Chapter 768: Imperial Interrogation (Seventh Update)
Jiao Fang opened his mouth at this time: "Your deficit in the household department is enough for you to die a thousand or ten thousand." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
Jiao Fang stroked the case with his hand, his face became colder and colder, and then said: "Believe it or not, as long as the old man gives a note to the officials, you will not only be unsafe, but also your life will be worried, such a big deficit is enough to ask you for ten heads, not to mention that the court will definitely have to recover the stolen goods, and then you will have to raid the house, and your Zheng family will also be affected by you." ā
The young official fell to his knees in a panic and cried: "I was also confused at the time, where did I think that I would fall deeper and deeper, so I just asked the Enfu to be extra merciful and save me." ā
This person was in tears, and he was busy kowtowing to Jiao Fang.
Jiao Fang's face was expressionless, he had already put away his usual smile on people, and said coldly: "It's easy to die, but it's hard to live, such a large amount, it's okay to cover up for a year and a half, after a long time, can you really hide it from the world?" People, living in the world, you can't only take care of yourself, you have to take care of your own relatives, oh, is it okay to be written? Enrolled? ā
The man was just weeping bitterly, choking up and unable to answer.
"It's all death anyway, so why not make your relatives better?" Jiao Fang squeezed out a smile and continued, "Actually...... If you die at this time, not only can this account be written off, but also your clan can be honored, Zicheng will be in prison to study, it will definitely not be a problem, your wife is also a steady and stable three-grade fate, Henan Mansion Zheng will also take you as a model, you think about it yourself, think clearly, just hurry, it's too late, no matter how late, it's not such a way to die. ā
This person's face turned blue, and seeing that crying and begging was useless, he simply put away his crying, gritted his teeth, stood up helplessly, and arched his hand: "Thank you for mentioning it, under the door...... The door knows. ā
He got up to say goodbye, and Jiao Fang pretended to hang his head to drink tea.
This person originally had the last glimmer of hope, but when he saw Jiao Fang ignoring him, his eyes showed a look of despair, and he left helplessly.
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Early the next morning, Jiao Fang arrived at the cabinet, but the entire cabinet was already boiling.
Some scribes gathered together and had a lively discussion: "Have you heard? The head of the household department hanged himself last night. ā
"Scared, he is so decent, why did he kill himself? The head of the household department is in charge of money and food, this is a job that costs a lot of money? ā
"It is said that a bloody letter was written, accusing ...... Ye Chunqiu ......"
All of a sudden, everyone understood.
This economic genius of the Ming Dynasty was actually forgotten because he was not angry with the wanton wrongdoing in the palace, and Ye Chunqiu's matter was forgotten, so he admonished him with death.
"Heavenly ...... In this way, I am afraid that ...... "these scribes are close to the core, and they know the most about the world."
Originally, Ye Chunqiu's fire was about to be extinguished, and many people gradually became rational and began to think of his goodness, after all, Ye Shixue's popularity is not bad, and he is also steady, not arrogant or impatient, and his past contributions are not small, and Datong's disaster relief is also a credit, so many people are aggrieved for him.
And now, a blood book, one person hanged himself, and suddenly the world was turned upside down.
"This time, I'm afraid there will be trouble."
"The Qing discussion will definitely boil, and then it will depend on how the court explains."
Jiao Fang had already arrived at his public house, pretending to be indifferent to it, he called a scribe, and deliberately asked: "What are you talking about outside noisy?" ā
"...... of the Household Department"
Jiao Fang frowned and said, "This is the cabinet, what does it look like, let everyone be silent." ā
The scribe was on tiptoe.
The door of the public house was closed again, Jiao Fang picked up the tea cup in a good time, he took a sip of tea, and leaned back on the official hat chair, the old god was there, with a satisfied smile on his lips.
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"Ye Shixue, Ye Shixue."
Ye Chunqiu was still practicing calligraphy in the 'prison', and a panicked cry came from outside, Ye Chunqiu frowned and said, "Please come in and speak." ā
The one who came in was the old official who came here to find him that day, and now he didn't smile like before, but with a panicked face, and when he saw him, he said anxiously: "Ye Shixue, something happened, something happened." ā
Ye Chunqiu looked sideways, put down his pen, and said, "Oh, dare to ask something?" ā
"Hey......" the old official said: "Zheng Shaochen, the head of the household department's money and grain, hanged himself, and wrote a blood letter before he died, accusing Ye Shixue ......"
Ye Chunqiu frowned, and when he heard this, he understood what was going on.
Is this man sick in the head? When you are full, you want to accuse yourself with death? What might have been peaceful in the future has now set off stormy waves, and if a minister accuses the emperor or some 'minister' with death, he will be sympathized and regretted by countless people, which is like throwing a fiery ZHADAN directly into a calm lake.
The old official continued: "Now that the crowd is surging, there are already people gathered at the noon gate, seeing that the situation is irreparable, Liu Gong has promised to ask the three divisions to interrogate Ye Shixue, but there are still people who are not convinced, and several bachelors have been sent to the palace and agreed to the imperial trial." ā
Pre-Imperial Triage?
On the surface, it seems to be very good, but in fact, basically everyone knows that Ye Chunqiu is finished.
The pre-imperial trial is not a royal trial, and the imperial trial means that the emperor personally comes to interrogate and he comes to be the judge. However, the interrogation in front of the emperor is equivalent to summoning the emperor and hundreds of officials, attracting the attention of the people of the world, and then people will interrogate Ye Chunqiu, the emperor can only listen to the trial, once the interrogation has a result, in front of so many people, if Ye Chunqiu is convicted, it is difficult to save the immortals.
This old official is a person who is very skilled, and he is very worried: "The key to the problem is how Ye Shixue responds, Ye Shixue, although you and I have a huge disparity in identity, but these days with you, I can feel that you are a good person, although the old man is a cheap official, some things are familiar with the heart, but don't blame the old man for not reminding you." ā
After a pause, the old official continued with a cautious face: "The real fatal problem for Ye Shixue is that once someone asks Ye Shixue, Your Majesty left the palace and went to Datong, was it instigated by Ye Shixue, and how did Ye Shixue plan to answer?" ā
He sighed and continued helplessly: "If Ye Shixue answered, it wasn't you who instigated it, doesn't this mean that Your Majesty left the palace without permission?" Isn't this equivalent to Ye Shixue pushing all the stakeholders on His Majesty's head? But if Ye Shixue replied that this was indeed Ye Shixue instigating His Majesty to go to Datong, what kind of place is Datong, such a dangerous place, Ye Shixue dared to instigate His Majesty to go, wouldn't this be a crime of death? Ye Shixue is going to become a sinner for thousands of years. ā
This old official analyzed very clearly, Ye Chunqiu couldn't deal with this interrogation in front of the emperor at all, because no matter which answer he answered, it would be fatal.
(To be continued.) )