Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 260 Someone comes and takes him down

Dali Temple.

The value room is in the side hall.

"Why is Shangshu Xiong sitting here?"

After Wang Zhen walked into the side hall, he saw Xiong Gai, the Minister of Punishment, sitting alone at the tea table with an anxious look on his face, so he stepped forward and said hello.

"Of course I'm waiting to see Lu Siqing. Why is Wang Dianbo here?"

Xiong Gai stood up quickly and cupped his hands slightly.

The fact that Zhu Gaoxu established the inner library has long been spread throughout the government and the public.

Wang Zhen, as the assistant instructor of the Neishu Hall, had been on duty in the Wuying Hall with the eunuch Huang Yan, so naturally he had met the officials of the Six Departments and Jiuqing Hall.

Naturally, the courtiers paid special attention to Wang Zhen, the assistant professor of Nei Shu Tang who suddenly appeared.

As the Minister of Punishment, it is not surprising that Xiong Gai knew Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen leaned back and replied very politely: "This servant is ordered by His Majesty to come to Dali Temple to collect some files so that I can teach the young envoys in the inner study hall with specific cases so that they can respect the laws of the Ming Dynasty." .”

Xiong Gai immediately thought that Wang Zhen might be his messenger, so he deliberately said to Wang Zhen: "Wang Dianbo, I have been waiting in this side hall for an hour, but I still haven't seen Lu Siqing. Tell me, This is not the Fengtian Palace, so even if we ask to see His Majesty, we don’t have to wait so long, right?”

"Lu Siqing's official duties are very heavy. All cases handled by the Ministry of Punishment and the Fifth Military Governor's Office, as well as prison lawsuits co-organized by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, must be sent to Dali Temple for review, along with the prisoners, and their payment statements will be reexamined according to regulations. Only when the crime and love are proven true can the memorial be prepared before the court is approved. Otherwise, the order will be rejected and the memorial will be revised."

Wang Zhenque said: "Xiong Shangshu is so understanding!"

"Understand? Humph, of course I understand him!"

Although Xiong Gai wanted to get angry, he didn't dare to vent his anger on Wang Zhen, so he just snorted coldly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a book clerk outside the door bowing and walking in. He made an invitation gesture to Xiong Gai and said: "Xiong Shangshu, Lu Siqing invites you."

"Shang Shu Xiong, walk slowly."

Wang Zhen politely extended his hand to say goodbye.

Xiong Gai cupped his fists and cupped his hands towards Wang Zhen, strode out of the hall and walked towards the main hall of the Yamen of Dali Temple next to him.

"Lu Zhen!"

As soon as Xiong Gai walked into the main hall of the Dali Temple Yamen, he shouted to Lu Zhen who was sitting behind the desk: "I have been waiting for you for an hour. Have you not finished reviewing the files that need to be reviewed from the Ministry of Punishment? "

"Xiong Shangshu, this temple is just trying to discuss this matter with you. One of these six files may need to be adjusted by the Ministry of Punishment."

Lu Zhen immediately stood up, took out a file from the desk, handed it to Xiong Gai and said, "This is it."

"How to adjust?"

Xiong Gai took the file and asked in a deep voice.

Lu Zhen stroked his beard and said: "Of course, according to the usual practice, the Ministry of Punishment will retry the prisoner according to the procedures and complete the relevant evidence. If the evidence is insufficient, he will be acquitted."

"Lu Siqing, are you forcing someone to make things difficult for you?"

Xiong Gai flipped through the files and found that he was the one presiding over the case, and the criminal was Lu Zhen's nephew Lu Xian.

In this case, Lu Xian committed murder. There were witnesses and physical evidence, as well as eyewitnesses' confessions and Lu Xian's confession. The evidence was conclusive.

However, Lu Zhen said that there was insufficient evidence, and he was obviously deliberately trying to find trouble with the Ministry of Punishments.

"What do you mean by forcing someone to make things difficult?"

Lu Zhen pointed at the file and said to Xiong Gai: "Look carefully. Although the prisoner admitted to killing, he admitted to killing by mistake. But what your Ministry of Punishment sentenced was intentional homicide. The penalties for intentional homicide and accidental homicide are different!"

"Everyone knows that I, Xiong Gai, enforce the law strictly. This is why Your Majesty promoted me to be in charge of the Criminal Department after he succeeded to the throne."

Xiong Gai put away the file and said with a gloomy face: "Lu Zhen, don't think that no one in the world knows what you have done. Sooner or later, I, Xiong Gai, will avenge Yin Changlong's injustice. Let's wait and see. !”

After saying this, he turned and left.

Lu Zhen looked at Xiong Gai's back with murderous intent in his eyes.

Two quarters later.

Hall of Martial Arts.

Sai Hazhi, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, went inside and reported: "Your Majesty, the clerk on duty at Dali Temple reported that Xiong Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment had a big fight with Qing Lu of Dali Temple in order to review the case of the Ministry of Punishment."

In the 18th year of Yongle reign, after Jiang Yu died of old age and illness, Sai Hazhi, the former Jinyiwei commander, became the commander.

"Xiong Gai was able to make a big fuss in Dali Temple because Lu Zhen must have forced him to do so." Zhu Gaoxu said with a slight smile.

Sai Hazhi took a few steps forward and lowered his voice: "When the two were arguing, they mentioned the death of Yin Changlong."

"Yin Changlong?"

Zhu Gaoxu frowned, and memories related to Yin Changlong appeared in his mind.

He paused and asked, "What happened next?"

"Later, the two of them stopped arguing. Later, Shangshu Xiong left angrily."

Sai Hazhi replied respectfully.

The next day.

early morning.

Fengtian Temple.

"These are two memorials to impeachment."

After Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, he held up the memorial in his hand, shook it in the air, and said loudly: "Do you know who to impeach? Xiong Gai, the Minister of Punishment!"

He looked down at the civil and military officials above the main hall, and continued: "After much thought, I decided that it would be better to make it public in front of all the ministers. In this way, the right and wrong will be decided by themselves."

After Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, the hall was quiet for a moment.

"Xu Benmin, the Prime Minister of Yousi of Dali Temple, impeached Xiong Gai, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, for taking bribes in the name of his power since he took charge of the Ministry of Punishment. Since February of the first year of Qianxi, the imperial court ordered an investigation into unjust, false and wrong cases, and Xiong Gai took advantage of his power to accept bribes on a large scale. The bribe secretly sent by the family provides convenience to the criminal. I ask your Majesty to investigate it strictly."

Later, during the order of the civil servant class, an official wearing a blue official uniform walked out and bowed in salute.

"Since the establishment of the yamen of the Criminal Department, there have been countless chief officials who have taken advantage of their authority to accept money and facilitate others."

After Xu Benmin returned to the class, Xiong Gai walked out of the class, bowed and said: "Wei Chen also implores your majesty to investigate strictly and investigate all the cases that Wei Chen has tried since he took charge of the Criminal Department. Wei Chen believes that under strict investigation, We must find out a minister of the Ministry of Justice who is extremely honest and strict in enforcing the law. If we don't investigate, we will bury the integrity and selflessness of the humble minister."

In the order of the civil service class, several officials who knew Xiong Gai's character whispered "Well said" in a low voice.

Zhu Gaoxu heard this and gave Xiong Gai a thumbs up in his heart. He knew Xiong Gai's character.

"I supervised Liu Chun, the imperial censor, and impeached Xiong Gai, the Minister of Punishment, for arbitrarily rewarding and punishing people and executing people. The Haiyan County bully Pingkang brutally harmed the people. The county government ordered his arrest, but he escaped. His Majesty succeeded to the throne and granted amnesty to the world, and Pingkang returned to Haiyan County. . At the end of February this year, Xiong Gai was ordered to investigate unjust, false and wrong cases. When the case was discovered, he sent people to arrest Pingkang and kill him without the approval of the court."

Liu Chun bowed and came out of the queue and said: "Your Majesty, Xiong Gai is a master of power and is not the behavior of a human minister. I ask your Majesty to deal with Xiong Gai strictly!"

"Your Majesty, the subject is guilty!"

Xiong Gai took a deep breath, accepted the charge calmly, walked out of the class, walked to an empty space in the hall, knelt down facing Zhu Gaoxu, and kowtowed.

When Lu Zhen, the minister of Dali Temple, saw Xiong Gai kneeling down and confessing his crime, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

But the subtle changes on his face were clearly seen by the eunuch Changsheng who was standing beside the pillars of the hall not far away.

"Come on, take him down."

Zhu Gaoxu stood up and shouted outside the hall.

Backwards.

Hall of Martial Arts.

"Your Majesty, when the guards escorted Xiong Gai to prison, they found an unnamed piece of paper from his body."

Saihazhi, the commander of the Imperial Guard, bowed into the palace, walked quickly to the imperial table ten steps away, stood up, and presented a piece of paper with both hands.

The eunuch on duty, Changsheng, took the paper and handed it to Zhu Gaoxu, who was sitting behind the royal table.

Just when Zhu Gaoxu was reading the petition, Sai Hazhi bowed and said: "The complainant reported that Lü Zhen, the minister of Dali Temple, falsely accused Yin Changlong, the former young minister of Dali Temple, of leaking the imperial examination questions. According to Xiong Gai's confession, he was originally going to participate in the concert today. Lu Zhen."

"It seems that Lu Zhen's shooting speed is faster, and Xiong Gai is no match for him."

After Zhu Gaoxu read the petition, he remembered the report letter and confession Kang Ping got from Hai Shou.

Immediately, he ordered Sai Hazhi: "Send someone to keep an eye on Lu Zhen's mansion to see who else has interacted with him recently. It is best to draw the faces of those people."

"The minister leads the order."

Sai Hazhi bowed and accepted the order.

(End of this chapter)