Wang Maofang was helpless.
Now he can only confess the seventh prince to see if His Majesty the Emperor will not investigate the matter strictly.
"You mean the Seventh Prince was also involved?"
Zhu Youxiao also asked with a pretentious expression at this time.
"I don't dare to deceive Your Majesty. Which governor's office officials should be recommended to the Ministry of Personnel? His Highness the Seventh Prince instructs me to do this. He will give me a list regularly! Let me recommend according to this list! In order to prevent being discovered by Dongchang Basically, the names and lists are all handwritten by His Highness the Seventh Prince, and then handed over to me personally. I keep these lists written by His Highness the Seventh Prince at home all the time, for fear that they will be censored in the future without any evidence of defense!"
Wang Maofang replied.
"You just obey the seventh prince's orders. Why do you obey him so much?"
Zhu Youxiao asked.
"I dare not disobey the prince's orders, let alone."
Wang Maofang replied.
"Besides what?!"
Zhu Youxiao asked.
"Besides, His Highness the Seventh Prince has always said that what he means is what His Royal Highness the eldest son means."
After Wang Maofang returned, he kowtowed: "Your Majesty, spare your life. Your Majesty, spare your life. I really have no choice but to do this!"
"Passed to the Seventh Prince."
Zhu Youxiao gave a very serious instruction at this time.
Then, Zhu Youxiao ordered: "Dongchang will send reliable people to escort Wang Aiqing back to his home, get the roster involving the seventh prince, and then come back and show it to me!"
…
"Father declares to see me?!"
The Seventh Prince Zhu Cikai was naturally surprised when he heard the Jin Yiwei who came to deliver the oral instructions that the emperor wanted to see him, and couldn't help but look at Chen Wei.
Chen Wei hurriedly raised his hands to salute the guard, and secretly stuffed a silver note in his hand: "I don't know why your Majesty announced to meet His Majesty the Seventh Highness?"
The Jin Yiwei didn't dare to accept the gift and pushed the banknote back: "I don't know! Your Highness, please come with me as soon as possible. Your Majesty is still waiting!"
When Chen Wei saw that Jin Yiwei, who was delivering the oral message, refused his bribe, he guessed that nothing good happened.
Zhu Cikai became even more nervous because of this, trembling when he spoke: "Okay!"
Along the way, Zhu Cikai's heart was pounding.
He didn't know what his fault was that his father had discovered, and he was suddenly being urgently exposed.
When he arrived in front of the emperor, Zhu Cikai was still uneasy: "Father!"
"You just stand behind the ministers. I will ask you something later."
Zhu Youxiao gave instructions in a calm tone.
"yes!"
Zhu Cikai replied.
At the same time, he became even more uneasy after seeing that all the officials from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War were here. He had even basically guessed why these people were here.
It happened that at this time, Wang Maofang was escorted back and brought the roster written by Zhu Cikai himself.
Zhu Cikai was shocked when he saw this: "Father! My son!"
"Don't speak yet!"
Zhu Youxiao replied.
"yes!"
Zhu Cikai had no choice but to calm down. At the same time, his heart beat faster and his breathing became somewhat rapid.
At this time, Zhu Youxiao stood up and came to Wang Maofang: "Show me the roster and see if my seventh prince instigated you to do this."
"Father, my son is wronged!"
"I told you to stop talking, didn't you hear me?!"
Zhu Youxiao shouted loudly at Zhu Cikai.
Zhu Cikai had no choice but to shut up again. At the same time, he was breaking out in a cold sweat and thought to himself: "How come you were discovered so quickly?!"
Zhu Cikai couldn't help but look at Wen Yuren, who was standing there like a clay sculpture.
Here, Wang Maofang reported back to Zhu Youxiao: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I dare not hide it from you. It was indeed His Highness the Seventh Prince who ordered the envoy. These lists are the evidence!"
Zhu Youxiao took over the roster from Wang Maofang.
Then, Zhu Youxiao walked back quickly, still watching as he walked, but when he walked to the incense burner, he suddenly ordered: "Wang Chengen, open the incense burner!"
"yes!"
Wang Chengen quickly ordered two servants to open the incense burner.
Then, at this moment, Zhu Youxiao threw the roster into the incense burner in front of the assistant ministers, the Ministry of Personnel, the officials of the Second Department of the Ministry of War, the officials of the Third Department of the Ministry of War, the East Factory of the inner court, and the inner factory.
"Your Majesty! You!"
Wang Maofang was shocked when he saw this.
Other officials present were also shocked.
As for Zhu Youxiao, it wasn't until the roster was almost burned in the incense burner that he ordered the incense burner to be re-covered.
Then, Zhu Youxiao asked Wang Maofang without a red face and a heartbeat: "I ask you, where is the evidence?"
"this……"
Wang Maofang didn't know how to answer for a while.
Wasn't the evidence just burned by you?
"Let me ask you, where is the evidence?!"
Zhu Youxiao even roared angrily.
"Your Majesty, you just did."
Wang Maofang was about to reply, you just took the evidence away and threw it into the incense burner.
But at this time, Zhu Youxiao didn't wait for his answer, and shouted loudly: "I asked you about the evidence?! Since you said it was my son who arranged for you to do this, you should come up with the evidence!"
Wang Maofang was so wronged that he wanted to eat Zhu Youxiao alive.
Because he has never seen such a shameless emperor.
He destroyed the evidence in front of everyone, but he still wanted the evidence for himself.
"Your Majesty! The evidence has just been given to you."
Just as Wang Maofang replied, Zhu Youxiao shouted loudly: "Nonsense! Why didn't I see the evidence?"
As he said that, Zhu Youxiao looked at Liu Hongxun and other assistant ministers fiercely: "Did you see Wang Maofang produce evidence?"
Liu Hongxun hesitated.
He was still not used to this kind of lying with open eyes.
But Wen Tiren was the first to take the initiative to reply: "I didn't see it. Wang Shilang never produced any evidence to prove that the prince was involved in this matter!"
Zhu Youxiao asked Zhu Cikai again: "Old Qi, tell yourself, did you just see Shilang Wang bring out the evidence?"
Zhu Cikai had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply: "Back to my father, I didn't see the child either!"
Zhu Youxiao asked Xiang Han, Zanzhou and others: "Where are you?"
"Back to the emperor, the servants didn't see it either."
"Wen Yuren, you are younger and have sharper eyes and ears. Did you see it just now?"
"No!"
Zhu Youxiao therefore looked at Wang Maofang: "Look, no one saw you bring out evidence!"
Wang Maofang glanced at Zhu Youxiao rather resentfully at this time.
He swore that if he could have his life over again, he would rather not be an official for the rest of his life and would never deal with a king like Zhu Youxiao again.
"I am guilty!"
Wang Maofang then replied with these three words rather reluctantly.
At this moment, Zhu Cikai could truly see how powerful his father was. He would do anything to achieve his goals.
"The three judges will discuss what Wang Maofang's crime should be, and how to deal with the crimes of the other two officials of the Ministry of War and the other two officials of the Ministry of Personnel. In addition, Wang Maofang, since you have pleaded guilty, you should be here, and the two will be punished. All the local officials who participated in this matter with you confessed."
Zhu Youxiao started talking at this time.
"yes!"
The officials of the Third Law Department and Wang Maofang replied.
Next, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War were all replaced except Wen Yuren. Naturally, Wang Maofang himself was sentenced to death, and the officials who colluded with him were also sentenced to death, and their property was confiscated.
Zhu Cikai knew that he was being played by Wen Yuren.
Therefore, as soon as Zhu Cikai returned home, before he sat down, he shouted loudly: "I will chop him Wen Yuren alive sooner or later!"
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