Chapter 1342: Two Shangshu Goes to Prison
readx; Since Zhu Youzhen's personal expedition, Wen Tiren has been very quiet in Beijing for a while, and he basically didn't say a word in the cabinet, and the Donglin Party thought that he had changed his sex. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info In fact, they underestimate Wen Tiren too much, this person is scheming, and he knows that the Donglin Party is powerful, so he usually hibernates and does not move, and will only strike hard when the time is good. The first time he squeezed out Qian Qianyi, the second time he stinked Zhou Daodeng, and this time he finally waited for the opportunity again, how could he let it go easily, and immediately went out of class and said: "The holy decree is the edict of the Son of Heaven, how can there be mistakes and omissions?" Qiao Yunsheng thought it was a clerical error by a female official, but the minister thought it might not be. Isn't there any possibility that the decree will be tampered with when it comes out of the palace and passes through the cabinet to the person who receives it? Didn't Zhang Qingzhen accuse Zheng Qixin of tampering with the holy decree at first, but did he know that Zhang Qingzhen was not a thief shouting to catch a thief? ”
Li Biao has always looked at Wen Tiren unpleasantly, and immediately said angrily: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Wen Tiren is alarmist!" Saying that the cabinet tampered with the holy decree, can Lord Wen point out who it is? Zhang Qingzhen is even more impossible, only his will is wrong, and it will be clear after a check, he is not asking for hardship? ”
Wen Tiren did not back down, and said with a sneer: "Why should Lord Li be excited, the lower officials did not say that it must be the cabinet tampering with the holy decree, but only said that there is such a possibility." As for asking for hardship, there are not necessarily no such stupid people. In the absence of evidence, there is no point in arguing about who should be held responsible, and it is not too late to carefully examine the handwriting to see if it is a direct mistake or a correction. ”
Qian Longxi was thoughtful, and he had already understood that Wen Tiren was using the topic to play and wanted to make this matter as big as possible, so he turned to Zhu Youzhen and said: "Your Majesty, as Lord Wen said, what is wrong is wrong, I am afraid that it will be difficult to find out for a while." The minister thought that this matter was not a big deal, and His Majesty was the lord of mercy, and it was enough to correct the mistake. ”
"That's a mistake!" Wen Tiren did not relent, "If it is indeed a clerical error, it is barely reasonable to say that it is not a big deal." But if it's not a clerical error, but a deliberate alteration, it's a big deal. If the decree can be tampered with, what thing in the world cannot be tampered with and forged? Your Majesty is lenient, but he will never condone and tolerate the traitors! ”
Shoufu Han Yi also felt that Wen Tiren had said too much, and said, "It's just a difference..."
"The difference between a word can be small or big." Wen Tiren immediately pushed back and said, "If the food and salary are allocated, there is only one difference between 100,000 and 10 million, and then this sum can shake the country's capital!" ”
The other Donglin ministers also wanted to reproach Wen Tiren, but Zhu Youzhen couldn't bear it anymore, and said, "Don't make any noise!" This matter is extremely serious and must be thoroughly investigated! ”
This sentence set the tone, and although the minister of the Donglin Department was biased in favor of Liu Hongxun, he didn't dare to say more. As for Liu Hongxun, he was even more nervous and didn't dare to say a word.
"What Wen Tiren said is right, this wrong holy decree must be identified by an expert first." Zhu Youzhen said with a tiger face, "Let's talk about it, who is the authority in this regard?" ”
Wen Tiren was confident, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, Dong Qichang, the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is the most prestigious calligraphy and painting appraisal master in the world, and his person is in Beijing, why not let him identify it?" ”
Wen Tiren's reminder, Zhu Youzhen remembered that since the last "people copying Dong Eun" incident, in order to trap the housekeeper of Dong Mansion who was actually a White Lotus Sect, Dong Qichang was not cured, but only let him think about it behind closed doors at home, and compensated the family of the people's daughter Luying with a lot of money. Later, when the defense of Beijing began, he had already forgotten Dong Qichang.
Speaking of Dong Qichang, Zhu Youzhen remembered the Xu Chuan who fought Dong Qichang at the auction that day, that is, Xu Wei's descendant. Xu Chuan originally wanted to rush to Beijing to take the exam, but Enke was over, and he was penniless, so Zhu Youzhen asked him to join the Wuzhou Trading Company and help in the antique shop. Listening to Zhu Cunqi, Xu Chuan inherited his grandfather's attainments, and is now a well-known appraiser in the Jingshi calligraphy, painting and antique industry, Zhu Youzhen wants to find an opportunity to reuse him.
Now that he remembered it, Zhu Youzhen said: "Dressed in brocade clothes, immediately send Dong Qichang and Xu Chuan into the palace, don't tell them anything first, the two of them separately identify the handwriting of this holy decree, and see what they say." ”
The brocade guard received the order and did it, and within half an hour, the two of them were brought in. These two men, worthy of experienced connoisseurs, soon came to the same conclusion: the word "two" on the holy decree was based on the word "three". Although it is not obvious at first glance, because of the order of writing time and the depth of ink, you can still see the clues. Judging by the ink, the alteration time is at least one to two days later than the initial writing time.
Wen Tiren immediately sneered when he heard this: "Your Majesty, this matter is very clear, if it is not for someone in the cabinet to do something, it is Zhang Qingzhen who changed it himself after receiving the order." Because if it is altered by a female officer, it will not be intervened for such a long time. ”
"Damn!" Zhu Youzhen said angrily, "Who is so bold? ”
"There are more than 20 people in the cabinet and scholars, and each of them has access to the holy decree, and the ministers are also among them, so it is difficult to have a clue for a while." Wen Tiren said, "It's better to start with Zhang Qingzhen first, if Zhang Qingzhen really doesn't know, then check the cabinet, and the minister is willing to be the first to be investigated!" ”
"Then check Zhang Qingzhen first." Zhu Youzhen snorted coldly, "Zhang Qingzhen is now the commander of the Zhengyangmen Soldiers and Horses, and he is a martial artist, so let Jinyi Wei check it." ”
Zhang Qingzhen is really called moving a stone to shoot himself in the foot, he wanted to rectify Zheng Qixin, but he didn't expect to put himself in prison. To deal with people like him, does Jinyiwei still use torture? Yan Zhengang has the means, just after talking with Zhang Qingzhen for half an hour, Zhang Qingzhen's psychological defense line completely collapsed, and the whole thing was revealed.
Zhu Youzhen was furious when he heard this, and immediately ordered the dismissal of Liu Hongxun, a scholar, and handed him over to the Criminal Department for strict trial and conviction. Qiao Yunsheng also wanted to excuse Liu Hongxun a few words, but Zhu Youzhen was furious and said: "Even if Liu Hongxun changed the holy decree without intention, why did I convene everyone to investigate the matter strictly after the incident in the east window, and he still didn't admit it?" Isn't this a bully?! ”
Liu Hongxun was imprisoned, and the Beijing division was shaken. For a while, Liu Hongxun's intercession flew to the Heart Cultivation Hall like snowflakes, and the statement was nothing more than Liu Hongxun's impatience for a while, and he begged Zhu Youjian to be kind to the outside of the law. Zhu Youzhen was unmoved, and urged the Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple to try the case every day and quickly try and finalize the case.
But three days have passed, and the three legal divisions always say that the trial has not yet been completed. Zhu Youzhen was furious in his heart, and quietly sent Jinyiwei into the prison of the Criminal Department for inspection. It doesn't matter if you look at this, Liu Hongxun didn't try it at all, and Qiao Yunsheng discussed with him several times to see how to reduce the guilt by deciding the case!
At this time, Zhu Youzhen was really furious, and immediately issued an order: "Qiao Yunsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, shielded Liu Hongxun and bent the law in law enforcement, and his crime is not light." Immediately dismissed, handed over to the three legal divisions and Jinyi Wei joint review, Qin this! “
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