Chapter 64: Calculation
"Do you really want to kill Mr. Fang?" Zhu Yunwen hesitated.
In front of him was the conviction document of Fang Xiaoru presented by Ding Xian.
As long as Zhu Yunwen strokes his pen, Fang Xiaoru's case will be over. And what Ding Xian planned for Fang Xiaoru was the death penalty.
Fang Xiaoru's death has many negative impacts.
No, Fang Xiaoru doesn't need to die. Fang Xiaoru will have a lot of negative effects while in prison. Even the Empress Dowager Lu, who doesn't care much about court affairs, sent someone to plead for mercy. After all, Fang Xiaoru had always had a good relationship with the crown prince, and he had met the then crown princess.
Ding Xian knows all this.
But Ding obviously didn't care.
What he cares about is to secure his position as chief assistant. In Fang Xiaoru's case, Fang Xiaoru was the principal culprit, and everyone else was an accessory. The crime of the principal affects the crime of the accessory.
If Fang Xiaoru does not die, many people behind him cannot be purged or convicted. Therefore, if Fang Xiaoru claps his hands and goes home safely, Fang Xiaoru's power in the court will be able to organize a Fang faction.
This is very detrimental to Ding Xian.
Ding Xian felt that as long as he could secure his position, he would have a way to save the situation in the future. Even if the situation cannot be saved in the future. He can also retain his power. As for the losses suffered by the Ming Dynasty, it is none of my business.
At worst, the master-disciple relationship with He Xixu can be sold for a good price.
However, the prerequisite for selling at a good price is to secure the position of first assistant.
Therefore, killing Fang Xiaoru was a good thing for Ding Xian personally. I don’t know about Daming.
Naturally, Ding Xian would not tell Zhu Yunwen about this. He said: "Your Majesty, I don't want to kill Fang Gong. I also have friendship with Fang Gong. According to my idea, it is not impossible to pardon Fang Gong. But in this way, within this year, there will be no major events in the court. It’s time to take action. After all, many things in the court need to be sorted out in detail. The veteran must also find a way to arrange Duke Fang’s people one by one. Doing things at this time may cause a lot of disputes. "
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly and said nothing.
Zhu Yunwen has been emperor for a year or two, and now he has become very enlightened. He will not listen to the one-sided words of his ministers. Although he felt that Ding Xian was probably telling the truth, it was not enough for him to kill Fang Xiaoru.
The master-disciple relationship between him and Fang Xiaoru for so many years, if you don't deal with it, you won't deal with it, and now you are disgusted with it, you are disgusted with it. But he remembered that after his father passed away, most people supported Zhu Xiongying, and only Fang Xiaoru and Ding Xian supported him.
Without Fang Xiaoru, he would not be where he is today.
Of course, the relationship between master and disciple is not enough to tie Zhu Yunwen down. Zhu Yunwen himself is a very cruel person. However, Zhu Yunwen was a little concerned about the public opinion outside. He was worried that if Fang Xiaoru was killed, people outside would say some unpleasant things.
Burning bridges across rivers and the like.
This will affect Zhu Yunwen's reputation.
Seeing this, Ding Xian thought to himself, "Fortunately, I was prepared." He said, "Your Majesty, there is one thing. I don't know if Your Majesty knows about it."
Zhu Yunwen said: "What happened?"
Ding Xian said: "It has been widely spread outside that the Queen Mother interceded for Fang Xiaoru."
Zhu Yunwen said: "It is true. What's the big deal?"
Ding Xian said: "There are some bad rumors outside, but I dare not say them."
"What is there that you dare not say?" Zhu Yunwen just said this, and his face suddenly turned pale.
Zhu Yunwen is very smart. He spliced it together immediately.
Don't dare to tell bad rumors. It is nothing more than a disservice to the royal family. Mention the two parties involved, Fang Xiaoru and the Queen Mother.
Zhu Yunwen immediately understood what was going on?
Between men and women, it is nothing more than a three-way affair.
Fang Xiaoru was a former official of Qiandi and had been in the East Palace for a long time. The empress dowager was a scholar-bureaucrat and had a good impression of scholars. She took care of Fang Xiaoru several times. I just sent someone over to plead for mercy.
There is a long-term coincidence in the timeline. The emperor and empress dowager are also in the East Palace, and they seem to have a good relationship.
In this way, no kind of gossip can be said.
This made Zhu Yunwen extremely angry.
If Fang Xiaoru is really saved according to the Queen Mother's wishes, I don't know what the outside world is saying.
Of course Zhu Yunwen knew that her mother had nothing to do with Fang Xiaoru. The reason is very simple, the palace is strictly forbidden. Because there were incidents of filth and disorder in the palace during the Hongwu period. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, carried out a large-scale purge of his subordinates, and set very strict rules.
The problem would have been discovered long ago. Moreover, civil servants are foreign ministers after all, and there are regional restrictions on entering the palace. In fact, if they really want to cause chaos in the palace, it is more likely that they are guards and children of powerful people. It is possible that they are visiting relatives or on duty. There is also precedent.
But even if Fang Xiaoru is impossible, he can't stop the people of the world from talking.
It has to be said that since ancient times, ordinary people have liked the rumors of Xiasanlu, and they can almost apply for intangible cultural heritage. For example, in the Han Dynasty, there were family sayings such as Xijing Chunqiu, which were actually a collection of rumors.
Zhu Yunwen had nothing. Just dipped the pen in cinnabar. Put a tick on the docket. Take Fang Xiaoru's life.
Ding Xian said nothing, just took the case file and stepped back.
He was very happy in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on the outside.
This incident was naturally planned by Ding Xian. Not even today, when Ding Xian was preparing to replace Fang Xiaoru as the chief assistant, he had already made plans. After all, he accused Fang Xiaoru of many crimes.
Being disrespectful, slandering Your Majesty, violating organizational training, being unfilial to Your Majesty, etc.
These are relatively false charges.
There are also some crimes such as condoning corruption by subordinates and being lax in their duties. But it is still far-fetched for Zhu Yunwen to kill Fang Xiaoru.
Fang Xiaoru has no personal sins at all. He can be described as a perfect person. He only has one wife by his side. There are not many family members around. Although not too frugal, it is not extravagant either.
There is no clue about personal ethics.
Ding Xian really wanted to raise some questions, such as what Fang Xiaoru himself or his family had done that was a capital crime. Just move out and get justice. There is no need to think so hard.
Many important figures were executed in this way.
The punishment is not the crime.
Ding Xian could only find a way to give Fang Xiaoru a death penalty. Although it was a crime of disrespect, it was okay to kill Fang Xiaoru. But if Zhu Yunwen doesn't think Fang Xiaoru deserves to die, this matter will not pass.
Ding Xian had no choice but to make this decision.
The secret of this strategy lies in.
Fang Xiaoru could not prove that this thing did not exist.
It was impossible to give Fang Xiaoru a chance to prove it. At least Zhu Yunwen can't. For his own dignity, he will definitely seal this matter.
They will even investigate to find out everything.
And things like rumors are precisely impossible to investigate clearly. What's more, Ding Xian had already started planning this matter a year ago. Over such a long period of time, several versions have been updated. After all, the wisdom of working people is infinite, and it is the same in this kind of matter. ..
It's completely different from the news that Ding Xian made at the beginning.
And at the foot of Nanjing City, there are many rumors about the palace. If you really want to talk about it, they are all there. Ding Xian even suspected that even if he didn't let such rumors out, sooner or later there would be such rumors. .
Therefore, this is also unclear.
Moreover, Ding Xian was sure that no one would report such words to Zhu Yunwen. After all, any intelligence officer, that is, a Jinyiwei, must consider one thing before reporting. If the report is reported and the superiors ask you to find out, what should you do?
Since ancient times, there has been almost no precedent for clear investigation of rumor cases. If the investigation is not clear, the original report will have no credit. He was even squeezed out from above and below. For such things, it is always better to have more than less.
Everyone knows it, except the people above.
This is why, in many cases and major political incidents, they like to use the lower third route.
Make trouble. Because it’s so useful. Naturally, Ding Xian took action today.
However, Ding Xian could not kill Fang Xiaoru immediately, he had to wait.
What are you waiting for? Wait for Zhu Yunwen to regret.
This is also to clear his own relationship. After all, sometimes, evidence is not needed, especially for Zhu Yunwen. Now that Zhu Yunwen's emotions are written down, there will be times when he becomes depressed.
