Zhu Houzhao was not surprised to see Chu Yi's reaction. Even he was very shocked when he heard Yang Tinghe asked him to go and investigate Lu Wenyang.
Whether it was Zhu Houzhao or Chu Yi, they had never thought about this possibility. It must be said that Yang Tinghe's decision was beyond everyone's expectations.
"The Yang Qing family left me not long ago!"
Chu Yi naturally knew that Zhu Houzhao would not joke with him about this kind of thing. He subconsciously asked because Yang Tinghe's decision was unbelievable.
After pondering for a while, Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, do you agree to Yang Tinghe's request?"
Zhu Houzhao shook his head slightly and said: "How could I have imagined that the Yang Qing family would ask me to go and investigate Lu Wenyang, so I did not give the Yang Qing family a reply."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao looked at Chu Yi and said, "I wonder, Chu Daban, what do you think of this?"
Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao with a smile and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I feel that since the Chief Assistant wants to go and investigate Lu Wenyang, Your Majesty might as well approve Yang Tinghe!"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Chu Yi in surprise and said: "Dad companion, no matter how you say it, Yang Qing's family is also the chief minister of the imperial court and the head of hundreds of officials. If it is as what the senior companion feared, Lu Wenyang is lawless. He may not dare to treat Yang Qing."
Let’s start at home.”
If Yang Tinghe goes to investigate Lu Wenyang, the leader of hundreds of officials, if something happens to him, the court will lose face. This is what Zhu Houzhao cares about.
Chu Yi said: "Your Majesty can think of this, can't Yang Tinghe think of it? Since Yang Tinghe opened his mouth, it means that he has a certain degree of confidence. Your Majesty will not think that Yang Tinghe wants to die!"
Hearing what Chu Yi said, Zhu Houzhao looked at Chu Yi intently and said: "The big companion means that I agree to Yang Tinghe's request!"
Chu Yi said: "Yes, your majesty had better make Yang Tinghe an imperial envoy to make it easier for Mr. Yang to do things easily!"
Zhu Houzhao sat there, his expression changing. He was obviously considering Chu Yi's proposal. After a long time, Zhu Houzhao exhaled and said: "Well, since you also think that Yang Tinghe is suitable, then I will make the decision!"
Chu Yi left the Leopard Room and returned to the East Factory. He immediately sent someone to inquire about the news about Yang Tinghe.
To be honest, Chu Yi suspected that Yang Tinghe's move was most likely an attempt to retreat. After all, Zhu Houzhao's original intention was not to agree to Yang Tinghe's request.
In this way, Yang Tinghe was able to leave in Zhu Houzhao's mind an impression of loyalty and integrity that dared to do things and was not afraid of danger, and he was able to retreat safely.
This time, under his persuasion, Zhu Houzhao agreed to Yang Tinghe's request. He wanted to see how Yang Tinghe would react.
The emperor's decree was very quick, and it only took a short time for it to reach the cabinet.
In the cabinet, since Yang Tinghe went to the Leopard Room, all the cabinet ministers have been waiting for the emperor's order.
The emperor's hesitation was naturally within their expectations. It would be strange if Zhu Houzhao really agreed very simply.
How can a dignified minister leave lightly? Even the emperor must think carefully about it.
Fei Hong glanced at the old god, Yang Tinghe, who was sitting there as steady as a mountain, reviewing the excerpts, and couldn't help but admire Yang Tinghe's determination.
If it were him, he would have been restless, but Yang Tinghe was not worried at all and showed no signs of anxiety.
"Master Jiang, do you think His Majesty will agree to Master Yang's request?"
Jiang Mian, who was sitting opposite Fei Hong, looked away from the memorial in his hand, put it down gently, glanced at Yang Tinghe, then shook his head slightly, and whispered: "How could your Majesty agree to Master Yang's request? The Chief Minister of the Cabinet
How can you take risks so easily!"
Fei Hong nodded slightly, and several cabinet ministers on the side also chuckled and said: "Don't worry, everyone, your Majesty will never agree to let the Chief Assistant go to investigate Lu Wenyang."
It can be seen that several cabinet ministers unanimously believed that Zhu Houzhao would not agree to Yang Tinghe's request.
While he was talking, he saw Gu Dayong appearing in the cabinet followed by two young eunuchs.
The elders on duty were stunned for a moment when they saw Gu Dayong, and then they reacted.
With a smile on his face, Gu Dayong bowed his hands and said, "We took the liberty to come here, but we disturbed several cabinet elders from handling government affairs."
Several pavilion elders returned the salute. At this moment, Yang Tinghe came forward and said to Gu Dayong: "General Manager Gu came here in person, but what is your Majesty's decree?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Gu Dayong. If Gu Dayong could come in person, if nothing else happened, there must be Zhu Houzhao's will to convey.
Gu Dayong rarely conveyed the emperor's will in person, but this time he came in person, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to this will.
With a slight cough, Gu Dayong took out a bright yellow scroll from his sleeve, which was the emperor's decree.
Seeing Gu Dayong take out the emperor's decree, several cabinet elders immediately stepped forward to salute, and then heard Gu Dayong solemnly say: "Chief Minister of the Cabinet, Yang Tinghe listens to the decree!"
Yang Tinghe took a step forward and bowed respectfully.
"... Yang Tinghe is hereby appointed as the Imperial Envoy, and Lu Wenyang, the Governor-General of Supervisory Water Transport..."
A eloquent imperial edict, the meaning is very clear, it is nothing more than agreeing to Yang Tinghe's request, and naming Yang Tinghe as the imperial envoy. He has the right to act expediently, and Lu Wenyang must be investigated strictly!
Several other pavilion elders were full of confidence just now and firmly believed that the emperor would not agree to Yang Tinghe's request. However, now they were all dumbfounded after hearing the emperor's decree.
Looking at the edict in Gu Da's hand, and then looking at Yang Tinghe, the elders felt like they were in a dream.
Why did the emperor agree? Doesn't the emperor know that if something unexpected happens to Yang Tinghe, the court will be plunged into chaos?
Yang Tinghe kowtowed slowly, respectfully took the edict, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, Yang Tinghe, has received the edict to express my gratitude!"
Gu Dayong looked at Yang Tinghe with a smile and said: "Mr. Yang, your Majesty thought about it for a long time before agreeing to your request. Before our family came, your Majesty specifically asked me to tell Mr. Yang to pay attention to safety during this trip."
Yang Tinghe said with a flattered look on his face: "Your Majesty is so caring, I am so scared!"
Jiang Mian on the side coughed lightly and saluted Gu Dayong: "Manager Gu, why did your Majesty agree to Master Yang's request?"
Several other pavilion elders also looked puzzled. After all, in their minds, Zhu Houzhao was unlikely to agree to Yang Tinghe's request and put him in danger.
Gu Dayong glanced at the elders and said with a somewhat troubled look on his face: "Please forgive me for not being able to tell you!"
After saying that, he ignored the reactions of the elders and bowed his hands to Yang Tinghe and said: "Master Yang, since the decree has been conveyed, it is time for our family to go back to serve His Majesty, and we will say goodbye!"
Yang Tinghe sent Gu Dayong out of the cabinet. When Gu Dayong's figure disappeared into the distance, Yang Tinghe returned to the cabinet.
At this moment, several ministers in the cabinet turned to Yang Tinghe with angry expressions and said: "Sir, Chief Assistant, there must be something fishy about this matter. If your Majesty says that you agree, when you ask, your Majesty is afraid that
I have already agreed, and I will never hesitate for so long."
Fei Hong stroked his beard and said, "Someone must have said something that made His Majesty change his mind. This person..."
"Chu Yi!"
"The eunuch Chu Yi!"
Almost instantly, several pavilion elders all said Chu Yi's name. There are very few people in the world who can influence Zhu Houzhao's thoughts, and Chu Yi is just one of them.
They really couldn't think of anyone other than Chu Yi who could persuade the emperor to change his mind, and who had the motive to expel Yang Ting and the chief minister of the cabinet.
Looking at Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian said with a worried look: "Master Yang, Chu Yi persuaded the emperor to send you to investigate Lu Wenyang. He has no good intentions."
"Yes, Chu Yi must know how lawless Lu Wenyang is. He wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife!"
"No, the chief minister must not go. We and I will jointly go to see the emperor. No matter what, we cannot let Chu Yi's conspiracy succeed."
Several pavilion elders looked excited and wanted to go to the Leopard Room immediately to ask the emperor to take back his decree.
However, Yang Ting seemed to be very calm from beginning to end. He glanced at all the pavilion elders, coughed lightly and said: "Yang, thank you all, but this matter is about Yang personally praying to the emperor, and it has nothing to do with other people."
, His Majesty handed over this matter to Yang, which is a sign of trust in Yang..."
Fei Hong frowned and said, "Do you really want to investigate Lu Wenyang?"
Stroking his beard, Yang Tinghe chuckled and said: "His Majesty's decree has been issued. Naturally, Yang has to go to investigate Lu Wenyang. Otherwise, how can the emperor communicate with him!"
"But...but if Lu Wenyang jumped over the wall in a hurry, wouldn't you be in danger, sir?"
Yang Tinghe straightened his expression and said with an awe-inspiring righteousness: "He Lu Wenyang is lawless, do you think we are afraid of him? Even if Yang is going to be in danger, even if he loses his life, we must eradicate this cancer of Lu Wenyang for His Majesty!"
If anyone could see it, they would definitely be moved by Yang Tinghe's words and regard him as a loyal and upright minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Jiang Mian, Fei Hong and the other pavilion elders looked at each other and couldn't help but sigh. Judging from Yang Tinghe's reaction, it was obvious that they had already made up their mind, and their attempts to persuade him were of no use.
"I wish you all the best and a safe return to Beijing!"
Since the elders could not change Yang Tinghe's mind, now that the emperor's decree had been made, they could only wish Yang Tinghe a smooth investigation of Lu Wenyang and a safe return.
Soon Yang Tinghe made arrangements for the cabinet affairs, and then selected a dozen officials from among the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government to be his assistants in investigating Lu Wenyang.
When many civil and military officials in the DPRK who were close friends with Yang Tinghe heard the news, it can be said that almost everyone was a little unbelievable. However, seeing that Yang Tinghe had arranged his personnel and prepared to set off, they had no choice but to believe it.
