As the Minister of Punishment uttered these words, a buzzing sound suddenly appeared in the court hall.
Almost all the officials understood that there seemed to be something good to watch at today's court meeting!
As one of the more important books among the six books, the Minister of Punishment openly expressed his dissatisfaction to His Highness the Crown Prince?
Almost all the officials and ministers in the palace knew that the Confucian scholars stormed the Academy of Arts and injured Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs. Many people also knew who was standing behind the Confucian scholars.
Now, it seems that the two sides are going to have a head-on confrontation?
This made many people couldn't help but murmur to themselves, don't let the city gate catch fire and harm the fish in the pond...
This is an extremely important moment for the Ming Dynasty. The prince may be enthroned as emperor in a while. How could this suddenly happen?
The civil servants seem to be dissatisfied with His Royal Highness? Or did it happen for a reason?
"quiet!"
Seeing that the palace was becoming more and more noisy, the censor on duty immediately came out to maintain order.
Zhu Gaojie, on the other hand, stared at the Minister of Punishment for a long time, with a half-smile on his face.
"Zhou Qing, from what you say, I am doing a bad job."
The Minister of Punishment rushed forward, cupped his hands, and said with a serious face:
"Your Highness, please tell me why you imprison so many Confucian scholars and force the Jin Yiwei to take over the torture?"
"I'm afraid that if something happens to these Confucian scholars, a big disaster may happen!"
Zhu Gaojie looked at him again, with a cold look in his eyes, but he asked:
"The Ministry of Punishment said that a rogue is here, but the Ministry of Rites, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate should all come forward and speak out."
"Let's see if we are just arresting people randomly and not following the laws of the country..."
Hearing what Zhu Gaojie said, Wang Zhi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, quietly winked at the people around him. Although things were somewhat different from what they had imagined, the arrow had to be fired. At this time, it was time for the civil servants to stand up. .
He didn't believe that at such a critical moment, the prince could withstand the tremendous pressure from the civil service group!
After receiving Wang Zhi's secret signal, soon, important ministers from the six ministries and nine ministers, including the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, came out to express their views on the matter. .
"Your Highness, our court attaches great importance to scholars, how can we imprison them?"
"Exactly, even if they are imprisoned, they cannot be allowed to interrogate them. Isn't this nonsense?"
"What mistake did the Confucian scholars make? They just wanted to go to the liberal arts academy and be moved by emotion and reason. After all, Confucianism is my major school. What those taught in the liberal arts academy are really ungrateful!"
"boom!"
Zhu Gaojie slapped the desk hard, interrupting the ministers, and then said calmly:
"What crime did the Confucian scholars commit?"
"They committed a heinous crime!"
He looked around at the ministers in the hall and found that there seemed to be no surprise on their faces, so he couldn't help but smile coldly:
"You think Gu is joking, right?"
He pointed his finger at the Minister of Punishment:
"I want to ask you, according to the Ming Dynasty's legal system, where does the Academy of Literature belong?"
The Minister of Punishment was stunned for a while and then said slowly:
"It must belong to the imperial court official school..."
"Okay, I'll ask you again, what is the crime of gathering a crowd to attack the imperial court and beating up important ministers?"
The Minister of Punishment was sweating slightly on his forehead, but he still said slowly:
"The so-called law does not punish everyone. According to my understanding, the Confucian scholars at that time just wanted to go to the Academy of Literature to ask questions. As a result, the poor students in the Academy of Arts suddenly got angry and hurt people for no reason. In the chaos, they accidentally hurt Xia Shangshu... …”
A good law does not blame everyone!
What an unintentional hurtful person!
Zhu Gaojie sneered slightly in his heart, today you civil servants are not going to be able to get by with your yellow mouth and white teeth.
"I just want to ask you, these Confucian scholars are attacking the liberal arts academy,
Is it true? "
The Minister of Punishment shook his head. He would never agree with Zhu Gaojie. Otherwise, how could he save these Confucian scholars?
How could he give Zhu Gaojie such a big embarrassment?
"I think that the Confucian scholars are not only innocent, but actually meritorious!"
At this time, the minister of Dali Temple appeared on the side and said to Zhu Gaojie righteously:
"The Confucian scholars just went to the liberal arts academy to exchange knowledge. As a result, those poor students felt dirty and hurt others, which even caused Xia Shangshu to be injured."
"In my opinion, those students in the liberal arts academy have committed serious crimes! They must be severely punished!"
"There are also those hospital guards who are helping the evildoers, so they must be severely punished!"
"Yes, that's exactly what it should be..."
Soon, as those important ministers came forward, dozens of civil servants also appeared in the court. They began to rebuke the students of the liberal arts college with righteous faces, demanding that Zhu Gaojie immediately release the Confucian students and imprison the poor students into the sky prison immediately. Heavy punishment!
Many officials looked at the lively scene in the palace, beating drums in their hearts secretly, and began to whisper among themselves:
"what's the situation?"
"Are you asking His Highness the Crown Prince to bow his head and admit his mistake?"
"Look at the elders in front of you. Can His Highness still be able to withstand their cooperation..."
Along with the buzzing noise, Zhu Gaojie looked at the chaos in the hall and sneered:
"Is this what you told me?"
The Minister of Punishment looked at each other, took a step forward, and said loudly:
"Your Highness, the Confucian scholars are not guilty, please release them immediately!"
"Those poor students in the liberal arts college are the real culprits!"
"Please give an order from His Majesty the Crown Prince to take them into custody immediately and punish them severely!"
This was a countermeasure they had already discussed a long time ago. Whether they were guilty or not all depended on one word. They, the Third Division, stood up to support the Confucian students and demanded heavy punishment for those liberal arts students. I didn't believe the prince could handle it.
They have almost gathered the power of the entire six ministries and nine ministers. In addition to Xia Yuanji's household department, the Ministry of Industry, and the two departments that Zhu Gaojie can control, what can the prince do to resist such a powerful force?
Wang Zhi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was even more satisfied. He glanced at Yang Rong, the chief minister of the cabinet not far away, and sneered secretly in his heart:
"I asked the Kong family to take action and held back those bachelors. I don't believe that you, a bare-chested chief minister of the cabinet, can do anything to help the prince!"
"And this old guy Xia Yuanji, who is clearly injured and still insists on going to court, hum, well, let him see, the prince can only submit in front of us!"
When everyone was having different thoughts, Zhu Gaojie stood up, looked around the people in the hall, and said calmly:
"The discussion was quite lively."
"However, I can tell you clearly today that these Confucian scholars have committed a serious crime!"
"I must pick out a few of them and chop off their heads!"
"Also," Zhu Gaojie said coldly:
"I might as well tell you one more thing."
"I have given orders to those generals who disobey orders and refuse to save them."
"Behead them all in public!"
