Chapter 502: The Imperial Lawsuit (I)
As the current leader of the Jinyi Guard, the former palace guards, and the emperor's trusted courtiers, even though Yang Zhen had already applied for time when he came to the palace gate, and saw that the sun had already set in the west, the soldiers guarding the palace gate did not stop him much, and it was easy to let him enter the palace city. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It's just that these people feel a little strange, just now Gonggong Feng also hurried into the palace, and he was so tired that the sedan chair drivers who carried him over were panting for a while, why did it only take a while, and the people of Jinyiwei were also in such a hurry, could it be that what happened in the capital?
Yang Zhen didn't care about these people's strange thoughts, and rushed straight to the warm pavilion where the emperor dealt with government affairs on a daily basis. It wasn't until he came to the vicinity of there that his pace slowed down, especially when he saw that outside the warm pavilion, Sun Hai, who had always had a good relationship with him, and several chamberlains were waiting there, which made him feel a little strange and stopped.
"Grandpa Sun, why don't you serve in front of Your Majesty today?" After Yang Zhen slowed down, he walked over with a smile and asked.
When Sun Hai saw that it was Yang Zhen, a kind smile appeared on his face, and then he opened his mouth and took Yang Zhen away from several other chamberlains, and then whispered: "Feng Bao came suddenly just now, and then sent all of us out, but I don't know what to say to Your Majesty." ”
"Oh?" Yang Zhen's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he turned to look at the tightly closed door of the Warm Pavilion. It's a pity that the thick door has an excellent soundproofing effect, and even someone as deaf and sighted as Yang Zhen can't hear what the people inside are saying through the door.
Sun Hai was shrewd, and when he saw Yang Zhen's appearance, he vaguely guessed something: "Yang Zhenfu, but is something wrong?" Need to know what Feng Bao is talking about inside? ”
Yang Zhen nodded slightly, but then sighed softly: "But now that even your grandfather-in-law has been kicked out, it is even more impossible for me to know what Feng Bao and His Majesty said." ”
"Not really." Sun Hai suddenly smiled smugly.
"What? Grandpa Sun, do you have a way? Yang Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly took his hand and asked hurriedly. As far as he could judge, he was afraid that Feng Bao's meeting with the Son of Heaven alone at this time was probably related to what he was doing. If this is the case, under the other party's preconceived idea, I am afraid that if I sue again, not only will the effect not be too good, but it will even cause trouble. Therefore, it is necessary for Yang Zhen to grasp what Feng Bao said first.
Seeing that Yang Zhen was so eager, Sun Hai didn't sell Guan Zi anymore, and after nodding slightly, he nodded at one of the attendants beside him. The man understood, and quickly turned and left.
Just when Yang Zhen was a little confused, after a while, another little yellow door who was only thirteen or fourteen years old walked over with a tray, and after making a look at Sun Hai, the kid went up the steps familiarly, and pushed open the closed wooden door and walked in.
Although there were still many Feng Bao's cronies outside the Warm Pavilion at the moment, they didn't dare to stop this little yellow door from entering the Warm Pavilion to disturb them. Just because what he brought in was the dim sum that the emperor had to use at this time of the day, did they dare to let this person wait outside with the dim sum until the dim sum was cold before sending it to the emperor?
After a long time, the little yellow door walked out with his head down. He didn't have any communication with Sun Hai and them, so he grabbed the tray and hurried away. And after he left, the chamberlain who had just left came back and whispered something to Sun Hai's ear.
Although this person lowered his voice, because Yang Zhen was standing side by side with Sun Hai, and his ear power was far better than ordinary people, he heard these words clearly: "Feng Bao knelt inside and confessed his mistake to His Majesty, saying that it was the people under Dongchang who made unauthorized claims, and they didn't know what was going on, and hijacked the sedan chair of the deputy capital of the Imperial Palace, which caused a big disaster. Feng Baozheng vigorously admitted his mistake, saying that he had already arrested the guy who committed the crime, and begged His Majesty to punish him heavily. ”
Hearing this, not only Yang Zhen, but also Sun Hai's body was shocked, and he almost screamed: "There is such a thing? ”
After the man retreated, Sun Hai looked at Yang Zhen again: "Yang Zhenfu, you are also here for this, right?" Otherwise, with Feng Bao's consistent style, it is really impossible to admit his mistake like this. ”
"Exactly." Yang Zhen didn't hide it, and said with a wry smile: "I just found out the truth of this matter, and I have a little evidence, but I didn't expect him Feng Bao's reaction to be so fast, and he also came to retreat as advance." ”
Sun Hai naturally understood the meaning of Yang Zhen's words, as long as Feng Bao could get forgiveness from the emperor first, then the effect of Yang Zhen's complaint would be greatly reduced later. Moreover, there have been several fights between Jinyiwei and Dongchang recently, and it is easy for the emperor to think that this is another fight between the two sides, so it will be even more difficult for Yang Zhen to use the topic to deal with Feng Bao.
"Yang Zhenfu, what are you going to do now?" Sun Hai thought about it, but couldn't find a good way, so he asked Yang Zhendao.
Yang Zhen was also a little dazed at this time because he was preempted by Feng Bao, so he had to smile bitterly again: "I can only see the move, but since I have entered the palace, I have to meet Your Majesty first and make my intentions clear." ”
I waited for almost half an hour, and seeing that the palace door was about to close, the little emperor's somewhat unhappy voice came from the closed warm pavilion: "Come in." ”
Sun Hai glanced at Yang Zhen and asked him to calm down for a while, and then walked in first. As soon as he pushed the door open and went in, he was surprised and delighted to see the situation inside. To his surprise, he found that there were a lot of pen and ink inkstones and other objects scattered on the ground, and even some pieces were discarded to the ground, and the emperor's face was extremely gloomy, looking extremely angry. And the good thing is that even at this time, Feng Bao was still kneeling on the ground in embarrassment, and he didn't dare to react in the slightest when he and others came in.
It's so rare that I've never seen it before, and I can't even think about it. However, Sun Hai can understand that such a situation will occur, because of the actions of those people under Feng Bao, the capital has been deeply flooded, and even today the aftermath is still unfinished. This not only caused the people to suffer, caused the court to suffer great economic losses, but also made the emperor's face disgraced. Now that Feng Bao has revealed the reason, the little emperor will naturally be very angry.
Although there was some schadenfreude in his heart, Sun Hai didn't dare to show the slightest expression on his face, just glanced at the emperor timidly, and said with some concern: "Your Majesty is angry, don't be angry with the dragon body." ”
"Humph!" Wanli glared at Feng Bao hatefully: "Don't worry, my qi is not so small, and I won't be so angry." ”
"That is, master, you are the master of all the people of my Ming Dynasty, rich in the four seas, and your energy can naturally swallow the heavens and the earth. It's the slave who is worried about the sky, please forgive the master. Sun Hai hurriedly flattered the emperor.
After listening to his words, Wanli's face looked a little better. And Feng Bao, who was kneeling on the ground, hated it in his heart, this Sun Hai was taking the opportunity to win favor! But Sun Hai's next words made him even more stunned in his heart, and he didn't even have the mind to compete with him: "Your Majesty, Yang Zhen of Jinyi Wei is waiting outside, do you want to meet him?" ”
"How did he come so fast?" In addition to being frightened, Feng Bao was also a little lucky. If he hadn't adopted Lin Tianxing's intention and hurried to the emperor to admit his mistake, I was afraid that I would have to be sued by Yang Zhen, and my situation would be even more dangerous.
And Wanli was slightly stunned when he heard this. In his current state of mind, if an ordinary official asked to see him at this time, he would inevitably refuse. But Yang Zhen is his cronies, and he rarely comes to the palace, so there must be something important here, so it's not good: "Clean up here, and then let him in." ”
After waiting outside for a while, Yang Zhen was summoned into the warm pavilion. After seeing the salute and getting up, although the emperor had tried his best to calm his anger, Yang Zhen could still easily see how angry he was just now, which gave Yang Zhen a glimmer of hope, maybe he could really take the opportunity to strike a good blow at Feng Bao and Dongchang.
"Yang Qing, what are you asking for Yu Zhen to see at this time?" Wanli looked at Yang Zhen thoughtfully and asked.
Yang Zhen hurriedly replied: "Please forgive Your Majesty, it is really because the matter is so important that the minister does not dare to delay, so he still comes to disturb His Majesty at this time." As for what the minister wanted to say, it had a lot to do with the previous floods in the capital. ”
"Oh? What are you referring to the attack on the night before the flood? When the emperor asked this question, a hint of strangeness flashed in his eyes.
Yang Zhen didn't seem to see this, and he didn't even see Sun Hai on the side constantly glancing at him, just nodded: "Exactly." His Majesty forgave the crime, but it was not Wei Chen's own initiative to investigate and deal with this matter, but it was really because Lord Zhong was entrusted by the lower officials to come to the palace at night to warn, and he didn't want to be attacked by the gangsters because of this. Therefore, whether the minister is public or private, he must find out the truth of this matter.
The emperor thought about it carefully, and it was really like that, so he nodded and said, "Then did you find out what results to pull?" ”
"Your Majesty, after these days of investigation, the minister has indeed found out the identity of the thief who attacked Zhong Yu and has arrested him. Just now, Chen had already asked the reason for the situation from his mouth, but he ......" Speaking of this, Yang Zhen's gaze couldn't help but sweep towards Feng Bao, who was pale on the side.
"But what? What can't I say directly? Why do you have to be so spittering! Wanli urged a little unhappily.
Yang Zhen's right hand shrunk into his sleeve, pinched the confession of Xu Kang, and quickly pondered in his mind how he should reply, whether he should pull Feng Bao into this matter. Finally, after contemplation, he made a decision......