Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Zhu Youtang frowned immediately. He didn't expect that he would be asked about such a small matter now, so he waved his hand impatiently.

Zhu Ji's incident has affected his mentality after all. Now that Yu Qian's posthumous title has been finalized, Zhu Ji may have already left Beijing.

Although it was God's will, the mice in the house were not cleaned up, and I still felt a little uncomfortable after all.

But when Liu Jin was about to leave, he was suddenly stunned, and then asked seriously: "Liu Jin, were you talking about Wang Shouren just now?"

"Exactly, the son of Wang Hua, the new uncle of the Imperial Academy's Jiujiu Festival, and the other is the direct grandson of Wang Yue, the imperial censor of Zuodu! The two of them actually said they wanted to meet the saint, but one was just a small deputy Qianhu, and the other was only He is a student of the Imperial College, so Commander Xu will naturally not inform His Majesty!" Liu Jin nodded lightly and told the whole story.

This is the palace after all, so it’s naturally impossible for cats and dogs to just ask for a visit.

If it weren't for Wang Yu and Wang Shouren's special status, Wang Yue and Wang Hua were both His Majesty's most important ministers, and he would not have gone out of his way to report to the Emperor.

Zhu Youtang also wanted to meet this saint of later generations, and he said calmly: "Since the two of them want to meet the saint, go out and lead them to me!"

Liu Jin responded, then hurriedly turned around and left.

Zhu Youtang thought that the fates of Wang Hua and Wang Yue had been rewritten by him, causing the current history to change its original direction, and Wang Shouren's life trajectory also undergoing great changes.

It's just that this is a helpless person. If he wants to change this dynasty, he naturally needs a power shuffle, and Wang Hua has become a beneficiary of the power shuffle.

After several contacts, Wang Hua was found to be a very pragmatic person, and he was also his ideal candidate for the Imperial College. Just as he proposed the idea of ​​adding practical subjects such as geometry to the Imperial College, Wang Hua also came up with a complete set of feasible plans.

Zhu Youtang has decided to reuse Wang Hua, and now he only hopes that no matter what life path he goes through, Wang Shengren can bring bright cultural light to China.

In March in Beijing, the sky was dark blue.

Outside the palace gate of Xiyuan, Wang Hua and Wang Yu have been arrested.

The two energetic young men wanted to meet the emperor, but the palace door could not be opened to people like them, so they were naturally arrested.

"Lord Commander, we have really urgent matters to face. Please bear with us and help convey it to Your Majesty!" Wang Yu squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, his face full of pleading.

Wang Shouren didn't have the slightest saintly demeanor now, and he held his head and begged for mercy: "My father is Wang Hua, the new uncle of the Imperial College. We are absolutely loyal to His Majesty. We also ask the commander to help report. We really have important things to report to Your Majesty! "

The majestic Commander Xu was unmoved, not to mention that the identities of these two people did not meet the conditions for general admission, and he had doubts about the identities of these two people.

Facing the requests of these two young men, he held the handle of the knife and said calmly: "Be honest! You'd better ask for your own blessings. Once the blame comes from above, no one can protect you two!"

"Which one of you is Wang Shouren? Who is Wang Yu?" Liu Jin, holding the Buddha dust in hand, came out from Xiyuan Gate in person and glanced at the two people and asked.

Wang Shouren and Wang Yu didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, so they rushed to reveal their identities.

"You will go into the palace with the Za family immediately to meet the saint, but you must write down some rules immediately!" Liu Jin put on a slight air of air, and then warned seriously.

When Wang Shouren and Wang Yu learned that they could meet the saint, they couldn't help but nodded vigorously with joy.

Commander Xu's heart suddenly tightened, and he warned seriously: "Eunuch Liu, their identities have not been verified, so it is not safe to bring them in now!"

"Don't worry, the two miscellaneous families have met when they issued the decree, and your majesty is not the only one with you!" Liu Jin knew that the commander Shen Xiao Shenwei, who was born in Dingguo Palace, also made a guarantee.

Commander Xu glanced at Wang Yu and Wang Hua and saw that they were both strong young men. Although he was still a little worried, he did not dare to stop them.

In Xiyuan, the vegetation around Taiye Pond is now full of vitality.

For Zhu Youtang, Xiyuan is just an ordinary place. But in the eyes of Wang Shouren and Wang Yu, this place is a paradise on earth, even a brick on the ground is so unique.

When Wang Yu and Wang Shouren walked in here, they seemed to be in a dream.

Huh?

Liu Ji walked out of his check-in room with a stack of memorials in his hand, and was about to send the memorial he had just drafted to Wan'an's check-in room. He happened to see Wang Shouren and Wang Yu appear here, and he couldn't help showing a surprised expression. .

Generally speaking, the emperor has always been aloof and only had contact with important ministers, but he didn't expect to summon two young people who seemed to have no official positions today.

In the first auxiliary duty room, Wan'an was working diligently to prepare a memorial.

Because I am too old, I no longer use a desk. Instead, I sit on a futon and bend over a short desk to write seriously.

Wan An's calligraphy skills are not low, and he is carefully writing his opinions on the draft on a piece of paper with a wolf brush, and then affixing the note to the memorial.

Thanks to decades of skill, although his hands occasionally shake, he is very stable when writing.

Wan An raised his head and saw Liu Ji coming in, and put the brush in his hand aside: "Yue'an, it's a good thing that you are still strong, otherwise the cabinet will be in chaos if I get into trouble with my old bones."

Due to physical discomfort in the past two days, although he did not take leave, he was ordered to rest for two days by Zhu Youtang who learned of the situation. All affairs of the cabinet naturally fell into the hands of Liu Ji alone.

"Haha... Mr. Yuan Fu, please pay more attention to your health! You were on gracious leave for the past two days, and I was handling cabinet affairs alone. You were flustered all day long!" Liu Ji knew what Wan An was worried about, so he also said with a smile. .

Wan An sighed helplessly and prepared to stand up: "As long as we are loyal and considerate, His Majesty will not criticize us harshly! Without further ado, I will personally send the memorial to Your Majesty and report to Your Majesty the latest news on the Yellow River embankment. thing!"

"Lord Yuan Fu, I'm afraid you have to wait a moment!" Liu Ji looked at Wan An who was getting ready, but stopped him.

Wan An's butt had already left the futon, and he immediately looked at Liu Dao in confusion: "Why is this?"

"When I just came over, I happened to see Liu Jin leading Wang Hua's son, and there was another one who seemed to be Wang Yue's grandson, Mian Sheng!" Liu Ji interacted with the two upstarts Wang Yue and Wang Hua. So I have some authentic impressions of these two young people.

Wan An sat down again and looked very confused and said: "Why did your Majesty summon these two young men?"

"I don't know, but things are really weird! Lord Yuanfu, the Chuanlu Ceremony is about to be held. I want to go to the Ministry of Rites to have a look, but I am always worried that something will go wrong!" Liu Ji shook his head gently, and then prepared. Get started on specific matters.

The palace examination has ended, and the 601 test papers have been reviewed and approved.

Now all we have to do is wait for His Majesty to hold a small biography, summon the ten new crown princes with the best results in the palace examination, and then appoint the number one scholar, and then the grand ceremony can be held.

Wan'an knew that there was no room for error in the Chuanlu Ceremony, so he nodded gently: "This is the first Chuanlu Ceremony of the new dynasty, so I'd rather you make a trip! Your Majesty will go to the Tianshou Mountain Spring Festival soon. You also need to communicate with the Ministry of Rites about this matter!"

"Yes!" Liu Ji bowed his hands respectfully, then turned and left.

Wan An looked at Liu Ji's leaving figure with a soft look in his eyes.

He was originally worried that the deputy would take him down, but after more than ten years of getting along with him, he found that Liu Ji was a meticulous and diligent person, but he had no intention of seizing power.

Wan An's eyes fell back on the back of his hands covered with age spots, and he couldn't help but sigh to himself.

Not to mention that the gold content of the chief assistant is greatly reduced now, even if they don't seize power, now that my age is here, how many years can I still do it?

At this moment, he really hopes that he can be ten years younger and then work in the position of first assistant for another ten years.

In the Yangxin Hall, sandalwood curls up.

Wang Yu and Wang Shouren are young people who are not afraid of anything. Both Wang Yu and Wang Shouren have the arrogance of a genius.

But when they came to the Ming Emperor, they suddenly felt a natural sense of oppression, and they couldn't even lift their heads.

Thanks to their ancestors, Wang Yu and Wang Shouren both knew that the person in front of them was Mingjun, a holy master who had made the entire Ming Dynasty prosperous.

At this moment, their brains seemed blank and their hearts were beating violently.

With Zhu Youtang's status here, there was no need to pay attention to such a small person at first, but after all, he couldn't help but become a little curious about Wang Shouren.

When the two people came in, he found that due to his status, the behavior of the two young people seemed unusually well-behaved, and they were even obviously very nervous.

Zhu Youtang looked at the two of them with great interest, and then took the initiative to comfort him: "I know that you two have performed very well in the local area and have made military exploits. You don't need to be nervous in front of me, as long as you always have a heart of loyalty to the emperor, I will It will be impossible to punish your sins!"

When Wang Yu and Wang Shouren heard Zhu Youtang speak, they seemed to be secretly relieved. At least the emperor was a living creature.

But this sense of oppression from the emperor made it impossible for them not to be nervous.

Liu Jin was dissatisfied with the performance of these two people, so he frowned and reprimanded: "Your Majesty has many things to do, but now he takes the time to summon you two. If there is anything, please report to your Majesty as soon as possible!"

"Your Majesty, the two of us have just found Yang Han's hiding place, so we came here to report!" Wang Yu quickly calmed down and reported seriously.

Zhu Youtang couldn't help but was slightly stunned and said in surprise: "Is this true?"

"Yes, we found the person. When we just climbed over the wall, I saw Yang Han with my own eyes!" Wang Shouren also reacted and agreed with certainty.

In fact, the biggest credit for finding Yang Han belongs to himself.

He met a sedan chair on the street the day before yesterday. The bearer's clothes clearly didn't look like a bearer's. While he paused to watch, he vaguely saw through the curtain of the sedan chair that was blown up by the wind that the person sitting in the sedan was none other than Yang Han, who was wanted by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Just when he wanted to confirm the identity of the sedan owner, he happened to be entangled by a gangster. When he chased him again, the sedan had already turned into a shop.

He did not give up and started searching from house to house in the area. Just yesterday, he met Wang Yu who came here to look for traces of Yang Han.

Last year, Wang Hua was framed by the governor of Jiangxi for deducting military pay. Fortunately, Wang Yue, who was passing through Jiangxi, quickly found out the whole story and cleared Wang Hua of his crime.

Then Wang Hua was ordered to lead the new army in southern Jiangxi to the border of Guangdong to assist Wang Yue in conquering the Li bandits.

It is precisely because of these intersections that Wang Yue and Wang Hua have now returned to the capital as officials, so the intersection between the two families has increased, and Wang Shouren and Wang Yu have also become friends.

After the two exchanged information, they decided to work together to find Yang Han.

On the day when Zhu Ji retired and returned to his hometown, they finally determined the specific location of Yang Han through an unconventional method.

In view of the lessons learned from the leaked news last time, and the urgency of time now, the two of them did not return to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to report, but decided to come here directly to report to His Majesty.

Liu Jin knew that Yang Han was the key to breaking the situation, but he asked in confusion: "Wang Yu, you are Deputy Qianhu of the Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Since you have been found, why don't you lead people to arrest Yang Han immediately?"

"Your Majesty, this matter involves the royal family, so I have to ask you for permission!" Wang Yu knew the most critical point, so he expressed his request seriously.

Zhu Youtang frowned slightly, and immediately said with some confusion: "Prince's relative? Are you in the palace? No, Prince Xing is still in the palace!"

"Your Majesty, it's not the palace, it's... the Prince Consort's Palace!" Wang Shouren responded seriously.

Zhu Youtang didn't expect that the matter was really related to the royal family. This network of relationships was really unfathomable, so he asked seriously: "Which Prince Consort's House?"

At that time, there was Yongfang and Zhufu.

drive!

Zhu Ji had already packed his bags and immediately took the lead.

Although he is greedy for power, he also understands the philosophy of retreating from the rapids. Especially now, he feels more and more that Wang Yue is well-deserved, and if he stays any longer, something may really happen.

After three days of wrangling, the posthumous title of his father-in-law was finally settled.

He actually didn't understand that his father-in-law was supposed to be worthy of being a loyal minister in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. However, the emperor still cared about the face of Emperor Yingzong, but gave his father-in-law a posthumous title that was not enough to show his full achievements.

But he knew very well that this matter was actually a little trick to hold him back. The emperor had probably already thought about what kind of posthumous title he wanted to give his father-in-law.

He was naturally unwilling to do so, but he was helpless.

But everything will open a new chapter. He will leave the capital city where he has lived for most of his life and start a new life.

Zhu Ji quickly walked out of Xuanwu Gate on horseback, looking back at the towering city wall in front of him, knowing that he might not come back again.

After about a stick of incense, Wang Xiang led a group of royal guards out, and then chased in the direction Zhu Ji left.