"I don't know whether what Su said is true, but I deeply feel that this matter is unusual and beyond my control, so I kindly persuade Su to report it to the General Affairs Department."
"Su is stubborn and refuses to obey. I really can't do anything, so I asked her to write the secret in her own hand so that it can be presented to His Majesty."
"I have committed a serious crime, and I have betrayed the divine grace. Please be punished by your Majesty."
After the words fell, there was a long silence.
Zhan Hui was sweating behind his back. Although his actions were suspected of overstepping his authority, he followed the authority in a hurry and expected nothing wrong.
It's just that His Majesty's heart is as deep as the sea, and Zhan Hui also finds it difficult to understand. The silence at this moment really makes his heart beat, and he becomes more and more unsure.
After waiting for a short moment, Zhan Hui was sweating like raindrops, trembling with fear, and his heart became more and more frightened.
Fortunately, at this time, His Majesty finally spoke and said: "You are in your heart for the sake of the country. If we don't punish you severely this time, we will punish you with half a year's salary."
Zhan Hui breathed a sigh of relief, his heart dropped to the ground, and he received the order to thank you, saying: "I thank your majesty for your magnanimity, long live long live long live."
"Get up, sit down and tell us how to deal with this matter."
Zhan Hui wiped the sweat from his face. After thanking him, he sat down on the bench with his lower buttocks. After thinking for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, I think that the words of the Su family alone are not enough to determine the authenticity of this case. So. As far as I know, the house of Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs, is still a dilapidated house, and it really does not look like someone who has behaved like this."
This is not Zhan Hui's nonsense. In fact, Zhao Mian's home is indeed dilapidated. The courtyard is rented and there are no servants in the house. Apart from his wife Liu, there is only an old woman who helps cook.
If such a person is really involved in corruption and bribery, it can only be said that he hides it well.
"Fourth, what do you think?"
"Back to my father, I think what Mr. Zhan said is reasonable. It is only said by the Su family. There is no real evidence. I am afraid there are many errors and omissions. This matter requires careful investigation to find out the clues."
Zhu Di had read the secret book, and he really couldn't figure it out. If what was said in the secret book was true, how could Zhao Mian be so bold and dare to sell his official position?
Although they are just some minor officials, they still dare to engage in such activities under the nose of the father. Is it possible that they really don't know how to write the word "death"?
If this matter is true, it is impossible that only Zhao Mian is involved. Starting from him, a long list of interest groups will be uncovered.
Zhu Di seemed to be able to see the scene of rolling heads and rivers of blood, so he did not dare to jump to conclusions.
It concerns the first and second-rank officials of the imperial court, and it also concerns the face of the imperial court. If this is really the case, then it would be really bad.
"It's hard to paint the skin of a tiger but its bones. You know people but don't know the heart. Zhao Mian was promoted by us, and we don't want to believe that he is such a person."
Zhu Yuanzhang had no expression on his face, looked at Zhan Hui, and said: "This matter must be investigated. Zhan Hui, please place the Su family in the mansion until the matter is over."
"I obey the order."
"Also, this afternoon, you and the Fourth Brother go to see what Zhao Mian is up to."
Zhan Hui was stunned and said in confusion: "But Mr. Zhao recognizes Wei Chen."
"Yesterday's agenda is not over yet. We can just summon him and others to discuss matters in the Wenhua Hall."
Zhu Yuanzhang arranged the matter properly and said: "Er Hu, I have something for you to handle."
Mao Xiang knelt down and said, "I'm here."
"If what is said above is true, then Zhao Mian must have a lot of stolen money in his hands. You should take some people to count it and see where Zhao Mian hid this money."
"I obey the decree."
"Don't alert others, dress casually and don't make any noise."
As soon as the matters were explained, Zhu Yuanzhang watched Zhan Hui and Mao Xiang leave, and then looked at the dense space on the desk, feeling deeply troubled.
Zhu Di was still there. Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and said, "Fourth, come with us to the back garden."
Today is a sunny day, so the scenery in the back garden is not bad. Zhu Yuanzhang waved back and said, "What do you think about Zhao Mian's stolen goods?"
Zhu Di said without thinking: "This thing is very sudden and very strange."
"Tell me why."
"First of all, it's a process issue. Since Su knew that she was going to Beijing to complain and could still come with the "Great Edict" on her head, she should naturally know where she was going. But she went to Zhan Hui's home instead, and after Zhan Hui made it clear, she still Choose this secret route from Zhan Hui."
"Secondly, how could the Su family, a civilian girl, write such neatly and smoothly in Mi Shu? There was obviously someone behind the scenes. The words were sincere and to the point, which is unusual."
"Lastly, this is the thing that I can't understand the most: if Su is really the master of buying offices, then why does she dare to complain?"
Zhu Di was very organized. It was obvious that he had thought of these issues before, but he had not stated them clearly.
This analysis was enough. Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "There is another weird thing. The Su family came from Zhejiang and had a hard time traveling all the way, but Zhao Mian didn't respond at all. Since he had the intention to sell his official position, he also How could you be so unguarded?"
"Yes, since he broke the contract first, how could he be so careless? The right way is to cut the grass and root out the problem."
Zhu Di suddenly realized, and then asked: "Is it possible that someone deliberately framed it and wanted to dislodge Zhao Mian?"
"No, Zhan Hui is not that stupid."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "If he took over this matter, he would not be able to escape from the involvement. If it were not true, Zhan Hui would never have entered the court with his own body."
"Dad, what you mean is that someone deliberately provoked this matter. Is Zhan Hui just trying to take advantage of the opportunity to eliminate the forces in the DPRK?"
"People's hearts are unpredictable, and no one can tell clearly. I asked you to go with Zhan Hui just to see what Zhan Hui can do."
Zhu Di admired it in his heart, but he didn't expect that his father had already thought of this level. Compared with it, he was still too superficial.
Recalling the previous appointment of Wei Guogong Xu Huizu in the court, Zhu Di's heart suddenly lurked. Did his father's words hit him?
His mind was a little confused. If his father didn't mention it, he didn't dare to take the initiative to ask, so he had to suppress the matter for the time being. Now that the decision had been made, even if he regretted it, it was too late.
However, Zhu Di also secretly reminded his family that although he was the prince now, he was not without crisis and pressure.
The hearts of the ministers are separated from each other, and there will be no shortage of overt and covert battles. Many things need to be dealt with by him. The connections are complicated and no worse than on the battlefield, and even more dangerous.
On the battlefield, all you need to do is chase the remnants of Bei Yuan wholeheartedly. Unlike this court, there is not even a specific enemy. In many cases, it is just the intersection of interests that may lead to intrigues and conflicts.
Let's talk about Zhao Mian's matter. There were two Zheng and Erpin involved in it. Seeing that a turmoil was coming, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel slightly nervous.
In his heart, he hoped that this matter was false, but Zhan Hui had already ended up personally. This matter was probably true, but how to deal with it later was another troublesome matter.
Zhao Mian was involved a lot, and Zhu Di was deeply troubled. He looked at his father who was still calm and had to sigh in his heart.
How did Dad do it? How could he be so ruthless as to kill so many officials in the Hu Weiyong, Kongyin, and Guo Heng cases?
If it were him, he would never have such courage. Too many officials died, which would not be of great benefit to the stability of the Ming Dynasty.
But now, the new choice was in his hands. Seeing a butcher's knife about to be raised, Zhu Di became a little more nervous.
Should this butcher knife be dropped? In other words, how to fall down seemed to be in his mind.
While he was still thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the sun and said, "Go, if you are lucky, you can catch a meal."
Zhu Di nodded and agreed, went out of the back garden and met Zhan Hui in the Wenhua Hall.
"If you and I go like this, I'm afraid we will disturb the people. Does Mr. Zhan have any good ideas?"
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