General Constitution of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 18 The Story of Dingguo's Prince

With the arrest of the thieves, the brief turmoil in the capital returned to tranquility. Only Ning Jue knew that the real storm had just begun.

Zhang Rong and Zhu Xizhong led the soldiers of Wucheng Bingma Division to escort the man in black and his accomplices, and turned around and went straight to the Ministry of Punishment.

When Zhu Xizhong and his party arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice was almost midnight, but the lights were already brightly lit, as if they were waiting to welcome Zhu Xizhong.

"Zhan Butang?"

Zhu Xizhong stepped into the lobby of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and immediately saw Zhan Han, the left servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, sitting high in the lobby.

The moment Zhan Han saw Zhu Xizhong, he couldn't help showing a hint of surprise on his face.

"Cheng Gong?"

Zhu Xizhong clasped his fists for a while and said, "Master Kou, who is loyal to the country, is actually on duty in the ministry hall at midnight?"

Zhan Han's eyes gradually narrowed into a line.

"It was just now that the capital's police report was a masterpiece. Yu Sikou is old, and Zhan must sit in the hall in case of accidents. But Cheng Gong captured the thief?"

Zhu Xizhong didn't notice anything amiss, and casually pointed to the man in black behind him.

"Zhan Butang, this group of thieves are plotting to kill Ning Bingxian. According to Ning Bingxian, Junfu and Guoben are all involved."

Hearing this, Zhan Han's face suddenly changed, he straightened up suddenly, and slapped the gavel.

"boom!"

"Bold thief, is what Cheng Gong said true?!"

With just one look, the man in black who was escorted by Zhu Xizhong fell to his knees with a knowing "plop".

"Si Kou is wronged!"

"Caomin just had some quarrels with Ning Jue, and he was out of breath for a while, so he did something stupid."

"The imperial court ordered Caomin to recognize it, but Junfu, Guoben, Caomin really don't understand it!"

As soon as the man in black finished speaking, Zhu Xizhong understood it even if he was a fool.

Could these people be confused for a while? !

The people in my house are all veterans of the frontier army, even if they are ordinary thieves wearing soft armor, they will definitely not be thrown down in such a embarrassment.

How could such people look for Ning Jue's bad luck on a whim.

"It's a bunch of nonsense! All of you have extraordinary skills, tell someone that you have no conspiracy?!"

The man in black immediately choked back: "Grandpa, the grass people are only born with supernatural powers, and they deserve to die for offending you!"

It was dark and windy at night before, and Zhang Rong hadn't seen it clearly. After what the man in black said, Zhang Rong realized that Zhu Xizhong had a bruised nose and a swollen face, and he almost didn't laugh outright.

"you!"

Zhu Xizhong's eyeballs glared, and immediately gasped in pain from the wound on his face.

Before Zhu Xizhong could speak, Zhan Han's face was already full of smiles.

"Since that's the case, I think it's because Cheng Gong and Ning Bingxian misunderstood!"

After all, Zhan Hanwu stood up, walked down the hall, looked at Zhu Xizhong and said with a smile, "Mr. Cheng, what do you think?"

"I will give each of them twenty sticks of killing power first, and then each of them will be sentenced to three thousand miles. Let them go to Lingnan to reflect on themselves, what do you think?"

When Zhu Xizhong heard this, his expression immediately fell.

Exile for three thousand miles?Is that different from going home and going to jail? !
I was beaten until my nose was bruised and my face was swollen, and this group of people ended up getting [-] sticks together? !

"What Zhan Butang means is that we must listen to their one-sided words?"

Zhan Han was taken aback for a moment, and then looked at Zhu Xizhong with a smile on his face.

"Didn't Cheng Gong listen to Ning Bingxian's one-sided words?"

It wasn't until this moment that Zhu Xizhong and Zhang Rong realized why Ning Jue had to go to jail with this group of people.

With the strength of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, this case is definitely not a small one!

"Someone knows that this beast is plotting against the monarch, so he can't deal with it so hastily."

"Cheng Guogong! The imperial court has rules. This is a matter of our Ministry of Punishment. Has Cheng Guogong forgotten the story of Dingguo's son in the past?!"

"You!" Zhu Xizhong stared at Zhan Han, but Zhang Rong grabbed Zhu Xizhong firmly behind Zhu Xizhong.

This sentence was undoubtedly a showdown with Zhu Xizhong. He directly told Zhu Xizhong and the two that Zhan Han was just entrusted with this case.

The result of their insistence on making trouble is to become an enemy of the entire civil servant group.

The son of Dingguo mentioned by Zhan Han is Xu Shiying, the grandfather of Xu Yande, the current Duke of Dingguo.

Just because Xu Shiying took several memorials from the Ministry of War home to act as an agent when he was working in the Dudu Mansion, he was imprisoned by civil servants and imprisoned and died in prison. Befriend Xu Guangzuo, the titles of Ding Guogong's lineage are probably gone.

Xu Shiying's case is a political declaration of Wu Xun by the civil service group.

This kind of thing is definitely not something that Zhan Han, the left servant of the criminal department, can do.

It is true that you, Zhu Xizhong, are highly honored and favored, but after a hundred years of your life, your sons and grandchildren will be promoted to nobles, and you will be appointed in the military. None of them will be able to bypass the civil servants' Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War. Worry about the final attack, what are you fighting against us with!
Seeing Zhu Xizhong standing still, Zhan Han also sat back on the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment gracefully.

"Bang!" a gavel sounded.

"Come here, take the prisoner into prison, and depose him after submitting the case to the Thorn Office for verification!"

The two groups of government servants who lined up in the lobby immediately walked towards the people of Wucheng Bingmasi.

Zhu Xizhong's chest heaved violently.

Even if he knew that the case involved the emperor, the complexity of the case was far beyond Zhu Xizhong's imagination.

Standing behind this group of thieves is definitely not one or two people.

"Brother, I know you're aggrieved. If you don't think about others, you have to think about your family!"

It is precisely because the British public lineage knows the ruthlessness of civil servants that they can be honored and favored for generations.

The credit for this case is huge, but the stakes are also surprisingly high.

Zhu Xizhong and Zhang Rong, who were already dukes, had absolutely no need to dip into this muddy water.

Zhu Xizhong's eyes widened, but in the end he still stood where he was.

Although Zhan Han is only a third-rank left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, he can firmly overwhelm the duke Zhu Xizhong.

What's more, Zhan Han was just the one who was pushed out to show his face.

Zhang Rong and Zhu Xizhong didn't know who was really behind the scenes in this case, and they didn't dare to think about it.

"Grandfather..."

The people from Wucheng Bingma Division looked at Zhang Rong suspiciously.

Zhang Rong smiled and cupped his hands towards Zhan Han.

"Don't talk about Zhan Butang. My elder brother is a rough person. Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings. Let him go!"

After Zhang Rong said so, the people from Wucheng Bingmasi naturally couldn't hold on to the man in black.

Just when the two classes of yamen servants of the Ministry of Punishment were about to take the criminals to the prison, a panting voice sounded outside the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment.

"Misunderstood fart! You guys try one!"

It was Ning Jue who came and leaned against the gate of the Ministry of Punishment's yamen, sweating profusely.

(End of this chapter)