Jinyi champion

Chapter 852

Fengtian Hall, the scene of the court meeting.

Zhu Si sternly asked: "Sun Butang, are you teaching me how to do things?"

Sun Jiao showed a sincere and fearful attitude, raised his wat board and bowed his head, meaning that I will not argue with you anymore.

Zhu Si looked around and said angrily: "In this matter, I don't know why I have come to such a situation. It seems that I can only bring the person involved for a trial... Where is the prefect of Yongping Prefecture now?"

This question was asked in public.

The people present didn't know where Zhu Hao was, they all looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

Huang Jin standing next to Zhang Zuo approached and reported: "Your Majesty, Zhifu Zhu is still in Yongping Mansion, but he has been guarded by Jin Yiwei."

"not here?"

Zhu Si frowned, thought for a while, and said: "There is no need for custody! Didn't you hear what Sun Butang said? In terms of responsibility for this matter, let's not pursue the local prefect. The local prefect is in charge of guarding the mine. If there is a mistake, it is not a serious crime... let it go first."

"Your Majesty, if the criminal is easily released before the matter is found out, I'm afraid it will make him..." Huang Jin didn't say anything, and Zhang Zuo on the side hurriedly persuaded him, as if he didn't agree with the emperor's proposition.

"Humph!"

Zhu Si smiled coldly, turned his eyes to Sun Jiao, but he was answering Zhang Zuo's question, "You don't mean to tell me that the prefect Zhu was the one who started this matter, but he was actually the one who hid the pig iron , if I let him go, he will abandon his official position and abscond, right?"

Zhang Zuo quickly bowed and said, "This is not what I mean."

"Then let it go." Zhu Si resolutely said, "The commander of Yongpingwei is that Li Tong who is in charge of transporting pig iron. Where is he now?"

Huang Jin said: "Your Majesty, I have been escorted to the capital to wait for Your Majesty's ruling."

Zhu Si immediately angrily said: "What is the ruling? Without my will, the pig iron under my name was directly transported away. He is a military officer in the guard. Is it within the scope of his duties to manage the mine? The Ministry of War, it is you Did you order him to do something?"

Peng Ze, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, came out and said firmly: "The Ministry of War has never issued such an official document."

Zhu Sidao: "Who ordered him to do that?"

Huang Jin said: "The criminal's confession was written by Uncle Huai Rou asking him to do so."

"Okay, Uncle Huairou has had the guts of a bear and a leopard. A martial artist who has nothing to do with local affairs dares to bypass all levels of the government's yamen and directly issue orders to the commander of Yongpingwei to do things for him. Doesn't it mean that if you transfer pig iron today, you will lead troops to rebel tomorrow?"

Zhu Si was very annoyed.

However, his anger was justifiable. After saying this, the ministers present also felt that the emperor's anger was not aimless.

The local guards are only ordered by the five armies' governor's office and the Ministry of War. To mobilize soldiers and horses, there must be orders from both sides. There is even a local garrison eunuch and the emperor's order to send troops and horses. Now Uncle Huairou can directly mobilize the local troops. The guards, whether they rebelled or did private affairs for them, were indeed suspected of trespassing.

To put it mildly, Uncle Huairou borrowed the old department to help with private affairs, which belongs to private use of public equipment.

On a larger scale, this is a kind of unauthorized deployment of troops, which is a big taboo, ranging from losing officials and titles to being able to kill all the families.

Sun Jiao walked up again and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister visited Uncle Huai Rou the day before yesterday, and learned that his mistake was also unintentional. He just wanted to cooperate with the imperial court to transfer the batch of pig iron to a safe place, and he never thought that something would go wrong."

Zhu Sidao: "Oh, according to Mr. Sun's opinion, it's not the responsibility of Uncle Huairou, but the responsibility of the local magistrate?"

When Sun Jiao heard it, are you waiting for me here?That's OK, when I didn't say it.

Sun Jiao didn't even have an excuse, and retreated back to the court in despair.

Zhu Si said coldly: "Sun Butang, don't rush back, let me ask you, how did I tell you the day before yesterday?"

In front of all the ministers, Sun Jiao didn't know how to answer.

Zhu Sidao: "I have always been reasonable. If you don't ask for something, you are a thief. Now I don't ask whether the iron belongs to me or the court, but Uncle Huairou and the people from the local guards stole things from Daming. This is not stealing but What? Even if you have a great reason to move things away and lose them now, do you have to pay the price?"

The ministers present were all watching Zhu Si and Sun Jiao's performance, and no one could intervene.

It’s not that they don’t want to talk about it, it’s because they basically don’t know the cause and effect of the matter, and if they want to express their opinions, they don’t even know the details.
"That's why my request is very simple. I will pay you the price, even if it's a discount...Oh, by the way, how much is that batch of pig iron worth?" Zhu Si asked.

Zhang Zuo reminded: "5 taels."

"Okay, let me be more generous, let's count it as 4 taels! Uncle Huairou and Li Tong, will you return this batch of pig iron to me at a reduced price and to the court?" Zhu Si asked sharply.

Zhang Zuo said: "Your Majesty will not blame the past, and only ask him to compensate the court for the loss, which is reasonable and reasonable."

Zhu Si looked at Jin Xianmin, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and asked, "President Jin, what do you think?"

Jin Xianmin was listening carefully, but he didn't expect that he could be involved in it. He was suddenly questioned by the emperor. As the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he understood that the emperor asked him if he had any questions about legal principles.

Not to mention Daming, this kind of thing has never happened in the past dynasties, and there is no way to rely on it.

After a little hesitation, Jin Xianmin replied respectfully: "If the missing thing is owned by the imperial court, Uncle Huairou's action is theft and corrupt the law. If it is your Majesty's property, Uncle Huairou is at least responsible for ineffective safekeeping. Your Majesty has the right to decide what to do. Pursue."

Jin Xianmin was probably talking about folk rules.

Things belong to the public, and it is a crime whether the person who takes them is intentional or unintentional.

But if the thing is private, the owner has the right to decide whether to pursue it after the incident, or how to pursue it. There are also related cases in the folks. Probably if the thief did not do anything too extreme, the owner has the right to forgive and only let him Just return things.

Zhu Sidao: "Very well, I will ask Uncle Huairou to pay 4 taels of silver. What's your opinion?"

When the emperor said this, he made it clear that he wanted Shi Zan to go bankrupt.

Jiang Mian couldn't listen any longer. Seeing that Yang Tinghe was not easy to come forward, he quickly stepped forward and said righteously: "Your Majesty, there are still many doubts about this matter. The imperial court should send people to the local area to investigate carefully, and the people involved should be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. , to the three courts for interrogation, so as to find the lost property as soon as possible."

Zhu Si sneered and said: "Look for it? Now that something is lost, I must look for it, but when will I find it? If I can't find it for a day, I and the court will bear the loss? Mr. Jiang Ge, your principle of doing things is that something happened. The matter, to delay the matter indefinitely? Can't Uncle Huairou send someone to look for it while paying compensation? If he really finds it, at worst, I will return it to him!"

Jiang Mian hurriedly said: "I have no such intention."

Zhu Si scolded: "You shouldn't stand up. I'm being extra merciful. I don't want to prosecute Uncle Huairou for the crime of overreaching his power and corrupting the law. Is it unreasonable to let him pay the pig iron at a discounted price? As for Li Tong, I am I don't want to pursue too much, after all, he also obeys orders.

"I just want to know why Uncle Huairou and Li Tong did this? With their identities, is it necessary to make things difficult for me?"

At this time Zhao Huang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, came out and said: "Your Majesty, Uncle Huairou has nothing to do with the mining of Yongping Mansion. If he really ordered the local health office to help transport it, then his original intention may be to transfer this batch of pig iron. Take it for yourself."

Zhu Sidao: "Listen, the Ministry of Industry has finally said something pertinent. Why can't some people understand this simple truth?"

Yang Tinghe endured it again and again, and wanted to stand up and interrupt the emperor several times, or to suppress the emperor's arrogance, but in the end, he held back.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Yang Tinghe was very angry.

Zhu Sidao: "I originally planned to interrogate Uncle Huairou and Li Tong in front of everyone, now that we have talked about this, do you think it is necessary?"

No one spoke.

Even Lin Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who has always been hot-tempered, chose to watch the fire from the other side this time.

Because up to now, Lin Jun doesn't know what attitude the civil servant should maintain.

It seems...only Huairoubo and Li Tong, the military officers of the Dudufu system, were held accountable. Does this have anything to do with the civil servants?Besides, what these two people did broke the rules of the imperial court, you, Uncle Huairou, why did you dispatch the commander of the local guard to do things?If it is a matter of principle, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice should have thrown Shi Zan into trouble, let alone speak for him.

"Okay, since that's the case, then the matter is settled like this."

Zhu Sidao, "If Uncle Huai Rou can't pay this sum of money, he will also copy Li Tong's house, as much as he has, if it is not enough, the next step is to copy Zhu Hao's house!"

Zhang Zuo reminded: "Your Majesty, you forgot that the prefect Zhu bears a great responsibility for this matter, perhaps it should be..."

"Even if he is responsible, should he be responsible for someone stealing something? Besides, the pig iron was lost after he handed it over to Li Tong... In this way, it should be reasonable to let him rank third when losing money Yes! If Uncle Huairou and Li Tong can pay for it, I won't ask him for it!"

What Zhu Si meant was that we were talking about the order of accountability before, but now that it is the turn of the compensation, the order cannot be changed.

First of all, uncle Huai Rou and Li Tong were punished. One of them issued orders beyond his authority, but the other dared to accept them?The responsibilities of the two should be equal, but given Huai Roubo's high rank, Li Tong may have succumbed to the pressure of Shangfeng, and Huairou Bo was ranked first in losing money, followed by Li Tong.

Finally it was Zhu Hao's turn.

Don't even try to run!
Sun Jiaodao: "Your Majesty, 4 taels of silver is not a small amount. Ordinary people don't talk about compensation, even if they are generations, they can't even make a fraction of it. Your Majesty might as well just ask the culprit directly."

Zhu Si sneered and said: "I have heard that this official of the Ming Dynasty has rich oil and water. Uncle Huairou has been a minister of the Ming Dynasty for generations. He has been guarding various places. Naturally, he has made credit and hard work, but the court has never treated their family badly! Now Since Uncle Huairou dared to leapfrog orders and let the local guards do things for him, he should bear the responsibility. At worst, he would sleep on the street after confiscating his home, or go out to borrow money, and pay back slowly in the future. Could it be that the imperial court can bear the responsibility of only caring about the life and death of Uncle Huairou’s family? loss?"

(End of this chapter)