Prince of Chaos

Chapter 325: Ji Town Corruption Case

After the three giants of the cabinet finished their statement, Zhu Changluo smiled with satisfaction.

He immediately came over to support Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue one by one. Zhu Changluo said emotionally: "Gentlemen, your loyalty is known to both the orphan and the emperor. Since the establishment of this dynasty, Emperor Taizu has been against corrupt officials who plot rebellion. Sins are never tolerated. During Taizu's time, officials who embezzled tens of taels of silver would be sentenced to death by peeling and stuffing grass. Today, the three gentlemen can express their views like this, which is quite in line with Taizu's wishes However, Gu still believes that if too much involvement is involved, or the punishment is extremely severe, it will also harm the holiness of the father, and the world will say that Gu has no way to supervise the country. Therefore, Gu believes that Shi Xing, Ma Wenqing and other people involved in the case , don’t use Taizu’s method to deal with it.”

After Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue and Wang Jiaping heard Zhu Changluo's words, their bodies softened and they almost fell to the ground.

Why is what the crown prince said so scary?

Peel the stuffed grass!What a horror!

However, since the crown prince said that he should be investigated seriously, and he also said the law of Taizu, obviously, as ministers, and when the righteousness is on the side of the imperial power, what they can do is to cooperate with the imperial power as much as possible to show Loyal and unselfish.

Otherwise, you will definitely lose your Sacred Heart in the end and lose control over your disciples' old habits.

Shen Shixing immediately expressed his position: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the ministers will definitely pursue this case seriously, so that the people of the world can see clearly the true colors of those court moths, and let the people of the world see the painstaking efforts of the Emperor and His Highness for the country and the people."

Zhu Changluo smiled and said: "Then please three."

After finishing this conversation, Zhu Changluo also made an exception and personally sent the three of them out of the palace gate, and then said: "The three gentlemen should handle it impartially. If there is any problem, I will take care of it alone."

The more Zhu Changluo said this, the more frightened Shen Shixing and the others became.

Because, they knew that this time they had to do something for real.

Thinking back, it has been more than 30 years since the Longqing Dynasty, and the court’s butcher knife has never been used against officials above the third rank. In the past 30 years, no matter whether it is an official of the court or a literati in the field, they have all been used to it. A peaceful and prosperous political situation.

However, now this bloodthirsty butcher knife seems to be unable to bear the loneliness anymore, and he is about to unsheath it.

But at this time, they are going to become "knife holders". This is really a dilemma, and the scalp is numb.

But, who made Shi Xing and Ma Wenqing do such stupid things?Who let Li Chengliang, an old man, really find out so many things?

Thinking about this, no matter whether it was Shen Shixing or Wang Xijue, they all felt that it was an extremely wrong thing not to stop Li Chengliang's appointment as Minister of the Ministry of War.

Originally, they thought that even if Li Chengliang became Minister of the Ministry of War, although he would be a little toad lying on his feet-the feeling of not biting and irritating.

But, after all, he is also a military attache, so what kind of power struggle will he have?At most, it is just a clay sculpture of the Minister of the Ministry of War.

However, he is really capable of making things happen, and he made such a big thunder without saying a word, and he didn't report to the cabinet in advance, which is really disgusting.

It's a pity that it's obviously not the time to be angry and hold Li Chengliang accountable. The top priority now is to finish the errand assigned by the Crown Prince.

Back in the cabinet, Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue and Wang Jiaping suddenly became sad.

Wang Xijue looked left and right, and then said, "Yuanfu, how should we handle this matter?"

When Shen Shixing heard Wang Xijue's voice, a nameless anger arose in his heart. This damned Wang Xijue would still dig a hole for him at this time?
Shen Shixing suppressed his emotions, he sat on the first seat, and then said lightly: "Follow His Highness's instructions, just handle it impartially."

Obviously, Wang Xijue was a little disappointed with this answer.Where did the chief minister of Ming Dynasty who hated the evil and expressed his innocence with the evil just now?
Why did you change someone after returning to the cabinet?
Handle it impartially?What kind of fairness?
Wang Xijue said: "Yuan Fu's words are very true, and I think so too. This matter should be handled impartially, and the court's ethos should be rectified."

What Wang Xijue said was neither painful nor itchy, but it was obviously not an option to continue talking like this.

Because this matter has been suppressed, the cabinet must have an explanation.

If it was the same as before, then the three of them would definitely stop doing it.He will definitely be kicked out of the cabinet by the emperor and the crown prince.

However, if they really follow the crown prince's wishes and handle it impartially, they will definitely hurt the interests of many scholar-bureaucrats invisibly, and they will have to pay a price in the end.

However, this price does not seem to be that important compared to losing favor and power.

After all, there is already a faint image of ZTE in the current Ming Dynasty, and when he gets off the car at this time, the chance of leaving his name in history will naturally pass by.

So, it has to be done no matter what.

Just as Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue were having headaches, Wang Jiaping said something aside.

Wang Jiaping said: "Shi Xing, Ma Wenqing, Wang Bao and others have committed a heinous crime, and there are all witnesses and evidence of the crime, why not hand over the case to the Tribunal for trial?"

Wang Jiaping's words immediately awakened Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue's thoughts.

That's right, how can such a big matter be left to the cabinet alone?

The San Judiciary must also participate in it. Without their participation, the cabinet's sole pressure will definitely not be able to suppress it.

If the Sanfa Division is also brought in, then this matter will be much easier to handle.

After all, sometimes to do something, more people are more powerful.

Shen Shixing immediately said: "Okay, let's hand it over to the San Judicial Department, let the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, the Minister of Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate participate. Call them all now."

Shen Shixing did what he said, and immediately sent someone to call the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, the Minister of Dali Temple, and the Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

When these three big shots were called, when they met in the cabinet, they couldn't help being curious.

Usually, they are not called for cabinet meetings.

What's wrong with this one?The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Household Affairs were not there, so they just called the three of them. This matter was obviously not simple.

The three first bowed their hands and saluted, and then sat on the chairs in the cabinet hall.

Shen Shixing looked at the three, and said: "The three of you are invited to come here today, because I want to hand over a vicious case that makes people hate it to you, the three judicial departments."

The three of them looked at each other. It didn't seem to be a big deal. Usually, there would be several cases that were jointly tried by the three courts every year.Of course, this so-called joint trial of the three judiciaries definitely does not require the three of them to come forward. They are all ministers or smaller officials. Just a seal.

Xiao Daheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, said, "Please tell me, Yuanfu, what is the case?"

Shen Shixing looked at Xiao Daheng. Xiao Daheng had thick eyebrows and big eyes. Although his temples were gray, he was still full of energy. Moreover, this man was an upright and fierce man. He had also led soldiers in the frontier and had done As the governor of one party, Xiao Daheng also contributed to the Ningxia Gaibai Rebellion at the beginning, so he also reached his current position by virtue of his hard work.

Shen Shixing said: "The Jizhen corruption case."

(End of this chapter)