Chapter 25 The twenty-fourth chapter of Dongchanghao School's plan to punish demons.The veteran of the Ministry of Industry broke into the imperial gate angrily

The gate of the East Factory faces west, and there is an open space at the entrance, full of flowers and trees, and a brick awning road in the middle leads directly to the duty hall.There is a small hall connected to the left of the hall, in which there is a shaft of Yue Wumu. The blue brick screen wall at the back of the hall is full of beasts such as Suan Ni and the story of Di Renjie breaking the tiger.On the right side of the hall is an ancestral hall, which contains the title tablets of all the eunuchs in charge of the factory since the establishment of the East Factory.There is a stone square in front of the ancestral hall, on which hangs a plaque that will last forever, which is the handwriting of Emperor Jiajing.To the south of the ancestral hall is the heavy prison of Dongchang, where the serious prisoners who directly handle the cases of Dongchang are detained.Wang Jiusi is locked inside now.

Qin Yongxi and Wang Zhuan followed the palm sticker into the gate of the East Factory and came to the duty hall.Entering a side room, I saw that there was already a person sitting in it.About thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a monkey face, cheeks swollen like fleshy balls, a nose with a big head, a pair of deeply sunken eye sockets, and two eyes shot out, with a brutal and murderous air.He wore an embroidered python straight gown made of the finest soft and thin yellow silk cloth from Chaoyang, Guangdong, and reclined on the Taishi chair with his legs crossed. Master Zhang, that palm sticker stepped forward and knelt down, and said, Mr. Qin, the member of the Criminal Department, and Mr. Wang, the Xuncheng Censor, came to inform.After finishing speaking, he turned back to Qin and Wang and said, this is our Master Chen.

Next to Chen Yingfeng, Chen Yingfeng put away her legs, moved her fat body slightly as a courtesy, and then said, "My lords, please sit down." Qin Yongxi and Wang Zhuan felt humiliated, but since they were on an errand to ask for help, they could only put up with the bad breath for the time being.The two sat down with hands folded habitually, drank a few sips of the herbal tea served by the messenger, Qin Yongxi licked his lips, and asked: Mr. Chen, Mr. Feng is not here? Chen Yingfeng replied carelessly: "Our Mr. Feng, we accompany the emperor every morning. If you two adults have anything to do, just tell me."

Seeing his virtuous character, Qin Yongxi wished he could walk away, but he could only endure it, and asked again: Have you received the message from the Ministry of Punishment? What message? About the transfer of Jiu Si, the demon king. Ah, I have received this article, but Mr. Feng is too busy to read it. Didn't Mr. Chen say just now that you can make decisions here?Seizing the opportunity, Wang Zhuan asked in a sarcastic tone. Chen Yingfeng glanced at Wang Zhuan, then crossed Erlang's legs and said: Except for Wang Jiusi, I can decide everything else. Qin Yongxi knew that there would be no results in three days or five days if the conversation continued like this, so he changed the subject and asked: I heard that you have passed several courts since you captured Wang Jiusi, can we have a look at the file today.

Our files here, without the emperor's will, no one can read them. Chen Yingfeng completely blocked it all at once, and Qin Yongxi had nothing to say about the privilege of the East Factory.But it was Wang Zhuan who was tricky and asked a tricky question: What about people, can we meet people? You mean Wang Jiusi? Exactly. Chen Yingfeng smiled and replied: I know what the two adults are thinking, are you afraid that Wang Jiusi will not be here?Our East Factory has always been strict in handling affairs and implementing them everywhere.That's fine, I can do this master, come on! Immediately, a man wearing a black crew-neck shirt ran into the door and knelt down on the ground: What's your order, master?

Pass on my words, open the prison door, and I will accompany the two adults to have a look. yes! The stall head ran like a melon, Chen Yingfeng got up and lifted the hem of her skirt, stretched out her hand and said: "My lords, please."After all, lead the way ahead and head south, the road is already full of soldiers of the Fan service, and the guard is strict.After a while, Chen Yingfeng came to the gate of the big prison, and Chen Yingfeng waved his hand. Two guards stepped forward and unlocked the lock with a big cockroach, and pushed the door open. It turned out to be a high-walled courtyard, and the two sides of the courtyard were the prison boss's office , and then enter the second door, which is another courtyard.The houses on the two wings are pitch-black, and because of the height and narrowness, the sunlight from the central patio also looks bleak.In order to adapt to the dim light here and adjust his eyesight, Chen Yingfeng led Qin and Wang to stand at the gate of the courtyard. Suddenly, they heard a scream from the first room on the right, which made people feel horrified. Both Qin and Wang are criminal officials, so they are used to this kind of voice.Qin Yongxi asked: Is this the punishment room?

Chen Yingfeng smiled, and said slyly: "The torture room is only available to you in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. We don't call it the torture room here, but the diminutive room." Wang Zhuan has only been the censor of the city for one year, and he has not yet fully understood the depth of the various criminal yamen in the capital.He had heard about the cruelty of the Dongchang Criminal Law, but he had never seen it. Since he came here today, he simply wanted to find out, so he asked: Why is it called Dim Sum Room? Chen Yingfeng was originally a persevering master, so he was happy to introduce him. He pointed to the rooms on both sides and said: There are a total of eight rooms here, four on the left and four on the left, and each room serves a snack. The first room on the right side It was the one who called out just now, it was the first snack, telling the hungry eagle to rush for food.

Hungry eagles rush to eat, how do you say this?Wang Zhuan asked. You will know what you are talking about. After Chen Yingfeng finished speaking, she led the two officials to the door of the first room.There was a beam hanging in the room, and a man was tied to death with his feet, and he was hanging upside down on the beam with his face facing the door.The inner wall is densely nailed with sharp iron nails.Apparently, if someone pushed the man who was hanging upside down, the back of his head would hit the nails on the wall.The light ones pierce the flesh, and the severe ones will pierce the back of the head into a hornet's nest.At this moment, I saw that the hanging man had passed out with blood all over his head and face.

Seeing Chen Yingfeng coming, the two guards who were tortured in the room were about to kneel down and salute, Chen Yingfeng motioned to excuse him, and asked: Who is this bird man? Fan Yan replied: Back to the master, it is the thief who stole wine from the imperial wine room last night. Ah, I see, Chen Yingfeng turned around and said to Qin and Wang that this unlucky ghost was originally a small fire in the imperial wine room, and he repeatedly stole the wine from the imperial wine room to sell.Two cans were stolen last night, and they were caught by the night guards.Mr. Meng was lax in enforcing the law, and the Forbidden City became a den of thieves. Mr. Feng took over and was determined to renew his rule. For these thieves, one would be caught one by one, and some two would be caught.

Qin Yongxi looked at and talked for a while, but the little fireman was still unconscious, and felt that Dongchang was careless about human life, so he whispered: It's just a mouse, so it doesn't need such a severe punishment. Chen Yingfeng shrugged his big nose, and said contemptuously, Mr. Qin is a criminal officer appointed by the court, so he should know the truth about killing chickens for monkeys to see.Then again, there are eight dim sum dishes, and the hungry eagle rushes to eat this dim sum is the easiest to eat. Come and see the second dish. After saying that, he moved to the second door, Wang Zhuan looked up and saw that it was an empty room, and asked in puzzlement: What kind of mechanism is hidden in this room?

Nothing is hidden, and when the dim sum comes, you will know that the second dim sum is called bean stuffed pancakes. Qin Yongxi was preoccupied with Wang Jiusi's affairs, not in the mood to waste time so endlessly, and said: Mr. Chen, let's get down to business first and go see Wang Jiusi. All right, just watch it if you want, Chen Yingfeng agreed readily, and then asked Wang Zhuan, Mr. Wang, do you want to see what pancakes with bean paste are? Wang Zhuan wanted to see the new stuff in this dim sum room, so he made a face at Qin Yongxi, and said, "Master Qin, no matter how urgent you are, at this moment, what kind of dim sum is bean stuffed pancakes? Good eye-opener. Qin Yongxi agreed in silence.Chen Yingfeng spat with her mouth open, and asked a man standing beside him who was as strong as a cow and dressed as a prison head with a face full of flesh: Black Fifth, what newcomer has entered the prison? Hei Lao Wu replied: "Back to Master, I just accepted a man surnamed Zheng this morning, he is an old man." What crime did you commit? He set up gambling on the street to cheat money. Go, get him, make a bean stuffed pancake, and let the two adults see it. yes. Black Fifth agreed, but didn't move.Chen Yingfeng glared at him, and bluffed: "Go quickly." Hei Laowu hesitated for a moment, and replied timidly: Master, this old man Zheng is over sixty years old, and he is as thin as a stick. I'm afraid he can't bear this torture. Ah, who else? Hei Wu scratched the back of his head and said embarrassingly: Those who can survive this punishment have been used, and the rest can't bear it. When Qin Yongxi heard it, he quickly interjected, "Since that's the case, let's not watch it today, let's go and see Wang Jiusi." Wang Zhuan shook his head and said dejectedly: This is the only way. Everyone was about to walk inward, but the old black five added a word: This Wang Jiusi has never used this dim sum.After hearing this, Chen Yingfeng rolled her eyes, feeling that the opportunity had come.Before Qin and Wang came, Xu Jue had conveyed to him the secret message of Feng Gonggong, and he wanted to take the opportunity to kill Wang Jiusi without anyone noticing, and it would be best to blame others.The two thought for a long time but couldn't come up with an idea.It is not difficult to kill, but the difficulty lies in blaming others.If Wang Jiusi were allowed to die in front of Qin and Wang, this disaster would be considered a marriage.With his mind set, he immediately stopped, patted the shoulder of Hei Lao Wu who was leading the way and asked: "Hei Lao Wu, which one of the eight desserts has Wang Jiusi eaten?" Hei Laowu murmured in his heart: Did Wang Jiusi ever use punishment? Don't you know, Mr. Zhang?Why are you asking me this?Looking up, I saw Chen Yingfeng winking at him, and didn't understand what it meant, so I had to bite the bullet and answer: Master Zhang, this monster has never suffered a little bit of flesh and blood since he was imprisoned, all because of Mr. Feng It was confessed that Wang Jiusi was a criminal, and he could not be allowed to die in prison before the official punishment. I know this, except that there is no woman to sleep with, this monster is more comfortable than living at home.Chen Yingfeng said indignantly, then smiled smugly, shook his head and said, but even with torture, there is nothing to do with this monster. how do I say this?Wang Zhuan became interested again. I heard that this demon way really has some skills, black fifth, tell the two adults what you know. It was only now that the naive black old fifth realized that Chen Yingfeng winked at him to tell him about Wang Jiusi's various abilities. After getting this hint, he immediately cheered and added fuel and jealousy: This demon kung fu is really amazing, I remember the first meal he came in, he ate the vegetables first, then the dishes, he ate cleanly without vomit.Another time, he yelled for water, and I asked my men to boil a piece of hot water for Choshi to bring in, and he took it and gulped it dry in one gulp.My God, this boiled water is so hot that white smoke is coming out. If a drop of it falls on our hands, it will definitely cause a big bubble, but the monster drank it like a normal person, just like his throat. It's made of copper. Several officials stood by the courtyard and listened to the black old five's talk. Wang Zhuan smiled and asked Qin Yongxi: Master Qin, do you believe what this black old five said? Qin Yongxi has a quick temper, but he is a responsible person. After thinking about it, he replied: I have heard of Wang Jiusi's evil sects before, but how can I take it seriously. Wang Zhuan took over the conversation, glanced at Chen Yingfeng and said: Master Qin is right, what you hear is not what you hear, what you see is what you see.Mr. Chen, can you let Wang Jiusi perform a move or two for us. This was what Chen Yingfeng wanted, and he immediately replied: It's not difficult, but I don't know what Mr. Qin would like. Qin Yongxi thought to himself that as long as he could see that Wang Jiusi was alive, he replied, "It's okay to have a look. What is Zhang Zhang going to let Yao Dao perform?" Don't bother the two of you to move, Chen Yingfeng pointed to the empty room and said, let Yaodao come here and perform pancakes with bean paste. What the hell is bean stuffed pancake?Qin Yongxi asked worriedly. This is a riddle, so it's meaningless to say it first.There was a glint in Chen Yingfeng's deep-set eye sockets, and he said, "Hey old man, take care of the affairs here, the two adults will follow me to the front yard for tea, and come back later to see." Qin Yongxi and Wang Zhuan followed Chen Yingfeng to drink tea in the prison room in the front yard. During this period, Chen Yingfeng came out again and whispered something to the black old five in the snack room.Finally, I told you in a low voice: You go to the ear room of the duty hall to ask Uncle Xu for instructions. If he agrees, you can do it later.After speaking, he returned to the small room. This time, after drinking tea for about half an hour, Hei Laowu came to invite them back to the dim sum room.As soon as the three of them entered the yard, they saw two guards standing on the corridor, escorting a prisoner whose hands were clasped behind his back and tied with thick hemp rope, and whose head was covered with a black cloth cover. This is Wang Jiusi.Introduction by Chen Yingfeng. Qin Yongxi had never met Wang Jiusi, so he asked Wang Zhuan: Is he a demon? Wang Zhuan then asked Chen Yingfeng: Mr. Chen, can you take off his hood? Chen Yingfeng nodded, and with a gesture, the jailer removed the prisoner's hood.Wang Zhuan glanced over and recognized Wang Jiusi without a doubt.It's just that he's been in prison for more than a month, and the guy's arrogant and domineering spirit is gone. Yes, it is him.Wang Zhuan whispered to Qin Yongxi. At this time, the two jailers pushed Wang Jiusi, and knelt down with a loud shout!Wang Jiusi was caught off guard and took a staggered step, an iron chain ringing under his feet.Qin Yongxi and the others looked down, only to find that Wang Jiusi was barefoot, with a pair of large iron shackles tightly around his ankles, which looked like he weighed seventy or eighty catties. Wang Jiusi glared at the three officials in front of him evilly, neither speaking nor kneeling.Two guards stomped hard from behind, stomping on his knees. Dazhen Wang, are you all right?Wang Zhuan paced forward, looking at Wang Jiusi like a prey in a cage. Wang Jiusi glanced at him contemptuously, then looked around at the people present, and said nonchalantly: You are a dick, Emperor Longqing is dead, and I am now in your hands. A dignified official of the imperial court was scolded by someone. Wang Zhuan couldn't hold back his face. He was furious and was about to explode. Let's go, let's see how I, Mr. Chen, deal with you. After all, with a wave of their hands, the two jailers put the hood on Wang Jiusi as before.At this time, two servants brought in a large vat with a cover, walked to the door of the empty room and rested, lifted the cover, and saw green smoke rising from the vat.Qin Yongxi and Wang Zhuan stretched their heads to see that the jar was full of small pebbles the size of soybeans, each of which was burnt black and scorching hot.The two guards used the wooden-handled shovels they brought with them to shovel the stones in the jar onto the floor of the empty room. A scorched heat wave rushed out, making Wang Zhuan and Qin Yongxi unable to stand. Had to retreat to the other side of the patio. Destroy the demon way in! As soon as Chen Yingfeng spoke, the prison guards in charge joined hands, lifted Wang Jiusi and went into the empty room.At this time, all the hot stones in the vat had been thrown on the ground, and Wang Jiusi, who was wearing a hood, was thrown into the room on all fours. First, there was a muffled sound of heavy objects hitting the ground, followed by a creepy scream.I saw Wang Jiusi rolling all over the ground, but he didn't know that the rolling burned countless hot stones all over his body. In a moment, Wang Jiusi's clothes were completely burned, and his whole body was scorched by the small stones. There was a lot of smoke.The thick hemp rope binding his hands was also burned, and the headgear was also burned.Perhaps it was the instinct to survive, Wang Jiusi stood up like a carp, and ran towards the door like crazy.Seeing this, Hei Wu hurriedly went up to block it. Wang Jiusi didn't know where the strength came from, but he picked up the bull-like Hei Wu with both hands like a chicken, and slammed it into the house.This time, it was Hei Wu's turn to make bean stuffed pancakes.All of a sudden, there was a howling like a pig being killed in the house.At the same time, Wang Jiusi snatched a knife from Fan Ye, and endured the pain of thousands of arrows piercing through his heart to chop off the iron chain between the shackles, but the iron chain was thicker than a fist, how could this knife break it? of?Wang Jiusiqiang, Qiang, and Qiang slashed several times, and several large pieces were cut off from the edge of the knife, leaving only a few marks on the iron chain.Wang Jiusi had no choice but to give up, so he limped towards the outer courtyard with an iron chain in one hand and a knife in the other. Besides, Wang Zhuan and Qin Yongxi, who originally wanted to see something strange, including Chen Yingfeng, did not expect things to change like this.When Wang Jiusi hurried out the door, all three of them were dumbstruck, unable to move even half a step.When Wang Jiusi slashed the chain with his sword, someone called out to run quickly, and the three of them ran towards the outer courtyard like hawks.After all, this place is a place of prison and confinement. Whenever there is any movement, swordsmen rush from all directions.When the three of them ran to the outer courtyard, they saw that there were already more than a dozen soldiers with guns and knives, and the gate of the courtyard was tightly sealed.Seeing these subordinates, Chen Yingfeng calmed down a little, and he immediately ordered: "Hurry up, you rush in and catch Yaodao." Before the words finished, Wang Jiusi stumbled to the front yard.At this time, he was naked all over, his skin was torn apart.His face was covered with stones and dirty blood, and one eyeball was burned out and rested on his cheek.This is like a devil, and anyone who sees it is afraid. Quick, kill him with your hands!Wang Zhuan shouted nervously. No, you can't kill him. Qin Yongxi immediately stopped him sharply. Although he was still in shock, he still did not forget his duty and wanted to bring a living person back to do business. Whether to kill or not to kill, Wang Jiusi didn't seem to hear these yells at all. At this moment, he pressed the knife on the ground with one hand, and stretched out his other hand to his face to touch the burning eyeball. To his mouth, he chewed a few mouthfuls and swallowed it, then laughed wildly and said: I swallowed a Yin-Yang Dabu Dan.As he spoke, his body twitched, and then his whole body convulsed.He loosened his grip on the knife and grabbed his chest with both hands. What's up with him?Qin Yongxi asked in horror. It hurts. Chen Yingfeng said happily.At this time, he had completely recovered his normal state, nervously watching the good show he directed. After scratching wildly, Wang Jiusi suddenly lost his eyes, fell to the ground, moved his limbs a few times, and then died of bleeding from his seven orifices. he died! Chen Yingfeng shouted, her tone was particularly excited.Qin Yongxi hurried forward and leaned over to roll over Wang Jiusi's eyelids. Sure enough, his pupils dilated and he was no longer breathing. Hurry up and save Black Fifth.I don't know who yelled. Everyone flocked into the snack room again, only to see that the black fifth child had already died on the threshold of that room, bleeding from all seven orifices. Chen Yingfeng knelt down to look at it, then stood up and stomped her feet, pretending to be in pain, and shouted: "It's you two adults who insist on watching some pancakes with bean paste. Lost in.I will enter the palace right away and report to Mr. Feng.After saying that, he was about to leave, but Wang Zhuan grabbed him and argued, "Master Chen, don't slander people when something happens. You are the one who wants us to know what bean stuffed pancakes are. How did you become ours in the end?" thing?Chen Yingfeng said: Why not you?That is, you said that you want Wang Jiusi to perform a trick or two.Master Qin also nodded in agreement, so I ordered to get Wang Jiusi out. Chen Yingfeng refused to let anyone know what to do, and kept talking.Although Qin Yongxi and Wang Zhuan didn't understand how big a conspiracy was hidden here, they already realized that they had fallen into Chen Yingfeng's trap.Because the matter was so important, Wang Zhuan still wanted to reason, but Qin Yongxi stopped him and said calmly: Mr. Chen, Wang Jiusi and Hei Lao Wu all died of bleeding from the seven orifices. This is definitely not a symptom of being scalded. Chen Yingfeng snorted and said arrogantly: This is how to die with bean stuffed pancakes. Grasping this point, Qin Yongxi asked: Since you know that this criminal law will kill people, why do you insist on doing it? Chen Yingfeng bit her to death: It's not me, it's you two adults who want to see it! Since Wang Jiusi is dead, can we carry him away? You can't live, and you can't die. Why? This is the rule of Dongchang. Qin Yongxi and Wang Zhuan looked at each other, feeling helpless. After hearing the news of the death of the demon king Jiusi, Liu Ziqiang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, felt that the matter was not trivial, so he hurried to the cabinet with Qin Yongxi to report to Gao Gong.Ever since the three speakers in the Sixth Branch Corridor sounded the Dengwen drum in the morning, there has been uproar inside and outside the Forbidden City. When no one is safe, one can imagine how busy the cabinet is.Both Zhang Juzheng and Gao Yi were sick and stayed at home, so Gao Gong was on duty alone.The people who came to see him came one after another. Some of them had routine business, such as officials from other provinces coming to Beijing to make a pilgrimage to the cabinet to listen to the instructions of the chief minister, and some of them were unable to sit still because of the beating of Dengwen's drum, so they came to the cabinet to inquire about news.The latter are all princes and relatives, such as Zhu Xixiao, the Duke of Cheng, Xu Congcheng, the Prince Consort, and so on. They are not such people, and Gao Gong will not meet them.Just a dozen or so groups of people came to receive them like a revolving door, and it was already the closing time in the afternoon.Gao Gong didn't even bother to eat lunch, he just sat in the guard room and drank a bowl of vegetable soup indiscriminately, and ate two corn buns.There were three or four groups of people waiting outside, but Liu Ziqiang jumped in because it was urgent.As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Gong let out an exclamation: What, dead? Gao arched his body upright, and nearly knocked over the grand master's chair he was sitting on.Knowing that Gao Gong was impatient, Liu Ziqiang was afraid that he would say something unpleasant next time, so he apologized first and said carefully: "Death is definitely dead, but it is very strange."Qin Yongxi saw clearly at the scene that Wang Jiusi, as well as the prison boss, the gangster, all died of bleeding from the seven orifices, which was obviously not from being scalded to death. You said, how did you die?Gao Gong asked Qin Yongxi. Qin Yongxi has been embarrassed because he failed his errands twice, and now only half of his buttocks are sitting on the stool, and he replied timidly: According to the suspicion of the next official, those hot stones contain all of them. Poison that seals blood. Feng Bao is killing people.Liu Ziqiang interjected. Gao Gong didn't make a sound for a while, and after taking a long breath, he said slowly: There is no doubt about killing people to silence people, Feng Bao's methods are poisonous. The first assistant, Qin Yongxi raised his head, and said with courage, before coming, the lower official had suggested to Mr. Liu in the Ministry of Justice that the Ministry of Punishment should make another public appeal to impeach Feng Bao on this matter. Impeach him for what?Gao Gong asked. Just impeach him and kill him. Gao Gong shook his head and said with a smile: "Qin Yongxi, you are not impeaching Feng Bao, but praising him for doing good deeds." ah? Both Liu Ziqiang and Qin Yongxi were slightly surprised. Gao Gong continued: "The current emperor is young, and now Li Guifei is really in charge. Think about it, does Li Guifei want Wang Jiusi to die, or does she want Wang Jiusi to live?" Naturally, he wanted Wang Jiusi to die.Liu Ziqiang replied. That's right, Gao Gong stared at the two of them with piercing eyes, and said with emotion, the old man proposed to let the Ministry of Punishments go to court, and to transfer Wang Jiusi from the East Factory to the Sanju Division for conviction, and he was also asked to die. That's all.Just sent in the court ticket yesterday, before the emperor's approval of Zhu came out, the Dongchang side killed Wang Jiusi in front of you, a member of the criminal department, Wailang, and the patrolling censor. This is a preemptive move.The man was caught by Dongchang, and then three people faced Liumian and died in Dongchang. In this matter, not only would Concubine Li not convict Feng Bao, but on the contrary, she would say that he had done a great deed. After listening to Shoufu's analysis, Qin Yongxi blushed and muttered: If this is the case, why should we go to Dongchang to ask for someone? Gao Gong rolled his eyes at him, and reprimanded angrily: It's a good thing you are still a member of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, asking such stupid things.It is the government's normal course for the three courts to interrogate cases.What is Dongchang?What they did was some shady spy activities.They arrested Wang Jiusi, could the government not say a word, not even have an attitude? Suffering from this robbing, Qin Yongxi was so ashamed that he wished he could find a crack to get in.Seeing his subordinates being so embarrassed, Liu Ziqiang felt sorry, so he stood up to smooth things over and said: This matter was not handled well, and I, as an official of the Ministry of Punishment, should also be responsible.The only remedy now is to report the news of Wang Jiusi's death to the emperor as soon as possible, stating that Wang Jiusi died during the negotiation between the Ministry of Punishment and Dongchang.The second is to publish the news in the Dibao, and at the same time list Wang Jiusi's various crimes in detail, as a warning to the world.Please ask the first assistant to clarify whether this handling is appropriate. Gao Gong thought that everyone was dead, and no matter how to remedy it, he would be at a disadvantage, so he didn't want to waste his brains on this matter, so he replied impatiently: Just deal with it as you said, and the writing should be considered, don't make any more mistakes Something went wrong.After all, he raised his hand to see off the guests. Liu Ziqiang and Qin Yongxi had just left when Gao Gong said he would take a nap on the Taishi chair before receiving the next guest, when he suddenly heard the door slam, as if it was knocked open instead of being pushed.Opening his eyes, Han Yi was already standing in front of him panting. Chief Assistant, Han Yi didn't even have time to salute, so he shouted angrily, something serious happened again? What's the big deal?Gao Gong suddenly stood up. Zhu Heng, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, is also going to beat the Dengwen drum. He plays drums?Why did he knock? It is still a matter of paying for the Chaobai River project. Have you persuaded him? Luo Zun was persuading us, but Master Zhu thought he was a veteran of the imperial court and didn't take us seriously at all.Unless the chief assistant personally comes forward, otherwise Before Han Yi finished speaking, Gao Gong had already flashed out the door with his official robe in his hand. Han Yi was taken aback, grabbed a handful of gold-painted crow bone fan that Gao Gong had left on the table, and trotted out after him. It was not far from the cabinet to the Huangji Gate where the Dengwen Drum was erected. As soon as Gao Gong came out of the Huiji Gate, he saw about a dozen people surrounded by the Hongzheng Gate at the east end of the Huangji Gate.Among them was a hale and hearty old man in a second-grade Golden Pheasant Xiabu official robe, who was gesticulating and arguing with others. This person was Zhu Heng. However, he said that Zhu Heng went to the cabinet to find Gao Gong for the payment of the Chaobai River project a few days ago.At that time, Gao Gong tried to persuade him and promised to solve it within two days.Unexpectedly, two days later after the deadline, the household department still refused to allocate funds.The Chaobaihe construction site was forced to suspend work due to running out of money and food, and some workers who could not get their wages gathered to make trouble every three days.If it continues like this, not only will all previous efforts be wasted, but if it is not done well, a major rebellion by migrant workers will break out under the eyes of the emperor.Zhu Heng is not only the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but also the Director of Engineering of Chaobai River. How can he not be in a hurry when he sees the situation?This morning he went to the Ministry of Households to negotiate again. Zhang Benzhi, Minister of the Household Department, heard that he was coming, but he knew he couldn't handle it, so he slipped out the back door.Only one Yuanwailang who can't be a family member is left to deal with him.Zhu Heng went straight to the point and explained what he wanted to do. The Yuanwailang smiled and said, "Master Zhu, no matter how urgent you are, these two days will work. If you have money, you can start the Chaobai River project. If you don't have money, you can stop work. No one will be serious with you." of.Zhu Heng replied angrily: The Chaobai River project was a major event set by the late emperor, and the completion time of the project was set before the emperor. As the governor of the project, how dare I neglect the important matter of the court!Yuan Wai-lang felt that this Shangshu master had a long history, so he pointed it out clearly: the most important thing for the imperial court at present is how to transfer power to the government.This morning, the three officials of the Sixth Section Corridor knocked on the Dengwen Drum to impeach Feng Bao, presumably Mr. Zhu knew about it.Zhu Heng was tired of this Yuanwailang's glib tongue, but because of his status, it was inconvenient for him to attack him, so he replied patiently: Palace battles are certainly a major event, but it is impossible to let all the court officials stop doing their jobs and rush to participate in these events. Endless power struggle.Now you have to answer, will the Chaobai River construction fee be paid today or not?Yuan Wai-lang thought that Master Zhu was an elm-headed man who couldn't be enlightened, so he declined and said: "I don't know the details of this matter, and we have to decide it with our ministers."The Master of the Ministry is out to do business, you have to wait for him if you want to transfer the money.After all, Yuanwai Lang didn't accompany him any more, and only left Zhu Heng in the duty room to wait foolishly.After waiting for almost an hour, Zhang Ben went straight back to the Yamen.It was still an old servant who secretly said to Zhu Heng when he came in to refill his tea: Master Zhu, you don’t have to be a fool to wait for a girl here. Waiting here for a whole day will definitely not see him.Zhu Heng was furious when he heard this, and resentfully left the household department and boarded the sedan chair to go back to the government office.The more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I felt, so I simply wrote a report to impeach Zhang Benzhi for his dereliction of duty and delaying the country's water transportation.After the draft was corrected, it was transcribed into two copies, and then carried to the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City in a sedan chair.From here, I got out of the sedan chair, and went to the Sixth Section Corridor to tell Huke to Shizhong Luo Zun, and gave him a copy of the booklet for archiving, while I took the original copy and walked with eight-character square steps to knock on Dengwen at the gate of Huangji. drum. Since Cheng Wen, Luo Zun and Lu Shude played the Dengwen Drum in the morning, a group of officials in the Sixth Division Corridor were as excited as if they had won an examination in the examination hall, thinking that this must have left a name in history.In addition, relevant and irrelevant officials from all yamen in the capital came to express their opinions and congratulate them.At this moment, it suddenly broke out that Zhu Heng, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Industry who had gone through three dynasties, was also going to beat the drum, but it was Zhang Benzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Households of the other Da Jiuqing, who was impeached.Isn't this an internal strife in the government?If the Dengwen drum sounded for the second time, the situation that had already formed a one-sided situation with the same hatred and hatred would become unpredictable, and the officials of the Sixth Section Corridor were all startled to sweat.Han Yi immediately reported to the cabinet, and Luo Zunze led several people to follow Zhu Heng towards Huangji Gate. Before the sun was set, although the sun was already in the west, the sun was shining obliquely, and it was still burning like oil.It was only a few hundred feet away from the sixth branch gallery to the Huangji Gate. When Zhu Heng stepped on the brick road to the ground, his sweatshirt was soaked through, and large areas of sweat stained his official robe.At this time, apart from the imperial guards guarding the gate, there was not a single idler at Huangji Gate.The Chuanzhe eunuch who was usually on duty at the gate didn't know which room he went to enjoy the cool.Standing in the shade under the eaves of the door, Zhu Heng gasped for a few breaths, then raised his hand to get the drumsticks from Dengwen's drum stand. Luo Zun stepped forward, held down the drum stick, and persuaded him bitterly: "Master Zhu, this Dengwen drum will be overwhelmed once it is struck, and I hope you will think twice about it." Zhu Heng gave Luo Zun a blank look, and reprimanded: What is your intention to stop me so many times? Luo Zun said: The lower officials think that the government can solve the problem of the boss, and there is no need to alarm the emperor. The government Luo Zun mentioned was actually Gao Gong.It is this government that shirks the blame for Zhu Heng's anger.Gao Gong coaxed him to drill the chimney, but Zhang Benzhi let him shut the door.This letter shows the impeachment of Zhang Benzhi, and Gao Gong is involved in the stumbling behind the text, but this level cannot be explained.Seeing Luo Zunhu holding the drumstick tightly and refusing to move away, Zhu Heng became anxious. He almost poked Luo Zun's nose with his finger. He gritted his teeth and said, "If the government can solve it, what am I doing here? I might not be crazy." up?Seven years ago, this Dengwen drum was beaten by Hai Rui once, and he even carried the coffin that time.This morning, you knocked again.Now, I am determined with a weight, and it is finalized.Get out of the way! Seeing Zhu Heng being so stubborn and hurting people with his words, Luo Zun, who had been smiling all the time, became a little impatient, and he didn't care about the rank of the official, so he said: "Master Zhu, don't rely on the old and sell the old here."To put it bluntly, if you beat this drum, you will be condemned by the world's scholars! I have gone through three dynasties, and I have been promoted to Jiuqing, so I am afraid that you, a little speech official, will scare me?Get out of the way! Zhu Heng was already furious at this point, and was about to step forward to push away Luo Zun to take the drumstick, when suddenly he heard someone shouting from behind: Brother Shi Nan, please calm down.Turning his head to look, he saw Gao Gong trotting over from the brick road. Shosuke! All the officials shouted and avoided the road to salute.Zhu Heng was in a fit of anger, when he saw Gao Gong coming, he just snorted, clasped his fists with both hands and forced a meeting salute. Brother Shinan, why did you come here?Gao Gong asked knowingly. Zhu Heng took out the notebook from his pocket, handed it to Gao Gong and said: You will know after reading it. After Gao Gong read the scriptures, he took a step closer and whispered to Zhu Heng: "Brother Shinan, the forbidden area of ​​the imperial gate is not a place to discuss issues. Can we take a step to talk?" Zhu Heng made up his mind to beat the Dengwen drum, but he still replied angrily: I am here to beat the drum, what else is there to discuss! After eating this, Gao Gong was stunned for a moment, and then said: Brother Shinan, I am not stopping you from playing the drums, even though I am the chief assistant, I don't have the right.I'm just reminding you that if this hammer is struck, a good person may be wronged. Zhu Heng heard something in Gao Gong's words, so he asked: "Who have I wronged?" Zhang Benzhi. He repeatedly delayed the payment of the project and delayed the major project. How could he be wronged? The deferred payment of the Chaobai River project was originally the old man's instruction, but Gao Gong knew that he could no longer hide it, so he simply explained the whole story.Then he explained that the Ministry of Rituals is 10% discounted, the cabinet proposal has been sent to the palace, and the emperor's approval is only a matter of two days. If the emperor is sympathetic to the country's difficulties and waived this etiquette, the 200,000 taels of project money owed to you Instant payment. What if the emperor approves the performance of the Ministry of Rites? Chaobai River still has to pay for the project, but it will have to be delayed for a few days. Gao Gong sighed and rolled up his sleeves to wipe off the hot sweat on his face. Said, Brother Shinan, Zhang Ben has been avoiding you all along, not trying to shirk on purpose.Part of his reason is that he is afraid that he will not be able to explain it when he sees you, and the other part of the reason is that the old man gave him a death order, within three or two days, he must raise two hundred thousand taels of silver and hand it over to you. Although Zhu Heng is upright by nature, he is a well-known stubborn old man among Jiuqing.But after all, he has experienced three dynasties and has seen many tricks in the officialdom, so his heart is clear.Gao Gong came to dissuade him in such a hurry, because he was afraid that he would kill Feng Bao and disrupt his overall plan to encircle and suppress Feng Bao.In addition, there is a threat that is not obvious: the two hundred thousand taels of silver are prepared for the current emperor's biological mother, Li Guifei, and now she is the only one who can represent the interests of all the concubines in the harem.By handing over your booklet, isn't it just smearing smoke on Concubine Li Gui's face?Can't you weigh the consequences behind this? When Zhu Heng realized this level, he suddenly felt that the book in his hand was like a hot potato.但他心中仍有一種受了愚弄的感覺，因此憤憤不平地說：首輔大人，說起來你們全都有理，我按章程辦事，反倒是無理取鬧了。 你是部院大臣中難得的秉公之士，誰說你無理取鬧了？高拱聽出朱衡有藉機下臺階的意思，連忙沉下臉來對侍立一旁的言官們吼道，你們這群瞪眼雞，還不過來給朱大人賠個不是。 言官們紛紛打躬作揖道歉，然後七嘴八舌硬是把朱衡勸著離開了皇極門。