Chapter 97. Dilemma.
Should the Metropolitan Procuratorate forward this impeachment letter to Emperor Deqing?
This is a difficult question to decide.
Lu Chunxiao had served in the Metropolitan Procuratorate for many years and had rich experience. After experiencing the initial shock, he quickly figured out the impact of this impeachment letter.
Although this letter impeached Zhang Shunde, the prefect of Heze, Shandong, the target of the impeachment was vaguely pointed at Prince Zhu Heyu.
However, its real intention may not be to plot against the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which is now controlled by the prince's party!
After the people of the Qing Dynasty sang their praises to the Crown Prince Zhu Heyu in the morning, it was now as if the Crown Prince had made all the arrangements for the southern tour himself, and everything big and small was arranged by the Crown Prince himself. Under such a momentum, all the merits will naturally belong to the prince, but if there are mistakes, the prince will also need to bear them - at least it is a crime that is unfavorable for supervision.
Now that the crown prince is gaining momentum, at this time, such impeachment leaks, regardless of whether they are true or false, naturally should not be submitted to Emperor Deqing based on the position of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. If the thing is false, it will definitely increase the setbacks and damage the prince's reputation. If the thing is true, it will be caught by the political enemies in the DPRK and China.
However, although this impeachment letter clearly refers to Zhang Shunde, the prefect of Heze, Shandong Province, and implicitly refers to Prince Zhu Heyu, Lu Chunxiao always feels that the real intention of this impeachment letter may not be directed at the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Everyone knows that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is now the stronghold of the prince's party. If this document is suppressed by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and is not presented to Emperor Deqing, once it happens in the future, in the eyes of the world, it will be Prince Zhu He. Chu is using his power for personal gain, using the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to cover up his dereliction of duty and incompetence!
In this way, perhaps the prince would be fine under the protection of Emperor Deqing, but under the attack of the political enemies in the DPRK, the Metropolitan Procuratorate would inevitably undergo a rectification and purge. The prince's party had just gained a foothold in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the purge Under rectification, fundamental interests will be lost.
It can be said that the intention of this impeachment letter is really sinister. Regardless of whether the Procuratorate submits it to Emperor Deqing or not, it will cause a blow to the prince's party.
Just when Lu Chunxiao's mind was spinning, Li Chengru had already thrown the impeachment letter onto the table and snorted coldly: "It's nonsense. Since His Highness the Crown Prince prepared for His Majesty's southern tour, we have been with the local government. Watching, fearing that they will do something bad, the inspection officials arranged one after another. We also sent inspection officials to Heze. If such a big thing happened there, how could we not know about it? "
After a pause, Li Chengru added: "Needless to say, the things in this letter must not be true. Someone must have seen that His Highness the Crown Prince is in the limelight, so they fabricated the facts to add trouble to His Highness. This kind of news, We just reject it directly, and there is no need to submit it to His Majesty."
Lu Chunxiao asked: "What if this rumor about impeachment is true? Although we have arranged inspection officials, those local officials have always been accustomed to deceiving the superiors and the subordinates. The inspection officials we arranged were deceived by local officials. It’s also very possible.”
Speaking of this, Lu Chunxiao said word by word: "If this matter is true, but we suppress the impeachment and do not report it, and the matter becomes more serious, then we, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, are protecting the prince. The prince has neglected his duties and lost his moral integrity. Once this happens, we people will be kicked out of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and there will be no room for improvement from now on!"
Li Chengru had just arrived at the Metropolitan Procuratorate not long ago and was not as experienced as Lu Chunxiao. After Lu Chunxiao's suggestion, he thought of such a profound meaning and couldn't help but look cold.
"You mean, we present this envelope to His Majesty?"
After hesitating for a moment, Li Chengru asked.
Lu Chunxiao smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "I don't know either. If this matter is false, and we rashly submit the impeachment papers, we will ruin the reputation of His Highness the Crown Prince; if this matter is true, it is just a An accidental incident is just a personal act. Not only did we not suppress it, but even if we submitted the document, Zhou Shangjing and others would also be caught, and His Highness the Crown Prince's reputation would be damaged. Therefore, I am not willing to submit this document to His Majesty. . But if the appearance of this envelope was deliberately done by someone, not only the prince, but also our Procuratorate, suppressing this envelope would undoubtedly be a recipe for death for us. .”
Hearing what Lu Chunxiao said, Li Chengru was also in a dilemma. After hesitating for a moment, he asked again: "How about we leave this matter to the Crown Prince to decide?"
However, Lu Chunxiao shook his head and said: "The prince's temperament is too upright. If he finds out about this, we will definitely submit this impeachment letter to His Majesty. Maybe the prince will plead guilty to His Majesty himself."
During the discussion, Lu Chunxiao seemed to have thought of something and suddenly stood up.
"Master Lu, do you have an idea?"
Seeing Lu Chunxiao like this, Li Chengru couldn't help but be overjoyed and asked quickly.
Lu Chunxiao shook his head and said, "No, I'm going to see the teacher. The teacher has far-sighted vision and rich experience, so he will definitely find a way."
Lu Chunxiao's teacher is the Crown Prince's Grand Master Xiao Wenruan. Although Xiao Wenruan now intends to become an official and is replaced by He Minglai, it is just a plan after all. Before He Ming came to Beijing, Xiao Wenruan was still the heart of the Crown Prince's party. Backbone.
Hearing what Lu Chunxiao said, Li Chengru was also overjoyed and said quickly: "I'll go too."
Lu Chunxiao shook his head and said: "No, if someone is really plotting against our Procuratorate, someone must be here at all times. Mr. Li, you should stay here to prevent accidents."
After Li Chengru hesitated for a moment, he finally nodded in agreement.
………
Because the matter was urgent, he rushed on horseback. Not long after, Lu Chunxiao came to Xiao Wen and Ruan's house to ask for an audience.
In the study room of Xiao Mansion, Xiao Wenruan was sitting on the chair of the Grand Master, quietly listening to Lu Chunxiao explain the incident and various concerns one by one. Although the matter was serious and difficult, Xiao Wenruan had experienced numerous turmoils and his expression remained calm.
Xiao Wenruan is older than Zhou Shangjing. He is already old and has low energy, but his vision is still sophisticated and his methods are still admirable.
After Lu Chunxiao finished speaking, Xiao Wenruan closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time. Under Lu Chunxiao's nervous gaze, he suddenly said tremblingly: "Can you take that envelope with you?"
Lu Chunxiao did not dare to neglect and quickly held the fold in front of Xiao Wenruan.
After Xiao Wenruan took the folder, he checked it carefully, then walked to the desk tremblingly, and said slowly: "Grind the ink for the old man."
Although Lu Chunxiao didn't know what Xiao Wenruan meant, he still didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly polished the ink for Xiao Wenruan.
Then, Xiao Wenruan took out a similar-looking letter and began to write on it.
What Xiao Wenruan wrote was exactly the previous impeachment letter. The handwriting and words were exactly the same!
But a moment later, Xiao Wenruan had already rewritten the impeachment paper and handed it back to Lu Chunxiao, saying, "Look at the difference between this paper and the one you received."
Lu Chunxiao suppressed the shock in his heart, took the folder and looked at it carefully, and then said: "It's exactly the same, except there are a few typos in the middle."
Xiao Wenruan seemed to be a little out of energy and said slowly: "Yes, there are a few typos. Although the Metropolitan Procuratorate has the power and responsibility to forward the local impeachment report to His Majesty, it also has the right to reject it if there are mistakes in the report. If there is a typo in this letter, just reject it and ask the Shandong Supervisory Censor to rewrite it. In this case, there is a good reason. Even if you buy time, no one will be able to catch you. Take advantage of the Supervisory Yuan. In the meantime, we might as well send someone to Heze to see if the matter is true or not, but before that, don’t tell the prince about it.”
Hearing what Xiao Wenruan said, Lu Chunxiao couldn't help but admire him for solving the problem with a wave of his hand. He just felt that Jiang was still hotter for his age.
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