Chapter 487: The Royal Secret (Four updates and 14,000, please vote for me!)
When Xia Xun was arrested, Liu Yujue was not in the city.
Because the firearms craftsmanship was not safe, he set up in a mountain col far away from the city. When he learned the news that Xia Xun was arrested and sent to prison, he was immediately anxious, and immediately rushed back to the city and rushed to Jinyiwei as fast as possible.
When Liu Yujue thought about it, anyone who was imprisoned, no matter whether you were a general or a minister, would be tortured. If Ji Gang didn't miss his old feelings, I'm afraid Xia Xun would have suffered enough by now. He didn't expect to rush in and take a look.
Xia Xun was drinking some wine and playing chess, looking at ease, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Ji Gang smiled and said: "You guys chat first, I'll go out for a while!"
Ji Gang turned around and left, and Liu Yujue quickly grabbed Xia Xun to ask questions.
After hearing what happened in detail, Liu Yujue couldn't help scratching his head. He frowned and thought for a long time, and said: "My lord, the other party has witnesses and physical evidence, and even detained a ship full of people and goods. This matter
It is indeed difficult. But since the Emperor has not heard the case yet, we can always take some measures in advance to protect the country as much as possible. There is a way for me to do this, but I don’t know if it is feasible."
The method Liu Yujue said is actually similar to Zhu Gaochi's idea. They are both methods commonly used by high-level officials: cut off the gecko's tail!
In Liu Yujue's view, the other party had witnesses, physical evidence, and even detained a whole boat of people. It was almost impossible to overturn the case. The only way was to find someone to take the blame and abandon the pawn to protect the commander.
He didn't know if there was anyone around Xia Xun who had suffered such a vengeance for the Lord, or someone who could pass all the responsibilities to the other party and make the other party indefensible. He even told Xia Xun that if there was really no suitable candidate, he would be willing to serve as the Duke of the country.
Just tell him what he should know so as not to miss the mark.
Xia Xun was very moved when Liu Yujue showed his true feelings. In his opinion, although Ji Gang took good care of him, it may not be partly out of past affection, but Liu Yujue was the one who devoted himself to him regardless of any interests.
A good brother who has plans. But he has already made arrangements for this matter, and there is no need for Liu Yujue to be involved.
Xia Xun smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter. I have arranged for someone to do it. You see, I haven't suffered much here, so there is no need to worry. I am the Duke of the country and will not punish anyone without teaching. As long as
If you interrogate me, you will have a chance to reveal the truth. Haha, just stay here to cultivate your moral character for the next few days!"
Liu Yujue was half convinced and half doubtful, but seeing that Xia Xun was not flustered and calm, he had no choice but to listen to it.
The two of them talked for a while, and Ji Gang hurriedly turned back and said, "My lord, someone is coming from the palace. I want you to come to the palace to see me."
Ji Gang went out to send his confidants to send out the news that Xia Xun had decided to support His Highness. He didn't want to run into someone sent by the palace, so he quickly caught the person who came, saying that he was personally here to arrest someone in prison, and then rushed off.
return.
Xia Xun frowned slightly and said, "So fast?" He walked forward.
Ji Gang chuckled and said, "Your Highness must have asked the Queen to persuade the Emperor to change his mind. My Lord, you are right about your humble position. No matter what you choose, My Lord, Your Highness will help you."
Xia Xun said: "I guess so, then... I'll go into the palace right now."
He paused for a moment, then looked at Ji Gang, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, please tell me on your behalf that Yang Xu is the target of public criticism right now, and it is not appropriate to go and see him. I will wait until things are done here, and the weather is calm..."
Ji Gang understood, nodded and said: "I understand my humble position!"
Xia Xun is the Duke of the country and the emperor's minister, and his relationship with the prince is relatively detached. Now that he has agreed to support the emperor's eldest son, he is regarded as Zhu Gaochi's disciple, and he should naturally show due respect.
When Liu Yujue heard that the emperor summoned Xia Xun to the palace, he was very nervous at first, but when he saw the two whispering, although he couldn't hear the content clearly, their expressions were calm and not nervous. There must be no danger, so he calmed down.
He stepped forward and said: "My lord, please be careful. I am here to wait for news about my lord!"
Ji Gang said: "Okay, you go and sit in my office, and I will escort the Duke into the palace!"
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Xia Xun entered the palace, wearing a wrinkled prison uniform, with disheveled hair and a few straws in his bun. He looked so down and out, so pitiful. This is the prison chief in the prison.
It took less than a quarter of an hour to dress him up.
Most of the guards in the palace knew this Lord Fu Guogong, who came from the royal guard system and had been in charge of the imperial palace. Seeing his appearance, they all looked at him with sympathy. Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger! Suddenly, they
I no longer envy other people's rapid rise. It's just that when people go to higher places, I don't know if they can persist in their awareness until tomorrow morning when all the officials gather.
In Jinshen Hall, Zhu Di was reviewing the memorial.
Every day, he would spend most of the morning in the morning and the afternoon in the Jinshen Hall until he finished dealing with the memorials on his desk. Although this throne is a throne that countless people yearn for, if you want to
Being an accomplished emperor is actually not as easy as being an idle prince.
"Your Majesty, Yang Xu brings you here!"
Mu En stood at the door and reported. Zhu Di raised his head and ordered: "Bring him in!"
Mu En responded, and in a moment, Xia Xun was led into the palace. Xia Xun stepped forward onto the threshold, his lips trembling. When he raised his eyes and saw Zhu Di, he immediately took three steps forward, lifted the skirt of his robe, and cried on the ground:
"Weak minister Yang Xu, come to see the emperor!"
When Zhu Di saw Xia Xun's tearful and suffocating look, he became angry. He put the pen on the pen holder with a click, snorted heavily and said, "You know how to be afraid? Now that you know that today
Why should it be a fault at that time?"
He slapped the imperial case and said sadly: "When I was in the Golden Palace, I told the officials who had contributed to Jingnan from the bottom of my heart that they must not take the credit and be arrogant, let alone be arrogant and pervert the law! Did you hear that? I hope to be able to communicate with you, the king and his ministers.
Xianghe, I hope that your glory and wealth can rest with the country, but what have you done?"
Zhu Di suddenly stood up and said sternly: "Do you still remember what I said, the monarch responds to heaven and earth, once he takes the throne, he is not only the monarch of the heroes, but the monarch of the entire world, and everyone in the world belongs to the monarch.
The people must not be biased. Do heroes who break the law need to be severely punished? If you come to see me, if you just want to beg me to forgive you, then there is no need to say anything!"
He glanced at Xia Xun again, slowly raised his head, and said sadly: "The national law is ruthless, and the innocent souls of tens of thousands of people in Xiangshan County are watching in the sky. I can't spare you. The only thing I can do is to keep your family safe.
Wuyou, you... can rest assured!"
When Xia Xun came in, he didn't complain about his injustice and deliberately put on a teary face. Zhu Di, who had already preconceived the idea, misunderstood and thought that as expected, Xia Xun tried every means to see him, and it turned out that he was just trying to ask for forgiveness. For a moment, he was disappointed and confused.
It's sad.
When Xia Xun heard this, he thought to himself: "His grandma's overacting!"
He quickly put away the tears he had suppressed and said in surprise: "How can I be guilty of this? I am not asking the emperor to forgive me when I ask for an audience today. I... since I entered the palace, I have called myself a minor minister, not a self-proclaimed minister."
You sinner!"
"Um?"
Zhu Di suddenly turned to look at Yang Xu: "You...don't you beg me to forgive your sins?"
Xia Xun kowtowed his head and shouted loudly: "I am not guilty, I am unjust!"
Zhu Di's eyes flashed and he asked hurriedly: "The Luzon businessman claimed to be protected by you and was trafficking in private goods. Isn't that true?"
Xia Xun was about to speak when he suddenly showed a vigilant look and glanced left and right at Zhu Di. Zhu Di understood and waved his hand to the palace maid who was waiting in the palace. The maid then withdrew. Xia Xun then whispered: "Your Majesty, Na Lu
Song merchants are indeed protected by their ministers!"
"Um?"
"Your Majesty, not only the Luzon merchants, but also North Korea, Japan, Ryukyu, Annan, Managa, there are several merchant ships under the protection of the minister!"
When he said this, Zhu Di became less angry. It was obvious that there must be some limit to his feelings. He looked Xia Xun up and down, walked back to the imperial desk, sat down, and ordered: "Get up and tell me the reason!"
"yes!"
Xia Xun stood up and said: "Your Majesty, by imperial decree, I command Feilong and have been responsible for detecting Jianwen's whereabouts."
Zhu Di's eyes flickered and he didn't speak. He was not afraid of Zhu Yunwen, but Zhu Yunwen was indeed a heartache for him. The power of this heartache did not come from Zhu Yunwen, a waste, but from the Taoism he represented. As a matter of fact, he died without any disease.
Even in modern times, there is no ruler who doesn't care about discussing right and wrong, let alone that era.
Xia Xun said: "In order to establish civil affairs, I went to Qiongbi and fell into the underworld. I searched all over the world and found a lot of information about his whereabouts. However, after confirming them one by one, they were all missing. Later, I found a clue that there was someone there.
Not long after His Majesty ascended the throne, he took a boat out to sea from Fuzhou, Fujian. Those people were generous, including weak scholars and old and beardless people. Their physical features were very similar to those I was tracking. Therefore, I need to confirm whether he escaped.
Arrived overseas!”
"overseas?"
Zhu Di's eyes flickered and he nodded slowly: "Yes, I have conquered the world, and the only way to escape my pursuit is to escape to the sea and die. In the Tang Dynasty, the bearded guest failed in the struggle for hegemony and went overseas to kill the leader of Fuyu.
Self-reliance, could it be..."
Xia Xun said: "But even within the territory of our Ming Dynasty, with Feilong's current power, the Emperor Tiangao cannot spread his eyes and ears far away, let alone overseas foreign lands. It is beyond the reach of my whip. Even if I can send a few people, in foreign lands
It is no different from working in a foreign country, but it is different if there is help from local people.
It would be much easier to ask them to help spy on a few foreigners who suddenly settled there. But for them to be used by the emperor, they must be given some benefits. The emperor also knew that there was some smuggling business on Shuangyu Island.
The road is barren, and more than a hundred thousand people depend on it to make a living. I just made a promise to the ready-made foreign businessmen and coaxed them to work for the court!"
If you want to find a few smuggling merchants who were originally fixed in Shuangyu for your own use, it is impossible to come up with something competitive. The country is an official-based society. Even now, if the children of high-ranking cadres want to
Outsiders don't have to know about the big companies they participate in, and ordinary employees don't have to know. How can the chairman of those companies not know whose child they are?
However, the Luzon businessman was unexpectedly kidnapped and his identity was revealed. This was indeed beyond his expectation, so Lu Mingzhi was indeed showing off too much.
But now that something has happened, it is better to solve this problem once and for all, so Xia Xun said what he said above.
Although he had the purpose of seeking personal gain, when he was searching for the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, there were indeed clues that Zhu Yunwen might have fled overseas. Feilong's people had indeed asked foreign businessmen who had relations with him and asked them to pay attention to them.
News about people who moved to the Ming Dynasty. These two things were originally done at the same time. The search for Zhu Yunwen was recorded in files, so there was no fear of the emperor's investigation.
Zhu Di really didn't expect to get such an answer. No wonder Xia Xun would rather go to jail than tell the real reason in front of Chen Ying, Ji Gang, and Mu En. Unless he saw him, it turned out that he was actually for...
…
For a moment, Zhu Di didn't know what he was feeling. After a while, he calmed down and asked: "So, Xu Hu from Shuangyu Island once gave you a heavy gift and made friends with you. Is this possible?"
Xia Xun said: "There are gifts. If the few fresh fish and two lobsters he gave to me can be considered a heavy gift. Ah! No, there is indeed a big gift!"
Xia Xun slapped his forehead, as if he remembered something, and said: "As for the great gifts, there was one such thing. Xu Hu gave a minister a three-foot-high coral! However, although this coral is a big gift to the inland people,
Rare things are nothing to people who have lived on the island for a long time. If it is a heavy gift, then I have only received this one!"
Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and asked slowly: "Did you remember correctly? The account books found by Taicang Wei recorded more than just that!"
Xia Xun smiled bitterly and said: "This is the first time I have heard that a group of gangsters who came from pirates have the habit of keeping accounts. I am a man who is not afraid of fire. If this account book is true, then Xu Hu is forging it; if
This account book is fake, then..."
Zhu Di immediately heard the implication, and suddenly thought of a more profound issue. He suddenly realized that there were countless scandals hidden under the fog of this public case.
After a long while, Zhu Di asked: "What do you think about Shuangyu Guards' collusion with Japanese pirates?"
Xia Xun immediately said: "I don't know that the people of Shuangyu Guards were recruited by me, and their relationship with me is indeed closer. But I really have no reason to care about what Shuangyu Guards is doing all day long. However, as I am right
Shuangyu Guard understands that because the Emperor was gracious and allowed Shuangyu Guard merchant ships to travel, their family has no worries about food and clothing. Even if they receive some disrespectful treatment in terms of weapons and equipment, they will not rebel!"
Zhu Di's expression changed, he glanced at Xia Xun again, and said slowly: "You need a name when you go in; you also need a name when you come out. You will suffer some hardship and stay in the imperial prison for two more days. Two days.
Afterwards, the case will be heard by the Third Law Department and the Fifth Military Governor's Office, and I... will ask Gao Chi and Gao Xu to supervise the trial on my behalf, and then I will clear your name."
"My lord, I obey the order!"
Xia Xun bowed his head to the ground, and when he looked up again, he saw that Zhu Di's expression seemed much darker.
After coming out of the palace, Ji Gang, who was waiting outside the palace gate, immediately greeted him impatiently: "My lord, how are you doing?"
Xia Xun said: "Two days later, the Fifth Army Governor's Office will join the Three Laws Division for a public trial, and the two princes will supervise the trial. Haha, I will have to harass you for two more days."
After hearing Xia Xun's teasing words, Ji Gang smiled and said: "That's okay, we happen to be close to the Duke of the country, but we have to tolerate the Duke of the country."
As he spoke, he accompanied Xia Xun to the prison car, and asked a little uneasily: "There will be a public trial in two days. Is the Duke ready? Are you sure?"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Treat a gentleman as a gentleman; treat a villain as a villain. They come with both open and covert guns, and I can't use any means? Don't worry, this battle
, even if his entire army is not wiped out, his vitality will be severely damaged!"
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