prosperous age

Chapter 255 254 Conspiracy
"What do you want to tell him?"

Chen Ju frowned and said, if this matter is not handled well, their close ministers in the inner court will suffer.

Wei Guangde is a foreign minister, and he will follow up with the memorial, but nothing will happen in the end.

But the inner court is different. In addition to serving the royal family members, their job also has a very important job, which is to monitor every move of other members of the clan.

King Hui left the fief without permission and went out to play. Their inner court did not report it in time, which must be a major dereliction of duty.

At that time, with King Hui's position in Emperor Jiajing's mind, naturally there would be no big deal, and it would be over after the top heaven gave Shen Chi.

Now the situation is a bit complicated, His Majesty is dissatisfied with King Hui because of Liang Sanren's words. At this time, Wei Guangde wants to participate in King Hui's copy.

"Have you ever had an affair with King Hui?"

Chen Ju stared at Wei Guangde for a long time, and suddenly such a sentence came out of his mouth.

Wei Guangde shook his head first, then nodded.

"What's going on? Let me listen to you, or I won't be able to help you. When the time comes, you'll go directly to the playbook, and the result will be unpredictable."

Seeing Wei Guangde nodding and shaking his head, Chen Ju knew that there might be some misunderstanding, so he simply let Wei Guangde make the decision himself.

Chen Ju had guessed before, but he rejected it in the end. The reason is actually very simple. Wei Guangde is from Jiujiang, Jiangxi, and King Hui is in Junzhou, Henan.

King Hui went out to have fun, and had never set foot in Jiangxi. The possibility of them meeting before was very slim, so naturally there would be no conflicts.

"Speaking of which, this matter has nothing to do with me at all."

Wei Guangde thought about it in his heart, and it seemed that he had nothing to hide, so he just said it directly, probably Chen Ju could also guess what he was thinking.

Therefore, Wei Guangde told Chen Ju the whole story of his encounter with Geng An who had nowhere to complain.

"This king Hui is really cruel. He can do such a thing. He would do such a thing in order to destroy the corpse."

Chen Ju frowned, "Junzhou didn't report what you said. It only said that bullying men and women and seizing private houses and fields happened. It seems that those little bastards have also learned to avoid serious matters."

"Yeah, I doubt it too. As for King Hui running out to play, the news from the father-in-law sent by the inner court may be accurate or not."

Wei Guangde said in a low voice.

"Do you think King Hui is really rebellious?"

Chen Ju looked at Wei Guangde and asked.

"Probably not. Now that the world is peaceful, I wouldn't dare to lend him ten courage, but I'm afraid there are a lot of things that are presumptuous. It's obvious that he is favored and spoiled, and he doesn't take the emperor seriously."

Wei Guangde replied.

"Besides bullying the common people and leaving the fief without authorization, what else do you know, tell me, I will think about it."

For a vassal king, these eunuchs actually don't pay much attention to them. They only have the emperor in their hearts, and the vassal king is nothing.

And Chen Ju's willingness to make friends with Wei Guangde is mainly because his godfather Gao Zhong wants to find a reliable foreign aid outside the palace.

Quietly, there are quite a few people who took the initiative to seek refuge, but none of them were attractive.

The last time Wei Guangde met, he gave 1000 taels of silver. Gao Zhong naturally looked at Wei Guangde when he was happy.

However, as the biography of this subject's palace examination, his appeal in the same year was also good, especially from the time he broke into the Ministry of Rites, it can be seen that Wei Guangde's appeal in the same year was no less than that of the top scholars.

That's great.

In the same year, only the top three were promoted the fastest, and they were appointed officials after passing the exam.

The group of people who selected the Shuji scholars of the Imperial Academy can only say that the future is promising, but they are not as fast as Wei Guangde.

Because of Gao Zhong's words, Chen Ju did not refuse Wei Guangde's approach.

Now that he knew what Wei Guangde was up to, he naturally wouldn't have any objections, anyway, he would tell his godfather that everything was decided by his godfather.

Chen Ju and the others have seen a lot about the fact that scholars like to gain fame.

Those court sticks are the tools to make these people famous. Although sometimes they, the courtiers, hate their teeth, they still can't beat people to death.

To kill the minister, it can only be done secretly by the eunuchs in the palace like his godfather.

If the imperial staff kills a minister, the emperor will intervene, if he has no intention of killing.

Wei Guangde pondered for a moment, and then he said: "I heard from Geng An that there is a pond in the back garden of King Hui's palace, and he built a Longevity Mountain privately in the pond, and often summoned the warriors he raised to swim in the water and on the shore. practice."

"Is there such a thing?"

Chen Ju was shocked when he heard Wei Guangde's words, and asked sharply.

"I think it's almost the same. Although King Hui didn't object, he took his holy family too seriously, thinking that the emperor wouldn't care about him, so there were too many arrogance.

Let's just talk about his palace, by occupying the surrounding houses, the regulations of the palace have long exceeded the prince's standard, and the imperial court has a system, so how can he do whatever he wants.

If we don't take action against King Hui now, and make an example to others, I'm afraid that other vassal kings will follow suit, and there will be chaos.

Human ambitions are constantly expanding and changing. Who knows if someone will want to do that unbearable thing in the future. "

Seeing that Chen Ju was still in deep thought, Wei Guangde continued: "Now the emperor is dissatisfied with King Hui, I guess the news has already spread among the high court, and naturally more people will know about it.

At that time, once someone inquires about the bad deeds of King Hui, they will suddenly write a letter of impeachment. Rather than vote for Eunuch Gao and the others by surprise, it is better for me to report this matter here first, so that the eunuchs can be prepared. "

After Wei Guangde finished speaking, he looked at Chen Ju, waiting for his reaction.

In fact, Wei Guangde also knew that it was definitely not up to him and Chen Ju to make such a big deal happen, it had to be reported to the palace, and those big eunuchs weighed it.

However, for Chen Ju to report the matter in detail and analyze the pros and cons, he had to be willing to support it.

If he is unwilling, even if he looks at the face and agrees, but if he enters the palace and reports it, it may backfire.

As for what Wei Guangde said, the news that the emperor was dissatisfied with King Hui spread out of the palace, but it was not alarmist. Chen Ju probably knew that by his side, among the servants who also served Emperor Jiajing, there must be many people who were also with him. He is similar now, and is sending his message to his "friends" in a different way.

It seems that the memorial to the impeachment of King Hui will soon be filled with the General Secretary, the Cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and will also fly into the Yongshou Palace.

"Are you going to write about King Hui's construction of the Longevity Mountain in the palace in the memorial? And practice guards?"

Chen Ju continued to ask with a frown.

Wei Guangde shook his head, "I will only report the illegal things of King Hui, bullying men and women and seizing private houses, and I won't say anything else, just"

"Just what?"

Chen Ju stared at Wei Guangde and asked.

"I will ask Geng An to write down his grievances in a pleading paper and submit it. As for what he will say, it has nothing to do with me."

Wei Guangde's answer satisfied Chen Ju, and he nodded slightly after hearing Wei Guangde's plan.

"Do you have any other ideas? Tell me together, so I can go back and tell my godfather."

Chen Ju continued.

"Once this matter is spread out, the emperor will definitely order a thorough investigation."

When Wei Guangde said this, his eyes were fixed on Chen Ju, and the two looked at each other, but they didn't speak.

It took a long time before Chen Ju asked leisurely, "Do you want to enter the Metropolitan Procuratorate or just hang up a job? Do you want to win over the crimes committed by King Zhahui of Henan?"

Seeing that Chen Ju understood what he meant, Wei Guangde nodded slightly, and then made a slight salute to Chen Ju with his hands clasped in fists, but his hands were stretched a little too far.

Chen Ju's face was expressionless, and he stretched out his hands to support Wei Guangde's bow, and in an instant a piece of paper fell from Wei Guangde's hand into Chen Ju's.

Afterwards, the two continued to chat while eating, but the topic turned back to the court.

In recent days, the border has become less peaceful.

After Alda Khan withdrew from the Xuanfu, some time ago there was a report from Liaodong that there were Tartars gathering, which seemed to mean attacking and looting the border town.

After the Japanese pirates in the south have been raging for several years, it seems that this year has calmed down a bit.

It's not that the Japanese pirates don't go ashore to rob. In fact, from the beginning of the year to the middle of the year, the Japanese pirates are still active along the coast. Attacking the government and seizing the county caused a lot of turmoil. It was only after the arrest of Xu Hai, the leader of the Japanese pirates who had a huge strength last month, that they stopped for a while. down.

And now what Chen Ju and Wei Guangde were talking about was naturally Hu Zongxian's encirclement and suppression of the Japanese pirate Xu Hai. As for the battle report that Hu Zongxian posted, please take a look at it.

"I heard what my godfather said. Hu Zongxian and Hu Ruqin are really not a thing. They tricked Xu Hai into surrendering, and secretly encouraged Xu Hai's subordinates to rebel, and then took advantage of the chaos to surround and kill the thief. With Xu Hai's wife and concubine, hehehe"

Hearing what Chen Ju said, Wei Guangde naturally knew that this matter might be true. There were reports from Jinyiwei and Dongchang in the inner court. How to monitor Jin Yiwei.

Jin Yiwei must be able to detect such news, and it is not surprising that it was leaked to Dongchang.

However, due to this, Wei Guangde also had some opinions on Hu Zongxian. This person is a bit contradictory, and he is a person who cannot be trusted.

Wei Guangde did not have any memory of killing Xu Hai, but he vaguely remembered that Hu Zongxian also used a similar trick to murder the leader of the Japanese pirates, Wang Zhi.

Wei Guangde was very disdainful of what Hu Zongxian did. Although according to the records, it seems that Hu Zongxian really wanted to keep Wang Zhi and wrote a letter to plead for mercy, but the truth is unknown. After all, Hu Zongxian is not the only one who does this kind of thing. once.

Look at the process of killing Xu Hai, isn't it a copy of killing Wang Zhi?

"It is said that the wives and concubines around Xu Hai are all famous prostitutes in the south of the Yangtze River, tsk tsk tsk"

Hearing what Chen Ju said, Wei Guangde was a little ashamed.

You, an eunuch, are also concerned about this matter, and you still tsk, tsk, tsk, what, your life is gone.

However, seeing that Chen Ju was in high spirits at the moment, Wei Guangde naturally wouldn't spoil his "elegant" interest, and asked very cooperatively: "Then Xu Hai's wife and concubine will become his Governor Hu Zongxian's?"

"That's not clear. It's just that a wife and concubine named Wang chose to commit suicide. Before committing suicide, she scolded Hu Zongxian, hehehe."

Chen Ju said to Wei Guangde with a cheap smile.

After drinking for a while, looking at the sky outside, Chen Ju got up and said to Wei Guangde: "It's getting late, I have to go back first, I will contact you when I have news, don't rush to act before then." '

"I see."

Wei Guangde nodded in agreement.

At this time, Wei Guangde still chose to trust Gao Zhong and Chen Ju.

Regarding the situation in the palace, Wei Guangde might as well analyze it from the worst angle.

If he wanted to take all the credit for winning King Hui this time, he had to rely on the help of Gao Zhong in the palace, because if he just reported that King Hui had misbehaved, the gains would be very limited.

Moreover, Wei Guangde also noticed that most of the official positions he holds now are in name only and very flashy.

Whether it is the Hanlin Academy or the Taichang Temple, it sounds noble, but they have positions but no rights.

If he could seize the opportunity to get the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate this time, then he would be able to impeach this one and that one, and his power would naturally be much greater, and he would no longer be an empty air.

From impeachment to final conviction, if you participate in the whole process, that is called full effort.

And if he wanted to investigate the case, it would be impossible for him to have no one to speak for him in the palace. Emperor Jiajing might not think of sending him there.

Sometimes, there is someone beside the emperor who can not only serve as a tip-off, but at critical times, a seemingly unintentional remark may have a great effect.

Wei Guangde couldn't volunteer to recommend himself to investigate the case in the memorial, he had to be praised by someone.

After finishing this matter, I will give Chen Ju 300 taels of silver later, and make up 500 taels for him.

Wei Guangde thought in his heart, he was in a happy mood and naturally a smile appeared on his face.

After spending so much time thinking about it, I finally got to see the result.

Wei Guangde got up and stepped out of the private room. Zhang Ji outside the door had already settled accounts with the shopkeeper of the restaurant. Now seeing Wei Guangde coming out, he naturally followed him out of the restaurant.

Wei Guangde naturally didn't know how Chen Ju told Gao Zhong when he went back to the palace, and whether Gao Zhong had discussed this matter with other people.

But two days later, he received a message from Chen Ju: Yes.

After receiving the approval letter, Wei Guangde immediately took out the memorial that he had prepared, and called Geng An to ask him to write the pleadings.

This pleading paper was not the one that Geng An brought to Beijing. The original pleading paper only truthfully recorded the misfortune suffered by his daughter, and did not say anything else.

After Wei Guangde decided to take action against King Hui, he naturally instructed Geng An to write a new pleading paper, not only writing down his own experience, but also listing everything he had heard or even seen with his own eyes before, and then It was also revealed that King Hui left the fief without authorization and built Longevity Mountain in the palace.

In fact, it was not a secret in Junzhou that King Hui left the fief, after all, everyone had been detained in Fengyang before.

Wei Guangde took the pleading paper in his hand and looked at it carefully, and compared it with his own memorial, and gave up when he found no problem.

"Your daughter's revenge should be avenged."

Wei Guangde said to the mouth.

"Thank you, sir."

Hearing what Wei Guangde said, Geng An instantly knelt down
(End of this chapter)