Gu Xiancheng panicked after hearing this, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, and the ministers are not strict in discipline, please ask Your Majesty to punish them." It's just that my grandson was bewitched by Tong Junde after all, so he committed this heinous crime, and I ask Your Majesty to spare my grandson's life for the sake of the eight generations of my Gu family. ”

Tong Junde was also angry after hearing this, okay, let me carry all the pots, you have to take yourself out and have nothing to do, in this case, you don't let me have a good time, I will pull your ancestors and grandchildren on their backs even if I die.

Thinking of this, Tong Junde hurriedly said: "You are not strict with discipline, when your grandson molested a girl from a good family on the street for the first time, the elder brother stopped it, and your grandson actually sent his subordinates to beat people to death on the street." This matter has caused trouble to the official, and you Gu Shoufu sent a handwritten letter, which clearly stated that as long as the official keeps your grandson, when Lord Sun returns to his hometown, Lord Sun's position will be mine. Gu Shoufu, you didn't expect it, in order to prevent you from defaulting on your account, this official did not burn the letter as you said, but left it in the palace, Your Majesty, if you want to see it, you can order Yang Xiu, the chief secretary of the Jingshi Mansion, to be sent to the palace. ”

"Gu Xiancheng, what else do you have to say?"

"The old minister implores Your Majesty to leave this last trace of blood for my Gu family for the sake of my Gu family's loyalty. Your Majesty, the eight generations of my Gu family's single inheritance is the only seedling, and please look at the face of Jing Jun, and spare his only heir outside the law! ”

After listening to this, Chongzhen fell into deep thought. According to the provisions of the Ming Law, Gu Tianlin's offense to the princess is enough to kill his head, not to mention doing so many things to bully men and women. If Gu Tianlin is let go, where is the majesty of the Ming Dynasty's regulations? If he didn't let go of Gu Tianlin and let the Gu family cut off the incense, I am afraid that Gu Xiancheng would not say anything, and he would inevitably make some small moves behind his back and go against himself.

Besides, in order to save his life, Gu Jingjun rescued himself from the enemy formation. If it weren't for Gu Jingjun, I am afraid that he would have been killed by Huang Taiji a long time ago. If he killed Gu Jingjun's only child, how would the people of the world think of him.

Zhu Cihong also saw Chongzhen's entanglement, and hurriedly stood up to intercede for Gu Tianlin: "Father, the son thinks that Gu Tianlin committed this heinous crime today, if there is no instigation of Tong Junde, I am afraid that Gu Tianlin will not be able to commit such a big crime." Erchen thought that Gu Tianlin was young and ignorant and had the intention of repenting, and Gu Tianlin should be given a chance to mend his ways. ”

As soon as the words fell, Gu Xiancheng threw a grateful look at Zhu Cihong, Gu Tianlin also looked at Zhu Cihong with disbelief, he didn't expect that he would offend Zhu Cihong so hard with his front foot, and Zhu Cihong would actually intercede for himself.

Zhu Yujiao saw Zhu Cihong interceding for Gu Tianlin, although she didn't understand it, she still stood up and said, "Father, don't you usually say that the prodigal son will not change his money?" Gu Tianlin is still young after all, and he should be given a chance to mend his ways. ”

After Gu Tianlin listened, he knocked his head heavily on the ground and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the sinners know that they are wrong, and the sinners are willing to compensate those who were bullied by the sinners, and I also ask Your Majesty to be extrajudicial and give the sinners a chance to atone for their sins." ”

After hearing this, Tong Junde saw that this was a good opportunity, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's criminal ministers know that they are wrong, and the criminal ministers are willing to compensate those people who have been violated. Please also ask Your Majesty to give the guilty ministers a chance, so that the guilty can compensate those people well. ”

After hearing Tong Junde's words, Chongzhen slapped the table angrily and roared, "You still have the face to plead?" I trusted you so much and promoted you to be the Yin of the Jingshi Mansion, is this how you repay me? Gu Tianlin is young and ignorant, I can understand it, but what about you? Are you too young and ignorant? ”

After hearing this, Zhu Cihong hurriedly said: "Father and Emperor Zichen think that Gu Tianlin can commit today's heinous crime, and there must be Tong Junde's instigation behind him. For the main offender, the sons and ministers believe that they should be punished heavily, in order to demonstrate the majesty of our Ming law, and for the accomplices who have been provoked like Gu Tianlin, they should be punished lightly, and they should be given a chance to reform themselves, so as to show the benevolence of their father. At the same time, it warns those who make mistakes that turning back as soon as possible is the right way. ”

After hearing this, Tong Junde seemed to anticipate his fate, and said with a pale and trembling face: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, the criminal knows that he is wrong, and the criminal is willing to be punished, but he does things by himself, and I ask Your Majesty not to involve my family. ”

Chongzhen thought for a while and said: "Yin Tong Junde of the Jingshi Mansion, as Yin Tong Junde of the Jingshi Mansion, he doesn't think about how to serve the country and relieve the worries of the king, but he knows the law and breaks the law, and provokes others to oppress the people, bullying men and women. Now the evidence is conclusive, and tomorrow at noon, he will be beheaded outside the gate to show the public as an example. His wife and children had no idea about this matter and would not pursue it for the time being, but Tong Junde's stolen money from bullying the people in recent years was all returned to the state treasury, and the courtyard given by the imperial court was moved out within three days. Tong Junde, do you have any objections? ”

After hearing this, Tong Junde hurriedly thanked Dai De and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the guilty minister is willing to be punished." ”

As for Gu Tianlin, I remember that he was young and ignorant, and he had a heart of repentance. Heaven has the virtue of a good life, and I specially gave him a chance to mend his ways. Gu Tianlin is now ordered to personally apologize and make corresponding compensation within three days. If we obtain the forgiveness of the victims, and promise not to make similar mistakes in the future, I will not pursue the matter. If we fail to obtain the forgiveness of the victims, or if we use our power to suppress others and force the victims to forgive, I will severely punish them. What objections does Gu Tianlin have? ”

After listening to this, Gu Tianlin hurriedly said: "The criminals thank Your Majesty for their extrajudicial kindness, the criminals will definitely compensate them well, and the criminals promise that they will not do this kind of bullying of men and women in the future." ”

"As for Gu Xiancheng, he was not strict in discipline, causing Gu Tianlin to make such a big mistake and be fined for half a year as a punishment."

After listening to this, Gu Xiancheng said gratefully: "Thank you for the grace of the lord, and the minister promises that he will strictly discipline his grandson from now on, and will never let him do anything wrong again!" ”

"Someone! Put Yin Tong Junde of the Beijing Mansion in prison, and behead him outside the gate at noon tomorrow! ”

As soon as the words fell, two brocade guards came in from outside the door, and the two dragged Tong Junde down.

"Alright, if there's nothing to do, you all go down! I still have important business to attend to. ”

After Gu Xiancheng and Gu Tianlin listened, they hurriedly saluted and retreated.

Chongzhen saw that Zhu Cihong hadn't retreated yet, so he asked, "Is there anything else to do with Hong'er?" ”

"Returning to my father, my sons found that Jinyiwei's military salary arrears were a bit serious today, so that Jinyiwei had to do something to earn some extra money in order to support his family. Erchen believed that this act would chill the hearts of those who served the country over time. ”

After hearing this, Chongzhen said in surprise: "No, since I copied the Jin merchants, the salaries of the soldiers and the Imperial Forest Army and the Jinyi Guard, I specially ordered the household department to pay them on time?" Leave this matter alone, I will take care of it myself. ”

Zhu Cihong hurriedly said: "In this way, it will trouble my father." The retainers had nothing else to do, so the retainers retired first, and asked their father to take care of the dragon's body. ”

Chongzhen waved his hand and motioned for Zhu Cihong to go down. Seeing this, Zhu Cihong took Zhu Yujiao and retreated.