Zhu Xi continued to wave the hoe and said, "Lao Si and I went to see him this morning. He was sticking his buttocks out and howling."
Zhu Di on the side sneered and said: "I think it's good. If he doesn't take a rest, he will really die of dehydration."
Zhu Biao also smiled and looked at Fengtian Palace. The morning court had begun. It was supposed to be time to impeach the county magistrate who was whipped to death by Lan Yu. It should have been nothing major. It was just a county magistrate with solid evidence of guilt. No one would risk it. There are many dangers of offending the Crown Prince and King Kaiping.
In addition, Lan Yu himself is also a slut. As long as he survives, he will definitely take revenge on those who dare to impeach him. Even if he will not kill him, he will have no pressure to beat his children with sap.
However, after what happened yesterday, it is very likely that this matter is not just about Lan Yu. It may become a platform for political parties. Zhu Biao's status is aloof, and there are not many opportunities for direct interviews.
After that, they didn't say anything more. The three brothers started working under the cautious guidance of the two Ministry of Household Affairs officials. In fact, there was nothing to teach them. It was just physical work. The more they did the skills, the more they would naturally master them. Practice makes perfect.
After two or three hours, the three brothers were all gray and dusty, and the ravine created by the ridge was not very smooth, but it was not bad for the Tianhuang nobleman who had never worked in the fields.
The two officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were also very surprised. They both thought that the three highnesses were trying to fool them by being lazy. They planned to help secretly so that the job would be at least acceptable, but they didn't expect that the three of them did it. Bad but extremely serious.
The three young eunuchs were sitting around uneasily. They never said that their highness was working hard and they were watching the excitement. Now this scene made them extremely uneasy, even panic-stricken. For people like them, He said that he was not afraid of dirty work and hard work, but he was afraid that he would be useless.
Zhu Xi hammered the hoe into the ground, spat on the ground with earthy saliva, wiped his dry lips with his sleeve, and waved to his personal eunuch, and someone immediately came over with tea. .
Zhu Tie took it and took a sip, immediately turned around and vomited on the ground, and then kicked the eunuch on the butt: "Are you stupid? How can I quench my thirst with such hot tea!"
This slave deserves to die! This slave deserves to die. Please calm down. I will go get some water now..."
Listening to the noise, Zhu Biao straightened up his waist and stretched his swollen wrists. Liu Jin immediately walked over quickly holding a gourd. Zhu Biao took it, took a mouthful, and then spit it on the ground. He felt that the earthy smell in his mouth was gone. , and then started drinking again.
After drinking it, he threw it directly to Zhu Xi. There was herbal tea in it. Liu Jin specially prepared it this morning. Liu Jin came from a poor background and worked in the fields with his father and brother when he was a child. Naturally, he knew that drinking something cold would be soothing when he was tired and thirsty. .
Zhu Xi was not polite. After drinking, he handed it to Zhu Di aside. The three of them looked at each other and laughed inexplicably. They laughed for a while and then started to work hard. If they were not born in the royal family, I am afraid this would be their daily life. .
At noon, before Liu Jin and the others could arrange meals, the sesame cakes and herbal tea arranged by Lao Zhu arrived, and the three of them had time to sit down and eat the biscuits.
Although the princes' meals were not extravagant due to Queen Ma's arrangement, every meal still included vegetables and meat. Tasteless food like sesame cakes had never been popular with the princes. It should be said that only Lao Zhu in the palace liked to eat these. stuff.
After finding a pavilion, the three disgraced brothers washed their hands and began to drink herbal tea and nibble on the sesame cakes. Not to mention, they tasted great, and the more they chewed, the better they became.
Zhu Biao leaned against a beam and chewed sesame cakes and asked with a smile: "Third brother, which one is more tiring, hoeing or playing with stone locks?"
Zhu Xi smiled bitterly and said: "It's different, I don't feel the same tiredness."
Zhu Biao laughed a few times and then waved to Liu Jin: "Tell me about it."
"Cao Rong, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, impeached Lan Yu for the crime of lynching and flogging to death of a court official, and asked the Holy Emperor to severely punish Lan Yu. Tu Jie, Zhongshu's political participation, Chen Liang, the right prime minister of Zhongshu, Zhang Cheng, the censor of the left capital, and Wang Siliang, the governor of the capital. Everyone agrees."
Zhu Biao looked calm, but Zhu Xi and Zhu Di frowned when they heard this. Lan Yu had indeed committed another crime, and this time it seemed to be quite a big fuss. All parties were putting pressure on him, including the Yushitai of Zhongshu Province of the Ministry of Punishment and even the Governor's Mansion. .
Liu Jin continued to relay the news he had just received from Liu An and Zhao Huaian. These two people had been sent to Fengtian Palace early in the morning to serve them in order to keep a good record of what they saw in the court.
By the time Liu Jin finished speaking, Zhu Biao had just finished eating a whole piece of pancake. Although he was full, he was actually a little choked. He quickly drank a large sip of herbal tea, then tore off half of the pancake from the lunch box and began to chew slowly.
Hearing the rare news, the two brothers didn't even bother to get hungry. Although they were princes, they were still not qualified to go to court, and they didn't have the courage to inquire about the government affairs of the temple. At most, they only listened to rumors spread by officials, but that was This kind of information is necessarily out of date.
What Liu Jin is talking about now is the fresh news that happened just an hour or two ago. Both Zhu Xi and Zhu Di are listening with bright eyes and hungry eyes. The less they are exposed to it, the more curious they are about that world.
However, with their current political wisdom and political sense, it is difficult to extract the essence from those high-sounding words. Those are what the officials want to express, and only by understanding these can we participate in this game. .
After hearing this, the two looked at each other. Although they didn't understand clearly, they could tell that some people wanted Lan Yu to die, some wanted Lan Yu to suffer, and some wanted to protect Lan Yu...
"Brother, just the two of us can do the afternoon work. Why don't you go and do the work? Don't let Lan Yu really die."
Zhu Di also nodded and said: "We have hoed almost half of the land that Father painted. Brother, let's go get down to business."
Zhu Biao shook his head with a smile and said: "The thunder is heavy but the rain is light. I'd better accompany you two to hoe the ground."
Although the Ministry of Punishment Zhongshu Province Yushitai was shouting for joy and even the Metropolitan Governor's Office was involved, it was actually nothing. The matter of Lan Yu was normal for the Ministry of Punishment and Yushitai to impeach. If they didn't impeach Lao Zhu, they would still They must be punished for dereliction of duty.
As for the participation of several officials from Zhongshu Province, they were expressing their views on behalf of Hu Weiyong, but listening to his words did not mean that he really wanted to kill people. As for Tongzhi, the commander-in-chief of the Right Army, it was nothing. Just a pawn.
It would be extremely disappointing if Zhu Biao couldn't sit still and wanted to end it in person in such a small scene. Zhu Biao's end would only be a final word. It would never be possible for him to argue with his ministers with the dignity of the crown prince. That would be disrespectful. decent.
What's more, Lan Yu did something wrong after all. He was guilty of lynching the court official. Since he violated the rules, Zhu Biao, as the maker and defender of the rules, would never be able to protect him openly. Even if Zhu Biao ended up, he would definitely die. It was a statement demanding severe punishment for Lan Yu.
If even the crown prince takes the lead in violating the court's laws, then what dignity does the laws and regulations have?
Without rules, what dignity would the prince Zhu Biao have?
There is no circle without rules, and there is no country without laws. Rules and laws are the cornerstone of rule, and Zhu Biao's legal orthodoxy also comes from this system.
And today seems to be dangerous, but in fact it is just a warm-up. The nobles are all silent. If it is really time to decide Lan Yu's life or death, how can the nobles of the Chang Dynasty sit still? Lan Yu is the future The constant flag bearer.
Not only the Chang family, but also the civil and military personnel of the Donggong family will help. Before Zhu Biao decides whether Lan Yu will live or die, he is the pillar of the Donggong family.
If it were a normal decision by the Holy Emperor, that would be fine. But if someone wanted to take this opportunity to attack the prince, they would never tolerate it. Otherwise, there would be two, and no one wanted to become the enemy's next target.
Zhu Di suddenly asked: "Although Lan Yu is impulsive, he will not act like this. That county magistrate is a capital crime, so why rush to execute him with his own hands?"
Zhu Xang twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "Fourth brother, do you really think this was not done by Lan Yu? Why do I think it's normal? To be honest, when I heard that he was going to lead the troops to suppress the bandits, I had a premonition that he was definitely the one who did it. It’s very unusual to cause trouble, but it’s normal when it comes to Lan Yu.”
Zhu Biao: "..."
Zhu Di: "......"
Zhu Biao and Zhu Di looked at each other. In fact, they both thought it was normal for Lan Yu to do such a thing. If he went out for a long walk and didn't cause any trouble, that would be the biggest abnormality.
Liu Jin bowed to the side and explained: "Hearing that the county magistrate was related to the shear harvesting case, General Lan became so angry that he not only whipped the county magistrate to death, but also personally executed the police officer and twenty prisoners involved. Yu Ming..."
Zhu Xang said blankly: "Collecting raw materials and cutting them? What kind of case is this?"
"this……"
Zhu Biao's face was dark, that is, because of the harvesting and cutting, Zhu Biao was not so angry with Lan Yucai this time, and was even prepared to protect him. This was why Mu Ying specially sent a letter to ask for help.
Although these two guys Zhu Xi and Zhu Di often go out to play in the palace, they are princes after all, and ordinary people cannot come into contact with them. In addition, the most beautiful place under the emperor's feet in the capital, harvesting and harvesting has not rushed to this development.
His Royal Highness Liu Jinjian nodded slightly and explained to the two confused princes: "I would like to inform you, your highnesses, that there are three types of harvesting and cutting of raw materials. One is to use it as a medicine primer, and evil practices that harm human lives and cut off human limbs. , take the ears, eyes, internal organs, etc., and mix them with medicine to deceive patients and cure all diseases."
"Then it is used to sacrifice to evil gods. The living person is captured, his hands and feet are tied with hemp ropes, and the back of the head is beaten to death. The third time is to break open the belly with a sharp knife, take out the heart, liver, spleen, and lungs, gouge out the left and right eyes, cut off the ten fingers of both hands, and two With the ten fingers of the feet, use paper money and wine to offer sacrifices to the gods such as the clouds, the five mountains, etc."
These two types are relatively rare now. More often, beggars and traders steal young children and use knives, axes, and other methods to transform them into strange and disabled monsters. They use them to perform begging performances to earn money. The methods are so cruel that slaves dare not Too many words may taint His Highness's ears, as is the case with General Lan's case.
