While waiting for news in the capital, Wei Guangde thought about Weng Pu's words when he was fine, and suddenly felt that it made sense.

It was like the matter of Prince Yu’s Mansion being made difficult by the Ministry of Revenue. Has the Jinyiwei reported to Emperor Jiajing?

If not, there is naturally nothing to say. If so, why didn’t Emperor Jiajing take measures to punish the Ministry of Revenue?

In fact, many of these things were thought of by Wei Guangde before, and it was one of the reasons why he decided to surrender to King Yu.

However, after Weng Pu reminded him, Wei Guangde felt it was necessary to talk to Lu Bing about this matter after returning to the capital.

Weng Pu knew that for the sake of his family, he gave up his persistence and avoided the vortex in the capital. As Lu Bing, he naturally would not know the interests of this.

Wei Guangde suddenly felt that if he was recognized by Prince Yu's Mansion and tried to communicate with Lu Bing after returning to the capital and pulled Lu Bing to the chariot of Prince Yu's Mansion, the probability of success seemed to be very high.

According to Weng Pu, the existing power of the Prince Yu Mansion will not be able to compete with the Prince Jing Mansion in any case. However, if Lu Bing can win over the secret support, even if it cannot surpass it, it will be equal in appearance.

Lu Bing didn't have much say in the court. On the surface, he seemed to have no strength, but in fact, he didn't know how many officials' handles had long fallen into the hands of the Jinyiwei, and perhaps he was just waiting for an opportunity to make a report.

Wei Guangde couldn't help but remember the eunuch Li Bin that Lu Bing was going to deal with. It's not only a year or two that Lu Bing has targeted him. Not only did he collect conclusive evidence, but he also waited for an opportunity to impeach him when the emperor needed a lot of money during the New Year.

Even though Emperor Jiajing was still a little in love with the emperor, in order to have a good New Year, he had to search his family.

The thoughts in his heart gradually became firmer. After returning to the capital, he went to Gao Gong to discuss it first. If Gao Gong felt it was right, he would find an opportunity to contact Lu Bing and test his attitude towards Prince Yu's Mansion.

Wei Guangde chose to stay quietly in Nanjing City and wait for news. He went out with Xu Bangrui to spend time and live a comfortable life.

However, although the weather in Beijing was still cold, the court was like a pot of boiling water.

After receiving the imperial edict from the cabinet, the Sixth Department immediately organized the Sixth Department to hold a gathering and discuss Guo Xiyan's memorials before the Li Ke. Emperor Jiajing had already made a clear attitude, so they naturally found problems in Guo Xiyan's memorials.

"A little ruthless."

After reading Guo Xiyan's memorial in full, many scholars thought this was the thought in their hearts. No wonder Emperor Jiajing was angry and wanted to punish him.

However, almost all the staff members knew that the purpose of Guo Xiyan’s memorial was probably because of his risky attempt to be rich and prosperous after being dismissed from his official position. He just used too much force in the memorial and got the wrong direction.

The news of the mutiny of the soldiers in Zhenwu Camp in Nanjing that followed made the already turbulent officialdom even more boiling.

Zhou Yan, the boss of the Censorate, did not allow the censors to interfere with the matter of establishing the crown prince. Although the censors did not say anything, they were still very resistant in their hearts. However, after Guo Xiyan submitted the memorial, they also keenly realized that someone seemed to be deliberately muddling the water behind them.

It doesn't matter who is in the situation. What is important is that establishing a crown prince is not a trivial matter. If it is not good, it will cause trouble to cause a wall of ice and shake the foundation of the country.

If you don’t participate in the establishment of a crown prince, you won’t participate, but the Nanjing Zhenwuying mutiny is different.

In Chengping, Jiangnan, if such a major event suddenly happens, the powerful must sue the officials for it.

After carefully studying the memorials from the Nanjing News, Wei Guangde made a contribution again. Forget it, he is a colleague of the Censorate. Our Censorate can only impeach officials and not ask for titles. Therefore, the things Wei Guangde did in Nanjing were magnificently thrown aside by the censors.

Continue to find the person who should be responsible for the Wei incident. Huang Maoguan treats his soldiers harshly and is the main responsible person for the mutiny. However, if the person dies, it is fine, and there is no need to be angry with the dead.

Then, I saw Ma Kun's name. Although it only appeared once, Huang Maoguan's proposal to deduct soldiers' military pay was actually proposed by Ma Kun, who was then the Minister of Revenue of Nanjing. Huang Maoguan was just executing the orders of the Minister of Revenue.

Good, you Ma Kun, for such a big thing, there must be an absolutely sufficient official to come out to take responsibility. The Minister of Revenue, this official position is just enough.

Therefore, all the censors of the Censorate in Beijing took action and unanimously impeached the current Minister of Revenue Ma Kun, who was foolish and incompetent, and thus caused such a horrific event as a mutiny in the Zhenwu Camp of Nanjing, and should have been dismissed.

The censors of the Ming Dynasty were clearly distinguished at this time, and each had their own impeachment targets.

The sixth department head Lan Bi and others reported that they were very resentful and rebellious. The criminal department head even suggested that the three judicial departments submit their convictions for the crime, and the censor of the Criminal Court impeached the Minister of Revenue Ma Kun.

The memorial was sent to the cabinet. Yan Song looked at the pile of memorials on the desk and had to call Xu Jie to discuss how to vote.

The last time Guo Xiyan's memorial was approved by Emperor Jiajing to "come the same second auxiliary ticket". At this time, Yan Song naturally did not dare to continue to write a ticket alone, at least let Xu Jie look at it and discuss a ticket.

In fact, as long as the cabinet is not a major matter, a cabinet minister is enough.

When Yan Song saw Guo Xiyan’s memorial, he didn’t take it for a while, so he made such a big mistake and was rejected twice by Emperor Jiajing.

After Xu Jie arrived, he realized that it was a memorial to impeach Guo Xiyan, and he stroked his beard and said, "Sir, the right to deal with this is with Your Majesty. We just need to ask for instructions. There is no need to make any charter."

"Well"

Yan Song really felt that he was old now. He didn't even think of such a simple truth. He was thinking about how to vote. Could it be that without the East Tower, he really couldn't continue to sit in this position?

Nodding slightly, Yan Song smiled at Xu Jie and said, "It's reasonable, is that the person who impeached Ma Kun the same?"

"Ma Kun's affairs are a bit troublesome. He should have taken responsibility for the incident caused by Huang Maoguan, but he is already dead, so naturally he can't be investigated anymore. Ma Kun is the initiator, and I think he should be held accountable."

Ma Kun is not an official from Xu Jie and his group. He and Yan Song have reached a deal, but now they only see how to vote for the impeachment memorial.

"Section."

Yan Song nodded, "Then let's plan like this."

Soon, the memorials drafted by the cabinet were sent to the Silijian, and Gao Zhong took them to see Emperor Jiajing.

"There is no need for the three courts to conduct a trial. Since the six departments all believe that the decree is unjust, they have passed the imperial edict, and the evil words Guo Xiyan has made confusing the rules of the people, and they have no reason to be angry and want to distinguish between the king, minister, father, son and brother. Since ancient times, Xing ministers have gained fame by death, but there is no such thing as Xiyan.

The inspector where he was appointed was executed immediately, and he passed the heads of the four directions to show the owls."

News soon came from Xiyuan that Emperor Jiajing did not ask the Third Division to try Guo Xiyan, but directly issued an order to arrest Guo Xiyan. However, he temporarily stayed for the memorial to the Censorate's large-scale impeachment of the Minister of Revenue Ma Kun and did not make any instructions.

Guo Xiyan, who was staying at home at this time, naturally knew the changes in the court's trend in the past two days. All of my friends in the past could see this crisis by keeping a close eye.

Although he didn't understand what was wrong with his memorial, he knew that he had made a fuss, but he had no choice.

In his opinion, he is likely to be in the imperial prison this time, and then the Third Session will be convicted. That is the time to defend himself.

My self-dispute in the lobby will be written into the memorial, and only at that time can I know where my memorial angered the person in Xiyuan.

Sitting in the study and driving away the servants at home, Guo Xiyan was still thinking about ways to save herself, but suddenly heard that the outside world suddenly became a noise.

Soon, a series of footsteps came outside the house.

"Dong"

The wooden door of the study was kicked open brutally, and a Jinyiwei Baihu dressed in a flying fish suit was already smiling and walked into the house.

"Who are you? Why did you break into my mansion?"

Although he was prepared for a long time, Guo Xiyan tried his best to maintain his official power and shouted coldly at the Jinyiwei people.

"Mr. Guo, don't ask questions clearly. You've been posted, come with me."

As he said that, he waved his hand without waiting for Guo Xiyan to speak, the two Jinyi lieutenants following him rushed over and pulled him out of the chair. Then, the lieutenant brought bracelets and shackles, and was quickly escorted out.

Because there was no order to search the house, the Jinyiwei did not help to move the things from the house this time, but left a team of lieutenants to block the front and back doors, and the Guo family was not allowed to walk around at will.

Emperor Jiajing ordered Guo Xiyan to be executed, but did not clarify whether it would harm his family. The Jinyiwei was not able to act rashly at this time, so he had to wait for the orders from the palace.

Guo Xiyan's case was handled very quickly. The Six-Correstoration Conference had already given their judgment. Whether it was considered manipulated or not, it was considered conclusive. The Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple received instructions from the cabinet and quickly issued official documents.

The day after Guo Xiyan was arrested in the imperial prison, he was taken out of the imperial prison and executed while he was still thinking about how to defend himself.

The news spread among the Beijing officials after Guo Xiyan was executed. Everyone has different opinions on the court's handling of Guo Xiyan so quickly and executing so quickly, but everyone knows that the matter of establishing a crown prince seems to be a taboo and cannot be easily touched.

The happiest person to Guo Xiyan was killed was King Jing and Yan Shifan. They saw another glimmer of hope in the court's decisive behavior.

Yes, Guo Xiyan kept talking in her memorials and wanted to protect Zhu Zaiji, the crown prince Yu, and was naturally hostile to the King Jing Party.

When King Jing Zhu Zaitin first heard someone submitting a memorial to make King Yu the crown prince and to become a vassal as soon as possible, he was actually frightened. He was worried that his father would agree, and even if he stayed at the capital, it would be a bad sign.

Fortunately, within two days, the news came to him and made him feel completely at ease.

In fact, King Jing himself knew that in the dispute over the throne, his birth time was a natural disadvantage. No matter what, King Yu was a brother, and he was a younger brother, which was completely unequal.

The reason why he had this inappropriate thought was actually due to the unpopularity of Prince Yu's mother and the favored by her own mother Lu.

Emperor Jiajing refused to make a statement after the death of the crown prince. However, under the contact and verbal stimulation of Yan Shifan, he gradually had the idea of ​​competing for the throne.

Until now, he can no longer look back.

Needless to say, after getting good news, the King Jing's mansion naturally held a big banquet, and his hard-core supporter Yan Shifan and others came to the banquet. He wanted to celebrate it well.

Guo Xiyan's blood seemed to have not flown in vain. His memorial not only did not wake up King Jing, but also further boosted his confidence in fighting for the throne.

The father issued an order to kill officials who publicly supported King Yu, so what else should he worry about?

At this moment, King Jing was in high spirits at the banquet. He felt that in the mind of his father, Emperor Jiajing, he should have designated him as the crown prince.

In fact, after the news of Guo Xiyan's murder came out, the King Jing's Mansion received some visits from the Beijing officials. These were the officials who had avoided the King Jing's Mansion before, but they seemed to have the same idea as King Jing.

But it was strange that although Yan Shifan was smiling and eating and drinking with others, his eyes were looking at King Jing from time to time.

At the end of the banquet, Yan Shifan did not rush to leave for fun, but sat there quietly without any intention of leaving.

Although King Jing drank a few more drinks, he was still clear at this time. Yan Shifan's actions today revealed that he wanted to say something to him alone.

From time to time at the banquet, the Yan family's confidant was an official of the King Jing's Mansion. Everyone can say that they all prosper and lose both. However, Yan Shifan did not speak during the banquet. This naturally means that what Yan Shifan wanted to say to him was probably very confidential and important.

"Okay, everyone has drunk a lot today, let's break up."

As the host here, I saw that many guests were already drinking and spoke at the right time to end the banquet.

Then an eunuch came in and helped the guests out, but only King Jing and Yan Shifan were still sitting there without moving.

Yan Shifan and King Jing themselves have a lot of alcohol tolerance. After all, they were born in a family like theirs and had already developed alcohol tolerance.

Yan Shifan deliberately drank less wine, so he naturally came prepared.

King Jing drank more at the beginning, and after discovering that Yan Shifan's behavior was abnormal, he also reduced his drinking, so he remained awake at this time.

"Does Brother Donglou have something to say?"

Everyone had left, and there were only a few of his caring servants left in the room, King Jing asked.
To be continued...