Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 127 Speculating on the Deep Meaning
127 chapter

Zhu Ji heard Yu Qian's words and kept looking at Yu Qian blankly. He didn't think about it in detail.

"As a close minister of His Majesty, you need to know His Majesty's thoughts very well. Just ask you to run an errand. To what extent can this errand be carried out? There is no need to speculate? Just do whatever you are asked to do? That's it. Your Majesty has no shortage of people! If you want to go far, you need to consider, what is His Majesty's intention, what are His Majesty's thoughts?
Although I don't try to figure it out, it doesn't mean that I don't know how!All in all, I have been through five emperors!If it was really just an upright personality, do you think I could reach where I am today?You are still young, so don't be proud or complacent. Don't think that because His Majesty values ​​you, you don't have to think about anything!
Wang Zhen was favored at first, but what was the final result?
How many times have I seen this kind of thing?When you have nothing to do, read more at home. Just because you are working, it doesn’t mean you don’t have to study. If you have time, come to me to get some books to read. Otherwise, go to Cunde to find some books to read, or Chat with Cunde! "Yu Qian sat there and looked at Zhu Ji and said seriously.

Zhu Ji nodded with deep approval, especially Yu Qian's words, to what extent did the work go?Zhu Ji also found that he was indeed incompetent in this regard. Sun Jizong's incident could be exposed, but he still hesitated!
"Well, let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm afraid it's not that simple to leave it to the Ministry of Justice!" Yu Qian continued, feeling that there was Lin Cunde behind him, but now, he has no evidence, but he doesn't care about these things, he wants to do it now Keep an eye on the military.

He hoped that he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, could do this well during his tenure. As long as he did this well, he would be worthy of the official uniform.

After so many dynasties, from the Zhu Di period when the Ming army was strong, many guard posts have begun to deteriorate. If it is not stopped, we don’t know what will happen in the future. For this reason, Zhu Qiyu supports himself in reorganizing the army. .

But in the court, it is not that simple to do something well. Various forces intervene, compete, and compromise to influence the progress of things.

The next day, Yu Qian went to the Ministry of War. After finishing the daily official documents of the Ministry of War, Yu Qian took what he had written and went to the cabinet, hoping to discuss it with the cabinet and then inquire about the Sun family's affairs.

In the afternoon, Yu Qian bought some snacks and braised vegetables on the street, and then went to Lin Cunde's mansion.

Zhu Ji had arrived a long time ago and was drinking tea in Lin Cunde's study. He also told Lin Cunde that Yu Qian would be coming.

When Yu Qian came over, Lin Cunde certainly welcomed him.

When Lin Cunyi and Yu Qian came into the study, Lin Cuunde stood up to greet him. He quickly said that he was missing the welcome, and at the same time blamed his second brother for not notifying him in advance.

"I won't let you report it. If you have anything to report, I'm not that important. Just be casual!" Yu Qian said with a smile and waved his hand.

Lin Cunde said quickly: "That won't work. Someone will say I'm rude. Next time, remember to tell me in advance. No matter what, I need to go out to greet you!" The latter sentence was addressed to Lin Cunyi.

"Okay!" Lin Cunyi smiled and nodded, then went out.

Zhu Ji and Yu Qian were the only ones left in the study.

"Come, drink tea!" Lin Cunde said, carrying a small teacup to Yu Qian.

"Well, when I came back from Tianjin Guard this time, I didn't expect that something like this happened in the capital. The Sun family collapsed when they said it would. Your Majesty handed it over to the Ministry of Punishment. This is a smart move!" While Yu Qian was talking, he kept staring at Lin Cunde. Watch.

"Well, I also heard what my second brother said. Yesterday, my second brother was very excited when he came back. It's a happy thing!" Lin Cunde said with a smile, and did not follow Yu Qian's topic.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Yu Qian smiled and said: "Cunde, then you analyze why His Majesty asked the Ministry of Punishment to handle it instead of letting the Jin Yiwei handle it!" He looked at Zhu Ji and said, "You should also analyze it. analyze!"

Lin Cunde immediately looked at Yu Qian with a surprised look on his face and said, "How can we dare to speculate on the affairs of the court and His Majesty's intentions?"

"You kid, you are dishonest!" Yu Qian heard this and pointed at Lin Cunde with a smile.

"Well, Lord Shangshu has wronged me!" Lin Cunde complained sarcastically.

"My feeling is not wrong, and you must be behind this matter. Including Chen Xun and others' impeachment of the Sun family, it was only after they came to your house that they came to discuss it with me. I also agreed, but , I will go to Tianjin Guard immediately. I will not be involved in what happens next! Do you dare to say that you don’t know?" Yu Qian pointed to Lin Cunde with a smile and asked.

Zhu Ji was very surprised. He didn't know that Chen Xun had come to Lin Cunde's mansion. He was on vacation for the past two days, so he didn't go to Jin Yiwei. If he had gone, Zhu Ji would have known the news after reading those records.

"I have been here, but I don't know what happened next!" Lin Cunde nodded and admitted, but continued to argue that there were some things that Lin Cunde really didn't dare let people know. After all, once the news got out, it would be very detrimental to him. .

I am just a seventh-grade official with Ding You at home. Although he is highly valued by His Majesty, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty are very powerful. They dare to kill even the emperor, let alone myself.

"Well, I believe it. You can help me analyze why His Majesty is wise and leaves it to the Ministry of Punishment to deal with it?" Yu Qian did not go to Lin Cunde to argue. He decided in his heart that it was him.

"I don't know much about this!" Lin Cunde still didn't want to say it. As the saying goes, he will make mistakes if he talks too much. What if he didn't consider something and was caught by Yu Qian? When Yu Qian asked him, how should he answer?

"Then tell me first!" Yu Qian looked at Zhu Ji and said.

"Well, it may be that His Majesty wants to balance the relationship between the Jin Yiwei and the civil servants. We Jin Yiwei specialize in arresting people. The civil servants have always wanted to limit our power. This time, Your Majesty asked the Ministry of Punishment to handle it. This is probably what he meant!" Zhu Ji He opened his mouth and said that after he returned home yesterday, he also considered the matter carefully.Yu Qian nodded. He also thought so. His Majesty had this intention, but it was not enough.

"In addition, the impeachment was led by the cabinet. If it were handed over to Jin Yiwei, it would probably arouse opposition from civil servants. It is better to leave it to them!" Zhu Ji continued.

Yu Qian nodded again.

"I can't think of anything else!" Seeing that Yu Qian still wanted to listen, Zhu Ji scratched the back of his head and said with a smile.

Yu Qian looked at Lin Cunde.

Lin Cunde had no choice but to try to explain. Of course Zhu Qiyu's purpose was clear to him, and the idea came from him. However, he couldn't tell the whole story, so he could only pick out the unimportant ones and say: "I agree with what Brother Shang De said, I guess. Your Majesty has this intention, and I guess that Your Majesty doesn’t want to arouse people’s speculation. If it is left to the Ministry of Punishment, the people will have nothing to say!”

"Haha!" Yu Qian laughed when he heard what Lin Cunde said, and then pointed at Lin Cunde and said: "The people have nothing to say. It should be said that the officials have nothing to say, right? You want to say, Your Majesty handed over to The Ministry of Punishment, no matter how the Ministry of Punishment handles it, those civil servants and scholars don’t dare or won’t say anything, and you still say you don’t know!”

"I'm just guessing!" Lin Cunde immediately said with a depressed look.

Yu Qian stopped questioning Lin Cunde, and continued to ask: "Then you tell me, to what extent should this case be handled?"

"This depends on the results of the review by the Ministry of Punishment, right?" Lin Cunde asked, pretending not to understand.

"According to the results of the review by the Ministry of Punishment, it is okay to kill everyone in the Sun family!" Yu Qian stared at Lin Cunde and said with a smile.

"Well, then I don't know!" Lin Cunde also touched his forehead and said in embarrassment.

"This is a test for your Majesty's civil servants. If you didn't deal with the Sun family before, it would make things difficult for your Majesty. Now, to what extent it has been dealt with, it is the cabinet, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple that are in trouble. Let's not talk about the results that your Majesty wants. , the Queen Mother is still in the harem. If the punishment is serious, how can we maintain the majesty of the Queen Mother? If the punishment is light, then the officials of the Ministry of Punishment have neglected their duties, and the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be impeached!

Your Majesty is really wise to leave this problem to the Ministry of Justice. If it is left to the Jin Yiwei to handle, no matter what the result is, the civil servants will definitely object and there will be criticism, but now it is all solved! "Yu Qian looked at Lin Cunde and the others and analyzed.

Lin Cunde and Zhu Ji nodded, especially Lin Cunde, who looked at Yu Qian with admiration.

Seeing him like this, Yu Qian glared at Lin Cunde and said, "You don't know?"

"I really don't know!" Lin Cunde emphasized immediately.

Yu Qian waved his hand, not wanting to argue with Lin Cunde, but continued: "Hey, if something goes wrong this time, many civil servants will be unlucky!"

When Lin Cunde heard this, he began to wonder why so many civil servants were so unlucky. He had not discussed this matter with Zhu Qiyu at the time.

"If it is not done well and the censor is impeached, if it is done too harshly, those who previously supported the Emperor and Empress Dowager Sun will also be impeached. At that time, those ministers may be investigated if they are not careful! Your Majesty. It's a move, but it caused internal fighting among the civil servants!" Yu Qian touched his beard, frowned and said worriedly.

"This?" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian in surprise. He really hadn't thought about this, but he would talk to His Majesty one day and ask His Majesty to guide him.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about what's going on in my hands now. I went to investigate this time. It's shocking. You can help me analyze it!" Yu Qian didn't want to discuss this matter anymore, but wanted to solve his own problem. The problem at hand.

I learned about the Sun family's affairs myself, and guessed some of His Majesty's intentions.

However, he had not yet thought that Zhu Qiyu had a deeper meaning, which was to examine whether those civil servants were really loyal to him and whether they could turn the Sun family case into a solid case and use this matter to Cut with the Supreme Emperor.

Yu Qian chatted about the affairs of the guard station for a while, and the food in the house was ready. Lin Cunde invited Yu Qian to eat. After the meal, he continued to chat about the affairs of the guard station. Lin Cunde also learned about the situation of the guard station below through Yu Qian.

Yu Qian and Zhu Ji went back very late.

Lin Cunde was sitting in the study, lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)