General Constitution of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 53
Zhu Zaiyu sat blankly in the small courtyard, the clothes behind him were almost wet with cold sweat.

"So that's why Concubine Cao Duan was framed?"

Ning Jue took a deep breath.

"That's it."

"Concubine Wang Ning wants to pull a supporter, while Empress Xiaolie needs a reason for Zhang Jinlian to give up the distance."

"So Concubine Cao Duan must be an accomplice!"

In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor lived in bed, and although concubine Cao Duan served the bed, she still had to sleep separately from the emperor.

When Yang Jinying and others assassinated Jiajing, Concubine Cao Duan slept in the side room of the same palace.

Only Zhang Juzheng frowned.

"That's not right, if Junfu's funeral is arranged by Empress Xiaolie, of course, Junfu woke up later, how can Junfu not see the secret?"

Hearing Zhang Juzheng's words, Ning Jue suddenly sensed something was wrong.

"This Qiangong man didn't die that day, but the next spring?"

Ning Jue couldn't help but frowned.

Contrary to the self-media propaganda of later generations, Empress Fang didn't take advantage of the fact that Jiajing had just returned from the dead and was unable to speak, so she quickly killed everyone to silence her.

Even Yang Jinying and others were executed in the spring of the following year.

But come to think of it.

If the queen really took advantage of Jiajing's wakefulness and directly cleaned up all the criminals, it would be different from surrendering herself to Jiajing.

"The criminals were indeed executed after the emperor's imperial approval."

Zhu Zaiyu said to Ning Jue while holding the dossier in his hand.

Although Zhu Zaiyu was still young at that time, he could already remember things.

Zhu Zaishun naturally remembered such a major event that he almost succeeded to the throne in advance.

People who were arrested before the end of the year were beheaded in the spring of the next year, so Zhu Zaishun naturally remembered it well.

Ning Jue frowned.

"unless……"

Before Ning Jue could finish speaking, Zhang Juzheng blurted out

"Unless Empress Xiaolie finds a reason to make Jun father firmly believe that Concubine Cao Duan is involved in this matter!"

Hearing Zhang Juzheng's words, Ning Jue seemed to be enlightened.

Also keenly aware of the breath of death.

"Yes! The emperor granted Xu Shen the title of minister of the Ministry of Industry to take charge of the imperial hospital in the 19th year of Jiajing."

"Huang Jin... When did Huang Jin join the Supervisor of Rites?"

Zhu Zailong thought for a while.

"It was Qian Shu, the supervisor of ceremonies who was transferred in the 24th year of Jiajing. He was transferred from the position of internal supervisor. In the past, it should be the first to be a good supervisor, and then the division to set up a supervisor."

Hearing this, Ning Jue hurriedly looked up Xu Shen's files again, and after reading it, he couldn't help but gasped.

"That makes sense."

"Xu Shenhongzhi entered the Imperial Hospital for five years and worked in the Imperial Pharmacy until the first year of Jiajing. He was not appointed as an imperial physician for 30 years. In the first year of Jiajing, he was awarded the title of imperial physician. thing."

"The emperor saw that Xu Shen's family of famous doctors was born in the court and had no foundation in the court, so he was promoted to him. Huang Jin was in charge of Shang Shanjian, and Xu Shen was in charge of the imperial hospital to protect the safety of the emperor."

Zhang Juzheng looked at Ning Jue suspiciously.

"Is it Empress Xiaolie who poured the dirty water on the side that made Jun father aware of the threat?"

Ning Jue shook his head.

"I'm afraid Empress Xiaolie may not be the real mastermind. Brother Zhang, how can you tell a lie so that you can deceive others?"

Zhang Juzheng couldn't help smiling when he heard the words.

"Half-truths are the most bluffing!"

Ning Jue looked at Zhang Juzheng and joked:

"But brother Zhang is also a good liar?"

Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said:
"No, Zhang is just a deceived person."

Ning Jue casually picked up the dossier, half joking and half reminding:

"Since that's the case, brother Zhang should learn how to deceive people. If you are an official in the court, you will end up miserable if you don't cheat people."

It is precisely because he knows the future direction of history that Ning Jue still wants to remind Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng suddenly became serious, and cupped his hands towards Ning Jue.

"Zhang, no regrets."

The scene cooled down for a while, and then Zhu Zaishun brought the topic back to the case.

"Master Ning, according to what you can see, who is that person who has been plotting to assassinate the monarch? He has been able to occupy the court for more than [-] years, making Jun father so afraid after so many years?"

Ning Jue looked at the file in front of him and said leisurely.

"It's probably not a matter of one or two people to make the emperor fearful for more than twenty years."

"It's just that Concubine Cao Duan must have something similar to that group of people, which makes the emperor believe that a concubine who is loved by thousands of people will assassinate the king!"

Zhu Zaiyu looked at Ning Jue suspiciously.

And Ning Jue rummaged through the files in front of him.

"Therefore, the reason may not be on Concubine Cao Duan. Where is the dossier of Concubine Cao Duan's family?"

Concubine Cao Duan's dossier only records that Concubine Cao's real name is Cao Luoying, a native of Changzhou Prefecture.

Ning Jue already had a bold guess in his mind.

But something is still needed to prove it.

The three of them rummaged around, only to find a paper tube in the file.

Zhang Juzheng looked at the paper tube in front of him suspiciously.

"This is...is this the dossier of the Ministry of Officials?"

The family files of the rest of the people involved in the Renyin Palace Incident were all files from the Ministry of Households, and a file from the Ministry of Officials appeared out of thin air.

Ning Jue broke the seal on the file without thinking.

"This is the dossier of the Cao family."

With just one glance, Ning Jue saw that line of big characters.

"Cao Cha, courtesy name Mingqing, the biological father of Concubine Duan, was a top-ranked Jinshi in the Ji Chou Division in the eighth year of Jiajing. He was first conferred the magistrate of Shaowu County in Fujian Province, and later promoted to the prefect of Tingzhou Prefecture in Fujian Province and the prefect of Sanming Prefecture as a doctor in the household department."

It's Fujian again!

"In the 21st year of Jiajing, the chief assistant of the cabinet is... Xia Yan?"

Ning Jue murmured, then raised his head abruptly, looked at Zhu Zaishun and asked.

"Mr. Lu, can you go to the Ministry of Officials to transfer Xia Yan's files?"

Zhu Zaiyan looked at Ning Jue with a puzzled expression and asked.

"Why does Master Ning want Xia Yan's dossier?"

"I want to know how Xia Yan started his business to confirm my guess."

Zhang Juzheng arched his hands towards Ning Jue

"Brother Ning, don't bother, Xia Yan and Xia Ge always started their careers in maritime affairs."

Ning Jue looked at Zhang Juzheng suspiciously.

"How does Brother Zhang know?"

Zhang Juzheng said with a helpless wry smile: "Zhang really admires Brother Ning more and more. Xia Yanjiu is the great uncle. Candidates in the examination room must figure out the mind of the chief examiner. Naturally, they need to know about Xia Ge's life. Brother Ning can still enter the exam without joining him. Zhang Extremely admired."

Zhang Juzheng took a deep breath and said leisurely.

"In the second year of Jiajing, Japanese pirates competed for tribute to Ningbo, and there was a big earthquake in central Zhejiang. Xia Yanming, who was in charge of the Ministry of Military Affairs at the time, said that the Japanese disaster started in Shibo, and he accepted it. He was dismissed from Fujian and Zhejiang Shibo."

Zhu Zaiyu also suddenly remembered Guo Xun whom Ning Jue had mentioned to him earlier, and subconsciously murmured:

"On the ninth day of October in the 21st year of Jiajing, Guo Xun died in imperial prison. On the 21th day of October [-]st of Jiajing, Yang Ni and Jin Ying usurped the rebellion, only ten days away..."

The three of them thought of the answer almost at the same time.

That power that even the emperor should be afraid of.

It is the home of Fujian and Zhejiang in the southeast!
And in this case, there is Xia Yan faintly!
(End of this chapter)