"Well, that's good. It feels so good to look down at the officials from this position!"
Lin Fan stood beside Emperor Chongzhen and thought in his heart.
Emperor Chongzhen heard Lin Fan's thoughts and thought to himself, you know what it means to be an emperor. From now on, just follow me and learn how to govern the country.
"My dear friends, please be free!"
"Do you have anything to say today?
If nothing happens, you can retire from the court. The prince has just returned from an outing. He is physically and mentally tired and needs more rest."
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Xue Bingtian, the Minister of Rites, walked out from among the officials, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty! I have something to report!"
"Oh! Xue Aiqing, if you have anything to report, just tell me."
Emperor Chongzhen said.
Xue Bingtian said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince killed three thousand soldiers who were guarding the city in Shunqing City. This matter has caused a storm in the city. The generals in various places in the Ming Dynasty are panic-stricken. I would like to ask Your Majesty to punish His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"
hehe!
Lin Fan originally thought that the Minister of Rites would pave the way, but he didn't expect to directly enter the whole body and ask Emperor Chongzhen to punish him. This guy needs to be dealt with.
Emperor Chongzhen said: "Oh! Does Xue Shangshu also know about this?
I have found out what happened in Shunqing Fucheng, and the three thousand soldiers who guarded the city were all guilty of dereliction of duty, and they also accepted benefits from evildoers!"
Emperor Chongzhen said this to protect Lin Fan.
How could Xue Bingtian give up so easily? He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the matter of His Highness the Crown Prince has affected the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. This matter should be investigated clearly and the evidence should be placed in front of all officials, so that people can
I am convinced."
At this time, Du Buju, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Sun Zi Gong, the prefect of Shunqing City, was beheaded by His Highness the Crown Prince. According to the investigation of Wei Chen, there is no evidence!"
"Moreover, most of the government officials were also killed. The deaths of these people have caused turmoil in Shunqing City. What shocked the ministers even more was that the acting prefect of Shunqing City at this time was once a bandit in the mountains.
I don’t know how many people’s blood has been stained on it!”
"And this person can become the Acting Magistrate, which is the intention of His Highness the Crown Prince."
this!
"How could such a thing happen!"
"Hiss! Your Highness the Crown Prince is so confused. He has made a big mistake by killing so many people. He actually let a bandit from the mountains be the acting magistrate!"
"Alas! I have heard a little bit about this. The man's name is Zhao Hu. He was once a death row prisoner. He was later rescued by Sun Tzu Gong. Unexpectedly, Sun Tzu Gong died because of this!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does things based on his own impulse. As a Crown Prince, how can he do this?
Alas! He doesn’t listen to what we officials say and is bent on banditry!”
…
After hearing this, all the officials started talking about it. Emperor Chongzhen's face had become extremely ugly. Lin Fan actually let a bandit be the acting prefect. This was indeed a bit too much.
"Fan'er, do you have anything to say about this matter?"
Emperor Chongzhen turned around and asked, let's see how Lin Fan resolves this matter.
Just when Lin Fan was about to speak, Li Jiantai stood up and said: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have found out the matters concerning Shunqing Mansion City. What the Crown Prince did is reasonable and reasonable."
kindness!
After Li Jiantai finished speaking, all the civil and military officials present were stunned. What does this mean?
As the Minister of War, Li Jiantai actually spoke for the prince?
Li Jiantai spoke, and Li Guozhen also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, what Li Shangshu said is very correct. What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did was not only reasonable, but also remarkable. It can be used as a model at that time, so that all the civil and military officials present will be impressed.
Follow suit!"
kindness!
As soon as Li Guozhen spoke, the officials present were even more shocked. Ni Yuanlu stood among the officials. He knew that these two people had been to the prince's residence yesterday and must have said something to His Highness.
At this time, it was time to stand in line. In the eyes of Ni Yuanlu, these officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment were extremely stupid, because no matter what His Highness the Crown Prince did was right or wrong, impeaching him at this time would not have any impact on the Ming Dynasty.
benefit.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty was in dire straits and needed to work together. Their actions were tantamount to trying to bring the Ming Dynasty back to its former dilapidated state.
"Ahem! Your Majesty, the matter in Shunqing Fucheng should not be solved with such a big fanfare. In my humble opinion, it is better for the Ministry of Household Affairs to provide a sum of money to appease the people of Shunqing Fucheng. This will win the support of the people and we will do the same.
Saves things."
Ni Yuanlu coughed twice and said.
Emperor Chongzhen was stunned. He couldn't help but look at Lin Fan out of the corner of his eye, and thought to himself, this guy can do it. When did he win these three people to his side?
Lin Fan also noticed the look in Emperor Chongzhen's eyes, and couldn't help but feel a little proud: "This Li Jiantai is a sensible person. He knows that the more stable I stand, the more obedient the soldiers and horses in his hands will be."
"This old boy Li Guozhen still has some abilities. In the future, I will give him more dividends from the express delivery company, and I won't need more than ten million taels of silver."
"Ni Yuanlu is also a sensible person. The tax revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs will be zero for the next two years. I am the only one with money in the entire Ming Dynasty, and he still expects me to give him money."
…
Hearing Lin Fan's voice, Emperor Chongzhen was stunned. He could not have imagined that Lin Fan and these three people would have such entangled interests. However, after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the case.
As long as Lin Fan remains standing, these three people can do better and better.
"You! Li Shangshu, are you confused?
The three thousand soldiers who defended the city that His Royal Highness executed were your subordinates!"
An official asked in confusion.
"That's right! Those people belonged to the Ministry of War and were killed like this. We suspect that His Highness the Crown Prince had the intention to annex the Ministry of War. Your Majesty, please punish His Highness the Crown Prince severely!"
Officials from the Ministry of War also said.
Li Jiantai stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "Nonsense! You are all talking nonsense! When did those three thousand people belong to the Ministry of War?
They have never heard my orders!"
this……
Someone else looked at Li Guozhen and said, "Master Li, you won't forget how much you suffered at the hands of His Royal Highness, right?
There are more than 10 million taels of silver, and your family property must have been defrauded a lot!"
Li Guozhen rolled his eyes at the man and said, "You care about me?
Was I tricked by His Highness the Crown Prince?
To tell you the truth, I originally planned to donate the money, and it is reasonable for His Royal Highness to leave!"
wipe!
Everyone was dumbfounded. Lin Fan had cheated Li Guozhen out of millions of taels of his family property. Was he stupid?
He actually said that he was going to donate it originally.
"This! Mr. Ni, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the entire Ministry of Revenue does not have as much money as the Crown Prince's treasury. This matter was all caused by the Jin Yiwei. Do you think this is right?"