Fei Ju frowned slightly, looked at Gu Zhengchen with squinted eyes, and said coldly: "What did the emperor call Jinling? Haha, Zhang Fuyin, this person dares to tell a big lie. In my opinion, he should be killed!"
Yesterday, Chen Ning sent people to Pingliang Houfu to ventilate the situation, preparing to crush Gu Zhengchen to death for leaving his post without permission. This shows that the Yushitai was not aware of the emperor's order to summon Gu Zhengchen.
What kind of place is Yushitai, which specializes in impeaching people? How can you punish people without good information?
Summoning local officials to the court is no small matter.
Chen Ning didn't even know that Gu Zhengchen had obviously lied.
Zhang Yulin glanced at Fei Ju with bitterness.
Few people in this world would lie or falsify matters involving the emperor, because if they were not careful, they would end up dead.
The Gu Zhengchen in front of me is not crazy, he is very sane!
The reason why there was no news at the Yushitai was that the order to summon Gu Zhengchen did not go through Zhongshu Sheng!
Although all matters in the imperial court must be directed to Bai Zhongshu, this was a normal procedure. However, the emperor sometimes did not necessarily follow this procedure, and would occasionally bypass Zhongshu and convey his orders directly.
Although this situation is rare, it does exist.
Zhang Yulin and others knew that the emperor was not completely wary of Prime Minister Zhongshu, nor did he fully trust the civil servants!
"You said the emperor summoned you to return to Jinling. Do you have proof?"
Zhang Yulin asked bravely.
Gu Zhengchen shrugged: "There is no proof for the oral instruction passed down by His Majesty. If it needs to be reissued, Zhang Fuyin will have to go to the palace. It is just a trial at the moment, why don't we send the general judge there?"
When Zhao Hai saw Gu Zhengchen looking over, he was immediately startled.
Damn, this girl is such a thorn in the side. She just yelled at him, but she actually cares about him!
Judging from his fearless look, it was obvious that he was really called to Jinling by the emperor. If he went there and asked Lao Zhu if it was you who did it, would he be able to come back alive? After all, the main trial today is Fei Qiang's case, not Gu Zhengchen's absence from duty case.
Zhang Yulin did not dare to send someone to ask, so he slapped the alarm with a cold face: "Gu Zhengchen, I will send someone to verify this matter. Now I want to ask you, what is your intention of raising warriors in Jurong and colluding with Zhang Shicheng's remnants?"
Gu Zhengchen was stunned and shouted: "What?"
Are you raising warriors yourself?
who?
Colluding with Zhang Shicheng's remnants?
who?
I don’t even know, but you actually know?
Snapped!
Zhang Yulin's voice became stern and loud: "After you solved the case in Jurong, you took in the remnants of Zhang Shicheng's troops and lived in the craftsman's courtyard. I heard that the craftsman's courtyard jingled day and night. They must be making weapons. Are you? Intent to rebel?!"
Gu Zhengchen was stunned and took a step back.
Zhang Yulin, Zhang Yulin, I heard that you have some official reputation as Ying Tianfu Yin. At least you haven't caused any serious injustice. The people have a good reputation for you, but you lie like this with your eyes open and you want to kill me. Isn't this interesting enough?
"Yamen servant" Zheng Bo opened his eyes and looked at Zhang Yulin with a stern expression.
Fei Ju nodded with satisfaction, that's it, he would kill this guy for treason!
Fei Qiang pointed at Gu Zhengchen and shouted: "Okay, you dare to collude with Zhang Shicheng. You are still evil. Come on, catch me and kill me!"
"Shut up!"
The sound is like thunder.
This was not said by Gu Zhengchen, but by Fei Ju and Zhang Yulin.
It has to be said that Fei Qiang is a complete and utter dandy. He has neither an extraordinary mind nor a basic political consciousness. As a son of the Hou family, he thought he had the power just because "my father is Fei Ju". He has the power of life and death, dares to give orders to officials in court, and dares to openly shout out that he wants to kill someone, and the person he wants to kill is a court official!
Gu Zhengchen decided to fight back and shouted: "Zhangfu Yin, whether Gu colluded with Zhang Shicheng's remnants can be discussed later. Now Fei Qiang, a commoner, dares to blatantly treat an official as a domestic slave, give orders at will, and... You tried to usurp the power of killing and took my life on behalf of the emperor. As Yingtian Prefecture Yin and an important official of the imperial court, you shouldn't just sit idly by and do nothing, right?"
Zhang Yulin's face turned livid and he wished he could kick Fei Qiang to death!
Under pressure from the Yushitai and Zhongshu Province, I had to interrogate Gu Zhengchen first, but before the interrogation progressed, you jumped in first!
Fei Ju also knew the seriousness of the matter and said quickly: "Quinzi just made false statements out of anger. How can it be true?"
Gu Zhengchen suddenly looked at Fei Ju and asked sternly: "He was lying for a while, what about you? Marquis of Pingliang, this is the Yingtian Mansion, not your Marquis Mansion. You keep saying that you will not interfere in the trial, why do you keep opening your mouth?" According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, if there is no summons during the trial, the close relatives of the defendant must avoid it. Why don't you avoid it? For this reason, you have violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty and the will of the emperor. Is it because you, the Marquis, are not doing well?"
"You, what are you talking nonsense about?"
Fei Ju became anxious.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Zhang Yulin and said indifferently: "I heard that the imperial court is compiling the "Da Ming Code". Although it has not been written yet, it is based on the Ming Dynasty "Lulu Order". Why, as a governor, even the evasion in the code Even if they don’t know about it? If so, what is the basis for the governor to judge the case? Could it be that he relies on favors, officials protect each other, and follows the trend? "
Zhang Yulin broke into a cold sweat.
Gu Zhengchen is not talking nonsense. Whether it is in accordance with the "Laws" or the "Daming Code" that has been compiled and is being proofread, there are indeed requirements for avoidance.
Strictly speaking, during the interrogation of Fei Qiang and Fei Ju, they should not appear in court unless summoned.
However, close relative avoidance is a guideline content, not a mandatory content. If you are serious about it, you can implement it. If you are not serious about it, then you don’t need to worry about it...
Facing the Marquis, Zhang Yulin did not dare to be serious, but Gu Zhengchen stepped forward and demanded that he strictly follow the avoidance order, which was a bit of a dilemma.
Drive Fei Ju away?
That won't work, Fei Ju will lose face and he will lose his life.
Yu Fa couldn't justify it if he didn't drive Fei Ju away, not to mention that there was a group of people standing outside, and there were people from the pro-military captain's mansion watching. If this got to the emperor, he would be doomed as well.
After Zhang Yulin thought about it, he had no choice but to look at Fei Ju. Fei Ju glared at Zhang Yulin, sat down, and crossed his legs. Does that mean you want to drive me away?
Zhao Hai quickly got up to smooth things over: "Haha, what about the trial? The trial is important. What we are interrogating now is the rebellion case in Guzhi County. Fei Houye does not need to avoid it here."
Zhang Yulin's eyes lit up, that was not the case.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Zhao Hai and asked coldly: "A case of rebellion? From what I mean, Zhao Tong has convicted Gu and is just waiting for the verdict?"
Zhao Hai glared at Gu Zhengchen and shouted majestically: "Don't you think you can get away with your words! Gu Zhengchen, you colluded with Zhang Shicheng's remnants. This matter is conclusive. There are many people who know about it, and you can't tolerate your quibbles! It's best to plead guilty and obey the law. Avoid being severely punished!"
