Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 755 Who Benefits the Most

Luo Sigong is the youngest among the four brothers of the factory and Wei, but the most thoughtful.

He said: "Master. I have thought about what you said just now. There are two possibilities for this case. The first possibility is that Zhang Jing planned the case and took the opportunity to suppress the cabinet. This possibility is very small, because Zhang Whales are not that stupid. The second possibility is that there are remnants of Bobai's party hidden in the palace, and they are stealing Bobai's golden seal and plotting evil!"

He Liu nodded: "As far as I know, according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, family members of rebels under the age of 12 are all castrated and sent to the palace as slaves. Isn't Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures of the Yongle Dynasty, the family member of the puppet Yuan Liang King in Yunnan?" ? Are there any family members of Bobai in our palace?"

Wang An lowered his voice and said: "Master Liu. You don't know. There are a hundred members of Bobai's tribe. After Ningxia was pacified, Li Rusong, the nephew of your relatives, ordered that more than 100 people of Bobai's tribe be thrown into a big pot and boiled. It's gone! From old men in their seventies to children as young as five years old, none of them are left..."

He Liu took a deep breath: "This guy Rusong, his wrists are too vicious. So, there are no family members of Bobai in the palace?"

Wang An nodded: "There are no Bobai family members. This is for sure."

He Liu asked again: "Could it be that Bo Bai's remnant party escaped from the Ningxia Battle and came to the capital. They spent a lot of money to bribe the eunuchs in the palace and stole the golden seal. They tried to use the golden seal to recruit Luo's remnant soldiers and make a comeback?"

Luo Sigong clapped his hands: "Master, what you always said is exactly what I thought."

But Wang Zhizhen said: "But master, I went back again. We tortured all the little eunuchs who went to the cabinet to serve tea. You should know the severity of our Jinyiwei's torture. Those Little eunuchs who are powerless can't stand it. If they do a robbery, they will definitely confess."

He Liu nodded, and then said: "Let me ask you, besides eunuchs, who else can enter and leave the cabinet?"

Wang An talked eloquently: "It is nothing more than the first assistant Zhao Zhigao, the second assistant Shen Yiguan, and the cabinet member Zhang Wei. There are more than 60 cabinet members walking."

The cabinet walk is not a formal official taboo.The cabinet is in charge of all affairs of the two capitals and thirteen provinces.A few cabinet members, even if they have three heads and six arms, can't handle so many things.

Since the reign of Yongle, the cabinet has dispatched a group of officials from six ministries to the house every six months to help organize memorials and summarize political affairs.These officials from the six ministries were called "cabinet walking".

Wang Zhizhen said: "Master, you don't suspect that the remaining members of the Bobai Party are hidden among the cabinet walkers, right? Impossible. Although the cabinet walkers are only fifth-rank and sixth-rank officials, they can get in touch with the highest decision-making of Ming Dynasty. Before they enter the cabinet, Jinyiwei and Dongchang will check their three generations. If someone is from the Bobaiyu Party, or is not clear about the Bobaiyu Party, our Jinyiwei will find out a long time ago! They will not be allowed to enter the cabinet. house."

He Liu stood up, stretched his waist, and reminded Wang Zhizhen: "There is an iron rule in investigating the case. Whoever benefits the most from the crime is suspected of committing the crime the most. Zhizhen, let me ask you. Who will benefit the most from being dismissed?"

As soon as He Liu's words came out, the factory and Wei four brothers looked at each other, but none of them opened their mouths to break the window paper.

Coincidentally, He Zezhen came in to deliver tea to godfathers and godfathers.He heard He Liu's question. At the age of 17, he is not in the officialdom, so he has no scruples. He said: "The chief assistant loses his official position. Of course, the second assistant benefits the most! Three-year-old children know that when the chief assistant of the cabinet resigns or is dismissed, It will be replaced by Jisuke!"

He Liu smiled and said, "It's Tong Yanwuji after all. The four of you dare not say that Shen Yiguan is the most suspicious."

These four people really dare not casually say that Shen has always been suspected of committing the crime.This is not how much friendship they have always had with Shen.It's really because the first assistant is weak, and the whole court situation is on the body of Shen Yiguan, the second assistant!

Shen Yiguan, Jinshi in the second year of Longqing.He is quite talented in politics.He started as an academic officer of the Imperial Academy and has been an official for more than 30 years.Whenever the imperial court encounters major events, the first person Wanli Emperor inquires about is not the Chief Assistant Zhao Zhigao.It's the second assistant Shen Yitong.Because Zhao Zhigao does not seek meritorious deeds when he encounters problems, but seeks to be innocent, love and love.Shen always has his own clear attitude and proposition in everything.

Shen Yiguan also has another identity, that is, he is the leader of the "Zhejiang Party" in the DPRK and China.

The heavy burden of the cabinet rests entirely on Shen Yiguan's shoulders.The four bosses of the factory and Wei are all good people who care about the people.They didn't want to see something happen to Shen Yiguan, so they kept silent about He Liu's question just now.

Wang An said: "Master Liu, the case of the theft of the golden seal has not been investigated. The emperor called the four of us into the Yongshou Palace and scolded us in the morning. We really have no choice. I hope you can come out of the mountain, Take the case."

He Liu shook his head: "I'm afraid this is inappropriate? Although I have the vacant title of Zuo Dudu of Jinyiwei, everyone in the world knows that since the end of the Anti-Japanese War and Aid Korea in the 21st year of Wanli, I will no longer interfere with Jinyiwei's affairs and spend my days at home. Now that I make a sudden move, I'm afraid there will be criticism from the court."

Chen Ju said: "Who dares to criticize your sixth master? Let me tell you the truth. Before we left Yongshou Palace, the emperor asked: how is old man He doing recently? Before we answered, the emperor asked us to kneel down. I think the emperor The meaning is to let you go out of the mountain and investigate the case."

Wang Andao: "That's right. Sixth Lord, it's not our intention to let you go out, but the emperor's intention. After all, the golden seal robbery case involves the cabinet. The cabinet is our Ming Dynasty's locust. Only an old man like you Only with qualified qualifications can we investigate the case and return the court to peace."

He Liu smiled wryly: "Okay. Then old man He, I will reach out to meddle in other people's business. How about this, this case is not in a hurry. Tomorrow, I will go to the cabinet to check on the house."

Wang An cupped his hands and said, "Okay, Liu Ye, then we will all ask you to grow old."

After finishing their official business, everyone began to talk about their parents' short-lived private affairs.

Wang An asked: "The emperor said that Princess Jinyang will marry Zezhen when she turns sixteen. In three years, Zezhen will be the princess' guest. In my opinion, in these three years, instead of letting him stay in the capital If he is crazy in the wild, why not let him enter Jinyiwei to practice and practice."

He Liu said: "There is no need to worry about this matter. I also filled my father's vacancy when I was 20 years old. I entered Jinyiwei. Flowers will bloom again, and people will never be young again. He is willing to be crazy for a few more years, let's not force him." He joined Jinyiwei to play for him."

Wang Zhizhen said: "My lord, please don't let Zezhen's little wild donkey come into Jinyiwei to mess around! In Jinyiwei, except me and Luo Sigong, who dares to control him?"

He Liu smiled and said, "That's true. The big men in the four factories and Wei Li are all Zezhen's relatives. Who dares to control the Qianhu and deputy Qianhu below?"

The four of them chatted with He Liu for a while, and then they all left.

At night, an unexpected visitor came to He Liufu.

This guest is the palm seal of the Supervisor of Rituals, Zhang Jing!

(End of this chapter)