Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 755 Public Trial (2)

The next day.

early morning.

The rising sun was dazzling, with a hint of red in the sky. The Forbidden City, which had been silent all night, was broken by the sound of uniform footsteps.

Bang bang bang~
Groups of neatly-dressed, armored warriors, led by their respective officers, gathered from all over the imperial city. Apart from the rhythmic footsteps, there was no other sound.

These sharp warriors are marching in front of and behind the Wumen Gate, Duanmen Gate, Chengtian Gate and Daming Gate, which are located on the central axis. The place they are going is outside the Daming Gate!

"What happened?"

"I don't know!"

"What is the Royal Guard Commander's Office doing?"

The noise was so loud that it inevitably alarmed some people. At that time, many officials from the Procuratorate walked out of their duty rooms on the corridor outside the Meridian Gate.

After seeing several neatly dressed armored warriors running from the direction of Meridian Gate towards Duanmen, and several troops waiting to set out in the square inside Duanmen, as the troops running from the direction of Meridian Gate got closer and closer to the Procuratorate's headquarters, many people felt a strong murderous atmosphere!

These armored warriors are strong, with cold eyes and indifferent expressions. When they gather together, they are as heavy as a mountain. The visual impact is too strong.

When many procuratorate officials were shocked by the scenes before them, Han Yilian walked out of his duty room, ignored the armored warriors, and scolded the officials and servants of the procuratorate.

"What are you all doing standing here? Go back to your duties in the duty room!!"

After being scolded by Han Yilian, many people headed towards their duty rooms, but they still had complicated expressions on their faces.

This commotion was too loud.

Without the emperor's authorization, those officials of the Imperial Guard Commandery would not dare to do this in the imperial city even if they had great courage.

But the mobilization of so many elite guards must mean some big move.

But what is the big move?!

This is something a lot of people are thinking about.

"Inspector General, what happened?"

A middle-aged man in a scarlet robe was walking quickly from a distance. His eyes were always fixed on these armored warriors. When he walked to Han Yilian's side, he frowned.

"The Imperial Guard Command has the authority to guard the palace and the imperial city, but since its establishment, it has never dispatched so many Imperial Guards. Should we report this to Your Majesty in the palace?"

"no need."

Han Yilian, who took office as the Attorney General of the Procuratorate, looked in one direction and spoke in a calm tone.

Ok?
The middle-aged man became puzzled and looked in the direction Han Yilian was looking. He saw the Left Commander-in-Chief Zhang Qingzhen and the Right Commander Wei Shitai of the Royal Guard Commandery walking quickly towards him.

While the middle-aged man was surprised, Han Yilian had already lifted his robe and walked towards them.

As the first Attorney General of the Procuratorate, Han Yilian has been very busy recently, involving many powers of the Procuratorate, which must be clarified one by one.

It is true that the Procuratorate is a special one, but that does not mean it is a makeshift team!

Especially the words he heard when he was summoned into the palace by the emperor before he officially took office made Han Yilian determined to lead the procuratorate well!
They should exercise their respective powers together with the Censorate and the Commission for Integrity to ensure that there are no blind spots in the administration of the Ming Dynasty from top to bottom and from bottom to top.

"Marquis Hui'an, Marquis Xuancheng, there's such a big commotion in your Royal Guard Commandery, what big thing has happened?" When he walked up to the two of them, Han Yilian had a calm expression and raised his hand to salute them.

"I just took a look and found that the number of the imperial guards dispatched by the Supreme Guards is no less than 2,000. What kind of event could cause you to mobilize so many people?"

Zhang Qingzhen and Wei Shitai looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They didn't want this to happen. Sending so many people would definitely cause a reaction in the court. But there was nothing they could do.

This was an imperial decree from the emperor, asking them to cooperate with the Ministry of Revenue in investigating the case.

"Chief Prosecutor Han didn't know about it?"

Zhang Qingzhen collected his thoughts and raised his hand to return the greeting to Han Yiliang, "The Ministry of Revenue is going to hold a public trial at Daming Gate. The people dispatched by my Royal Guard Commandery are responsible for maintaining order outside Daming Gate and ensuring the safety of the monument to heroes and martyrs."

"It's not just our Royal Guard Command Office that's dispatched this time."

Wei Shitai followed closely and said, "According to what I know, the Capital City Police Superintendent's Office and Shuntian Prefecture Office have both dispatched personnel to maintain order in various places."

"There are also people guarding the important roads in Dashiyongfang and Nanxunfang. At this moment, many people in the various wards inside and outside the capital know about the public trial at Damingmen, right?"

When he said this, Wei Shitai glanced at Zhang Qingzhen.

Public trial by the Ministry of Revenue?

When Han Yilian heard this, his brows furrowed even more tightly. He knew about the public trial, which had occurred in other places before, but never in the capital.

"It's true that the Ministry of Revenue has the power to conduct a thorough investigation of commercial taxes in Northern Zhili, but making such a big fuss is against the rules, isn't it?" Han Yilian frowned.

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"If I remember correctly, anyone caught paying commercial taxes in Northern Zhili can only be temporarily investigated by the Commercial Tax Police Corps. Is Lord Bi trying to overstep his authority by doing this?"

"I don't know about this."

After hearing this, Zhang Qingzhen smiled and looked at Han Yiliang and said, "The duty of my Imperial Guard Commandery is to ensure the safety of the palace and the imperial city. As for other things, we don't know much and don't want to know."

"Yes."

Wei Shitai nodded and said, "If Chief Prosecutor Han has any doubts, he can come with us to Daming Gate. If Elder Bi really exceeded his authority, then Chief Prosecutor Han can handle it according to the rules."

It seems that this matter was authorized by His Majesty.

After hearing this, Han Yilian immediately confirmed his guess.

"That's annoying."

Thinking of this, Han Yilian didn't hesitate and spoke directly to the two of them.

Zhang Qingzhen: “…”

Wei Shitai: “…”

The two of them were just being polite, but they didn't expect Han Yilian to really take advantage of them. To be honest, the situation in the court is changing so fast, and their position is special. They really don't want to have too much involvement with foreign officials.

If they are not careful and are targeted by people with ulterior motives, they will be in a passive position.

But now that things have come to this, they can't just refuse.

"Don't worry, I won't go up to the city wall. I'll just watch from the side." Seeing the hesitation of the two, Han Yiliang said calmly, "Isn't this considered breaking the rules?"

"Haha... Look at what Chief Inspector Han said. It's no big deal even if we climb the city wall."

After hearing this, Zhang Qingzhen laughed and looked at Han Yilian and said, "As long as Chief Inspector Han abides by the rules of my Royal Guard Commandery, we are not afraid of being seen by others, don't you think?" As he spoke, Zhang Qingzhen looked at Wei Shitai.

"Yes."

Wei Shitai laughed and said, "In that case, shall we go to Daming Gate now?"

(End of this chapter)