The next day, Cao Nai, the chief minister of the cabinet, came to the Imperial Study Room with a memorandum from the Three Law Divisions.
"This is the progress of the retrial of Yan Shenggong by the Three Justices. Please take a look at it."
After Zhu Qizhen read it, he threw the memorial aside: "Is the Sanfa Division preparing to reverse the case for Kong Yanjin?"
Cao Nai smiled bitterly and said: "This is the result of the Three Laws Division. After sorting out all the circumstances, it is true that Kong Yanjin's accusation has no solid evidence."
Zhu Qizhen said: "Then how do the Three Law Divisions plan to deal with it?"
"Since he is not guilty, he must be released naturally."
Zhu Qizhen said bluntly: "Tell them that I am not satisfied and let them try it again. Also, don't play tricks with me. If it is found that the Sanfa Division is suspected of bending the law for personal gain, they must be counted as deceiving the emperor."
Sin!"
"This..."
Cao Nai has already begun to want to run away. What kind of bullshit is the chief minister of the cabinet? Isn't he just a doormat?
Baiguan felt that he was too timid and could not argue with reason.
The Emperor thinks your elbows are turned outward.
I was obviously dedicated to serving the public good, but in the end, the two sides were not human beings!
Seeing that he was not moving, Zhu Qizhen became more and more dissatisfied and said, "Didn't you hear clearly? I want you to deliver the order now!"
Cao Nai's heart trembled, am I, the first assistant, so shameless?
In desperation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "I think that since the emperor has asked the three departments to conduct a joint trial, it would be inappropriate to suddenly interfere."
"What's wrong?"
"The king and his ministers have their own rules, and each has his own...responsibility."
Zhu Qizhen sneered and said: "To say that the monarch and his ministers are righteous is obviously nonsense. With my salary, how can you not fulfill the king's orders? Give me an order immediately."
Cao Nai sighed and said: "I obey the decree, the cabinet will draft an edict now!"
Now, even though I am reluctant, I seem to have no choice but to do it.
But soon, the imperial court was slapped in the face.
Because the Ministry of Punishment directly rejected the decree!
The so-called refutation is to prevent the emperor from making blind ideas, so the decree is sent to the various ministries and yamen, and each ministry is qualified to refute the decree.
This means that we will not carry out this will.
However, refutation is not a trivial matter after all, and it will not be used unless it is absolutely necessary.
Once enabled, it means that things have reached an irreconcilable point.
Therefore, the three elders had to meet to discuss.
Yang Shan, the censor of Zuodu, was a little worried and couldn't help but said: "I heard that the emperor was angry and was extremely dissatisfied with it. What do you two think?"
Yu Shiyue, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, took a slow sip of tea and appeared calm, saying: "The imperial edict has been refuted in the matter. From a legal point of view, we can not obey the edict."
Yang Shan nodded, sighed and said: "After this trial, it's really shocking. They actually insulted the loyalty of the country to this point, so unscrupulously beat them into submission, and turned a deer into a horse. How many upright people suffered in that prison?"
Humiliation, if we don't take care of this and allow them to behave like this, God knows how many people will be wronged, let alone how many people will suffer!"
Xue Xuan, the minister of Dali Temple, then said: "Countless eyes of people in the world are looking at us. Whether we will be infamous for thousands of years or be famous throughout the ages depends on today! At this time, we have to show the confidence to be better than me. If
Otherwise, how could I feel at ease when so many people were brutally poisoned?"
Yang Shan nodded and said: "That's right!"
The three of them quickly united the front, and Yu Shiyue said: "That's it, let's end it as soon as possible and we can't delay it any longer."
The next day, as soon as the latest trial results were announced, it immediately caused an uproar throughout the country.
The biggest crime Jin Yiwei accused Yan Shenggong of was having an affair with the White Lotus Sect and conspiring to rebel. After investigation, it was found that this matter was completely false.
The reason why Duke Yan Sheng confessed his crime was because he was beaten into submission.
As for crimes such as selling illegal salt and seizing people's land, they were all committed by subordinates in the government. Duke Yansheng was responsible for his lax supervision and oversight.
And the news will be released that the final judgment will be made two days later.
At that time, ordinary people can come to watch the trial to ensure the fairness of the judgment.
When the news spread, scholars in the capital rushed to tell each other, preparing to witness with their own eyes the acquittal of Yan Shenggong.
Creating such a huge momentum will also put pressure on the emperor. When the time comes, the people will come to watch and will definitely support Yan Shenggong's innocence. The Three Laws Division can be regarded as complying with public opinion.
As the saying goes, public opinion cannot be violated, even if the emperor is unwilling, he must think carefully about it.
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In Beizhen Fusi, a large number of Jin Yiwei have begun to quietly gather.
All the Thousand Household Offices and Hundred Household Offices received orders one by one and took action immediately.
Zhu Ji had returned to the capital from Jining. He first met Yuan Bin, and then the two of them quickly entered the palace.
Seeing Zhu Ji's return, Zhu Qizhen's eyes brightened a bit. He has actually been waiting for news these days.
"How's it going in Qufu?"
Zhu Ji replied: "Back to the emperor, the Confucius family and relevant personnel have pleaded guilty and submitted to justice. The witnesses and material evidence are all available. I guarantee that the Confucius family is finished!"
Zhu Qizhen suddenly put on a murderous look and said: "Today, the eucalyptus is no longer just the Kong family. All literati will do their best to criticize you and put pressure on me. This is a war."
Are you ready for a tough battle?"
Yuan Bin said with a serious expression: "We are ready."
Zhu Qizhen stared at Yuan Bin and Zhu Ji closely at this time and asked: "Is the Jin Yiwei worthy of use?"
This sentence seems inexplicable to outsiders.
The Jinyiwei are originally the emperor's personal soldiers, how could they be useless?
But Yuan Bin understood the profound meaning of these words. The smuggling of eucalyptus in the south of the Yangtze River was widely involved. The people were arrested by the Jinyiwei, and basically they were officials, squires, aristocratic families, and all scholars.
Nowadays, scholars all over the world are eager to eat his flesh, drink his blood, and then crush his bones and scatter his ashes. It is difficult to relieve the hatred in his heart.
This time he extended his knife to Duke Yan Sheng, undoubtedly intending to fight to the death with the scholar.
And this time will be the last chance for scholars.
They will spare no effort to fight back against Jin Yiwei through Yan Shenggong's eucalyptus.
If this battle is won, the scholarly system established through the imperial examination system in the Ming Dynasty over the past century will collapse.
What Jin Yiwei has to do is to completely transform into a hawk and dog, and ruthlessly kill those selfish literati without leaving any trace behind!
Only by removing these obstacles can the emperor promote the New Deal throughout the world.
As for the so-called reputation, it is not something that I have to consider at all!
Yuan Bin said without hesitation: "Everyone from top to bottom of the Imperial Guard is willing to serve the emperor!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded with satisfaction, took a deep breath, and said: "That's good, then... we can start!"
Yuan Bin saluted and said: "I will obey the imperial decree!"