Zhu Biao was followed by Zhu Xi and Zhu Di, and behind him were Fu Zhong, Li Qi and others. Behind him were the officials of Kaifeng Mansion. The prince was surrounded by stars and the moon as he entered Kaifeng Mansion.
There were police officers on both sides of the road to maintain order. Some people from the province rushed into the nobles. The common people along the way looked at them curiously. Kaifeng Mansion was very big. When they arrived at the Kaifeng Mansion Office, a group of people were kneeling at the door. Zhu Biao frowned, but Without saying anything, he walked into the lobby.
The three brothers found a place to sit down, and the remaining officials stood in silence. Zhu Biao lightly tapped the table with his fingers a few times and said, "May I ask if you have anything to teach me?"
The magistrate of Kaifeng lowered his head and said, "I dare not allow such a thing to happen in the Kaifeng Mansion. I cannot absolve myself of the blame. I have already submitted a petition to the imperial court to request punishment."
Zhu Biao frowned. What this person meant was that there was no way to solve the matter and he was willing to let the court handle it. Anyway, it would not implicate him. It was just an oversight.
Zhu Xi stood up at the side and said: "How outrageous! The prince is here, do you need to report to the court to deal with you?"
Zhu Di also said in a cold voice: "There are many ills among the officials in Kaifeng Mansion. The granary actually caught fire for no apparent reason. This is clearly a deliberate cover-up. Please ask the emperor to severely punish the Kaifeng Magistrate!"
The two brothers had endured the Kaifeng magistrate for a long time. They could only do Tai Chi when something happened, and they made excuses without telling the truth. If he worked hard, there would be no need for Zhu Di, the King of Qi, to collect grain in person.
It's just that if the eldest brother doesn't come, the princes have no evidence and can't directly take down the highest official of the first government, so they send a letter to ask the eldest brother to come to Kaifeng Mansion.
Zhu Biao looked calm at this time, watching the Kaifeng magistrate below anxiously defending himself. This man was in his fifties and was originally the Minister of Industry of Yuanting. He had taken refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang in his early years and achieved the position of Kaifeng magistrate.
The prefect of Kaifeng spoke slower and slower. Looking at the calm eyes of His Highness the Crown Prince above, his heart suddenly shrank as if he had received a blow. He opened his mouth but could not speak.
Zhu Biao glanced at the officials behind him who were trembling like quails. Zhu Di told him last night that he had imprisoned Kaifeng Tongzhi, Tuiguan, grain chief and other officials. It can be said that the administrative system of Kaifeng Mansion has been dismantled. Most of it.
Zhu Biao straightened his body and said: "As a governor of a government, something like this happened in your jurisdiction. How can you be excused from the crime of negligence?"
The prefect of Kaifeng knelt on the ground and was about to continue his defense, but the official behind him could no longer stand. He knelt aside and said, "Your Highness, the Kaifeng General Judge, is going to tell you that the prefect of Kaifeng, Xue Ru, protected his cholera party and stole the grain stored by the imperial court and sold it to I would like to ask Your Highness to punish the Northern Mongolian tribe for their crime of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country!"
Zhu Xi and Zhu Di looked at each other. It was not that they had never interrogated this Kaifeng general magistrate. Why didn't they come forward to speak about it at that time? Otherwise, they would have put the Kaifeng magistrate in jail.
Zhu Biao was not surprised. He looked at the Kaifeng magistrate with a solemn expression and asked, "Do you have any evidence? It is a serious crime to frame an official of the imperial court."
The Kaifeng magistrate's blood was rising. He turned his head and took a deep look at the Kaifeng magistrate. He turned to Zhu Biao and said, "Your Highness, please don't believe this person's words. He has many disagreements with the ministers. This is to trap the ministers." righteous!"
Then he gritted his teeth and said, "I ask your highness to search Wei Chen's house. If there is no letter of stolen money, I ask your highness to be my master and severely punish this wolf and give justice to Wei Chen!"
Everyone's eyes turned to the Kaifeng magistrate. They didn't know what evidence this person had in hand, or he just wanted to show his face in front of His Highness the Crown Prince and wanted to give His Highness an excuse to take down the Kaifeng magistrate.
Zhu Biao squinted his eyes slightly, and could not relax at all against these old foxes. This Kaifeng general magistrate may not be from the Kaifeng magistrate. What he did was just a double act to show Zhu Biao.
If Zhu Biao had ordered the search of the home of a fourth-grade official based on his words, and nothing was found, then Zhu Biao would not be able to take action against the Kaifeng magistrate. He could only admit that he was an upright official, otherwise he would only People who are considered by others to be narrow-minded have no tolerance for others.
Everyone had different expressions. Zhu Biao looked at him and said: Is there any evidence, or do you think the evidence is in his house? "
Kaifeng Tongpan was not a young boy. If he dared to stand up, he was well prepared. He knelt on the ground and cupped his hands towards Zhu Biao and said: "If you want to return to His Royal Highness, Prince Jin and Prince Qi, before they enter Kaifeng Mansion, Xue Ru sent his servants to deliver several large boxes of things to his concubine's house in the middle of the night, and I thought there must be stolen goods among them."
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up and he turned to look at the Kaifeng magistrate, only to see that his face was pale. Zhu Xi and Zhu Di looked at each other. They also thought that if their eldest brother took down the Kaifeng magistrate and searched his house, they would definitely gain something. Unexpectedly, This man had a plan.
The magistrate of Kaifeng gritted his teeth and defended: "Your Highness, the lion roars in the east of the river at home, and I dote on my concubine, so I secretly take care of his family. It is not stolen goods. Please tell me clearly."
The general magistrate of Kaifeng kowtowed his head to the ground and said, "If not, please, your highness, behead me!"
Just as Zhu Biao was about to say something, he saw the official at the back moving outside step by step. It seemed that there should be letters that could implicate him in the stolen goods, otherwise how could it be like this.
The official naturally felt the gaze of His Highness the Crown Prince, and his blood suddenly surged with nervousness. Thinking of the strict laws of the court, he fainted and urinated.
Zhu Biao stood up and ordered: "Second brother, you and Li Qi will lead people to check the place mentioned by the Kaifeng general magistrate. You must be quick!"
As soon as he said this, the prefect of Kaifeng also fainted. There were many officials behind him and he immediately knelt down and shouted: "I also want to impeach Xue Ru. Please have mercy on me. Your Highness, I have evidence of accepting bribes." ……………”
Now there is no need to say many things anymore. Zhu Ping took the order and left. The officials on the ground were crying and howling. Zhu Biao knew at a glance that they couldn't run away, otherwise there would be no need to be so excited.
Unfortunately, it was too late. There was only enough crab for one person. Even if the Kaifeng general magistrate was somewhat involved in this matter, Zhu Biao would still be open to him as long as it was not too much.
It’s also to let others take a look and know that you can make mistakes, but you can’t hide them all from me.
Zhu Biao waved his hand and asked people to take them down. He looked at Zhu Di and said, "Have all the people in the prison been tortured?"
Zhu Di nodded and said: "Let them suffer some physical pain, but no severe punishment."
Zhu Biao knocked on the table and said: "Very good. When the bandits from Lao San arrive, we will organize them all together and send them to Fengyang to clear up wasteland. After clearing up wasteland, they will dredge the canal. The court will always have work for them to do. "
Zhu Di thought for a moment and said, "It's easy to talk to the rest of them, but those two marquises are my father's old brothers. They are from Huaixi. I heard that they followed Chang Shuai during the first Northern Expedition."
Zhu Biao pinched his eyebrows and said: No matter who it is, the rules cannot be broken. Half of the nobles are guarding various places. If they are handled lightly this time, others will follow suit. When the time comes, How to deal with it in order to convince the public. "
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