When Han Qin said "How about you marry me", not only did Zhang Ren stand blankly on the spot, but she herself was also at a loss as her cheeks turned red.
Before Zhang Ren could react, Han Qin had already jumped out of the wall with a blushing face.
Zhang Ren recalled Han Qin's beautiful face and slim figure, and blushed unconsciously, but then his reason prevailed.
Are you kidding me? Han Qin can be married casually? That is the number one devil in Jinling, and he cannot be fooled by her beauty. Moreover, Han Qin’s words may not necessarily come from the sincerity. Maybe he just feels grateful after listening to a love fairy tale for the first time. This is also It's normal. Zhang Ren kept slapping his cheeks with both hands, and at the same time kept telling himself not to think too much.
I just wonder if all the noble disciples in Jinling City would be shocked if they knew that Han Qin had such a shy side.
Zhang Ren shook his head and decided not to think about it any more.
It's just that at the young Mu Ai's age, does this kind of thing just mean you don't want to do it? This also caused Zhang Ren to suffer from insomnia for the first time since time travel.
Early the next morning, Zhang Ren walked towards the palace with dark circles under his eyes and yawned.
When they arrived at the entrance of the palace, many courtiers looked at Zhang Ren. The last time this boy beat Zhan Hui here, the incident of beating the drum was still fresh in his mind. The courtiers all wondered why this boy was here again? Especially recently, His Majesty has been vigorously purging the court, and many noble ministers have been imprisoned. At the cusp of this crisis, is this guy going to file a complaint again?
Of course, some of the courtiers did not pay much attention to Zhang Ren, such as Wang Ge. In the past, he would have greeted Zhang Ren with a smile, but today he just raised his eyelids and stopped talking. However, His face was full of gloom and sadness.
Seeing all the courtiers avoiding Zhang Ren like the god of plague, Feng Hong stepped forward and asked, "Why are you here?"
As a member of the Jinyiwei Baihu who is stationed here all year round, Feng Hong still likes this guy Zhang Ren.
Although the courtiers were far away, they still listened to what Zhang Ren said.
Zhang Ren cupped his hands towards Feng Hong, yawned, and then said, "Your Majesty asked me to come."
Feng Hong nodded and stopped asking any more questions. His Majesty's actions had their own profound meaning, and it was not something that ministers like them could speculate on and ask questions at will.
Feng Hong looked at Zhang Ren's listless look and joked directly: "Zhang Ren, why do you look so tired today? Young people need to be restrained, otherwise they will regret it when they get older, haha."
Zhang Ren raised his eyes and looked at Feng Hong, without the slightest awareness of respecting the elderly and caring for the young, he directly said: "Looking at Feng Baihu's words, he must have a deep understanding of it. I thank Feng Baihu for reminding him here." .”
Feng Hong was an upright man with a good spirit, so he didn't feel dissatisfied with Zhang Ren's words, and he even burst into laughter, which also caused the surrounding Jinyi guards to burst into laughter.
Feng Hong raised his fist and said, "You are so unforgiving, my body and bones are very strong, and Ye Yu and the others will not be a problem."
Zhang Ren looked at Feng Hong and put on an expression of complete disbelief.
At this moment, the main entrance of the palace opened wide, and ministers began to file in.
Feng Hong patted Zhang Ren on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, you kid, go in quickly. You have to be energetic today and don't make any mistakes."
Zhang Ren knew that this was Feng Hong's kind reminder. He took half a step back, bowed his hands to Feng Hong solemnly, and then followed the large procession into the palace.
Entering the Fengtian Hall, the courtiers began to stand up one after another according to their civil, military and official positions. Last time Zhang Ren came to complain, but this time it was Zhu Yuanzhang who asked him to attend the morning court. Since it was his first time to participate, Zhang Ren He didn't have much experience, so he really didn't know where to stand, but after thinking that his official position must be the lowest among the officials, he simply stood in the last corner on the general's side.
With a cry of "Your Majesty has arrived!" the courtiers knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live the Five Emperors! Long live the Five Emperors!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded expressionlessly and said softly: "Everyone is equal."
The courtiers had just straightened up. Wang Ge had already come out and knelt on the ground. He grabbed the ground with his head and said, "The sin of a humble minister deserves death. I beg your Majesty to convict him."
Zhu Yuanzhang then asked: "You are the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and you are my humerus. You have worked hard and achieved great results. I wonder what your crime is?"
There is no hint of like or dislike in Zhu Yuanzhang's tone, but being so serious is really not a good sign.
Wang Ge didn't even raise his head and said, "I am in charge of the Criminal Department, but I am unworthy of His Majesty's kindness. Ding Bin is a serious criminal, but he died in prison yesterday."
Regardless of the usual situation, it is normal for all the prisoners to die in prison. However, Ding Bin has a special status and is also a confidant of Duke Li Shanchang of Xuan Kingdom. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhu Yuanzhang wants to take action on Li Shanchang. Whether he can be convicted of Li Shanchang depends on the matter. It all depends on Ding Bin's testimony. Now that Ding Bin has died in prison, it is considered a major event for Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, how to punish Wang Ge depends entirely on Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude.
Just listen to Zhu Yuanzhang say: "Ding Bin's sins are so serious that he will die if he dies."
Hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Wang Ge breathed a sigh of relief. His life was saved, right?
However, Zhu Yuanzhang changed his mind and said, "It just so happened that I received a memorial to impeach you yesterday."
After hearing this, Wang Ge felt relieved again.
Zhu Yuanzhang called the eunuchs aside to read the impeachment memorial. It probably meant that Wang Ge had recently settled a case, which violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
The incident happened in Hongtong County, Shanxi Province. A local soldier named Tang Runshan sued a farmer named Yao Xiaowu for robbing his daughter-in-law Shi Lingzhi.
Because Tang Runshan was a military household, the Ministry of War specially sent an official letter to the magistrate of Hongtong County. The Hongtong County Magistrate also quickly ruled on the case: Yao Xiaowu returned Shi Lingzhi to Tang Runshan within a time limit, otherwise he would be charged with sabotaging a military marriage.
Now Yao Xiaowu didn't understand. He and his wife Shi Lingzhi had been married for many years and had three children. How could his wife suddenly become someone else's? Is there any royal method for this?
According to Ming law, Shi Lingzhi is indeed Yao Xiaowu's legal wife. But why did Hongtong County Magistrate judge the case in this way?
It turns out that Shi Lingzhi and Tang Runshan's brother were engaged since they were children. Later, the world was in chaos, and Tang Runshan's brother also died early. Since the world was still under the Yuan Dynasty at the time of the engagement, according to the laws of the Yuan Dynasty, after the death of the elder brother, the younger brother can "inherit." "Sister-in-law's. But now that the world is under the Ming Dynasty, this judgment is obviously contrary to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty".
Seeing that his wife had become someone else's, Yao Xiaowu appealed to everyone. In the end, the case was decided by Wang Ge, the Minister of Punishment, and Shi Lingzhi was sentenced to Tang Runshan.
However, this matter caused quite a big fuss and was naturally known to many people. Only then did the imperial censor impeach Wang Ge.
After roughly understanding the impeachment matter, the Minister of War and the Minister of War could not sit still. They also came to the center of the hall and knelt on the ground together.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the three people kneeling on the ground and did not pronounce the sentence directly. Instead, he asked in a deep voice: "Is Zhang Ren here?"
Zhang Ren also came out immediately. The other courtiers were holding fluorene tablets in both hands. He didn't have one in his hand, so he could only cup his hands and say, "Wei ministers are here."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "You kid is hiding in a corner. Tell me, what do you think of this case?"
What do I think? Why don't you, old man, ask Yuan Fang what he thinks? Although he was slandering in his heart, Zhang Ren still answered: "My brother is dead, and it is really a bad habit of the previous dynasty for my brother to inherit his sister-in-law. Now that His Majesty has promulgated the Ming Law, everyone in the world will naturally abide by the Ming Law."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and seemed very satisfied with Zhang Ren's answer. He only heard him say: "The dignified Minister of the Ministry of Justice is not as good as a young man. Wang Ge, you usually give face to everyone who manages your connections. These are nothing. I am He values your ability so much that he doesn’t care about these things, but he went too far. Since he wants to give face to the Ministry of War, does he ignore the law?"
Although Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was not loud, his words were full of dissatisfaction with Wang Ge.
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Wang Ge straightened up, took off his official hat with both hands and placed it on his left front, then lowered his body to the ground again and shouted loudly in the palace.
Said: "I am in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, and I am in charge of the world's punishments for Your Majesty. However, I ignored the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and the case was pronounced as usual. In addition, when I was trying Ding Bin's case, I let Ding Bin die in prison. I can't escape the suspicion of dereliction of duty." , I am ashamed of Your Majesty, and I am ashamed of all the people in the world."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded expressionlessly and said: "In that case, Wang Ge, please go home first and wait for the ginseng. Someone, please take Wang Ge down. In addition, take the Minister of War and the Minister of War down to wait for the ginseng."
The Jin Yiwei who was standing outside immediately came in and pulled the three of them down.
When passing by Zhang Ren, Wang Ge stopped.
Zhang Ren thought Wang Ge would blame him, but he didn't see any resentment on Wang Ge's face.
Zhang Ren couldn't help but be curious, and asked softly: "Master Shangshu, don't you resent me?"
Wang Ge had a look of defeat on his face and sighed: "Hey, we are all your Majesty's ministers, how could I resent the young general? It's a pity that I have been smart all my life, but in the end I failed on such a simple principle. This time If I can survive, I will definitely have a drink and talk with the young general."
Although he felt that Wang Ge was a big problem, Zhang Ren still handed over his hand and accepted it.
Wang Ge was taken away, and looking at his slumped figure, Zhang Ren couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart. Wang Ge broke up the loving couple. From the perspective of the person involved, he would definitely want to kill Wang Ge. From this point of view alone, Wang Ge is not worthy of forgiveness.
Wang Ge's case came to an end, and Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again in the palace: "Although Wang Ge had his faults, his ability to do things was still good. Before his death, Ding Bin had already identified Xuan Guogong Li Shanchang as having participated in Hu Weiyong's rebellion. There were also The servants of the Li family also accused Li Shanchang of participating in the rebellion, what do you think of this matter?"
