February 19, the 14th year of Orthodoxy.
In the Tongxin Hall of Prince Xiang's Mansion, Baochai has packed up everything. She wants to go into the palace to greet the queen.
The etiquette requires that the morning and dusk should be measured. It is conceivable that the queen has too many people, so this system cannot be adhered to, so Baochai Yuanchun and Chen Zhi enter the palace every few days.
As for those county princesses and lower-level wives, they can enter the palace once or twice a month. Of course, most people will not see them even once.
On the chair behind her, Zhu Jinghong had finished dressing and was frowning in thought.
He would not wear the red four-cup dragon collar robe, jade leather belt, and Yishan crown that represented the prince's identity most of the time, even when he entered the palace to meet the emperor.
"Really going to go today?"
Playing with the jade in his hand, Zhu Jinghong said calmly: "Go...if you don't go, things will be difficult to handle!"
"Then when do you plan to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Baochai asked again.
"Just wait for another hour. When the trial is halfway through, I'll be ready!"
Baochai said again: "You have to think about how to deal with it! ”
“Well!”
In the past two days, Zhu Jinghong has been thinking about how to deal with it, and he is now confident.
"Then I won't wait for you...I went to the palace to see my mother, and when I came back, I invited several ladies to enjoy the flowers!"
The ladies who are qualified to be invited by her, They are the middle and upper class among the nobles. The families of these people are all powerful in the military.
Of course, Baochai can also make appointments with higher-ranking wives, but doing so is really eye-catching, so she usually doesn't make appointments except for festivals.
"You go first!" Zhu Jinghong responded.
Soon Baochai finished packing and took a sedan to the palace.
The sedan entered the Dong'an Gate, but before walking out for a long time, a maid informed that there was a sedan from Prince Rui's Mansion in front of it.
Today, Princess Rui Chen Zhi also entered the palace to see the queen. At this moment, she also received a report from a servant, saying that the sedan chair of Prince Xiang's Mansion was behind.
The sedan chairs of the two princesses stopped outside Donghua Gate one after another. Chen Zhi did not rush into the palace, but waited for a while.
"Meet Sixth Sister-in-law!"
After Baochai got off the sedan, he took the initiative to greet her, while Chen Zhi hurriedly stepped forward to help her.
Chen Zhi said with a smile: "It doesn't have to be like this. Outsiders saw it... and said that I was arranging my sister-in-law's score!"
Holding Chen Zhi's sleeves, Bao Baochai walked with him to the palace gate and said as he walked: "My sister-in-law is kind to people. Who knows in the capital? If anyone says bad things about you, they really deserve to go to hell!" Baochai showed an angry posture.
I'm afraid you are the one who says bad things about me the most...
Looking at the kind Baochai in front of her, Chen Zhi cursed in her heart.
“If you treat people well, you will inevitably be jealous of the villain. Let me say something to support the great... Prince Rui’s family has a great cause.Big, it is inevitable that there will be imperfections in handling things, whether it is a disciple or an old servant in the family, outsiders should not blame your sixth brother if they make mistakes! ”
It’s true that the Prince Rui’s family has great achievements.
After all, apart from the emperor and his wife, the three families of the East Palace, Prince Rui’s Palace and Prince Xiang’s Palace are the most noble in the world.< /p>
What Chen Zhi said at this moment was to prepare for the failure of this struggle. As a last resort, Prince Rui’s Palace could only sacrifice Zhang Rulin.
In this process, Prince Rui’s Palace was the only one. What they have to do is to pose and create the effect that they are trying their best to rescue Zhang Rulin, but cannot save him due to limited abilities.
In the end, Prince Rui's Palace has little to do with this matter, and the officials' anger will be reduced. Pass it on to Zhu Jinghong.
"This is indeed the truth... The royal family has a great cause and must be monitored both internally and externally. Since you and I are not saints, we cannot guarantee that we will not make mistakes!" "
"To be honest, sister-in-law, I haven't had a few good nights' sleep since I became the princess..."
Hearing the meaning of Baochai's words, I regret being the princess. Chen Zhi only felt funny when she heard the idea.
The one who really regretted it was Chen Zhi. The matter of pushing Baochai to choose the princess was the most regretful thing in her life, more than her own candidacy for Princess Rui. I still regret it.
While Chen Zhi was thinking, Baochai continued to say: "Just last night... I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep because I was worried about some trivial matters in the house! "
Looking at Baochai's energetic appearance, Chen Zhi felt even more unhappy, because she had really suffered from insomnia in the past two days.
"Then you should pay more attention. , leave the little things to you
"Sister-in-law is right... no one wants to cause trouble, but trouble comes to the door all by itself, and sometimes you can't hide even if you want to!"
This The words were very interesting. Chen Zhi smiled and replied: "Yes... In a family like ours, only we know the sufferings we have, so we have to understand each other!"
"What my sister-in-law said Absolutely!"
The two families, who were fighting to the death, were talking harmoniously to each other, and they both showed that they were on a par with each other.
As the two of them walked hand in hand to the depths of the Forbidden Palace, at the other end of the Metropolitan Procuratorate's Yamen, today's interrogation also began again.
Zhang Rulin was full of fighting spirit. Just like the previous two days, he summoned the generals involved to come to court, listed the evidence one by one, and then convicted him according to law.
After the conviction is completed, it must be reviewed. If the review is correct, it must be submitted to the imperial court. After that, the judgment is made.
All Zhang Rulin did in the past few days was just to complete the conviction.
The case trial is completely completed today. After doing this, Zhang Rulin can escape unscathed. At least he can reasonably avoid the following matters, instead of like the current situation
He is forced Playing with life only when you have no choice but not because you really like to play with life.
Finally, when the last Qianhu was killed and refused to plead guilty, Zhang Rulin forcibly convicted the general based on the personal and material evidence he searched for.
A total of more than twenty people were interrogated this time., no one signed or pledged anything, Zhang Rulin was handling the case at the risk of his own political life and even his own life.
Once the case is reversed, he will be in a desperate situation.
After interrogating the last person, he issued an order to bring everyone to court, and finally read out everyone's charges.
Nearly thirty generals stood upright in the lobby at this moment, all looking coldly at Zhang Rulin and the jurors.
These people all came out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Their cold and angry glares at this moment were very oppressive, which made Zhang Rulin sitting in the hall very uneasy.
In order to avoid long nights and long dreams, of course it is best to close the case quickly and hand over the documents as soon as possible.
After adjusting his mentality, Zhang Rulin took a picture of the gavel, then picked up the document and prepared to read it out.
But before he could speak, they heard noise coming from outside, so everyone looked back.
The generals present were overjoyed, while Zhang Rulin's face became solemn.
"The prince is here..."
"I knew that the Thirteenth Master would not let us be framed..."
"The prince is here , we will be saved..."
When they learned that Zhu Jinghong was here, the officials from various ministries present also changed their colors at this moment, but they were not as dignified as Zhang Rulin.
Although the Metropolitan Procuratorate’s Yamen is large, it is ordinary for Zhu Jinghong. He walked outside the Yamen lobby smoothly.
In the lobby, although Zhu Jinghong didn't say a word, dozens of generals had already stepped out of the way and saluted him one after another.
"See the prince!" Everyone's voice was loud.
Zhu Jinghong was right in his assumption. Only by stepping forward to intervene at the last moment can he gain the greatest gratitude from everyone.
But at this moment, he did not ask anyone to stand up. It could even be said that he ignored the generals.
I saw him walking into the door and looking at the officials present.
Led by Wang Xiu, the Minister of War, the officials present stood up one after another, and then saluted him according to etiquette.
"Meet Your Highness!"
Compared with the generals in the hall, these civil servants are undoubtedly much more reserved, and the salute is just a bow.
"You don't have to be polite. I came here today to apologize to the court!"
As soon as Zhu Jinghong finished saying this, Wang Xiu, the Minister of War, walked around the desk and came to Zhu Jinghong bowed in front of him and said, "I am really confused by what Your Highness said!"
Pointing to the generals who were still kneeling on the left and right, Zhu Jinghong said: "I heard that they all violated military discipline in the northwest. , if this matter is true... I should also be guilty of it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Shoujun, who was the first to be convicted, raised his head: "Thirteenth Master, we are all wronged, they I found some bullshit evidence from somewhere, so I just thought..."
"Shut up!"
Zhu Jinghong's soft words made the most unruly Zhou Shoujun shut up, and then he didn't dare to speak again. Say one more thing.
This scene made the officials present feel a lot more at ease. They were afraid that Zhu Jinghong would be "bewitched" and cause a big fuss that would end badly.
"If you are really doing something harmful to nature, ruining the reputation of the imperial court and undermining His Majesty's sanctity, it would not be an exaggeration to die ten thousand times..."
"If all these things happen If there is no truth, the court will restore your innocence, so why keep nagging you?"
Here, Zhu Jinghong used the word "ruo" in two sentences, which actually denied Zhang Rulin's interrogation.
"Zhang Yushi...do you think so?" Zhu Jinghong asked with a smile.
After being silent for a while, after gathering up his courage, Zhang Rulin said: "Your Highness, I am trying the case according to the order. The witnesses and material evidence are conclusive, and there is absolutely no possibility of error!"
Nodding, Zhu Jinghong said: "Since Zhang Yushi said that they are indeed guilty, as the commander-in-chief of the army that day, I am also guilty of lax management of the army and ineffective supervision!"
"Guards and pro-army officers" Hejingying was originally a model for all the armies of the Ming Dynasty, but under my command, there were these villains... who killed, burned, and looted the people. This is all my fault!"
My dear guard! The army... Since the emperor is pro-army, can he accept the appearance of scum? Is it acceptable for these things to be known to the whole world? Unless the emperor loses his face.
Zhu Jinghong’s words were actually not meant for the officials present, but rather reminded the emperor once again to consider the overall situation.
The so-called overall situation is that no matter whether Zhang Rulin's accusation is true or false, the emperor's troops cannot be tainted.
When the generals present heard these words, they were very worried.
More people were very dissatisfied. As the emperor's personal soldiers, they had their own honor, so how could they accept this honor being trampled on by others.
After Zhu Jinghong finished speaking, he took off the black gauze winged crown on his head and slowly walked to Zhang Rulin.
"I am a royal heir, and I have been deeply nurtured by Your Majesty. Now I have committed such a serious crime, so I can have the dignity of being a king again!"
After saying this, General Zhu Jinghong The crown was placed on Zhang Rulin's case, then he looked around at the crowd and said, "Please write my name in the transcript. I am willing to be tried together with them!"
Taking off the crown from Zhu Jinghong, The officials present were petrified, and it was not until this moment that they woke up.
"Your Highness, their guilt has nothing to do with you, don't do this!" Wang Xiu was the first to speak.
As a dignified prince, to put it bluntly, there was no yamen in the Ming Dynasty that could judge him. His honor and disgrace all depended on the emperor's thoughts.
Zhu Jinghong took off his crown. This was a huge event. It is not an exaggeration to say that it caused a shock to the court.
"When a prince breaks the law, he is as guilty as the common people... My sins are as heavy as Mount Tai. If I don't punish him, the world will be in trouble!"
When a prince breaks the law, he is as guilty as the common people. This sentence comes from Zhu Jinghong's mouth I have to say that it was very funny, but none of the officials present could laugh.
Not only Wang Xiu, but alsoOfficials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple also came forward to persuade him, and they all tried their best to defend Zhu Jinghong.
Courageous officials even picked up the black gauze winged crown and wanted to put it back on for Zhu Jinghong.
This scene stunned the generals who were still kneeling on the ground. They really didn’t expect that they could play like this.
"Everyone... If they are guilty, I am guilty. If they are not guilty, I am not guilty!"
At this point, Zhu Jinghong looked at the officials present, and then said in a deep voice: "I I won’t embarrass you, so I won’t go to the prison cell of the Ministry of Punishment. Now I’ll go back to the palace to wait for the court’s decision!”
Putting the gauze hat back on Zhang Rulin’s case again, Zhu Jinghong turned around and walked out of the lobby. No matter how Wang Xiu and others tried to persuade him, they couldn't stop him.
Zhu Jinghong left just like that, leaving only his Wushayi Shanguan, which was quietly placed on the case in the lobby of the Metropolitan Procuratorate
After learning of this situation, the Metropolitan Procuratorate The big guys in the hospital couldn't sit still anymore, and several of the imperial censors and deputy censors who were in the Yamen came to the front hall.
After briefly understanding the reason, these people first gave Zhang Rulin a lesson, and then each tried to save him.
Wang Xiu and other juror officials left with complicated expressions. They all had to report the situation to their superiors. After all, what happened now was too serious.
Especially Wang Xiu, he is extremely anxious right now.
Tomorrow is February 20th, and the negotiations between the imperial court and Junggar are about to begin. Zhu Jinghong is the designated person in charge of the negotiations.
Now that he has given up his choice, he has missed this important military and national event.
It can be said that at the moment, everything inside and outside the Metropolitan Procuratorate is in chaos. Only the dozens of generals who have been convicted are all relaxing and watching the show.
In particular, Zhang Rulin was scolded by the superior officials in turn, which made them feel happy to the heavens.
These are all shrewd, and they all understand Zhu Jinghong's intentions at this moment, knowing that he is entering the situation with his own body and binding himself to everyone.
Everyone is prosperous, and everyone suffers from a loss!
The generals in the lobby all understand this level, but unfortunately they only understand this level.
When the trial turned into the current situation, Zhang Rulin and several colleagues were panicked. They could only send the generals back to their original places and then consider how to deal with the aftermath.
About a moment later, the news reached Zhu Jingyuan, who was at the Jixian Hall at this time.
According to his arrangement, he will return to Jinling to seize power in mid-to-late March, and there is not much time left in Beijing.
He has many old friends in the capital, so he naturally wants to keep in touch with as many people as possible, and Jixian Pavilion is a good place for communication, and it is more convenient than at Prince Rui's Mansion anyway.
When he learned the news, Zhu Jingyuan was asking several officials about the current status of the book revision. He was very happy to learn that the progress was very fast.
But when he learned what happened at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, all the smiles on his face disappeared.
"Old Thirteen...he is so smart for actually doing something like this."ah! "Zhu Jingyuan just wants to vomit blood.
To be honest, Zhu Jinghong's methods are not too clever, but no one else has such a low limit, and he can do such things as removing the crown.
Isn't he afraid that the old man will be angry? Zhu Jingyuan really wanted to ask this younger brother in person.
While Zhu Jingyuan was thinking, an official on the side reminded him: "Your Highness, tomorrow we will negotiate peace with King Xiang. With such an important task, something like this happened today... I'm afraid something big will happen! "
They are all veterans in the officialdom. These people present are very shrewd and have grasped the key to the problem very keenly.
"Well..." Zhu Jingyuan nodded, He was already thinking about how to resolve the matter.
Although he could cut off Zhang Rulin, it would be for everyone to see. The emperor would always think that it was Zhu Jingyuan's people who messed up the matter. This caused the situation to get out of control and delay the important matter.
Zhu Jingyuan thought further. He looked at everyone and said, "I'm afraid Dong Palace also knows..."
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