Over forty years old, two decades of ups and downs in officialdom...the rest of my life, or even leaving a name in history, all depends on today.
Huang Xiaoru stood up proudly and walked out.
He didn't even look back, without any hesitation.
Xu Jingchang also stood up and walked forward. Xie Jin was half a step behind and followed behind. He whispered: "Ding Guogong, can he sing this big show?"
Xu Jingchang smiled faintly, "Xie Xie, you have to believe in the heart of a forty-year-old man. He has become a blockbuster without even making a fuss!"
Jie Jin's eyes widened and he was stunned for a moment. Thinking of himself, he no longer dared to doubt and hurriedly followed.
Huang Xiaoru sat in the middle, and Xu Jingchang sat on the left side.
Xie Jin sat on the right side. He spread out the rice paper and picked up the brush in his hand, ready to record at any time.
In the lobby, a posture has been set up.
Outside the lobby, extending all the way to the street, it was already filled with people.
The clan kings, the nobles of the court, and the common people who came after hearing the news all looked forward eagerly, and their blazing eyes all fell on the chief inquisitor Huang Xiaoru.
It is like the point where a lens condenses light. The temperature rises and becomes hot.
There's smoke and there's a fire, so we can't do anything if we don't do something.
Huang Xiaoru, this time is ten thousand times more important than the imperial examination in the past!
He suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed the gavel, and slapped it hard.
"Bring someone to commit the crime!"
With his order, the Jinyi guards escorted Yu Shiji, the censor of Qiandu, Yuan Fu, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Cheshu, the censor, He Yin and others from outside the lobby and entered directly into the lobby.
From this moment on, the competition begins.
Huang Xiaoru let the prisoners pass among the people, letting them feel the anger of the people and experience the feeling of being criticized by thousands of people. Don't think that you are superior. In the face of the turbulent public opinion, even officials several times higher than you are nothing!
Facts have proved that this trick does work, and it is beyond imagination.
Yu Shiji's face was pale, his back was soaked with cold sweat, and his legs were useless.
If Jin Yiwei hadn't carried him, he wouldn't have been able to reach the lobby.
The same is true for the officials behind.
For the first time in so many years, they felt that the common people were so terrible.
It took a full quarter of an hour to pass through the crowd and reach the lobby. At this time, these people didn't have the slightest air of being an official, and they all fell to the ground.
"The criminal pays homage to the Lord."
Huang Xiaoru was inexplicably excited. These people actually kowtowed to me. It was really incredible.
He pondered for a long time and said slowly: "Since you are claiming to be a criminal, what crime do you have? Yu Shiji replied."
Yu Shiji was the censor of Zuoqiandu, and his specialty was to ask questions. After a moment of composure, he said: "A criminal who engages in prostitution is a disgrace to the official style and betrays the divine grace. According to law, he should be dismissed from his official position and never be used again.
"
Huang Xiaoru smiled, "As expected of a member of the Inspectorate, he understands the laws of the Ming Dynasty. But I am confused...how do you think you are a prostitute?"
Yu Shiji was stunned, "Your Majesty, you are pursuing pleasure, drinking alcohol and sleeping with prostitutes, which is a disgrace to the official motto. Do you still have any doubts about this matter?"
"Of course." Huang Xiaoru sneered and said, "The so-called prostitution must go to a happy household designated by the court. Only in this way can it be considered as prostitution. But if it is a girl from a good family, it means forcing her to become a prostitute."
Yu Shiji immediately said: "My lord, you are making things difficult for me. The criminal occasionally went to a brothel, gave money, and found a girl. Do I need to ask her first if she is a Lehu? If not, let her leave.
, replace it separately? It doesn’t seem to make sense!”
Huang Xiaoru smiled and said: "Yu Shiji, you are really sharp-tongued, but I want to ask you, is the place you went to a brothel?"
Yu Shiji's face changed slightly, but he still said calmly: "Although the place I went to was not the Lehu brothel on the Qinhuai River, it is common for some secret prostitutes to be found in such a large Yingtian. The criminals only go there occasionally and don't know anything about it."
Huang Xiaoru nodded and looked at the others, "Do you think the same thing as Yu Shiji?"
Everyone looked at each other. They couldn't say they didn't go. If they wanted to be dismissed from their posts, they could only accept their fate.
Seeing that no one refuted, Huang Xiaoru said to Xu Dian again: "Take them to the nearby house first."
Xu Dianli obeyed, and then Huang Xiaoru said: "Bring in the owner of the secret prostitute."
This time there was no need to pass through the crowd, and a middle-aged woman was quickly brought over.
Her surname was Hua, and she had a nickname in the early years, called Peony. Later, when she got older, she started this business again, so she got the nickname Hua Da Chong.
"This is the confession I got. There are thirty-seven girls in your house, twenty-eight of them are from good families and not from happy backgrounds. Do you know this?"
Hua Da Chong is cunning and fierce, and treats the girls under his command without any mercy, even more cruel than a tigress.
But her bit of prestige was of no use in the lobby. She was already trembling with fear.
"People's women, people's women know."
"Since you know, why do you force a girl into prostitution?"
"In order to... give them a bite to eat. To be honest, in these years of war and chaos, they also starved to death outside when they arrived in the capital. The little woman saw that they were pitiful, so she took them in... It's just that the little woman's family is poor.
, you can’t just sit back and live in vain. The eldest girl’s family has no other way but to rely on her face to make a living. Speaking of which, the big guys are also pitiful people. The little woman knows her sin and knows her sin.”
As he spoke, the big flower insect crawled in the hall and kept kowtowing.
The case had reached this stage, and everyone in the hall felt a little disappointed.
They mobilized troops and made such a big noise, thinking that they could ask about something big... but it turned out that a few corrupt officials couldn't control their own crotch and came out to have fun.
A few ordinary women had no choice but to come out to greet the guests.
This kind of thing, if not to say it happens every day, is common and nothing unusual.
It’s time to be dismissed from office, it’s time to be beheaded... maybe even the flowers and insects won’t have to die, it’s really disappointing!
Outside the lobby, Lin San and his wife were also there.
Among them, Tang Saier even climbed up a tree branch just to get a better view.
Seeing this result, she was also disappointed. They are all pitiful people!
But at this moment, Huang Xiaoru suddenly slammed the table and sneered: "Hua Da Chong, your words sound impeccable. It's a pity that I have a roster in my hand that I found from you."
After saying that, Huang Xiaoru asked someone to bring up a book. He opened it casually and sneered: "You have recorded the preferences of the officials in Beijing. Among them, Yu Shiji likes to talk about poetry, and He Yin likes ink painting the most... The rest of the officials, no less.
Hundreds of people. You are doing such good business that you have figured out the preferences of the court officials. Are you just an ordinary poor person, just to make ends meet?"
Hua Da Chong's face suddenly turned pale, and cold sweat flowed down his temples.
"The adults are joking, but the little lady doesn't know. The little lady just wrote it casually." She looked flustered, lost her sense of proportion, and began to be inconsistent in her mouth.
Huang Xiaoru sneered and said: "Hua Da Chong, you have to understand that if you raise women and seduce hundreds of officials, just with this book, I can convict you of treason. Let alone you, even your family and subordinates
, relatives and friends, no one who is involved in this case can escape! As for you, have you ever heard of being cut into pieces by a thousand cuts? It means cutting your flesh into pieces, which costs a total of 3,600 cuts!
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Hearing this, Hua Da Chong could no longer hold back and burst into tears, "Sir, please spare my life, please spare your life! This little woman has been wronged!"
Huang Xiaoru immediately said: "I judge impartially and I can't spare you! The only one who can save your life is yourself. Listen carefully. The laws of the Ming Dynasty are clearly written. If you accept someone's order, you are an accessory. Accessory crimes are reduced by one level. Yes.
If you perform meritorious service, you can still be forgiven."
Huang Xiaoru said lightly: "I have inquired about you. More than ten years ago, you were just an ordinary brothel girl in Qinhuai River. She was not very outstanding, but she played the pipa well. You have so many girls, and you understand the preferences of all officials.
, you don’t have the ability. In that case, why do you need to take the blame for others and get yourself into trouble?”
Huang Xiaoru was good at tempting, while Hua Da Chong's eyes were erratic, as if he had something to say, but he didn't dare to say it.
"My official name is Xu Jingchang, Duke of Dingguo, who is currently the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard."
Xu Jingchang, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "If you can identify the culprit, I can arrest the person now. And I will also arrange people to protect your safety. With so many people watching, you can't die."
Xu Jingchang's flat words became the last barbell that broke the camel's back.
Hua Da Chong cried bitterly, "Little woman, the little woman is a prostitute at the behest of the Liao family."
"Which Liao family?" Huang Xiaoru asked subconsciously, but he already had the answer in his heart.
As expected, Hua Dachong whispered: "It's the Liao family of Marquis Deqing."
Liao Yongzhong!
Turns out to be his descendant.
Huang Xiaoru couldn't help but ask: "The Liao family is a prince's family, and the founding nobles of the country, how can they engage in such a dirty business? You are clearly framed! You, a shameless woman, must be severely punished according to the crime of framed nobles.
For you!"
"Little lady, no, no! That noble man is Fang, Fang Xiaoru's student, and he collected Fang Xiaoru's body!"
In one sentence, the whole audience was shocked. Everyone in the hall, inside and outside, was in shock... What? This case actually involves the founding marquis family and Fang Xiaoru's disciple.
You must know that the four traitors identified by Zhu Di personally are Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, Fang Xiaoru and Chen Di. In this Ming Dynasty, there are still people who dare to collect Fang Xiaoru's body?
Moreover, Fang Xiaoru has a good reputation and is an upright person, but his disciple actually does such a thing?
What was originally an ordinary case turned out to be such a big story, and even Huang Xiaoru couldn't bear it.
He turned to look at Xu Jingchang, his eyes full of prayer.
Duke Dingguo, it’s not that I don’t want to continue singing because of my humble position, but this drama is over the top, and I don’t know how to do it!
At this time, Xu Jingchang also stood up and said, "No chaos, everyone stands still and don't step on them." Then Xu Jingchang took off the sword from his waist and said loudly: "Where is Zhu Yong of Qianhu?"
"I'm here!" Zhu Yong stood up immediately.
Xu Jingchang handed the sword to him, "This is a gift from His Majesty. Now you lead two hundred soldiers and arrest Liao Yong immediately. You must be quick, I will be waiting here!"
Zhu Yong nodded without any hesitation, "Please rest assured, Lord Ding, I will come back as soon as I leave my humble post."