The reason why Yunxi suddenly left the Yanxi Palace was not because he had already secured the victory, but because someone came to see him, although this person had nothing to do with the case, whether he was the investigating party or the party being investigated.
At this time, there are not many people who come to see Yunxi and can force Yunxi to come forward to meet him.
However, it was not surprising that this person would come to see him at this time. Yunxi could even guess what he said.
"Your Majesty, although there are some rebels in the five provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and there are many criticisms of your Majesty's governance on weekdays, and there are some overt and covert acts of disobedience, but the late Emperor Yan Shangshu praised him a lot during his time, and there was nothing wrong with him."
"The sage has a saying: 'One's deeds are not reflected in one's heart.' No matter what Yan Shangshu thinks in his heart or what he says, as long as he has not slandered the Holy One, Your Majesty should still let him go."
Fang Xiaoru said to Yunxi very seriously.
Yunxi was a little tired, and the fatigue that was driven away by Xu Miaojin's flute seemed to return to him in an instant.
So Yunxi sat down and said to Fang Xiaoru, "Mr. Fang, sit down too."
Yunxi rested for a while and then said: "Mr. Fang, do you know the whole story?"
Fang Xiaoru said: "Your Majesty, I don't know the whole story, but I can trust Yan Shangshu's character."
Yunxi said: "Since you don't know the ins and outs of this matter, it's better not to jump to conclusions too early."
Fang Xiaoru said: "But..."
Yunxi interrupted him and said, "Mr. Fang, do you think that if someone orders something and then other people who hear it do it, should the person who made the plan be counted as an accomplice?"
Fang Xiaoru said: "If what your Majesty said is true, he is indeed an accomplice, but I believe that Yan Shangshu is not such a person. Yan Shangshu is a gentleman, how could this be possible."
Fang Xiaoru was a little pedantic and ignorant of practical matters, but he was not stupid, so he understood what Yun Xi meant.
But he still didn't want to believe that Yan Zhenzhi would do such a thing. This had nothing to do with him and Yan Zhenzhi being both from Caojiang. In his opinion, Yan Zhenzhi was a gentleman, how could he do such a thing.
Yun He smiled bitterly. Yan Zhenzhi is indeed a gentleman. Although there is still a gap between him and Fang Xiaoru in terms of personal moral character, he is definitely a gentleman. If there was still a nine-grade evaluation system in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, he could at least be rated as a third grade.
However, being a gentleman does not necessarily mean that he will be completely loyal to the emperor. During the Three Kingdoms period, the personal qualities of Du Qiong of the Shu Han Dynasty, Qiao Zhou and others were also chosen temporarily. Zhuge Liang once praised Qiao Zhou's character during his lifetime. They were all gentlemen, but
However, he kept advocating that the Shu Han Dynasty should be destroyed and that three points should be returned to the Wei Dynasty. Finally, when Deng Ai led his troops to Mianzhu, it was Qiao Zhou who urged Liu Chan to surrender.
It can be seen that political stance and personal morality are not the same thing.
But these words of Yunxi were not easy to talk to Fang Xiaoru, and he would not agree with them, so Yunxi could only say: "If Mr. Fang has nothing to do at home, please wait here. I will definitely let you see Yan."
Confront the evidence of your involvement in treachery."
Fang Xiaoru was also a very naughty person. Seeing what Yunxi said, he stopped trying to persuade Yunxi and sat down to wait.
Yunxi also casually talked with him about some classics and meanings, but it is estimated that neither of them knew what they were talking about, because Yunxi actually chatted with Fang Xiaoru for a long time without running out of things to say, but Yunxi's
The foundation of classics and meaning is very weak.
The two of them kept waiting like this, and when it was getting dark, they went to have dinner together.
Then it was almost time for curfew.
Fang Xiaoru stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, the evidence Your Majesty mentioned cannot be released today. Then I will go back today, and I will come back here early tomorrow morning to wait with Your Majesty."
Fang Xiaoru's words were not sarcastic at all, he was just telling the truth.
Yunxi still sat in his seat, not moving or speaking.
And since he didn't speak, Fang Xiaoru, who abided by the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, naturally couldn't just leave. So there was such a very static scene.
When there was less than a quarter of an hour left before the curfew, Fang Xiaoru could no longer bear it and was about to speak again. Suddenly Wang Xi ran in and said to Yunxi: "Your Majesty, Duke Wei is here."
Yunxi let out a sigh of relief, and Fang Xiaoru smiled and said, "Here's the evidence."
Fang Xiaoru's expression changed slightly, but she didn't speak and just sat down again.
But he immediately stood up again, because Wei Guogong Xu Huizu came in, and Xu Huizu's title was too high, so he had to stand up and salute.
However, Xu Huizu did not even look at Fang Xiaoru. After entering the hall, he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Xu Huizu has met."
Yunxi smiled and said: "Xu Aiqing, please get up."
When he got up, Yunxi asked: "But the evidence has been obtained?"
Xu Huizu said: "I am fortunate to have lived up to my command."
Yunxi laughed.
It turns out that in this investigation, Yun Xi's last resort was not Qin Song and his Jin Yiwei, nor Guo Hongtao and his Zhensi, but Xu Huizu's military investigation.
On the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, which was the second day after Yunxi returned to Beijing, Zhu Gaoxu asked his princess to hand over a letter to Yunxi. It was the content of this letter that made Yunxi decide to investigate in the army.
Zhu Gaochi mentioned in that letter: When he went to see his father and eldest brother, Zhu Gaochi recalled that the two rebellious civil servants were very well-informed. It was not that they had guessed that King Yan was going to rebel, but that they were really
It was certain that King Yan was going to rebel, so he rebelled.
But this is very strange. At that time, there was no communication between the north and the south, especially in the prefectures and counties on the way from Beiping to Dezhou. Even the prefect of Hejian Prefecture didn't know about it. How did they know?
It's not like he was able to deduce it with certainty after seeing some clues. Zhu Di had personal contact with these two people and was sure that they had absolutely no such ability.
Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu deduced that most of them still had people in the army who could use the army's military post to send messages. Although the military post was strictly managed, it was not impossible to send messages for private individuals. As long as the message was sent, both parties receiving the message would
If you are a military commander, the military post will sometimes make accommodations and send it out in official documents.
Yunxi deduced from this that civil and military affairs have different paths after all, so it is not easy for civil servants to bribe at least two generals. Most of the time, the real leader is responsible, even if it is not Yan Zhenzhi himself, he is definitely the person in charge.
Therefore, Yunhe secretly sent a secret order to Xu Hui's ancestors to investigate the matter in the army. The Xu family was the most powerful family of military generals in the Ming Dynasty, and their disciples and former officials were all over the world, so the most likely to be found out.
Of course, Yunxi did not put all his hopes on Xu Huizu. He had already prepared secret orders for Chang Sheng, Li Jinglong and others. If Xu Huizu found nothing here, he would continue to send them secret orders to inquire. But now it is obvious that these
Advance preparation is no longer needed.
Yunxi saw that Xu Huizu was a little tired and asked him to rest for a while. Anyway, since he had gained something, there was no rush to rest for a while.
After Xu Huizu finished his rest, he stood in front of Yunxi again and began to talk about what he had found. At the same time, he also handed over the evidence and confession he found to Yunxi.
While listening to his words, Yunxi looked through the evidence or confessions. And Yunxi did not finish reading each evidence or confession before handing them to Fang Xiaoru beside him. Fang Xiaoru was not polite and opened them one by one.
Come and see.
After a long time, probably late at night, Xu Huizu finished telling the whole story. Then he seemed to be unsteady and almost fell to the ground. He was too tired. He had been investigating this matter for three days and three days.
He couldn't close his eyes at night, and now that he had explained the matter clearly, the energy to support him was gone. If he hadn't always been a soldier, he might have actually fallen to the ground instead of almost falling to the ground just now.
Yunxi hurriedly asked the young eunuch to come in and support Xu Huizu, and said to him: "Xu Aiqing, since the matter has been so clearly understood, it is getting late today, so you should go to the side hall to rest."
"Tomorrow morning, I will ask Concubine Chen to come and see you."
Xu Huizu bowed with all his strength and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Then he was helped out of the palace by the eunuch.
Yunxi turned to Fang Xiaoru and said, "After reading these evidences and listening to Xu Huizu's words, what else does Mr. Fang have to say?"
Fang Xiaoru put the things in his hands aside, knelt down and said to Yunxi: "I was wrong, please punish me."
Although Yunxi really wanted to punish him, Fang Xiaoru had a great influence on the world and was very loyal to Yunxi, so how could Yunxi punish him?
The most important thing is that Fang Xiaoru is very useful to Yunxi. The Confucian school he advocates is the closest to Yunxi's thoughts among the many schools of thought in the Ming Dynasty, so Yunxi must keep him in the court.
The above two reasons are also the reason why Yunxi will keep him in the palace this time. Otherwise, how could Yunxi receive him and seriously persuade him.
Although Yunxi was very tired, he still stood up, bent down and helped Fang Xiaoru up and said: "Mr. Fang was just deceived and he has no crime. How could I punish Mr. Fang?"
"It's just that Mr. Fang should be more cautious in the future. It is said that it is difficult to draw a dragon or a tiger. It is difficult to know a person's face but not his heart. People's hearts are the most difficult to predict. It is better not to draw conclusions easily."
Fang Xiaoru replied with some shame: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Yunxi then said: "Mr. Fang, it's getting late now. You'd better stay in the palace tonight and leave the palace early tomorrow morning."
It was a great honor for a minister to stay in the palace, but Fang Xiaoru thought that he had not only done nothing but made mistakes on this day, how could he stay in the palace? So he refused.
Yun Youyou couldn't help him, so he had no choice but to let him go.
After sending Fang Xiaoru away, Yunxi was also very tired and said to Wang Xi, "Remember to ask Miaojin to come over and see his elder brother early tomorrow morning." Then he immediately fell on the bed and fell asleep.