eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 289 Even if you know it, you should not know it (seeking subscription please monthly ticket)
"Commander Mou?"

Yan Song couldn't believe the name that Zhao Shen said.

Zhao Shen, who was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, was in charge of investigating the case of Zhan Xiushan and others' violent death in prison, and more than a month has passed now.The official, known for his prowess in apprehension, has made modest progress.

The tactic of luring the snake out of the hole that day still worked. After going to Shuntian Mansion, Mou Bin must have sent someone to follow him.

Zhao Shen mobilized his men to set up an ambush, arrested four people, and escaped three, but unfortunately none of them survived.

He didn't kill him, but these people swallowed their own medicine and committed suicide.

So the name Mou Bin was actually guessed by Zhao Shen.

But Zhao Shen was very firm in his judgment. He looked at Yan Song's face and said, "I know you must be a little surprised, but apart from this person, I really can't think of anyone else in the court who has such ability."

"To be able to kill people in the prison guarded by Mao Yuwen,
Being able to kill people so cleanly made Mao Yuwen unable to grasp the handle,
The people who were sent afterwards were even more dead soldiers.After thinking about it, only Jin Yiwei can do this kind of tricks and skills, and among Jin Yiwei who can hide Mao Yuwen from doing these things, who else can do it except Mu Bin? "

Yan Song was still puzzled, "Why did Commander Ke Mou do this? Your Majesty's intention is to use Zhan Xiushan and others as bait to continue the investigation. How dare he kill people like this against the holy will?"

Zhao Shen couldn't understand this point, he shook his head, "Maybe there is something inside that we don't know about."

"Then... the teacher wants to report to His Majesty?"

Zhao Shen stood up and walked with his hands behind his back. After a while, he seemed to have finally made up his mind, "It's not that I don't report it, but that it's not easy to report it. First, Mou Bin is the commander of the Jinyi Guard." , one of the important ministers around His Majesty, now I have no evidence, only guesses, how can this convict a commander of Jinyiwei? Second, Commander Mou has a harmonious relationship with foreign ministers and is very popular, and behind him is Mao Yuwen If I accuse him of crimes without evidence, I will be suspected of helping the emperor to abuse him. I am new to the capital, and it is really unwise to act like this."

"The third and most important point." Zhao Shen frowned, his eyes flashed with a bold color, "Your Majesty, I don't want to replace the Commander of Jinyiwei at this time. We must not break the rhythm of Your Majesty."

Although Yan Song's talent is not bad, but after all, he has not been an official for many years. He doesn't understand the third point, "How did the teacher know that His Majesty does not want to change the commander of Jinyiwei?"

"Once the emperor and the courtiers, among the late emperor's courtiers, Liu Shiyong went to prison, Liu Xixian went to Shandong, and now His Majesty can even reorganize the Jinyiwei, so the removal of the commander is simply a matter of His Majesty's thought. It means doing it whenever you want. If you don’t do it now, you don’t want to do it.”

Such an ability to figure out what he wants has actually slightly broken through the upper limit that Yan Song said he could think of.He sounded surprised, but it actually made perfect sense when he thought about it.

"If your majesty is not the king of Yingrui, it is meaningless to think like this as a teacher, but your majesty is so talented, and what you do or don't do has a purpose. It is impossible, your majesty forgets that there are Jinyiwei in the court hall. ?”

In other words, the emperor deliberately did not change.

"But the problem is that His Majesty said that the case needs to be investigated in depth. No matter who is found, from the prince to the subordinates, none of them will be forgiven."

This is not true either.

Zhao Shen smiled, "Weizhong, His Majesty asked you to infiltrate Zhan Xiushan and others to find evidence of their corruption, right?"

"good."

"This is strange. Your Majesty has always hated officials who are corrupt, and these few are all corrupt officials. Could it be that His Majesty wants to bring justice to these people?"

"This……"

"At first, I couldn't figure it out, but as the investigation of Zhan Xiushan's case continued, I became more and more convinced of my guess, because now it seems that the source of Zhan Xiushan's greed for money is either Jiangxi or Zhejiang. There is another person who serves as a general judge in Ningbo Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, and this group of people are working together in a gang, and they should be habitual offenders."

"If you want to get this point, think about the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, think about the turmoil in Fujian's officialdom... don't you understand? Your Majesty is not looking to investigate the case, but to rush to the southeast in a threatening manner. So this At that time, Mao Yuwen, who was suspected of killing Zhan Xiushan, was not even in Beijing, after all, His Majesty didn't care a bit about who killed Zhan Xiushan."

Yan Song suddenly had an epiphany, and whispered: "The teacher is really a great talent... The attendant's room is responsible for recording the important matters that His Majesty has explained. Yes. But so far, His Majesty has never asked about the progress of the teacher's investigation."

"It's not just that His Majesty doesn't ask. The angry officials in Beijing didn't ask anymore! Since I can see that His Majesty wants to make a big fuss about it, other people should also be able to see it. Even if they can't see it, Mao Yuwen is active in Jiangxi , Isn't that obvious enough? It's a pity...it's too late. It was already too late when His Majesty officially said in front of all the officials at Fengtianmen that the case must be thoroughly investigated."

No matter how those angry officials tried to make up for it,
What happened that day actually happened.The emperor expressed his position.The minister also made a statement.

That is to say, what is revealed in this case is what it is, and whoever was agreed to be killed at the beginning will be killed then.

You can't turn around and say to the emperor at that pass: Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I was fooled by you back then.Now we are not angry anymore, please put down the butcher knife.

Are you kidding me, the righteous name has already been decided.The emperor didn't make much noise at first, and wanted to expose it lightly, but the ministers were angry and had opinions on Jin Yiwei and Mao Yuwen, so they made a big fuss in the early court.

Now that the scandal is really exposed, no one can control the development of the situation.

Yan Song suddenly felt a little scared, the water in the court hall was too deep, and that sense of powerlessness reappeared.

Thinking about it now, at the beginning, he thought that after becoming an official, he would be a stable errand, and try his best to finish the errands assigned by his superiors.

But when you really become an official of the imperial court, you have a feeling of rowing a small broken boat under strong wind and waves. Even if you want to be safe, even the bones may disappear after a wave.

"...If this is the case, there is no need to investigate the case of the teacher. Mao Yuwen is responsible for the part that His Majesty is most concerned about." Yan Song lost his vigor when he spoke, as if he had aged a few years.

Thinking about it, Zhao Shen first entered the capital, how could the emperor trust him like he trusted Mao Yuwen.

But Zhao Shen shook his head again, "No, this case still needs to be investigated."

"What else are you checking?"

"Because the investigation of this case is an imperial decree, whether it is useful or not has to be investigated. As for the matter in the court, if you know it... you should not know it."

The middle-aged man has gradually relaxed at this moment, "Do you think that since you want to investigate, you are just talking nonsense for a long time? Otherwise, only if you know, can you avoid disadvantages. to the south wall."

"Then, if the results cannot be found out, will His Majesty feel that the teacher's talent is not revealed?"

This is a problem.

Zhao Shen could indeed pretend to be working hard, but in the end, there was nothing, so there was no performance.

The two masters and apprentices cooperate with each other, but they are also slowly approaching the optimal method.

The middle-aged man took a sip of hot tea, "My teacher used to be the governor of Nangan. Although he is not the governor of Jiangxi, he is a governor after all. I generally know what the Zhan family in Poyang has done. At this time, His Majesty doesn't care about Zhan's, Baiguan also knew that he had been duped, so he didn't care about Zhan's, so Zhan's became an outcast, so I will add fire to it."

Just do it.

Zhao Shen immediately went back to the study to polish the ink and paint.

And this fire will burn in the emperor's heart.

……

……

It was two days later when Zhu Houzhao saw the memorial.After getting it, he attracted attention, and immediately convened the cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department to discuss the matter.

"The Zhan family in Poyang is a maritime merchant, and they have been engaged in the business of smuggling porcelain all year round. Especially in the past three to five years, it has become more rampant and has no scruples. Do you all know this?"

At the beginning, Zhan Xiushan wanted to engage in Mei Kejia, so he focused on Mei Huaigu.The reason behind it is a conflict of interest, which is not difficult to guess.But there has been no evidence.

This time the evidence was produced by Zhao Shen.To be precise, not evidence, but witnesses.

After all, you can't say I heard about smuggling.

"Xu Shufeng, the former magistrate of Raozhou mentioned in Zhao Shilang's memorial, was sent to prison by Zhan and his accomplices because he tried to expose the crime of smuggling! And it happened in the 16th year of Hongzhi, even though I was still the prince , but also in the prison country! Well, there are people doing these sneaky things under my nose!”

"Shouldn't you still persuade me to make big things small and small things today?"

Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty, this matter is strange, we must investigate it clearly. If someone dares to distort the facts in such a way and deceive the emperor, the court will not forgive him! However, I think this is the words of Zhao Shilang's family after all, so it is better to do it." Be upright and fair, and arrest and confront all those involved in the case!"

"Yes. That's what I mean, this is not just smuggling, they are deceiving the king!"

Yang Tinghe suggested, "Your Majesty, do you want to send an order to Deputy Commander Mao? He happens to be in Jiangxi, and we happen to investigate this case together."

"Precise play."

Zhu Houzhao has been thinking about it for the past two days.
In fact, Kaihai should cooperate with the fight against smuggling.

It's just that you can't let you smuggle in peace, and then be indifferent to my Shibo Secretary.No, track them down, find them and kill them.

Even if smuggling cannot be completely eliminated, the cost of smuggling must be increased.Let more people who are unwilling to take risks return to the official channels of the imperial court.

Now that this point of Zhan's has been exposed, it can just be uncovered. If the family is uncovered, it will continue to be uncovered.

This pillow was delivered on time and it was just right.

Liu Jin could see that something was wrong, why didn't Zhao Shen send this kind of thing to the palace instead of investigating whether he killed Zhan Xiushan?
At night, Liu Jin whispered in the emperor's ear, "Your Majesty, that servant Zhao... seems to be a wonderful person..."

Zhu Houzhao was reviewing the memorial, and without looking up, he said while writing: "If you know this matter, you should not know it."

The emperor had his own intentions.In fact, he has been a prince since he supervised the country, but now he is the emperor, and he has been in this position for a longer and longer time. Sometimes it is also a pleasure to meet such a wonderful person, and it is actually boring to spread it out too early.

So he wanted to keep watching to see how far this Zhao Shen could go in the end.

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