Chapter 854 943 Surveillance

Lü Diaoyang spoke up. Although he did not help clear Gao Gong of suspicion, he pointed out that Feng Bao's confession was just one person's opinion, and the factory guards did not get a complete chain of evidence.

That is, they found Gao Gong's family members who contacted him from Minister Wang, and then obtained Gao Gong's confession from them.

You know, Gao Gong has been expelled for half a year, and all the Gao family members in the capital have left and returned to Xinzheng. This is obvious to all.

Now Minister Wang said that it was Gao Gong's family members who instructed him, so who is this person?

In the confession, there is no name at all.

It has to be said that Lü Diaoyang immediately pointed out the biggest loophole in Feng Bao's fabricated confession.

After all, the person had left long ago, and Feng Bao could not think of a name for a while.

The key is that even if you want to use it, you have to get the person in your hands first, so as to force him to submit and admit his involvement in this matter.

This is why Feng Bao was anxious to let the Jinyiwei prepare the Tiqi to go south to Xinzheng to arrest people. He needed to catch Gao Gong and the people around him before others reacted, and find a weak person to admit this matter.

Only in this way can Gao Gong's crime of hiring a killer to assassinate be proven.

Seeing Lü Diaoyang say this, Feng Bao secretly hated him. He certainly knew the loopholes in his risky move.

But now that Lü Diaoyang brought it up, he had to find a way to deal with it.

When Empress Dowager Chen and Empress Dowager Li looked at him, Feng Bao also spoke up: "The matter has been delayed for a day. I think Gao Gong's family has already known the news and fled for fear of crime. We should immediately send the Jinyi Tiqi to Xinzheng to catch him.

Only by catching him first can we prevent the suspect from escaping.

Gao Gong was the Prime Minister, and there are so many people under his tutelage. If he gets away, it will be difficult to catch him again."

After Feng Bao finished speaking, he noticed that Empress Dowager Li frowned slightly, and Empress Dowager Chen seemed to be still thinking. She turned her eyes and continued: "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be delayed. Who knows that Gao Gong had secretly prepared those back-up plans when he was the Prime Minister.

Once this matter is exposed, I am afraid that he will go all out and show his true colors, which will affect the stability of the country.

Please issue an imperial decree to send the Jinyi Tiqi to arrest him."

From the suspect escaping and not being brought to justice, Feng Bao suddenly raised it to affecting the stability of the country, which had to attract the attention of the two Empress Dowagers.

Empress Dowager Chen looked at Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde, as if asking for their opinions.

Wei Guangde didn't know what Zhang Juzheng was thinking, but personally, he didn't want to involve the retired cabinet ministers in this matter.

Well, for his future or for something else, he didn't want this to happen.

Cabinet ministers are a very good amulet, but Feng Bao's move is undoubtedly to break this golden body.

When Gao Gong dealt with the Xu family, he only took action against Xu Jie's nephews and nephews, and did not involve Xu Jie in the prison case. In fact, this is also the inner concern of the cabinet ministers.

Today you use means to deal with your predecessor, what about the future?

The cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty have seen this, so they are very tacit in handling cases involving cabinet ministers.

In the future, a certain peninsula country is very interesting. Rather than saying that it is an elected president, it is better to say that it is an elected criminal.

It has become a pattern that a president will inevitably be imprisoned after leaving office, and no one can escape.

It is no wonder that some people say that the Feng Shui of the Blue House is not good, and even the president is unwilling to work and live there.

With a plan in mind, under the gaze of the two Queen Mothers, Wei Guangde could not remain silent, so he had to speak: "What Lu Gong said is very true.

This case involves former cabinet ministers, and the only evidence is the assassin himself, which is a bit thin.

What Eunuch Feng said makes sense. Even if this matter was instructed by others, I am afraid that he has escaped from the capital now.

I think we should first get the information of Gao's family from the assassin, and send an order to the factory guards and the Ministry of Justice to go to the sea to capture the documents and arrest this person. After getting the confession, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the three departments of the Censorate will jointly try the case."

Wei Guangde can already imagine that the reaction of the court and the public after the news came out will definitely be another uproar.

It is hard to say what everyone will think.

Although Gao Gong offended many people as the Prime Minister, some people also have a positive attitude towards his political propositions.

Feng Bao's casual framing of important cabinet officials may arouse anger in the court and the public, and if he doesn't handle it well, he may even bring disaster upon himself.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde couldn't help but glance at Feng Bao and sighed slightly in his heart.

Feng Bao actually knew that he was a little hasty and should think twice before making a confession.

However, the grudge between him and Gao Gong was a bit deep, and he wanted to kill Gao Gong immediately.

Turtle son, he supported Chen Hong and helped Meng Chong, but he didn't support himself, and he wanted to get himself out of office. How could he tolerate it?

Didn't Gao Gong have any idea about the last words of Emperor Longqing on the imperial couch that day? He was just worried that his heart was too wild.

Why did Emperor Longqing add his name, Feng Bao, to the list of ministers of state? It was to ensure that the Silijian would not be obtained by Gao Gong, so that the throne of the old Zhu family could continue smoothly.

Gao Gong was capable and wanted to make achievements, which was understandable. However, if he wanted to seize all the power of the cabinet and the Imperial Household Department and restore the real power of the prime minister, the royal family would be in danger.

Even if Emperor Longqing trusted Gao Gong, he would never joke with the foundation of his ancestors and let Gao Gong succeed.

In fact, Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde had guessed Emperor Longqing's plan before his death.

The cabinet was led by Gao Gong, assisted by Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde, forming a three-pronged cabinet that restrained each other.

No matter who Gao Yi falls for, the other two will secretly join forces to fight against him.

Zhang Juzheng had already demonstrated to Emperor Longqing with his own personal example that he could not handle Gao Gong alone and was suppressed at every turn.

Okay, let’s get Wei Guangde.

This is also the reason why Emperor Longqing issued an order before his death, not allowing Wei Guangde to give in and return to the capital directly.

He couldn't wait any longer and had no time to spend here with Wei Guangde.

Coupled with the restraint of Feng Bao, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, it was enough to keep the power of the court from falling apart, and the Ming Dynasty was so stable that Zhu Yijun grew up to take charge.

This is the only thing he, as a father, can do for his son.

It's just that the tense change exceeded his expectation. After he sent a clear signal to Gao Gong, Gao Gong chose not to avoid the edge temporarily, but to overthrow Feng Bao and gain the right to be the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

But even so, Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng were not willing to continue to embarrass Gao Gong. After all, they had already left the field, so why bother with them anymore.

After Wei Guangde spoke, Zhang Juzheng also said: "What Mr. Wei said is absolutely true. This matter is too involved. If it is not handled properly, the consequences will be unpredictable.

The minister believed that it would be better to arrest the Gaofu family members and interrogate them strictly, and the witnesses would be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment to be detained in order to appease the courtiers. "

The case is being investigated and handled by the factory guards, and the foreign court will definitely have concerns. After all, the case handling process is completely opaque, unlike the case handled by the Ministry of Justice, where everyone can more or less know the general outline.

If Gao Gong really committed this crime, there would be nothing wrong with him, but if the evidence is not enough to convince the courtiers, the turmoil would be huge at that time.

Who can bear the temptation of the inner court to frame a minister?

Today you can be the chief minister and assistant minister, but what about tomorrow?

"This won't work. Who knows who is working with Gao Gong? As you just said, when Gao Gong was the chief minister, he cultivated many party members.

Once the witnesses are handed over and someone secretly manipulates them, who can afford it? "

When he heard that Zhang Juzheng said that Minister Wang would be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, Feng Bao certainly would not agree.

If the person is in his own hands, he can do whatever he wants. He will never hand it over to anyone, not even Jin Yiwei.

"Feng Bao, then you can continue to interrogate Minister Wang and ask about the Gao family members who have contacted him."

Queen Mother Chen said.

“But empress, if we don’t send Tiqi to Xinzheng now, what will happen if Gao Gong learns the news and escapes?

At that time, it was like a mud cow drowning in the sea, and it was difficult to find anyone.

Gao Gong must be captured before the news reaches Xinzheng, so that he cannot escape. "

Feng Bao continued to fight.

He had to catch the Gao family so that he could manipulate them, so after he finished speaking, his eyes unconsciously looked at Wei Guangde below.

When Wei Guangde faced Feng Bao's pleading eyes, he had no intention of falling out with Feng Bao. What's more, even if he ignored it, Feng Bao would probably seek help from Zhang Juzheng.

His mind was spinning, and he had an idea, so he said again: "Mother, Eunuch Feng's opinion also has merit. You might as well send Tiqi to Xinzheng, but not to arrest Gao Gong but to monitor Gao Gong and order him not to leave half of Xinzheng city." step.

If Gao Gong insists on leaving, he can be arrested immediately and taken back to Beijing. "

Although Wei Guangde did not support Feng Bao in arresting Gao Gong now, he still agreed that factory guards could be dispatched to put Gao Gong under surveillance first and wait for the progress of the investigation.

If there is indeed evidence later that Gao Gong is involved in the case, he will be arrested again.

After all, it was a major case of assassinating the king and killing a driver. I think the courtiers could understand that the factory guards were sent to monitor the residence.

After Wei Guangde finished speaking, Zhang Juzheng and Lu Tiaoyang both looked at him in surprise.

However, Wei Guangde turned a blind eye and still stood there with a calm expression.

In fact, from the beginning, Zhang Juzheng and Lu Tiaoyang had already determined that the matter was framed by Feng Bao, and naturally wanted to delay it. In their view, this precedent must not be set.

Why did Yan Song have such a bad reputation in the first place? In fact, most of it was caused by his worship of his son Yan Shifan. He was narrow-minded and would retaliate for his hatred.

And now.

Just when the two of them were puzzled as to why Wei Guangde was acting like this, Wei Guangde continued: "Jinyi Tiqi must be told clearly about this matter. They are only monitoring the Gao Mansion. They are not allowed to act recklessly before receiving the imperial decree. They can only restrict Gao Gong from leaving Xinzheng City. And we can’t stop him from visiting relatives and friends in the city.”

Zhang Juzheng and Lu Tiaoyang looked at each other at this time, feeling helpless, but they also realized that this might also be to appease the hearts of the empress dowager and the emperor.

People will monitor him and won't let him cause trouble.

After thinking about this, the two of them nodded tacitly, agreeing with Wei Guangde's proposition.

Queen Mother Chen naturally saw the actions of the three cabinet ministers.

Although she did not expect that this matter was actually caused by Feng Bao, she still trusted the eunuchs in the palace. After all, they were domestic slaves and people approved by the late emperor, so she said: "Okay, this is what you will do, send Gao Gong was not allowed to leave Xinzheng, and the factory guards continued to interrogate him harshly and arrested other accomplices. "

Queen Mother Chen's words were the final word and settled the matter.

So soon, the palace's decree was sent to Beizhen Fusi. At this time, Liu Shouyou had already summoned a team of Jinyi Tiqi to wait in the Yamen.

The decree was sent, but Liu Shouyou was frightened.

After all, Gao Gong was the former chief minister of the cabinet, and he was a big shot that the commander in command could not touch.

Although the status of the commander of the Jinyiwei is not low, it depends on who he is.

If they were close ministers of the emperor, they could walk sideways.

But the emperor was only ten years old, so he didn't know how to gather his confidants, so the Jinyiwei seemed a little embarrassed at this time.

In fact, most of the time, because the commander of the Jinyiwei was far away from the emperor, eunuchs were needed as intermediaries, so the Jinyiwei was suppressed by the Dongchang.

The only point that the Jinyiwei was better than the Dongchang was that the Dongchang was the emperor's private army, and the Jinyiwei was also, but after all, they were people on the list of the court, and their duties were more legally effective than those of the Dongchang.

Therefore, most of the Dongchang soldiers were drawn from the Jinyiwei, otherwise it would be difficult to do things, because they had no official status, and the uniforms of the soldiers were enough to scare the ignorant common people, but it would be difficult to deal with officials.

Since he had received the decree, Liu Shouyou immediately called the leader of the Tiqi and handed the decree to him.

He also noticed that it was clearly mentioned in the decree that they were not going to arrest people directly this time, but to monitor Gao Gong, which was different from the previous missions of the Tiqi.

After repeated emphasis, the Jinyi Tiqi rushed out of the Beizhenfu Division and went south to Xinzheng to do business.

The Jinyiwei's troops were dispatched, which naturally alarmed the court and the public.

After Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde returned to the cabinet, the news spread from the six departments.

The person behind the assassination of the emperor was suspected to be the former Prime Minister Gao Gong. Such a big melon instantly alarmed all officials. Everyone couldn't help but put down their official duties and gathered together to discuss.

"This matter is weird."

"What benefit does Gao Gong get from doing this?"

It must be said that the officials in the capital are not so easy to fool. Although it is just a rumor and no confession of Minister Wang has been seen, everyone is skeptical about it.

In the past, civil and military officials would definitely have differences on the same thing, but this time, civil and military officials had no differences and unanimously believed that it was Feng Bao's intentional frame-up.

As for the reason, it is actually very simple, that is, what benefit does Gao Gong get from doing such a thing to destroy his family?

First of all, what benefit does Gao Gong get from assassinating the emperor? Can he be the emperor? No. On the contrary, even if he assassinated Wanli, the future emperor would kill his family.

Secondly, although the place where Minister Wang was imprisoned was in Jinyiwei, the guards were Dongchang thugs, and the Jinyiwei had no chance to get close.

It must be said that Liu Shouyou was smart. The moment he saw the imperial edict, Liu Shouyou actually knew what Feng Bao was going to do.

Without hesitation, he immediately asked someone to reveal the situation in the prison. He wanted to get rid of Jinyiwei, and he didn't want to be on the same boat with Feng Bao.

Too unstable.

Jinyiwei was certainly familiar with how to convict, and there was a method to frame someone. If this matter was handled by Jinyiwei, it would never be done this way.

Controlling Minister Wang and getting the confession was only the first step. Next, he must find someone to take the blame, and it had to be someone who was involved with Gao Gong.

Only with two confessions in hand would he report to the palace and nail Gao Gong to death directly.

This fool.

Liu Shouyou could only curse Feng Bao, a layman, in his heart, for not being able to do anything but causing trouble.

Don't even mention why he wasn't angry. How did the Jinyiwei make their fortune? It was by committing major crimes.