Hearing Jin Yiwei's words, the civil servants were shocked.
"Is this Li Zhi's child's play? I'm here to discuss state affairs, and his brother can come when he wants?"
"Even if Li Zhi comes in person, he still has to go to the Ministry of War to report and get his dental plaque before he can go to court. This Li Xing doesn't say a word and it's like going to court. It's a violation of etiquette and rules!"
Zhu Youjian thought for a while and then said: "Li Xing is Li Zhi's younger brother. He can explain things clearly when he comes. Let Li Xing come in."
All the officials looked at each other, some of them looked at the emperor with wide eyes, as if they wanted to scold Zhu Youjian for corrupting the etiquette, but did not dare to speak. Others stood aside with the attitude of watching a show, secretly saying that Li Zhi's brother was here.
Let's see what the emperor and Li Xing will say.
After a long time, Li Xing walked in from the Meridian Gate and entered the Huangji Hall.
Under the watchful eyes of all the officials, Li Xing knelt respectfully in the palace and sang loudly: "Your Majesty, Li Xing, bows to the Holy One, long live my emperor."
Zhu Youjian was very satisfied when he saw that Li Xing was respectful and respectful. He stroked his beard and said, "Li Xing, you suddenly want to attend the court meeting. What are you going to do?"
Li Xing shouted: "This month, various rumors have appeared in the capital, all saying that Uncle Xingguo is going to rebel. All the absurd remarks among them are far from the facts. My brother Li Zhi, the uncle of Xingguo, worries about the country and the country every day, so he
In Tianjin, he collects land taxes from the gentry and commercial taxes from merchants. He just hopes to enrich the national finances so that the court can have money to train soldiers and kill slaves. His loyalty can be seen day by day."
"However, some trivial people took the opportunity to stir up trouble, fabricated rumors, and tried to use their words as swords to sow discord, hoping to use the hands of the emperor to kill my brother Xing Guobo in the palace. Their intentions are sinister and truly outrageous."
Hearing Li Xing's words of loyalty, Zhu Youjian was a little happy and kept nodding.
Of course Zhu Youjian hoped that the recent remarks were rumors and that Li Zhi would not really rebel. The stable situation in the Ming Dynasty in the past six months was really hard-won. If Li Zhi really rebelled, the court did not know how many troops it would have to mobilize to quell the rebellion.
.If the deployment of troops and horses from various places leads to an empty defense, the slaves join the invaders, or Li Zicheng rises again, the situation in the world will be chaotic again.
Governor Zhu Youxu said: "Li Xing, I'm very happy that you said that."
Guo Chaotang, the censor of Zuoqiandu, came out with a dental plaque in his hand and said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't be fooled by Li Xing's empty words. If Li Zhi has no rebellious intentions, and if what is being spread in the capital is all rumors, why doesn't Li Zhi come here himself?
Let’s be clear. He sent his younger brother here, what is he afraid of? I think Li Zhi is just rebellious, that’s why he doesn’t dare to come in person!”
Li Xing looked at the aggressive Guo Chaotang and said: "My brother Xing Guobo Li Zhi has noticed all kinds of rumors in the capital. He sent people to conduct careful detective work in the capital a few days ago and has found out the culprit who spread all kinds of rumors in the capital. My brother sent people to arrest him.
If you take the criminals, now everyone has the stolen goods!"
Hearing Li Xing's words, the civil servants were shocked.
Are all the rumors in the capital really deliberately spread by someone? Who spread such rumors? Who is so unlucky to be caught by Li Zhi, and everyone gets the loot.
Zhu Youjian was taken aback, stroked his beard and said, "Who did Uncle Xing Guo catch? Li Xing, you can tell me calmly!"
Li Xing cupped his hands and said: "The person who spread rumors to murder my brother Xing Guobo is Taiji, the chief of Dongnunu! My brother has caught seven people who printed rumor leaflets. These people printed leaflets and distributed them in the capital day and night. They are the chiefs of Fengnu.
Order, intending to murder me, the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty, and trying to sow discord between the emperor and my brother."
Li Xing took out a dozen fingerprinted confessions from his arms and said: "These are these carefully crafted confessions. The details of the matter are clear and detailed. This rumor is all from Dong Nu's hand."
Upon hearing Li Xing's words, the civil servants were stunned and looked at each other for a moment.
It turns out that all the rumors in the hustle and bustle were all the work of Huang Taiji? It seems reasonable to say that the army sent by Huang Taiji to enter the Pass was severely damaged twice by Li Zhi. Huang Taiji hated Li Zhi very much. Huang Taiji wanted to borrow
It is reasonable to take this opportunity to force Li Zhi to rebel.
But Huang Taiji is the enemy of the Ming Dynasty. Isn’t the person Huang Taiji wanted to kill a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty? Now that Li Zhi has found out Huang Taiji’s methods, doesn’t it prove his sincerity and loyalty? Isn’t Li Zhi a blessing in disguise?
Did he prove that he was the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty?
Which idiot from the Huang Taiji faction did this? Why did he do it so badly that Li Zhi even took the blame? It's really like stealing the chicken but losing the rice!
A eunuch came over, took the carefully crafted confessions from Li Xing, and handed them to Zhu Youjian. The emperor read the confessions carefully, and the expression on his face became more and more relaxed. Seeing behind him, Zhu Youjian
Check already had a smile on his face.
Li Xing looked at the emperor's face, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, all seven Xizuo who communicated with Dongnu have been imprisoned in the Li family courtyard. They have all confessed to the rumors they spread. Jin Yiwei can take Xizuo away at any time.
, interrogate carefully."
"Dongnu wanted to confuse the public with rumors, and used the help of the ministers in the court to make the Huben division and the border troops fight each other. From then on, Dongnu entered the pass and was unstoppable."
Zhu Youjian slapped his hand on the throne and said loudly: "It turns out that it is Dong Nu who is instigating discord! It's really hateful! It's almost possible that both the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China will be plotting against Dong Nu!"
"Without Uncle Xingguo, how could the Dongnu have been dormant in Liaodong for several years? The Ming Dynasty was almost going to destroy the Great Wall!"
The civil servants looked at each other for a while, with very embarrassed expressions on their faces. At this time, Li Zhi proved his indispensability through the hands of Huang Taiji. At this time, the civil servants could not continue to attack Li Zhi. If they attack Li Zhi again, wouldn't they?
Are you not of the same mind as Huang Taiji?
Li Zhi was a blessing in disguise, and the situation in the court suddenly reversed.
Prosecutor Zhu You stroked his beard and said loudly: "This matter has been found out and the evidence is conclusive. From now on, civil servants in the DPRK are not allowed to discuss Xingguo Bo's loyalty and treachery. Violators will be punished with the crime of slavery!"
Hearing this, the civil servants felt as if they were mourning for their heirs, and all of them looked ugly.
Guo Chaotang, the censor of Zuoqiandu, was unwilling to let Li Zhi go. He stepped out of the queue and shouted: "Your Majesty, although the slave chief attacked Li Zhi, it still cannot prove Li Zhi's innocence. Then Li Zhi killed two people
The imperial court cannot ignore the three governors and let them go unpunished!"
Zhu Youjian said coldly: "Guo Chaotang, I have already said that we are not allowed to discuss the loyalty and treachery of Xingguo Bo. Are you still attacking me, the Minister of Zhuguo of the Ming Dynasty, because you are in the same mind as Dongnu?"
Zhu Youjian put the words "one heart with Dongnu" very seriously. The emperor's meaning was very clear. Who dares to say that Li Zhi is a rebel now, just to communicate with Dongnu.
However, at this time and place, the emperor's handling method was very reasonable, and no civil servant could find fault. After hearing the emperor's words, the civil and military officials in the court looked at the situation and did not dare to say anything more.
Seeing that all the officials were silent, Guo Chaotang turned red with anger and said loudly: "Thief Li has killed dozens of gentry families, two governors and three prefects. No matter what, I will fight him to the end!"
Zhu Youjian slapped the throne angrily and shouted loudly: "Presumptuous!"
"Drag it down, the imperial staff is eighty!"
More than a dozen Jin Yiwei jumped up, rushed to grab Guo Chaotang and dragged him outside. When Guo Chaotang heard the word "Tingzhang" eighty-four, he realized that he had gotten into big trouble this time. If he hit eighty boards, what else could he do?
How to survive? He turned pale with fright, was dragged a few steps by Jin Yiwei, and actually peed on his pants.
Zhu Youjian was in high spirits. He stood up and walked a few steps in front of the throne. He glanced at the civil servants in the court and shouted loudly: "Who else wants to work with Dong Nu to destroy the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty?"
The civil servants' faces were pale, but they did not dare to speak. No one spoke for a long time.
Li Xing fell to the ground and sang loudly: "My emperor is holy! Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"
