First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Sure enough, in a short while, all kinds of confessions that could pull out carrots and bring out mud were sent to the imperial court. The pro-military captain's mansion is good at wronging innocent people, but it is even better at interrogating corrupt officials.

This method has advantages and disadvantages, but it can only be used so smoothly in the hands of the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, because all the secrets are under his control.

At this time, the imperial envoy Wang Shijian was almost unable to stand still, he lowered his head and did not dare to let others see his ashen face, he had accepted bribes from the prefect of Huaiqing, if he confessed, he would probably die badly, But now he is going to die if he pleads guilty.

But if he was not confessed, but he foolishly confessed by himself, it would be a joke, not to mention that it would be good for him if I confessed, maybe nothing would happen...

After reading the confession, Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the chopping board, and Wang Shijian, who was lowering his head below, was so frightened that his blood surged up, and he almost passed out. His legs softened and he fell to his knees: "Please calm down, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded: "Tongzhi Huaiqing, Tongjuan, etc. are all raccoons of the same feather. If you deceive the emperor and cover up corrupt officials, you should all die. Wang Shijian, you should take them down for trial immediately, and the entire Huaiqing mansion will try again!"

Wang Shijian relaxed his mind and kowtowed like garlic: "I am incompetent, and I was deceived by them. Thank you Shengshang for allowing me to make amends. I will definitely do my best to handle this matter well."

After finishing speaking, he hurried back to the afternoon. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Wang Shijian's back with a cold light in his eyes, while Zhu Biao took his eyes away from the confession in his father's hand. Bribing one thousand taels of silver to Wang Shijian, the imperial envoy...

As Wang Shijian also retired, the remaining officials in the entire lobby were basically wiped out. This is the authority of the emperor. Can be impeached to the imperial court, and then dealt with by the Zhongshu Province. The Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple were in charge of sending people to investigate and try and escort him back to Beijing.

Cutting the mess with a sharp knife is indeed the best way to break the situation, but it is a pity that it is not suitable for large-scale implementation. If such power is delegated to imperial envoys, it will be a mess. Only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao can have this right in the world , the rest dare to think this way, anyone who tries to monopolize power should be killed.

Zhu Yuanzhang handed the confession to his son, and then got up and walked outside. Yihui Hou Liu Ying hurriedly got up to lead, knowing that the main event was coming, and the emperor was going to see Liu Chun.

Zhu Biaoluo finally collected the confession, glanced at the timid Cangyang county government official and ordered: "Go, call all the victims of the Liu Chun case, and if they are gone, bring their family members with them." Come."

The official was busy making promises, Zhu Biao nodded and walked a few steps quickly, followed behind his father, and arrived at the prison in Cangyang County after walking not far. How big a prefecture and county can be, the county government and the prison are even connected .

The head of the cell had already led all the guards to kneel at the door to welcome the Holy Driver. They were not qualified to greet the Holy Driver at this level, so they didn't even dare to lift their heads. When they heard the footsteps approaching, they kept kowtowing and shouting Long Live the Holy Spirit.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't stop in his footsteps, he said something casually, and then walked straight in. The guards naturally didn't dare to get up, and Zhu Biao didn't care. When Han Zheng passed by, he grabbed the head of the cell and scolded: " Are you fucking stupid? You are not ready to open the prison door!"

"Ah, yes, the villain will follow."

The rather dark prison is cooler than the outside world, but the smell is hard to describe. After all, the prisoners use barrels. These two flavors are the best in the poorly ventilated prison in summer...

Zhu Biao couldn't help coughing a few times, the rest of the people were pretty much the same, Liu Ying even turned her head to look at the jailer, this was even more disgusting than yesterday, the incense might as well not be lighted, the smell of excrement and urine smelled too much and she got used to it , and now it is really on top.

The jailer scratched his head aggrievedly, he really felt that the incense was much more, in order to bring these incense offerings to his ancestors during festivals, his wife almost overturned the house, the nobles are just hypocritical.

Zhu Yuanzhang, on the other hand, was well-informed, his complexion didn't change at all, and he walked to Liu Chun's prison with steady steps. Looking at the rather comfortable environment inside, he didn't say anything, and the cell leader hurried forward to open the cell door.

Liu Chun had knelt inside and wept a long time ago. His voice was not loud, but it was extremely miserable. Zhu Yuanzhang also had red eyes when he walked in. He was not familiar with Liu Chun, that is, he had met twice.

But seeing him kneeling on the ground, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly remembered the situation when he knelt in front of the landlord Liu De and begged for a burial place to bury his parents. The desolation and helplessness after being rejected at that time seemed like yesterday.

"The guilty minister Liu Chun pays homage to the Holy Majesty..."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "We live frugally in the palace, but we have never been stingy with your Liu family. There are always rewards every year and festival, or gold, silver, jewelry, or fields and manors, just to let you two brothers have a good time." Your wealth is worthy of your father Liu Yuanwai's kindness, but why can't you enjoy your wealth in peace?"

Liu Ying, who was behind Zhu Yuanzhang, walked quickly to Liu Chun and knelt down: "Your Majesty treats my Liu family with deep affection. It is my brother who failed to live up to his efforts and failed His Majesty's painstaking efforts. It is too late to say anything about the rest. Please, Your Majesty." Punish according to the law!"

Liu Chun's body trembled a few times, and finally he said in a hoarse voice: "Please punish the guilty minister severely."

Zhu Yuanzhang's body also shook a few times, and slowly squatted down to look at Liu Chun and said, "We are not only Zhu Chongba, but also the emperor of Ming Dynasty and the father of the people in Cangyang County, Liu Chun, do you understand?"

Liu Chun really wanted to say that he didn't understand, and wanted to just roll around on the spot to find a way out for himself. Being alive was better than anything else, but after thinking all night last night, he already knew that he was doomed.

He doesn't care about his elder brother. To be honest, he wishes he could take Liu Ying with him. It's better to have a backer than to go alone, but he has to think about his wife and children. There is no way out.

"The guilty subject understands that the guilty subject is worthless, and I only ask the sage to show mercy and give the subject a good time."

Liu Ying on the side breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that Liu Chun would go crazy when he died, and use up the last bit of love the Holy Majesty had for the Liu family.

Zhu Yuanzhang also cried, muttering that he was sorry for Xianyi Huihou, Zhu Biao and others rushed to appease him, so it took half an hour before Zhu Yuanzhang came out of the prison with red eyes.

And a group of people had already knelt at the door, everyone was panicked, especially when they secretly observed that the emperor seemed to be in tears, and he was even more sure that the county magistrate was indeed a relative of the emperor, and his family's revenge could not be avenged.

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