"Your Majesty, according to Li Shisan's explanation, because the Emperor is stationed here, they pretended to be slaves and wanted to extort a sum of property nearby on the pretext of supplying the needs of the emperor."
Chen Ju said cautiously, "It's just that this person was born as a domestic slave of Uncle Sanguo. He had the merit of following Uncle Sanguo into the palace back then. Therefore, in recognition of his old merits, I gave him a lighter punishment and only fined him three months' salary. Your Majesty, please see."
That Li Shisan turned out to be Li Wenjin's man. This news not only made Gao Pragmatic a little pained, but also made Zhu Yijun angry.
Zhu Yijun is not in charge of the government now. He often acts as a rubber stamp. Needless to say, the government affairs of the foreign court basically depend on the cabinet. The empress dowagers of the two palaces also had the final say on affairs in the inner court, especially the biological mother, Empress Dowager Li, who maintained sufficient maternal dignity in front of the emperor.
Empress Dowager Li had always felt a deep sense of indebtedness towards Li Wenjin, who was so ruthless that he could cut her into pieces, and then voluntarily entered the palace to take care of her childbirth and feeding. Zhu Yijun, because of his mother's influence, also felt that this third uncle was responsible for It was a great achievement for him to grow up safely and inherit the throne.
So since this matter involves Li Wenjin, it can only end here. You can pursue it downwards, but you must not pursue it upwards. Otherwise, although Empress Dowager Li usually does not care about things, the Ming Dynasty pays attention to filial piety. If she really gets angry, Zhu Yijun How can you have the courage to resist?
But the problem was that Zhu Yijun had just been provoked to anger by these three people. If he was only punished with a painless salary of three months due to the majesty of his mother, he felt that it would be hard to save his face, so he couldn't help but hesitate.
Gao Jingshi, who had been Zhu Yijun's companion for ten years, could see his embarrassing situation at a glance. While secretly laughing in his heart, he had to stand up and find a way for the emperor to try his best to save his face.
"Your Majesty, I feel that although Li Shisan made a mistake, after all, the big mistake has not yet been made, and there are no actual serious consequences. It is appropriate for Chen Yuma to fine him three months' salary." Gao Xiuzan looked fair. With a fair face, he began to talk nonsense without shame.
Zhu Yijun just thought that he was looking for a way out for himself, and of course he couldn't say much. He could only say "hmm" in a deep voice, but made no comment.
Unexpectedly, Gao Pragmatic continued, "However, the two village heads, especially Zhang Zhuang, not only whipped the tenants of Huangzhuang in front of the Holy Master, but also extorted money, intended to humiliate their wives and daughters, and even uttered arrogant words. , claiming to be the King of Laws"
The righteous words written by Gao Xiu are like the embodiment of truth and justice, and he said with righteous indignation, "Rites, justice, integrity and shame are the four dimensions of a country. If the four dimensions are not open, the country will not be in a good state. If these people who pretend to rely on imperial power are shameless, corrupt and misbehave, the country will not be able to survive." If there is no way to control them, then the world will definitely be in chaos, and the people will definitely curse people as they did in the past and they will do the same now."
Then he put on a very sad expression, sighed, and said, "Your Majesty, although these two people are the stewards of Huangzhuang, as a rule, as long as there is no murder or arson, the government has no control over them, but every bad thing they do , they will eventually be blamed on the Emperor. They have done evil, but it is the Emperor's holy name that has been harmed.
Therefore, I ask the emperor to conduct a thorough investigation of the two village heads. We must find out all their previous crimes, and then publicly punish them in front of the tenants of the emperor's village. Only in this way can we demonstrate the solemnity of the emperor's laws and treat the tenants. of deep concern. "
Zhu Yijun's eyes brightened, and his face was overjoyed. He said to himself that you are the best at bragging. He was clearly trying to avoid the important and take the easy, but the reason he found out was so high-sounding that even I almost believed it.
Zhu Yijun wanted to laugh three times heartily, but in the end, his long-term and pragmatic influence took effect. He tightened his face and gave serious instructions, "Yes, what Gao Aiqing said makes perfect sense."
Then he turned to Chen Ju and said, "Chen Ju, do you hear that? This is what an old man says to seek the country. Just follow what Gao Aiqing said just now. We must severely punish these two shameless people who waste their kindness and return them to the imperial village as tenants." I will not let Dongchang interfere with this matter of a clear world. I will leave it to your Royal Horse Supervisor to check and correct yourself. If there is any mistake again, I will only ask you."
Chen Juxin said that it was better to be a high-ranking minister and read Gaoming. If Li Shisan was not blamed, Li Wenjin's face could be saved. And by operating on this man who wanted to die, the tenants of Huangzhuang could feel the emperor's care. It was really fucking amazing to me. Why did you focus your attention on Li Wenjin as soon as you heard that Li Wenjin was involved?
Thinking about it, Chen Ju was not slow to express his position, and his acting skills were not bad either. His face was both ashamed and grateful, "I thank you for your trust. I will handle this matter properly and spread the emperor's concern for the tenants throughout the palace." Let their ancestors be grateful for the emperor’s kindness and kindness from generation to generation.”
Zhu Yijun nodded with satisfaction, and was about to say that he could go back. He suddenly thought about it and said, "The two sons-in-law and father-in-law who were whipped just now need to give them some money for soup and medicine. I will forget it and give it to them in the name of Gao Aiqing." Ten taels of silver is considered as congratulations on the wedding."
Chen Ju hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is so benevolent and gracious, I will take care of it right away." Then he turned around and asked Mr. Dong, "Dong Yi, do you have any money?"
Dong Shaojian was afraid that this matter would implicate him just now, but now it has been easily resolved. He is already thankful to Amitabha. Why would he care about a mere ten taels of silver? He is the young prisoner in charge of a million-acre imperial estate in the north of Beijing. He can lack such scraps. Ordinary small money
At that moment, he took out an ingot of silver from his arms, regardless of the fact that the ingot of silver must be more than ten taels. He even pushed it into Chen Ju's hand, and did not forget to explain the origin of the silver, saying, "It happened that the amount of the salary last month was small." I still have it with me.”
Chen Ju was too lazy to care about his little thoughts. He said "hmm" and turned around and walked towards Chen Da and He Laoer, who were about to become Weng's son-in-law.
Gao pragmatic took a look and saw that Chen Ju went over to say a few words to them, and then the father-in-law and son-in-law knelt down towards him to thank him. He couldn't help but smile, turned to Zhu Yijun and said, "Your Majesty, look, These people are so simple, they hate whoever treats them badly and they are grateful to whoever treats them well."
Zhu Yijun nodded first, then sighed and said, "It's a pity that we can save them once when we encounter them. How many people are bullied but we can't save them?"
Gao Pangshi was a little surprised, and thought to himself, what do you mean by saying this? Are you planning to destroy the Huangzhuang first when you are excited? It would be better to leave it to be used as a trump card when the clan Hidden is dealt with.
But Zhu Yijun had no intention of continuing the conversation. He sighed and said, "Let's go back."
