First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 298
Wang Guangyang bowed his promise, and the Minister of the Ministry of War stood up again and said: "Laizhou was robbed by Japanese pirates. Jinghai Hou Wuzhen led the Jiangyin Four Guards Navy, and went out to sea to hunt down the Japanese pirates. He chased them all the way to the sea near Ryukyu, beheaded more than a thousand Japanese pirates and seized the Japanese warships. , this year the Japanese pirates should not dare to commit crimes easily."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and praised: "The Marquis of Jinghai lived up to my expectations and rewarded a hundred taels of gold. The Ministry of War rewarded the soldiers according to the regulations. I hope they will continue to work hard."

Then came the Ministry of Household Affairs, requesting the imperial court to levy corvees to consolidate the embankment of the Yellow River. Although it was built last year, it is now unstable with the erosion of the river. It is better to plan as soon as possible just in case.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a long time before he said: "The local labor force is collected and the granary is allowed to supply the corvee people. No one is allowed to starve to death. The speed must be as fast as possible so as not to delay the people's autumn harvest. Anyone who dares to embezzle food and bully the people will be executed!"

The officials below took orders, but Zhu Biao knew that it was time for them to make a fortune again. It would be strange if the corvee public food was not embezzled. The local granaries might be empty, and the corvee people might die of starvation and exhaustion.

However, those corrupt officials will not have a good time. Committing crimes against the wind is the most deadly, but unfortunately they will not wake up until they die, and the rest will not learn a lesson at all. This is an official.

In the end Yan Donglai, Minister of Dali Temple, stood up and said: "I want to impeach the chaotic and disorderly administration of the Ministry of Punishment. Extortion and extortion are common in the capital prison. I heard that if there is no money to deal with, even small crimes will end up in prison. If you have money, then Death row prisoners can also enjoy wine and meat in prison."

The court was quiet for a moment, Dali Temple even directly pointed the finger at the Ministry of Punishment at the beginning of the establishment, the water here was too deep, and then recalled that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went to Dali Temple in person yesterday, and he was severely reprimanded.

The servant of the Ministry of Punishment immediately stood up and said: "The Minister of Dali Temple is really the third fire for the new official to take office, but it is impossible to make false accusations in front of the Holy Majesty and Chitose. There is evidence for what you said!"

Before Yan Dong could speak, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment directly bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and pleaded guilty: "What the minister of Dali Temple said was not a slander out of thin air. I have also heard about this matter. The guards in the capital prison were originally retained by the previous court, and there are many extortionists. The extortion, I have sent people to investigate, and I am preparing to eliminate this unhealthy trend in one fell swoop, and maintain the majesty of my Ming law!"

Zhu Biao took a look at this person, and he was quite decisive in doing things. If the Ministry of Punishment refused to admit it, then Lao Zhu would naturally send someone to investigate thoroughly, and without any means, he would directly torture those jailers. There is no human rights to speak of, and the judgment of the case basically relies on torture to extract confessions.

There is nothing good about being a jailer. If he can stick to anything, he can tell everything he knows without having to be tortured. In the end, whoever is implicated depends on the emperor's intentions. These ministers of the Ministry of Punishment naturally know it well.

Zhu Biao glanced at Lao Zhu who didn't intend to speak out, and then said: "The Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice means that he admits that there are illegal things in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and even the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice are involved?"

Yushi Zhongcheng Han Qi stood up and reprimanded sharply: "Since I already knew why I waited until the Dali Temple Secretary identified me, why do I need to do more investigations on this kind of thing? Ya, send someone to take it down, is it because you want to escape the crime of laxity by relying on wit and tricks!"

This old man was personally recommended by Liu Bowen before he left. He was just a withdrawn man who claimed to be poor. Zhu Yuanzhang went to his house himself. Ten bolts of white cloth and a thousand taels of silver were specially rewarded as a reward.

This kind of person is the same as Qian Tang. As long as he keeps himself clean, Zhu Yuanzhang will give him three points. The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment is naturally quite helpless: "Han Zhongcheng misunderstood, and I just don't want to startle the snake if I don't win it immediately. After all, the positions that the jailer can touch must not It’s not high, my sage is taking care of all kinds of affairs and state affairs are very heavy every day, the lower official thinks about such trivial matters, he might as well wait for a thorough investigation and then report to the sage, I don’t want to be told by the Dali Temple minister now.”

Yan Donglai said with a smile: "If Shang Shu had planned earlier, the lower officials would meddle in their own business, but I'm afraid Shang Shu wants to cover up his subordinates, or to protect himself."

This remark immediately caused chaos in the court, and officials from the six ministries accused Yan Donglai one after another, especially the servant of the Ministry of Punishment. Criticism is imminent, please the Holy Majesty take down this accusation and punish it severely!"

Li Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, knelt down on the ground with a calm expression: "The minister has received the grace of the sage to become an official in the court. Since he was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he has been sleeping every day and night, lest he make mistakes in his errands and bear the emperor's favor. Now the minister of Dali Temple framed him like this. The reputation of the minister is pure, and I also ask the Holy One to be the master of the humble minister."

Dali Temple Minister Yan Donglai also knelt down on the ground obediently. Although his face was not ups and downs, he was still worried, but now everything was a matter of the emperor's words. It can't be wiped clean, not to mention that Li Yan had been corrupt and accepted bribes a lot in the former Yuan Dynasty.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials also stood up and said: "Since Li Shangshu took office, he has been diligent in his duties. I dare not guarantee that he is clean and flawless, but he has followed the rules. However, he is definitely not condoning the corruption of his subordinates. Please also ask the Holy One to learn from him."

The Ministry of Zhongshu will not participate in this kind of thing, and Wang Guangyang and Hu Weiyong are even watching from the sidelines. Since the Six Departments have self-reliance, let’s try it out. Without us, it’s hard to face the pressure of the Holy Spirit. I really think it’s an official. Can the Ministry of Heaven be able to withstand it?
Xungui's side is even more interesting. Xu Da and Li Wenzhong are here, and the rest of the marquis are just like watching a show. They can't wait to say hello. The civil servants of the six departments have always had a lot of shit, and they often scold them behind their backs. It's uncomfortable now. .

As long as honorable generals are not involved, then they are not too lively, and those who play with pens are not good things. It is better for them to kill each other, so as to save them from picking their faults when they are free.

At this time, Yushi Zhongcheng Han Qi pointed the finger at Yan Donglai again: "Dali Siqing, do you have evidence to identify the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment? You are not Yushi. If you just heard about it, you made a mistake. I have to impeach you!"

Yan Donglai, Minister of Dali Temple, twitched his lips, thinking that Yu Shi Zhongcheng was with him, after all, there were many problems in the Ministry of Punishment, and everyone knew it well, but the old man didn't know who was the enemy and who was wrong.

Yan Donglai bowed and said: "Dali Temple has just been established, but it has already reviewed many important cases sent by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Among them, three important cases were obviously given lighter sentences, such as the crime of embezzling public funds. There are two severe sentences, and..."

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