Chapter 47 Entering the Palace
When Chen Yu woke up the next morning, the guards told him that Xie Tingzhou had arranged a courtyard for him.
"Am I the only one living here?" Chen Yu asked in surprise.
I have no idea what Xie Tingzhou was thinking. Why did he suddenly arrange such a nice yard for her?
The guard said, "That's what the captain of the guards said. The house is fully stocked, so you can rest assured."
Chen Yu thought, this place is located at the east gate of the palace, so far away from Xie Tingzhou's yard, could it be that she was exiled by him? As soon as he came back, he threw her as far away as possible.
Before he could figure it out, the guards were ready to leave.
"Wait," Chen Yu called him and said with a smile, "Big brother, how is my shift arranged?"
The guard said, "I don't know about that. The captain of the guards and His Highness have gone to the palace together. You might as well take a rest and talk to them after they come back."
Shen Yu nodded, "Thank you, brother."
The guards left, and Shen Yu fell into deep thought.
When Xie Tingzhou comes to Beijing, he will definitely go to the palace to meet the emperor, and when he goes to the palace he will definitely mention the Yanliangguan case.
As soon as Emperor Tongxu came out of court, he summoned Xie Tingzhou to the Xuanhui Hall, along with several cabinet ministers.
"Please sit down," Emperor Tongxu said, "I haven't seen Tingzhou for a few years. The last time we met was when you were recovering from a serious injury, right?"
"Yes." Xie Tingzhou said.
That year he was seriously injured on the battlefield, and Emperor Tongxu sent imperial physicians from the capital to Beilin to treat him.
The imperial physician reported truthfully after returning to the capital, but Emperor Tongxu was suspicious by nature and summoned Xie Tingzhou, who was still seriously injured and had not recovered, to the capital.
He said that there were many famous doctors in Beijing and it was convenient for treatment, but in fact he just wanted to see it himself to confirm.
"He seems to be in better spirits than that year." Emperor Tongxu said.
Xie Tingzhou said respectfully: "I have been looking for famous doctors in the past few years and I have saved my life."
Emperor Tongxu was old, with wrinkles all over his face, but his eyes were still full of energy, and when he looked at people they were filled with the majesty of a superior.
"What a pity! I still remember when you were thirteen years old and went to the capital with your father, you happened to encounter the Spring Search (SōU)①. Your amazing archery skills surpassed all my generals."
Recalling the past, Emperor Tongxu seemed somewhat happy.
Xie Tingzhou was well aware of the test hidden under the calm greetings, so he changed the subject, "Your Majesty is too kind, it's my good luck that General Shen is not in the capital, otherwise I wouldn't have won the prize.
On the head. "
When Shen Zhongan was mentioned, everyone couldn't help but think of the Yanliangguan case, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
This was something that had to be reported today, otherwise Emperor Tongxu would not have summoned several cabinet ministers together.
Emperor Tongxu said in a deep voice: "You have made great contributions in rescuing Yanliang Pass, and you deserve a generous reward. However, we will discuss this matter later. Tell me exactly what you saw at Yanliang Pass."
After Xie Tingzhou finished speaking, Emperor Tongxu was so angry that he slammed the table.
"Did you all hear this? Check it out for me! Liang Jianfang is just a mere military supervisor, how could he be so bold? There must be someone behind the scenes, I want to see who has such courage!"
Emperor Tongxu was gasping for breath, and several cabinet ministers urged His Majesty to take care of himself.
Defu hurriedly brought a cup of tea and rubbed Emperor Tongxu's back.
Emperor Tongxu took a sip of tea and took a rest. "What do you think?"
Minister of War Wen Hongyuan said solemnly: "But now that Liang Jianfang is dead, where should we start?"
Liu Cheng, the deputy minister of the cabinet, said, "In my opinion, we should start from the death of Liang Jianfang. The prince has an army of 100,000. He knew that Liang Jianfang was going to commit a crime, so why did he only send 2,000 men to the capital? Moreover, he was marching slowly along the way. Isn't it just putting Liang Jianfang's head out for others to take?"
Xie Tingzhou sneered in his heart.
From the sound of these words, it seems that he is hinting that he is in cahoots with the people behind the Yanliangguan case, and he let Liang Jianfang be killed by them.
If he had brought more than 3,000 soldiers into the capital without permission, what would be waiting for him would probably not be the hot tea he has now, but shackles.
Xuanhui Hall was silent for a moment.
The emperor's mind is hard to predict. Several ministers were unsure of what Emperor Tongxu meant. Even though they felt that the words were biased, they did not immediately refute them.
Xie Tingzhou looked at the expressions of the people in the hall and said slowly: "Tingzhou has no official position, and there are some gentlemen who should not speak, but now that I am involved, I have to say a few words. There are many directions to start, such as where did the food and wages raised by the Ministry of Revenue go? For example, where did the three urgent reports sent back by General Shen go?"
"Wait a minute." Wen Hongyuan, the Minister of War, said seriously, "Your Highness said that General Shen sent three urgent reports. Do you have any evidence?"
Xie Tingzhou said calmly: "Of course there are witnesses."
Wen Hongyuan said seriously: "The Ministry of War has not received any urgent reports. What link has gone wrong?"
"What a coincidence," Xie Tingzhou smiled, "It seems that Lord Wen is also involved like me."
Wen Hongyuan lifted his robe and knelt down, "Your Majesty,
I have absolutely no ulterior motives. Your Majesty, please conduct a thorough investigation and give me justice."
Emperor Tongxu stared down with his eyelids drooping, his face gloomy.
With just a few sentences, the two ministries of military and household as well as the prime minister of the cabinet were all implicated. However, Xie Tingzhou was right. This was indeed a problem that needed to be investigated strictly.
Emperor Tongxu looked to the upper right, "Yuanqing, what do you say?"
Jiang Yuanqing, the Prime Minister who had been reluctant to speak, said slowly, "I dare not speak nonsense. Jiang Ji is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so he is also involved. I should avoid suspicion."
Jiang Ji, whose courtesy name was Lianzhi, was Jiang Yuanqing’s grandson.
Emperor Tongxu snorted coldly and looked at Liu Cheng who had spoken rashly before, "It seems that no one can explain the reason?"
Liu Cheng was sweating profusely. He originally just wanted to get involved with Xie Tingzhou, but he didn't expect that his few words would involve so many important officials. He had offended someone this time.
According to Xie Tingzhou, if the investigation goes on like this, none of the six ministries will be cleared of all charges and the court will be in turmoil.
Xie Tingzhou said calmly: "That's not the case. I haven't finished what I said just now."
He looked at the people in the hall and said, "There is another simplest way, which is to pry open Liang Jianfang's mouth."
Emperor Tongxu asked, "Can you make him stand up and identify a dead person?"
"The dead cannot speak, but the living can."
Jiang Yuanqing sat up straight, "Listen to your Highness..."
"That's right," Xie Tingzhou looked at him, "Liang Jianfang is still alive."
There was an uproar in the hall in an instant.
Emperor Tongxu asked, "Where is Liang Jianfang now?"
Xie Tingzhou said: "In my palace, Your Majesty can send someone to the palace to pick him up at any time."
Emperor Tongxu leaned back and listened to Wen Hongyuan ask, "Didn't the imperial report sent to the capital say that the person had been crushed to death?"
Xie Tingzhou bowed his head slightly. "If not, Liang Jianfang will not be able to enter the capital. In this emergency, I will make an emergency decision. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Emperor Tongxu waved his hand, "Let's not talk about this for now, Defu."
Defu bowed, "The servant is here."
"Pass on my order, and order the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Supervisory Office to jointly investigate, with the Jinyiwei assisting in the investigation."
The Jinyiwei was directly under the command of Emperor Tongxu and was the sword of Emperor Tongxu, so it could not be fake.
This matter is of great importance, and Emperor Tongxu does not trust anyone.
① Spring hunting: the ancient custom of the emperor or princes hunting in spring; the four seasons of hunting are spring hunting, summer hunting, autumn hunting and winter hunting.
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