Chapter 524 Xuanwu Sect Succession Law
The news that Shen Lian reported Yan Song and Yan Shifan's father and son at the Jinyiwei Yamen was not suppressed. It was like a whirlwind, blowing throughout the entire capital in an instant.
Everyone was so shocked by the news that even if everyone knew about it, few dared to talk about it publicly.
It can be seen that the prestige accumulated by Yan Song and Yan Shifan over the years is still extremely profound.
Although everyone wanted them to fall, when the time came for someone to blow the trumpet, no one dared to do so.
It can be seen that the complexity of human nature is really difficult to describe in words. They are just like Ye Gong who loves dragons.
When you don't see the real dragon, you not only write on your face that you want to see the real dragon, but you also show others how much you love the real dragon.
But when the real dragon appeared, they were all so frightened that they didn't dare to say a word.
Xingbu Yamen.
After Zhao Wenhua heard the news from outside, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Dear me, I originally thought of starting with Yan Shifan, but I didn't expect that this old boy Shen Lian would still be so fierce after being dormant for so many years! It seems that Lu Bing didn't train him well back then."
Zhao Wenhua asked Yan Maoqing to sort out Yan Shifan's crime file. To put it bluntly, it was a showdown of sides.
He was not afraid of Yan Maoqing going to complain to Yan Shifan, and he also planned to use the time when Yan Maoqing was sorting out these files to see how loyal Yan Maoqing was to Yan Shifan.
Because in Zhao Wenhua's heart, he is now a lackey under Prince Yu's palace anyway. Since he is a lackey, he must do something to make his master happy. Otherwise, who would be willing to keep this dog?
Therefore, Zhao Wenhua is not afraid of falling out at all. He is only afraid that his falling out is not thorough enough, which will make Zhu Zaijing think that he is trying to play both sides.
Zhao Wenhua said to the scribe waiting on the side: "Go and find Yan Maoqing."
After hearing Zhao Wenhua's words, the scribe stopped what he was doing, stood up and bowed to Zhao Wenhua: "Yes, Bu Tang."
Then the scribe left Zhao Wenhua's place and went to find Yan Maoqing who was working in another courtyard.
When Yan Maoqing saw Zhao Wenhua's clerk approaching and asking him to come over, he did not dare to show any slightest hesitation. He quickly stuffed the files and documents he had compiled into his sleeve pocket and hurriedly followed the clerk over.
When he arrived at Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing bowed respectfully: "I am humble enough to pay homage to the ministry."
Zhao Wenhua was very satisfied when he saw Yan Maoqing becoming more and more sensible.
Zhao Wenhua chuckled: "Jingqing, come, sit here and talk."
Zhao Wenhua asked Yan Maoqing to sit on the chair closest to him.
Yan Maoqing immediately thanked him again: "Thank you Butang."
Then he sat down carefully.
At the same time, Zhao Wenhua also said to his clerk: "Go and prepare a pot of good tea. I want to talk to Shilang Yan about something serious."
When the scribe heard this, he also understood what Zhao Wenhua meant, and knew that Zhao Wenhua was now going to say something to Yan Maoqing that would be inconvenient for others present.
Therefore, the scribe also bowed and then quietly withdrew.
Zhao Wenhua watched the scribe leave, and then turned his attention to Yan Maoqing.
Zhao Wenhua continued to smile kindly and said, "Has Jing Qing heard the news outside?"
Yan Maoqing also knew what news Zhao Wenhua was talking about, but he didn't dare to take the initiative to talk about it now. After all, this was a big deal that would break the news!
It is not only about Yan Shifan's arrogant and domineering evil deeds, but also about Yan Ge himself.
And Mr. Yan Ge is a giant who has been the chief minister of the cabinet for nearly 20 years, and he also has the Holy Heart. If His Majesty has no intention of replacing him, whoever speaks ill of Yan Song will be destroying the overall unity of the imperial court. , there is a price to pay.
Therefore, Yan Maoqing could only pretend to be ignorant and replied blankly: "I wonder what the department is talking about?"
Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but laugh when he saw Yan Maoqing like this.
Zhao Wenhua said: "Jingqing, you and I are the only two here, so you don't need to be so cautious, right? The thing that I want to ask you is naturally the big news caused by Shen Lian."
Yan Maoqing listened to Zhao Wenhua make everything clear, and he stopped playing around.
Yan Maoqing took a deep breath nervously and said: "I've heard about this even though I'm a humble official. That guy Shen Lian actually listed the ten sins of Mr. Yan Ge and Xiaoge Yan Shifan. It's simply shocking!"
Now when he was in front of Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing also changed his tune. He no longer called Yan Shifan Xiaoge Lao, but instead called Yan Shifan by his real name.
And this change was naturally noticed by Zhao Wenhua.
In Zhao Wenhua's approving eyes, there is also a kind of appreciation that "those who understand current affairs are heroes".
Zhao Wenhua said: "That's right, that guy Shen Lian doesn't know how high the sky is. He even sued Mr. Ge. He really doesn't have any sense of the overall situation. If Mr. Yan Ge is reported by him like this, what will the people in the world think of the court? Is it possible? Is the imperial court’s employment in the past twenty years a mistake? ”
"Therefore, those of us who are ministers must share the worries of Your Majesty and the Prince, and we must not let this kind of thing that is not conducive to the unity and stability of the court continue to confuse the public. We, the Ministry of Justice, must also immediately come up with a plan to deal with this matter. Mr. Ge, Differentiate from Yan Shifan.”
"We can't let the bad things Yan Shifan did pollute Mr. Ge's reputation. Otherwise, if this matter continues to ferment like this, what will we do if His Majesty and the Prince come to trial? We can't know everything, right?"< br>
After Yan Maoqing listened to Zhao Wenhua's words, he immediately replied: "What the minister said is absolutely true. Mr. Ge and Yan Shifan should be treated separately. Mr. Ge has been in the center for the past twenty years and has done a lot for the world and your majesty. Even if there is no credit, there is hard work.”
"It's Yan Shifan who doesn't know how to cherish. He often does evil things because he is the only son of the elder, and ruins the reputation of the elder. So I also thought that we should take action, quickly identify the matter, and only pursue Yan Shifan as the culprit. Sin! ”
When Zhao Wenhua heard Yan Maoqing's wise words, he couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction: "That's a good statement, so what is Jing Qing going to do?"
Yan Maoqing immediately took out the dossier of Yan Shifan's crimes that he had sorted out. Yan Maoqing said: "Bu Tang, these are the crimes of Yan Shifan that I have recently compiled. These crimes can prove that Yan Shifan's crimes have nothing to do with Mr. Ge. They are all a series of actions done by Yan Shifan, pretending to be powerful and disregarding Mr. Ge's reputation." Evil! ”
Zhao Wenhua was "surprised" and said: "Really?"
Yan Maoqing said: "Every sentence of humble position is true!"
Zhao Wenhua hummed, "Well, give me this file. You continue to collect and sort out Yan Shifan's other crimes, and remember that the evidence must be conclusive. After all, our Criminal Department is different from the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They can hear about it. Regardless of factual evidence, we must rely on factual evidence when doing things, otherwise, the cornerstone of the court’s credibility will be gone.”
Yan Maoqing paid his respects again: "What the Ministry of Justice said is absolutely true. Our Ministry of Punishment is the place where justice is carried out in the world on behalf of the imperial court. Everything we do must be based on legal evidence!"
Zhao Wenhua nodded again with satisfaction: "Very good, Jing Qing, you can have such an understanding, which shows that you still have the justice of the court in your heart. It is also a great blessing for us to have such a minister as our deputy. After this matter comes to an end, , we will give you a really good job, giving you a good opportunity to leave your name in history.”
After Yan Maoqing heard Zhao Wenhua's words, although he didn't know what Zhao Wenhua meant, he still replied seriously: "Thank you for your humble position!"
After saying this, Zhao Wenhua no longer kept Yan Maoqing.
Zhao Wenhua said: "Okay Jingqing, you can go down first. I have some things to do and will continue to be busy for a while, so I won't leave you to drink tea."
Yan Maoqing immediately stood up and bowed: "I resign from my humble position."
After watching Yan Maoqing leave, Zhao Wenhua turned his attention to the dossier of Yan Shifan's crimes that Yan Maoqing sent over.
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Zhao Wenhua thought for a while, and he felt that he really didn't have a suitable person to start the fire. This file should be handled by a suitable person.
Ever since, after some serious thinking, Zhao Wenhua thought of Li Chunfang.
Therefore, after serving under the Ministry of Punishment, Zhao Wenhua immediately took this file to visit Li Chunfang.
Li Chunfang had also just returned from the cabinet. Regarding Shen Lian's angrily accusing Yan Song, Yan Shifan and his son of the ten crimes in the Jinyiwei lobby, when he, Xu Jie and others were in the cabinet, they had a tacit understanding and no one took the initiative to say a word.
What made them even more weird and incredible was that Zhu Zaijing, who was supervising the regent in the Wenhua Palace, did not tell anyone to discuss the matter, as if it had never happened.
But according to Li Chunfang's understanding of Zhu Zaijing, who is as thoughtful as the Emperor, Zhu Zaijing must be holding back his big move at this time, and he is also waiting for the right time to appear.
Because politicians at this stage sometimes don't always like to "strike first to gain the upper hand" when doing things. More often, the strategy they choose is to "plan before taking action"!
The reason for this is to minimize the influence of many things and prevent political turmoil from affecting the overall stability of the world.
Otherwise, once political turmoil causes strong fluctuations, it may be a very bad start. No matter how high the price is paid in the future, this bad influence may not be eliminated.
This is just like the Xuanwumen Incident in the Tang Dynasty. Although Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, and Li Yuanji were in a situation where they were incompatible with each other, he still launched the vicious coup of killing his brother and forcing his way into the palace, which still affected the entire Tang Dynasty. The political trends of the early generations of emperors led to later generations jokingly calling the inheritance law of the Tang Dynasty the "Xuanwu Gate Succession System."
And the same thing happened in the Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Di successfully caused his nephew to rebel, his behavior seemed to be a pattern for himself, thinking that he could be like his father, under the banner of Qingjun, and brought his nephew's best friend to his side. Shengsun was overturned.
But times have changed, and the political landscape is different from before, and Zhu Zhanji is not a rookie like Jianwen Xiaokai, so naturally his rebellion did not receive positive feedback, and instead he became the number one barbecue expert in the Ming Dynasty.
But even so, we cannot ignore the stability of the political situation that this kind of thing has.
After all, before Yan Song, the Ming Dynasty had publicly beheaded one of its chief ministers, which had cast a layer of blood on the politics of the Ming Dynasty, and this layer of blood was also influencing the officials of the Ming Dynasty to develop into a more extreme mode of party struggle.
Therefore, in order to prevent this blood color from continuing to hang over the court, and in order to prevent these ministers from continuing to carry forward the spirit of fighting, Yan Song's affairs must be handled in a low-key and dignified manner.
Therefore, Li Chunfang concluded that Zhu Zaijing must be waiting for a new level, or an opportunity.
He would never let a tough guy like Shen Lian turn the originally stable politics into another vicious fight of "life and death" by relying on his bravery and bravery.
After all, Shen Lian and the others think about things differently from Zhu Zaijing and the others.
Shen Lian and others may consider justice and fairness more. This is determined by their position, what they have learned throughout their lives, and the ethics they believe in and adhere to.
But after reaching Zhu Zaijing's level, what they have to consider is the stability of the entire world and the harmony of the entire political level. They cannot create a situation for the people of the world where the court is just a bunch of ministers who only know how to fight to the death every day. field.
If this is the case, the majesty of the imperial court will be discredited in the minds of the people all over the world. When the people look up to the imperial court, they will have a contemptuous attitude. In this way, if the imperial court wants to implement any policies or laws in the future, the common people will not take it seriously. Something happened.
Therefore, maintaining the majesty and dignity of the imperial court and maintaining the overall stability of the world are what people at Zhu Zaijing's level should consider.
It is definitely not like some novels and TV series, where certain protagonists often regard mutinies or military remonstrances as commonplace, and are staged back and forth in the palace.
If this is really the case, then this era must be unique to the abnormal and chaotic times of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
And in such a troubled world, human life will only become more worthless. In the end, the fate of the protagonists will definitely end with you killing me and me killing you, or falling into fratricide.
It will never be as romantic as the TV novel plot, with any happy ending.
Because politics itself is ruthless and exclusive, if you don't get off to a good start and expect others to be kind, it's just a joke!
Just when Li Chunfang was thinking about the steps or opportunities that Zhu Zaijing might have to wait for, his housekeeper also came to his study and reported, "Master, Zhao Shangshu wants to see you."
After Li Chunfang heard the housekeeper's words, she couldn't help but wonder, "Is it Zhao Wenhua?"
The steward said: "It's him."
Li Chunfang said: "Get ready and take him to the tea room in the front hall. I will be there later."
The butler immediately replied: "Yes, sir."
Then when the housekeeper went to take Zhao Wenhua into the house, Li Chunfang also put on a Taoist robe and came out of her study and headed towards the tea room in the front hall.
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