Wynn did not lower his voice deliberately, so naturally all the ministers present heard clearly, and then they felt a surprise.
At this time, what did the Supreme Emperor send people to do?
"Xuan!"
The emperor didn't hesitate much, nodded, and motioned to Wynn to bring the people in.
So, in full view of everyone, an old eunuch with white hair and beard walked in from outside the palace. It was Ruan Lang, the eunuch in charge of Nangong.
"Your Majesty, Ruan Lang, please pay homage to your Majesty."
"What's the matter?"
It could be seen that the emperor was in a bad mood. He didn't even bother to say goodbye without courtesy, so he asked directly.
However, Ruan Lang didn't take it seriously, knelt on the ground and cupped his hands.
"Your Majesty, in the past two days, there have been rumors in the court that the leader of the Wala, Bodu, fled Nanyuan late at night with the order of the Supreme Emperor. He criticized the Supreme Emperor for manipulating the leader of the Wala. After the Supreme Emperor learned about it, he was very angry and ordered his minister Che Check this matter."
"Now that the matter has been resolved, I have been ordered by the Supreme Emperor to report back to His Majesty."
Although everyone present had already guessed that Ruan Lang was here to escape from Bordu, they did not expect that Ruan Lang would be so straightforward and without a trace of guilt.
And, listen to what this means...
"Your Majesty, on the night when Bodu escaped, the Supreme Emperor was so excited that he was hunting during the day. He was summoning General Zhu Yi of the Chengguo Duke. Also present were General Zhang Xi of the British Duke, Lord Prince Consort Jiao Jing, and the Supreme Emperor. He encouraged several adults to live a good life and be loyal to the country, and they talked happily, but they did not see Bodu entering the palace."
Ruan Lang had obviously prepared his words a long time ago. He raised his head slightly, looked at the ministers present, and said.
"Of course, the so-called edict of the Supreme Emperor in Bodu is also false. After a thorough investigation of the Nangong Palace, the Supreme Emperor discovered that the two chamberlains responsible for keeping the seal were audacious and accepted Bodu's gold and silver, so they forged the edict and released it. Ran away from Bedu."
"After learning about this, the Supreme Emperor was also very angry. He ordered the two chamberlains to be executed on the spot. The chamberlains have already been brought over and are outside the palace."
There was silence in the hall, and the elders didn't know what to say for a while.
It should be said that Ruan Lang came in time.
This explanation does make sense on the surface.
Bodu bribed the palace servants, forged imperial edicts, and escaped from the capital. This is the explanation given by the Supreme Emperor for this matter.
Of course, this explanation is not for the elders present, but for the entire court.
Those present were all important officials of the court, and with just a little thought, they could find many loopholes in it.
You must know that for an edict to be formed, more than just a seal is enough. Jade scrolls, silks, and ink pens are all extremely precious and are kept separately.
The imperial edict that Batu received that day was a genuine edict with no trace of forgery, from the material to the seal.
This alone cannot be explained by the fact that the so-called two chamberlains who guarded the seal secretly forged the imperial edict.
What's more, although the Emperor's treasure seal is not as strictly guarded as the Emperor's Jade Seal, there are also corresponding protection mechanisms.
Under normal circumstances, the treasure seal is locked in a special room, with a special person guarding the door.
But the person guarding it has no right to use it. The one who can take out the treasure seal is the eunuch specially appointed by the Supreme Emperor to hold the seal, which is what Ruan Lang said, the eunuch who keeps the treasure seal.
If you want to use the treasure seal, at least two people must go there at the same time. One person holds the door key and the other holds the key to the box that locks the treasure seal. Only then can the treasure seal be taken out.
At the same time, several other groups of people are responsible for the safekeeping of jade scrolls, silk and ink pens. After these items are taken out separately, they will be sent to the imperial court. After the edict is written correctly, the seal will be stamped in front of the imperial court to be considered authentic. take shape.
With such a complicated process, how could just two eunuchs be able to cover the sky with one hand? Is this really treating the officials present as fools?
Moreover, even if it is true that Bodu bribed the eunuchs, the Emperor did not say a word about the matter in the past two days, but waited until Bodu left the Ming Dynasty before he arrived belatedly, and the two delivered were still A eunuch who had been killed with a stick.
This is really...
"What a dead man with no evidence to prove!"
In the silence, what the ministers could see with their naked eyes was that the emperor's face gradually darkened, he stared at Ruan Lang below, and spoke coldly.
Being stared at by the emperor like this, Ruan Lang couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in his heart.
This seems to be different from what the Emperor expected...
Of course the imperial edict is true, but what Ruan Lang is saying now is nonsense.
That day, Bodu came to the palace in a hurry and didn't know what he said to the emperor. When he came out, the emperor ordered Ruan Lang to find someone to draft an imperial edict, and prepared horses and clothes for Bodu to leave.
Although he didn't know what they talked about, Ruan Lang naturally didn't dare to disobey the Emperor's will. At that time, Ruan Lang was worried that this matter would cause a backlash in the court.
Sure enough, that night, a group of ministers hurried to see the emperor. Although the emperor did not see them, it was inevitable that the matter would escalate after returning to the capital.
However, when Ruan Lang carefully reminded the Emperor, the old man told him that there was no need to worry. The Emperor always cared about his reputation and would not make this matter a big deal.
With this idea in mind, even though Ruan Lang knew that this explanation was far-fetched, he still came here.
However, now it seems that things are not as simple as the Emperor said...
Following the emperor's words, the ministers below seemed to have their floodgates opened. First of all, it was Wang Tianguan from the Ministry of Personnel who spoke.
"Your Majesty, this matter is definitely not that simple. How dare two mere eunuchs forge an imperial edict and falsely pass on the orders of the Supreme Emperor? There must be a secret behind this matter. I ask your Majesty to send the Jinyi Guards and Dongchang to Nangong to investigate the matter thoroughly! "
I have to say that every time Mr. Wang opens his mouth, he surprises everyone.
You know, civil servants have always hated factory guards, and Wang Wen, who came from an orthodox Confucian background, was naturally no exception.
In the past, even though he gained the emperor's trust again, he still looked down upon Dongchang and Jinyiwei.
But this time, he actually asked the factory guards to enter Nangong to investigate the case. Although it was said that this matter was a palace affair, it could also be seen that he was really angry at what the Supreme Emperor had done.
Ruan Lang was kneeling aside and panicked when he heard this.
Jin Yiwei won’t say anything, but Dongchang? !
Although he had not personally witnessed Eunuch Shu's methods, being in the palace naturally gave him a better idea of what kind of person he was.
What's more, the outsiders didn't know much about what happened in the Xuan Mansion, but Ruan Lang was serving the Supreme Emperor, so how could he not find out more about it?
This Lord truly does not take the Supreme Emperor seriously at all!
If he were really allowed to enter the Nangong Palace, it would be like a hungry wolf entering the sheepfold. Let alone protecting them, the Supreme Emperor himself could not tell and would have to hide.
Moreover, just by listening to Wang Wen's murderous tone, one could tell that Lord Tianguan didn't have any good intentions towards the people in Nangong.
As the chief manager of Nangong, Ruan Lang felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart and couldn't help but speak.
"What does Master Tianguan mean by this? The Supreme Emperor has already said that this matter was done by Bodu in collusion with the eunuchs. What else is there to investigate? Doesn't it mean that Master Tianguan doesn't even believe the Supreme Emperor?"
As soon as he finished speaking, several eyes were directed towards him, with undisguised hostility.
Just when Ruan Lang felt something was wrong, he saw Wang Wen frown and shouted coldly.
"presumptuous!"
"In the Hall of Wuying, in front of His Majesty, I and the Holy Master are debating each other. How can you, an eunuch, have no room to speak?"
To put it bluntly, it’s just four words... Are you worthy of it?
With anger and contempt in his eyes, Wang Tianguan turned around and knelt on the ground, saying.
"Your Majesty, Emperor Taizu has long made it clear that eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in government affairs. In the past dynasties, eunuchs have controlled government affairs, which will inevitably lead to great disasters. The king's manipulation of power has caused disaster, and has threatened to overturn the country. The corpses of hundreds of thousands of soldiers are still cold, and now there is such a thing. Elder eunuchs dare to speak nonsense in the Wuying Palace and quarrel with the ministers of the imperial court."
"These people who are so bold and reckless and regard the laws of their ancestors as nothing are different from Wang Zhen. I ask you to kill this beast to serve as a warning to others!"
Ah this...
Ruan Lang was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his words would anger the Lord Tianguan from the outer dynasty to such an extent.
Subconsciously, he wanted to make a few excuses, but when he felt the hostile looks from all directions, he suddenly realized that at this time, everything he said was wrong.
In the eyes of these civil servants, eunuchs like themselves, let alone discussing political affairs with them, are not worthy of even talking to them in this Wuying Palace!
There was a feeling of embarrassment in his heart, but at this moment, Ruan Lang did not dare to say anything, for fear of triggering a violent backlash from more ministers present, so he had no choice but to kowtow.
"Your Majesty, the ministers definitely dare not interfere in political affairs. They are just afraid that the Tian family will be at odds and affect the reputation of Your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor. Therefore, I have spoken inappropriately. Please forgive me."
This is normal operation.
Above the Golden Palace, the only person the eunuchs could speak to was the emperor, and only ministers could quarrel with each other because of different political opinions.
Ruan Lang can only hope that the emperor will not really deal with him for the sake of him being the emperor's son.
However, he obviously forgot that this is not Nangong, and he is not the Supreme Emperor...
With the title of brother, the emperor could do nothing to the Supreme Emperor, but for him, a eunuch, it was a matter of just one sentence to deal with him.
So, the emperor frowned and said.
"As a eunuch, you offended an important official of the imperial court in the palace of government affairs. Ruan Lang, you really don't know what to do. You punished this person with a hundred sticks and punished him as a sweeper in the Nangong Palace."
One hundred sticks!
Ruan Lang's heart trembled. If Jin Yiwei's methods were used honestly, thirty sticks could kill a person, let alone a hundred sticks.
This is really going to kill him!
For a moment, Ruan Lang was in a panic and kept kowtowing.
"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life..."
However, the emperor was indifferent and all the ministers looked on with cold eyes. No one stood up to plead for mercy.
After a while, the Han general who was guarding the door came in and dragged Ruan Lang out of the hall.
During the whole process, no one in the palace spoke.
It wasn't until Ruan Lang's figure disappeared from the palace that someone among the ministers stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, it is not a trivial matter to falsely convey the imperial edict, and this matter must be thoroughly investigated. However, after all, Nangong is the residence of the Supreme Emperor, and it is not appropriate to engage in a large-scale war. Therefore, I think that during this spring hunting, I can accompany the Supreme Emperor to Nanyuan. Everyone is sent to jail, and the Jinyi Guards are ordered to conduct a detailed trial."
"As for the people serving in Nangong, they can be transferred from the internal officials and prisons. From now on, if there is an edict from Nangong, it must be written by the Supreme Emperor himself. In this way, this kind of thing can be prevented from happening again."
The person who spoke was Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu.
Compared to Wang Wen, Mr. Chen is a bit gentler.
After all, it is impossible to really let the man from Dongchang go to Nangong. The incident in Xuan Mansion last time was already a big enough mess. If he is let in again, he might cause some trouble.
This Eunuch Shu is different from the old eunuch who was just carried out. His Majesty is protecting him. If something happens, it will be the ministers who are in trouble. It is better not to cause trouble for yourself.
However, although the methods have become milder, the overall idea has not changed.
It was still about replacing Nangong's staff and limiting the effectiveness of the Supreme Emperor's edicts, but it was not as radical as Wang Wen.
Although Wang Wen's suggestion just now is useful and can prevent future troubles, the edicts issued to various offices and offices have indeed caused too much noise. It is almost obvious that the emperor's orders can be ignored.
Although it is said that after this incident, this is basically the case, but there are some things that cannot be said or done after all.
Chen Yi's proposal was approved by most people, and for a while, the Wuying Hall was full of voices of agreement.
It has to be said that these elders are kind-hearted on weekdays.
But in fact, they are cruel and evil, and they certainly know in their hearts that this matter is most likely a problem of the Supreme Emperor, and has nothing to do with the people accompanying him.
However, in this case, this is the only way to do it.
It doesn't matter whether these people enter the imperial edict or not. What matters is that Nangong's power needs to be restricted.
To achieve this goal, the best way is to leave no one available to the Supreme Emperor.
Again, the elders can't do anything to the Supreme Emperor, but that doesn't mean they can't do anything to the Supreme Emperor.
As for the lives of these attendants...
The elders could only sigh and resign themselves to their fate.
After all, if this matter cannot be properly resolved, the same situation will inevitably occur again in the future. The Supreme Emperor cannot throw out two eunuchs every time and say that they are forging imperial edicts.
If things go on like this, where is the dignity of the imperial court?
For the stability of the country, sometimes necessary sacrifices are inevitable.
The ministers present are all people who have been in officialdom for many years. When they need to make a decision, they are actually the most cruel!
Although, like Yu Qian and others, a hint of unbearability flashed in their eyes after hearing this, in the end, no one stood up to object.
Therefore, under the admonition of the whole court, Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to reluctantly nodded and said.
"In this case, in accordance with the wishes of the ministers, the Nangong entourage during this spring hunt will be temporarily imprisoned. Until the truth is found out and a decision is made, the people who serve the Supreme Emperor will be supervised by the internal officials and then transferred. .”
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