Chapter 269: The truth of aging

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In the Nuan Pavilion of Jingyang Palace, Cheng Jing saw Zhu Qiyu saying this, so he said nothing more and bowed before leaving.

However, before he took two steps, he heard Zhu Qiyu again.

"By the way, call Chen Xun from the Ministry of Industry and Gao Gu from the cabinet!"

Cheng Jing paused for a moment, his face a little confused. He couldn't understand the emperor's intention more and more.

Since it is necessary to change the chief military officer, it is a matter of course for Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Shi Jing, the Governor of the Fifth Army.

The reason why Yu Shiyue is in the cabinet is because he is now in the cabinet and is responsible for government affairs related to the Ministry of War. If he wants to draft an imperial edict, he needs the cabinet to do it.

But what does this have to do with Gao Gu, the second minister of the cabinet, and Chen Xun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry?

But he didn't ask again. Since the emperor had already considered it in his mind, he just did as he was told.

After bowing again, Cheng Jing walked out of the palace gate and hurriedly summoned some elders to enter the palace.

After Cheng Jing left, Zhu Qiyu stopped thinking, turned his attention back to Shu Liang, and asked.

"Since you have found out that they are planning to make a fuss about Zhu Huiyan, then they must have found out the inside story of that incident. Have you found out what exactly they are holding in their hands?"

This incident in Prince Min's Mansion was considered a sensation in the court at that time.

Prince Wang went beyond his father and reported his own brother to the court, saying that he had slandered the late Emperor Renzong.

This incident itself is a quarrel between brothers, which is embarrassing enough.

But what's even more shameful is that this matter turned out to be a frame-up. An elder brother framed his younger brother, and he still used this crime.

As soon as this matter was reported, Prince Min's Mansion became a joke to the entire court.

That is to say, after so many years, and now that all the princes of the same generation as King Min have passed away, no one dares to mention this matter again in front of his old man.

Otherwise, with Prince Min's face-saving temperament, he might not even be able to enter the capital again.

Shu Liang nodded and said.

"I found it. Speaking of which, I would like to thank Mr. Feng Guogong for helping this slave to send the person to the Cheng'an Marquis Mansion."

It turned out that after Shu Liang followed the people who were picked out from Dongchang, they found the residences of several relatives who conspired with Yang Shan.

He began to arrange people to infiltrate these mansions to find out information.

However, whether it is the British Duke's Mansion, the Yangwu Marquis' Mansion, or the Ningyang Marquis' Mansion, they have been passed down for decades.

In such a mansion, those who have access to the inner courtyard are the slaves and slaves who have grown up in the mansion since childhood.

Moreover, after those people from Dongchang were caught out by Shu Liang, these mansions became obviously much more cautious.

The people Shu Liang arranged to go in could only do chores in the outer courtyard for a short period of time and could not find out any important news.

But later, Cheng'an Hou Guo Sheng also got involved.

Although the Cheng'an Marquis Mansion is also a mansion with a rich heritage, after all, he belongs to the descendant's lineage, and the people he interacts with all day long are all members of this lineage.

Therefore, Shu Liang approached Feng Guogong Li Xian.

Although Guo Sheng has been very close to the British government in recent times, it was Li Xian who helped him win the post of governor after all, and the relationship between the two governments is also very good.

Recently, many people have congratulated Li Xian on his new appointment as Duke of the Kingdom. Most of the time, he would follow the etiquette and return the favor.

It is common for such noble families to give each other servants, maids, servants, and even concubines.

Although Guo Sheng was very close to the British government, it was obvious that he was not yet completely trusted by Zhang Fu and others.

At least Guo Sheng obviously didn't know about Shu Liang's discovery of their spies in Dongchang.

Therefore, I never paid attention to this matter.

Shu Liang took it as a matter of course and sent the people from Dongchang to the Cheng'an Marquis Mansion through the Fengguo Duke's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, not long after he was sent in, he happened to meet Prince Consort Jiao Jing, King Guangtong, and King Yang Zong, who went to visit the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion, and he came in handy immediately.

Zhu Qiyu also didn't expect that there was this layer of joints in the middle.

From this point of view, it was indeed a correct decision to completely win over Li Xian to his side.

This nail is wedged in the ranks. At least among the ranks of the descendants, he can know in time any troubles.

Shu Liang said: "While Marquis Cheng'an and others were talking, the people who had been arranged by the servants were waiting beside them, so they listened to everything they said."

Then, Shu Liang truthfully told the truth about what he had heard at that time.

Judging from their conversation, the reason why the crown prince Zhu Huiyan reported his younger brother Zhu Huixuan to the court for slandering Renmiao was actually proven.

At that time, it happened that the Min Palace was impeached by the Mu Palace. Emperor Renzong changed the territory of the Min Palace to Wugang and was not allowed to rebuild the palace for a long time.

King Lao Min was very dissatisfied with this matter. In order to please King Lao Min, Zhu Huixuan often followed the words of King Lao Min and vented his anger verbally.

This was not a big deal at first. Most of the time, Zhu Huixuan was measured and would not talk nonsense in front of outsiders.

But maybe he had been suppressed for a long time. Soon after Emperor Renzong ascended the throne, he took control of Bintian, and Zhu Huixuan felt as if he had a bad breath in his heart and became a little carried away.

During a banquet, he uttered arrogant words while drunk, saying that Renmiao was cowardly and incompetent, that he went back to Humu Mansion for selfish reasons, and that things were unfair. He even wrote a poem with pen and ink on the spot, and his words were very disrespectful.

This matter was caught by the then prince Zhu Huiyan.

At that time, Zhu Huiyan was the eldest son of the Min Palace. He was nearly thirty years old but had no children. On the contrary, it was Zhu Huixun who was the eldest grandson of the Min Palace.

Not only that, Zhu Huixuan was also very good at pleasing the old Min King, which made Zhu Huixuan feel very uneasy.

After catching such a big deal, it was natural to punish him to death, and directly sent the memorial to Emperor Xuanzong.

Naturally, Emperor Xuanzong was furious and sent people to investigate thoroughly.

But just after the officials of the imperial court arrived in Wugang, everyone who participated in the banquet that day denied the incident.

More importantly, the most critical piece of evidence, the poem slandering Renmiao written by Zhu Huixuan while drunk, disappeared inexplicably.

There was no personal or material evidence. The court's final conclusion was that Zhu Huiyan was framed by Zhu Huixun, so he deposed him as the crown prince and imprisoned him in the high wall of Fengyang. He died within two years.

After listening to Shu Liang's narration, Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment and sighed.

"I never thought that this matter would be so twists and turns. So, did King Guangtong find the original poem?"

People can be bribed, but what is written is real evidence that cannot be taken away.

The key to this whole matter actually lies in the poem that Zhu Huixuan wrote to slander Renmiao. Only this thing can turn over the case that has been closed for so many years.

However, so many years have passed since the incident, so it stands to reason that such a key piece of evidence should have been destroyed long ago.

But I don’t know where they could find this thing again...


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