Sun Daoning came to Tianlao in person. Today he wanted to interrogate the prisoner Zhao Mingqiao. Involved Chen Guanlou asked someone to notify Zhao Mingqiao while inviting Sun Daoning to the prison warden's office to rest and drink tea. "Sir, I want to ask, when will the new prison warden take office? Without the prison warden, everyone is like a backbone, and they are very flustered." Sun Daoning held the teacup and glanced at Chen Guanlou, "Aren't you happy that there is no prison warden to manage you?" "Sir, you are joking. The prison warden is not only managing us, but also guiding our work, checking for omissions and filling gaps, so that we can take fewer detours and make fewer mistakes. Without the prison warden, everyone is like a headless fly, and they don't even know when they make mistakes. In the long run, everyone is uneasy!" Chen Guanlou expressed the expectations of the jailers for the new prison warden sincerely. The position of the prison warden must not be vacant. The longer the position is vacant, the more people above will fight for it, and the money spent will increase exponentially. In this way, the gifts distributed to each jailer will also increase exponentially. The best case scenario is that the last jailer leaves this morning and the new jailer takes office that afternoon. Such a jailer will spend less money and take office without going through many rounds of fighting, so the gifts collected will be much less, and he will not be overly greedy in the future. Sun Daoning put down his teacup and said slowly: "Before, because the officials and soldiers harmed the capital, the position of jailer has been vacant and no candidate has been decided. Now that all major government offices have returned to normal, the position of jailer should not continue to be vacant. As for the position of jailer, I already have a candidate." "I dare to ask, who is the new jailer?"
"Why are you asking so much?" "Your Excellency, I just want to make preparations in advance." Chen Guanlou explained. Sun Daoning smiled and suddenly asked, "You are thinking about how much money to give to the new prison warden, right? Don't worry, I personally nodded your approval for your promotion to prison guard, and no one can dismiss you." Ah! ? What a surprise. I didn't expect that his promotion was also due to Sun Daoning. He thought that it was all due to the efforts of Niu Yucheng that he was promoted. He made a prompt decision and bowed, "Thank you for your attention, I will do my job well and never cause trouble for you." Sun Daoning praised, "That's good. Doing your job well is better than anything else. Don't think about giving money and connections all day long. That's a side path, not the right path. With your ability, a prison guard is not your destination. If you are interested, reading more books will be good for you." "Thank you for your advice, I will take out the sealed books after I go back and study hard." Chen Guanlou didn't care whether he was promoted or not. Being a jailer is good. The people he comes into contact with are either jailers or prisoners. These two groups are safe for him. He doesn't want to deal with people in the yamen. They are too cunning. His little secrets may be seen through by some smart person. Besides, sitting in the office every day is not as comfortable as being in the prison. Look at Lord Fan, who sits in the position of a jailer and is rarely seen all year round. The errands of sitting in the yamen require daily attendance. Of course, if Sun Daoning insists on giving him a promotion, it's not impossible. He can get by in a different place. It's just that he may need to spend more time dealing with colleagues. He was still thinking about Sun Daoning's interrogation of Zhao Mingqiao, but he couldn't ask, so he was a little anxious. When the yamen runners of the Six Gates took Zhao Mingqiao out of the prison, he consciously left the prison chief's office and went to the east wing office to drink tea. While drinking tea, he pricked up his ears to eavesdrop on the conversation inside. As I listened, it turned out to be related to the old guy Lu Mingchuan. The dethronement of the crown prince was just a prelude. The real war has just begun. The officials were busy with clearing up, standing in line, dividing enemies and friends, encircling opponents, coaxing the princes' worth, and adding weight to the princes who were qualified to compete for the throne. This time, Lu Mingchuan was one of the first wave of people to be cleared up. Although the crown prince was dethroned, the crown prince's party was valued by the old emperor. For those who had taken advantage of the crown prince and those who stayed out of the matter, the old emperor's suspicion recurred, and he began to suspect that these people were plotting something, such as trying to subvert the imperial power, trying to alienate the father-son relationship, and trying to kill the dethroned crown prince. The old emperor even thought madly that the reason he insisted on dethroning the crown prince must have been bewitched by some of them.
This blame-shifting was simply too shameless. Public opinion had begun to ferment throughout the world, and the dethronement of the crown prince had a far greater impact than initially estimated. Impeachment of court officials, impeachment of the political affairs hall, impeachment of other princes, and even insults to the old emperor flew into the palace like snowflakes. Regardless of their positions and identities, local officials and royal relatives all opposed the abolition of the prince. This matter was called the most foolish move in the three hundred years of the country. If the Dagan Dynasty died one day, it must have died in the 49th year of Taixing, and died because of the abolition of the prince. Emperor Taixing was completely burdened with the reputation of a foolish monarch. The word "fool" had been nailed to him and could not be shaken off. How could the old emperor bear this? When Yu Zhaoan called him a foolish monarch, he threw Yu Zhaoan into prison and humiliated him for several years. Now, officials all over the world, famous contemporary Confucian scholars, and princes from all over the country are scolding him. The prince was good, studious, respectful to teachers and elders, and able to accept advice. His level of handling government affairs was also above the average level of the emperor. Such a good prince, who had been trained for more than 30 years, was abolished. In order to abolish the prince, he even launched a mutiny. If this is not the work of a tyrant, then what else could it be? The old emperor would never accept the title of a tyrant. He considered himself wise and powerful, and everything in the world was under his control. He would never allow public opinion to develop in an uncontrollable direction. Therefore, the court began a vigorous reckoning. Someone must stand up to take the blame, and the more famous the person, the more suitable he is to take the blame. The court officials insisted on deposing the crown prince, and as the emperor, he must respect the decision of the court officials. Well, that's the fact! The old emperor deceived himself and tried to reverse the situation. However, the world has its own eyes and can judge the truth. It was too coincidental that Lu Mingchuan happened to appear in the Tianlao on the first day of the mutiny and escaped the first wave of storms. This person must be a traitor, and maybe he contributed to the deposing of the crown prince. Who made him famous in the capital, and he was exactly the famous scapegoat that the emperor needed. Originally, everyone, including Chen Guanlou, believed that Zhao Mingqiao would definitely defend Lu Mingchuan. They are teacher and student, Zhao Mingqiao has always firmly supported and believed in Lu Mingchuan. No one expected that Zhao Mingqiao would come up with a big bomb as soon as he opened his mouth. "That's right! The teacher has always supported the prince on the surface, but in fact he has been secretly planning to abolish the prince!" What? What the hell? Zhao Mingqiao actually betrayed Lu Mingchuan? The student betrayed the teacher?
