With the words of the Criminal Department Shangshu coming out, there was a buzzing sound in the court.

Almost all the officials have understood that today's court meeting seems to have a good show!

As one of the more important of the six, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department openly expressed his dissatisfaction with His Royal Highness the Prince?

The officials and ministers in the palace almost all knew that the Confucian scholars attacked the academy and caused the injury of the head of the household book, Xia Yuanji, and many people knew who was standing behind those Confucian scholars.

Right now, it seems that the two sides are going to have a tough fight?

This made many people murmur to themselves in their hearts, but don't the city gate catch fire and affect the fish in the pond......

Now is an extremely important moment in the Ming Dynasty, the prince may be on the throne as the emperor after a while, how can he suddenly make such a scene?

The civil servants seem to be dissatisfied with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Or is there a reason?

"Silence!"

Seeing that there was more and more commotion in the hall, the imperial historian on duty immediately came out to maintain order.

And Zhu Gaoxian stared at the Shangshu of the Criminal Department for a long time, with a smile on his face.

"Zhou Qing, listen to what you mean, but Lone has done a bad job."

Shangshu of the Criminal Department rushed up and arched his hand, and said with a serious face:

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please tell your ministers, why are so many Confucian students imprisoned? He also forcibly ordered Jinyiwei to take over the torture?"

"I'm afraid that if something happens to these Confucian students, I'm afraid there will be a big disaster!"

Zhu Gaoxian glanced at him again, with a cold meaning in his eyes, but he asked:

"The Criminal Department said that Gu Hu came, but what about the Ministry of Rites, as well as Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they all stood up and talked about it."

"Let's see if it's a lonely and indiscriminate arrest, not according to the law of the country......

Hearing Zhu Gaoxian say this, the official Shangshu Wang quietly gave the people around him a look, although things were a little different from what they imagined, but the arrow had to be sent, and at this time, it was time for the civil officials to stand up.

He didn't believe that at such a critical time, the prince could withstand the huge pressure of the civil official group!

After receiving Wang Zhi's secret signal, soon, among the six ministries and nine secretaries such as the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, the Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there were important ministers who began to state their views on this matter.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, my court attaches great importance to scholars, how can I put them in prison?"

"Exactly, even if they are imprisoned, they can't let the Jinyi Guard interrogate them, isn't this nonsense?"

"What mistakes did the Confucian scholars make? It's just that I want to go to the Academy of Literature, and I just want to understand it with emotion, after all, Confucianism is my great learning, and those who teach in the Academy of Literature are really out of bounds!"

"Bang!"

Zhu Gaoxian slapped the bookcase hard, interrupted the words of these ministers, and then said lightly:

"What crime did the Confucian students commit?"

"They've committed a heinous crime!"

He looked around at the ministers in the hall, and found that there seemed to be no surprise on everyone's faces, and couldn't help but smile coldly:

"You think Lone is joking, don't you?"

He pointed to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment:

"Lone asks you, according to the Ming Law system, where does the Academy of Literature belong?"

Shangshu of the Criminal Department was stunned for a while before he said slowly:

"It should be the official ...... of the imperial court."

"Okay, then ask you again, what is the crime of gathering a crowd to attack the court officials and schools and beating the important ministers of the court?"

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department sweated slightly on his forehead, and still said slowly:

"The so-called law does not blame the public, according to the minister's understanding, at that time, the Confucian scholars just wanted to go to the Academy of Literature to ask questions, but as a result, those poor disciples in the Academy of Literature inexplicably broke out and hurt people, and inadvertently hurt Xia Shangshu in the chaos......

What a law does not blame the public!

What an unintentional hurt!

Zhu Gaoxian sneered slightly in his heart, today is not something that you civil officials can quibble with yellow mouths and white teeth.

"Lonely only asks you, these Confucian scholars stormed the Academy,

Is it true?"

Shangshu of the Criminal Department shook his head, he would never agree with Zhu Gaoxian, otherwise how could he rescue these Confucian students?

How can you give Zhu Gaoxian a big embarrassment?

"The minister thinks that the Confucian scholars are not only innocent, but meritorious!"

At this time, the Dali Siqing on the side came out, and he said to Zhu Gaoxian solemnly:

"The Confucian scholars just went to the Academy of Literature to exchange knowledge, but as a result, those poor students felt that they were filthy, so they hurt others, and Xia Shangshu was injured."

"In Yichen's opinion, those students in the Academy of Literature have committed a big crime! Punishment must be severe!"

"And those hospital guards, who also aided in the abuse, must be severely punished!"

"Yes, that's how it should ......."

Soon, as those important ministers came forward, dozens of civil ministers also appeared in the court, and began to reprimand the students of the Academy with a righteous face, demanding that Zhu Gaoxian immediately release the Confucian students, and immediately put those poor students in the prison and punish them heavily!

Many officials looked at the lively scene in the hall, and they secretly beat drums in their hearts and began to talk to each other:

"What's the situation?"

"Is this to make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince bow his head and admit his mistake?"

"Look at the bosses in front, can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still be able to withstand them joining forces......

Accompanied by the buzzing noise, Zhu Gaoxian looked at the chaos in the hall and sneered:

"That's what you told Lone?"

Shangshu of the Criminal Department glanced at several people, stepped forward, and said in a loud voice:

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the Confucian scholars are not guilty, please release them immediately!"

"Those poor students in the Academy of Literature are the real culprits!"

"Please order His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take them into custody immediately and punish them severely!"

This is a countermeasure that they have already discussed, whether they are guilty or not depends on one mouth, and the three divisions of them stand up to support the Confucian students, and ask those students of the Academy of Literature to be heavily punished, I don't believe that the prince can bear it.

They have almost gathered the strength of the entire six departments and Jiuqing, in addition to Xia Yuanji's household department, there is also the Ministry of Industry, plus the two places that Zhu Gaoxian can control, what can the prince use to resist such a powerful force?

And Wang Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, was even more complacent in his heart, he glanced at Yang Rong, the first assistant of the cabinet not far away, and secretly sneered in his heart:

"I asked the Kong family to take action and dragged those scholars down, I don't believe that you, the head of the cabinet, can help the prince with a bare pole!"

"And Xia Yuanji, the old guy, is obviously injured and still has to come to the court, hmph, okay, let him see, the prince can only be soft in front of us!"

Just when everyone was thinking differently, Zhu Gaoxian stood up, looked around at everyone in the hall, and said lightly:

"It's a lively discussion."

"However, today I can tell you very clearly that this group of Confucian students has sinned too much!"

"Lone must pick a few out of them and cut off their heads!"

"Also," Zhu Gaoxian said coldly:

"I might as well tell you one more thing."

"Those guards who disobey the order and are disrespectful and will not save them when they see death, Lone has already given the order."

"Behead them all!"