Ming Dynasty, starting from the empty seal case

Chapter 18 There is still a way to have both worlds!
  The sound resounded.

But everyone who heard it was stunned.

So simple!
  Anyone with a brain can answer it almost subconsciously.

What is the difference between this question and "Have you eaten today?"
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Some people reacted with horror, secretly saying that His Majesty is really "extremely dangerous"!
  The first question comes from whose hands.

If Su Guiyuan answered: himself.

Then forget about the second and third questions, it’s just death!
  After all, this memorial was written... by his son Su Xian, that six-year-old child!
  But if Su Guiyuan answered truthfully, he was his son.

That is the second question, what is the first sentence in this memorial.

Although all the officials in the court knew that the bold words of a child were spoken by His Majesty.

But if you, Su Guiyuan, say you know.

And it comes out of your mouth.

In any case, you "driven" your son to write it.

If you dare not write a memorial yourself, let a child write it for you?
  Let’s not talk about it yet, the childish words Wuji mentioned before are no longer “childish words”.

Just the word "deceive the king",
  You can't escape the word "death".

These first two questions seem extremely simple, but they are actually "traps".

There is no need to answer the third question if you step into a trap.

But if the first two answers are correct.

The third one is the highlight.

Thinking of this, the officials became more and more trembling at the cruelty of His Majesty's methods.

But then again.

A nine-grade inspection is simply not enough for the Holy One to use this method on him.

He even valued him so much that he escaped from death and brought him to the main hall for questioning.

In other words.

The content of that memorial is even more curious!
  ……

And this moment.

Su Guiyuan listened to the question.

After Li Xie's taunts before his death, and under that "butcher's knife" just now...

Some of the concepts he had established in the first half of his life were gradually crumbling.

So much so that now, he was completely confused.

In order to dispel this confusion, he even subconsciously remembered the time and steps required to walk from the Meridian Gate to the main hall.

now.

He looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty in Fengtian Hall.

Now, I am not even qualified to step in.

He had been working as an official sincerely, but now he was involved in a major case, almost killing himself, his wife and children.

His thoughts were very chaotic, drifting from here to there, and from there to here...

"Su Guiyuan!"

In the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon chair. It seemed that he had not heard the answer for a long time, so he roared again.

Su Guiyuan suddenly woke up.

Looking ahead, Emperor Hongwu was sitting on the dragon throne. It was too far away and in the backlight, so he couldn't even see his face clearly.

But he subconsciously wanted to catch something.

The thoughts in my mind gradually became clear.

Because of the "Memorial".

This is the only chance the son can fight for for his family!

He must cherish it!
  "Back to Your Majesty, this memorial was written by the son of a minor minister."

Su Guiyuan lowered his head.

The rich voice of the current Holy One sounded again.

"Weak minister? In the Kongyin case, as the inspector who inspected the accounts, you allowed them to fill in the numbers privately and use our salary to do selfish things. Aren't you a guilty minister?"

If he had been accused like this in the past, given his character, he would have panicked and quickly knelt down, trying to defend himself from various aspects.

But now, maybe he just experienced that thrilling scene.

After escaping from death, certain resistances seem to have increased.

His voice was neither urgent nor slow, but he began to have some attitude of his own.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we, the Ninth Grade Inspector, are not qualified to directly contact officials from various places. We can only sit under the eaves and verify the tax accounts of both parties."

"Even if there is an error in the verification, according to the regulations, the report should be reported to the superior. This is reported step by step, and the final decision is made by the superior officer."

"After five years of inspection, Wei Chen has never acted for selfish reasons. Therefore: Wei Chen is not guilty!"

"Huh!" Zhu Yuanzhang obviously didn't want to hear this.

Just squinting, the most important thing is this memorial!
  "You have a strong mouth, so let's answer the second question."

"What is the first sentence here?"

Su Guiyuan said: "I don't know!"

"I don't know?" Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was obviously confused.

"Weichen finished writing the memorial last night and left the study while the handwriting was drying. Weichen knew that he was involved in the empty seal case, but if something happened, his wife and children might not be able to bear it, so he went to ask for it."

"Perhaps at this time, my son went to the study to change the places he had written."

"Then he took it out and gave it to Wei Chen. Wei Chen did not doubt that he had it, so he took it directly to the two guards in front of the house."

"Weichen always thought that the memorial was written by Weichen, so he didn't open it a second time to check it. Therefore, Weichen didn't know the content of what my son wrote."

This conversation was witnessed by all the officials.

But I praise it in my heart.

"Good answer."

Let’s talk about the reaction here. If he thinks too much and says the wrong thing once, he will die!

After all, not everyone has the courage to say "I don't know" in front of the Holy One.

of course.

Another possibility is that he is telling the truth.

Only by telling the truth can we avoid thinking and even ignore all traps.

But if it's true.

This is even more proof!
  This memorial was really written by a "six-year-old child".

Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously aware of this.

But it’s still the same sentence.

Unbelievable!

Compared to the "conclusion" after the memorial, it came from a six-year-old child.

He even preferred to believe that Su Guiyuan was aware of these traps and his answers were flawless!

But if this person is so quick-witted. It won’t be a review every five years.

"It's really evil!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the memorial with some annoyance and cursed secretly.

"Then answer the third question, what do you want to do?"

below.

Su Guiyuan's voice sounded again.

"Although Wei Chen doesn't know what my son wrote, his intention is clear, which is to get Wei Chen out of the Kongyin Case."

"Detachment?" Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his small beard, "Dream!"

"If you don't explain this clearly, don't even think about leaving!"

Having said this.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in trouble again.

Su Guiyuan didn't know anything about it. He didn't even know what was written in the memorial. What could he ask?
  You can't really let yourself ask questions like this from a little baby.

This is getting more and more evil!
  But if he were to ignore what was said above and just throw it away, then chop Su Guiyuan down and pretend that nothing happened, he couldn't do it himself.

After all, the words in this memorial scratched his heart like an itch.

"What else do you know? Tell me all together."

For no reason, Zhu Yuanzhang could only ask this.

Outside the main hall.

Su Guiyuan closed his eyes and thought about it. After experiencing life and death, he couldn't calm down. He couldn't say a word for a long time.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was waiting anxiously.

Only then did he remember something, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Li Xie from Zhaomo Station came to look for me last night. He once said that this empty seal case must be caused by heavy thunder and quiet rain."

"Your Majesty didn't know the cause of this case, so he was angry when he first heard about it. After thinking about it again, he understood. That's why the star changes and why all the ninth-level officials like us have to submit memorials."

"So Li Xie once said, let the ministers submit a letter with him... just ask for mercy and excuse. By then, the big thing will be reduced to a trivial one, and nothing will happen."

Having said this.

The faces of the officials were also a little ugly, after all, they thought so too today.

"Hmph! Fortunately you didn't write like that. No, fortunately that's not what this memorial says. Otherwise, you wouldn't be standing here and being questioned by us."

"Where is Li Xie?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly looked at him and asked.

"Return to your majesty. He has been beheaded. He is on the left side of Wei Chen."

"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang cursed secretly and moved quickly.

But he couldn't ask for several times. For a while, he couldn't make up his mind, and he already thought about going to court.

It's just that he is still a little unwilling.

"What else did your brave boy say? Think again."

This time, Su Guiyuan answered quickly, as if he had already prepared it in his heart.

"When Li Xie said those words, my son was by his side. After that, he only made one comment?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was curious, "Huh?"

"Your Majesty, you will definitely start the empty seal murder case!"

Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his fingers on the table and leaned forward slightly.

"So sure? Do you know that this morning in the morning, even the officials in the court were saying that there will be thunder but no rain! Is your child a child prodigy who can pinch and count?"

Su Guiyuan: "My son has no such ability."

"It's just that he said again..."

"Although this empty seal case was initiated by His Majesty on his own initiative, the background involved in the empty seal case stems from the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty. In this case, the empty seal issue was mostly done as a last resort, and no one was willing to bear the account. If there is a slight mistake, they will rush back and forth, wasting the responsibility of manpower and material resources.”

Hear this.

All the officials nodded inwardly. They wanted to say, "Listen, this is a truth that even a six-year-old child knows! But His Majesty insists on killing everyone!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very interested and said, "Continue."

"Your Majesty must have a purpose for doing this! He also made Wei Chen guess."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, "Guess our purpose?"

He looked at the memorial, his eyes gradually becoming sharper, the fox's tail was finally exposed, right? We'll catch you right now.

He asked expectantly: "Tell me your answer?"

Who knows the next moment.

Su Guiyuan shook his head, "Weichen didn't guess it."

Damn it!

cunning!

Zhu Yuanzhang cursed secretly in his heart, feeling annoyed that he had already caught the rabbit, but it escaped again.

"But my son said that even if His Majesty kills all the officials involved in Kongyin."

"In the end, no matter what happens, it will be the same. Kongyin will not disappear just because His Majesty kills too many people, and corruption will not disappear just because His Majesty kills too many people."

"on the contrary……"

"In the case of Kongyin, the more your Majesty kills, the more officials everywhere will be able to openly and openly take advantage of."

"In order to put an end to petty corruption, His Majesty has turned on big corruption!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became furious and said, "Children's words, nonsense!"

"Please forgive me for reading the words of a child."

As soon as these words came out.

The strange thing is that Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just burst into anger, regained his composure.

"There is no way to have both ends of the world. If it is just a child's talk, it is nonsense!"

Who knows, as soon as his words appeared.

But Su Guiyuan suddenly fell to the ground, as if he had been waiting for this scene for a long time.

He loudly said:

"No!"

"Report to Your Majesty..."

"My son once said: There are still two ways to achieve both in this world!

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