The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Yan Chengjin returned to the duty room, thinking that Min Gui should have gone back home to look for paintings.

The appearance of this painting will definitely shock the government and the public, just like the appearance of the Blood Moon.

Since Emperor Hongzhi ascended the throne, the world has become peaceful, and even the ministers in the DPRK could not have imagined that.

In such a peaceful and prosperous age, there are still people who are full and want to rebel.

Zheng Qian came over slowly and announced: "Sir, Eunuch Wei has come to see you for something, so he will stay outside."

Yan Chengjin had no intention of going out and ordered: "Let him come in by himself. You stand here and don't leave."

After Wei En heard this, he walked in with a smile on his face and said, "We misunderstood you just now in the palace, please don't take it to heart."

We are the people who serve the emperor. If Yan Chengjin holds a grudge, how can he not give us face?

Wei En came here with a bit of pride, seeing that Yan Chengjin was favored by His Majesty.

Yan Chengjin said politely: "My father-in-law Wei is serious about his words. I sometimes make mistakes. I don't blame my father-in-law."

This guy knows his stuff.

Wei En was overjoyed, with a smile on his face: "Let me take the time to flatter you in front of His Majesty."

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, father-in-law."

Huagai Hall,

Emperor Hongzhi sat in the palace for an hour, preparing to go to Fengtian Palace to read the memorial.

In these two months, Li Dongyang and the others deliberately suppressed unimportant memorials to reduce his burden.

Therefore, very few memorials could reach the imperial court.

The young eunuch reported: "Your Majesty, Master Min asked to see you and said he was here to deliver a painting."

Emperor Hongzhi sat down again, feeling a little confused. Why did Min Gui send me the painting?

"I am interested in the painting, but I will not accept the minister's gift. Let him go back."

The young eunuch did not leave, but said with a troubled expression: "Your Majesty, Mr. Min said that you lost the painting."

Did I lose it?

Emperor Hongzhi was even more puzzled. None of my paintings were missing, and how could the paintings lost in the palace fall into Min Gui's hands.

"Let him in."

After a while, Min Gui stepped into the hall and presented the painting.

"Your Majesty, I heard from Yan Chengjin that you are looking for this painting."

Xiao Jing placed it on the imperial desk, pulled the scroll and slowly unfolded it.

Emperor Hongzhi's expression slowly changed from doubt to surprise. After a cursory glance, he could tell that the artist's painting skills were superb.

First look at the whole thing, then look at the details.

From the stylus to the composition, it is meticulous and expressive, and you can tell it is a masterpiece at a glance.

A person is sitting on a wooden chair under the pine trees, and the painting is very similar to Wu Wei's handwriting.

This painting really exists!

However, there is no seal in the entire painting.

"Come Xuan Wuwei! Look who this is." Emperor Hongzhi ordered.

The little eunuch hurried out and soon brought Wu Wei into the hall.

After Wu Wei saw the painting, he was shocked. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the person who painted this painting wants to rebel!"

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned. He looked at the painting again but couldn't figure it out. After a moment, he asked: "Why did you say this?"

"Your Majesty, look at this yellow robe, and then look at this jade throne." Wu Wei pointed at two places to remind.

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, people must avoid ginger and dark yellow when dressing, and can only wear blue or white clothes.

During the Yingzong Dynasty, the laws became much more relaxed. Even if someone secretly wore yellowish clothes, no one would report it.

But wearing yellow clothes and sitting on the throne is worth pondering.

Emperor Hongzhi said angrily: "Min Gui! Where did this painting come from?"

Min Gui was as shocked as if he heard a ghost screaming in the middle of the night, and his body started to tremble. As a veteran, he knew the seriousness of rebellion.

"I picked it up at the Meridian Gate...there was no one around, so I brought it back to the house. How dare I find someone to paint such a painting!"

When Min Gui looked at the painting again, he realized something was wrong and quickly calmed down.

Someone wants to frame him?

After analyzing the case based on his experience in the Ministry of Justice, he calmed down a little: "Your Majesty, when I left the palace that day, I saw Yan Chengjin. He must have also seen the painting."

Cabinet courtyard,

Li Dongyang drafted the notice sent back from the Tianjin port, and Xie Qian whispered: "Brother Bin, the Jin Yiwei searched Yan Chengjin's mansion."

Searching the mansion is to investigate the case. There is a new house in Yan's mansion, but Li Dongyang has never mentioned it to others.

He wondered: "Yan Chengjin has always been cautious, how could he violate the law?"

"He asked Your Majesty to search. I don't know what he meant. I'm afraid he is trying to change the law and system again." Xie Qian said.

This son is not a prince, how could he be so heartless as to ask Your Majesty to search his residence?

Thinking of this, both Xie Qian and Li Dongyang felt a little strange.

Mou Bin quickly came to the duty room and said, "Your Majesty summoned three adults to the Fengtian Palace. It seems that someone has been found to be deliberately plotting rebellion."

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian's expressions changed in vain.

Liu Jian was concentrating on reviewing the memorials. When he heard Mou Bin's words, he turned around and looked at Li Dongyang, only to see that the latter was equally shocked.

On the way to Fengtian Palace, Yan Chengjin thought about a plan.

When they arrived at the palace, they saw Emperor Hongzhi and Li Dongyang with serious faces, and the painting of Tang Yin was placed on the imperial desk.

"Did you see this painting next to the dismounting monument that day at court?" Min Gui felt that it was most likely that this boy had tricked him.

Yan Chengjin said truthfully: "I saw it."

He did leave the palace before Min Gui, and the Meridian Gate guards knew about it, so they could not deny it.

Min Gui said angrily: "How can ordinary people not pick up the painting after seeing it? Did you lose it?"

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "A lower-ranking official never picks up things on the way, he is an upright official and never takes advantage of small things.

According to the family rules of the house, even if there is money dropped outside the door, servants are not allowed to pick it up.

The official asked them to be honest and upright, just like the official. "

Emperor Hongzhi, Li Dongyang and others believed this.

This guy doesn't even want anything delivered to his door, so how can he pick up stuff on the roadside? Emperor Hongzhi saw it with his own eyes, and the servants in the house didn't even pick up the money.

Moreover, the Jin Yiwei also searched the mansion, so there is no way it could be this boy.

Min Gui was speechless, but that day, there was no one else besides the bearer beside the dismounting monument. Where could he go to trace the clues?

He looked at Wu Wei and said urgently: "You can tell who painted this painting by the number one scholar?"

Wu Wei is a Jin Yiwei and has experience in tracking down clues: "This person's painting skills are extremely high, and you can't even tell that he is sincerely imitating the official."

Tang Yin's skill in character description is probably still superior to Wu Wei's.

He is good at painting landscapes and figures, and this painting is his strength.

In addition to him, there are many famous painters in the market.

Zhu Yuanzhang liked painting, but after he was born a beggar and became emperor, he was extremely frugal and called painters from outside the palace to work as royal guards in the palace.

I can be a janitor and a painter, and the price will not increase if the quantity is increased.

Emperors of all dynasties followed suit one after another and called painters from outside the palace to serve as royal guards, and this habit was passed down.

Many great painters disdain to serve as royal guards in the palace, but Wu Wei belongs to the fresh and refined category.

It's normal that he can't recognize it.

Yan Chengjin reminded: "Eunuch Wei has seen this painting, and I guess he must know the origin of the painting."

Ever since he came out of Huagai Palace, he had no intention of letting Wei En go.

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes showed a murderous edge and he looked at Xiao Jing: "The traitor even bribed everyone in the palace?"

Xiao Jing knelt down on the ground with a thud: "Slave, slave, I'll find him right now. If he's against his will, I'll deal with him personally."

Emperor Hongzhi said coldly: "Go to the Jinyi Guards to be imprisoned!"

Xiao Jing was panicked in his heart. Your Majesty was afraid that he would protect Wei En and that this damn bitch would harm him too.

Mou Bin went to do it quickly.

Min Gui was lying on the ground. Although Cheng Minzheng's problem was clearly investigated, he was still dismissed. He was involved in rebellion, which was a hundred times more serious than Cheng Minzheng.

He wanted to die. I was just passing by. The person who painted the painting had harmed the wrong person. He had harmed the wrong person!

"After I picked up this painting, I hung it in the hall. I have committed an unpardonable crime!"

Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty, I believe this matter must have nothing to do with Master Min."

Emperor Hongzhi hummed softly, but when the sound came out, Yan Chengjin knew that Min Gui's career was over.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is responsible for Your Majesty to supervise all officials and detect rebellion.

I picked up a painting and placed it on the high hall as if I had found a treasure. I committed a serious crime.

Fortunately, I had a steady hand and lost the painting at that time.