The palace is full of ministers.
The Hangzhou official letter, which had just been copied and still stained with traces of blood, was passed back and forth among the officials.
In the twenty-fifth year since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, for the first time, people came to Beijing to knock on the temple, which was a shocking incident. The palace was set on fire, which made people feel chilly.
There was a sound of heavy footsteps, and several guards wearing flying fish uniforms carried two pale-faced young officials into the hall.
"Your Majesty, please report to the Tianfu Nancheng Inspection Department and Shangyuan County Inspection Department!"
The old man was leaning on the dragon chair, with his hands in his sleeves and his back slightly stooped, making his face unclear.
"You two raise your heads and reply. I have something to ask you!" The old man spoke slowly, his voice cold.
The two subordinate officials of Yingtian Mansion were already trembling, their bodies were limp and unable to speak.
"I ask you, do you know that I have authorized people from all over the world to come to Beijing to complain?"
The old man still lowered his head slightly, and his deep and cold voice echoed in the hall. The two people just kowtowed and begged for mercy, unable to say a complete sentence.
"For that little money, you turned a deaf ear to my imperial edict!"
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The old man slowly raised his head, staring at the two messy officials, and then turned his eyes to the ministers.
"God has given the imperial power, and I have given it official power. The official salary of the Ming Dynasty is not high, and it is not easy for me to serve, but I don't ask anyone to be an official! I don't ask you to remember my good deeds, but when you become an official, you become a human being
Master, you have begun to harm the people who support you!"
"As long as the common people can reason with each other, as long as the government handles things fairly, and as long as the wronged people are given a glimmer of hope, who will go to Beijing to complain?"
As he said that, the old man's eyes fell on the two puddles of mud, "The people have no way to appeal but to me. But you have blocked the last way for the people to complain, and for the sake of that little money, you have to ask for help."
The local officials who do evil will arrest them!”
"I want to take out your hearts and see what color your hearts are?"
The old man became more anxious and angrier as he spoke.
"Grandpa Huang!" Zhu Yunxi caressed the old man's back, "Don't be impatient. It's not worth it to make yourself so angry over these things that are inferior to pigs and dogs!"
"Cough! Cough!" The old man coughed twice, "How many times have you done this? Are there any other places besides Hangzhou?"
How could this happen only once? I'm afraid it has become a well-known unspoken rule in the officialdom. The old man wants the people to come to Beijing to complain, but the officials are afraid of the people complaining.
The common people who complained were fighting against a group of officials, a dragnet woven by power. This net not only trapped the common people, but also covered the emperor's eyes.
Zhu Yunxi found that after asking this question, the old man's face seemed a bit older. His shoulders were no longer broad and he was trembling faintly.
Presumably, the old man also has the answer in his heart.
"I have been in charge of the world for twenty-five years. I am afraid that I will be stabbed in the back by the people of the world and lose my virtue. I know that I came from a humble background and have little talent and knowledge. I dare not compare with the saints of the past."
"But I always remind myself that I came from a poor family, so I should know what the people are suffering from, and know what the people are feeling cold about! As an emperor, I cannot make everyone in the world have enough food and clothing, and have enough food and clothing. But as an emperor, I want to make the world
Everyone has the word justice! I will not be the emperor of the people!"
"Hehehehe!" When he said this, the old man suddenly laughed, and the laughter was bitter, "But now it seems that I can't even do this. The Ming Dynasty that I conquered, and the officials I appointed, the people are not allowed to seek redress from me, and the people are not allowed to seek grievances from me.
Speak and don’t allow people to complain!”
"I was fooled by you all!"
"I am waiting for you to die!" All the ministers in the palace kowtowed in unison.
"Sin? Huh!" The old man sneered again, "A person only has one head and can only die once. I really wish that these black-hearted things would have 10,000 heads chopped off by me! Jiang Yu!"
The old man shouted angrily, and the commander of the Jin Yiwei used his hands and feet to crawl out of the ranks of the ministers, "Here you are!"
"How did you become the commander of the Imperial Guard? I asked you to supervise all the officials, but in the capital, under my nose, something so heartless happened!"
"I am guilty!" Jiang Wei's voice trembled and he kowtowed, "I am guilty of dereliction of duty and have failed your majesty's great trust. I should be punished for my crime!"
The old man pondered for a moment, then pointed at the two piles of mud with his hand, "Check, check, look at how many people they have arrested who came to Beijing to complain over the years!"
Jiang Gu kowtowed heavily, "I obey your order!"
"After the investigation!" The old man leaned forward slightly and said in a cold voice, "These two things are from the Yi tribe. One person skinned them and filled them with grass (human skin scarecrow), and stood them in the government office to warn future generations. The other person lit a sky lantern (human form)
Candle), as a warning to others!"
"According to the decree!" Jiang Wei kowtowed again, stood up, led several guards in royal robes, and carried the two petty officials who had become stupid out of the hall.
The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was about to become bloody. I don’t know how many people had to pay the price for what they had done.
"Where is Yingtian Mansion?" the old man continued.
"Your Majesty... I'm here!" Meng Fanyi, the great scholar of Yingtian Prefecture, knelt forward, his face ashen as death.
"You were a Jinshi for the third year of Hongwu. Over the years, I have always trusted you and used you to hand over Yingtian Mansion to you. But is this how you repay me?" the old man said lightly, "Are you really a good official? Your subordinates
You’ve done so many evil things and you don’t even know?”
Meng Fanyi usually had a good official reputation and had a reputation as a virtuous person. At this moment, he took off the virtuous crown on his head and kowtowed, "I have betrayed the divine grace and am willing to be punished." After saying this, he raised his head and said, "I know that your Majesty cherishes the people and hates the remnants.
Officials who harm the people. I dare not tell them apart, but I have the courage to ask for reports to prevent the people from complaining and arrest the people who complain. Li Baisheng and Zhang Hongda are two humble officials. There should be others behind them. Otherwise, they would not be so bold.
Da, I regard His Majesty’s decree as nothing, and I dare not blatantly accept money to do things!”
"I ask your Majesty to temporarily spare my life and let me catch the Shuo Shu hidden in Yingtian Mansion with my own hands! By then, I am willing to die!"
The old man looked at Meng Fanyi for a long time and said, "Your heart is not completely broken! Remove all your official positions and keep you in office. Cooperate with the Criminal Department and the Jinyi Guards to dig out those unscrupulous things hidden in Yingtian Mansion!"
"My lord, thank God for his grace!"
"Now!" The old man sighed, "Let's talk about this case!"
Zhao Mian, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, came out and said, "I have read the confession of the civilian woman Zhao and the confession of the Hangzhou official. This case must be an unjust, false, and wrongly decided case..."
"This is not an unjust, false or wrongful case, but a deliberately designed frame-up case!" Zhu Yunxi, who was standing beside the old man, suddenly spoke up and said sternly, "After the incident, Sun Xiaozhong personally framed the case and tortured Zhao Zhixin into submission. Then Zhao Zhili was beaten.
, was convicted of being sent to the army, it is obvious that the Zhao family will be charged with rape and murder, and the Zhao family will be the scapegoats of the real murderer!"
Zhao Mian paused and said, "What your Highness said is true, but I made a mistake for a moment!"
"You didn't make a mistake!" the old man said, "It's your heart that is not on the side of the people!"
Zhao Mian was shocked and quickly knelt down to apologize.
"Grandpa Huang, the context of this case has been made clear. I see, grandson, there is nothing to say. No matter how much we talk in the capital, we might as well arrest those evil officials and listen to what they have to say!" Zhu Yunxi said.
The old man nodded, "Dasun, tell me what you think!"
"Baili rushed, and ordered Hangzhou Guards Jin Yiwei Qianhu, the commander of the Hangzhou Guard Station, and the Hangzhou Censor to coordinate with the Hangzhou Censor to immediately seize Sun Xiaozhong, Hangzhou Magistrate and other relevant officials. Then the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Supervisory Office rushed to Hangzhou to investigate.
Get the facts straight!”
"Sun Xiaozhong dared to act so boldly after just one inspection. There must be collusion in Hangzhou, and there must be many officials involved!"
"My grandson thought that there was going to be an investigation, a big investigation!"
Zhu Yunxi said loudly, "This time is different from corruption, but the real remnants of the people. As an official of the imperial court, he designed to frame the people, so that the people's families were destroyed and their families were destroyed. How are they any different from animals? If we don't investigate and deal with it, how can we calm down the people's resentment?"
How can we demonstrate the power of the emperor? How can we frighten the hidden cruel officials in the world who also do not regard the lives of the people as their own?"
"After such an investigation, many people will lose their heads!" the old man sneered.
"Then kill him! If he knows the law and breaks the law, he will be punished with an additional penalty!" Zhu Yunxi said loudly, "If you don't kill such an official, the people will not be angry. If you don't kill him, you will be ashamed of heaven and earth. If you don't kill him, it will be a shame for the Ming Dynasty!"
"Okay!" The old man nodded and patted Zhu Yunxi's arm, "That's right. He is our good grandson. He has come with us. Kill! Kill!"
The two words "kill" in a row brought the atmosphere in the palace to freezing point.
The emperor said that he would go on a killing spree, and the ministers were not surprised. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, officials have killed not only 50,000 but also 30,000 people. However, the emperor's grandson, who has always been merciful, also wanted to go on a killing spree, which made the ministers angry.
Somewhat unexpected.
The old man hated him, and Zhu Yunxi became even more angry.
An unjust, false or wrongful conviction? The official made a mistake and covered up an unjust, false or wrongful conviction. It seemed that it was a great gift to bring justice to the people. It seemed that this case was an unintentional mistake by the officials.
Good people, who have you offended? Natural disasters have caused families to be destroyed, and all of this is just a thought of officials.
He beat him to death and produced personal and material evidence.
Become a death row prisoner, heaven and earth will not respond.
If such an official doesn't kill them, can he still keep them alive for the New Year?
If such an official is not killed, won't it make the people feel cold?
"Grandpa Emperor!" Zhu Yunxi knelt down and kowtowed, "My grandson asked himself to come out of Beijing and supervise the case himself!"
"No!" the officials shouted, "His Royal Highness is the crown prince of the country, how can he leave the capital so easily!"
"Shut up!" Zhu Yunxi shouted coldly, looking back at the old man, "Grandfather, grandson, go. Your grandson is the crown prince, and your grandson is the god of the people!"
"Good boy!" The old man touched the top of Zhu Yunxi's head with his rough hands, "Go! Go and check! Go and see the evil people in this world, go and see the real world!"
"My grandson will go and come back soon!" Zhu Yunxi said softly, "Grandpa Emperor, take care of yourself in the capital, and don't get angry. My grandson will take care of everything. After giving an explanation to the people of Hangzhou, my grandson will come back and accompany Grandpa Huang."
Celebrate the New Year together!”
"Don't worry!" The old man's hand pinched Zhu Yunxi's ear, "Letting the people have a happy New Year is equivalent to letting us have a good New Year!"
Zhu Yunxi kowtowed respectfully and stood up.
"Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Division of Shen Punishment."
"Dali Temple Zuo Shaoqing!"
"Censor Zuodu of the Inspectorate!"
"Comrade, Commander of the Imperial Guard!"
"I'm here!" The official whose name was called by Zhu Yunxi came out of the queue and bowed his head to listen to the order.
"Come out of Beijing with me!" Zhu Yunxi opened the beaded curtain of his charming crown, revealing his cold eyes, "Go to Hangzhou!"
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This chapter has been completed!