My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 255 "Loyal Minister" Song Li

Zhu Zhanhe came to the door of Song Li's office, pushed the door open and walked in.

I saw Song Liduan sitting behind the desk, looking at Zhu Zhanhe who came in calmly, without any surprise.

"Song Shangshu, did you know I was coming?"

Seeing Song Li's calm expression, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help asking in surprise.

"Cui Wen was arrested by you, he is a cowardly person, he must have betrayed me."

Song Li replied very calmly.

"So you admit that you did what happened to the Three Great Halls?"

Zhu Zhanhe sneered and asked back.

Cui Wen was obviously forced by the other party, so there was no betrayal at all.

"So what?"

Song Li replied very calmly.

Obviously he was mentally prepared, or he had been waiting for this day since Dongchang and Jinyiwei began to arrest the officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry.

"What a frenzied lunatic, in order to prevent the relocation of the capital, he even did not hesitate to burn down the imperial city. You are the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, so why don't you have any guilt?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked angrily.

The construction of the three halls cost countless money and the painstaking efforts of many craftsmen, but they were all burned down by Song Li in order to achieve his ulterior motives.

"Hmph, moving the capital to northern Xinjiang is the way to subjugate the country. Compared with the country and land of the Ming Dynasty, what are a few palaces worth?"

Unexpectedly, instead of admitting his mistake, Song Li said plausibly.

"So, you are still a loyal minister of Daming, and you are thinking about everything for the country and society of Daming?"

Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help laughing, just now he called Song Li a lunatic, but now it seems that the other party's mind is really abnormal.

"Whether I am a loyal minister or not, you only need to look at the ministers in the court who opposed the move of the capital. Your Majesty will go his own way and put Ming Dynasty in danger. As a Ming minister, Song will naturally stand up. admit!"

Song Li said again in awe-inspiring manner.

Seeing the upright look on the opponent's face, Zhu Zhanhe was a little confused for a moment. If the opponent was a loyal minister, wouldn't he be a traitor?
But Zhu Zhanhe soon came to his senses, and immediately sneered, "You set fire to the imperial city, and you dare to call yourself a loyal minister. Song Shangshu, you are really No.1 in history. I've seen it!"

Zhu Zhanhe stopped talking nonsense at this point, and immediately ordered: "Come here! Please send Shangshu Song to prison!"

Following Zhu Zhanhe's order, several Jinyiwei immediately stepped forward, Song Li did not resist, and followed Jinyiwei to leave the Ministry of Industry with his head held high.

The officials from the Ministry of Industry and watching the excitement outside saw that Zhu Zhanhe had arrested Song Li, which immediately sparked a more intense discussion.

Soon some smart people thought of the three halls being burned down by thunder and fire. After all, the three halls were built by the Ministry of Industry. Could it be that this has something to do with Song Li?
Zhu Zhanhe also heard the discussions of the people outside, but he ignored it, and asked Song Li to be taken to the imperial prison for strict supervision, before he entered the palace to meet Zhu Di.

When Zhu Zhanhe came to the Wuying Hall, Liu Mian was reporting the results of the interrogation to Zhu Di.

Seeing that Zhu Di's face was ashen at this time, who would have thought that the person who secretly tampered with the three halls was Song Li, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

"Has anyone caught it?"

Seeing Zhu Zhanhe coming in, Zhu Di asked him immediately.

"He has been caught in prison, and he has confessed to the crime he committed!"

Zhu Zhanhe replied.

"What a Song Li, it's in vain that I trust him so much, and he repays me like this!"

Zhu Di angrily slapped the table and roared.

"Grandfather, Song Li has pleaded guilty, the most important thing now is to calm down the turmoil about moving the capital in the court!"

Zhu Zhanhe hastily advised.

"The burning of the three main halls was a man-made disaster. I want to see who dares to talk nonsense this time!"

Zhu Di said again with a murderous look, and then he called the cabinet ministers to discuss the matter, and Zhu Zhanhe and Liu Mian listened.

After a while, Jin Zhong, Xia Yuanji and others also rushed over. In order to deal with the opposition of the officials to move the capital these days, several of their cabinet ministers were also busy, and they were all very tired.

"See Your Majesty!"

Jin Zhong and others stepped forward to salute.

"You don't need to be too polite. You have worked hard. How have the officials reacted recently?"

Looking at Jin Zhong's wrinkled face, Zhu Di couldn't help saying with emotion that not only Jin Zhong was old, but he was also old, and it was probably because of this that those officials became more and more courageous.

"Report to Your Majesty, the officials are still full of opinions, and the voices against moving the capital are endless. There are hundreds of copies of the memorials sent to the cabinet every day, all of which are to persuade His Majesty to return the capital to Jinling!"

Jin Zhong replied truthfully.

Faced with the opposition of so many ministers, Jin Zhong and the others are also under great pressure. Recently, many government affairs have to be temporarily suspended to concentrate on dealing with the opposition of these ministers.

"Hmph, a bunch of idiots, they don't even know they're being tricked!"

But Zhu Di cursed angrily, which stunned Jin Zhong and others, wondering if Zhu Di was scolding those ministers who opposed the move of the capital, or scolding them?

"Zhan He, explain to them!"

Zhu Di waved at Zhu Zhanhe.

Zhu Zhanhe agreed, and then came to Jin Zhong and the others and said: "Jin Shangshu, after our investigation, we found that the three halls were burned down by thunder and fire. It was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster..."

Zhu Zhanhe told the story in detail, and finally said that he went to the Ministry of Industry to arrest Song Li, and the other party had already pleaded guilty.

"So that's the case. No wonder someone reported to me just now that the prince took people to the Ministry of Industry and captured Song Shangshu. It turned out that he was the mastermind behind the destruction of the three halls!"

Jin Zhong was also shocked when he heard this, and Xia Yuanji and others beside him also showed expressions of shock.

Although Song Li did not enter the cabinet, he was also one of Zhu Di's most important ministers, otherwise he would not have handed over the Ministry of Industry to him.

But I didn't expect Song Li to tamper with the three halls. If this matter gets out, it will definitely cause an uproar.

"My son, besides Song Shangshu, are there any other officials involved in the matter of the Three Great Halls being tampered with?"

Xia Yuanji suddenly asked Zhu Zhanhe.

What he is most worried about now is that behind this incident, not only Song Li, but also other officials, if too many people are involved, it may be difficult to handle.

"Song Li was just arrested and sent to prison. I haven't had time to interrogate him yet, but there must be officials from the Ministry of Industry involved."

Zhu Zhanhe replied truthfully.

"No matter who is implicated in this matter, I will investigate to the end. Prepare yourself, I will announce this matter in the morning court tomorrow!"

Zhu Di expressed his opinion immediately.

Dare to burn down the three halls, to a certain extent, is worse than treason, so no matter who is involved, Zhu Di will never tolerate it.

(End of this chapter)