Chapter 178: A Slap
At noon, Ganqing Palace Warm Pavilion.
Zhu Yunxiu was still sitting on the Arhat bed next to the window. It was noon, and the winter sun shone, and the tofu lattice window lattice reflected on the Arhat's small kang table.
The window shadows are also mixed with exquisite window screen patterns.
It was winter, and the flowers, plants and insect patterns on the window screens made by skilled craftsmen from Jiangnan were vividly displayed. It was the sunshine that day was at its peak. In addition, the warmth in the hall was like spring, which made people feel a bit like insects, and the new green screen windows were seen.
The window screens in the grid are only as thick as a4 paper, but six layers of yarn are repeatedly beaten together, making the window screens both translucent and warm, and have a bit of poetry.
An old orange cat was lying lazily in a corner of the Arhat bed, with the reflection of the patterned window screen, which hit its sleeping face and its rolling belly.
Suddenly its ears moved, as if this posture was a little uncomfortable, and then it simply stretched out its entire body, like a big word.
Zhu Yunyu is the owner of the Ganqing Palace, but this cat has lived here for longer than he has lived here.
It was quiet in the hall, except for the sound of Zhu Yun's paper reading the memorial, there was no sound.
Until the turtlema brought a few ministers in from outside and broke the tranquility.
All the ministers who participated in the trial of the Zhou King case were Zhang Jue, Bao Zhao, He Guangyi, Xin Yande, Li Jinglong, and the prince-consor Hu Guan who lowered his head as if he was a little uncomfortable, and seemed to have no adaptation to his new identity.
The old orange cat opened his eyes in dissatisfaction, and looked at the sudden increase of people in front of him. Then he sat up and licked his belly hard, then glanced at the people, stretched his waist and jumped off the Arhat bed, and then got into the corner of the bed.
Zhu Yunxiu put down his memorial and looked at the ministers.
Zhang Jue's eyes were low and there was no expression. Li Jinglong and He Guangyi were a little frightened, while Hu Guan was cautious. However, Bao Zhao and Xin Yande looked indignant and full of anger.
"The turtle is said that you are in a hurry to see me, so why don't you talk when you come in!" Zhu Yunxi's voice was a little hoarse. I wonder if the earth dragons were burning too hot these days, which made him feel a little angry, so that two acne on his chin had grown.
"Your Majesty knows that the key figure in the Zhou King's case, King Zhou's milk brother died in the Pacification Department?" Bao Zhao took the lead in speaking.
Zhu Yunxi's face remained unchanged, but he quickly glanced at Li Jinglong.
The latter noticed that the fear on his face became even more intense and he was restless.
He discussed with He Guangyi to remove the person, but in the end, Zhu Yunqi had to face the accounts of the ministers and censors.
"Yeah!" Zhu Yunxiu nodded, "I heard from Duke Cao that he could not stand it and die of torture!"
Suddenly, Bao Show and Xin Yande glared at Li Jinglong, while He Guangyi, who was next to him, quietly set a distance between Li Jinglong and half a step away.
"It's true that he couldn't stand it and died in prison!" Li Jinglong said, "Commander He also knew about this. I am the co-organizer of the minister, so I naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, so I also let the coroner of the Ministry of Justice go to see it!"
"Fuck you!" He Guangyi cursed in his heart when he heard this, "Didn't you say you should bear it if you have something to do? Why did you bring me along?"
Xin Yande immediately shouted loudly, "I impeached Duke Cao Li Jinglong, and the commander of the Jinyiwei He Guangyi was dereliction of duty." As he said that, he glanced at the two of them, "The key person in such a big case can actually die in the tutelage department? It is absolutely unheard of!"
"I am guilty, please punish me!" Li Jinglong and He Guangyi immediately bowed.
"The case of King Zhou involves collusion between officials and businessmen, and is connected with each other. The amount of money involved in the officials is rare. And as the trial is heard, new cases are dug out every day, and every matter is a matter of insulting the national system!" Xin Yande continued loudly, "At this time, the most important criminal actually died inexplicably. I suspect that someone has ulterior motives and wants to cover up the truth!"
"Without this important handler, many things cannot be finalized, and many things have no direct evidence. Could it be that I have to wait to go to Fengyang to interrogate the King of Zhou?"
"Hey!" Zhu Yunxiu sighed heavily in his heart, looked at Li Jinglong again, and said in his heart, "Intellect is just because of cleverness. You are smart but have caused me trouble."
Li Jinglong seemed to be able to hear Zhu Yunxi's heart and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, what the two lords said is right. I am not to blame for my crime of being in prison. Please punish me!"
"I am also guilty. Please live the sacrificial eunuch!" He Guangyi also kowtowed.
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"Of course I won't forgive you for your fault."
Zhu Yunxiu pondered for a moment and said, "But now is not the time. I ask you, have the case of King Zhou straightened out?"
"It's roughly all right back to the emperor!" Li Jinglong said hurriedly, "The number of officials involved and the amount and money involved in the case have been found out. Those who should be arrested have also been arrested, but some are still on the way to Beijing!"
"Since it's done well, it won't hurt the overall situation if you commit a crime!" Zhu Yunxiu thought about it and said, "I hand over the case to you. How to judge next? You can report it to me after you make an idea..."
"Emperor!" Xin Yande suddenly spoke and suddenly interrupted Zhu Yunxi.
It is a disrespectful thing for a minister to interrupt the emperor.
But Zhu Yunxiu was not angry, but instead smiled, "Do you have something to say?"
"I want to ask the emperor!" Xin Yande stood up and bowed, "Does the emperor want to target Zhou Fan in this case or is it really for the administration of the world!"
In an instant, everyone's eyes were horrified when they looked at him.
He...is he desperate? He dares to talk to the emperor like this.
"If it is just for the Zhou vassal or to restrain the vassal kings, I think there is no need to investigate this case anymore. Because whether it is the charge, the person involved, or the ins and outs of each case, it will be clearly placed there!"
Xin Yande was not afraid of Zhu Yunxi's faint warning eyes and continued to shout, "But if you are governing the world, I think you can't make a lot of thunder and raindrops!"
Zhu Yunxi suddenly felt a headache, "Are you questioning me?"
"I dare not, I am just telling the truth!" Xin Yande continued, "I am opposing the emperor's edict to punish officials with severe punishments, but I also believe that since I am guilty, I will be sentenced to a heavy sentence!"
"The widespread involvement of the King of Zhou is far from the person recorded in the file, and is far from the person who commits what he said. I have repeatedly advised the emperor not to kill him indiscriminately, but I also know that since the Ming Dynasty's administration is corrupt, it is impossible to stop at the right time."
Bao Zhao immediately shouted loudly, "I'm asking for advice." As he said that, he looked at Li Jinglong and He Guangyi, "Just say that the son of the Duke of Zheng involved in it was privately selling military and horses, it would not be a simple case of corruption."
"Since I became an official, I have been an official in the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Justice. I know very well that there are no cases in this world. Because individual cases are often not found, only repeated crimes will reveal their strength."
"Since the emperor said that he would govern the corrupt system, he could not avoid the important things, otherwise the empire's troubles would never be eliminated!"
"Stop!" Zhang Feng scolded, "Did you forget the courtesy of the ministers in front of you? That's how you face your father?"
As he said that, he hurriedly said to Zhu Yunxi, "Your Majesty, both of them are pedantic and upright, but they are also full of hearts..."
"I understand!" Zhu Yunxiu waved his hand and spoke.
Suddenly, Li Jinglong saw the deep Sichuan-shaped pattern between his eyebrows when the emperor lowered his head and raised his head.
The sunlight fell on the emperor, and his expression was still a little tired.
Chapter completed!