Chapter 19: Difficult Cases
"You're smart too, tying you and me to the same line, what if I say no?" Zhu Di looked at Ma Sanbao helplessly, now Prime Minister Hu Weiyong has gone to his house to ask for someone, if he succumbs, it will represent the royal family to surrender to foreign ministers, but if he does not hand over Ma Sanbao, Hu Weiyong He also knows that he will not give up, he Zhu Di has not made a lot of efforts to beat Hu Pengju, and even the wine in the drunken fairy building is provided by him Zhu Di, and he Zhu Di is not the main culprit and is considered an accomplice.
"Hehe, Your Highness, I still have you to come forward to help me mediate, the prime minister's anger, I can't afford to be a nine-rank superintendent of the imperial history, not to mention that I haven't even seen the waist card Wenling now." Ma Sanbao smiled slyly and patted Zhu Di on the shoulder, looking miserable that he was a victim.
"Okay, don't sell yourself if you get cheap, I'll go with you to find the prime minister. Father-in-law, lead the way! In his heart, Zhu Di didn't want to face Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, but he and Ma Sanbao jointly beat up other people's sons, and then gave the prime minister a closed door, which was really a bit unwilling.
Outside Zhu Di's mansion, in the carriage, Hu Weiyong had been waiting for a long time, when he saw Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao, his face was instantly gloomy, and Hu Pengju beside him looked a little excited, "Father, it's them, I wouldn't be like this without them, father, you must be the master for me!" ”
"Your Highness, and you, can you go to court with me? You have beaten my son, and I have to get justice. Hu Weiyong bowed to Zhu Di, but did not give Ma Sanbao a good face, as the prime minister, he tried his best to suppress his temper outside, but when he thought of Hu Pengju's miserable appearance, he was angry.
"I don't know why the prime minister came?" Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao understood and asked together, as far as the law of the Ming Dynasty is concerned, they beat Hu Pengju into that sad appearance, which needs to be responsible, and ordinary people are just the son of the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.
"Look at what you beat Pengju into? Your Royal Highness, don't say that I am the prime minister, even if I am just a common person, I have to seek justice for my son, you are too ruthless, I know that Pengju is usually arrogant and domineering, but you just teach a lesson. Hu Weiyong sighed and called Hu Pengju out of the carriage's sedan chair.
"Prime Minister, you say, is this pig's head Hu Pengju? It's not that I mean to mock, I really can't see that this person is Young Master Hu, Your Highness, can you see it? Ma Sanbao couldn't help but smile when he saw Hu Pengju's miserable appearance, and beside him, Zhu Di echoed, and his heartfelt laughter caused Hu Weiyong's dissatisfaction.
Hu Weiyong's face was embarrassed, the two people in front of him were really too arrogant, beating his son into such a look and laughing in front of him, his face was a little unbearable, his face was gloomy, and Hu Pengju on the side was even more angry, although he did not have full evidence to prove that it was the two people in front of him who did it, but as the two people in front of him mocked him, he felt that this matter had nothing to do with these two people.
"It's too much for you to laugh at my son, did you do it, just go to the court, Your Highness, you can not go, but this Ma Wenhe, I must take it away." Hu Weiyong looked at the two of them with a dull face, he didn't dare to take them away from the mansion of the Fourth Highness in a big way, he sent a complaint to the yamen early, and everything had to be decided by the yamen.
"You say that this world is also strange, this Hu Pengju was cleaned up in a green building like Yihong Mansion, and he still has to be counted on the head of me? It's really laughing to death. Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di's laughter gradually became rampant, which made Hu Weiyong's father and son unhappy, right now, they are the protégés of the four princes and the prince, they can't take people away in front of the prince's mansion, just waiting for the people from the yamen to arrive.
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In the palace of Tianfu in Nanjing, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to rest, and the eunuchs took Hu Weiyong's complaint to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to be angry, and a complaint disturbed his dream, but when he looked at it, he was dumbfounded, this complaint that should have been sent to the yamen was sent to his face, and the two sides of the confrontation were not simple, one is his own son Zhu Di, and the other is Hu Weiyong, an important minister of the Ming Dynasty, as the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang is also helpless, he touched his head, obviously the yamen does not want to get involved in such cases, kicked the ball at his feet, and it was not easy for the two yamen to personally punish the crime, and there was no one who could get involved in such a case than this supreme emperor.
"Your Majesty, the prime minister is now in the mansion of the Fourth Highness, and his son believes that it is His Highness who unites with Ma Wenhe, and because of this, the yamen does not dare to make a categorical judgment." The eunuch said to Zhu Yuanzhang respectfully, and he carefully observed Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, for fear that Zhu Yuanzhang would be angry.
"Where?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked lazily.
"I heard that it was in the flower boat in Yihong Mansion, and the complaint said that His Royal Highness had a conflict with Hu Pengju, and he beat Hu Pengju in a fit of rage." The eunuch said in a low voice.
"Heh, it's a little interesting, Hu Weiyong's son likes to soak in Qinglou when he is fine, and he was beaten and relied on Di'er's head? This kind of trivial matter will be handled by themselves, as for whether Di'er beat it or not, it depends on Di'er's own explanation. If you send the complaint back to the yamen and let the yamen decide, you will say that it is my will, and no matter how the yamen decides, it has nothing to do with me. Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "Heh, this kid Di'er often soaks in Qinglou, it's time to learn a lesson." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang's words were like a holy decree, the eunuch took the complaint and left the Yingtian Mansion very obediently, Zhu Yuanzhang leaned lazily on his bed, and continued to reminisce about the dream that had been disturbed before.
When the eunuch arrived at the Yamen, he instantly provoked the county Cheng in a cold sweat, he couldn't afford to provoke the people on both sides, his official position was only an eight-grade official position, and the only one who could bully was Ma Sanbao, who was a nine-grade official, but Ma Sanbao's official position was an official position appointed by His Majesty Zhu Yuanzhang, and it was not easy for him to bully.
"Your Majesty, this is simply an embarrassing minister, this is an errand that loses his head, how can I decide!" The county doesn't know what to do.
"Your Majesty's will, let you decide for yourself, rule fairly, and the two sides will not help each other, you can just listen to their testimony." The eunuch said to the county Cheng, every word made the county Cheng extremely nervous, and he was in a cold sweat, not knowing how to try the case on both sides.
"Forget it, send someone to call them on both sides first!" The county man said stubbornly, he originally planned to leave this case to his subordinates, but no one dared to take the case, and even the emperor handed over the case to himself.
How could these four highnesses and Ma Sanbao beat up the son of the prime minister, you know, although Hu Pengju is arrogant, there are people behind him, and these four highnesses beat people like this, and they also reported them, this seemingly simple case is not easy for the county to do, and now he has to send troops to bring the two sides back to the court first.
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Outside the mansion of the Fourth Highness Zhu Di, Hu Weiyong's father and son, Zhu Di and others had been waiting for a long time, and the officers and soldiers of the Yamen appeared in everyone's sight together, which inevitably made Zhu Di and Hu Weiyong's father and son feel a little uncomfortable.
You must know that Hu Weiyong and Zhu Di have noble identities, if in ordinary times, they send people to find people, how can there be a reason for the yamen to come to find them? At present, the officers and soldiers of the Yamen walked in front of him, and their behavior of not daring to act rashly was quite funny.
"Your Highness, supervising the imperial history, Prime Minister, please come with us." The officers and soldiers were helpless, and said respectfully, usually they go to the homes of ordinary people to call people, it is a mighty and domineering, but the few people in front of them are not something they can afford to provoke!
"If I stand still here, who of you will dare to take me?" Zhu Di smiled and spoke, his meaning was also Ma Sanbao's teaching, as soon as these words came out, the officers and soldiers suddenly became motionless, how dare they touch Zhu Di, the great god? This is the prince, the lives of several of them are not as important as the lives of a prince, if they hurt the prince in the slightest, maybe their families will be affected, they don't dare to oppress people with power, their power is enough for ordinary people, and it is useless to use it on these people.
"Hey, why don't your county officials call people themselves? Didn't you see that the prime minister was also there? As for Hu Weiyong, he had already gritted his teeth angrily, he thought that the officers and soldiers would be arrested when Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao arrived, but he didn't expect Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di to be even more arrogant after the officers and soldiers arrived.
"Enough! Listen to me, take down Zhu Di and Ma Wenhe, I will be responsible for what happens, and I will explain it to Your Majesty! You won't be implicated! I vouch for it as Prime Minister! Hu Weiyong's face was gloomy, his mood was not very good, and he even wanted to have a seizure in court, as the prosecution who submitted the complaint, he thought that his identity could make Ma Sanbao comply, but he didn't expect Ma Sanbao to rely on Zhu Di's identity to fake the tiger, and he didn't put himself a prime minister in his eyes at all.
When the officers and soldiers heard the prime minister's words, they inevitably breathed a sigh of relief, without the prime minister's support, they didn't dare to provoke Zhu Di, that was the prince, even Ma Sanbao, a nine-grade official, was also appointed by His Majesty, even their leader County Cheng didn't want to provoke.
"Your Highness, come with us, this is what the prime minister meant, if you really have a problem, you will confront each other in court." The officers and soldiers said, these poor officers and soldiers now think that they can invite Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao into the court, and leave the rest to their leaders to decide, it is none of their business, at the moment, the longer they drag on here, the greater their pressure, in front of Zhu Di's mansion, no one dares to be rude.
"Okay, let's go to the court to hear what the other party's testimony is, if there is no testimony, I want to see how you are convicted!" Ma Sanbao patted his chest, this delicate-looking child looked extremely treacherous in the eyes of the officers and soldiers and Hu Weiyong's father and son.