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"I am guilty! Your Majesty, please punish me!"
Hearing such a voice, all the officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, including Zhao Junchen, were stunned. 【Read the latest chapter】
Now that Emperor Deqing was furious, and it was time to assign blame, ordinary ministers had no time to hide, so why would anyone rush to plead guilty?
Thinking like this, Zhao Junchen looked towards the source of the sound, only to find that the person who took the initiative to confess was none other than Wang Tao, the prefect of Baoding Prefecture in North Zhili.
Because the place where He Ming was killed happened to be at the junction of Baoding Mansion and Shuntian Mansion, Wang Tao also came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony today.
Seeing that it was Wang Tao who took the initiative to confess his crime, Zhao Junchen thought for a moment, and the reason became clear in his mind.
Because the location of He Ming's family murder case is strange, at least one of Baoding Prefecture Prefect Wang Tao and Shuntian Prefecture Yin Xue Gui will be unlucky today. It is also because of this that the two yamen did their best to deal with each other yesterday. Shirk.
However, Wang Tao is a subordinate of Huang Yourong, while Xue Gui's backer is Zhou Shangjing, the chief assistant. Comparing the two, Zhou Shangjing is naturally more powerful and important. In addition, although the position of Shuntian Prefecture Yin is difficult to fill, it is difficult to control. The capital was well-informed but extremely important, so Zhou Shangjing would never give up on Xue Gui so easily, so he could only let Wang Tao take the initiative to take the blame.
"It seems that Zhou Shangjing and Huang Yourong reached some agreement, but at the expense of Wang Tao."
While Zhao Junchen was thinking secretly, Wang Tao kowtowed again and said: "Master He died in the jurisdiction of the humble minister. It was the minister who neglected to take precautions and his governance was unstable, which caused such a great disaster. In this case, I have betrayed His Majesty’s holy hope, and I am deeply responsible for the crime. I dare not shirk the blame even a little bit. I only ask Your Majesty to punish me!”
As he spoke, Wang Tao's face turned pale, his voice trembled, and he was sweating. Stumbling. Although he pleaded guilty, anyone could see his reluctance and reluctance, but the situation was stronger than others, but he couldn't help it.
Seeing Wang Tao admitting his mistake so proactively, Emperor Deqing couldn't help but his face darkened.
Without him, according to Emperor Deqing's original plan, all the responsibility for this case was passed to Xue Gui, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. Xue Gui is Zhou Shangjing's man, so doing this can suppress Zhou Shangjing's power in the court.
However, Zhou Shangjing was very cunning and had already expected this. He used some means to get Wang Tao, who was also suspected of being guilty, to confess his guilt. Emperor Deqing's plan naturally failed.
As a result, Emperor Deqing's mood became even worse, but he directed all his anger on Wang Tao.
"Hmph, you are quite clever." After snorting coldly, Emperor Deqing said in a low voice: "Whoever comes, take off his hood and hand it over to Dali Temple for punishment. All crimes will be culpable. Be strict in everything."
Wang Tao did not complain. When the Ouchi guards took him away, he didn't resist, but his face was ashen.
But Emperor Deqing's anger remained. He once again scolded all the ministers in the court, and then once again ordered the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Dali Temple to solve the case within a time limit, and then stopped handling other matters and left.
Seeing Emperor Deqing's behavior, Zhang De hurriedly shouted "down to court" and quickly followed.
This was the first time since Emperor Deqing ascended the throne that all courtiers were kneeling during the morning court.
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After Emperor Deqing left and finished the morning court, Zhao Junchen stood up, rubbed his sore knees, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Obviously, with Emperor Deqing's deep scheming, he should not be so angry today. However, today's Emperor Deqing is still so angry. Presumably it is to intimidate those who are hiding in the dark, emphasizing that The dignity of the emperor expressed his attitude towards this matter.
It's a pity that Zhao Junchen has never knelt for such a long time, whether in his previous life or in this life. But he was also implicated.
While Zhao Junchen was secretly complaining, Eunuch Zhang De left and returned, raising his voice on the imperial steps: "Your Majesty has a decree to summon Shang Fengyu Novel Room of the Ministry of Household Affairs to see you."
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When Zhao Junchen came to the imperial study room, he saw Emperor Deqing sitting behind the imperial desk, his face still as dark as water, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Knowing that Emperor Deqing was in a bad mood, Zhao Junchen did not dare to neglect and kowtow to salute. However, just as he bent down, Emperor Deqing raised his hand and said: "Forgive me, you have just recovered, so don't bother like this." ”
However, Zhao Junchen still knelt down and kowtowed, then stood up and said respectfully: "Thank you for your majesty's love, I am very grateful. However, because of this, in this troubled year, I dare not be arrogant and attract criticism." , but more importantly, follow the rules.”
Emperor Deqing snorted lightly and didn't say much. He just asked, "How is your health? I heard from the doctors that you are basically fine."
Zhao Junchen's face flashed with gratitude and he replied: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. It is also thanks to the superb medical skills of the doctors in your Majesty's palace and their careful care these days that I can recover so quickly. Although now I'm still a little weak, but I'm still strong enough to go back to the court and share His Majesty's worries."
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Emperor Deqing seemed to be in a better mood and sighed: "You do have a good heart."
Zhao Junchen comforted him and said: "Why are you so worried about the murder of the old master? Your Majesty, please be at ease. Now that your Majesty is determined to investigate to the end, the people below will never dare to neglect it. The Third Division There are so many talented people among them, and with the Skynet restored, the results will surely be found soon."
Emperor Deqing snorted and sneered: "Do you really think that this case was committed by bandits? It's not that easy to find out this case."
With that said, Emperor Deqing turned to Zhang De and ordered: "Let everyone go out and convey my will. No one is allowed to step within ten steps of the imperial study. Anyone who violates it will be executed!"
Hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Zhang De trembled and quickly went to make arrangements.
Soon, Emperor Deqing and Zhao Junchen were the only two people left in the imperial study.
Despite this, Emperor Deqing remained silent, seeming to be still thinking about something, while Zhao Junchen did not dare to say more, but just lowered his head and waited.
After a while, Emperor Deqing finally spoke and said slowly: "This matter is definitely not that simple. Yesterday, I asked Dongchang and Jinyiwei to submit the relevant information they collected and prepared to check it in person. But I didn't I thought. Whether it was the intelligence collected by Jin Yiwei or the intelligence collected by Dongchang, they disappeared together without anyone noticing!"
Although he had learned the news from Zhang De yesterday, Zhao Junchen still looked shocked, as if he had just heard it.
Emperor Deqing's voice suppressed the anger and murderous intent, and said in a condensed voice: "Huh! The factory guards have always been the eyes, ears, and hands of all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. I didn't expect that they were also infiltrated and controlled by others. Then wouldn't I also become The deaf, blind and lame are allowed to be fooled? I must get to the bottom of this matter. The inner court has become increasingly arrogant over the years, but it is extremely inefficient and useless. Now there is an uncontrollable situation, and it needs to be rectified!"
As a very high-spirited emperor. Emperor Deqing hated the feeling that this kind of thing was out of his control.
Thinking of Zhang De's request yesterday, Zhao Junchen raised his head cautiously and said: "Your Majesty's consideration is certainly reasonable, but I still ask your Majesty to postpone the action and think twice before acting."
Seeing Zhao Junchen's rare intention to oppose him, Emperor Deqing couldn't help but be stunned. A trace of dissatisfaction flashed across his expression, and he said coldly: "Oh? Tell me your reason."
Zhao Junchen explained: "Your Majesty, it seems to me that Dongchang and Jinyiwei have always been His Majesty's trusted yamen. If they were infiltrated, it would be easy to say, but there is absolutely no way they would betray Your Majesty. Especially the leaders of the factory guards. Their power and honor all come from His Majesty. Could they get more benefits by taking refuge in others? But this time, the data and intelligence of Dongchang and Jinyiwei were all lost, but it also proved that the high-level leaders of this factory guard I am still loyal to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, do you think that if the senior management of the factory guard betrays Your Majesty, wouldn't it be easier to create a false information and submit it to Your Majesty? Why make the matter so eye-catching? According to Yichen, Factory Guard Among them, even if they are infiltrated by disloyal people, those who are bribed by the infiltration are probably only middle- and lower-level officials and arrests. These people have more hopes and are easier to be bribed by disloyal people. .”
These words were not meant by Zhao Junchen to comfort Emperor Deqing, he indeed thought so.
After all, with the snake-rattling temperament of the senior officials in the inner court, even if they had the intention to support the seventh prince Zhu Hejian's ascension to the throne, how could they dare to involve him in this way, even destroying evidence for Zhu Hejian to implicate themselves? In the final analysis, the reason why they preferred Zhu Hejian was because they were even more unwilling to let the harsh-tempered Crown Prince Zhu Heyu ascend the throne, so they took advantage of Zhu Hejian.
In recent years, Zhu Hejian has obviously had a deeper influence on the middle and lower levels of the inner court than the upper echelons of the inner court. If Zhu Hejian was really the mastermind behind the He Ming family extermination case, then he might not have had the intention to replace the inner court and the inner court by the way when he made the matter so big. The senior management of the factory guard took the opportunity to change their own ideas.
Considering that he and Zhu Hejian are not the same people after all, although they cooperate temporarily, the probability of falling out in the future is not small. Zhao Junchen naturally tried his best to avoid such a situation.
Seeing the thoughtful look on Emperor Deqing's face, Zhao Junchen added: "Of course, the factory guards and even the inner court are gradually becoming unsatisfactory, and it is necessary to rectify and clean them up, but in Yichen's opinion, we cannot be anxious and must start slowly. Investigate slowly, otherwise, once there is a big war, the senior officials of the inner court and factory guards will be replaced, and the replacements will be those middle and low-level personnel who may have been bribed and controlled by others. I hope Your Majesty will think deeply about it."
After Emperor Deqing thought for a long time, he finally nodded and said: "What Aiqing said makes sense, but this situation really makes me feel like I have a knot in my throat. However, I have called you here this time?a href='/711/4849420 ;
"I don't know what happened? Your Majesty, please clarify." Zhao Junchen asked.
Zhao Junchen really couldn't guess the purpose of Emperor Deqing summoning him today.
Emperor Deqing stared at Zhao Junchen's face with bright eyes and said slowly: "Zhao Aiqing, do you still remember that during the Chenghua period, our dynasty built a yamen called Xichang?" (To be continued. Please to read.)
