I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 197 Kill and Release
"Okay, okay, you don't have to pretend to know."

"Based on your current status, I don't believe that no one will inform you."

Yang Shiqi and others hurriedly bowed and said they didn't dare.

"Your Majesty is worrying too much, we are indeed..."

"Okay, don't talk about those useless things. If you really don't know about this, I really want to ask you how you are an official!"

A few people smiled awkwardly, and they were all muttering in their hearts.

Why does His Majesty feel a little different today than in the past? Could it be that he had a problem with the few of us who didn't show up in person yesterday!
So they lowered their posture.

"Your Majesty, I don't think this matter should be dealt with with great fanfare!" Yang Shiqi, worthy of being the chief assistant, was the first to react, and said lightly.

Li Tian nodded while drinking tea to relieve his boredom, "Well, what Shiqi said makes sense, you go ahead and talk about it, how to deal with this matter!"

Yang Rong pondered slightly and said.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Guo Wenyu, as the left servant of the household department, has always used power for personal gain and is the first offender in this case. He should be sentenced to death as an example to others."

Li Tian was taken aback for a moment, unexpectedly Yang Rong would give such a decisive suggestion.

"and then!"

Seeing that Li Tian did not object, Yang Rong continued,

"As for Lu Yushi...although he is indeed corrupt.

However, he can be regarded as an old courtier who has followed the late emperor for many years, so it is fine if he is dismissed from his post and ransacked his home, how about saving him from the death penalty! "

Yang Shiqi and others almost meant the same thing.

"Yes, Your Majesty, although Lu Yushi made a big mistake.

But since he served as the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has managed the Metropolitan Procuratorate in an orderly manner without any mistakes.

Surrounding him with your life can show your majesty's benevolence to the old courtiers, and let the courtiers understand your majesty's intention to deal with corruption, killing two birds with one stone. "

Li Tian finally understood that the few of them must have discussed it beforehand, otherwise how could they speak so uniformly.

Judging from the attitudes of the few of them, Guo Wenyu really deserves to die, he is mediocre, and he is in the high position of third-rank servant, so it's fine if he doesn't want to serve the country.

To even collude with outsiders to commit such a heinous crime, ransacking his home and beheading is what he deserved.

As for Lu Zhen, his crime was actually better than Guo Wenyu's.

After all, without his instigation, Guo Wenyu might not have become so malicious and committed such a crime.

But Yang Shiqi and others only caught Guo Wenyu, and only showed mercy to Lu Zhen.

This made Li Tian a little confused.

But after he thought about it, he understood a little bit.

That is, after all, Lu Zhen is a second-rank senior official of the same rank as the ministers. In the entire imperial court, how many second-rank officials are there, ten?fifteen?
If such an important person commits a crime, once it is made public, it will be known to the world.

The minister of the Ming Dynasty is actually a thief who steals the country, what will the people of the world think of the court, and how will they think of themselves as the emperor.

It's nothing to kill him alone, but the face lost in the end can't be regained no matter how much merit or favor.

This is like, in the United States back then, even though the president was in trouble and scandals, many people still tried their best to cover him up.

Even in order to cover up his scandal, he did not hesitate to smear others and attack the enemy country to divert everyone's attention.

For what, is it for the president? No, it is for the face of the entire United States.

In contrast, a person's life and death are nothing at all, and the country's face is the most important thing.

That's why when Chongzhen killed Yuan Chonghuan, it caused such a big repercussions.

Even hundreds of years later, many people still use this matter as a talking point.

It stands to reason that if the emperor kills a minister, he will be killed. Why is Yuan Chonghuan the only one remembered.

It is because Chongzhen killed Governor Ji Liao who he personally accepted his fate, not only lost face, but also lost face of Daming.

Although the situation Li Tian is facing now is not as severe and eye-catching as that of Emperor Chongzhen.

But to kill a second-rank official in the dynasty and the dignified Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it must be a big embarrassment if it is spread.

Yang Shiqi and the others did not deliberately excuse Lu Zhen, but for the sake of him, the emperor, and Daming's face.

But this is not all, there are actually deeper reasons.

They are ministers in the same hall, especially those who have reached their level and are extremely human ministers.

Even though everyone may have different political opinions and often have conflicts, but when it comes to the point of separation between life and death, there is a bit of sympathy, a sense of loyalty between rabbits and foxes.

Only Lu Zhen fell down today, maybe one day, he himself will fall down too.

If he fails to help today, maybe no one will excuse himself in the future.

This is the ultimate esoteric meaning of the officialdom, and if the official position is less than a certain height, it is impossible to understand it.

Li Tian muttered in his heart, "Hey, the king of a country really has a lot of worries. Even if a minister commits a felony, it doesn't mean that he can be killed just by killing him!"

After thinking about this verse, Li Tian couldn't help sighing and said to several people,

"Lu Zhen's matter is easy to handle, and it's no big deal to keep him alive. Let's deal with it according to the result of your discussion!"

Seeing that Li Tian finally didn't act impulsively, several people were greatly relieved.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding!"

Li Tian waved his hand impatiently.

"Lu Zhen is just a courtier after all. The Metropolitan Procuratorate loses him, so if someone else goes up, it may not be as good as him..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

How shrewd are Yang Shiqi and others, how can they not understand what the foreign language of his words is.

"I don't know what His Majesty's plans are for the many frontier generals involved in Lu Yushi's confession!"

Seeing that they recognized the distress in his words, Li Tian didn't bother to play charades with them anymore.

"This is also one of the key things I want to discuss with you today."

At this time Huang Zhun clasped his hands and said,
"Your Majesty, the Nine Frontiers are the top priority of the Ming Dynasty's frontier defense, and there are no fewer military generals involved in this matter.

A carelessness may cause huge troubles, no matter how careful you are, it can't be overstated. "

Li Tian couldn't help being angry when he saw that he still advised himself to be careful.

"Of course I know this, but if I let it go, wouldn't it make people think.

The money in the treasury can be greedy at will, so the emperor is also weak and deceitful! "

Although Li Tian's words were said lightly, in the ears of several people, they were no less than a bolt from the blue.

It is said that the master humiliated his ministers to death.

Li Tian even used words like weak and deceitful, which shows how angry he is in his heart.

Several people immediately fell to their knees and shouted,

"Your Majesty, forgive me, I deserve to die!"

He snorted coldly in his heart, "At last you all know that I am an emperor, blindly compromising, blindly accepting anger, what's the point of being such a bird emperor."

(End of this chapter)