"Commander Mou?"
Yan Song couldn't believe the name that Zhao Shen said.
Zhao Shen, who was given the title of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was responsible for investigating the violent death of Zhan Xiushan and others and was sentenced to prison. More than a month has passed. The officer known for his prowess in arrests has made some progress.
The trick used to lure the snake out of the cave worked that day. After going to Shuntian Mansion, Mou Bin must have sent someone to follow him.
Zhao Shen mobilized his troops to set up an ambush, captured four people, and escaped three, but unfortunately none survived.
It wasn't him who killed him, it was these people who committed suicide by swallowing medicine.
So the name Mou Bin was actually guessed by Zhao Shen.
But Zhao Shen was very firm in his judgment. He looked at Yan Song's face and said, "Master, you must be a little surprised to know that, but apart from this person, I really can't think of anyone else in the court who has such ability."
"Being able to kill people in the imperial prison guarded by Mao Yuwen,
Being able to kill people so cleanly made Mao Yuwen unable to grasp the reason.
The people sent afterward were even more deadly soldiers. After much deliberation, I found that only Jin Yiwei himself could do this kind of things. Besides Mu Bin, who else could do these things without telling Mao Yuwen? "
Yan Song was still puzzled, "Why did Commander Ke Mou do this? His Majesty's intention was to use Zhan Xiushan and others as bait to continue the investigation. How could he dare to violate the holy will and kill people like this?"
Zhao Shen couldn't understand this. He shook his head, "Maybe there is something inside that we don't know about."
"Then... teacher, do you want to report to His Majesty?"
Zhao Shen stood up and walked around with his hands behind his back. After a while, he seemed to have finally thought about it, "It's not that I don't report this matter, but that I don't want to report it. First, Mou Bin is the commander of the Jinyi Guards. , one of the important ministers around His Majesty. Now I have no evidence, only speculation. How can this be used to convict a commander of the Imperial Guard? Secondly, Commander Mou has a harmonious relationship with foreign ministers and is very popular, and behind him is Mao Yuwen. He is a cruel official, if I accuse him without any evidence, I will be suspected of aiding the tyranny. It is unwise for me to act like this when I first enter the capital."
"The third and most important point." Zhao Shen frowned, with a bold color in his eyes. "Your Majesty, you do not want to replace the commander of the Imperial Guard at this time. We must not disrupt your Majesty's rhythm."
Although Yan Song was quite talented, he did not have many years of official career. He did not understand the third point. "How did the teacher know that His Majesty did not want to change the commander of the Imperial Guard?"
"There was once an emperor and a courtier. Among the former emperor's ministers, Liu Shiyong went to prison, Liu Xixian went to Shandong, and now His Majesty can even reorganize the imperial guards. So the replacement of the commander is simply a matter of His Majesty's thought, and That means you can do it whenever you want. If you don’t do it now, then you don’t want to do it.”
Such an ability to figure out what is going on has actually slightly exceeded the upper limit that Yan Song could think of. He sounded surprised, but when he thought about it, it actually made sense.
"If Your Majesty is not a wise and wise king, it would be meaningless to think like this as a teacher. But Your Majesty is a gifted man, and everything he does or does not do has a purpose. It is impossible for Your Majesty to forget that there are royal guards in the court, right? ?」
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In other words, the emperor deliberately did not change.
"But the problem is that His Majesty originally told us that this case must be investigated thoroughly. No matter who is found, from the prince to the subordinate, no one will be forgiven."
This is not true either.
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "Weizhong, His Majesty asked you to infiltrate Zhan Xiushan and others to look for evidence of their corruption, right?"
"good."
"This is strange. Your Majesty has always hated the corruption of officials. These are all corrupt officials. Is it because your Majesty is making such a big show of seeking justice for these people?"
"this……"
"I couldn't figure it out at first, but as I continued to investigate Zhan Xiushan's case, I became more and more convinced of my guess, because the source of Zhan Xiushan's greed for money now seems to be either Jiangxi or Zhejiang. Among the Zhan family members, There is also a person who serves as a general magistrate in Ningbo Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. This group of people works together for women and exchanges what they have. They should be accustomed to it.
commit. "
"If you can imagine this, think about the governors of Zhejiang and Fujian, and the turmoil in Fujian's officialdom...don't you understand? Your Majesty is not looking for an investigation, but pounces on the southeast in a threatening manner. So this At this time, Mao Yuwen, who was suspected of murder, was not even in Beijing. In the final analysis, His Majesty did not care at all about who killed Zhan Xiushan."
Yan Song suddenly had an epiphany and murmured: "The teacher is really talented... The attendant's office is responsible for recording the important matters that His Majesty has given to prevent forgetting. But His Majesty himself is well-read and has a strong memory, and he will almost never ignore important things. But so far, His Majesty has never asked about the progress of the teacher’s investigation.”
"Not only did your Majesty not ask, but the angry officials in Beijing also stopped asking! Since I can see that your Majesty wants to make a big fuss out of this, others should also be able to see that, even if they can't, Mao Yuwen is active in Jiangxi , isn't this obvious enough? It's a pity... it's too late. From the time His Majesty formally stated in front of hundreds of officials at Fengtianmen that this case must be thoroughly investigated, it was already too late."
No matter how those angry officials tried to make amends,
What happened that day actually happened. The emperor expressed his opinion. Ministers have also expressed their views.
In other words, whatever the eucalyptus turns out is what it is. Whoever was originally agreed to be killed will be killed.
You can't reach that point and turn around and say to the emperor: Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I was fooled by you in the first place. Now that we are no longer angry, please put down your butcher knife.
Are you kidding? The rightful name has already been decided. The emperor made no move at first and wanted to expose it gently, but the ministers were angry and had objections to Jin Yiwei and Mao Yuwen, so they made a big fuss in the morning.
Now that the scandal has really been exposed, no one can control the development of the situation.
Yan Song suddenly felt a little scared. The water in the court was too deep, and that feeling of powerlessness reappeared.
Thinking about it now, at the beginning, he thought that after becoming an official, he would work quietly as an errand, try his best to complete the errands assigned by his superiors, and finally get a result that he could not be ashamed of, and could not be ashamed of others.
But when you really become an official in the imperial court, you feel like rowing a small broken boat in strong winds and waves. Even if you want to be safe, even the bones may be gone when the wave comes.
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"...If this is the case, there is no need to investigate the teacher's case. The part that Your Majesty is most concerned about is Mao Yuwen." Yan Song lost his energy in his speech, as if he had aged a few years.
Think about it, Zhao Shen first entered the capital, how could the emperor trust him as much as he trusted Mao Yuwen.
But Zhao Shen shook his head again, "No, this case still needs to be investigated."
"What else are you checking for?"
"Because it is an imperial decree to investigate this case. It doesn't matter whether it is useful or not. As for the matters in the court, if you know it... you should pretend you don't know it."
The middle-aged man had gradually relaxed at this moment. "Do you think that since you want to investigate, you are just talking nonsense for a long time? Otherwise. Only by knowing can you seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If you don't know anything, it will be easy to get into trouble." To the south wall."
"Then, if there are no results, will Your Majesty feel that the teacher is not showing off his talents?"
This is a problem.
Zhao Shen could indeed pretend to be working hard, but in the end he had nothing to show for it.
The two masters and apprentices cooperated with each other and were slowly approaching the optimal method.
The middle-aged man took a sip of hot tea and said, "My teacher was once the governor of Southern Jiangxi. Although he was not the governor of Jiangxi, he was still a governor. I generally know what the Zhan family in Poyang did. At this time, Your Majesty doesn't care about the Zhan family. The officials also know that they have been fooled and will not care about Zhan, so Zhan has become an abandoned son, so I will add fuel to the fire."
Just do it.
Zhao Shen immediately went back to his study to polish his ink.
And this fire will burn into the emperor's heart.
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It was already two days later when Zhu Houzhao saw the memorial. After getting it, he attracted attention and immediately convened the cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department for discussion.
"Poyang
Zhan is a maritime merchant who has been engaged in the business of smuggling porcelain all year round. Especially in the past three to five years, it has become more rampant for some reason and has no scruples. Do you all know these? "
Zhan Xiushan originally wanted to deal with Mei Kejia, so he focused on Mei Huaigu. The reason behind this is conflict of interest, which is not difficult to guess. But there has been no evidence.
This time the evidence was brought out by Zhao Shen. To be precise, it's not evidence, but witnesses.
After all, you can't say that I heard about smuggling.
"Xu Shufeng, the former co-president of Raozhou Prefecture mentioned in Zhao Shilang's memorial, was sent to prison by Zhan and his associates with a memorial because he tried to expose smuggling crimes! And it happened in the 16th year of Hongzhi. At that time, although I was still The prince, but he is also in charge of the country! Well, someone is actually doing these sneaky things under my nose!"
"Aren't you still trying to persuade me to reduce big things to small things today?"
Li Dongyang started: "Your Majesty, this matter is strange. We must investigate clearly. If someone dares to distort the facts and deceive the emperor, the court will not spare him! However, Wei Chen thinks that this is still the word of Zhao Shilang's family after all, so it is better to do it. In an upright and upright manner, arrest and confront all those involved!"
"Yes. That's what I mean. This is not just smuggling, they are deceiving you!"
Yang Tinghe suggested, "Your Majesty, do you want to send an order to Deputy Commander Mao? He happens to be in Jiangxi and we happen to be investigating this case together."
"Accurate performance."
Zhu Houzhao was just thinking about it these two days.
In fact, opening up the sea must be coordinated with the crackdown on smuggling.
I just can’t let you continue to smuggle safely and remain indifferent to my shipping department. No, track them, find them and destroy them.
Even if smuggling cannot be completely eliminated, the cost of smuggling will still be increased. Let more people who are unwilling to take risks return to the official channels of the court.
Now that this aspect of Zhan's family has been exposed, it is time to uncover it. To uncover a family, we must keep uncovering it.
This pillow arrived on time and just right.
Liu Jin could tell that something was wrong. Why didn't Zhao Shen go find out who killed Zhan Xiushan, but sent such a thing to the palace?
At night, Liu Jin whispered in the emperor's ear, "Your Majesty, that Minister Zhao... seems to be a wonderful man..."
Zhu Houzhao was reviewing the memorial. He did not raise his head and said as he wrote: "If you know this matter, you should pretend you don't know it."
The emperor had his own agenda. In fact, since he was the prince overseeing the country, but now as the emperor, he has been in this position for longer and longer. Sometimes it is a kind of fun to meet such a wonderful person, but it is actually boring to expose him too early.
So he wanted to keep watching to see what Zhao Shen could do in the end.
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