Although it was the court ceremony yesterday, the morning court ceremony as usual the next day was still carried out as usual.
The emperor's palace is in the Wenhua Palace, where officials are divided into civil and military officials.
Jin Lian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, handed over a memorial and said: "Your Majesty, after yesterday's court hearing, the case of the mission has been settled. After discussion by the three departments, it is considered that the nature of the case is egregious and the facts are clear, and it is not appropriate to apply to the Qiu Hou.
As an example, it is planned to be executed in seven days, and your Majesty will be invited to inspect it."
Although it is said that the case of the mission was the work of Jinyiwei from beginning to end, in fact, Jinyiwei is responsible for patrolling and apprehending, but does not have the power to execute officials.
So in the end, this memorial had to be submitted by the Third Division.
In fact, there is nothing to discuss, the emperor has already made it very clear in court.
Choosing a day to kill means don't wait too long and kill him as soon as possible.
Therefore, the Ministry of Punishment, after consulting the opinions of Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, decided to cut the knot quickly.
Anyway, this case was decided by Ting Ju, and there was no review by Dali Temple, because even if it was reviewed, no one could overturn the emperor's golden words.
However, the process still has to go through.
As a rule, all death row prisoners must be reported to the judicial department and judged by the emperor before they can be executed.
Although Jin Lian's memorial was expected, it still aroused a lot of discussion in the palace.
However, it was a discussion, but no one stood up to raise objections.
When the emperor finished reading the memorial, he picked up the ink pen in his hand.
Finally, someone down there couldn't hold it any longer.
Zhu Qian, the governor's colleague, stepped forward to speak.
"Your Majesty, I have this memorial."
"Although the mission committed a serious crime, it is not a heinous crime. Therefore, I believe that the three of them cannot be sentenced together."
"In the Ming Dynasty Code, there are eight examples of discussion. Zhang Fu once led an army to conquer Si Renfa and won a great victory. He had made great contributions to the country. Moreover, Zhang Fu himself was a first-grade governor and knew that it was appropriate to use the example of discussion of merit and discussion of honor, and he should be considered lightly.
Please judge, Your Majesty."
The ink pen in Zhu Qiyu's hand paused for a moment, and he looked up at Zhu Qian who looked uneasy, but he felt a little amused in his heart.
He knew this Zhu Qian.
In his early years, he inherited his father's position and served as the commander of the left guard in Zhongdu. After joining the army, he participated in the Northern Expedition with Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, and was promoted to commander of the guard due to his merit.
After that, he traveled around the border, made many meritorious deeds, and gradually reached the position of governor and magistrate. At the same time, he was very close to the British government. His only son, Zhu Yong, married Zhang Shi's daughter, and the two of them were
Serious in-laws.
During the Civil War, he was guarding Xuanfu. In order to ensure the safety of the capital without affecting the border defenses, Yu Qian transferred a group of capable generals back to the capital, including him.
As one of the most promising backbones, the British government has always regarded him as a treasure.
Originally, the British government had pinned their hopes that he could succeed Yang Hong as the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, and then continue to make military exploits, win a title, and officially join the ranks of the nobility.
But by chance, he was transferred back to the capital and was stopped outside Zijingguan. Therefore, he could only temporarily stay in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
But even so, when the British government took risks in the court several times, they did not let him come forward because they were afraid that he would be included.
Now, Zhu Qian has been forced to stand up. It seems that the British government really has no choice.
However, it's no wonder they are.
What the British government can rely on is nothing more than the noble power behind it and a large number of middle- and low-level military officials.
However, Zhu Qiyu scolded the seventeen noble families before going to the Wengu. Now most of them can't even get out of bed, including Ningyuan Hou Renli, the only one who can still speak.
As for the middle and low-level military ministers, most of them are not qualified to go to the palace. Even if they go to the palace, their mouths will not have any weight on such a big matter.
If they hadn't been forced into a hurry, they wouldn't have let Zhu Qian speak.
As Zhu Qian finished speaking, Zhang Shi also stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, my younger brother Zhang Fu is guilty, and I dare not shirk the crime. However, I would like to ask your Majesty to be a loyal member of the Zhang family and forgive me a little."
"When Taizu founded the country, the Yuan army invaded the country. My father followed Emperor Taizong, traveled to the borders, fought against the Yuan army, and conquered the barbarian tribes three times. Later, Emperor Taizong raised troops to suppress Jingnan. In the battle of Dongchang, Emperor Taizong was trapped in a tight siege. My father
The weak attacked the strong, and led the army in a surprise attack. In order to save Emperor Taizong's life, he would rather die than retreat, and fight to the death."
"Inheriting his father's ambition, my elder brother conquered Jiaozhi in four places, pacified Annan, opened up territory for the imperial court, and followed Emperor Taizong in the northern expedition three times. He was in front of the horse and behind the horse. In the seventeenth year of the ancient times, he still went on an expedition under the Emperor Taishang, died in battle, and devoted himself to serving the country."
"Nowadays, in the British government, there are orphans and widowers. Only the minister and his brother are left to protect their young nephew. I deeply regret the crime committed by my brother. However, please be kind to your majesty and think of my father and my brother who have worked hard for the country.
For sacrificing my brother's life, I will be grateful from generation to generation."
Good guy, these two people obviously discussed this.
Zhu Qian stood up and talked about Zhang Fu's own achievements and quoted the Eight Discussions, while Zhang Fu came out to enumerate the numerous achievements of the British government to win sympathy.
A two-pronged approach was adopted, and in the end he only asked for leniency to spare Zhang Fu's life. If he was not granted permission, it would only make Zhu Qiyu look too cold-blooded.
However, since he had already made up his mind to kill Zhang Fu, Zhu Qiyu would naturally not be defeated so easily.
What's more, things are different now. He is no longer the powerless King Tao of the past, nor is he a weak emperor who just ascended the throne and has no one to rely on.
There are some things that he no longer needs to personally refute.
As soon as Zhang Xi finished speaking, the only Duke of Feng, Li Xian, who had been playing soy sauce in the court, spoke.
"Lord Zhang, what you said is wrong. The British government has a loyal family, the King of Hejian and the King of Dingxing. They are dedicated to serving the country. If they have souls in heaven and see Zhang Fu not hesitate to betray the border military information, I am afraid that the first
It’s time to clean up the door.”
"The achievements of King Hejian and King Dingxing are naturally respected by the world. However, the emperors of all dynasties have shown great honor and favor to the British government and have great trust in them. There is no one with more honors in the court than their right, and this is their reward.
The work of two people.”
"Besides, among the nobles and nobles of the imperial court, there are no nobles who have not fought on the battlefield and are responsible for the military merits of the country. Is it possible that because one person has made meritorious deeds, the next generation will be forgiven for committing a serious crime? Even the iron certificate of the alchemy book cannot protect the law, right?"
Although during this period of time, Li Xian had not expressed his views on court affairs, that was because most of the time, the places where he could speak in the court involved military affairs.
But, to be honest, Li Xian had never been on the battlefield very much. In his early years, he only did military training and city building, so most of the time, he was wise and kept silent.
But this time Zhang Fu's matter has nothing to do with military affairs. If he continues to be a transparent person at this time, he is afraid that he will be punished by the emperor if he turns around.
So, Li Guozheng stood up and said righteously.
"Leaking military aircraft is not a very evil thing, but it is a serious crime. If you were in the military, whoever dared to do this would have been dealt with by military law. Although Mr. Zhang has never actually led a military, this simple principle should
I can understand it too.”
"Your Majesty stopped the crime against Zhang Fu alone. He has not repeatedly accused the British government. He has already thought of King Hejian. King Dingxing has many meritorious deeds. Why do you push yourself to the limit and take credit for your arrogance?"
In terms of seniority, Zhang Shi and Li Xian are the same generation.
However, if nothing else is said, just because Li Xian was wearing the unicorn uniform of a state official, the weight of what he said was not comparable to that of Zhang Shi.
After all, he is the real duke of the country. Although he does not have a birth certificate, his status is there. As for his own duke, he is still a ten-year-old baby.
His lips moved, and just as Zhang Min was about to retort, the emperor's words had already been spoken.
However, the emperor did not say anything about the dispute between the two. He even ignored them and asked directly to the civil servants.
"Jin Shangshu, just now Zhu Qian said that Zhang Fu's crime applies to the eight principles. What do you think when you are in charge of the prison?"