Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 297 Misfortune comes from the mouth, loyalty to the king with blood
Xu Hong and Gao Kui immediately looked at each other. Judging from the tone of the other party, one could tell that the other party was a bad visitor, and the man with the black mole in the lead had a face that deserved a beating.

Judging from the clothes and attire of the other party, it is clear that they are several young students who have just prepared to take the academy examination, but where did they get the confidence to be so arrogant in front of the two non-commissioned officers?
Xu Hong turned to look at the man with the mole who had come to cause trouble, and couldn't help but ask with confusion: "Chief of the case? Song Prefecture Yin is such a smart person, how could he name you as the head of the case? Are you lying?"

In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, apart from Wang Yue, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who was a gentleman but not a party member, the one he admired the most was Song Cheng, the upright Yin of Shuntian Prefecture.

If Song Cheng named this kind of person as the head of the case, it can only be said that Song Cheng's talent selection ability and criminal investigation ability are two extremes, and this kind of person will make Song Cheng feel ashamed.

"How presumptuous! Who doesn't know that the leader of this year's government examination is Li Shan, who came from a military household? Are you deliberately looking for trouble?" The dog-legger next to him immediately scolded him fiercely, as if his tail had been stepped on.

It turned out to be a misunderstanding!

Naturally, Xu Hong didn't know who the head of the trial case in Shuntian Mansion was this year, but when he learned that the head of the trial case in Shuntian Mansion was not the mole man in front of him, he immediately felt a sense of relief.

Gao Kui watched a small county trial chief dare to be so arrogant, and drank the wine in his glass bitterly.

The man with black moles was a bit of a city mansion, and immediately reported his background and said: "I am the first minister in the Wanping case, as my brother said, I did not get the first case in the Shuntian Mansion trial, but I don't know how many places your mansion got in the trial? "

Although judging from the other party's clothes, he did not come from a wealthy family, but he also remembered the lessons of the elders, but first found out the other party's reality.

It's just that the government examination was like a thorn in my heart. Although I was full of knowledge, but I didn't get the favor of the famous Song Qingtian.

The other party seemed to be able to see through his own thoughts at a glance. No matter how humble and polite he pretended to be, that Song Cheng never looked at him from the beginning to the end.

If it wasn't for my essay passing the test, and the answer sheet was indeed better than other candidates, I'm afraid that the governor of Shuntian Prefecture would not admit me, even if I am the head of the case in Wanping County.

"According to the rules of our boy's examination, since Mr. Zhang has obtained the first case in Wanping County, he must pass the court examination!" The dog-legged young man next to him explained triumphantly.

As soon as these words came out, the losers next to them were full of pride. After all, this has basically locked a place in this year's Shuntian Academy examination, and Zhang Xiang will be a student of Shuntian Academy.

"When it comes to the results of the county examination, he and I are both the top case, and the government examination is in the top three!" Gao Kui said proudly, pointing at Xu Hong, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

If you really want to talk about the proud sons of heaven, in fact, each of them performed well in the boy's test.

For example, Hai Kuan is the chief case in Qiongzhou Prefecture, Weng Peng is the chief trial case in Chaozhou Prefecture, and Zhang Sui is the junior Sanyuan.

These people's self-satisfied achievements in the county examination are simply like a first-year student showing off to a group of Tsinghua and Peking University students with a perfect test paper, which seems so naive.

Huh?
Zhang Ping and others thought that their grades could stabilize their opponents, but they found that this was not the case, so they couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay.

But he didn't expect that the two unremarkable people in front of him were both the heads of the county examination, and their results in the government examination were good, so they suddenly felt like they had found the wrong person.

It's just that he is a young man who is full of vitality after all, so naturally he can't be easily defeated.

"Haha... two poor people, what does it matter if you do well in the exam? I wonder if any of your elders will become officials?" The young bastard had already stared at the two of them and asked with disdain.

Xu Hong didn't speak, and silently picked up the jug and poured wine.

I thought that after the last purge of the powerful people in the capital, these powerful children would be able to restrain themselves, but this idea is undoubtedly wrong.These powerful maggots are like this: the weeds cannot be burned away, but they grow again when the spring breeze blows.

Gao Kui finally realized the strength of this group of children, and said in a serious manner: "Listen to you, are you the children of officials?"

"Hehe... You still have a bit of eyesight! Brother Zhang's uncle is Zhang Peng, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, and his grandfather is the governor of She County, Huizhou Prefecture. Several members of the Zhang family are officials in the court!" The young dog-legged figure It was like showing a big killer, introducing it triumphantly.

Seeing his background highlighted by his companions, Zhang Xiang couldn't help but raise his chin slightly, but he was ready to welcome the surrender of these two outstanding students.

Huh?
Xu Hong, who had been silent all this time, heard the other party's background, and couldn't help but put down the flagon gently, looking seriously at this young man with a mole on the tip of his eyebrow.

Zhang Peng was a Jinshi in the second year of Jingtai. He was first awarded the supervisory censor of Shanxi Province, and then served as the inspector of Datong and the inspector of Xuanfu, and was later ordered to clean up the horse administration in Gyeonggi.

In the first year of Tianshun, Zhang Peng got involved in the political struggle, impeached Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang together with Liu Tai, Wei Han, Kang Ji and other censors.

Although he fell from a high-ranking patrol officer to a side soldier, this abnormal experience was a blessing in disguise for Zhang Peng.

In the eighth year of Tianshun, Ming Xianzong ascended the throne and amnesty the world.Recommended by the courtiers, Zhang Pengguan returned to his original post, and then he rose steadily, and immediately entered the military system.

In the 18th year of Chenghua, due to the close relationship between Chen Yue and Wang Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of War, he was impeached by Wu Yuan and Yushi Xu Jin, etc. in the capital, and finally Zhang Peng succeeded in replacing Chen Yue.

In the 21st year of Chenghua, Zhang Peng resigned due to impeachment, thus completely bidding farewell to officialdom.

This capital city is not small, but it is not big either.

Although Zhang Peng, the former minister of the Ministry of War, has been an official for many years, he is the one who aspires to the peak of power after all, and now he has nurtured a group of clansmen who have entered official positions one after another.

In fact, the number of officials in the Zhang family is not small, not to mention the collateral members, such as Zhang Peng's father, Zhang Ju, who is the head of the Ministry of War, and Zhang Peng's grandfather, Zhang Xun, who is the left chief of Qing Palace.

The fate is so wonderful, Zhang Peng's family nephew actually appeared here, and he seemed so arrogant, even talking nonsense in the hall just now.

Xu Hong's focus was not on the identity of Prime Minister Zhang, but he asked very seriously: "Since you are a son of an official, did what you said in the hall just come from your heart, or did you, the Zhang family, think so?"

Originally, he didn't intend to use his status to suppress a small Tongsheng, but since this Tongsheng showed the name of the former Minister of the Ministry of War, and was also a member of the Zhang family with many officials, then the matter is another matter.

There seems to be no partisanship in the court now, but in essence it is related to the concept of governance. In fact, the imperial party and Qingliu have already been on the same page.

If this Zhang family is an out-and-out peace advocate, and even thinks that the current emperor is a tyrant, then he doesn't mind pointing the finger at the Zhang family.

That's right. If it were just Prime Minister Zhang's arrogance, the matter could be handled gently, but I'm afraid...

"Haha... Such a strong tone, and I am not afraid of flashing my tongue! Let me tell you the truth. These words are exactly what my clan uncle taught me. Are you satisfied now?" Zhang Xiang despised Xu Hong from the bottom of his heart, so he directly revealed come out.

Huh?
Gao Kui stopped the wine glass that had just been brought to his mouth, and looked at Zhang Xiang in surprise, but he did not expect that Zhang Peng, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, was there.

In fact, it is absolutely impossible for this storm of public opinion in the capital to reach such a level. It is absolutely impossible for the scholars to act spontaneously. There must be heavyweights behind them fanning the flames.

It's just that who would have thought that Zhang Peng, the Minister of the Ministry of War who has retired, would not be able to take care of the elderly at home, and would actually promote this storm behind his back.

Originally, he had already begun to investigate the matter, but he did not expect to find the source here, and it really didn't take much effort to find it.

Gao Kui put down the wine glass in his hand and asked very seriously: "Did Zhang Shangshu really say that?"

"Hehe... My family uncle is straight and straight, unlike the courtiers who are now courteous, he naturally dares to correct His Majesty's bad governance. He attacked because of the lack of deer tendons. If you want me to say, the imperial court should revive my family uncle, only my uncle dares to speak directly to the emperor!" Zhang Xiang turned his head to look at Gao Kui, his face full of pride.

Gao Kui looked at Xu Hong who was drinking, and asked very seriously: "Brother Xu, I'm afraid this matter has something to do with Zhang Hong, what do you think?"

"This is a matter for your procuratorate. As a small chief of the Ministry of War, I can only wave the flag and shout for you! But Wang Yushi has already left for Liaodong. Is Bian Yong afraid to kill Zhang Hong?" Xu Hong took a sip of wine, but It goes straight to the core issue.

If Wang Yue still stayed in the capital, not to mention the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War, even Wan An, the current chief assistant of the cabinet, would still dare to investigate.

It's just that Bian Yong, who was born in Juren, not to mention his position, and he didn't have such great courage at all, was unlikely to agree with Gao Kui to launch an action against Zhang Peng, the former minister of the Ministry of War.

Gao Kui picked up his wine glass again, and talked like no one else there: "Not to mention that the current style of our procuratorate is right and wrong. Now the high-level leaders have unified the keynote on the Liaodong War, no matter who the voice of anti-war shouted Yes, we are definitely going to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys! Think about it carefully, if you seize a former Minister of the Ministry of War and deal with it, will the public opinion in the capital dare to disrespect His Majesty so much? How dare you keep saying that you will ignore millions of refugees for the sake of the vain people of the state of etiquette? ?"

"He... what are they talking about? I... why don't I understand it!" Seeing Gao Kui and Xu Hong chatting like no one else, Gou Zuzi couldn't help being dumbfounded.

Zhang Xiang was also puzzled, just looking at the other person's temperament, it was clear that they were two poor children, how could they be court officials?

"Master Xu, Master Gao, this is the grilled fish that you two like to eat, please taste it!" Shopkeeper Zhang is a man who never forgets to dig a well when drinking water, and personally brings a plate of fish dishes from the kitchen.

Since the news of Emperor Hongzhi's fondness for fishing came out, not only fishing has become a new fashion in the Ming Dynasty, but now more and more people like to eat fish.

ah?Really grown up?

Zhang Que immediately widened his eyes and looked at Xu Hong and Gao Kui in disbelief, but he couldn't match up with the court order.

How can it be?

The few scoundrels behind him thought that Prime Minister Zhang's background could defeat everything, but who would have thought that these two humble-looking scholars turned out to be officials of the Ming Dynasty.

"In that case, let's do it!" Xu Hong knew that Gao Kui was going to make use of the problem, but it was really necessary to do so now, so he nodded slightly.

With Xu Hong's approval, Gao Kui immediately became more confident, and ordered lightly: "Master Zhang, please call some messengers over!"

"Okay!" Shopkeeper Zhang didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Gao Kui's gourd, but immediately went to find Luo.

Today is a cloudy day, but there is still a sultry heat in the air.

"Who are you? What do you want to do?" Zhang Xiang asked in panic when he saw that the situation was completely different from what he thought.

"Weren't you just talking about them? These two adults are two of the six gods of wealth in our inn!" The waiter who brought the food made a grand introduction, and then said with a flattering face: "Master Xu, Gao My lord, your dishes are already served, please take your time!"

There was a sound of gongs and drums at the door of the inn, and then a sound of neat footsteps was heard.

After Song Cheng took office, he took the initiative to strengthen the inspection of the capital.

A team of government officials who just came from the street rushed in after hearing the sound of gongs and drums, and the leader was Zhao Dayan, the head catcher of the Shuntian government office.

"My lords, do you have any orders?" Zhao Dayan asked politely with the two of them before.

Gao Kui pointed to Zhang Xiang who was stupefied, and said indifferently: "Capturer Zhao, I didn't bring anyone here, so please escort them to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for me this time, and change the Japanese official's request." you drink!"

"It's easy to say! Come here, take him away!" Zhao Dayan's eyes lit up slightly, and he waved his hand.

Zhang Xiang saw that the Yamen in Shuntian Mansion wanted to arrest him, so he immediately blew himself up: "My family is Zhang Peng, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War. Let me see who dares to touch me!"

"Hehe... I'm just wondering! How could the Metropolitan Procuratorate catch Xiao Lala? There is a big fish behind Ganqing! Lock it up, so no one can get away!" Zhao Dayan immediately regained his energy, and questioned Zhang Xiang Focus on taking care of the road.

Since I've been with Song Cheng for a long time, now I don't like small cases anymore, I only like this kind of earth-shattering big cases.Like the beheading of Huichang Hou Sunming earlier, that is the real justice.

Now it is likely to be related to Zhang Peng, the former Minister of the Ministry of War. This is destined to be another major event that detonates public opinion in the capital.

The few dog legs wanted to struggle to the death, but they kept saying: "This matter has nothing to do with us, we are about to take the examination, you are obstructing the imperial court's selection of talents!"

"You are so disloyal, you don't want to serve the king, why do you still miss the scientific examination? Don't think about fame, don't say that you will be expelled one by one, if he really dares to admit you, I will The officials must be the first to go to Shushu for impeachment!" Gao Kui said that it was impossible to give these people a way of life, and immediately expressed his position.

The heads of Zhang Xiang and others were buzzing suddenly, but they finally understood the truth that disaster comes from the mouth, but it was already too late.Not only did they ruin their own future with their own hands, but they would also implicate Zhang Peng, the former Minister of War who was hiding behind and adding fuel to the flames.

There are actually many similar cases. Although the public opinion in Beijing is unfavorable to Zhu Youtang, the mastermind hiding behind it will have to pay the price in blood.

(End of this chapter)