NCCnovel Chapter 1303
Chapter 1303
"Upon responding to the news from Yingtian Prefecture, they all headed straight for the Qianqing Palace in the Imperial City... It is obvious that His Majesty must have instructed them beforehand. But I wonder... why did His Majesty send them out of Yingtian Prefecture so quietly?"
"It's been such a long time since things finally calmed down in Yingtian Prefecture. Could it be that His Majesty... is brewing up some kind of trouble again?"
"Hiss... Wasn't this Lord Yuan the one His Majesty disliked the most before?"
"Leaving aside Yuan Tai, Zhuo Jing, who never interacts with us officials, is no pushover! That shocking incident at the end of last year... tsk tsk tsk! It was no joke!"
"Never mind, His Majesty's actions have always been eccentric and unpredictable. Who can guess what he's thinking? He's probably going to pull another trick we never expected! I've gotten used to it by now! Come to think of it, it's been so peaceful in Yingtian Prefecture for quite a while now, I'm actually a little unaccustomed to it!"
"..."
Within a short time, the news reached almost everyone's ears, and everyone was naturally surprised and suspicious, and there was a lot of discussion.
Someone heard the name Zhuo Jing.
Thinking back to the massacre at the end of last year, where people were brutally murdered, sends chills down my spine. Those with a guilty conscience feel inexplicably guilty and afraid.
Some people couldn't figure out what Zhu Yunwen was doing.
However, given Zhu Yunwen's numerous bizarre actions in the past, they had almost become desensitized to them. They treated it as normal, and even watched with a spectator's mentality, wanting to see what tricks this young emperor, who was always up to something, would play next.
Within the Six Ministries.
Fu Youwen, who already knew about this matter, immediately showed a solemn expression upon hearing the news. He sighed softly and thought to himself, "His Majesty never backs down from anything he sets his mind to. Zhuo Jing and Yuan Tai are back; the storm is about to begin..."
He stroked his gray beard absentmindedly, lost in thought, as if he were struggling with something in his mind.
After a while.
Only then did he seem to make a decision. He put down his work, stood up, and said to Yu Xin, who had now been promoted to Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Xia Yuanji, who had jumped up to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, "I'm going to the Ministry of Personnel next door."
Both Yu Xin and Xia Yuanji were personally promoted by Zhu Yunwen.
Fu Youwen usually treated them with great care and courtesy, so Yu Xin and Xia Yuanji simply stood up respectfully and bowed, saying, "Please be busy, sir. We will handle things for you here."
Fu Youwen seemed a little anxious.
He nodded slightly to the two of them and then hurriedly went outside.
The six ministries were not far apart, and soon Fu Youwen arrived at the gate of the Ministry of Personnel, where he happened to run into Zhan Hui, who was hurrying out. At this moment, Zhan Hui's face was exceptionally solemn, so somber that it seemed as if water was about to drip from it.
"Lord Zhan," Fu Youwen called out immediately, or rather, he had actually come to see Zhan Hui: "Lord Zhan, what brings you here?"
Zhan Hui stopped in his tracks and said, "Since Lord Fu already has the answer in his heart, why ask me?"
Fu Youwen let out a long sigh of helplessness.
Just as Zhan Hui said.
He probably knew what Zhan Hui was going to do:
Like him, Zhan Hui knew what Zhuo Jing and Yuan Tai's return meant, and he also knew what Zhu Yunwen wanted to do. In the past, what Zhu Yunwen wanted to do did not touch his fundamental interests. This time was different. This time, it was about touching the bones of the nobles, gentry, and even all the scholars in the world!
Before this, Zhan Hui was wary of the Jinyiwei's eyes and ears and dared not say anything to others, otherwise, if any news leaked out, he would be the one to be finished.