In the imperial study, Ming Chengzu sat quietly on a chair, looking at the steaming tea bowl in front of him, motionless.
What happened today really touched him too much.
For a long time, wherever Ming Chengzu went, he was treated as high and respected.
Whether in front of courtiers or in front of enemy countries that were enemies of the Ming Dynasty, when had Ming Chengzu been insulted like this?
A commoner entered the hall and kept silent.
A member of the Qianhu Family Guards in Jin Yi not only did not say anything, but actually did not even bow to him.
At that moment, Ming Chengzu felt a fever on his face and a cold feeling in his heart.
The years of getting along with each other and the salary paid over the years are not as good as raising a dog.
Lin Shangli stood beside him, slightly hunched over, not daring to disturb Ming Chengzu's thinking. He understood that the emperor was feeling uncomfortable now, but how could he comfort him?
Are you saying that these dog slaves are heartless and ungrateful? Or does it mean that Chengzu is incompetent. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he was treated like this in the Jinluan Palace. Instead of getting angry, he felt depressed and retired early?
"Am I really getting old? I suddenly feel so tired." Ming Chengzu suddenly said as he stared at the tea bowl.
"Your Majesty is not old. Your Majesty, you are just being generous." Lin Shangli replied hurriedly.
"According to my previous temper, whether it was Malianshan or the Qianhu of Jinyiwei, if they treated me like this, what awaited them would be the implication of the nine clans. But today, although I am extremely angry, I can't get angry at all. You
Do you know why this is?" Ming Chengzu slowly turned his head.
"The emperor believes that although they are just ignorant individuals, the environment that allowed them to act like this is what really needs to be managed."
Ming Chengzu nodded: "You are right. Ever since Jinyiwei's imperial edict has been in vain, the officials seem to be no longer as afraid of me as they were before. In fact, what I want in my heart is not the fear of the officials, but the fear of the officials.
It's respect from the bottom of my heart. However, people are all cheap. Like the guard Qianhu in Jinyi, who stood arrogantly in the hall and refused to bow to me. After Xiao Chen's beating, he immediately gave in. I
I think that without fear, there will be no corresponding respect, are you right?"
Lin Shangli was shocked. Is the emperor going to restart the prison?
"I believe that those who have no regard for the laws of the country and no regard for the imperial power should be dealt with with thunderous means. Only those who are dedicated to serving the court, conscientious, self-denying and upholding the public's duties are worthy of being treated with courtesy by the court," Lin Shangli said.
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Since the establishment of Dongchang, although it has handled several cases, compared with the previous Chao Prison, it is not even the slightest bit worse. It has surpassed Chao Prison more than three times.
According to the emperor's temperament, it will be a matter of time before the imperial edict is restored.
If Dongchang can be allowed to take over the imperial edict, then Dongchang's status will be invisibly improved a lot by Jin Yiwei.
Only in this way can Dongchang become the most powerful authority in the Ming Dynasty, and he, the owner of Dongchang, can truly be worthy of his name.
"Let Xiao Chen directly participate in this case of the Ministry of Punishment, and all the people involved must not be spared. Those who have official positions and know the law and break the law will be dealt with severely." After saying this, Ming Chengzu leaned back on his chair.
Shit, I slowly closed my eyes.
"Yes, I will take care of it now." Lin Shangli bowed his body and slowly exited the imperial study.
The streets of the capital were lined with soldiers on both sides.
Li An, the Minister of Punishment, personally escorted a group of prisoners towards the direction of the Punishment Ministry. Walking with him was Xiao Chen, who was dressed in purple.
"How about you go handle this case with me? The emperor is very angry in the court today. I'm afraid that my handling of the case will not satisfy the emperor." Looking at Xiao Chen next to him, Li An
Said with a smile.
Xiao Chen waved his hand: "The emperor specified that you should do it, how could I just intervene? Besides, didn't the emperor specifically explain in the end that in addition to letting Yang Yuhuan live, he would arrest and kill everyone else who should be arrested. Do you follow his orders?
That's it. Dongchang has its own things to do, so I won't join in the fun."
"Drive, drive." Lin Shangli rode a fast horse and caught up from behind.
The two frowned and couldn't help but stop and watch.
When he saw clearly that the person on the horse was the factory owner of his East Factory, Xiao Chen hurriedly stepped forward, folded his hands and said, "Mr. factory owner, who are you?"
"The emperor asked you to review this case with Mr. Li." Lin Shangli said anxiously before even getting off his horse.
"This?" Xiao Chen frowned, "Your Majesty, this is this?"
"Except for the mentally retarded Yang Yuhuan, everyone else was targeted with thunderous tactics." Lin Shangli looked serious.
"The Emperor is angry?"
"The Emperor is very likely to restart the imperial prison. You should handle this case in a larger scale and wrest control of the imperial prison from the hands of Jin Yiwei."
"Build it bigger? What do you mean, Mr. Factory Master?" Xiao Chen was a little confused.
"Everyone who can be implicated will be implicated. Even those who cannot be implicated can still find ways to implicate them. It must cause the greatest impact in the court and shock all officials."
"Oh." Xiao Chen nodded, "I understand what the emperor means."
"The Emperor is in a very bad mood at the moment. You should go handle the case quickly. I'm going back to the palace." As he spoke, Lin Shangli turned the horse's head and galloped away in the direction of the palace.
Li An chuckled: "Brother Xiao, let's go."
Raise your right hand and point in the direction of the punishment department.
"Okay. Give me the list of people in the court who are at odds with you. This time, I will help you vent your anger." Xiao Chen walked forward with his hands behind his back.
In the lobby of the Criminal Department, Li An sat on his chair, picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a sip. He raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at the commander of the Jin Yiwei standing in the center of the hall and informed Ma Yunshan: "Ma Tongzhi, are you responsible for it yourself, or are you saying
, I will arrange for someone to walk you through the counting?"
"The villain succeeds!" Ma Yunshan said coldly.
"The villain succeeds? Are you saying that I, the villain, succeed?" Li An was stunned. The tea bowl in his hand couldn't help shaking, and the slightly warm tea spilled out, leaving a mess on the table.
"Since I've fallen into your hands, I'm going to beat or kill him, so why bother to be so pretentious?"
"You really have a villain's heart and a gentleman's heart." Li An put down the tea bowl and wiped the tea on the table with his sleeve, "I'm just doing something casual. I'm just handling the case under the orders of the emperor. Why?
Do you want to be accused like this? You and the thousands of households in your Jinyiwei are really the same as each other. You want to be an official of the imperial court, and you have read the book like a dog's brain."
Before Ma Yunshan could speak, Xiao Chen, who was standing next to him, walked over with a chuckle.
He glanced at Ma Yunshan, who was full of anger, and then turned to look at Li An: "Master Li, please calm down. Ma Tongzhi just put the anger in his heart in the wrong place. He didn't expect that Dongchang acted so quickly, and actually got rid of his anger."
My hometown got it and caught him off guard. Hahaha. The only thing he wanted to scold in his heart was Dongchang, not me."
"Hey, let me just say, I was just ordered to handle the case, how could I make people so angry?" Li An understood and continued, "But, Brother Xiao, you are a bit unreasonable. Even if you have some conflicts with Ma Tongzhi,
Just target him and go to his hometown to mobilize troops, which will ruin the incense of Lao Ma's family. It's unethical, so unethical."
Seeing the two singing in harmony, Ma Yunshan turned pale and stopped talking.
"In the past, before I entered Dongchang, someone in the town where I lived had a dog. Every time I passed by there, it would pounce out and bite me. If I hadn't run so fast, I would probably have a dog all over my body.
Later, I accidentally got a bag of arsenic, so I used the only two copper plates I had on me to buy a few bags and poured the arsenic into them. Not only was the old dog poisoned to death by me, but also the old dog was poisoned.
I also poisoned that whole litter of bastards to death."
"If an old dog bites you, then you poison the old dog. The puppies don't know how to bite, so why don't you let them go?" Li An stretched his head and asked "blamingly".
"Old dogs bite people, and the puppies won't be much better when they grow up. We might as well let them die and have no descendants." Xiao Chen chuckled.
"Xiao Chen, I'm not going to slap someone in the face. If I fall into your hands, just deal with it. Why do you have to speak so harshly?" Ma Yunshan finally lost control of his anger and said angrily.
"Hey, Ma Tongzhi, I said dog, but I didn't say you. Why are you excited? Are you a dog?"
"You, you." Ma Yunshan was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
"What are you?" Xiao Chen's face was stern, "In my eyes, you are worse than a dog. This time, the emperor asked me to implicate the nine clans in this case, but I feel it is not enough. For a piece of shit like you, implicating
Ten tribes and eleven tribes are just the right ones."