eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 674 I am a man of iron!
Wang Bing looked down upon these six ministers in Nanjing.

In fact, these people still look down upon him.

These old scholars are all well-known, and they have basically served as high-ranking officials in the past. Xie Tizhong was even the minister of the Ministry of Rites in Beijing.

In addition, he is close to a literary giant like Li Dongyang, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Shilin's reputation exceeds that of Wang Bing.

The city of Nanjing, a land south of the Yangtze River, has outstanding people and a prosperous literary style. Talented scholars are like those who have crossed the river. When scholars of all ages mention Xie Shangshu, they must have some respect.

Although everyone knows that becoming a minister here has almost no future, today there are not many officials promoted from here.

But nothing is absolute,
Wang Hua has already gone north.

In addition, Yang Yiqing, the head of the current cabinet, also served as Minister of Nanjing Taichang Temple in Nanjing more than 20 years ago.At that time, he knew the emperor's favorite Liu Daxia, so the key lies in the difference of ideas of the people above him.

Even if we don't mention these, how can a group of gentlemen who value justice over profit take their official position too seriously?

When the emperor wanted to tour the south, many people opposed it, but some people in Nanjing actually agreed in their hearts.

The emperor now lives in the Nanjing Palace, and the center of power has come here again. They are ministers of various ministries, and the trends are naturally different.

As for Zhang Chun's sudden escape, it was like dropping another big rock in the already unstable water.

This person has some relationship with the Duke of Wei, which is a bit interesting.

"...Will Your Majesty be angry with Duke Wei because of this?"

Led by Xie Tizhong, they began to discuss these matters.In addition to him, there are Luo Zhongyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, Shi Binxian, Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, etc.

This Luo Zhongyuan used to be the Minister of Taichang Temple in the north, but Zhu Houzhao felt that he was famous but not willing to do practical things, and he was an ancestor-level troll when he caught anyone and scolded him, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him and threw him away. Come to the south.

"I don't know whether His Majesty will be angry with Duke Wei, but Wang Shiwei will definitely catch Duke Wei! In order to cater to the Holy Will, he now even ignores the serious case of human life. What is the reason for such disregard of human life? Now Zhang Chun fled and went into hiding, and he couldn't explain it, wouldn't he have some quarrel with Wei Guogong?"

Xie Tizhong waved his hand, "How can things be so simple? The emperor also went to Wei Guogong's mansion specifically. Wang Shiwei didn't dare to be so bold."

"It's just because I've been there that it's fatal." Shi Binxian, who had been in the corner, said.

These words are somewhat enlightening to the dreamer.

They don't talk about the unpleasant and dirty thoughts behind it, but they actually understand it in their hearts.

The emperor has gone there, but will it definitely work?

On the surface, yes.

Who knows what Wei Guogong himself did behind the scenes?He was still on guard in Nanjing. For a living person like Zhang Chun to suddenly disappear when he was already suspected, is it at least dereliction of duty?

Is it even possible that Wei Guogong took care of him at some stage and escaped smoothly?
It’s hard to talk about these details.

The key lies in what the emperor believes.

That's why it is said that it is fatal just because it has been there.

This is a very insidious intention.

In this situation, it was difficult for both Wang Bing and Wei Guogong to deal with it.

Duke Guo of Wei must find a way to defend himself.

As for Wang Bing, if he doesn't blame Wei Guogong, he will always be ineffective in handling the case. If he blames the higher authorities, it might be more serious, because the Holy Emperor doesn't want Wei Guogong to be involved too deeply.

It is said that the water in the imperial court is very deep. It is so deep that you don’t know where to go. It seems that every direction is a dead end.

Wang Bing had such an attitude yesterday, so naturally they would not be polite.

Luo Zhongyuan said softly, "Zhang Chun's case now mainly consists of two cases. One is the occupation of people's land, and the other is the occupation of women from good families. How could he suppress this kind of thing without Duke Wei to back him up?"

"Let's find someone who can help with the imperial examination." Shi Binxian said.

At least take a look at the situation first.

It's nothing if there's rumors about something going on.

But they themselves will not take action or show up.

This story will first connect Zhang Chun and Wei Guogong, and then see how Wang Bing solves the problem.

Another thing that is good for them is the reputation of Shilin. Once Wang Bing mishandles it, he will easily lose his reputation here.

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On the other side, the Wei Guogong Mansion was also slightly chaotic.

"Zhang Chun ran away?"

When Wei Guogong heard the news early in the morning, he even changed his clothes in a hurry. He was angry with his servants, "Abandoning your wife and children and running away, isn't this what a beast does?! Send someone to look for him quickly. He wants to see someone alive." I want to see the corpse if I die!"

Apart from him, the concubine Zhang was even more frightened.Xu is already this age, and it is impossible for Mrs. Zhang to have children. People like her can only entertain people with sex, which is the most baseless.

Therefore, she must not have a good life at the moment, but even so, she still wanted to pray for her family, so she cried to Wei Guogong repeatedly, "Master, Zhang Chun just let him go. The court wants to arrest and kill me, so I don't dare to ask for it, but I don't dare to ask for anything." This useless brother has an only son, who is the only incense of the Zhang family. I beg you to be merciful, and please don’t cut off the Zhang family’s heirs!" Wei Guogong is old and has no strength, otherwise he would definitely kick her away. .

"Go away! This useless thing, didn't you remind him on weekdays? He has been strutting around in the name of Wei Guogong's government all day long, and now he still has the nerve to plead for mercy! Go away! Ah..."

Duke Guo of Wei was so angry that he almost couldn't stand.

Xu Pengju hurriedly came to help him, "Grandpa!"

"Hurry, prepare your horses quickly, I want to enter the palace to see the emperor!"

When Wei Guogong was old, he came to see Zhu Houzhao tremblingly. Even though his legs were weak, he still had to kneel on the ground and kowtow.

It's very easy for him to not be able to explain this kind of thing clearly!
Moreover, the emperor had greeted him before, how could he let him run away!

So his only hope is that the emperor trusts him.

But even an emperor like Zhu Houzhao, who was not very suspicious, would have some drumming in his heart.

After listening to his ramblings for a long time, Zhu Houzhao didn't know whether to believe it or not. He could only sigh a little, "Is this Zhang Chun the mother-in-law of the concubine you took?"

Wei Guogong's liver and gallbladder were split, and he said slowly: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the person, I am ashamed."

"Let's talk about what we should do now? Now he has run away and is absconding in fear of crime. In other words, there is no need to try his cases. He has done all those things."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have sent people to look for me before I enter the palace. I want to see the person alive and the corpse if I die!"

"I must look for it." Zhu Houzhao frowned, "But your mother-in-law is going to trick you. Originally, I hoped... Oh, forget it, it's too late to say anything now. The key is, What if I still can’t find it?”

"Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me. When your Majesty enters the palace, everyone in the family will be grateful for Your Majesty's kindness. How can we do such an unjust and unwise act again?"

Zhu Houzhao lowered his brows. From this point of view, Wei Guogong indeed had no motive, otherwise he would be in trouble for nothing.

But his political experience has also been enriched. The problem lies behind, is that if this gap leaks out, flies will definitely bite him.

"I... I believe what you say. After you go down, you must search for this person with all your strength. If you let me know that you are protecting him..."

Duke Guo of Wei immediately promised, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. If that happens, I will cut off my own head and come to see you."

As an emperor, he must have his own bottom line in this matter. If he lets it pass easily, then anyone with some official background can use this method to escape.It would be fine if the person in charge came to the emperor and said something about me that had nothing to do with him.

"Don't say it too early or too absolutely if you want to cut off your head, otherwise it will be difficult to turn over in the future. After this person runs away, it will be difficult to save his family and property. Let me remind you first. There is nothing else. You go first Let's go back."

Duke Wei was still a little worried, "Your Majesty..."

Originally this kind of thing was a small matter, but when it involved the emperor's big plan, it was a big deal. He was afraid!

Zhu Houzhao emphasized, "Go back first!"

They didn't do this kind of thing themselves.

He had been given a step to take the initiative to draw a clear line with these people, but his own people failed to live up to his expectations.Can anyone else be blamed for this?
"Yes..." Wei Guogong lowered his voice.

After he left, Zhu Houzhao's temper was still not completely resolved.

He tried not to be inferior to this old minister, because if he was frightened, Xu Pengju would be even more unreliable.

"You address."

"The servant is here."

"Go and call Wang Bing and Mao Yuwen."

It doesn't take long.

When they arrived, Zhu Houzhao began to demonstrate the power of imperial power, "Nanjing is different from Shandong and Huai'an. People's hearts here are more complex, so don't wait too long. See for yourselves, the imperial court caught a few local tyrants who bullied the people, so A simple thing has caused so many twists and turns! It’s still unsolved, why are you competing with me?!”

Wang Bing and Mao Yuwen both became serious and said, "I have failed to do my job well. Please punish me."

"Mao Yuwen," Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, and he decided to take an unusual path, "Jin Yiwei will do this. Today we will arrest all the remaining 27 suspects in Yingtian Mansion! If one more person escapes, I will I’ll hit you ten times!”

"Yes!"

"Old Wangge,"

"The minister is here."

"You put up a notice, and whoever is accused of being wronged will come forward to testify. Those who show up to testify must declare their place of origin and name. There is no limit to the number of people, the more the better. The case files for the trial must be signed by all these people, who are illiterate. You have to press your fingerprints. If there are dozens of people complaining about one person, who are these powerful people and why do you need to check again? 27 people, two per day, you must give me a result in half a month!"

No wonder the emperor was so angry, the emperor had already arrived in Nanjing.

A person actually escaped under the noses of so many people. What is this?

Wang Bing naturally did this, but he was worried about the other part, "How dare I disobey His Majesty's orders? But acting so fiercely will definitely lead to reports from officials, and the government and the public will discuss it."

Zhu Houzhao snorted angrily, "Catch a few thieves, what are they going to do to me? It's not good here, it's not good there. In the end, isn't it because I'm afraid that Cha Shen will get involved with me? Isn't Emperor Zhengde like that? The Lord who is weak and can be bullied! I am a tough guy who has fought against Tartars and hundreds of officials! Just call them! Let's see if I can cut off the connection between these people and the evil officials! "

It is indeed becoming more and more difficult along the way. In Shandong, he does not need to worry too much. In Huai'an, he must be warned that if you don't do it, then let Jin Yiwei do it.It's good to be here now, but that's okay, just Jin Yiwei will take care of it!
(End of this chapter)