Domineering Daming

There were so many people fighting in the two major yamen, and a son-in-law was also beaten. In addition to administrative punishment, it also involved "penalty", and a group of people had to go to Dali Temple once.

Yuan Renxiao and Wei Xuelian are now imprisoned in Jianxie Division. Jianxie Division basically inherited the former Dongchang and Jinyiwei's territory, and now it is extremely low-key. Even if a group of people are imprisoned, they are simply taking notes. Others Didn't dare touch anything.The witnesses and material evidence are complete, and there is no need to do anything, and then they will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, ready to be brought to Dali Temple for trial.

It stands to reason that this kind of case is easy to deal with. The leader will be sentenced for half a year or a few months, and the case will be settled with a fine of some money.

The problem is that the rank of Dali Temple is too low, and Dali Temple's ministers are only from the third grade. Yuan Renxiao, who is involved in the Ministry of Officials, and Wei Xuelian, who is in the Governor's Council, are lucky to say that Gong Yonggu is the emperor's son-in-law, and there is no joint trial of the three divisions. Made a worry.

He had just taken office, and the case of Yang Lian and others had not yet had time to be retried, and now such a case came again.

After thinking and thinking, Wang Qiaonian had no choice but to go to the cabinet, and the cabinet would come up with a solution.

Chapter 829 The culprit behind the scenes

When Wang Qiaonian braved the wind and snow to enter the palace, Wei Xuelian was released on bail, and now he is drinking wine with a sad face.

Meng Zhaoxiang and Cao Dingjiao were with him, and they comforted him for a while, but Wei Xuelian, who had always been "big hearted", did not see any improvement in the slightest.

Wei Xuelian frowned, took a sip of wine, looked at the heavy snow outside, and sighed: "This time we are going to be unlucky, the list of the Ministry of Officials this time covers almost all political departments, and Lao Cao's county magistrate has been blocked. , Lao Meng is probably sitting on the bench, me, don’t expect to be promoted again in three to five years... our entire army is wiped out..."

Although Meng Zhaoxiang was drinking hot wine, he felt lonely, and said: "I heard that Mr. Wang wrote a letter to the cabinet and fought for us, but Mr. Bi Ge is really 'just', and he is completely on the side of the officials..."

Cao Dingjiao, who has always been open-minded, also felt strong pressure this time. He looked up at the two of them and said, "I heard that Zhou Shangshu's youngest son is also on the 'rotation' list this time, and he is sent to Fujian."

Fujian is now considered a barren and remote place in the eyes of Ming people, and officials were basically "belittled" and "exiled" in the past.

Wei Xuelian raised his head, looked at Cao Dingjiao, and said in surprise, "Even the son of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was dispatched, how courageous are these people!"

Meng Zhaoxiang sighed, and said: "Shangshu Zhou is already a criminal. I heard that he may retire from his old age and return to his hometown, or be sent out of Beijing. The tree falls and the monkeys scatter..."

The corner of Wei Xuelian's mouth twitched, and he said, "It's okay for Prince Jing to say that he didn't hurt his bones, but Zhou Shangshu was wronged a little bit. Tell me, should I come to my house to apologize..."

No one expected that a trivial matter would bring down the deeply rooted Minister of the Ministry of Officials. From the outside world, Wei Xuelian was the culprit.

Meng Zhaoxiang moved slightly in his heart, and said, "Perhaps it is possible. This place is not far from Zhou Shangshu's house. Let's try to find out some inside information."

Cao Dingjiao shook his head after thinking about it for a while and said, "Shangshu Zhou has always kept a low profile, and he is on the cusp of the storm, so he might not see me?"

Meng Zhaoxiang looked at Cao Bianjiao and said, "No matter what, you have to try it. Zhou Shangshu has been in the official department for many years, and his disciples and former officials are all over the world. If Lao Wei doesn't make this trip, he will not be able to live in the capital in the future."

Cao Dingjiao suddenly came to his senses and said, "Then hurry up, it's getting dark."

Wei Xuelian was actually a little scared in his heart, but at this juncture, he had no choice but to bite the bullet: "Okay, let's go!"

The three of them put on coir raincoats and rushed to Zhou Yingqiu's mansion in the snow.

Zhou Yingqiu had just sent off Fu Changzong and the people who followed him, he was drunk, a little bit tipsy, and was about to go back to rest, when the guard came up and said: "Master, there are three people outside to hand over invitations."

Zhou Yingqiu waved his hands and said, "I won't see anyone who comes from now on." He couldn't open his eyes and wanted to sleep for a while.

The guard hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, one of them is that Wei Xuelian. I wonder if he was appointed by Prince Jing."

Just as Zhou Yingqiu was about to turn around, he paused, sobered up quite a bit, looked outside in the heavy snow, thought for a while, and said, "Take them to my study."

"Yes." The guard agreed and ran back to the gate in the snow.

Zhou Yingqiu stood where he was, thought for a while, then turned and walked towards the study with his eyes slightly moving.

Wei Xuelian, Meng Zhaoxiang, and Cao Dingjiao all entered the Zhou Mansion with some trepidation, as if they were rushing to a Hongmen banquet.

The three looked at each other cautiously, not daring to say a word, followed the guard and went straight to Zhou Yingqiu's study.

In the eyes of outsiders, Zhou Yingqiu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is low-key, introverted, tactful, and never accepts gifts.

The three of them came to Zhou Yingqiu's study room, and saw Zhou Yingqiu sitting at the desk, looking down at the documents.

Wei Xuelian, Cao Dingjiao, and Meng Zhaoxiang all looked at each other, raised their hands together and said, "Your official Wei Xuelian (Meng Zhaoxiang, Cao Dingjiao) has seen Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Yingqiu didn't raise his head, and said calmly: "The decree of convicts is probably coming to the door, are you sure you don't want to change your address? Or go to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to see me in two days?"

The most embarrassing thing was Wei Xuelian. He raised his hand and said sincerely: "I also ask Mr. Zhou to forgive me. You are all reckless. I never expected such serious consequences."

Only then did Zhou Yingqiu raise his head, his eyes swept over the faces of Wei Xuelian, Meng Zhaoxiang, and Cao Dingjiao, and he put down the documents in his hands indifferently, and said, "People outside say that the officials from your political academy are all muddy legs, the book I haven't read a few books, but I know a lot of principles. In the yamen, I shouted 'New Deal', 'Reform', 'Remove Corruption', 'Rejuvenate the Great Ming' all day long. In fact, I have no rules at all. Regardless of the consequences, I don't know how many things have been broken... At the beginning of the period, I didn't believe it, and I was very protective of you. But you, Wei Xuelian, know how to repay your kindness, and use the chicken feathers of the Anti-Corruption Bureau as an arrow to make trouble in our bureaucracy Regardless of the rain, you have brought me down now, you really know how to do things..."

Before Zhou Yingqiu finished speaking, the three of them felt embarrassed.

King Jing entered the cabinet, and the Governor's Council carried out a large-scale clean-up of the capital in an attempt to control public opinion. From the outsiders' perspective, it was naturally "revenge" for Prince Jing to settle accounts after the autumn. Officials in the political academy were "rotated", and the anti-corruption bureau's focus was on the bureaucracy. Although it was not aimed at Zhou Yingqiu, it actually pushed Zhou Yingqiu down.

Wei Xuelian's expression moved, he was so full of words that he couldn't utter a word.

There is really nothing to say, no reason to be found, Zhou Yingqiu is really "innocent" in this matter, the culprit is him, Wei Xuelian, any excuse is useless!

Meng Zhaoxiang was still a handyman in the official department, and he didn't even have the qualifications to enter Zhou Yingqiu's class. This time he was released to Fengyang Mansion, he was "highly promoted", and he didn't have the guts to speak up.

Cao Dingjiao wanted to argue for Wei Xuelian, but he stopped his mouth abruptly.He had a special status, and if he opened his mouth, he might represent his uncle Cao Wenzhao, the Cao family, and they couldn't open their mouths in front of a big boss like Zhou Yingqiu.

In fact, it's hard to argue with anything.

Zhou Yingqiu silenced the three of them with a few words, snorted coldly, and taught him a lesson: "How much food you eat, how much energy you do, and how many things you do with how much energy you have. If you don't have the skills, you still jump up and down all day long, causing trouble, drawing a tiger!" Not an anti-dog!"

The corners of Meng Zhaoxiang, Cao Dingjiao, and Wei Xuelian's mouths all twitched, but they still didn't speak in the end.

"Painting a tiger is not an anti-dog", this sentence has a certain meaning.Those who came out of the Political Yuan were all keen to learn from the current emperor, and they liked to make things big, smash things up, clean up from the beginning, and establish rules again.

Zhou Yingqiu glanced over the faces of the three of them, his tone became colder, and he said: "You have only seen the surface, have you ever seen the preparations behind the emperor's back? Which thing the emperor didn't make a decision before acting? This 'Jingzheng New Deal' Why not the 'Chongzhen New Deal'? My Ming Dynasty is corrupt everywhere, and I need innovation, but I don't need to start all over again, if so, what is the 'New Deal'..."

Cao Dingjiao's mind was clear and he soon came to his senses.Zhou Yingqiu "taught" so many lessons, he was clearly "teaching" them.

Meng Zhaoxiang and Wei Xuelian were not so good, they could only listen with their heads sullen, somewhat slandering in their hearts.

Zhou Yingqiu was old and cunning, he had a panoramic view of the expressions of the three of them, without saying much, picked up the cold tea beside him, and said indifferently: "I am about to be dismissed, and I am not qualified to teach you a lesson, come on, come on!" What did you see me for?"

Wei Xuelian is not qualified to speak now, and Meng Zhaoxiang is even less qualified. In the end, both of them glanced at Cao Dingjiao from the corner of their eyes.

Cao Dingjiao had no choice but to raise his hand, pondered for a while before saying: "My lord, I want to know why the officials are targeting us this time. Even if there are some small disputes, they will not be dealt with so harshly and mercilessly..."

Zhou Yingqiu put down his teacup and said, "I decided to release you this time."

The faces of the three were slightly startled. They never expected that Zhou Yingqiu was the culprit behind the scenes!

Cao Dingjiao looked at Zhou Yingqiu, continued to raise his hand and said, "Please answer my lord's doubts."

Zhou Yingqiu looked at the three of them indifferently, and said: "There are five reasons: first, the emperor intends to adjust the court situation, and according to the plan, I will be released from Beijing next year. Second, you are not experienced enough. Third , The government and the public have criticized too much, and I want a bowl of water to be flat. Fourth, more and more students graduated from the Political Academy, and the court wants to streamline the administration. Fifth, this was planned long ago, and the emperor acquiesced."

The three of them were stunned when they heard Zhou Yingqiu give five reasons in one breath.

There were too many things revealed in Zhou Yingqiu's words, and they couldn't fully sort them out for a while.

Chapter 830 Amnesty