In the Jiangnan Guild Hall, it was already dark, and Tang Yin was still drinking with a dozen people from Jiangnan.
After the examination, this has almost become a must-have program for him every day.
Just when he was drinking happily and was about to splash ink on the spot, Xu Jing hurriedly came in. After greeting everyone present, he called Tang Yin to the backyard of the guild hall.
"Bohu, please take a sip of hangover tea first. Something has happened. It is said that there is an official in the court who has impeached you and me, saying that you and I are involved in Bachelor Cheng's vendetta, and that we should advance in advance. Talking about the test questions of this general examination outside"
Xu Jing is wealthy and powerful. He is Tang Yin's financial backer, and his information channels are obviously very smooth.
Tang Yin was so excited that he poured the hangover tea handed over by the servant onto the ground and said, "This little wine is nothing. Who is spreading rumors outside?"
Xu Jing turned around and went Glancing in the direction of the banquet room of Jiangnan Guild Hall, his eyes seemed to say, this is the only group of people who usually call you brothers. If someone maliciously slanders you, who else can be there besides these people
"This is Nonsense."
Tang Yin thought to himself, who am I provoking?
Could it be that just because I am a good student and often behave in front of others, others will accuse me of participating in the vendetta?
Xu Jing was also a little anxious and said, "This matter has just been reported, and I can't say for sure what the details will be. But if it gets fermented, maybe the inner curtains of Gongyuan will be thoroughly investigated. I also heard that someone The good news is that it’s because we once visited Bachelor Process.”
“After visiting and arriving in Beijing, there were more people visiting. Could it be that everyone was involved in vendetta?” Tang Yin was very angry.
Xu Jing hesitated and said, "It's also possible that I gave gold to people in the Cheng family."
"What did you say?" Tang Yin frowned.
Xu Jing sighed, "There were so many people going to pay homage at that time, thinking that everyone could see me. Is it because I gave him gold that they would come in early? If others use this to criticize me, I'm afraid they can't explain clearly." "
"Others don't know, so just don't tell anyone."
Of course Tang Yin is afraid that this matter will be known to outsiders.
If Cheng Minzheng is involved in the scandal, Cheng Minzheng is the initiator, and there must be participants.
You must always find the purpose of Cheng Minzheng's question. Apart from favors, Cheng Minzheng is most likely to leak the question to the person who gave him money. Then whoever gives more money will be easily attacked.
Xu Jing falls into this category.
You, the Xu family, have a great business, and you can also "support" Tang Bohu as your retainer. The two of you are so ostentatious in the streets and alleys of the capital, who will I attack if I don't attack you
"It is said that Zhang Bingkuan is also involved in this case." Xu Jing reminded.
After Tang Yin heard this, the anger in his heart suddenly eased a little, and he felt much better.
Hey
Let you compare with me
Also let me be your junior brother
No one is better than anyone else now, together Damn it
If there is anyone more flamboyant than the two of them, there seems to be no one except Zhang Zhou.
It was really like shooting the first bird, and the three great demons in Jiangnan were all captured in one fell swoop.
"He also visited Bachelor Process" Tang Yin frowned.
He didn't think Zhang Zhou would be involved in the vendetta issue, but he was curious as to why Zhang Zhou could still be attacked by others after he had gained fame and fortune.
Xu Jing shook his head, "I haven't heard that he has been there. I don't know the specific reason yet. Bohu, don't go anywhere these days. Just wait for news at your residence. I will try my best to go out and inquire." , if there is a relationship that needs to be cleared, you don’t have to worry.”
Tang Yin seemed heroic and said, “The Qing Dynasty will be Qing Dynasty, and the court cannot distinguish right from wrong.”
Xu Jing sighed. , and didn’t explain too much to Tang Yin.
With Xu Jing's wealth and status, he is still aware of some things in the court. Some things are just based on his position and not unreasonable.
The higher you are in a high position, the more likely this situation will occur.
Xu Jing was too embarrassed to attack Tang Yin's "political idealism", so he was helping Tang Yin keep the last sense of justice in his heart.
Qianqing Palace.
Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Xu Qiong stood there in the bright lights. The emperor did not ask anyone to prepare chairs for them. He probably just talked to them briefly and explained the matters, and then he would let them Walk.
I have no intention of talking by candlelight at night.
"Three of you, this is Hu Ke's memorial to Zhonghua Chang, his participation in the impeachment of Cheng Minzheng, and several people involved in this case. If it involves rumors, please circulate it first. ”
The emperor first asked Dai Yi to take Hua Chang’s memorial and show it to the three of them.
Liu Jian and Xie Qian had both seen Guan Bai a long time ago, so they just glanced at it briefly. Only Xu Qiong looked at it seriously for a long time, but the light was dim and he was a little presbyopic, so he couldn't actually see anything wrong. The whole picture.
Zhu Youtang said, "I will mention this matter in the morning meeting tomorrow. If it involves Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin and Xu Jing, I will strictly investigate it with Dongchang and Jinyiwei. It only involves Bingkuan and Zhang Zhou." I think we can stop here."
"Your Majesty"
Liu Jian couldn't help but come out to interrupt Zhu Youtang.
They were also involved in the impeachment, so why should the other three continue to investigate, while Zhang Zhou can stay out of the matter
"Mr. Liu Ge, please don't interrupt first." Zhu You Zang raised his hand and said, "I know your concerns. We are both impeached and should be treated equally. However, according to the current investigation of Dongchang, after Xu Jing and Tang Yin arrived in Beijing, they did visit Cheng Minzheng, and Zhang Zhou Not yet."
Xie Qian smiled secretly when he heard this, but he came out and questioned, "Your Majesty, whether you have seen it or not, it may not be known to outsiders."
Zhu As soon as Youtang raised his left hand, Xiao Jing, who was standing on his left, said, "Mr. Husun Shangqi and others have been followingAround him, in the past few months in Beijing, all his actions and deeds were known to Jin Yiwei. Indeed, he had never had a formal meeting with Bachelor Cheng. "
Xie Qian looked very embarrassed.
Good guy.
Hit the steel plate.
To be precise, it should be Hua Chang kicked the steel plate.
Just as he said to Xu Qiong when he entered the palace, you said that Hua Chang was involved in the impeachment question, and you had to involve Zhang Zhou. This fearless spirit is worth advocating, but you are afraid that you don’t know how much His Majesty trusts the people around you, right?
The two living treasures of the Zhang family made the court very upset, and later the officials were talking about things.
Now it is obvious that the emperor trusts Zhang Zhou far more than he does the Zhang brothers. You, Hua Chang, still dare to participate. You have hit a wall and don’t know how to turn around. .
Xu Qiong stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, now that the matter has been decided, the case should no longer be involved and should be stopped in time. ”
Xu Qiong finally came out to speak for Cheng Minzheng, Zhang Zhou and others.
Even the emperor was willing to testify, saying that Zhang Zhou had not seen Cheng Minzheng, and that Hua Chang’s If you want to participate in the impeachment, you can simply ignore it, and even arrest Hua Chang to see who is behind the scenes.
Zhu Youtang said, "There are a lot of discussions among the scholars now, and if there is no explanation, it is natural." ”
Originally Liu Jian planned to bite the bullet and suggest to the emperor that he must give the world an explanation.
After hearing the emperor’s words, they relaxed.
It seems that the emperor still cares about public opinion.
But this care is obviously not to clarify the rights and wrongs, but to clarify that the matter has nothing to do with Zhang Zhou and to prepare for Zhang Zhou's future entry into the court. Paving the way.
It is said that the emperor is familiar with the ministers' routines. How come they, the ministers, are not familiar with the emperor's routines?
Zhu Youtang continued, "You may not know that, in the After Bingkuan arrived in Beijing, I had intended to let Cheng Minzheng cultivate his knowledge and prepare him for the examination. He made it clear to me that this person might attract some unwarranted criticism because he was too close to the people's scholars. , for this reason, he did not want to have any contact with Cheng Minzheng before entering the court. ”
Liu Jian, Xie Qian and Xu Qiong all took a deep breath.
What kind of people are they.
Can they actually do it when they first entered Beijing? Such an outstanding insight
It is simply a prophecy
The emperor would not deliberately make up a story to deceive them on this matter, if it is true as the emperor said. It is said that Zhang Zhou has no contact with Cheng Minzheng and did not participate in the debate. It is almost a conclusion and there is no need to say more.
"At the beginning of the year, Bingkuan tested several hexagrams for me, except for Northwest Tatar. In addition to the earthquakes in Shaanxi, Ningxia, and Jianchangwei, there are also rumors about the examination or the issue of vendetta. "
In order to convince the three of them first, Zhu Youtang helped him speak for himself during the coming meeting. Obviously, he was not satisfied with just telling them some hidden secrets.
"I originallyI also considered not letting Cheng Minzheng preside over this spring exam, but I also felt that Cheng Minzheng would not fall into the same trap twice. I insisted on letting him take the exam. I never thought that I was too stubborn to cause an uproar among the sergeants in the court. "
Xu Qiong cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to blame yourself. You should make public decisions about right and wrong. "
"Does public opinion still have any meaning?"
Zhu Youtang said coldly, "Just recently, someone mentioned vaguely in the memorial, saying that my favor is treacherous and arrogant. Listening to what the alchemist said, although it was not explicitly mentioned that it was about Bingkuan, if you don't understand what you said, I might as well tell you that after the examination, I asked Dongchang to pass the decree to the inner curtain, relinquishing Cheng Minzheng's authority to review the papers. . In other words, there is only one examiner during the marking of this examination, and that is Bachelor Li. ”
“This”
Xie Qian was actually ready to discuss with the emperor whether he should listen to the alchemist’s words.
But after listening to the emperor’s words, He only opened his mouth, but suddenly became silent, as if the thoughts in his heart were shaken back by the emperor's words, and he forgot all about it.
Your Majesty
You are so stubborn, you were so stubborn before. A person who could be involved in rumors about questions before the examination was scheduled to be the examiner. However, he was able to correct his mistakes in time and turn around. When the examination was over and the marking had not started, he secretly replaced Cheng Minzheng as the examiner.
What kind of mysterious operation is this?
"So you see, there is still a need to further explore Hua Chang's accusation of secretly colluding with candidates"
Zhu Youtang is also very stubborn.
I listened to Zhang Zhou and made preparations in advance, which is equivalent to blocking your mouth in advance.
Liu Jian is mature and prudent. He said, "Your Majesty, if this matter is known to the scholars, it will definitely deepen the suspicion of Cheng Minzheng, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. Moreover, the relevant issues mostly involve private exchanges beforehand. The mere fact that Cheng Minzheng did not participate in the marking of the papers cannot dispel the suspicion of the world." doubts. ”
Liu Jian made it clear.
We know that Your Majesty has made preparations and wants to silence everyone.
But the problem is, even you I was on guard against Cheng Minzheng being involved in the controversy. Doesn't that mean that the court was suspicious?
Those scholars were notorious for speaking out and making trouble, so they seized on the loopholes in the court's explanation of the matter. You can't make a big fuss, it's just risking your life.
"So I say that it remains to be investigated whether Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin, and Xu Jing are really involved in the matter, and Zhang Bingkuan can step aside. Besides, do the three of you still have doubts about Bingkuan?"
The emperor was also annoyed.
You are deaf
I am biased If Cheng Minzheng was biased, he would not have resigned from his post as soon as the trial was over.
Cheng Minzheng will take responsibility for his misconduct. As for Xu Jing and Tang Yin, he will also be responsible. The judicial department went to investigate and found only Zhang Zhou. That’s what I care about. I said so much about my feelings before, but I was just kidding you.
Don’t you listen to the question?The important point
Liu Jian said, "Now that things have happened, should we make it clear to the people of the world what your majesty and ministers have said?"
Now Liu Jian wants the emperor to express his position.
You tell us, we will not publicize it for you casually.
But if you really want to clear up your dislike for Zhang Zhou, if you don’t explain what you said before to the world, others won’t believe it.
But if you tell His Majesty how you get along with Zhang Zhou, you will let the people of the world know that Your Majesty is so partial to a person who likes to talk about God's will, and others will criticize Zhang Zhou even more. many.
I'm afraid this goes against your Majesty's original intention of paving the way for Zhang Zhou to become an official.
Zhu Youtang said, "I plan to have Bingkuan enter the palace early tomorrow morning and follow Hua Chang." Face to face."
As soon as this was said, the three of them fell silent.
This kind of court debate has been around since ancient times. When major matters are not decided, it is also a good strategy to let the parties face confrontation.
But the problem is that Zhang Zhou is not a court official. It would not be good to let Zhang Zhou argue with Hua Chang while the emperor and ministers are listening. Let Zhang Zhou and Hua Chang go to the Ministry of Punishment and the court of Dali Temple to confront each other. , isn’t it?
“Three nobles, my original intention is to calm the discussions among the scholars. If this cannot be tolerated by you, then there is no need for us to discuss it further.”
p>The emperor was also furious.
I’m going to discuss this with you. If you still have the audacity to confront me after giving you face like this, don’t blame me for wanting to break up with you.
You all don’t support me, so why do you make me think that the ministers in the court will be on my side?
I should decide this case myself, which is much more effective than public opinion.
Liu Jiandao, "Your Majesty, it is okay for the court to decide the merits of the matter. However, please do not allow your ministers to preset a position and allow them to question Zhang Zhou."
< p>Zhu Youtang nodded.He understood that Liu Jian meant that before the matter was judged, Liu Jian did not want to completely stand on Zhang Zhou's side.
Whether Zhang Zhou can be cleared of suspicion is not decided by your majesty or us, but depends on Zhang Zhou's own performance in the court.
This is to let Zhang Zhou go "tongue-in-cheek with the Confucian scholars."
"Yes." Zhu Youtang said, "But please keep today's matter a secret. If Bingkuan cannot be convicted in court tomorrow, he should be given justice."
The emperor told the three people.
Don’t think about letting Zhang Zhou prove his innocence.
It is impossible to ask Zhang Zhou to prove that he has not had any contact with Cheng Minzheng in the past few months, not even letters or messages from others. How can Zhang Zhou prove that he has not communicated with Cheng Minzheng every time since he arrived in Beijing? The whereabouts of the engraving are clearly explained in detail, and there are also witnesses and physical evidence
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