Shaodi Chunxin

"Fu Yuanqing's Tingtao residence is a mansion bestowed by the emperor." Yan Jifan said, "Even the Ministry of Punishment does not have the right to search the house privately without imperial decree."

Yu Ruicheng didn't answer his words, but just picked up the tea and held it in his palm. After a while, he said slowly: "Yuanqing thinks... what does Daduan Sheji rely on?"

Yan Jifan was stunned: "Naturally, I follow the way of a sage. In the present world, there are Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and Yangming Xinxue."

Yu Ruicheng laughed: "The way of a sage... If the way of a sage can govern the world, why hasn't the world been peaceful for more than 1000 years? Haiyan and the river have been cleared."

"What do you think about Tongda?"

"Whether it's a troubled time or a prosperous time... Daduan Dynasty can sit on the four seas and achieve the prosperity it is now, relying on the officials in the court, relying on the six departments, relying on the three courts, relying on the six departments, and finally What matters is the cabinet. Even the emperor himself has to rely on the cabinet for his errands."

"Young Emperor is stubborn, always thinking of relying on eunuchs to check and balance the government. Even the first emperor had such fantasies, and he used Fu Yuanqing before his death. This is our common good brother, and Zhao Jin is really cruel. It's just that they One thing went wrong..."

"The government and the royal family share weal and woe, and they are never separated." Yu Ruicheng's kind smile faded away, and he looked a little cold, "The little emperor is getting old and his mind is active. If there is a gap between the monarch and his ministers, it will be easy for 'some people' to take advantage of the gap."

Yan Jifan's hands were sweaty, but he still said: "I understand that, if your Majesty has treacherous people like Fu Yuanqing by his side, he doesn't trust us and other courtiers, so how can we do things?"

"That's right." Yu Ruicheng said, "I expected this situation a long time ago. When I went to Fu Yuanqing's mansion last time, I left some things behind. I have been struggling with it for a long time... It's just that the students are parading in the capital city to write The blood letter is voluntary, hundreds of officials shake the door, all the yamen of the imperial court are almost closed, and the palace can't command the court. Fu Yuanqing, without the eunuchs, the emperor will naturally know that we are good and listen to our persuasion. What you have done is considered to be an act of turning the tide in times of chaos, and the emperor will reward you for your merits and recommend Lord Yan to the cabinet."

Turn the tide.

On rewards for meritorious deeds.

Recommended to join the cabinet.

The desperate and dying struggle was embellished in the words of Xiaoge Lao, which made Yan Jifan, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, heartbroken.

"Okay, I'll transfer someone from the Ministry of Punishment to listen to Taoju immediately." Yan Jifan stood up and said.

Yu Ruicheng also stood up, and said politely, "Master Lao Yan is here. I will think of ways to make him fearful and delay the time as much as possible."

The two of them walked out of the Book Pavilion together, and when they reached the gate, Yan Jifan said: "The small pavilion will never see you off."

"I have one more request." Yu Ruicheng said.

"Mr. Xiaoge, please tell me."

"After all, Mr. Yan's feat has been successful or he may have failed. If one day he is captured by a thief and sent to prison, he still needs to grit his teeth, let alone say what should not be said." Yu Ruicheng hooked the corners of his mouth, "After all The Yan family has many relatives, if I remember correctly, the youngest child under Lord Yan's knee is only seven years old, right?"

Yu Ruicheng's smile made people feel cold all over.

Yan Jifan clasped his fists after a while and said, "Farewell."

After saying this, he got into the sedan chair and went out. When the sedan chair was far away, the servant door closed the side door, and Yu Ruicheng stood there for a while, then entered the back house with his hands behind his back, and turned into the tea room, where Yu Luqiu had already sat down. It's been a while.

"Father." Yu Ruicheng saluted.

"Yan Jifan is gone?"

"Yes." Yu Ruicheng smiled, "It's all arranged."

Yu Luqiu nodded: "The cabinet has been fighting with the Supervisor of Rites for more than ten years, even Fu Yuanqing could not have imagined that you were retained as a backup. You have been cautious and low-key in the court all these years, and you have suffered a lot. Yes, Ruicheng."

"At this moment, it's time to fight to the death, and I don't need to hide anything anymore. The former court is now in a favorable situation, so I should give it a go. Don't worry, father." Yu Ruicheng said, "Fu Yuanqing will definitely not be able to turn around this time."

"There is a decree in the palace for us to go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation as soon as possible, and discuss a solution for the officials to shake the door and the gate." Yu Luqiu got up, walked in front of Ruicheng, sized up his son, and finally patted him on the shoulder. He said to him, "Go change your official uniform and go out."

"Yes, father."

Fu Yuanqing's private house outside was only guarded by the eunuch of the head of the family. He had just drank a bowl of tea in the afternoon and was lying down in Baoxia to take a nap when there was a hasty knock on the door.

"Open the door! Open the door now!"

The old eunuch frowned and got up from the chair. Just as he got off the latch, someone pushed him away from the outside. He staggered and fell to the ground.

Someone at the door raised the waist card of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and said: "I am Wu Qingyi, the head of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and I am ordered by the Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to ransack the house!"

The old eunuch trembled and said: "This is Fu Zhangyin's mansion, how dare you raid the house without an imperial decree?!"

As soon as Wu Qingyi waved his hand, the eunuchs in charge of the family were tied up by the criminals, and more than [-] people behind him scattered into the room and began to search.

Wu Qingyi walked into this not-so-big mansion, looked around, grabbed the eunuch in charge and walked to the warehouse at home, pulled the key from the old eunuch's waist, and opened the warehouse door.

Fu Yuanqing was poor, and there were no valuables in the warehouse.

They are all commonly used household utensils, and further inside are some warehouses for wine and vinegar noodles.

The two altars of spring breeze of peaches and plums sent by Yu Ruicheng more than three months ago were placed on it.

One jar was unsealed, drank half of it, and then resealed.

The other jar was dusty, and the plastic seal was still intact.

Wu Qingyi weighed it, took out the two jars of wine, and waited for a while, and everyone came out, barely holding some soft wine in their hands.

"Received. Go back to the Ministry of Punishment." Wu Qingyi said.

A group of people walked away again, and a messenger on the road complained: "Isn't it a traitor who covers the sky with one hand? I thought he was a fat job, with a family with nothing but books, memorials, paper and ink... It's too chilling."

It took only half an hour for the Ministry of Criminal Justice to raid the house, and the secret report from Dongchang had already been delivered to Fang Jing. He took a look at the door of Zunyi after it was opened, and his expression was already solemn. He hurried into the door of Zunyi and the door of Yangxin, bypassing the wall shadow .

Cao Ban'an stood under the pagoda, listening to the discussions in Dongnuan Pavilion, saw him coming over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Yan Jifan copied Tingtaoju." Fang Jing said and gave him the secret letter.

Cao Ban'an said: "Yan Jifan jumped the wall in a hurry. When Liu Jiu was arrested, they became anxious. How is the situation with Liu Jiu?"

"He's actually a soft-boned man, but when the punishment started, someone passed on the Queen Mother's order to tell Liu Jiu to confess honestly. Liu Jiu is much more cunning than Qian Zongfu. Couldn't he hear that the Queen Mother meant the opposite? These Okay, if you don’t say a word, you will faint as soon as you are executed... Brother Cao, don’t worry, although it will take some effort, he will be able to speak within three days.”

Cao Ban'an had already read the secret letter while he was speaking, and pondered for a while.

"Brother Cao, what are you hesitating about? Hurry up and send it in." Fang Jing said, "They ransacked the palace's private house without asking for an order. This is to rebel."

"The cabinet members here are all discussing matters in the East Nuan Pavilion, and the ancestors are also serving there. Logically, they shouldn't be disturbed." Cao Ban'an sighed, "Forget it, I'll send it in..."

He paused, and looked over Fang Jing's shoulder.

Fang Jing didn't know why, so he looked back.

Yan Jifan and Wu Qingyi, the head of the criminal department, came in from behind the screen wall.

Wu Qingyi held two jars of old wine in his arms. Cao Ban'an had never seen them before, but Fang Jing remembered clearly that it was a day of heavy snow, Yu Ruicheng brought them, and he put them into the warehouse with his own hands.

"Brother Cao..." His heart skipped a beat, feeling bad.

Yan Jifan naturally saw Fang Jing's face, and he raised his voice: "Shangshu Yan Jifan of the Ministry of Punishments, I have urgent matters to see Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty is discussing matters with all the cabinet ministers in the Dongnuang Pavilion at the moment, Lord Yan please wait a moment." Cao Ban'an replied.

Yan Jifan calmly smiled, and then raised his voice: "Shangshu Yan Jifan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, please see Your Majesty for urgent matters!"

At this time, four cabinet ministers were gathering in Dongnuan Pavilion, and there was another record of Fu Yuanqing sitting on the bench before the dragon case.

Zhao Xu said: "My loves, what do you mean when you tell me that you are powerless? The four important ministers in the cabinet of the Daduan Dynasty want to maintain the stability of the court for me, and all officials are obedient. How can you say the word powerless?" ?”

Heng Jing was already a little anxious, he wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Your Majesty, the old man has been running as hard as he can today, even arguing with the adults in front of Huiji Gate. But no one is willing to listen. They are all extremely angry, beg the Son of Heaven Give me a fair explanation."

"Fairness? What kind of justice do you want?" Zhao Xu asked, "When I give them their salaries, they should work as errands. Even if they are not for the emperor, they should be for the people. Now the Jiangsu and Zhejiang disaster relief funds from the Ministry of Households are not distributed, and there is no one in the Dali Temple case." Forget it, everyone will come to Jimen to cry! Is this fair?! I don’t even remember what I do!”

Heng Jing was reprimanded, his face was a little ugly, and he closed his mouth embarrassingly.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say." Yu Ge said.

"speak."

Yu Luqiu said: "Hundred officials are hiding under the gate of Huiji, which is an act of forbearance. As a courtier, seeing that your majesty has lost his virtue and shakes the foundation of the society, he has to admonish him. If he can't admonish him, he can only persuade him with his life." .At this point, all the officials have given their lives, and if they die with their lives, they will return Daduan to a clear world."

Yu Luqiu, who usually speaks reservedly, is not polite today.

Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows: "What does Mr. Ge mean?"

Yu Luqiu raised his eyes and looked at Fu Yuanqing who was beside him: "The eunuch disrupted the country and flattered the emperor. If there is no punishment, it will not be enough to appease the anger of all the officials, and it will not be enough to give everyone an explanation."

Fu Yuanqing was not angry.

He didn't even look at Yu Ruicheng, stained with ink, and continued to record the details of today's Dongnuange discussion on the scroll.

"Old Yu Ge, be careful!" Pu Ying said angrily, "Without any real evidence, how can you follow the words of all the officials and accuse innocent people?"

"Old Yu Ge, I respect you as a minister of Gu Ming. You are also the chief assistant of the cabinet. At this time, shouldn't you come forward to appease the officials?" Zhao Xu asked him with a cold face.

"Your Majesty wants me to give you a solution, and this is the only way I can do it." Elder Yu Ge ignored Pu Ying, and said, "Your Majesty should think twice. After a long time, the officials will be chilled and resign, and the court will be in chaos. The situation is in chaos, not to mention the Tatar and Japanese pirates, even the southwestern tribes will be unstable..."

Zhao Xu looked at him, and waited for the old man to finish speaking in a loyal and dignified manner, he was not angry, but asked him: "Yu Luqiu, are you threatening me?"

"The old minister dare not."

"Aren't you still thinking that it's good for the emperor to sit on the big end facing the clouds, and it's best not to interfere in the mundane world. If you really want to intervene, if you really dare to intervene...you have to teach me a lesson. It's like when I was studying when I was young, the ruler you gave me will always be engraved in this emperor's heart, and he will never dare to cross the line."

The dirty thoughts hidden under the loyal and brave remonstrance were nakedly revealed by the emperor, even Mr. Yu Ge was a little dazed.

"I dare not!" Old Yu Ge got up from the stool, knelt unsteadily and bowed his head, "I dare not have such wolfish ambitions."

After he finished speaking, Dong Nuan Pavilion fell silent for a while.

At this moment, the voice of Yan Jifan begging to be summoned under the pagoda came.

"Shangshu Yan Jifan of the Ministry of Punishments, I have urgent matters to see His Majesty! I have found evidence of Fu Yuanqing's private embezzlement of state funds in Tingtao House! Please submit it!"