Idle courtiers

Chapter 447 What is Qin case
Hearing that the emperor was coming, Zhou Nan immediately understood that the students were all overheard when he was teaching just now, and the noise of clapping and slapping the table was too loud.

The location of Neishutang in Xiyuan is only two steps away from Yuxi Palace. In the ancient times when there was not much noise pollution, it was clearly heard by Jiajing.

Called to leave the school in a hurry, and stood in the school with two servants and waited.

After a while, a group of people came in under the leadership of Chen Hong.

Seeing the group of people, Zhou Nan's eyelids twitched.

The people who came were Emperor Jiajing, the cabinet ministers Yuan Wei and Li Chunfang, the supervisor of ceremonies Huang Jin and four pens, plus Chen Hong. It can be said that the decision-making center of the entire Ming Dynasty has arrived, except for Xu who is sick at home to avoid suspicion. order.

Some people may ask, if we talk about the core of power in the Ming Dynasty, we must also include the chief constitution of Yushitai and the minister of officials, why didn't he come?
The reason is very simple. Although the chief constitution of Ke Dao and the Tianguan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs are called the six giants of the court together with the four elders of the cabinet, these two people do not participate in decision-making and law-making, but are only executive organs.

People came so neatly, seeing this situation, Zhou Nan had a premonition that something was going to happen.The gathering of so many grandmas is probably not as simple as being disturbed by the movement from Neishutang to ask the teacher for their crimes.

"My minister, Zhou Nan, kowtows to the Son of Heaven, and to all the gentlemen." He saluted respectfully.

Seeing Zhou Nan, Chen Hong was obviously taken aback, and scolded in a sharp voice: "Zhou Nan, why did you enter Xiyuan, who let you in?"

Zhou Nan: "Going back to Eunuch Chen, although Zhou Nan has been dismissed from all official positions, he is still teaching in the inner school. I heard that Mr. Li Ge has something to do today, so a subordinate official will come over to take over as a substitute teacher. It will be a death penalty for disturbing the holy driver."

"You know it's a capital crime?" Chen Hong yelled angrily, "I forgot to dismiss you as a teacher in the inner school. You committed such a big crime that you put Prince Yu's son in danger. The Son of Heaven is merciful, forgive me You once. You didn’t face the wall at home and think about your mistakes, but instead entered the forbidden area to spread heresy, what crime should you deserve? Not only you, but also the group of people who let you into the palace today will also be blamed. "

Hearing the word heresy, Zhou Nan was slightly startled.In class, he talked about a lot of content that transcended this era, among which the support for business and class analysis were too out of the ordinary.Although it is said that the lessons in the inner school are mostly practical, it does not blindly ask everyone to read the Four Books and Five Classics, and trains affairs officers instead of political officials like the outer dynasty.But Chen Hong really wants to wave the moral stick to go online, it is still unbearable.

Just as he was thinking about how to fight back, a eunuch suddenly came out, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Long live, gentlemen, slaves and servants do not agree with Mr. Chen's words. I am Confucianism outside and law inside, and discipline with rules and laws." Rule the world. The so-called heaven is big and the earth is big, and the rules are the biggest. Since Zhou Jiaoxi is Mr. Nei Shutang, he is naturally qualified to enter Xiyuan, and he is naturally qualified to be a minister before His Majesty. If His Majesty expels Lord Zhou at this moment, it is against the law. To punish Mr. Zhou, he must first be removed from his position as a teacher. Other relevant people also acted according to the rules to let Zhou teach into the ban. Slave and maidservant; if this is the case, won’t you lose the majesty of the Son of Heaven, how can you rule the world in the future?”

It was Chen Ju who spoke.

Zhou Nan was taken aback. Didn't he already leave school? Why did he stay and dare to contradict Chen Hong in front of everyone?
Wonderful, this Chen Ju is really exquisite, this response is very clever, even if it was me, Zhou Nan, I might not have come up with such a good solution.

Chen Hong seized Zhou Nan's crime of entering Xiyuan without authorization to spread heresy, and wanted to convict Zhou Nan.This matter is not easy to deal with, after all, there is something appalling in Mr. Zhou's theory.No matter how he justifies, it is a failure.

Chen Ju talked about the rules and laws, grasping that Chen Hong wanted to hold other people accountable, and then went up to the point that the emperor did not abide by the etiquette, implying that if this matter was pursued, it would be easy for Eunuch Chen to magnify it. , when the time comes, the officers guarding the gate of Xiyuan and the eunuchs in charge of the Neishutang will all be punished.

If you make such a big fuss over something big, isn't this causing trouble for the emperor?
It was probably the first time to speak in front of the emperor. Chen Ju, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled slightly, and he didn't know whether it was fear or excitement.

Chen Hong was stunned, and he and Xu Ge were choking hard, wanting to put them to death and hurry up.As Xu Jie's grandson-in-law and chief think tank, Zhou Nan is naturally his enemy.

When I saw Lord Zhou just now, I also subconsciously wanted to drive him out, but I didn't think about anything else.

But he didn't want to kill Cheng Yaojin halfway, and suddenly became furious: "Who are you slave?"

Chen Ju: "Chen Ju, a student from Neishutang." When he said this, there was such a trill.

"A little student deserves to speak, kneel aside!"

Chen Ju didn't speak, got up silently, went to the side corridor and knelt down.

Being interrupted by him, Zhou Nan felt a little relieved.At this time, Li Chunfang, a senior scholar, said: "Chen Ju is alarmist and exaggerated. There is no need for everything in the world to be on the line. If everything is judged by the heart regardless of the deed, who would dare to do things."

Everyone nodded slightly.

Jiajing frowned slightly: "Li Chunfang said well, there are some trivial matters, so there is no need to mention them."

Hearing what Jiajing meant, it seemed that he didn't want to get rid of his teaching position. Zhou Nan was secretly delighted, and peeked, but saw that the emperor's face was still flushed, and his forehead was slightly sweating.

Zhou Nan was all too familiar with this situation, obviously he had just taken the elixir not long ago.

After being persuaded by the medicine, Jiajing should meditate in Yuxi Palace to refine his Qi. Even if there is a lot of noise in Neishutang, he will turn a deaf ear to it. Why do you want to come here?

Jiajing turned back and said, "Men and Gong, Zhou Nan happened to be here today, so he can be regarded as a witness at the scene. Continue to talk about the Kongming case. Turbulence. I am not afraid of chaos, the world is in chaos, the more chaos the better. Otherwise, how do you know who is a monster? Since you are impatient to wait, then talk."

Hearing this, Zhou Nan suddenly realized.

The Kongming case has dragged on for too long, and at first it looked like a criminal case.But because it involves Xiao Wanli, the grandson of the Ming Dynasty, things are not simple.Therefore, everyone naturally suspected King Jing.

After Zhou Nan talked with Jiajing last time, the people below all figured out the emperor's intentions, and they didn't want to make the royal father and son turn against each other because of this incident, and the western brothers would fight each other.The case needs to be investigated, but the royal family cannot be investigated.I really can't catch the mastermind behind the scenes, just get some unlucky ghost to come out and explain.

However, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop.

Chen Hong wanted to make great contributions to the palace, and helped Gao Gong get the position of chief assistant of the cabinet, so he actually burned this job on Xu Jie's head.

This is the second assistant of the dignified cabinet, so it must be handled very solemnly.

Hundreds of officials began to attack the factory guards again, impeaching the supervisor of ceremonies one after another to block the way of speech, and a political storm was imminent.

It can be seen from the attitude of Emperor Jiajing, that is, he has no attitude, so he simply ignores it.

Now, the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies couldn't sit still.Today, under Yuan Wei's proposal, all decision makers in the center of the Ming Dynasty gathered together in the palace to face the saint.

Jiajing is meditating to refine the medicinal properties, how can he still sit still at this time?
But once the medicinal properties took effect, it was unbearable.So, the emperor simply went out for a walk, and asked all the officials to follow him and talk while walking.

Walking on the road, I heard a lot of commotion in Neishutang.It is estimated that Jiajing's medicinal properties have almost dissipated. He is old and tired from walking, so he simply asked everyone to come and sit.

Looking at everyone, they were all sweating profusely on their foreheads, obviously exhausted enough.

What we were waiting for was the emperor's words, and Yuan Wei jumped out immediately: "Your Majesty Qizuo, who is the real culprit in this case and how to judge it is a later story. The most important thing now is to transfer the case to the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

"What is the most important thing? The real culprit is Xu Jie. The evidence is solid and cannot be denied." Chen Hong interrupted him: "Mr. Yuan Ge, is this still true? Discuss how to finalize the case, and then invite the emperor to judge."

Yuan Wei shook his head: "Chen Hong, what you said is wrong. What is a finalized case and who decides it is debatable. I have never heard that the factory guard has this power. What are you doing?"

Chen Hong snorted: "This case involves the imperial family, and it is the emperor who ordered us to investigate at the Dongfang Police Factory."

Li Chunfang said slowly: "There are three types of cases in the world: civil disputes, criminal cases, and imperial cases. Civil disputes and criminal cases can naturally be investigated and handled by the court. However, imperial cases do not need to follow these rules, the emperor can decide with one word. "

Yuan Wei interrupted him: "Mr. Li Ge's words are wrong. What is Qin's case? Rebellion, disrespect, slander of the emperor, collusion with foreign bandits, can not be investigated by the factory guard through the three legal departments. The emperor decides with one word. , and the rest will be accepted by the judiciary. This is just an attempted murder, which one has been committed?"

Li Chunfang shook her head: "Otherwise, Mr. Yuan just listen to me..."

The elders of the two pavilions began to debate by citing scriptures. The two were very eloquent, and they confronted each other for a while. Zhou Nan, who was standing aside, shouted wonderfully, and was also thinking about how to seize the loopholes in Li Chunfang's words and intervene appropriately.

At this moment, Chen Hong became impatient, and shouted: "Old Yuan Ge, let me ask you, Kong Ming's plot to assassinate the son of Prince Yu's mansion is not treason?"

Yuan Wei was choked up, unable to speak.That's right, Kong Ming assassinated the heir to the throne after Qianqiu Long live, the only grandson in the world, if this is not considered an imperial case, it is indeed unreasonable.

Li Chunfang also nodded: "What Eunuch Chen said is human nature, and what he said is very true." Not to mention that the son is the only grandson of the emperor, even if he is an old man from an ordinary family, his grandson will not be bullied by outsiders. Stand by.

Zhou Nan was waiting for this opportunity, and said: "Mr. Li Ge's words are wrong."

Li Chunfang was wronged by Yuan Wei's words at first, and now Zhou Nan said the same thing, feeling slightly annoyed: "Master Zhou, do you have something to say?"

Chen Hong knew that Zhou Nan was full of cunning tricks, and he was the best at reading the emperor's thoughts. When he opened his mouth, who knows what kind of words he would spit out, he scolded: "Zhou Nan, when are you talking, when will it be your turn to intervene?"

"Your Majesty just said that Zhou Nan was one of the people involved in this case at the time, so he must be a witness, so why can't he speak?" Zhou Nan ignored him and said to Li Chunfang: "Old Li Ge's words are wrong, just listen I have a word."

Li Chunfang was very angry: "Say it."

Zhou Nan smiled lightly and said: "Fangcai Pavilion said that Eunuch Chen's words are justified, so how dare you ask why? The son of the prince's mansion is not the grandson. Is Kong Ming's assassination of a son of the prince's mansion counted as treason? In other words, Chen In the minds of Eunuch and Li Gelao, King Yu has already been regarded as the heir, and his heart can be punished!"

Li Chunfang's complexion changed drastically.

Chen Hong also knew the power of this, and screamed: "What a thief, you, you, you, you spout blood."

(End of this chapter)