Chapter 200: Once again seeing the ancestral law (please subscribe)
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Xu Jie's brows suddenly jumped.

He looked at Gao Gong hesitantly, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

Is Gao Gong going to keep targeting the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Palace?

What is he going to do!
Jiajing waved his hand casually: "If you have something to say, then tell me."

Only then did Gao Gong take out a discount book from his sleeve.

Lu Fang took a closer look, stepped forward and took it, and handed it to the emperor.

Gao Gong also spoke up: "This time, the censors impeached the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Mansion for illegal activities, which shows that some officials in the two offices did indeed act illegally. I just received a confession of the illegal activities of the Hanlin Academy scholar and the Zhanshi Mansion Zhanshi Dong Fen."

Dong Fen came out.

Xu Jie was immediately shocked.

It turns out that Gao Gong was going after Dong Fen!

Now that it has been decided to investigate the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Palace, it naturally means that there are problems in the two yamen.

There were problems in the two yamen, and Dong Fen, who held official positions in both yamen and even was in charge of errands in the Zhanshi Mansion, made illegal confessions at this time.

It is very reasonable.

Moreover, because the accounts of the two yamen had been checked before, and now that Dong Fen had committed illegal acts, people would subconsciously conclude that it was true.

Sure enough.

When Gao Gong presented the folded book.

The Minister of Revenue Gao Yao, who had almost been accused by the Minister of Rites Yan Ne of causing deficits in the two government offices, immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty, there are problems in the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Mansion. Dong Fen is an official in the two yamen. I think the illegal acts in this confession have traces to follow, and are not groundless."

Whether it's true or not.

Now this is real.

After saying this, Gao Yao glanced at the Minister of Rites Yan Ne indifferently.

And while the emperor was flipping through the report.

Gao Gong had already started to explain, "Your Majesty, Dong Fen is an official in the court, serving in the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Mansion. He should have thought about serving the country. However, he has no intention of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country. Instead, he used his power to openly create charity fields, build charity houses, charity schools, and charity granaries in his hometown of Huzhou Prefecture to gain fame.

"But secretly, he occupied a lot of land in the countryside, accumulated wealth, and acted tyrannically, killing the people.

"There is a saying in Huzhou: The richest place in the Three Wus, with farmland covering hundreds of thousands of hectares in Suzhou and Huzhou. There are more than a hundred pawnshops, each owned by a big merchant, earning millions of yuan in interest every year. There are no less than a thousand livestock and servants, and more than 300 large ships.

"The Dong family was even more greedy for money, using their family property to lend money privately at high interest rates, exploiting the people, almost nine times out and thirteen times back, exploiting the people in the countryside.

“When I first heard about it, I was horrified.

Under the rule of our country, there are such treacherous ministers. The deeds they have done are too numerous to list. I don’t know how the people in Huzhou, Wucheng, Wujiang and other places are doing after being exploited by them, but I am sure they are not worthy of being called human beings. "

Above the main hall of Wanshou Palace.

Gao Gong and Gao Suqing were cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

These words were spoken with such deep sorrow and anguish.

It was like seeing the people of Huzhou Prefecture, who were suffering every moment under the oppression and exploitation of the Dong family.

Without waiting for others to speak.

Gao Gong continued, "A few days ago, I went to Changping on a day off. It was the time for the autumn harvest, and the people were well fed and well clothed, and everyone was happy. But now I see the people of Huzhou, who are being exploited by the Dong thief, and they are all indifferent. This is the land of our Ming Dynasty, and the people of the same dynasty?

I ask Your Majesty to issue an imperial decree to immediately arrest the treacherous minister Dong Fen and put him in prison, and to send an imperial envoy to Huzhou to search and confiscate Dong's family, so as to eliminate the evildoers for the people of Huzhou and return a bright and clear world to the people, demonstrating the strict laws of our dynasty and Your Majesty's love for the people."

In the main hall.

Gao Gong denounced in a deep and bitter voice, the echo of which lingered in the air.

Xu Jie immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the many illegal acts recorded in this report by Mr. Gao are still unknown, and we have not yet verified whether Dong Fen and his family have committed any illegal acts and exploited the people. Logically, we need to verify them first, and only when the officials are sure can we arrest and interrogate the relevant illegal persons.

If we arrest court officials based on a confession from an unknown source, then anyone in the world can send in a so-called confession, pointing directly at the officials in the court, and thus disrupt the government."

Gao Gong waved his robe and looked at Xu Jie: "Lord Xu, there is no such thing as a rumor without a basis in the world. If the Dong family was a good family in Huzhou, how could I have received this confession?"

He and the Dong family must be clean.

Who would sue their family for no reason?

Xu Jie frowned and said, "I know that Su Qing hates evil and will severely investigate and punish any illegal acts he hears about. But if this is a false accusation, it may be unfair. If we arrest court officials at this time, wouldn't that be disregarding the laws of the Ming Dynasty?"

Without waiting for Gao Gong to refute.

Xu Jie said worriedly, "Everything is determined by the laws of the country. If someone confesses today, Dong Fen will be taken to the imperial prison. Then tomorrow, if someone confesses that we were present, will we also be taken to the imperial prison without verification?"

Gao Gong's eyes were gloomy.

He naturally knew that the confession submitted by Yan Shaoting could not be false.

But what Xu Jie said was righteous.

Just when he was about to open his mouth to refute.

Xu Jie once again spoke up: "Your Majesty, I am not trying to cover up for Dong Fen. But our dynasty should act in accordance with the law and rules.

"Someone has confessed that the crime was committed by Lord Gao, and it may be true. The court should now dispatch officials to Huzhou to investigate.

"If Dong Fen and the Dong family have indeed committed illegal acts as they have confessed, they should be severely punished to set the record straight and serve as a warning to all officials.

If this had not happened, the court officials should have been cleared of all charges, and not be made to panic, fearing that they would not know where to confess in the future and would end up in prison."

same.

Just like Gao Gong's previous grief.

Xu Jie also spoke righteously.

Uphold the laws and rules of the court.

The Minister of Justice, Paine, also stepped forward to second the motion.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Xu said is absolutely right."

"The court's laws and regulations state that even if someone reports a violation of the law, an official should be sent to investigate first, and the person being reported must be aware of the terms of the report and make a defense."

"If we don't distinguish, everyone will be able to speak out about the officials in the court in the future. It will be unknown whether the court can still work peacefully in the future."

After Paine spoke.

Then, the Minister of War Yang Bo and the Minister of Rites Yan Ne spoke up in secondment.

The core is one.

Follow the rules and regulations.

If Dong Fen was really sent to jail just because of a confession.

Anyone can do this from now on.

As long as they are unhappy with someone, the worst that can happen is that they have to submit a confession.

And this time.

Yuan Wei, Lei Li and others were also unwilling to say more.

Even the Minister of Revenue Gao Yao chose to remain silent at this time.

After all, compared with the previous investigation of the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Palace.

Now this matter also concerns myself.

Even though Gao Yao stood with Gao Gong most of the time, at a time like this, keeping silent was already considered good enough.

Everyone who spoke agreed with Xu Jie's opinion.

Gao Gong couldn't help but frown and glanced sideways at Yan Shaoting.

This matter was brought to his attention by Yan Shaoting.

The situation is like this now, we can't just ignore this kid.

And when Gao Gong looked over.

Yan Shaoting also looked at the other person and gave him a smile.

Where is this?

Lord Gao, you are anxious.

Gao Gong was indeed a little anxious. He was the one who had started this matter, and he was the one who called for a strict investigation and severe punishment.

If we just keep pressing it down like this.

I would lose all my face.

When Gao Gong was anxious.

Yan Shaoting then slowly took a step forward.

moment.

Xu Jie glanced at him sideways.

This kid wants to get involved in this matter too?

Jiajing also looked over and looked at Yan Shaoting, with a hint of deep meaning on his face.

Yan Shaoting spoke calmly.

"Your Majesty, follow the laws of our ancestors."

This statement came out.

Xu Jie's brows jumped immediately.

How can it be the law passed down by our ancestors?

This kid, has he developed some misunderstanding about this thing since the last time he was suppressed by me using my ancestral method?
Inexplicable.

He really didn't want to hear these words now.

next second.

Yan Shaoting continued, "According to the law, according to the laws established by our ancestors, if someone confesses to Dong Fen at this time, it is indeed necessary to verify it first."

As soon as these words came out.

Gao Gong almost fainted on the spot.

It was you, Yan Shaoting, who handed me the knife.

Now, it was you, Yan Shaoting, who said that we should follow the rules and verify first.

Do you, Yan Shaoting, think that I, Gao Suqing, am easy to bully?
Xu Jie, who had been feeling alarmed, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that I was wrong just now.

It’s just that the mindsets of several people are different.

Yan Shaoting changed the subject and said, "But according to the established laws of our ancestors and the court's conventions, if someone has made a confession of illegality involving the Hanlin academician and the Chancellor of the Chancellery, then he should be ordered to submit a petition to defend himself and wait at home to find out whether his confession is true or false."

This seems to be what Xu Jie said before.

But then, Yan Shaoting spoke again.

"Since the fourth year of Hongwu, our dynasty has opened the imperial examination system to recruit talented people from all over the world."

"In the fourth year of Hongwu, there were two examiners for the Spring Examination."

"The fourth year of the Yongle reign was the Bingxu year, the seventh year was the Yicho year, the tenth year was the Renchen year, the thirteenth year was the Yiwei year, the sixteenth year was the Wuxu year, the nineteenth year was the Xinchou year, and the twenty-second year was the Jiachen year."

"The second year of Xuande was the Dingwei year, the fifth year was the Gengxu year, and the eighth year was the Kuichou year."

"The first year of Zhengtong was the Bingchen year, the year of Si Nian was the Yiwei year, the seventh year was the Renxu year, the tenth year was the Yichou year, and the thirteenth year was the Wuchen year."

"The second year of Jingtai was the Xinwei year, and the fifth year was the Jiaxu year."

"In the first year of Tianshun, I passed the Dingchou exam. I miss the Gengchen exam. In the seventh year, I passed the Kuiwei exam."

When Yan Shaoting announced the years of the Enke examination one by one.

The confusion on the faces of everyone present became more and more intense.

Gao Gong's face was full of confusion.

We were talking about Dong Fen’s illegal deeds just now, why is Yan Runwu talking about the Spring Imperial Examination now?

Xu Jie frowned.

That familiar feeling.

Coming up again.

Something seems wrong.

But Yan Shaoting still kept it: "Until the second year of Chenghua, the Bingxu year, the fifth year, the Yichou year, the eighth year, the Renchen year, the eleventh year, the Yiwei year, the fourteenth year, the Wuxu year, the seventeenth year, the Xinchou year, the twentieth year, the Jiachen year, and the twenty-third year, the Dingwei year."

"The third year of the Hongzhi reign was the Gengxu year, the sixth year was the Kuichou year, the ninth year was the Bingchen year, the twelfth year was the Yiwei year, the fifteenth year was the Renxu year, and the eighteenth year was the Yicho year."

"The third year of Zhengde was the Wuchen year, the sixth year was the Xinwei year, the ninth year was the Jiaxu year, the twelfth year was the Dingchou year, and the fifteenth year was the Gengchen year."

"Until now, Your Majesty, the second year of Jiajing was the Kuiwei year, the fifth year was the Bingxu year, the eighth year was the Yichou year, the eleventh year was the Renchen year, the fourteenth year was the Yiwei year, the seventeenth year was the Wuxu year, the twentieth year was the Xinchou year, the twenty-third year was the Jiachen year, the twenty-sixth year was the Dingwei year, the twenty-ninth year was the Gengxu year, the thirty-second year was the Kuicho year, the thirty-fifth year was the Bingchen year, and the thirty-eighth year was the Yiwei year."

Speaking of it.

Yan Shaoting let out a long breath.

Then take a deep breath.

He turned around and looked at Xu Jie, whose expression changed slightly, and Lao Gao, who looked full of confusion.

Under the puzzled eyes of everyone.

Yan Shaoting said slowly, "Since the beginning of the imperial dynasty, there have always been two examiners for the imperial examinations. This time, in the 41st year of the Jiajing reign, there will be three examiners appointed by His Majesty, and Dong Fen is one of them."

suddenly.

Xu Jie's brows jumped.

He understood what Yan Shaoting meant by all the seemingly insignificant words he had said before.

Xu Jie even turned to look at Gao Gong.

I want to judge whether this matter was a conspiracy between these two people.

Gao Gong still looked puzzled.

I don’t know myself.

Yan Runwu didn't tell me about this.

And under the gaze of everyone.

Yan Shaoting snorted coldly: "Now Dong Fen may be involved in illegal activities. Whether according to the laws of our dynasty or the laws of our ancestors, he should file a petition to defend himself. He should also be dismissed from his post as the examiner of the Spring Examination of the Renxu Year and ordered to stay at home until the court finds out the truth!"

After Yan Shaoting revealed his real purpose.

Gao Gong's shoulders trembled, and he immediately clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I second the motion!"

Yan Song also raised his head and said: "Dong Fen is suspicious, so he cannot be an examiner for the special examination, so as to avoid causing trouble."

Followed by.

Yuan Wei, Gao Yao, Lei Li and Ouyang Bijin were the only ones who spoke up to second the motion.

This time.

There is no need to wait for Xu Jie and others to speak.

Jiajing immediately slammed the table and said: "Since it is the law of our ancestors and the law of the country, Dong Fen should not be an examiner for the spring examination of the Renxu year. This matter will be handled according to Yan Shaoting's request. Dong Fen is ordered to submit a petition to defend himself and stay at home for investigation."

The emperor has made the holy judgment.

Xu Jie's shoulders and back suddenly slumped.

There was a world of difference between Dong Fen's presence and absence in the imperial examination of the year Renxu.

Even if you are also an examiner.

Just when he thought that he would end up in failure today.

Yan Shaoting spoke again.

"Your Majesty, I haven't finished yet..."

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