"Haha! You people from the Criminal Department are really good! You actually want to kill our Hanlin Academy!"
The great scholar from Hanlin Academy sneered.
"Hmph! You are worthy of being a great scholar of the Hanlin Academy. What you are saying is getting more and more unreasonable. Our Criminal Department is mainly investigating cases. Your Hanlin Academy is so close to the rebels, why can't we investigate it?"
Du Buju said coldly.
"Master Du, he is a great scholar in the Hanlin Academy. His status is there. Lord Wu Hou will just investigate. If you do the same, you will inevitably cause trouble for yourself!"
Xue Bingtian, the Minister of Rites, said coldly.
Gao Tianyun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood up again: "Master Xue, let's not get involved. The people in the Hanlin Academy are not easy to mess with. If they go crazy, we will be drowned in the spit of the literati!"
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"you!"
The great scholar from Hanlin Academy pointed at them angrily, but could not say a word.
Lin Fan was speechless. He didn't show much performance. The Six Ministers did everything he wanted to do. It was really awesome...
"Your Majesty, there is no need to investigate this Xu Fengchu matter. You can just leave it to me, Jin Yiwei, to deal with it."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Chongzhen, Chongzhen, I hope you won't hesitate on this matter. You are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If you let people from the Hanlin Academy lead you on this matter, you will be in great disgrace!"
"In our Ming Dynasty, the emperor guarded the country, and the king died in the country. The emperor should be the ruler of the world, instead of being checked and balanced by a group of great scholars."
Lin Fan thought in his mind, staring directly at Emperor Chongzhen.
To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen really didn't want to punish Xu Fengchu at first. After all, the literati in the Hanlin Academy and Shandong were best at criticizing with words and writing, and he, the emperor, was also afraid of it.
I originally thought of leaving Xu Fengchu temporarily vacant until Lin Fan found the exact evidence before dealing with it. But now I heard Lin Fan's voice, and I realized how failed I was as emperor.
"Okay! Let Jin Yiwei handle it!"
Emperor Chongzhen made a decision.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty! How can you be so confused! Mr. Xu is a role model for literati. If you do this, you are going against the literati in the world!"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu must not be punished. Otherwise, will all the literati in this world sincerely submit to the imperial court in the future?"
"Your Majesty, if you treat Mr. Xu like this, all the scholars in the world will be afraid. I am afraid that no one will be willing to serve as an official in the court!"
The great scholar from Hanlin Academy said in a deep voice.
Xu Fengchu knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if I am really guilty, I am willing to be punished!"
Lin Fan sneered and said: "Old Xu, it's too late for you to pretend to be pitiful. Just accept the sanctions from Jin Yiwei honestly."
"you!"
Xu Fengchu stared at Lin Fan angrily.
Lin Fan picked up Xu Fengchu with one hand and broke both legs. The scene instantly became bloody. All the great scholars in the Hanlin Academy glared at Lin Fan.
Xu Fengchu kept screaming, and Lin Fan said coldly: "Old Xu, you sent someone to kill me. Unfortunately, that person was subdued by me. I will bring him to see you when I get back."
Xu Fengchu grimaced in pain, Lin Fan asked the Jinyi guards to take Xu Fengchu away, and all the great scholars in the Imperial Academy walked away angrily.
The ministers in the court also looked angry at what the Hanlin Academy scholar did. Emperor Chongzhen also stood up and left angrily. However, afterwards, Wang Chengen was asked to summon Lin Fan to Qianqing Palace.
"Your Majesty, I wonder why the summons came here?"
Lin Fan asked in a deep voice.
Emperor Chongzhen said: "Fan'er, I really can't believe that you have such high means. How did the officials of the six ministries be persuaded by you?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know what you mean. I am not familiar with the officials of the Six Ministries."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
Emperor Chongzhen said: "Haha! Fan'er, there is no need to pretend in front of the emperor. Today in the court, the officials from the six departments and you cooperated perfectly!"
"If you hadn't agreed in advance, how could they help you so hard?"
At this point, Emperor Chongzhen became a little wary of Lin Fan. His son was too clever. If he wanted to rebel now, no one would be able to subdue him.
Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I really don't know the officials of the Sixth Ministry very well. As for why they work so hard to deal with the officials of the Hanlin Academy, the answer is simple, because they are dissatisfied with the behavior of the Hanlin Academy!"
"The things in this court can be said to be simple or complex. Your Majesty only needs to understand their factions and you can deal with them easily."
kindness!
What Lin Fan said made Chongzhen's eyes light up. It seemed that he had never thought about these things.
"Faction?
You haven't been in the DPRK for long, how do you see this clearly?"
Emperor Chongzhen asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to look at these things. The six ministries have their own factions. Your Majesty must understand that every official serves your majesty. Remember not to let them form cliques!"
"Just like Xu Fengchu today, regardless of whether he is a rebel or not, people from the Hanlin Academy and literati in Shandong regard him as a benchmark, and this person must be killed!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"This...if everyone in the royal family does this, the world will definitely be in panic. How can I convince others with my virtue!"
Emperor Chongzhen expressed his concerns.
"Your Majesty, the most important thing in this world are the poor people. If you blindly agree with those nobles and lose the support of the people, you will lose everything!"
"Only after you understand this truth can you truly be a good monarch. Otherwise, no matter how much you do, it will be in vain."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
Today, Chongzhen learned a lot again. He never thought that he would learn so many principles from his son.
"Your Majesty, is there anything else?
If not, I have to go back and interrogate Xu Fengchu properly, this person should have other secrets."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Xu Fengchu is a man with great power in the city. Today in the court, if the officials from the six ministries had not shared the same hatred, I am afraid they would not be able to punish him."
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
"What your Majesty said is absolutely correct. People like Xu Fengchu must be investigated strictly. I suggest that your Majesty set up another department called the Independent Commission Against Corruption to investigate officials."
Lin Fan suggested.
"Independent Commission Against Corruption! This is a good suggestion. I have also considered it. However, if I do this, it will inevitably cause panic among officials."
Chongzhen Road.
If a department is established to supervise officials, the officials in the DPRK and Central Government will definitely be in panic, thinking about how to guard against the Independent Commission Against Corruption every day, and no one will make reasonable suggestions to the court.
At that time, all the officials in the DPRK will be in danger, and if everyone does nothing, the harm to the court will be even greater!