A few days later.

At the Great Pilgrimage.

After Zhu Di talked with the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of War about the cement straight, spring ploughing, the city shipping department, commercial taxes, Jiaozhi and other matters.

An imperial historian stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, the minister impeached Guo An, the prince of Dingguo!"

"Huh?"

On the dragon chair, Zhu Di's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at the imperial history fixedly.

In the hall, all the courtiers were suddenly full of surprise.

"Impeachment of the Duke of Dingguo?"

"It seems that Dingguo Gong has only been canonized for a long time, right?"

"I haven't heard of what happened to that Dingguo Duke during this period of time?"

"Haven't you heard that the Duke of Dingguo once beat Duke Chen in front of His Majesty and the ministers?"

"The right capital of the imperial history? ……”

"No wonder, this old thief must have come for revenge!"

Of course, those who whispered insults to Chen Ying are some noble generals, or some of Chen Ying's enemies.

As for most of the civil officials, their eyes are shining, and they are still a little ready to move.

Dingguo Gong, a courtier, not only led the troops to kill indiscriminately, but also gave gifts to His Majesty, and even opened so many workshops and shops, earning all the money in the world into his hands......

What's more, the academy built in Beiping made it possible for those scholars in the north to confront them in the south, and they have always been very hostile to Guo An, the culprit.

It's just that.

For a long time, this Dingguo Duke has been too low-key, and he will stay in the mansion for ten days and half a month, or he will go to the General Mountain or the palace, and they will not find any flaws at all.

Moreover, His Majesty and the crown prince are very fond of Dingguo Gong.

Few people dare to spoil His Majesty's interest.

Since, now that someone dares to stand up, it is still the right capital imperial history, and these civil officials will not let go of this only good opportunity.

One by one, they couldn't help but look at Chen Ying, the right capital at the front, and they were a little eager to try.

"As far as I know, Dingguo Gong has been staying in Dingguo Mansion for nearly a month, and he hasn't gone out a single step, let alone made any moves, I don't know what Wang Qing's family wants to impeach Dingguo Gong?"

Zhu Di asked slowly, and the voice reached the ears of the hundreds of civil and military officials in the hall, making all the ministers feel uneasy.

Sure enough, His Majesty still has such a favor for that Dingguo Gong.

After a few imperial histories, he couldn't help but look at Chen Ying, the right imperial history in front of him, and retreated a little.

A bunch of cowards will never make it!

As a speech official, as long as he did not commit any serious crimes, even His Majesty would not dare to punish him easily.

Chen Ying, the right capital imperial history, cursed secretly in his heart, and then came out of the queue, bowed his hand, and his face was solemn.

"Your Majesty, Weichen impeached the Duke of Dingguo, had bad intentions, wantonly bought the hearts of the army, and when he conquered Annan, he robbed the money of the powerful people of Annan and used it to reward the army of Zhengyi......

In addition, Dingguo Gong was corrupt and bribe-taking, colluded with Shen Zhuang, the treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce, and embezzled the money of the Chamber of Commerce;

Also, the matter of the money and food of the Shenji camp, Weichen also found out that Dingguo Gong was suspected of corruption......"

"Your Majesty, Weichen also found out that Dingguo Gong, as the commander of the Shenji Battalion, deliberately instilled the idea of loyalty to him when training the Shenji Battalion generals, and had bad intentions......

Even, last month, outside Weichen's bedroom, the arson and murder of Weichen in the middle of the night was done by Guo An, the Duke of Dingguo! ”

"Hiss......"

Listening to the impeachment of Chen Ying, the imperial history of the right capital, all the noble military attaches in the hall couldn't help but widen their eyes, and their faces were full of anger.

Chen Ying, a dog thief, is so treacherous and vicious.

actually used military power to disintegrate the favor of Guo An, the prince of Dingguo, in His Majesty's heart!

Above, Zhu Di's expression was gloomy.

This Chen thief actually dared to impeach Guo Qing with these fabricated things out of thin air, why didn't Li Jinglong burn this Chen thief to death in the first place?

"Chen Qingjia, you should also know that Dingguo Gong is my new Ming Dynasty Gong, you impeach him like this, but what evidence is there?"

Hearing this, Chen Ying was secretly happy in her heart, sure enough, the strength of the Divine Machine Battalion not only made these officials a little frightened, but even His Majesty was a little jealous in his heart.

Since ancient times, any emperor would never allow any courtiers to have the intention of supporting the army and respecting themselves.

And Guo Thief is so arrogant and domineering, he often gives favors to the generals in the Shenji Battalion, and the captains in the Shenji Battalion also obey Guo Thief's words!

"Back to Your Majesty, when Dingguo Gong was in Annan, every time he captured a big city, he would attack it without breaking it, forcing the people and magnates of Annan in the city to hand over all the money, and then distribute the money to a group of soldiers and generals before entering the city!

This matter can be known as long as His Majesty finds some conscription soldiers and asks. ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "I know about this." After Li Jinglong, the general of Zhengyi, came back, he had already explained to me with the Duke of Dingguo. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Di stared at Chen Ying tightly, "Chen Qing's family, is there any other evidence?" ”

"We know that Duke Dingguo once was in the Fengtian Palace, in front of me and a group of courtiers, he was angry at the unreasonable entanglement of Chen Qing's family, and kicked Chen Qing's family twice, but that Chen Qing's family deserved it.

As a speech official, or the imperial history of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has been fabricating charges out of thin air to frame the prince and marquis of the Ming Dynasty.

Cao Guogong and Dingguo Gong did not pursue this matter, and I did not continue to pursue it......"

"Even, for so many days, Chen Qing's family has united so many speech officials, and has spared no effort to impeach Ding Guogong, although I have lived in the deep palace for a long time, but I am not blind or deaf, I know how untrue the impeachment remarks of Chen Qingjia and other speech officials are?

It is too much to say that it is fabricated out of thin air, and it is too much to frame the Ming Emperor indiscriminately...... I thought that Chen Qing's family and other officials were also important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and they never issued an order to reprimand you, but I didn't expect you to be pressing step by step! ”

"Chen Qing's family, as the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, does not supervise hundreds of officials all day long, but for his own selfishness, he unites a group of officials and declares personal vendettas, and I am very disappointed......

“……”

Chen Ying's face gradually turned pale.

In the hall, all the civil officials and officials directly opened their mouths wide, dumbfounded.

Your Majesty actually reprimanded Chen Ying like this?

Moreover, Chen Ying has been impeaching Guo An like this, and there is still such an inside story?

Chen Ying hurriedly explained with a frightened face, "Why did Your Majesty wronged Weichen like this? Guo An, the Duke of Dingguo, was arrogant and domineering, beating Weichen, and Weichen held a grudge.

However, the crime of Guo An, the Duke of Dingguo, is real! ”

"Real?"

Zhu Di smiled coldly, "When did I wronged you, you have been saying that Guo An, the prince of the country, beat you, then I want to ask you, how did Guo Qing beat you?"

Kicking you is beating you?

Also, why do you keep fabricating crimes out of thin air to frame Cao Guogong and Dingguo Gong?

Now, when I am the emperor, if I am still the king of Yan, with your Chen Ying's shameless behavior, I will also beat you up, the right capital of the Ming Imperial Palace, is actually a shameless villain who can only frame heroes......

Obviously, I and Cao Guogong and Dingguo Gong have explained this matter clearly to the ministers, the six ministries, and the Erdu Procuratorate.

As a result, you Chen Ying are still stubborn, is it possible that everything in this Ming Dynasty must act according to what you Chen Ying thinks? ”

Chen Ying's face was sad, and she explained with a panicked face, "Your Majesty Mingjian, Weichen is wronged, how could Weichen, as the right capital of the Imperial Palace, frame Xungui."

Your Majesty must have been deceived by the Duke of Dingguo......"

"Blinded?"

Zhu Di laughed directly, he didn't expect Chen Ying to be so shameless.

Suddenly said in a cold voice: "Chen Ying, are you saying that I am confused?"

Or can you rely on your status as the right capital to influence my words? ”

Chen Ying's face remained unchanged.

It's just that in my heart, I am even more indignant, and His Majesty really wantonly favors the nobles.

Zhu Di shouted again: "Yang Jing, the imperial history of the left capital!" ”

"Wechen is here!"

Yang Jing, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, went out directly and bowed to Zhu Di.

Chen Ying suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Yang Qingjia, tell me, Chen Ying framed Cao Guogong and Dingguo Gong three times and twice, should he be beaten by Dingguo Gong?

In addition, when Cao Guogong, Dingguo Gong and others were conquering Annan, they distributed money to a group of soldiers, and some time ago in the Fengtian Palace, could Cao Guogong and Dingguo Gong explain it clearly to me and a group of important ministers? ”

Yang Jing glanced at Chen Ying beside him with an inexplicable expression, sighed lightly, and explained slowly: "Back to Your Majesty, it is a fact that the Imperial History of the Right Capital framed the Duke of Dingguo and the Duke of Cao.

However, Dingguo Gong should not kick the right capital of the imperial history......"

"This ......"

In the main hall, there was a sudden uproar.

Many officials couldn't help but look at Chen Ying and Yang Jing with surprise on their faces.

Chen Ying's face changed greatly, and she just wanted to say something.

Zhu Di asked again: "Then I have an explanation, the arson case in Chen Ying's mansion was not done by someone sent by Dingguo Gong!" ”

Yang Jing replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty has already explained this matter!" ”

Zhu Di snorted coldly, and then stared at Chen Ying tightly.

"Chen Ying, then tell me, have you found any evidence to prove that it was done by someone sent by Dingguo Gong?

Or is this something you guessed out of thin air? ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian, Weichen, Weichen has evidence......"

Chen Ying was hesitant.

"Oh?"

Zhu Di's eyes flashed with a hint of curiosity, "Then tell me, what evidence is it?"

Now, in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, if the Duke of Dingguo is really guilty, then I will definitely uphold justice for you. ”

Chen Ying's face was suddenly full of gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

"Where's the evidence?"

Zhu Di asked.

Chen Ying hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the evidence is an old man, the night when Weichen's bedroom was burned, there happened to be an old man who saw a team of black-clothed people coming out of the Dingguo Mansion......"

"Oh?"

Zhu Di smiled faintly and asked very calmly: "When your bedroom was burned, let's remember the time between the time and the time of ugliness!" ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Chen Ying flattered again, "At the end of the time, when everyone in the Weichen Mansion was asleep, a group of thieves in the Dingguo Mansion jumped into the Weichen Mansion, opened the Weichen firewood room, and piled firewood outside the Weichen's bedroom, wanting to burn the Weichen ......"

"And where is the old man?"

Zhu Di's eyes were cold, and he asked directly.

Chen Ying replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen has been protecting the old man in order to prevent him from being assassinated by the Dingguo Gong. ”

Zhu Di said: "Go and bring people up, I want to ask you personally!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chen Ying hurriedly answered, and at the same time told the old man's address to the Han general outside the hall.

Subsequently.

In the court, there was silence.

However, the nobles and military attaches were full of anxiety.

Only Cao Guogong Li Jinglong has a strange face.

In the middle of the night, no one knew better than him about the arson of Chen Ying's bedroom.

As for the witnesses, hmph, those guards in his house are all people who have been on the battlefield with him for a long time, how can they leave any witnesses?

Moreover, Your Majesty also knows about it!

This Chen Ying, a thief official, is really unscrupulous in order to frame Brother Guo!

Those civil officials were full of indignation in their eyes.

This time, it will definitely make the Dingguo Gong pay the price......

Half an hour later.

Two eunuchs, as well as two guards, finally walked in slowly from outside the hall with an old man.

"Your Majesty, the witness is here!"

Seeing the old man, Chen Ying's face was overjoyed, and she hurriedly reported to Zhu Diyu.

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, the highest he sat on, naturally he could see it more clearly than Chen Ying.

However, the sneer in his eyes was even worse.

The old man slowly walked to the front of the main hall, poofed, knelt directly on the ground, and saluted Zhu Di, "The old seven of the grass people see Your Majesty!" ”

"Wang Laoqi?"

Zhu Di smiled lightly, "Chen Ying said, on the night of the burning of Chen's Mansion, you saw with your own eyes a group of people coming out of the Dingguo Mansion and heading in the direction of Chen Ying's Mansion?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, that's exactly the case!"

Wang Laoqi nodded repeatedly.

Zhu Di asked: "How did you see it at that time, can you remember the time?" Do you know when they will come back? ”

Wang Laoqi replied without thinking: "Back to Your Majesty, the grass people are old, and they will not be able to sleep if they sleep for two or three hours every night.

On that day, when I got up at night, I heard movement outside, so I looked through the crack in the door and saw a group of people coming out of the back door of the Dingguo Mansion......

And when those come back, it's about the fourth watch......"

"Then can you see what state they were in when they came back?"

"Come back...... Everyone was a little tired and a little excited! ”

"I see! Then how did you know that they were heading towards Chen Ying's mansion? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the door of the grass people's house is right at the corner of the street, you can see the direction they are going!"

“……”

Zhu Di asked, and Wang Laoqi replied, and they were all very fast.

Gradually, some people in the hall noticed that something was wrong.

Li Jinglong sneered and bowed towards Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to ask!"

Zhu Di glanced at Li Jinglong and nodded slightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Jinglong thanked him and stared at Wang Laoqi tightly.

"I'm Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, you old man is really an ordinary person?"

Wang Laoqi was startled, and subconsciously looked at Chen Ying on the side.

Chen Ying said: "This is the court, you can tell the truth!" ”

Wang Laoqi replied: "Back to Cao Guogong, the grass people are really ordinary people!" ”

Li Jinglong sneered, "My father remembers that when all the officials in the court saw His Majesty for the first time, their faces were full of excitement, and some of them were even clumsy and didn't know how to speak......

This is the first time I have seen this ordinary person, the first time I have seen His Majesty, and so many court officials, can be so comfortable...... Your Majesty asks a question, and you can answer it immediately, without thinking about it...... Could it be that you've trained like this many times before? ”

All the courtiers also looked at Wang Laoqi with strange faces.

They can also see that there is something wrong with this old man's demeanor and movements!

On the side, Chen Ying was shocked in her heart, and hurriedly said: "In order to impeach the Duke of Dingguo, I have already taught Wang Lao for more than seven days, and now I will not be nervous when I meet Your Majesty!" ”

"I see!"

Li Jinglong nodded slowly, and then stared at Wang Laoqi again, "You should know what the end of bullying is."

Even if you can hide it for a while, you can't hide it for a lifetime. In this world, there is no way to hide His Majesty's affairs!

At that time, even if you have a great grievance, but you have deceived the king, then ......"

Wang Laoqi's face changed slightly.

"What does Cao Guogong mean by this?"

Chen Ying was immediately furious.

"Chen Yushi is clear!"

Li Jinglong smiled slightly, not afraid at all, "You treacherous villain, how did you find this old man, do you think I can't see it?"

Or do you think that just an old man can frame a Ming Guogong? ”

"Your Majesty......"

Chen Ying hurriedly looked at Zhu Di above.

Li Jinglong also followed closely and bowed, "Your Majesty, Weichen confessed, the person who sent someone to burn down the Chen thief's bedroom is Weichen!" ”

"What?"

Suddenly, there was an uproar in the court.

"It's actually Cao Guogong?"

"How could it be Cao Guogong?"

"Cao Guogong wants to publicly exonerate Dingguo?"

"This ......"

Chen Ying and Wang Laoqi at his feet both changed their faces greatly.

"Your Majesty, Weichen impeached Cao Guogong for shielding Dingguo Gong and deceiving Your Majesty!"

Li Jinglong said angrily, "You, a thief official, allow you to find an old man at will and frame the Duke of Dingguo, but you are not allowed to surrender to the Duke of Dingguo?"

Everything in the world is only allowed to be done by you, a thief, and not by your own father? ”

Chen Ying's face turned red, he was the most good-looking person, but he didn't expect that at the court meeting, he was first reprimanded by Zhu Di, and then insulted by Li Jinglong!

"Your Majesty, Weichen is a witness with real evidence, how can he be such a nonsense person as Cao Guogong?"

Li Jinglong is not to be outdone, who can't play Laipi, "Your Majesty, Weichen ......"

"Alright, alright!"

On the dragon chair, Zhu Di waved his hand impatiently.

"Chen Ying, don't want to make a show like this for me! If we didn't know what you did in the past, we might be able to continue watching, but for now, I just feel disgusted......"

"Your Majesty?"

Chen Ying's face was suddenly full of anger.

Zhu Di said coldly: "Since the twenty-five years of Hongwu, you have been promoted to supervise the imperial history, and you have been treacherous and harsh, and if someone offends you, you will be impeached."

During the Hongwu period, you framed and impeached more than a dozen noble officials......

And in the 28th year of Hongwu, after you were promoted to the post of procurator in Shandong, you acted even more recklessly, impeaching and investigating dozens of officials who disobeyed you!

Even if it is after I ascend the throne and recall you back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate...... You, a thief, are even more dependent on my favor, unscrupulous, and do everything you can! ”

"I'm really blind and mistakenly believe you, a thief......"

Chen Ying's face was full of horror and felt bad.

At the court meeting, the ministers were even more dumbfounded!

…… (End of chapter)