I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 34: Elder Xu's heroic act of cutting off his own arm

The visitor was Huang Guangsheng, the Minister of Justice who had just taken office. He glanced at Li Shun and Zhang Qiu and walked straight up to Hai Rui.

"Haegangbong."

"My Lord, it is your humble servant," Hai Rui replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"As the head of the Zhejiang Qingli Division, have you tried the case of the Gu family father and son in Qingpu County?"

"In reply to the Minister, the trial has been completed. Here is my closing statement and verdict." Hai Rui handed over the stack of files.

Huang Guangsheng took the file, glanced quickly at the closing statement and the verdict, and nodded calmly.

"Okay, I will accept this file as the Minister of Justice! I will write a memorial with the seal and submit it to the cabinet in the name of the Ministry of Justice."

Hai Rui replied calmly, "Thank you, Minister."

Li Shun and Zhang Qiu were stunned listening to this.

Is there any mistake?

I heard that Huang Guangsheng was promoted from the Minister of Revenue in Nanjing to the Minister of Justice on the recommendation of Lord Xu, and the relationship between the two was special. Why does it seem wrong today?

Hai Rui's closing statement and verdict cost the lives of both Xu Ge Lao's cousin and nephew, but Minister Huang actually wanted to report it to the cabinet in the name of a ministry's decision.

What do you mean?
Could it be that the situation in the court has changed, the wind direction has changed, but we don't know about it?

Zhang Qiu struggled in his heart for a while, but finally spoke.

"Minister, this case file has not been reviewed by me and Li Yuanwailang yet, and has not yet been released from the Zhejiang Qingli Division."

"It didn't leave the Zhejiang Qinglisi, but it didn't leave the Ministry of Justice either," Huang Guangsheng answered bluntly.

Zhang Qiu didn't know what medicine Huang Guangsheng had taken wrong today, but regardless of anything, he made his position clear first to avoid being implicated.

"Minister Huang, I do not agree with Chief Hai's closing statement and verdict."

Li Shun suddenly shuddered and said, "Minister Huang, I also disagree with Chief Hai's closing statement and verdict."

Huang Guangsheng looked at the two of them and said, "Okay, I understand your opinions. I disagree with Chief Hai's closing statement and verdict. But this department accepts this statement and verdict."

Li Shun and Zhang Qiu were horrified.

Didn't we hint at it in vain?

"Minister Huang, you absolutely cannot do that!"

"Do we still need your guidance in doing our work?" Huang Guangsheng asked coldly.

Li Shun and Zhang Qiu quickly bowed their heads and replied, "We dare not!"

Huang Guangsheng took the file handed over by Hai Rui and turned to leave.

Hai Rui bowed to the two of them, lifted the front of his official robe, and left.

Li Shun and Zhang Qiu were the only ones left in the room, staring at each other in silence.

What is going on!
Half an hour later, Huang Guangsheng arrived at the cabinet and went directly into Xu Jie's duty room.

"Shao Hu Gong."

"Brother Kuifeng." Xu Jie stood up to greet him.

After the two sat down, Xu Jie asked, "Brother Kuifeng, you are visiting me. What advice do you have for me?"

Huang Guangsheng said nothing, but took out a memorial from his sleeve, as well as the file and the closing statement and verdict drafted by Hai Rui.

Xu Jie took it, read it quickly, his hands trembled slightly, and his face turned pale.

Huang Guangsheng asked anxiously: "Shao Hu Gong, tell me the truth, what is going on?"

Xu Jie put down the memorial and the files, held the armrests of the chair with both hands, and replied coldly: "Hai Rui, it was Gao Gong who instructed Chen Xixue to be transferred from Zhejiang to the Ministry of Justice to serve as the head of the Zhejiang Qingli Division."

"High arch?"

Huang Guangsheng thought about it. Although he had been the Minister of Revenue in Nanjing before, he knew what was happening in the court in the capital.

"He joined the cabinet with the intention of establishing his authority, but he didn't expect that he would suffer a loss at the hands of Yang Bingbu and blame it on Lord Shaohu?"

Xu Jie replied distressedly, "Yes. Gao Xinzheng is a man of high arrogance and talent, especially since he has been in Prince Yu's Palace for nine years. Nine years. I didn't want to have any disputes with him, so I tried to avoid him. But he was too competitive and acted on his own without knowing the truth. He was severely reprimanded by Yang Bingbu, but he put the blame on me."

Why not put the blame on Yang Bo, but instead on Lord Xu?

Huang Guangsheng suddenly felt a headache when he remembered that Yang Bo was from Puzhou, Shanxi.

It's another fucking party dispute!
"Shao Hu Gong, I have heard about Hai Gangfeng's deeds in Nanjing. He is very difficult to deal with. Now that he is the head of the Zhejiang Qingli Division, I am afraid it will be difficult to get rid of this case. I will bring the file here and ask Shao Hu Gong to take a look. Then we can work together to come up with a foolproof plan."

Xu Jie also had a headache. "I have heard of Hai Gangfeng's name. I also know what Brother Kuifeng means. If this matter cannot be resolved in Hai Gangfeng's hands, he will poke a hole in the sky, and I will be the one who will suffer a bad ending."

Huang Guangsheng slapped his thigh and replied, "Yes, Lord Shaohu, that's what I mean. This case is still under our control. Just now, those two idiots, the Deputy Director and the Director of the Zhejiang Qingli Division of the Ministry of Justice, wanted to use their official ranks to force Hai Gangfeng to suppress the case.

Can you suppress it? I'm afraid the more you suppress it, the more trouble you'll cause!"

Xu Jie sighed, closed his eyes, and tried to ignore all his troubles, but he couldn't do it.

"My mother had only one brother from the same mother, but he died soon after he became an adult. He left behind a nephew whom my mother loved since he was a child. Before he passed away, he wrote to me and asked me to take good care of my fourth cousin and his son. Alas, how can I face my mother's spirit in heaven?"

"Shaohu Lord, you hesitated when you should have made a decision, and you are now in trouble. Now not only is Gao Xinzheng watching covetously from the sidelines, but there is also the old villain Yan Song. He has been secretly fighting with Shaohu Lord for more than ten years, and he has completely turned against him in the matter of overthrowing Yan Donglou.

Gao Xinzheng can still uphold the gentleman's style, but it's hard to say about the old thief Yan. Maybe he is secretly watching, waiting for Shaohu Gong to show a flaw. "

Xu Jie suddenly opened his eyes, supported himself on the armrests, stood up, and walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

He had fought with Yan Song for more than ten years, and they knew each other well.

As Huang Guangsheng said, Yan Song is not Gao Gong. As long as he gets the chance, he will launch a fatal blow.

What's even more terrifying is that he has served the emperor for twenty to thirty years and is well aware of the taboos and concerns of the woman in the Western Garden. If he gets the chance and leads the matter to the emperor's taboos, he will be killed without a burial place!

After reaching the third circle, Xu Jie stopped.

"Lord Kuifeng, for this closing statement and verdict, will the Ministry of Justice follow Hai Gangfeng's?"

"Yes, not a word."

Xu Jie nodded grimly: "Okay, I'll draft it right away."

He picked up the wolf-hair brush as if it weighed a thousand ounces of gold.

He stared at the file and the verdict for more than ten breaths, and finally wrote on the memorial: "Approved."

Xu Jie dropped his brush, slumped down in his chair, and said weakly, "I'll ask them to send it to Xiyuan for red ink later."

Huang Guangsheng sighed and said, "Shaohu Gong, I'm sorry for that."

Xu Jie looked up at Huang Guangsheng feebly, and replied with a wry smile: "It's the time, it's the fate!"

In a side hall of Renshou Palace in Xiyuan, Emperor Jiajing finished reading a memorial, his eyes flashed, and he calmly handed it to Zhu Yijun beside him.

Zhu Yijun took it, scanned it, and was a little surprised.

"Mr. Xu is a man of great courage who cuts off his own arm."

Emperor Jiajing replied disdainfully: "What kind of courage? The father and son of the Gu family are guilty of their own crimes. If Xu Shaohu wants to protect his cousin and nephew, he must take risks. Now on the left is Yan Jiehu, and on the right is Gao Xinzheng, both of them are staring at him.

I have also heard of Hai Rui, a man who would rather break than bend. If the matter gets out of hand, Xu Shaohu might be expelled from the cabinet and return to his hometown to retire.

On one side is the future, and on the other side are his cousin and his son. Xu Shaohu can naturally make the decision on what to choose. "

Zhu Yijun put down the memorial and seemed to realize something.

"Jun'er!"

"Grandpa Huang."

"You will also face such a choice in the future. On one side may be your favorite minister who works hard and is loyal, and on the other side is the stability of the court. Both are forcing you. At this time, what will you choose?"

Zhu Yijun replied: "My grandson doesn't know."

"Sly guy." Emperor Jiajing said with a smile, "You don't know a word, but you actually have an idea in your mind, but you just can't get over it."

"Grandpa Emperor, if I really obey the so-called stability of the court and abandon capable officials and loyal ministers, then no loyal ministers will be willing to follow me in the future. And the so-called court forced me once, and it can force me a second time."

Emperor Jiajing was stunned in his seat. After several dozen breaths, he turned around and said to Zhu Yijun in surprise, "You are more resolute than I am. This is your strength.

Jun'er, remember this in the future. Once you have made up your mind, you must stick to it. If they can force you once, they can force you a second time. You will be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and no one can force you! Remember this?"

"Grandpa Emperor, your grandson will remember this!"

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