Rumors flooded the capital.
Soon someone wrote a letter, demanding a retrial of the 'bribery case', and even directly impeached Fu Changzong, demanding that he be removed from prison and imprisoned.
No one expected that someone would be able to link Yang Lian and others with Fu Changzong, and there was also evidence that came up with a good look, which made the city full of wind and rain, and everyone was caught off guard.
Half an hour, Cabinet.
The two second assistants, the six Shangshu, the Zhengjing Wang Zhu Luhu of the Governor's Yuan, and Wu Chunfu, the secretary of the Dali Temple, were all called over, which was regarded as an enlarged meeting.
In the lobby, the quiet pin drop could be heard, and everyone's faces were solemn and depressed at the same time.
The so-called terrible words and verbal criticism are incisive at this time.
If it comes true, Fu Changzong's position will not be stable.
Bi Ziyan looked at Fu Changzong, only to see that he was sitting still, as before, calm as usual, without the slightest nervousness or panic.
He frowned, turned to Zhang and asked, "What does the Criminal Department have to say?"
” The case of Yang Lian and others was the focus of Zhang Wenda's investigation not long ago, and he knew very well what was going on, but he never knew that there was still the shadow of Huitong Commercial Bank in it.
He glanced at Fu Changzong and said, "The Criminal Department has conducted an urgent investigation, and a sum of money from Huitong Commercial Bank appeared in Wei Zhongxian's account book, plus there are people who testify, and the human and material evidence is undoubted. ” As soon as Zhang Wenda's voice fell, Shen Xun, Xu Dahua, and even Zhou Yingqiu all looked at Fu Changzong with a slight glint in their eyes, if this was true, even the emperor would not be able to protect him.
Bi Ziyan was silent for a while, Huitong Commercial Bank participated, and then remembered that before and after Xiong Tingbi was released from prison, he immediately knew what was going on, it was nothing more than that the emperor, who was still King Hui at the time, used some means to rescue Xiong Tingbi.
Although there is nothing to reproach about this matter in itself, it is disgraceful after all, and it is not good to say it on the table.
At the same time, Bi Ziyan also realized that this is a hot potato, and the human and material evidence is complete, how to deal with it?
The most tormented is Wu Chunfu, he doesn't have the courage to surrender to Zhu Xu, and at this time he desperately hopes that the cabinet will take the initiative to ask him to retry the case of Yang Lian and others, as long as it can be retried openly, he will have a way to acquit Yang Lian, and at the same time clear himself.
On the contrary, everyone else is more worried that if Fu Changzong falls, it will not be a small matter, it will set off a huge chain reaction, and they may not be able to stand alone!
"Master Fu, do you have anything to say?"
Bi Ziyan raised his head and looked at Fu Changzongdao.
He was preparing to sort out the situation of the court, and the emperor had more plans on his side, and he would not want Fu Changzong to fall suddenly, or if he was calculated!
Fu Changzong's expression was calm and calm, he glanced at Bi Ziyan, looked around again, and said lightly: "Huitong Commercial Bank was in charge of Xiao'er a few years ago, but don't forget, Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing is also inside, whether it is me or Xiao'er, there is no need to send silver to Wei Zhongxian, no matter when, the Fu family has very little contact with Xiong Tingbi, and has no contact with Yang Dahong and others.
As for the person who testifies, how can a remnant of the eunuch be credible?
” In fact, everyone here knows in their hearts that the emperor is behind this matter, and it is understandable in itself, rescuing Xiong Tingbi was the common wish of the government and the opposition at that time, and it is also right now.
It's just that the means are a bit taboo - 'bribing the inner court'.
Fu Changzong was talking nonsense in public, everyone was stunned at first, and then the corners of several people's mouths moved slightly.
In a word, four or two thousand pounds.
It's a good excuse, and it's so seamless that no one can say anything.
Everyone here needs such an excuse, and no one will debunk it, otherwise everyone will be embarrassed and embarrassed.
Bi Ziyan's expression was calm, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and turned to Zhang Wenda and said: "The Criminal Department must close the case as soon as possible, end this matter, and at the same time refute the rumors and crack down on the rumors!"
” Zhang Wenda glanced at Fu Changzong, his face was calm, and he said after a while: "This group of people is extremely cunning, and the Criminal Department will cut it off halfway if they want to track it down several times. ” Bi Ziyan frowned and said, "Do you know who it is?"
” The wind and rain in the capital blew before the emperor returned to Beijing, and at the beginning they thought it was the remnants of Donglin, but now it seems that it is not the means that those people in Donglin should have, or rather, it is not something they can do.
Zhang Wenda pondered for a while and said: "I don't know, they are unusually sneaky, they seem to be very familiar with the criminal department's handling of cases, and their actions are all before us, and the slightest clue has been snuffed out, and they can't be traced." ” Everyone muttered in their hearts, although the Donglin Party was a taboo in the capital, it did not have so many evasions in the cabinet.
There are many illegal facts in the Donglin Party, but emotionally, they are still very sympathetic and unwilling to kill them all.
But to this extent, it exceeded Bi Ziyan's tolerance limit, he turned his head to look at Sun Chengzong, and said, "Elder Sun Ge, how about letting the evil division intervene?"
” Although the Evil Division has been established for a short time, it is unusually low-key, and it has no sense of existence in the court so far.
Sun Chengzong didn't like such an institution that suppressed the ministers, so he shook his head slightly and said: "If the evil division moves, the emperor will also react, so let's hand it over to the Criminal Department, use all means to find out who is behind the scenes, and calm down the chaos in the capital as soon as possible, so as to prepare for the big court discussion." ” "The subordinate obeys."
Zhang asked.
Even if this matter is over, Bi Ziyan was just about to speak, but Wu Chunfu hurriedly continued: "Elder Bi Ge, Elder Sun Ge, my lords, the lower officials suggest that the case of Yang Dahong and others be tried again to clarify and clean up the rumors!"
” The status of Dali Temple is very low, not as good as the six, not as good as the Governor's Yuan, the grade of Dali Temple is from the third grade, and the governor outside Beijing is the same, but how can it be compared to the real power and prestige of the feudal officials!?
Everyone was stunned, Wu Chunfu's sense of existence was quite low, and it seemed that it was the first time he had spoken.
Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong glanced at each other, groaned slightly, and said: "It's okay, the Criminal Department must investigate the details this time, don't make any mistakes, and don't give rumors any chance!"
” "The subordinate obeys!"
Wu Chunfu and Zhang Wenda said almost at the same time.
Zhang Wenda is dispensable, the matter has been done a long time ago, and it is nothing more than to bring it to Fu Changzong to clarify.
But Wu Chunfu is different, his face is calm, his heart is ecstatic, as long as he finds a scapegoat to try the case, he excuses himself to go out of Beijing, and when Yang Lian is 'acquitted', he comes back, and everything will be clean!
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When the cabinet was discussing, Zhu Xu was in the imperial study, studying the 'military reform'.
The Ming Dynasty's current army was too large to be streamlined, to keep it strong through constant rotation, and to quickly gather more soldiers if necessary.
Now the provinces of the Ming Dynasty have expanded by more than 20 people, and the militia under the command of the governor, that is, the provincial soldiers, the government soldiers, the county soldiers, plus the regular garrison of the imperial court, as well as other cavalry, artillery, spearmen, arrow artillery, all in total, more than four million, caused a great burden on the finances of the imperial court.
At the same time, the territory of the Ming Dynasty was unprecedentedly expanded, and more soldiers were needed to guard it, and the land, sea, and desert were so complex that even Zhu Xu could see them clearly.
If such a vast country wants to take the line of elite soldiers, it must undoubtedly be carefully scrutinized and cautious, and there is no need to be careless at all.
Zhu Xu stood in front of the table, drawing in circles on the map, writing a personal name, a number, and outlining the region, he was busy for more than an hour, and his brows never let go.
I don't know how long it took, Liu Shimin brought a cup of tea.
Zhu Xu subconsciously glanced at him, and then took the teacup, his eyes were still staring at the messy map drawn in his hand, took a sip of tea, and said after a while: "What's wrong?"
” "Someone is spreading rumors about Fu Shangshu outside the palace, and Elder Bi Ge has already dealt with it, and Wu Chunfu proposed to retry the 'bribery case of the inner court', and the cabinet has approved it."
Liu Shimin said concisely.
Zhu Xu didn't move, put down the teacup, and said, "The cabinet probably thinks that Wu Chunfu will listen to them......
This time, I thought it was bad. ” Liu Shimin nodded silently, if he really wants to let the cabinet do it, Yang Lian has to be released.
That's troublesome, the entire Donglin case will be questioned, and it is already at the bottom of public opinion, so I am afraid that it will damage Tianwei and shake the 'New Deal'!
The charcoal pen in Zhu Xu's hand turned around and said, "When is the trial scheduled for the Dali Temple?"
” Liu Shimin said: "It hasn't been decided yet, according to the current situation, the trial may start today." ” Zhu Xu said 'um', now that Fu Changzong is mixed in, Wu Chunfu has enough reasons to retry it as soon as possible, conclude the trial as soon as possible, and clear Fu Changzong's grievances.
Liu Shimin waited for a while, but didn't see Zhu Xu speak, and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to make some arrangements?"
” Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "It's all left over from my play, no need, it's rumored that Wang Qiao will see me when he comes to see me." ” Wang Qiaonian, vice president of the Royal Political Yuan, is Bi Ziyan, but Bi Ziyan is only in name, and Wang Qiaonian has always been in charge of the actual Political Yuan.
Liu Shimin was a little puzzled, but he still bowed down and said, "Obey." ” Wang Qiaonian hurriedly came out of the royal court, and he was puzzled for a while, not knowing what the emperor had suddenly summoned.
Along the way, he thought about it, and it could only be the contradiction between the graduates of the Political Yuan and those officials who were born as scholars.
This contradiction is difficult to solve, the key to the problem is that these students are not from the imperial examination, they are not formal, and they are not even wild people, they are forcibly arranged by the emperor through the officials, even if they are all at the bottom, they are still considered 'officials', but as long as a few people break through this boundary, it will attract a great backlash.
Wei Xuelian has emerged, and it is a feared position, how can it not cause a group attack?
In addition, Cao Dingjiao's background is prominent, and some people are afraid of it and use yin tricks.
Wang Qiaonian walked to Jingyang Palace, feeling uneasy, the students who graduated from the Political Academy have been a little in a group recently, and they may be forcibly involved in the 'party dispute'. —— The second update, ask for a monthly pass, a recommended ticket, and a subscription.
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