"What Yue Weng means is that this is a signal from the emperor to release him from further investigation and only focus on his own conquests?"
Dong Shouyue asked at this time.
Ning Chengan nodded and said with a proud smile: "That's right! It's hard for the emperor to just say that he won't continue the investigation, but he can give us a hint through such a conflict."
"Too!"
"If it was really an assassination attempt, how could he send such a reckless person?"
Dong Shouyue said: "In this way, we don't have to do anything at the risk of involving the nine tribes."
"When did I say I was going to do this?"
Ning Chengan asked Dong Shouyue coldly.
Dong Shouyue was quite puzzled and looked at Ning Cheng'an: "But didn't Weng Yue discuss with several family friends in Lintong the day before yesterday to let the emperor retreat in the face of difficulties?"
"They just planned to find a few fools to do a few stupid things."
"There are so many palace guards. Is it really possible to bring a firearm within 500 steps of a holy chariot?"
After speaking, Ning Chengan said: "It's just that the imperial court took the initiative to implement our plan, leaving us with nothing to do."
Dong Shouyue said: "Then this is also a good thing."
"Who knows if the plank road was built openly and the warehouse was built secretly?"
Ning Chengan chuckled.
After hearing this, Dong Shou asked, "What does Yue Weng mean?"
"You will know when you become a capital official and stay under the emperor's feet for a while."
"The Holy Lord today is the most vicious and cunning. The more he shows weakness and compromises, the more you should be vigilant!"
"His Majesty may not investigate next, but it is very likely that he has used moral control to control several civil servants around him to do these things for him, and it is very likely that these civil servants have been controlled to be more ruthless than himself. .”
"This sage has always been accustomed to this approach. Zhang Taiyue was forced to appoint Hai Rui, was forced to kill You Qi, was forced to slaughter Tai Jian, and was even forced to slaughter Qingliu in Shenwu County because of this."
"Once someone has a little thought about the righteousness of the monarch and his subjects, he will use the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers to control you."
Ning Chengan clenched his fists as he spoke.
As a person who had served as Zhu Yijun's first secretary of the Jingyan Exhibition, he trembled slightly and gritted his teeth when he thought of Zhu Yijun pretending to be eager to learn but always making things difficult for them, the civil servants.
Dong Shouyue nodded after hearing this: "Such a majesty is really terrifying. Either you will die for him, or you will be killed and tortured by him. If you want to have the best of both worlds, it will not work at all. No wonder Yue Weng chose to resign."
Ning Chengan couldn't help but have tears in his eyes, and waved his hands: "Don't mention it! When you meet such an emperor, you are destined not to live an easy life."
"Master, there is an imperial decree coming."
As soon as Ning Chengan finished speaking, his servant came outside to report.
Ning Chengan felt nervous on the spot and looked uneasy, but he still came out, ready to receive the order.
"There is a will!"
"Xuan Ning Cheng'an will attend the banquet five days later, and he can bring five of his family members."
Clerk Sun Long came to Ning Mansion to announce the emperor's intention to entertain Ning Cheng'an, the eunuch who became an official in his hometown.
After hearing this, Ning Chengan naturally did not dare to disobey.
The younger members of his clan were even more delighted, thinking that this was an opportunity to show their faces in front of the emperor.
After learning martial arts, he became a member of the emperor's family.
Even though local magnates did not take the edict seriously, they were very positive about being able to serve the emperor.
After all, Ming Dynasty at this time was a power society.
The closer you are to the highest power, the more power you will get and the more benefits you will get.
You know, in history, whether they were foreigners or peasant uprisings who were called "trailing thieves" by the scholars, there were always a lot of people who came to seek authority and power.
Not to mention now.
"Yue Weng, Your Majesty really intends to stop investigating whether the New Deal has been implemented by himself. He is willing to only act as a benevolent king in front of us, a family of officials and distinguished officials."
Dong Shouyue smiled and talked to Ning Chengan after learning about this decree.
Ning Chengan also nodded: "You will come with me when the time comes! Before you go, take a closer look at Zhang Taiyue's knowledge of governing the country. Maybe His Majesty will ask you about your strategies for governing the country. Even if we don't do it ourselves, Since His Majesty likes to hear such words, we must follow His Majesty’s wishes.”
"Yes, my son-in-law understands!"
Zhu Yijun entertained not only Ning Chengan but also other celebrities and officials from Xi'an Prefecture.
Because Zhu Yijun was assassinated first, and now he took the initiative to give a banquet to a group of celebrities and officials, so these celebrities and officials were sure that the emperor wanted to show kindness to people like him, so they did not refuse to come, but immediately went to see him. They began to prepare generous gifts for the face-to-face saints, and many families even started to have internal strife over which children to send.
It was obvious that these celebrities and dignitaries were looking forward to such a grand banquet.
Zhu Yijun himself didn't have much expectations for such a luxurious banquet.
In his heart, Zhu Yijun still retains his position as a commoner, and he has no great affection for these local celebrities and officials who are not considered good people in the landlord class.
only.
He is just like Zhu Yuanzhang who became an emperor in history. When he became an emperor and became a ruler, sometimes he had to drink wine with him, and he also had to drink with him.
There is no way, who made him already the emperor.
As for Zhu Yijun himself, what he is more concerned about now is the situation of Wang Xijue and Li Ruhua's inspection on his behalf.
"Where has Mr. Wang Ge gone now and what has he done?"
Zhu Yijun specifically asked about Zhang Jingxiu that day, and he left all the meetings with celebrities and officials in advance and even the arrangements for banquet programs to Qi Jiguang.
Qi Jiguang was not only good at leading troops to fight, he was also very experienced in organizing activities, and he was very knowledgeable about Hu Nu dance programs.
Zhu Yijun was not worried that Qi Jiguang could not do this well.
Back to the topic.
After Zhu Yijun asked, Zhang Jingxiu replied: "Old Wang Ge has arrived in Luonan County, disguised as a wealthy businessman, and recently took a young widow who sells meat buns as his concubine."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun looked up at Zhang Jingxiu and smiled: "I asked him to investigate the case, but why did he take a concubine instead? Isn't that half-old lady very beautiful?"
"But the charm is still there."
Zhang Jingxiu replied.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun asked again: "Where is the concubine?"
"He stayed in the room and didn't come out."
Zhang Jingxiu replied.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "Is this deliberately indulging in beauty? You want to tire yourself out, and then you have a reason not to investigate? He is not afraid that I will just let him get rid of that thing and let him serve as a ceremonial eunuch. Are you going to check his identity again?!"
Zhang Jingxiu did not dare to comment without permission.
Zhu Yijun didn't say anything more and just looked at the snowy scene outside the window.
…
Luonan.
In the first window, Wang Xijue was holding the fair-skinned hands of the middle-aged lady Feng, writing on rice paper, and talking to Feng.
"Now these local tycoons should be on their guard a lot. As a foreigner, I don't understand the language. I can't understand or speak clearly, so it's easy for me to show off. Since you understand my Wu pronunciation, go check it out for me. , when you really find out whether they have implemented the policies I mentioned, you can come back and tell me, and I will lead my troops there."
Wang Xijue said to Feng.
Mrs. Feng nodded, and indeed early the next morning, she changed into a Jingchai cloth skirt and walked away in the snow.
Wang Xijue continued to learn Shaanxi dialect at home with Feng's ten-year-old son.
Since the Han family has the same language and different pronunciation in different parts of the world, it is not that easy for Wang Xijue to visit privately incognito. Especially now that the emperor has made some noise, he can only find a local person to rely on and help him. Solve the problem of not knowing the local dialect.
Li Ruhua has already mastered the local Shaanxi dialect, so he is not as troublesome as Wang Xijue.
However, Li Ruhua took Wang Xijue's instructions to his heart.
This time, he did not plan to protect himself wisely, but actually disguised himself as a commoner and went deep into the place far away from the great giant Guo to investigate.
As a result, Li Ruhua actually visited many government officials or right-wing officials who colluded with the government to serve the people and refused to preach about the permanent exemption from corvee. There were even many who not only failed to permanently eliminate corvee and stopped collecting dingyin in accordance with the New Deal, but also took advantage of the New Deal's The name is clever and the name has been increased a lot.
"All the evidence of the crime will be archived, and all the criminals will be taken to the government office to be executed and hung at the city gate!"
Li Ruhua therefore ordered the arrest of many local officials and powerful officials, and asked the king to order Qipai to kill these people.
"Li Maofu! You are a despicable and shameless person, you are selling your friends and reputation!"
Li Ruhua even personally ordered the arrest of his friend Hanlin Sun Bixin, who was in the same department. Sun Bixin, who was returning to his hometown Dingyou, was furious and cursed Li Ruhua.
"You have secretly formed alliances with the government and ordered the people to dredge the canals for your Sun family. This is a treasonous act. How can I not kill you under this constitution?"
Li Ruhua only said this, and then slapped the gavel: "Behead!"
Uh-huh!
As a result, Sun Hanlin was beheaded on the spot, and all the officials and gentry in Hancheng County could not help but be shocked.
While Wang Xijue and Li Ruhua secretly visited various situations where the New Deal was not implemented, Zhu Yijun's banquet was also held as scheduled.
When a group of celebrities and dignitaries from Xi'an arrived at Zhu Yijun's palace, Zhu Yijun indeed greeted them with a smile. Qi Jiguang and other ministers who accompanied Zhu Yijun were also all smiles.
Zhu Yijun first chatted with Ning Cheng'an for a while, and talked about some scenes when Ning Cheng'an displayed books for him at the Sutra banquet. Then he said to all Xi'an celebrities and dignitaries present: "When I first arrived in Huazhou, I met Some of them said that you were trying to show me power when someone broke into a car with a three-eyed gun, but I don't believe it because I believe that Ning Qing and all of you here are loyal ministers!"
"So, I still want to meet you, talk to you, reminisce about old friendships, and ask about the public sentiment and official customs."
"As for the incident of Jingjia, you don't have to worry. It's already an open case. It's all because the person who broke into my army with a gun is deaf, blind or mute, and he can't write! I don't know if he is dissatisfied with me. , there are still some grievances to be redressed!"
Just as Zhu Yijun finished speaking, Wang Xijue suddenly walked in from the outside: "Your Majesty, although the person who was shocked cannot be known whether he has any grievances to be redressed, I have some grievances to redress here."
(End of chapter)
