I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 450 Leaking Secrets
Seeing the emperor's sudden rage, He Ning and Zhang Chang beside him suddenly panicked.

"Your Majesty calm down, Your Majesty calm down!"

While comforting Zhu Youxiao, the two of them quickly picked up the question book on the ground and placed it again on the imperial table.

But Zhu Youxiao stopped talking and looked at the two of them coldly. The two of them were stared at by Zhu Youxiao, but they didn't know what happened. They could only bow their heads and kneel down, not daring to say more. speech.

"He Ning, go ask Liu Yishen to come to Qianqing Palace as soon as possible."

When the two heard this, they nodded in agreement, and He Ning immediately left Qianqing Palace and went to Wenyuan Pavilion to find Liu Yishui.

At this time, Liu Yishen was discussing matters with Ye Xianggao and others. Suddenly he saw He Ning coming to say that the emperor was looking for him. He was also confused and didn't know what was going on, so he asked He Ning to lead the way. After a while, he arrived at Qianqing Palace. Inside.

"The humble minister Liu Yishen comes to see Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao nodded casually, and then moved on to Liu Yishen.

"He Ning, Zhang Chang, please go out for now."

The two of them bowed and stepped back after hearing this. Liu Yishui felt nervous when he saw this. It seemed that the emperor had important matters at this time, otherwise it would not be like this.

"Liu Aiqing, I asked you to persuade Zhu Guozhen to resign as a cabinet scholar. Did you tell others about this?"

Liu Yishen was slightly startled. He seemed to have guessed why the emperor asked such a question. He did not dare to hide it and quickly reported the truth:

"Your Majesty, due to the importance of this matter, when you gave me the instructions five days ago, I discussed it with Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong, but other than that, I didn't mention it to anyone else. In the end, Sun Chengzong also understood your majesty's painstaking efforts. At that time, He said that he would personally persuade Zhu Guozhen.

Presumably Zhu Guozhen's resignation will be submitted in the near future. This matter is of great importance. These two are also thoughtful people. I believe that I will never tell anyone else. "

Listening to Liu Yishen's report, Zhu Youxiao remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking about. Then he picked up the question book that had just been thrown on the ground and handed it to Liu Yishen.

"This is a question book specially sent by the Secretary of General Affairs. It has not gone through the cabinet. Please take a look."

Seeing Zhu Youxiao's solemn instructions, Liu Yishen knew that there was not good content in the question book, so he quickly took the question book and opened it and started reading.

But you don't know it, but now that you see him, he is really surprised.

This title was written by Yushi Wanying, and the content in it was all about his impeachment. It said that as the chief minister, he did not know how to make good friends with the cabinet members and assist the emperor, but instead wanted to eliminate dissidents all day long.

It also listed his crimes, saying that when the Wenhua Palace issued an edict this year, he secretly dealt with Han Xu, causing Han Xu to be deposed by the emperor.Later, he wanted to deal with Ye Xianggao, but the emperor was wise and did not punish Ye Xianggao, so his plot failed.Now it is heard that he is dissatisfied with Zhu Guozhen, so he secretly colludes with others to get rid of Zhu Guozhen and then be quick.

"Your Majesty, this is a false accusation against me. I am unjustly accused."

After reading the question book, Liu Yishen broke into a cold sweat and quickly knelt down to plead with the emperor.

This Wan Ying is really ambitious. He actually said in the title book that he was dissatisfied with Zhu Guozhen.

This was clearly a preparation in advance. When Zhu Guozhen resigned from the post of cabinet scholar, wouldn't his charge of excluding dissidents be fulfilled?Even if the emperor trusts him, other ministers who don't know the truth will feel that he is too ambitious.

More importantly, seeing Zhu Guozhen resigning as a cabinet scholar, other Donglin Party members who don't know the truth will definitely be dissatisfied with him. It is really insidious to put this account on his own head. "Please get up quickly. Don't worry, dear, I told you to let Zhu Guozhen go. I know the reasons best. Naturally, I will not accuse you unjustly. I will never believe these malicious and serious words."

Zhu Youxiao is also in a very unhappy mood now. This is obviously a slap in the face.

If Liu Yishen is falsely accused by others for this matter, but he does not protect him.After that, whoever dares to do things for him or take the blame for himself will be in charge of this matter.

"Since he knows about Zhu Guozhen, it means that someone must have exposed the matter, and then someone will make an issue about it. My dear, please think about whether anyone else knows about this matter."

Seeing that the emperor was on his side, Liu Yishen finally felt relieved.Then he thought carefully to see if there was anything he had missed. After a while, he slowly said:

"Your Majesty, when I told Sun Chengzong and Ye Xianggao that day, I told you that this matter is of great importance and you must not say it to others casually. I still believe Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong, and they will never do such a thing. matter."

Zhu Youxiao listened to Liu Yishen's answer and sighed slowly, thinking that Liu Yishen was a kind person, and he believed that Sun Chengzong had no motive for doing this.

But Ye Xianggao is not sure. As Wan Ying said in the title book, at the beginning of this year, the Wenhua Palace issued an imperial edict. Ye Xianggao had impeached Liu Yishen, but he was just trying to be a check and balance. Liu Yishui retained Ye Xianggao in his post.

Therefore, Liu Yishen had every reason to suspect that Ye Xianggao caused Wan Ying to impeach him, but Liu Yishen did not do it.

Whether he was telling the truth or acting insincerely, Zhu Youxiao suddenly fell in love with him.

"Since you have said so, dear, I naturally believe it. In this case, I will investigate it carefully."

Liu Yishen nodded when he heard this, but he seemed to have thought of something and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao smiled and said:

"My dear, just say whatever comes to your mind. Tell me everything you know. I won't blame you."

"Your Majesty, when you gave your instructions to me, there were more than two people around you."

Zhu Youxiao was speechless when he heard this, and Liu Yishui thought about it together with him.

At the Wenhua Hall, Zhang Chang and He Ning were also present.Although Zhu Youxiao originally had doubts, he didn't want to believe that it was them.

Therefore, the two of them knew that they were the ones who hated leaking secrets the most. Wasn't this how Wang An was ordered to retire? They couldn't help but take a warning.

So I asked Liu Yishen for an interview, just to find other answers from him.

But after such questioning, he somewhat understood the problem.But if Wan Ying could say these words, there must be someone behind him.

As for who pointed it out, he had already vaguely guessed it with the memory of later generations, but he just needed a little verification.

"I understand. You don't need to worry about this matter. I'm waiting for Zhu Guozhen's resignation. Don't delay it because of this matter."

When Liu Yishen saw the emperor saying this, he knew that he already had some concerns in his mind, so he did not dare to say anything and immediately raised his hands and said:
"The minister obeys the order!"

(End of this chapter)