Chapter 43 Cooperation in Investigation

At dawn the next day, news of Ma Xuansheng's mysterious death spread like wildfire.

Originally, in this place in the capital, the death of a young official is really not a big deal.

The most indispensable thing for the emperor today is officials. There are a lot of high-ranking officials and relatives of the emperor, not to mention young people who have just entered the court.

But Ma Xuansheng’s situation is very special.

First of all, as we all know, Ma Xuansheng was a popular person in front of Han Yu. In order to cultivate him, Han Yu spent a lot of political resources. If Ma Xuansheng's death was unexpected, it would be okay. It was unlucky for him and Han Yu, but if it was man-made, it might be regarded as an attack and provocation against Mr. Han, and Han Yu could not remain unmoved.

Secondly, the process of Ma Xuansheng’s death is indeed rather strange. The currently known information is that an explosion occurred in a toilet in the Bingma Division in the south of the city. After the explosion, people cleaning up the scene discovered the consort’s body. Corpses, and the people in the Bingma Division were a bit evasive about the cause of the explosion and the suspects involved.

Of course, this is normal, because if this matter goes deeper, it will involve the incident at Baoyuan Inn that night, and the people related to that incident, except Huang Donglai and others In addition to the Ma brothers, there were also Wu Juntou’s immediate boss, and Han Yu behind Ma Xuansheng

In addition, Ma Xuansheng’s series of attempts to assassinate others afterwards were also difficult to bring to the table. Said above.

Therefore, before he was sure that someone could "protect" him, the military leader would not dare to say a word.

At this point, Wu Juntou, a dandy born and raised in the capital, still has a clear mind. When you encounter something that you cannot handle, keep your words in your stomach, and you will still be able to protect yourself. You have capital and room for maneuver. If you spit out all your words, even if what you say is the truth and you have no responsibility at all, you may die, because then you will have no trump cards and your only remaining value. It means becoming someone else’s scapegoat.

Finally, there is also the fact that Ma Xuansheng was the emperor’s consort after all. Although the marriage had not yet taken place and he and the princess had never even met, the news of his death had to be reported to the emperor. Just say it, and the emperor must make simple arrangements for the aftermath of this marriage.

Let’s digress a little here. In the feudal era, there was a situation where “the two families had agreed to get married, the groom’s bride price had been given, and the woman’s family had agreed, but before the marriage, the man suddenly broke into law for some reason. In this case, the marriage may not be cancelled

If the man is sensible and easy to talk to, then maybe the two families can discuss it and let the matter go. But if the man is very If you want to continue, and the woman's family is unable to resist, it is likely to be a "ghost marriage", that is, the woman will go to the wedding as usual on the wedding day, pay homage to the deceased's memorial tablet, and then directly start to be a widow and work as a cow and horse for her husband's family for the rest of her life. .

Although this kind of thing seems inhumane and unreasonable to us modern people, the probability of it actually happening is not that high.There aren't that many people in Gao Yin who died suddenly just before marriage, but that happened in the past and was not an exception.

So, back to our book, is it possible that Princess Qingzhen’s marriage will evolve into this situation?

Of course it is possible.

But the final decision is still in the hands of the emperor.

Suppose that Princess Qingzhen is arranged to marry the son of a certain general, and the other party dies suddenly before the marriage, then the emperor will probably let the princess hold the memorial tablet without mentioning it to the man. It's a passing marriage, because it is originally a political marriage. Marrying a dead person can tie up people's hearts better than marrying a living person.

However, Ma Xuansheng is not a general, nor does he come from an official family. He is the son of a local rich man. He is the only official in their family. Apart from him, there is no one worthy of comfort. and objects of attraction.

Then the emperor is willing to let his daughter marry with a memorial tablet

Even those children who have extremely weak feelings among the many children, that is, the kind of children who the emperor only treats as political chips. I won't be sent to do this kind of free business.

Not to mention, Zhu Qingyi was one of Zhu Fu’s favorite children.

It was precisely because of his preference for her that, under Han Yu’s rhetoric, Zhu Fu betrothed her to Ma Xuansheng, a new top scholar in a new field of study who was “dignified in appearance, talented, young and promising”. Instead of sending her to the border for political marriage or marrying to the people.

But now that Ma Xuan’s voice is gone, what else is there to say?

The emperor only needs to say “Then let’s let this marriage go”, and then others will not Nothing more to say.

Whoever dares to jump out and say bluntly at this time, "You are not joking, since the emperor has granted marriage, you should bbb"

Then he is looking for trouble, or even death.

Where is the limit? It's very simple. If you still comply with the emperor's wishes after arguing and don't get married, then treat it as if you are looking for trouble. If you do it a few more times, your career may be over; and if in the end The emperor argued for a long time, but was still forced to do what you said, so just wait. They won't touch you at the door, but you are already on the death list. It could take a year or a few months. Anyway, after this matter is over, you may be punished for stepping into the Hall of Supreme Harmony with your left foot first today.

Some people may have something to say when they see this. If this is the case, then it won’t be long before the emperor will only be left with some sycophants.

That’s why you have I don’t know anymore

On the surface, Zhu Zhu looks like the Anle Emperor who governs by doing nothing. Sometimes he behaves a little careless and confused, but in fact he is a wise and foolish man who is well versed in the art of the emperor. people.

In the more than 20 years since he has been in office, there have been conflicts and internal strife among the civil and military officials, Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and other forces in the DPRK, but no one party has ever been too powerful. Strong or weak, and the person who maintains this "balance" is Zhu Qi.

There is also the secret weakening of the lord's power as mentioned above.It is impossible to do anything without the emperor's instruction and promise behind it.

Therefore, Zhu Fu is by no means a foolish king who only likes to listen to slander.

If he was criticized today when discussing national affairs, no matter what the outcome, he would not bear grudge against the minister; not only would he not bear grudge, but he would also give credit to the other party based on the outcome afterwards.

But the matter of Princess Qingzhen is his family matter, and the outcome of this matter will have almost no impact on the country, because even ordinary people can understand his decision to cancel the marriage. It is human nature, and this move may even show his human touch, making people feel that "the emperor is also a human being and loves his daughter."

If someone dares to confront him on this matter, he will immediately conclude that this person has low emotional intelligence and may also have problems with his intelligence.

If this kind of person feels that his taste is wrong during the argument with him, and finally gives in and finds a way out, then he may not pursue it and can continue to observe; but If the other party still fights to the end even though he repeatedly gives him a step, then he will definitely not be able to bear it.

It’s not that you can’t stand the other party’s rudeness, but that you can’t stand the other party’s incompetence.

In Zhu Fei's view, a person who does not know how to be flexible in this kind of matter and cannot understand the emperor's selfishness, even if he is a moral model and etiquette model, he is still incompetent. politicians.

He is incompetent and has a personal grudge with the emperor. Who will die if you don't?

To sum up, when Zhu Fu said "the marriage is cancelled", it is no surprise that , no one around him dared to raise objections.

Someone must be asking here again, should Han Yu say a few words for the Ma family?

Then you are thinking too much. The only thing Han Yu values ​​​​is Ma Xuansheng This is just one person. Now that Ma Xuansheng is dead, the rest of the Ma family is nothing in his eyes and has no use value. How could he offend the emperor for the benefit of the Ma family

It is impossible for an old fox like Han Yu to make such a stupid mistake.

In fact, when the emperor talked about this matter, Han Yu didn't feel much regret for Ma Xuansheng's death. At that moment, he was already thinking about how to turn this crisis into a turning point. , and how to obtain greater benefits from this loss.

For example, in the name of "finding out the truth and seeking justice for Ma Xuansheng", he waits for opportunities to attack the forces he wants to attack and eliminate a few thorns in his eyes

He did not have any objections to the emperor's decision to cancel the engagement. He just pretended to be sad and began to talk about Ma Xuansheng's death itself. Making a fuss, crying in front of the emperor about how good his relationship with Ma Xuansheng's master and apprentice was, while saying nonsense like that he must investigate the matter thoroughly.

Zhu Zhu is not stupid. He knows what Han Yu wants, but he does not want the other party to get all the power to deal with this incident as he wishes.

So, after thinking about it for a while, Zhu HaoSo he played a trick with Han Yu and handed the case to Jin Yiwei, but at the same time asked Han Yu to "supervise" and "assist in the investigation". This allowed Han Yu to obtain part of the investigative power, but was also restricted by the other party. The restraint of power.

Han Yu did not dare to push the envelope further, so he could only accept the arrangement as soon as it was good.

So, the investigation began

After receiving the imperial edict, Gao Yuan, the commander of the Jinyiwei, also saw that the case had to be handled with caution, so he appointed his capable officer Yun Shili Go out and investigate the case thoroughly with Mr. Han Yuhan.

This is really like enemies not getting together.

Since Yun Shili obtained the "Picture of Traveling in the Lake and Encountering Immortals" from Brother Sun's house last year, and returned to Beijing with the "Jade Tail Immortal" who had a grudge against Han Yu, it has been a whole year. They were all looking for Han Yu's flaws in every possible way.

It’s a pity that the other party is really powerful and cautious in doing things, so he never got any chance

This time it’s better, the two sides actually want to "cooperate to investigate the case", and the investigation It had to be the murder of Ma Xuansheng, a person who had a close relationship with Han Yu, so Yun Shili had no choice but to use the topic to his advantage

No matter how scheming Han Yu was, he would never have thought that Yun Shili had nothing to do with him. The person he met had already been eyeing him because of a "private grudge".

What he never expected was that as the investigation unfolded, he would next face two scum, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai.

This will lead to Han Rulun setting up a bureau in the Young Master's Mansion, and Sun Yixie accidentally breaking into Mingyu Hall.