Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

For many days.

Zhu Youxiao stayed in the Qianqing Palace and paid no attention to the turmoil between the government and the public. However, because Wang Wenyan, who was detained in the imperial edict, was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment by Tian Ergen and his party, the situation suddenly changed.

"Brother Imperial, I understand the test questions you assigned me a few days ago."

On the way to the Wuying Hall, Zhu Youjian, who was sitting on the Dragon Boat, looked at Zhu Youxiao, who was resting with his eyes closed. There was a bit of uneasiness between his eyebrows. After hesitating for a long time, he said to his imperial brother.

"Then tell me."

Zhu Youxiao slowly opened his eyes, leaned on the cushions, and looked at the blue sky in front of him. Several birds flew through the sky. For some reason, Zhu Youxiao envied these birds.

At least they are free!

"You previously issued a special edict to Tian Ergen to transfer Wang Wenyan, who was detained in Jinyiwei Prison, to the Ministry of Punishment. This can be regarded as a successful transfer of the turmoil caused by the mutiny in Xuanfu Town in Beijing."

With some hesitation, Zhu Youjian lowered his head slightly and said: "My brother didn't understand it at first, and didn't even think that Wang Wenyan was so important. But after reading the emperor's order, he transferred the documents related to Wang Wenyan. After reading the file, my brother discovered that this person is so important."

"How important?"

Zhu Youxiao smiled, looked at Zhu Youjian and asked.

"Wang Wenyan was a prison official. He was accused by his colleagues because he committed theft while in custody. To avoid punishment, he fled to the capital. By chance, he found his way to Wang An."

Zhu Youjian said: "The reason why Wang Wenyan was able to hook up with Wang An is that after carefully looking at some documents, I found that this person hooked up with Yu Yuli first. As for why, the reason is unknown, but it is also With Yu Yuli, Wang Wenyan suddenly transformed into a supervisor of the Imperial College!"

"What surprised my brother even more is that after Wang Wenyan gained this status, he actually had contact with Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong and others, and even had a close relationship in private. This year, the emperor's grandfather drove After the collapse, Huang Kao ascended the throne according to the imperial edict."

"Then things got even weirder. When Ye Xianggao entered the cabinet and became the first assistant, according to the records of Yousi, it was Ye Xianggao who recommended Wang Wenyan as a member of Zhongshushe, and that was how Wang Wenyan joined Wang An. opportunity."

"But according to what I know, Ye Xianggao only returned to the imperial court in October of the first year of Tianqi, but Wang An was transferred to the Nanhai Zijing Army in September of the first year of Tianqi. It didn't take long for the news of Wang An's death to be heard. , if this is the case, the time will not match at all."

"so what?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushion and said.

"So someone has tampered with this."

Zhu Youjian's eyes were firm and he said: "I have carefully recalled that from the first year of Taichang to the first year of Tianqi, it was the most chaotic period in the government. It was also during this period that the Donglin Party became powerful in the government."

"Especially Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet at the time, was caught in the whirlpool because of the Hongwan case. At that time, the cabinet only consisted of Liu Yishui and Han Xu, and in the documents recorded by the Secretary, Wang Wenyan had already been there at that time. At that time, Zhongshushe had already been appointed to the cabinet, but the person recommended was Ye Xianggao, who was not in Beijing."

"From this, I boldly speculated that Wang Wenyan was an extremely important chess piece for the Donglin Party members in the court during that period. With his unique status, he could not only compete with Wang An in the inner court Get in touch and maintain contact with some Donglin Party members in the outer court."

Zhu Youxiao showed a bit of sadness, "In less than two years, from the first year of Taichang to the first year of Tianqi, too many things happened."

"But what you just said just reflects the complicated relationship between Wang Wenyan and the Donglin Party members. But now there is no so-called Donglin Party in the court, so why did Wang Wenyan transfer to prison? Did the incident at the Ministry of Punishment divert some of the turmoil?"

"Because of Wei Zhongxian!"

Zhu Youjian stretched out his hand and said: "This is not the first time that Wang Wenyan has been arrested. He was arrested and sent to Jinyiwei's prison long before Wang An's death."

"But the strange thing is that Wang Wenyan was released in the end. This is also a rare example of someone who entered the Imperial Guard Prison but was not executed!"

"At that time, it was not Tian Ergen and Xu Xianchun who were in power in Jinyiwei. The real person in power was Luo Sigong. This person was a hereditary Jinyiwei for thousands of households. However, during the Wanli period, this person gradually rose up in Jinyiwei and became the Jinyiwei. Qian Shi was acting as a guard, and at the beginning of the imperial examination, this person went to Shu to ask for a supplement to the imperial guard flag school. The imperial examination ordered the Ministry of War to discuss it, and the matter was finally settled."

It seems like they really put in the effort.

Zhu Youxiao smiled, and his eyes changed when he looked at Zhu Youjian.

"Keep talking."

"It's just that too many things happened in those two years. There are not many records about why Wang Wenyan was released from prison. But it is a fact that Wang Wenyan entered and was released from Jinyiwei Prison."

Seeing his royal brother showing a happy smile, Zhu Youjian was very excited, "After that, Wang Wenyan disappeared, as if he had never existed. It was not until the fifth year of Tianqi that Wang Wenyan was arrested again. The person responsible for this matter was Xu Xianchun and Tian Xu came to power in Jinyiwei because Luo Sigong resigned due to illness in the fourth year of Tianqi. It was also in this year that Wei Zhongxian truly established a foothold in the government."

"From this, my brother came to the conclusion that Wang Wenyan must know some secret, so Wei Zhongxian and the others have always remembered it."

"This is the game and struggle in the court."

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile but not a smile: "There are too many truths that have been covered up. After the death of Huang's grandfather, Huang Kao's enthronement, and then Huang Kao's death, too many things happened before and after, and Wang Wenyan This little person, in a special period, played the role of threading the needle."

When he said this, Zhu Youxiao's eyes became sharp.

“That’s the key!!”

Zhu Youjian stretched out his hand and said: "Wang Wenyan's second entry into the palace, if my brother's guess is correct, it is Wei Zhongxian and others who want to use Wang Wenyan to further attack the Donglin Party who was expelled from the court. After all, although Yang Lian and others were expelled In the court, but he said a lot in the local area, which is a great threat to Wei Zhongxian and others."

"It's just that in recent months, many things have happened in the court and in the capital, which has made Wei Zhongxian and others unable to pay attention to this matter. But at this time, the emperor's brother moved Wang Wenyan from the Jinyi Guard Prison. Taking him to the Ministry of Justice and having Cui Chengxiu interrogate Wang Wenyan will have a great impact on some people."

From beginning to end, Zhu Youjian never talked about eunuchs, but what he said was full of eunuchs!

"The game is meant to stir things up."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves, looked at Zhu Youjian with a smile and said: "We have to stir up favorable situations and unfavorable situations. The ultimate goal is to control the overall situation. Yes, the emperor can think of so many things, I am very pleased. Since some people want to fish in troubled waters, then I will add more information. Aren’t they willing to figure it out? Okay, then I will ask them to think deeper!!”

it is as expected.

Zhu Youjian secretly thought that Wang Wenyan was not important. What was important was the situation at hand, which needed Wang Wenyan.

"Let's go, accompany me to Wuying Palace."

Zhu Youxiao stood up and looked at the palace in front of him, "How the outer court is doing is actually not that important to Jiangshan Sheji, but what I have to do is the most important!"

"Here!"

Zhu Youjian hurriedly stood up and bowed, but in the bottom of Zhu Youjian's heart, he was curious, what did his royal brother want to do when he showed up at Wuying Hall?

A bunch of smart-alecky guys have been confused by party strife. Since you like to calculate and figure things out so much, then I will tell you to figure things out and figure it out!

On the other hand, Zhu Youxiao stepped on the wooden stool and walked down from the dragon. When he saw a group of people coming in a hurry, Zhu Youxiao sneered in his heart.