Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 212 The Political Enemy Hiding in the Dark

"See what I do?"

After making tea, Chen Yunfu raised his head and saw Mr. Shao and Mrs. Shao staring at him, so he asked with a smile, "Why, is there any food stain on my child's face?"

"How do you know it's the Dali Temple case?"

"There is no major case in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and there is no reason for you to know about the case of the Metropolitan Procuratorate before me, so it can only be the case of Dali Temple."

Here Chen Yunfu said that the Ministry of Criminal Justice has no major cases, but there is nothing wrong with it.

What big case can the criminal department have?

Killing people, setting fires, blocking roads and robbing.

If that kind of gang commits a crime and occupies the mountain as the king and orders one side, it will not be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Punishment, and it will be reported to the provincial capital and the general administration.

What is a major case?

For people with the identities of Chen Yunfu and Shao Zhi, only those involving politics, officials and parties are considered major cases, and local folk vendettas and robbers are at most a security issue.

That's why Chen Yunfu said that the Ministry of Criminal Justice had no major cases, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate was in charge of investigating officials, but how could Shao Zhi know about the case of the Metropolitan Procuratorate before Chen Yunfu, the Zuodu Yushi?

After a little thought, I knew it was the case of Dali Temple.

"Drinking alcohol won't affect your intelligence, kid."

"Then drink more."

Chen Yunfu smiled slightly, if he let a few daughters-in-law down, how could he go out and hang around in the future.

"Brother, tell me, what case happened in your Dali Temple, which can make Si Cheng of the trial department so nervous like you, father-in-law, my brother-in-law's face can't hide things."

"It would be nice if he could be half as stable as you."

Shao Zhi taught Shao Ziheng a lesson, and then motioned the latter to tell Chen Yunfu about the matter.

"At the end of the year, the Judicial Division reviewed a batch of case files. Among them, a Liaodong prisoner named Guo Xiaoniu said that there are now officials and businessmen in Liaodong colluding together to take advantage of the convenience of the imperial court moving a large number of people to develop Liaodong, secretly trafficking a lot of people to Mongol."

"impossible!"

Almost instantly, Chen Yunfu expressed his disbelief.

"Yuan Ting has perished, and now Mongolia is falling into division. They are still fighting hard. How can they have the time to buy slaves in a sneaky way? What's more, what is the identity of Guo Xiaoniu? Such a big matter, he Can you know?"

Whether it was out of emotion or reason, Chen Yunfu's intuition told himself that Guo Xiaoniu was lying.

"Also, what crime did he commit and was imprisoned? How could he come to your Dali Temple if his case is not in Liaodong?"

"Eastern Liaodong has not yet been appointed as an envoy, so the cases in the past few years have been sent directly to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. After the Ministry of Criminal Justice approves the case, it will be archived by Dali Temple."

Almost forgot about this.

Chen Yunfu nodded, but still asked, "What did he do?"

"The case records say that this Guo Xiaoniu is a green-skinned rascal who makes a living by extortion. He was sentenced to [-] flogging and [-] years of assassination."

The so-called tattooing means tattooing on the face to match the army.

In ancient times, there were both regular and irregular armies. For example, before Feng Sheng’s Northern Expedition, he asked Chen Yunfu to ask the people to support the logistics. This logistics transportation work was done by the military, but how could there be hundreds of thousands of military troops in Ming Dynasty? They could only be apportioned to the common people. .

"Can you trust the words of a green-skinned rascal?"

Chen Yunfu didn't believe it, but the case Guo Xiaoniu reported in prison was too serious, and he always felt uneasy if he didn't investigate it.

"If such a big event really existed, it is impossible for Zhang Wei not to report it."

Standing up, Chen Yunfu walked around the study with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed.

"In the past four years, Zhang Wei has achieved outstanding achievements in Liaodong. I suspect that this case is a conspiracy by someone with a heart to attack Zhang Wei."

"That's right, my father thought so too, so I brought Heng'er to you."

Shao Zhi said in a deep voice: "I doubt it for my father. This is probably a party dispute, an attack and frame against Zhang Wei, in an attempt to bring Zhang Wei down."

"Liaodong's results are already destined to come out now. At this juncture, if Zhang Wei is pulled down, he will be able to pick peaches."

Shao Zhi nodded.

"There is indeed such a possibility, but whoever will go to Liaodong to take over, isn't he the one who actually framed Zhang Wei?"

"If you are framed or not, don't talk nonsense without evidence."

Chen Yunfu raised his hand: "This is the people suing the officials, not the impeachment of the wind. If Zhang Wei is deposed because of this, it is his own bad luck. Who is to blame?"

This incident was tacitly understood by everyone, and everyone knew it was framed by people, but on the surface, even if they wanted to rely on party struggles, they couldn't rely on it.

Zhu Yuanzhang gave the common people the power to report and report. It cannot be said that Guo Xiaoniu did this because Zhu Yuanzhang ordered it.

No matter who takes over, it will be appointed by Zhu Biao, the Crown Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom. Even if everyone knows that the successor is the mastermind behind the scenes, Chen Yunfu has nothing to do with him.

You can't talk nonsense without evidence.

Especially now that I have been the censor of the Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, if I fight with others without evidence, it will really become an endless party struggle, which is not conducive to the good situation of stability and unity.

"It looks like I'll have to catch this case myself."

"Are you going to Liaodong in person?" Shao Zhi was surprised when he first heard the news, "Now the affairs of the center cannot be separated from you."

Of course Chen Yunfu knew that he didn't want to leave Jinling at this time, after all, it was the 24th year of Hongwu after the new year.

The Ceremony Department of Zen Rendezvous has started preparations!

If I go to Liaodong at this time, if I can make it back in three or two months, I am afraid that if it is done slowly, if I can’t make it back to the enthronement ceremony, the gain will outweigh the loss.

Chen Yunfu locked his brows tightly, and said in a deep voice: "I must keep Zhang Wei. It just so happens that I haven't been to Liaodong for four years. Liaodong is the most important thing in the country. I must keep the good situation in Liaodong. The next time Zhang Zhen falls, the successor must also be one of us."

Chen Yunfu felt uneasy about who would investigate the Liaodong case in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. After much deliberation, it was most appropriate for him to go by himself.

Shao Zhi also figured this out and sighed.

"Right now, that's the only way to go."

"Brother Ziheng can tell the story when we pay New Year's greetings to the Crown Prince at the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting tomorrow."

Chen Yunfu said: "This matter should be done sooner rather than later, and it should be quick rather than slow."

"Over the years, the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting is just for congratulations, and there is no precedent for it to be played. It will be too bad to say it tomorrow."

The first day of the new year made Zhu Biao feel troubled, so Zhu Biao still hated Zhang Wei, the chief official of Liaodong, to death.

When Chen Yunfu thought about it, it was indeed the truth.

No matter how anxious you are, you can't ignore the rules in a hurry. There will be nothing to do during the New Year. After congratulating all the officials, you can take the annual leave. Who cares about the official business.

"The restoration of the dynasty on the eighth day of the eighth day, why don't we talk about it again on the eighth day?"

"Okay, then say so."

After sending Shao Zhi and his son away, Chen Yunfu went back to the study and sat down, his face uncertain in the flickering candlelight.

Now that he is in the limelight, what kind of unsightly thing is hiding in the dark to make things difficult for him?
"My political enemy, who else?"

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(End of this chapter)