Ming Dynasty, starting from the empty seal case

Chapter 8 Why is my memorial at home?

It is said that being with a king is like being with a tiger.

At this time, the officials once again deeply realized the meaning of this.

A moment ago, His Majesty was looking kind and cheerful.

And the next moment, Thunder was furious.

And it can be seen from the emperor's moody reaction that from beginning to end, this king seemed to have never thought about turning the Kongyin case into a major issue and a trivial matter!
  and.

Only now did they realize that no wonder they had always felt that something was missing since they first entered Fengtian Hall.

Look now.

The prince is obviously missing.

In previous court meetings, His Highness the Crown Prince always stood by the side of the emperor, the crown prince of a country, and personally responsible for the administration and supervision of the country!
  And now.

Listening to His Majesty's wishes, the prince is actually sorting out those memorials?
  At this moment, Baiguan was panic-stricken and felt his mind was in chaos. He couldn't think too much, and his only thoughts were all centered around the front of the main hall.

Isn't it because of the change in the stars that His Majesty intends to change his mind?
  Could it be that the two prime ministers of Zhongshu Province also made a mistake?

And just when everyone was panicking.

"Father!"

As a rich and elegant voice sounded.

Everyone turned their heads, and at the side entrance of Fengtian Hall, a young figure wearing a black dragon robe was walking quickly with a group of internal servants.

It was Zhu Biao, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.

With his tall and straight posture and gentle eyes, compared with Zhu Yuanzhang's moody and domineering aura, he looks like a student who has been reciting poems and books for many years.

Behind him were a group of chamberlains, each of whom was holding a wooden box as wide as his shoulders.

In the wooden box, memorials were stacked up.

At first glance, there were only seven or eight boxes.

"Is everything done?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Biao coming in, his tone was not gentle at all, and his anger was still the same.

Zhu Biao glanced at the ministers with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

But he still replied immediately: "Father, time is tight. The first few boxes have been checked almost, but the last three boxes were just delivered today. I can only sort them into categories. First, I will sort out the memorials in the capital and those from various places. The chief officer’s memorials will be separated.”

"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and immediately did not delay.

Look directly at the ministers.

"Since so many people are still pleading for mercy for those involved in the air seal case, let me tell you clearly today!"

"We will never spare them."

"They all cried out that they were wronged, they all asked for mercy, they all said they were innocent..."

"Then today in this court, let me listen and see how they are innocent? How are they unjustly accused?"

"They are all cunning and cunning, using their official seals to corrupt the law and taking advantage of the opportunity to steal people's wealth and support. I really thought we didn't know."

"They dare to stamp a blank official seal on tax and grain collection. Are they usually honest?"

"Whoever was begging for mercy just now is fortunate to stand up and read it to us in person!"

While talking.

His eyes scanned the officials.

However, all the officials were trembling just now because of the moody attitude of this Holy Lord.

Fortunately, he lowered his head and didn't answer at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked around and smiled coldly.

He pointed his finger and pointed directly at Shi Tujie, the imperial censor who was the first to propose the "empty seal" in the court just now.

"You, come and read to them!"

Tu Jie was kneeling and was at a loss. In previous years, how could he, who was from the sixth grade, get to this front position.

Just when I was panicking, I was suddenly pointed out, and my heart immediately went cold.

"Your Majesty..."

"Read it!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted coldly.

Tu Jie didn't dare to delay any longer. He quickly got up and followed the direction pointed by Zhu Yuanzhang and took out a thick memorial from the box at the front.

He opened it hurriedly.

Tu Jie's voice trembled under Zhu Yuanzhang's intimidating gaze.

"The sin... the sinner, the magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture... Jin Xiangzhi, used this to express his grievances to the Holy One... Taiyuan Prefecture is thousands of miles away from Yingtian Prefecture. The sinner, in an unexpected thought, followed the method of the predecessors to seal the official seal in advance in order to save travel losses. ...The guilty minister abused his public power and betrayed His Majesty's grace..."

"stop!"

Tu Jie was still preparing to recite, but Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and reached out to interrupt him.

When Tu Jie and all the officials were in panic.

Suddenly he shouted loudly!
  "Mao Xiang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold voice sounded coldly from the side door on the other side.

"The minister is here."

Seeing the latter, even during this period, the two prime ministers of Zhongshu Province, who had been standing at the front of the hundred officials, steady and silent, couldn't help but narrow their eyes.

The Qinjun Duwei Mansion has been with His Majesty since he was King of Wu before he ascended the throne.

Detect the enemy's situation, gather intelligence, assassinate, monitor...

It can be called the third eye of the Holy One.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, its organization expanded even more. Although it was only to protect His Majesty in battle in name, none of the officials in the court knew that everything they said and did on the surface, including whom they interacted with, were all under the supervision of their eyes. Down.

"You guys tell me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and waved his sleeves and hands.

Mao Xiang's footsteps were silent, and he came to the side of the ministers without noticing, his voice was cold. "Jin Xiangzhi served as the magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture in the sixth year of Hongwu. During his tenure, his subordinates and others temporarily found out that there were three major unjust, false and wrong cases and seven major unsolved cases."

"In the seventh year of Hongwu, a wealthy man named Qian was ordered to bear the taxes and grain transportation. Half a month later, it was said that he fell off a cliff and died for no reason. After three months, the land and village of the wealthy man named Qian were all owned by another local king. Owned by a wealthy family."

"In the same year, he ordered Lin's Silk Village and other young men to participate in corvee work and build a dike. That night the dike collapsed and the flood raged. No one who went there returned. Half a year later, the Silk House was owned by a wealthy family named Wang. …”

"Okay, stop reading." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand angrily.

Looking at Mao Xiang, "Then what are you waiting for? Are you waiting for him to cry out for injustice again? Take his memorial, take him out of prison, and kneel in front of the Meridian Gate!"

"It just so happens that it's still early today."

"Since hundreds of officials plead for mercy and grievances, let you all listen more..."

"Later, chop them all together!"

Say it.

He looked at Tu Jie again, whose hands were shaking non-stop since just now. "Why are you still standing there? Take another one and continue reading!"

Tu Jie's face turned pale, and now he was visibly panicked.

"I, Cao Gui, the magistrate of Anhu County, Guiyang Prefecture, am a guilty minister. I hereby write this memorial to express my grievances and seek your Majesty's clear judgment...

He hasn't finished speaking yet.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked directly at Mao Xiang.

The latter immediately stood up and said, "Cao Gui, the magistrate of Anhu County in Guiyang Prefecture, due to the remote location and the simple local people, let him succeed his uncle's position as magistrate with the merit of being a child."

"However, during his reign, he used his official position for personal gain and preyed on the common people, causing harm to the village. The people of Anhu County did not know the magistrates of the Ming Dynasty and only knew the Cao family's family law..."

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to raise his hand, "Catch him and let him wait at the Meridian Gate!"

"The local magistrate was also brought here. There is such a shocking thing under his jurisdiction. As the magistrate of the Ming Dynasty, he did not report the knowledge and should be questioned and executed..."

"continue……"

this moment.

The more Tu Jie thought about it, the more he felt that his soul seemed to be trembling.

At the beginning, I could still pronounce many names of people, including their positions and deeds.

However, as he recited more and more, Mao Xiang's speed became faster and faster.

In the end, he even just shouted a name and said "State your grievances."

Mao Xiang coldly stated his guilt.

When handling cases in the pro-military Duwei Mansion, there is no need to answer to the Third Division of the Imperial Court, but only to His Majesty.

And that brings with it.

It is the most conspicuous place outside the Meridian Gate of the imperial city.

One after another, figures, some wearing distinguished official uniforms, knelt outside the Meridian Gate...

In Fengtian Hall, the sound was still ringing.

But Baiguan felt the bone-deep cold more and more.

……

"Your Majesty, the reading here has been finished."

After an unknown amount of time, Shi Tujie, the imperial censor, looked up in panic.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were cold and he did not answer him, but looked at Mao Xiang.

The latter lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, next are the officials from the capital, as well as the officials involved in the Chief Envoys' Department and the Inspector's Department..."

……

And at the same time.

As the sky gets brighter.

In Xinghua Lane.

Su Xian's family can only stay at home.

Although I felt uneasy, I just felt that the next moment, the butcher's knife involved in Kong's proposal would come to this small family.

But perhaps because of the warmth and familiarity of home, this uneasiness is not as intense as that of prison.

Su Guiyuan warned again, saying several words of reassurance to mother and son.

Subsequently.

He stood up, suppressing the anxiety of waiting in his heart.

When hundreds of officials go to court today, there will definitely be some discussion about the empty seal case.

He, a ninth-grade sesame official, was locked up at home again and couldn't get any news.

One can only hope that what his boss Li Xie said is true.

"The change in the stars must have caused His Majesty to change his mind and figure out the whole story of the Kongyin case."

"No rush, no rush..."

At this moment, he came to the study room.

I comforted myself again in my heart that this matter might come to a conclusion soon, and the final result would definitely be okay.

His eyes glanced in front of him. When he was a junior official, he followed his boss's drawing of the mountains and rivers surrounding the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

There are also some related books on the Four Books and Five Classics annotated by the great sages.

Looking at these, his uneasiness eased a little.

By some strange coincidence, he casually took out the map of mountains and rivers he had drawn and wanted to take a look at it.

Wow…

suddenly
  Some of the densely written letters fell down.

Su Guiyuan was stunned.

And behind.

Su Xian sat next to her mother, looking forward with her small eyes, blinking...

But when he saw his father, his body stiffened for a moment.

Immediately it seemed as if he had discovered something.

The outstretched hands were trembling.

He bent down.

Judging from the back view, the trembling was becoming more and more obvious.

His outstretched hands had already picked up the fallen "letter paper".

Just a glance.

In an instant.

"Bang" sound.

Su Guiyuan sat down on the ground, his eyes dull!

He felt as if stars were twinkling in front of his eyes, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

It seemed like something was pressed into my chest and it couldn't come out.

at last.

His hands trembled and he shouted directly.

"My memorial!"

"My memorial... why is it here?"

(End of this chapter)