Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 484 Trial by the Three Divisions
  Zhao Yunsheng soon went to the palace to report the situation.

"Yan Guan, under the command of the young emperor, found out that the families of the dead women found a large sum of money from unknown sources."

"Based on our judgment, someone should have bribed those family members to poison their daughter."

"And the person who bought it is most likely the White Lotus Sect."

Zhao Yunsheng brought back a brand new piece of evidence.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely relieved that his good grandson would not be convicted, and asked again: "What is the situation of the people who were dug out through beggars?"

"Catch them all, leaving no one behind."

Zhao Yunsheng said confidently: "Through those people, we captured another batch of related people, but these people's bones are very hard and their mouths cannot be pried open, but they all have White Lotus Sect tattoos on their bodies, that unique tattoo on their necks on, you can tell them apart at a glance.”

As Zhu Yuanzhang, who has some connection with the White Lotus Sect, he knows about the existence of those tattoos.

When he heard that it was indeed the White Lotus Sect, his eyes were about to burst into flames.

This broken organization has been unable to be eradicated, which made him helpless and asked: "What about the merchants?"

Zhao Yunsheng said: "We found that there are two people who forged household registration identities and are hiding among businessmen in Jiangnan and Fujian. We suspect they are also related to the White Lotus Sect, but I have not arrested them yet."

"Start first!"

Zhu Yuanzhang tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Those businessmen, don't let them leave, and don't let them have the opportunity to contact the outside world."

"Yes!"

Zhao Yunsheng finished his report and retreated.

"Yunqi!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"The old slave is here."

"Pass our oral instructions to the Third Division and start the joint trial of the Three Divisions as soon as possible. If they dare to delay it any longer, I will let them all go home and farm."

"Yes!"

Yun Qi said respectfully.

Now there is enough evidence to fully prove that Zhu Xuan is fine.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait for the trial. He used these evidences to press Zhan Hui and others to the ground and rub them in the courtroom.

He didn't arrest Zhan Hui now, he just wanted to do it during the trial of the three agencies.

By the way, let those officials who are short-sighted see that his majesty is still there, the blade is still sharp, and he can kill people if he wants. The Ming Dynasty still has the surname Zhu.

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Under Zhu Yuanzhang's order, Hou Tai, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Lian Zining, the censor of Zuodu of the Imperial Procuratorate, and Hu Yan, the minister of Dali Temple, had to start a joint trial of the three departments. If it continued, they would really be demoted home. Farm.

In fact, they also wanted to delay and lock Zhu Xuan longer.

This makes it easier for them to do more things.

Zhu Xuan and Zhu Song were quickly brought to the court of the Ministry of Punishment.

Officials from the Third Division were sitting aside.

Jiang Yu, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, stood beside Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting in the main seat of the court.

There is also a row of officials on both sides of the punishment department.

When Zhu Xuan came in, everyone first paid homage to Lao Zhu, and then Hou Tai asked if the trial could begin.

"let's start!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.

It is the Ministry of Punishment that is investigating, but it is still the Ministry of Punishment that is interrogating.

After hearing this, Hou Tai said directly: "The little emperor and His Highness the King of Han sell filthy books, compete with the people, suppress businessmen, make weapons privately, sell grain and land to foreigners privately, and sell poisonous cosmetics..."

He listed a series of crimes and finally asked loudly: "Your Highnesses, do you know your crimes?"

Zhu Song first said: "We admit that the books are filthy and that they compete with the people for profit, but the others have nothing to do with us."

"Uncle Twenty is right!" Zhu Xuan agreed: "For example, regarding cosmetics, there is nothing wrong with our cosmetics. Grandma Guo in the palace is using them. Why doesn't something happen to Grandma Guo?"

Hou Tai had obviously done enough homework. Faced with Zhu Xuan's rhetorical question, he retorted directly: "That's because His Highness's cosmetics are divided into two grades. The higher grade is more expensive and the lower grade is cheaper. As for why it is cheap, use The materials must be the worst, and these materials are poisonous. All the women who are poisoned are from poor families and can only afford low-grade ones."

"absurd!"

Zhu Xuan and Zhu Song said at the same time.

No matter the grade is high or low, it is actually the same.

Only the color, smell, etc. have been adjusted, and the packaging is also different.

Of course, they won't use this as evidence, they still have to make money.

"absurd?"

Lian Zining couldn't help but said: "Your Highnesses, do you know that all the women with ulcers on their faces died in the end? Just because they used your Highnesses' cosmetics, those are human lives! Could it be that in the eyes of your two Highnesses? Here, people’s lives are so worthless?”

coming.

it has started.

They are using moral standards and ordinary people to fight back against Zhu Xuan and the two.

Zhu Xuan didn't speak, just looked at Jiang Yu next to him.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly.

After receiving the order, Jiang Wei stepped forward and said, "My lords, I have witnesses who can prove the innocence of your two highnesses."

"Master Jiang, don't be ridiculous."

Zhan Hui saw Jin Yiwei coming out to stir up trouble, and immediately reminded him.

Zhu Song snorted: "So this is a three-judge trial. Even our witnesses can't be brought to court. You say the cosmetics are poisonous, but where is the evidence? We say the cosmetics are not poisonous and we can produce evidence. What do you think?"

Hou Tai and others, as well as the officials who were observing, obviously wanted to convict Zhu Xuan as soon as possible, but after Zhu Song said this, they lost face, and His Majesty was sitting behind them and listening.

"Pass Jin Yiwei's witness!"

Hou Tai could only say.

Jiang Wei was not in a hurry to bring witnesses, and smiled slightly: "The Ministry of Punishment has recorded a total of twenty-four women with ulcers on their faces, and there are also twenty-four people who died of poisoning, right?"

"That's right!"

Hou Tai nodded.

"Actually, there are twenty-five people."

"We, the Jinyi Guards, secretly took away the records of the twenty-fifth person. Now you only see twenty-four people."

"Originally, I thought that the Punishment Department would find trouble with Jin Yiwei if they found out, but I didn't expect that the Punishment Department couldn't even discover this. In fact, you didn't even find out the number of victims from the beginning."

"The Criminal Department's case-handling capabilities only go so far."

"The record of the twenty-fifth person I took away has the seal and ribbon of the Ministry of Justice and the signature of Mr. Hou. If you don't believe it, you can take a look."

Jiang Wei took out the record and placed it on Hou Tai's desk.

Hou Tai hadn't read it yet, but when he saw his signature, his eyes widened at first, and then he trembled. This document was genuine.

Other officials, seeing Hou Tai's reaction, felt an uneasy feeling in their hearts.

Let alone Zhu Xuan's case, this incident alone is enough to label Hou Tai or all officials of the Ministry of Punishment as derelict in their duties.

Hou Tai didn't even know that one copy of the document signed by himself was missing.

This shows how useless officials from the Ministry of Punishment are.

Zhu Xuan and Zhu Song saw each other and smiled at each other. As soon as the trial began, there was a problem with the Criminal Department. The Metropolitan Procuratorate in charge of supervision could not find anything, and the assisting Dali Temple was not aware of it either.

So are the things investigated by the Criminal Department still valuable?

"You three divisions have done a great job!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's cold voice came from behind them.

(End of this chapter)