Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 410 Chapter 410
Zhu Youxiao didn't let Dongchang reveal that he already knew that there was a letter written to the letter king Zhu Youjian in Cao Sicheng's study, so as not to arouse Cao Sicheng's vigilance, so that the people behind him and the other faction reached a private reconciliation.

In this way, there is no way for him to learn more about Cao Sicheng's true details.

In order to lure the snake out of the hole, Zhu Youxiao was going to give information to those who tried to frame Cao Sicheng and Xin Wang Zhu Youjian that he already knew that Cao Sicheng and Xin Wang Zhu Youjian had contacts.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao deliberately called Cao Sicheng forward, and asked him about the situation of the censors sent to various provinces by the Metropolitan Procuratorate in recent years.

Cao Sicheng would not have thought of the purpose of His Majesty asking about his official affairs, so he didn't think much about it, and reported the general situation of his Metropolitan Procuratorate to Zhu Youxiao normally.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded, with a smile on his face, his eyes showed his appreciation for Cao Sicheng, and said: "Very well, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will govern the officials, and Anli Shu, can the country be passed on forever?" It’s all because of this, you and the procuratorate and other officials must be honest and self-sustaining, you must correct corruption, and you must participate in mistakes! At present, you, the Zuodu censor, have done an excellent job, and you have selected a group of young censors They are all talented, and even King Xin praised you to me, saying that the patrol censor you selected for the Western Expedition Army is very capable."

Originally, Cao Sicheng was very happy when he heard that His Majesty Zhu Youxiao had such patience to talk to him so much and praised him, but he didn't expect that Zhu Youjian, the king of trust, would suddenly be mentioned in His Majesty's words.

Rao Cao Sicheng himself didn't know that he had been found by the Dongchang people about his letters related to Xin Wang, but he, an old official, still couldn't help but feel a little wary of His Majesty's sudden mention of Xin Wang Zhu Youjian, a politically sensitive figure. , and broke into a cold sweat.

However, Cao Sicheng knew that he could not say anything in this situation, and the more he said, the easier it would be to do bad things, so he could only smile and politely expressed his gratitude to His Majesty for his praise of his ability, and said that he would still do his best to die in the future already.

However, in Cao Sicheng's words of gratitude, there was no mention of expressing gratitude to His Royal Highness Zhu Youjian, the King of Xin. Didn't even bother to thank him.

"Old Fox!"

Zhu Youxiao cursed secretly, but also smiled lightly, and didn't say much.

However, the faces of the ministers in the hall are very strange. Li Mingrui looks sinking, but his heart is pounding. He also wonders why his majesty, who does not usually mention the trustworthy king Zhu Youjian, in the court hall. Sudden mention of Xin Wang, and it was mentioned in front of Cao Sicheng, could it be that Xin Wang Zhu Youjian was not honest after he came to the capital?This may not be possible.

However, if Xin Wang is really dishonest, then from his performance on the way back to the capital, it can only show that this Xin Wang is not as simple as imagined, and his maturity of mind is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Li Mingrui couldn't help but feel a strong sense of crisis. He regretted that he didn't ask His Majesty Zhu Youxiao to execute King Xin to death!

But Qian Qianyi was a little proud at this time, but he didn't show it deliberately, but frowned slightly, showing a sense of extreme discomfort with His Majesty's sudden mention of His Royal Highness Zhu Youjian.

Looking at the various appearances of these senior civil servants in the court, Zhu Youxiao had a strong urge to tear off their hypocrisy.

But in the end Zhu Youxiao still resisted the impulse in his heart. After all, in many cases, even if he is an emperor, he can't be willful, and playing politics is not as good as his appearance. If he is a real gentleman, he can't stand in this temple. above.

"Let's go back to the court, and if there is something to do, go to the Secretary of the General Administration," Zhu Youxiao said, getting up and entering the inner hall.

And after shouting long live and seeing Zhu Youxiao disappear, the officials couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. For His Majesty Zhu Youxiao's sudden mention of Xin Wang Zhu Youjian, none of the civil officials felt that this was a very serious matter. usual thing.

The strong wind started at the end of Qingping, no one knew what kind of signal His Majesty sent out, but everyone knew that the most important person in it was Zuodu Censor Cao Sicheng!

After the court was over, almost all the officials turned their attention to Cao Sicheng, and even those who were familiar with Cao Sicheng couldn't help but come forward to ask a few words.

The reason is of course very simple. Why did His Majesty the Emperor mention Xin Wang Zhu Youjian and praise you instead of other ministers? Zhu Youjian is in the same boat, or you are slovenly and have a relatively low political IQ, so you go to contact a politically sensitive person.

But no matter what the situation is, it is clear that His Majesty Zhu Youxiao has expressed his dissatisfaction with this incident.

Therefore, the officials did not think that Cao Sicheng would be successful because His Majesty Zhu Youxiao suddenly praised Cao Sicheng, the censor of Zuodu. On the contrary, everyone could guess that Cao Sicheng might have left a bad impression on His Majesty .

Therefore, some wise officials began to selectively alienate their relationship with Cao Sicheng, and some officials who were vice capital censors and officials who were about to be eligible to join the cabinet as cabinet scholars couldn't help gloating, because this at least showed their career path One less competitor.

Cao Sicheng himself was not in a very good mood, and he couldn't figure out why His Majesty would suddenly mention Xin Wang Zhu Youjian to praise him. This was obviously expressing his dissatisfaction with his contact with Xin Wang Zhu Youjian.

The emperor's heart is unpredictable, and Cao Sicheng is not good enough to figure out Zhu Youxiao's mind. He even doesn't know how to deal with it now, and he doesn't know how to deal with the various behaviors of his colleagues.

And just when the officials who did good deeds gloated and wanted to congratulate Cao Sicheng for winning the appreciation of His Majesty and His Highness Xin Wang, Li Mingrui, the second cabinet assistant, suddenly appeared at this time and shouted: "What are you doing? The palace is not a place for chatting, everyone. After all, you are also a member of the imperial court, if you don't care about your own face, when the time comes, the censor will be involved, don't expect me to intercede for you, just go away!"

The officials are still a little afraid of such a popular elder like Li Mingrui, so it is hard to say more.

When Cao Sicheng saw Li Mingrui suddenly appearing to save him from the siege, he was as happy as the rain after a long drought, and couldn't help crying: "Thank you, Mr. Ge, but you have also seen what your Majesty said suddenly in the court today. I also feel that the thorns are on my back."

"Let's talk after leaving the palace!"

Li Mingrui glanced around, then took a step forward, until he got on the horse (Li Mingrui had the privilege of riding a horse in the Forbidden City), and only stopped to change the sedan chair after he got out of the Forbidden City.

But after walking for a while, Li Mingrui asked the bearer to stop the sedan chair, and waited for Cao Sicheng to come in the sedan chair before ordering someone to pick up the sedan chair again, and kept walking with Cao Sicheng's sedan chair, and the two talked through the sedan chair curtain.

(End of this chapter)