Cheng Jing is not stupid.
The emperor had asked him about Cao Jixiang before when he was still King Xin.
Cheng Jing still remembered the scene at that time. When he mentioned this person, he had a rare feeling that the emperor had an uncontrollable murderous intention in his heart.
Although he didn't know why, Cheng Jing could feel that the emperor was very disgusted with this person.
Now that the court officials are impeaching him, logically speaking, Cheng Jing should chime in and scold him, but after thinking about it, Cheng Jing still said cautiously.
"Your Majesty, the ministers think it's too late!"
Zhu Qiyu's face showed no emotion or anger, and he said calmly: "What should I say?"
Seeing that the emperor's attitude was a little cold, Cheng Jing hesitated for a moment, knelt down and said.
"The minister has the courage to speak out, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"The charges impeached by these censors may be true, but most of them are not owned by him alone. In fact, they are all tacitly understood by the generals outside and supervising the army."
"If the emperor only deals with him, it will be unfair. If he goes to war for just one person, it may affect the smooth situation of the court."
"What's more, no matter what, the counter-rebellion went smoothly this time. As a supervisor, Cao Jixiang did not say he had any merit, but he had no fault at all."
"If things are done like this and everyone is punished, the eunuchs in the Outer Supervisory Army will probably put everyone in danger..."
Cheng Jing's words were quite coherent, but he secretly looked at Zhu Qiyu's expression from time to time, looking worried.
He knew that Zhu Qiyu would not like to hear these words, but he had to say them.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Cheng Jing, with a smile on his face, shook his head and said.
"We are just talking normally. What are you doing kneeling down? Get up!"
He naturally knew who Cheng Jing was.
Although the incident in his previous life has not yet been clarified, Zhu Qiyu still believes in his loyalty due to his various performances so far.
What's more, impeaching Cao Jixiang at the same time was very strange. In addition, with the Wu family on the list, he could see that the Empress Dowager Sun was secretly promoting this matter, so naturally he would not be fooled.
The simple truth is that what your opponent wants you to do must be something that is beneficial to the other party but harmful to yourself.
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu did not comment on Cheng Jing's words, but continued to ask.
"If I remember correctly, Cao Jixiang was ordered to supervise the army this time, and he should have returned with Marquis Ningyang. Counting the days, it's almost time to arrive in the capital, right?"
Cheng Jing wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although he could not figure out Zhu Qiyu's thoughts, he also understood that the emperor had no thoughts because he had just spoken for Cao Jixiang.
So Cheng Jing's heart returned to his stomach and he answered.
"Yes, but Cao Jixiang left a few days earlier than Marquis Ningyang and others. He should arrive probably tomorrow."
Zhu Qiyu seemed to have remembered something and asked.
"I remember that some of the censors promoted this time are juniors from your hometown, right?"
Cheng Jing didn't expect that the topic would suddenly turn to this, so he was stunned for a moment before nodding.
When this matter was brought up, Cheng Jing felt complicated in his heart.
He was originally a Jinshi scholar and a serious scholar. If he had not been sent to Shanxi to serve as a royal official in the Jin Dynasty, he would have had a bright future.
There are several Jinshi in the same class as him, and they are now third-rank officials, but he has been reduced to a eunuch and a minister.
Although he was not powerful in the years he spent in the Prince's Mansion, he was still able to move in and out freely.
However, those fellow villagers with whom he had a good friendship have become very alienated from him, and many of them do not even say hello when they meet.
Nowadays, things are ups and downs in the world. After a huge change, the originally idle His Highness Prince Yin succeeded to the throne. He, the original general manager of Prince Yin's Palace, became very popular again.
Since the court meeting at Zuo Shunmen that day, more and more people came to visit him. When the news came out from the court that His Highness King Yin was going to ascend the throne, he received countless invitations to pay tribute every day.
The state of the world and people's hearts are like this!
Zhu Qiyu didn't notice Cheng Jing's complicated emotions and pondered for a moment.
"In this case, you will tell the cabinet later that all these memorials on the impeachment of Cao Jixiang will be retained."
"In addition, you can go back and think of a way to ask your fellow countrymen who are censors to impeach Cao Jixiang in this chapter."
The so-called "retention" means that it is neither accurate nor inaccurate, and it is retained but not approved. Usually, "retention" means cold treatment.
Cheng Jing could understand this. After all, this was not a major matter related to military affairs. It was a common practice to stay in China.
But while he was staying in China, he was also asked to secretly ask people to impeach him. This...
Boldly, Cheng Jing asked.
"My lord, do you want to make the matter bigger?"
Zhu Qiyu nodded, thought for a while, then shook his head and said.
"If you look carefully at these bullets, you can actually see that although they are impeachment, they are all about Cao Jixiang's actions during the supervision of the army. If one or two books are like this, forget it, they are all
If so, it’s not that simple.”
Cheng Jing went through the contents of these memorials again in his mind, and suddenly understood, he took a breath and said.
"You mean, these censors were instigated by someone behind the scenes?"
In the capital today, the only person who would oppose the emperor is the Empress Dowager Sun in the palace.
But why would she do this?
Cheng Jing frowned. Logically speaking, since Cao Jixiang and Wang Zhen had an old relationship, shouldn't Queen Mother Sun protect him?
Wait, I have an old relationship with Wang Zhen...
Cheng Jing is also a man with a sharp mind. Thinking of Zhu Qiyu's words just now, the fog in his heart suddenly dissipated.
"Is it possible that the Queen Mother wants to divert attention?"
"Yes, impeaching Cao Jixiang at this time is nothing more than trying to make people ignore the fact that he was once Wang Zhen's subordinate. Cao Jixiang does not have a close relationship with Wang Zhen. If he makes such a fuss, he might be fooled.
Already."
Zhu Qiyu showed a sneer and said.
"However, I just won't let her get what she wants. You can find some imperial officials to report it. Needless to say, just impeach Cao Jixiang and Wang Zhen for doing whatever is wrong."
Cheng Jing raised his hands and said yes.
But immediately, there was some worry on his face and he said.
"Your Majesty, it is easy to impeach Cao Jixiang and Wang Zhen, but after such a commotion, it will not be easy to capture Cao Jixiang again!"
Making matters worse is actually a way to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause.
With Cheng Jing's discernment, he figured out that there was someone behind this, and it was easy to think that the purpose of these memorials was not just to divert attention.
Most of all, I'm afraid they are still giving Cao Jixiang credit in a subtle way.
Just like what Cheng Jing said at the beginning, the counter-rebellion was successful. Although the court officials impeached him for repeatedly breaking the law during the counter-rebellion process, they also exposed the matter at the same time.
Cao Jixiang had meritorious service in supervising the army. Even if Wang Zhen's previous achievements were equal to his merits and demerits, he would still be safe. He was just worried that he would not be re-employed again.
But Cheng Jing had followed Zhu Qiyu for so long, so he could naturally guess that the emperor didn't just want to keep Cao Jixiang idle.
Zhu Qiyu's brows stretched, he shook his head and said.
"It's just Cao Jixiang. There are many ways to capture him, so there's nothing to worry about. I was just worried about how to make those courtiers understand what I meant. Then someone handed me a target. What if I don't make good use of it?"
Seeing that the emperor had a plan in mind, Cheng Jing was relieved and said.
"Then the minister will do it now."
At this time, Xing'an came in from outside and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Zhong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, has come to see you as ordered."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand, signaling Cheng Jing to step back, and then said.
"Ask him to come in..."
This chapter has been completed!