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Chapter 1427. Anticlimactic.

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    These three conditions put forward by Song Chengren are extremely fatal to Zhu Hejian.  If Jiang Dawei is severely punished, it means that Zhu Hejian is unable to protect his supporters in the inner court, which also means that the eunuchs in the inner court will have doubts about Zhu Hejian's ability and will no longer support Zhu Hejian unreservedly as before;  The matter of destroying the dam and submerging the imperial village naturally needs to be investigated further. Zhu Hejian is very confident about Jiang Xiao's ability to do things and is confident that he will not be traced to him, but the key point is how to investigate the matter.  Judging from Song Chengren's attitude, the Jiangnan Jinshen Group obviously wanted to intervene in the investigation. However, the flood was originally used by Zhu Hejian to suppress the Jinshen forces. If the Jiangnan Jinshen Group was allowed to intervene in the investigation, then they would definitely  Interfering with the results of the investigation, and in turn using this matter to suppress Zhu Hejian, Zhu Hejian not only worked in vain, but also made a wedding dress for the Jiangnan Jinshen Group, and even tied himself up.  There is also the matter of abolition and reduction of the number of imperial palaces in South Zhili, which is even more fatal. Once Zhu Hejian agrees to this condition, it means the disunity of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the disappointment, dissatisfaction, and dissatisfaction of Emperor Deqing.  Furious.  In short, although Zhu Hejian was caught off guard by Song Chengren's tough stance and was at a disadvantage for a while, Zhu Hejian still would not agree to any of the three conditions proposed by Song Chengren.  Of course, on the surface, Zhu Hejian would not refuse directly. When he held the Hongmen Banquet, he had already prepared a backup plan if his plan was frustrated.  Although Zhu Hejian has a ruthless personality and leaves no room for action, he is also a cautious person and never fights an unprepared battle.  For example, the appearance of Xu Jingxian, the head of the Xu family, at the banquet was one of the backup plans prepared by Zhu Hejian.  The Xu family is the descendant branch of Zhongshan King Xu Da. It has always had a detached status among the Jiangnan Jin gentry and will not easily get involved in any battles. It has also always remained neutral in the conflict between the Jin gentry wealthy family and the Huangzhuang eunuchs, but Zhu Hejian tonight  During the banquet, he still sent Xu Jingxian several famous invitations in succession, almost forcibly inviting Xu Jingxian to the banquet, just so that Xu Jingxian could stand up and help him smooth things over at the critical moment.  Zhu Hejian has prepared several similar backup plans.  At this time, after hearing the three conditions proposed by Song Chengren, Zhu Hejian immediately nodded and said: "Senior Song's words are reasonable. Regarding Jiang Dawei's rude words, this junior is also very angry, and he will definitely give it to Senior Song."  A satisfactory explanation!" Having said this, Zhu Hejian turned his head and glared at Jiang Dawei, and then told the eunuch Xi Cheng of Nanjing: "Xi Zheng, although I am only a prince and have no right to interfere with the affairs of the inner court,  But you are the Chief of Ceremonies Bingbi, so you are naturally qualified to punish Jiang Dawei! This lowly slave has repeatedly humiliated Senior Song and wantonly framed Zhou Shoufu, which is an unforgivable crime. Therefore, I hope you can come forward and punish him severely on behalf of the inner court!  Jiang Dawei, you must make him deserve what he deserves! If you protect him and spare him, I will definitely impeach you!" After hearing Zhu Hejian's explanation, Xi Cheng's face was full of embarrassment, but  He stood up and accepted the order and said: "Your Highness, please rest assured that our family will definitely punish Jiang Dawei severely, let him learn a lesson, and satisfy the head of the Song family However, our family has been sitting in Nanjing these years, even though it is the Chief of Ceremonies who holds the pen."  , but it is just a false title, just like when ministers from foreign dynasties serve as feudal officials, they are often given the title of Shangshu or Imperial Censor, but they are not actually qualified to intervene in the affairs of the Six Ministries and the Inspectorate! So!  "When our family is severely punishing Jiang Dawei, we still need to communicate with the Inner Court Ceremony Supervisor, otherwise it will be suspected of overstepping our authority. We hope that His Highness and the head of the Song family will give him a few days of grace." Zhu Hejian looked dissatisfied and asked.  "What's the difference between this approach and delaying and passing the blame?"  Take away all his power and freedom of movement. When communicating with the Chief of Ceremonies of the Inner Court, he will also elaborate on Jiang Dawei's crimes. He strongly recommends that the Chief of Ceremonies remove Jiang Dawei from all his inner court positions and titles, and at the same time punish a person with a cane.  One hundred, one month of shackles, and assigned to work in the periphery. I believe that the Chief of Ceremonies will agree to our proposal. It just needs to be delayed for a few days. "  Assigned to the outside as an errand" Zhu Hejian nodded lightly and said: "If this is the case, it can be considered a severe punishment, and it will at least cost Jiang Dawei half his life!" Then, Zhu Hejian turned to look at Song Chengren, still respectful, and asked  Said: "Senior Song, are you still dissatisfied with Xi Zhenshou's punishment method for Jiang Dawei?"?Leave it to the inner court for punishment, and Jiang Dawei may even be escorted to the capital for punishment. On the surface, it is said that he will be removed from his power, given a hundred rods, shackles for a month, and assigned to work as an errand in the periphery. But in fact, what Jiang Dawei suffered  The cane and shackle punishments were probably just for show, and would not hurt Jiang Dawei's bones at all. As for being dismissed from his position and assigned to a peripheral errand, Jiang Dawei could also be reinstated to his original position after the limelight has passed So,  This method of punishment was actually tantamount to letting Jiang Dawei go completely.  But on the surface, there is really nothing wrong with this method of punishment, because Jiang Dawei was originally a member of the inner court, and should be punished by the inner court. It would be an offense beyond his authority for outsiders to interfere in this matter.  This is also the real reason why the Jiangnan Jin gentry, although they are deeply rooted and powerful, are always unable to suppress the eunuchs of Huangzhuang. Because their power is completely unable to affect the affairs of the inner court, the eunuchs of Guanzhuang are not afraid of breaking up with them.  Under such circumstances, seeing the cooperative acting between Zhu Hejian and Xicheng, Song Chengren just snorted coldly, neither expressing his approval nor speaking out against it.  Zhu Hejian smiled and said: "Since Senior Song has no objection, then Jiang Dawei's punishment has been decided! As for the matter of digging up the dam and submerging the imperial village, we must continue to investigate, otherwise, wouldn't we have to let the real culprit behind the scenes go?  ? But after a flood, all the evidence was destroyed, so it must be extremely difficult to find the mastermind. In this case, everyone will naturally need to work together. If the head of the Song family and other wise men are willing to help,  I believe that the Nanjing government and the Jinyi Guards will never refuse! " Zhu Hejian knew very well that once the Jiangnan Jinshen Group was involved in the investigation, the Jiangnan Jinshen Group would definitely use the matter to bite him back, but Zhu Hejian was equally concerned about this situation.  He was already prepared, so he only gave Jiangnan Jinshen Group the right to "assist" in the investigation, but the specific investigation was still led by Jin Yiwei.  ¡° In this way, if Jiangnan Jinshen Group secretly tampered with the investigation results while assisting in the investigation, Zhu Hejian could quickly discover the anomaly, and even set up a trap to make Jiangnan Jinshen Group fall into a trap.  After tonight¡¯s lesson, the next time Zhu Hejian sets up a trap, he will never allow Song Chengren to easily unite all the Jin gentry to put pressure on him.  On the other side, Song Chengren nodded slightly, accepting Zhu Hejian's concession.  Next, Zhu Hejian said: "There is also the matter of abolition and reduction of the number of imperial villages in South Zhili. I have thought about it carefully these days, and thenI remembered Zhao Junchen and Zhao Gechen's high remarks!" See  Zhu Hejian suddenly mentioned Zhao Junchen, and Song Chengren couldn't help but be stunned. He couldn't figure out what the matter at Huangzhuang had to do with Zhao Junchen, and asked: "Oh? Zhao Gechen's high opinions? Zhao Gechen has often made various high opinions in recent years.  It can be said that the words are not shocking, but I don¡¯t know what lofty opinions of Zhao Gechen the Seventh Prince are referring to. "Zhu Hejian shook his head and laughed, and said: "Zhao Gechen really has the habit of being a good teacher and not saying anything shocking. He has said many things in recent years.  Shocking remarks, the younger generation does not agree with all his violent remarks, saying that lies repeated a thousand times are the truth, and the butt determines the head" At this point, Zhu Hejian's expression was full of disapproval, and he seemed to completely disagree with Zhao Junchen  these remarks.  Afterwards, Zhu Hejian's expression became much more serious and he added: "But Cabinet Minister Zhao has some other high-level opinions, which make perfect sense if you think about it carefully, such as 'No investigation, no right to speak', and 'Collect data first, and then make decisions.  Conclusion' When Zhao Gechen argued with officials in the temple, he always won more than he lost, because he could always come up with a detailed investigation conclusion and list various statistics, and  The officials could only use words like 'sage said', 'I think', and 'maybe', which naturally did not hold water." Song Chengren's eyes flashed, and he probably guessed what Zhu Hejian was thinking, but he still couldn't stand it.  He asked: "What does His Highness the Seventh Prince mean" Zhu Hejian waved his hand and said: "Nowadays, the conflicts between the gentry and the eunuchs in Guanzhuang can be said to have their own reasons. The gentry said that Huangzhuang occupied fertile land, while the eunuchs in Guanzhuang said that  The Jin gentry said that the Jin gentry oppressed the tenants, the Jin gentry said that the imperial village sheltered traitors, and the eunuchs in charge of the village said that the Jin gentry despised the imperial power and coveted the imperial land But just like those officials who argued with Zhao Cabinet ministers, everyone relied on their own impressions and prejudices  To express their attitude, no one has yet come up with detailed data and conclusive evidence to prove that their views are correct What I mean is that after five days, we can invite all the sages from all walks of life in Nanjing to gather in Nanjing Gongyuan, and then let  The Jin gentry and the Huangzhuang eunuchs are having a public debate in the presence of wise men and women from all walks of life! Both the Jin gentry and the eunuchs in charge of the village will all present detailed data and conclusive evidence when the time comes.??According to this to support his own point of view, who is the right person in the conflict between the two parties? The world must have made its own judgment after listening to this debate!  And whether I should ask my father to order the abolition and reduction of the number of imperial villages in southern Zhili will also depend on the outcome of this public debate!  Otherwise, just because the wealthy Jin gentry in Southern Zhili do not like the imperial estates, I beg my father to abolish and reduce the imperial estates within the territory. It feels like the center of the imperial court has succumbed to the pressure of the Jiangnan gentry. My father will never do that.  Agreed!  ¡± After hearing Zhu Hejian¡¯s statement, everyone present was stunned. On the one hand, it was because Zhu Hejian¡¯s proposal was extremely novel, and everyone was deeply surprised; On the other hand, it was because of Zhu Hejian¡¯s proposal  It is extremely detrimental to the eunuchs of Huangzhuang. Considering Zhu Hejian's stance, such a proposal is simply self-defeating! With the profound power of the Jiangnan Jinshen Group, whether it is collecting evidence that is beneficial to them or fabricating evidence that is beneficial to them,  It¡¯s all easy! Therefore, in this public debate, the Jiangnan Jingentry Group can produce a large amount of evidence to prove the great harm caused by the existence of Huangzhuang and the innocence of Jiangnan Jingentry. At the same time, the vast majority of Jiangnan Jingentry are innocent.  He is a scholar with a good reputation, and there are several contemporary great scholars in charge. If we only talk about the struggle for power, it will be difficult for the Jiangnan Jin gentry to suppress the Huangzhuang eunuchs, but if we talk about being eloquent, the Jiangnan Jin gentry can definitely throw away the Huangzhuang eunuchs.  Go out ten streets! In the eyes of the Jiangnan Jin gentry, although those Huangzhuang eunuchs have received education from the inner school, they are only semi-illiterates who know a few words. Under such circumstances, let the Huangzhuang eunuchs and the Jin gentry debate openly.  It is definitely using one's own shortcomings to attack the other's strengths. What is it but "asking for one's own humiliation"? Thinking of this, Song Chengren was in disbelief. He also carefully looked at the changes in Zhu Hejian's expression. He always felt that Zhu Hejian seemed to have another plan, something he was hiding.  He was so confident because of some conspiracy and conspiracy. Because he didn't know Zhu Hejian's real plan, Song Chengren didn't dare to easily agree to this proposal that seemed to be a big advantage for his side and Zhu Hejian was undefeated.  Without giving him time to think carefully, he asked again: "What do you think, Senior Song, about this junior proposal?  If the Jiangnan gentry were convinced that they were right, they would definitely not be afraid of this debate. Instead, they could take the opportunity to build momentum and allow the younger generation to find sufficient reasons to petition their father to reduce the number of imperial estates. This would be a huge gain.  No harm done, right?  " Seeing Zhu Hejian's attitude, Song Chengren became more and more certain that Zhu Hejian must be hiding a conspiracy. However, under Zhu Hejian's pressing step by step, Song Chengren really had no reason to refuse the proposal. In the end, Song Chengren nodded with a cold face.  Said: "In that case, I agree to your highness's proposal!  The conflict between the Jin gentry and the Huangzhuang eunuchs will be decided by a public debate in the Nanjing Gongyuan in five days!  " Zhu Hejian pawed and said: "That's it. Who is right and who is wrong? Whether Huangzhuang should be abolished or not will be decided by the debate in Nanjing Gongyuan five days later. Everyone will decide the winner openly and fairly, and no one will.  Suffer!  " Then, Zhu Hejian turned his attention to Huo Zhengyuan, who had been watching the show, and asked: "At the same time, since all disputes can be concluded in five days, while the two sides are preparing for this debate, the situation in Nanjing should be  It should be as smooth as possible and there shouldn't be any chaos. What do you think, University Scholar Huo?  " Such a statement was obviously aimed at Huo Zhengyuan's follow-up plan to instruct the "United Shipping Company" to take the lead in causing trouble. Under Zhu Hejian's gaze, Huo Zhengyuan's eyes flashed, and he nodded in agreement: "As it should be!  " While nodding in agreement, Huo Zhengyuan was also observing Zhu Hejian carefully, just like Song Chengren. Seeing Zhu Hejian's performance of winning and controlling the situation, Huo Zhengyuan always felt that Zhu Hejian had another agenda, but for a while he couldn't figure out what Zhu Hejian's real agenda was.  What. In this way, as smart people like Song Chengren and Huo Zhengyuan fell into deep thought, the main hall of Zhanyuan fell into a brief silence. In fact, in order to deal with Zhou Shangjing's calculations and suppression, Zhu Hejian prepared a total of three plans.  The first is Zhu Hejian's own plan, which is to destroy the dam, flood the imperial village, confuse the situation, make the eunuchs of the imperial village become victims, and take the opportunity to criticize and suppress the Jin gentry forces. However, this plan is not progressing smoothly at present.  . As for the second plan, it was proposed by Lu De, and the key to this plan lies in this public debate! In addition, Zhu Hejian also keeps a plan proposed by Prince Taishi Wang Baoren at any time.  Ready to use. Looking at Song Chengren and Huo Zheng.While Yuan and others reacted hesitantly, Zhu Hejian looked satisfied, smiled and nodded.  But just when Zhu Hejian wanted to continue saying something, something changed suddenly.  Because of this sudden change, the dinner party in Zhanyuan also ended in a hurry, which can be said to be an anticlimax. ?¡­ ?¡­ ?¡­
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