Zhu Youzhu asked the ministers about the results of the examination of the Ministry of Rites. ∽↗∽↗，

In the Wenhua Hall in front of him, except for Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, everyone else came, and it was reasonable for Zhu Youzhu to take the opportunity to ask them for their opinions.

can really talk about the matter, about the case of the Ministry of Rites, you only need to give an explanation to the scholars of the world, so Tang Yin and Xu Jing were imprisoned without evidence.

But according to legal theory, whose crime to be punished should be first evidenced by witnesses and physical evidence, and then the guilt can be questioned, and now just based on Du Mu's false words and Hua Yu's transcript, Tang Yin and Xu Jing were hurriedly sent to prison for torture, which itself is inconsistent with legal principles. The ministers will inevitably think: "You should persuade Your Majesty to act according to the law, how can you make innocent people aggrieved for the sake of one-sided emphasis on justice and discipline?"

In the Ming Dynasty, the Criminal Department, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were responsible for the determination of large and small cases as the three divisions of the yamen, but now Tang Yin, Xu Jing and Hua Yu are not under the three divisions of the yamen, but the edict, even the ministers present are afraid of the edict of the Ming Dynasty.

Now Tang Yin and Xu Jing have not been convicted, but as long as they enter the imperial prison, they will not get any confession under torture

According to Bai Ang's meaning, no matter who it is, as long as it is related to this case, whether it is guilty or not, it will be taken first, although it is somewhat unreasonable, but it is the best way to shut up the Son of Heaven, which is in line with the golden mean of Confucianism.

After Bai Ang's opinion was spoken, many ministers present stood on Bai Ang's side, especially Wang Shi, the secretary of Dali Temple, and Shi Mingui, the emperor of Zuodu, who were both in charge of the three divisions and yamen, and they basically kept the same pace in some large and small cases. What's more, Bai Ang's advocacy of "legal discipline" always sounds right.

Zhu Youzhu nodded, but thought about it slightly, he was obviously also considering whether to rearrange the ranking of the new Kegongshi. even brushed down the new science and technology examination yuan and replaced it with someone else.

But at this time, several Hanlin scholars quit.

Emperor Hongzhi asked Cheng Minzheng, who was also a bachelor of Hanlin, to take the exam. It is rumored that he leaked the question, but now there is no evidence, and he will be sent to prison for questioning on the grounds of "correct law and discipline".

Cheng Minzheng is both an official and an academic. have made achievements, before the occurrence of the problem, Cheng Minzheng belonged to the kind of person who was particularly popular among many Hanlin scholars, and the celebrities in the world also respected Cheng Minzheng.

After the incident, many people in the court realized that this was actually just a power struggle within the court, just because Cheng Minzheng had a problem, he was attacked and used by people with intentions. Just imagine, even Cheng Minzheng is innocent, then Tang Yin and Xu Jing are even more innocent, not to mention Yuan Shenxi, a meeting who has never been in contact with Cheng Minzheng.

Jiao Fang, the young secretary of Taichang Temple and the scholar of the Hanlin Academy, took the lead in standing up. Speaking for the people involved in this case, he saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the case should be transferred from the Department of Suppression and Pacification to the Criminal Department for thorough investigation. Wait until the matter is clarified. As for the recorded tributes, if they are found to be related to this case, they will not be tolerated; If there is no evidence, we must not open a prison, otherwise the law will not exist, and the hearts of the people will not be convinced. ”

As Jiao Fang spoke, first Li Jie and Wang Wei stood on his side, and then Xu Guan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, seconded the proposal.

In this way, there are three votes on one side. On the other side is four votes.

Zhu Youzhu looked up, as the emperor. There should be absolute authority, but since he became emperor. Clamped down by the courtiers very seriously, many times when he felt powerless, he handed over the matter to the minister to deal with, not so much that the biggest hero of Hongzhi Zhongxing is Zhu Youji, but rather that he reused the internal and external ministers, there is a cabinet iron triangle, and there are three gentlemen of Hongzhi outside, it is because of these people that Hongzhi once flourished.

In this case, in fact, the opinion of the cabinet scholars is the most important, whether to continue the thorough investigation or to put all the criminals in prison for torture, as long as Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian express their positions, others will basically have no opinions. But these three also know very well that they are in their position, and if one is not good, they will affect the emperor's will, and their decision will even affect whether the case can be finalized in the end.

So in this case, the three cabinet scholars chose not to take a stand.

Zhu Youzhu was not reluctant, he then looked at Ma Wensheng and the others, wondering what the position of these people was.

At this time, in addition to the seven who had already expressed their positions, there were three bachelors with unknown tendencies, and the only ones who did not express their opinions were Tu Yun, Ma Wensheng, Zhou Jing and Yuan Shouzhi.

Among them, naturally the opinion of Tu Tu, the head of the six ministries, is the most important, except for the cabinet scholars, he is the absolute leader in the six ministries, and his one vote can even top two votes for others.

Among the four people, Yuan Shouzhi's opinion is the secondary, his official position is the lowest, and he himself is the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and he is somewhat involved in the question, and keeping silent is the best choice.

It is inconvenient to express opinions at the end of the end, in fact, what we have to listen to now is the meaning of Ma Wensheng and Zhou Jing, and Zhou Jing is a representative of the middle school, basically which side he supports with more people, which side belongs to the typical wall grass, so the most critical vote fell on the head of Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

Ma Wensheng has led troops in the northwest for many years, and has an outstanding reputation in the government and the opposition, and in terms of his contribution to the Hongzhi Dynasty, he is not inferior to the Cabinet Iron Triangle, no matter how strong the Cabinet Iron Triangle is, it is only a vote on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and it is a government decree, and Ma Wensheng belongs to the person who is specifically responsible for the implementation

Everyone looked at Ma Wensheng, only to see Ma Wensheng walking out with a wat board and saluting respectfully: "The minister thinks that if there is no evidence and the prison is opened, it will only make the scholar feel cold." ”

In one sentence, he made his position clear, firmly stood on Jiao Fang's side, and did not support the "correct law and discipline" and sent all the people involved in the case to prison.

Shangshu Bai of the Criminal Department frowned, although he did not agree with Ma Wensheng's opinion, but he did not dare to accuse Ma Wensheng in public, how to say that Ma Wensheng was also born as a Jinshi, and he made many achievements during his tenure as a civilian. But he still couldn't help but ask: "Shizi has been studying hard for more than ten years, just seeking the title of the gold list, but now he will try to make trouble." The court should be strict with the law. According to Ma Shangshu's intentions, tolerate and nurture adultery. The scholar will not be cold."

Zhou Jing came forward at this time and said: "This Bai Shangshu can't say so, in fact, Ma Shangshu's meaning is to find out the truth of the matter before he can make a decision." Now the scholars in the capital are just chasing after the wind and shadows, saying who is who is related to the case, if they point to one, the court will take one, then there is really no law and order. ”

Although Zhou Jing's words are reasonable. But to most people it sounds a little shameless. You didn't speak just now, but now when you see Ma Wensheng standing on Jiao Fang's side, you immediately jumped out and agreed, as if you expected Jiao Fang's opinion to be adopted by the Son of Heaven in the end.

Sure enough, after Ma Wensheng made a statement, Tu Tu and Yuan Shouzhi also expressed their attitudes, believing that it should not be publicized.

In this way, the only person who really supports the need to "correct the law and discipline" and send all the people involved in the case to prison is the person in charge of the Sansi Yamen, who should have been the vanguard of maintaining the law and order of the Ming Dynasty. However, their views were not supported by the ministers.

"So"

Zhu Youzhu paused slightly, "The recital will be left in the middle for the time being, and the palace trial will be held as usual tomorrow." Everyone, please be early tomorrow. ”

"Yes."

All the ministers bowed and took their leave.

Zhu Youzhu has too many worries here. Since the ministers below have formed a one-sided opinion, there is no need for him to act against the minister's wishes, and it does not matter what he has thought before.

Zhu Youji, like most emperors who worked hard, when he was exhausted, he wanted to live a peaceful life and leave the tricky things to others.

Coming out of the Wenhua Palace, Bai Ang chased after him angrily, ready to question Ma Wensheng. He has a good relationship with Ma Wensheng on weekdays, but the problem is. This case involves a criminal prison, and it is just that his words as a scholar of the criminal department cannot be supported by those Hanlin scholars. Even capable ministers like Ma Wensheng followed suit, and he was a little angry.

"Brother Negative Figure. Do you have to refute my face in front of Your Majesty, you are old enough to be satisfied" Bai Ang said this, and he was helpless.

Among the cabinet scholars and seven secretaries, he is 64 years old, which can be regarded as an old seniority, but in terms of merit and qualifications, he is far less than Ma Wensheng, who is 73 years old this year.

In addition, Ma Wensheng rarely expressed his opinions on some court affairs, and he used to try to be neutral and neutral, so that when he occasionally expressed his opinions, Zhu Youzhu had to give him some face. Even the emperor is like this, and Tu Yun and others are even more so, so in the previous voting, Ma Wensheng's vote was actually very important.

Ma Wensheng smiled and asked rhetorically: "Then according to Tingyi, you have to turn this meeting and the palace test upside down, so you are willing to give up."

Bai Ang's face changed: "I just want to be strict with the law and discipline and be involved in the case, but Tang Yin and Xu Jing are two children, and there is only one Huiyuan." Could it be that if these three people are removed, it will affect my Ming Dynasty's imperial examinations?"

Ma Wensheng sighed lightly: "Who knows if one of them will become the backbone of the imperial court in the future, and the stability of the country is all one person."

One sentence stunned Bai Ang.

It's just three moves, even if one of them gets Huiyuan now, but how long the road will be from Huiyuan to the backbone of the imperial court

Ma Wensheng said this with a cautious face, perhaps out of love, and felt that it should be so. However, in Bai Ang's view, although these three people may contribute to the imperial court, the effect of sending the three to prison for questioning is more obvious, so that the scholars can go back to prepare for the next imperial examination.

ps: Seventh update

After writing this chapter, the Son of Heaven was relieved and finally explained things clearly. previously wrote that Shen Xi helped Liu Daxia do things, and then led to Zhou Jing and Ma Wensheng, and Liu Daxia's mouth influenced the two, and then helped Shen Xi get through the danger, which can be described as interlocking. Written like this, Shen Xi's participation in the palace examination will not be so abrupt

In fact, in the twelfth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, this case was full of loopholes, but in such a case, it was folded into a quasi-ritual department scholar and a great talent, which is enough to witness the darkness of the times

Well, after writing this chapter, the Son of Heaven is ready to sleep.

Before going to bed, the Son of Heaven paid a big tribute to the "Trip of All Shapes" who had just rewarded the leader of the alliance, and he didn't say it, tomorrow will be the fifth update, that is, at least seven chapters will be updated, and if the results are good, it will be eight chapters

Good night to be continued.