Zhu Houzhao acted decisively and urged Liu Jin to draft an order. Liu Jin was shocked. He thought that even if the emperor did not punish the Jinyiwei, he should at least rehabilitate Zhang Cai. However, who knew that the emperor was not only indifferent to the Jinyiwei's evil deeds, but he actually died.
Cai didn't let it go, she looked like a whipping corpse.
Zhang Cai has been favored recently, especially when he was building a palace for the palace, he received several praises from Zhu Houzhao, saying that he is loyal to the country. Otherwise, how could Zhang Cai enter the pavilion with Liu Jin's energy alone?
But just such a cabinet minister said that he was so dead that he didn't understand. He was so sad that he was finished. The Jinyiwei went up and stepped on him to death, and even the emperor couldn't wait to step on him.
It's too sinister. This must be the one who made the King of Chu. Liu Jin wanted to cry at this time, and tears flowed out. Liu Jin was also the ancestor of slander, but this was the first time he saw such a slander.
When he was the most domineering, he never thought that he would arrest seventy or eighty court ministers overnight. At least he had to punish people, and he had to follow the procedures and slowly brewed. He would never dare to grow up in name, but look at others,
All night long, there were false charges and went to get people directly. If they were taken, they would beat them. If they were beaten, they would harm their family. It was such a rough method to deal with the Minister of War, and it was still so rough to deal with the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. That was fine.
The surname Liu has always liked to be simple and rude, not like him, Eunuch Liu, who knows some moods, but Liu Jin can't figure out what kind of momentum the emperor is like, and what kind of magic medicine did Liu Chengfeng give the emperor?
The rabbit died and the fox was sad. Liu Jin decided to continue fighting without even thinking about it. If he didn't fight, he would not be able to fight. Today, he killed Zhang Cai like this, and died like this. Will Liu Jin dare to go out in the future?
"Your Majesty..." Liu Jin knelt on the ground, snot and tears, and said, "What's wrong? Zhang Cai is usually loyal to the emperor, and has a clean and upright look. How can Your Majesty listen to the Jinyiwei's words for the same time...
…At once……"
"You don't have to say it anymore!" Zhu Houzhao's attitude was very firm and said seriously: "What did I say before? I hate corrupt officials and officials the most. Corrupt officials and officials cause endless harm. Which last king of the previous dynasty was not a minister who was destroyed by corruption and illegality.
In my hand, I hold the throne, how can I sit still? The late emperor is kind and unwilling to clear the stolen officials, but I am different. Since I have established a new law, how can I give up halfway? The Jinyiwei has done a good job, and I will praise it at that time. As for this
Zhang Cai, although I always trust him very much, I never thought that he was such a person. I really disappointed me. Those who should be severely punished must be severely punished. Although a person dies, he still has to pursue his relatives. Otherwise, my law will be ruled out.
Wouldn't it be a joke?"
Liu Jin shed tears. This new method was proposed by him and he and Jiao Fang got together to draft it. He was the one who tried his best to encourage the emperor to accept it. He was originally the biggest beneficiary. But now he seems to have become an outsider, and the Jinyiwei has become a
The emperor kicked him away with a new method. He changed the law every day, and every night was also a new method. This... he really dug a hole and was pushed down by Liu Chengfeng.
"Your Majesty think twice... Zhang Cai may not be guilty, and perhaps it may not be framed by the Jinyiwei."
Liu Jin planned to take a roundabout route and bit Zhang Cai to death without guilt.
The result disappointed him. Zhu Houzhao sneered and said righteously: "He is unforgivable. Do you still have to defend him? What benefits did he give you?"
This sentence is a bit heartbroken. Liu Jin and Zhang Cai are gentlemen, and Zhang Cai is still a gentleman. Liu Jin exploits money, but Zhang Cai is still trying to persuade him, saying that it is useless to accumulate money and he wants to do big things.
How can you just focus on small profits?
Liu Jin was scared to death and hurriedly said, "I just speak for justice and have no selfishness."
Zhu Houzhao stopped asking questions and said, "That's how things are done. The Minister of Literature will not write an order. I will let the cabinet write it. I will copy Zhang Cai's home."
Liu Jin was about to fall into silence, his whole body was trembling. He had a bad premonition. More importantly, he still didn't know what was going on, why the emperor's attitude was so stubborn.
In fact, he didn't know that Liu Chengfeng first made the little emperor praise from all walks of life, and the little emperor was satisfied, so he naturally decided to take advantage of the victory and do a big thing well. Then the order came out, and Zhu Houzhao once again
He reiterated to the people of the world that the new law should be implemented and the crackdown on corrupt officials and officials, and he also clearly ordered the Jinyiwei to continue to expand the scope of corruption cases and must work hard and achieve some results.
The real trick is here. Think about it, the decree was given by Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao issued an order a day ago to let the Jinyiwei do it well, and Zhang Cai died the next day. If Zhang Cai died in vain, then it would be even greater.
The problem arises. Zhang Cai, a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, died in vain, which is an unjust case. So a few days ago, the Jinyiwei arrested more than 70 imperial officials and ordered officials. Is it an unjust case?
If there are unjust cases here, the problem will be even greater, because since there are unjust cases, the emperor will issue an order to praise them later. Isn’t this saying that the emperor has no eyes and indulges the Jinyiwei to act rampantly?
In fact, Zhu Houzhao in the past would not have the intention to consider these things. He was thick-skinned enough that others would criticize him.
But a few days ago, people from all over the world praised the emperor's wiseness, implemented the new laws, and cracked down on corruption, and were the wise rulers of the world.
If you sort it out, you will understand that the reason why the emperor is wise is that the Jinyiwei is greedy and that the more than 70 imperial officials arrested by the Jinyiwei. After that, the emperor expressed his position again and praised the Jinyiwei again and again, and hoped that they would
He continued to work hard, but at this time, if Zhu Houzhao's biggest political achievement project in his life was questioned and criticized by others on Zhang Cai, it would be equivalent to completely denying Zhu Houzhao's reform and his hard-won reputation.
So there is only one conclusion. No matter how stupid Zhu Houzhao is, he must not give up halfway. He is bound to the new law, and he is also bound to the Jinyiwei. Regardless of whether Zhang Cai is guilty or not, he must be guilty. Even if he is in the cabinet, he is a member of the cabinet.
The Grand Secretary, who is also the chief leader of corrupt officials, is the corruption pioneer dug out by the Jinyiwei. The charges woven by the Jinyiwei are not important, and it is not important for him to confiscate other people's money. The most important thing is what the emperor thinks.
Just say you can do it, but if you can't, you can't. In other words, if you have sins, you have sins. Even if you are innocent, you will be unforgivable. Zhang Cai did not commit corruption, but at a suitable time
, died in a suitable place, who will be finished if he doesn't end?
For Zhu Houzhao, he is just a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. Since he can get everyone's applause when he dies, it's okay to die. Although it's a pity, although Zhu Houzhao thinks this person is not bad, but since he is dead, Zhu Houzhao has given him a It is obviously unnecessary to rehabilitate a person who thinks it is not easy to win.
To put it another way, Zhang Cai's death is very beneficial to the emperor. Now at the forefront of the storm, all walks of life have regarded the emperor as the pioneer of corruption. Some people have already said that he is like Emperor Taizu and defeated a minister of the Ministry of War. It can have such a great effect. Now, if you catch a big fish like the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, the effect will naturally be more significant.
Without Zhang Cai, there will be Wang Cai, Zhao Cai, and Zhu Houzhao and step on Zhang Cai, and they will not feel any guilt.
What is an emperor? The emperor means that everyone must revolve around him. Only others can owe the emperor, and no emperor has owe others.
Chen Hongyu and others were still waiting for the order to come down uneasy. After all, the one who died was the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. Although His Highness of the King of Chu was full of confidence and told them not to worry, Chen Hongyu and others were still a little worried.
It is one thing to do, but waiting for the emperor to make a decision is another thing. The King of Chu ordered Zhang Cai to be killed, but everyone dared not disobey it, but it does not mean that they can be calm.
In the room, Liu Chengfeng was annoyed by Chen Hongyu who was wandering around and couldn't help but say, "Sit down, you are not young anymore, but why are you so impatient? The imperial edict will come at this time. How can you Some of them.”
Chen Hongyu smiled bitterly, had to sit down honestly and said, "Your Highness, will you really be fine?"
Liu Chengfeng no longer had the patience to say more to him. At this moment, a captain came in outside. Chen Hongyu thought it was notified that the imperial edict was coming, so he stood up and asked, "What's the news in the palace?"
The captain bowed down and said, "Your Highness, sir, I don't know what news is in the palace, but there is news from the Shuntian Prefecture yamen, saying that the Minister of War Shangshi was locked in the Shuntian Prefecture prison and was moved by a prisoner in the same room. Chrysanthemum, he was full of thoughts and took off his clothes and committed suicide in prison."
Even Liu Chengfeng was stunned at this moment, **! To be honest, Liu Chengfeng did not intend to kill Shangshi, but the prison was full of people, so he moved some prisoners to the Shuntian Prefecture Prison for temporary detention, but he never thought that ...
"What a pity. I would have known that Zhang Cai would have been imprisoned in Shuntian Mansion Prison. Why didn't I expect this?"
Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but sigh.
Chen Hongyu was stunned and speechless for a moment. But you can imagine how frustrated the Shangshi and Shang were before his death. After all, he was a scholar and a senior official of the dynasty. Even if he was a little shameless and surrendered to the eunuch party, he would not be safe. , Most of the time he still wants this face, it is no wonder that he wants to "express his ambition by death".