"The lower official thinks it can't be!"

Zhu Yuncai stood up again for his own purposes, but this time he held an argument against Zheng Sanjun. Zheng Sanjun looked at Zhu Yuncai in disbelief, and said in his heart that he was just going to promote you, a little official, now is he going to have a rake? But after thinking about it again, this person is the confidant of the Marquis of Zhenyu, and there is no reason to stand on the opposite side of himself, could it be that he heard it wrong except for his ears? So he specifically asked again: "You, what did you say?" Think it's impossible? ”

"Exactly!"

Zhu Yuncai's answer was firm, which made Zheng Sanjun extremely embarrassed, and his face immediately became gloomy, and he was still worried about Jiang Yueguang, an old and qualified idle official. But to Zhu Yuncai, a small official who relied on luck to rise to the top, Zheng Sanjun still has a lot of disdain, even if this person has the Marquis of Zhenjun as a backer, can the Marquis of Zhenjun still cover up this person's arrogance? As soon as he thought of this, he was about to punish Zhu Yuncai in public, but Zhu Yuncai's words made him dispel this thought.

"Back to the ministry, after all, after the Duke of Wei is a minister, it is not appropriate to use the old system of the three divisions, and the lower officials think, why not select the seniors and talents to interrogate as appropriate!"

Zhu Yuncai's answer clearly used the word interrogation, Zhu Yuncai is a northerner, and the official language in Beijing is very good, so the words are very clear, and the people present are sure that they will not hear it wrong. However, this also gave Zheng Sanjun a reminder, yes, if those old guys were allowed to participate in the interrogation of Wei Guogong, the result would be a lot of mud without thinking about it. And isn't this contrary to the interests of the marquis? At the same time, this result does not do you any good at all.

Zheng Sanjun was already clear-minded, but because he was entangled in the interests, he was negligent for a while and almost made a mistake. But this change was only a matter of moments, and the decision had already changed in the blink of an eye. After a change in his heart, Zheng Sanjun once again cast an appreciative gaze at Zhu Yuncai. The selection of talents is just a rhetoric, it seems that this candidate has to be determined by the marquis of Zhenyu, why should this bad guy be played by himself.

……

Ying Tianfu, Li Xin's study.

"It's terrible, today's political hall is the same, I heard, I heard that the officials have decided to try Wei Guogong publicly!"

Chen Wenshan, who had just entered the door, looked shocked, and reported to Li Xin the news that had just leaked out of the political hall. In his opinion, what kind of identity is Wei Guogong, cleaning up in private is already the biggest limit, if it is a public trial, it is simply unimaginable, after all, after people have made meritorious deeds, they have enjoyed the honor for more than 200 years, and the foundation is very strong, except for the emperor's accident, how can others deal with it at will?

Li Xin was not surprised by Chen Wenshan's news at all, but pushed an official document on the table in front of him, and said with a smile: "Look at it, what opinions do you have, tell me!" ”

Chen Wenzhi was puzzled and copied the official document in his hand, the Marquis of Xindao Town has never taken the initiative to let himself read the official document, what is the situation today? But he only glanced at it a few times, and his face suddenly sweated, where is this official document, it is clearly a meeting minutes.

Isn't that what is written in the hall today? Chen Wenshan's hand trembled slightly, but the details of the records on it were breathtaking, even specific to the content and time of each person's speech, and even their private expressions and reactions. And there is another important content in it, which he does not know, that is, the political affairs hall has decided to replace the Wei Guogong with the town marquis of Wei Guogong to act as the governor of Nanjing.

It must be known that the authority of this Nanjing town guard is not only responsible for the acre and three points of land in Yingtianfu, but the original intention of the emperor to set up this temporary dispatch is to use Nanjing to guard the southeast half of the country. No one knows better than him what this result means to the Marquis of Zhenyu and to the entire Jiangnan.

After thinking about it, Chen Wenzhi suddenly woke up to the fact that the Marquis of Zhenyu had just asked him to talk about his views and opinions, but he didn't understand what the Marquis of Zhenju asked him to say, so he had to tell the truth: "The lower officials are stupid!" ”

Li Xin stood around the table, came to Chen Wenshan's side, patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "It is not easy to have today's situation, we must seize the time to calm down the situation in the southeast, and we must not let the southeast and the Central Plains be eroded to the bones!" ”

Li Xin's physical contact with Chen Wenzhi brought huge psychological pressure to Chen Wenshan, and he was very uncomfortable with this unpredictable Hou Ye being so close to him, and the feeling of depression with the gentle pat on his shoulder was extremely heavy. This made him wonder if he had a delusion because of this almost suffocating feeling, it stands to reason that this was obviously a great joy, but how could he not hear the slightest joy in the tone of the marquis of Zhenlu, but a little depressed?

Subsequently, Li Xin's words made him more sure that the previous feeling was not an illusion.

"Constraints, can you understand what constraints are? In the imperial court, it is too difficult to accomplish something, and it is necessary to get rid of opponents in the complex power struggle in order to get a little respite and do something practical as if walking on thin ice. ”

This kind of emotion simply subverted the unfathomable impression that the Zhenyu Marquis had always given him, it turned out that the Zhenyu Marquis was also an ordinary person, and he would be haggard in the face of the complex struggle for power and profit. He suddenly had an inexplicable feeling that the Marquis of Zhenyu should have trusted him to reveal his weak side. As for the power struggle between the Ming officialdom, how can this be a chronic disease of the Ming Dynasty? Since the Qin and Han dynasties, which dynasty and which generation was not like this?

The internal strife in the court consumed a lot of money, especially the party struggle. The Niu Li party struggle at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the old and new party disputes after the Northern Song Dynasty Shenzong, all consumed the last trace of vitality of the imperial court in the internal strife, and the officials did not ask about right and wrong, but only asked about relatives and relatives. Let's talk about himself, the reason why he has been a county magistrate all his life is not because he has not invested in the backer?

Chen Wenzhi sighed in his heart, but he definitely didn't dare to say it to the Marquis of Zhenyu.

"Now it's okay, just go away, and you have to do a few things quickly."

Li Xin's words made Chen Wenzhi feel refreshed for a while, and his intuition told him that the Marquis of Zhenyu was about to put a burden on his shoulders again. Sure enough, "After the war in Taiping Mansion is calmed down, the external troubles of Nanzhili are eliminated, and the first important matter at the moment is entrusted to you, Xu Wenjue's case must be strictly investigated and thoroughly investigated, but it is also necessary to remember that try not to involve Wei Guogong, this is the bottom line." ”

Although this sentence was said calmly, Chen Wenjiao still felt a chill from Li Xin's tone, a sentence of "thorough investigation" and "strict investigation" is equivalent to pronouncing Xu Wenjue's death sentence, as far as he knows, Xu Wenjue and Zuo Mengeng have colluded a lot, and Zuo Mengeng is through the rebellion of King Huai. If Xu Wenjue is strictly investigated, can Wei Guogong not be implicated? After all, Xu Wenjue is the eldest son of Duke Wei and the heir, so he can't get out of it no matter what.

"I don't know anything about the lower officials, and I ask the Marquis of Zhenyu to solve my doubts!"

"Speak!"

So, Chen Wenzhi expressed his doubts one by one. After Li Xin heard this, he nodded and said: "You are right, no matter who Xu Wenjue is involved and how serious the crime is, he must be investigated to the end, but in the case statement, he must try his best to avoid the relationship with Wei Guogong, and it is enough to hold this bottom line!" ”

Although Chen Wenzhi was still puzzled, he also knew that he couldn't ask any more, otherwise he would be bored. After returning to the signing room, Zhu Yuncai hurriedly came to look for him in court clothes.

When asked, it was also related to the case of Wei Guogong, and Chen Wenzhi did not hide it, and told Zhu Yuncai the explanation of the marquis of Zhenyu in its original form.

"Brother Zhu, think about it, what does the Marquis of Zhenyu mean? Not only does he have to deal with Xu Wenjue, but he is not allowed to implicate Wei Guogong, isn't this letting us dance with shackles? ”

Zhu Yuncai thought for a moment and already understood, "After all, Wei Guogong is the town guard appointed by the Holy Lord, although we can take away his authority, but if we implicate him in this way, outsiders will only take revenge on Wei Guogong, and Wei Guogong's supporters and sympathizers in Jiangnan are not just Ding Huai's puppeteers?" Not pointing the finger at Wei Guogong is of course intended to avoid suspicion, but the fundamental reason is to prevent those potential opponents from jumping out under the pretext of Wei Guogong. ”

In this regard, Chen Wenshan deeply agreed, which is in line with Li Xinlian's previous restrictive words, and it seems that even after mastering the absolute advantage, he has to consider various potential factors.

"Brother Zhu, you are solely responsible for the interrogation of Xu Wenjue, and you will go with the Wei State Gongxu and the Snake in the future."

Xu Wenjue had previously been ordered to go to Ying Tianfu on time to respond to the interrogation, and Zhu Yun was one of the main persons involved in the interrogation, so Chen Wenzhu naturally would not fight with him, so he could only deal with the most difficult Wei Guogong.

Chen Wenshan couldn't help but sigh, what a beautiful scenery Wei Guogong was when he came to Jiangnan last year, and the hundred officials in Nanjing were vying for stitching, I don't know if he had ever expected that he would have a few days of failure and shame?

"Fuzun may not know yet, the political hall has decided that the town marquis will act as the guardian of Nanjing, now is the time for you and me to show their strengths, although Wei Guogong is famous, but now he is a phoenix on the shelf, not even a chicken, but although he can deal with it calmly."

Zhu Yuncai was in a good mood, so he lowered his voice and informed Chen Wenzhi of today's political affairs hall's decision, and at the same time gave ideas for this rather kind colleague.

But Chen Wenshan's answer shocked him greatly, and even broke out in a cold sweat behind his back.

"Brother Zhu may not know, the matter in the political hall, the marquis of Zhenyu has long known!" This sentence was originally said by Chen Wenshan, but he immediately realized that his gaffe was definitely a taboo in officialdom, so he immediately shut up and stopped talking.