First Prince of Ming Dynasty

In such a lively scene, the group of officials with trance-like expressions suddenly seemed extraordinarily out of place. Zhu Biao didn't say anything in his eyes, but kept clinking glasses with Hu Weiyong, sipping wine in small sips.

Gradually, more and more people became drunk, and even the martial artists who had a good capacity for alcohol looked at the two prime ministers and the crown prince who were still chatting and laughing as usual, and they all consciously passed out.

Zhu Biao will not keep the drunken servants of his own family back home. When the moon is in the sky, there will not be many people in Jixian Building, and there are only Nanxiong Hou Zhaoyong and others on Wu Xun's side. Only a few people remained.

However, according to Zhu Biao's understanding of those guys, it is reckoned that those who haven't had a good drink at the moment will get away and go to Goulan Jiaofang to have a good time. They don't want to be involved in the Shaanxi-Gansu corruption case.

Gradually the atmosphere on the wine table solidified again, and Hu Weiyong still smiled at Zhu Biao and said, "Today, the Holy Majesty ordered Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice to thoroughly investigate the corruption case in Shaanxi and Gansu. There shouldn't be many things, just take this opportunity to sweep away the filth and clean up the temple..."

Zhu Biaojing directly passed his words and said: "What Prime Minister Hu thinks is exactly what I want. If you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world? The temple is the center of the imperial court. How can we keep corrupt rats in it!"

The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment opened his mouth and said: "What your highness said is very true. It's just that I tortured those criminal officials today, and some of them opened their mouths indiscriminately, trying to slander more people. To achieve the goal of not blaming the public, their hearts can be punished." !"

Zhu Biao asked with great interest: "Oh? Who did you bite? And how did Cao Shangshu conclude that it was a random bite instead of the real thing?"

Cao Rong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, had a dull expression on his face: "The number of people is too many. Zhao Shangshu and Chen Tongzheng even have King Kaiping who is far away from the town. Isn't this just blatant accusation? I think we should interrogate carefully instead of listening to the wind. Even if it rains, Your Highness, please report to the Holy Majesty."

Zhu Biao waved his hands and said: "Since my father ordered Cao Shangshu and Yan Siqing to be in charge, it is trust. After discussing these matters, the two lovers can report them to the court, so why bother me."

Speaking of this, Cao Rong naturally couldn't say that without your Highness nodding your head, Yan Donglai's iron-faced Hades simply wouldn't let him in. Without the cooperation of Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment could not be the master now.

Yan Donglai also put down his wine glass at this time and said: "What Cao Shangshu said is a bit too arbitrary. Some criminal officials may be suspected of grabbing at random, but that doesn't mean that's the case. I think some Beijing officials are indeed criminals with local officials. The officer is involved!"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials happened to be sitting in Yan Donglai's upper seat, and he said, "Why did I hear that Yan Hetang, Yan Siqing's nephew, a Hanlin scholar, seems to be involved as well?"

Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment smiled and said: "This is the confession of the magistrate of Fengxiang. It's just a random accusation. Yan Gongzi, a scholar of the Yan family, is a former Jinshi with excellent character and academics. How could he be so unwise."

Zhu Biao looked at Yan Donglai when he heard the words, he really didn't know about this matter, Yan Donglai's face remained unchanged and he said firmly: "Thanks to the trust of the Holy One, I am in charge of the trial of criminal and prison cases in Dali Temple, and I will never abolish the public for personal reasons. Sure enough, this case is involved, and we must kill relatives righteously to maintain law and order, please trouble Cao Shangshu to supervise this point!"

Cao Rong couldn't step down immediately, which is why he hated Yan Donglai. As far as he knew, Yan Donglai was not an upright character at all. When he was in the Ministry of Punishment, he also had many deeds of favoritism and fraud.

But after he gained the trust of His Highness the Prince, he knew His Highness's preferences and needs. He first wiped his own ass, re-judged those who had escaped punishment because of him, and then changed his appearance into an unselfish Dali Temple Minister.

How can such a villain with a beard be convincing, and his attitude is even more disgusting. It's a pity that His Royal Highness trusts him, and no one can do anything against him.

The envoy Chen Youzong also smiled and said: "What Yan Siqing said is very true. Since someone is biting me, you might as well confront him in person to prove your innocence. With Yan Siqing Cao Shangshu here, the corrupt will be punished and the innocent will be punished." clean!"

They all know that Chang Yuchun, Yan Donglai and Chen Youzong are not involved in this matter, at most they can pull down the people around them, and they can't affect the threat at all. .

Moreover, from the attitudes expressed by these two people, it can be seen that the prince's will is not at all concealed and compromised in order to make big things into small things into nothing.

Zhu Biao leisurely raised his chopsticks and ate the dishes. Jixian Building really lived up to expectations. Its dishes were much better than those of the royal chefs in the palace. Zhu Biao will hold a cooking competition to select the best in the future. Those who entered the palace as imperial cooks.

The imperial chef's cooking is not delicious, so is it still worthy of being an imperial chef?

Hu Weiyong suddenly put down his chopsticks and sighed leisurely, stood up and bowed to Zhu Biao, and said solemnly: "Today, I have received many requests from many people. It's a fault."

Zhu Biao frowned and said with chopsticks: "What does Prime Minister Hu mean by this?"

Hu Weiyong looked a little embarrassed and said: "I thought that there should not be many people involved in Beijing, but it is unexpected. The involvement is so wide. If you take it rashly, you may cause chaos."

Zhu Biao couldn't understand what Hu Weiyong, an old fox, was doing. Since he wanted to bow his head, why did he mention it this morning? Isn't this sick?

Zhu Biao kept thinking about Hu Weiyong's real purpose, and slapped the table with displeasure on his face: "Does Hu Xiang know what he is talking about? My father said a few years ago that he would never face corruption because of his personality. There are so many powerful people who grant mercy outside the law, and anyone who asks for mercy will be treated as the same crime!"

Hu Weiyong knelt down and cupped his hands and said: "If I have selfish intentions, why would I ask the Holy One to investigate thoroughly in the early court? It took a day to find out that the officials in Beijing and China have more or less received local filial piety. After all, the imperial salary is low. The past practice is not an act of collusion between inside and outside, and such situations need to be handled with caution."

The officials of the Ministry of Education and the six ministries left in the Jixian Tower all knelt down and said in unison: "I beg your majesty to be merciful, and focus on the overall situation."

Zhu Biao stood up and said coldly, "Are you all involved in this case?"

Everyone kowtowed blindly, and there were only a few of them left on the seats. Zhu Biao snorted coldly and said, "It's no wonder that you all looked sluggish just now. It turns out that there are ghosts in your heart. Zhao Yong immediately asked someone to take these people down and hand them over to Dali. The temple will be strictly judged!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials below were a little shocked, but soon came to their senses, and each of them denied that they were involved in the Shaanxi-Gansu case, and only asked His Highness the Crown Prince for the sake of the overall situation of the court.

No one would be so stupid as not to tell himself, that would not be sincerity, that would be a fool, that would not give His Royal Highness a step down, everyone is a decent person, and they are all loyal ministers and good generals who are dedicated to serving the public!

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