"Ji Gang."
"Just keep talking. Don't bother with these assholes."
Zhu Gaoxu ignored him and directed his gaze directly at the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard who was waiting obediently on the side.
Hearing this, Ji Gang could not help but be slightly stunned. After coming to his senses, he did not dare to hesitate for a moment. He bowed his body, saluted very respectfully, and said in a deep voice:
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the King of Han."
"In recent days, along with the opening of Daming Money House."
"According to the request of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Han, the Imperial Guards monitor merchants and ministers across the country to prevent certain people from taking advantage of the information gap and the opening of the Ming Dynasty Bank to plunder the people's wealth and suck the blood of the common people."
"We checked the merchants here and found more than 40 people who ignored the strict prohibition of the court and tried to take advantage of loopholes to make huge profits. These thieves were also arrested by the Jinyiwei and all their properties were confiscated. They are waiting for the subsequent trial and punishment by the Ministry of Justice."
"Except for the merchants who have been found out."
"We have also found out that many ministers in our court were unable to resist the temptation of such a huge amount of money and guaranteed profit, and were deeply involved in it. Some colluded with merchants, while others sent their own family members, relatives and friends to participate in it to make a profit."
As he spoke, Ji Gang reached into his bosom, took out the memorial he had prepared long ago, raised his hands high above his head, bowed respectfully, and said:
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the King of Han."
"This is the detailed record of all the evidence we have collected over the past few days, as well as the individuals involved in the extortion of the people's wealth."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the King of Han, please review this."
That’s all I have to say.
All the ministers in the field were shocked, no matter they were kneeling on the ground or those who were confused and curious. After listening to Ji Gang's report, everyone's faces and expressions became frightened and panicked.
Have no idea!
The words in Ji Gang's report were quite general.
But he did not go into detail. What happened was what happened after the warnings from the Crown Prince and the Prince of Han. It was a direct list of things that had been collected and compiled since the opening of the Daming Money House.
To know.
If what Ji Gang said was really true, then let alone the people kneeling on the ground, even those who are currently participating in this grand court meeting, if they are really investigated, it would be almost impossible for anyone to escape.
For this reason, after hearing Ji Gang's remarks, everyone present was so panicked, and many people even couldn't help but wonder in their hearts whether the current situation would be solved if they just cooperated honestly and handled the matter properly.
At the same time, after there were no problems with the Daming Money House, the King of Han Zhu Gaoxu and the Crown Prince prepared to settle accounts with all the ministers in their court, and take the opportunity to teach them a lesson.
Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing on the high platform, naturally noticed the gazes and expressions of everyone in the field. He knew what these people were thinking, but he did not give any excessive explanations.
There is no other reason.
Because Ji Gang's report was presented in such a way because Zhu Gaoxu specifically asked him to speak in such a way in order to give these people a warning.
For this reason, after a brief pause, Zhu Gaoxu turned his head expressionlessly and looked at Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyiwei below. He waved his hand calmly and said,
"I won't watch it anymore."
"Just read out the names of the people involved, including what happened recently, the evidence collected by the Royal Guards, and the names of the people involved!"
"but."
"There's no need to read out the names of those merchants. Just read out the names of the officials in our court who were involved in this matter!"
"Let me have a good look at who are these 'right-hand ministers' who are capable of doing such things that anger heaven and people and plunder the people's wealth. This is a good opportunity for me to open my eyes."
Got a positive answer.
Ji Gang didn't dare to have any other opinions, nor did he dare to say anything more. After simply sorting out his thoughts, his expression suddenly became solemn. He slowly opened the memorial in his hand with a solemn face, carefully reading the contents on it, and said loudly:
"Ministry of Revenue Liu Shi, Zhang Wen, Li Ziming"
"Ministry of Industry Cheng Feng and Chang Qing."
"Ministry of Personnel."
That's it.
Ji Gang pointed out the names of the officials involved in these incidents one by one, and at the same time, he also directly stated the evidence of these people's crimes and behaviors without reservation.
It was also after Ji Gang read out the names of the people and announced the evidence of these individuals' crimes, actions and time.
Some people who were confused and worried before, slowly let go of their fears. Their panic-stricken mood gradually calmed down, and they couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
I finally know it.
Be it Zhu Gaoxu or Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, the two had no intention of settling scores later, nor did they engage in any so-called "killing the donkey after it has done its work". They had nothing to do with these people at the moment.
While congratulating myself.
Those who knew the cause and effect of the current situation could not help but cast their gazes towards the ministers kneeling on the ground. Their expressions became extremely complicated at this moment, and of course most of them were still in disbelief.
Why?
the reason is simple.
Because they never dreamed that these people could be so bold and do such a cruel thing. They even dared to do such a thing against Zhu Gaoxu and Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi.
The anger of the Crown Prince and the King of Han was finally calmed down, and the two were forced to confess the dirty things they had done when they were blinded by profit, giving them a chance to reform.
As a result, faced with such a hard-earned opportunity, there are still people who don't know what is good for them.
I didn't take this hard-earned opportunity as an opportunity at all.
How dare he take such a risky move in such a situation, attempting to stage a conspiracy in front of Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi and Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu.
Not only did they not follow the orders of the two men, they also swallowed up the money that the court had given to settle their accounts. They did not refund the difference to the people at all. What's worse, they did not restrain themselves at all. They still did their own thing, relying on the information gap, and continued to buy up the Ming Dynasty banknotes from the people in remote areas of the world who were cut off from the news in order to make a profit.
His behavior here really showed that he did not take the imperial court seriously at all, and he also did not take the Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu and the Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi seriously. He was definitely seeking his own death by being too depressed.
Behaving like this can really be called outrageous, his mother opened the door for outrageous people, it is absolutely outrageous.
It's totally unexpected.
At the same time, it also made these people understand why during today's court meeting, from the beginning of the court till now, they could clearly feel that the Crown Prince and the Prince of Han had such attitudes.
If you put yourself in their shoes, if something like this happened to them, they would probably not be in a much better mood than Zhu Gaoxu and the Crown Prince. To be honest, they did not arrest people on the spot and gave them another chance before reading out the name list. It can be said that they truly did their utmost and there is nothing wrong with them at all.
The results of it?
Those people are still holding on to their luck and making small calculations.
This is the only chance, the only way to survive, and they have completely blocked it. These are the people who did such a dirty thing.
They couldn't help but curse in their hearts, saying, "Serves you right!"
It really made them feel ashamed to be with those people who were kneeling on the ground and reading out the names.
At the same time, everyone in the field involuntarily looked at Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu and the Crown Prince on the podium.
Noticing the gazes from the audience, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi could not help but look at each other. Then it was Zhu Gaoxu who spoke up and asked in a stern voice:
"Did you all hear what the Jinyiwei commander said just now?"
"Do you have anything to say about the crimes listed by the Royal Guards?"
"Have you been wronged?"
This question was asked.
Is there any injustice?
You know better than anyone what you have done.
What Ji Gang had just said almost described everything that these people had done clearly, and in great detail, without any omissions at all.
It was as if they had seen them do those things with their own eyes. There was no room for them to quibble or explain!
For this reason, when facing Zhu Gaoxu's questioning, those ministers who were named fell into complete silence. They all kept kowtowed, admitted their mistakes, and begged for forgiveness.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu remained calm and sneered:
"Look at your actions."
"So you admit it?"
"You also approve of the evidence collected and listed by the Royal Guards, and you have absolutely no objection, right?"
After saying this, Zhu Gaoxu was too lazy to pay attention to those kneeling on the ground. He turned his gaze to Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Finance standing in front of him, and said in a deep voice:
"Minister of Revenue."
"This matter involves Daming Money House, which is a department directly under your Ministry of Revenue."
"Xia Yuanji, you have been an official in the court for many years. I think you know the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty better than anyone else."
"These are the shameless and ungrateful people."
"Tell me"
"How should we deal with it?"
As soon as these words came out.
Xia Yuanji, who was named, was stunned for a moment, and then his mind suddenly focused. Normally, the question of how to deal with these people should be within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Investigation, or the Dali Temple. It would be relatively reasonable to ask the three departments in charge of the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
As a result, Zhu Gaoxu directly skipped the three departments and asked him, the Minister of Revenue.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Xia Yuanji instantly understood the purpose of Zhu Gaoxu's move.
the reason is simple.
Because before, he always complained and reported that the treasury was empty and there was not enough money to use, and he often complained in the court. But now the treasury of the court is full, and the national policy in recent years has been to fill the treasury.
Moreover, the actions of these people kneeling on the ground now seem to be plundering the people's wealth, but in fact, aren't they sucking the blood of their own Ministry of Revenue?
Fearing this was the case, Zhu Gaoxu threw this difficult problem directly to him without hesitation.
to be honest.
It's almost like saying it directly. Before, you, Xia Yuanji, said you had no money and have always been a miser. Now the treasury is full, but there are corrupt officials who are trying to suck the blood of your Ministry of Revenue and deceive their superiors and subordinates.
Should the Ministry of Revenue make some statement or statement on matters like this?
After understanding Zhu Gaoxu's intention and with sufficient evidence, Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Revenue, was directly named. He knew that there was no room for him to retreat.
For this reason, Xia Yuanji, after a brief moment of daze, slowly walked out of the queue, saluted solemnly and respectfully, and agreed:
"Your Majesty the King of Han and Your Majesty the Crown Prince."
"This is the behavior of these thieves"
"According to the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, their property should be confiscated and their clan should be exterminated to serve as a warning to others."
When these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked. Those ministers who were kneeling on the ground could not stop shaking. They kowtowed faster and faster, and their cries for mercy and pleading for their lives became louder and louder, as if they were risking their lives.
Seeing the current situation, Zhu Gaoxu sneered, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked around coldly. Then his eyes fell on the ministers who were kneeling on the ground and kowtowing like crazy, and he said in a deep voice:
"Do you know you are wrong now?"
"What did you do early?"
"You want a chance now?"
"Let us give you a chance now?"
"Ask yourselves, have I and the Crown Prince given you this opportunity?"
"Or how many times have I given you the opportunity?"
"Have you ever been truly confident and truly concerned about it?"
"If you had listened to me and the Crown Prince when they gave you the chance, would this have happened, would this have gone wrong?"
“Do you think something like this could really happen?”
"Even though we gave you several chances, you didn't know how to seize them, didn't know when to stop, and even became worse and worse."
"What?"
"Do you know you are wrong now?"
"Do you really know you are wrong?"
"No, no, no, you guys don't really know that you're wrong. You just know that the truth has been exposed, and that after it's exposed, you're going to die, and your families will be confiscated and exterminated. That's why you're really scared." (End of this chapter)
"Just keep talking. Don't bother with these assholes."
Zhu Gaoxu ignored him and directed his gaze directly at the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard who was waiting obediently on the side.
Hearing this, Ji Gang could not help but be slightly stunned. After coming to his senses, he did not dare to hesitate for a moment. He bowed his body, saluted very respectfully, and said in a deep voice:
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the King of Han."
"In recent days, along with the opening of Daming Money House."
"According to the request of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Han, the Imperial Guards monitor merchants and ministers across the country to prevent certain people from taking advantage of the information gap and the opening of the Ming Dynasty Bank to plunder the people's wealth and suck the blood of the common people."
"We checked the merchants here and found more than 40 people who ignored the strict prohibition of the court and tried to take advantage of loopholes to make huge profits. These thieves were also arrested by the Jinyiwei and all their properties were confiscated. They are waiting for the subsequent trial and punishment by the Ministry of Justice."
"Except for the merchants who have been found out."
"We have also found out that many ministers in our court were unable to resist the temptation of such a huge amount of money and guaranteed profit, and were deeply involved in it. Some colluded with merchants, while others sent their own family members, relatives and friends to participate in it to make a profit."
As he spoke, Ji Gang reached into his bosom, took out the memorial he had prepared long ago, raised his hands high above his head, bowed respectfully, and said:
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the King of Han."
"This is the detailed record of all the evidence we have collected over the past few days, as well as the individuals involved in the extortion of the people's wealth."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the King of Han, please review this."
That’s all I have to say.
All the ministers in the field were shocked, no matter they were kneeling on the ground or those who were confused and curious. After listening to Ji Gang's report, everyone's faces and expressions became frightened and panicked.
Have no idea!
The words in Ji Gang's report were quite general.
But he did not go into detail. What happened was what happened after the warnings from the Crown Prince and the Prince of Han. It was a direct list of things that had been collected and compiled since the opening of the Daming Money House.
To know.
If what Ji Gang said was really true, then let alone the people kneeling on the ground, even those who are currently participating in this grand court meeting, if they are really investigated, it would be almost impossible for anyone to escape.
For this reason, after hearing Ji Gang's remarks, everyone present was so panicked, and many people even couldn't help but wonder in their hearts whether the current situation would be solved if they just cooperated honestly and handled the matter properly.
At the same time, after there were no problems with the Daming Money House, the King of Han Zhu Gaoxu and the Crown Prince prepared to settle accounts with all the ministers in their court, and take the opportunity to teach them a lesson.
Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing on the high platform, naturally noticed the gazes and expressions of everyone in the field. He knew what these people were thinking, but he did not give any excessive explanations.
There is no other reason.
Because Ji Gang's report was presented in such a way because Zhu Gaoxu specifically asked him to speak in such a way in order to give these people a warning.
For this reason, after a brief pause, Zhu Gaoxu turned his head expressionlessly and looked at Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyiwei below. He waved his hand calmly and said,
"I won't watch it anymore."
"Just read out the names of the people involved, including what happened recently, the evidence collected by the Royal Guards, and the names of the people involved!"
"but."
"There's no need to read out the names of those merchants. Just read out the names of the officials in our court who were involved in this matter!"
"Let me have a good look at who are these 'right-hand ministers' who are capable of doing such things that anger heaven and people and plunder the people's wealth. This is a good opportunity for me to open my eyes."
Got a positive answer.
Ji Gang didn't dare to have any other opinions, nor did he dare to say anything more. After simply sorting out his thoughts, his expression suddenly became solemn. He slowly opened the memorial in his hand with a solemn face, carefully reading the contents on it, and said loudly:
"Ministry of Revenue Liu Shi, Zhang Wen, Li Ziming"
"Ministry of Industry Cheng Feng and Chang Qing."
"Ministry of Personnel."
That's it.
Ji Gang pointed out the names of the officials involved in these incidents one by one, and at the same time, he also directly stated the evidence of these people's crimes and behaviors without reservation.
It was also after Ji Gang read out the names of the people and announced the evidence of these individuals' crimes, actions and time.
Some people who were confused and worried before, slowly let go of their fears. Their panic-stricken mood gradually calmed down, and they couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
I finally know it.
Be it Zhu Gaoxu or Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, the two had no intention of settling scores later, nor did they engage in any so-called "killing the donkey after it has done its work". They had nothing to do with these people at the moment.
While congratulating myself.
Those who knew the cause and effect of the current situation could not help but cast their gazes towards the ministers kneeling on the ground. Their expressions became extremely complicated at this moment, and of course most of them were still in disbelief.
Why?
the reason is simple.
Because they never dreamed that these people could be so bold and do such a cruel thing. They even dared to do such a thing against Zhu Gaoxu and Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi.
The anger of the Crown Prince and the King of Han was finally calmed down, and the two were forced to confess the dirty things they had done when they were blinded by profit, giving them a chance to reform.
As a result, faced with such a hard-earned opportunity, there are still people who don't know what is good for them.
I didn't take this hard-earned opportunity as an opportunity at all.
How dare he take such a risky move in such a situation, attempting to stage a conspiracy in front of Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi and Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu.
Not only did they not follow the orders of the two men, they also swallowed up the money that the court had given to settle their accounts. They did not refund the difference to the people at all. What's worse, they did not restrain themselves at all. They still did their own thing, relying on the information gap, and continued to buy up the Ming Dynasty banknotes from the people in remote areas of the world who were cut off from the news in order to make a profit.
His behavior here really showed that he did not take the imperial court seriously at all, and he also did not take the Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu and the Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi seriously. He was definitely seeking his own death by being too depressed.
Behaving like this can really be called outrageous, his mother opened the door for outrageous people, it is absolutely outrageous.
It's totally unexpected.
At the same time, it also made these people understand why during today's court meeting, from the beginning of the court till now, they could clearly feel that the Crown Prince and the Prince of Han had such attitudes.
If you put yourself in their shoes, if something like this happened to them, they would probably not be in a much better mood than Zhu Gaoxu and the Crown Prince. To be honest, they did not arrest people on the spot and gave them another chance before reading out the name list. It can be said that they truly did their utmost and there is nothing wrong with them at all.
The results of it?
Those people are still holding on to their luck and making small calculations.
This is the only chance, the only way to survive, and they have completely blocked it. These are the people who did such a dirty thing.
They couldn't help but curse in their hearts, saying, "Serves you right!"
It really made them feel ashamed to be with those people who were kneeling on the ground and reading out the names.
At the same time, everyone in the field involuntarily looked at Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu and the Crown Prince on the podium.
Noticing the gazes from the audience, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi could not help but look at each other. Then it was Zhu Gaoxu who spoke up and asked in a stern voice:
"Did you all hear what the Jinyiwei commander said just now?"
"Do you have anything to say about the crimes listed by the Royal Guards?"
"Have you been wronged?"
This question was asked.
Is there any injustice?
You know better than anyone what you have done.
What Ji Gang had just said almost described everything that these people had done clearly, and in great detail, without any omissions at all.
It was as if they had seen them do those things with their own eyes. There was no room for them to quibble or explain!
For this reason, when facing Zhu Gaoxu's questioning, those ministers who were named fell into complete silence. They all kept kowtowed, admitted their mistakes, and begged for forgiveness.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu remained calm and sneered:
"Look at your actions."
"So you admit it?"
"You also approve of the evidence collected and listed by the Royal Guards, and you have absolutely no objection, right?"
After saying this, Zhu Gaoxu was too lazy to pay attention to those kneeling on the ground. He turned his gaze to Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Finance standing in front of him, and said in a deep voice:
"Minister of Revenue."
"This matter involves Daming Money House, which is a department directly under your Ministry of Revenue."
"Xia Yuanji, you have been an official in the court for many years. I think you know the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty better than anyone else."
"These are the shameless and ungrateful people."
"Tell me"
"How should we deal with it?"
As soon as these words came out.
Xia Yuanji, who was named, was stunned for a moment, and then his mind suddenly focused. Normally, the question of how to deal with these people should be within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Investigation, or the Dali Temple. It would be relatively reasonable to ask the three departments in charge of the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
As a result, Zhu Gaoxu directly skipped the three departments and asked him, the Minister of Revenue.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Xia Yuanji instantly understood the purpose of Zhu Gaoxu's move.
the reason is simple.
Because before, he always complained and reported that the treasury was empty and there was not enough money to use, and he often complained in the court. But now the treasury of the court is full, and the national policy in recent years has been to fill the treasury.
Moreover, the actions of these people kneeling on the ground now seem to be plundering the people's wealth, but in fact, aren't they sucking the blood of their own Ministry of Revenue?
Fearing this was the case, Zhu Gaoxu threw this difficult problem directly to him without hesitation.
to be honest.
It's almost like saying it directly. Before, you, Xia Yuanji, said you had no money and have always been a miser. Now the treasury is full, but there are corrupt officials who are trying to suck the blood of your Ministry of Revenue and deceive their superiors and subordinates.
Should the Ministry of Revenue make some statement or statement on matters like this?
After understanding Zhu Gaoxu's intention and with sufficient evidence, Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Revenue, was directly named. He knew that there was no room for him to retreat.
For this reason, Xia Yuanji, after a brief moment of daze, slowly walked out of the queue, saluted solemnly and respectfully, and agreed:
"Your Majesty the King of Han and Your Majesty the Crown Prince."
"This is the behavior of these thieves"
"According to the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, their property should be confiscated and their clan should be exterminated to serve as a warning to others."
When these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked. Those ministers who were kneeling on the ground could not stop shaking. They kowtowed faster and faster, and their cries for mercy and pleading for their lives became louder and louder, as if they were risking their lives.
Seeing the current situation, Zhu Gaoxu sneered, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked around coldly. Then his eyes fell on the ministers who were kneeling on the ground and kowtowing like crazy, and he said in a deep voice:
"Do you know you are wrong now?"
"What did you do early?"
"You want a chance now?"
"Let us give you a chance now?"
"Ask yourselves, have I and the Crown Prince given you this opportunity?"
"Or how many times have I given you the opportunity?"
"Have you ever been truly confident and truly concerned about it?"
"If you had listened to me and the Crown Prince when they gave you the chance, would this have happened, would this have gone wrong?"
“Do you think something like this could really happen?”
"Even though we gave you several chances, you didn't know how to seize them, didn't know when to stop, and even became worse and worse."
"What?"
"Do you know you are wrong now?"
"Do you really know you are wrong?"
"No, no, no, you guys don't really know that you're wrong. You just know that the truth has been exposed, and that after it's exposed, you're going to die, and your families will be confiscated and exterminated. That's why you're really scared." (End of this chapter)
