Chapter 71: Collaboration with the enemy and treason, no mercy will be given!
Zhang Fu couldn't hold back any longer, stepped forward and grabbed Wang Hailing's collar and lifted him up from the ground.
"Wang Hailing, did you really sell the grain to the Mongols?"
"I ...... I don't know......"
Wang Hailing wanted to cry without tears, and said tremblingly: "I...... I just handed over the grain to Fan Ji Warehouse, and they shipped it out and charged a commission of 10%, as for who it sold to, I really don't know it......"
Syllable!
Zhang Fu slapped him and said angrily: "Do you know now? β
"No...... I don't know ......."
Bang Bang Bang!
Zhang Fu's fiery temper came up, and Wang Hailing, who was smoked by a loud ear, had gold stars in his eyes, and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.
"Really...... I don't know ......."
Seeing that Zhang Fu was still going to fight, Zhu Qizhen said: "British Duke, you wait first, let me finish speaking!" β
Above the court, everyone was silent, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out.
Zhu Qizhen's eyes were like electricity, he glanced around, and clicked on another person: "The right waiter of the household, Xu Chang!" β
"Wechen is here!"
Xu Chang's legs weakened and he fell to his knees.
"Did you say it yourself, or did I speak for you?"
"Wechen...... We-Chen......"
Xu Chang suddenly looked flustered, only to feel that his back was cold, and he was already soaked in cold sweat.
Zhu Qizhen said coldly: "Huaien, read the account book to everyone!" β
Huai En had already prepared, took out the account book at the moment, cleared his throat, and read: "In June of the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, Xu Asheng entrusted Fan Ji Warehouse to deliver 30,000 stones of grain and 5,000 pieces of cotton cloth; In October, Xu Asheng raised 20,000 stone of grain again, which still exists in the Fan Ji warehouse until it was stolen. β
Zhu Qizhen asked with a smile: "Xu Qing's family, who are you this Xu Asheng?" β
"It's Wechen's...... Nephew! β
"In just a few months, he gave out 50,000 stone of grain twice, presumably his family is very rich? This is strange, I asked Jinyiwei to check, this Xu Asheng's family is only a hundred acres of land, where did he get so much food? β
Xu Chang wiped the sweat from his forehead and didn't dare to speak.
The smile on Zhu Qizhen's face gradually disappeared, and he said coldly: "If I remember correctly, in October, the Warat army has just run out of food, so I will buy your family's grain first, the bid should be very high, right?" β
As soon as these words came out, the ministers directly exploded.
The ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty prohibits officials from doing business, but if it is just doing business, everyone will turn a blind eye and pass it, but when the war is fought, selling grain to the Warat people is treason!
Xu Chang's face turned pale, and he said tremblingly: "Weichen is wronged...... Wronged! β
Zhang Fu and the others were about to burst into flames in their eyes, and they couldn't wait to tear this person apart on the spot.
"Do you still have the face to shout wronged?"
Zhu Qizhen finally got angry, stood up, walked up to Xu Chang, pointed at his nose and scolded: "I and the soldiers are fighting bloodily on the front line, and you are secretly sending food to the Warat people behind your back? He also calls himself a clear stream every day, and claims to be a saint's disciple, if the saint knows that someone is doing such a thing under his own sign, will he be angry? Where is Yu Shiyue, the secretary of the Criminal Department? β
Yu Shiyue looked confused, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has no ......."
"I didn't say anything about you!" Zhu Qizhen interrupted him and asked, "I came to ask you, what is the crime of fornicating with foreign enemies?" β
Yu Shiyue thought for a while and said, "If the circumstances are serious, they will be punished for treason!" β
"Good!"
Zhu Qizhen took the account book from Huai'en's hand, threw it into Yu Shiyue's arms, and said: "Among them, there are seventeen officials of the DPRK and China, and I will hand over this case to the Criminal Department, with the assistance of Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Jinyiwei and Dongchang will supervise the whole process. β
Yu Shiyue took the account book and bowed: "The old minister obeys the order!" β
Only a few pops were heard, and several officials collapsed directly to the ground.
Zhu Qizhen glanced at everyone coldly and said, "King Yu! β
"The minister is here!"
"Where was the discussion?"
Zhu Qiyu said: "The ministers are discussing the matter of the British public reward. β
"Let's talk about it!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Qizhen shook his hand and turned around to leave Fengtian Palace.
Immediately afterwards, Yuan Bin came to the palace with more than a dozen Han generals and ordered: "Take people!" β
"I don't have ......"
"Wronged!"
"Spare ......"
After a meal of chickens and dogs, more than a dozen people were taken off their official hats, took off their official uniforms, and escorted out of the main hall.
Yuan Bin saluted Yu Shiyue and asked, "Yu Shangshu, when will it start?" β
Yu Shiyue was stunned for a moment and said, "Why don't you prepare it!" β
Yuan Bin nodded and said, "Okay, when Yu Shangshu is ready, he can come to Zhao Prison at any time to raise people!" β
After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Yu Shiyue to reply, and turned around and left.
The brocade guards came and went like the wind, and in the blink of an eye, the hall returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
Zhu Qiyu coughed lightly and said, "Everyone, who has a different opinion on the matter of the British public reward?" β
Surprisingly, no one jumped out against it again.
The one who had the loudest opposition just now was beaten by Zhang Fu himself, and was taken away by Jinyiwei, and he couldn't survive.
Not only that, but other opponents...... It seems that it is difficult to protect itself.
Everyone suddenly found that it seemed that all the opponents had been taken away by the emperor.
This is...... Is it a coincidence?
Seeing that no one objected, Chen Ying stood up and said: "Let me make a statement, the British Gongjun has been fighting horses all his life and has made great achievements, and this time he has made great contributions to repelling Warat." If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you have a fault, you will be punished, although there is no precedent for a different surname to be crowned a king in my dynasty, but if you start this today, you will be more energetic to go into battle to kill the enemy in the future, and it is not necessarily a bad thing, what do you think? β
After Chen Ying finished speaking, Li Zhen and other nobles expressed their approval.
Zhu Qiyu nodded, and suddenly found that there was no one, so he asked, "Why didn't Uncle Pingxiang come?" β
Chen Huai is a great hero, a small expert in digging pits and kilns, how can such an important meeting be missing.
Chen Ying said: "Pingxiangbo was developing cement in Xishan, saying that he was too busy and had no time. β
"Cement?" Zhu Qiyu asked, "Is it water or mud?" β
"I don't know!" Chen Ying scratched his head and said, "Anyway, he said that this thing is very important, and it will be used when building the Martyrs' Shrine, and the construction period is tight, so it can't be delayed!" β
"That's good!" Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "Today, everyone is here to express their attitude and agree with the ...... of the British prince."
"I disagree!"
Everyone said in their hearts, who is this, such an iron head, following the prestige, it turned out to be Yu Qian.
Inevitably, some people began to whisper, isn't Yu Qian the emperor's person, why did he still jump out and sing the opposite?
Chen Ying was unhappy, turned to Yu Shiyue, and asked, "Yu Shangshu, please take a look at that account book, is there any name of Yu Shilang?" β
Yu Shiyue was stunned for a moment and said, "No! β
Yu Qian snorted lightly and said: "Taining Hou wants to check on someone, although he wants to check, but today's discussion is about the meritorious reward, and the merits of the British Duke are obvious to all, but it is not in accordance with the rules to be crowned king." β
Chen Ying frowned and asked, "What's wrong?" β
In the eyes of everyone, Yu Qian said calmly: "The title of the king of the county has always been named after the county, such as Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan County, Chang Yuchun, the king of Kaiping County, and Li Wenzhong, the king of Qiyang County, are all like this, even if it is the royal family, such as the king of Yangshan County, the king of Ningxiang County, and the king of Shanggao County, it is also the same thing. β
After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads, and what they said was reasonable and convincing, but it was just ......
Yu Qian, aren't you a Wenchen, how do you speak to the military attachΓ©?
Even Yu Qian, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, has rebelled, and it seems that Wenchen Qingliu's life will not be easy in the future......
Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "Yu Shilang is reasonable, then it will be re-approved by the Ministry of Rites, choose a suitable name, and then the cabinet will reconsider it and report it to the royal court for approval." β