Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 41 The Ma Wensheng Incident

This group of people started to get busy after they entered Huai'an. Although they were targeted by those who wanted to, they had no way of knowing what this group of people were doing. They asked everything without any rules. It seemed that they were preparing to do business. Some people were curious, but no one went up to find any trouble.

For a whole half a month, the news kept gathering, and the strange young master was also very busy all day long.

This person is naturally not a son, nor is he a woman disguised as a man. His name is Yang Lian, and he was adopted by Yang Peng and brought into the palace since he was a child.

Eunuchs adopt orphans for the elderly. This is nothing new in Daming. Yang Peng cared enough about Yang Lian. He asked someone to teach him how to read and how to do things in the palace since he was a child. There are eunuchs who are more exposed, but now the eunuchs really don't have much chance to show themselves.

Except for this time, not only Yang Peng was excited, but Yang Lian was also excited. This is my chance!
Once Dongchang rises, and his godfather becomes famous, then he is going to become famous too?
Yang Peng trusted Yang Lian, so he handed over this matter to them. Yang Lian made up his mind to handle this matter well, so all the veterans from Dongchang were dispatched for this trip to Huai'an.Naturally, these people will not be found out. In order to make things beautiful, Yang Lian naturally has to work harder.

The Dongchang side is busy and busy, but the capital city is not all smooth sailing, and there are also troubles.

After the news of the East Factory was spread, the court was still tense for a while, and the civil servants were very worried that the emperor would use the East Factory, but before they had time to do anything, this matter was replaced by another shocking thing, that is, the Ministry of War The Shangshu Ma Wensheng incident, the name was given by Ge Dan.

The cause of the incident was Ma Wensheng's inspection of the Beijing camp. Originally, Zhu Houzhao thought that this was basically the case, and dismissed a group of officials as a warning.But something happened. Someone sent archers to ambush at the gate of Ma Wensheng's mansion, planning to assassinate Ma Wensheng when he came back.

It's just that the assassination failed, but the man was not caught and ran away, but this was also a big deal.

Stabbing the imperial court official in the street, Ma Wensheng, who was still the most prestigious minister of the Ministry of War, immediately caused a rebound from the civil official group, and the titles were sent into the palace like a snowflake. The only requirement is to investigate thoroughly. Find the murderer and mastermind, and punish them severely.

Originally thought that this was the end of the matter, but who would have thought that there would be a follow-up, someone wrote a lot of paper and tied it to the bow and arrow, and then shot it into Chang'an Gate.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Houzhao was standing on the steps, Zhu Youtang was sitting on the dragon chair, and Ma Wensheng was standing below. The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat dignified.

Ma Wensheng came to plead guilty. The problem is those so-called petition letters. There are many things written on them, all about Ma Wensheng. , Zhu Houzhao also read it, and probably missed writing that Ma Wensheng was about to rebel.

After this happened, Ma Wensheng naturally wanted to enter the palace, and it was not a matter of pleading guilty, the main thing was to ask for an investigation.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at his father, and sighed helplessly in his heart, these people are really unscrupulous.

The Beijing camp has become so rotten, these people still have the mind to do these things, but it seems that they are too stupid.But you said that these people are stupid, whether it is the people who ambushed in front of Ma Wensheng's mansion, or the people who shot arrows outside Chang'an Gate, all of them ran away without catching any of them.

"Aiqing, after so many years, I naturally know what Aiqing is. Since entering the court, Aiqing has been doing her best for Daming, so don't let me down." Zhu Youtang comforted Ma Wensheng.

This is also what it should mean. If a courtier is wronged while doing business, the big boss who is the emperor will naturally have to appease him.

"The tour of the Beijing camp must be handled well. I believe in Aiqing's ability." Zhu Youtang continued.

"Thank you for your Majesty's trust. I will do my best to live up to the grace!" Ma Wensheng said quickly, with a sincere tone and a firm attitude.That's basically it.To put it bluntly, this matter itself is a process. No matter whether Ma Wensheng is really involved or not, whether the documents written in the injection are true or not, this matter will not be investigated.

Zhu Houzhao knew a word in later generations, it is called procedural justice, if you want to sue Ma Wensheng, yes, you can file a formal letter to participate in the cooperation.

It is definitely not the way to shoot arrows into Chang'an Gate. This is not advisable. Once the court starts to investigate Ma Wensheng, what impact will it have in the future?The instigator has no successors?This will allow everyone to learn from others, and officialdom struggles will develop in an unpredictable direction.

No matter whether these things are true or not, Zhu Youtang can't do anything to Ma Wensheng, he can only give him more trust and let him continue to investigate.

Ma Wensheng left, and Zhu Houzhao asked, "Father, don't you check the people behind it? Master Ma was assassinated and slandered. If you don't check, I'm afraid it won't be able to appease people's hearts? Now the court is up and down, officials Let's talk about it, is that okay?"

Glancing at Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Youtang said helplessly, "If you want to investigate, who are you going to send to investigate?"

Hearing Zhu Youtang's question, Zhu Houzhao was stunned immediately, and the expression on his face became tangled. He smiled bitterly and sighed for a long time: "There is no one to send me!"

Seeing his son's appearance, Zhu Youtang laughed immediately, and he laughed very happily, the kind who couldn't stop laughing. After a long while, Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Okay, very good, the emperor is amazing, come on, give it to your father." The emperor said why there is no one to send."

"There are only a few yamen for the imperial court to investigate the case, the Shuntian Mansion of the Criminal Department of Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which is rumored to be responsible for the incident. Who will these yamen send? This case must be complicated, and it is not so easy to find out. If Sending commissioners and civil officials to investigate, the spearhead must be directed at the military generals and nobles of the Beijing camp."

"Right now, people are panicking during the inspections. Some generals and nobles are full of resentment. Once the civil servants investigate the case ruthlessly, it might cause a mutiny."

What Zhu Houzhao said was quite polite. Once the civil servants are sent to investigate, it will definitely be a wild game. Whether it is to track down the real culprit or to deter the generals, they will suppress it. Who is the real culprit is second.

"Let the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies come to investigate. It is estimated that nothing can be found. It is better not to investigate. Maybe it will be more troublesome." Zhu Houzhao said again, this time his tone was full of bitterness.

(End of this chapter)