In fact, we can't blame Liu Jin for being neurotic and thinking too much. Even if Chen Qi just wanted to plot against Chu Yi at first, after the murder broke out, none of the officials who lost their power because of Liu Jin were not human beings.
With such a good opportunity, it was rare that Chu Yi handed over a knife. If it was only used to get rid of Chu Yi, wouldn't it be overkill?
It wasn't Chu Yi who cheated Liu Jin, but the development of the situation that forced Liu Jin to fight with those people who had taken chicken blood and medicine and barely rolled up their sleeves to pull Liu Jin down from the high position above ten thousand people.
Official fighting.
Several letters were circulated in the hands of Liu Yu and Sun Cong. After reading the letters, the faces of Sun Cong and others became extremely ugly.
At least they were able to get to where they are today without a fool. They were just too excited before, but now they suddenly realize that this is no longer Chu Yi's trouble, but Liu Jin's trouble.
Jiao Fang suddenly stood up and said to Liu Jin: "En Xiang, please go to the palace quickly and report to the emperor. Not only did Governor Chu have no fault in this matter, he actually made meritorious deeds!"
Liu Jin was slightly stunned and looked at Jiao Fang in confusion. He really didn't know how to confuse right and wrong. After all, Chu Yi really killed more than a dozen scholars in Songyang Academy, including the judge.
Even Liu Jin would not dare to kill scholars like this without convicting them.
Seemingly sensing the doubts in Liu Jin's heart, Jiao Fang stroked his beard and sneered: "Don't forget, Prime Minister, Chu Yi is patrolling the place in the name of the emperor. He can be called an imperial envoy. The judge of Songyang Academy is Chen Qi and more than ten scholars.
If you dare to attack the imperial guard of honor, this is a crime of great disrespect and you should be killed according to the law!"
Sun Cong, Zhang Wenmian and others couldn't help but look a little jealous after hearing Jiao Fang's words. Why didn't they think of this? Just looking at the smile on Liu Jin's face at this moment, a fool could tell that Liu Jin was in focus
Fang's idea is so satisfying.
"Gee, our family can rest easy with the help of Mr. Ge!"
Jiao Fang looked straight and said: "En Xiang immediately went to the palace to meet His Majesty and stated his interests. Otherwise, once the Chief Assistant came to the palace to meet His Majesty, he would be preempted. Even if His Majesty believed in En Xiang in the end, he would probably
Affect the status of Enxiang in the eyes of the Holy One."
Liu Jin suddenly stood up and saluted Jiao Fang: "Thank you, Mr. Ge, for reminding me. We will go to the palace to see His Majesty."
Thinking that Li Dongyang and others had slowed him down and entered the palace to report the Songyang murder case, and then directly pushed Chen Qi and others into the imperial guard of honor, despising the imperial power and disrespecting the emperor. At that time, even if Li Dongyang and others talked sweetly, they would not be able to think of it.
He was plotted against in front of the emperor.
"It's just that our family is a little unwilling to do so. He, Chu Yi, has caused trouble and he wants our family to wipe his ass!"
However, Liu Jin just sighed and ordered everyone to inquire about the movements of Li Dongyang and others, and Liu Jin rushed to the palace.
Zhu Houzhao left the government affairs to Liu Jin, but he lived in the leopard room and lived a very leisurely life.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao was only wearing a moon-white coat, and was serving Zhang Yong and Gu Da with several close servants. When Liu Jin came in a hurry, Zhu Houzhao was grilling meat there.
That's right, Zhu Houzhao was barbecuing in front of a bonfire. The majestic emperor did such a thing without any status. Fortunately, this was the Leopard Room, which belonged to Zhu Houzhao's absolutely private territory. Without his permission, not a single civil or military official could enter.
Come.
Otherwise, if he behaves like this, a lot of officials will jump out to advise him to pay attention to the majesty of the emperor.
Noticing Liu Jin's arrival, Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand and pulled off a lamb's hind leg. The golden roasted meat exuded a refreshing fragrance.
"Liu Daban, come and have a taste of my craftsmanship!"
Liu Jin looked flattered, took it carefully, smelled it, and then said with an intoxicating look: "Just smelling the fragrance makes my slave's mouth water. I think it will taste even more delicious."
After taking a bite, Liu Jin's eyes widened and he said with a look of surprise: "Your Majesty is so good at your craftsmanship. Even the royal chef can't compare to your Majesty."
That is to say, Zhu Houzhao. If it were any other emperor, he would not dare to talk to Zhu Houzhao like this even if Liu Jin had the courage.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and then tore off the barbecue and distributed it to Zhang Yong and Gu Dayong. Finally, he carried a leg of lamb and sat on the ground without the grace of an emperor. While chewing the barbecue, he sighed: "Chu
I don’t know where my eldest companion is, I haven’t seen him for these days, but I miss him a little bit!”
Zhang Yong and Gu Dayong couldn't help but look at each other after hearing this. Rumors of the Songyang murder case were spreading in the capital. As powerful figures in the inner court, they naturally knew Chu Yi's current situation very well.
Only Zhu Houzhao didn't know this. After all, both the internal servants and the civil and military officials headed by Li Dongyang had their own plans surrounding the Songyang murder case. Zhu Houzhao would only know about it when the two sides met.
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Taking a deep breath, Liu Jin suddenly knelt on the ground and said to the surprised Zhu Houzhao as if he was begging for forgiveness: "Your Majesty, this slave is guilty."
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Liu Jin, took a hard bite of the mutton leg, and then said to Liu Jin: "You won't get into any trouble again, will you? Let me guess if you have a disagreement with the chief assistant Li Dongchang again...
…”
Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I concealed the news about Chu Yi from Your Majesty."
As if he did not expect that Chu Yi would be involved, Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and threw the leg of lamb in his hand to the little eunuch aside. Then he stood up and said while washing: "I am curious about what happened to our governor of the East Factory.
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Zhu Houzhao just likes freedom and cannot be restrained by rules, but this does not mean that he is a fool. Otherwise, he will not be able to secure his position. Even with his connivance, Liu Jin is so powerful that he can be with him.
Liu Jin was easily captured under the imperial edict, which shows that everyone in the court was actually under his control.
Just by looking at Liu Jin's reaction, Zhu Houzhao knew that something big must have happened to Chu Yi, otherwise Liu Jin would definitely not be like this.
However, even big things were nothing in front of the emperor, so Zhu Houzhao did not rush, sat down after washing, and looked at Liu Jin who was kneeling there.
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said: "Liu Daban, please stop kneeling on the ground. Get up and answer the question. Tell me what happened to Chu Daban."
Liu Jin thanked En and stood up, hesitatingly saying: "Your Majesty, Chu Yi killed someone!"
Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "If I remember correctly, Chu Daban is the governor of the East Factory under my command. This time, he is inspecting the place under my order. Could it be that someone was so careless and provoked
Our governor of the East Factory?"
Just by looking at Zhu Houzhao's intimate tone when he mentioned Chu Yi, you can tell how much Zhu Houzhao favors the few attendants around him.
Liu Jindao: "But Chu Yi killed the judge Chen Qi and more than a dozen academy disciples in Songyang Academy. When the news came, the capital was in an uproar. At this time, I don't know how many people gathered in the house of Chief Assistant Li Dongyang.
I would like to take this opportunity to ask Your Majesty to kill this servant and Chu Yi."
"What!"
Even Zhu Houzhao couldn't help being shocked when he suddenly heard that Chu Yi was killing people in Songyang Academy. Zhu Houzhao was not a foolish monarch, so he knew very well how much power the literati had in today's world.
Even he, the emperor, was forced by the literati to follow various rules and had to hide in this leopard room in order to keep his ears clean.
Chu Yi actually killed the judge of Songyang Academy and more than a dozen students. For some reason, Zhu Houzhao felt a little inexplicable joy in his heart.
However, as the emperor, Zhu Houzhao also knew that if this matter was true, even he would not be able to protect Chu Yi.
With a cold look on his face, Zhu Houzhao stared at Liu Jin and said, "Please tell me in detail what is going on."
At this moment, a chamberlain ran over quickly and said: "Your Majesty, the chief minister of the cabinet and more than a dozen important ministers of the court are here to see your majesty!"
Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath and said: "Xuan!"
His eyes fell on Liu Jin. Liu Jin was so excited that he quickly followed what Jiao Fang said and emphatically explained to Zhu Hou that Chu Yi went to Songyang Academy on behalf of the emperor as an imperial guard of honor. However, he was rejected by the court judge and more than a dozen academy disciples, and there was a conflict.
, the academy disciples even attacked the imperial guard of honor.
Zhu Houzhao's face gradually became gloomy, and at this moment, a group of more than a dozen important officials in the court, headed by Li Dongyang, the chief minister of the cabinet, came with angry faces.
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