The drums sounded, seventeen honorable ministers were imprisoned, and the British government requested a diplomatic mission from Tingju. In just one morning, so many major events happened.
Within half a day, the news spread throughout the capital, and almost every government office was discussing the matter.
At the same time, after hearing what happened in the morning, Jiao Jing almost immediately grabbed Xue Heng and went to the British government.
Coincidentally, I happened to bump into the impatient young prince of Chengguo Palace on the road.
So the two groups merged into one group and arrived at the British government together.
We all sat down in the flower hall, and the first one who couldn't hold back was Zhu Yi.
Looking at Zhang Shi who was still calm, the young master frowned and said.
“Second Master, what’s going on? It was clearly agreed upon, but I just asked a few uncles to help me beat the drums to boost the momentum. How did it end up like this?”
There was quite a bit of resentment in his words.
Zhang Xi smiled bitterly, not knowing how to explain it for a moment.
He can understand Zhu Yi's mood.
Among the seventeen noble families who were punished this time, there were two marquises and one earl, all of whom were concerned about the reputation of the Duke of Chengguo.
But the problem is that the Chengguo government is no better than the British government.
At least, the British government has a title. Although Zhang Fu is in prison, he has not been dismissed from office. He is still the governor and magistrate. Zhang Min is also the governor of the Imperial Guard Command.
Therefore, many palaces are willing to help, not only because of friendship, but also because of the background of the British government.
But the Chengguo Duke's Mansion is different. Now that Zhu Yong is dead and his title has been undecided, Zhu Yi is just a small escort general.
So these honorable ministers were willing to help because they were actually considering their in-law relationships and their previous relationship with Zhu Yong.
This kind of friendship will become weaker the more you use it, and it will become less and less once you use it.
As a result, helping has actually caused trouble. Even if they don't blame him on face, there must be a estrangement between these honorable ministers and Zhu Yi in their hearts.
This is so different from what he said before, how could Zhu Yi not be angry.
At this time, Jiao Jing also followed with a calm expression.
“To be honest, Second Master, before I came here, I just went to visit Marquis Ningyuan and Uncle Ningyang. Although these two people have been out marching and fighting on the battlefield all year round, they are already old after all.”
"Uncle Ning Yang is doing better. He received thirty sticks. Although he couldn't get out of bed, he is still awake. However, Marquis Ningyuan received more than forty sticks and was beaten until he fainted."
"When I came over, the doctor said that I had a high fever. I haven't woken up yet. It's not yet known whether I can survive this. I'm afraid the second master will have to give an explanation for this matter."
A few words made Zhang Xi choke back.
Originally, he wanted to say that the rites were performed improperly, which gave the emperor an excuse.
But when Jiao Jing said this, it would be too impersonal if he blamed Ren Li.
They almost risked their lives for you, but it’s too chilling for you to say that they brought it upon themselves.
Zhang Shi still understands this aspect of human nature.
Facing the questions from the two men, Zhang Xi thought about it again and again, and finally said.
“You two, please be patient. This incident is indeed unexpected. Don’t worry, young master, I will prepare generous gifts and apologize to each of the mansions that were scolded for this incident tomorrow.”
"In addition, for the noble families of Chong'an Marquis, Taining Marquis and Xing'an Bo, in addition to preparing gifts, I can also make the decision to transfer the descendants of these families to the Jingwei Commandery Department or the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.
This is just to express my feelings, please convey it to me."
Zhu Yi also knew in his heart that the matter had come to this and the matter was done.
Having been beaten, it was impossible to really fall out with the British government, so he just asked for more benefits for these mansions.
You should know that everyone is a noble person in terms of gold, silver, wealth and so on. It doesn’t matter if someone has no background.
But the opportunity to arrange for his children to enter the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion is rare.
Although noble families all have hereditary and irreplaceable alchemy certificates, a family cannot prosper only by one person.
Only if a steady stream of descendants can occupy important positions in the military or garrison, and occasionally some outstanding ones can achieve some military success, and with mutual support, can the family develop for a long time.
In the past ten years, the Supreme Emperor trusted the British government and allowed Zhang Fu to control the Fifth Army Governor's Office.
This led to the fact that the noble sons of the Chengguo Duke's family, under the deliberate or unintentional suppression of the British Duke's government, could only start from the lower levels of school captains, scribes, etc. step by step.
Those who were not outstanding enough were directly eliminated. Among the five military commanders, in addition to officers promoted from various places, they were also members of the British government.
Now, Zhang Min is willing to give up part of his quota to make amends to these mansions, which can be considered sincere.
Zhu Yi's face softened slightly and she spoke.
"Shibo, you are too polite. My nephew was impolite just now and was rude. However, this incident has indeed caused a huge fuss. What on earth is going on? It's just a matter of redressing grievances. How could it cause such a big fuss?"
Neither Zhu Yi nor Jiao Jing had the qualifications to go to the early court, so their understanding of the situation was based on other people's reports.
But this time things happened too suddenly, and they didn't understand the situation in detail yet.
Thereupon, Zhang Shi smiled bitterly and told everything that happened in the palace exactly as it was.
“…I never expected that this time the emperor would change his gentle attitude and act so harshly, and any prince would…”
Zhang Shi originally wanted to say that Ren Li was not clever enough, but after taking a look at Jiao Jing, he changed his words.
"Ren Hou made one mistake, but the emperor caught him and beat him until he was like this."
“After I went to court, I also sent people to inquire about it, and I got some results. It turned out that before I and others entered the palace, the group of civil servants accused the nobles of gathering a crowd and intimidating the court.”
“I think it was precisely because of this time that the emperor took advantage of the situation and struck a powerful blow. After all, the emperor was supported by a group of civil servants, so he must favor them.”
This statement is good, but it is incomplete.
After hearing this, Jiao Jing pondered for a moment and looked at Zhang Xi with a meaningful expression.
"That is true, but the reason why those civil servants reacted so fiercely is probably because the case of Qianfan Zhennan King was too big, and I have vaguely heard about it. The Ministry of Punishment is currently discussing how to modify the Dengwen drum system."
"At this time, how could it not arouse the resentment of the civil servants if the second master brought so many honorable officials to play drums? No matter whether Ren Hou denies or admits this matter, I am afraid that what will greet him will be the thunderous wrath of the emperor, so
The difference is nothing more than punishment."
“Speaking of which, did Third Master really not expect this situation when he was planning it?”
Zhang Xi was stunned for a moment, then he forced out a smile and said.
"The prince-in-law is overly worried. Even if the third brother has a plan, it is not an exhaustive plan. After the case of King Zhennan was over, the third brother went to Wala as an envoy. The third brother did not know the follow-up reaction of the capital to the incident of Deng Wengu.
, how could it have been calculated in advance? What happened this time was really an accident."
Jiao Jing also smiled and did not dwell too much on this matter.
Because, he has more important things to ask.
Jiao Jing calmed down his expression and asked seriously.
“Second Master, no matter how severe the punishment is, it is a thing of the past.”
"What I want to ask is that we had clearly discussed it before. This time, we just asked Jin Yiwei to announce the facts of the case, and then used the power of various parties to put pressure on Xu Bin and put all the blame on him because he could not produce evidence.
Push it on him."
“Why in the end, inexplicably, did we have to judge the case in front of hundreds of civil and military officials?”
This chapter has been completed!