Gu Zhengchen believed that Hu Chun's crime was so heinous that death would not be enough to comfort the victims.
But to kill someone legally, there must be a basis.
Gu Zhengchen handed over the task of finding the basis for the law to Dianshi Yang Liang, and then went to Jurong College.
Since Jurong College began to recruit disciples, the people in Jurong City, including the three major courtyards, have hoped to send their children to study in the college.
People know the benefits of reading and literacy, and understand the difference in fate between those who are literate and those who are not. Since there is a chance, who doesn’t want their children to be able to read a few words? If not, they can work as a bookkeeper, which is better than digging for food in the fields. Comes easy.
It is true that there are ignorant people among the people who want their children to serve as laborers.
The eight-year-old baby can already herd cattle and cut grass, and the twelve-year-old baby can carry seventy or eighty kilograms of things and help the family with a lot of farm work. Going to college?
The baby is no longer the one, so I won’t go.
Gu Zhengchen had no time to lobby these people. Jurong College initially planned to recruit three hundred disciples in the first batch, but Gu Zhengchen underestimated the impact of recruitment, especially scholarships and recommendation to become officials, which attracted a large number of people.
The teacher Liu Gui had to increase the first batch of recruitment quota to 500 people, but even so, many children were still blocked from the door and begged to enter the academy.
When Liu Gui, who was worried, saw Gu Zhengchen coming, he shouted simply: "The county magistrate has the final say..."
As a result, Gu Zhengchen was surrounded, it was dark and there was no light.
Huagai Palace.
A stack of impeachment memorials was placed on the Long Case. Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his brows. After reading one memorial and throwing it away, he picked up another and looked at it. He had a headache: "This Gu Zhengchen will really give me problems!"
The chamberlain announced: "Your Majesty, Chen Ning, the imperial censor of the imperial censor station, and the imperial censors Yan Dui and Liang Lai want to see you."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "Let them come in."
Before anyone entered the temple, the sound of crying could already be heard.
Yan Rui and Liang Lai howled loudly, and the sadness and cruelty made people feel heartbroken.
Chen Ning knelt down and saluted, while Yan Dun and Liang Lai almost lay on the ground, whining and not looking like men at all.
"This is the Huagai Palace. Don't shout like this and lose official etiquette. Get up and speak."
Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the tea bowl.
Chen Ning thanked her and stood up. Although Yan Dui and Liang Lai stopped crying, they didn't get up either.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the two people who were kneeling motionless, and his face darkened: "I want you to get up."
Yan Dun shook his head and said, "I don't dare."
"Why don't you dare?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Yan Dun shouted: "Frighten the holy face!"
Zhu Yuanzhang put down the tea bowl: "I forgive you for not being guilty. Get up."
Yan Duan and Liang Lai stood up, and Zhu Yuanzhang was really shocked. What is going on?
The official uniform was in tatters, almost reduced to strips of cloth. Looking at his face, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. His mouth was open, and few teeth could be seen.
"How is this going?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened.
Chen Ning twitched the corner of his mouth. What's going on? Isn't it clearly written in the memorial? You've read a bunch of memorials, and you still don't know what's going on?
Yan Dui began to cry: "Your Majesty, we were beaten by the magistrate of Jurong, and Gu Zhengchen was a bold bandit. He did not take His Majesty seriously and beat the imperial censor. We will tell you that he is patrolling on behalf of the emperor." He was even more cruel, pulling out our teeth and insulting me."
As expected of a eloquent official, he can still speak clearly even though he has lost so many teeth.
Liang Lai was filled with grief. He thought of his front teeth and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty wants to make the decision for us. Gu Zhengchen despised the court and your Majesty. If he is not punished, who in the world will dare to speak! It's a matter of concern. The court has made clear the world, and please ask your Majesty to send someone to arrest Gu Zhengchen and bring him to Jinling for questioning!"
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Gu Zhengchen had done something, but he didn't expect that he would do it so cruelly.
Chen Ning stamped his feet, walked out and knelt down: "Your Majesty, the censor patrolling places is to inspect places on behalf of the emperor. Now that Gu Zhengchen beats the censor patrolling, is it any different from beating your majesty? Such unfaithful and unjust villains, They should be punished to rectify the trend! If not, wouldn’t it be impossible for the censor to go out of Jinling and patrol prefectures and counties? If the majesty is not established and the rules are not established, who would dare to serve as the censor? If things go on like this, His Majesty’s ears will be blocked. , I will be blind!"
Zhu Yuanzhang knew the difficulty of the problem.
Yan Guan is not someone to be bullied. Think about it when Liu Ji was in charge of Yushitai, when Yan Guan became ruthless, Li Shanchang had to retreat, and he couldn't even protect his own confidants.
At the beginning, Li Shanchang hated the Yanguan of Yushitai so much that his teeth itched, but he did not dare to pull out his teeth. This method was tantamount to seeking death. But this kid Gu Zhengchen is so crazy that he wants to die!
Just favor Gu Zhengchen, Yan Guan will not give up.
Go to Yan Guan, Yan Guan will drive Gu Zhengchen to death, but the improvement of firearms has not yet begun, and he cannot do without this boy. Besides, the prince just took the princess out, and the father turned around and slapped Gu Zhengchen. When the prince comes back, he is not allowed to jump into the lake?
It concerns firearms and the overall strategic situation, so nothing can happen to Gu Zhengchen.
so……
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Chen Ning and his face darkened: "The patrol censor patrols the place on my behalf, but I don't remember sending the patrol censor to Jurong. Who sent him?"
Chen Ning was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I am sending you."
"Oh, if you patrol places on my behalf without notifying me, in the future, will the Yushitai approve memorials on my behalf without informing me, and deal with officials on my behalf without informing me?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was gloomy.
Chen Ning trembled and quickly shouted: "Your Majesty, the inspection of Yingtian Mansion is something arranged by His Majesty in the first month of the year. I just sent someone to inspect Jurong first."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and realized that this happened, and he didn't feel embarrassed. He looked at Yan Rui and Liang Lai: "Tell me, why did Gu Zhengchen beat you? If there is no reason, he is a scholar, so he wouldn't be so rude." ?”
Yan Dun and Liang Lai looked at each other and could see that the emperor was speaking for Gu Zhengchen.
Liang Lai said quickly: "Your Majesty, we just wanted to check the Jurong Guard's account books, but the Jurong Guard sergeants were arrogant and refused to let us in. Gu Zhengchen came and we showed our cards, but Gu Zhengchen still refused. Allow me to enter."
"Jurongwei?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment and looked at Chen Ning with squinted eyes: "I have told Zhongshu, Yushitai, the Sixth Department and the Governor's Office that Jurong Guard is a secret and forbidden area, and no prying is allowed at will! You don't know?"
Chen Ning's face turned pale and he said quickly: "Your Majesty, there is indeed something strange about Jurong Guards. The Yushitai looked at the accounts of the Household Department and not only gave him the amount of money and food, but also gave him an additional two thousand coins! Such a large amount of money and food In Jurong Guard, if we don’t investigate and find out that there is corruption, wouldn’t we miss a major event! I am worried about the court and are dedicated to serving your majesty. I ask your majesty to take a closer look!”
Yan Dun and Liang Lai were stunned and looked at Chen Ning.
What rice?
Is Jurongwei a secret forbidden area?
My imperial censor, when you asked us to go out, you didn't tell us that we couldn't go to Jurongwei. You also said at that time that the household department scolded us because Jurongwei wanted too many things!
You have to tell us earlier that Jurongwei is a secret forbidden area and you are not allowed to go there. How could the two of us go there?
If you don’t go there, you won’t get beaten, and if you don’t get beaten, you won’t lose your teeth. All the emotional suffering was caused by Dr. Chen Yushi?
Zhu Yuanzhang became angry and slapped the table: "No one is allowed to pry into the affairs of Jurong Guard! Without my decree and warrant, the prince cannot enter, let alone you! It's like a royal palace. Intruders, Gu Zhengchen You have the right to kill without mercy, Yan Duan, Liang Lai, you just received a beating, but you can come back alive, Gu Zhengchen is really merciful!"
"ah?"
Yan Dun and Liang Lai were stunned.
When did a small local guard camp become comparable to the forbidden area of the imperial palace?
Yan Dun and Liang Lai finally realized that Gu Zhengchen was not a fool, he was a scholar and a smart man, otherwise he would not have been knighted, but he chose to use violence against the censor!
What does it mean?
It shows that he is not afraid of the consequences of beating the censor!
Why not afraid?
The forbidden area is the confidence!
Yan Dun and Liang Lai gritted their teeth and hated Chen Ning to death!
This guy even cheated his own people. In his eyes, he probably thought that even if Gu Zhengchen killed two people, he, Chen Ning, could drink and celebrate, and then prepare an impeachment document to criticize Gu Zhengchen!
Pawns, we have become pawns at the mercy of others!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Chen Ning with a cold expression: "This incident arose because the imperial censor trespassed into forbidden areas. Gu Zhengchen did nothing wrong. As the imperial censor, how do you think we should handle it?"
Chen Ning looked very ugly and said uneasily: "Your Majesty, there are doubts in the Jurong Guard's account books, and the censor's interrogation was approved by your Majesty..."
"I said that no one should interfere with Jurongwei's affairs. Chen Ning, can you still hear clearly? If you are deaf in both ears, you might as well go to the medical center and get some medicine."
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.
Chen Ning was dejected. The censor went to Jurong and was severely beaten and lost his teeth. But Gu Zhengchen was still safe?
"Yan Du and Liang Lai were at fault and should be fined three months' salary."
Chen Ning gritted his teeth and said.
Yan Dun and Liang Lai's eyes widened, Chen Ning, you are so shameless, our family is poor, how can we survive if our salary is suspended for three months?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yan Dui and Liang Lai and snorted: "It seems that Chen Ning didn't tell you, but Gu Zhengchen should have warned you, right?"
"I warned him, but I thought he..."
Yan Dun didn't dare to lie.
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the impeachment documents on the table: "You two take these documents, send them back one by one, and tell the person who is impeached the reasons. For the sake of your injuries, I will not punish you this time. Go The Ministry of Household Affairs should receive an extra month's salary as compensation. If Gu Zhengchen is in Jurong for one day, the censor will no longer need to go."
Chen Ning trembled violently when he heard the last sentence.
The emperor actually trusted Gu Zhengchen so much that he didn't even need to send a censor to keep an eye on him?
Zhu Yuanzhang watched Chen Ning and others leave the hall and breathed a sigh of relief. However, he thought of Chen Ning's misbehavior, knowing that the forbidden area was not informed to the censor. This kind of behavior from time to time to find trouble was really troublesome.
Yushitai cannot be reduced to Chen Ning's tool.
I don't allow it!
Zhu Yuanzhang picked up his pen, wrote a document, and handed it to his chamberlain: "Tell Hu Weiyong to transfer Guangdong political advisor Wang Guangyang back to Jinling and serve as Yushi Taizuo Yushi Dafu."
