After listening to Xiao Jing's report, Emperor Hongzhi laughed angrily.
"Wu Kuan, Xu Ziyuan, Xu Long... there are censors, officials, officials, and local officials. They are all ministers of at least the fifth rank or above~"
"They are all the pillars of our Ming Dynasty and my right-hand men, but in the end, they have become worms in the country. In the years of famine, they did not want to help the victims, share the worries of the king, and solve the problems of the people. Instead, they colluded with profiteers and stole.
The government warehouses are driving up the price of food, causing people to lose their lives and starving people everywhere. Everyone is talking about how to deal with it."
Emperor Hongzhi's voice was full of anger, so that the voice of the always gentle and elegant man became very loud, constantly echoing in the study room of Yangxin Hall, causing Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing and others present to panic.
in silence.
At this time, smart people know that they should shut up and remain silent. Speaking for the emperor will obviously offend the entire Shilin and will inevitably lead to him being scolded to death in the future.
If you speak for these officials, you will definitely offend Emperor Hongzhi. The current Emperor Hongzhi is like an angry lion, his eyes are cold and scarlet, as if he wants to choose people to devour.
What's more, the things these people committed, even if they implicated the nine tribes, were nothing more than colluding with profiteers, stealing official warehouses, and driving up food prices during the famine years. I don't know how many people were killed, and I don't know how many people starved to death as a result.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that he still wants to continue the famine to embezzle the emperor and the prince's property, to restrict and control the imperial power. This is something that no emperor can tolerate.
The people present were all smart people, and they obviously knew this very clearly, so everyone remained silent and did not make a sound.
"Liu Aiqing, please tell me."
When Emperor Hongzhi saw that everyone was silent, he thought about it and named them.
"Your Majesty, in the famine years, colluding with profiteers, stealing official warehouses, and driving up food prices is an unforgivable crime. It should be handled in accordance with national laws. However, this case has extensive implications. I believe that it should be handled with caution. Many innocent people have been implicated in factory health services.
, it is the practice of subjugation to win, so I think we should send upright people to supervise the handling of the entire case. In this way, people in the world can be more convinced."
Liu Jian pondered for a while, and after thinking about it, he could only bite the bullet and express his opinion.
He obviously spoke very well. First, he said that those who have committed sins cannot be forgiven, which made Emperor Hongzhi's face look much better.
Then the conversation changed and he also pointed out the problems in the factory security service and proposed that the ministers of the DPRK and China should be involved in the investigation of the case and that the case should be handled with more caution. This was also an explanation to Shilin.
It won't offend Shilin.
Although his words can be considered two-faced, they are still tenable and make people unable to say anything.
"Hmm~"
Emperor Hongzhi still listened very well to his teacher's words. Although he was very angry now, Emperor Hongzhi did not lose his mind and nodded slightly after listening.
Then he looked at Li Dongyang and said, "What does Li Aiqing think?"
"I believe that what Liu Gong said is true. This case has extensive implications and involves many ministers in the DPRK. We should be cautious and require careful investigation and trial."
Li Dongyang thought about it and said solemnly.
Zhou Jing and Ma Wensheng looked at each other and said, "I also support Liu Gong's words."
After hearing what the three of them said, Emperor Hongzhi remained silent, and then looked at the British Duke Zhang Mao.
When Zhang Mao saw Emperor Hongzhi looking over, he secretly thought that this was a matter between the civil servants and Emperor Hongzhi, and he, a noble military commander, did not want to get involved.
But now Emperor Hongzhi attaches great importance to military commanders and nobles, and he also values himself. He will also let himself express his views and opinions on any major events, so he has to have his own views and attitudes, and can no longer act like air as before.
Zhang Mao is a smart man. He saw the murderous intent in Emperor Hongzhi's eyes at a glance. He also saw the weakness of Emperor Hongzhi's temperament. After thinking about it for a moment, Zhang Mao also spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, I believe that this case is related to the imperial power and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. We cannot attach too much importance to it. Those who harm the country must not be tolerated and must be severely punished to police the world."
"However, His Majesty has always been wise, and has always loved the people as his own son. He does not like tyranny and torture, and this case has a wide range of implications. There are fifty-four ministers from the DPRK and China involved in it, as well as local dignitaries and officials.
Officials were even implicated in the massacre of several grain merchants."
"Therefore, I believe that this case should be handled with caution to avoid unjust, false, and wrongful convictions and damage to His Majesty's reputation."
Zhang Mao's words are actually no different from Liu Jian's words in essence, but the details are different. Liu Jian focused on talking about disasters and famines, while Zhang Mao focused on saying that these people restricted the imperial power and threatened the Ming Dynasty.
There is a big difference in the fundamentals of Jiangshan Sheji.
If it is just colluding with grain merchants to enrich the country, although it should be killed, it usually will not implicate the family. However, if it involves the great imperial power, this is almost the same as treason, and will implicate the nine tribes.
After listening to Zhang Mao's words, Emperor Hongzhi smiled and nodded with satisfaction. Finally, he looked at Xiao Jing and said, "Xiao Jing, what do you say?"
As Xiao Jing's secretary to Emperor Hongzhi, he had no role in discussing national affairs in the past. He could only stand aside and listen obediently, so now he is also used to it, standing aside and listening carefully.
But he didn't expect that Emperor Hongzhi would actually ask for his opinions and thoughts now. This made him a little flattered and also a little surprised. In his own words, all the honor and disgrace of these eunuchs were tied to the emperor.
, the emperor favors him more, and life will naturally be better.
"Back to Your Majesty, this case is currently only a preliminary trial. There are still many things that have not been clarified. Moreover, although the ministers currently known are all important ministers in the court, none of them can take the lead, so we are also
I think there are more leaders with higher positions behind the scenes.”
"I also believe that this case should be tried carefully and carefully, and we should try to find out all the social bugs."
Xiao Jing thought for a while and said.
In the process of investigating this case, Xiao Jing has already discovered this. There are definitely more than the dozens of people involved in the case. There must be real bosses in the court who have not been found out. These bosses have always been careful in their actions.
Be cautious and rarely leave any clues. It is definitely not easy to find out.
But Xiao Jing is still confident. The factory guards are very powerful, and this is their specialty. What's more, dozens of officials have been caught, and he wants to pry open their mouths and find out bigger big guns.
Fish is not impossible either.
Hearing Xiao Jing's words, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing, and Ma Wensheng immediately frowned slightly, secretly thinking to themselves, it's terrible. Dozens of ministers have already been implicated. If this continues to be implicated, who knows who will be implicated.
How many people will involve the real big boss in the court?
"Eunuchs are really not good people~"
Zhou Jing couldn't help cursing in his heart, and even more disgusted with the eunuchs and factory guards.
"In the future, I still need to persuade Your Majesty not to rely too much on the power of eunuchs and factory guards. If this case continues to be investigated like this, it may become the same as those cases during the founding of the country, and tens of thousands of people will die by then."
Liu Jian thought the same thing in his heart.
"Alas, who on earth would think of limiting imperial power?"
"His Majesty is a wise king, and he is a close friend of virtuous ministers and far away from villains. Life will not be easy from now on."
Li Dongyang sighed in his heart, but figures quickly flashed through his mind, thinking carefully about who the man behind this could be.
"Since you all think that this case is very involved and should be tried with caution, then let's do this. Xiao Jing will still investigate this case, but Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Zhang Mao will serve as supervisors and be responsible for supervising the trial of the factory guards.
, if there is anything involving innocent people, you can report it to me at any time, I will not wrongly accuse a good person, but I will never let a bad person go."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at everyone, thought for a moment and said.
When he said the last sentence, he spoke very slowly, with murderous intent in every word, which made everyone present couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Emperor Hongzhi was really angry this time, and it would be difficult to calm him down without killing some people.
