"Alright. Tall man. Chen Jiu is reasonable. Now that your witnesses have come. Here we go. CHEN Jiu. Don't talk about it. Let's talk about it after the trial."

The Golden Palace Upper Trial. This was very rare in the Ming Dynasty. If the psychological quality is not good. I'm afraid I'm going to make a fool of myself. That's what I told Banzai. After all, Wei Yunzhong goes to court every day. There are more opportunities to meet the emperor. If the witnesses come to the Golden Temple; Facing the emperor who didn't see him once. There are also hundreds of officials. I was already panicking. There will also talk like a normal person.

The emperor sent a message to try the case. Gao Gong and Chen Jiu's mouth lawsuit can't be fought. The witnesses were called by the high arch. Of course he can't ask questions. Zhang Juzheng spoke first: "Who is kneeling? You sued Lord Wei for accepting bribes and selling officials. We must recruit from the truth."

The witness who knelt on the ground held back for a long time before stammering: "The lower official's name is Zhang Tao. It is the county order of Dali County, Yunnan. A few days ago, Xia Guan returned to Beijing to report on his work to Lord Wei of the Ministry of Officials. Because my father is old. I would like to invite Lord Wei. Give a change to a place close to his hometown to take care of his father. Lord Wei told the official. Adjustment is OK. But to mean meaning. Of course, Xia Guan understood what Lord Wei meant. And he prepared five thousand taels of silver. Two ginseng grains of eight taels. I sent it to Lord Wei to the house. After sending it. Xia Guan went home and thought about it. Xia Guan is the official of the imperial court. It's not his Wei Yunzhong's official. Why give him a gift. If I have any difficulties, I can tell Master Wei. He should also take into account my actual situation. Give me the one that is missing. After thinking about it, I felt that it was wrong for the lower officials. I went and told Mr. Gao."

Wei Yun, who was standing on the side, pointed at Zhang Tao and scolded: "Shameless villain. You framed me. Hooray. Master Zhang Weichen did not accept bribes from him. He had been to Wechen's mansion. said that it was to see that Weichen's hair was 'flower' gray. Took me two He Shou Wu. It is said that He Shou Wu can make white hair black. The minister thought it wasn't worth a few pieces of silver, so he accepted it. As for the five thousand taels of silver he said; Two ginsengs. Not really. Please Emperor Mingjian. Master Zhang is discerning."

Zhang Juzheng scolded: "Wei Yunzhong, don't say it yet. One by one. Zhang Tao, I ask you. How much silver you have a month for a county?"

"Xiaguan is forty-five taels of silver a month. There are also five quintals of grain and rice."

"Then the officer asked you. How much is a ginseng with more than eight taels?"

"The price of a ginseng of eight taels in Beijing is more than 1,000 taels of silver. Xia Guan's ginseng was brought to me by Xia Guan's wife and brother. So there's no 'spending' of silver."

"Then I'll ask you again. Forty taels of silver a month; Plus five quintals of grain and rice. After a month of consumption. How much is left?"

"Xiaguan because of the long way to go. So it's single-handed. A month of 'spent' was gone. There are more than twenty taels of silver left. Those grains and rice. It's the cost of hiring a master and a subordinate under the government."

"Then how long have you been an official? How much silver have been saved?"

"Xiaguan has made a county order for ten years. I didn't save a lot of money. Because the family still has to 'spend' money. That's why Xia Guan felt wronged by giving so much silver to Lord Wei. I went to tell Shousuke-sama. Impeachment of Lord Wei."

ZHANG Tao. You said you didn't save any money. Then where did the five thousand taels of silver you gave to Lord Wei come from? Is it the proceeds of embezzlement?"

"Master Zhang. There was no corruption on the part of the lower officials. the five thousand taels of silver. It was borrowed by the lower officials."

Because the emperor asked Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng to interrogate together. Gao Gong looked at Zhang Juzheng and asked that Zhang Tao aggressively. I'm afraid that Zhang Tao said something missing. Hurriedly took it and said, "Lord Zhang. Zhang Tao has already 'handed over' the generation. Now the facts of Wei Yunzhong's acceptance of bribes are clear. Let's see what to do."

Of course, Zhang Juzheng will not easily let go of the initiative. Retorted Gao Gong: "Master Gao. What Zhang Tao says is what it is. Then tomorrow someone will give you 10,000 taels of silver. Shouldn't I impeach you too? Have proof. You can't listen to what a person says is what it is. We have to be fair in the Cabinet. A bowl of water is flat. It is not possible to arbitrarily judge whether an official has accepted a bribe based on his personal likes and dislikes. So this case has to go on."

Gao Gong looks at Zhang Juzheng. turned around and knelt in front of the emperor again: "Your Majesty. I impeach Lord Zhang for framing the minister. Please ask the emperor to cure Lord Zhang's crimes."

The emperor, who was sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, said unhurriedly: "Lord Gao. What Master Zhang said makes sense. You can't just say a few words to punish someone else's sin. There must be facts and evidence. If it goes on like this. All the officials of my Ming Dynasty are in danger. Every day I mention that others are framed. Who still has the heart to do things. So evidence still needs to be found in this case. You and Master Zhang are my right-hand men. Be ye ye united with sincerity. You can't hurt your feelings because of business."

Gao Gong saw that the emperor also said so, so he had to get up helplessly. said to Zhang Tao, who was kneeling on the ground: "Zhang Tao. You did give Wei Yunzhong five thousand taels of silver. There's also ginseng. Did you send it to his house? Who else saw it."

"Tall man. Xia Guan did send five thousand taels of silver to Lord Wei. I went with two other family members. They can testify."

"Tall man. What Zhang Tao said cannot be used as evidence. His family must have spoken for him. His words are inadmissible as evidence."

"Master Zhang. I know that you and Wei Yunzhong are the same year. How do you defend him everywhere. The old man wants to see if this Wei Yunzhong is guilty or not today. The emperor's ministers asked to send someone to search Wei Yunzhong's house. Let's see if there is any ginseng and silver that Zhang Tao said."

I saw that the two of them had been arguing. It would be very detrimental to Wei Yunzhong if it went on like this. Time has become annoying for the emperor. Maybe you have to move it to Dali Temple. It's not easy to do when you get to Dali Temple. It's hard for me to speak. I can't hold it back. I also shouted: "The emperor has something to say."

The hundred officials who have been watching Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng fight. No one noticed me. I'm shouting. Frightened everyone. They turned their faces to me.

The high arch also saw that it was me. Scolded: "You are a petty official the size of a sesame mung bean. Where is there a place for you to speak above the Golden Temple? Not yet."

Not to be outdone, I replied, "Master Gao. As long as I'm above the Golden Temple. I am still the official of the Ming Dynasty. I have a part to speak. Could it be that this golden temple was opened by your tall family himself? As the saying goes: the road is uneven, everyone steps on it. Won't you let me speak? Again. The emperor didn't speak yet. You, the tall man, rushed to let the official go down. You're the first one. and you can't cover the sky with one hand. Where do you put Banzai? Where is the prestige of the Cabinet?"

I'm making a good argument. Let the officials who watch the excitement nod frequently. Gao Gong blushed. I want to say something in a huff. The emperor above opened his mouth and said, "Lord Lan, come forward. Say whatever you want."