Chapter three hundred and forty-eight of the right to behead first
Seeing this scene, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but frowned and said to Zhu Fu, Duke Cheng: "Gong Cheng, please step aside!"
When Zhu Fu heard this, he saluted the emperor and said, "I obey the decree."
As he spoke, Zhu Fu retreated into the ranks of nobles, but he grinned at those officials again, completely ignoring his status as the Duke of the dynasty.
When the officials saw this, they naturally blew their beards and glared, but there was nothing they could do against Zhu Fu. After all, even a fool could see that the emperor had no intention of blaming Duke Cheng Guo. Besides, no matter what Duke Cheng Guo did,
He was an old prince, so how could he be punished by the emperor for such a trivial matter?
At this time, Zhu Houzhao coughed lightly, his eyes fell on Yang Tinghe and said, "What do the Yang Qing family think? Who should supervise this case?"
Suddenly, all the civil servants at the imperial meeting turned their attention to Yang Tinghe.
In the eyes of these people, the emperor asked Yang Tinghe for his opinion at this time, and naturally he was a little hesitant in his heart, swinging back and forth between the suggestions of Li Huan and Wang Ao. If Yang Tinghe spoke at this time, then he would definitely be able to support either side.
influence the emperor's opinions and choices.
Suddenly everyone looked at Yang Tinghe with expectation. Obviously they expected Yang Tinghe to agree with Wang Ao's proposal. After all, Wang Ao's proposal was what they were happy to see. They could only hand over the case to the Third Division and be supervised by Shang Dengyuan of the Ministry of Punishment.
, they can feel at ease.
Under the gaze of everyone, Yang Tinghe stepped forward and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty, I believe that what Mr. Wang said is reasonable. Such major cases should be supervised by the imperial court sending important ministers and officials from the third department."
After hearing what Yang Tinghe said, all the civil servants smiled, obviously very satisfied with Yang Tinghe's words.
But immediately Yang Tinghe said, "But this case involves the Jin Yiwei after all, so I thought it would be better for Jin Yiwei to send personnel to assist while Deng Shang leads the third division to investigate."
As soon as this statement came out, many people couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, obviously they did not expect Yang Tinghe to have such a suggestion.
But soon everyone reacted, and everyone looked at Yang Tinghe with admiration.
Obviously smart people have seen Yang Tinghe's intentions.
The emperor obviously intended to hand over the case to Li Huan for supervision, but Wang and others clearly opposed it, which made the emperor hesitate.
If Yang Tinghe came up and clearly supported the king at this moment, it might make the emperor feel rebellious and directly appoint Li Huan to supervise the case.
Now, Yang Tinghe suggested that the Third Division and Jin Yiwei should jointly handle the case. This seemingly conciliatory move was very clever, not only to prevent the emperor from becoming rebellious, but also to naturally take the initiative in handling the case.
After all, according to Yang Tinghe's suggestion, the leading power in handling the case lies in the hands of the third division. Jin Yiwei seems to be able to intervene in the case, but with only one assistant, it is already destined to be in the process of handling the case. Jin Yiwei's people cannot take the lead in this case at all.
Investigate.
If you don't know what's going on, you might think that Yang Tinghe is trying to make peace, and will not offend either Li Huan or Wang Ao and others. However, if you think about it carefully, you can find that Yang Tinghe is obviously leaning towards the civil servant group.
But this is reasonable. If Yang Tinghe really chooses to support Li Huan, it would be really strange.
At this time, Old Liu Yu on the side also stroked his beard and glanced at Li Huan, smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I think Yang Lao's words are reasonable."
All of a sudden, the three elders expressed their opinions, and all the officials were reassured. Even some officials couldn't help showing a bit of pride when they looked at Li Huan.
With a slight cough, Emperor Zhu Houzhao looked at the crowd with a calm expression, making it difficult to see what was going on in his heart.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao slowly opened his mouth and said: "I understand what you all mean."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao suddenly said in a deep voice: "The Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army, the Champion Marquis Li Huan, listens to the order."
Li Huan took a step forward, bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, Li Huan is here!"
All the officials stared blankly at Li Huan, who was kneeling before the emperor, with astonishment on their faces.
At the same time, the emperor's loud and firm voice echoed in front of the Qianqing Palace: "I confer you the title of Imperial Envoy, Yangzhou Prefecture Jinyi"
The case of the Wei family extermination is under your personal supervision, Li Qing. You must get to the bottom of this case. No matter who is involved, if you get to the bottom of it, arrest those who deserve to be arrested and kill those who deserve to be killed."
After a slight pause, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan and said: "I grant you the right to kill first and then report later!"
All civil and military officials in the court were shocked and looked at the emperor and Li Huan in disbelief.
Zhu Houzhao appointed Li Huan as the imperial envoy to supervise the case, but he also gave Li Huan the power to kill first and report later. Whether he had this power or not made a big difference.
This means that in the process of Li Huan supervising the handling of the case, no one can stop Li Huan from handling the case, even if it involves important officials in the court and members of the royal family.
Li Huan took a deep breath and said: "I accept the decree."
When Li Huan stood up and looked at the civil servants, many of them did not even dare to look at Li Huan.
The Great Court Meeting dispersed, but what happened at the Great Court Meeting today spread at an extremely fast speed.
Not to mention the fact that Li Huan was made a champion and became a legend, even the fact that many generals in the army were awarded titles for their military merits also caused a lot of discussion among the people in the capital.
Whether it was Li Huan being made a marquis or a group of generals being made a knight, such news would have been the most talked about news among the people in the capital in the past.
However, what the people in the capital are paying attention to is the case of the entire Jinyiwei Yamen of Yangzhou Prefecture being exterminated.
Such major cases also spread throughout the capital as the court meeting dispersed. Countless people heard that such a shocking case had occurred, so there were endless topics to talk about.
Some people lamented that there are people in this world who even dare to provoke Jin Yiwei, and even wipe out the Jin Yiwei Yamen.
At the court meeting, the fight for the right to handle the case also spread and became widely known, which also caused the people to talk about it.
Especially after learning that the emperor had appointed Li Huan as the Imperial Envoy to supervise the case, and that he had also been granted the power to kill first and report later, the people in the capital were full of expectations for Li Huan to investigate the case.
Li Huan's past deeds are really shocking. Although Li Huan only investigated the case a few times, he set off a bloody storm every time. There were hundreds of officials, big and small, who had their homes confiscated and exterminated because of Li Huan alone. .
Jinyiwei Yamen
After leaving the imperial city, Li Huan rushed straight to the Jinyiwei Yamen.
The atmosphere in the Jinyiwei Yamen at this moment can be described as extremely solemn.
After all, such a big thing happened, and it would be abnormal if there was no reaction at all from the top and bottom of the Jinyiwei, not to mention that this incident also involves the Jinyiwei themselves.
Not to mention the Jinyiwei personnel from the Yangzhou Jinyiwei Qianhu Office, but also the hundreds of Jinyiwei who accompanied Lin Pingzhi and Chen Yao to Yangzhou Prefecture to handle the case. You must know that these people were all born in the Jinyiwei Yamen of the capital, and they can be said to be their colleagues.
As a result, these people also lost their lives in Yangzhou Mansion. Seriously speaking, no one had any relatives or friends, so in the yamen, officials of all sizes were quietly waiting for news about Li Huan.
Li Huan went to the palace to meet the emperor in person yesterday, and Huang Zheng, Ma Ming, Chen Ke and others did not rest all night. They were busy all night and gathered in the lobby of Jinyiwei Yamen early in the morning.
, waiting for news from Li Huan.
Near noon, there was a burst of hurried footsteps, and a small flag official said with a happy face: "My lords, the great meeting has been dismissed. The commander-in-chief has been awarded the title of Champion Marquis by His Majesty for his merits. He is running now.
Come to the Yamen."
It was quite timely for the Jinyiwei Xiaoqiuan to know that Li Huan was named the Champion. As for more news about the Great Court Meeting, even the Jinyiwei could not know everything at once.
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, obviously they didn't expect that Li Huan would be named the Champion Hou, but soon Ma Ming smiled and said, "It seems that His Majesty really has great favor for you. This Champion Hou is not everyone's."
It can be sealed."
Huang Zheng, who was at the top, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It is really a happy event that your Excellency has been granted the title of Marquis."
The news that Li Huan was granted the title of Marquis somewhat dissipated the original solemn atmosphere in the Jinyiwei Yamen. After all, as the leader of the Jinyiwei, Li Huan was valued by the emperor, which meant that the Jinyiwei Jian was in the heart of the emperor. This was naturally what they wanted to see most.
of.
Soon I heard a horse neighing from outside the Yamen, and then I saw a figure striding towards me. Who else could it be if it wasn't Li Huan?
Before Li Huan could enter the lobby, a group of people led by Huang Zheng had already stood up and came out to welcome him. They saluted Li Huan respectfully and said, "I am waiting for you to congratulate your Excellency on the title of Marquis."
Li Huan glanced at everyone, nodded slightly and said, "You all are interested, but let's not talk about the matter of making a prince for the time being. Let's talk about the Yangzhou Mansion case first."
After Li Huan sat down, Huang Zheng took the initiative and said, "I wonder what your Majesty means when you come to the palace to see your majesty. This case will be handed over to our Jin Yiwei for investigation?"
As a senior member of Jinyiwei, Huang Zheng knew that this case could be handed over to their Jinyiwei to investigate and handle, or it could be handed over to the imperial court to be investigated and handled by the Third Division.
Based on Huang Zheng's understanding of the officials above the court, those people would definitely not be happy to see Jin Yiwei taking the lead in announcing the case, so Huang Zheng asked who would supervise the case as soon as he opened his mouth.
Li Huan looked at everyone calmly and said, "Thanks to your majesty's kindness, your majesty has entrusted this case to me, the Jin Yiwei, to supervise the case."
Everyone's faces showed a bit of joy when they heard this. Although they knew before that as long as Li Huan entered the palace to meet the emperor, the emperor would most likely hand over the case to the Jin Yiwei. However, the influence of the civil servant group should not be underestimated. Now they heard
After hearing Li Huan's words, everyone naturally felt relieved.
A flash of light flashed in Chen Ke's eyes: "Since His Majesty has handed over this case to us, the Jinyi Guards, for investigation and handling, then we must do our best to find out the case and avenge the brothers who died unjustly."
Ma Ming even said with red eyes: "Chen Yao, Lin Pingzhi and the others must not die in vain. If the case cannot be found out, how can Chen Yao, Lin Pingzhi and the others rest in peace in heaven."
According to the report from Yangzhou Prefecture, all the Jinyi guards of Yangzhou Prefecture, including Lin Pingzhi, Chen Yao and others, were killed one by one, so Ma Ming and others naturally thought that Lin Pingzhi, Chen Yao and others were all dead.
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Ma Ming and Chen Yao had a close relationship and were like brothers. It didn't take long before they learned the sad news of Chen Yao's death. This made Ma Ming not only shocked and angry, but also filled with endless sadness.
Looking at Li Huan, Ma Ming said quietly: "Sir, when you go to Yangzhou Mansion to investigate the case, please be sure to bring your superiors with you."
Chen Ke also said: "There are also lower officials."
Suddenly, many Jinyiwei officials expressed their intention to accompany Li Huan to investigate the case.
Li Huan coughed lightly, glanced at everyone, and finally ordered Ma Ming, Chen Ke and other Jin Yiwei guards to suppress the envoys, Thousand Households, and Hundred Households.
Looking at Chen Ke and others, Li Huan said solemnly: "Yesterday I asked you to redeploy your manpower. How did you do?"
It turns out that before entering the palace to meet the emperor yesterday, Li Huan had already ordered Chen Ke, Huang Zheng, Ma Ming and others to recruit a group of capable and capable personnel from the Jinyi Guards.
Chen Ke immediately said, "Back to your lord, I have already mobilized 300 people according to my lord's instructions. They are ready to go to Yangzhou Mansion with us at any time."
Li Huan nodded slightly, made some arrangements, and then left the Jinyiwei Yamen and returned home.
Maoyan Alley is filled with a strong festive atmosphere at this time, especially the sedans or carriages parked in the alley.
Just looking at these sedan chairs and carriages, one can see that the visitors are almost all dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty and a very small number of officials from the DPRK and the Central Government.
The emperor's decree that Li Huan be conferred the title of Champion Marquis and the hereditary coupon had not long ago been personally delivered to him by Qiu Ju, a famous person around the emperor.
Although Li Huan did not return to his residence, there were naturally people in the Li residence to entertain the angel Qiu Ju and a group of nobles and officials who came to congratulate him.
In the hall of Li Mansion, a group of nobles were sitting there talking and laughing with festive faces. No wonder these nobles were so happy.
You must know that today, four or five of their noble disciples have been knighted, which is definitely a great joy for the noble group.
And all of this can be said to be thanks to Li Huan. Without Li Huan, their own children would not have the opportunity to join the army, or in other words, they would not have the opportunity to achieve such military exploits.
At this time, several new earls who were awarded titles, including Xu Ying, Chen Ang, etc., also came with their elders to congratulate Li Huan.
It can be imagined that in this hall, the topic of the nobles and nobles is naturally inseparable from Li Huan, Xu Ying, Chen Ang and others.
While he was talking, a sharp voice came from outside: "The Marquis is back."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, but then they realized that the Marquis was, of course, Li Huan, who had just been named the Champion Marquis.
"Haha, since the Marquis is back, everyone should go together to welcome the Marquis back to his home."
Chen Jizu stood up first and laughed, and the rest of the people immediately stood up and went out to greet him.
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