Just when Chongzhen hesitated, Wang Chengen entered the palace and reported: "The commander of the Jinyi Guard asked Luo Yangxing to see." ”

What does he come to do at this time? Chongzhen didn't know what was going on with Luo Yangxing, but what Jinyi Wei reported was a confidential matter, and he couldn't be lazy, so he could only put what Yang Sichang said aside for the time being, and Xuan Luo Yangxing would meet him.

Luo Yang's slightly chubby figure, always smiling like a Maitreya Buddha on weekdays, with a calm personality, but today he looks a little impetuous, and beads of sweat can be seen on his forehead. As soon as he came in, he "pounced" on his knees on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent, and the important culprit of a major case of rebellion has escaped, and he has lost a thousand households and dozens of subordinates......"

Chongzhen felt irritable in his heart, why did all the troubles come together? He said angrily: "You get up first and talk slowly, what the hell is going on?" ”

Luo Yangxing didn't dare to get up, knelt on the ground and replied: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the big case of the remnants of the former dynasty that was seized eight years ago?" ”

Chongzhen closed his eyes and recalled, vaguely remembering the situation at that time.

"I remember that this group of people claims to be the descendants of the right prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty, lurking in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, just to one day oppose the Ming Dynasty and restore the ......"

"Your Majesty is well-read and impressive." Luo Yangxing said, "Although we led the army to destroy the thieves at that time, we let a teenager escape, and it is said that it is the only bloodline of this group of people for several generations. Eight years later, the boy has grown up and appears today in the North Town Fuji ......"

"Appearing in the North Town Fuji?"

Chongzhen and Yang Sichang were both taken aback.

Luo Yangxing swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty: "Exactly." It was undoubtedly identified as a subordinate of Xia Nan, the chief soldier of Qionghai Town, who followed him to participate in today's negotiations with Yang Butang......"

Chongzhen muttered: "This guy is so bold that he dares to take in the imperial court's order to commit a crime? ”

"Whether Xia Nan knows or not, the minister doesn't know." Luo Yangxing said cautiously, "In order to avoid irritating Xia Nan, the minister did not openly arrest people in the name of Jinyiwei, but waited for them to leave Beizhen Fusi, disguised themselves and attacked in a secluded corner. As a result, the entire army was wiped out, and none of the dozens of good men escaped, and there were no corpses at the scene, only large bloodstains......"

"Are you sure it was Nan Nan in the summer?" Chongzhen asked.

"Minister...... I didn't see it with my own eyes, and I didn't dare to say anything. ”

Yang Sichang took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, why do you need to find evidence for this kind of thing? How many people are there in the capital who can make dozens of Jinyiwei soldiers annihilated and still get out of the capital? Besides, these people are on errands to arrest Qin criminals, except for Xia Nan, who else will take risks to commit murder on the street and fight against Jinyiwei? ”

Luo Yangxing added: "Your Majesty, when the minister was inspecting the scene, he heard from the people of Shuntianfu that he saw a large group of people and horses haunting at that time, and he also heard the sound of firecrackers, and those people claimed to be Qiong Haijun, and the firecrackers accidentally went off the fire......"

"The truth of the matter is already coming out." Yang Sichang became excited, "Killing Jinyiwei in the capital and shielding rebellious repeat offenders, this alone is a capital crime." Such a lawless person has already appeared. Your Majesty, give an order, kill Xia Nan in the capital, and don't go back to the mountains! ”

With the heavy news brought by Luo Yangxing, coupled with Yang Sichang's instigation, Chongzhen hesitated again and again, and finally made up his mind.

"According to Wen Qiao's words, you are solely responsible for this matter. It must be carefully deployed, and it must not be leaked. ”

Yang Sichang responded loudly: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Wenyuan Pavilion.

Wen Tiren was flipping through the memoraries sent from all over the country, and from time to time he picked up a pen to write down a note, but suddenly felt that his right eyelid was skipping non-stop, so he put down the pen and gently rubbed his eyes.

Seeing this, Wang Yingxiong, a scholar of Dongge University, who was sitting opposite him, asked diligently, "Is the elder of the pavilion in poor health?" ”

"Not really, it's just that my right eye is jumping, I don't know why?"

Wang Yingxiong said in surprise: "Folk rumors are jumping with wealth in the left eye and disaster in the right eye, and the elder of the pavilion has been troubled in recent days, so it is better to pay attention to it." ”

Wen Tiren waved his hand, "It's okay, folk rumors, how can they be believed to be true." ”

That being said, I muttered in my heart, could it really be that something was wrong?

At this time, a little eunuch came to Wenyuan Pavilion to spread the word: "Long live the master's message: Today, all university scholars should not leave the palace until the time of the emperor, and the required meals will be sent from the imperial dining room." ”

A few simple words made Wenyuan Pavilion a mess. It's dark, and it's long past the point of clocking out and getting out of work, what is the emperor going to do? The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty did not have the tradition of working overtime late at night, and they did not give work meals.

"Holy Lord, what is this for? Could something big happen? ”

"If there is a big event, why doesn't the cabinet know about it, and still wait in Wenyuan Pavilion?"

……

Wen Tiren had a sense of foreboding in his heart. Forbidding cabinet members from leaving the palace, and he, the first assistant, has no knowledge of it, there must be something big, and it's not a good thing.

At this time, after the members of the cabinet finished discussing, they all focused their eyes on Wen Tiren. Wen Tiren understood: "Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, this official will go to the Qianqing Palace to inquire about the news." ”

Wen Tiren walked out of Wenyuan Pavilion and hurriedly came to the Qianqing Palace to ask for a meeting, but Wang Chengen replied in embarrassment: "Pavilion Elder, Long Live Lord has explained, no one will see you before the time of Youshi." ”

"Am I not okay with me?" Wen Tiren's heart is like falling into an ice cave.

As a courtier, the emperor's favor is the most important, Wen Tiren has always paid attention to this aspect, and he has always followed the emperor's will, always figuring out the holy will, and has always done a good job. But what's wrong with today, I took the initiative to ask to see and was turned away! Could it be that his status in the emperor's heart has been greatly reduced, and he has lost his holy favor since then?

Wang Chengen saw his loss and said comfortingly: "Don't think too much about it. Banzai Ye made a very important decision, and he was also very troubled, and he was reluctant to talk to people at the moment. ”

Wen Tiren barely squeezed out a smile: "The Holy Cadre is arbitrary, it should have been ......"

At this time, Yang Sichang came out of the hall steadily, with a smug look on his face, saw Wen Tiren, and took the initiative to come over and talk: "Elder Ge is here to find the saint?" The saint doesn't see anyone at the moment, the elder of the pavilion should go back, after the unitary time, you can go out of the palace by yourself, and the Xuanwu Gate will open the palace gate for you to enter and exit. ”

Wen Tiren hesitated for a moment, put down Shoufu's shelf, and asked in a low voice, "Can Wen Qiao reveal a thing or two, what is so troublesome?" ”

Yang Sichang smiled lightly: "The saint said that he can't leak a trace of rumors, but the elder pavilion is not an outsider, so it doesn't hurt to reveal something." Not only are the cabinet scholars not allowed to leave the palace, but at this moment, the civil and military officials above the third rank in the capital have received the edict of the Holy Lord, and they are not allowed to step out of the mansion between the time of Shen and the time of You. This is not only to prevent people from tipping off, but also to protect your safety. Shen Shi moment, the south of the city around the Beijing camp army gathered, heavy siege, Xu in but not allowed out, Shen Shi three quarters arrived, the Shenji battalion cannon roared, somewhere will be razed to the ground, the Ming Dynasty from then on to eradicate a big scourge! ”