The news soon spread that Li Guang's house had been raided. Tu Jian, the Minister of Civil Affairs, hurriedly went to find Liu Jian, the chief assistant. At noon, the two met at the private house in Mixiang, Dongjiang. See.
"Chaozong, why are you so anxious that we must meet now?" Liu Jian asked.
"Li Guang is dead. He committed suicide out of fear of crime." Tu Fu came up and told him what he knew. "His mansion was also raided and a lot of gold and silver were confiscated."
Liu Jiansong said, "This is a good thing."
Tu Jian sighed, looking helpless.
Liu Jian heard the urgency in Tu Yu's words, noticed the clues, and asked, "Could it be that you were involved in it?"
"Alas"
Tu Yu sighed, "In the past few years, the operation of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has been mostly controlled by internal officials. Whenever there is a vacancy in an official position or a memorial regarding the appointment or dismissal of personnel, Zhu Pi will not receive a reply for as short as ten days or as long as one or two months. Some simply refuse to reply. Just stay in the middle and don't make a move. It's a last resort."
Liu Jian was a little annoyed when he heard this.
This is tantamount to saying that the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who used to hold Li Guang tightly, is also involved in Li Guang’s corruption and bribery case. Will the civil servants still have the face if this news spreads
"As far as I know, apart from me, there are many colleagues in the court who are involved in this. The Jinyiwei has searched out the account book in which Li Yu recorded the gifts and sent it to Shengting. Even the commander of the Jinyiwei, Mou Xiao, has no way to interfere. If If your Majesty continues to inquire, I'm afraid there will be a big shock in the court."
Tu Jian is now using the stability of the court to try to persuade Liu Jian to come forward and change things.
But how could Liu Jian be willing to wade into such muddy waters
"Who else?" Liu Jian asked coldly.
Tu Yu secretly kept secrets such as "It is not complete, at least Xu Shiyong of the Ministry of Rites has a share."
This refers to Xu Qiong, the current Minister of Rites. < /p>
"That means denying it." Tu Jian probably heard what Liu Jian meant.
Giving a gift to Li Guang has such a bad impact. It will affect the reputation of civil servants who are honest and loyal to the public. Especially if you, the Minister of Civil Affairs, take the lead, how can the court, from the king down, trust the civil servants? Kuangfu Sheji
In addition to refusing to admit his guilt on the grounds that there is no proof of death, is there any other way?
Liu Jiandao, "Try to find a relationship and mention it to Eunuch Xiao of Dongchang." , see if he is willing to help."
Tu Yu heard that even if he knew that he was forced to give the gift, Liu Jian still wanted to stay out of it.
Tu Jing sighed, "For now, this is the only way."
Just when Liu Jian gave Tu Jing the suggestion to find Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing had already sent a big gift to Zhang Zhou's house. .
Zhang Zhou went to the door to greet him in person, but when he saw that Xiao Jing had only brought a few entourages, not even a box, Zhang Zhou's welcoming expression was not so enthusiastic.
"XiaoFather-in-law, your Majesty didn’t ask you to bring anything.”
You are really snobbish.
Xiao Jing seemed to have seen through Zhang Zhou’s true nature, but for some reason, he had no feelings for Zhang Zhou in his heart. Hatred.
Those who have been in the power field in the palace for a long time are most afraid of hypocrites, not "real villains" like Zhang Zhou, and Zhang Zhou is not a villain either. A villain dares to directly remonstrate with the king, and dares to fight to the end with a powerful man like Li Guang who was favored for a while.
"Take it, your Majesty ordered a house to be prepared for Mr. Zhang. Just outside Dong'an Gate is Qingchengfang, and the house in Sanjinyuan is enough for you to live in. "Xiao Jing said with a smile.
Zhang Yiyi immediately changed his face after hearing this. "Not bad, not bad, it's a really good place. ”
Chengqingfang is equivalent to the area around Wangfujing in later generations. It houses the ten princes’ palaces of the Ming Dynasty and the North Hall of the Huitong Pavilion. It is the political and diplomatic core of the Ming Dynasty. Many ministers who want to settle there cannot afford to buy a house there. .
Zhang Zhou was given the Qingchengfang mansion in Sanjinyuan when he first arrived. How could Zhang Zhou be dissatisfied
"The house deed"
Xiao Jing was momentarily dissatisfied. It’s embarrassing.
Most people are already honored by being given an official residence. It’s good for you, but you still want to keep the house as your own.
“It won’t be possible if there is no deed. , then if I want to change to a big house in the future, wouldn’t it be a big flaw in the ointment? "Zhang Zhouyi looked melancholy.
Xiao Jing said helplessly, "It takes time to make room for this official residence, and it also needs to be turned into your private residence, Mr. Zhang. It also needs to go through the registration process. If you are not in a hurry, you might as well go back and ask someone to take you to have a look and see if you are satisfied before we talk about other things."
Zhang Zhou nodded with satisfaction, "That's it. Eunuch Xiao, please take a seat inside. ”
Xiao Jing couldn’t help but be startled.
Listen to me, if our family doesn’t bring you anything, you won’t even want to invite us in to sit there
You are so stingy, why would you want to hang out in the Ming Dynasty Hall?
The main hall of the courtyard, where Zhu Feng was previously received, was replaced by Xiao Jing this time.
Xiao Jing smiled. He said, “The yard is pretty good. ”
“No matter how nice it is to rent it, it’s still someone else’s yard. Besides, the quality of life around here is complicated, which will affect my preparation for the spring exam.” "Zhang Zhou complained.
"Haha.
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, you are really outspoken and straightforward."
Zhang Zhou curled his lips and said, "This is just a habit that can't be changed." Eunuch Xiao has other things to do."
Xiao Jing then took out something that looked like an imperial edict, and Zhang Zhou quickly stood up with a solemn expression and prepared to accept it respectfully.
"No need to be formal. "Xiao Jing said, "This is your Majesty's order to give Yin a son to serve as a guard of thousands of households. You can take it back to Nanzhen Fusi and someone will take care of it for you. ”
This time it was Zhang Zhou’s turn to be embarrassed.
He took Xiao Jing’s things and held them in his hands. It smelled really good.
Give them to the emperor His daughter was cured of illness and warned of a fire in the palace. Finally, the emperor still had some conscience and did not treat him badly. Even if he failed in the exam, he wouldThere is no need to worry about how to live in Daming.
To live in this era, it is not enough to just have money, but also to have power, otherwise no matter how much money you have, it will belong to someone else.
"In addition, His Majesty ordered Mr. Zhang to take care of the reconstruction of Qingning Palace." Xiao Jing added.
Zhang Zhou said, "I don't know much about this. The most important thing is the selection of materials. I can give you some reference opinions."
"Ah"
Xiao Jing thought to himself, what do you mean by rebuilding? The material is the most important, and it seems that you only care about the material.
You guys are not aware that choosing the material is the most lucrative. You mention it deliberately so that the emperor can give you the job.
"One more thing"
Xiao Jing hesitated and didn't want to say it.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Eunuch Xiao, you have read the brochure, but I have not. If there is something that is not easy to talk about, just don't talk about it. I am a light-tongued person, and I can't afford it."
"What?" Xiao Jing suddenly realized, he stood up and glared at Zhang Zhou, "Mr. Zhang is really a mastermind."
Zhang Zhou was confused, "How can I not understand what Eunuch Xiao said?"
Xiao Jing said with a grimace, "Sir, he knew that the account book not only recorded the quantity of white rice and yellow rice, but also recorded the name, official position and detailed gift-giving time of the person who sent the rice, and deliberately did not read it. , let our family present it to Your Majesty, so that you can stay out of the matter."
Zhang Zhou quickly said, "Eunuch Xiao, I don't know what is recorded on it, please don't accuse a good person unfairly."
When Zhang Zhougang came two days ago, Xiao Jing might have believed it.
But now he won’t believe that Zhang Zhou didn’t figure it out.
Xiao Jing said, "Now that the book has been presented to His Majesty, His Majesty has read it. It is really unbearable to read. There are five of the six ministers listed, and there are countless civil servants and military honors in the court. Your Majesty." Although he has not directly ordered a strict investigation, looking at the current situation, I am afraid that”
Zhang Zhou sighed, “If we really want to get to the bottom of it, I am afraid that a big storm will arise.”
” So Mr. Zhang must give you an idea." Xiao Jing looked at Zhang Zhou with a pleading look.
Zhang Zhou asked, "Your Majesty asked you to speak."
"It's not just our family, but also Eunuch Dai."
Xiao Jing is waiting here. At that time, I also made my words clear.
At this time, even if the emperor does not give orders, can the few old eunuchs who are close to him in the Supervisor of Ceremonies not think about sharing the king's worries?
Besides, this matter What can the emperor say?
There are so many people involved in the matter, including the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government. They want to keep the matter quiet, but they are also afraid that they will be punished by heaven for being inconsistent with justice. They are also afraid that they will be implicated in a wide range of ways, causing unrest in both the government and the public, and ruining the dynasty. stability and unity.
Zhang Zhou's face turned cold and said, "Eunuch Xiao, I finally heard it. You want me to deceive you."
"Ah, Mr. Zhang, there is absolutely nothing in our family." That’s what I mean.” Xiao Jing quickly explained.
Zhang Zhou stood up slowly and responded in a cold tone, "Eunuch Xiao, what is now before your Majesty, check it or not.It will bring about future troubles, but you and Eunuch Dai want me to use the name of heaven to persuade your majesty not to investigate the gifts. The ministers will be in peace and the court will be stable, but the way of heaven that upholds justice for the world has been ruined by me. What to do in front of Tianji Palace is not to deceive the emperor."
"Ah this and this"
Xiao Jing panicked.
Of course Xiao Jing's original intention was Let Zhang Zhou fool the emperor with some secrets.
Let Zhang Zhou be the peacemaker.
But Zhang Zhou knows that it is not easy to be a peacemaker. It is the most basic justice to investigate the person who gave him the gift. Even if it will cause unrest in the court, he should not ignore the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
Historically, this "bad guy" should not be used to lobby. The king is Zhang Heling, because Zhang Heling doesn't care about reputation. As long as others give him gifts, he will accept any job.
But this time the fire in Qingning Palace and Li Guang's death were all promoted by Zhang Zhou.
Now that the emperor's trust in Zhang Zhou has reached an all-time high, Xiao Jing wants Zhang Zhou to mediate and not think about others.
"Well, let's do this. It seems that the people who gave gifts to Li Guang cannot be generalized. If there are people who want to exchange gifts for fame and fortune, these people cannot be let go. They should also be dismissed from their official positions and the government should be restored to justice. But if in order to maintain the operation of the yamen, I have to go to smooth over Eunuch Xiao, wouldn’t you be part of it?”
Zhang Zhou’s words made Xiao Jing instantly wilt.
Xiao Jing said dejectedly, "I can't hide anything from Mr. Zhang, including our family's name. ”
Zhang Zhou sighed, “Sure enough, the fire didn’t burn me, so who would be anxious? I might consider helping you.” ”
Xiao Jing then looked at Zhang Zhou with eyes as if he were grasping for life-saving straws.
For Xiao Jing, he did not want the emperor to investigate further, both for the overall situation and for selfish reasons. He still wants to continue working as the admiral of Dongchang. If he is traced, he will definitely pack up and leave.
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