"Your Highness, the eldest son of the emperor, the second son of the emperor is also eager to save people, and shows pity to the poor and the old. That's why you are like this. You will not embarrass the second son of the emperor at this time. Instead, you will fulfill your duty of patrolling the censor and carrying out the king's laws. Power, as the saying goes, law is nothing more than human feelings..."
Chen Weisong, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, spoke at this time.
But before he finished speaking, Zhu Ciwei looked at him with an icy face: "I don't need you, Chen Butang, to teach me how to be a patrol censor! The matters concerning the king's law are not yours alone. Officials from the Ministry of Rites can comment! If you keep talking too much, I, as the provincial governor, have the responsibility to intervene in your interference in local justice!"
"I!"
Chen Weisong did not expect that Zhu Ciwei would not give him face.
He thought to himself that he was still a minister no matter what, and the other princes would be polite to him even if they were not too enthusiastic.
This made him feel dissatisfied with Zhu Ciwei, the eldest son of the emperor, and said to himself: "I really don't know why God made you the first prince of His Majesty. Fortunately, Your Majesty does not believe in the eldest son system!"
"The eldest son of the emperor?"
"The second son of the emperor?"
The people around him were surprised at this time.
Some people even shouted to the old man's children: "You are finished, it turns out that the one you blackmailed was the prince!"
"Prince?"
"Yes, he is the prince!"
"You are finished, haha, you deserve it! I asked you to blackmail me!"
The two people who were immersed in the joy of winning a thousand silver coins suddenly trembled after hearing this. When they looked up, they saw Zhu Ciwei waiting for a group of officers and soldiers standing behind them, and they knelt down in a hurry: "Sir, have mercy on me! Master, have mercy on me." ah!"
No matter how arrogant some people are in front of the weak, they will appear humble in front of the strong with violent machines.
The old man's two sons and daughters were also like this at this time.
Seeing this, Zhu Ciwei asked Zhu Cican: "Is what this old man said the truth?"
"It's the truth, but brother, the key now is to get this old man to seek medical treatment."
Zhu Cican replied.
Zhu Ciwei asked the onlookers again, and after understanding the truth, he ordered: "Come here, send this old man to a doctor, but keep someone in the hospital to strictly guard this man! And take away all the old man's children." Get off! Send him to the government office lobby first! After the old man receives medical treatment, he will also be sent here!"
An hour later, Zhu Ciwei personally interrogated the old man and his children in the temporarily borrowed government office lobby.
The old man and his children all confessed without regrets because of the solid evidence.
Therefore, Zhu Ciwei announced: "This dynasty has laws and regulations on how to judge the crime of extortion!"
"The standard for sentencing is based on the amount of money the blackmailer ultimately gained from extortion and the physical and mental damage caused to the person being blackmailed. Among them, the amounts involved are:
For less than fifty yuan, both the master and the subordinate will have a stick of sixty yuan;
For more than 50 yuan and less than 100 yuan, the main criminal is three thousand miles away. The accessory rod is sixty;
One hundred yuan and more than one hundred yuan is a serious form of extortion. The principal culprit will be hanged and the accomplice will be punished for three thousand miles;
If the amount exceeds 500 yuan to 1,000 yuan, it is a serious crime. The principal offender will be beheaded and the accomplice will be hanged;
Those who paid one thousand yuan or more were extremely evil and were suspected of illegally raising funds to commit chaos, so all the principal culprits were executed immediately. "
With that said, Zhu Ciwei said: "Since the emperor's second son Zhu Cican gave you a thousand yuan and you still accepted it, then drag them all out and kill them all! Just report the matter to the capital master Xingwen!"
The old man named Ma Gui, whom Zhu Ciwei had learned, and his children, Ma Cheng and Ma Li, were all shocked. They did not expect that they would be killed immediately because of this incident.
The three of them had no choice but to kowtow to Zhu Ciwei: "Please be merciful, please be merciful!"
"Brother, wait a minute!"
Zhu Cican shouted at this time and said hurriedly: "This old man named Ma Gui is already an old man. How can he be punished with death for blackmailing others? This is not in line with the way of respecting the elderly! Please ask the emperor brother Show mercy outside the law!”
"No!"
Zhu Ciwei refused directly.
But because Zhu Cican was his younger brother after all, he explained a little more: "If I show mercy to him, it would be cruel to the kind old man. In order to let the kind old man be treated well in the future, such a wicked person, They must be severely punished, this is also the spirit of Father’s law!”
Then, Zhu Ciwei also warned: "You are not allowed to interfere. Your mission is only to send Duke Li to Sichuan. If you interfere again, don't blame the emperor for impeaching you for the sake of national law!"
After Zhu Cican heard this, he couldn't say anything anymore. He didn't expect that his imperial brother was so unkind, so he couldn't help but ask: "Brother, do you also want to be treated like this when you get old in the future?"
Zhu Ciwei did not respond.
At this time, Zhu Xieyuan had to stand up.
Because Chen Weisong has been threatened by Zhu Ciwei, if he interferes in local government affairs, he will be impeached.
Therefore, Chen Weisong can only shut up now.
Zhu Xieyuan felt that as a duke and an auxiliary minister, according to the current etiquette system of the Ming Dynasty, in the court, ministers such as the duke and auxiliary ministers who contributed to the country were treated better than the princes, and When the prince saw them, he had to pay his respects as a junior first.
Therefore, Zhu Xieyuan was going to rely on his own qualifications to intercede for the old man.
But before he opened his mouth, Zhu Ciwei reminded him: "If Duke Li doesn't want to cause trouble after his return to his hometown, he should stop talking."
After hearing this, Zhu Xieyuan choked back what he wanted to say.
He really couldn't guarantee that the emperor's eldest son would inherit the throne in the future, and if he offended the emperor's eldest son now, it would naturally be unreasonable.
Therefore, Zhu Xieyuan also turned around and persuaded Zhu Cican: "Your Highness, the Second Prince, this is a matter of local justice. We cannot interfere in order to avoid being suspected of being involved in politics. We should obey the judgment of His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor, who is the inspector."
Zhu Cican pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "Yes!"
"Drag the criminal to cause trouble, behead him immediately, and hang his head in public for three days as a warning to others!"
Therefore, Zhu Ciwei continued to give orders.
"yes!"
…
After hearing this, the old man named Ma Gui grabbed Zhu Cican directly and said resentfully: "It's all your fault! It's all your fault! Why did you take so many silver coins and now my whole family has been executed? Is this going to happen?" My family has no heirs! Why do you have to take out one thousand yuan!"
Seeing this, Zhu Cican felt quite guilty and couldn't help but said: "I, I'm sorry, I didn't expect it either."
Zhu Cican looked at Zhu Ciwei again: "Brother, can you be more lenient? They took one thousand yuan, which was not their original intention, but I took the initiative to donate it to eliminate disasters."
Zhu Ciwei replied coldly: "The national law is ruthless. It is a fact that they obtained a thousand yuan of silver coins through blackmail. I cannot deceive you, let alone trample on justice just because you are my brother! How can there be justice in this case?"
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
Ma Gui and his sons Ma Cheng and Ma Li were all beheaded in the downtown area.
"ah!"
An old man named Xing Zhijian was so frightened that he fell to the ground when he saw this scene. After being helped up by a young man, he wanted to blackmail the young man because he usually likes to blackmail people. But when he saw Ma Gui's head, his back suddenly turned upside down. Feeling cold, but not daring to do this again, he just left here silently. After a while, he came back and said thank you to the young man.
…
"Now that we have met, Brother Wei is here to give it to you. Brother Wei knows that you like to collect books. You got an orphan copy the day before yesterday. You can take it."
Zhu Ciwei specially wore casual clothes to see Zhu Cican off on the day he left.
Zhu Cican pushed away Zhu Ciwei's gift: "Although brotherhood and brotherhood are the way to behave, you and I have different ways, and our friendship has been destroyed because of your hard-hearted heart. What's more, you are not the patrol minister of Jiangnan now. Censor, how dare I receive the courtesy of a patrol officer privately!"
"This is a private brotherhood. I don't have an official uniform and am on official duty."
Zhu Ciwei said.
"No need! Thank you for your kindness!"
Zhu Cican replied lightly, then got on the boat and entered the cabin.
Seeing this, Zhu Ciwei stood there for a while, pursed his lips, and felt quite lost. Suddenly, a feeling of loneliness that was not understood by the whole world arose spontaneously.
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