prosperous age

Chapter 854 943 Surveillance

Lu Tiaoyang spoke, and although he did not help clear Gao Gong's suspicion, he pointed out that Feng Bao's confession was just one family's statement, and the factory guards had not obtained a complete chain of evidence at all.

That is to find Gao Gong's family members who contacted him from Minister Wang, and then obtain a confession from Gao Gong's instructions.

You know, it has been half a year since Gao Gong was expelled, and all the Gao family members in the capital have left and returned to Xinzheng. This is obvious to all.

Now Minister Wang said that it was Gao Gong's family who instigated it. Who is this person?

In the confession, no one was named at all.

It has to be said that Lu Tiaoyang immediately pointed out the biggest flaw in the confession prepared by Feng Baopao.

After all, the person left long ago, and Feng Bao couldn't think of a name for a while.

Even if the key is to be used, the person must be captured first before he can be forced to submit and admit his involvement in this matter.

This is why Feng Bao urgently asked Jin Yiwei to prepare Tiqi to go south to Xinzheng to arrest people. He needed to catch Gao Gong and the people around him before others could react, and find a weakling to admit the matter.

In this way, Gao Gong's crime of paying for the assassination can be confirmed.

Seeing Lu Tiaoyang say this, Feng Bao felt secretly resentful. Of course he knew the loopholes in his dangerous move.

But now that Lu Tiaoyang brought it up, he had to find a way to deal with it.

When Empress Dowager Chen and Empress Dowager Li looked at him, Feng Bao also said: "The matter has been delayed for a day. I guess Gao Gong's family already knew the news and fled in fear of crime. It was time to immediately send Jinyi Tiqi south to Xinzheng to catch the person.

Only by grabbing people first can the suspect not be allowed to escape.

Gao Gong has been a chief minister, and he has so many people in the world. Once he is allowed to escape, it will be difficult to take them away. "

After Feng Bao finished speaking, he noticed that Empress Dowager Li frowned slightly, while Empress Dowager Chen seemed to be still thinking. She turned her eyes and continued: "My Lady, we can't delay this matter. Who knew that Gao Gong had already secretly Prepare those back-ups.

Once this matter is exposed, I am afraid that he will make a desperate move and have a desperate plan, which will affect the stability of the country.

Please also ask the empress to issue an edict and send Jinyi Tiqi to take the people. "

The suspect could not be brought to justice after he escaped, but he was suddenly elevated by Feng Bao to the point of affecting the stability of the country, which had to attract the attention of the Queen Mother of the two palaces.

Queen Mother Chen had already looked at Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde, as if asking for their opinions.

Wei Guangde didn't know what Zhang Juzheng was thinking, but personally, he didn't want to involve the ministers who became ministers.

Well, for the sake of his future or whatever, he didn't want that.

The cabinet minister is a very good amulet, but Feng Bao's move is undoubtedly to break this golden body.

When Gao Gong was rectifying the Xu family, he only took action against Xu Jie's nephew and did not involve the prison case in Xu Jie. In fact, this was also the inner concern of the cabinet ministers.

Today you are using means to punish your ex, but what about the future?

The ministers of the Ming Dynasty had already seen this, so they all handled the cases involving the ministers in a tacit understanding.

In later generations, a certain peninsula country is very interesting. It is not so much the elected president, but the elected criminals.

It has become a fixed rule that a president will inevitably be imprisoned after leaving office. No one can be spared.

No wonder some people say that the Feng Shui of the Blue House is not good, and no president is willing to work and live there.

With a calculation in his mind, Wei Guangde could not remain silent under the gazes of the two empress dowagers, so he had to speak: "What Mr. Lu said is absolutely true.

The case involves a former cabinet minister, and the only witness and physical evidence is the assassin himself, which is a bit thin.

What Eunuch Feng said makes sense. Even if someone else instigated this matter, he might have fled the capital now.

I think we should first get the information about Gao's family from the assassin's mouth, send an order to the factory guards and the Ministry of Punishment, go to sea to arrest the document, and apprehend this person. After a confession is obtained, the case will be jointly reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. . "

Wei Guangde could already imagine that the reaction of the government and the public after the news came out would be another uproar.

It’s hard to say what everyone will think of.

Although Gao Gong's position as chief minister offended many people, some people also held a positive attitude towards his political views.

Feng Bao's attempt to frame important cabinet ministers so casually may arouse the anger of both the government and the public. If he doesn't handle it well, he may even get burned.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde couldn't help but glance at Feng Bao and sighed slightly in his heart.

In fact, Feng Bao didn't know that he was a bit worried and should think twice instead of giving a confession so rashly.

However, the grudge between him and Gao Gong was a bit deep, and he wanted to kill Gao Gong immediately.

The turtle son supports Chen Hong and helps Meng Chong, but does not support himself and wants to step down. Which is intolerable?

Didn't Gao Gong have something to say about Emperor Longqing's last words on the imperial couch that day? I'm just worried that he's too wild-minded.

Why did Emperor Longqing add his name Feng Bao to the list of Ministers Gu Ming? Was it not just to ensure that the Supervisor of Ceremonies would not be acquired by Gao Gong, so that the throne of the old Zhu family could survive smoothly.

Gao Gong is capable and it is understandable that he wants to achieve something, but if he wants to seize all the power of the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies and restore the real power of the prime minister, the royal family will be in danger.

Even if Emperor Longqing trusted Gao Gong, he would never make fun of his ancestor's foundation and let Gao Gong succeed.

In fact, Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde had somewhat guessed Emperor Longqing's plans before his death.

The cabinet was led by Gao Gong, assisted by Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde, forming a three-pronged cabinet that restrained each other.

No matter who Gao Yi falls for, the other two will secretly join forces to fight against him.

Zhang Juzheng had already demonstrated to Emperor Longqing with his own personal example that he could not handle Gao Gong alone and was suppressed at every turn.

Okay, let’s get Wei Guangde.

This is also the reason why Emperor Longqing issued an order before his death, not allowing Wei Guangde to give in and return to the capital directly.

He couldn't wait any longer and had no time to spend here with Wei Guangde.

Coupled with the restraint of Feng Bao, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, it was enough to keep the power of the court from falling apart, and the Ming Dynasty was so stable that Zhu Yijun grew up to take charge.

This is the only thing he, as a father, can do for his son.

It's just that the tense change exceeded his expectation. After he sent a clear signal to Gao Gong, Gao Gong chose not to avoid the edge temporarily, but wanted to overthrow Feng Bao and gain the right to be the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

But even so, Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng were not willing to continue to embarrass Gao Gong. After all, they had already left the field, so why bother with them anymore.

After Wei Guangde spoke, Zhang Juzheng also said: "What Mr. Wei said is absolutely true. This matter is too involved. If it is not handled properly, the consequences will be unpredictable.

The minister believed that it would be better to arrest the Gaofu family members and interrogate them strictly, and the witnesses would be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment to be detained in order to appease the courtiers. "

The case is being investigated and handled by the factory guards, so the foreign court will definitely have concerns. After all, the case handling process is completely opaque, unlike the case handled by the Ministry of Justice, where everyone can more or less know the general outline.

If Gao Gong really committed this crime, there would be nothing wrong with him, but if the evidence is not enough to convince the courtiers, the turmoil would be huge at that time.

Who can bear the temptation of the inner court to frame a minister?

Today you can be the chief minister and assistant minister, but what about tomorrow? "That won't work. Who knows who is working with Gao Gong? As you just said, when Gao Gong was the chief minister, he cultivated many party members.

Once the witnesses are handed over and someone secretly manipulates them, who can afford it? "

When he heard that Zhang Juzheng said that Minister Wang would be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, Feng Bao certainly would not agree.

If the person is in his hands, he can do whatever he wants. He will never hand it over to anyone, not even Jin Yiwei.

"Feng Bao, then you can continue to interrogate Minister Wang and ask about the Gao family members who have contacted him."

Queen Mother Chen said.

“But empress, if we don’t send Tiqi to Xinzheng now, what will happen if Gao Gong learns the news and escapes?

At that time, it was like a mud cow drowning in the sea, and it was difficult to find anyone.

Gao Gong must be captured before the news reaches Xinzheng, so that he cannot escape. "

Feng Bao continued to fight.

He had to catch the Gao family so that he could manipulate them, so after he finished speaking, his eyes unconsciously looked at Wei Guangde below.

When Wei Guangde faced Feng Bao's pleading eyes, he had no intention of falling out with Feng Bao. What's more, even if he ignored it, Feng Bao would probably seek help from Zhang Juzheng.

His mind was spinning, and he had an idea, so he said again: "Mother, Eunuch Feng's opinion also has merit. You might as well send Tiqi to Xinzheng, but not to arrest Gao Gong but to monitor Gao Gong and order him not to leave half of Xinzheng city." step.

If Gao Gong insists on leaving, he can be arrested immediately and taken back to Beijing. "

Although Wei Guangde did not support Feng Bao in arresting Gao Gong now, he still agreed that factory guards could be dispatched to put Gao Gong under surveillance first and wait for the progress of the investigation.

If there is indeed evidence later that Gao Gong is involved in the case, he will be arrested again.

After all, it was a major case of assassinating the king and killing a driver. I think the courtiers could understand that the factory guards were sent to monitor the residence.

After Wei Guangde finished speaking, Zhang Juzheng and Lu Tiaoyang both looked at him in surprise.

However, Wei Guangde turned a blind eye and still stood there with a calm expression.

In fact, from the beginning, Zhang Juzheng and Lu Tiaoyang had already determined that the matter was framed by Feng Bao, and naturally wanted to delay it. In their view, this precedent must not be set.

Why did Yan Song have such a bad reputation in the first place? In fact, most of it was caused by his worship of his son Yan Shifan. He was narrow-minded and would retaliate for his hatred.

And now.

Just when the two of them were puzzled as to why Wei Guangde was acting like this, Wei Guangde continued: "Jinyi Tiqi must be told clearly about this matter. They are only monitoring the Gao Mansion. They are not allowed to act recklessly before receiving the imperial decree. They can only restrict Gao Gong from leaving Xinzheng City. And we can't stop him from visiting relatives and friends in the city."

Zhang Juzheng and Lu Tiaoyang looked at each other at this time, feeling helpless, but they also realized that this might also be to appease the hearts of the empress dowager and the emperor.

People will monitor him and won't let him cause trouble.

After thinking about this, the two of them nodded tacitly, agreeing with Wei Guangde's proposition.

Queen Mother Chen naturally saw the actions of the three cabinet ministers.

Although she did not expect that this matter was actually caused by Feng Bao, she still trusted the eunuchs in the palace. After all, they were domestic slaves and people approved by the late emperor, so she said: "Okay, this is what you will do, send People were monitoring Gao Gong's residence, and Gao Gong was not allowed to leave Xinzheng. The factory guards continued to interrogate him severely and arrested other people who were accomplices in the crime."

Queen Mother Chen's words were the final word and settled the matter.

So soon, the palace's decree was sent to Beizhen Fusi. At this time, Liu Shouyou had already summoned a team of Jinyi Tiqi to wait in the Yamen.

The decree was sent, but Liu Shouyou was frightened.

After all, Gao Gong was the former chief minister of the cabinet, and he was a big shot that the commander in command could not touch.

Although the status of the commander of the Jinyiwei is not low, it depends on who he is.

If you are a close minister of the emperor, you can naturally walk sideways.

But today, when he is only ten years old, he doesn't know how to gather his confidants, so Jin Yiwei seems a little embarrassed at this time.

In fact, most of the time, because the Jinyiwei commander was far away from the emperor and needed eunuchs to act as intermediaries, the Jinyiwei had been suppressed by Dongchang.

The only thing that Jinyiwei has better than Dongchang is that Dongchang is the emperor's private soldier, and so are Jinyiwei, but after all, they are registered members of the imperial court and have more legal validity than Dongchang's official.

Therefore, most of the Dongchang fans are drawn from the Jinyiwei, otherwise it will be difficult to do things, because they have no official status, just the uniforms of the fans, it is okay to scare the ignorant people, but it is difficult to deal with the officials. .

Now that he had obtained the decree, Liu Shouyou immediately called the commander of Tiqi and handed the decree into his hands.

He also noticed that it was clearly mentioned in the decree that they were not taking people directly this time, but monitoring Gao Gong, which was different from the previous missions of Tiqi.

After repeatedly emphasizing, Jin Yitiqi rushed out of Beizhen Fusi and went south to Xinzheng to run errands.

As soon as Jin Yiwei's men and horses were dispatched, the government and the public were naturally alarmed.

After Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde returned to the cabinet, the news spread from the Sixth Section.

The person behind the assassination of the emperor was suspected to be Gao Gong, the former chief minister. Such a big melon instantly alarmed all the officials. Everyone involuntarily put down their official duties and gathered together to discuss.

"This is totally weird."

"What does Gao Gong gain by doing this?"

I have to say that Beijing officials are not so easy to coax. Although there are only some rumors and no confession from Minister Wang, everyone is skeptical about it.

In the past, the civil and military officials would definitely have different opinions on the same matter, but this time, there was no disagreement among the civil and military officials, and they all agreed that this was deliberately framed by Feng Bao.

As for the reason, it is actually very simple, that is, what good will it do to Gao Gong to do such a thing of exterminating his family?

First of all, what benefit does Gao Gong gain from assassinating the emperor? Can he be the emperor? cannot. On the contrary, even if he assassinates Wanli, the future emperor will kill him.

Secondly, although the place where Minister Wang was imprisoned was in Jinyiwei, the guard was Dongchang Fanzi, and the people from Jinyiwei had no chance to get close.

It has to be said that Liu Shou was clever. The moment he saw the imperial edict, Liu Shou already knew what Feng Bao was going to do.

Without hesitation, he immediately asked people to reveal the situation in the prison. If he wanted to take the Jin Yiwei out, he didn't want to be in the same boat as Feng Bao.

Too unstable.

Of course Jin Yiwei is familiar with how to convict someone, and there are rules for framing someone. If this matter was handled by Jin Yiwei, he would never do this.

Controlling Minister Wang and obtaining a confession is only the first step. Next, you must find someone to support you, and it must be someone involved with Gao Gong.

Only when the two confessions are in hand will they be reported to the palace and Gao Gong will be nailed directly.

This idiot.

Liu Shouyou could only scold Feng Bao in his heart for being a layman who failed to succeed but failed more than failed.

Not to mention why he wasn't angry, Jin Yiwei made a fortune by creating big cases.

(End of this chapter)