"Master, master!"

The left attendant of the military department, the subordinates rushed in and reported to Qi Taiyu: "I just received news that Ouyang Lun, the commander of the horses, was executed by His Royal Highness the Taisun for evading taxes. ”

"Ahh

Qi Tai was writing, and when he heard the words, his body trembled, and the pen shook, and the words suddenly changed shape, and a large piece of ink was spread.

Immediately, he calmed down.

"There is no need to panic, the increase in business taxes is the idea of the grandson."

"Now that he is in charge of the country, he wants to crack down on those who dare to do anything with him."

"Ouyang Lun holds his own identity as a colt and transports supplies on a large scale, but does not pay taxes to the imperial court, this is the way to die."

"It is not surprising that His Royal Highness the Taisun took him to kill chickens and respect monkeys."

Ouyang Lun's business affairs are not a secret among the high-ranking officials in Beijing, and Qi Tai has long heard about it.

"When Ouyang Lun was inspecting the materials transported, he was also found to be secretly hiding the Japanese from the ship, and one of the Japanese was even assassinated by the grandson with a crossbow arrow."

"Fortunately, Xu Miaojin rescued him, and His Royal Highness Taisun was safe and sound."

As soon as these words came out, Qi Tai's face suddenly changed greatly.

"What? Secretly hiding the widow and assassinating the grandson? ”

His blood was surging, and he couldn't stop trembling.

Ou Kou, Ouyang Lun?

Why did Ouyang Lun also participate in the matter of the Tibetan Bandits, but he didn't know anything.

Chang Mao didn't even mention it.

Qi Tai suddenly felt a sharp uneasiness.

He still has to ask Zhu Yunwen, what is the situation?

Chang Mao is not his own person after all, who knows if he is a ghost from it?

Although King Heng has many watchers around him, as long as he deals with it properly, it is not impossible to avoid it.

Just as I was thinking, at this moment, someone from outside came in again.

"Master, the news just came that Huang Zicheng, the former secretary of Dali Temple, has been handed over to the Criminal Department, and the grandson has issued an order to be openly tried by the Three Law Divisions, and the officials above the six departments will all go to observe."

Qi Tai was stunned again, thinking that Huang Zicheng's case must be Jinyiwei responsible for the end, and finally handed over a case file for conviction.

Unexpectedly, it was handed over to the Criminal Department.

He and Huang Zicheng have a good relationship, and it is impossible not to listen.

What's more, he is still the left squire of the military department.

He left the house immediately.

In the lobby of the Criminal Department, almost all the ministers of the court have arrived.

There were more people than in the previous court.

Huang Zicheng was imprisoned for a long time, and the grandson had refused to announce his charges until then.

Unexpectedly, it was pushed out today and tried in public.

"I just got the news that Zhao Mian, the head of the household department, committed suicide with his wife Liu."

As soon as Qi Taicai entered, some colleagues and officials told him about it.

"Why is that?" He asked, puzzled.

"His Royal Highness Taisun paid a private visit and found out that his wife Liu had taken bribes and issued illegal tax certificates and tax stamps for the bribe-givers."

"Zhao Mian, through his wife Liu, sold his calligraphy works for 10,000 taels of silver, and the people who came to buy them were all businessmen who were engaged in business, and the purpose was to bribe him."

"His Royal Highness the Taisun paid a private visit, bought one for 10,000 taels of silver, and gave it to Zhao Mian."

"Zhao Mian knew that he could not escape the blame, so he committed suicide."

Qi Tai let out an "oh" and said: "To be an official is honest and honest, like Zhao Mian, it is to bring about your own destruction." ”

Colleagues nodded again and again: "If the officials in the world are like Lord Qi, it will be a blessing for the people." ”

"Speaking of which, Lord Huang is also very honest as an official, although he is in the position of Dali Temple, his family has no money left."

"I just don't know what crime I have committed. His Royal Highness Taisun has not made it clear that today's public trial, we must take a good look at whether Lord Huang has grievances, and he must not be wronged. ”

"What does Lord Qi think?"

These words are actually currying favor with Qi Tai.

Everyone knows that Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai have a very good relationship.

He said that he wanted to help Huang Zicheng avenge his grievances, in order to beg for a favor in front of Qi Tai.

"Reasonable! Reasonable! Qi Taixi smiled.

glanced at it, and found that Zhu Yunwen, the king of Heng, had also arrived, as well as Chang Mao.

Speaking of which, it is not a secret that Zhu Yunwen and Huang Zicheng have a deep friendship.

Huang Zicheng is on trial, of course he will come.

At this time, Yang Jing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, had already arrived, and after sitting down, he shouted an order and began to ascend to the hall and lead people to commit crimes.

"Huang Zicheng, are you guilty?"

Yang Jing was shocked.

Huang Zicheng had a disheveled head, but the prison clothes on his body were not in tatters.

These days in the prison of the Zhenfu Division, no one has ever tried him.

I finally passed the hall today, but I didn't expect that it was not in the lobby of Jinyiwei, but in the lobby of the Criminal Department, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all observing.

Huang Zicheng sneered: "This official is not guilty. ”

Yang Jing took out two pieces of paper and said, "See clearly, here is your handwritten letter to Xu Dongjiang, the prefect of Jiashan, and Xu Dongjiang's confession." ”

"It is remembered that you instructed Xu Dongjiang to trap the grandson of the dynasty, and in order to achieve your goal, you did not hesitate to ignore the lives and deaths of millions of people in front of you."

"The evidence is there, but you still want to deny it?"

As soon as these words came out, Huang Zicheng was stunned.

When he was in prison, he thought that Xu Dongjiang should have leaked the news.

But later, his case was never tried, which made Huang Zicheng feel lucky.

Thinking that maybe Taisun just heard the rumors, and there was no real evidence.

Unexpectedly, Xu Dongjiang did not burn his handwritten letter to him.

The officials next to him were also surprised.

Yang Jing waved his hand and asked people to show Huang Zicheng's handwritten letter and Xu Dongjiang's confession to the officials.

His handwriting is recognized by many people in the DPRK and China.

And many of them are also masters of calligraphy, even if someone is fake, it can be easily seen.

At this time, when I saw that it was indeed Huang Zicheng's handwriting, they were all so shocked that they stopped making a sound.

During this period of time, officials have discussed Huang Zicheng's case in private.

Many people have the intention of trying to rescue.

After all, Huang Zicheng, as the leader of Shilin, is extremely popular and has a high prestige.

His imprisonment made many scholars very uneasy, thinking that His Royal Highness Taisun was playing with power and oppressing officials.

But as soon as the charges were announced today, everyone's eyes fell to the ground in shock.

"Painstakingly plotting to frame the grandson, and for this reason, he did not hesitate to put the lives of millions of Li people in Jiangnan at risk, Huang Zicheng, you should die!"

"Reading the books of the sages, you have such thoughts, where have you read all your books?"

"Huang Zicheng, I am ashamed to be the same year as you, and I am ashamed to be friends with you, and I only saw your true face today."

……

With the announcement of Huang Zicheng's crimes, the attitudes of the officials present have changed 180 degrees.

Many people have also speculated that what Huang Zicheng committed may be related to his attempt to frame his grandson.

But no one thought that he would want to make the battle of Pingwu fail, and he would not hesitate to sacrifice millions of people in the southeast to pull Taisun off the horse.

If this kind of thing spreads outside, the spittle of the common people can drown him.

Even if some of them approve of this practice in their hearts, they will never dare to admit it.

Otherwise, there is no need for the court to punish the crime, and the people of the southeast can scold him to death.

Therefore, all the officials at this time were indignant.

The faces of Qi Tai, Chang Mao, and Zhu Yunwen were even more ugly.

Huang Zicheng just wrote a letter to Xu Dongjiang not to cooperate, drag his feet, and indulge the widows.

After the matter was exposed, it was the Qianfu who pointed out.

They are directly colluding with the Japanese invaders.

Once exposed, the consequences can be imagined.

"Huang Zicheng, can you plead guilty?"

Yang Jing slapped the startled wood again and asked angrily.

"I have done these things. I wrote the letter, but I know no sin. ”

Huang Zicheng raised his head, looked at Yang Jing above, and then looked at his former colleagues around him, his eyes were crazy.

"The establishment of princes is not a sign of chaos in this country."

"What's more, he is only seven years old, but he is just a little clever, but he is regarded as a genius, since his administration, all kinds of measures, all kinds of policies, do not follow the ancient but establish the new, do not imitate the virtuous but try to be able, although the effect of the moment, but the foundation of the world."

"The life and death of millions of people in the southeast are important, but what I am concerned about is the hundreds of millions of people in the entire Ming Dynasty."

"If sacrificing one person can save a county, then that person deserves to die."

"If you can save the Ming Dynasty by sacrificing millions of people in the southeast, what about sacrificing millions of people in the southeast?"

Huang Zicheng raised his head and laughed, his face ugly and hideous.

"I read the books of the sages, live up to the words of the sages, and have my own ideas in my heart, so why am I afraid of life and death?"

"So what if the world slanders me, praises me, and slanders me?"

"It's nothing more than a king and a loser."

"I don't know my sin, but I hate that it didn't work out."

All the officials looked at him in amazement, but they didn't expect this person to be so stubborn.

Only in Zhu Yunwen's eyes, there were almost tears about to come out.

The teacher really didn't fail me!

"Stubborn!" In the inner hall separated by a wall, Zhu Yunxi shook his head gently.

He reached out and rubbed his head, a little big.

That's what you're facing.

Like Huang Zicheng's old thinking, he is old and stubborn, and he is not the only one.

As the transformation of the Ming Dynasty begins to start, such people will only emerge in endlessly.

They think they're right, right.

Others are wrong.

Even if he hits his head and bleeds and breaks his bones, he will not repent.

The difficulty of change is like this!

But so what?

In any society, there are far more conservatives than reformers.

Because most people tend to be conservative.

It's human nature.

It's like when the Qing Dynasty fell, most of the people resisted cutting their braids.

It's not because of how deep their nostalgia and affection for the Qing Dynasty really are.

It's because once they're used to it, they don't want to change and they don't want to change.

The pursuit of stability and conservatism are the genes engraved in the bones of human beings.

But the wheel of history does not stop because of their conservatism.

A small number of reformers will always eventually dominate the direction of social development.

Because the development of things never stops, this is an objective law that cannot be deviated from.

What's more, he still holds the supreme power.

Zhu Yunxi gently clenched his small fists.

Outside.

Yang Jing shouted angrily: "When death is dying, I still don't know how to repent, sad, lamentable." ”

"Huang Zicheng, this official wants to tell you that you are wrong."

"You are ashamed of the sages, the court, and the people of the world."

"This official will come to teach you today, what is right and what is wrong, and let you die to understand."

(End of chapter)