Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 234, there are big fish

"Okay, very good!"

After listening to Xiao Jing's report, Emperor Hongzhi smiled angrily.

"Wu Kuan, Xu Ziyuan, Xu Long...there are Yushi, there are Hanlin, there are also doctors and local officials, at least they are all ministers above the fifth rank~"

"They are all the pillars of my Ming Dynasty, and they are all my right-hand men, but in the end, they have become moths of the country. In times of famine, they don't think about helping the victims, sharing the worries of the king, and solving the problems of the people. They are colluding with profiteers and stealing money." Official warehouses, driving up food prices, causing people to die of hunger, everyone talks about how to deal with it."

The voice of Emperor Hongzhi was full of anger, so that the voice of the gentle and refined old man became very loud, and it kept reverberating in the study of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, making Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing and others who were there in silence.

At this time, smart people know that they should shut up, keep silent, and speak for the emperor, obviously to offend the entire scholarly society, and they will inevitably be scolded to death in the future.

If you speak for these officials, you will definitely offend Emperor Hongzhi. The current Emperor Hongzhi is like an angry lion with cold and scarlet eyes, as if he wants to choose someone to eat.

What's more, the things these people committed, even if they implicated the nine clans, were nothing more than colluding with profiteers, stealing official warehouses, and driving up food prices during the famine years.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to continue the famine to embezzle the property of the emperor and the prince, to limit and control the imperial power. This is something that no emperor can tolerate.

The people present were all smart people, and obviously knew this very clearly, so everyone was silent and did not make a sound.

"Liu Aiqing, tell me."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Emperor Hongzhi thought about it and called them by name.

"Your Majesty, in times of famine, colluding with profiteers, stealing official warehouses, and driving up grain prices is an unforgivable crime, and it should be handled according to the laws of the country. However, this case involves a lot, and I think it should be handled carefully. The factory guards have always implicated innocent people. , the practice of beating into tricks, so I think we should send upright people to supervise the handling of the whole case, so that people in the world can be more convinced."

Liu Jian pondered for a while, and after thinking about it, he could only bite the bullet and express his opinion.

He was obviously very good at speaking, first he said that those who committed crimes cannot be forgiven, which made Emperor Hongzhi's face look much better.

Then the conversation changed, pointing out the problems of the factory guards, and suggesting that the ministers of the DPRK and China be involved in the investigation of the case, and be more cautious in handling the case. This is tantamount to giving Shilin an explanation. So as not to offend Shilin.

Although his words can be regarded as two-faced, but they are all tenable, making it impossible to say.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi still listened to what his teacher said. Although he was very angry now, Emperor Hongzhi did not lose his mind and nodded slightly after listening.

Then he looked at Li Dongyang and said, "What does Li Aiqing think?"

"I think what Liu Gong said is true. This case involves many ministers in the court. It should be cautious and needs careful investigation and trial."

Li Dongyang thought about it and said solemnly.

Zhou Jing and Ma Wensheng looked at each other and said, "I also support Liu Gong's words."

Hearing what the three of them said, Emperor Hongzhi remained silent, and then looked at the British Duke Zhang Mao.

Seeing Emperor Hongzhi looking over, Zhang Mao secretly thought that something was wrong. This was a matter between the civil servants and Emperor Hongzhi, and he, a military general, did not want to join in.

But now Emperor Hongzhi attaches great importance to military commanders and nobles, and he also attaches great importance to himself. He will let himself express his views and opinions on any major events, so he also has to have his own views and attitudes, and can no longer be as airy as before.

Zhang Mao is a smart person, he saw the murderous intent in Emperor Hongzhi's eyes at a glance, and also saw the weakness of Emperor Hongzhi's temperament, after thinking about it for a while, Zhang Mao also opened his mouth slowly.

"Your Majesty, I believe that this case is related to the imperial power and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. We cannot take it too seriously. Those who endanger the country must not be tolerated. We must severely punish the world."

"However, Your Majesty has always been wise, and has always loved the people like a son. He doesn't like tyranny and torture, and this case involves a lot. Fifty-four ministers of the court and China were involved in it alone, as well as local important officials and officials. Officials were even implicated in the massacre of several grain merchants."

"That's why I believe that this case should be handled carefully, so as not to cause unjust, false or wrong cases and damage His Majesty's reputation."

Zhang Mao's words are essentially the same as Liu Jian's words, but the details are different. Liu Jian's focus is on talking about the famine, while Zhang Mao's focus is on saying that these people limit the imperial power and threaten Ming Dynasty. There is a big difference in the foundation of the country and the country.

If it is just to collude with grain merchants to make money for the country, although they should be killed, they generally will not implicate their family members, but if it involves the great imperial power, it is almost the same as treason, and it will implicate the nine clans.

After listening to Zhang Mao's words, Emperor Hongzhi smiled and nodded in satisfaction, finally looked at Xiao Jing and said, "Xiao Jing, what do you say?"

As the secretary of Emperor Hongzhi, Xiao Jing had no place to talk about state affairs in the past, and he could only stand aside and listen obediently, so he is also habitually like this now, standing aside and listening carefully.

But he did not expect that Emperor Hongzhi would ask his own opinions and thoughts now, which made him a little flattered and surprised at the same time. In his own words, all the honor and disgrace of these eunuchs are maintained on the emperor. , the emperor favors him more, life will naturally be better.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this case is only a preliminary trial at present, and there are still many things that have not been clarified. Moreover, although the ministers we know so far are all important ministers in the court, none of these people can take the lead, so we are also I believe that there are more and higher-level leaders behind the scenes."

"I also think that this case should be tried carefully and carefully, and try to find out all the moths in the country."

Xiao Jing thought for a while and said.

In the process of investigating this case, Xiao Jing has already discovered this point. The people involved in this case are definitely more than the current dozens of people. There must be real big bosses in the court who have not been found out. These big bosses have always acted carefully. Be cautious, there are very few clues left, and it is definitely not an easy task to find out.

But Xiao Jing is still confident. The factory guards are very powerful, and this is their specialty. What's more, dozens of officials have been arrested now, and they want to pry their mouths open and find out more big ones. Fish is not out of the question either.

Hearing Xiao Jing's words, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing, and Ma Wensheng frowned slightly, thinking in their hearts that it was terrible. Dozens of ministers had already been implicated. How many people will involve the real boss in the court.

"Eunuchs are indeed not good things~"

Zhou Jing couldn't help cursing inwardly, he hated eunuchs and factory guards even more.

"In the future, we still need to persuade His Majesty not to rely heavily on the power of eunuchs and factory guards. If this case continues to be investigated like this, it may become the same as those cases at the founding of the country, and tens of thousands of people will die by then."

Liu Jian thought the same way in his heart.

"Hey, who would want to limit the imperial power?"

"Your Majesty is a generation of wise rulers, and his virtuous ministers are far away from villains. After this, life will be difficult."

Li Dongyang sighed in his heart, but figures flashed through his mind quickly, thinking carefully, who would be the man behind this.

"Since you all think that this case is very involved and should be tried carefully, then let's do it. Xiao Jing will investigate this case, but Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Zhang Mao will be the supervisors, and you will be responsible for supervising the trial of the factory guards. , if you have innocent people involved, you can report to me at any time, I will not wrong a good person, but I will definitely not let a bad person go."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the crowd, thought for a while and said.

When he said the last sentence, his speech speed was very slow, and every word was murderous, which made all the people present couldn't help shivering slightly.

Emperor Hongzhi was really angry this time, and it would be difficult for some people to calm him down if he didn't die.

　Who is the big fish behind?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)