Jiang Yueguang hesitated for a moment and then said: "But, Mr. Gao Ge, do you really want to be so concerned?"
Gao Hongtu sighed softly and said: "Why would I want to do this? However, since you and I are sitting in this position, we can only shoulder this responsibility."
Jiang Yueguang understood this.
Strike first and control others later.
If they didn't take action, Shi Kefa would take action first.
Jiang Yueguang said again: "Mr. Gao Ge, you won't leave the head and tail, right?"
This matter was so closely related that Jiang Yueguang was still worried that it would be exposed.
"Take a look at this." Gao Hongtu handed a secret letter to Jiang Yueguang.
After Jiang Yueguang read the secret letter, he was completely stunned. It turned out to be a secret letter written by Gu Sanmazi to the Admiral Cao Jiang's office!
In the letter, Gu Sanmazi reported another group of pirates to Admiral Caojiang, and promised that when Admiral Caojiang sent troops to suppress the pirates, he would be responsible for blocking the water escape route.
Jiang Yueguang asked in a low voice: "So the pirates are already..."
"They have been wiped out. More than 300 pirates were beheaded and more than 100 were captured alive." Gao Hongtu said, "So Mr. Jiang Ge, your worries are unnecessary. This case is already a piece of iron. No one can break it."
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Jiang Yueguang nodded lightly and said, "If Xuzhou loses, is there really no problem?"
"What's the problem?" Gao Hongtu said to himself that Jiang Yanji was as timid as a mouse.
He also explained patiently: "Huai'an Prefecture and Township are brave enough to fight, and there are 200,000 people. Zuo Liangyu has also died of illness. Now all the elites in Wuchang Town are in the hands of Yun Cong, so even if Xuzhou is defeated, the Ming Dynasty will still be strong."
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Jiang Yueguang was relieved after hearing this, and now there was really no problem.
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Today's noon dynasty is one of the ten major dynasties.
Originally it was supposed to be a morning dynasty, but Yongwang Zhu Cizheng couldn't get up early, so it was changed to a noon dynasty.
When Wu Linzheng, Chen Liangmo, and Wu Ganlai walked into the hall, they clearly felt that the atmosphere was a little unusual. Outside the hall, there was a spring breeze and a warm breeze, but inside the hall, there was a first-class cold atmosphere.
As time went by, officials from Beijing and central China entered the hall one after another.
The last officials to come in were the four cabinet elders and the Minister of the Sixth Ministry.
Several pavilion elders and ministers were divided into two distinct camps. On one side were Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang, Xie Xuelong and other three pavilion elders, as well as more than a dozen ministers or ministers such as Zhang Youyu. On the other side, there were only two lonely people.
Shi Kefa, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Meng Zhaoxiang, the new minister of rites.
Finally, Yongwang Zhu Cizheng arrived with the support of the young eunuch.
This little kid didn't know what he did last night, and he actually needs help.
After sitting on the royal eucalyptus, Zhu Cizheng yawned and said lazily: "Let's get started."
The eunuch He Zhikong, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, Bingbi, said in a sharp voice: "If you have something to do, report it early, if there is nothing to do, leave the court..."
A big court meeting like this is usually just a formality. National affairs are usually not mentioned here, but if it happens at a big court meeting, it will be a big deal!
It means that the two sides have become a fire and water and will fight to the death.
As a result, as soon as He Zhikong finished speaking, Yuan Pengnian immediately came out of the Etiquette Department and said: "Your Highness, I have my own foundation."
Zhu Cizheng raised his hand, and Yuan Pengnian immediately said: "In the matter of the Li Ke, Yuan Pengnian impeached Shi Kefa, the current chief minister of the cabinet, for a total of eighteen crimes!"
When Shi Kefa heard this, his expression suddenly changed.
The officials in the palace were also in an uproar.
Even Zhu Cizheng sat upright.
Yuan Pengnian reported one by one: "The first crime was to form a party for personal gain. In the first month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Yuan Jixian, the governor of Jiangxi, and Du Yinxi, the prefect of Changsha, came to Nanjing to report on their duties. Shi Kefa privately invited them to meet and cited them as party members."
"The second crime is selling an official position to get a title. In October of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Quanzhou was appointed governor..."
"The third crime is disobedience and unfilial piety. In the 10th year of Chongzhen's reign, Ding You's mother died and he engaged in prostitution..."
"The fourth crime is fornicating the family, having an affair with his nephew-in-law and giving birth to a son..."
Hearing this, Shi Kefa almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
I think he was so kind and affectionate, but when had he ever been insulted like this?
"Your Highness!" Shi Kefa rushed out of the classroom and said, "I beg you to beg for the bones and return them to your hometown."
After speaking, without waiting for Zhu Cizheng's reply, Shi Kefa took off his black gauze and placed it in the hall, then turned around and left.
Being so slandered and criticized by his political opponents, if he shamelessly stayed in the court as an official, he would inevitably become the laughingstock of scholars. For Shi Kefa, who always cherished his feathers, it was better to just kill him.
Therefore, he can no longer be the first assistant, and he doesn't want to be one for a day.
Watching Shi Kefa walk out of the hall, Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang and others sneered.
However, Meng Zhaoxiang and the other four were a little dumbfounded, Mr. Shige, you can't do this.
It's easy for you to leave, but how can we fight with them if we are left behind?
Sure enough, as soon as Shi Kefa left, Admiral Cao Jiang and Liu Kongzhao of Chengyi came out to report: "Your Highness, Admiral Cao Jiang's office just cracked a big case of banditry last night."
"Tong Kou Dagu?" Zhu Cizheng said with a lack of interest, "What's going on?"
"This is what happened." Liu Kongzhao told what happened last night from beginning to end. Of course, what he said was all the process they had arranged in advance and was not the real truth.
Gao Hongtu then left and said: "Your Highness, these traitors must be dealt with severely, severely and quickly."
Zhu Cizheng felt that what he said made sense, and when he was about to nod, he saw another minister standing down the steps.
"Your Highness, no!" The person who came out turned out to be Liu Zongzhou, the censor of Zuodu, "There are many doubts about this case, and it needs to be re-examined."
"Liu Douxian!" Gao Hongtu glared at Liu Zongzhou with an unkind expression, "Right now, the battle with Jiannu is going on in the Xuzhou battlefield. If there is another rebellion in the rear, do you know what the consequences will be?"
"That's right!" Jiang Yueguang also came out to agree, "We should deal with them severely and quickly with thunderous means. For pirates and thieves who are pirates, we would rather kill them by mistake than let them go!"
"Your Highness, I think it's inappropriate!" Huang Jiarui, who has been promoted from the governor of Nanzhi to the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, went out to report, "Nanzhi has not been involved in pirates for many years, and Gu San Mazi has only been active in the sea, so this incident does exist
There are many doubts. Of course, we must not tolerate the bandits, but we must not kill innocent people indiscriminately!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I second the proposal!" Huang Jiarui finished his words, and many officials followed him out of the queue.
However, there were also many officials who supported Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang, and the number difference between the two sides was almost the same.
Seeing this, Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang's faces fell. How could so many people object?
Jiang Yueguang couldn't help but cast a complaining glance at Gao Hongtu. I said it was too hasty. In such a short time, there was no time to operate and greet everyone. Now it would cause trouble, right?
Meng Zhaoxiang and the other four people perked up when they saw it. It seemed that the Donglin Party was really having internal strife.
At this time, Liu Zongzhou said again: "Your Highness, I would like to ask that the Ministry of Punishment, Yingtian Mansion and the Metropolitan Procuratorate review this case. Yingtian Mansion will preside over the trial, and the Criminal Ministry and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will supervise."
"It's accurate." Zhu Cizheng yawned and said, "Is there anything else?"
"Your Highness, the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot be without officials in charge." Zhang Youyu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, came out and said, "Now that the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ma Mingluan, is in jail pending trial, all matters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been suspended, but the slaves in Xuzhou battlefield will not
With the end of the attack, Your Majesty and more than a million hungry people in Xuzhou City are crying for food. I ask the court to recommend an official to take over the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Zhu Cizheng was a little disapproving: "You're just a sixth-grade chief, so why do you need court approval?"
After a pause, Zhu Cizheng added: "And the Ministry of Internal Affairs is, after all, an inner court agency and is not under the jurisdiction of the six ministries, so the choice of the person in charge needs the father's word."
Zhang Youyu lost no time and said: "In that case, we can only let our household department take temporary control first."
Zhu Cizheng hummed slightly when he heard the words, and just when he was about to agree, he saw Meng Zhaoxiang, the Minister of Rites, coming out of the queue.
"Your Highness." Meng Zhaoxiang bowed to Zhu Cizheng, and then said to Zhang Youyu, "I don't need to worry about this matter."