Chapter 754: Those who don’t know are in chaos

"Sir, you are good at handling things. As soon as you take action, Mr. Jiao will obey him."

After putting Jiao Huangzhong back in the cell, Yang Peng said to Zhang Zhou with a respectful expression. .

Zhang Zhou said with a very indifferent expression: "I didn't do anything. Maybe he saw me coming forward and knew that this matter would not end easily. If he still wanted to save his life, he could only tell the truth But it seems that it is still far away from Eunuch Yang’s goal of connecting all the criminals.”

“It doesn’t matter,” Yang Peng said with a smile. , "The people he confessed are pretty much the same. He has his own confession as evidence, and he also gave an explanation to the courtiers. That is, his father..."

Zhang Zhou said: "Based on what he confessed, Academician Jiao didn't seem to be deeply involved in the case."

Yang Peng said with a stern look on his face: "Can you believe what this kind of person says?"

"Believe it or not. It doesn't matter if you don't believe it," Zhang Zhou said, "Xueshi Jiao is also an old minister and has a certain prestige in the Hanlin Academy. Since the series of affairs are all completed by his son, then his son should be punished first. This can be regarded as meritorious deeds in Jiao Huang. "The reward you got later."

"You...don't touch that Bachelor Jiao?" Yang Peng was surprised.

The emperor asked you to handle this case. In addition to getting the money back and weeding out the moths, the emperor also asked you to eliminate some dissidents and let people know that offending you will not end well.

As a result, you showed mercy to the first person you came up with?

This is not a good thing.

Anyone who works for you will feel a thorn in their heart, such as me.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Although Xueshi Jiao is an old minister, he behaves improperly and allows his descendants to do evil. He still needs to be impeached, and he does not need to stay in the Hanlin Academy anymore."

"You are right," Yang Peng said, "Xueshi Jiao may seem kind, but in fact he has a lot of evil intentions. It is said that he is also very picky about scholars from the south. Even you, he said a lot of bad things behind your back. , He even said that if he doesn’t work with you, he can’t be kept in court.”

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, “It’s up to Eunuch Yang to report this matter.”

Zhang Zhou said: "If there is someone else who still can't be brought to trial, it's okay for me to come over and ask questions. But I will try not to get involved in this case as much as possible. The specific implementation is still up to you, Eunuch Yang."

"Okay, I will try my best." Yang Peng was naturally happy.

There is a lot of money behind the interrogation of the criminal. Of course, he is not doing it to make money, but to let people know that he is not easy to deal with.

Yang Peng is also a powerful figure in the court, but the official position of admiral of the eunuchs of Dongchang has always had a low presence in the Hongzhi Dynasty, and he also wants to be famous.

In this way, when people in the court see him, everyone will be in danger.It will naturally be easier for him to help the emperor in the future, and he will be more appreciated by the emperor.

As for following in Li Zhang’s footsteps, he is not worried.

Because of this case, he was originally an executor, unlike Li Zhang who took the initiative to attack everywhere. More importantly, Li Zhang did not reach a complete united front with Zhang Zhou.

But he is different.

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Only two days later, Jiao Fang resigned and was approved.

At the same time, many people in the court were captured, but they were all below the rank of minister. The big shots in the court have not yet been brought to justice, but it also made many people feel the crisis.

The point is that many people in the DPRK and China don’t know the joints behind it, or even why the case started, nor what exactly happened.

After all, this time the emperor asked Dongchang to conduct a secret investigation in order to recover the silver and ore that had been embezzled by others. Most people were not involved, and they had no idea how much was hidden behind it. Benefit.

Cabinet.

After Li Dongyang went to the Hanlin Academy to bid farewell to Jiao Fang, he quickly returned to the check-in room to find Liu Jian.

Because when he went to send Jiao Fang off on leave, he actually went to find out the news. He also wanted to know what happened... The most amazing thing about this incident was that after Jiao Fang resigned, Even the cabinet doesn't know what's going on.

"Jiao Mengyang didn't go into too much detail, he just spoke in general terms, but probably because he committed a crime, he seemed to be satisfied with being able to escape unscathed. If asked more specifically, he would not answer any more. It is said that the family will leave the capital and return to their hometown early tomorrow morning."

The news Li Dongyang brought back was also very general.

Liu Jian frowned and said: "Did Zhang Bingkuan extend his hand to the Hanlin Academy?"

Li Dongyang also said with doubts: "It's strange to say, if he wants to go to the Hanlin Academy To cultivate power in China, or to suppress dissidents, it seems that we should not start with Jiao Mengyang. Is this person... really that critical?"

Obviously not even Liu Jian and Li Dongyang regarded Jiao Fang as a person. "One's own people".

Jiao Fang’s reputation in the Hanlin Academy was not good to begin with. Although everyone seemed to be friendly, in private, Liu Jian never regarded Jiao Fang as a trustworthy confidant, because this person His shortcomings are very obvious.

Even the kind that is annoying.

In their opinion, this kind of person should quickly defect to Zhang Zhou's camp, but who knew that Zhang Zhou used the Hanlin Academy to attack Jiao Fang, but the first one fell on Jiao Fang.

Li Dongyang said: "Now we still need to continue to investigate carefully, but there is no news. What we can know now is that Dongchang is doing something. There are several people who have not been to the public house in the past two days. It is possible that They were taken away by people from Dongchang."

"Who are they?" Liu Jian asked.

"I can't tell clearly." Li Dongyang said, "Among the six departments, the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Industry are the most common, with three or four people in each. But it is also said that it is because of illness, and the Ministry of Punishment hasThere is absolutely no news from Bian. I also asked people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate before, but because the Metropolitan Procuratorate is a little out of touch now, they won't reveal much information. ”

What this means is that Wang Qiong is now the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he is no longer under the control of the traditional civil servant faction. The matter may have nothing to do with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but Li Dongyang felt that the people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate were under the instructions of Wang Qiong and were deliberately hiding it.

Liu Jiandao: "This fire burned to the Hanlin Academy first. It’s hard to figure out. Logically speaking, no matter what happens in the DPRK, the Hanlin Academy should be the last to be involved. There may still be something that has not been discovered. If not, go out with Wang Jizhi and ask. His approach may be broader than yours. If something happens in the court, it is not an exaggeration for us to get a rough idea. Trust him. Will not refuse. ”

The implication is that we should make peace with Wang Hao now.

Ask Wang Hao to help you investigate. Wang Hao has connections in the Zhang Zhou faction. Let him use this relationship to inquire. , maybe we can get the news faster

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Wei Bin, the supervisor, is on duty this morning. When he arrived at the check-in room, he didn't see Chen Kuan, but he was extremely anxious and hurriedly asked someone to come over.

When Chen Kuan arrived at the Ritual Supervisor, it was almost noon, but Chen Kuan still seemed to be still there. I didn’t realize that something in the court would be related to me.

“Eunuch Chen, I haven’t seen Yang Peng in the past two days. "Wei Bin hurriedly came over and helped Chen Kuan take over some documents.

Chen Kuan said: "You have something to do with him? "

Wei Bin said helplessly: "In the capital, some people were taken away by people from the Dongchang. Many of them were secretly paying filial piety to us. They are considered... disciples, and now they are arrested by the Dongchang. I wanted to ask Yang Peng for clarification, but I couldn't find him. There was something fishy about this. ”

“Oh? ”

Chen Kuan frowned.

Normally, the Supervisor of Ceremonies would also show some external filial piety, but the person who reached out to take the money could not be the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Because Wei Bin has a wide network of contacts outside the palace, Wei Bin has always come forward. Originally, these were some bad habits in officialdom. Someone sent gifts to the Chief of Ceremonies through an intermediary, in order to win over the two internal ministers. , or just want the Supervisor of Ceremonies to be "lenient" when Zhu criticizes.

Of course there are many interests involved, such as relying on the Supervisor of Ceremonies for support.

He said: "The people who were taken away had previously been related to the people in Huangzhuang, and some of them even directly managed Huangzhuang. Some of them were not in the court at all, so even the ministers in the court didn't know about it. There are also imperial eunuchs, and even... alas! I can't tell clearly. ”

Chen Kuan frowned and said, “You mean, the ones who were taken away this time are all our own people?” ”

“Many are. "Wei Bin looked embarrassed.

Because the mining tax and other matters involve the emperor's personal purse, and the people who manage the purse are eunuchs, even if the eunuch has no direct control over these peopleGuanxi also belongs to the superiors of this group of people.

It was a reasonable thing for them to give gifts to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, especially during festivals and celebrations.

Now that these people were taken away, Wei Bin felt that Dongchang was now operating on the inside.

Chen Kuandao: "I haven't seen Yang Peng in the past few days, but he has been to Qianqing Palace. If His Majesty arranges for him to handle some cases, and the case is related to us, do you think he will do it?" Will you... avoid us first? "

"Then... what should I do?" Wei Bin was a little nervous.

On the outside, they are the internal ministers who hold great power and are important figures who can influence the government.

But within the royal family system, they are just a bunch of bastards doing things. Now another bastard is targeting them, probably with the emperor's order, which is to make Wei Bin feel that a disaster is coming.

Chen Kuandao: "Don't panic, are you involved in many things involving corruption and perversion of the law?"

"No, just accept some gifts as usual, not only here, but also from you ...Even Yang Peng himself accepted it." Wei Bin smiled bitterly.

Chen Kuan frowned and said: "In that case, this matter is probably related to Cai Guogong, or maybe it is related to the border affairs. The border affairs have been chaotic in the past two years, and the cost of making firearms is so high. Your Majesty wants to find out from it. It’s not surprising that some losses will be punished. You should calm down first and let us investigate this matter.”

“We still have to rely on you, Eunuch Chen,” Wei Bin looked at him with gratitude. Chen Kuan.

Chen Kuan sighed: "Oh! It's a pity that our family's capabilities are limited. If it had been before when Eunuch Dai or Eunuch Xiao were around, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened. The difficulty lies in you. I’m not even qualified to confront Cai Guogong directly, and even Yang Peng doesn’t take us seriously anymore!”

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The capital is the Duke of Chengguo.

Zhu Hu called her grandson Zhu Lin to her side. With a very serious expression, she asked her grandson about cutting seats with some ministers in the DPRK.

As the eldest son of the Zhu family and the eldest son of Duke Cheng, Zhu Lin’s presence in the family is very low. Because he has no son, the main thing in his life now is to take a concubine and give birth to a son, and even if there are any big things at home. , and there is no need for him to participate.

If the old father and younger brother hadn't gone to the frontier to fight this time, maybe he would still be at home staring at the one-third acre of land in the backyard.

"Grandma, don't worry too much. The matter is all in Nanjing and has nothing to do with the capital." Zhu Lin's character is just to muddle along and not take things seriously at all. < /p>

Zhu Lin rolled his eyes, which probably meant that whatever you say is what it is.

Zhu Hu said: "Your father also doesn't know how to advance or retreat. The Duke of Chengguo's palace has begun to decline in recent years. If it weren't for the fact that Zhijie was favored by your majesty andThe Duke of Wei's appreciation may be higher than mine. Your father committed evil deeds in Nanjing, and even His Majesty couldn't stand it. He recalled him and only revealed the case when he went to war. It was clear that he wanted to establish the truth. "

"Grandma, do you mean that Your Majesty is still plotting against our family? Zhu Lin asked.

“This is the emperor’s method. Don’t you even understand this?” Mrs. Zhu Hu was speechless to her grandson. She shouted angrily, "What happened to those people who were very close to your father in Beijing before?" Have you ever said hello to them? "

"Oh, a few have already entered. " Zhu Lin said, "I looked for him, but I couldn't find anyone, so I couldn't say hello. ”

Zhu Hu’s eyes widened and she said: “You mean, after those people go in, they are likely to expose your father?”

Zhu Lin said: "I heard that everyone in the governor's house is not greedy. They all say that the Hongzhi Dynasty is the official rule of the Qingming Dynasty. But no one knows that your Majesty has always turned a blind eye to such things." Close one eye? I don't even think that my father did anything wrong in this kind of thing. He just followed the crowd. "

Zhu Hu scolded: "You don't open your eyes either. "

Zhu Lin continued: "This group of people went in and involved their father. Is it just a gift? Or is it his father who is using his power for personal gain? My father was in Nanjing and asked him to seek personal gain. I don’t know where he came from. Even His Majesty didn’t care much. He even had someone come to say hello in advance. Why be so anxious? "

"You! "Ms. Zhu Hu almost wanted to curse.

Zhu Lin said: "Grandma, you may not know that people in the court are now asking what happened. The scholar Jiao in the court suddenly returned to his hometown. With us, As far as we know, he is involved in the mining in the north, but he has never had any contact with our family. ”

“That’s right, a bachelor’s degree student at the Hanlin Academy would not have taken our government seriously before. "Ms. Zhu Hu said coldly.

"Isn't that the case? ”

Zhu Lin continued, “If we say that the most corrupt person in the capital is, it must not be our family, it must be the British Duke. If you see that the British Duke is still alive and kicking, you know that the matter will not be too big. Grandma, please don’t worry unreasonably. If the sky falls, let the British Duke hold it up. If that doesn’t work, then go to Cai Guogong and ask him to kindly help and save our family’s future? "Recent transcoding has been serious, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you