"Your Majesty, according to Li Shisan's explanation, they pretended to be slaves because the Emperor was stationed here, and wanted to extort a sum of property nearby on the pretext of supplying the royal chariot's needs."
Chen Ju said cautiously: "It's just that this person was born as a domestic slave of Uncle Sanguo. He had meritorious service by following Uncle Sanguo into the palace. Therefore, in recognition of his old merits, I gave him a lighter sentence and only fined him three months' salary... Your Majesty, look
?”
That Li Shisan was actually Li Wenjin's man. This news not only made Gao Pangshi a little bit hurt, but also Zhu Yijun was angry and had no place to vent his anger.
Zhu Yijun is not in charge of the government now. He often acts as a rubber stamp. It goes without saying that the affairs of the outer court basically depend on the cabinet. The empress dowagers of the two palaces have the final say on matters in the inner court, especially the biological mother, Empress Dowager Li.
In front of the emperor, she maintained sufficient majesty as a mother.
Empress Dowager Li always felt a deep sense of indebtedness to Li Wenjin, who was so ruthless that he could cut her into pieces, and then voluntarily entered the palace to take care of her childbirth and feeding. Zhu Yijun, because of the influence of his mother, also felt that this third uncle was responsible for
It is a great achievement that he can grow up safely and inherit the throne.
So since this matter involves Li Wenjin, it can only end here - it can be pursued downwards, but it must not be pursued upwards. Otherwise, although Empress Dowager Li usually does not care about things, the Ming Dynasty pays attention to filial piety. If she really gets angry
How could Zhu Yijun have the courage to resist?
But the problem was that Zhu Yijun had just been provoked to anger by these three people. If he was only punished with a painless salary of three months due to the majesty of his mother, he felt that it would be hard to save his face, so he couldn't help but hesitate.
Gao Pragmatic, who had been Zhu Yijun's companion for ten years, could see his embarrassing situation at a glance. While secretly laughing in his heart, he had to stand up and find a way for the emperor to try his best to save his face.
"Your Majesty, I feel that although Li Shisan made a mistake, the big mistake has not yet been made and it has not actually caused serious consequences. It is appropriate for Chen Yuma to fine him three months' salary." Gao Xiuzan sounded fair.
With a fair face, he began to talk nonsense without any shame.
Zhu Yijun just thought that he was trying to find a way out for himself, and of course he couldn't say much. He could only say "hmm" in a deep voice, but made no comment.
Unexpectedly, Gao Pragmatic continued: "However, those two village heads - especially Zhang Zhuang, not only whipped the tenants of Huangzhuang in front of the Holy Master, but also extorted money, intending to humiliate their wives and daughters, and even
He speaks arrogant words and claims to be king!"
Gao Xiu wrote righteous words, like the embodiment of truth and justice, full of righteous indignation: "Rites, justice, integrity, and shame are the four dimensions of a country. If the four dimensions are not open, a country will not be a country. If these people who pretend to rely on imperial power are shameless, corrupt, and act recklessly, the country will not be able to survive."
If there is no way to control them, then the world will definitely be in chaos, and the people will definitely curse! This was the case in the past, and it is the same now."
Then he put on a very sad expression, sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, although these two people are the stewards of Huangzhuang, as a rule, as long as there is no murder or arson, the government has no control over them, but everything they do
Bad things will eventually be blamed on the Emperor. They have done evil, but it is the Emperor's holy name that has been harmed!
Therefore, I ask the emperor to conduct a thorough investigation of the two village heads. We must find out all their previous crimes, and then publicly punish them in front of the tenants of the emperor's village! Only in this way can the emperor's solemn laws and regulations be demonstrated to the tenants.
Their deep concern.”
Zhu Yijun's eyes brightened, and his face was filled with joy. He thought to himself that you are the best at bragging! It was obvious that he was trying to avoid the most important things, but the reason he came up with was so high-sounding that even I almost believed him!
Zhu Yijun wanted to laugh three times heartily, but finally his long-standing and pragmatic influence took effect. He tightened his face and gave serious instructions: "Yes, what Gao Aiqing said makes perfect sense!"
Then he turned to Chen Ju and said: "Chen Ju, do you hear this? This is what an old man says when seeking a country. This matter should be handled according to what Gao Aiqing just said. We must severely punish these two shameless people who have wasted their kindness and return to the imperial palace."
The tenants have a bright future! I will not let Dongchang get involved in this matter. I will leave it to you, the Royal Horse Supervisor, to check and correct yourself. If there are any mistakes again, I will only ask you!"
Chen Juxin said: It's better to be a high official. If you don't blame Li Shisan too much, Li Wenjin's face can be saved. And operating on this Zhuangtou who wanted to die made the tenants of Huangzhuang feel the emperor's care. It's really fucking amazing.
!Why did I just focus my attention on Li Wenjin as soon as I heard that Li Wenjin was involved?
Thinking about it, Chen Ju was not slow to express his position, and his acting skills were not bad either. His face was both ashamed and grateful: "I thank the Emperor for your trust. I will definitely handle this matter properly and spread the Emperor's concern for the tenants throughout the palace."
, so that their ancestors will be grateful for the emperor’s kindness from generation to generation!”
Zhu Yijun nodded with satisfaction, and was about to say that he could go back. He suddenly thought about it and said: "The two sons-in-law who were whipped just now, I want to give them some money for soup and medicine, and then I... forget it, I love you dearly."
I gave them ten taels of silver in my name and treated it as congratulations on the wedding."
Chen Ju hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is so kind and kind, I will take care of it right away." Then he turned his head and asked Mr. Dong: "Dong Yi, have you brought any money?"
Dong Shaojian was afraid that this matter would implicate him just now, but now it has been easily resolved. He is already grateful to Amitabha. Why would he care about a mere ten taels of silver - he is the young prisoner in charge of the million-acre imperial estate in the north of Beijing. What can he do without this?
A little money like scraps?
Immediately he took out an ingot of silver from his arms, regardless of the fact that the ingot of silver must be more than ten taels, and even pushed it into Chen Ju's hand. He also did not forget to explain the origin of the silver and said: "It happened that the salary was paid last month.
I still have the small amount of money with me.”
Chen Ju was too lazy to care about his little thoughts. He said "hmm" and turned around and walked towards Chen Da and He Laoer, who were about to become Weng's son-in-law.
Gao pragmatic took a look and saw that Chen Ju went over to say a few words to them, and then the father-in-law and son-in-law knelt down towards him to thank him. He couldn't help but smile, turned to Zhu Yijun and said: "Your Majesty, look
, these people are so simple, they hate whoever treats them badly, and they are grateful to whoever treats them well."
Zhu Yijun nodded first, then sighed and said: "It's a pity that we can save them once when we encounter them. How many people are bullied but we can't save them?"
Gao Jingshi was a little surprised and thought to himself: What do you mean by saying this? Are you planning to destroy the imperial village first when you are excited? This is a bit over the top. Let's deal with Xungui Yintian and the emperor first.
It would be better to leave Zhuang's matter until the clan Hidden is resolved and then use it as a trump card.
But Zhu Yijun had no intention of continuing the conversation. He sighed and said, "Let's go back."