The conversation that took place in the Yang family was not an isolated case. At the moment when Lu Hanjiang returned to Beijing after disappearing for more than half a year, every household in the court had similar conversations.
The core content of the discussion is nothing more than one, whether or not to continue to follow Jin Yiwei.
Lu Hanjiang, the new commander, has made it clear that he is not interested in controlling the court. Guards in royal robes are killed and officials are arrested, but Mr. Lu seems to have little interest in controlling the court.
This caused a large number of ministers who originally planned to eat meat and soup with Jin Yiwei to be shaken.
There is nothing wrong with this. People join in to make profits. Now that Jin Yiwei has changed his mind, they will not get any benefits, so naturally they are not willing to obey orders anymore.
It's not like no one in the Jinyi Guards saw this, such as Wu Qiming, who worked tirelessly for most of the world to bring Lu Hanjiang back just for this matter.
Wu Qiming once persuaded Lu Hanjiang on this point. Isn't it better to follow Xiao's rules? The royal guards have been in power for many years, and the brothers have been used to the happy life of collecting dogs everywhere. To suddenly change, this sense of gap is indeed a bit uncomfortable.
Wu Qiming was not being alarmist. He thought that although Jin Yiwei was notorious in the past, when people met Mr. Meng Yuan in public, they would still salute when they should, and the most gossip would be spread privately.
Nowadays, it's good, some people actually dare to curse people in front of their faces.
In the public hall, a Confucian scholar in white, holding a book of the dynasty's criminal code, shouted loudly: "Lu Hanjiang! You Jin Yiwei are causing chaos in the dynasty. You are doing the opposite, killing the loyal, and torturing the innocent. You are actually the number one scourge in the world today! I——"
"Take it!" Wu Qiming gave the order, and several guards in golden clothes rushed forward, covering their mouths and tying people up, and immediately got the crazy lock in place.
Wu Qiming dismounted from his horse, walked forward with a livid face, looked down at the rebellious young student, and said coldly: "How brave you are to intercept the commander's carriage in the street, and dare to say something rude, I will have this person immediately
When someone is thrown into prison and interrogated carefully, his accomplices must be found out!"
"Yes!" Several guards in imperial robes ordered him to push this man down.
Wu Qiming glanced at the crowd around him with cold eyes. Everyone looked frightened and dispersed immediately. In a moment, the street was empty.
Today is the second day after Lu Hanjiang returned to the capital. According to usual practice, he, the commander, should also go to the palace for a while, and the second most important thing is to meet the emperor. The old emperor is now cultivating immortals to the point of becoming a demon, and basically does not see outsiders, including him, the royal guard.
Commander.
Nowadays, the emperor does not go to court, and the operation of the state machine mainly depends on the cabinet. In the Meng Yuan period, the cabinet was half a puppet of the Jinyiwei, and basically acted according to orders. Therefore, when political affairs were discussed, he, the commander of the Jinyiwei, would also be included.
Lu Hanjiang had to be persuaded by Wu Qiming for a long time before he reluctantly agreed to go. Unexpectedly, before he left the street, someone jumped out and started to curse.
The Jinyi guards who were guarding him all looked fierce. A year ago, no one would have dared to do such a thing in public at the risk of their lives, but now, even a little-known soldier dared to curse at him.
However, Lu Hanjiang didn't think anything was wrong. Instead, Yongle, who was traveling with him, was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Today he was going to court, and the little girl also dropped by the palace to visit the imperial concubine.
"This man is really hateful!" Yongle said angrily: "You have only been in office for a short time, why does he curse people like this?"
Lu Hanjiang clapped his hands and said with empathy: "Yes, these bad things were all done by the old man when he was in office. Why should you blame me?"
"That's it. Huh?"
Yongle nodded first, and then came back to her senses. Her face turned red with anger: "You! How can you rely on uncle? I didn't mean that!"
Lu Hanjiang chuckled, Yongle refused to give up and asked him to change his story, but he ignored him. The two of them fought all the way to the palace gate, and the little girl finally separated from him holding back her anger.
Then Lu Hanjiang went to the cabinet. A group of old men were already in place. They were already quarreling before he arrived. In addition to these ministers, there was also a low-browed eunuch beside him. He stood like a wooden man and said nothing.
He didn't even look up.
Lu Hanjiang seemed to have seen him somewhere, so he ignored the group of spitting old men and leaned towards the eunuch. After looking at him, he asked, "Eunuch, does he seem kind?"
The eunuch raised his head slightly, glanced at Lu Hanjiang, and then nodded with a smile: "Slave Cao Yuan, the commander has a slave, it's really scary."
Cao Yuan, isn't that the head eunuch in the palace, the eunuch who is the chief eunuch of the ceremonial department next to the old emperor?
A flash of surprise flashed in Lu Hanjiang's eyes, and then he cupped his hands and said, "It turns out to be Eunuch Cao, disrespectful."
Cao Yuan smiled and said nothing. Lu Hanjiang turned around and glanced at the group of elders with extremely loud voices, and asked again: "Is this the case every time when the cabinet talks?"
Cao Yuan nodded: "There is no room for sloppiness in national affairs. Your lords also have responsibilities."
Lu Hanjiang said "Oh", then listened for a while, and found that he couldn't get into the topic, so he simply turned his head away. He looked around the room, and then said coldly: "Eunuch Cao, today I will go to court.
At that time, a madman blocked the way."
Cao Yuan's face was as calm as water, and he said calmly: "Is this happening?"
Lu Hanjiang nodded, then looked at Cao Yuan and asked, "Is this arranged by the father-in-law?"
The atmosphere between the two suddenly became heavy for a moment. Cao Yuan slightly turned his gaze away from the group of elders in front of him and turned to Lu Hanjiang. He smiled and said, "Why did Master Lu say this?"
Lu Hanjiang touched his chin and said: "After much thought, I have found that the factory guards have similar responsibilities, and they are all under His Majesty's command. Now that the Jin Yiwei has made some concessions, it is a good time for the father-in-law to step up and suppress him. Besides -"
Lu Hanjiang changed the topic and said: "The Jin Yiwei didn't notice this in advance. The person who planned it must be very capable in Beijing. Based on this calculation, my father-in-law is the most suspicious."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After a brief silence, Cao Yuan said: "Master Lu has misunderstood. You are His Majesty's personal soldier, and I am His Majesty's trusted servant. You and I are one family."
, if the trouble is caused by Xiao Qiang, wouldn’t it mean that outsiders are taking advantage of it?”
Lu Hanjiang had a look of astonishment on his face: "What my father-in-law said is true. I also think it is hateful that these outsiders are fabricating rumors to frame us and other pillars of the country. Why don't you lend some people, and I will confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans."
Cao Yuan took a deep look at Lu Hanjiang and said humbly: "Lord Lu is joking, there are no good people in this slave's hands. There are a few young men, and there are so many warriors in golden robes that they can be destroyed with a single move of their hands."
"How come my father-in-law is so stingy?" Lu Hanjiang sighed, and then said sincerely: "If my father-in-law refuses to help, is he also Xiaoxiao's accomplice?"
Cao Yuan laughed and said, "Master Lu, does he think that your majesty would believe such ridiculous words?"
Lu Hanjiang shook his head: "Your majesty is wise and naturally you will not believe it, but if I insist on presenting a memorial, when your majesty is angry, I will have Mr. Meng holding the vat above me, and my father-in-law will have no choice but to bow his head and be scolded."
Cao Yuan stopped laughing, stared at Lu Hanjiang for a moment, and asked, "How many people do you want to borrow, sir?"
"Just borrow a Dongchang." Lu Hanjiang said with a wink.
Cao Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile: "Dongchang is responsible for monitoring the inner palace. Master Meng did not dare to have such a desire at that time. Could it be that you want to put your hand into the inner palace?"
Lu Hanjiang chuckled: "Father, we are all our own people, why are you so open to outsiders? After Zou Ji died, didn't the East Factory secretly build a small West Factory to resume its old business? You guys are not short of reach."
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Cao Yuan's expression finally changed. His eyes gradually became dark. He stared at Lu Hanjiang for a long time before he withdrew his gaze and returned to his original indifferent appearance.
"That person is a disciple of the academy, but he is not a direct disciple of Luo Yuanjing." Cao Yuan said calmly without changing his expression.
Lu Hanjiang smiled slightly: "Thank you, father-in-law, for your guidance."