Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 373: Take them to the Penal Department Prison

The next day, early morning.

After Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, he was greeted by the ministers and the court meeting officially began.

Without waiting for the ministers and ministers to speak, the supervisory censor Xie Zhenliang took the lead to step out of the class, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I am going to impeach Li Xin, the censor of Youqiandu, and Xie Jun, the censor of the city patrol, for corruption, perverting the law, and accepting bribes. "

Some courtiers felt that Xie Zhenliang was crazy for wanting to be famous. Otherwise, how would they dare to impeach his colleagues and superior officials before the ministers of the various ministries had done anything.

The censor of Youqiandu is the fourth rank, the censor of the city patrol is the seventh rank, and Xie Zhenliang's position of supervisory censor is only the seventh rank.

Among the imperial censors in the capital, the supervisory censor was the smallest official, and his power could only be fully demonstrated when he was assigned to local areas.

Now that Xie Zhenliang is doing this, it’s hard not to make people think more about it.

"Xie Zhenliang, don't think that just because you are the eldest son of Master Xie, you can slander others' reputation!"

During the Like incident, Tao Gui hurriedly stood up and defended Xie Jun and Li Xing: "Li Yushi is famous for being impatient and righteous, and Xie Yushi is the green-faced Yushi among the people of the capital. You Isn’t it ridiculous to say that they are corrupt and perverting the law?”

The censor has the power to report things based on rumors, and Xie Zhenliang can "bite people" even if he has no evidence.

But Tao Gui used Xie Zhenliang's background as an excuse, just pointing at Xie Zhenliang's nose and saying that he relied on his status as Xie Jin's eldest son to gain fame and reputation.

Zhu Gaoxu watched the two sides arguing with each other calmly, without any intention of stopping them.

When the six ministries and nine ministers saw that the emperor did not express his position, no one said anything.

"In Tao Gei's case, my father has been dead for more than three years. The so-called master is just an honorific."

Xie Zhenliang turned around and looked sideways at Tao Gui. He said righteously, "Thanks to your majesty's great kindness, I can be transferred to the post of censor after observing my filial piety for three years. In order to repay your kindness, I have to work hard on my errands."

"Catching rumors and impeaching people indiscriminately, is this how you repay His Majesty?"

Tao Gui sneered.

Xie Zhenliang turned around, stared at Tao Gui, and said eloquently: "It's true that Li Qian is eager for justice, but his annual salary plus title silver, public land silver and other incorruptible subsidies will not exceed at most 8000 taels of silver."

"Even though his family still has hundreds of acres of land, the average annual output is only 2000 taels of silver dollars. The imperial court has a clear prohibition that the immediate family members of officials are not allowed to engage in business, and the wife's family and mother's family are not allowed to engage in work related to their duties. Business."

When he said this, he turned to look at Li Xin, the censor of Youqiandu in the class sequence, and said loudly: "Li Qiandu, according to the investigation of the lower officials, from the 37th of the first lunar month to the second day of the second lunar month this year, you will give them to you one after another. The descendants of the mother clan and wife clan presented 17 gold and jade long-life locks made by Mo Qiaosi in the [-]th year of Yongle."

"This kind of lock was specially made by His Majesty the Supreme Emperor after he returned from his third personal expedition to the desert. He ordered Mo Qiaosi to make it specially and give it to the grassroots officers and soldiers who accompanied the expedition as a mark of honor. According to my knowledge from the archives, in that year, although the imperial court issued 19 There are thousands of gold and jade longevity locks, but the price of one lock in the market today is at least 7000 taels of silver yuan."

"Excuse me, Li Qiandu, where did you get the money to buy these locks?"

Li Xin forced himself to remain calm and did not speak.

Tao Gui explained for him: "Can't it be given by others?"

"This lock was a gift from the Supreme Emperor. Those grassroots officers and soldiers back then had no time to keep it at home. Who would give away such a long-lasting lock given by the emperor?"

Xie Zhenliang asked in hot pursuit.

Tao Gui was at a loss for words. Xie Jun, the censor of the city patrol, walked out of the class and retorted: "Li Qiandu is very righteous and has helped too many people. In order to repay Li Qiandu's kindness, some people gave him some precious objects." , isn’t it a reasonable thing?”

"What a reasonable thing!"

Xie Zhenliang looked at Xie Jun and sneered: "Xie Yushi, just now Tao Guizhong said that you are the green-faced Yushi in the mouth of the people of the capital. You are fair and strict and have won the hearts of the people. But why did I hear that those so-called 'common people' who praised you "They are all teahouse, restaurant, shopkeepers, and not a common peasant?" "I also heard that you specially spent money to hire a group of storytellers to wander between teahouses and restaurants and tell stories about you. The story of the 'green-faced censor' punishing illegal traders?"

"You spit out blood!"

Xie Jun hurriedly retorted loudly.

Zhu Gaoxu saw that Zhen Liang was making a lot of noise, so he coughed lightly.

Liu Jingzhong, who was standing on the lower right side of the throne, immediately understood, walked forward on both sides, and then shouted at the top of his voice: "How can there be no noise in the court?"

After Xie Zhenliang, Xie Jun, Li Xin, and Tao Gui bowed and confessed their crimes, Zhu Gaoxu looked down slowly and said loudly: "Li Xin, Xie Jun, and Tao Gui, do you know your guilt?"

The three people named by Emperor Qianxi quickly knelt down, touched their heads to the ground, and said, "I know my guilt."

"Where is your sin?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked.

Li Xindao: "I should not accept the items given by others and then transfer them to others. I have committed the crime of desecrating the items given by the emperor."

"No, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, only those who deliberately damage, defile or resell the things given by the emperor by illegal means will be guilty. This crime does not lead to death. But the crime you committed is a capital crime."

Zhu Gaoxu said without any emotion: "You took advantage of your position to accept bribes from local giants in Shaanxi, opening the door for them to smuggle all kinds of grain to the grassland. I will kill you twice."

Li Xin was immediately frightened and turned pale. He didn't expect that this matter would be exposed.

Just when Li Xin was heartbroken and bowed his head in silence, Tao Gui, who was kneeling next to him, had already taken the initiative to plead guilty.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty. I should not accept money from Li Xin to speak and act for him."

Zhu Gaoxu said coldly: "Tao Gui, do you still remember your niece who was drunk and raped by you on the [-]th night of the first lunar month in the fourth year of Qianxi's reign? Because she was too embarrassed to face her family, she finally chose to hang herself."

"My lord, my lord--my lord is punished by death!"

Tao Gui's back was soaked with cold sweat. He was so frightened that he kowtowed and said, "I'm guilty of death, I'm guilty of death! I'm guilty of grave sins!"

"Your Majesty, all ministers should be recruited. I should not covet Li Xin's money, act as a savior, and speak for him in the court. I should not, just to clear my name, seek fame and reputation, be blinded by money, collude with the wealthy businessmen of the capital, and accept bribes in private."

Xie Jun kowtowed vigorously and said in a tearful tone: "I am guilty, but I am not guilty enough to die. I beg your majesty to spare my life!"

This is what Zhu Gaoxu wants.

With cold eyes, he glanced at the faces of Zhang Rui, the head of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Youzhang, the head of the Ministry of War, and Li Zhong, the head of the Military Department, and said: "Zhang Rui, Zhang Youzhang, Li Zhong, Wang Gangbing, Xu Jiayou, Wang Baolai, Li Jidong, Peng Yuanjing Do you know your sin?"

"My lord is guilty!"

Zhang Rui, Li Zhong and others quickly walked out of the class, knelt down and kowtowed in confession.

"Come here, take off their black veils and official uniforms, and take them to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, waiting for disposal."

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand.

(End of this chapter)