Chapter 299 "Frozen Sheep" Incident
Just when Yan Shifan went to join Wang Youzhao and Hai Rui on behalf of justice, Zhu Zaijing was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai talking to Gao Gong Zhang Juzheng in the palace.
Zhu Zaijing looked at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng and said, "It's true that Hai Rui froze to death more than a dozen sheep that were about to kill Tiancai, but he actually mobilized an army to do so. They were surrounded. Those who didn’t know thought they were wolves.”
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were a little at a loss when they heard what Zhu Zaijing said. ?
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng looked at each other slightly, and then asked: "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
Zhu Zaijing changed his movements again and continued his performance: "Last night, Hai Rui went to the work shed dormitory outside Chongwenmen for night patrol and found that someone, under the banner of the Urban Construction Department, was delivering alcohol to the workers and civilians in the work shed dormitory. "
"Originally, this is a good thing, but I, the Ministry of Industry and the Shuntian Mansion have made an agreement and rules before, that is, drinking is not allowed. As you know, Hai Rui likes to stick to it. Follow the rules.”
“So, the wine was naturally withheld by Hai Rui. You said it was fine, but Hai Rui called the person who delivered the wine and asked him. People actually said that this wine was related to King Jing’s brother.”
“So, Hai Rui came to the king nervously to report the matter. At that time, the king was about to fall asleep, and he heard that it was Hai Rui. I had to work up my energy to meet him and listen to his report.”
“I thought this matter would just be revealed, but I didn’t expect him to come and report about the work shed dormitory early this morning. A dozen of them froze to death in the kitchen. They were worried that these sheep were sick, so they sent people to surround them. "
"Don't he know the importance of the project outside the capital? He won't let these workers and peasants go to work first. He can just let the cooks handle the sheep matter. Besides, it's winter, how can he do it? What epidemic?”
Zhu Zaijing’s words immediately made Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng laugh.
Zhang Juzheng stroked the short beard under his chin and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry. This shows that Hai Shenxing is a careful person, which is a good thing."
Zhu Zaijing said: "This king Why don't you know? If Hai Rui's actions were not for the purpose of fulfilling his duties, I would not have seen him in the middle of the night, let alone listened to him talking about the dead sheep early in the morning."
Gao. Gong and Zhang Juzheng listened to Zhu Zaijing's complaints and smiled happily. They felt that Prince Yu was very cute and fit the appearance of a young man.
But soon Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng also grasped the key points of what Zhu Zaijing said before.
Gao Gong asked: "Your Majesty just said that Hai Rui came to deliver the wine last night. Was Prince Jing involved?"
Zhu Zaijing Gao Gong asked, and then looked at Looking at Zhang Juzheng who was equally cautious on the side, he felt happy in his heart. The reaction ability of these two people is really strong. This long paragraph of my words hid King Jing so deeply, but the two of them reacted so quickly. They are worthy of being the first and second-in-command in the future. They have strong political sensitivity!
Zhu Zaijing said: "Yes, if he hadn't asked King Jing's brother, Hai Rui wouldn't have come to see me in the middle of the night. After hearing his detailed report, I understood and went directly to I told him that there was nothing about King Jing’s brother, and the person involved might be Yan Shifan.”
When Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng heard that it was not King Jing, but Yan Shifan, they became confused again. .
Why is there something happening with Yan Shifan again?
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng looked at Zhu Zaijing seriously and asked, "How did the prince know it was Yan Shifan?"
Zhu Zaijing took a slow sip of tea and looked at Meng Chong again. He said: "Go and add some firewood. The ground dragons in the house are not warm anymore. By the way, I will buy new tea for the two gentlemen."
After giving these interludes and gossip, Zhu Zaijing said slowly: "Because The person who delivered the wine said that the person who delivered the wine was Luo Longwen. Although this person had sent ink to King Jing's brother several times, I also heard that he was a disciple of Yan Shifan."
"And according to this person. Knowing King Jing's brother, he would never think of spending his money to buy some warm-up wine for the workers and civilians in the outer city of the capital. Therefore, I concluded that the gift of wine this time was related to Yan Shifan. "Listen. After hearing Zhu Zaijing's words, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng also showed a look of surprise. They thought about it for a while, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.
Gao Gong immediately replied: "The prince's analysis is very reasonable, but I think there are still some questions in it."
Zhu Zaijing heard Gao Gong's question, He said oh, leaned slightly and asked, "Mr. Gao, do you have any questions?" Liquor, this is very inconsistent with Mr. Xiao Ge’s past style of doing things, so I suspect there are still problems here, which need to be taken seriously by the sea trial and should not be careless.”
After Zhang Juzheng heard Gao Gong’s words, he immediately expressed his opinion. , "Your Majesty, Su Qing is right. There must be something hidden about this matter, and we must be on guard against it."
Zhu Zaijing also hummed after listening to what the two said. At this time, Meng Chong also brought new tea to Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.
While serving tea, Meng Chong said casually: "Your Majesty, my servant just heard a gossip, saying that Xiaoge Lao went to the cabinet to participate in the trial of Prince Yin and Hai, saying that they neglected their duties and concealed the truth. . The workers and peasants who froze to death last night were described as sheep."
Meng Chong also followed the script.
Zhu Zaijing also looked at the time outside, so he pointed out Meng Chong and asked him to understand the current situation.
After Meng Chong understood the situation, he immediately returned to the greenhouse and accidentally told Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng about the incident.
When Zhu Zaijing heard Meng Chong's words, he couldn't help being "surprised", "Is it true? Yan Shifan is so jealous of evil? Want to seek justice for the sheep that froze to death last night?"
Meng Chong said: "No. Sheep are people. What Mr. Xiaoge meant was that the sea trial turned people into sheep, so he wanted to conceal the truth from the sea trial and ignored the duty of the prince, causing the workers to freeze to death. "
Zhu Zai Jing said "oh" again, and his face became "nervous", "Oh no, I didn't even try to find out whether it was a sheep or a human. I just listened to Hai Rui's report. What if it was really a human?" Okay?”
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng looked at each other. They also realized the seriousness of the problem. Gao Gong said to Zhu Zaijing: “I will go to Hai Rui now and ask what happened. Let’s make sure whether it was a human or a sheep that froze to death last night.”
Zhang Juzheng also said: “I will go outside the cabinet to wait for news and ask Mr. Xu Ge about the situation.”
Zhu Zaijing looked at Gao and Zhang who were so proactive, and was very moved. He said to the two of them: "In this case, it will be hard work for you two gentlemen."
In fact, Zhu Zaijing was a senior The reason for so many scenes in the early morning is to let Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng get involved and have a good time in it, turning a small matter into a big event, and it is also a very interesting event.
The purpose is to follow the plan that Zhu Zaijing and Hai Rui decided last night, in order to completely remove the Ministry of Industry from the expansion project of the outer city of the capital, so that Zhu Zaijing can better Arrange and handle the affairs of the expansion of the outer city of the capital.
Otherwise, with Yan Shifan’s character, he would definitely not make things easier for the outer city project of the capital. Maybe one day he would use his influence in the Ministry of Works to help with the outer city expansion project. eyedrops.
After all, Zhu Zaijing cannot keep an eye on the outer city projects all the time, so in order to settle things once and for all, Zhu Zaijing does not mind turning this "frozen sheep" incident into a political storm!
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