Daming: I have a showdown, my father-in-law is the emperor

Chapter 171
Just when the people in the capital were talking a lot.

News came from the palace.

His Majesty decreed that Zhou Yafu, the servant of the Ministry of officials, should be interrogated by the three divisions.

After all, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is an important minister of the court, and Chongzhen still hopes to judge him according to the procedure.

When all the witnesses and evidence are complete, he will be convicted.

After the news came out, there was another heated discussion among the people in the capital.

Everyone was looking forward to it, looking forward to the results of the joint trial of the three divisions.

National Teacher's Office.

After Chen Fan heard the news, he also became interested.

He has always heard about Daming's three-division trial, and he is also very curious.

This time I can just go and have a look.

Speaking of which, he is still the plaintiff, and this case has a lot to do with him.

the next day.

A large number of people gathered outside the Xingbu Yamen.

Everyone heard that Zhou Shilang was going to be interrogated by the three divisions today, so some people with good intentions came here to watch the fun.

Everyone gathered at the gate of the yamen lobby, waiting for the trial of the prisoners.

Today's joint trial of the three divisions was presided over by Chu Xiaojing, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and supervised by Dali Temple Minister and Zuodu Yushi.

And Wang Chengen also sent his men over to listen.

In the final analysis, he led people to copy the Zhou Mansion this week, and he also arrested the people.

Regarding today's joint trial of the three divisions, he will definitely arrange for someone to come over, and he will not ignore it.

Just when everything was ready, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was about to ask the Yamen servants to escort the prisoner up.

Sudden.

There was a commotion outside the lobby, and the noise continued.

"It's Master Guoshi."

"Master National Teacher is here!"

The melon-eating crowd blocking the door saw the national teacher coming, and the scene suddenly became lively.

Everyone voluntarily gave way to the middle road so that the national teacher could pass by.

Chen Fan led a team of ten people, walked through the gate with a calm expression, and went straight to the trial hall.

Just when Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Minister of Dali Temple, and Yushi Zuodu were about to stand up and salute, Chen Fan waved his hand and said casually:

"You don't have to worry about me, I'll come and see the situation, what are you supposed to do!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Fan was not polite, and asked a yamen servant to bring a chair so that he could sit aside and watch.

The three ministers presiding over the case looked at each other, wondering what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the national teacher?

But since the national teacher said so, they didn't have much to say, so they went with the national teacher.

After the Minister of Punishment returned to his seat and sat down, he directly opened the court hearing and asked the Yamen servants to take the prisoners.

Chen Fan sat aside and closed his eyes to meditate, the old god was there.

Chen Fan came here today mainly to see Zhou Shilang, and was very curious about why he kidnapped him.

I have never dealt with him!
Chen Fan thought about it for a long time at the mansion but couldn't figure it out.

So it's okay to be idle at home anyway, so I came over to check the situation.

Another part of the reason is that Chen Fan came to see how Daming's public security system works.

These three divisions have a great reputation in the joint trial. When Chen Fan used to watch costume dramas, he could often hear this word.

It is said that when a serious case is encountered, the emperor will order the three judicial organs to jointly examine the case.

These three judicial departments have some similarities with the public security and judicial system in modern society.

The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Public Security Bureau, courts, and procuratorate corresponded one by one.

According to Chen Fan's system tasks, he wants to transform all aspects of Daming society and help Daming build and develop, and the judicial system is the top priority.

therefore.

Chen Fan's coming here can be regarded as an early experience of Daming's public security system.

It can also provide a reference for him to reform the Daming judiciary in the future.

While Chen Fan was thinking.

The criminal Zhou Yafu was brought up.

Snapped!
The Minister of Justice picked up the gavel and slapped it on the table, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

"Criminal Zhou Yafu, the witnesses and physical evidence of your abduction of the national teacher have been found out, do you have anything to quibble about?"

The majestic voice of Chu Xiaojing, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, was heard in the courtroom.

Before the trial of Zhou Yafu, the Ministry of Punishment had already tried the captured kidnappers in the prison, and they had all confessed that it was indeed Zhou Yafu, the servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who ordered them to kidnap the national teacher.

Zhou Yafu glanced at Chen Fan expressionlessly.

Facing the questioning from Minister of the Ministry of Justice, he shook his head firmly.

"This old man is right. Everything this old man has done is for the sake of the future of Daming's imperial examination. What is wrong with this old man?"

Hearing this, Chen Fan opened his eyes and glanced at Zhou Shilang lightly.

Extremely speechless.

Why are you kidnapping me for the future of Ming Dynasty's imperial examination?
What does it have to do with me?
Chen Fan couldn't help but curse.

"Absurd, you said that you are for the future of Daming's imperial examination. What does this have to do with kidnapping the national teacher?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice glared at Zhou Yafu, obviously not believing what he said.

Zhou Yafu expressed his fears in front of the public with an attitude of going all out.

"From my point of view, the National Teacher's efforts to develop science education are intended to subvert the thousand-year-old imperial examination system."

As soon as this word comes out.

There was an uproar at the scene.

Not only the adults in the court, but even the common people watching outside the gate looked at Zhou Yafu with incredible eyes.

How dare he say such earth-shattering words?
Doesn't he know how much turmoil will be caused in Daming's officialdom if such words are spread?

Zhou Yafu didn't seem to care about everyone's shock. He looked at the three court officials above the court and warned:

"That's it for what I said. It's up to you whether you believe it or not."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yafu closed his eyes and said no more.

Anyway, he's said all that needs to be said.

Although Zhou Yafu also knew that the ministers present would not believe what he said.

But it's okay.

He has warned your lords.

When the national teacher wants to overthrow the imperial examination system in the future.

At that time, scholars in Daming would remember what he said today.

Since he couldn't escape this catastrophe, it's not a loss for him to leave his name in the history books.

Later generations will see Zhou Yafu in the history books. It was he who discovered the conspiracy of the imperial master. Although the ending was tragic, he was fighting for the thousands of scholars of the Ming Dynasty.

Snapped!
The sound of the gavel interrupted everyone's thoughts.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment looked disdainfully at Zhou Yafu under the court, and said with a sneer:

"Nonsense, it's this time, if you still dare to talk nonsense, frame the national teacher, the crime will be aggravated, I will sentence you to be executed after autumn, do you have any objection?"

The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment glanced at Chen Fan inadvertently, and was relieved to see that his face was expressionless and there was no sign of anger.

He also knew about the news that the National Teacher was going to develop science education in Daming.

After all, some time ago, there was a lot of noise in the recruitment assessments organized in various places in Ming Dynasty, and it was impossible for him not to know.

He later asked Master Li, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and learned from Li Da's population that the national teacher was to train the subordinate class of Ming Dynasty.

In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, subordinate officials were synonymous with treacherous villains, and I don't know how many officials suffered from them.

In the opinion of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, the national teacher wants to rectify the subordinate staff class, which is a great thing for the country and the people.

He admired the righteousness of the national teacher from the bottom of his heart.

(End of this chapter)