96 Conspiracy in the secret room against the prince(2/2)
This time, they will do their best to help them ascend to the position of internal minister, and their hearts can't help but become hot.
The emperor finished reading the military intelligence report ahead, put down the memorial and stretched himself. Wang Ying hurriedly took the ginseng tea handed over by the young eunuch, bowed, brought it to the emperor with his own hands and said: "Your Majesty, you have been up since the fourth watch.
I’ve been busy till now, and I haven’t even used the breakfast yet. Let’s have some ginseng tea first! I’ll ask them to prepare the meal right away!”
The emperor brought it over, took a sip, and put the tea bowl aside: "There's no rush to prepare the meal! I've been sitting here all morning, and I really want to go out and relax!"
Wang Ying was secretly happy in her heart, and was worried about finding an excuse to call you out for a look, but you didn't take the initiative to bring it up!
Wang Ying immediately ordered the young eunuch to bring him a cloak, and carefully waited on the emperor to put it on. While accompanying the emperor to go out, he looked at his face and said cautiously: "The sun looks very good today, my servant.
You are busy with government affairs every day and your brows are always furrowed. How about climbing up to take a look today and broaden your mind!"
In fact, the emperor is not a very independent person, so he doesn't care much about these small things. As expected, he became interested after hearing Wang Ying's words. "It's up to you!"
Wang Ying was overjoyed after hearing this and immediately ordered the young eunuch on the side to make arrangements. After a while, the emperor boarded a tall building in front of the three main halls under Wang Ying's arrangement.
It was noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the scenery around the Imperial City could be seen from here. Zhengtong really felt at ease. Suddenly he saw a mansion near the Imperial City on West Chang'an Street, with carved beams and painted tiles. It was extremely luxurious. The bricks and tiles were all new.
, it looked like a newly built house. He couldn't help but be stunned and asked Wang Ying: "Wang Ying, who owns that house?"
What Wang Ying was waiting for was the emperor's words. He immediately put eye drops on the queen's brother Cheng En Bo and said: "That is the other courtyard that Cheng En Bo Chen Xun just completed!"
The emperor was very unhappy when he saw that the house was very large and even more magnificently built, but it was just a villa belonging to Uncle Cheng En. Wang Ying added to the side: "I heard that Uncle Cheng En wanted to build this house.
, it cost hundreds of thousands of silver, and the craftsmen alone hired thousands of people!" Eye drops
Before the water was added, Wang Ying continued: "I'm not a slave to talk too much. For the sake of the country and the country, Your Majesty used all the money you saved by not repairing the garden as military expenses. But Uncle Cheng'en relied on the fact that he was the queen's brother.
He’s so ignorant! I don’t know where he got all this money.”
The emperor was furious and his face was livid. Where did it come from? Of course it was obtained through corruption and bribery, and through plundering people's wealth and wealth! He flicked his sleeves, stopped looking at the scenery, and went downstairs first.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Wang Ying did not dare to say anything more and hurriedly followed the emperor back to Qianqing Palace. The emperor was very unhappy at lunch.
Speaking of corruption and bribery, the emperor also knew that he was an official and took bribes. This is not a necessary condition for punishing officials. What made Cheng Enbo angry was that he had no vision. The emperor himself tightened his belt and used his money to fight.
Why don't you keep a low profile? The emperor has no money to build the garden, but you still build high-rise buildings there. Aren't you making the emperor unhappy? The emperor is unhappy, can you be happy?
The Queen was born in a small family. As the Queen's brother, Cheng Enbo naturally didn't have much experience. The Emperor didn't like it very much. Now he saw such a scene, he was even more unhappy. But after all, he is the Queen's brother and the prince.
My uncle must leave some dignity for the queen and the prince. After much deliberation, the emperor decided not to punish them for the time being.
After a lot of mental construction, the emperor finally managed to straighten out his anger. However, he could not help but have some grudges against the queen and the prince.
Early the next morning, the Secretary of General Affairs delivered the memorials reported from all over the country to the Forbidden City. The young eunuch carried a pile of documents into the room of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Wang Ying called the young eunuch over and flipped through the pile of memorials.
, and sure enough, I found the secret of Gao Shi’s impeachment of Chen Xun, the uncle of Cheng En.
Wang Ying took out the book with satisfaction and put it into his arms. Now is not a good time to show the emperor this book. Wang Ying has been with the emperor for a long time and has a better understanding of the emperor's temperament. The emperor He is not a decisive person, and he is relatively soft-hearted. If you show him this document at this time, if the emperor is soft-hearted, it is very likely that he will hold it up high and put it down gently, and all the arrangements made by Xiao Shangshu will be in vain.
Wang Ying is waiting for an opportunity.
He took the young eunuch into the Qianqing Palace. The emperor had already finished his breakfast. Wang Ying placed the pile of memorials on the emperor's imperial desk and watched the emperor read and correct the memorials one by one. He watched the sun rise higher and higher. But I was secretly anxious in my heart.
At this time, the savior arrived. A young eunuch rushed in hurriedly, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Governor Wang Gu has urgent military information to report!"
The emperor stood up and shouted nervously: "Send it up!"
The little eunuch immediately presented a document sealed with fire paint to Wang Ying. Wang Ying tore off the fire seal and handed it to the emperor respectfully. The emperor handed it over and read the ten lines at a glance. The blood on his face suddenly disappeared, as if he had been beaten. Sap, slumped back on the dragon chair.
"Your Majesty..." Wang Ying had the courage to move forward, but secretly glanced at the emergency document. There were only a few lines on it, which wrote: The traitor chief Zuo Yan's soldiers invaded our border in four groups and surrounded Xuanfu and Datong. In all the cities, the Datong soldiers were defeated, and the castles outside the fortress fell. Datong general Lin Hao died in the battle at Mao'erzhuang.
The emperor took a breath and asked people to immediately invite the adults from the cabinet, the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office to discuss the military situation. Seeing that the time had come, Wang Ying found an excuse to sneak out, and when he came back, he knelt at the feet of Zhengtong. He went down and took out the hidden memorial from his arms: "Your Majesty, the General Secretary has just sent another memorial..."
The emperor asked in a hoarse voice: "What's the deal?"
Wang Ying buried her head deeply: "This is a tip for impeaching Chen Xun, the uncle of Cheng En!"
The emperor was shocked and frightened just now. When he saw Chen Xun coming to cause trouble for him again, an unknown fire suddenly surged up and he couldn't suppress it: "Bring it to me and see!"
The emperor took the memorial handed over by Wang Ying, opened it, and saw that it read: Chen Xun, the uncle of the emperor, has been favored by the emperor in this life, and has been corrupt and illegal. Now it is found that the crime is true, and he should be severely punished by the judicial department!
This was a very weighty memorial. The full text listed Chen Xun's fifteen crimes, all of which were substantiated. The emperor became more and more angry as he read, and finally he was so angry that he threw the memorial to the ground on the spot and shouted: " Bastard! What a complete bastard! Arrest the person immediately, throw him into prison, and let the Ministry of Punishment have a good look at the case!"
The emperor issued a series of edicts, ordering the Jinyi Guards to throw Chen Xun into prison. The news spread like wildfire, and the queen quickly got the news.
The queen's parents died young, and it was her brother Chen Xun who raised her. Her eldest brother was like her father, and she had a very deep affection for her brother. Later she became the queen, and the emperor also named her brother Cheng'en Gong. Who knew that she was first attacked by Jiang After Yue's impeachment, Duke Cheng'en's title was reduced from Duke to Uncle. Now the young eunuch who went out to inquire reported that the Emperor was furious and declared that he would make Duke Cheng'en an upright example!
Chapter completed!