"Have you ever found out? When did these petitions and blood letters appear in the main hall of the Inspector's Office?"
The inspector Lu Xiang had a gloomy face and asked coldly towards the officials below.
"Reporting to Lu Lian's visit, when the officials and others came in, these pleadings and blood letters were in the main hall of my inspector's office!"
"Back to Lu Lian, the villain and the others didn't hear any noise last night!"
Below, a group of inspectors and officials hurriedly replied.
"What a bunch of thieves, so brave!"
Lu Xiang was furious.
"Lu Lianwen, these petitions and bloody letters are obviously directed at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness King Yan. What should we do?"
an official asked cautiously.
Lu Xiang took a deep look at the official and said: "As an inspector, we are in charge of the judiciary. We are the prime minister of the Beiping Prefecture. We are in charge of all the officials in the Beiping Prefecture.
No matter who they are coming for, as long as these petitions are seen by us, we will definitely fulfill our duties and do our best to find out the matter. We must not let down the emperor's grace! "
"yes!"
All the officials from the Inspectorate responded in unison.
Lu Xiang asked, "Can you read these petitions?"
All the officials responded again: "Look!"
Lu Xiang said: "Well, take these pleadings and blood letters and let me check them!"
"yes!"
All the officials responded quickly.
However, before these officials could walk out, a soldier came in from outside.
"I have seen Lu Lian Fang and all the superior officials!"
"What's the matter?" Lu Xiang asked.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has issued an order to summon all the superior officials to the Palace of Prince Yan!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summons you?"
Hearing this, Lu Xiang's expression condensed.
"Go down, I know!"
"yes!"
When the soldier was about to go down, all the officials in the Inspectorate looked at Lu Xiang with eager expressions.
Lu Xiang pondered for a moment and then said: "Your Highness summons you, and as your subjects, we dare not disobey.
As for the blood letter and the pleading, let's put it aside for the time being and go with me to the Palace of Prince Yan to meet His Highness the Crown Prince! "
"yes!"
…
at the same time.
The Chief Envoy, the Capital Commander, and all officials from the Yamen of Beiping Mansion also received the summons and went to Prince Yan's Mansion.
Wait until they just walked outside Prince Yan's palace.
Outside the Yan Palace, there was a sound of crying and shouting.
"What an injustice!"
"Your Highness, I have been wronged..."
"Your Highness, please open your eyes and save me..."
Several gray-haired old men were kneeling outside the Yan Palace, crying out for injustice with miserable faces. There were several sheets of injustice written in blood beside them.
As for their heads, they all carry a copy of "The Great Edict".
Zhong Xiang, Nie Zishi, Zhou Xing and other officials could not help but be stunned.
So cruel!
What a courage!
As for the magistrate of Peiping, Yu Rentian, fellow magistrate Zhao Jie, Tong Puan Dangfu and others, their faces changed greatly, and they even turned slightly pale.
A group of guards guarding the entrance of Prince Yan's Palace reacted when the old men shouted, walked down quickly, and shouted sternly at the old men.
"Where did you come from, and why are you shouting injustice outside Prince Yan's palace?"
"My dear military lords, this little old man is wronged!"
"Exactly, the little old man wants to see His Highness the Crown Prince and seek justice for the little old man!"
"Your Highness, I have been wronged..."
With that said, a group of old men started shouting again.
The soldiers from Prince Yan's Mansion glanced at the officials from Beiping Mansion who had already walked over, and said impatiently: "Stop shouting, I will report this to His Highness."
"Thank you so much for this military master!"
Several old men kowtowed with gratitude.
As the soldier entered, Zhou Xing, Nie Zishi and others also walked over slowly.
Hand in greetings to the guards of Prince Yan's Mansion.
In response, soon there were guards from Prince Yan's Palace, leading Zhou Xing, Nie Zishi and other officials from Beiping Palace in.
…
"Brother, just keep an eye on it. The current Beiping Mansion is in great shape... There won't be two cases of injustice within a year..."
"There won't be any cases where officials and powerful people oppress the people..."
Zhu Di and Zhu Biao were chatting animatedly when they saw Li Wang walking in with a gloomy expression.
"What's the matter?" Zhu Di asked.
Li Wang said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, several old men suddenly ran out of the palace, holding blood letters, shouting injustice, and forcing His Highness the Crown Prince to provide them with justice!"
"Um?"
Zhu Di's face immediately darkened.
"Why do those old men cry out for injustice?"
Hearing this, Zhu Biao also looked at Li Wang with curiosity.
Li Wang said: "Report to Your Highness, I don't know the end of it!"
However, when those old men cried out for injustice, they held the "Great Edict" above their heads.
Moreover, the Chief Envoy, the Inspector General, the General Command Department, as well as all the officials from the Yamen of Beiping Prefecture, all happened to be outside the palace! "
"Well, I didn't expect that with the great governance of our Beiping Mansion now, there would be unjust cases that were missed!"
Zhu Di said angrily, "Go quickly and bring those old men in."
"Here!"
Li Wang responded and walked out with a solemn expression.
Below, Guo An's eyelids trembled, feeling something was wrong.
However, I can't say what's wrong.
In less than a moment.
Nie Zishi, Zhou Xing, Lu Xiang and others, along with all the officials from Beiping Mansion, came in from outside the palace.
"Weak minister Nie Zishi, the chief envoy to Peiping!"
"The humble minister Beiping is commanding Zhou Xing!"
"Weak minister Beiping is envoy Lu Xiang!"
…
"See His Highness the Crown Prince, see His Highness Prince Yan!"
"Everyone, please get up!"
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Immediately, Nie Zishi, Zhou Xing, Lu Xiang and others all sat here.
When everyone sat down, Zhu Di and Zhu Biao said nothing, but looked quietly outside the hall.
Seeing this, Nie Zishi, Zhou Xing and others couldn't help but feel guilty. Thinking of the old people they met outside the palace who complained about injustice, they couldn't help but have a bad premonition in their hearts.
Could it be that those old men were arranged by King Yan?
Is there anyone among them who is greedy for ink?
However, only Lu Xiang and other officials from the Inspectorate were at ease, and there was a good show to watch!
Another moment passed.
Li Wang led a group of old men outside the palace who were complaining about injustice and walked in from outside the palace tremblingly.
"Your Highness, the old man who complained outside the palace has been brought in!"
"Um!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly.
"The common people come to see His Highness the Crown Prince!"
The old men looked at Zhu Biao and Zhu Di above, and immediately knelt down on the ground with excitement on their faces, kowtowing repeatedly.
"Um?"
Zhu Di's face darkened.
Likewise, everyone in the hall could not help but change their expressions slightly.
These people who complained about the injustice of the old man outside the palace of King Yan came in and only knelt down to the prince, but did not worship the King of Yan. This was obviously for the King of Yan, Zhu Di.
"Fourth, don't be angry!"
Above, Zhu Biao stretched out his hand to stop the furious Zhu Di, and then looked at the old men.
"Okay, okay, elders, don't kowtow. I am the current prince Zhu Biao. Are you here specifically to find me this time?"
"Are you really His Royal Highness?"
An old man looked at Zhu Biao and asked with expectation.
Zhu Biao said gently: "In front of all the officials in Beiping Mansion, no one dares to pretend to be the prince!"
After hearing this, all the old men suddenly became excited.
"Your Highness, I am wronged!"
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I have no way to survive. It's such an injustice..."
Zhu Biao said: "If you have any grievances, please speak slowly and don't be in a hurry. Now that I have come to Beiping Mansion, I will definitely uphold justice for you!"
Below, several old men carefully glanced at Zhu Di next to Zhu Biao, gritted their teeth, and looked at death with a look on their faces.
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, we are here to sue His Highness King Yan!"
"Exactly, Your Highness the Crown Prince, we will sue His Highness King Yan..."
"We know that suing His Highness King Yan is a capital crime, but if we don't sue, our family will be destroyed, our wives will be separated, and we will have no way to survive!"
"Sue King Yan?"
Above, Zhu Biao's expression became solemn.
Zhu Di, on the other hand, was furious.
"You old thieves, how dare you insult this king like this?"
It was a great shame and humiliation for him to be blocked by a group of old thieves outside the door, shouting injustice, and suing the prince in front of all the officials in the Beiping Mansion!
The most important thing is that this old thief was brought in from outside the palace by Zhu Di.
Below, a group of old men were directly frightened by Zhu Di.
Zhu Biao glared at Zhu Di, "Don't be impatient for a moment. Let's ask the matter clearly before we talk."
Zhu Di had a sullen face, nodded and said, "Yes, brother!"
Zhu Biao then looked at the old men below, "Don't worry, everyone, although King Yan is the prince of my Ming Dynasty, you are also my subjects of the Ming Dynasty. As long as King Yan really makes a mistake, I will definitely uphold justice for you and protect you." safety."
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
All the old men kowtowed again and again.
Zhu Biao said: "Okay, okay, if you have any grievances, tell them!"
"Your Majesty the Crown Prince, the little old man was originally from Zhongjia Village in Tongzhou. He had a son named Zhong Dalang in his family, and he married a daughter-in-law to him. Although his life was poor, he lived a happy life.
When His Highness King Yan was building Zhangjiawan Wharf, Dalang also went to work as a laborer at Zhangjiawan Wharf...
At the beginning, His Highness King Yan promised that all those who worked hard would not only take care of two meals a day, but also pay thirty cash a day. This is definitely a great thing for our poor people...
Therefore, Dalang left his family's farmland and went to work as a laborer... Unexpectedly, Dalang worked hard for half a month and did not earn a penny. His two meals a day were all porridge, which was not enough to fill his stomach. It was a bit strenuous, but after a few days, I lost several pounds...
For the sake of wages, Dalang endured it...
However, after the dock construction was completed, His Highness King Yan still refused to pay the wages!
But the little old man couldn't open the pot anymore at home. After being hungry for a few days, Dalang finally lost his temper and went to the dock again to ask for wages...
However, once he left, Dalang never came back. He was wrongly accused as a thief by the dock steward and was sent to the mines of Prince Yan's Mansion. He mined for Prince Yan's Mansion every day and night. After two years of digging, Dalang finally finally I was exhausted..."
"Your Highness, the little old man is wronged!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao's face darkened. He glanced at Zhu Di and continued to look at the old men below.
"Where are you all? What grievances do you have?"
And those old men seemed to have taken the risk.
"Your Highness, I am even more unjust. When His Highness King Yan wanted to build the Zhangjiawan Wharf and expropriate the fields around the wharf, he agreed to compensate for every acre of fertile land. I could only reluctantly give up the few acres of farmland I had at home...
Afterwards, Zhangjiawan Pier was built... But not only did I lose my land, I also didn't get a penny... My husband and son at home were also beaten to death because they came to ask for money..."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the little old man was sent by His Highness King Yan to collect the boats because they were taking boats away from the pier..."
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(End of chapter)
