Chapter 626 It’s too late to regret

Beizhen Fusi.

Zhang Zhou appeared here, and Li Zhang, the admiral of Dongchang, personally led him there. He was also greeted by the commander Mou Bin and the governor of Beizhen Fusi Town Guo Ang. There were six or seven people from Qianhu and Baihu nearby, and the Jin Yiwei greeted Zhang Zhou with the highest standards.

This time Zhang Zhou came not for Xie Qian’s case.

Because from Zhu Youtang’s point of view, he did not want Zhang Zhou to be overly involved in Xie Qian’s matter, but Liu Yu was the person Zhang Zhou went to get after all, and Liu Yu’s case It must be handled by Zhang Zhoulai personally.

But when Zhang Zhou arrived at Beizhen Fusi, the criminal he wanted to see first was Xie Qian.

"Sir, please wait a moment. Mr. Xie Ge will ask you to come out soon. Just don't make any publicity about today's meeting. This is your Majesty's wish." Li Zhang respectfully said to Zhang Zhou.

"Yes."

Zhang Zhou sat on a chair in a banquet living room in Fusi, Beizhen, and drank the tea specially prepared for him by Jin Yiwei.

The sky has begun to get a little dark. Zhang Zhou still has guests to meet that night. Thinking about the things he will arrange after dark, Zhang Zhou can’t help but get up and look at the window. The snow in Jinyiwei’s yard is clearing more than others. Every place must be covered in time, only some traces of snow can still be seen on the roof.

"Sir, we have arrived." When Li Zhang came back, Xie Qian followed behind him.

"Oh."

Zhang Zhou turned around and looked at Xie Qian. At this time, Xie Qian was in a very bad condition. It looked shabby and had a dusty feeling. Even if he didn't receive any inhumane treatment in Fusi's cell in Beizhen, he didn't come here for a vacation. The people of Jinyiwei are the ones who know how to adapt to the situation best. Knowing Xie Qian is not favored by the emperor now, so he will definitely put on Xie Qian's shoes behind his back.

"Sir, please talk first, and we will retreat first." After Li Zhang finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked the people standing aside to retreat, and even he himself walked away.

After leaving the house, Li Zhang closed the door himself.

Zhang Zhou pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Mr. /p>

Zhang Zhou said, "I returned to Beijing yesterday, and I also learned about the great victory in Jizhou Town last night. I went back to my hometown today and finally rested for a few hours. When I came here, I was invited here by Eunuch Li. It was not What are we talking about with Mr. Xie Ge? It just involves the case of Jizhou Governor Liu Yu."

"What's wrong with him?" Xie Qian asked.

"It's a very bad thing, corruption and perversion of the law, enriching one's own pockets. It has caused complaints from local officials, gentry and people, and has had a very bad impact on the court." Zhang Zhou replied.

Xie Qian frowned and looked at Zhang Zhou, as if to say, are you sure that the crimes you mentioned are Liu Yu’s? It sounds like you are reviewing your past mistakes, but weren’t they all done by you?

Zhang Zhou said, "Mr. Xie Ge heard that there was a great victory in the north."He put down his airs and the reserve of being a scholar, and sat down holding on to the armrests of the chair. After adjusting a little, he said, "It wasn't you who told me that I was here, but I turned into a blind person. Just tell me how you want to deal with me, and I won’t even frown."

Zhang Zhou smiled.

Although he had never visited Xie Qian before, he knew Xie Qian's situation very well.

Li Zhang had already told him that even if Xie Qian was not punished in Fusi Prison in Beizhen, he still suffered a lot because of rheumatism in his old bones, especially It's freezing cold outside, and the temperature inside the cell is below zero. I just cover myself with a quilt and sleep like this. When the cell leader is in a good mood, he will give me a brazier and the Xie family will come to give him gifts. But in fact, Xie Qian these days, early morning Sickness due to problems such as cold is also the reason why people appear haggard.

Don’t frown

If you want to frown, you won’t have a chance. Your face will be so tense that your expression won’t change

I was arrested and imprisoned and made to suffer so much just to make me resign and leave the court

Xie Qian paused, looked at each other sternly and said, "The next step is You have joined the cabinet, right?"

Zhang Zhou said, "Thank you, Mr. Ge. What do you mean by resigning and returning to your hometown? What does it have to do with my joining the cabinet? There are still three cabinet elders in the cabinet. Thank you, Mr. Ge. More, less for you, and less for you. Could it be that without Mr. Xie Ge, the Ming Dynasty will be shut down?"

"Shutdown" Xie Qian first thought about the meaning of this word, and then said angrily, "You are entertaining me"

Zhang Zhou then sat down on the chair next to him and even crossed his legs.

Xie Qian was surprised by Zhang Zhou's behavior in front of him.

Even in his mind, Zhang Zhou is a representative of hostile forces and the embodiment of a shameless bastard. But in the past, in his opinion, Zhang Zhou was considered a polite bastard and looked like a bit of a scholar. Now, Zhang Zhou seems to be a powerful villain.

“Mr. appearance.

This is the gesture of a winner.

Xie Qian said angrily, "What's wrong with me?"

Zhang Zhou said, "The British prince is on an expedition, and you civil servants just don't want to help him, but you pretend to support him, even providing basic food, grass and baggage." Unable to supply, the Ministry of Revenue has been passing the buck. In fact, His Majesty is well aware of this matter. If you do not take responsibility, you need to take responsibility. You choose one."

"You. "Xie Qian was speechless.

But if you think about it, the truth is there.

In the past, the war in the north was inconclusive and the emperor would not take action on the Ministry of Household Affairs, but now the result has basically come out.Although the multi-front battlefield is currently blooming on the eastern front, the emperor has the confidence to rectify the household department.

Zhang Zhou said again, "This is your first mistake. The second mistake is that you asked someone to impeach Uncle Xin Xin. You knew that Uncle Xin Xin sent troops to assist the British Crown Prince, and that it was His Majesty's will. You also knew that this was nothing more than your Majesty's will." It is for coordinated operations, but it is just a part of the northwest troop dispatch, but you have ignored the friendship between the officials and criticized Yu Xinbo with inexplicable crimes, and even manipulated the officials behind the scenes. This is because you, as a member of the cabinet, , should I be held responsible?"

Xie Qian said coldly, "It's empty talk."

Zhang Zhou said, "Well, it's better to choose one of the two, either you take responsibility or His Majesty. Let’s do some research to find out who is behind this, and decide whether to burn the whole cabinet. I don’t know how much Liu Ge Lao and Li Ge Lao have anything to do with this matter.”

Xie Qian was speechless for a while.

He felt as if he was being held seven inches.

It is true that Xie Qian did not do this alone, but now if we only care about Xie Qian alone, we will not hold the Ministry of Household and Ke Dao Yan officials responsible, nor will we report this matter to Liu Jian and Li Dongyang are involved, so Xie Qian alone seems to be the best option.

He is also thinking about it.

This is someone putting me on a moral high ground, forcing me to take responsibility.

Can I say that I don’t bear the responsibility anymore? You can drag whomever you like, imprison whomever you like, and imprison whomever you like. Wouldn’t that be disrespectful to the role of a model scholar?

Zhang Zhoudao "If Mr. Xie Ge agrees, the colleagues of Kedao who were previously held accountable for this matter will forget about it and do whatever they have to do. Even the literati Qingyi will give them a clean slate so that they can claim to be clean. Once this incident is over, Your Majesty will not argue with them again."

Xie Qian continued to remain silent.

Zhang Zhou seemed to be negotiating with Xie Qian, but in fact, only he, Zhang Zhou, had the power to make conditions. Zhang Zhou continued, "Xie Ge will go out from here and return to his hometown in glory, and there will be no one in your family." Influence, I forgot to tell you that your family's wife, children, and children have now left the capital and returned to Yuyao. Only your son, Xie Pi, remains in the capital to prepare for the exam next year."

The muscles on Xie Qian's face twitched. He moved, still pretending to be deaf and dumb.

Zhang Zhou said, "This is what Eunuch Li told me before. Now let me tell you my opinion. In my opinion, your Majesty has stepped back and made concessions on this matter and did not care about the situation between the DPRK and the Central Government." The ministers formed cliques for personal gain and did not blame anyone excessively. This is the best result, isn't it?"

Xie Qian said in a cold tone, "I alone can exchange for the stability of the entire court."

"Let's put it this way. Mr. Xie Ge is in a high position and must bear more responsibilities than others. Only you can shoulder so much. Can it be done by someone else? If Mr. Xie Ge is unwilling to do so, I might as well wait a few years, after I have fallen into disrepair, and this court has restored what you call order, and I can make a comeback and put things in order again.Your situation is not impossible. "

Zhang Zhou said it in a joking tone, as if he was making fun of himself.

Xie Qian hummed, "The Ming Dynasty will not be fine as long as you are here, Your Majesty. I've been blinded by you. ”

“There are times when the Holy Spirit is deceived, and there are times when the clouds and mist are cleared away. Everyone knows that this flower will never bloom for a hundred days. I myself have no idea of ​​clinging to power. How come I am so pessimistic when I come to Mr. Xie Ge? To take a step back, in a few years, another powerful official will emerge in the court and squeeze out my position. Maybe what he does is not as good as mine. What he does is not to take a step back, but to kill them all. What did Mr. Xie Ge think at that time?"

Zhang Zhou easily analyzed the things he might encounter in the future for Xie Qian.

First there was Li Guang, and then there was him Zhang Zhou .

Who knows if there will be another powerful minister in the future?

Xie Qian frowned and said, "What did you see?"

Zhang Zhou shrugged. "I can see more than Mr. Xie Ge, but I may not have the city and ambitions like Mr. Xie Ge. I am just an idler who just takes one step at a time and waits for death. Mr. Xie Ge, I wish you the best on your way back home. Bon voyage"

Under the complicated gaze of Xie Qian, Zhang Zhou left the banquet room.

When he walked out, there were light snowflakes floating outside, and Zhang Zhou didn't feel cold at all. , but just called the people on the side to come over and inform Li Zhang to invite Liu Yu over again.

"Sir, the conversation is over."

Li Zhang did not expect Zhang Zhou to come out so soon. .

Zhang Zhou said, “I conveyed roughly what Eunuch Li told me to Mr. Xie Ge, and came out without listening to what he said. Let's put it this way, I think it's a pity that Mr. Xie Ge will no longer be in the court. There is one less quarrelsome person in the court.

Li Zhang smiled and said, "There is no need to miss these people. Their quick words are not a big deal. In the future, there will be people like him who will find some trouble with you, so you don't have to be merciful." ”

“Haha. "Zhang Zhou smiled and said nothing.

Li Zhang then led the way, this time taking Zhang Zhou directly to the court of Fusi in Beizhen.

But he saw Liu Yu kneeling there, unkempt. His clothes were torn a lot, and he had a lot of blood stains on his body.

He had never been punished before. Looking at this situation, it seemed that all the injuries he received were new, just in the past few days.

“Zhang Butang, help Zhang Butang. "When Liu Yu saw Zhang Zhou, he was like seeing a living Bodhisattva. He came up to grab Zhang Zhou's ankles, but Li Zhang stepped up and kicked him away.

Liu Yuren fell to the ground and stayed there for a long time. He didn't get up.

Li Zhang kept saying, "Look at how the governor of the Ming Dynasty, a high-ranking official in the border area, is like a mad dog."

Guo Ang said hurriedly: "My father-in-law, please calm down. There are some cases that are unclear in the past two days, and the superiors have ordered to interrogate them with torture. As a result, Liu Zhongcheng's condition has not been very good these days. For now, this is considered good. He has been rude for two days." Bit. "

"What is the case?" Li Zhang said,"Is it necessary to interrogate him for taking bribes and perverting the law? Just go to the place where he was an official and arrest a few people. After a little questioning, it will be clear. In the Ming Dynasty, people who dare to expose corruption and pervert the law are not seeking death."

Liu Yu said, "No, father-in-law, I have never taken bribes or violated the law. Even if there is anything inappropriate, it is to raise money and food for the court. My wealth is innocent, and this can withstand investigation."

Liu Yu was shocked.

I obviously did a good job as the governor of Jizhou, but I was suddenly taken down. Now I can be killed summarily without any detailed conviction

Zhang Zhou said, "Speaking of it." , He can still do something."

"Yes, sir, a villain can do something." Liu Yu was obviously not a hard nut.

In other words, the methods used by Beizhen Fusi are too cruel. Generally speaking, literati who have not experienced such battles will easily collapse under the severe punishment.

But Liu Yu just seemed cowardly. At least on some major issues, it seemed that Liu Yu could still bite his tongue and did not admit it casually or involve others.

This shows that punishment is still not enough.

Li Zhang said, "Your Majesty, what you mean is that this person is a bitch. He has done too many dirty things. There is no need for such a person in the court. He eats everything and doesn't know how to advance or retreat. Liu Zhongcheng doesn't know what to do." I blame our family for being so unpleasant. You went to curry favor with Mr. Ma, and now you want to board Cai Guogong’s ship. Do you think it’s that cheap?”

“What did you say, Mr. Li?” Isn’t it enough to change people?" Liu Yu looked bitter.

Li Zhang waved his hand and said, "It's too late. When we first came in, why weren't you a person? Now that the news from the north has been successful, there is no need for you to come forward to do anything. Ma Shangshu retreated as soon as he said so. This Zhang in front of you If you still want to have both sides, you will miss the opportunity and regret it too late." Please remember to bookmark this chapter after finishing it. The latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft.