In the middle of summer, the weather is very hot.

Dongchang arrested people on the street, and it spread all over the Beijing Division at once, as if it made the temperature of the Beijing Division even higher.

Liu Jin also knows where his fate lies.

So Dongchang arrested people outside, and he himself turned around and went to the Qianqing Palace to report.

Zhu Houzhao was lying under the gazebo, and the two chamberlains on the side kept fanning the wind, "Speaking of which, the review of the Criminal Department has been almost half a month. You have to remember to rush them. How many people do they interrogate a day? ”

"If you go back to Your Majesty, there are three or five a day."

A hint of contemplation flashed in the emperor's eyes,

"It's extremely bad to procrastinate like this. Those 'nonsense' in the Jingshi, it doesn't matter if you arrest a few people, as long as the evidence is conclusive. But the anger of the human heart is very difficult to eradicate, and it is so long that they do not know what will happen. It can only sweep away the fallen leaves with a strong wind. After that, the matter passed, and so did it. ”

There are many dreams at night, and they change when they drag on for a long time.

And listening to it every day is annoying.

In addition, Zhu Houzhao still has some ominous premonitions.

After a little contemplation, he got up from the stone bench, and the attendants and eunuchs all bowed their heads and followed him to speed up his pace.

"The chief judge of the Xuanyan class case entered the palace. Let Li Ge Lao and Xie Ge Lao also come! ”

In fact, whether it was Li Dongyang or Xie Qian, neither of them entered the palace to bother the emperor about the arrest of the celebrant and the celebrant supervisor.

Because the emperor can stop them back with a word, for example...... Did these people talk about the government in public?

If there is, then the celebrant is right.

Now, if the emperor's will cannot be changed, the behavior of the celebrant and the supervisor cannot be stopped.

Most of the officials of the salt department under the joint interrogation of multiple parties could not escape the end of the official's death.

But this kind of crime basically does not involve the issue of exterminating the nine clans, which leads to the influx of family members of many officials into Jingshi, just like Gu Zuo's wife Xie at the beginning, taking all kinds of relationships and making all kinds of efforts.

A man who is an official in the court is basically the backbone of a family or even a family.

is the crazy Zou Cheng, as his relative, he must also do his best to rescue him.

“…… Liu Jin is smart and smart, he still knows that arresting people on the street must be justified, and people can't grasp the handle. But in the end, he is still a person with a bad heart and greed for power. ”

Wang Bing, the secretary of the military department, was also one of the interrogation officials.

As a civil official, no matter what kind of internal struggle it is, it is still the same to dislike this eunuch who is the master of ceremonies.

"It's obviously a villain, but you have to pretend to be a gentleman. Then there are more tools available. Elder Li Ge and Elder Xie Ge must know that there are many people who have interceded in Beijing recently. But not much worked. Now that the celebrant supervisor is powerful, they should go to Gonggong Liu. ”

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian couldn't help frowning their white eyebrows.

This method is a little cloudy and not decent enough.

The reason is also simple, that is, let the families of those criminal officials send silver to Liu Jin.

Isn't he greedy?

Oh, maybe.

But after looking at it for such a long time, how many eunuchs hold power in their hands, but refuse to give money thousands of miles away?

When he is not righteous and sues the emperor, how can he justify?

"But this matter is not the work of a gentleman." Li Dongyang said with a deep groan.

Xie Qian didn't speak, but he probably had this thought.

Wang Bing said: "Those who achieve great things are not informal. Besides, with a treacherous villain like Liu Jin, why do you need to talk about benevolence and righteousness? I'm afraid he doesn't know how to write these two words! If not, what else do we do? Do you want to watch Liu Jin grow bigger step by step? Eunuchs mislead the country and harm the people, compared with this, what are our personal gains and losses? ”

Hearing him say this, the realm has been raised by another level.

That's right, people like Liu Jin are harmful to the country. Get rid of him for the sake of Daming!

“…… If he notices? ”

"I can't detect it." Wang Bing took his hands, "As far as I know, there are already people looking for his relationship in private. The people we arrange are mixed in, the real and the false, the false and the real, how can we distinguish and detect this? ”

Also.

In fact, Wang Bing has thought about it.

Just like Ouyang Feng practicing the Nine Yin True Scripture, three sentences are true and one sentence is false, how much ability does this have to react.

It's just that to this extent, the battle between the foreign minister and the inner minister is more serious. Basically, it is already actively framing and digging holes with each other.

As he was talking, a young eunuch came outside, respectfully explaining the emperor's dictation.

The cabinet is not far from the Qianqing Palace, since it is the oracle of the saint, the three old men have no other thoughts, hugging the pipe hat on the table between the crooks of their arms, looking at the hot sun before going out, wiping the sweat on their foreheads or stepping out.

Han Wen, Min Jue and the British Gong are in the Criminal Department, and the distance is about the same.

The rhythm in the palace still seems to be unhurried,

But outside the palace, some people have already died in a hurry.

Especially Shao Guoyi and others, who had just been arrested by the celebrant supervisor, their relatives and friends only felt a bolt from the blue when they heard the news.

Those people in the Yunsi Yamen have real crimes, that is, they can't explain it clearly with a thousand mouths on their bodies. But what about them? That's really idle!

What idea can a woman like Shao Guoyi's wife have at this time? I only know that my husband has a few acquaintances on weekdays, so I went to them in a panic, no matter what, there must be a way first.

However, under the scorching sun and the temperature of the earth being as hard as iron, she walked all the way and asked, and finally found a few, but as soon as she knocked on the door, she said her identity and intention, and was closed by the housekeeper 'poof'!

Shao Yushi's family?

The celebrant is interrogating him, and now he is looking for our family! It's not just bad luck, it's a real danger!

So Mrs. Shao was scolded several times.

People who are already vulgar will squint and call, "Blind your dog's eyes!" It's not enough to be unlucky! Do you want to involve other families?! Wicked woman, get out! ”

It is also a great sin to talk about the government in vain.

Who wants to get a little bit of it?

But what can Mrs. Shao do?

If one family can't do it, she will change to another family, and the sweat beads on her face will fall drop by drop.

When she found one, she went to hit the brass ring,

"Open the door! Please open the door! ”

After two days in a row, she finally found a good person who was willing to open the door for her in the evening of the next day.

At this time, Mrs. Shao had chapped lips and was full of fatigue.

After seeing the head of the family, she didn't say anything else, kneeling down to ask for help.

This person's name is Xie Dongyuan, and he is a doctor of the Five Classics at the Hanlin Academy, and his daily duty is to study the Confucian classics and explain them when needed. Generally speaking, it belongs to academics.

Maybe this kind of person is not so utilitarian, so he couldn't bear to be so anxious in the hot summer, and let her in. Otherwise, if you continue like this, you will faint on the street.

Xie Dongyuan asked the people in the house to give her a cup of tea, and comforted, "Sister-in-law get up first." You are such a big gift, Xie really dare not take it. Brother Shao has heard a little about it, you sit down and drink saliva, and we will think of a way together. ”

Mrs. Shao seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, sobbing and said: "The concubine is a woman, and she doesn't understand the affairs of officialdom. It's just that in the past two days, except for Dr. Xiang, the rest of the people don't want to see me, Dr. Xie, please help my husband, otherwise...... Otherwise, the whole family can only go with him! ”

Xie Dongyuan also felt tricky, "Sister-in-law, you listen to me first." The name of the person offended by Brother Shao this time is Liu Jin, who is the first eunuch of the celebrant eunuch. Brother Shao's crime is to discuss the government and politics. Xie did not hide it from his sister-in-law, and the crime was extremely serious. If you want to save Brother Shao, I'm afraid of ......"

Alas.

It's good, why do you have to cause these troubles yourself.

When Mrs. Shao heard this, she panicked even more, "Dr. Xie, please save my husband!" You...... What do you want? If I can find them, I'll bring them all. ”

"Sister-in-law, that's not the case. You call me a doctor...... However, the doctor of the Five Classics of the Hanlin Academy served by Xie is only an eight-rank official, not even a seven-rank county. Xie just wanted to help, but there was nothing he could do. ”

Xie Dongyuan was also a little ashamed.

But he was telling the truth,

If you want to blame, you can only blame it, that eunuch is too bad, and Shao Guoyi is too impulsive.

Most of the officials in Beijing were also taken aback by the action of the celebrant supervisor, as Zhu Houzhao said, the anger in people's hearts is afraid that it is difficult to eradicate, so there is no cure for the root cause, but it is still possible to treat the symptoms.

At least there are many lively restaurants in central Beijing, and there are many fewer crazy students.

Some people are like this, although they claim to be reasonable, but the truth they can understand is never the so-called truth.

Qianqing Palace,

The emperor received the ministers, without many politeness, he went straight to the point.

"It's not that I'm in a hurry, I want to rush you. It's just that the case of the salt class should not be delayed for a long time, especially when I listen to the performance of Jinyiwei, in fact, many people's crimes have already been clear, why did they not move after half a month of trial? ”

"Your Majesty." Han Wen stepped forward, "The case of Yanjiao involves a large number of people, and the facts of the case are quite complicated, it is a big case that will not be encountered for many years, and the ministers want to study all the details in detail, so as not to misjudge, misjudge, and wronged good people." ”

That's not a bad thing. But if Zhu Houzhao was so easy to dismiss, then he would not have made so many ministers respectful and afraid.

"You're right. Let me ask you, how many of the 46 people arrested in the Yunsi Yamen have been determined to be involved in the sale of illicit salt? ”

Hearing this question, Liu Jin squinted his eyes and secretly glanced at Hangul,

Our family is so fooled, Your Majesty is not easy to fool!

Han Wen didn't think about deceiving the emperor, and even if he did, he couldn't deceive him, because the inquisitor was still there.

"Your Majesty, thirty-three of these forty-six people can be determined."

Zhu Houzhao said in passing: "Since it has been confirmed, then the case files of these 33 people will be submitted first, and after he himself draws the detention, several of you presiding judges will sign their names, and the supervisors will also sign their names." Then send it to the cabinet, and the cabinet will draw up an opinion and send it to me for review! ”

This......

If this is sent to the palace and the emperor Zhu Bi approves it, who in this Ming Dynasty can still have the ability to change the fate of these thirty-three people?

What the emperor said did not have any deep meaning, he was just dissatisfied with this efficiency.

There is a lot of discussion in the capital, and the celebrant can take care of someone for a few days today, and it won't be long before he can relapse into his old ways.

"Your Majesty......" Wang Bing, the secretary of the military department, wanted to say something.

But Zhu Houzhao interrupted him, "I don't want to hear superfluous words." I sometimes find it difficult to understand, is it so difficult to kill a few corrupt and unconscious officials who do not abide by the laws of the imperial court?! No matter what method you use, these thirty-three people mentioned today must all be prepared and sent to the palace tomorrow! ”

"Yes......" the emperor said, and several ministers were speechless, "The ministers must obey the holy will." ”

Wang Bing really wanted to delay the time so that their layout would be more unhurried, but I don't know why the emperor was suddenly so anxious, whether he realized something, or was provoked by someone.

Alas, plans can't keep up with changes, that's what I say.

The emperor personally urged,

The presiding judges didn't have to sleep any more tonight.

In any case, it is necessary to get all the signatures on the 33 case files and ensure that they will be sent to the cabinet at dawn the next day.

Zhu Houzhao doesn't want to be annoyed anymore, as long as Zhu Pen's approval and the dust settles, there is nothing to fight about.

It's nothing more than that some people want to complain, but it's over after a few days.

On the second day, all the six departments and nine ministers came.

The emperor never did anything secretly, he just wanted to do it in front of all of them. That's why they all called!

“…… What is recorded in those case files is the crime of the officials of the two Huai Transportation Divisions. According to my previous decree, these people deserve to be punished! ”

The last three words, and even the echo of the temple!

"I finally know today why the salt government of the Ming Dynasty has been corrupted to this point. Because it's so difficult for me, the emperor, to kill these corrupt officials, let alone courtiers?! ”

"Your Majesty."

Min Jue has always had a strange temper, and this time he has something to say, "The Weichen people never thought of justifying their crimes, and the disadvantages of the salt class itself were even more exposed by Da Situ. Weichen just thinks that the money from the salt class is nearly thirty percent of my income in the Ming Dynasty, and it is easy not to be reckless. And the case of the two Huai transportation divisions is not only limited to the two Huai, but also the two Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong and other places of the transportation division, Your Majesty wants to kill all the salt officials of the two Huai, that is, to kill all the salt officials in the world, but can the salt class withstand such a shock? ! The Lord is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and His Majesty is angry, for the country and the people. The ministers' admonition is also for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty! This minister's heartfelt words, I hope Your Majesty will see it! ”

Zhu Houzhao's eyelids couldn't help but jump, "What Min Shangshu said is right. But I've been in charge for a few years, don't I understand what you're talking about? The officials of the Ming Dynasty love to rely on the words "the law does not blame the public" and the world shakes! It seems to be trying to scare me! Hum! I'm not afraid! Governing the country is sometimes more determined than necessary. The so-called mercy is not in charge of the army, and righteousness is not in charge of wealth. If you don't have this determination, don't talk about the disadvantages of the salt class, which one of the shortcomings can be truly improved?! The court shook, the world shook, I also want to see if my Ming Dynasty will be destroyed in an instant! ”

In fact, as a later generation, he himself is a character who hopes that you will be good, I will be good, and everyone will be good. But gradually, I also found that we must not blindly be loose and soft, otherwise we really can't push anything down.

Zhu Houzhao is so resolute, in fact, the courtiers know it. But at this point, there are still such problems that can be seen. If he doesn't keep an eye on this matter, he may be dragged down.

Or imagine if it was Hongji, even if it was already the current situation, he wouldn't be able to push it. In that case, it is probably ...... Several students criticized the eunuchs, but they were not punished, because the factory guards were suppressed by the emperor and did not dare to move, and then the situation deteriorated, more people began to denounce, and then the voice of the court's exhortation will be like a wave, and several important ministers will probably speak out one after another, and when he arrives at the emperor, he is soft.

Okay, so we have to think about it in the long run. In the long run, it's basically a tiger.

And then the other officials took a look, oh? It's nothing. So the dance was danced, and the song was sung.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao has repeatedly mentioned the will to compete, which is not empty words, but his real feelings.

There are many things that are a matter of courage, and if you do it, you will do it, what can you do?

Under the stalemate, Liu Jin knelt in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please give an order!"

Zhu Houzhao stood up, "I, inherit the orders of my ancestors and ancestors, and rule the world with one person, but I don't serve one person with the world!" This is the virtue of righteousness, the virtue of oneself, and the virtue of the people of the world! ”

In fact, the holy decree had already been written, and the atmosphere was set here, so Liu Jin held it and asked the emperor to use the seal.

……

"I have three virtues, said kindness, said thrifty, said dare not be the first in the world!"

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(I'm a little busy posting a 4,000-word chapter today, please understand.) This cat is engaged in demolition.,You just think about how much bad things are here.,And it's endless)

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