Ming Dynasty, starting from the empty seal case

Chapter 198 Reversal!

As soon as the news came out.

Mao Xiang, who was waiting for the order, was stunned.

His Majesty's mood change this time is a bit abnormal. It is just a foreign mission. If it is a big mistake, it is indeed a big mistake, but is it necessary to involve the Ministry of Education?

"Go quickly!"

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and looked at Mao Xiang.

The latter didn't know why, but he just felt that he was being stared at by this look, and felt a little cold inside. He couldn't care about anything at the moment, and left quickly.

And after he left.

Jiang Wei didn't know when he knocked on the door from the other side.

"Come in!"

Zhu Yuanzhang just glanced at it and asked directly: "How was the investigation?"

"Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with Duke Wei."

"Um……"

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have known this for a long time. He just said lightly and then said:

"How do the officials in the officialdom and the people see it?"

Jiang Wei was stunned for a moment, already guessing in his heart what Zhu Yuanzhang was going to ask.

It's just that these have already been compiled into a report and submitted to the public, so Your Majesty should have known about it for a long time.

Although he thought of this, Jiang Wei still replied immediately:

"Your Majesty, there are many speculations among the people. Nearly 70% of people believe that Duke Wei is wronged. Only 10% of people think that he may have other motives."

"What about the other 20%?"

"They are different speculations, but they don't tend to suggest that the printing plate case was instigated by Wei Guogong. In addition..."

Speaking of this, Jiang Wei was obviously hesitant.

Zhu Yuanzhang signaled to the other party that there was no need to hide anything.

"Your Majesty, the officers and soldiers from various guards in the capital were a little unhappy when they heard this. Many nobles in both the government and the public admitted privately that this might be something your Majesty had done intentionally..."

"Also, when the nobles who are stationed near Nanzhili hear about this, they are ready to petition for mercy, as well as other princes and princes from all sides..."

What Jiang Wei said is no small matter.

At least in his opinion, this is much more serious than the so-called "foreign envoy".

After all, as the Duke of Wei, Xu Da was ranked first in terms of severity among the other nobles.

If there is no real and solid evidence, he will be imprisoned, which will inevitably lead to the behavior of a cunning rabbit being killed and being cooked by a lackey.

And you must know that the Ming Dynasty has not yet reached the time when the world is at peace.

It doesn't matter whether those nobles and nobles have any other intentions. When I heard that Wei Guogong was targeted, I'm afraid the first thing I thought of was not about serving the country with loyalty.

Instead, seek a way out.

As a result, the situation of the country and the dynasty completely changed, which Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to see.

And this... is why the Third Division, no matter what the request, will send Xu Da to the prison and completely convict Wei Guogong.

But Zhu Yuanzhang never agreed, and even just sent his eldest son to the prison of the pro-military captain's mansion. He even secretly stated that no one was allowed to visit!
To a certain extent, this is certainly to highlight the seriousness of the case.

But on the other hand, it is not to give him some protection to prevent the third division from using lynching, which will really make the situation out of control.

And all of this requires a degree.

Keep this in mind, as to when His Majesty will stop.

But even Jiang Wei didn't know.

"You immediately go to appease the various guards in the capital. In addition, you can also bring up some of the things you prepared earlier..."

Abruptly.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have made some decision and spoke immediately.

Jiang Wei was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "I'll go right now!"

As he spoke, he left quickly.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his leaving back, asked him to stop, and then continued: "Also, they checked for a long time and found nothing."

"The discovery of counterfeit banknotes and even printing plates this time has something to do with Wei Guogong's concierge Fushou. Let him come over immediately, and we will interrogate him personally first!"

Hear this.

Jiang Wei became more and more sure of his thoughts.

He left quickly, and after a while, Fushou was brought to Jinshen Hall.

however.

He only went in for about a quarter of an hour and was quickly taken away again.

During this period, no one knew what Zhu Yuanzhang asked and what the other party answered.

It was only when Zhu Biao heard the news and hurried over.

He noticed that his father's expression was quiet, but after being with him for a long time, he could already detect the suppressed anger under his calm eyebrows.

at last.

The young minister of Honglu Temple came in a hurry.

As soon as the other party came in, he knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die! I have violated your Majesty's trust and neglected to welcome foreign envoys... But please know that your Majesty, all of these are for unavoidable reasons..."

Seeing the other party kneel down immediately, he began to explain his crime.

Zhu Yuanzhang tapped his fingers on the table faster, and his brows were tightly knitted.

"We just asked someone to inform you. Even if I tell you that you are an envoy, you won't kowtow to us in such a panic as soon as you come in, right?"

While talking.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already stood up and came to the former, condescendingly.

Suddenly, he paused slightly, and his whole voice also had a chill.

"Who told you that?"

Swish!
As soon as these words came out, the latter's face suddenly turned pale.

His whole body even trembled uncontrollably.

"I deserve to die, I deserve to die for my crime!"

Feeling the fear in his heart exploding like a blowout, he could only output these few words continuously.

however.

He thought that next, he would hear some questioning from Zhu Yuanzhang. Even if foreign envoys were paying tribute, why didn't he, as the emperor, know about it?

He has already thought of the answer.

But I don’t want to think about the next moment.

"You really deserve to die!"

A cold and violent voice sounded, but Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes revealed undisguised murderous intent!
"There are many foreign stories in the West Market, but no matter how prosperous it is, no matter how scarce the glass is, it is not the reason why they use those rags to replace the hard work of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty!"

"As the Minister of Honglu Temple, we ask you to take care of foreign affairs. You have never reported such a large transaction!"

"Do you think you should die?"

"Also...we heard that many small southwestern countries such as Annan, Champa, and Chenla have paid tribute in these months to show their responsibility as vassal states. But we have never heard you mention it during this period. "

"Even after they have lived in the West Market for so long, even the people in the capital joked that they couldn't even afford food, so they started selling the tributes in the West Market just to keep their stomachs full!"

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be angry and laughed.

"You, the young minister of Honglu Temple, have really embarrassed our Ming Dynasty!"

"If you don't die, who should?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the side and said angrily: "Kneel aside, we will ask you carefully today..."

After saying this, he deliberately looked outside the door. At this time, someone had already given him the news. It seemed that people from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Education would be arriving soon...

And while I was thinking this.

"Your Majesty!" Unexpectedly, the young minister of Honglu Temple suddenly knelt down and worshiped.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged in this matter. I have already reported this to the superiors. However, from the beginning to the end, I did not receive any orders from the superiors."

"I had no choice but to make an oversight. In addition, the message that the foreign envoys were begging for food in the Western Market came from the people in the capital... This is not true! This is a rumor, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to this miserable voice, but he did not answer his words.

Instead, he asked abruptly:

"Did you hear everything? Above, which one?"

"Now that your officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Education are here, please tell us..."

The young minister of Honglu Temple suddenly turned his head and immediately saw Lu Ben, the Minister of Rites, standing outside the door at some unknown time.

And another prime minister of Zhongshu Province-Wang Guangyang!

Since there have been no court meetings recently, the Prime Minister has not been seen by them much during this period of time.

Appearing at this time even gave him a sense of unfamiliarity.

however.

The latter made an even bigger fool of himself at this moment. As soon as he came in, he staggered around.

It seemed that the reason why they arrived late was because the Minister of Rites came all the way and helped each other after getting off the sedan from the palace gate.

How much wine did you drink?
There was a burst of curiosity and sneer in his heart.

This grey-haired right prime minister was also a figure who could stir up the affairs of the Ming Dynasty with a wave of his hand in his early years.

Not long ago, I also worked with South Korean Gong Li Shanchang.

However, after repeated criticisms, he was a good hand in governing outside the country. As soon as he entered the Zhongshu Province, his whole body became as soft as the Hualou who was obsessed with life and wealth.

He even had his power taken away by the rising star Hu Weiyong!

"How much wine have you drunk? It seems that our prime minister indulged in beauty again yesterday?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Wang Guangyang. This was also the "hero" he met before the founding of the country. At that time, he was really a hero, without any discount.

But now!

"Bang" sound!
Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his hand on the table and made a sound that made people tremble. However, he saw the other party looked at Wang Guangyang and roared:
"Our great prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, now he has arrived at our Jinshen Palace, does he still look like this?"

"What do we want from you?"

As he spoke, he seemed to think of some long-term plans, and the anger in his heart became more and more full.

Then he brought the topic back again.

"Now tell us, what happened in foreign countries, he just said, Honglu Temple spread to the higher level..."

"You two, one is the Minister of Rites, and the other is the Prime Minister of the Zhongshu Province. Let me ask you, which one did it go to?"

"Who is it that blocked this news? Foreign countries are paying tribute and not letting us know. Is it possible that we should let them know... This Ming Dynasty is not made by us, but by you?"

moment,

As these words rang out.

Wang Guangyang's whole body was agitated, and he seemed to wake up instantly from fright.

He quickly realized that this time seemed different, but he drank too much wine yesterday, and he still couldn't recover for a long time.

"Your Majesty, although the Ministry of Rites has higher powers and responsibilities than Honglu Temple, Honglu Temple is still directly responsible for foreign countries. During this period, the whole country was paying attention to the affairs of the three departments. However, the departments of the Ministry of Rites did not receive it. About Gentile Things.”

Lu Ben replied immediately.

And Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes quickly fell on "Wang Guangyang".

"What about you?"

When he said these two words, Zhu Yuanzhang's tone became sarcastic.

Because everyone knows it, the entire country knows that this prime minister is famous for not caring about anything.

It seems that there are two people in the entire Zhongshu Province, but in fact there is only one.

He still really doesn’t know about foreign affairs.

really.

Wang Guangyang's old face turned red and he mumbled for a long time, but he couldn't say a complete sentence.

It was Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze that was too compelling.

Only then did he encourage him and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I...I really don't know!"

"Wang Guangyang! You are also the prime minister!"

Who knows, at the moment when the other party's words first appeared.

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone became more violent.

"Just saying that over the past few years, we have asked you to go to the Zhongshu Provincial Government and you have failed to fulfill your duties as prime minister. We can charge you with dereliction of duty!"

"A small county official is obsessed with sex and indifference to the affairs of the county. We always have only one way to deal with such officials, and that is death!"

"This time, foreign countries are paying tribute. Even rumors among the people have come out. We don't know yet. We just want to ask, where did this tribute go?"

"As the Prime Minister, you don't know...haha..."

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be angry and rebelled, "In his position, he does not seek his own government!"

After saying these eight words.

The atmosphere in the entire Jinshen Hall suddenly became silent.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes looked coldly towards Wang Guangyang, and he didn't know why.

The latter's eyes made the hair crawl down his spine, and even gave him a sense of horror and absurdity from the bottom of his heart.

"It's also a capital crime!"

Swish!
As soon as these words came out.

Even the young minister of Honglu Temple, who had been told about the death penalty by Zhu Yuanzhang himself before, suddenly looked towards Zhu Yuanzhang.

On the side, Zhu Biao's expression was even more dull, and he was even in a trance.

And Wang Guangyang also raised his head suddenly, with a look of disbelief on his face!
"Lu Ben, Minister of Rites!"

The latter was even more flustered and even a little panicked at the moment.

"You can't do it even if you want to stop the tribute and not let us know about it, but as the Minister of Rites, you don't know anything about this matter!"

"You can be exempted from the death penalty, but you cannot escape from the living crime. From now on, I will exempt you from the black hat and go home first. After we investigate the matter of this tribute, we will deal with your crime!"

Lu Ben looked flustered, but he still knelt down suddenly.

He said in horror: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life!"

"Humph!"

Zhu Yuanzhang just glanced at them, and then looked outside again.

"Withholding foreign tributes, doesn't it mean that he also has ambitions to dominate?"

"There is still a prime minister in Zhongshu Province!"

"Xuan!"

……

at the same time.

The news in Jinshen Hall spread out almost at lightning speed.

Because Hu Weiyong had been at home and was not in Zhongshu Province during this period, he was not called this time.

however.