Unparalleled Concubine

"Governor, these are the crimes that Shen Kuan, Yan Shouzhuo and others have committed over the years. When the sky gets brighter, I will shake the court clock and call all the officials to hold a grand meeting. For the crimes of these people, please dismiss the prime minister."

Ji Lin frowned slightly, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, if there is a grand court meeting, Shen Kuan and others may also be present."

"They don't need to be there."

The emperor gritted his teeth and said with a cold face: "Tomorrow morning, they will be condemned, and they will be taken directly to Dali Temple. We must never let them out again. Once these people go out, they will talk nonsense, and things will be difficult!"

The governor frowned slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, those people are either assistant ministers or prime ministers, and they are not even given a chance to speak. People in the court may... gossip."

"I can't care less."

The emperor's eyes were bloodshot, and his face was a little hideous.

"At this point, we can only cut the mess quickly, otherwise it will become more and more difficult to deal with if it continues like this."

He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "The governor must help me!"

Ji Lin looked serious, got up and knelt in front of the emperor, and said respectfully: "The Governor's Mansion, I would like to encourage His Majesty!"

"it is good!"

Hearing this, the Son of Heaven lifted his spirits a lot. He sat up from the soft couch and said in a muffled voice, "I'll let Xiao Zheng vibrate the court bell and call a grand court meeting."

In the imperial city of Dajin, there is a huge bronze bell, which weighs thousands of catties. Once it is rung, at least Yonglefang can hear it clearly. After arriving at Weiyang Palace, the bell was also hung at the gate of Weiyang Palace.

The big bell does not ring normally, but as long as it rings, it means that something has happened. If it rings three times in a row, it means that the emperor has urgently called a great court meeting. If it rings twelve times in a row... it means that the emperor has died.

Emperor Yuanzhao walked out of the door of the study, saw Xiao Zheng kneeling on the ground with a bloody smell on his body, and asked, "Is the matter found out?"

"I found out."

Xiao Zheng bowed his head respectfully: "Someone from outside the palace entered Yuxiu Palace, said something to that nobleman of Chu, and after talking to nobleman Chu, he made money to let her enter Weiyang Palace, as long as they are involved in this matter , the servants were all dealt with according to the rules of the palace, and among them was my chief servant..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Zheng kowtowed respectfully: "Please forgive me..."

"People outside the palace..."

Emperor Yuanzhao said coldly: "Can you find out who it is?"

Xiao Zheng bowed his head and said: "The people from the Tianmu Supervisor have already gone to investigate, it will take some time, but whether they can find out or not, it doesn't make much sense, even if they find out the evidence, no one else will believe it... "

"Then let me check it out!"

The Son of Heaven snorted coldly, and said: "Xiao Zheng, let's not talk about the matter of the internal servants for now, you are now going to shake the court bell in Weiyang Palace, and summon the ministers in Beijing to discuss matters!"

"I want to convene the Great Court Assembly immediately!"

Emperor Yuanzhao closed his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Qianniuwei and Yubayashiwei, keep an eye on the yamen and densely populated places in the capital. If you find anyone talking nonsense, arrest them immediately..."

Xiao Zheng frowned, then sighed, and said in a low voice: "Your servant will do it now."

The Son of Heaven is not yet in charge of the government. If he is in charge of the government, the matter of sealing the capital can actually be handed over to the Jingzhao Mansion. If he is not in charge of the government, he can only temporarily use his own guards to do it.

Doing so is likely to arouse discussions between the government and the opposition.

After all, he is only 14 years old, no matter how he looks at it, he is still a child. No matter what he does, as long as he goes too far, others will think that he is a child running amok.

But now there is no other way, I can only grit my teeth and do it, and then find a way to invite someone from the south to return to Beijing to stabilize the situation...

Xiao Zheng walked to the gate of Weiyang Palace in person, commanded the little eunuch under his command to ring the court bell, the big bell vibrated and rang three times in a row, the sound was deafening.

As soon as the three big bells rang, Yongle Fang, who had not yet fully woken up, was immediately awakened by the bell. Many ministers got up from the bed in a panic, and asked the servants to dress him in court clothes.

Some people didn't have time to eat, so they ran out of the house. A dozen sedan chairs were walking together on Desheng Street, and they almost collided.

The young emperor stood quietly at the gate of Weiyang Palace, looking at the 81 steps below his feet with a serious face.

Whether his knife can cut through these messes depends on today!

Chapter 906 The crime is too light

Officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital had to rush to the palace immediately when they heard the vibration of the court bell, so all the civil and military officials filed in from Yong'an Gate and walked slowly to Weiyang Palace.

At this time, the sky was almost bright, the door of Weiyang Palace was wide open, and the officials at the level of Zhongjiuqing looked left and right. Except for the waiter under the door, the house was still there, and the other four prime ministers were strict with the doctor Yushi. Not at all, these ministers sensed that something was wrong, and frowned.

Among them, Kong Yu, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, who was nearly 60 years old, walked up to the only chancellor, Fang Wei, and lowered his head and asked, "Mr. Fang, why don't you see you and Yan Sikong?"

Fang Fangwei is the new prime minister who came to the Shangshutai to worship the prime minister, and he is not yet familiar with the other prime ministers, so for the sake of safety, Shen Kuan did not take him with him. At this time, the prime minister also frowned and shook his head: "I don't know, but I heard that a few of them came into the palace together last night, and His Majesty shook the court clock early this morning. It seems that they said something important to His Majesty, which caused the court bell to vibrate."

Kong Shangshu lowered his head slightly, and said: "So, let's talk about it after entering Weiyang Palace."

As soon as he said these words, Xiao Zheng, who was dressed in red, was already standing at the gate of Weiyang Palace. With a solemn face, he said loudly: "Hundreds of officials enter the palace—"

All civil and military officials bowed one after another and walked into the main hall of Weiyang Palace. They still stood in the same position as before, so four seats were vacated at the front of the row of civil officials on the left, and only House Wei stood alone. front.

The servant under the door also frowned deeply, and turned his head to look at the governor Ji Lin who was standing on the right. Although he didn't know what happened, he had faintly sensed that something was wrong.

After all the officials entered the court, Emperor Yuanzhao also walked into Weiyang Palace surrounded by eunuchs. With Xiao Zheng singing loudly, all civil and military officials knelt on the ground one after another, shouting long live.

Emperor Yuanzhao raised his hand slightly as if nothing had happened, and said indifferently, "Zhuqing, let's all be at peace."

At this time, all the officials in the main hall of Weiyang Palace are officials of the fifth rank or above, many of them are former students of Shen Kuan, Yan Shouzhuo and others, and they probably know what happened last night, but no one took the lead. With his wealth and life, these ministers who have worked so hard to reach the fifth rank and above will not speak easily.

The chief eunuch, Xiao Zheng, took a step forward and said loudly: "Play things early, let's go to court if there is nothing to do—"

This sentence is very normal on weekdays. If there is no major event during the Great Court Meeting, it is just a formality and the court is over, but today is different...

Today Weiyang Palace took the initiative to vibrate the court clock, and the officials convened, how could nothing happen!

The waiter at the door, the housekeeper, Wei Wei, his heart sank slightly, he looked left and right, and he knew in his heart that someone must come out to play something.

Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Zheng finished speaking, Ji Lin, the chief military officer standing at the top of the military officer, took a deep breath, took a step forward, and bowed deeply to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I have the original play."

Emperor Yuanzhao also exhaled lightly, and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter with the governor?"

This was originally a script arranged in advance, but it is still unknown whether these officials will buy it or not. After all, he is only 14 years old, and he is somewhat uneasy at the moment.

Ji Lin hesitated for a moment, his voice booming.

"Your Majesty, the left servant of Chen Shenshangshutai shoots Shen Kuan, the right servant shoots Sun Cunxi, the servant Han Jin, the secretary Xu Gu, and the imperial doctor are strict and clumsy. They take bribes and pervert the law, accept bribes, engage in malpractice for personal gain, and end..."

Originally, he wanted to talk about forming a clique for personal gain, but there are many former officials of the ministers, and they can all be regarded as their party members. At this time, we can only investigate the "chief culprit" and not involve these "partners", otherwise no one will be able to please .

After the governor paused, he continued: "The minister has verified the crimes of these people and written them all in the memorial. The specific evidence has also been placed outside the hall and can be brought in at any time."

"Your Majesty, these people, as assistant ministers and prime ministers, don't want to serve the country, but instead corrupt the law and seek personal gain!"