Chapter 127 Lu Bing is in a dilemma

The journey from the northwest to the capital is bumpy, and now I have been in the imperial prison.

He sat in front of a log table. Several Jinyiwei surrounded Zeng Xian. The leader said, "Sir Zeng, I respect you as a hero and a minister of the court. I also want to give you some decentness. You know why you are here. You don't have to wait for your brother to explain it to you."

"You listen to our signatures and seals honestly to avoid suffering from flesh and blood. And if you don't sign and seal, our Jinyiwei will have no choice? Don't be so naive. What can you ask for under the Three Trees? Even if you don't have to think about it yourself, think about your family."

Zeng Xian looked at the confession in his hand, which contained many words, but Zeng Xian only saw three words: Jie Xia Yan.

Although the reason for Xia Yan's failure was political, Xia Yan was a Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty after all, and there were still some crimes that could be said.

It’s like many big shots in later generations have all kinds of charges after they fall.

As Jiajing's arm, the Jinyiwei naturally had to execute Jiajing's intentions and punish Xia Yan for being charged.

Zeng Xian smiled faintly, threw the confession in his hand aside, and said, "A real man has promised the country, but he has cherished his family. It's like this, and there is nothing to say. However, I can't let Mr. Xia down. This distraction may not be passed on, but heaven knows, earth knows. You know, I know."

"Do you want to be torture? Come on."

Several Jinyiwei did not dare to do it easily, and in the end, one Jinyiwei came out and came into the room next to him.

And Lu Bing is drinking tea here.

The Jinyiwei said Zeng Xian's words in detail.

Lu Bing sighed.

If it were twenty years ago, Lu Huan would even personally question Zeng Xian and let Zeng Xian taste the guy in the Jinyiwei. No matter who it was? Lu Bing was never weak. Of course, when Zuo Shunmen was at the door, there were more than a hundred court officials. Lu Huan said he would start and did not hesitate at all.

But now I don’t have the strength and courage that I used to be.

After all, he had to think about the Lu family.

How could Lu Bing not know what the commander of the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei ended up? When he was young, he felt that he was special, but when he got older, he realized that everyone actually felt that he was special, and that was not.

Lu Bing pondered for a moment and said, "Don't be abused by Zeng Xian alone, no one is allowed to visit him. In addition, he will find someone else to imitate Zeng Xian's handwriting, copy and confess to me while signing Zeng Xian's name."

Immediately someone agreed.

What kind of talents are not among the Jinyiwei?

Soon, someone imitated Zeng Xian's handwriting and wrote out all the confessions. Lu Bing took them to take a closer look, but there was no flaw for a while.

But Lu Bing also knew that there were actually flaws.

But so what? With Lu Bing's endorsement, Lu Bing has the final say in the truth and falsehood. Even if Jiajing knows it, he will not care about it.

This is also the only place where Lu Bing can show mercy to Zeng Xian. As for other matters, Lu Bing cannot make decisions.

Lu Bing held the confession in his arms.

Enter the palace immediately.

Jiajing just glanced at it and did not ask more. He did not ask whether it was true or false. Instead, he casually said to Huang Jin: "Leave it to the cabinet and tell Yan Song that the court cannot be in chaos."

In the cabinet, Yan Song received the confession and listened to Jiajing's oral order.

Naturally, I understand the meaning of Jiajing.

Although Jiajing chose Yan Song between the two, it does not mean that Jiajing was very satisfied with Yan Song. His warning to Yan Song was actually to make Yan Song narrow the scope of the storm and minimize the turmoil in the court as much as possible.

Of course, Yan Song was naturally willing.

Others don't want to.

Yan Song drafted an imperial edict under the name of Zeng Xian's confession, and asked Xia Yan to issue an edict to be punished.

However, this imperial edict was returned by the Minister of Personnel.

Wen Yuan, the Minister of Personnel, is too old. An old man who is almost eighty, has been serving as an official for decades and has been in office for more than fifty years. This qualification is beyond the court. If Xia Yan is to be imprisoned, he must first deprive Xia Yan of all his official positions and gifts. Then he can be imprisoned.

This procedure is like a senior official who is issued a party member before he is imprisoned.

This matter cannot be avoided by the Ministry of Personnel.

Although Wen Yuan was not satisfied with Xia Yan, he generally agreed. Therefore, when Xia Yan was in power, Wen Yuan did not mean to sing an opposite to Xia Yan. But now Yan Song is in power, how could the old minister take Yan Song in sight, let alone create an unjust case as soon as Yan Song came to power.

Wen Yuan still knows Zeng Xian. He cannot say that there is no mistake at all. But no matter what, the meritorious ministers of the court always have to be treated preferentially. It is fine if they are exiled or dismissed from office and returned to their hometown. After all, it is the emperor's intention, so Wen Yuan doesn't know how to say anything.

But Yan Song is not like this. Judging from the charges Yan Song prepared, he was just a death sentence.

Even killing Zeng Xian is not ready to stop.

I also want to kill Xia Yan.

Wen Yuan was very dissatisfied with this. Wen Yuan, the Minister of Personnel, was known as the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Personnel. In terms of power, he was the leader of the six ministries and could be on par with the Grand Secretary. Especially Wen Yuan was an old minister. It was really difficult for Yan Song to deal with it when he really broke out.

Yan Song had no choice but to order someone to invite Master Wen to talk to the cabinet.

But the person who was passing the message came back soon and said, Wen Shangshu said that when he was old, his legs and feet were not flexible, he had something to do to discuss with the Ministry of Personnel.

Yan Song's face turned pale and he said, "I understand."

Although Yan Song had already taken control of the power of the court, Xia Yan was under semi-house arrest at home. However, his control over the court was not as good as Xia Yan at this moment, so he was helpless with Wen Yuan. Because Jiajing had such an old minister as the most critical Minister of Personnel, he had the idea of ​​checking and balancing Xia Yan and Yan Song.

But Xia Yan doesn't care whether it's soft or hard, he can make the old man obey his strategy. He dare not be disrespectful in private.

At this moment, Yan Song was like Xia Yan using thunder means to take down this old minister in one fell swoop, but there was no way.

However, at this moment, Wen Yuan blocked not only Yan Song's way, but Jiajing's way. Yan Song had no choice, and Jiajing would not have no choice.

Yan Song immediately got up and went to Xiyuan, soon.

Xiyuan sent an order to let Master Wen enter the palace to face the saint.

Wen Yuan was not surprised at all when he heard this. He sorted out his clothes and walked into the palace with great strides. It was not as good as he said that his legs and feet were not flexible at all.

In Yuxi Palace.

Jiajing sat high in front of him, and Yan Song stood with his hands hanging down on one side. In a daze, he seemed to occupy Huang Jin's position.

Wen Yuan glanced through Yan Song, pretending that he had not seen it, and bowed and said, "The old minister pays homage to Your Majesty. It is just right for Your Majesty to summon Old Minister. The old minister has something to report to Your Majesty."

Jiajing was slightly stunned when he heard this, and glanced at Yan Song. He said in his heart: "Why don't this old minister play according to the rules?" The reason why Jiajing summoned Wen Yuan was naturally because after listening to Yan Song's words, he felt that Wen Yuan wanted to protect Xia Yan. As a qualified politician, Jiajing did not show any mercy before making a decision, but after making a decision, he would not show any mercy.

Because the orders are changed every day, it is the court's plan.

Since he chose Yan Song and showed mercy to Xia Yan, it would make the situation in the court continue to be chaotic. Therefore, regardless of whether Xia Yan was wronged or not, Jiajing had already determined to take him down.

Therefore, I heard that Wen Yuan seemed to have an obstacle. Without saying a word, I summoned him to ask and prepared to solve this problem. It was just that Wen Yuan's performance seemed to be beyond Jiajing's expectations.

Jiajing said, "Please speak with the old minister."

Wen Yuan said: "Your Majesty, Xia Yan, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, has been ill for many days. Although Xia Yan has made contributions to the court and worked for the country, his body is really bad and he is not as good as an old minister. However, the cabinet is busy and he cannot wait until he gets sick. In the opinion of the old minister, it is better to go to the position of Grand Secretary of the Xia Yan and let him return to his hometown to recuperate. Select another talent to enrich the cabinet."

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Jiajing glanced at Yan Song and immediately understood in his heart.

Xia Yan has fallen, and both sides have a consensus on this. In other words, Jiajing's will has become a fact. No one can stop it.

But what was the situation in the post-Xia Yan era? Xia Yan fell, and how this large area of ​​political power was distributed, there was a great conflict of opinions.
Chapter completed!