Chapter 298 Court Argument
Wang Guangyang bowed his promise, and the Minister of the Ministry of War stood up again and said: "Laizhou was robbed by Japanese pirates. Jinghai Hou Wuzhen led the Jiangyin Four Guards Navy, and went out to sea to hunt down the Japanese pirates. He chased them all the way to the sea near Ryukyu, beheaded more than a thousand Japanese pirates and seized the Japanese warships. , this year the Japanese pirates should not dare to commit crimes easily."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and praised: "The Marquis of Jinghai lived up to my expectations and rewarded a hundred taels of gold. The Ministry of War rewarded the soldiers according to the regulations. I hope they will continue to work hard."
Then there was the Ministry of Household Affairs, requesting the imperial court to levy corvees and consolidate the embankment of the Yellow River. Although it was built last year, it is now unstable with the erosion of the river. It is better to plan as soon as possible just in case.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a long time before he said: "The local labor force is collected and the granary is allowed to supply the corvee people. No one is allowed to starve to death. The speed must be as fast as possible so as not to delay the people's autumn harvest. Anyone who dares to embezzle food and bully the people will be executed!"
The officials below took orders, but Zhu Biao knew that it was time for them to make a fortune again. It would be strange if the corvee public grains were not embezzled. The local granaries might be empty, and the corvee people might die of starvation and exhaustion.
But those corrupt officials will not have a good time. Committing crimes against the wind is the most deadly. Unfortunately, they will not wake up until they die, and the rest will not learn a lesson at all. This is an official.
In the end Yan Donglai, Minister of Dali Temple, stood up and said: "I want to impeach the chaotic and disorderly administration of the Ministry of Punishment. Extortion and extortion are common in the capital prison. I heard that if there is no money to deal with, even small crimes will end up in prison. If you have money, then Death row prisoners can also enjoy wine and meat in prison."
The court hall was quiet for a moment, and Dali Temple directly pointed the spearhead at the Ministry of Punishment when it first stood.
The servant of the Ministry of Justice immediately stood up and said: "The Minister of Dali Temple is really the third fire for the new official to take office, but it is impossible to make false accusations in front of the Holy One and Chitose. There is evidence for what you said!"
Before Yan Dong could speak, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment directly bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and pleaded guilty: "What the minister of Dali Temple said was not a slander out of thin air. I have also heard about this matter. The guards in the capital prison were originally retained by the previous court, and there are many extortionists. The extortion, I have sent people to investigate, and I am preparing to eliminate this unhealthy trend in one fell swoop, and maintain the majesty of my Ming law!"
Zhu Biao took a look at this person, and he was quite decisive in doing things. If the Ministry of Punishment refused to admit it, then Lao Zhu would naturally send someone to investigate thoroughly, and without any means, he would directly torture those jailers. There is no human rights to speak of, and the judgment of the case basically relies on torture to extract confessions.
There is nothing good about being a jailer. If you can hold on to anything, you don’t need to be tortured to serve you. You can tell everything you know.
Zhu Biao glanced at Lao Zhu who was not going to speak out, and then said: "The minister of the Ministry of punishment means to admit that there are illegal things in the prison of the Ministry of punishment, and even the officials of the Ministry of punishment are involved?"
Yushi Zhongcheng Han Qi stood up and reprimanded sharply: "Since I already knew why I waited until the Dali Temple Secretary identified me, why do I need to do more investigations on this kind of thing? Ya, send someone to take it down, is it because you want to escape the crime of laxity by relying on wit and tricks!"
This kind of person is the same as Qian Tang. As long as he keeps himself clean, Zhu Yuanzhang will give him three points. The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment is naturally quite helpless: "Han Zhongcheng misunderstood, and I just don't want to startle the snake if I don't win it immediately. After all, the positions that the jailer can touch must not It’s not high, my sage is taking care of all kinds of affairs and state affairs are very heavy every day, the lower official thinks about such trivial matters, he might as well wait for a thorough investigation and then report to the sage, I don’t want to be told by the Dali Temple minister now.”
Yan Donglai said with a smile: "If the Shangshu had planned earlier, the subordinate officials would have meddled in their own business. It's just that the Shangshu is trying to protect his subordinates, or to protect himself."
This remark immediately caused chaos in the court, and officials from the six ministries accused Yan Donglai one after another, especially the servant of the Ministry of Punishment. Criticism is imminent, please the Holy Majesty take down this accusation and punish it severely!"
Li Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, knelt down on the ground with a calm expression: "The minister has received the grace of the Holy One to become an official in the court. Since he was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he has been sleeping every day and night, lest he make mistakes in his errands and bear the grace of the emperor. Now the minister of Dali Temple framed him like this. The reputation of the minister is pure, and I also ask the Holy One to be the master of the humble minister."
Dali Temple Minister Yan Donglai also knelt down on the ground obediently. Although there was no ups and downs on his face, he was still worried, but now everything was a matter of the emperor's words. It can't be wiped clean, not to mention that Li Yan had been corrupt and accepted bribes a lot in the former Yuan Dynasty.
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials also stood up and said: "Since Li Shangshu took office, he has been diligent in his duties. I dare not guarantee that he is clean and flawless, but he still follows the rules. However, he is definitely not condoning the corruption of his subordinates. Please also ask the Holy One to learn from him."
The Ministry of Zhongshu will not participate in this kind of thing, and Wang Guangyang and Hu Weiyong are even watching from the sidelines. Now that the Six Departments have self-reliance, let’s try it. Without us, it’s hard to face the pressure of the emperor. I really think it’s an official. Can the Ministry of Heaven be able to withstand it?
Xungui's side is even more interesting, Xu Da and Li Wenzhong are here, and the rest of the Marquis are like watching a show, wishing they could say hello a few times, the civil servants of the six departments have always had a lot of shit, and they often scold them behind their backs, it's uncomfortable now .
As long as no honorable generals are involved, then they are not too lively. People who play with pens are not good things.
Censor Zhongcheng Han Qi pointed the finger at Yan Donglai again at this time: "Dali Siqing, do you have evidence to identify the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment? You are not the censor. If it is just a rumor, then you have made a mistake. I have to impeach you!"
The Dali Temple Minister Yan Donglai twitched his lips, thinking that Yu Shi Zhongcheng was with him, after all, there were many problems in the Ministry of Punishment, and everyone knew it well, but the old man didn't know who was the enemy and who was wrong.
Yan Donglai bowed and said: "Dali Temple has just been established, but it has reviewed many important cases sent by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Among them, three important cases were obviously given lighter sentences, such as the crime of embezzling public funds. There are two severe sentences, and..."
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It’s late today, sorry to go out at noon o(*////▽////*)q
There is one more chapter and I will write it when I get home and will not stop updating ヽ(;▽;)ノ
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