() Zhong Jinwei returned to the Earl's Mansion at the other end of Dingfu Street and immediately ordered Yu Haining to arrange for people to bring food to support the surveillance officers.
Yu Haining didn't ask why, and immediately started cooking in the kitchen. Because he didn't expect Zhong Jinwei to come back, and he hadn't eaten yet, there was no ready-made cooked food to prepare.
Zhong Jinwei sat in the upper seat in the lobby, and asked several officers to sit down separately, and then said: "Everyone, what do you think about today's matter?"
The four officers looked at each other, and then the officer who approached Zhong Jinwei said first: "Uncle Zhongxing, I think that even if you heard wrong, there must be something wrong with the Baoding Marquis Mansion."
"Oh, tell me." Zhong Jinwei was quite sure whether he heard it wrong. He just listened to what the officer said and assuming that he heard it wrong, there would be problems with the Baoding Marquis Mansion. He couldn't help but be a little curious and asked.
"If the Marquis of Baoding has not done anything wrong, judging from the status of both parties, based on our actions today, even if Zhongxing Zhong is a popular person in front of the emperor, he will not let us leave so easily. What's more, the Marquis of Baoding has also been in charge of the Beijing camp.
How can people be so easy to get along with?" Fan Yi asserted.
"Okay, I will ask the emperor early tomorrow morning for your Dongchang to come forward. I don't believe the emperor will not give me this face." Zhong Jinwei nodded and said.
"Uncle Zhongxing, I and four others will stay by your side tonight to prevent them from jumping over the wall in a hurry." Another officer then told them their plan.
"Okay, thank you for your help." Zhong Jinwei sat there and thanked him.
After dinner, Zhong Jinwei went to the study, took out the "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" he had kept, touched a hole in it, picked up the arrow, and started reading against the light.
He seemed to have seen the scene of that day again, first the ambush in the ruined shed, and then the pursuit. If it weren't for Gu Baichuan's awakening, Archi's tenderness, Wang Peng's sacrificial interception and Yan Yingyuan's ability to kill the enemy, and Hu Hao's
Ye Bushou's team appeared by chance. Not to mention saving Daming, he is no longer alive now.
The person who assassinated him must be found, and the person in charge must also be found. Since you want me to die, I will never show mercy. Zhong Jinwei said to himself secretly.
For Zhong Jinwei, it was an uneventful night. On the fourth morning of the Lunar New Year in the third year of Chongzhen's reign, Zhong Jinwei got up early, had a simple breakfast, and rushed to the Forbidden City to see Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen had summoned the cabinet and ministers of various ministries to discuss matters in Wenhua Hall. Hearing that Zhong Jinwei asked for an audience, he wondered why Zhong Jinwei came to see him so early in the morning. If there was any good news, he hurriedly summoned him.
When Zhong Jinwei entered the palace and saw why there were so many people present, he hesitated whether to say it in front of these people. After all, these people did not know him as well as Emperor Chongzhen. If he said it in front of them, he was afraid that he would be blamed first.
Own.
Before he could think clearly, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "Master Zhong, you are here at the right time. Wen Qing has a script to play, and you are just in time to listen."
Zhong Jinwei wondered why Wen Tiren had something to say that was none of his business. Oh, could it really be none of his business? After thinking about it, he looked at Wen Tiren.
Wen Tiren, who had already left work, listened to Emperor Chongzhen's words and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the court's affairs have not been finalized yet, but it has been widely known to everyone. It's just ordinary things, but the same is true for some major military affairs and basic national policies.
, I think it must be strictly rectified."
After Wen Tiren briefly explained the main content, he took out a memorial from his sleeve and said: "Your Majesty, this is my proposal on this matter. Please take a look at it."
The middle official who was accompanying him quickly came over and showed the memorial to Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen glanced at it for a few moments, then asked his chamberlain to take it and pass it on to other cabinet ministers and the six ministers for review.
Several cabinet ministers were a little dissatisfied when they saw that Wen Tiren directly handed the paper to Emperor Chongzhen without discussing it with them in the cabinet first. After taking it over and reading it, they became even more dissatisfied.
Emperor Chongzhen saw that the ministers below had seen what was going on, so he asked: "What do you think of this matter?"
As soon as Zhong Jinwei heard what Wen Tiren said, he knew what it was about. He had agreed with Wen Tiren on this matter before, no wonder Emperor Chongzhen asked him to listen to it.
The assistant minister Cheng Ji ordered to go out and return to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate. All affairs of the country must be addressed to the people. What I said in the memorial memorial is to divide things into three, six or nine grades, which is even more ridiculous.
The matters discussed by the imperial court are all related to the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty, and every matter is a big deal."
At this point, he glanced at Wen Tiren and said: "If the matters discussed by the imperial court are kept secret and the people don't know about it, wouldn't they be afraid?"
Wen Tiren was originally facing Emperor Chongzhen. After listening to Cheng Jiming's crooked words, he turned to him and said: "Don't you stand above the imperial court not to discuss matters for the people but to seek personal gain? So you can't
Do people trust you?”
"You...you are so slanderous!" Cheng Jiming became excited upon hearing this.
Zhong Jinwei listened on the side and secretly praised Wen Tiren. This is not Asan's country, an era where everyone participates and bickers every day.
Wen Tiren ignored Cheng Ji's orders and turned back to Emperor Chongzhen: "Of course I also considered the rights of the officials, gentry and people in various parts of the Ming Dynasty to know, the priorities of the stories, the matters discussed by the imperial court, and the things that should be kept secret must be
It must be kept secret, like military and state affairs..."
Before Wen Tiren could finish speaking, he was interrupted again, this time by Chief Assistant Li Biao: "So what about military and state affairs? The people have no way of knowing about it, and the court has not informed them. How can we keep them in the dark?"
Wen Tiren sighed slightly, it was really difficult to accomplish something. Then he turned to Li Biao and said, "What if the important military and state affairs discussed by the imperial court are not kept secret and spread out, so that there are enemies who will take action?"
Li Biao raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully: "It's okay to know that the Ming Dynasty is the country of China. It should be treated as a gentleman and defeated by an upright teacher. Only then can the enemy be convinced and never be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty."
When Wen Tiren heard this, he asked: "An upright teacher? Is it just like the criminal Yang Hao who issued a letter of war before sending troops?"
"That's just Yang Hao's incompetence!"
"Damn, you've been kicked in the head by a donkey, you can't even say this." Zhong Jinwei was not in a good mood. Hearing that Li Biao wanted to imitate Song Xianggong, he couldn't help but curse.
Everyone in the Wenhua Hall was stunned for a moment. They didn't expect Uncle Zhongxing to speak and be so rude.
Li Biao's face turned red when he was scolded like this by a young man. Even the emperor did not dare to speak to him like this.
Li Biao was so angry that he pointed at Zhong Jinwei with a trembling hand: "You, you..."
Zhong Jinwei has scolded him, but he can't just bow his head and admit guilt and give in. Besides, he really wants to criticize what he said. Fortunately, he is still a leader of the Ming Dynasty Zhong Yang.
"Have you ever heard of you? You speak without thinking through your brain, and you never tire of being deceitful in battle? The reason why the Ming Dynasty suffered repeated defeats is because of rotten Confucians like you who only talk. It's really funny that you are still upright!"
"You, you..." Li Biao was so angry that his beard trembled.
"I, what's wrong with me, if I hadn't seen you getting older, I really wanted to slap you in the face. Do you know how many tragedies would have happened in the Ming Dynasty that would have destroyed families and killed people just because you kept talking? Do you know how much more food the court would spend?
"
Li Biao moved his mouth, but he couldn't speak to Zhong Jinwei. He stepped forward to fight, but one hand was enough. He had to turn to Emperor Chongzhen, tried hard to calm down his breathing and said: "Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me. Otherwise, I have no choice but to
Resigned to old age and returned to his hometown."
Emperor Chongzhen had been listening to the arguments of his ministers. Regarding the matter of confidentiality, he had previously agreed to Wen Tiren's proposal and asked Wen Tiren to draft the memorial.
He was very unhappy when he saw that these senior ministers were making excuses for the common people, and there was a report from Dongchang that the fastest sellers of information were the servants of these elders.
Now Zhong Jinwei came forward to refute them. Although his language was a bit rude, Emperor Chongzhen was secretly happy.
Seeing that Li Biao couldn't defeat Zhong Jinwei and came to him for help, he said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, you must not be rude to Li Shoufu. Respecting the old and loving the young is the basic etiquette advocated by our Ming Dynasty. You must remember it."
Zhong Jinwei listened to Emperor Chongzhen talking about himself, but there was no intention of blaming himself in his tone. He understood Emperor Chongzhen's mentality, and because of venting like this, he felt much better, so he responded cooperatively: "I know I was wrong. From now on
You must respect the old and love the young.”
Emperor Chongzhen smiled secretly when he saw that Zhong Jinwei was very wise, and then turned to Li Biao and said: "I have already told Master Zhong, please calm down Li Ge. But regarding this matter, I think what Master Zhong said is reasonable."