Domineering Daming

Zhu Youjian rushed back from Henan and didn't stop for a moment. He was tired all over, but he still looked at Wang Chengen and said, "What did the Ministry of Punishment say?"

Wang Cheng'en said: "Fu Shangshu from the Household Department, Zhang Shangshu from the Rites Department, Ni Shangshu from the Criminal Department, and Wei Zhongxian all went to the palace to ask for an audience, but the Emperor has been seriously ill recently and is still in a coma, so I haven't seen them. The Royal Academy is hand-picked by the Emperor and is extremely important. Without a will, they dare not move."

Zhu Youjian's expression moved slightly, and he said, "It's not just a cold, why did it take so long?"

Wang Chengen glanced around, leaned closer and said in a low voice: "The supervisor of ceremonies said that he was suffering from overwork, but the servant has seen the prescription from the imperial hospital, and the medicine...is a bit heavy."

Zhu Youjian's eyes sank slightly, he pondered for a while expressionlessly, and said: "Go back to the palace and notify all the cabinet members of Wenzhao Pavilion to hold a cabinet meeting immediately. Also, invite Shangshu Ni to come."

Wang Chengen bowed and said, "Yes."

Zhu Youjian got into the carriage, his eyes flickering.

He heard something strange from Wang Chengen's words, and he didn't dare to think about it more, thinking about this inexplicable "examination leak case" in his heart.

Judging from his many years of fighting experience with Zhu Xu, the palace probably didn't notice it, and it was very likely that he wanted to use it to do something.Almost instinctively, he wanted to end the case as soon as possible, and he couldn't give Jingyang Palace a chance to make use of it, otherwise there would be another commotion!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian couldn't help being a little anxious, and urged: "Quickly, enter the palace before dark!"

"Yes." Wang Chengen replied in front, urging the coachman to speed up.

Zhu Youjian was sitting in the carriage, feeling uneasy. During the time he was out of Beijing, he realized the effect of Jingyang Palace's reforms in the past few years.

The official road has a new look, the cement road is endless, there is no more sludge, and pedestrians come and go regardless of the weather.The river channel that floods every year has also been controlled, and the water channels in various places have been cleaned to be deep and wide.

The most important thing is that the government order is smooth, and an order is strictly enforced immediately. This kind of thing never happened in the Tianqi and Wanli years.Not holding back is already a great achievement!

What also shocked him was that the governor of Henan easily transferred 50 shi of grain from the treasury of Luoyang for disaster relief!

He is in the center and knows the national conditions of Ming Dynasty very well. When did the court act so generously?

In the past, it was just the numbers in the playbook, but seeing it with your own eyes is another scene!

"Return justice to the scholars of the world, and hand over corrupt and corrupt officials!"

"Strictly investigate the Ministry of Rites, and thief Zhang will be sent to prison!"

"Please trust the king to uphold justice and restore the world's clarity!"

Before entering the city, Zhu Youjian heard a loud shout from a distance.

He frowned, raised the curtain and looked forward, only to see a group of people at the city gate breaking through the guards and running towards him.

Zhu Youjian's expression changed slightly, his heart was full of anger, and his eyes were bursting with anger.

It is not a secret that he returned to Beijing, but ordinary scholars would know!

It is clear that someone is behind the scenes and wants to take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters!

The guards at the west gate didn't know Xinwang's carriage, so they quickly mobilized their men to surround Xinwang's carriage before the scholars. The team leader who guarded the gate looked at Xinwang who was already standing on the carriage with cold sweat, and said, "Your Majesty, now you are inside the city. Discussions are raging, I will escort you back to your residence."

"My lord, please plead for the people and strictly investigate corrupt officials!"

"My lord, I cheated in the imperial examination, and I hope to give justice to the scholars of the world!"

"My lord, the imperial examinations are so dark that there must be thunderous shocks!"

……

Zhu Youjian has been listening with a blank face, but the anger in his heart is surging, and the hands behind his back are trembling slightly.

Are these words that scholars should have?It is clear that some old foxes in the officialdom are scurrying behind their backs, whispering orders!

But when he got here, he gradually calmed down. Since you are here as officials, you probably won't be able to hide for long.With a forced smile on Zhu Youjian's face, he said in a deep voice: "This king will immediately enter the palace to request an order, and at the same time order the Department of Penalties to investigate first. This king promises to investigate clearly in the shortest possible time, and the imperial examination will be returned to the public in the daytime! "

"Believe in Wang Yingming!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

……

"Long live the prince!"

Someone in the crowd yelled something, the crowd was excited, and the voice was not too loud, and they were immediately drowned in the roar of the mountains and the tsunami.

But Zhu Youjian was extremely sensitive to this, and he could hear it clearly, with a cold war all over his body, and suddenly looked for this group of scholars with serious eyes.

How can I find someone by voice?

Zhu Youjian frowned, turned around and got into the carriage, and just as he sat down, he felt a trace of cold sweat appearing on his head.

The man from Jingyang Palace smiled at everyone, as if he didn't care about anything, but he never relented when killing people. How about Wei Zhongxian who once covered the sky with one hand and made the world tremble?What will happen to the powerful Donglin Party in the end?

Even if it was him, if he found out that his brother had a different heart, he would definitely not let him survive the next day!

The city defense team sent out a group of people to protect King Xin until he entered the palace. The "scholars" blocked the entrance of the palace again, shouting and shouting, as if they had the aura of the apocalypse dynasty, and the officials were persecuting the emperor.

This also attracted a large group of people to watch and discuss.

"Have you heard? The imperial examination questions were leaked ahead of time..."

"Hey, your news is late. The Royal Political Council posted a notice just now. The imperial examination questions have not yet been published. Those are only for the students in the academy..."

"Who knows the truth? Which one of the officials is not thick-faced and dark-hearted, eating people without spit bones!"

"I think it's true. Look, which one of these talents is not smarter than us, there must be tricks!"

The soldiers guarding the city turned a deaf ear to the whispers of the common people, but treated these scholars in a serious manner, for fear that they would rush into the palace if they got hotheaded.

Zhu Youjian hurried into Wenzhao Pavilion, Jiang Dejing, Qian Longxi, Zhou Yanru and others were still waiting.

Xu Jie is a member of Wenzhao Pavilion, and he also stands beside him.

Zhu Youjian looked around with a sullen face, and said, "What do you adults think about the case of 'Leaking Questions in the Imperial Examination'?"

Lai Zongdao is still in the south of the Yangtze River and has not come back. At this moment, Wen Zhaoge is headed by Jiang Dejing. He looked at Zhu Youjian and said with a solemn face: "My lord, this matter must have been deliberately done by someone who wanted to confuse the public and achieve an ulterior purpose. !"

Qian Longxi looked angry, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be tolerated, and should be investigated and dealt with severely. No matter who is involved, the punishment must be laid down in the canon, and everyone will be killed as an example!"

Zhou Yanru is well aware of this matter, but he can't open his mouth indiscriminately. Wen Tiren is still hiding in the dark and watching, he can't take the initiative to send it out!

The others had a very low sense of presence, but they were all filled with righteous indignation, and demanded that Wang Xin perform thunderbolt tricks to frighten Xiaoxiao!

A servant outside the door quickly stepped in and said, "My lord, Ni Shangshu has arrived."

"Please!" Zhu Youjian said.Ni Wenhuan is considered to be the closest to him among the six films. Although Zhu Youjian knew that this person must also be Zhu Xu's person, he still had a lot of reliance on him.This person did not disappoint him either. Both the Ministry of Punishment they were in charge of and the Dali Temple in charge of Wang Shaohui still listened to his greetings.

"The next official to join the prince!" Ni Wenhuan, dressed in court clothes, came in and saluted Zhu Youjian.