Chapter 684: A quick knife to cut through the chaos of expulsion

In the entire Yongle Dynasty, the position of the left capital of the Imperial Palace of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was only changed once. After Chen Ying, who relied on the holy will to do everything, was deposed and sentenced to death, there was no one in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate for three years, until Liu Guan took over. He has always been known for his left and right, and he has been in this position for ten years, and he has always stood tall on the cusp of mastering the power of supervision.

However, since the new monarch ascended the throne, he knew that his good days had come to an end. When Zhu Gaochi was still the crown prince, he once condemned him for something, although later because Zhu Di gave Zhu Gaochi a special letter, saying that the minister had a small mistake and should not be humiliated, even if this matter was exposed, but after all, there was a scandal. So, after Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, he almost tried his best to flatter him, but whenever Zhu Gaochi pointed out, he instructed Yushi to impeach, and this time he automatically asked Jiangnan to do the same.

It's just that in addition to this purpose, he also has an indescribable hidden intention. Although he was born as a jinshi, his family was quite poor, so he had excellent wealth after becoming an official. Because his son Liu Hui accepted the money from Princess Yongping, he impeached Zhang Yue half-pushed and half-on-the-spot, and gave the princess a lot of ideas, but the result was that he gradually got on the thief ship of Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han. To this day, this one is not clear, and if it is leaked, it will be a catastrophe, so he has only one way to go to the dark.

At this moment, Liu Guan in the study looked at the three-page letterhead in his hand repeatedly, and only felt upset. Now it is Mei Qing who is in charge of the Han Wangfu, and this letter and instruction are all sent from there, and this time the matter is the same. Mei Qing was quite jealous of Yuan Fang, the former commander of Jinyiwei, and asked him to try to get rid of it, which he also agreed, so he secretly planned it, but it turned out to be a failure. However, Mei Qing actually shook the nobles of Nanjing City behind his back, so that they could separate from Zhu Gaochi, which really shocked him.

He is now the imperial history of the left capital of the imperial court, Zhu Gaochi's cronies, and the nobles may think that all his actions are instructed by the emperor, so they are resentful. However, even if Zhu Gaoxu successfully seized the throne, when the time came, in order to collect the honor, An Zhi would not throw him out to calm the anger of the people, let alone admit that he was doing all this on his orders now?

"That Tang Qian hasn't woken up yet?"

The sturdy manservant next to him hurriedly lowered his head: "Master, since the execution the day before yesterday, this person has been unconscious, and pouring cold water on it has no effect." Because the grain of rice has not been eaten for many days, the little one is worried that he will die if he doesn't survive for a few days......"

"Didn't I tell you to be cautious!" Although he had learned the news a long time ago, Liu Guan was still annoyed when he learned that the person had not woken up yet, "There are so many doctors in Nanjing City, why didn't you find one for him to see?" If people die, what will I do to calm the crowd? I don't care what method you use, if this person can't speak after three days, you won't have to see me, just hit your head and die! ”

At this time, the weather was already hot, and the sturdy manservant was already sweating profusely with nervousness, and he was even more frightened when he heard this. However, it was useless to justify and plead at this time, so he could only agree in frustration, and then tiptoed away. When there were no outsiders in the study, Liu Guanfang slapped his hands on the table, but his hands hurt from the huge force. Rubbing his slap with bared teeth, he remembered the rumors that were boiling in the city again, and couldn't help but grit his teeth and sneer.

Those foolish people not only slandered him and Liu Jun as relatives of their own family, but also spread that there were many imperial histories in the Imperial Procuratorate who were corrupt and bent the law! If he were to catch the evidence that someone was behind the scenes, he would definitely make that person unable to survive or die!

"Master, master, no!"

The panicked voice outside suddenly interrupted Liu Guan's thoughts. He was on the fire and called someone in with a calm face, and when he saw the little guy kneeling on the ground in a panic, he scolded with a slap on his face: "What are you panicking in the early morning, what's the big deal?" ”

"Our family, the door of our house is blocked by a large group of people!" The little guy followed Liu Guan in the past, and was very skilled in fishing for oil and water, saying favors, etc., but he had no clue about dealing with such a sudden event, and when he saw Liu Guan was taken aback, he cried and said with a sad face, "These people poured out from both ends of the alley at once, and they all said what to ask for Luo Fuzun's life, etc., and the small one inquired about it, and said that they were all from Suzhou, from the students of the school to the gentry and the people of Suzhou Mansion, there were seventy or eighty people!" ”

As soon as he heard the three words of Suzhou Mansion, Liu Guan suddenly instinctively thought of Xu Hui who was making a lot of nonsense in front of him that day, and then Zhang Yue's hateful smile appeared in front of him. Above the officialdom, it is almost difficult for people who blindly tolerate concessions to survive, so for this kind of junior who has criticized the scales, he naturally has the means to repay him. However, those scholars vigilantly hid in an inn near the Qianning Palace, and somehow got Mu Xin's protection, and became a shrunken turtle, he couldn't do anything.

However, now more than ten days have passed, and just when he was planning to temporarily suppress this matter and ignore it, they actually set off a bigger storm and directly blocked his door! He definitely didn't believe that a few students could have such great courage, and it was very likely that Zhang Yue was behind it. But how dare that kid?

The little guy kneeling on the ground saw Liu Guan's face pale, and he didn't dare to move. I don't know how long it took, there was a huge commotion outside, and at this moment, Liu Guan, who was clenching his fists, woke up suddenly, and stepped out of the door in three or two steps and shouted: "What's the matter?" ”

"Sir, yes...... It's the crowd outside the door! They are counting the bad deeds of the Lord Shihou of Nanzhili, saying that the people of Suzhou Mansion have prepared a book of ten thousand people to hand to the lord! ”

Hearing the panicked report, Liu Guan only felt that his head was heavy and he couldn't move. This kind of drastic method has always been a taboo in the Ming Dynasty, even if he dismounts because of this matter, these people outside will also not be pleased, and once thoroughly investigated, it will be a great turmoil. Could it be that Zhang Yue is really sure that he really wants to overthrow him through this matter? Impossible, although that kid is called a butcher and a nemesis, how can he have such ability!

"Go, see if there is anyone at the back door, if not, prepare the horse immediately, I will enter the palace to see the prince!"

Seeing a few servants hurriedly go down to prepare, Liu Guan was already heartbroken. No matter how much Zhu Zhanji defends Zhang Yue, as long as he presses to investigate the matter thoroughly, it is not easy for that master to refuse. The crown prince is not the emperor after all, just like Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to do anything to him at the beginning, and Zhu Zhanji can't help him now. As long as he is still the imperial history of the left capital for a day, speaking will be more effective than Zhang Yue! As for the future...... It's hard to say who killed the deer!

Compared with the noise and noise where the front door was blocked, the back door of Liu's house was still quiet. Liu Guan, who left in an ordinary black oil carriage, specially instructed the coachman to go around the alley at the front door, and saw that many people blocked the entire alley tightly, and even attracted many onlookers, he couldn't help but smile coldly, and then ordered to drive to the imperial city.

After coming to Nanjing with Zhu Zhanji, Liu Guan saw this prince several times, except for the first day when he paid homage to the Wenhua Palace, the rest were only in the Duanjing Hall or other informal places. However, after this briefing, the eunuch who came to greet him actually led him outside the Wenhua Hall of the East Palace. It is necessary to know that the Wenhua Hall is the main place for the prince to govern affairs, and it has never been a major event, and seeing him here is a business affair, and there is no room for negotiation.

Walking along dozens of steps to the front of the hall, Liu Guan was already a little out of breath. He is not young anymore, and he has already been sweaty and heavily clothed when he walked from the palace gate to here under the sun. The sun was shining brightly outside, but the hall was still a little dim, but when he stepped through the threshold and inside, he could see at a glance that he was not alone.

Zhao Xuan, the secretary of the Nanjing Criminal Department, Huang Fu of Zhan Shifu, and Xiang Xuan, the capital of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Xiang Xuan, the capital of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the three of them did not have the slightest friendship with him, among which Xiang Xuan was promoted to the right capital of the imperial history after the new monarch ascended the throne, and he was squeezed out of Nanjing within a few months. Seeing Zhu Zhanji sitting expressionless on the throne, he felt that today's battle was strange.

Sure enough, before Liu Guan could speak, the young eunuch beside Zhu Zhanji hurried down with a large stack of folds in his hand and presented it to him respectfully. Seeing the thick stack of folds with Zhao Di's name written on it, he couldn't help but look up at it, but Zhao Cong didn't look at him calmly. So, he simply calmed down and did not move.

"Liu Qing might as well take a look at these folds, since I arrived in Nanjing, these things have never been broken!" Zhu Zhanji's voice was extremely calm, and he couldn't hear the slightest fluctuation, "Originally, I just wanted to keep these, but the letters of the people accused by the Suzhou government of patrolling the imperial history and Hou Jie were sent to the General Political Division, and if I ignore them, I am afraid that I will provoke a civil uprising." ”

The crown prince said this part, and Liu Guan's original words were suddenly tightly blocked in his mouth, and he couldn't say a word. Thinking of being blocked by the gentry and people at home, he only felt that his heart was even hotter, and he didn't even turn over those folds, knelt down, and straightened up after kowtowing heavily.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been ordered to supervise hundreds of officials in the world, and they are the target of the public, even if they are the horses of the herd, they also have their own orders to deal with them. The so-called Book of the People is nothing more than a corrupt official who fears the majesty of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he can't do it. Now that the door of the minister's house has been blocked by those bad gentry, the minister asks His Royal Highness to strictly investigate this matter and correct the atmosphere! ”

If this trick had been used in the past, Zhu Zhanji might still have thrown a rat trap. However, at this moment, it was a critical juncture, no matter what method he used, he had to send away such a scourge, so he looked at the guy with a sinking face, and secretly sneered in his heart, and immediately turned his gaze to Xiang Xuan. As a result, the head of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, who could be called a deep hatred for Liu Guan, immediately stood up and spoke without smiling.

"Lord Liu's words are wrong, the first Emperor Taizu had a precedent of corrupt officials skinning, how could it be put in your mouth to punish the people? The people hated the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate for being corrupt and unscrupulous, so they spontaneously published the Book of the People, as the Imperial History of the Left Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you are still protecting your subordinates at this moment, and this is not clear about right and wrong! The emperor asked Lord Liu to go to Jiangnan to verify Liu Jun's matter, but now that the evidence is conclusive, you have refused to close the case for a long time, what is the intention of this? Now that the people of Nanjing City are panicking, this matter should not be delayed any longer, either you will immediately sentence Liu Junming in a canonical manner, or you will escort him to Beijing! ”

Seeing that Zhao Yan was also echoing on the side, Huang Fu couldn't help but think of the news that Zhang Yue was telling the emperor that he was seriously ill. He has been away for more than ten years, and he is very unfamiliar with the government and politics, and he is not willing to follow the crowd. However, he is now the Zhan Shi Mansion Zhan Shi, the nominal first person around the prince, and it is right to send away people with ill intentions at this time. So, he settled down, and said lightly: "Now all the nobles in Nanjing City have made a discount to His Royal Highness the Prince, accusing someone of instigating the people in their mansion. At this moment, it is not appropriate for Liu Jun and others to stay. Lord Liu has been investigating for a month, and it's time to close the case. ”

As if to cooperate with Huang Fu's final words, a little eunuch hurriedly walked into the hall from outside, and there was a thick stack of folds on the lacquer tray in his hand. Bowing down under the imperial steps in front of the throne, he reported in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this is the letter of twelve nobles such as the Duke of Wei in Nanjing, Mu Ju Ma and Marquis Wuding. ”

Chen Wu hurriedly went down, took this stack of things and stepped forward to offer them. Zhu Zhanji didn't read it, his eyes swept over the thick pile of plain white face at will, and then motioned for Chen Wu to read out the top one. Listening to those sharp words, he saw that Liu Guan's face was extremely ugly, so he said lightly: "Liu Qing can hear it?" There is a way to conform to the hearts of the people, and when it comes to this part, those who should stop will stop. Early tomorrow morning, you will send the people back to Beijing, and the men of Nanjing Jinyiwei will choose your entourage. In short, Jinling is endowed with wealth and land, and stability and peace are the best! ”

As soon as this statement came out, there was no room for change, even if Liu Guan was extremely angry, he couldn't say anything to refute for a while. Zhu Zhanji is different from Zhu Gaochi back then, even if he lacks the name of the prison country, he is very trusted by Zhu Gaochi, if he wants to expect Zhu Gaochi to maintain him as Zhu Di did back then, he has to work hard after returning to Beijing. Thinking of the planning and preparation before leaving Beijing this time, and comparing it with the current gray face and nothingness, he couldn't help but grit his silver teeth, but in the end, he could only burst out one word.

When Liu Guan retired and left the Wenhua Palace, Zhu Zhanji breathed a long sigh of relief. Looking at the three ministers in the hall with different expressions, he nodded happily and said, "Today, thanks to the three Qing families, this can send people away." When Liu Guan leaves from the canal and waterway, I will also set off immediately, and the city of Nanjing will be entrusted to you. ”

"The ministers will obey Jun's orders."

Zhu Zhanji, who got up to leave, held the Nine Dragons jade pendant sent back by Zhang Yue's order and Cao Jixiang, and only felt a lot more stable in his heart. Beijing City is run by his mother, Empress Zhang, and he has nothing to worry about; With such three people in Nanjing City, he can also rest assured; As for the road...... With Zhang Yue's advice, he can sit back and relax.