While the elders in the capital were busy going to court, the Chengguo Duke's Mansion also started to get busy early.
Before dawn, Zhu Yi had all his men ready, dressed in plain clothes, and led the team slowly toward the city gate.
Today happened to be three days after his duel with the emperor, and it was also the departure date that his father-in-law had given him.
Although Zhu Yi was puzzled, she still followed Hu Hui's instructions and led the team to set off in a low-key manner while the ministers were going to court.
However, he came here to pay homage to Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, and to transport the bones back to the capital for burial.
Although they were trying to be as low-key as possible, after all, it was in accordance with the etiquette of the Duke, and the proper guard of honor was indispensable. Therefore, even if the number was reduced repeatedly, it was still a long team.
The time for opening the city gate is the same as the time for going to court.
As soon as the morning bell rang, the city gate was pushed open. Zhu Yi sat in the carriage, looking at the distant capital with a complicated expression.
The sun rose quickly, and as we got further and further away from the capital, the number of people gradually became sparse.
There are occasionally some sparse villages around with wide official roads, but the common people consciously gave way to such an impressive team.
The team didn't move very fast, and it could even be said that it was a bit slow. After walking for two or three hours, they had only gone less than thirty miles.
It was so peaceful along the way, which made Zhu Yi wonder if his father-in-law was a little too worried.
There was a post station ahead, and it happened to be almost time, so Zhu Yi gave the order to rest for a while at the post station and continue setting off half an hour later.
However, before he entered the inn, he was stopped.
These people wore the garb of ordinary postmen and spoke politely.
"I'm going to present you to the young master. My family has been waiting here for a long time. Please come up to the room and see me."
The housekeeper who followed Zhu Yi was immediately unhappy and said coldly.
"How presumptuous, who is my young prince-in-law? He condescends to come to this inn. Your adults don't rush to come and pay respects. Instead, they ask our young prince-in-law to go over and meet each other. What a big show of arrogance."
The postmen ignored him, but still looked at Zhu Yi with a smile, without the slightest fear on their faces.
Zhu Yi looked up and down the clothes of these people. Although they were wearing the official uniforms of post soldiers, they obviously did not fit well, and their demeanor was not like that of ordinary post soldiers.
The most important thing is that the fast boots on the soles of the feet are brand new and obviously valuable. I am afraid that this pair of boots costs an ordinary postman a month's salary.
He was moved in his heart, waved his hand for the butler to step back, and said kindly: "Who is your master's name, and where is he now?"
The postman's expression did not change, and he only said: "Your Excellency is waiting in the upper room. Logically speaking, he should go out to greet me in person, but for some reasons, it is inconvenient. The young master will come with him, and he will know as soon as he sees him. .”
After that, he leaned down and led Zhu Yi towards the upstairs.
The steward at the back wanted to follow, but as soon as he took a step, he was blocked by a group of postmen next to him.
"My lord and my young father-in-law have important matters to discuss, so please wait here."
The housekeeper frowned and looked up at his young father-in-law.
Zhu Yi was also a little dissatisfied and turned to look at the person who led him up.
Seeing this, the man hesitated for a moment, took out a wooden sign from his sleeve, and handed it to Zhu Yi's hand through his sleeve.
Zhu Yi lowered his head and looked, suddenly his heart was shocked, he turned around and ordered: "You guys wait here, I will come back as soon as I can."
I followed the postman up to the second floor and stood in front of the door to the upper room. The postman opened the door and made a gesture of invitation.
Zhu Yi glanced inside and saw that wine and food had already been placed in the room.
One day, he was standing at the window with his hands behind his hands. He was dressed in a low-key and ordinary way, but just looking at his figure, he seemed a bit familiar.
After entering the room, the postman outside carefully closed the door. The person in the room turned around and said with a smile on his face.
"Because of my status, I can't go out to greet you in person. It's rude and disrespectful. Our family is here to apologize to the young master."
After seeing the face of the visitor clearly, Zhu Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a hint of understanding flashed between his eyebrows and said.
"As expected, it's you, Eunuch Shu!"
Yes, the one who has been waiting here for a long time is none other than Shu Liang, the eunuch of Dongchang!
Nodding with a smile, Shu Liang stretched out his hand and said.
"If you're not in a hurry, young master, how about we sit down and have a chat with our family?"
Zhu Yi's eyes flashed, she nodded, sat down at the table and said.
"My father-in-law personally invited me, so naturally I didn't dare to refuse."
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What happened in a small post station dozens of miles outside the city naturally did not attract the attention of the senior officials in the court.
Just what happened in Chang Chao Shang today was enough for the government and the public to discuss it for a while.
Let’s not mention the people in the Hanlin Academy for the moment. Whether they were demoted, released, or promoted, after the Chang Dynasty, everything was settled.
But in the end, the resignation of Takatani, the second assistant to the cabinet, really shocked all the courtiers.
You should know that under normal circumstances, the age for officials to become official is seventy years old. If they are over sixty-five years old, if they do not enter the cabinet and hold core positions, in principle, they will no longer be considered during the selection process.
If an official over sixty years old is suffering from illness and is determined to be incapable of serving after an examination and takes the initiative to beg for his remains, the court will also allow it at its discretion.
But Gao Gu, who entered the cabinet early and received the title of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has always been in good health and has not been reported to have any serious illness.
More importantly, he was born in the 24th year of Hongwu, and he was only fifty-nine this year. No matter from which point of view, there was no reason to beg for bones.
Therefore, above the Chang Dynasty, it was naturally rejected by the emperor.
But this signal is very important.
Some smart people immediately connected it with yesterday's anticlimactic Knock Que.
If I remember correctly, in the morning court two days ago, Luo Tong, the left deputy censor, and Gao Cifu, sang together to impeach the heavenly official Wang Wen.
Now, within two days, Luo Tong was imprisoned. At that time, Peng Shi and Pei Lun, who had come forward to challenge Wang Wen, returned to their hometown to guard the system, and the other was transferred out of the capital.
Even Takatani, who is the second assistant, will not be spared?
Suddenly, there were many rumors in the capital, and they were spreading that this was the revenge of a certain heavenly official.
Although the memorial was rejected, it was obvious that Gao Cifu was cruel this time. He turned around and handed over another memorial the next day.
This time it was even more ruthless. He directly said that when he entered the officialdom, the officials registered his birth date incorrectly. He was not born in the 24th year of Hongwu, but in the 22nd year of Hongwu. His birthday passed a month ago. , already sixty-one.
After the memorial was handed over, Gao Tsefu simply took leave and never went to the cabinet again.
However, the emperor still rejected it.
However, within a day, the Ministry of Civil Affairs submitted a memorial, which stated that the post of Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing had been vacant for a long time, and it was proposed that Takagu, the second assistant to the cabinet, be transferred to Nanjing as Minister.
This time it passed very quickly, the Emperor's approval came down quickly, and Gao Cifu's whereabouts were settled.
But now, the rumors in the capital have spread even more powerfully, and they all say that the mastermind behind this is Wang Wen, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
You know, at the court meeting that day, he made a clear threat to transfer both Gao Gu and Luo Tong to Nanjing.
As a result, before the words were spoken, Gao Cifu was transferred to Nanjing as expected. As for Luo Tong, it was even worse. He was still in prison and had not even heard from him.
Suddenly, everyone in the imperial court was a little more afraid of this Lord Tianguan.
Of course, there were a lot more impeachment memorials, but Mr. Wang was as calm as ever.
The Beijing inspection has not ended yet, and the old man is still busy running around and has no time to pay attention to these rumors.
Of course, the one who talked about the most was Luo Tong, the left deputy censor who was imprisoned.
You know, Jin Yiwei has been keeping a low profile during this period, and has not personally arrested anyone for a long time.
Master Luo has become a celebrity this time.
But the strange thing is that several days have passed, and the unimportant Pei Lun, Peng Shi and others have gone somewhere.
But there has never been any news about Luo Tong’s disposition...
