Chapter 254 It's up to Him to Decide

Jinyiwei Yamen in Beijing.

Lu Wenyu was concentrating on the letter on the table. It contained the details of Zhao Jue's assassination in Bianzhou and the situation in Bianzhou.

The more he read, the tighter Lu Wenyu's brows furrowed. There were not many words on the paper, just a few short lines. He read it over and over again, as if he could find something special in it.

Unfortunately, words are just words after all, not to mention words with dried ink. No matter how hard you look at them, you can't see anything special.

He held his chin and closed his eyes in deep thought.

Assassination! Another assassination of the imperial envoy! Was it done by the people who killed Jiang Ruhai last time? It shouldn't be, he consciously told him, no.

Who could it be? Those local officials in Jiangnan again? It shouldn't be that serious. It's just 100,000 dan of grain. It's not a big deal. He can get away with it by borrowing from grain merchants. It won't be necessary to kill people, right?

After thinking about it, he had no clue at all. He simply waved his hand to let the Jinyiwei on duty come in.

"Prepare the sedan chair, I want to go to the palace."

No matter who did it, the assassination of the imperial envoy is a big deal. Such a big thing should not be hidden from the emperor, and it cannot be hidden from the emperor.

The subordinates were very efficient, and the sedan chair soon stopped at the door. Lu Wenyu, wearing a bright red dragon robe, holding the official hat in his hand, sat in the sedan chair and went to the palace gate.

At the gate of Xiyuan, Lu Wenyu just got off the sedan chair and saw Eunuch Feng running out in a hurry.

He was confused and just wanted to stop Eunuch Feng to ask clearly. Unexpectedly, when Eunuch Feng saw him, his eyes lit up and he ran over quickly.

He said breathlessly: "Lord Lu, His Majesty, His Majesty has ordered me to go out to find you. I didn't expect to meet you here. Come in with me."

The emperor is looking for me? Lu Wenyu was a little confused and asked hurriedly: "Eunuch Feng, why did the emperor look for me?"

"Hey, Lord Lu, something big happened!" Eunuch Feng walked and looked around, and when he was sure that there was no one around, he said: "Lord Lu, don't you know about the assassination of the imperial envoy in Bianzhou?"

So it was this matter. Lu Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Lu entered the palace just because of the assassination of the imperial envoy."

Eunuch Feng smiled, it was really a coincidence. Since Lu Wenyu knew, he could put his heart back in his stomach.

"I thought Lord Lu didn't know, it was really a waste of worry, hahaha. Let's go, let's go in and see the emperor first."

"Eunuch Feng, please."

The two walked all the way to Qingxuan Palace and arrived at the door. Lu Wenyu waited outside the door according to the rules, and Eunuch Feng went in to report first.

After waiting for a while, Eunuch Feng came out and said with a smile: "Lord Lu, the emperor asked you to come in."

Then he lowered his voice and reminded: "Lord Li Shou from the cabinet is also inside."

"Thank you, Eunuch Feng." Lu Wenyu bowed his hands to thank him.

When he walked into Qingxuan Palace, the first thing he saw was Li Shou standing respectfully, and Yuan Zhuo sitting behind the desk.

Lu Wenyu knelt down and saluted respectfully, "Your servant Lu Wenyu, kowtow to the emperor."

Seeing Lu Wenyu come in, Yuan Zhuo waved to Eunuch Feng, "Big companion, go and bring a stool for Wenyu."

"Yes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a seat." After the etiquette was over, Lu Wenyu sat down carefully.

Since the people had arrived, Yuan Zhuo simply got straight to the point.

He said, "Wenyu, I summoned you to the palace because of the assassination of the imperial envoy in Bianzhou. I believe that my subordinates have written to you to tell you what happened?"

"Yes." Lu Wenyu told the truth, stood up and took out the opened letter from his arms and put it on the desk.

But Yuan Zhuo just nodded, "I won't read the letter from my subordinates to you. I trust you."

Having said that, Lu Wenyu didn't dare to reply stupidly. Subordinates? That's forming a clique for personal gain.

He knelt down and saluted, saying, "Being an official in the court means serving the emperor. No matter who you are, you are the emperor's subjects."

"Hahaha." Yuan Zhuo laughed loudly, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

He waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, I'm not the kind of person who cares about trivial matters. Let's deal with the matter at hand first. Regarding the assassination of the imperial envoy, Li Ge Lao, Wen Yu, and Da Ban, tell us what you think, don't be too rigid."

Li Shu raised his head and said lightly, "Investigate it thoroughly and punish whoever is found!"

The words were sincere, but Yuan Zhuo just glanced at him and stopped talking. Instead, he turned to look at Lu Wenyu and asked, "Wen Yu, what do you think?"

Lu Wenyu stood up and said in a deep voice, "I think we should investigate, but we can't do it in a big way."

"Oh? I'd like to hear more."

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Wenyu explained, "Last year, Jiangnan was cleaned up, and corrupt officials were investigated at the beginning of the year. I think that if we continue to investigate in a big way, I'm afraid everyone will be in danger and everyone will be shocked. People's hearts are unstable, which may be detrimental to major events."

Yuan Zhuo nodded in agreement, which was exactly what he was worried about. The troops are about to be dispatched, and the slightest mistake may lead to unexpected consequences.

So before sending Zhao Juewei to Jiangnan as an imperial envoy, he specifically told Lu Wenyu: The most important thing is to stabilize the people's hearts.

And now that the imperial envoy has been assassinated, he is in a dilemma. It is not right to investigate thoroughly, and it is not right not to investigate.

"Go on." Yuan Zhuo said lightly.

Seeing this, Lu Wenyu continued: "Why not let him decide for himself, whether to investigate or not. I will send someone to assist him to prevent him from escalating the situation, and at the same time protect his safety."

"Well, Wenyu still wins my heart." Yuan Zhuo smiled, turned his head to look at Li Shou, and asked: "Lord Li, what do you think?"

The emperor has already expressed his affirmation, what else can Li Shou do? He had to kneel down and bow, saying: "I also agree with this."

Eunuch Feng and Lu Wenyu looked at Li Shou at the same time, and their eyes flickered unconsciously.

No wonder the emperor promoted Li Shou, the youngest and the one who had been in the cabinet for the shortest time, to be the cabinet minister after Jiang Fengji begged for his bones.

So that's it, he is an obedient person.

"Since everyone has no objection, let's go down and do it." Yuan Zhuo looked at Li Shou with appreciation, waved his hand and let them go out.

And he turned around and walked towards the altar.

After the three of them knelt down and kowtowed, they walked out of the palace quietly.

On the way, Eunuch Feng asked with a smile: "Lord Li, I wonder how the cabinet will respond to the memorials submitted below?"

Li Shou knew that he was asking about the assassination of the imperial envoy. Facing the eyes of Eunuch Feng and Lu Wenyu, he said lightly: "Since the emperor has made a decision, the cabinet will naturally listen to the emperor. What memorials, I don't know."

"Hahaha." Lu Wenyu put his hands behind his back and couldn't help laughing.

I originally thought that this Li Shou had only the advantage of being obedient. Unexpectedly, there were other surprises.

"Lord Li, you are born to be the prime minister!"

"Yes, born." Eunuch Feng echoed Lu Wenyu.

After leaving the West Garden, Lu Wenyu went directly back to the Jinyiwei Yamen. He closed the door without even taking off his python robe. After thinking for a while, he ordered behind him.

"Let Baihu come to see me."