "Oh."

Chen Hong: "Yes, Lao Xu will retire in the future and return to his hometown to retire. But, don't forget that he also has a great student, grandson-in-law Zhou Nan. If this guy is awarded a Jinshi, he will be supported by the Xu family. Coupled with the emperor's favor and trust, it might be another little elder."

Zhu Xizhong's face changed. He knew the cruelty of Xiaoge old Yan Shifan back then, and Zhou Nan was not inferior to him.

Chen Hong: "The surname Zhou is only 28 years old this year, so he will have to spend 30 years in the officialdom! Don't be afraid of being stolen by thieves, but be afraid of being missed by thieves. Old Zhu, you will have a hard time in the future."

Zhu Xizhong suddenly laughed: "Eunuch Chen, you have been talking for a long time, but you want to discuss with me how to deal with this case next. Why do you have to make so many lies?"

He knew that Chen Hong was in a mess now, and wanted to ask himself.This Chen Hong has never been quick-witted.

"Eunuch Chen, we have reached this point, it's time to stop. If we don't stop, the situation will be out of control."

Chen Hong: "Yes, it's time to stop."

In the past few days, Ke Dao has been repeatedly impeaching and impeaching the Supervisor of Ceremony to clamp down on his speech. He has been under tremendous pressure and can hardly bear it anymore.

Now that the Kongming case has come a step further, the problem will become more serious if it is further investigated.

Chen Hong asked: "Then, what should happen? Now that the criminals are no longer in our hands, we can't do anything. Is it possible that we still have to wait to die?"

Zhu Xizhong: "Actually, Huang Shangshu can still fight for it."

Chen Hong: "Fight, how to fight, what are you kidding? Huang Shangshu made it clear today that he is on the side of Xu Jie and Zhou Nan. This person is also a person who is trying to gain fame, and the civil servants are not always helping the civil servants?"

Zhu Xizhong: "Eunuch Chen, did you notice that when Huang Shangshu was examining Kongming just now, he didn't seem to want to hear what Kongming had to say at all. As soon as he came, he ordered someone to beat and kill the Wei stick, even if the fifteen sticks were finished, it would be hard to say If we disagree for a moment, we will be tortured again. You and I are both old and experienced criminals, didn’t we find anything?”

"what?"

Zhu Xizhong: "Have you noticed that the stick used in the execution is extremely heavy, and it doesn't seem to have the weight that a white wax pole should have."

Chen Hong: "How to say?"

Zhu Xizhong: "You can't hide it from me. The stick was filled with mercury. You and I know the consequences of a beating. I want to know that Kongming took a stick and felt it. Only when the stick fell on himself did he know the pain. Grabbing and biting Eunuch indiscriminately, trying to drag out another big shot to save his life. This Huang Shangshu, that's murderous."

Chen Hong took a breath: "Huang Shangshu wants to kill Kong Ming, why is he?"

Zhu Xizhong: "This case is no longer as simple as Kongming's assassination of the crown prince, but also involves the position of the crown prince, changes in cabinet personnel, and conflicts between civil servants and our factory guards. If it is serious, it is a mess. And Your Majesty is also a person who is afraid of trouble, since he kept cutting and straightening out the mess, he simply burned it clean."

Chen Hongjue made sense: "You mean that Huang Shangshu has figured out His Majesty's intentions?"

Zhu Xizhong: "I didn't say anything, I just reminded my father-in-law that this Huang Shangshu can still be won."

Chen Hong: "How to fight for it?"

"As for how to win, that's up to you, Eunuch Chen. The most important thing for you now is to find a way to stop Kong Ming's mouth and stop him from talking nonsense." Who knows how much profit will be conveyed in this matter of winning over the Ministry of Justice. Let Eunuch Chen have a headache!

Chen Hong didn't think that Zhu Xizhong was playing tricks with him. He co-authored the matter until now, and he was the one who paid for it, and he was the one who worked hard. Old Zhu just did it without paying any price.

He sighed: "That's right, it's time to stop. If this continues, the situation will get out of control. The thief surnamed Zhou... The thief... Our family really didn't realize that he is a bad wolf. So we shouldn’t have let him go in the first place.”

(End of this chapter)