Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 143
Obviously, Xue Zhen belongs to Wei Zhongxian.

Can the eunuch party produce such capable ministers and officials?

To be honest, Taichang really didn't expect it.

It took less than four days to quell a civil uprising, and the efficiency of this work is simply ridiculous!
He felt that this was a bit unreal, not that he looked down on the eunuch party, the problem, these officials of the eunuch party were really not good.

Not to mention anything else, just a little bit exposed the character or ability of these people.

What kind of a good bird is a person who cries and shouts to recognize a eunuch as a godfather or even a godfather?
So, what kind of bird is this Xue Zhen?
At this moment, Wang Shaohui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is Wei Zhongxian's godson, so he naturally cannot ask the Ministry of Officials to investigate.

He thought for a while, then said loudly to the door: "Biography to Zou Weilian and Cao Yubian."

These two people were on "Donglin Dianjianglu", which proves that they must not deal with the eunuchs.

Don't think about it, it's not Donglin who went to "Donglin Dianjianglu", then he must have provoked others, otherwise, why would they punish them.

He believed that these two people should have a better understanding of the eunuch party. After all, they were all on the same page with the eunuch party. How could they not understand their enemies?

Zou Weilian and Cao Yubian really knew the eunuch party very well, because one of them was the doctor of the Ministry of Officials, and the other was the censor of Zuoqian capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They were both inspecting and supervising officials.

The reason why they were included in "Donglin Dianjianglu" by the Eunuch Party is mainly because of their positions.

Zou Weilian presided over the Ministry of Officials examination of meritorious officials, and the performance appraisal of dedicated officials. The eunuchs who corrupt officials and those who perverted the law are all bad reviews, and they can't be worse.

Just like this, he is still on the rise, and his promotion is like getting on a rocket. Can he not be angry?

But any honest official would not be able to help condemning such absurd things. If there were too many condemnations, the eunuchs would target him.

Cao Yubian is even worse. Zou Weilian can only give others a bad review, but he can convict others. Many corrupt officials and corrupt perpetrators of the eunuch party have fallen into his hands. Can we not retaliate? him?

These two people were planning to die in martyrdom, but there is no way, the eunuch party is powerful, and they are not willing to compromise, let alone recognize Wei Zhongxian as a godfather, so they have to wait to be cleaned up.

Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly transferred them to Zhan Shifu as Shao Zhan Shi and University Scholars, allowing them to escape the purge of the eunuch party.

They are naturally very grateful in their hearts.

However, they still couldn't understand why the emperor used eunuchs to clean Donglin.

Eunuchs, what are those things!

Alas, there is no way, the emperor wants to make such a risky move, and they have no choice.

They can only stay in Zhan Shifu, honestly teach the prince and Xin Wang to study, and wait for the day when the emperor cleans up the eunuchs.

Taichang asked them to inquire about Xue Zhen's situation, so he really found the right person.

When they heard Xue Zhen's name, they immediately showed strange expressions.

This guy, uh, how to say it?

Seeing their expressions, Taichang couldn't help asking curiously: "What's the matter? What kind of person is this Xue Zhen, you should tell me, Dehui, you tell me first."

Hearing this, Zou Weilian could only cup his hands helplessly and said: "Your Majesty, Xue Zhen is really a bit hard to say, he has a very unrefined nickname."

Taichang couldn't help but asked: "What's his nickname, you said it!"

Zou Weilian said embarrassingly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude. His nickname is Xue Paifang."

Uh, this nickname!
Taichang couldn't help frowning and said: "Does it mean that after making a biaozi, you need to set up the Zhenjie memorial archway?"

Alas, it is really indecent.

Zou Weilian could only helplessly explain: "Yes, Your Majesty, this person is extremely shameless. Others are fighting for credit and pretending to be credited, but he has done bad things and tried his best to show credit for himself."

This style of behavior seems to have a lot to do with the rebellion of the disaster victims in Shangzhou!

Could it be that this guy provoked the rebellion of the disaster victims in Shangzhou, and then he directly killed those disaster victims to ask for credit?

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help showing a solemn look on his face.

If this is the case, then the Northwest is really going to be in chaos.

You know, Yunyang Fuzhi is in charge of military and civilian affairs in 65 counties of Kyushu, five provinces and eight prefectures in the northwest!
He thought for a while, and then asked: "Zi Liang, has he committed any crimes, is there any record in the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Cao Yubian hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this person is good at concealing the truth from superiors and inferiors, and his ability to cover up his mistakes is not ordinary, so most of the things he committed have not been found out. However, the last time he committed crimes in the Wanli Dynasty But he was caught."

Taichang couldn't help asking: "What did he commit?"

Cao Yubian said without hesitation: "In the 43rd year of Wanli, Xue Zhen patrolled Huguang and helped local corrupt officials to deal with all the upright officials who sued them. After returning to Beijing, he also showed his merits and punished so many corrupt officials , As a result, it was found out by Mr. Li Li, who was then Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he was immediately dismissed from office!"

They have all been dismissed from office, and if they can come back, there is only one way.

Taichang said helplessly, "Is he also Wei Zhongxian's godson?"

Cao Yubian still said without hesitation: "Yes, Your Majesty, he recognized Wei Zhongxian as his godfather, and soon he was promoted to be the censor of Youqian Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he was soon released to Yunyang as a caregiver."

Oh, what are these things!

Taichang couldn't help but sighed leisurely, then waved his hands and said: "You guys go down first."

This is really troublesome.

What the hell is Xue Zhen doing at Yunyang Hu?
Taichang is really getting a bit out of his mind at the moment, judging from what Zou Weilian and Cao Yubian said, this Xue Zhen doesn't know how many local officials he has hooked up with, so it's not worthwhile to just withdraw him!

At this time, he couldn't help but think of what Wu Chunfu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said. The relief money allocated to Shaanxi did not enter the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs. If he wanted to get it, he had to collude with local officials!

It seems that the eunuch party is not monolithic, and Wei Zhongxian's godsons are also fighting among themselves.

Wu Chunfu made it clear that he was reminding him, but he didn't understand at the time!

In fact, the internal struggle between Wei Zhongxian's godson and godson was quite serious. Chongzhen took advantage of this to get rid of Wei Zhongxian's most powerful eldest son Cui Chengxiu, and then successfully cleaned up the eunuchs.

And Feng Quan also took advantage of this, dealing with Cui Chengxiu, Tian Ergeng and others, and monopolizing the power. Many times, he didn't even need to tell Wei Zhongxian in person what he wanted to do, as long as he played pillows in front of Cui Chengxiu, Tian Ergeng and others. Bian Feng will naturally speak for him.

In short, these people are extremely selfish and greedy, and it is impossible not to fight among themselves.

At this moment, Taichang has vaguely understood that Wu Chunfu and Xue Zhen must have fallen out because of the uneven distribution of spoils.

The question is, how did Xue Zhen become corrupt, and how did she force the disaster victims in the northwest to rebel?

This matter must be investigated and dealt with as soon as possible.

The rebellion of the disaster victims in the Northwest is not a joke, this is the disaster of subjugation of the country!
If you want to thoroughly investigate the problem of Yunyang governing Xue Zhen, you must send someone to investigate. If you don't find out all the local officials who have colluded with Xue Zhen, there will still be problems in the future.

The question is, who to send to investigate?
The power of Yunyang Fuzhi is not ordinary, and the number of people he can mobilize is not ordinary. Such a power is comparable to that of the governors of two provinces. Send a patrol or governor to investigate, that is, to deliver food to people, send It would be enough for a governor to estimate.

This Xue archway is too insidious, and the person sent to investigate him will probably be labeled as a corrupt official after being killed by him!

Alas, you can't send people to take risks. Not to mention that they are easy to be killed by Xue Paifang, the rebellion in the northwest may get out of hand.

Taichang frowned and pondered for a while, and then said loudly to the door: "Tell Luo Sigong."

Soon, Luo Sigong, the Commander of Jin Yiwei, rushed over.

After the ceremony, Taichang said in a low voice: "Quickly send someone to convey my secret decree, order Cao Wenzhao to lead the cavalry of the Shenwu Battalion to detour to Luoyang, and hide near Tongguan Guards, and order Cao Bianjiao to lead the Shenwu Battalion infantry to go to Kuizhou Mansion , pretended to pass through Yunyang, and camped near Yunyang Fucheng to wait for orders."

When Luo Sigong heard the words, he quickly cupped his hands and said, "I understand, I will do it this way."

After speaking, he bowed and left.

Unexpectedly, Taichang beckoned again: "Wait, you go and prepare, I'm going to visit Yunyang."

Ah!
Luo Sigong was stunned for a moment, but still said "Zunzhi", then bowed and retreated.

That afternoon, Taichang went to Taiye Pool to test the boat again. As a result, when the wheel was turning in Taiye Pool, a voice in royal robes was thrown out of the boat.

There was a sudden chaos in the Taiye Pool, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom," an unknown number of Jin Yiwei jumped into the icy water frantically.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for "Taichang" in imperial robes to be rescued.

After Jin Yiwei rescued him for a while, "Taichang" in imperial robes was wrapped in a quilt and carried to the Qianqing Palace, while Taichang in flying fish suit sat on the boat and did not show his face.

Soon, news came out from the palace that the emperor fell into the water, contracted a cold, and became seriously ill, unable to govern. The court will be canceled tomorrow morning, and all government affairs will be temporarily delegated to the crown prince.

In the evening of that day, those wheeled boats that had caused a catastrophe also hurriedly left Taiye Pond in the dark night, turned from the moat into the Tonghui River, and disappeared.

(End of this chapter)