King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

This is said.

These words came from the mouth of Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi.

It can be said that Liu Hui, the Minister of Works, was shocked in an instant, but things had come to this point. Either he would die without a burial place, or he would fight hard and fight a way out for himself. After all, if he did not fight, gave up resistance and accepted the consequences, the next step would be the confiscation of property and the extermination of the clan.

to this end.

As long as you are not a fool, you will know what to choose.

Where could the information channel for the King of Han come from?

What else could the Imperial Guards be?
Of course he believed that Zhu Gaoxu must have other forces, but those were things that could not be seen in the open. Even if they were true, even if they really existed, Zhu Gaoxu did not dare to admit it. Because everyone knew it, if it was not made public, they could live in peace. Once it was made public, it would be a lot of fun.

But the Jinyiwei, the civil and military officials in the court, saw it more clearly than anyone else. The commander-in-chief Ji Gang and the Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu were very close. The relationship between them really made people think deeply. Therefore, this was the only point he could criticize, and it was also a point where he could provoke and clear himself.

As for what will happen after saying certain words and doing certain things, and what kind of impact and results it will bring, to him, it is no longer important. The current plan is to save his own life and survive. As long as there is a green mountain, there will be no fear of running out of firewood.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Don't be deceived by people with ill intentions!"

"I, as an old minister, have performed my duties conscientiously and with all my heart and soul, and the heavens, the earth, the sun and the moon can bear witness to this."

"We know that the King of Han must have obtained some memorials from the Jinyiwei to criticize this old minister, but everyone knows that the Ministry of Works is a low-income government office, not a place with abundant oil and water. Even if this old minister has the intention, what can he get from it?"

"Besides, among all the civil and military officials in the court, who doesn't know about the close relationship between Prince Han and Jinyiwei's chief commander Ji Gang in recent times?"

"In some matters, Prince Han is almost in the same boat with Jinyiwei Commander-in-Chief Ji Gang."

"This move and the words that attack this old minister are really nonsense. They are the actions of others to eliminate dissidents. This old minister is of low status and his death is not a pity. But I hope that Your Highness will be more careful based on what happened today and in recent times, and don't be fooled by some villains."

As soon as he finished speaking, the furious prince was about to stand up and say something.

However, before he could finish his words, Zhu Gaoxu at the side took the lead and waved his hand to let him handle the matter. Then he laughed and looked at Liu Hui, who was kneeling on the ground and trying to sow discord, with interest, and said jokingly:

"Interesting. Interesting. Liu Hui! Liu Hui!"

"When I received the memorial before going to court, I couldn't help but wonder whether you would honestly plead guilty or deny your guilt until your death."

"But I really didn't expect you to say such shocking things."

"You actually tried to sow discord between me and the Crown Prince. No, no, no... You're even involving His Majesty."

"You're really brave!"

"You are really brave, really big."

"Hahaha……"

As he spoke, Zhu Gaoxu let out a long roar, laughed grimly, half-closed his eyes and looked around at the civil and military officials in the audience, and asked in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty."

"Do you believe what Liu Hui, the Minister of Works, said?"

"Do you think there is a secret between the king and the Jinyiwei?"

"Or is it that I have the intention to eliminate dissidents and suppress wise ministers?"

"Ok?"

The ministers in the audience: "!!!!!!"

This is a good question.

How could they participate in this matter? How could they express their opinions?
Give me a break.

It involves the prince, the royal guards, and the emperor.

The power here is so huge.

If you are not careful, you will fall into an irretrievable situation. Who is a fool?
Going to die?

They are not stupid!
Moreover……

Who doesn't know that Jinyiwei Ji Gang is the prince's personal soldier and a die-hard fan of the emperor?

The emperor is still in his prime, how could the Jinyiwei be so foolish as to take sides? Do you really think that Jinyiwei Ji Gang is a fool?

Looking at all the actions Zhu Gaoxu took during this period of time and the people he took the opportunity to deal with, is there anyone who was wronged, and is there anyone whose punishment could be found fault with?
Everything forms a perfect closed loop, which is completely impeccable and there is nothing wrong with it.

For this reason, the civil and military officials in the court who were questioned would naturally be less likely to take sides, let alone take the lead in saying anything good for Liu Hui or speaking up for him. After all, if they were not careful, they would get themselves involved, and there was no need at all.

Their relationship with Liu Hui is not good enough to the extent that they would risk the lives of their own families to help him.

Even if they may have a good personal relationship with each other, everything is limited to the exchange of interests, and everything is driven by interests. Now with Zhu Gaoxu's character and Liu Hui's current mad dog-like behavior and words.

Not to mention that Liu Hui had any problems, even if he did not have any problems, after saying this, Liu Hui's position as the Minister of Works had already come to an end. He had no power in his hands, and was hated by those in power. He had almost no chance or possibility of turning things around. To all the civil and military officials, he had already lost his due value.

They are even less likely to say anything.

Then all the civil and military officials in the audience chose to remain silent on the matter, and no one expressed their opinions from beginning to end.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu's slightly raised mouth corners revealed a hint of intriguing sneer, and his half-closed eyes suddenly opened, staring straight at Liu Hui who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice:

"Master Liu"

"Look, look, it seems that among all the civil and military officials in the court, no one thinks that I have wronged you, no one thinks that I am eliminating dissidents, and no one thinks that I have joined forces with the Jinyiwei to frame you."

"For this, what else can Erke say, what else can you argue for yourself?"

Seeing this, Liu Hui felt the solemn and silent atmosphere in the hall. He was extremely sad. He knew that he was probably finished this time. However, he really didn't want to admit defeat and wanted to try again. He looked up at Zhu Gaochi again and shouted:
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, the prince flew into a rage and could no longer suppress his anger. He shouted, "You bastard, you are such a disgrace to me."

"Shut up."

As he spoke, Zhu Gaochi reached into his bosom and pulled out the evidence that he had prepared long ago about Liu Hui's dirty deeds in recent years. He threw it heavily at Liu Hui, who was kneeling on the stage, and said angrily:

"Liu Hui."

"Take a good look at yourself. Is this what you call loyalty, a loyal subject, working hard for the court without complaint, a style of doing things that is witnessed by heaven and earth?"

"You still have the nerve to cry out for your own injustice, and you still have the nerve to speak up for yourself?"

Seeing the memorial dropped in front of him, Liu Hui quickly reached out to pick it up and curiously examined its contents. When the contents came into his sight, his face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he looked terrified and panicked, "No, no, no, no. This is not true. This is not true."

Faced with irrefutable evidence, he was still unwilling to admit it and plead guilty.

This attitude made the crown prince Zhu Gaochi once again experience the shamelessness of the civil officials and corrupt officials, and he sneered:
"Who told me that the King of Han asked the Royal Guards to collect this evidence?"

"And who told you that this evidence was presented by the Royal Guards?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Hui was stunned on the spot, not quite understanding what the prince meant.
Wasn't this evidence presented by the Royal Guards? Wasn't this evidence collected by the Royal Guards at the request of the King of Han?

No!
So where did this evidence come from? Could it have come out on its own? Moreover, in the entire Ming Dynasty court, apart from the Jinyiwei and those shady forces, who else could have such a powerful ability to find out every detail of the evidence of his secretive and obscure actions?
That's when.

As Liu Hui looked stunned and incredulous, his immediate superior, the Minister of Works, Song Li, slowly walked out of the crowd with a serious look on his face. He glanced at him with a hint of contempt and sarcasm, and said in a deep voice:
"Master Liu"

"I am sorry to disappoint you. This evidence was submitted by me to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Han."

"Then the Royal Guards will intervene to review and examine it."

"So, in this matter, you really wronged the Prince of Han, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the Jinyiwei Commander-in-Chief Ji. There is no such shameless conspiracy theory as you just said."

"Everything is based on irrefutable evidence, so denials and attempts to confuse the public are of no use."

After hearing this.

Seeing the Minister of Works Song Li standing up and answering his previous series of questions, Liu Hui was stunned by this sudden turn of events. He couldn't believe that the person who stabbed him in the back was not the King of Han, the Crown Prince, or the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but his immediate superior. This completely overturned his three views and original ideas.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Liu Hui came to his senses and suddenly became furious. With his fingers shaking with anger, he pointed at Song Li and cursed:
"You old man, you old man."

"It's you, it's you"

"How dare you, how dare you, who gave you the courage, who gave you the courage?"

"Don't think that I don't know anything about the dirty things you did. I don't know anything. How dare you hurt me like this?"

Although the words were firm and contained a hint of threat, Liu Hui knew that at this moment he was already doomed.

Since Song Li dared to stand up and admit so boldly that the memorial thrown by Zhu Gaochi was submitted by him and it was he who reported it, there was no room for maneuver in this matter.

As for whether it was really presented by Song Li.
In fact, Liu Hui knew it in his heart, and all the civil and military officials in the court knew it in their hearts. It was definitely not the case, but what could they do? Others had admitted it, so who could stand up and refute it? At the same time, didn’t this move also reflect that the Crown Prince and the King of Han had joined forces and were determined not to give up until they captured him?

Liu Hui knew in his heart that at this time, it was meaningless for him to stand up and attack Song Li and expose certain things he knew about Song Li according to his threatening remarks. Since others were cooperating with the Crown Prince and the King of Han, naturally, the Crown Prince and the King of Han would turn a blind eye to the evidence of his guilt. The two forces reached an agreement.

Thinking of this, Liu Hui smiled miserably, pointed at Song Li who was very close to him, and said sarcastically:
"Old man! Old man Song, just watch! Just watch!"

"My end today is not far from yours."

"Hahaha"

As he spoke, Liu Hui was like a deflated ball. He stopped struggling at this moment. He shook his head slightly, forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, and said, "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This is the same as ever. I plead guilty and accept the punishment."

Seeing Liu Hui, the Minister of Works, finally admit his guilt, Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly and glared at him:

"At this moment, do you not think that I have framed you?"

"Are you not going to cry out for injustice?"

With overwhelming evidence of his guilt before him and the assassination of the Minister of Works Song Li, he had reached an agreement with the King of Han and the Crown Prince. Even though he felt unwilling and reluctant, at this moment he had no choice but to bow his head and plead guilty.

It is already destined that there is no chance or hope of a comeback, so what is the point of wasting time for him?
If you try to talk about it deliberately, it will all be pale and powerless.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the two brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi looked at each other and shouted angrily outside the hall:
"Come here, take this man to the imperial prison and search his mansion."

immediately.

The imperial guards who had been waiting at the door for a long time entered without any hesitation after receiving the order, lifted up the arms of Liu Hui, who was kneeling on the ground, and escorted him out.

Wait until everything is settled.

The atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly became quiet, which seemed particularly strange. No one spoke first.

All the officials lowered their heads and their expressions became extremely solemn at this moment. Their minds were filled with a myriad of thoughts. They were a little confused about the current situation in the court and the relationship between the Crown Prince and the King of Han.

He couldn't help but recall what happened in his mind: before the court session, when the Crown Prince and the King of Han had not arrived, Xia Yuanji asked Song Li, and Song Li told them that something big was going to happen today and asked them not to treat the Crown Prince and the King of Han as fools.

It seems that his words really hit the mark.

Perhaps the most important issue at the moment is how Liu Hui, the Vice Minister of Works, should be handled.

Just when everyone was stunned.

Zhu Gaoxu, standing on the high platform, calmed down, looked around, and spoke again:
"Mr. Song"

"Now that things have come to this, let's not hide it anymore and do what needs to be done!"

"Speak to everyone about the evildoers and evils of the Ministry of Industry." (End of this chapter)