Chapter Three Hundred and Ten
Chen Yiguan did not attend Guo Zhiyuan's wedding, but he was naturally very concerned about Guo Zhiyuan's every move. This different wedding made all the people in the capital sensation, and he was even more unlikely not to know that he got the news as soon as he was confronted by Guo Zhiyuan in the court meeting. He was trying to find Guo Zhiyuan's fault. As soon as he received the news, his eyes lit up. He immediately asked his servant to bring a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote a memorial to impeach Guo Zhiyuan.
However, Chen Yiguan knew that Emperor Wanli had never liked the court officials to disturb him during rest time, so he had to suppress the impulse of suing Guo Zhiyuan overnight. He tossed and turned on the bed all night. The next morning, he urged his servants to prepare sedan chairs and went to the palace to complain in a hurry. Unfortunately, Emperor Wanli had the habit of sleeping in. It was useless no matter how early Chen Yiguan went there. The eunuch who served Wanli did not dare to wake him up at the risk of angering Emperor Wanli. Chen Yiguan could only wait outside the palace gate.
Guo Zhiyuan already knew that the capital had become a place of right and wrong and had to leave quickly, so he took Chu Wan'er to say goodbye to Chu Honggang early in the morning. Chu Honggang is also an old bird in the officialdom. He understood the key points after a moment of thinking. He knew that it was indeed dangerous if Guo Zhiyuan continued to stay in the capital. Now he was already on the same rope as Guo Zhiyuan. Although he was full of resentment towards Guo Zhiyuan, he had to consider his daughter, so he did not stop him and asked Guo Zhiyuan to take Chu Wan'er to leave the capital quickly.
Emperor Wanli slept until midnight before getting up. The eunuch who served him quickly reported that the chief minister Chen Yiguan had been waiting outside the palace gate for several hours. Emperor Wanli was a little unhappy and thought to himself, can you be a good emperor? Do you have to block the palace gate early in the morning like collecting debts?
Unhappy Gui was unhappy, Chen Yiguan was the chief minister of the dynasty after all, and Emperor Wanli still wanted to see him. He just deliberately used his washing skills to delay for another hour before eunuch Chuan Chen Yiguan came in. When Chen Yiguan saw Emperor Wanli, he knelt down on the ground and said in pain, "Master, please ask the Master to immediately issue an order to take Guo Zhiyuansuo down. If the tiger is released to the mountain, it will definitely cause great trouble!"
Emperor Wanli frowned and said unhappily, "Chen Aiqing, you are the chief minister of the dynasty, you should be tolerant, so why bother with Guo Zhiyuan?"
Chen Yiguan became more and more excited and shouted loudly, "Master, the old minister and Guo Zhiyuan are not personal grudges, but public grudges. Guo Zhiyuan is ambition and has the intention of being unjust, and the old minister and he are irreconcilable!"
Seeing that Chen Yiguan was still in the cliché of the court, Emperor Wanli waved his hand impatiently and interrupted Chen Yiguan's words and said, "Aiqing Chen, there is no need to say anything about this kind of storm. If I can't even control a Guo Zhiyuan, how can I be powerful and revitalize my Ming Dynasty?!"
Chen Yiguan became anxious when he heard this. He quickly took out the memorial from his sleeve, raised his hands high above his head, and shouted loudly, "Speak to the emperor, the old minister is definitely not a storm, the old minister has evidence!"
Emperor Wanli waved his hand, and the eunuch behind him immediately stepped forward to take the memorial of Chen Yiguan and submitted it to Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli opened the memorial and saw a flash of light in his eyes. He squinted his eyes and said, "The Kongming Lantern that can carry people to fly? It has attracted the people to kneel down?..."
Chen Yiguan knew that his memorial had already taken effect when he saw Emperor Wanli's expression. He quickly hit the railway while it was hot. "Sage, Guo Zhiyuan is pretending to be an immortal, bewitching people's hearts, and his heart is punishable!"
Emperor Wanli did not take over Chen Yiguan's words, but waved to the eunuch behind him and said, "Go and send me a message to the factory ministers!"
Chen Ju didn't dare to be negligent when he received the summons. He ran over in a hurry. When he saw that Chen Yiguan was there, he knew what was going on. He pretended to be nothing and prepared to salute Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli waved his hand and said, "Caishou, please don't give him a gift. Look at this memorial from Aiqing Chen, is it true?..."
Chen Ju actually knew that Chen Yiguan must have sued Guo Zhiyuan for the different wedding that Guo Zhiyuan had yesterday, but he pretended to take the memorial and looked at it seriously. While watching him, he was also thinking about how to report this to Emperor Wanli later. Chen Ju was able to be the eunuch of the boss, the eunuch of the eunuch of the master, and the court officials were respected because he had always adhered to the principle of "the laws of ancestors and the principles of sages". He knew that the different wedding Guo Zhiyuan had last night did indeed violate the taboo of Emperor Wanli. He could not deceive Emperor Wanli, but he did not want Guo Zhiyuan to be punished for this matter.
After closing the memorial, Chen Ju said carefully to Emperor Wanli, "Sage, what the memorial says is true. You also know that Guo Zhiyuan likes to tinker with some strange things the most. Last night, he didn't know where to get a few huge Kongming lanterns. What's strange is that this Kongming lantern can actually fly people, attracting the attention of the people. The people have never seen this thing before, so they are naturally a little fussy. What's funny is that the ignorant people mistakenly think that it was a god who came down to earth and actually knelt down and kowtow..."
This is the art of speaking. The same thing is said in different words and the effect will be completely different. This matter is indeed a bit offensive to Emperor Wanli, but after saying this to Chen Ju, his expression eased a lot. He laughed and said, "This Guo Zhiyuan just likes to make trouble. He is not honest in holding a wedding, and makes such a big noise..." Then he turned his head and waved his hand at Chen Yiguan and said, "Aiqing Chen, I know you are loyal to the emperor and the country, but this matter is not as serious as you said. Guo Zhiyuan likes to tinker with some strange tricks and tricks. I know that those fools and ordinary people are ignorant and fussy..."
Chen Yiguan knew that he would not be able to use ruthless tricks at the first time, and hurriedly said, "Master, have you ever thought that Guo Zhiyuan has mastered such strange skills and tricks, so why don't he offer to the court? Dongfan is alone overseas, and the court is not easy to control. Guo Zhiyuan now occupying Dongfan, recruits so many refugees, and has such powerful generals as Chen Yourong. In less than a year, he can train tens of thousands of strong troops. If he is unjust and masters such strange skills and tricks, he only needs to create tens of thousands of Kongming lanterns that can carry people to fly, then the city walls of the capital will be useless to him. By then, my Ming Dynasty will be in danger! The Master will be in danger!..."
I have to say that Chen Yiguan's black lawsuit was indeed too vicious, and it was hitting Emperor Wanli's weakness. Emperor Wanli stood up in shock, with a cold light flashing in his eyes, and he said sternly, "Caring Minister, quickly take your Dongchang to Guo Mansion and bring Guo Zhiyuan to see me! You go in person!"
Chapter completed!