Chapter 291 The Emperor's Personal Revenge

above the hall.

Yan Shifan looked at Pan En with an ambiguous expression on his face: "Minister Pan, it turns out that the person who broke the law in the Ministry of Justice is you!"

After saying that.

Yan Shifan immediately turned his head and looked at the emperor above.

He held up the impeachment memorial in both hands.

"His Majesty!"

"The people I want to impeach today are none other than the Crown Prince's guest Yan Shaoting, the Minister of Punishments Pan En, and the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate Gao Hanwen. This is because the Censorate's Jinshi Pan Yunduan, who was not on leave last time, left his post without reason and went out to look for prostitutes in the streets. He invited friends and spent hundreds of taels of silver to hire prostitutes for his own pleasure.

"Afterwards, the Jinshi Pan Yunduan did not repent, while the Minister of Punishment Pan En, his father, was in charge of the Punishment Department. He was well versed in criminal law and was good at distinguishing officials. However, he broke the law knowingly and disregarded the emperor's grace. Pan En went to the prince's guest Yan Shaoting privately, hoping to write a letter to persuade Gao Hanwen, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, to let him go and tamper with the record.

"Pan Yunduan still has no intention of repenting. He thinks that as the son of the current Shangshu, he is above the laws of the country. He acts lawlessly, disregards the laws, and disrespects the emperor.

I believe that the Jinshi Pan Yunduan, who is a censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, should be severely punished, and his father, the Minister of Punishment Pan En, as well as the Crown Prince's guest Yan Shaoting and the Metropolitan Censorate's Left Censor-in-Chief Gao Hanwen should also be investigated for their crimes! "

The events are clear and the characters are distinct.

Yan Shifan also explained the causes and consequences of the case one by one.

Lu Fang had already taken the memorial and presented it to the emperor.

Jiajing narrowed his eyes and opened the memorial.

Just a glance.

Then he looked at the Minister of Justice Paine.

Last time.

I still remember it.

Not long ago, this Minister of Justice impeached Yan Shifan and Prince Yu's Mansion because the Ministry of Works repaired the dilapidated houses in Prince Yu's Mansion.

He immediately passed Paine.

Look inside the hall.

"Where's the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Ouyang Bijin's shoulders trembled, and he quickly stood up: "I'm here."

Jiajing said in a deep voice: "Does the Censorate know about what the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works reported?"

Ouyang Bijin showed a look of fear: "Your Majesty, I know about it."

"Oh?"

Jiajing's eyes flashed. Ouyang Bijin knew about this?
Ouyang Bijin explained, "At first, the court reported that Pan Yunduan, a Jinshi, left his post without notice and then ordered people to find him. He did exactly what the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works said. However, the Censorate took into consideration that it was his first offense and that he was a newly promoted official, one of your majesty's talents. No one is without fault, and he was young and romantic. Therefore, the Censorate only warned him individually not to do it again. If he does it again, he will be severely punished and will not be tolerated!"

Yan Shifan immediately looked at Ouyang Bijin and said, "Great! So you, Ouyang Bijin, are also involved!"

After saying that.

Yan Shifan immediately looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to impeach Ouyang Bijin. As an official of the Censorate, he knew that the officials in the Censorate were breaking the law, but he secretly protected them. He should be punished with the same crime!"

Ouyang Bijin immediately said, "Court Minister Yan has never been romantic? It's just his first offense. Although it's against the rules, my Censorate has also fined him according to the law. Everything is done according to the rules."

Leaving one's post without notice.

In fact, for Beijing officials, it really is nothing.

Because officials in the capital are different from local officials, and even more different from officials who specialize in military and national affairs.

It's unlikely that anything will happen.

Therefore, according to the rules, the only punishment is a salary deduction.

Jiajing turned to Yan Shaoting: "The prince's guest."

Yan Shaoting stepped forward with a bow: "I am here."

"Is this matter as the Minister of Works Zuo said?"

Yan Shaoting nodded and said, "Your Majesty, it is just as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works said. That day, I was at home and discussed the affairs of Changping with Xu Wei, the Secretary of the Changping Public Security Department. The Minister of Punishment Pan En did exactly as the Ministry of Works said. He went to my home and said that my son had committed a crime. Perhaps he thought that I and the Left Assistant Censor of the Censorate had known each other in the cabinet, so he asked me to clarify the matter and let him off."

Jiajing immediately asked: "Then do you agree?"

Yan Shaoting shook his head: "I have not agreed yet."

"You fart!"

"You clearly asked me to help arrange official positions for your students!"

Paine, who had been dragged out by Yan Shifan, immediately widened his eyes and cursed.

Immediately.

He regretted it.

then.

Paine fell to his knees.

Yan Shaoting turned around and looked at Pan En coldly: "Minister Pan, which of my students need you to arrange official positions?"

Paine was truly panicked.

It was a slip of the tongue.

But he put himself in a desperate situation.

I don't know which students Yan Shaoting asked me to arrange for them that day.

And more importantly.

If I also deny this matter.

Then the matter would only stop at the fact that his son Pan Yunduan left his post without permission that day, and he, as the Minister of Justice, was not involved in it.

He looked up at the Emperor.

"His Majesty……"

"I just spoke nonsense, not as..."

Bang!
There was a loud bang.

Jiajing slammed his hand heavily on the imperial desk.

"Okay!"

"As a member of the Ministry of Justice, he actually broke the law knowingly, suppressed others, and protected his son."

"Good for you, Ministry of Justice!"

"it is good……"

"Okay!"

The emperor's tone became gloomy.

He immediately said, "Go to the Censorate, call Gao Hanwen and Pan Yunduan over, and find out everything about this!"

Lu Fang immediately arranged for someone to leave the palace and go to the Censorate to look for someone.

And Paine kept explaining.

Jiajing's eyes turned cold: "Shut up! If you dare to say anything again, drag me out!"

Paine's face was pale and his eyes were dull.

The entire hall.

The atmosphere suddenly became bleak.

boom!
Suddenly there was a loud thunder.

Then there was a howling strong wind.

in a blink.

Heavy rain poured down from the sky.

Outside the palace, the sky suddenly darkened.

Xu Jie thought about it for several times, and finally stood up and said, "Your Majesty, no matter what the truth of this matter is, even if Pan Yunduan may have neglected his duties, he has just entered the official career and has only been in the court for a few months. In addition, he has just passed the imperial examination and it is inevitable that he will be keen on romantic affairs. Since the Censorate has also said that the punishment has been made, the salary will be deducted.

"As a father, it is understandable that Minister Pan is concerned about his children. Since the prince's guests have already said that Pan En did make a request but was rejected, the so-called officials protecting each other and the crime of covering up for him cannot be established. At most, he will be fined. Even if the court is rectifying the administration now, Your Majesty can issue an edict to reprimand him or demote him."

And this time.

Without waiting for the emperor to speak.

Without even waiting for Yan Shifan, who initiated the impeachment, to speak.

Gao Gong stood up.

"Your Majesty, I cannot agree with what Lord Xu said!"

"Although it is natural for a father to plead for his son, Paine, as the Minister of Justice, knowingly broke the law, should be punished even more severely, not to mention that the court is now rectifying the administration of officials."

“If a son is not taught well, it is the fault of his father.”

"Pan Yunduan is only a junior censor in the Censorate, but he has no ambition to make further progress. This shows that as a father, Minister of Justice Pan En must not have been very strict in his family education."

"I second the request of the Minister of Works, Zuo Shilang, to investigate the case and severely punish those involved!"

After saying that.

Lao Gao also glanced at Yan Shaoting.

From now on, Yan Shaoting has already gotten out of this matter.

Since the Censorate has said that the punishment has been punished by deducting salary.

I guess there's no point in arguing that.

Thus, the matter was confined to Paine and his son.

Xu Jie, who had just made the request, sighed in his heart.

I have done my utmost in this matter, and there is no need to say more.

Who asked Paine to come to me when his son was in trouble?

what's going on?

Wouldn't I help?

I wonder what this Paine is like.

outside the temple.

The wind and rain are getting stronger.

Inside the hall, there was darkness and silence.

I don’t know how long it took.

The sound of footsteps accompanied by the sound of rain came into the hall.

Mist rolled in from outside.

Gao Hanwen knelt on the ground as soon as he entered the palace: "Your Majesty, I am Gao Hanwen, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, and I pay my respects to His Majesty."

Jiajing frowned.

Because apart from Gao Hanwen, no one else came.

Jiajing immediately asked, "Do you already know about this?"

Gao Hanwen nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the Jinshi Pan Yunduan neglected his duties and left his post without notice. After I found him, I kept him in custody at the Metropolitan Censorate for three days and ordered him to repent. Then I fined him. It is not what the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works said. I received a request from the Crown Prince's guest Yan Shaoting to let Pan Yunduan go privately."

Yan Shifan, however, had sharp eyes.

He also raised the emperor's doubts.

"Gao Hanwen, His Majesty just ordered you and Pan Yunduan to come to the palace to meet the Emperor."

"Why are you here now, but Pan Yunduan hasn't arrived yet?"

Paine was already disheartened by this time.

Gao Hanwen is here.

But the son didn't come.

This can already explain a lot of problems.

In fact, Gao Hanwen didn't need to say it.

As soon as Jiajing saw him entering the palace alone, he reacted.

I'm afraid Pan Yunduan has deserted his post again and is no longer in the Censorate.

Jiajing said coldly: "Find it! Send someone to find it! Find the son of our Minister of Justice and bring him to me!"

There was a cold light in his eyes.

The last time this group of people bullied Prince Yu’s Mansion, Paine was among them.

He's my own son!
This time.

Something happened to your son Paine.

I want to see how you defend yourself!
Originally, as Xu Jie said, this matter was a normal human reaction. They were all old ministers who had served in the court for many years, so a simple warning in the past would have been enough.

but now.

It’s different!

Can't I vent my anger for my son?
The last time, the child was so scared that he wrote a petition to apologize.

But Paine's son doesn't seem to have any intention of repenting.

Even now, he still insists on his own way and has no respect for the law, let alone himself as the emperor!
At this moment.

The eunuch who had just received the oral order to send people to search the whole city for Pan Yunduan had just arrived at the palace gate.

There was a large crowd of people outside, who had tied up several raggedy scoundrels and brought them to the front of the temple.

Lu Yi, who had been promoted to the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, stood at the palace gate, covered in water vapor.

"Your Majesty."

"The Jinyiwei received a report from Nancheng today that the son of the current Shangshu gathered a group of people to commit adultery in Nancheng, causing the death of a good family. We dare not neglect it and have arrested the suspects and escorted them outside the palace. We are requesting your majesty to make a judgment!"

Finished!

Finished!

The person caught must be his own son.

Paine, kneeling in the hall, felt dizzy.

And outside the palace.

Pan Yunduan, with his clothes in disarray and his chest exposed, was covered in rouge.

The rain had blown on his face and it was all covered in dirt.

But he was clearly pinned to the ground.

But he still looked up angrily at Lu Yi who had caught him today.

"Let me go!"

"Let go!"

"My father is the Minister of Justice!"

Bang!
Outside the hall, a muffled sound was heard amid the shouting, and then the shouting stopped abruptly.

And inside the palace.

Paine finally couldn't hold on any longer.

As the words outside said, "Dad is the Minister of Justice."

Paine's eyes finally went dark.

He fainted in the hall.

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