Early the next morning, the hundred officials were brutally awakened from their sleep by the Jinyi guard, and the sleepy-eyed second- and third-grade officials were sleepy-eyed, and many of them were pulled over without even having time to wash.

Originally, the gate of the Imperial Palace, which listened to the government, was crowded, and it was not much better than the noisy market.

Today is the emperor's personal trial of Zhang Ru's rebellion, all the officials did not stand up according to the position of the previous dynasty, and those little sesame officials are not of high grade, but they also want to see if Zhang Ru and a group of bigwigs can win by wrestling their wrists. Although Zhang Ru's chances of winning were slim, those seven-rank petty officials still wanted to see him win.

The reason is simple, if he wins, there will be a lot of people with higher ranks than them to give up their positions, so that they can move up the ladder.

The high-ranking and powerful ministers did not want to see Zhang Ru wrestling with the cabinet, because it was not actually Zhang Ru wrestling with the cabinet, but actually the imperial power and the cabinet were competing.

Whoever wins, it doesn't do them any good.

There are more and more people, but Zhang Ru, the main culprit, did not show up, and many officials began to mumble.

"You say, will this Lord Zhang have already run away? There are so many elders in the cabinet who want to kill him, if he doesn't run, will he really have to make a fuss with these people? ”

"Silence, you are bold, let the adults hear it, I'm afraid that the black gauze hat on your head won't be able to keep it."

"What are you afraid of, now the adults are too busy to take care of themselves, so they don't have that time to take care of us!"

"A few adults still don't talk behind their backs, today's matter is very important and involves a wide range of things, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be good."

"It's coming, it's coming, it's coming."

"Cut, the official thought it was Master Zhang who came!"

"Master Zhang is here too, you see."

Before the person who spoke finished speaking, the person was squeezed out, and many officials craned their necks to look out, only hating their parents for giving birth to themselves too short.

Zhang Ru entered the Jinluan Hall under the escort of the Jinyi Guard, and behind him were Wan An and other cabinet members, and except for Zhang Peng and Wang Qi, no one else in the six departments was willing to approach.

Zhu Jianshen had already sat on the dragon chair with Liang Fang's support, and this interrogation gave him a sense of novelty, and it was the first time he interrogated a so-called prisoner in the Jinluan Palace. Now that Zhang Ru's guilt has not been cleared, he can only be called a prisoner for the time being.

Standing left and right towards Chinese Wu, giving way to a large field in the middle, Zhang Ru stood in that open space, looking very lonely. But if you look closely, you can see that his back is straight, and his body is much taller in an instant.

"In the first month of the twenty-second year of Chenghua, His Majesty ordered Zhang Ru to be the general of the nine-sided patrol, and later changed to the governor of the nine-sided to patrol the heavens. In February, 13 people in the imperial history impeached Zhang Rucao for his life, and in March, there were six people in six departments, and 21 officials in the imperial history impeached Zhang Ru for supporting the army and self-respect, intending to rebel. Today, I personally tried the case of rebellion, Zhang Ru, can you plead guilty? Liang Fang's sharp voice sounded in the hall, and at the moment of the official start, the hall was silent.

Zhang Ru looked ahead, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "The minister is valued by His Majesty, patrolling on behalf of the sky, no matter how big or small, he reports to His Majesty, and he does not dare to be arbitrary." It is the minister who did not admit his guilt, and asked His Majesty to investigate. ”

Liu Ji, who had a detailed discussion with Wan An late at night, reluctantly stood up and accused: "Then you used trickery in Datong to frame Xu Ning, the chief soldier of Datong, causing other people's heads to fall to the ground, and then co-opting Datong Jinyi Wei Qianhu, and installing Ma Xuan and others, what is your intention!" ”

Zhang Ru sneered: "Lord Liu knows everything, but Ma Xuan is originally from Datong Town, what kind of person is his father, I will believe that Lord Liu will find out if he investigates with his heart." As for why he appeared in Datong, then you have to ask Yang Rong, the chief soldier of Datong, what he thinks.

Datong Thousand Households is the guard of Jinyiwei, why can't I manage it? The commander authorizes the general to manage, and the general has the right to manage. Could it be that the internal affairs of my Jinyiwei still need the consent of you, Lord Liu, to be implemented?

If this is to collude with the local army and intend to rebel, then there are not one or eight Qincha sent out by His Majesty, and all of these people are suspected of rebellion.

Ben will remember that in the records recorded by Jin Yiwei, Lord Liu, you once went to Zhejiang Chengxuan as a messenger, can Ben also impeach you for a crime of colluding with local officials? ”

Liu Ji was speechless.

Someone immediately jumped out and spoke in the matter of the Sixth Branch: "Even if this matter has nothing to do with you, Lord Zhang, then when you were in Liaodong, Lord Zhang asked people to kill Zhu Wei in the matter, how should it be calculated?" ”

Liang Fang shouted violently: "Ridiculous, Zhu Wei is looking for death by himself, what does he have to do with Lord Zhang!" ”

Not to be outdone: "Jinluan Palace, when will it be your turn to speak as a eunuch." Taizu once strictly forbade eunuchs to interfere in politics, Liang Fang, you want to interfere in politics! ”

Speaking of which, Zhu Jianshen couldn't watch the people below attack each other anymore, and said very weakly: "What Father-in-law Liang said was explained by me in advance. ”

There was no intention of stopping the matter: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, are you terminally ill?" If so, please take care of the dragon's body, and this interrogation will not be necessary. If not, please speak with evidence. Lord Zhu died in Liaodong, shouting injustice and dying, my six departments have always been about the world's affairs, the king is not allowed, I wait for death, this is the meaning of the existence of the ministers. ”

The implication is that the emperor should say a few fewer words, otherwise the spearhead will be pointed at you in the end. At that time, even if I want to save face for you, I'm afraid that the world will not save face for you.

Zhu Jianshen squinted his eyes and said in a low voice: "Who are you?" Who qualifies me to talk to me like that? ”

Wan An, who has been an umbrella for decades, wanted to stand up and speak at the end, but looking at the emperor's meaning, it seemed that he wanted to get rid of his minions first, so he could only go out of the class: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger." The official can speak about the affairs of the world, this is the ancestral system! ”

Zhang Ru snorted coldly: "Really? Ancestral system, Lord Wan now knows that he is talking about the ancestral system, so he wants to ask my lord, did the ancestral system say that the courtiers can threaten the monarch's father? If there is, please tell the adults what book they have seen, and if not, this person is the most forgivable! ”

Wan An said angrily: "You are a criminal minister, what qualifications do you have to speak." ”

Zhang Ru laughed: "Sinner! Don't say that the crime of the general has not been convicted yet, that is, the crime of the general has been convicted, and it is also the crime of the desire of you traitors and villains. You can now run for your master, and after a hundred years, you will be poked in the backbone by future generations! ”

Wan An's face changed, and he said inwardly: "Do you still have the emperor in your eyes who dares to roar at the Jinluan Palace." ”

Zhang Ru glanced at the emperor who was sitting on the dragon chair watching the play: "Really?" It seems that the person who roars the hall is you, not the general! Where is Jinyiwei, the criminal department disrupted the interrogation during the matter, pulled it down, and cut it down. ”

He made it clear that he was acting as a substitute, and the emperor didn't speak, don't say that he is a nine-sided governor, even Wan'an, the head of the cabinet, can't talk casually.

But no one present seemed to blame him for this problem, because the emperor on the dragon chair had already stood up.

"Shut your mouth, make a lot of noise, what kind of system! Come on, pull the criminal department down to me in the middle of the matter, thirty canes, and beat with heart. Zhu Jianshen shouted suddenly.

This loud shout made the people present suddenly realize that the emperor was not dead, and the emperor was still destroyed to the point of letting them bully.

Zhu Jianshen's health has not been very good in recent years, and the functions and powers of the cabinet have been greatly improved, and it is only now that the courtiers dare to bargain with the emperor on certain matters. They regarded the emperor's silence as cowardice, but they never thought that this emperor was also a powerful person. The one who can help his father regain the throne from his uncle is the one who can be bullied.

If you type three words with your heart, you will already be doomed to the fate of the criminal department.

No one has yet been able to survive the twenty court rods under such an order, and the emperor said that he would beat the thirty court rods, making it clear that he would not let this disobedient person live.

Wan An also kept his mouth shut, he didn't dare to provoke the emperor again, otherwise, he would become the first Shoufu to be killed by the court staff since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it would be really embarrassing to throw it to his grandmother's house.

"Go on." Zhu Jianshen sat down again and said lightly to Liang Fang.

Liang Fang raised his voice and said, "Since you don't admit guilt, is there any evidence?" ”

Zhang Ru sneered: "Dare to ask my father-in-law, are there any evidence for those who impeached Zhang?" If they have evidence, then Zhang Ru naturally has. ”

Wan An tilted his head and whispered to Zheng Tonghe beside him, "Witness." ”

Zheng Tonghe left quietly, these two witnesses were not witnesses to Zhang Ru, these two witnesses were people sent by Princess Gulun.

Liang Fang looked at Wan An quietly, obviously wanting to ask him if there were any witnesses.

Wan An coughed dryly and said, "Back to Your Majesty, there are witnesses, and I will be there soon." ”

Zhu Jianshen squinted his eyes and snorted, and then began to close his eyes and recuperate.

Zhang Ru, who was surrounded by so many officials, also closed his eyes at this time, as if he was not worried at all.

Wan Anxin sneered: Boy, let you be proud now, wait for you to cry later.

He has a blind trust in Princess Gulun, he has been up and down in the sea, how many times has this legendary woman saved him, otherwise he would not have become the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, but he was afraid that he would have been swallowed by this officialdom and there would be no bones left.

After waiting for a while, he didn't see Zheng Tonghe, Wan An was a little anxious, something had happened.

Just when everyone was waiting impatiently, Zheng Tonghe hurriedly ran in from outside the hall, and there was no one behind him, just her.

He ran to Wan An's side and whispered a few words, Wan An's face changed greatly when he heard this, his body trembled, and he almost fell.

The witnesses are gone!