"Reporting to your Majesty, the inner factory newspaper said that Liu Zhengzong confessed in the East Factory. He colluded with the foreign commander Abu Kui, and it was the instructions of Eunuch Wei, the director of the East Factory."
Shortly after Zhu Youxiao returned to Qinzheng Hall after meeting Yuan Keli and others, Liu Ruoyu reported to him a report currently obtained by the inner factory on the interrogation of Liu Zhengzong and other key criminals.
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao glanced at Liu Ruoyu.
Liu Ruoyu's heart suddenly jumped and he did not dare to look directly at Zhu Youxiao. He only replied tremblingly: "I don't dare to deceive the emperor. These are all handed down from below. I haven't added a word or subtracted a word." , please give me a clear warning, Your Majesty."
"What are you afraid of? Neichang, Dongchang, and Jinyiwei supervise each other. It is my permission. If Wei Zhongxian really makes friends with foreign ministers, and you can report it in time, not only will you have no fault, but you will have merit."
As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he ordered Wang Chengen on the side: "Get someone to announce Wei Zhongxian."
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"You mean, Liu Zhengzong insists that our family is instructing him?"
After hearing what Xu Xianchun said, Wei Zhongxian still calmly took a sip of tea.
But Xu Xianchun was at a loss and said: "Yes, Mr. Factory, no matter what we do to him, he just won't let go. He said it was our Dong Factory and you sent people to instruct him. We asked who sent him, and he I actually gave my name, and that person was indeed my flagship school in Dongchang, but he died suddenly before we were ready to interrogate him!"
"Who is so vicious? Not only did he reach out to my Dongchang, but he also wanted to use Dongchang to leak the arrest of Abu Kuei and put eye drops on our family. He is a talented person! It seems that in recent years, Dongchang has been With the expansion of enrollment, the good and the bad have begun to mix, giving these people the opportunity to secretly cause trouble."
After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he stood up and said, "Xu Tongzhi, follow our family to the palace immediately!"
Xu Xianchun was stunned for a moment, thinking that if the emperor really thought that Wei Zhongxian was colluding with foreign ministers and wanted to kill Wei Zhongxian, would he be regarded as an accomplice if he went to the palace to plead for mercy? If he did not plead for mercy, would Wei Zhongxian be jealous of him? But I just have something to do with myself.
Therefore, Xu Xianchun smiled and said: Forget it, I won't follow you into the palace. I still have things to do. At the moment, I just interrogate Liu Zhengzong. "
Wei Zhongxian glanced at Xu Xianchun, but did not reveal his caution. Instead, he shouted sternly: "As an internal minister in Jinyi, after learning of this important news, the inner court ministers colluded with the external ministers to conspire in secret, which obviously involves the emperor." Why don’t you report the matter immediately to the emperor’s safety? What’s the point of not considering the emperor’s safety?”
Wei Zhongxian's scolding actually woke Xu Xianchun up.
Xu Xianchun immediately got on the horse: "I will enter the palace now!"
Xu Xianchun did not wait for Wei Zhongxian, and directly rode into the palace with his whip raised. He felt that Wei Zhongxian was right to remind him that when encountering such a major event involving the inner court, he should panic more and report directly to the emperor instead of Wei Zhongxian. , otherwise, it will only make the emperor feel that Xu Xianchun is only a person of Wei Zhongxian, not the emperor, which will undoubtedly affect the pinnacle of his future career.
When Wei Zhongxian saw Xu Xianchun abandoning him and walking away with his whip, he was not angry at all, but raised the corner of his mouth slightly.
At this time, the little boy beside him brought the horse and said, "Father, your horse has arrived."
Wei Zhongxian said: "Take the horse back to the stable, we are now waiting for the emperor to announce his decree!"
Wei Zhongxian just asked Xu Xianchun to enter the palace with him, but he was just talking to Xu Xianchun to test Xu Xianchun's heart. In fact, he had already guessed that the emperor would issue an order to see him.
Therefore, Wei Zhongxian decided to wait here for the emperor's orders instead of rushing into the palace and appearing panicked.
Not long after, the minister who came to announce the order for Wei Zhongxian to enter the palace came to Wei Zhongxian as expected and announced the order for him to enter the palace to meet the saint.
Only then did Wei Zhongxian enter the palace.
When Wei Zhongxian arrived at Zhu Youxiao, he saw that Xu Xianchun was already here and Liu Ruoyu was also here.
Wei Zhongxian was not surprised that Liu Ruoyu was here.
At this time, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian and said, "Wei Zhongxian, do you know why I am meeting you?"
Wei Zhongxian replied: "I know this."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Xu Xianchun.
Xu Xianchun blushed at this time.
Zhu Youxiao was a little surprised to see Wei Zhongxian being so calm. He thought to himself that Wei Zhongxian was nine thousand years old in history, and he was really calm in times of trouble.
"It's good to know. I believe you won't do such a stupid thing. But Liu Zhengzong said it was your instigation, so I can't ignore it. It's about the safety of the country. I'll give you one month to prove your innocence. If you can't, You should blame yourself again, I would rather believe that this matter is true than that it is not true!"
Zhu Youxiao was naturally sure that Wei Zhongxian would not really instruct any civil servants to come to him for remonstrance.
He knew that Wei Zhongxian would not be that stupid, nor would he go against the emperor's will in order to get His Majesty to abandon the harsh rule of law.
On the contrary, Zhu Youxiao felt that someone was doing this, and it was clear that he wanted to take this opportunity to kick Wei Zhongxian out of Dongchang because of his suspicion of Wei Zhongxian.
Zhu Youxiao didn't know who this person was, whether he was another imperial official who also wanted to replace him, or a civil servant from the outer court.
But Zhu Youxiao knew that the best way to deal with this matter was to continue to believe in Wei Zhongxian.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiaohui said that Wei Zhongxian should be given a chance to prove his innocence.
"I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a chance to prove my innocence."
Wei Zhongxian said in a choker voice.
He had to act like he was touched by the emperor's trust.
But Wei Zhongxian also thought in his heart: "My emperor is indeed wise and will not be led by others easily."
In addition, Wei Zhongxian also admitted that it was indeed appropriate for his emperor to deal with it this way. He gave himself a chance to prove his innocence, which does not mean that he really wanted to deal with himself and wronged himself because he would rather believe that he had something than believe that he didn't.
This made Wei Zhongxian feel lucky. Fortunately, his performance in front of the emperor must have been pretty good. Otherwise, the emperor would have kicked him out of Dongchang because he would rather believe what he had than what he didn't.
However, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but secretly thought in his heart: "Who is plotting against him secretly?"
Wei Zhongxian glanced at Liu Ruoyu.
He felt that Liu Ruoyu was someone who might be harming him secretly.
But as a famous eunuch in history, Wei Zhongxian was naturally very shrewd. Therefore, through his own calculations, he secretly felt that Liu Ruoyu would not use such a highly purposeful trick.
"If I were Liu Ruoyu, if I wanted to become the number one person in the inner court, I would definitely not use any conspiracy, but only use the most loyal heart to impress the emperor, because the emperor's original intention is for the two of us to check and balance each other, so regardless of myself, No matter how flawless means are used to frame the other party, the Emperor will always favor the framed party. No matter what kind of conspiracy is faced by the Emperor, who can make us lose our heads with just one edict, it will be a court of death!"
Wei Zhongxian thought.
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