Domineering Daming

Zhang Guoji didn't say much, and got into the sedan chair directly.

Zhao Han didn't talk too much nonsense, and with a wave of his hand, he led the people back to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion.

In the lobby of the Huimin Chamber of Commerce, the officials of the Ministry of Justice ransacked boxes and cabinets everywhere. Xiao Yong and He Yunshan were pushed aside by the officials, and their faces were livid.

Ever since they got close to the nobles in the palace and cooperated with the nobles, they made a lot of money, but they didn't expect that they were suddenly seized by the Ministry of Punishment today.

Xiao Yongqi's chest heaved and he sneered at Liao Tianyong, the member of the Ministry of Justice who brought him here, and said with a sneer, "Just check it out, but if you don't check it out tomorrow, you will send it back to me no matter what!"

Liao Tianyong looked at the two of them, and said with a faint smile: "It seems that the two of you escaped a catastrophe last time, and there are more than 20 taels of silver in cash."

He Yunshan looked calm, and said to Xiao Yong: "Brother Xiao, don't worry about them, they are just pawns, and the bad luck will not stop at him."

"Oh." Liao Tianyong looked at He Yunshan, and said playfully: "Although Xiao Yong is the president of this chamber of commerce, you are actually in charge, right? Tell me about your boss, I'm surprised, let's see if the Ministry of Justice can handle it ?”

Xiao Yong sneered and said: "It's up to you, you don't deserve to know!"

Liao Tianyong looked at the two of them, knowing that there was nothing to be dug up, he said loudly to the guards who were coming back and forth, "Check it carefully for me, I will seize all the ledgers, gold, silver and jade, and all valuables, and take them back!"

"Yes!" The yamen servants agreed one after another.

"I see who dares!"

Suddenly, there was a loud shout from outside the door.Immediately afterwards, Zhang Guoji walked in with a majestic expression on his face.

Liao Tianyong had met Zhang Guoji, he was startled, and walked over with a smile on his face, raised his hand and said, "I have seen Zhang Guogong, I don't know why you came here so late?"

Zhang Guoji glanced at the messy lobby, turned to Liao Tianyong, said coldly, "I remember you, you were the one who was in the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment that day, right?"

Liao Tianyong had a respectful face, but he was extremely vigilant in his heart, and said: "It's the father-in-law, and the father-in-law hasn't said what it means to come here late at night?"

Zhang Guoji put his hands behind his back and said indifferently: "Your Ministry of Punishment copied my property, can't I come and see and ask why?"

Liao Tianyong's face froze suddenly, his heart turned, and he said: "Young master misunderstood, this is not plagiarism, it's just that someone reported that he ate food from this chamber of commerce and killed a person, the subordinate officer had to be ordered to investigate."

"The hands of the Ministry of Punishment are too long!"

Zhao Han let out a cold snort, followed by an official uniform, and forced his way in with the officials from the Shuntian Mansion.

Liao Tianyong looked at Zhao Han who came with a murderous look on his face, and was even more flustered. He raised his hand and said, "Master Zhao, what do you mean by that?"

Zhao Han sneered, and said: "Your Ministry of Justice surrounded the workshop in the east of the city before, and then sealed up the chamber of commerce. If I am not mistaken, these are the responsibilities of the Shuntian Mansion. When did the Ministry of Justice be so active and want to help us in the Shuntian Mansion?" Are you on a case?"

It's not that Liao Tianyong and the adults of the Ministry of Criminal Justice did not expect that someone would come to stop them, but they did not expect that Zhang Guogong would not count, but Zhao Han from Shuntian Mansion came with a servant, fully armed, and looked like he was about to do something big.

With cold sweat on his head, he glanced at Zhang Guoji and then at Zhao Han and said, "Master Zhao may have misunderstood something. Since the Criminal Department received the report, it can't just sit idly by. Once verified, it will naturally be transferred to the Shuntian Mansion."

"No need, Shuntian Mansion will take over now." Zhao Han waved his hand, and the yamen servants rushed in, snatching everything from the yamen servants of the Ministry of Punishment, and escorting them aside.

Liao Tianyong's intuition felt that his scalp was numb, Shuntian Mansion wanted to force it, and Zhang Guogong was present, and he, a little Yuanwailang, had no strength to fight back!The person who quietly went back to report has not come back, and he kept thinking about it in his heart.

"Caomin has met Zhang Guogong and Mr. Zhao." He Yunshan and Xiao Yong ran over with joyful faces, and bowed to them.

They were really excited. They only knew that the nobleman was from the palace before, but they didn't expect it to be the empress. At this moment, the empress's father, Zhang Guogong, came forward in person!

Zhang Guogong nodded slightly at the two of them, and said: "From now on, do business well, if anyone dares to make trouble, you can go directly to my house to find me."

The two were ecstatic, this was equivalent to hugging Zhang Guogong's thigh, not to mention there was the empress in the palace.

"Yes, Lord!" The two said in unison, looking at each other, the excitement in their eyes couldn't be concealed.

Zhang Guoji turned his eyes to Liao Tianyong again, and said in a cold voice: "My lord, do you want me to send you to the Ministry of Punishment in person?"

Liao Tianyong's face turned yellow, and he didn't leave or stay.

Zhao Han looked at Liao Tianyong and said, "Come here, send this lord back, and ask the lord of the Ministry of Punishment to give a reasonable explanation, otherwise we will wait for tomorrow's impeachment papers."

Shuntian Mansion came out in full force, naturally more people than Liao Tianyong brought, and he couldn't really do it with open swords and guns. He glanced at Zhang Guoji, gritted his teeth and said: "Zhang Guogong, I will resign."

Zhang Guoji nodded lightly, watching Liao Tianyong lead people away.

Zhang Guoji and Zhao Han comforted Xiao Yong and He Yunshan, and then they left after leaving a group of people.

"Master Zhao, thank you very much tonight." Walking out of Huimin Chamber of Commerce, Zhang Guoji said to Zhao Han with a smile.

Zhao Han looked flattered, and said: "My lord is polite, this is the duty of a subordinate official."

Zhang Guoji also knew that His Royal Highness King Hui's business needs the care of the Shuntian Mansion, so he deliberately wooed him and said: "Your Majesty rewarded some good things not long ago, next time I come out, I will bring some for Mr. Zhao as a thank you."

Of course Zhao Han heard Zhang Guoji's nonsense, and hurriedly said: "Thank you for the reward, my lord. Once there is an order, I will follow it."

Zhang Guoji smiled with satisfaction and got on the sedan chair.

It was settled here, but the lights on the other side of the Criminal Department were bright.

Listening to Liao Tianyong's return, Wang Ji's expression was gloomy and terrifying.

It never occurred to him that Zhang Guoji was behind the workshop and the chamber of commerce. After further research, it might be Queen Zhang, or even the emperor!

Most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty had exotic flowers, and it would not be surprising to do anything. Wang Ji sat on a chair, his expression constantly changing.

He did this to create a topic, divert the attention of those people in the court meeting, and buy time for Zhao Nanxing.But if he offends another group of people, especially the palace, the loss outweighs the gain.

Wang Jimeng stood up, and said with a dignified expression: "I'm going to the Zhao Mansion, you call the two servants back, and discuss it after I come back."

Chapter 115 Going Further

Not to mention outside the palace, Zhu Xu appeared in the imperial study room very punctually early the next morning.

Zhu Youxiao has not let go of carpentry, but he is not as enthusiastic as before.There is a half-drawn wood carving in hand, but on the other side he is patiently flipping through the booklet.At the same time, Zhu Xu saw Zhang Yanyao in a bright red dress by his side.

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, although there were rumors in the palace that Zhang Yanyao would be a concubine, but there was no result.

Seeing Zhu Xu coming in, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his arms and said with a smile, "Your brother, you haven't come to see me for a long time."

Zhu Xu smiled, walked straight to the back of the imperial table, looked at the half-drawn wood carving, and said: "Brother Huang, your craftsmanship has regressed."

Zhang Yanyao bowed slightly to Zhu Xu, and silently backed out from the side door.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and smiled in satisfaction, and then sighed to Zhu Xu: "Oh, I don't have time, look at these papers, there are more and more every day, either impeaching this or impeaching that, or persuading me to abolish this, abolish that .”

Zhu Xu glanced at it, and it turned out that there was a large pile of documents from the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They were arranged in three rows, and there were fifty or sixty books left unread.

He rolled his eyes and said: "Brother Emperor, according to me, the impeachment papers of this kind will be transferred to the Yamen who impeached that yamen, and those who impeached the minister or minister will be given to the cabinet. Those who impeached the cabinet will be sent to you." Here, it’s much easier that way.”

Zhu Youxiao laughed, stood up and supported him, and said: "You are too young to understand the nature of this group of people. If I really let go of what you said, they will not tear down my court."

Zhu Xu nodded as if he understood, but secretly shook his head in his heart. Neither the Emperor Tianqi nor the later Emperor Chongzhen paid enough attention to Dongchang and Jinyiwei.Since these two institutions appeared to suppress courtiers, they are basically abandoned now.