On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Fengtian Temple Square.

Before dawn, the ministers came early.

A group of little eunuchs quietly cleared the snow, and the square gathered thousands of people, but it was surprisingly quiet, except for the 'rustling' of brooms against the ground, nothing else.

Today is a special day - New Year's greetings and red envelopes!

Don't go to court, don't discuss things, and there are a lot of people, so the ministers don't pay much attention to their positions, Li Qing came late, so he stood with Yu Qian in the back, and waited for the fourth child boredly.

If he hadn't given out red envelopes today, he wouldn't have been able to do so early.

The sky was not yet bright, but against the backdrop of the snow, the sight was surprisingly good, and Li Qing could clearly see the facial expressions of the nearby officials.

The ministers are different, some are happy, some are calm, and some are worried......

The snow fell silently, the flakes were not large, but they were very dense, and in a short time a thin layer of snow accumulated on the hats and shoulders of the ministers.

Everyone was quiet, more well-behaved than they had been in the court.

The admiral of Dongchang held the dust whisk in his hand, standing opposite the ministers, no longer the humility and flattery of the past, his waist was straight, and the corners of his mouth pulled up a sneer from time to time, there was a sense of villain's ambition.

- The East Factory has found out something, and someone is going to be unlucky!

This is the hunch of all.

The wind was blowing, and Rao is ministers were dressed very thickly, but after standing in this icy and snowy place for a long time, they couldn't help but have cold hands and feet, and their teeth chattered.

Yu Qian's shoulders shrugged, his neck leaned back slightly, and the snowflakes that entered the back of his neck with the wind were quickly warmed by him, and his frowning brows stretched slightly.

"Poof......

Li Qing couldn't hold back.

When Yu Qian heard the ridicule, he couldn't help but feel hot on his face, turned his head to see Li Qing, and bowed his head slightly, which was regarded as a greeting.

"Are you cold?"

"......" Yu Qian's face was full of black lines: This is as if you are not cold...... Hiss~

"Li Shangshu, aren't you cold?" Yu Qian was surprised.

Today's Li Qing is not wearing an official uniform, only an ink-colored robe, lined with a white coat, which makes him long and graceful.

If he hadn't known Li Qing's true age, coupled with the gold-inlaid Huanghuali cane, Yu Qian would have suspected that he was younger than himself.

People in their sixties are not deaf, blind, dizzy, or hunched over...... It's outrageous.

For a moment, Yu Qian had a strong urge to take off the mask and hood of this Shangshu to see who he was.

As a man in his twenties, he is not even better than an old man in his sixties...... Yu Qian smiled bitterly: No wonder people often say that a scholar has no power to bind a chicken!

Immediately, he was relieved again.

Because it's not just him who freezes into a dog, there are also people who freeze into grandchildren.

Li Qing drew circles with crutches in his hand, "Come here." ”

Yu Qian did so.

Li Qing raised his hand and counted on him, "How do you feel now?" ”

"Feeling...... It's not so cold anymore. Yu Qian was a little shocked and whispered, "Li Shangshu, what kind of means is this?" ”

"Points!" Li Qing smiled, "You don't know, right? Shangshu I, I am a doctor, you are a doctor, you are a doctor. ”

The bubbling warm current in his body was not strong, but it was not so cold that he would shiver anymore, Yu Qian was convinced: This Shangshu is really capable.

He suddenly understood why Li Qing was in his sixties, his body was still so strong, and he was a master of medicine.

……

About a quarter and a half of an hour later, the east was white, and a touch of morning glow dyed the glazed tiles on the Fengtian Hall golden, and strangely, the snow was still falling.

After a while, the dragon chariot carried by sixteen people drove steadily in all directions, and the ministers immediately stood upright, ready to meet them.

After a while, Long Yuan stopped in front of the ministers, Zhu Di was dressed in thick cotton clothes and cotton pants, wrapped in a big coat, and the ministers froze into dogs, he was not cold at all.

Then, with the support of his son, Xiaopang got off the dragon chariot with a sigh.

Originally, Zhu Di was 'fat' enough, but as the little fat popped up, Zhu Di instantly became much slimmer.

The little eunuch who followed Long Yuan carried a spacious and soft chair to the position behind Zhu Di.

"Ministers see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live ......!"

The ministers saluted, their voices were loud, and their movements were uniform.

"Flat!"

"Emperor Xie!"

The ministers got up and beat the official uniforms.

After a few moments, it calmed down again.

Zhu Di glanced at Xiao Linzi, who understood, took a few steps forward, and sang sharply: "Li Hong of Dali Temple, Yang Qing of the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, Liu Feiran of the Hanlin Academy, Chen Chang of the Jinyi Guard, Yu Qian of the Military Department, and the emperor answered." ”

"Obey." In the crowd, the ringing from all directions in the west echoed.

Li Qing pulled Yu Qian down and said softly: "If the emperor doesn't ask you, you can't take the initiative to answer." ”

Yu Qian was stunned and nodded.

Oh, the group walked to the front of the palace.

Zhu Di was not in a hurry to ask, only raised his chin slightly.

Xiao Linzi whisked the dust and sang again: "Xuanjian Anzhi County, Chun'an Zhi County, Jiande Zhi County to meet you." ”

Half an hour later, the three prefects, accompanied by Ouchi's guards, came to the imperial front.

"Chen Jian'an Zhi County Liu Dechang, (Chun'an Zhi County Wang Yuanxi, Jiande Zhi County Liu Botong) See the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

It was a great joy for Qipinzhi County to enter Beijing to face the saint, but the faces of the three of them did not show the slightest joy, but their faces were like earth, and they were frightened.

The ministers were silent.

Some people have calm faces and are eager to eat melons in their hearts, and some people have calm faces and feel uneasy in their hearts.

Zhu Di sat up straight and looked at the three of them, "Let's talk about it." ”

"The minister is guilty!" Liu Dechang, the county governor of Jian'an, took the lead in speaking, his tone was sad, and his face was remorseful, "The minister was in vain as the official of Jian'an's parents, and failed to ensure the peace of the people, which caused the prevalence of thieves and robbers, and I hope that the saint will punish the crime." ”

The charges have been verified, and it is really a death to defend at this moment, so it is better to admit it directly.

Zhu Di smiled, "Do you know the law of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"I don't dare to know." Liu Dechang said stubbornly.

"It's good to know." Zhu Di nodded, "According to the law of Da Ming, what should I do if I commit the crime of dereliction of duty?" ”

Liu Dechang said with difficulty: "Back to the saint, the crime of dereliction of duty is divided into failure to repair the actual government, leaving the post without authorization, overdue, and wrongdoing...... The penalties are as follows:

Fines, punishments, transfers, demotions, demotions, demotion, demotion to the people, imprisonment, exile, beheading. ”

This person knows the Da Ming Law by heart, and his memorization is exactly right.

Zhu Di nodded frequently when he heard this, and then asked, "In your opinion, how can you punish this crime?" ”

"Minister......" Liu Dechang gritted his teeth, "First take responsibility, and then cut his post for the people." ”

The disaster is too big, the official is determined to be unable to do it, anyway, he has made money by colluding with the thieves, as long as he can save his life, it is not bad to be a small rich man for the rest of his life;

This Ming official, don't do it...... Liu Dechang thought to himself.

His words are very level, and he blames the emperor to dissipate his anger, and cuts his post to let the emperor set a model for officials, which can be described as painstaking.

Seeing this, the two magistrates of Chun'an and Jiande had to dispel the idea of punishing and changing the tune, and scolded their mothers angrily: You don't want to be this Ming official, Lao Tzu wants to do it, Lao Tzu hasn't earned enough.

Zhu Di smiled, "It's quite pertinent." ”

Then, he looked at Chun'an and Jiande, the two magistrates, "What about you?" ”

"Wechen is willing to accept the same sin." The two of them looked sad.

Zhu Di had a gentle attitude and discussed: "How much do you think is appropriate?" ”

The court staff generally starts at twenty and caps at one hundred!

Of course, as long as the emperor is willing, it is okay to fight a thousand.

The three of them glanced at each other, and Liu Dechang took the lead in replying: "It's all up to the emperor's ......"

"I'm asking you." Zhu Di's face was a little unhappy.

Liu Dechang hurriedly said, "The fifty court staffs?" ”

"Yes." Zhu Di leaned back and leaned back in his chair, "Then fifty court staffs." ”

The ministers' ears pricked up, thinking that the emperor would talk about the real fight next, or fight with his heart!

The rules of the court staff, the ministers have already figured it out, the emperor wants to let a person die, twenty court staff is enough to kill, if you don't want to die, a hundred court staff go down, and it will be good to rest for half a month.

It's full of knowledge!

It's just that what the ministers didn't expect was that the emperor was gone, and it seemed to be a sparse and ordinary court staff.

Seeing this situation, some people lacked interest, and some people relaxed in their hearts, knowing that the emperor did not intend to punish him heavily.

Yu Qian frowned, in his opinion, such a punishment was too light, it caused such a big mess, and it was useless to indirectly kill the people, how could it be a meal to atone for the sin.

However, thinking of Li Qing's instructions, he temporarily endured it and waited for the follow-up development.

But no one paid attention to it, and the standing posture of Xiao Linzi, the commander of the East Factory, quietly changed.

The feet are together, the toes are closed, and the inner figure is faintly inward.

The corners of Zhu Di's mouth flashed with playfulness: Silly guy, you have all figured it out, of course Lao Tzu has to change the rules.

There is a big difference between the court staff in the palace and the beating board in the place.

The board is a wooden board, but the court staff is not only a wooden staff, the court staff for execution in the palace is made of chestnut wood, which is much heavier than the ordinary wooden board, and the top is in the shape of a mallet, and it is also wrapped in a layer of iron sheet.

This is also the key to the fact that the twenty canes can kill people!

Today's court staff is still a little different, and there are additional barbs on the iron sheet.

If this staff goes down, it will be enough to beat the flesh and blood of the person, and if you pull it back when you put the staff away......

~

"Ahh

"Ahh......h

"Ahhh——!h

With only one court cane, it exceeded the limit of patience of the three magistrates, and he didn't care about the king's deceit.

The terrible screams were sharp and piercing, making the ministers' scalps tingle, goosebumps rose all over their bodies, and the wind blew the snowflakes on their faces, like falling into an ice cave.

The morning glow gradually faded, the sun was obscured by gray clouds, and the wind and snow became heavier.

The whistling sound and screaming sound were mixed together, like a ghost crying wolf.

The faces of everyone present turned pale, their bodies and minds were cold, and even the ministers who ate melons were as earth-colored as their faces, and some people couldn't stop shivering.

"Poof——!

Special syllables are constantly sounding, and the sound between the skin and the bone is very special and penetrating.

"The emperor spares his life...... Yes...! ”

"Rao...... Ah——!h ”

In less than ten canes, the three of them were already blurred with flesh and blood, faintly revealing the white bones on their backs, and the flesh crumbs and blood droplets splashed, dyeing the surrounding snow red and melting.

Zhu Di tightened his squeeze, sat cross-legged on the chair, and watched with interest.

"The Emperor... Emperor...... Ah......h

The sound of horror, fear, and pain to the extreme, makes the heart tremble and chill.

Every time the execution eunuch's staff fell, when it was lifted, flesh and blood flew sideways, and the iron barb was already covered with blood-red strips.