In the Fengtian Palace, Zhu Biao stood in front of Lord Dan without hesitation and glanced at the important ministers. Said: "Today I will not check the memorials from each province, nor will I accept the memorials from the ministers. I will only say one thing, and that is Guo Huan's case."
When Zhu Biao finished speaking, everyone in the Fengtian Palace fell silent. Most people didn't understand what Zhu Biao meant. However, several officials headed by various ministers suddenly noticed something, and unexpected surprises emerged in their hearts.
If His Highness the Crown Prince wants to rescue the officials implicated by Guo Huan, there will be no better opportunity than this. But does His Highness the Crown Prince have the guts to issue an imperial edict privately?
"Several ministers, please tell me how to handle Guo Huan's case?"
Several people looked at each other and did not speak easily.
When Zhu Biao saw this, he did not embarrass them. He took out an imperial edict from his body and handed it to several ministers. "All the adults, let's take a look. If there are no objections, then just send it out. There's only so much I can do."
The imperial edict was naturally written by Zhu Biao according to Lao Zhu's wishes.
If the officials continue to disagree, Zhu Biao will have no choice but to intervene in this matter again.
What Lao Zhu means is that Guo Huan and others will peel the daylilies without changing the skin. Originally, Guo Huan belonged to the three tribes of Yi. After Lao Zhu learned that he had confessed to stealing and selling official grain for more than 7 million stones, he even added the nine tribes to be exterminated. But now, except for Guo Huan, who is bound to die, all members of his nine tribes are spared death. However, the death penalty could not be avoided, and all the people of Guo Huan's nine tribes were exiled to Luzon to farm, and taxes were increased five times as a punishment for them.
The others, like Guo Huan, deserve to die. Those who did not deserve to die, as long as there was a slight chance, were saved by Lao Zhu and were all exiled to Luzon.
As a result, in the entire Guo Huan case, only more than 20 people were killed, and nearly 100,000 others were exiled to Luzon.
Several ministers read the imperial edict carefully from beginning to end. Among them, Chen Jing, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, felt that the punishment of banishing so many people overseas was too severe and wanted to speak out, but others stopped him with words.
The prince's attitude has been made very clear. He only killed Guo Huan and other people who deserved their crimes. It was the first time that others could survive. How could he do it again?
Asking for too much. The current situation is far beyond the expectations of the officials. In addition to being exiled to Luzon, if they demand too much, anger the prince, and let it go, these people will really die.
"Your Highness's kindheartedness shines upon the sun and the moon, and all your ministers will obey you."
Once one person bows down, others will naturally follow suit.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao said: "Since you all have no objections, let's send this decree immediately."
Zhu Biao walked to the dragon chair, took out the emperor's seal and sealed it with his own hands.
Then only the officials took down the imperial edict, issued it quickly, and completed all the backup records in a very short time. This is probably the fastest imperial edict issued since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
After the imperial edict was issued, the court dispersed early in the morning.
Zhu Biao felt this in his heart and wanted to go to the prison to see Guo Huan. There were some things he wanted to ask him personally.
"Your Highness, if you want to see Guo Huan, go and see him. Why are you dragging me here?" Han Du looked dissatisfied. He was still sleeping when Zhu Biao pulled him out of bed. Zhu Biao and Lao Zhu have the same moral character. Entering other people's homes is just like entering his own home. He doesn't know how to respect people's privacy at all. How can he rush directly to his room like this?
Zhu Biao looked solemn, glanced at Han Du and said, "You have played a big role in this matter. Don't you want to see Guo Huan?"
"I don't want to." Han Du shook his head directly, "He and I don't know each other. If Your Highness hadn't insisted on getting me involved, I wouldn't have cared whether they were dead or alive. I did those things for Your Highness, and People like Guo Huan have nothing to do with each other."
Zhu Biao nodded, secretly noted Han Du's kindness, patted Han Du on the shoulder and said, "You're already here, it's okay to go and have a look, let's go."
Han Du had no choice but to sigh helplessly and follow.
Han Du, the jailer of the Ministry of Punishments, was very familiar with it. When he came here again, he saw that the prison chief was still here on duty and immediately smiled at him.
Liu Laotou also saw Han Du, but when he saw Han Du standing next to His Royal Highness, he didn't even dare to express his anger, let alone get close to Han Du. Just when he saw Han Du smiling at him, he felt as if he had met an acquaintance.
He responded with a humble smile.
After all, even the head of the Criminal Department and his immediate boss's immediate boss are kneeling aside, so what can he, a little prison chief, do?
"I pay homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and my uncle."
Zhu Biao nodded and said, "Get up and take me to see Guo Huan."
"yes."
The minister led the way, and Han Du followed Zhu Biao.
Suddenly, Zhu Biao turned around and said to Han Du, "What? Did you see an acquaintance just now?"
Han Du was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that his smile at Liu Laotou would be seen by Zhu Biao. Then he smiled and explained: "Your Highness, don't forget, I have also been in prison. I met the prison chief here by chance, and he took good care of me."
Zhu Biao just nodded and didn't ask any more questions. This is Han Du's own private matter, and Zhu Biao is not suitable to interfere.
During the conversation, several people came to the deepest part of the prison, where Guo Huan was regarded as the most important prisoner.
"Guo Huan, get up, His Royal Highness is here to see you." The head of the Criminal Department ordered someone to open the cell door, stretched out his hand and said, "Your Highness, please!"
Guo Huan's appearance completely changed. He no longer looked like the Minister of Hubu standing in the Fengtian Hall. Now he was wearing a white prison uniform, his hair disheveled, lying motionless on the dirty and smelly ground. Hearing someone calling him, he reluctantly opened his eyes and slowly came back to his senses. The prison uniform was in tatters and his body was covered with scars. It was obvious that he had been tortured countless times.
When he opened his eyes and saw that Zhu Biao had really arrived, Guo Huan couldn't help being surprised, and then sighed: "I didn't expect that His Highness could come to see the guilty minister. Is this the time for the guilty minister to come?"
Zhu Biao did not explain to Guo Huan, but asked: "I came here to ask you a question, why do you steal and sell official food?"
When Guo Huan heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't expect that Zhu Biao, a rich man, came here despite all the trouble just to ask him such a question.
Guo Huan was silent for a moment and said: "When I was young, I also wanted to be an upright official, and I also thought it was good to be an honest official. But as time went by, I realized that I wanted to be an honest and honest official." It’s really hard for an honest official.”
