Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chen Ying, censor of the right capital, impeached Guo An, Duke of Ding!

Guo An didn't know it yet, but Cao Guogong Li Jinglong stood up first and acquitted Guo An?

His Majesty directly rebuked Chen Ying, the censor of Youdu, and even listed Chen Ying's crimes?

Chen Ying has already lost His Majesty's favor?

Is Chen Ying the real clown?

All the military attachés and nobles looked around at Zhu Di, Chen Ying and others with wide eyes and excited faces.

The witness, Wang Laoqi, had a dull look on his face. This scene was different from what he had been accused of!

"Why did your Majesty accuse me so unjustly?"

After reacting, Chen Ying's face turned red and she was full of grievances. She choked and said: "The talented person from the humble minister entered the Imperial Academy, and was favored by Emperor Taigaozu, and was promoted to the supervisory censor.

Later, he appointed the Shandong Provincial Envoy to govern the people of Shandong.

Weichen has read the books of sages since he was a child, and knows about benevolence, righteousness, morality and righteousness. He is so loved by Emperor Taigaozu. Weichen has always worked hard and walked on thin ice in order not to let down Emperor Taigaozu's holy grace. "

"During the Hongwu period, corrupt officials were rampant. Emperor Taigaozu arrested many corrupt officials. The minor officials used the name of integrity to avoid jail. Even the eagles and dogs of the Jin Yiwei could not find any evidence of the minor officials.

Even once, they wanted to frame Wei Chen, but they couldn't find any frame-up..."

The more she talked, the more Chen Ying felt that she was an upright official. She couldn't help but raise her head and face Zhu Di with a righteous look on her face.

"Then Guo An, Duke of Dingguo, can make money for His Majesty and is also good at flattering him. He is also His Majesty's minister. It is normal for Your Majesty to favor this person.

However, this person had no talent or virtue, and killed innocent people indiscriminately in Annan. In the capital, he was arrogant and domineering, beating court officials wantonly.

In fact, the guard of honor has some talent in craftsmanship, and he has the support of His Majesty behind the Jiangjun Mountain workshop. He is even more desperate to make money, and a carriage is priced at eight hundred taels of silver...

For him to earn such shady money is a disgrace to Guo Taishi's pure name!

Your Majesty, the gentry and merchants in the world are afraid of Your Majesty, and they dare not provoke Guo An, the Duke of Dingguo..."

"However, this minister is a scholar, and he is also the censor of the Imperial Court of the Ming Dynasty. He is also an official of the Great Ming Dynasty. He will never tolerate such a sycophant minister staying by His Majesty's side to harm our Ming Dynasty.

If your majesty wants to abandon this sycophant because of your favor and trust in him, or even insult him... The good idea is that you are your father, and if you want your minister to die, you will have to die.

However, as a great official and a censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I must impeach this traitor even if he dies! "

Above, Zhu Di's face was livid when he heard this.

The eyes of all the civil servants in the court were shining brightly, and some were weeping silently. They had all been thinking about Duke Guo An for a long time.

"Mr. Chen is so righteous!"

"yes……"

Hearing this, Chen Ying was greatly encouraged and her voice became louder.

"Your Majesty, I know that the imperial court is short of money and the Ming Dynasty is short of money.

However, governing the world does not only rely on money, but also needs to educate the people of the world, select talents and use them, and reduce taxes and levies...

If Your Majesty still favors Guo An, the Duke of Dingguo, and abandons his subordinates, he will be willing to suffer death at his neck!

It's just that I regret that I didn't discover Dingguo Gong Guo An's true identity as a sycophantic minister earlier. I regret that as early as the time of Emperor Taigaozu, he impeached him and got rid of him...

If it is the head of a minor minister, it can make His Majesty repent and let His Majesty know that the country, the country, and the country are the most important things, and then the minor minister will deserve to die..."

These impassioned words touched the hearts of many officials.

At that moment, officials came out with angry faces.

"Your Majesty, please put the country, the country, and the country first, be aware of everything, and don't cover up sycophants!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Mr. Chen is so aware of justice, how can he be the kind of person who excludes dissidents and makes wanton accusations? Those Jin Yiwei must not know the benefits of accepting Ding Guogong, and fabricated evidence to frame Mr. Chen. Your Majesty also asked your Majesty to use his country to The country is our top priority, so send a supervisor to investigate again!"

"Your Majesty also requests that the country and the country be..."

Above, Zhu Di was furious. He had long known that these civil servants were harsh with their words, but he did not expect that these civil servants could confuse right and wrong in this way.

However, fortunately, he had already asked Jin Yiwei to investigate all the evil deeds done by Chen Ying.

So there's still a glimmer of sanity in this.

There is even some expectation deep in the eyes.

I don’t know what kind of attitude these upright and plausible officials will have after seeing the evidence.

But at this moment, Chen Ying below was completely calm.

He knew that when faced with the noble Lord Dingguo, many officials in the court would support him even if they didn't like him on weekdays.

Even if His Majesty does have some evidence, it was Jin Yiwei who framed him!

He can also overturn the verdict!

The more she thought about it, the more determined Chen Ying became, and she even felt a little proud.

The world of the Ming Dynasty is not the world of the Zhu family, but the world of officials and gentry like them!

"Ha ha……"

Zhu Di smiled faintly, "You are really my good friends. Why are you saying that I falsely accused Chen Ying before you even looked at the evidence?"

"It's just that I don't know that Chen Ying framed others and I have found the evidence. Why don't you believe it?

Do you think that I am easy to bully, or do you think that I am the second emperor of Qin? With this evidence, you can treat a deer as a horse and act arbitrarily? "

There was a sudden silence in the court hall, and the officials who spoke out looked pale.

In their excitement, they actually forgot that His Majesty was not a good person.

Zhu Di shouted loudly again: "Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, please tell me, what should I do to these officials who deceive the emperor?"

After hearing this, Hou Tai, the Minister of Punishment, and Hu Run, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, hurriedly came out of the queue with solemn expressions on their faces.

"Your Majesty, these officials are our Ming court officials and have contributed greatly to our Ming Dynasty through their hard work.

However, if you dare to question His Majesty today, you should be punished.

However, I beg your Majesty to please take into account the good intentions of these officials and do not harm their lives! "

"Hmph, do you think I am a coward or a tyrant?"

Zhu Di snorted coldly and ordered Yishiha on the side, "Go and hand over Chen Ying's crime sheet that the Jinyi Guards found out to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple and let them see whether I am favoring Dingguo or not." Sir, is it Chen Ying, the thief who spends his days confusing right and wrong, framing others and excluding dissenters?"

"The crime?"

Chen Ying was shocked.

Officials such as Hou Tai and Hu Run were all surprised.

Your Majesty has been prepared!

Now, no matter how slow they were, they all reacted.

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Yi Shiha quickly took out two guilt books and handed them to Hou Tai and Hu Run.

"This……"

After just reading two pages, Hou Tai and Hu Run's eyes tightened, and they looked a little shocked.

The crime book was recorded in such detail that some cases were still vivid in their minds, and they had even handled them.

One of them is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the other is the Young Minister of Dali Temple. They can naturally see that the things recorded in the crime book must be true.

Moreover, they have also heard some unfavorable rumors about Chen Ying.

The more they looked, the more frightened they became.

Chen Ying, who was on the side, saw the changes in the expressions of Hou Tai and Hu Run, and felt inexplicably panicked.

Above, Zhu Di said again: "After reading it, pass the crime to other courtiers!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hou Tai and Hu Run responded quickly and handed the crime book to the minister beside them.

The courtiers immediately gathered together and started watching.

The entire court meeting was filled with discussions and commotion.

Some officials were still watching, turning their heads to look at Chen Ying from time to time.

This made Chen Ying even more flustered...

"Your Majesty's Holy Judgment, in the 30th year of Hongwu's reign, He Wenyi, a fellow magistrate of Qizhou Prefecture in Shandong Province, who is from Weichen's hometown, was ordered to investigate by the imperial court due to a corruption case. Weichen felt that it was very strange at that time.

Wei Chen knows that Wei Chen's fellow countryman is usually very honest and regards the people under his rule as his nephews.

In addition, he is extremely timid and does not dare to commit corruption!

However, the time between He Wenyi being found out for corruption and the court ordering his family to be confiscated and beheaded did not exceed three months.

Even though there are many doubts in it, once He Wenyi died, Wei Chen wanted to defend him, but he was unable to do so. Unexpectedly, behind this incident, it was actually Chen Ying, the inspector general of Shandong Province..."

An official stood up and cried to Zhu Di.

"Please Your Majesty investigate this matter strictly and restore the name of the poor fellow minister He Wenyi!"

After saying that, he looked at Chen Ying with hatred on his face.

"I really didn't expect that the censor Chen Youdu, who usually hates evil, would be such a sanctimonious, sinister and evil sycophant!"

Chen Ying's face became angry, "How dare you, a junior official, to insult me ​​like this..."

However, before Chen Ying could finish cursing, another official cursed angrily at Chen Ying.

"You treacherous minister, let me tell you, my classmate and Wei Wenlian are of pure origin, have always been conscientious in their work, and love the people as sons. How could you collude with bandits and harm the people.

It turns out that this matter was framed by you, a thief official..."

"Chen Thief, I didn't expect that you would be so sanctimonious on weekdays, but you would do so many evil things in private and ruin the reputation of our civil servants. You really deserve to die!"

"Chen Thief, you are such a thief official, how dare you accept so much money..."

Immediately, a dozen civil servants stood out from the court and cursed angrily at Chen Ying.

Afterwards, Li Jinglong and other nobles looked at this scene with curiosity, but they did not join in rashly.

When Chen Ying saw this, she was so angry that she almost fainted.

At the same time, I was also a little panicked and a little at a loss.

Originally, these officials would work with him to impeach Dingguo Gong Guo An, or argue with His Majesty. How could this happen?

"What's written in this sin book?"

Chen Ying couldn't help but asked loudly. "Show him!"

Zhu Di said coldly.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

An official angrily handed the crime book to Chen Ying.

At the same time, several military attaches and nobles stared closely at Chen Ying, fearing that Chen Ying would jump over the wall and tear away the crime.

pity.

After reading a few pages, Chen Ying's face was filled with sadness and she was confused.

Jin Yiwei actually found out most of his affairs?

You know, even in the Hongwu Year, those Jin Yiwei with extremely long noses were not found out!

After a moment, Chen Ying felt weak all over and looked at Zhu Di with a panicked face.

"Your Majesty, these cases are all for the Ming Dynasty, for..."

Zhu Di couldn't help but sneered, "Now that things have happened, you, a thief official, still want to quibble?"

Chen Ying couldn't help but feel even more flustered. Faced with this evidence, the officials who were close to him would scold him the most harshly. He didn't know what to do.

He could only wailed and knelt down towards Zhu Di.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Ever since I was promoted to the Supervisory Censor, I have been conscientious and loyal to the court..."

Even if we occasionally impeach other officials, it is because they have made mistakes..."

"Shut up!"

Zhu Di directly roared loudly: "Why do you, a dog official, have the nerve to say this? Are you impeaching me?

If others don't please you, don't honor you with money, or don't give you gifts, why do you frame other officials? "

"You are also a dignified censor of the Ming Dynasty. You should know that if a censor breaks the law, the crime will be increased...

What will happen to you if you commit a crime? "

Conquer the family and exterminate the clan!

Chen Ying couldn't help being frightened, her liver and gallbladder were split, and she wailed loudly, "Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen. Weichen is a trusted minister of Emperor Taigaozu. Weichen is the censor of Youdu of the Ming Dynasty. Weichen should not Be punished!"

"Tsk!"

Seeing Chen Ying's ridiculous words, Zhu Di couldn't help but smile coldly, his face full of ridicule.

"You also know that you are the censor of Youdu in the Ming Dynasty and a second-rank official. Why don't you think so when you framed a distinguished official of the Ming Dynasty and brought a few close associates against me in order to confuse right and wrong and deceive the emperor? "

"Okay, you don't need to say it. If it were the Emperor Taigaozu, you would be cut into pieces, skinned and cramped to death.

However, I am not that bloodthirsty. I will confiscate your home and exterminate your clan, and punish you according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

Don't worry, none of your colluded officials will be able to escape...

As for the honest officials who were framed by you, I will also reverse their cases, restore their innocence, and compensate their descendants! "

"His Majesty……"

Chen Ying was shocked again. He had always been aloof, asking others to die, ransacking other people's homes, and destroying other people's clans, but he never thought that these would also happen to him.

The more she thought about it, the more frightened Chen Ying became. She howled loudly and wanted to run to Zhu Di on the dragon chair.

"Be bold!"

The eunuchs on both sides ran out and pinned Chen Ying to His Highness.

"Your Majesty, I have done hard work for the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty..."

Although she couldn't move, Chen Ying kept begging.

"Drag it!"

Zhu Di didn't even look at it, he was already extremely disgusted with Chen Ying.

Even Yang Jing, the censor of Zuodu, and all the officials of the Procuratorate, had no shame in looking at Chen Ying's posture.

As for the witness Wang Laoqi on the side, he looked at all this with wide eyes and a look of horror on his face.

It's over, everything is over!

This official is so unreliable!

"Your Majesty, this witness..."

Yi Shiha asked in a low voice.

Zhu Di said coldly: "Drag this unruly man down and interrogate him carefully!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Soon, two more big Han generals dragged Wang Laoqi down, who was paralyzed by fear.

When the hall became clear, Zhu Di looked towards Yang Jing.

"You are such a thief official from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and you have been promoted to the position of Yushi of Zuodu. What can you say?"

Yang Jing's expression turned bitter and he said in a deep voice: "The humble minister is silent and unable to identify the treacherous ministers around him. If he has betrayed the emperor's favor, please punish him!"

"Humph!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly and said: "What crime should those censors who followed Chen Ying in writing to impeach Duke Ding be guilty of?"

Below, the expressions of several censors suddenly changed, and they quickly looked at Yang Jing with pleading expressions on their faces.

Yang Jing said with a stern face: "Your Majesty, the censor is supposed to hear what is happening, catch the wind and shadow, and supervise the officials of the world.

However, they failed to understand clearly and followed the thief Chen Ying to falsely accuse the nobles of the imperial court. Weichen didn't know whether they were being coerced or had bad intentions. Weichen will investigate this matter strictly! "

Zhu Di asked again: "Chen Ying has committed so many crimes, and the officials who colluded with him, can the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple thoroughly investigate them all?"

Hou Tai and Hu Run said quickly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that we will thoroughly investigate all officials and never let a guilty official go!"

"Very good!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly and asked again: "Ding Guogong developed good rice, transparent glass, cement, and improved firearms for the Ming Dynasty, which increased the grain production of the Ming Dynasty. The houses were strong, the roads were flat, vegetables could be grown in winter, and the houses were warm...

He also invented fishing in the sea, opened up the territory for the Ming Dynasty, recovered Jiaozhi, solved the Tatar troubles in the north, and conquered Japan and Goryeo. Did Ding Guogong contribute to the Ming Dynasty, or did he have any faults? "

The officials, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households and other court officials were shocked and spoke again and again.

"Your Majesty, Duke Dingguo has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, "If that's the case, then we are not blind, or stupid and incompetent, and wantonly favor the nobles!"

All the officials were filled with flattery and flattery.

“Your Majesty’s keen eye for knowing people is the blessing of my Ming Dynasty!”

Zhu Di nodded and said again: "In this case, I, the Ming Dynasty, should not treat Duke Dingguo badly. You should gather the 20,000 food households for Duke Dingguo as soon as possible!"

At this time, all the courtiers still didn't understand what Zhu Di meant, so they nodded again and again.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Wei Chen and others will do their best!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di thought for a while and then said: "Chen Ying's case is very bad and makes me extremely worried. I wonder how many sanctimonious thief officials there are like Chen Ying in the Ming Dynasty..."

"Prince, as soon as Chen Ying's case comes out, I will publish it in the newspaper. I want Chen Ying's case to spread all over the world, so that all officials can take a warning. Don't think that they can do whatever they want in every state!"

"My son obeys the order!"

Zhu Gaochi responded quickly.

In the hall, the expressions of all the courtiers changed slightly.

Now, Chen Ying is really going to be infamous in the world!

However, no one dared to say anything.

Those Jinyi guards could find out everything about Chen Ying so many years ago.

Then they...

Wait until the morning meeting is over.

Chen Ying's incident spread throughout the capital, and then quickly spread to all the state capitals in the Ming Dynasty.

Simultaneously.

Teams of soldiers and horses searched Chen Ying's house one by one.

In addition, none of the gentry officials who colluded with Chen Ying were spared.

You know, there are still vacancies for 20,000 food households in Guozhou of Dingguogong.

As for Chen Ying, after being imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Jin Yiwei and the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment jointly supervised the interrogation.

More officers were involved.

Of course, more money was checked.

Everyone in the Criminal Department, the Official Department, the Household Department, and Dali Temple were extremely busy.

There was a tremor in the capital.

But in Dingguo Duke's Mansion, it was full of joy.

My teacher did not lose His Majesty's favor. The censor who was pestering my master was finally imprisoned by His Majesty and his house was ransacked.

"A bunch of thieves want to embarrass honest people, but they don't take a good look at your flaws first!"

Lying on the soft chair, Guo An sighed with pity on his face, and his eyes were a little gloating.

"Now, you will all become the common people of Guozhou!"

...(End of chapter)