After hearing Shu Liang's report, the monarch and his ministers in the palace had different concerns.
Chen Yi's first reaction was that Eunuch Shu was so capable that he was able to get so much fuel. You know, this amount is almost as much as all the remaining fuel in the Ministry of Household Affairs today. What a great trick!
Zhu Qiyu's first reaction was...
"Except Daxing County?"
This sentence contained a hint of doubt, and at the same time, it also inexplicably made Chen Yi feel a sense of danger underneath.
Daxing County?
Chen Yi thought for a while. If he remembered correctly, it seemed that a few days ago, Lin Cong was involved in the incident. He had just been demoted to Daxing County as the magistrate. This matter could not have anything to do with Lin Cong.
At this thought, Chen Yi couldn't help but sweat for Lin Cong. Although he was not familiar with this person, he knew a little about him. He was the disciple of the former Tianguan Wang Zhi. Now, although Mr. Wang has returned to his hometown with honor, he still still Still alive.
He was the only person in this dynasty who took up the position of Taifu. During the holidays, the emperor would also order people to visit him during festivals. Therefore, he had considerable influence in the dynasty.
However, no matter how high his status is, he has already become an official after all. Even though he has been a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for so many years and has accumulated a wide network of contacts, there are always people in the court. The most the officials can do now is to take care of Lin Cong. However, if they risk offending the emperor to speak for Lin Cong, their friendship may not reach that level.
What's more, entering the officialdom depends on personal ability. Wang Zhi has already become an official. As his student, Lin Cong cannot trouble this old man with everything.
So in fact, for today's Lin Cong, keeping a low profile and being steady is the best way. With Wang Zhi's prestige, people in the officialdom will give up some face. As long as he doesn't cause trouble, no one will Deliberately embarrassing others, even when they need support, there are also people who want to form a good relationship, and they can use it whenever they can't guarantee it.
It is a pity that perhaps it is precisely because of Wang Zhi as his backer that Lin Cong has never been low-key in the court. On the contrary, he has repeatedly given advice to the court. This attitude of serving the country and the people is certainly worthy of praise. , but, overtly or covertly, it also offended many people.
When the news came that Shu Liang was besieging the palace in Xuan Mansion and persuading the Emperor to pay homage to the dead officers and soldiers, Lin Cong had come forward to demand severe punishment for Shu Liang. Although he was fooled by the emperor in the end, there is no doubt that, After that fight, the relationship between Lin Cong and these eunuchs was forged.
Moreover, because of this incident, the emperor didn't like him very much. This time, it was Lin Cong who took the lead in the matter of the mining tax eunuch. As a result, as soon as the court meeting was over, the emperor sent him to Daxing County with a decree. Many people in the county magistrate felt that this was the emperor's attempt to temper him, asking him to restrain his temper and stop clinging to the eunuchs every day. But now it seems that Mr. Lin has no intention of restraining himself...
At the same time, after hearing the emperor's question, Shu Liang lowered his head, a smile appeared in his eyes, and said.
"Returning to the emperor, I have just received the news. Just this morning, Liu An was arrested by the Daxing County police. The seven thousand kilograms of fuel charcoal he collected has also been seized by Daxing County. It is said that the county magistrate Lin Lord Cong, you have obtained the lawsuit and are seeking justice for those merchants. Next step, these fuels will probably be sent back the way they came..."
hiss!
As soon as these words came out, Chen Yi suddenly took a breath of cold air. So, this is the consequence of offending the eunuch. Shu Liang's words seemed to be just stating objective facts, but almost every sentence was completely different. On the emperor's radar.
Shen Yi knew Liu An's identity. He was one of Song Wenyi's subordinates. Now that Song Wenyi was presiding over the construction of imperial estates in various places, Liu An took over from him and was temporarily responsible for the operation of the imperial estates near Gyeonggi. At the last court meeting, Lin Cong The person who was mainly impeached was none other than Liu An.
Not to mention anything else, Liu An is a mining tax eunuch appointed by the emperor, and he also has an official position in the inner court. You, a mere magistrate of Daxing County, detained an eunuch with an official status without authorization without obtaining the imperial decree. This alone is enough. It is a crime of ultra vires.
Not to mention, Shu Liang also inadvertently mentioned the seven thousand kilograms of firewood collected by Liu An. This seemed to be a report on the errands, but in fact, Shu Liang was reminding the emperor... Liu An was... He was caught while running errands for the emperor.
Since he was an eunuch with an official rank, not an unknown person, and he was still running errands for the emperor. Under such circumstances, Lin Cong dared to arrest him and label him as contemptuous of the emperor's power. But it was not an exaggeration in the slightest.
In addition, Shu Liang's words hinted implicitly and subtly that Lin Cong wanted to 'return' the fuel. This is not true at a time when the court is in urgent need of fuel to meet its urgent needs. It’s not a heartbreaking move!
Therefore, don’t offend the eunuch if you offend anyone. As a person who serves the emperor, maybe just a few words can put you into a crisis. Sometimes, you may not really be retaliated when something happens, but you can’t guarantee that one day. , I’m just going to do this for you.
Just like now, the incident of Lin Cong's impeachment of Shu Liang seems to have passed long ago, but in fact, from what he just said, it can be seen that this Eunuch Shu has a grudge!
As expected, after saying these words, the emperor's face immediately darkened and he said immediately.
"This Lin Cong is so courageous. Shu Liang, you will immediately take Dongchang's troops to Daxing County to ask Lin Cong to release him, as well as the fuel charcoal collected by Liu An. Not even a kilogram will be lost." Bring it back to me!"
As soon as these words came out, Shu Liang naturally accepted the order, but Shen Yi beside him was a little anxious.
Although the emperor only asked Shu Liang to lead people to bring back Liu An and the fuel he collected, but thinking about it, Lin Cong would not let them go easily since he had arrested them.
In addition, Shu Liang's words just now are obviously giving Lin Cong eye drops. When Shu Liang goes there, if Shu Liang uses some tricks, such as not directly telling Lin Cong that he is leaving under orders, or deliberately irritating Lin Cong, then there will definitely be a big fuss.
Once it reaches that point, Lin Cong will not only despise the emperor's power, but also disobey the holy order. When the emperor is furious, it will be useless not to mention Wang Zhi behind him, but also Yu Qian behind him. !
In addition, and more importantly, Chen Yi had an inexplicable feeling that although Lin Cong was known for his outspokenness and dislike of eunuchs in the court, he had a very good reputation and always abided by the law.
Even if he really had an opinion about the mining tax eunuch named Liu An, he would not ignore the law and arrest him directly.
You must know that Daxing County is within the scope of Gyeonggi Province. Whether it is arresting or releasing people, this is a matter that may be heard by Datian at any time. If you do this recklessly, there will be no other consequences except for yourself. function.
Lin Cong is not reckless, so he should not do such a thing. Of course, with Shu Liang's character, he will not lie to deceive the emperor, and it is such an easy thing to verify.
Therefore, there is a high probability that Lin Cong really arrested someone, but there must be other secrets behind this. But then again, no matter what the secret is, once Shu Liang leaves the palace, Lin Cong will really be with him. If a conflict arises, then the charge of disobeying the imperial edict will never be removed.
And now, in this palace, the only one who can stop Shu Liang is Chen Yi...
Do you want to stand up and stop this?
If he stood up, he would definitely offend Shu Liang, but Lin Cong was Wang Zhi's disciple after all, and if something like this happened, it would be fine if Shen Yi was not there, but since he was present, if he kept silent, I'm afraid It will be difficult for me to grieve my conscience in the future.
"His Majesty……"
After a brief hesitation, just when Shu Liang was about to retreat, Chen Yi finally made a decision and took a step forward. However, just as he opened his mouth to call out, he saw a servant walking in quickly from outside and reported. road.
"Your Majesty, Sir Zhang Min and Sir Yu Shiyue from the Cabinet are asking for an interview. They say that there is an urgent message from Daxing County and they want to meet with Your Majesty!"
"Daxing County?"
Hearing this name, the emperor was obviously surprised and frowned slightly. Shen Yi glanced at Shu Liang next to him, but saw that the latter's expression also changed slightly at the same time.
Therefore, Shen Yi became more sure of his guess and said.
"Your Majesty, since the two adults said it was an urgent report and it is related to Daxing County, you might as well call them in first to see what happened."
Hearing this, the emperor also nodded and said.
"Let them in."
Then, the emperor paused for a moment, then his eyes fell on Shu Liang and gave instructions.
"You wait aside."
"According to the decree."
Shu Liang looked respectful and didn't seem to have any special reaction. However, Shen Yi, who had been paying attention to him, noticed that a hint of disappointment quickly flashed across the face of the Dongchang eunuch.
Not long after, Zhang Min and Yu Shiyue quickly came to the palace, knelt down and saluted, and said.
"Chen Zhang Min..."
"Your Majesty Yu Shiyue..."
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
Seeing the two of them coming hand in hand, Shen Yi was slightly relieved, but at the same time he felt dumbfounded.
No one else will talk about the situation in the cabinet, but the important ministers in the DPRK basically know that the two people were originally allies, but now that Zhang Min has come to power, the relationship has long since broken down.
But the more this happened, the two of them became more and more inseparable. Unless they were summoned alone, whenever the cabinet had important matters to report, they would come hand in hand, so that many ministers from outside the court were sighing. The ministers in the cabinet are so united and have a harmonious relationship.
But in fact, the real situation is that the reason why the two of them always come together to do something is to prevent the other party from causing a stumbling block for them in front of the emperor.
So much so that now, every time he sees these two people coming to play something, Shen Yi feels like laughing in his heart.
Of course, Mr. Shen, who has been in officialdom for many years, has long been trained to be calm and calm, with no expression on his face at all. After the emperor said no, he still smiled and greeted the two of them.
After everyone stood still, the emperor asked directly.
"I just heard from the chamberlain who came to report that the two gentlemen came here in a hurry because there was an urgent report from Daxing County. What happened?"
As soon as this question was asked, the two people below immediately realized that the emperor's mood seemed not right. He glanced again and saw Shu Liang standing aside with a low eyebrow. The two seemed to have thought of something and looked at each other. , Zhang Min took out a memorial from his sleeve, handed it to the chamberlain, presented it to the imperial court, and then said.
"Your Majesty, Lin Cong, the magistrate of Daxing County, is reporting urgently. Early this morning, some unscrupulous people incited the people to besiege Huangzhuang. The matter was urgent. Lin Cong mobilized the county police to investigate and found that the matter originated from Liu An, the eunuch of the mining tax. On this pretext, we raided several businesses that were stocking fuel charcoal, collected thousands of kilograms of fuel charcoal, and planned to transport it to the capital."
"Later, the news leaked out that the people who had already suffered from the skyrocketing price of fuel charcoal gathered a crowd to besiege Huangzhuang because they were afraid that all the charcoal would be taken away and there would be no charcoal to use. After Lin Cong learned the news, in order to appease the people, he led people into Huangzhuang , and temporarily brought Liu An back to the county government for custody. At the same time, he sealed the firewood in the imperial village and promised the people that all the firewood would be sold at a fair price in the county, thus temporarily appeasing the people."
"Due to the emergency, Lin Cong had to leave Liu An in the county office first. He announced to the outside world that he had been detained and the memorial was just sent to the cabinet half an hour ago. The matter involved a civil uprising, and the ministers did not dare to delay. , then I urgently asked to see His Majesty."
I see……
Zhang Min's words succinctly explained what happened, and at the same time, they also solved many of Chen Yi's doubts just now.
Since it was a civil uprising, it was natural to act in a hurry and give priority to means that could stabilize the situation. Judging from the situation described by Zhang Min, the people at that time were targeting Liu An, so the best way was, of course, He told these people that he had "arrested" Liu An into the county government and promised that their salary would definitely stay in the county. On the one hand, he appeased the people and on the other hand, he relieved their worries.
At the same time, "arresting" Liu An into the county government is, in a sense, also protecting him. After all, although Huangzhuang is a royal estate, it is only the emperor's private property after all. There is no special clear statement about attacking Huangzhuang. However, the county government is a serious court government. Attacking the county government is no different from rebellion. Those who incite the people dare to besiege Huangzhuang, but they may not dare to attack the county government.
Even if we take a step back and say that someone really dares to besiege the county government, then they can delay the time and then call in the nearby inspection department to help ensure the stability of the situation.
From this perspective, there is actually no problem with Lin Cong's handling. The only problem is...
Chen Yi's eyes fell on Shu Liang, and he felt a sense of fear in his heart.
It should be said that among all Lin Cong's actions, the most important was that after quelling the civil uprising, he immediately wrote the details into a report and sent it to the capital.
But if he were a little later, after Shu Liang had left the capital with his decree, no matter how well he handled the matter in the beginning, he might not be able to escape a serious crime in the end...
()
This chapter has been completed!