Chen Kan wandered into the imperial court, six ministers turned a blind eye, and the rest dared not speak out.
A group of people just squeezed into Fengtian Hall.
Chen Kan stood alone in the seventh position among the civil servants. In comparison, the military commanders were in disarray. Only a yawning Li Jinglong could barely catch his eye.
Zhu Di walked out from behind the screen and sat down on the dragon chair with an expressionless face.
When he saw Chen Kan hiding in the crowd, his face suddenly darkened.
Without him, he sat high and could see the ritual knife hanging on Chen Kan's waist at a glance.
In the entire hall, all the courtiers were holding wat tablets, but Chen Kan was the only one who rested his hand on the ritual knife, which was so conspicuous.
"Long live your Majesty, long live, long live..."
The ministers shouted long live, and Zhu Di had no choice but to look away, raised his hand to support him and said: "Everyone who loves me, please forgive me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty~"
The ministers stood up and stood still
Only His Royal Highness Zhu Gaochi moved a stool to sit at the head of the civil service because his body was not conducive to standing for long periods of time.
Seeing this, a young eunuch beside Zhu Di shook his head and shouted in a sharp voice: "If there is something to do, leave the court."
The young eunuch's sharp voice officially kicked off today's court meeting.
Chen Kan stood in the queue of civil servants and looked at his nose and heart. It was not the time for him to appear yet.
As usual, it was Fang Xiaoru, the Heavenly Official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who stepped forward to start the ceremony.
Followed by several other ministers.
The things that have been talked about for a long time are nothing more than the appointment and dismissal of officials. Where there is a famine, and how tight the money, food and finance are. Your Majesty, you have to think of a way...
The old woman's foot-binding cloth was smelly and long, which made Chen Kan feel disgusted. He simply took a step back, leaned against a pillar and dozed off.
As for the generals in the queue, most people were already snoring.
The court meetings in the early Ming Dynasty were so simple and unpretentious.
I don't know how much time passed, but a ray of sunlight suddenly shone outside the main hall, and it just happened to shine on Chen Kan.
The alternation between spring and summer in Jiangnan is already extremely hot. Coupled with the direct sunlight, it is so hot that Chen Kan cannot sleep at all.
Chen Kan rubbed his eyes and was about to go around the pillar to find a shady place to sleep when he suddenly heard someone calling him.
"Master Marquis, Master Marquis, wake up, His Majesty is calling you..."
Chen Kan turned around and glared, but found that the person who spoke was a small official in a green robe, and his anger suddenly disappeared.
Chen Kan generally doesn't get angry at people whose status is much lower than his own.
etc!
Something was wrong. Chen Kan looked back several times to confirm that he was still among a group of ministers. So where did this green-robed official come from?
In the entire court, except for those annoying people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there should be no green-robed officials, right?
And since the Metropolitan Procuratorate is located in a corner, no one will run into the ranks of officials from the six departments.
Chen Kan had some curiosity on his face.
He just hasn't been to court in a few years. Why is it that the Ming Dynasty's court meetings have become so unfamiliar to him that he is not very familiar with them?
"Who are you?"
Just when Chen Kan asked curiously, Zhu Di's impatient voice suddenly came from the dragon chair: "Where is Marquis Jinghai?"
Chen Kan was stunned for a moment, then he had no choice but to step forward, cupped his hands and said, "I'm here!"
Seeing that Chen Kan finally responded, Zhu Di's face turned darker and he asked impatiently: "All the officials in Zhan Shifu collectively impeached you for tampering with the university hall courses at will. What do you have to say?"
"Um?"
Chen Kan was stunned for a moment, and his expression suddenly became weird.
He just slept for a short while and then he was impeached?
what's the situation?
"Master Marquis, I think that if you tamper with the course schedule of my Zhan Shifu at will, you are just superfluous."
Jie Jin's voice reached Chen Kan's ears, and Chen Kan realized that there was someone standing next to him.
Turning his head, Chen Kan always felt that this sentence sounded familiar.
Then he subconsciously asked: "Are you going to hit me, Bachelor Xie?"
Xie Jin: "?"
When his big eyes met his small ones, Chen Kan couldn't help but twitch his face.
"Forget it, considering whether your surname is Jie or Xia, I won't argue with you."
After whispering to Jie Jin, Chen Kan raised his head, raised his hands to Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, I have not tampered with the courses in the university hall. I have only slightly modified the course times of the two imperial grandsons."
"oh!"
Zhu Di said oh, but before he could speak, Xie Jin on the side immediately raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty clearly knows that although Marquis Jinghai is now serving as Zhan Shifu, he has never gone to the university hall to teach students. I don’t know much about the process of working in Zhan Shifu..."
"Xie Xie's words are biased."
Chen Kan impatiently interrupted Xie Jin's nonsense. He was here to beat people today, not to quarrel with Xie Jin. He had no interest in getting entangled with Xie Jin.
Jie Jin frowned, glared at Chen Kan and asked, "What does the Marquis mean by this?"
Chen Kan ignored his nonsense, but looked at Zhu Di and asked: "Your Majesty, the two emperors and grandsons have been taught by the minister as early as the second year of Yongle. I dare to ask your majesty, how can the minister teach his disciples, do you still have to teach the disciples? Is it okay if the government agrees?"
As soon as these words came out, before Zhu Di could speak, Xie Jin said angrily: "Jinghaihou, you are using strong words to make excuses."
Chen Kan rolled his eyes indifferently, put one hand on the ceremonial knife, leaned close to Xie Jin's ear and whispered a threat: "Xie Jin, that's about it. Today we are all venting our anger on His Highness, so internal strife is meaningless. ”
Jie Jin's eyes widened and he turned his head to look at Chen Kan in disbelief.
"Jinghaihou, you..."
"okay!"
Zhu Di impatiently interrupted the whispers between Xie Jin and Chen Kan, frowned and said: "Since the two emperors and grandsons worship under the sect of Marquis Jinghai, how to teach them is the matter of Marquis Jinghai. This matter, go to There is no need for Zhan Shifu to interfere."
Zhu Di made the final decision. Jie Jin's face was full of reluctance, but he didn't feel comfortable enough to continue speaking.
Of course, it's not to give Zhu Di face, it's purely because of what Chen Kan said just now, saying goodbye to internal strife.
Now that he is the younger brother of Zhan Shifu, he and the East Palace are both prosperous and disadvantaged. Since Chen Kan wants to find a place for His Highness the Crown Prince today, even if he is unwilling to do so, he will not really come to hold him back.
After all, he is a genius, not a fool.
Jing Jinjin reluctantly retreated into the queue, and Chen Kan also returned behind the pillar.
It's a pity that the green-robed official just now disappeared to nowhere.
After searching around and not finding it, Chen Kan stopped worrying about it.
You are just a small official. As long as you are still in the capital, you will meet him sooner or later.
Since the early morning session, everything that should be played has basically been completed, so the hall became somewhat silent for a while.
Zhu Di said expressionlessly: "My lords, do you still have the original memorial?"
No one answered in the main hall, so Zhu Di waved his hand in a wan manner and said, "Then withdraw from the court."
After the words fell, a person suddenly jumped out from among the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have this memorial."
Looking at the official, Zhu Di couldn't help but frown.
This morning, the imperial censor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate had been standing there pretending to be dead. He thought that these censors had finally learned their lesson, but now they jumped out again. Is this because they were afraid that Chen Kan would not find a way to use them?
The moment Chen Kan saw the censor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate emerging, he couldn't help but feel shocked.
He was still worried about how the Metropolitan Procuratorate had changed its temper today. He didn't even say a word about such a serious breach of his royal etiquette. This was the excuse he specially sent to him to stir up trouble today.
Can't you bear it anymore?
Okay, okay~
Chen Kan was laughing crazily in his heart, Zhu Di sighed imperceptibly, and waved to the official: "Come here."
The censor walked to the center of the hall, held a wat tablet and saluted Zhu Di, and then said in a deep voice: "I want to impeach His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Um?"
In one sentence, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were stunned.
Impeach His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?
what's the situation?
The ministers looked at each other, and Zhu Di also frowned.
Everyone thought that it was Chen Kan who he wanted to impeach. After all, Chen Kan came to the morning court specially this morning. It was obvious that he was looking for trouble. Why did he involve His Highness the Crown Prince again?
Zhu Gaochi, who sat at the head of the hundred officials, was very calm and seemed not at all surprised that the Procuratorate would impeach him.
Zhu Di was silent for a moment and asked: "What are you doing wrong by impeaching His Highness the Crown Prince?"
The censor bowed to Zhu Di again and said calmly: "I want to impeach His Highness the Crown Prince for forming cliques for personal gain, secretly amassing money and competing for the interests of the people."
Zhu Di's face turned dark and he asked in a deep voice: "Since you are impeaching His Highness the Crown Prince, do you have any substantial evidence?"
"have!"
The censor straightened up and said calmly: "I have found out the matter of His Highness the Crown Prince forming a clique for personal gain. Yesterday His Highness the Crown Prince hosted a banquet for Marquis Jinghai Chen Kan in the East Palace. Everyone knows that Marquis Jinghai was a famous general of our Ming Dynasty at that time, holding three His Royal Highness the Prince has too much contact with Guard Quan, and it is suspected that he has formed a clique for personal gain."
After the censor finished speaking, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Chen Kan.
Then he continued: "In addition, I have found out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has transported a large amount of salt, iron and other materials to the grassland this year, making a huge profit. The trade route he transported was the gift given to the founding hero Hua Yungong by His Highness Taizu. That one, now that there are still descendants of the Hua family alive, but the business has fallen into the hands of His Highness the Crown Prince, isn't it like fighting for profits with the people and treating the meritorious officials harshly?"
After the censor finished speaking, he knelt down directly in front of Zhu Di and said: "Your Majesty, these two major crimes are well-documented. I ask your Majesty to hold His Highness the Crown Prince accountable for the sake of the country, the country, and the interests of the ancestors and the people. "
After hearing what the censor said about impeaching Zhu Gaochi, Chen Kan's brows suddenly wrinkled.
This is unreasonable, so unreasonable.
It is easy to say that the censor impeached Zhu Gaochi for forming a clique for personal gain. After all, his visit to the East Palace was not hidden from others, and everyone could see it in public.
But with Zhu Gaochi's skills in business matters, if Chen Kan had not had the memory of later generations, he would have been kept in the dark. How did the censor know?
Is a little censor capable of finding out these things?
After listening to the censor's reasons for impeaching His Royal Highness, the ministers couldn't help but whisper.
If such a thing were true, it would be a big deal.
Especially now that the current situation is still at the moment when His Highness the King of Han is leading the troops to go on an expedition, Zhu Gaoxu's reputation is growing.
If Zhu Gaochi's reputation is hit because of this incident, it might really make His Majesty want to save money.
