Shu Liang brought a lot of news.

Among them, the most eye-catching one is of course the news that Zhang Fu and others secretly contacted Yang Shan and were active in the court to welcome back the Emperor.

"Based on the man's testimony, the servants contacted many courtiers, but they made it clear that there were four people who would try their best to rescue the Supreme Emperor, namely Yang Shan, the minister of Honglu Temple, Luo Tong, the right deputy imperial envoy, and Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

Xue Xuan, Taichang Temple Shaoqing Xu Bin."

"Among these four people, Yang Shan has good relations with the British government, and Xu Bin has good relations with the Dingxi Houfu. According to investigations, the two of them also collected silver from the two houses for the purpose of contacting other ministers."

After listening to Shu Liang's words, Zhu Qiyu frowned, feeling a little troubled.

Yang Shan and Xu Bin were people who had been tracked down by Jinyiwei a long time ago. Lu Zhong had already ordered people to keep them under strict surveillance. They had indeed seen a lot of people these days.

However, there are not many courtiers who can be sure to be won over by them, and they are not of high rank.

The ones who really gave Zhu Qiyu a headache were Luo Tong and Xue Xuan.

Luo Tong was previously a doctor in the Ministry of War. After the troops from the Tumu Campaign reported to Beijing, he was promoted to the right deputy governor of the capital, cooperating in guarding Juyong Pass.

During the Battle of Wala, although Juyong Pass was not reached first, Juyong Pass gathered a large number of people from all over the pass from beginning to end, thus ensuring the smooth implementation of the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country.

When people on the border were panicked and the border generals retreated without a fight, Luo Tong made a prompt decision and imprisoned all the escaping border generals, temporarily stabilizing the military morale in the Juyongguan area.

Although these cannot be regarded as military achievements, they are still achievements and cannot be ignored.

In other words, he is the person who should be credited with merit in this battle of Oara, and he is the person recommended by Yu Qian.

As for Xue Xuan, although his official position was not high, he did not make any achievements in this battle.

However, he has a high reputation among Shilin!

There are two main reasons for this.

Xue Xuan's official position was not high, but he himself was one of the few great masters in the court who focused on Confucianism. The "Hedong School" he founded is known as one of the two cultural traditions of the Ming Dynasty.

Another context is Wang Yangming’s “Xin Xue”.

In the decades before Wang Yangming was born, Xue Xuanke could be said to be the leader in the Ming Dynasty's literary circles, and he had a high prestige among the entire literati.

Although his entire system has not yet been formed, his influence among Shilin is already very great.

After Xue Xuan became an official, he spent some time in the Metropolitan Procuratorate as a censor, and was later transferred to Dali Temple.

What really made him famous among scholars was that he presided over the case of Wang Zhen's nephew Wang Shan raping the concubine of a Jin Yiwei officer.

At that time, Wang Zhen was at the height of his power, but Xue Xuan resisted Wang Zhen's pressure and reversed the case in court.

Although he failed in the end, he was first imprisoned and then demoted to serve as a civilian. He won a lot of praise among the scholars.

After being dismissed from office, Xue Xuan lectured everywhere and gathered many disciples, and his reputation as a Neo-Confucian master gradually spread.

Later, the Civil Engineering and Military News came that Xue Xuan, as one of the officials persecuted by Wang Zhen, was naturally reinstated.

Therefore, pure idealists are the most troublesome.

Xue Xuan and Wang Wen, to a certain extent, are the same type of people.

For Wang Wen, he firmly believed that all the faults in the Tumu battle were due to the Supreme Emperor, so once the Supreme Emperor came back, it would be very harmful to the country.

But for Xue Xuan, he believed that etiquette and law were the foundation of the country, and the king was the foundation of the country.

As a great master of Neo-Confucianism, the order of etiquette was something that he would defend to the death, so he firmly believed that the Emperor must be brought back.

This kind of person is actually the most difficult to deal with.

He has firm beliefs, is honest and self-disciplined, has no fear of power, and has no intention of pursuing an official career. No matter coercion or inducement, it is of no use to him.

His personal ethics are impeccable and his official duties are impeccable, but he is not on his side.

This kind of "loyal minister" is the most troublesome to Zhu Qiyu now.

Seeing the emperor's embarrassment, Shu Liang thought for a while and boldly asked.

"Your Majesty, now that their identities have been discovered, it's better to let Dongchang or Jinyiwei arrest them first, and then everything will be easier to talk about after they get to the prison."

Zhu Qiyu didn't say anything, he just glared at Shu Liang. Shu Liang was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and said.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This servant was also thinking about Your Majesty and was temporarily confused. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Get up."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said calmly.

"I won't do this next time. Dongchang I leave it to you, but you have to know your limits and arrest the court ministers without any reason. As you can imagine, if I issue an order to arrest people, six ministries and seven ministers will join forces to attack. If it really makes trouble for the general,

Get up, I can't even protect you!"

To be honest, Zhu Qiyu had considered Shu Liang's suggestion from the beginning.

But it's a pity that, let alone Yang Shan and the others, they haven't taken any action yet. Even if they did, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang couldn't be dispatched.

If nothing else, at this time, welcoming back the Supreme Emperor is the true political correctness.

Although these are the only people who were detected by Dongchang, there must be many people in the DPRK who hold this idea.

Among them, I am afraid there are many people from Qiqing.

At least, that's how Yu Qian is.

In the current court, except for Wang Wen, who is firmly against the Supreme Emperor, everyone else is more or less thinking of welcoming back the Supreme Emperor.

After all, even if he is the Supreme Emperor, he is still the king of a country.

The Emperor's one day in the camp reminded them all the time of how profound the humiliation the Ming Dynasty had endured.

So in a sense, what Yang Shan and others did was in line with the general trend of the DPRK.

Acting hastily will only cause these forces to combine quickly.

A minister of Honglu Temple is nothing, but how can a great Wenzong master like Xue Xuan or a hero of the war like Luo Tong be able to do anything lightly?

Besides, the war has just ended and the court has not yet paid attention to this matter.

If such a fuss comes to the surface, then we really can't ignore it.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Qiyu ordered.

"Dongchang will do its job. Go back and negotiate with Lu Zhong. Keep an eye on these people first. Try to find out whom they contacted and what they talked about. But don't act rashly. Understand.

?"

For the current plan, we can only keep an eye on people first.

The so-called knowing yourself and the enemy means you will be victorious in every battle.

Find out their plans first so you can determine what to do next.

Seeing that the emperor's expression improved slightly, Shu Liang felt relieved, quickly accepted the order, and then exited the hall.

After Shu Liang left, Cheng Jing took a step forward, reached out and replaced the cold tea on the table with a new one, and said.

"Your Majesty, Shu Liang is also thinking about you. You don't have to be angry. He still does things in a measured way."

Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly and said.

"I am naturally relieved to hand over Dongchang to him, but these days, Shu Liang's desire to make meritorious service is a bit too strong, and he lacks a bit of his initial calmness. He needs to be beaten and beaten, and he cannot be too impatient.

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As he spoke, Zhu Qiyu raised his hand, took out a few memorials from the memorials beside him, put them in front of Cheng Jing, and said.

"Look, these are all to impeach him."

"His actions in Dongchang are certainly ruthless and decisive, but the courtiers are also wary. This Dongchang boss is not easy to do!"

Most memorials from the imperial court were sent to the General Secretary first, then to the cabinet, and then to the palace.

Although Cheng Jing is now the Supervisor of Ceremonies, not all memorials will pass through his hands.

After receiving the memorial handed over by the emperor, Cheng Jing looked through it and couldn't help but laugh and said.

"Your Majesty, this is all a matter of old sesame and rotten millet. It's a good thing these old men can dig it out."

There are about seven or eight of these memorials, and two of them impeach Shu Liang for acting arrogantly in Dongchang and damaging the royal dignity, which is quite justified.

But the rest of the memorial was to impeach Shu Liang for his previous mistakes in the Department of Cherishing Salary, saying that he had deprived the palace of salary and used power for personal gain.

I don’t even know what year it happened, but it was still used for impeachment.

Zhu Qiyu also smiled and said.

"After all, Dongchang is not in the imperial court, and the people inside are not imperial officials. No matter how ruthless Shu Liang treats them, he will not cause any trouble."

"Impeachment by the imperial court is still somewhat taboo after all. The internal affairs of Dongchang and Jinyiwei are not something they can interfere with."

"So if we want to impeach him, we can only look for his past mistakes."

After saying that, Zhu Qiyu became serious and said.

"This is what I want to tell you. Now that Shu Liang has been suddenly promoted, and he acts so openly in Dongchang, I don't know how many pairs of eyes have been secretly staring at him."

"In addition, he is now eager to make meritorious deeds. It is inevitable that he will be caught in the wrong. If you are kind to him, find an opportunity to give him a heads up as soon as possible to avoid causing any trouble."

From his previous life experience, Zhu Qiyu knew that Shu Liang was originally a cautious person.
To be continued...