Mingshi

Chapter 1448 Admitting Mistakes
"It's not that serious, is it?" Zhang Juzheng said softly.

"Why not serious?" Xu Jie suddenly opened his eyes wide, and his eyes were full of anger: "Hundreds of officials have become a joke in the mouths of the people. If the court loses its majesty in the hearts of the people, chaos will surely arise, and the Ming Dynasty will inevitably be in turmoil."

"Then..." Zhang Juzheng is also a wise person, but his experience is not good enough. He was reminded by Xu Jie at this time, and he immediately reacted, his face showed a trace of panic and said:

"Teacher, we called all the officials to write a letter..."

"No!" Xu Jie shook his head and said, "If we submit the letter, we must stand on the opposite side of His Majesty, and the country will really lose the country."

"Then what should we do?" Zhang Juzheng asked anxiously.

"What should I do?"

At this time in Luo Mansion, Zhang Xun and others were also anxiously asking Luo Xin.Luo Xin was silent for a moment, his face regained his calm and said:

"There is nothing to do. Time will smooth everything out, and when the new emperor ascends the throne, the officials will naturally increase their salaries. This will eliminate the complaints of all the officials. They will no longer oppose the new emperor, but will sincerely assist the new emperor. As for the common people, killing a few corrupt officials and promoting a few upright officials will naturally change the common people's impression of the new emperor and the new court."

Zhang Xun and the others looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces relaxed a lot. After thinking for a moment, they all nodded and said:
"Not bad, but...if this time is too long..."

"Be careful!"

Luo Xin naturally knew that they were worried that Emperor Jiajing would live longer and cause bigger problems.In the current situation, the sooner Emperor Jiajing dies, the better.However, this cannot be said casually.Therefore, Luo Xin decisively interrupted the conversation, and told everyone that Luo Xin was already very tired, so Zhang Xun and the others got up to leave, and Luo Xin took a shower, went back to the bedroom and said hello to Dai'er , Then fell into a deep sleep.

the next day.

Luo Xin told the eunuch to take a rest for a day, and indifferent to the 53 officials in the prison, and then discussed his thoughts with the eunuch, the eunuch also looked happy, and gave Luo Xin a thumbs up, then Luo Xin They sent people out one by one.

Royal Palace.

After Luo Xin separated from the chief eunuch, the chief eunuch hurried to Emperor Jiajing's bedroom. After paying his respects to Emperor Jiajing, Emperor Jiajing looked at the chief eunuch coldly and said:

"Why didn't you go to the trial today?"

"Lord Luo said to take a day off." The eunuch said cautiously.

"Huh?" Emperor Jiajing's face showed displeasure.

"Is such that……"

The eunuch quickly explained the matter, and Emperor Jiajing's face softened, and he thought for a while and said:

"There are some ghost ideas, I know, let's go down."

Fourth day.

Luo Xin still came to the prison, and interrogated 53 people in order, but this time the interrogation time was much faster, almost a few minutes to interrogate one, and 53 people were interrogated in a day, which was actually nothing Interrogation, just to ask if they are willing to admit their mistakes.If you don't admit your mistake, just take it down, Luo Xin will never say a word.

No one admitted their mistakes, but everyone's faces were very bad, and their attitudes were not so firm anymore.A few even hesitated.

These officials were originally planning to have a good argument with Luo Xin yesterday, to let Luo Xin know that they were waiting for Daming, even if they were imprisoned here, or even died, their names would be immortalized forever.But they didn't expect that Luo Xin didn't come at all yesterday, leaving them alone for a day, which made them feel uneasy.

Today, Luo Xin finally came, and they mustered up their momentum, but they didn't expect that Luo Xin just asked them if they admit their mistakes, and they were going to refute Luo Xin, but they just said a sentence, as long as they didn't admit their mistakes, Luo Xin So people took them down and didn't give them a chance to speak at all, which amplified their uneasiness.

There are three people with the most hesitant look, and Luo Xin remembered their names.Then he left the prison, and before it got dark, Luo Xin sent someone to the home of these three people to inform the family of one of the officials that they could come to visit the prison tomorrow.

But he himself made an appointment with Liu Shouyou first, and after meeting Liu Shouyou in Jiajialou, he made an appointment with Huang Jin.Sure enough, the news that officials blocked the palace gates to increase their salaries spread in the tea house and wine shop was secretly spread by spies from Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

fifth day.

Luo Xin and the eunuch gathered outside the prison again, the eunuch cupped his hands at Luo Xin and said:
"Lord Luo, this is already the fifth day, and the emperor was already displeased yesterday."

"Alas..." Luo Xin sighed and said, "It's not comfortable to be a errand! Let's go, I hope we can achieve some results today."

The chief eunuch followed behind Luo Xin dumbfounded, Luo Xin was unwilling to be on duty, and the eunuchs in the palace knew about his resignation with Emperor Jiajing several times.Therefore, at this time, it is not clear whether what Luo Xin said is what he thinks in his heart, or whether he is angry.However, he also knew that he couldn't offend Luo Xin. Huang Jin once told him to cooperate with Luo Xin and not to make random decisions.

Following Luo Xin into the dungeon, Luo Xin took out the roster and called out a name. This official was one of the three most hesitant people yesterday.

Soon, the official was brought in, his lips moved, but he didn't speak.Luo Xin stood up and led the people in the room towards the door.

Seeing Luo Xin and the others getting up and walking outside, the official felt an inexplicable fear in his heart. He didn't know why Luo Xin and the others left him here alone. The unknown is the real fear. Xin was about to step out of the door, and he couldn't help trembling:
"My lord... I admit my mistake..."

Luo Xin's footsteps froze, and an inexplicable expression appeared on his face.Originally, he chose this most unreliable official today, and then he thought about letting his family members come in to persuade him and tell him the rumors outside, even if he died, he would be infamous.But they didn't expect that this official's psychological quality was so poor, he would still be able to take a firm stand with everyone in a group, and even with Hai Rui taking the lead.Once a person is alone and helpless, he completely softens.

Luo Xin paused, turned around, and said with a smile on his face: "Then write the confession now, and you can leave after you finish."

"Really?" The official looked at Luo Xin in disbelief.

Luo Xin nodded, no longer speaking, just returned to his seat and sat down, lowering his eyes.

The official took a deep breath, came to the table, picked up the brush, and began to write.In about two quarters of an hour, a confession letter was written.Luo Xin took it over and looked at it, then stood up and said:
"My lord can leave now, go back and take good care of your body."

"Thank you... my lord!"

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(End of this chapter)