These officials thought they were sure of the situation and did not listen to the emperor's words at all. They were not afraid. They continued to tell lies and continued to expose the crimes of the second general with righteous words.
They all thought that the emperor did not know the inside story, so they tried to deceive him with a sense of luck.
They thought the emperor had fallen into his trap, but in fact, they had fallen into his trap.
It is not difficult to kill these officials, it is just a matter of his words, but he will not do it.
Although these officials really deserved to be killed and he wanted to kill them, to kill them without any evidence was indeed disrespectful to the people.
Even when Emperor Taizu killed corrupt officials, he collected their charges and had firm evidence before punishing them according to the law.
Sometimes, killing is not just killing for the sake of killing.
Since Zhu Youxiao has come to Xi'an, Xi'an's officialdom and fixed environment must be shaken up, otherwise his trip will be in vain.
But it takes a lot of time and manpower to find evidence of their crimes.
Although Jinyiwei has a spy base in Xi'an, it is not perfect now. After all, it has only been a few months, and I am afraid that the situation in Xi'an is not fully understood, and there are only less than a dozen people.
It is simply unrealistic to find out the details of so many officials in just a few days unless there is help from gods.
But Zhu Youxiao is bound to take away a wave of officials this time. Without the assistance of intelligence, he can only play tricks with them. As long as they fall into the trap, everything will be easy.
They came forward one by one and reported to the emperor the many crimes Qin Bangping and Chen Guang had committed in Xi'an for more than a month.
There is a saying that goes well, the mouth of a civil servant is like an invisible sharp knife, but it kills people without blood.
Zhu Youxiao had seen what he saw today. Basically, they all denounced the two generals angrily. Although the central idea was the same, each one was talking about different crimes.
For nearly half an hour, more than 20 of the more than 30 officials in the government office hall spoke out, requesting the emperor to issue an order to kill the two generals.
What's more, they also asked the emperor to confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans to prove the law of the Ming Dynasty and to set an example for the world. They just killed chickens to scare monkeys and deter the generals of the world.
This statement was supported by most of the officials on the spot. They all knelt on the ground and howled and remonstrated with mournful faces. They had the momentum of those officials in the capital trying to force the emperor.
Among the main officials, in addition to Wu Hong, the inspector-general, there were also Wu Yizhong, the Zuobu-zheng envoy, three tongzhi of Xi'an, and two tongjian.
Others are low-ranking or low-ranking officials, accompanying these people.
According to the charges they had given to the second general and the so-called evidence they had, it would not be too much to say that they had confiscated their homes and exterminated their clans, or even killed all nine clans.
Zhu Youxiao was secretly happy. These people had been planning to frame and persecute others all day long, and today they were allowed to have a taste of being tricked.
"I would like to reiterate that every word you say must be held accountable. If it is found to be false, don't blame me!"
These officials were still full of confidence, as if they had everything under control, and they were all quite complacent. No one responded to Zhu Youxiao at all.
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said:
"Since you haven't said anything, it seems like it's all the truth and there's no need to add fuel to the fire!"
"My law enforcement officer has recorded every word you said. Now let him read for you, my dear ones, and see if there is anything else to add."
At the emperor's instruction, the law enforcement officer in charge of recording held a thick text in his hand, walked up to the officials and read aloud what they had just said.
After the reading was finished, before Zhu Youxiao could speak, the inspector Wu Hong couldn't wait to say:
"Your Majesty, everything I said is true and true, and what the law enforcement officers recorded is also correct. Your Majesty, please hurry up and issue an order to bring the two traitors Qin and Chen back to Xi'an immediately, and they will be convicted and executed as soon as possible!"
The emperor's repeated orders made these officials think that the emperor was protecting his calf.
They will never forget that the two men in the past kept saying in front of them that they were acting on the emperor's orders.
Anyone who knows the existence of the Yulin Army organized by the emperor knows that it is the emperor's own army, and all matters in the army are handled by him personally.
These generals have undoubtedly become the emperor's most trusted generals. In addition to seeking personal revenge, they also want to cut off the emperor's wings.
The imperial power is becoming more and more powerful, and its impact on them is also very great. No one wants to see the emperor who has lost power long ago rely on this army to regain power.
They didn't want to see the emperor's conquest of power. Maybe one day he would be promoted to the capital as a court official.
This kind of thing that is beneficial to oneself without any harm has always been the favorite of these literati.
If they don't confront the emperor twice, they will have no sense of existence.
"Wu Aiqing, don't worry. The matter hasn't come to light yet. How can you just order someone to be arrested casually?"
"As I said just now, I won't just listen to one family's words. This matter needs to be investigated. What if the key is missing or a good person is wronged due to reckless actions?"
"What you just said is exactly what I want. I really want to go to the city to find some people and ask them carefully to see if what you said is true, and if my two generals really have human faces and animal hearts."
Zhu Youxiao immediately ordered Ma Xianglin to bring all the people up. They were all common people living in the city, and they were from the four districts of southeast, northwest and northwest.
Before entering the city, he had already asked Ma Xianglin to lead people to secretly arrest a group of people, just for now.
How could Zhu Youxiao not know their plan? If the Jin Yiwei and the sergeants left behind didn't even know about such a big thing, there would be no need to continue to exist.
When Ma Xianglin brought more than 20 people and a few craftsmen dressed up to the court, these officials were dumbfounded. Why did they seem to have been prepared for this?
They were very confused, when did the emperor find so many people?
"These are all residents of the city. Many of them saw Qin Bangping and Chen Guang making trouble in the city with their own eyes."
"There are also these five people, the ones you call the group who were taken into the military camp and served as slaves, the foremen of the young and strong laborers."
"They have seen with their own eyes all the evil deeds committed by the second general. Now let me listen to what they, the witnesses and parties involved, have to say."
"See if it's consistent with what you said?"
After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, the corners of his mouth could not help but raise slightly, revealing a sneer.
But those officials were completely confused. Didn't they hide the leaders of these craftsmen?
How come it's here now without them getting any information?
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