I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 451 Internal and external collusion!

Qianmen Street, Beijing.

A man in a sedan walked familiarly on the crowded street. After passing through several alleys, he stopped firmly in front of a restaurant.

After opening the sedan curtain, a thin man with a long beard and a slim figure calmly got out of the sedan. He looked around and saw no suspicious people before slowly walking into the restaurant and heading to the second floor.

There was already someone waiting for him in the private room on the second floor.

"The humble Wan Ying has met Mr. Liu."

"You're welcome, please take a seat."

Liu Tingyuan, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately called Wan Ying to take a seat.Wan Ying did not dare to neglect and immediately sat down with her hands folded.

He knew very well why Liu Tingyuan called him here.

Some time ago, he suddenly found himself and said that he would arrange a major event for himself, which was the impeachment of Liu Yishen, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

As the saying goes, a censor who does not impeach cabinet ministers is not a good censor. This kind of impeachment is a daily routine for their censors. As his immediate superior, Wan Ying will naturally not refuse this arrangement.

More importantly, Wan Ying knew very well that there was someone behind Liu Tingyuan. If he could take this opportunity to establish a relationship with Mr. Ge behind him, it would definitely be worth it.

"Mr. Liu, your Majesty has not given any approval since I submitted the question papers a few days ago. It seems that I have left them unpublished."

As soon as Wan Ying sat down, she quickly reported the situation to Liu Tingyuan.But Liu Tingyuan didn't care when he heard this, and seemed to have expected this result.

"It's not like you don't know that there are too many people impeaching Chief Liu. If His Majesty replies to everything, he will be very busy."

Liu Tingyuan chuckled and immediately comforted Wan Ying. However, after he finished speaking, he changed his tone and said solemnly:

"But don't be idle during this period. There is no need to write the questions. But during this period, you can communicate more with your colleagues and spread the news that Liu Yishen is going to deal with Zhu Guozhen. I will also have people help you secretly."

After hearing Liu Tingyuan's instructions, Wan Ying also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was not doing it alone, but he still had some doubts in his heart.

Originally, it was normal to impeach Liu Yishen, but Liu Tingyuan specifically asked himself to write that Liu Yishen wanted to frame Zhu Guozhen.

This left Wan Ying confused. Now everyone knew that the Donglin Party was in charge of the cabinet, and Sun Chengzong, Zhu Guozhen and others were promoted by Liu Yishen and other imperial court. How could he possibly frame Zhu Guozhen.

"Master Liu, is this really true?"

Listening to Wan Ying's doubts, Liu Ting felt helpless and had to explain again:

"Don't worry, this is absolutely true. All you have to do is spread the news now and wait for Zhu Guozhen to tender his resignation. If you are forewarned, you will definitely become famous when the time comes."

When Wan Ying heard the word "famous", her eyes became more and more intense.

He is now over [-] years old. If he doesn't make any plans, he will really waste his whole life in this position of censor.

He was really unwilling to think of this, but the more this happened, the more he wanted to do something. Now that such a good opportunity was in front of him, he must seize it.

"That puts me at ease. Please rest assured, Mr. Liu. I will definitely move around more these days. Some of my friends from the same hometown serve in the Sixth Department. I must expose the traitor Liu Yishui to the public."

Hearing that Wan Ying was enlightened, Liu Tingyuan immediately smiled and said:

"I feel relieved after hearing what you said. Originally, I wanted to submit a letter to you personally about this matter, but you also know that my identity is sensitive, and it will definitely arouse criticism if I submit a letter. It would be bad if Mr. Ge is implicated.

That's why I give you this opportunity.You will behave well when the time comes, and I will definitely recommend you to Mr. Ge when things are done. "

When Wan Ying heard this, she was immediately overjoyed, thinking that she had made it through, and immediately stood up and said:
"Thank you for your cultivation, sir. From now on, I will have to obey your guidance in my humble position."

While talking, there were sudden knocks on the door outside the private room. Upon seeing this, Liu Tingyuan immediately shouted:
"Come in!"

Then he smiled and said to Wan Ying:
"Okay, today is just to reminisce and not talk about business."

While he was talking, a middle-aged man in Tsing Yi came in from the door, followed by four graceful and young women. At first glance, it was clear that the restaurant had specially invited Qingling officials.

"Two gentlemen, these four are the Qingling officials specially invited by me."

"Oh, I remember we made an agreement with Wang San before. Why don't we see him coming?"

When Liu Tingyuan saw the middle-aged man, he immediately showed doubts on his face, but the middle-aged man bowed quickly when he saw this, then looked at the two of them and apologized:
"Forgive me, sir. It was Wang San who came originally, but something suddenly happened at home in the afternoon, so he asked me to greet you. I also told you that I must make amends to you for him."

Liu Tingyuan didn't care when he heard it, nodded immediately and said nothing.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man bowed again and clapped his hands. The Qingling official behind him immediately bowed to the two of them.

The two held the pipa and played and sang. The two sat next to them and drank with each other. The middle-aged man also bowed and stepped back. However, what no one noticed was that the middle-aged man always looked up at them inadvertently, seemingly wanting to Remember what they both looked like.

Liu and Wan were not aware of this at all. For a while, they drank and drank in the private room, enjoying themselves and it was very lively.

It was not until two hours later that the two drunkenly got into the sedan chair with the help of their servants and went to their respective mansions.However, someone had been waiting for them from below. When they saw the two getting on the sedan, they followed them until they returned home and finally left.
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"Did you see clearly?"

In the Dongnuang Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao looked at Luo Sigong and asked seriously.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with Jin Yiwei keeping an eye on them. Behind Wan Ying is his immediate superior, Supervising Censor Liu Tingyuan.

Moreover, they also mentioned the words "Ge Lao" and other words during their conversation, so I asked someone to stay at Liu Tingyuan's residence to see if anything was discovered. Unexpectedly, there was indeed something discovered the next day. "

"Oh, who did Liu Tingyuan go to see?"

As soon as Zhu Youxiao heard what Luo Sigong said, he knew that he had found the person behind Liu Tingyuan.

After hearing the emperor's question, Luo Sigong organized his thoughts, took a deep breath, and immediately asked:

"Your Majesty, this is Shen Guan, the cabinet scholar."

"Sink..."

Listening to Luo Sigong's report, Zhu Youxiao read the name and murmured to himself, thinking that indeed what he thought was right, it was indeed him.

And if it was Shen Guan, then he could be sure that Wei Zhongxian must have leaked the news to him.

Although the two of them usually don't seem to interact with each other, as a time traveler, he naturally knows the relationship between them.

Before Shen Guan, he taught in the eunuch's middle school hall, specializing in teaching calligraphy to eunuchs.And Wei Zhongxian happened to have studied in Zhongshutang.

Therefore, their relationship is extraordinary, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Shen Guan is Wei Zhongxian's teacher.Therefore, when Wei Zhongxian was in power in history, Shen Guan was attached to Wei Zhongxian, and the two had a close relationship.

Although now he is suppressing Wei Zhongxian so tightly that he does not dare to act rashly.But he definitely believed that Wei Zhongxian must be secretly connected with Shen Guan.

But what he is more concerned about now is who leaked the news to Wei Zhongxian.

He Ning?Or Zhang Chang?
But there will be an answer to this matter soon.

"How are you doing with the other thing I asked you to check?"

Luo Sigong thought for a while after hearing this, and then said slowly:

"Your Majesty, I kept people watching outside the palace according to your instructions. I didn't see Zhang Chang coming in or out, but I found that He Ning often left the palace. The Jin Yiwei followed him all the way and found that he had a four-entry courtyard outside the palace. I heard that He Ning often left the palace. People around me said that the owner of this courtyard has already taken in a concubine."

Listening to Luo Sigong's words, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but be stunned, not knowing what to say for a moment.

He Ning and Zhang Chang have always been his personal eunuchs, and he has great trust in them. He Ning has a lively personality and dares to speak, while Zhang Chang has a dull and rule-abiding personality.

Among them, He Ning is my favorite. I always take him with me when I leave the palace, but I never expected that he would be so greedy and daring.

He has only been with me for a year now, and he has built a mansion outside the palace and kept concubines. If he hadn't sent someone to investigate this matter, he would have been kept in the dark.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. It had only been a year. If he hadn't discovered it, he would have become a huge corrupt man in a few years!
However, Zhu Youxiao also understood that no matter how capable He Ning was, he would not be able to embezzle so much money in one year. Someone must be sending him benefits later, and this person was Wei Zhongxian.

Thinking of this, he already had an idea of ​​the whole story.

He Ning must have revealed the news to Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian found out that it was profitable, so he quietly told Shen Guan. Shen Guan wanted to take this opportunity to attack Liu Yishen, and then asked Liu Tingyuan to secretly direct Wan Ying to write a letter with suggestions and wait for Zhu Guozhen to submit it. After submitting his resignation, he took the opportunity to bring down Liu Yisui.

"Audacity, audacity!"

After Zhu Youxiao figured it out, he looked shocked and unbelievable.This kind of collusion between internal and external courtiers is what he least wants and most taboos about.

But this is happening right next to me. How can I not make myself angry? How can I not make myself angry?

Seeing Zhu Youxiao being so angry, Luo Sigong immediately knelt down and admonished:

"Your Majesty, rest your anger, Your Majesty, rest your anger."

Luo Sigong still didn't realize what was going on. He didn't know the relationship between Wei Zhongxian and Shen Guan, so he thought the emperor was angry because he found out that the people around him were seriously corrupt.

But he was helpless. He Ning was a member of the inner court. The emperor had the final say on how to deal with Wei Zhongxian. He couldn't intervene. He could only advise the emperor first.

Zhu Youxiao calmed down after losing his temper. He knew that he must not lose control now.

This kind of internal and external collusion must not be tolerated and must be severely punished, otherwise it will only get worse and there will be no secrets left.

But He Ning is the person around him. Wei Zhongxian is not only the eunuch Bingbi but also the admiral of Dongchang. There is also Shen Guan, a bachelor of the cabinet and the minister of military aircraft.

These people were all in high positions, so he had to be cautious about how to deal with them.

(End of this chapter)