Rumors are everywhere, flooding the capital.

Soon someone wrote a letter asking for a retrial of the "bribery case of the inner court", and even directly impeached Fu Changzong and demanded that he be removed from prison.

No one expected that someone could contact Yang Lian and others with Fu Changzong, and even found evidence in a good manner, which caused the city to be full of wind and rain, and everyone was caught off guard.

Half an hour, the cabinet.

Two subordinates, the six ministers, the governor of the Yuan, Zhu Luhu, the chief of the Dali Temple, Wu Chunfu and others were called over, which was considered an enlarged meeting.

In the lobby, the quiet needles were heard, and everyone looked solemn, but at the same time they were depressed.

The so-called words of people are terrifying and criticizing, which is vivid at this time. If it comes true, Fu Changzong will not be able to sit steadily.

Bi Ziyan looked at Fu Changzong and saw that he could not sit upright, as calm as before, without any tension or panic.

He frowned and turned to Zhang Wenda and said, "What is the Ministry of Justice going to say?"

The case of Yang Lian and others was the focus of Zhang Wenda's investigation not long ago. He knew very well about the matter, but he had never learned that there was a shadow of Huitong Trading Company.

He glanced at Fu Changzong and said, "The Ministry of Justice has conducted an emergency investigation. Huitong Trading Company has a sum of money appeared on Wei Zhongxian's account book. With someone verified, the evidence was undoubtedly conclusive."

As soon as Zhang Wenda finished speaking, Shen Xun, Xu Dahua, and even Zhou Yingqiu looked at Fu Changzong with a slight flash of eyes. If this was confirmed, even the emperor would not be able to protect him.

Bi Ziyan was silent for a while, Huitong Trading Company participated, and when he remembered Xiong Tingbi was released from prison, he immediately knew what was going on. It was just that the emperor of King Hui used some means to rescue Xiong Tingbi.

Although there is nothing to blame for this matter itself, it is not glorious after all, so it is not easy to talk about it on the table.

At the same time, Bi Ziyan also realized that this is a hot potato with complete evidence and physical evidence. What should we do?

The most tormenting thing is Wu Chunfu. He did not have the courage to surrender to Zhu Xu. At this moment, he desperately hoped that the cabinet could take the initiative to ask him to retrieve the case of Yang Lian and others. As long as he could retrial openly, he would have a way to accuse Yang Lian and at the same time he was cleared of himself.

On the contrary, the others were even more worried that if Fu Changzong fell, it would not be a small matter and would cause a huge chain reaction. They might not be able to survive alone!

"Mr. Fu, do you have anything to say?" Bi Ziyan raised his head and looked at Fu Changzong and said. He was preparing to sort out the court. The emperor had more plans and would not hope that Fu Changzong would suddenly fall, but he was still plotted against him!

Fu Changzong looked calm and calm. He glanced at Bi Ziyan, looked around and said lightly: "The child was in charge of Huitong Trading a few years ago, but don't forget that Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing was also in there. Neither me nor the child was necessary to give Wei Zhongxian money. No matter when, the Fu family rarely had contact with Xiong Tingbi, and had no contact with Yang Dahong and others. As for the person who was accused of the testimony, what is credible about a remnant of the eunuch party?"

In fact, everyone here knows that the emperor behind this matter is nothing wrong with it. Rescuing Xiong Tingbi was the common wish of the court and the public at that time, and now it is correct.

It’s just that the method is somewhat taboo to “bribe the inner court”.

When Fu Changzong was so lying in public, everyone was stunned at first, and then the corners of their mouths moved slightly.

One sentence, a small amount of effort will be achieved.

This is indeed a good excuse, and it is perfect and no one can say anything. Everyone here needs such an excuse, and no one will expose it, otherwise everyone will be embarrassed and difficult to do.

Bi Ziyan looked calm, and felt relieved in his heart. He turned to Zhang Wenda and said, "The Ministry of Justice must close the case as soon as possible, close the matter, and at the same time refute the rumors and crack down on rumor-mongers!"

Zhang Wenda glanced at Fu Changzong, his face calmed down, and then said for a while: "This group of people is extremely cunning. The Ministry of Justice will cut off halfway if it wants to investigate several times. It is not ordinary people. I am afraid it will be difficult to make progress in the short term."

Bi Ziyan frowned and said, "Do you know who he is?"

The storm in the capital began to storm before the emperor returned to the capital. At the beginning, they thought it was a remnant of Donglin, but now it seems that it is not the means that Donglin people should have, or in other words, it is not what they can do.

Zhang Wenda pondered for a while and said, "I don't know, they are extremely sneaky, and they seem to be very familiar with the Ministry of Justice's case handling. The actions are all before us. If there is a clue, they will be wiped out and cannot be investigated."

Everyone was muttering that although the Donglin Party was a taboo word in the capital, there were not so many taboos in the cabinet.

There are many illegal facts in the Donglin Party, but emotionally, they are still very sympathetic and unwilling to kill them all.

But at this level, it exceeded Bi Ziyan's tolerance limit. He turned to look at Sun Chengzong and said, "Georgia, how about letting Jian Xiesi intervene?"

Although the Ji Xiesi has been established for a long time, he is extremely low-key and has no sense of existence in the court.

Sun Chengzong did not like such an organization that suppressed the ministers. He shook his head slightly and said, "If the evil officer moves, the emperor will react. Let's leave it to the Ministry of Justice. Use all means to find out the people behind the scenes and quell the chaos in the capital as soon as possible to prepare for the court's discussion."

"The subordinate official obeys the order." Zhang Wenda said.

Even if this matter is over, Bi Ziyan was about to speak, and Wu Chunfu hurriedly continued: "Old Master Bi Ge, Master Sun, all the lords, the official suggested that Yang Dahong and others have a retrial to clarify and cleanse the rumors!"

The status of Dali Temple is very low, not as good as the Sixth Ministry or the Governor's Yuan. The Dali Temple minister's rank is the third rank, the same as the governor outside the capital, but how can he compare to the real power and prestige of the chief officials in the border areas!?

Everyone was stunned. Wu Chunfu's presence was quite low, as if it was his first time speaking.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong looked at each other, pondered for a moment, and said, "Okay, the Ministry of Justice must check it in detail this time, don't make any mistakes, don't give any chances to rumors!"

"Sir, obey the order!" Wu Chunfu and Zhang Wenda said almost at the same time.

Zhang Wenda was dispensable, and he had done it a long time ago, and he was just to clarify it for Fu Changzong. But Wu Chunfu was different. He was calm and ecstatic. As long as he found a scapegoat to try the case, he would use the excuse to leave Beijing and wait for Yang Lian to be "released without guilt". When he came back, everything would be clean!

While the cabinet was discussing, Zhu Xu was in the imperial study, studying the "military reform".

The current military scale of the Ming Dynasty was too large, and it needed to be streamlined and take the elite military route, and maintain the strength of the army through continuous rotation, and at the same time, more soldiers could be summoned quickly when necessary.

Now the provinces of the Ming Dynasty have expanded by more than 20. The militia led by the governor, namely provincial soldiers, government soldiers, county soldiers, and regular garrisons of the court, as well as other cavalry, artillery, spearmen, arrow artillery soldiers, and all kinds of more than four million, which put a huge burden on the court's finances.

At the same time, the territory of the Ming Dynasty expanded unprecedentedly, and more soldiers were needed to guard it, such as land, sea, desert, and even Zhu Xu could read it carefully before he could see it clearly. If such a vast country wants to take the elite military route, he must undoubtedly carefully consider it, be cautious and careless at all.

Zhu Xu stood at the table, drawing circles on the map, writing a personal name, a number, and also outlining the region. He had been busy for more than an hour, and his eyebrows never let go.

I don’t know how long it took, but Liu Shimin brought a cup of tea.

Zhu Xu subconsciously glanced at him, then took the teacup, staring at the messy map drawn in his hand, took a sip of tea, and then said, "What's wrong?"

"Someone spread rumors about Shangshu Fu outside the palace. Master Bi Ge has already dealt with it. Wu Chunfu proposed to retrieve the 'bribery case of the inner court', and the cabinet has been approved." Liu Shimin said concisely.

Zhu Xu looked motionless, put down the teacup and said, "The cabinet probably thought Wu Chunfu would listen to them... I was thinking about it this time."

Liu Shimin nodded silently. If he really wanted to let the cabinet do it, Yang Lian would have to be released. That would be a problem. The entire Donglin case would be questioned and he was at a disadvantage in public opinion. In this way, he would probably damage the power of heaven and shake the "new policy"!

Zhu Xu turned the charcoal pen in his hand and said, "When will the trial be held in Dali Temple?"

Liu Shimin said: "It's not decided yet. According to the current situation, the trial may be launched today."

Zhu Xu said 'yes'. Now Fu Changzong is mixed in. Wu Chunfu has enough reason to retrial as soon as possible and settle the case as soon as possible to clear Fu Changzong's grievances.

Liu Shimin waited for a while, but did not see Zhu Xu talking, and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to make some arrangements?"

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "It's all my remaining games, no need to say that Wang Qiaonian came to see me."

Wang Qiaonian, Vice President of the Royal Court, is Bi Ziyan, but Bi Ziyan is only named. In fact, Wang Qiaonian has always been in charge of the Executive Yuan.

Liu Shimin didn't understand a little, so he bowed and said, "Abide by the order."

Wang Qiaonian hurriedly came out of the Royal Court, feeling confused, not knowing what the emperor had suddenly summoned. He thought about it all the way, but it could only be a conflict between the Zhengyuan graduates and those officials who were from Jinshi.

This contradiction is difficult to solve. The key to the problem is that these students are not from the imperial examination, irregular, or even non-brained, but the emperor was forced to arrange by the Ministry of Personnel. Even if they were at the bottom, they were still considered "officials". However, as long as a few people broke through this boundary, they would cause a huge rebound.

Wei Xuelian has emerged and is in a fearful position. How could he not cause group attacks?

In addition, Cao Dingjiao's background is prominent, and some people are afraid of it and use secret tricks.

Wang Qiaonian was uneasy when she walked to Jingyang Palace. The students who graduated from the Zhengyuan have been in a group recently and may be forced to be involved with the "party struggle".

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