Inside the Qianqing Palace

Before the regular meeting of the Chang Dynasty ended, the ministers and the emperor present had already heard the loud drums outside, and Emperor Ming Ling was surprised and hurriedly asked:

"Isn't this the sound of drums?"

You can't blame him for being unsure, the number of times the drum is beaten is too small, and this is the first time since he succeeded to the throne, so it will inevitably feel a little strange and uncertain.

"Your Majesty, it is true!

Your Majesty wants to summon the complainant to him? ”

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department knew that the matter of the meeting might have something to do with him, so he hurriedly stepped forward.

"Taizu has an order, whoever beats the drum, must accept the matter, come, go out to see which one is beating the drum, if it is a civilian, Dali Temple Cheng accepts the complaint, if it is not a civilian, report it."

Emperor Ming Ling was also a little interested, after all, this was the first time since he succeeded to the throne, if he wasn't worried that the commoners would sue for trivial things, he would have wanted to go outside to see it in person.

As soon as the order was issued, the eunuchs on the side hurriedly passed the order out, and after it was passed to the outside of the hall, the guards with knives outside the hall hurriedly ran out, and at this time, the guards on the side of the Dengwen drum were also quickly sending the news to the inner court, and the two sides happened to be handed over in the middle, and then the relevant situation was returned to the Qianqing Palace in the shortest possible time.

"Back to Your Majesty, it was the Marquis of Min who beat the drum outside the palace, and the Marquis of Min said that he wanted to sue his second brother and daughter-in-law."

"Your Majesty, please punish the Marquis of Min severely.

This trivial housework, he actually beat the drum to complain, which is really insulting to the court! ”

As soon as the inner supervisor finished replying, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites on the side hurriedly stepped forward, looking slightly angry, and a little annoyed and bluntly played.

In his opinion, this kind of family trivial matter can't be put on the table at all, even if there is any situation, it should be solved by himself at home, how to ask the emperor to make a holy judgment, it is really rude!

"Taizu's order still has to be obeyed.

Come, bring Minhou up, let him tell him what crime he wants to accuse his second brother and daughter-in-law of the court, you should also listen to it for the time being, if you think it is really not a big deal, it is not too late to punish it then. ”

Emperor Ming Ling also heard about the reputation of the Marquis of Min, so he was very curious about what he was going to sue at this time, and how he had the courage to sue, so naturally he would not be punished directly, but he had to be recruited to ask about it, even if it was really nothing serious, it was good to see a lively look.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu still wanted to say something, but he was quickly pulled back by the Ministry of Rites attendant next to him, no matter what direction this matter would develop in the future, it had nothing to do with their Ministry of Rites, so why did they have to get involved? I just said two sentences, just express your attitude.

The emperor gave an order here, and the people outside naturally had to call Minhou up quickly, because Minhou himself was qualified to enter the palace and meet the emperor, so he didn't need too many inspection steps, as long as he checked whether he had a murder weapon on his body, he could be brought up.

However, there was still some distance between the location of the Dengwen drum and the Qianqing Palace, and they couldn't ride horses, so Emperor Ming Ling and the others still waited for about a quarter of an hour to see the Marquis of Min.

"Wechen greets Your Majesty, Your Majesty Sheng'an!"

As soon as Ning Jinzhong entered the main hall, he quickly found a central position and knelt down, saying goodbye.

"Excuse me, if the Marquis of Min has any grievances, just say it, the ministers are here, and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department and the Dali Temple are also here, let's say it quickly!"

Emperor Ming Ling asked with a chuckle.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty!

The minister did not take good care of the minister's name, so that the minister's name card was taken away by the second brother and daughter-in-law for other use, and the lawsuit was solicited, the son was released, and even the death was forced.

The minister is guilty! ”

Ning Jinzhong knows very well that no matter what, he can't escape the crime of negligence, rather than hiding this part of the news when he complains, and when he turns around and is turned out by others, it is better to directly ask for guilt first, even if the emperor looks at his attitude of asking for guilt, then he has to be punished lightly.

The crime of negligence can be big or small, but looking at his attitude of admitting his guilt, it is not much bigger, at most, he will be reprimanded and detained for a few years.

"Is there any evidence for such a thing?"

Emperor Ming Ling was also quite surprised, whether it was a lawsuit or a profit, or a death sentence, it was not a small crime, if it was really ruled according to the law, it would really be exiled lightly, and beheaded if it was indulged, so as to set an example.

"Your Majesty, the minister has proof!

The evidence has already been brought! ”

Ning Jinzhong naturally wouldn't fight an unprepared battle, the relevant evidence had been collected a few days ago, and as he spoke, he took out the stack of papers from his arms and handed it to the inner prison on the side, and then handed it to Emperor Ming Ling by the inner supervisor.

At this time, the ministers below looked at each other, not knowing what to say, and Emperor Ming Ling looked intently at the stack of papers in his hand, the more he looked at his face, the worse his face became, and finally slapped the table and said:

"What a poisonous woman.

Wrapping up the lawsuit, it's really good, Dali Temple, this matter must be strictly investigated, none of the officials involved in the evidence can be missing, all of them will be arrested for me first, in addition, send someone to the Minhou Mansion to arrest the poisonous woman together, and by the way, copy the courtyard where the poisonous woman is, and you should be able to copy out some more evidence.

The successor wife of the Marquis of Min was really unkind, so she indulged such a thing.

Ning Qing, although you don't know, but this matter is indeed your fault, remember to cooperate with Dali Temple to investigate the case, retreat from the court, and wait for the afternoon, I will go to Dali Temple to personally supervise, give me the time to arrest the relevant personnel as soon as possible. ”

After speaking, Emperor Ming Ling waved his sleeves and left.

The ministers below had no choice but to look at each other one by one for a while, and sent them to the saint.

Subsequently, the other ministers who had nothing to do with it were not in a hurry, and they went home one by one, discussing with each other at most what happened this morning, and related to this matter, that is, the Dali Temple under the Criminal Department and the Criminal Department, did not dare to delay at all, and quickly began to issue orders after leaving the court.

No way, the emperor said that he was going to Dali City to supervise in the afternoon, so before the emperor got there, they would definitely arrest all the relevant personnel.

Do they still want official hats?

Therefore, soon some of the low-level officials involved in the case, that is, some of the officials who came into contact with the lawsuit, and even the main personnel in this case, Minhou's second brother and daughter-in-law and all the subordinates in her courtyard, were all arrested.

The purpose of Dali Temple now is to ensure that none of the people who may be involved can be checked, so I dare not let go of one, but all that may be involved will be caught first, and then let it out if there is no problem when I turn around.