第二〇〇八章 自有天意
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东长安街一座普通的四合院门前,谢迁从马车上下来,拿着弹劾张氏兄弟的奏疏,一路回到堂屋,心里满是担忧。最新地址ltxsba.fun
“真是一波未平一波又起。”谢迁心里很是忧虑。
以他的职业素养,应该把奏疏票拟后呈递司礼监,但因为他之前受张太后所托维护张氏兄弟周全,无法做到秉公办理。
谢迁心里不停地为自己开脱:“怎么说他二人也是皇亲国戚,太后和陛下不会出手惩治,若这件事继续发酵,倒霉的只会是上奏之人,我这么做其实是避免事态恶化,保护这些上奏人!”
谢迁这边正焦虑不安,不知该如何处置时,突然门房前来禀告,说是都察院左都御史洪钟和吏部尚书何鉴联袂来访。
谢迁有些担心:“这二人不必说便是为外戚作恶而来,若任由事情发展下去,朝野都不得安宁!不行,不行,一定要把事情弹压下去!”
谢迁出来迎接洪钟和何鉴进门。
进了正堂,没等坐下何鉴便把来意说明:“……于乔,你应该听说了,都察院和科道几十名官员联名参奏寿宁侯和建昌侯行事无忌,视王法如无物。尤其是建昌侯,奸淫掳掠无恶不作,引发众怒。甚至有人说此兄弟二人是陛下登基之初京师匪案元凶,要求朝廷彻查……奏疏应该已到你这里了吧?”
谢迁脸色不善:“既然说是上疏,那就该等陛下圣裁,你们到老夫这里来做什么?再者,要处置两个国舅,非得经过陛下准允才可,你们以为在当前情况下,陛下会出面管这事儿?又或者你们想让我徇私,来个先斩后奏?”
何鉴看了洪钟一眼,洪钟回避地侧过头,显然是不想跟谢迁说理。
之前谢迁议定阉党,差点儿把洪钟也一并纳入名册中。谢迁给洪钟定下的罪名是“徇瑾挞御史”,意思是按照刘瑾的吩咐鞭挞御史言官。那时洪钟是左都御史,谢迁这么判定有一定道理,但却把洪钟给得罪惨了。
何鉴叹道:“于乔不必咄咄逼人,我不过是就事论事罢了,朝野传得沸沸扬扬,建昌侯光天化日之下强抢民女不说,还公然将女子夫家人下狱,并以军法定下通藩大罪,择日斩首,根本就是草菅人命……王子犯法与庶民同罪,大明以律法立世,难道于乔忍心看到百姓因此蒙受不白之冤?”
“老夫堂堂首辅,日理万机,怎么尽拿鸡毛蒜皮的小事来烦人!”
谢迁语气冷漠,好似对何鉴所言一点儿都不关心。
何鉴无奈地道:“于乔,我来是跟你商议,怎么上疏陛下,你怎么……唉!难道听到有人为恶,也要无动于衷?”
谢迁脸色漆黑:“涉及皇亲国戚,就不再是普通朝事,现在我等连面圣都难,谈何上疏建言?没有陛下御批,三司衙门也无从干涉……况且外戚张氏兄弟掌兵,一举一动都可能影响京师安稳,牵一发而动全身……除非能得到陛下的准允,否则一切都是空谈……”
何鉴试探地问道:“于乔的意思,我等是否要想办法面圣?”
“什么面圣?一切顺其自然吧。”
谢迁挥挥手,语气间满是不耐烦。
洪钟本来就对谢迁不满,见这位一向把公平正义挂在嘴边的首辅拿出截然不同的态度对待外戚和沈溪,对沈溪是苛刻至极,对外戚则是放任自流,当下出言讽刺:“谢阁老这是准备听之任之,有罪而不究,放任奸人为恶么?实在有悖儒家礼仪教化啊!”
谢迁脸色漆黑,但他没多说,一甩手道:“送客!”
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此时沈溪也得知朝中有人参劾张氏外戚之事,对他而言,并不觉得有多稀奇。
“……刘瑾擅权时,外戚通过向阉党妥协,换取便利,在京师周边强占民田,时有欺压良善之事出现,但慑于刘瑾淫威,朝中百官对此不管不问。阉党覆灭后,外戚变本加厉,行事越发肆无忌惮,引发民怨。如今朝中正义之士纷纷上疏,弹劾外戚,大人可趁势而为,将此等奸邪参倒,以正视听……”
云柳对外戚的猖獗痛心疾首,之前她就向沈溪反馈过张氏兄弟的斑斑劣迹,可惜沈溪头脑清醒,知道只要张太后健在一日,张氏兄弟就不会垮台,就算碍于舆情汹涌不得不加以惩治,也只是点到即止。
现在外戚激发公愤,惹得千夫所指,朝野尽是抨击声,云柳的想法是沈溪果断出手,把外戚势力彻底扳倒。
张氏兄弟仗着自己后台硬,一直跟兵部唱反调,要是能搬掉这块拦路石,对于沈溪未来指挥调度兵马出征草原也是个大利好。
此时沈溪正在城西一处庭院内,院子被松柏和云杉包围,在这冬日居然随处可见绿色,非常难得。
沈溪来这里是为躲清静,同时办一些私事。
沈溪为自己斟上茶,神情悠然:“外戚作奸犯科,世人皆知,但朝中却没一个衙门敢管,听起来虽荒诞不羁,却又在情理之中。犯了罪而无人出面阻止和惩戒,换作谁,怕也抵御不了继续作奸犯科的心思!”
云柳蹙眉:“难道朝廷对此束手无策?”
沈溪摇头苦笑:“至少暂时没有,张太后不可能为平息民愤而把本家兄弟给杀了,甚至剥夺官职也不太现实,而陛下则需要信得过的人掌握京畿兵马……况且现在皇上对朝事本来就不太理会。”
云柳贝齿紧咬着下唇,愤愤不平道:“不管怎么样,也不能任由外戚继续作恶下去。”
“现在就要看朝中那些道貌岸然对我苦苦相逼的老臣,如何应对了。”
沈溪饶有兴致地道,“现在跟以往不同,之前案子被人压了下来,没有大面积爆发,朝中即便有人知道,也只能睁一只眼闭一只眼,但现在已是人尽皆知,京师百姓怨声载道,朝廷再想弹压怕是没那么容易了。”
云柳试探地问道:“要是民间继续扩散下去,不知对办案是否有帮助呢?”
沈溪皱眉:“本身朝廷就一身窟窿,在民间风闻很低,要是再加上外戚兄弟种种恶行……啧啧……丑闻不必扩大了,来年大明要对草原开战,若百姓对朝廷离心离德,到时候一点小火星也会引发燎原大火,暂且作罢吧!”
“是,大人!”
云柳虽然应了下来,但低下头时眼珠子骨碌碌转个不停,显然心中另有想法。
沈溪挥手道:“去看看,周胖子是否来了,几天前交待他办的事情,差不多该完成了,时间很紧,若他无法做到,我就得考虑换人……”
云柳领命退下,不多时便带着周胖子出现在沈溪面前。
周胖子跟上次一样,见到沈溪便匆忙下跪。
等磕完三个响头,周胖子才恭敬地道:“大人,小人为您准备了一份薄礼,请笑纳。”
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