Chapter 36 Chapter 141

Zhu Di was about to walk out of the main hall and went to the harem to see the empress, when Ji Gang rushed in. When he saw Zhu Di, his knees softened, and he fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed and shouted: Your Majesty, I am guilty! Usually, Ji Gang didn't need to perform such a great ceremony when he saw him, but this kneeling made Zhu Di stunned for a moment. Although his heart was in the harem, he had to stand still and asked: What's the matter? Ji Gangdao: "Back to the emperor, Yin Shenghui, a thousand households under my command, was ordered to go to Yanjing Mansion on official business by secret order to secretly investigate the evidence of that person's crime. In Zhuozhou, I happened to meet Xiao Zujie, the imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Last time, Yin Qianhu went to Zhejiang on business, and the secret investigator When the gentry rebelled, envoy Xiao Yu was instigated by others, so he made trouble for him several times. This time when they met in Zhuozhou, envoy Xiao Yu used his power of patrol to arrest Yin Qianhu by force.

Yin Qianhu has a clear conscience, and he is not afraid of being detained pending trial, but he has a secret order to investigate the country's rebels, so how dare he delay?Furthermore, he is a fifth-rank official, and Xiao Yu envoy had no right to take him. Yin Qianhu argued hard, but Xiao Yu envoy brazenly ordered to take him because of the large number of people. There was a big fight in the city of Zhuozhou, many people were killed and injured, and all the survivors of Jinyiwei were sent to prison by Xiao Yu. Zhao Zijin, the governor of Zhuozhou, knew that the envoy Xiao Yu was exceeding his power and did not dare to detain Jinyi Qianhu, but he was also afraid of the envoy Xiao Yu's despotic power, so he quietly released Yin Qianhu and asked him to return to Beijing to appeal for grievances. Envoy Xiao Yu found out through his eyes that he was chasing and killing Yin Qianhu all the way to the capital. Yin Qianhu fled to the city gate and met a group of colleagues in the Yamen.

When the officials heard the news, they rushed to see them fighting at the gate of the city. There was a scene of swords and swords, and the common people ran around, crying for their fathers and mothers.Two high officials of the imperial court are actually fighting with weapons at the feet of the emperor, it is simply a sweep of elegance!The lower officials forcibly stopped the vicious fighting between the two sides, and brought them all before the imperial court, waiting for the emperor to deal with them!Even though Yin Shenghui had previous feelings, he did not defend himself against the superiors, but vented his personal anger on the city walls. This is also a serious crime. Please the emperor punish him together!

Ji Gang had already figured out what to say, and the words were urgent and fast, but the words were clear, making Zhu Di furious, and shouted angrily: Where are they? Ji Gang immediately knelt and climbed three steps, and shouted towards the door: The emperor has a decree, let them in! Several Jin Yiwei immediately escorted Xiao Zujie and Yin Shenghui in. Zhu Di saw that Xiao Zujie had disheveled hair and red pupils, as if he was crazy, wheezing and breathing heavily, Yin Shenghui was listless, his face was bruised and purple, and there were several people on his body. Big footprints, he didn't get angry, he asked in a deep voice: As ministers, you are actually fighting in the street?

Yin Shenghui fell to his knees first and said: Your Majesty, I have been wronged, and I am loyal to state affairs. I was ordered to go to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Yanjing and other places for business. Your Majesty, I am wronged. I am a fifth-rank official. There is no court order and no conclusive evidence. Xiao Yu envoy can arrest him whenever he wants, and even kill people. I have never met such an arrogant and ruthless official! Xiao Zujie was so angry with the bullfight that he didn't even kneel, and shouted to Zhu Di: Your Majesty!Yin Shenghui deceived the emperor with clever rhetoric and sophistry!The minister was in eastern Zhejiang, listening to reports from officials and gentry. This Yin Shenghui used an excuse to handle the case, entered and exited the rich families of officials and gentry at will, searched and interrogated them unscrupulously, forcing the officials and gentry to offer generous gifts and bribes in order to seek peace!The minister in Zhuozhou wanted to take him back to Beijing and begged the emperor to punish him, but he blatantly resisted, causing four people to be killed and six others to be injured in our Metropolitan Procuratorate.Today at the head of Nanjing City, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, he corrected the guards of honor of the officials, bullied me and humiliated me

Speaking of this, Xiao Yu made his lips tremble, his face turned purple, and he only said one sentence over and over again: A soldier can be killed, but not humiliated, he is so humiliated! This Xiao Yu envoy was also confused, he clenched his teeth and refused to speak out about the matter of being poured with golden juice, he was afraid that once this matter was mentioned, it would become a stain that would accompany him all his life. Don't be laughed to death?But he didn't want to think about it. At that time, his subordinates, Jin Yiwei's people, and even some onlookers saw it. If he didn't say it himself, wouldn't anyone know about it?

Zhu Di was sprayed with saliva on his face, and there was still a faint stench. He felt disgusted in his heart, and couldn't help shouting sharply: "Yin Shenghui is a guard of Jinyi, and he is ordered to investigate the case. What's wrong with going in and out of a wealthy family?"You said that he asked for bribes and accepted bribes, so you can hand over the witnesses and material evidence to the court, and I will punish you!But you are a mere patrol, who gave you the power to overstep the limit and arrest ministers of rank five or above?Who gave you the power to lock up the emperor's guards at will?

Suo Na couldn't do it, but you did something. People from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Jin Yiwei also died. Shouldn't you be responsible for such mistakes?Yin Shenghui called the crowd to fight with you at the gate of the city. It's disrespectful to the official family. I will ask him for his crime!However, there is a reason for Yin Shenghui's actions, and this reason is on your body. If you want to punish others, you must first punish you. What else can you say? Xiao Zujie hates evil like hatred, and his temper is like a fire. If it weren't for this temper, he would not use force to deal with Yin Shenghui in Zhuozhou regardless of the consequences. He was full of grievances and only hoped that the emperor would uphold justice for him. Sin, Xiao Zujie groaned, and suddenly became mad with anger, he roared like a mad cow: Yin Shenghui corrupted the law by corrupting the law, the emperor will definitely punish the injustice!What is the crime of arresting traitors and eliminating evil?What is the crime?

Seeing his ferocious appearance, as if he was about to bite the emperor, Ji Gang jumped up quickly, stopped in front of Xiao Zujie, and shouted: "Xiao Yushi, you don't kneel when you see him, you roar in front of the king, do you still have the thoughts of the king and his ministers in your heart?" Seeing him, Xiao Zujie became even more furious, pointing at him and shouting loudly: "There is still you, there is still you, you are all gangsters, a group of gangsters, gangsters, cough cough cough gangsters!" Ji Gang was also sprayed with saliva, feeling disgusted in his heart, he wanted to avoid it, and the emperor was still standing behind him, just thinking of this, a big hand was put on his shoulder, but Zhu Di pushed it away, Zhu Di looked at Xiao Zujie, Smiling angrily: Good!well!In the Yongle Dynasty, you are the only loyal minister left. If it weren't for you, the Ming Dynasty would have perished!

You are a loyal minister, you are a great loyal minister, you are so loyal that you can disregard the court laws and go beyond the rules to take the fifth-rank officials. In my heart, even I, the emperor, must tremble under the loyalty, courage and awe-inspiring righteousness of your lord Xiao! Xiao Zujie straightened his neck and shouted: I have a clear conscience to eradicate rape and evil!When a man acts like a man, he only asks to look up to the sky, and to bow down to the ground, so what else can he ask for? Zhu Di asked in a cold voice: "I am a law-abiding and imperial envoy to govern the world. If officials below the fifth rank commit crimes, they can be punished on the spot!"Officials of the fifth rank and above who break the law can be impeached to the court!You, Xiao Zujie, overstepped the rules and took people, killing them, but the truth?

Xiao Zujie acted ruthlessly and rashly captured a fifth-rank official. He was indeed at fault first, but he regarded himself as the first direct minister of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and thought to himself that he was upright and steadfast. Without fear, today he was humiliated by Jin Yiwei at the top of the city and was so gentle that he was swept away, full of gold juice and grievances, how could he still be willing to give in, he stabbed his neck, and said sharply: "I have captured traitors and eliminated evil. I have a clear conscience for what I have done!" Zhu Di was furious, pointed at Xiao Zujie and said: "Drag this bastard out for me!" The two Jin Yiwei rushed forward and dragged Xiao Zujie away, Xiao Zujie struggled desperately, and roared sharply: The emperor does not distinguish between loyal and traitorous, cover up traitors!I have no shame in arresting traitors and eliminating evil! Zhu Di was furious. First, because his beloved second son was wronged, he was sick in bed, and his heart was restless. Then his beloved wife had a recurrence of headache, and he was even more anxious. Regardless of the law, how is this face different from those Jianwen corrupt officials who think they have the way in their hands, and even the emperor is like an ant? Hearing that Xiao Zujie insisted on refusing to admit his mistake, Zhu Di suddenly became angry from his heart, and the evil turned to the guts.He pointed at Xiao Zujie with his hand, and shouted sharply: "Drag out!"Kill him! Xiao Zujie poked his neck and shouted: "What crime is there for the minister to arrest the traitor and eliminate the evil?"The emperor does not distinguish between loyalty and evil, right and wrong, is he going to be a big fool? Zhu Di was trembling with anger, and shouted: "Drag out!"Drag it out!Kill this ungrateful bastard! Xiao Zujie raised his arms and shouted: The emperor will kill him if he wants to, the minister will be a straight minister in life, and a straight ghost in death!Live as a straight minister, die as a straight ghost After hearing Cui Yuning's report from Cui Yushi, Chen Ying rushed to the gate of the city. The pedestrians had already dispersed, and it was quiet. Xiao Yushi's guard of honor was walking towards him with a dejected head. Chen Ying hurriedly asked about the past, and learned that the assistant Guogong Yang Xu was on the way. Passing through here, Yin Shenghui was prevented from committing an attack, and Ji Gang was reprimanded, and Ji Gang was asked to take the two of them to the king, and he secretly exclaimed that it was too bad. Ji Gang is a person who protects the calf, and he is the enemy of himself, how can he say a word of justice?No need to ask, he will add fuel and jealousy to instigate the emperor to be angry. Xiao Zujie's previous actions were indeed inappropriate, fearing that he would end up suffering in front of the emperor, Chen Ying hurriedly rode his horse and went straight to the palace. Chen Ying entered the palace gate, and hurried to the Jinshen Hall where the emperor usually conducts official business. Just after crossing the Jinshui Bridge, Chen Ying stopped, and the inner prison and Jin Yiwei lined up in two rows in front. The posture was clearly that the court battle was being carried out, and the sentence had already been executed. At the last step, the minister who was being tortured was wrapped in a white cloth, and both sides swung up and grabbed it in the air before falling to the ground. Chen Ying's heart tightened, and she blurted out: "Wait for the execution!" late! Chen Ying could see clearly that Jin Yiwei, who grabbed the cloth at the end of the pocket, deliberately slipped his hand, and fell to the ground hard, with his head landing first, and he could hear it from such a long distance. A muffled sound! Chen Ying rushed forward in a few steps, tore away the white cloth, and Yin Shenghui beside him said sadly: "My lord, I still owe two falls, the emperor's will, are you going to prevent the execution?" Chen Ying pushed aside the white silk, and saw that it was Xiao Zujie inside, his body had been beaten to pieces, his head was like a gourd of blood, if he fell, if he wanted to kill someone, a normal fall would be enough to kill him, not to mention lifting him up Let the head touch the hard stone first?Xiao Zujie died of anger, Chen Ying's heart was cold at that time. Just as Ji Gang came out of the palace, when he saw Chen Ying arriving, he walked over unhurriedly, and said with a smile: "Master Chen, is he going to the palace to face the saint?"Unfortunately, the empress's headache relapsed, the emperor was very worried and went to the harem. Chen Ying's hands and feet were cold, and even the breath he exhaled seemed to be cold, but when he slowly put down Xiao Zujie's body and slowly stood up, his pale face quickly returned to calm. He smiled calmly and turned to Ji Gang. Dao: The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Jinyiwei both work for the emperor, and I don't want to cause a quarrel between the two because of some personal grievances.I heard that Fu Guogong happened to pass by the city gate and asked about the matter, so he was invited to be judged. Otherwise, if someone was beaten to death in the street, you and I would both be embarrassed. Now, treating Xiao Yushi like this is a worthy death! When Chen Ying said this, the smug smile on Ji Gang's face suddenly disappeared, and it became gloomy