"I was riding at night and accidentally fell from the horse. My bones were injured to the point that I could not move. I have betrayed the divine grace and could not come to the clan's mansion to inquire about King Zhou's sins. I feel extremely guilty..."
Zhu Yunwen drank light porridge and looked at the memorial sent by Zhu Di.
King Zhou has been imprisoned in the clan's mansion, but Zhu Di escaped before the battle. Now that it's fine, who will interrogate King Zhou has become a big problem.
In terms of seniority, Zhu Di is now the head of the vassal kings, and Zhu Di is just behind Zhu Di. The others are not senior enough. The acting king Zhu Gui is nineteen years old, so he can't be allowed to come, right?
Officials go to trial?
This is a family matter of the Zhu family. If officials are involved, doesn't that mean it will be left to the court?
It's not like going into battle in person.
After much deliberation, Zhu Yunwen chose Mei Yin, Rongguo Gong.
Mei Yin is Zhu Yuanzhang's consort, and his wife is Princess Ningguo. This princess is Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest daughter, the daughter of Empress Xiaocigao's Ma family. From the perspective of direct lineage, she is more noble than Zhu Di and Zhu Ru.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had many consorts, only Mei Yin was the most respected and loved one. Even before his death, he regarded Mei Yin as a minister to whom he was entrusted. The so-called "you will be loyal and trustworthy when you are old, and you can trust your young master".
This man was elegant and could be called a great scholar. He was also good at riding and shooting, and his status among the feudal kings was quite high.
After choosing the candidate, Zhu Yunwen changed into court clothes and went to Fengtian Hall.
Yu Xin reported on all the matters in Dingyuan and Kaifeng, directly pointing the finger at the Minister of Civil Affairs to take responsibility, but the Procuratorate could not do anything good and asked for an order to release Jingqing.
As a result, Shi Jingqing, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was demoted to Kaifeng and served as a co-president of Kaifeng. Considering that Kaifeng could not be stopped, Zhu Yunwen added a sentence: "Leave Beijing today without delay."
Afterwards, under the recommendation of the cabinet, Dai Deyi, who was outspoken and impartial, was promoted from the censor of Qiandu to the censor of Zuodu.
After handling some government affairs, Zhu Yunwen said with a solemn expression: "There are many problems in Kaifeng Mansion. Ren Yi, the prefect of Kaifeng, and Wang Wentao, the co-prefect, are also the chief culprits. Let's take him to the palace!"
The guards in front of the palace escorted Ren Yi and Wang Wentao to the palace.
Ren Yi was okay, but he looked tired and lonely.
But when everyone saw Wang Wentao, they couldn't help but gasped, how did this girl survive? His mouth was burned in half, and the wrinkled skin on his face made people panic.
"Your Majesty, I impeach the Security Bureau for abusing punishment and punishing officials!"
Upon seeing this, Huang Kai, the supervisory censor, came out of work and shouted.
Yu Xin's lips twitched, he walked out and said to Huang Kai: "Wang Wentao's fate was not the fault of the Security Bureau. I, Yu, did it myself! If you want to impeach me, come to me!"
Huang Kai was shocked, and other officials were also surprised.
Yu Xin was always kind and a civil servant, but he didn't expect that he would be so ruthless. It seemed that this guy was not easy to mess with.
Zhu Yunwen didn't mind Yu Xin's methods, and the other officials had no choice but to look at each other and say nothing.
"Ren Yi, a common man, bows to the emperor. Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"
Ren Yi knelt down and bowed.
Wang Wentao was also kneeling, but he was whining and could not speak clearly.
Zhu Yunwen patted the dragon chair and said sternly: "Ren Yi, Wang Wentao, you are also important ministers of the imperial court. I think I treat you well, why do you still want to seduce the vassal king, control the local area, and intend to rebel?"
Ren Yi looked sad, raised his head slightly, and said: "The common people have never thought of rebellion. They were only led astray by the king of Zhou and were obsessed with wealth."
treasonous
The crime was too big and involved more than just himself. Ren Yi did not dare to bear it and could not afford it.
Wang Wentao was kneeling, shivering.
Zhu Yunwen left the throne, walked down slowly, glared angrily, and said: "Obsessed by money? Have you gone astray? You have also been taught by saints, and you have also entered the official career through the imperial examination! You have listened to the words of saints for decades, but you have not entered. Xinqiao, King Zhou has only been bewitching you for a few years, and you have already gone astray? In my opinion, you are just rebellious officials and traitors!"
"emperor!"
Ren Yi and Wang Wentao kowtowed violently, and the sound of banging was heard in the hall.
"Ren Yi, are you really greedy for money?"
Zhu Yunwen asked coldly.
Ren Yi's forehead oozed blood, and he said with tears in his eyes: "I never thought of betraying the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yunwen gritted his teeth and said: "You heard it, this is my minister! I never thought about betraying the Ming Dynasty, but I thought about betraying me! Ren Yi, when you knelt in front of Zhu Yi and swore to obey, did you ever think about your Family? In the peaceful and prosperous times, with just some empty words, you asked you to hand over everything to the King of Zhou. You are really a good minister of the Ming Dynasty!"
Looking at the silent officials, Zhu Yunwen's anger rose in his heart.
I don't know what benefits Zhu Ru can bring to them, but he gave up everything and willingly became the king of Zhou's chess piece, concealing the truth from the court and controlling the local area. It is useless to keep a person who harms the place and does not work for the court.
"Bao Zhao, come and tell the officials what crimes Ren Yi, the prefect of Kaifeng, and Wang Wentao, the co-prefect, have committed!"
Zhu Yunwen said sharply.
Bao Zhao, the Minister of Punishment, came out. Regarding the issue of Kaifeng Mansion, Yu Xin had brought enough witnesses. In order to protect themselves, the arrested Kaifeng officials had already made it clear about Ren Yi, Wang Wentao, and King Zhou.
The Security Bureau has also searched the residences of these officials, including the houses they secretly purchased outside the government offices, and the physical evidence is extremely abundant.
"Ren Yi, Wang Wentao... and other officials in the Kaifeng Prefecture are guilty of seven crimes. One is violating the Taizu system, colluding with the feudal kings, and having evil intentions; the other is being corrupt, extorting excessive taxes, and exploiting the people; the third is deceiving the court. Bribing censors to control local areas; fourth, suppressing local officials, and those who disobeyed their orders were secretly killed. In the past six years, a total of four magistrates died in office..."
The bloody crimes shocked all the officials. No one could imagine that the place was rotten to the core!
"According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, how should we deal with it?"
Zhu Yunwen shouted coldly in a deep voice.
Bao Zhao looked at Zhu Yunwen with deep eyes and said: "The chief culprits Ren Yi, Wang Wentao and others should be killed. The three tribes will be wiped out, and everyone else will be executed by the queen."
Zhu Yunwen turned around and sat back on the throne, looking at Ren Yi and Wang Wentao who were kneeling on the ground begging, and said angrily: "Qiuhou Qianzhan? It has just entered winter, does the imperial court still have to raise these rats? Ren Yi and Wang Wentao All officials in Kaifeng Prefecture will be executed immediately! Since someone wants to challenge my majesty, let them see my methods! Drag them out!"
Bao Zhao's eyes moved and he stepped forward and said: "I accept the decree!"
Ren Yi kowtowed violently and shouted: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"
Wang Wentao was also whimpering and crying.
Retired.
Yu Xin breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xie Jin easily: "The emperor is finally somewhat sensible. It is a blessing that he did not implicate Ren Yi and other family members."
Jie Jin walked out of Fengtian Palace and looked at Ren Yi and Wang Wentao dragging on the square in front of the palace. He couldn't help but sigh: "These people deserve to die. Behind the seemingly peaceful Kaifeng Palace."
"Extreme Spiritual Chaos Jue"
, it is really unimaginable that there is so much darkness hidden in it. Yu Pavilion, should the establishment of the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate be expanded? There are only more than a hundred people, and it is impossible to see the place clearly. "
Yu Xin frowned and said: "How many censors can't see the place clearly. We still need to carefully look for ways to truly solve local problems. The place is trapped and it is not easy to break the situation."
Outside the Meridian Gate, there was a sea of people.
When the people heard that the corrupt officials in Kaifeng Mansion were going to be beheaded in public, they even stopped doing business and ran to watch. Li Laosan and Li Jiu had nothing to do, so they also squeezed into the crowd.
"I used to feel scared when the imperial court killed officials, but now I feel very comfortable when I see these people kneeling there."
Li Jiu looked at Ren Yi and others and said to Li Laosan beside him.
With a smile, Li Laosan took a small stone from his sleeve and handed it to Li Jiu, saying: "Taizu killed greed, and blood flowed all over the world. He was domineering and domineering, but there were too many dead, which made people uneasy. But what are you afraid of?" , when did Grand Ancestor chop off the heads of innocent people?"
"Stones?"
Li Jiu looked at Li Laosan doubtfully.
Li Laosan chuckled and said: "We have too few eggs, so I picked up some stones..."
"Kill the corrupt officials!"
"Kill the corrupt officials!"
The crowd was so excited that some people who took vegetables, radishes, and eggs began to throw them towards the execution platform. Li Laosan threw the stones out unceremoniously and hit Ren Yi on the forehead.
Li Jiu raised his hand and gave a thumbs up, then threw the stone in his hand.
"and this."
Li Laosan handed over another thing.
Li Jiu reached out to pick it up excitedly, his palm sank, and he stared at the weight in his hand with wide eyes. He couldn't help but swallowed and said, "Are you trying to smash them to death?"
"You're going to die anyway..."
"You come……"
Li Jiu is not stupid and will not do it.
Li Laosan sighed helplessly, weighed the weight, and did not throw it out. These people were beaten a few times by the common people. It was nothing. They had been beaten to death before beheading, so how should the national law be enforced?
Before three quarters of noon, more than twenty burly men came onto the stage holding ghost-headed knives.
There's nothing interesting about killing people. Just roll a few heads and spray a lot of blood, that's all.
The reason why people gathered to watch was not because they were curious, nor because they liked watching horrific scenes, but because they wanted to witness justice and the death of the "bad guys" in their eyes.
Their deaths mean that many people can live better lives.
The end of the lives of Ren Yi and others also closed the Kaifeng Mansion case.
The imperial court used the heads of these people to warn other provinces and counties, telling those who were lucky not to stand on the opposite side of the imperial court.
Zhu Yunwen also told everyone in the Ming Empire in this way that his kindness was only given to those who were obedient, those who surrendered, and those who worked for the people. He also expressed his kindness to those officials who acted in secret, had many children, were corrupt and illegal, and bullied the people. Will raise his sword.
One hand is martial arts, the other hand is martial arts!
This is the tone of the Jianwen court!
Zhu Yunwen did not intend to be a purely weak emperor. What he wanted was a truly great country!
If we are too weak, we will lack masculinity!
Zhu Yunwen is a man, full of yang energy, and not afraid of any monsters. Anyone who thinks he is easy to bully, then come and try it and see if his knife is sharper or their neck is harder!
