"That makes sense." Chen Baochuan looked around to make sure there was no one there, then pulled him and said, "Zhan Hui looks kind-hearted on the outside, but his temperament is a bit cruel and arbitrary?"
"When you work with him, be careful not to get bitten by him."
He saw that this was a vicious dog. Once it was bitten, it would have to shed its skin even if it was not dead.
It was rare to hear a good brother comment on others like this, so Gu Chen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Did something happen in the past few months when I was away?"
If this were not the case, Chen Baochuan would not have said such a thing.
Chen Baochuan pulled Gu Chen to a remote corner and said in a very low voice.
"Last month, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Zhan Hui jointly tried a corruption case. The prisoner was originally a doctor from the Ministry of Household Affairs. He had served for seven years and had always fulfilled his duties faithfully."
"Because my mother was sick and one of the medicines was expensive, he got confused for a moment and took twenty guan notes from the Ministry of Household Affairs to buy medicine for my mother."
"When this matter came to light, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believed that he was confused because of his filial piety. Moreover, the New Year was coming soon at that time, so he could be demoted to two levels and then given a ten-stick punishment."
Zhu Biao was touched by his filial piety and wanted to give people another chance.
After all, seven years have passed and no one has ever done anything wrong, so what if he is given a chance.
As a colleague, Chen Baochuan deeply agreed with him and had opinions on Zhan Hui.
"But this Zhan Hui refused to do it. He insisted on following the rules and gave him one hundred and twenty strokes. He even quarreled with His Highness the Crown Prince in court. In the end, he won the argument."
"That doctor received one hundred and twenty canes. He will never stand up again in this life. He can only become a useless person. I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince was so angry that he didn't even eat."
"Tell me, everyone is working for the imperial court. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has said that one side should be open to the other, but this Zhan Hui!"
"He figured out His Majesty's thoughts, killed his former colleagues, and ruined people's lives. This person is definitely not a good person."
I heard that the doctor who was crippled had returned the eight-guan note, which shows that he was only misappropriating it for the time being.
Although a sin is always a sin, it does not end there!
"It is indeed ruthless, but you can't make mistakes. You should act according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty."
Gu Chen also heard about this, and Lao Zhu was on Zhan Hui's side.
He also understands Lao Zhu's logic. No matter how much you are greedy or why you are greedy, you are still greedy, and you must accept punishment if you are greedy.
Otherwise, if people let you go today, other officials will do the same thing tomorrow.
Today my mother is sick, tomorrow my father is sick, and the day after tomorrow all my seven aunts and eight aunts are seriously ill and they all need to take medicine. I would like to ask you whether you are lenient or not?
Not being forgiving is unjustifiable in love, but being forgiving is unjustifiable in reason.
If it were Gu Chen who had dealt with this matter, he might have suggested letting the official go home and then beating him until he was bloody and bloody, making him look scary.
In fact, it is enough to be able to maintain a good health and scare people.
But Zhan Hui directly beat people to death, which was indeed too much!
"And." Chen Baochuan pulled Gu Chen's sleeve, pointed to the ground and whispered: "You are all inspectors, the new right deputy is the imperial censor Ling Hanling."
"Because I couldn't stand Master Zhan's harsh behavior, I repeatedly refuted him in person."
"Zhan Hui harbored a grudge and instigated the inspector Su Song to instigate the censor Guiman to impeach Lord Ling for neglecting his duties, causing Lord Ling to be demoted as the censor of Qiandu."
"Master Ling is seventy years old. He has been an official in the imperial court for more than ten years. I taught him a few words to a young man, and he took revenge like this."
"How can he be such a good person with such a small mind?"
Chen Baochuan looked at his good brother worriedly and said meaningfully.
"Brother Gu, I'm very worried about you. This Zhan Hui is much more difficult to deal with than Chen Ning and Tu Jie back then. Those two claws missed their bite and they could still escape."
"This Zhan Hui, there is no 100% chance that he will not take action."
Just like Mr. Ling, he did make mistakes, but it was just because of his old age and carelessness. It was not a big deal, but he was still caught in pigtails.
"What are you worried about?" Gu Chen remembered it in his heart and accepted his brother's kindness, but said amusedly: "Afraid that I will be persecuted by him and it will affect your career?"
Zhan Hui is indeed more troublesome, but he is also a good scapegoat.
"Brother Gu, the conscience of heaven and earth can be judged by the sun and the moon." Hearing this, Chen Baochuan immediately became anxious: "I know my own ability, and I thank you for your help. Not to mention the official career, I will also be harmed by the whole family..."
He has been a good brother for so many years. Even if his brother wanted to rebel and become emperor, he would not hesitate to do so and he would not regret it even if he died.
"Stop talking." Gu Chen quickly stopped him and said with a smile: "I know what you are thinking. You should go back to the Ministry of Rites quickly. I have to go back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
He is a bit superstitious now, and it is better not to say some oaths and words.
Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Zhan Hui and Han Yike sat high and arranged various matters for everyone this month.
It looked like there were two people, but Zhan Hui was actually talking alone.
Han Yike only took a few glances and let Zhan Hui make all the arrangements.
When Gu Chen arrived at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the meeting had already been held for some time.
Zhan Hui originally wanted to criticize a few words to give him a sense of time in the future.
Unexpectedly, the censors didn't even hold a meeting, and swarmed up to talk to Gu Chen. Not only did they ask for help, but they also took the initiative to talk about the impeachment of those memorials in recent months.
His colleague was so enthusiastic, so of course Gu Chen had to respond enthusiastically.
Although Zhan Hui had a lot to say, he couldn't insert a word at this time. In the end, he had to shake his sleeves and leave angrily.
"Master Zhan is angry?" Gu Chen noticed that this guy seemed angry and was about to call him, but was stopped by his colleagues.
"Oh, ignore him, Mr. Gu, how about going to Liaodong with Mr. Li this time?"
"What else can I do? Looking at how thin Mr. Gu is, then Mr. Li must be struggling a lot, right?"
"That's right, Mr. Gu, don't be angry. Let's write an article to impeach the Li family today, scold him bloody, and vent his anger on Mr. Gu."
"Well, first of all, it's because Duke Cao Guo has no way to teach his son and is not worthy of the name of Duke Cao, and then secondly, it's because the young master is a dandy and willful, dragging down the official..."
Convicting people out of thin air has always been a specialty of censors.
In just a few words, more than a dozen charges were laid on the Li family.
"That's not necessary." Gu Chen immediately waved his hand to stop the "good intentions" of his colleagues: "The young master of the Li family is quite reliable. There is nothing major and there is no need for impeachment."
These trolls have a bad mouth. They don’t care about heaven or earth when they criticize people. They need to be carefully controlled. At least they can’t fabricate facts out of thin air, right?
When Yuan Chonghuan commanded a slightly unfavorable battle, he was framed by these trolls, claiming that he had a secret agreement with Hou Jin and was harboring evil intentions.
After he was executed by Ling Chi, Li Zicheng, the courier boy, marched forward with great success and troops came to the city. The Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were also watching covetously outside the pass.
Chongzhen wanted to move south, but he was accused by these trolls of being a cowardly king, so he had no choice but to give up, and ended up hanging.
Thinking of this, he looked at his subordinates with a serious tone.
"Your Majesty said that there are rumors, but we can't bother His Majesty with all the rumors. Most impeachments still need to be based on evidence..."
Zhan Hui actually didn't go far. He listened to Gu Chen talking inside, his hands under his sleeves clenched into fists, and his dissatisfaction with this young man reached its peak.
What does the Metropolitan Procuratorate do? When did it use him to teach?
Do you think you are dead?
Oh, do you really think that if you lick the prince, you can sit back and relax?
The world of the Ming Dynasty is still the world of His Majesty, not the prince's world. The most important thing is to satisfy the emperor.
