Chapter 31 Go to the Central Capital
Zhu Zhanji walked to the end silently and raised his hands to the old men in front of him and bowed.
Everyone called the emperor's grandson over and had long been used to it. In recent years, it has even been said that during court meetings, the emperor would ask the emperor to listen to it.
After seeing Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Di's face calmed down a little, but when he looked at Zhu Zhanji's eyes, he had a deep meaning that could not be carefully studied.
As the cabinet minister who ranked last in the cabinet, Yang Shiqi turned slightly and said, "What happened in Zhongdu."
Zhu Zhanji's eyes narrowed: "What happened to Zhongdu? Isn't Luo Xiangyang, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, dealing with the trouble in Zhongdu? Could it be that Wu Shoucai's case involves other people and things?"
When he heard Yang Shiqi say something happened in Zhongdu, Zhu Zhanji's first thought was that Luo Xiangyang dug out someone from Wu Shoucai, probably because the involvement was too deep and wide, and it might even be involved in Nanjing City, so that today's parliament with very high standards was found.
After all, the court is currently busy inspecting Beijing and preparing for voyage to the West. Once the court is in turmoil, these things will inevitably not be done.
However, Yang Shiqi shook his head. It would be great if he could dig out something behind Wu Shoucai. He said bitterly: "If you don't do Wu Shoucai's business, you are the other sixteen magistrates of Zhongdu, and the Shangzhongdu stayed behind. All 17 people were dead..."
When Zhu Zhanji suddenly heard about this, he couldn't help but feel shocked, and he was even more shocked: "This matter...has this matter been checked? That's the 16 magistrates of the dynasty and one left-behind Zhongdu. All of them were gone? But I sent someone to investigate it clearly? Where is Luo Xiangyang? Others are in Zhongdu, how could such a big thing happen?"
Yang Shiqi seemed a little embarrassed and coughed twice, without answering Zhu Zhanji's question.
Wu Zhong, the Minister of Justice, had to stand up and glanced at Zhu Zhanji before saying, "The news was sent back by the Jinyiwei, and Luo Qianhu disappeared..."
Zhu Zhanji was a little confused: "But the murderer has gone to investigate? Why did he disappear?"
Wu'an Hou Zheng Heng, who was standing beside him, couldn't help it and rolled his eyes at the group of civil servants. These guys who were studying could explain everything for a long time, but they had not explained it clearly.
Zheng Heng snorted coldly: "At that time, Luo Xiangyang summoned the magistrates from all over the capital and stayed in the Zhongdu yamen to discuss matters. Everyone came at that time, and someone outside saw that except Luo Xiangyang, there were only local officials in Zhongdu."
Zhu Zhanji nodded. It seemed that Luo Xiangyang was following the habits of the Jinyiwei, and was preparing to review the entire Zhongdu officials without letting go of any fish that missed the net. This matter is in line with the rules, and the Jinyiwei has such rights.
But he heard Zheng Heng say again: "And not long after, the yamen runners outside heard a quarrel coming from the house, and then something was smashed. The yamen runners even heard Luo Xiangyang shouting outside to kill them..."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji had already understood roughly and couldn't help but add: "Then the yamen runners rushed in and saw that the big men in Zhongdu were completely dead, and only Luo Xiangyang was missing?"
Zheng Heng nodded: "Yes, that's the case. According to the situation we have now, it was probably because Luo Xiangyang killed all the officials in Zhongdu because of some reason we didn't know, and then naturally fled for fear of crime."
After saying that, Zheng Heng looked at the civil servants next to him again.
Look! I am still an uneducated person, and I explained the matter clearly in a few seconds.
you?
...
The elders were naturally very well-educated and ignored Zheng Heng's contempt. However, Wu Zhong, the Minister of Justice, snorted coldly.
Zheng Heng refused to admit defeat, then hummed back, then looked at Wu Zhong's white hair, and for no reason to thrust forward.
"Enough!" Zhu Di, who was sitting on the imperial throne, glared at Zheng Heng with disgust: "There is no correct person! Just explain the matter well and go back!"
The emperor spoke, and Zheng Heng had to withdraw his provocative eyes and stand back in his position.
Zhu Di was very satisfied with Zheng Heng's performance. The general should be full of fighting spirit, but he must obey the emperor's orders.
He turned to look at Zhu Zhanji: "Now the officials in Zhongdu are vacant, with seventeen magistrates and one left behind. It will take some time for the court to select and dispatch new officials. Luo Xiangyang is missing now, and no one knows whether he will stay in Zhongdu to do something."
Hu Guang, the chief minister of the cabinet, took over the emperor's words and said to Zhu Zhanji: "Zhongdu is important to the court. Now the cabinet and the six ministries are really unable to escape, but Zhongdu cannot let one person stay in charge, and there will be no more accidents when watching there."
At this point, Zhu Zhanji already knew who would be for today.
It was a thought conference for him.
The court wants to temporarily put him in Zhongdu.
According to the Prime Minister Hu Guang, the hometown of your Zhu family is also the place where the ancestors are buried. The court naturally attaches great importance to it because it is the face of the court. But the court is very busy now, so it can't be pulled away. After thinking about it, it is only your Grand Prince of the Grand Historian who is the most leisurely. He went back to his hometown to watch the ancestral tomb, and on the one hand, he saved the face of the court, and on the other hand, it is also considered that you have fulfilled your filial piety in front of the ancestors.
Everyone thinks that His Royal Highness the Grand Prince is still young and is just when he likes to have fun. I am afraid he will be persuaded not so easily and will run to such a place in Zhongdu alone.
Even Zhu Di felt that Zhu Zhanji might not agree. So just now, he just started to say something, and the words behind him were told by the chief minister. In this way, even if Zhu Zhanji wanted to refuse, there would be a step ahead.
But no one expected that Zhu Zhanji's face was filled with joy: "Since it was the arrangement of the court, I naturally had to listen. I just didn't know if this time I went to Zhongdu, the cabinet and all the lords had to explain. Should I take the officers and soldiers from the General Office of the Central Army to come with me?"
He actually agreed readily.
The elderly prime minister Hu Guang had already prepared a lot of good things before, just to convince the young Grand Prince, but now there is no need to say anything.
Zhu Yong, the right governor of the Central Army Governor's Office, spoke: "The Central Army Governor's Office will dispatch a guard to Zhongdu, but if they do not travel with the Grandson, they will stay in Fengyang to guard. If the Grandson has an emergency, they can order the dispatch to them."
This is to send more than 5,000 more people to visit the ancestral tomb of the Lao Zhu family.
Zhu Zhanji knew it in his heart and nodded without saying a word.
The chief assistant Hu Guang said: "We dare not let you go alone when you are going to Zhongdu when the grandson goes to Zhongdu. Since the matter may involve the Jinyiwei, we will dispatch a thousand households from the Jinyiwei South Town Fushi Office to cooperate with the grandson to go to Zhongdu."
"Then let's Yan Nanfei, the Jinyiwei, Fushishi, Qianhufushi!" Zhu Zhanji said Yan Nanfei's name without hesitation.
In short, Luo Xiangyang and Yan Nanfei are both his people now, and the matter in Zhongdu involves Luo Xiangyang. Since the court and Zhu Di both want him to go there, he naturally has to take his own people.
Seeing that the matter was settled, the chief minister glanced at the emperor.
Zhu Di said: "If you add to the officials of Zhongdu, please ask the elders to submit a list. The Central Army Governor's Office ordered that there will be no orders in various garrisons in Nanzhili in the near future, and all officers and soldiers will be recalled to the barracks."
Everyone present took the order and then turned around and left slowly.
Zhu Zhanji was also preparing to follow these old people to go back soon, but Zhu Di's voice came from the imperial throne again.
"Stay grandson stays!"
Zhu Zhanji immediately stopped and the prime minister Hu Guang, who had walked by him, gave him a look of peace of mind.
Chapter completed!