Chapter 498: Playing Right
"Your Highness, please!"
Passing through the long imperial road, Chen Ju led Zhu Changluo to a quaint palace, arched his hand, and said. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
However, Zhu Changluo was slightly surprised, and looked at Chen Ju inquiringly.
"This ...... Mandarin Palace? ”
Chen Ju smiled and nodded, but the smile on his face became thicker and thicker, and said.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty has been waiting in the palace for a long time, Your Highness, hurry up and go in......"
Looking up at the three big characters of Wenhua Palace, Zhu Changluo's eyes flashed with an inexplicable look, he glanced at Chen Ju deeply, and strode into the palace gate.
Wenhua Hall was built in Yongle 18 years, Jiajing 15 years, Emperor Sejong changed Wenhua Hall to the emperor's palace, for the place of the scripture feast, as usual, the feast day by day is not wasted, talk about reading the scriptures, debate and reason, a small lecture every day, a big lecture every ten years, is an important way for the emperor and the courtiers to communicate in the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, the rules are the rules, the matter of the feast, when the emperor was still young in the early years, the first assistant Zhang Juzheng was indeed strictly enforced, but later the emperor was in charge, and the feast was reduced to once every ten years, and after the outbreak of the national capital dispute in the fourteenth year of Wanli, the emperor simply abolished the matter of the feast.
This Wenhua Hall has also been vacant for a long time, and now the Wenhua Hall is opened again, which means that it is very intriguing.
You must know that the Wenhua Hall is located on the east side of the Concord Gate, and before the fifteenth year of Jiajing, the Wenhua Hall also had a name, called ......
East Palace!
"The son knocks to see his father!"
There are a lot of people in the hall, except for Shen Zhengyi, all the cabinet ministers are here, and Zhen Zhenji is also on the side.
"Let's be polite!"
Zhu Yijun was high on the throne, his face was calm, and he said lightly.
Zhu Changluo got up and took a rough look around, but he couldn't help but be a little surprised in his heart, today's battle is really not small.
After all, to the point of being a cabinet minister, the old man is not young, and his long-term three-dimensional strength is inevitably exhausted.
But today, even the first assistant Wang Xijue did not receive this honor, and stood aside respectfully.
"Take a look at this note!"
Zhu Yijun seemed to pick up a note from his hand and said.
When even if there was an attendant who took the song, he took two steps and sent it to Zhu Changluo's hands.
After taking the recital, Zhu Changluo bowed slightly, unfolded the recital and looked at it carefully.
This note is heartfelt!
It described in detail the beginning and end of Zheng Qingshan's case, without mixing too many personal opinions, that is, objectively describing the facts, and after the recital, Zheng Qingshan's testimony was also attached.
This testimony is roughly the same as the one Zhu Changluo originally saw, the only difference is that Zheng Qingshan confessed that he was instructed by Zheng Yangxing, the Zheng family, to befriend Shen Qing, Shen Qing's son, and bribed Shen Qing with more than 200,000 taels of silver.
Of course, this doesn't mean anything, just 200,000 taels is nothing for a dignified second-class auxiliary.
What's more, Zheng Qingshan confessed that he was instructed by Shen Qing to frame Lu Qing this time, of course, Shen Qing insisted on denying it, but it was useless.
Zhen Zhenji is a veteran of handling cases, and his note lists a lot of detailed and reliable evidence, forming a solid chain of evidence, even if Shen Qing doesn't admit it, it's useless!
After a while, Zhu Changluo folded the music, handed it back to the waiter who was waiting on the side, and bowed down.
"Father, the son has finished reading!"
"Let's talk about it!"
The eyes of the ministers in the hall all fell on Zhu Changluo's body in an instant, but it was Zhu Yijun, his face was still unshocked, and he couldn't see a trace of expression, and said lightly.
"Zheng Qingshan sells illicit salt, frames the imperial history, and bribes officials, which is a heinous crime and cannot be indulged lightly!"
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Changluo spoke.
This is the proper meaning, no matter how this case is judged, Zheng Qingshan will definitely be unable to escape death.
Zhu Yijun bowed his head slightly and said.
"What else?"
"If Zheng Qingshan's confession is true, Erchen suggests that the imperial court immediately send a competent and upright minister to Zhejiang to strictly investigate the officials involved in this case, do not indulge in vain, and find out that there are people who have violated the national law and discipline, regardless of the size of the official position, they will be severely punished!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yijun's face was slightly moved, and a smile also appeared on the faces of several ministers, and the depressed atmosphere in the hall was relaxed.
Zhu Yijun nodded and said.
"Well, I and Yuanfu also have this intention, and have ordered the celebrant to draft a decree, edict to Liu Yuanlin, the governor of Zhejiang, to grant the king the flag, to act cheaply, and to dispose of the officials involved in this case with full authority!"
This sentence is an affirmative sentence, and it is obvious that this matter has been decided before Zhu Changluo came.
Then, the reason why the emperor summoned him can only be......
"King Shou, the person involved in this case still has Shen Qing, the son of Shen Cheng, the second assistant Shen, and according to Zheng Qingshan's confession, he was ordered by Zheng Yang to befriend Zheng Qing in order to win over Shen Yiyi, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Zhu Yijun's face was indifferent, although he had a hint of a smile, but Zhu Changluo did not dare to slack off at all.
That's not a good question!
He didn't believe that what he had done these days, Zhu Yijun would be unaware, it was obvious that this matter was all his handiwork from beginning to end, and it was almost the same.
And the target is Shen Zhengyi, let him talk about it at this time, but it really gave him a problem.
In fact, although Zhu Changluo took action against Shen Zheng, he didn't think about what the outcome of this matter would be in the end.
Because this is not something he can control at all, in the final analysis, Shen has always been an important minister of the imperial court, and the second assistant of the cabinet, although Zhu Changluo can deal with him, but in the end, it is not up to Zhu Changluo to decide whether he will stay or not.
After all, he is just a mere prince, and he doesn't interfere too much in court affairs.
But at this moment, the emperor asked clearly, but he couldn't help but answer.
For a while, Zhu Changluo was also a little difficult to decide, there is no doubt that Zhu Yijun already has a plan in mind to deal with this matter, what Zhu Changluo is not sure about is that the emperor summoned him over, whether he really wanted to ask for his opinion, or wanted Zhu Changluo to let Shen Cheng go.
But in the end, this is the right time, Zhu Changluo can't have too much time to think, so just for a moment, Zhu Changluo made a decision and stepped forward to speak.
"Father and Emperor Rongyu, this case involves the second auxiliary minister, the son thinks that the crime of framing the imperial history is not Shen Qing alone, and Shen Ge Lao also has the crime of not being strict with his godson, not to mention that my imperial history has always been noble and bears heavy responsibility, if this case cannot be severely punished according to the law, I am afraid that the local officials will follow suit, so that the imperial history will also be tied, and it is difficult to take the responsibility of supervision, so this case cannot be opened!"
Zhu Changluo's words suddenly made the faces of the ministers change slightly, and the smile on Zhu Yijun's face disappeared, and he said coldly.
"Then according to King Shou's wishes, how should Shen Qing be dealt with, and how should the second assistant be punished?"
Feeling the sudden stagnant atmosphere in the hall, Zhu Changluo's heart sank slightly, could it be that he had misjudged?
However, the matter has come to this point, and Zhu Changluo has no way to retreat, and he stubbornly said in the face of the emperor's sharp gaze.
"Back to the father, according to the law, Shen Qing framed the imperial history, which is a felony, but remembering that he is the only son of the second assistant, the son thought that he could be given a light sentence, but the impact of this case is huge, and he must be punished heavily to deter the younger generation, so the son thinks that the second assistant is not strict in teaching his son, and he is not suitable to continue to serve in the cabinet......"
As soon as the words came out, Zhu Changluo instantly felt that several eyes were shooting straight towards him.
The emperor also looked at him quietly, silent.
In just a moment, the pressure on his face made Zhu Changluo feel that he was covered in a cold sweat, but he knew that he couldn't panic at this time, no matter how much pressure there was around him, he stood firmly in place and did not waver.
It seemed that half a century had passed, and Zhu Changluo suddenly heard the people on the throne breathe a sigh of relief, and the emperor's flat voice sounded.
"I know, you stand down!"
Zhu Changluo looked up, but found that Zhu Yijun's expression was as unfluctuating as when he came in, as if he was delusional just now.
But in any case, this performance was finally over, Zhu Changluo saluted respectfully, and slowly withdrew from the palace gate.
Standing on the steps in front of the hall, Zhu Changluo found that he was already soaked in cold sweat, he had nothing to do before, although he often contradicted Zhu Yijun, but the pressure as strong as today was still felt for the first time.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked down the steps, he saw Chen Ju who had been waiting for him for a long time, and saw Zhu Changluo strolling over, with a smile on his face, and stepped forward.
"Congratulations to Your Highness!"