Chapter 510: This vat can crush people to death

Yongkang Princess Mansion.

For several days, the front of the house was very lively. People in the court knew that Cui Yuan had made meritorious service in the northwest and had such a great victory as "beheading two thousand people". They felt that Cui Yuan's ennoblement was not a problem. Cui Yuan is a relative of the emperor, and many people, especially those who are related to the royal family, come to give him gifts and establish relationships.

Yongkang herself was very depressed and stayed behind closed doors to thank guests for three days without going out, mainly because she had not yet figured out her brother's routine.

"Princess, there are more and more people outside asking to see you, and the gift lists have also been handed over. Why don't you take a look?"

Yongkang's wet nurse Gui Shi came in and saw Yongkang just sat in front of the dressing table and stared in the mirror in a daze, and couldn't help but ask a question.

Yongkang asked, "Have you calculated how much you have sent?"

Gui Shi said, "There are many gifts that cannot be calculated in detail, but when added up, they are probably worth four or five hundred taels." Money. But there are some things that even the pawnshop won't accept." "Then go to the pawnshop and ask."

"This doesn't seem good." Gui Shi was also in a dilemma.

Someone gave you a gift, but you changed hands and went to a pawn shop to cash in the gift. If someone found out about this, they might think that the Princess Mansion would go bankrupt.

Yongkang Road: "Collect the rent for the land outside the city for the next few years. Tell them clearly that if you pay it in advance, you can get a 20% reduction in rent and tax. Then sell some of my jewelry. It's almost a thousand taels."

Gui asked, "Do you have to do this? I heard that Cai Guogong is not a money-grubbing person."

Yongkang looked a little bit. Not so good.

She stayed at home for the past two days and was just raising money to give gifts to last week. Of course, she was not trying to bribe Zhang Zhou, she had a more "deeper" intention.

Yongkang said, "I don't care whether he is greedy for money or not. I just want people to know that I, the eldest princess, will go bankrupt to give him gifts for the sake of my husband-in-law's future. If after selling off and When pawning something, you might as well tell outsiders directly that it is all my dowry and don’t be afraid of publicity."

Gui Shi understood immediately after hearing this that he wanted to put Zhang Zhou on the stove of "treacherous ministers" .

Didn’t Brother Huang ask me to beg Zhang Bingkuan to let us reconcile?

Then I will give it away

I must make everyone in the world pity me, let me People think that Zhang Bingkuan is taking advantage of the situation, so that I can stand on the moral high ground. After hearing the public discussion, the emperor brother will definitely sympathize with his sister's grievances, and then I will not need to beg Zhang Bingkuan.

Gui Shi is considered an old man in the palace. She vaguely felt that the little mistress was playing with fire, but there were some things she couldn't say clearly.

"Then I'll make arrangements now." Gui could only follow Yongkang's instructions.

At Zhang Zhou’s house.

Li Rong and the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Mou Bin, appeared at the house again. This time they came to convey to Zhang Zhou the emperor’s intention to investigate Zhu Hui and other old ministers. Li Rong also made it clear ,emperorIf Zhang Zhoulai is to take the lead in handling the case, there is no need for Zhang Zhou to personally go into battle, but he will be the overall person in charge, just like investigating the Liaodong nest case.

Zhang Zhou sighed and said, "Eunuch Li, I will tell you what I have in mind."

"Please speak," Li Rong said.

Zhang Zhou said helplessly, "As for the merits and demerits of protecting the country, let me make a judgment in the name of Minister of the Ministry of War. It may be acceptable, but if he is investigated as a factory guard, I will not handle this matter." It’s not easy to find a protector, but there will be dissatisfaction among so many heroes and generals in the court.”

In the meaning of Zhang Zhou’s words, Zhu Hui does not count. What, but there are people like this and that Duke, who are not old honors?

I checked Zhu Hui, and others will think that my next target is them, and they will be on the same page as Zhu Hui , I looked up Zhu Hui and offended a lot of people.

Li Rong smiled and said nothing.

I am thinking in my heart, you are afraid of offending people now. When His Majesty asked you to clean up the military and political affairs of the Nine Borders, you readily accepted it.

Zhang Zhou said, "Eunuch Li, why don't you tell His Majesty and let someone else do this?"

"No," Li Rong said bitterly, "Mr. Zhang is missing." Let me remind you, how can the people below have the intention to handle this matter well? Our family will also be in trouble."

Others

I am not just others

You are not. Take responsibility, let me, Li Rong, do the things that offend you. Anyway, I will be your subordinate. If the sky falls, it will be you, Zhang Bingkuan, who can hold it up. Otherwise, my old body, which is half buried in the earth, will not be able to withstand it.

"Commander Mou, please tell me." Li Rong then threw the problem to Mou Bin.

Mo Bin said sternly, "Beizhen Fusi sent people to thoroughly investigate what he had done since the ninth year of Hongzhi, when Baoguo succeeded him to the throne, especially his command of the Three Thousand Battalion and his overall command of Beijing's operations and management. After the assassination, he repeatedly accepted gifts from the generals in the Beijing camp, and withdrew from weapons forging and other matters, and the amount of corruption and bribery amounted to at least 40,000 taels of silver."

Zha Zhu Hui

Zhu Hui was previously a military general trusted by the emperor, and before Zhang Zhou, he was trained by Zhu Youtang as the commander-in-chief of the northwest of Pingjing. Historically, the same was true for resisting the Tatar invaders in the 14th year of Hongzhi. The fact that the army led by Zhu Hui was not generously rewarded by the emperor for his great achievements illustrates this problem.

Now if we really want to trace the facts of Zhu Hui's illegal crimes, we really don't even need to investigate. The evidence is all on the surface, and every investigation will be accurate.

Zhang Zhou said, "Isn't this very clear? Do you still need me?"

Mo Bin made up his mind and said, "Such a major case can be handled by Mr. Cai Guogong, and it will be easier for a low-level person to handle the matter. "

"This," Zhang Zhou said, "do you want to report it to Your Majesty immediately?"

Li Rong continued, "I have already reported it."

Zhang Zhou asked. thingIt is so clear that how His Majesty should deal with it should be discussed in the court. With the current situation, the war has just ended, and if you want to investigate the leader of the army, I am afraid that it will weaken the morale of the army. Alas, I have never been very familiar with the matter of imprisonment. I should ask someone from the Department of Justice about this matter. ”

“Haha. Li Rong smiled and said, "Your Majesty leaves the matter to you, you decide." "

Zhang Zhou said, "That means that if I want to ransack Baoguo Gong's house, is that okay?"

Li Rong nodded and said, "Of course it's okay, but I have to report it to His Majesty." Yes, I believe His Majesty will also adopt this opinion.

Zhang Zhou smiled bitterly and said, "Are you asking me to be the villain? If I remember correctly, this is a good news in the northwest. Even if Baoguo Gong does not perform well in this battle, it can still be regarded as a containment." Isn’t it too serious to just confiscate the main force of the Tatars, or confuse the Tatars’ attention, so to directly confiscate their homes and ask questions?”

Li Rong and Mou Bin looked at each other.

I was thinking, this is the Duke of Cai who dares to say so.

You say you are here to be the villain, which means His Majesty wants you to take the blame. Even if that is the case, how can you do it in front of us, the emperor’s envoys? Did you say it clearly?

Li Rong said, "Mr. Zhang, you should know that His Majesty is very determined to purge the military. The overall situation of this battle was won, but due to the delay of Baoguo Gong and others, the opportunity was missed. It was obvious that a great victory could be achieved, but now it has achieved a victory that is neither better nor worse. His Majesty is not only happy about this, but also extremely happy. Annoyed. "

"Oh. "Zhang Zhou nodded in agreement.

The emperor was not satisfied with the results.

If you can kill thirty thousand enemies, don't kill four thousand.

"So. Li Rong added, "Your Majesty wants to clarify the canonical punishment. If everyone is like the Bao Guo Gong, he shrinks when facing the enemy and ignores the crime this time, and others will follow suit in the future." Sir, there is no need to worry about other people's opinions, because as far as our family knows, there are many people in the court who have opinions about him, and even the generals in the northwest have many complaints against him. "

"Really?" Zhang Zhou's tone seemed to be a joke.

Li Rong continued, "Your Majesty, since this battle has been won, for those who are determined to fight for their country, , but for those who are not capable, a small punishment or a big warning will suffice. But for those who are capable but refuse to move forward due to fear, they must be dealt with severely. "

"For example," Zhang Zhou asked.

"In addition to Baoguo Gong, there are also Pingjiang Bo, Anyuan Hou and others"

Li Rong made a list of punishments.

They were basically Zhu Hui's direct descendants, people from a small circle.

Zhang Zhou said, "I heard that Anyuan Hou has a strong background. Will there be any trouble if you want to punish him?"

Li Rong said in surprise, "Sir, you are acting under the emperor's order. Are you still worried about offending others? I believe that as long as the master wants to investigate and punish someone, even a noble person will have to give in." , this is to clear out moths for the imperial court, and there is no selfish intention at all. ”

Zhang Zhou smiled and said nothing.

You Li Rong are really good at pretending. You knew Liu Jing was from the Empress Dowager Zhou.Liu Jing’s misdeeds in Guangdong and Guangxi were only deprived of his title, and his life was saved. Now he can even regain his title. I’m sure he’s not causing big trouble for himself.

No wonder your factory guards always want me to come Damn it, the emotional tank can really crush people to death.

"Let me think it over again. I believe His Majesty is not in a hurry. I would also like to trouble you two to check the background of this case so that I can be prepared." Zhang Zhou also knew that this kind of thing could not be done. If you refuse, then postpone it for now.

"Yes." Li Rong understood at a glance that Zhang Zhou understood the "rules".

The case that the emperor asked to investigate was to punish the old ministers. Under this background, it highlighted Zhang Zhou’s power in the court. What reason did he have to avoid

Afraid of offending people

Is that the character of Cai Guogong?

Even if you do nothing, you will still offend a lot of people in the court, people who want to kill you They are everywhere, and they will not deepen their hatred of you because you look up Zhu Hui. Instead, they may become afraid of you because of it.

To convince people with virtue is not as good as to intimidate them.

Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang is accepting Li Rong’s feedback.

"It's good that Bingkuan accepted it." Zhu Youtang smiled and nodded, "He is right to worry about offending others, but I hope that he has prestige in the governor's house, and others may not need to respect him. He must be afraid of him.”

After hearing this, Li Rong probably knew that the emperor had suffered from the civil servants for too many years.

He has always been a benevolent emperor in the eyes of civil servants. He is told to uphold moral standards every day, but in fact, Zhu Youtang hopes that others will fear him as the emperor, rather than that others just respect him in terms of etiquette. he.

Li Rong asked for instructions, "Your Majesty, how should Baoguo Gong and others be convicted?"

This is to ask to what extent we should pursue the case.

With dismissal, seizure of title, imprisonment, home raids, and exile to death, there is a lot of room for Zhu Hui's crime of delaying the fighter plane to be determined, and he could even not be held accountable at all and just be given credit.

Zhu Youtang continued to look at the memorial in his hand and said casually, "Bingkuan has already taken over. I am still worried about what he will do."

Again. Let Zhang Zhou decide on his own.

Even if Li Rong had always been leaning towards Zhang Zhou, at this time he felt that the emperor's trust in Zhang Zhou was a bit too much.

The punishment of one prince is handed over to another. If the crime is taken lightly, others will think it is retaliation. It is clear that your majesty only trusts Zhang Zhou in your heart, but why do you think so? Are you digging a trap for someone you trust?

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing."

"Say."

"Princess Yongkang In the past few days, he has been selling off his property, saying that he was going to give a gift to Duke Cai, and it made a big fuss."

When Li Rong told the story, Zhu Youtang understood it after just a moment. What was the intention of the imperial sister? She frowned and said, "My majestic eldest princess, you are selling your family property to give gifts to others. Isn't that right?"She is embarrassing herself and me. She is deliberately trying to embarrass me. Go see her and tell her that if she uses methods that I don't like, Mao Ren can continue to come back and be his idler. I can't bear it anymore."

"Yes. ”

Li Rong was also secretly laughing.

You Princess Yongkang, do you really think your methods are so clever?

His Majesty asked you to talk to Cai Guogong Reconciliation, every time you cause trouble, you want to show that you are the emperor's sister, aren't you looking for trouble for yourself?

Li Rongxin said that it is really troublesome for a woman to be in charge.

Li. When Rong went to Princess Yongkang's Mansion, You Yazi came to inspect the goods and was ready to cash in the gifts given by others.

When the Princess Mansion learned that the eunuch, the Chief of Ceremonies, had arrived, he hurried to give it to Yongkang. According to word of mouth, Yongkang also came out to greet him in person, and she thought her royal brother had changed his mind.

"Her Majesty, the eldest princess, made it clear that your majesty thought you were causing trouble, and specifically asked your servant to deliver the message. If you no longer think about how to settle the feud with Cai Guogong, then after Cui Prince Consort returns to Beijing, he will only be able to get some rewards from the land and house at most, and there is no need to think about anything else. "

Li Rong was not too polite.

With his status, there is really no need to be humble to a eldest princess. At most, it is politeness.

Yongkang said, "What do you mean? When did I get into trouble?"

Li Rong shook his head and said, "What you have embarrassed is not your own face, nor the face of the royal family, but your Majesty's heart. "

When Yongkang heard this, he bit his lower lip instantly and wanted to hit someone.

Everything was clearly planned well, but he waited for public opinion to take the bait and evaluated Zhang Zhou as a bullying emperor. The villain who is a relative of the country asked the emperor to take pity on him, but before the plan was successful, the matter was revealed.

"The emperor asked me to reconcile with Zhang Bingkuan. How can I come to ask him for reconciliation?" Yongkang said sternly.

“How do you know it won’t work if you haven’t tried it?” Li Rong doesn’t care about that.

You have already told me the plan, do you still want me to teach you

Yongkang said, "What about the face of the royal family?"

Li Rong smiled and said, "This is your choice. In your opinion, did Cai Guogong help the consort in this battle?" No matter what you think, at least in His Majesty's mind, without Cai Guogong's great help, the consort would have no chance of making meritorious deeds. "

"Is this to deny that the prince-in-law fought desperately to kill the enemy and serve the country on the battlefield?" Yongkang said angrily.

Li Rong shook his head and said, "I don't dare, I'm just telling the truth. If you think the consort is strong, then you don’t need to ask Cai Guogong. Maybe with his own ability, the consort will have a chance to succeed in the future."

Yongkang was speechless for a moment.

Although she knew her Her husband is capable and courageous.

But the key point is that Zhang Zhou is in charge of the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty. As long as Zhang Zhou "digs a hole", Cui Yuan will have no choice but to admit defeat. < /p>

"As for the gifts, you can give them as you wish, but if you give me some moreIf something bad happens, there is nothing I can do about it. Li Rong said, "Farewell." ”

Yongkang did not send Li Rong away, but looked at Li Rong’s back and stamped his feet angrily.

She was a princess from birth, born with a golden key in her mouth, as if She has never experienced such cowardice, and she simply cannot accept it.

At night, inside the theater,

Zhang Zhou was enjoying the petty bourgeoisie life while watching a movie in a private room on the second floor. , drinking tea and listening to music, there were messy design drafts on the table next to him, but none of them satisfied him.

On the side, Wang Mingshan was wearing the clothes of a royal guard, looking down. Looking at Zhang Lushui, who was washing Zhang Zhou's feet, there was an indescribable hostility in her eyes. It was obvious that in her eyes, this woman from another country had ulterior motives and needed to be carefully guarded across the screen.

, near the door of the private room, a lobbyist was arguing with Zhang Zhou.

"Duke Baoguo has long admired your style, and specially asked me to prepare a generous gift. There is also a house in the capital. There is another village and six hundred hectares of farmland, which Baoguo Gong has prepared early in the morning. In addition, Duke Baoguo has recently studied your art of war. "

"Stop it. I have never written any art of war. ”

“It is summarized by outsiders based on your tactics. It is comparable to Sun Tzu’s Art of War. Everyone in the army reads it. Bao Guogong also benefited a lot from studying. "

When the lobbyist said this, Zhang Zhou was amused.

Liu Gui on the side smiled and said, "Here, you are joking, there really is such a book on the art of war, why? I've never seen it."

The lobbyist said, "I'll give this official a copy later. "

"My lord, he said he would give me a book on the art of war. Do you want me to read it carefully?" Liu Gui asked for instructions.

Zhang Zhou is very rude. He said, "After studying my art of war, I only figured out how to avoid battle and how to stay out of trouble when encountering Tatars, so don't study it now." If it is said that this is a fight based on my fighting method, I cannot afford to lose this person. ”

The lobbyist did not expect Zhang Zhou to be so rude.

They are all ministers of the same palace, how can this be a direct irony?

But also indirectly It shows that the emperor may be a little impatient with Baoguo Gong, and he may be asking for punishment.

“The village, the house, the fields, the servants, the livestock, etc. are all ready-made. Duke Bao Guo also selected some singing and dancing concubines from the south of the Yangtze River, and they are all prepared for you, Duke Cai Guo. "The lobbyist continued.

Zhang Zhou said, "No need, let him enjoy it by himself. As a cultivator, I can't care about this anymore. By the way, I may come to your house in person in a few days. You should be prepared. Don't think I'm rash then. ”

“Uh”

The lobbyist was confused when he heard it.

Go to the door in person

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