King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 57 Judgment
Jinyiwei and Xiaolingwei are people, and they handle things very neatly.

In less than 10 minutes, more than 300 students were tied up and taken away with socks or rags stuffed over their mouths.

Zheng Xianlin and the others, who hadn't left yet, witnessed the whole process from the tower, which shocked them deeply.

The ones arrested below are not other people, but three hundred students who have made great achievements.

In this era where everything is inferior and only reading is high, students are naturally aloof.

Undoubtedly, what happened today will definitely cause waves in Jinling and even the whole world, and even trigger a political strife.

Zheng Xianlin and others cared about personal honor and disgrace, but only Zhou Yan felt sad for the students, sad that this move would damage the Jinling culture.

But to be honest, Zhou Yan has done everything that should be done, and he can actually have a clear conscience.

"Come on, let's go see the prince!"

Everyone went down the tower together, just in time to meet He Gujin who rushed over.

Zheng Xianlin was concerned about the trial situation, so he asked immediately, and the others also listened.

Zheng Xianlin was not at all surprised to learn that Qian and Liu wanted to be poor.

Now that these two people have come out, Zheng Xianlin intends to kill them by taking advantage of the trouble caused by the students today.

"By the way, where are the gathered students?" He Gujin was full of doubts.

There was still a lot of noise in the morning, why is everyone gone now?
Xuezheng Zhou Yan said: "Master He, Jinyiwei and Xiaolingwei have arrested all the students on the charge of disturbing Taizu's mausoleum!"

"Disturb Taizu's mausoleum?" He Gujin was a little surprised.

The mausoleum of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang is at least five miles away from the palace gate, and there are several city walls in between. It is a bit far-fetched to disturb the truth.

This prince is really courageous... He Gujin sighed in his heart.

Zhu Jingyuan is the eldest son, so he naturally has the support of scholar-bureaucrats, so his position as crown prince is stable.

Now that Zhu Jingyuan took action against scholars, he completely cut himself off from the scholar-bureaucrat class, which is tantamount to digging out the foundation of his crown prince.

Of course, the lesser of two evils, this also shows that Zhu Jingyuan's status is not stable now, and he can't care so much in order to get things done.

Seeing that everyone was still talking nonsense, Zheng Xianlin said, "Let's go, let's go see the prince!"

When they arrived outside the sleeping hall, they learned that the prince was not here, and the eunuchs couldn't tell where he went.

Zheng He and Zheng He couldn't handle their errands without seeing the prince for advice, so they chose to wait.

The two of them did not leave, and the rest of the officials also stayed. They also wanted to know what would happen next.

But at this moment, Zhu Jingyuan was no longer in the palace, but came to the Xiaoling Mausoleum.

He was also flustered, so he came to Zhu Jinghong to discuss what to do next.

"Thirteenth brother, why did you wait so long?"

"Fourth brother, you have to take care of this side too, otherwise the old man will send someone to investigate, and it will be over if you miss something!"

This is of course an excuse, because the emperor will not investigate this matter strictly.

If it is found out that his son is making fun of his ancestors, his face as a father will be dull, wouldn't he be asking for trouble.

Of course, Zhu Jingyuan believed the reason, so he didn't go into it further.

"What's next?"

"If the judge's case is adjudicated and the officials arrested, no one in Jinling will dare to obey the law!"

"The fourth brother can use the power of Jinling to wipe out the Japanese pirates!"

The beautiful blueprint has been drawn, and it is waiting for Zhu Jingyuan to realize it.

And when the mobilization of the army began, it was when Zhu Jinghong showed his ambitions, and that was where he really needed to show off.

The support of civil officials and scholar-bureaucrats has been divided by the crown prince and Lao Liu, and it is impossible for anyone to support him, so Zhu Jinghong aimed at honorable generals.

Only by participating in the war can he prove his ability and be recognized by noble generals.

Otherwise, he will always be a domineering prince, at most a little clever, which will be extremely unfavorable for him to climb to the big position.

When the two brothers were discussing, an eunuch came to report: "Prince, the chief envoy, Anchasi, is asking to see you!"

"Fourth brother, let's go back, everything should be over!" Zhu Jinghong said with a smile.

"Let's go!"

When Zhu Jinghong and the others returned to the dormitory, Zhao Xuyan, the censor of the inspectorate, also arrived, and he woke up in good time.

Everyone in the officialdom has a network of contacts, which is also a news network. People with connected interests on the Internet will spontaneously pass the news to those who should know.

And the top of the news chain is naturally a group of high-ranking officials in Jinling.

Participating in politics, counseling, and deputy envoys from the Second Division of Fan and Standards came one after another, including Qian Ruiming and Liu Deyan.

The so-called making the best use of the situation, at this extremely critical moment, senior officials all came to the palace, and an informal audience seemed to be the highest level of discussion in Jinling.

Everyone knew that the next discussion was very critical, it was related to the direction of the various yamen in Jinling, and even involved the honor and disgrace of many senior officials, so they had to be present.

However, the strange thing was that a dozen senior Jinling officials gathered outside the hall, but no one spoke.

Although they are colleagues who have worked together for many years, they are wary of each other at this moment, and with a heavy heart, they can't speak.

So everyone waited like this until Zhu Jinghong and the two returned to the bedroom.

"My lords, the prince is back, please enter the palace!"

Hearing the eunuch's message, all the officials cleaned up their appearance, lined up according to their ranks, and walked along the steps to the main hall.

After entering the main hall, Zhu Jingyuan was already sitting on the main seat, and Zhu Jinghong was standing beside him.

"See Your Royal Highness!"

"Free gift!"

There needs to be an explanation for what happened today, so without waiting for everyone to ask questions, Zhu Jingyuan said, "Do you all know about the gathering of students today and the disturbing of Taizu's mausoleum?"

These words are equivalent to confirming that the students really disturbed the mausoleum.

"Your servant knows!" Zheng Xianlin, the chief minister, said.

Zhu Jingyuan sighed, and said regretfully: "Jin Yiwei has arrested someone and is currently interrogating him. I will ignore this matter for now, and there will be results later..."

His expression is not acting, he really feels sorry for the students.

Zhu Jinghong stood aside. The previous two county magistrates learned from the past, and no one interrupted Zhu Jingyuan's speech at this moment.

He said that he put it aside and ignored it, and others could only agree.

Only Qian Ruiming and Liu Deyan felt uneasy at this moment, and their expressions had become unsightly.

"He Gujin..."

"Chen is here!"

"Has your case been cleared?"

He Gu Jin solemnly replied: "Reporting to the crown prince, the facts of the case have been clarified. Hu Jin'an embezzled the treasury's money and food, persecuted the people and extorted money, the evidence is solid!"

"Since the evidence is convincing, the verdict will be pronounced tomorrow... The Chief Secretary and the Inspector General Censor will send people to listen to the interrogation!" Zhu Jingyuan glanced to the left and right.

"The minister takes orders!"

Zheng Xianlin and Zhao Xuyan expressed their opinions one after another, and the matter is about to be settled.

"Prince, I have something to say!" Liu Deyan finally couldn't bear it.

Zhu Jingyuan looked at him and said, "Say it!"

"Today, the trial minister is listening in. The facts of the case are not yet clear, and the twists and turns have not been clarified. I'm afraid we won't be able to pronounce the verdict tomorrow!"

Someone dared to question it. The two brothers had already predicted this situation, and Zhu Jingyuan didn't panic at all.

"There are twists and turns, but we can try them together tomorrow. What I want to say is... the case must be pronounced tomorrow!"

"Yes!" Liu Deyan backed away.

"If there is nothing else, I will come here today, and you all go back!"

Without waiting for everyone's reaction, Zhu Jingyuan got up and left directly, and everyone had no chance to speak even if they wanted to.

This discussion is very important, but it seems that nothing was discussed, but the change in the situation is huge.

(End of this chapter)