"Fan Fucui is also a man who has been in officialdom for a long time, but he acted so recklessly this time. Is he really out of control, or is he trying to hide something?"
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he subconsciously picked up the memorial to supplement the officials, patted it on the table casually, and muttered: "Wang Jiayan is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the descendant (Empress Zhou) has saved his life. If she has any descendants, Hand, Wang Jiayan should be the best candidate."
"But now not only is Fan Fucui openly looking for him, but he would rather die than conspire with Fan Fucui. You should know that he is not suspected."
"But besides these important ministers, who else can take on this important responsibility..."
Zhu Yuanzhang carefully counted all the remaining courtiers, but found no suspicious person. He couldn't help thinking to himself: "Is it true that we are paranoid? In fact, the younger generation only planned to use handwriting to contain us?"
With this thought, he shook his head slightly.
Because although he had only fought against Zhou Hou once, he knew that the other party was deeply scheming and ruthless, and would never place his hopes in the hands of others.
Especially when Zhou Hou was on his deathbed, he still pretended to be confused and tried to trap him with affection and name, which showed that the other party was not at ease about his funeral.
That being the case, control of the handwriting should not have been given to him after that week.
But Zhou Hou did this anyway, which meant that the other party must have some back-ups, and the handwriting was just a way to confuse him.
"What a ruthless calculation!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed lightly and murmured to himself: "All possible people are gone. This is to make us suspicious of all courtiers."
"Although we are not satisfied with those people, if we really kill them all, then our Ming Dynasty will be over!"
"But if we don't catch those people, how can we leave the capital with peace of mind?"
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he opened the memorial again and took a look. His face immediately showed a look of realization, and he said in shock: "Yes, the reason why she asked Wang Zhang to assassinate is not only to facilitate us to eliminate the Donglin Party, but also more importantly It’s about those vacancies.”
"She knows that we value family ties the most and are busy with the war. Even if she has doubts about her, it is impossible to reduce Zhu Cihong's rights after she commits suicide. Therefore, these matters will be handled by Zhu Cihong. Once those people are promoted, they will definitely Tend to Zhu Cixiang."
"Although their official positions are not high, when such a large number of people gather together, their power may be even more powerful than when the Donglin Party was at its peak..."
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
He hurriedly opened the memorial, carefully read the list of supplementary officials from beginning to end, and said to himself: "What a trick!"
"The younger generation not only guessed our thoughts, but also mastered Jiang Dejing's employment habits. Most of these officials are from poor backgrounds and are well aware of the sufferings of the people. Once appointed, they will be more grateful than others and more likely to achieve political achievements. "
"In addition, we do not ask for qualifications when employing people. As the lost territory is recovered, we will definitely select and appoint frontier officials. If we want to move Zhu Cihong's position as crown prince, these people will definitely rise up to oppose..."
Zhu Yuanzhang took another deep breath and called out: "Here comes someone!"
As he finished speaking, a young eunuch hurried in.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and ordered: "Go and ask the Imperial Academy to offer wine to Feng Houdun..."
As he spoke, he suddenly changed his words: "That's all, when Brother Li Wu comes back, ask him to come see us immediately!"
It turned out that after Zhu Yuanzhang was reborn, he always wanted to reorganize the Imperial College, but there was never a suitable candidate. Later, he met Feng Houdun in Linyi and found that Feng Houdun had a similar personality to Song Ne, so he specially transferred him to the capital to serve as a wine minister.
After he saw through Zhou Hou's plot just now, he originally wanted to send Feng Houdun to come and select officials from the Imperial Academy.
Then he thought that Feng Houdun had just arrived, and Zhou Hou was thinking deeply. He was worried that the other party had laid a foreshadowing, so he wanted Brother Li Wu to find out the details before making arrangements.
But the little eunuch didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, so he had no choice but to agree blankly, and then retreated with a confused look on his face.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw this and ignored it, but frowned and thought deeply.
In fact, what worries me right now
Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, Fan Jingwen was also very distressed when facing Fan Fucui.
Originally, after Fan Jingwen returned home, he invited his old colleagues over to inform them about his move south, so as not to cause trouble after he left. Unexpectedly, Fan Fucui came uninvited.
Fan Jingwen had heard about Fan Fucui's Meng Lang action before. In order to prevent him from affecting people's hearts, he hurriedly explained a few words and dismissed everyone with excuses. Unexpectedly, Fan Fuchui still refused to leave and talked about the strangeness of Zhou Hou's death. Let him stay in Beijing and take charge of the overall situation.
Although Fan Jingwen explained many times, Fan Fucui couldn't listen at all.
In desperation, Fan Jingwen had to deal with it in a cowardly manner so that the other party could leave earlier.
But because he was reluctant to express his position, and Fan Fucui seemed to be determined not to leave until he agreed, the two of them had drank three cups of tea, but it was still not over.
"Brother Mengzhang (Fan Jingwen's nickname), let's not talk about the strange death of the Queen. Let's just talk about His Majesty's unusual behavior in the past few months. Isn't it a bit unreasonable!" Xiu Shu.com
"It is important to know that once a person's character is formed, it is extremely difficult to change, but now His Majesty behaves as if he has changed into a different person... We are all people who read the books of sages, and we can't talk about strange powers and chaos... .”
As Fan Fucui spoke, he took another sip of tea, moistened his throat, and continued: "Those are too weird and can only deceive ignorant market women. We are all important ministers of the imperial court and must not take it lightly."
"You must know that the Queen has passed away for no reason, and the next one may be His Royal Highness. If this is the case, then my Ming Dynasty may be handed over to others..."
Fan Jingwen finally waited until Fan Fucui finished speaking before he said, "Brother Yupo, you really worry too much!"
"I have said before that before Your Majesty claimed to have obtained the true biography of Taizu, he was always in the palace, so there is no way that he could have impersonated him!"
"Besides, the Queen has already denied this matter in public, and His Highness the Crown Prince has no objections to this, so why do you need to worry so much!"
Fan Fucui shook his head and said: "Brother Mengzhang, this is exactly what I am worried about. I also told you that it was the Queen who summoned me. If she has no proof, how could she do such a thing?"
"I suspect that the Queen was forced to do this because of coercion, so we must unite to protect the Crown Prince. Only in this way can we protect the Ming Dynasty..."
Fan Fucui talked a lot more. Seeing that Fan Jingwen still refused to nod, he suddenly took out a brocade handkerchief from his arms and handed it over and said: "Brother Mengzhang, you don't need to worry. I have contacted more than a dozen loyal ministers and they have all signed their names." ..."
"What?"
Fan Jingwen glanced outside in panic, and was about to get up to close the door, but stopped again, pointed at the brocade handkerchief and said, "Is this your joint book?"
Fan Fucui said calmly: "Yes, we have all written letters in blood, swearing to protect..."
"Brother Yupo, you are so confused!"
Fan Jingwen said angrily: "You are not doing this to protect His Highness the Crown Prince, you are trying to kill His Highness the Crown Prince!"
When Fan Fucui heard this, he was a little surprised and said, "Where did you start talking about this?"
As he spoke, he showed an expression of sudden realization and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this matter is very secret. Apart from the co-signers, only you know about it."
Fan Jingwen shook his head repeatedly and said, "Brother Yupo, you underestimate Your Majesty!"
"Don't tell me that you have found more than a dozen people. Even if you only find one person, you can't hide it from His Majesty's eyes and ears!"
"For the current plan, you have to go and apologize to His Majesty immediately. Maybe His Majesty will spare your life for the sake of the Crown Prince, otherwise..."
Before Fan Jingwen finished speaking, he saw a servant hurried in to report that Zhu Cixiang had a sudden visit and was waiting outside the door.
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