The court meeting begins.

Zhu Youzhu didn't talk nonsense, and when he came up, he asked Xiao Jing to read out the recital of Mu Bin, the commander of the six departments of the impeachment of Jinyiwei, because there were too many of them, and only a few more representative ones were selected to come out and say.

The ministers present listened carefully, although they only impeached Mu Bin instead of Zhang Zhou, but because Mu Bin was one of the emperor's closest minions, Mu Bin's guilt could be said to affect his whole body, and the minister was also looking forward to killing Mu Bin in one fell swoop.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?"

After Xiao Jing finished speaking, Zhu Youzhu did not rush to start the topic, but seemed to hand over the right to speak to the ministers present.

Before Zhu Youji's words fell, the minister did not react, and the party to the incident, Mu Bin, stepped forward from the palace gate and knelt in the center of the main hall, as if he was waiting for the criminal minister to be judged.

At this time, the ministers on the scene also learned wisely.

Even the group of speech officials who picked their noses and eyes at Mu Bin before had to think about whether they could slap people in the face at this time, if they pushed the emperor too hard, they would suffer a backlash, and in this kind of emperor's obviously ill-intentioned questioning, they would rather choose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

"You have an opinion but don't say it, but when you play it, you speak freely, are there some things that you can't say in front of me?" Zhu Youji's face was a little angry.

Let you talk but don't say it, where is the spirit when you participated in Mu Bin? Don't have the courage to be in the court?

He was the first to come out of the middle of the matter, and he didn't want to take the lead, but he was included in the several impeachment notes read out earlier, and in this matter, he had close ties with the civil officials in the upper echelons of the DPRK, and he was also responsible for the previous communication and contact, so he couldn't come out.

"Returning to Your Majesty." Qu Shen raised the wat board and said, "In the eyes of the ministers, those who are ordered to do things like the Son of Heaven represent the face of Your Majesty. ”

"Okay."

Zhu Youzhu nodded and said, "It's a loud voice." On my orders, when he went to the local place to do business, he should refrain from self-denial and revenge, so as to live up to my trust and respect for him. Not only should Jinyiwei be like this, but you should also be like this, right? ”

Qu Shen said: "Yes." ”

Zhu Youzhu nodded again, seemingly agreeing with Qu Shen's point of view.

Zhu Youzhu asked again: "Qu Qing's family said it very well, do you have anything to say?" ”

Not to mention that Qu Shen didn't expect that he could pass the test smoothly, and even the rest of the Wenchen around him didn't expect that the emperor's words ...... is obviously beating Mu Bin, and we can also get the emperor's approval by playing it bluntly, and the emperor is finally willing to take action against the people around him.

Through this incident, some people seem to have summed up the "rules".

As long as it is not Zhang Zhou who participates in the impeachment, others can still move, that is to say, Qu Shen can come out to speak, and we can also come out to speak.

In the middle of the matter, Dai Guan also came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since Mu Bin has extorted money in violation of the law in the local area, he should release his detainees, return the accumulated wealth, and return it to the local gentry. ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "Is this the statement? ”

Dai Guan was questioned.

If you have sinned, shouldn't you return the stolen goods? I also asked if this is the case?

Lin Yi came out to help in the middle of the criminal department: "Your Majesty, Mu Bin is corrupt and perverts the law, and he should no longer keep his official body. As for the wealth it has collected, it should be returned together, so that it is the embodiment of the rigor of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Hmph." Zhu Youzhu snorted lightly, "That means that you have already identified Mu Bin's crime and are waiting to convict him?" ”

This is clearly not a question sentence, but a question.

Dai Guan and Lin Yi were obviously a little uncomfortable with the contrast in the tone before and after the emperor.

Xie Qian hurriedly turned his head and glanced sideways at the two of them, meaning do you understand what it means to accept it when you see it?

Did the emperor praise Qu Shen?

It's just to lure the snake out of the hole, and you two stupid people are really being trapped? It seems that you should learn more about how to judge the situation!

Li Dongyang suddenly took a step, and when such an embarrassing scene occurred, he was also like a sea god needle, and wanted to come out to set a position, but his words did not seem to be to directly state his position, but seemed to be prevaricating: "Your Majesty, when Mu Bin went to Yongping Mansion, Cai Guogong seemed to be with him, and Cai Guogong should know more or less about this matter, and he should be asked for his opinion first." ”

Mu Bin committed the crime, he is definitely not the mastermind, even if Li Rong is dead, then the matter should be attributed to Zhang Zhou.

If someone else said this, the emperor would definitely be angry.

But if Li Dongyang said it, the emperor still has to exercise restraint.

"Bingkuan, what do you think?" Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou was clubbed in place, his body didn't move, but his mouth moved, and he said in a clear voice: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister believes that the accusations made by the DPRK against Commander Mu are all outdated, and he has not been able to understand the hardships of Commander Mu, and the minister believes that this matter should be viewed from the perspective of development." Commander Mu was also wronged. ”

"Huh?"

The ministers present listened to Zhang Zhou's words, and instantly became a little fried.

can hear that Zhang Zhou is defending Mu Bin, but this way of defense is ...... It's obviously not according to common sense.

Xie Qian smiled and said, "Cai Guogong, how can people not understand this?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Elder Xie Ge, guilty and innocent, wrong and wrong, should be different in nature, right?" ”

Xie Qian asked curiously, "Are you asking, is there a difference between sin and wrong, or is there a difference between existence and none?" ”

Zhang Zhou also smiled back: "Of course, there is a difference between there and nothing. ”

"Of course it's big, there is something, nothing is nothing, does this need to be detailed? In other words, Cai Guogong, do you want to debate with the old man and let the world know how much difference there is between guilt and innocence? "Xie Qian was originally a good hand at sophistry, and he didn't grasp the key points at critical times, with the intention of muddying the waters.

Zhang Zhoudao: "What I said, from the perspective of development, means that when Commander Mu first started his work, he was indeed in a hurry and was suspected of committing a crime. But fortunately, he adjusted his strategy in time, so that he not only eased the contradictions between the court and the locality, but also properly completed the tasks entrusted by His Majesty. ”

"All happy?" Xie Qian's addiction to debate was hooked up by Zhang Zhou, and the first person who couldn't stop became himself, and he became the group of people he regretted just now.

Xie Qian continued: "In what you mean, in this matter, all the parties involved are happy, is it the impeachment of the official who made something out of nothing? ”

Before Zhang Zhou could refute, Zhu Youzhu was unhappy at this time.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Elder Xie Ge, why don't you wait for Bingkuan to make it clear?" ”

Xie Qian was also surprised when he heard it, there is no one in this emperor, Zhang Zhou said so much before, and he was also avoiding the important and did not make it clear, why did he say that I interrupted him and didn't let him make it clear?

"Yes." But Xie Qian, as a courtier, still has to maintain the most basic respect and etiquette for the emperor.

"Bingkuan, you say."

"Yes." Zhang Zhou walked out of the minister's class, first looked around at the people present, and then said, "Commander Mu went to Yongping Mansion with me, originally to settle some local disputes. Just in the past few months, Jinyiwei was attacked in Yongping Mansion, and some people were injured, and even Jinyiwei Qianhu Sun Shangqi was injured by an arrow when he went to Jizhen Town, and it still has not healed. ”

Hearing this, the people present knew for the first time that it was the people of Jinyiwei who were attacked first.

Xie Qian originally had something to say about questioning Zhang Zhou, but with the words of the previous emperor, he couldn't interrupt casually now.

"Actually, I blame all this, I opened a mine in Yongping Mansion in order to make artillery and other things, and I used some methods to find the ore vein...... Please don't think that I am stealing other people's mines, I believe you will know if you inquire about this, where I am looking for someone to open a mine, no one has ever opened a mine in the past, and many places are barren mountains and mountains. ”

"If you have a mine, you will have profits, and the local gentry want to get a piece of the pie, so they want to use the power of the land snake to force me to give in, and there are even those who open mines, no one to stop them, and no one even collects their mining taxes, but no one can open the mines, and in the end they can only set their eyes on the mines I opened."

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhou paused first.

It seems to be waiting for someone to ask him, where do you know where those veins are? How did you find out? Why are they only targeting you and not others? Jinyiwei doesn't bother with the place, and the local government will target it......

And so on.

But because of the accumulation of time, the officials in the court in the past two years have also become accustomed to Zhang Zhou's way of speaking, plus Zhang Zhou has a solid backstage of the emperor, plus they really don't know how to open a mine, and then they ...... No one spoke.

The scene was surprisingly quiet.

Perhaps someone felt embarrassed that no one spoke at the scene, but Zhang Mao broke the silence and said: "It seems that Cai Guogong has taken great pains to serve the military and political affairs of the Ming Dynasty, and he is a loyal minister of the first class of my Ming Dynasty." ”

"yes."

Wu Xun almost everyone responded.

This is sycophancy, whether it makes sense or not, it is important to compliment it first, who made Zhang Zhou not only the first martial artist of the Ming Dynasty, but also the secretary of the military department of the dynasty? The people on Wu Xun's side, strictly speaking, all follow Zhang Zhou to eat.

There is also the effect of punishing Zhu Hui, even the once invincible Baoguo Gong has now been reduced to a prisoner, and now he is not on Zhang Zhou's side when he is in trouble, and when Zhang Zhou beats all the enemies, it will be too late to stand in line.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Thank you for the compliment, but in fact, I just did what I could." It is to use what I have learned in my life to find ore veins and mine iron ore, many people think that I am making a lot of money, in fact, the accounts of my mine are checkable, and I did not move the income from mining to my own house, and I basically used it for military affairs. ”

Zhu Youzhu nodded and said: "Bingkuan, you don't need to explain this, the mine was found by you, even if you keep it all for your own use, no one can say anything, not to mention that you also paid the mine tax." Unlike those who open mines in the local area, not only do they not pay taxes for mining but also don't think about the emperor's grace, they dare to do something to the people I send! That's their own fault! ”

Before he could wait, the emperor seemed to occupy the moral high ground.

Is that Mu Bin's mischief?

It was forced to fight back, and it was just!

Qu Shen walked out at this time and said: "Cai Guogong, according to the report below, there are at least dozens of families in the local area that have been raided, don't you believe that so many families are involved in the attack on the mine?" What's more, the mine is in your name, this is just a private fight, why use the brocade guard? Do you want to use it for public and private purposes? ”

was still being praised by the emperor just now, and Qu Shen at this time suddenly seemed to be possessed by Wei Zheng, a little bit of a way out, and he was fighting with Zhang Zhou to the end.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Excellency is right, that's why I said that Jin Yiwei was in a hurry when he first responded to this matter. ”

"Then you admit all this, and you are the initiator?" Qu Shen seems to have found a breakthrough, that is, to involve Zhang Zhou in this matter.

Even if Zhang Zhou has the support of the emperor, the emperor will not punish Zhang Zhou, but as long as Zhang Zhou admits that this matter is related to him, Zhang Zhou's reputation among the officials, the scholars and the people below will stink.

For his own selfish interests, he quarreled with others after opening the mine, and then used Jinyiwei to suppress the local gentry, even at the expense of fabricating charges.

Zhang Zhoudao: "What is the initiator, I don't know what you mean, Jinyiwei is on business, and I didn't participate in it, I just think Jinyiwei is in a hurry...... By the way, do you know what these people have done? ”

"Yes...... Because there is a dispute with you for personal interests, you invited Jinyiwei to declare your personal vendetta! Qu Shen completely tore his face with Zhang Zhou this time.

Although Qu Shen is in charge of the military department, he is not a direct subordinate of Zhang Zhou, the secretary of the military department, but the military department is set up to supervise the affairs of the military department, which is equivalent to the supervision of the official department, and it is also the most reasonable for him to come out and question Zhang Zhou.

So much so that Zhu Youzhu didn't interrupt immediately when he heard this.

It seems that Zhu Youzhu is also confident, and feels that his Bingkuan can handle this matter well, and he doesn't need him to come out to support him, also because he heard some rumors, saying that no matter what Zhang Zhou does, it will be in his name.

Zhu Youzhu will not admit that he cleared the way for Zhang Zhou, but he also needs to worry about Zhang Zhou's situation, and now he also leaves the opportunity to perform to Zhang Zhou himself as much as possible.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Excellency is wrong, as far as I know, when Li Rong went to Yongping Mansion with Commander Mou and others, the matter investigated and handled had nothing to do with the mine, but involved a crime of collusion with foreign trade in Liaodong, Commander Mou, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

Mu Bin was kneeling there, but as a party, it seemed that it was none of his business.

Anyway, he also knew that even if he had prestige under Jinyiwei and among the people, he was a vase in front of the group of bigwigs in front of him.

Even fate has to be determined.

Zhu Youzhu said: "You say." ”

Mu Bin said: "Yes." ”

It is equivalent to saying that now we have to push the responsibility on Li Rong to a certain extent, anyway, the person is already dead.

"I don't know, what did you find?" Zhang Zhou continued to ask.

Mu Bin didn't have to wait for the emperor to give him a message this time, so he replied: "It has been found that the local gentry have not gone through the channels of the border market, and even after the closure of the horse market, they still traded privately with the Wuliangha and other tribes by bribing the border officials, etc., and leaked some information about the Ming Pass to the Tatars, and there were even Tatars who tried to obtain from them the secret recipes for the Ming Dynasty's artillery, heavenly gunpowder, etc. ”

"Ahh

The ministers present definitely didn't expect that Mu Bin would be able to tell the secret recipe for making artillery gunpowder.

If it is said that betraying the country is just a pocket crime, and Jinyiwei can put anyone into this crime, then the leakage of the biggest weapon secret of the Ming Dynasty has become an obscure thing.

Zhang Mao gave full play to the characteristics of his old oilman, as if he was deliberately exclaiming loudly: "If this is the case, once the secret recipe for the manufacture of weapons in our dynasty is leaked, then the advantages accumulated in the past few years will be gone!" But we must investigate to the end, so that we can give an explanation to the court and the frontier soldiers. ”

Qu Shen was already very passive at this time, but he still gritted his teeth, and his body trembled slightly: "Cai Guogong, didn't you say that those things were made by you?" The secret recipe is in your hands, and if it leaks, it must be related to you. ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Excellency's words are wrong. I was the first person to invent firearms, but when it comes to manufacturing, preservation, transportation, assembly and use, and even subsequent weapon maintenance, if anyone who works in the military department will know this, if you don't know the principle of weapon maintenance, how can you maintain it well? How can it work wonders in times of war? Ma Shangshu, is it right below? ”

Zhang Zhou suddenly turned his gaze to Ma Wensheng, who was silent in the court.

Recently, Ma Wensheng has often been absent from court meetings on the grounds of old age and illness, and has even been impeached by the officials.

In this kind of matter, civil officials have always not rubbed sand in their eyes, and even Ma Wensheng did not give face, so as to show that they do not form gangs, and only when they fight with the "ministers" will they be surprisingly consistent in their positions.

Ma Wensheng even resigned many times and returned to his hometown, the rules of the court in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, whoever was impeached had to resign and give the emperor a step.

Don't ask you to be dismissed directly, but let you take the initiative to resign, just like taking the initiative to let you resign, and maintain the last dignity between the monarch and the minister.

But the emperor seemed to be very tolerant of Ma Wensheng and had no intention of letting him go.

Ma Wensheng seemed to be confused, and his head shook a little before he replied, "That's right." ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Since many people below are clear about the maintenance and maintenance of weapons, how can they rely on me alone?" What's more, Yongping Mansion is one of the main production areas for iron ore mining and iron smelting, and the cannons in Liaodong and Jizhou in the Ming Dynasty are basically cast in Yongping Mansion, and there are a lot of craftsmen who are called locally, and there are a large number of craftsmen transferred by the imperial court. Isn't it surprising that Waiyi wants to obtain the process of casting cannons from Yongping Mansion? ”

This is tantamount to blocking the way for everyone to come out and ask questions in advance.

It seems that someone will come out and say, "Why do the Tartars covet the secret recipe for firearms and have something to do with Yongheifu" and so on.

"Reasonable." Zhang Mao spoke again, and then he said respectfully to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the old minister also believes that this matter should be thoroughly investigated, and no suspicious person should be let go, if anyone is really involved in this matter...... Even if it is to raid the family and exterminate the clan, it is deserved! (End of chapter)