Hu Weiyong thought about the reason.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not blind. Gao Hui mentioned Gu Zhengchen's three crimes in the document, especially the case of Yang Baiju being sentenced to death with a stick, which rose to the level of overstepping imperial power. It was a knife used to kill people. How? It's impossible not to see it.
But the emperor didn't say anything, which is intriguing.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the silent Hu Weiyong and asked: "I have my own arrangements for Quanzhou Prefecture, so Zhongshu will not interfere for the time being."
Hu Weiyong bowed his head, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I accept the decree, but Yang Baiju is the general judge and has the power to supervise the prefect. Now he was beaten to death by the prefect..."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said solemnly: "Yang Baiju's case inspection has been reported. Corrupt people, not to mention general judgment, even if they participate in politics, they will be killed when they should be killed. Although Gu Zhengchen's actions were inappropriate and his methods were excessive, Quanzhou Prefecture The storm is rising, and if he is transferred rashly, who will clean up the mess? In my opinion, give Gu Zhengchen a few more months to see the effects. If he is really incapable of running the Quanzhou Prefecture well, it will be useless to send people to capture him again. Not too late."
Hu Weiyong nodded helplessly.
Sure enough, it was still familiar and thoroughly maintained.
Hu Weiyong bowed and exited the Huagai Hall. Looking at the blue sky, the corner of his mouth moved slightly and he said to himself: "Gu Zhengchen, Gu Zhengchen, you can escape unharmed if you leave voluntarily now. If you continue to stay in Quanzhou, then I can only wish you Good luck."
Zhu Yuanzhang walked around in the palace, then thought for a while, and called the chamberlain: "Give this document to the prince, and ask the prince how to deal with it."
The chamberlain took the order and went to the East Palace with the documents.
During this time, Zhu Biao was not busy, but he was a little anxious and uneasy.
Crown Princess Chang stretched out her hand, carefully caressed her swollen belly, and smiled at Zhu Biao who had been flipping through the book: "Your Highness, you are having trouble with the book."...??m
Zhu Biao looked up at Mrs. Chang who was standing, stood up and walked over: "The imperial doctor said that she will probably give birth at the end of this month. She wants you to take a good rest, so you should sit down."
Mrs. Chang looked at Zhu Biao who cared about her, with dimples appearing on her cheeks: "Your Highness, don't worry, you can walk freely, and you will be tired even if you sit or lie down all the time."
Zhu Biao took Chang's arm and walked out.
Four palace maids followed from left to right. The palace maid in front led the way, and the palace maids on the left and right were ready to help at any time. As for the palace maids in the back, they were dressed rather bulky. This is a flesh pad. Once Mr. Chang accidentally falls down, the palace maid behind needs to use her body as a pad to protect her. These maids were all personally selected by Empress Ma, who were careful and deft.
The door opened and the cold wind blew in.
The palace maid quickly blocked the wind.
Seeing the cold outside, Zhu Biao said to Mrs. Chang, "It's better not to go out. If the wind and cold occur, our father and mother will blame us. This room is warm and spacious. How about taking a walk in it?"
Chang wanted to go out and see if the plum blossoms in the corner were blooming, but she heard the wind whistling outside, so she finally nodded.
Just as the door was about to close, the chamberlain came to the door and delivered a document: "Your Majesty asked the prince to read this document and ask for countermeasures."
Zhu Biao was a little surprised.
Because Chang was about to give birth, his father did not allow him to interfere in state affairs. It has been more than a month since there was no document sent to the East Palace. Now that it was delivered suddenly, it is not easy to think about.
Chang reminded Zhu Biao: "I haven't accepted the document yet."
Zhu Biao smiled, took the document from the chamberlain, arranged for the palace maid to take good care of Mrs. Chang, and walked directly to the desk. After sitting down, he opened the document. When he saw the content, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
The document to impeach Mr. Gu.
Regardless of whether it is an impeachment document or not, at least there is news about Mr. Gu, which is a good thing.
It has been more than two months since he left Jinling in early August, and no letter or official document has been delivered. I have asked Gu's family, and Gu's mother and Mrs. Zhang have not received a letter from home reporting that they are safe. This is very disturbing. .
Now that Gao Hui had sent news about Gu Zhengchen, he felt happy.
"Three deadly sins?"
Zhu Biao smiled and whispered.
Not even three months have passed since the Ten Deadly Crimes, but now when I went to Quanzhou Prefecture, I was impeached for three more crimes. It really is true that wherever you go, you will be offended.
Death with a stick?
Good guy, you dare to kill even the important officials of the government. If you didn't know that your father gave you the will, I would be sweating for you.
Indiscriminate punishment at the government office, with a cane for days?
I really can't understand whether Gao Hui is impeaching you or asking for credit for you. The more people you beat, doesn't it mean that the problems in the Quanzhou government office are getting bigger?
Solving problems and punishing those who create them are merits. It is really inappropriate to use this as a crime to impeach.
As for wrongful convictions and unjust cases, I don't believe it. You can find out everything about a case as big as Jurong. Those trivial cases in Quanzhou Prefecture can't be difficult for you, let alone killing Tong Xuan to establish authority.
The government is incompetent and the people are complaining?
I'm afraid Gu Zhengchen can't be blamed for this. He has only been in Quanzhou Prefecture for a few days, and he has only been in office for a few days. The people of Quanzhou Prefecture are complaining. This is also the result of other officials disturbing the people. This blame cannot be thrown to a newly arrived prefect.
After all, Gao Hui was from the Ministry of Justice, not the Supervisory Censor, and he couldn't even write an impeachment memorial. Why didn't this guy want to find a ghostwriter to write a sharp-edged document?
Mrs. Chang came over and looked at Zhu Biao's originally faintly smiling face suddenly burst into a smile. She couldn't help but ask, "What makes His Highness so happy?"
Zhu Biao looked at Mrs. Chang, folded the documents in his hands, and said with a smile: "Gao Hui, who participated in the government of Fujian Province, went to Quanzhou Prefecture and said that Mr. Gu had committed three crimes and received his prefect's seal in the government office."
Mrs. Chang couldn't help laughing: "Gao Shenzheng went to trouble Mr. Gu, but he wasn't afraid of trouble? I heard that Chen Ning from Yushitai even had his teeth knocked out by Mr. Gu..."
Zhu Biao stood up and smiled happily: "The strangest thing is that Gao Shenzheng actually took away Mr. Gu's prefect seal, and he seemed to obey without making any move. This is not in line with his usual style."
Mrs. Chang nodded repeatedly.
Although he and Gu Zhengchen were not close friends, he sorted out and collected the letters between the prince and Gu Zhengchen. He knew that Gu Zhengchen was a geek and could always come up with unexpected ways to solve problems.
Gu Zhengchen is a guy who refuses to admit defeat, and he is also a person who makes plans before taking action. If he doesn't move, he will be done, but if he moves, it will be shocking. This was true when he was the magistrate of Jurong, and it was still the same when he was the chief of the Jurong Guards. He was transferred to Jinling to serve as a treasurer. When the Secretary and Deputy were promoted, faced with the turmoil in the court, the ten criminals who were imprisoned were neither humble nor overbearing, and fought back sharply.
He is not afraid of any of the Yushitai Yushi officials, nor is he afraid of the Chancellor. Presumably, he is not afraid of even Hu Weiyong, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu. If anyone provokes him, if he slaps him, he will slap him back.
Now that Gao Hui has actually accepted his prefect's seal, it is impossible for this guy to accept his fate and he will definitely take action again.
"I think he was waiting for an opportunity."
Mrs. Chang did not believe that Gu Zhengchen would fall because of the intervention of a political participant.
Zhu Biao smiled heartily: "He is not waiting for an opportunity, he is causing trouble."
Mrs. Chang raised her hand to cover her mouth and chuckled: "Your Highness, why are you not worried about him? The officialdom in Quanzhou can force him to hand over the prefect's seal, which means that the people and things there are not simple."
Zhu Biao took a deep look at Mr. Chang and suppressed his smile.
The Crown Princess was right. Although Gu Zhengchen had the imperial edict to act expediently, he was not afraid to hand over the prefect's seal. But the imperial edict is a last resort and should not be taken out easily, especially when Quanzhou Prefecture has not put it in order.
Mr. Gu must have touched the interests of many people in Quanzhou Prefecture, and that's why Gao Shenzheng went there. Gao Hui didn't say how much bloodshed, how many overt and covert fights were going on behind the scenes, but he guessed it would be no less.
"Quanzhou Prefecture has problems every year, and people are panicked. Some officials even dare not go to Quanzhou Prefecture to take up their posts, but Gu believes that this situation will completely disappear in the near future. Mr. Gu will definitely be able to rectify the officialdom and restore stability to the people there!"
Zhu Biao said in a deep voice.
Mrs. Chang nodded slightly. Seeing that Zhu Biao was a little worried, she comforted him: "He is a capable person. Now Gao Shenzheng's documents have been sent to Jinling. I think it won't take a few days for Mr. Gu's documents to be delivered. By then, His Highness You can tell by looking at it.”
Zhu Biao felt relieved and summoned the chamberlain who delivered the document: "Go back and tell your father and sit back and watch what happens."
The chamberlain took the order and left.
Zhu Biao knew that Gu Zhengchen needed time, and the intertwined power of Quanzhou Mansion was not so easy to uproot.
Sit back and watch.
Gu Zhengchen will never fail to make any move.
Zhou Zong, the man who carried the sword, worked as an errand boy and went to the men's house in Quanzhou County to tell them that everything was fine with Gu Zhengchen. This is a reassurance for Gu's mother, Zhang Xiwan and others who have been worried.
For some unknown reason, the memorial of Gao Hui, a political participant in Fujian Province, impeaching Gu Zhengchen leaked out, causing an uproar in the court.
Zhan Mansion.
Zhan Hui respectfully invited Song Lian into the room, and then stood aside.
Song Lian walked to the bed and looked at Zhan Tong, who was too weak to get up. His old face had become so thin that only skin and bones were left, with sunken eye sockets and no flesh on his cheeks. He sighed sadly in his heart: "Brother Tongwen, I'm here. I count on you."
Zhan Tong opened his old eyes and said weakly: "Jing Lian, what do you look like? It seems that Zhan will die soon."
Song Lian's eyes turned red: "I don't dare to say that. You are just sick and will recover for a while. I heard that you promised Gu Zhengchen that you would wait for him to return to Jinling."
When Zhan Tong heard "Gu Zhengchen", he smiled at the corner of his mouth: "This guy is a troublemaker. If I hadn't agreed to him, I wouldn't be like this, old man. We are all gentlemen and we can't break our promises. By the way, he went to Quanzhou. It’s been more than two months, has there been any news?”
Song Lian said quickly: "It's true, but it's not good news."
"When there's news, there's good news."
Zhan Tong said softly.
Song Lian shook his head helplessly: "I heard that Gao Hui, who participated in politics in Fujian Province, submitted a letter to impeach Gu Zhengchen for three crimes, one of which was to sentence Yang Baiju to death with a stick..."
Zhan Tong's eyes lit up, then he closed his eyes and said calmly: "The situation is not bad, no one will die. It seems that the situation in Quanzhou Prefecture is very bad."
