vrcanaries Chapter 1441
Chapter 1441
"Inquire thoroughly and investigate. See if they are truly innocent or harbor ulterior motives!" Zhu Yunwen's voice was not loud, but in the vast Fengtian Hall, it was like a resounding bell striking the hearts of everyone present.
Whether it was Fu Youwen and Liu Sanwu, or the many court officials led by Chen Zhou and Fan Da, they were all stunned and dumbfounded.
Both sides originally thought they would probably have to argue until they were hoarse today.
result……?
His Majesty actually ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to arrest people in the Imperial Prison during the morning court session in the Fengtian Hall?! And all because of a sarcastic remark by Liu Sanwu? The crucial point is that those to be arrested are all high-ranking officials, second and third-rank officials with real power…
This……
Isn't that a bit too rough?
Of course, everyone thought about it again and realized that this was done by the current Emperor Kaiqian... Hmm, it suddenly makes sense!
"Yes! Your humble servants obey the decree!" Zhao Feng and the other Imperial Guards bowed to Zhu Yunwen in unison, then looked at Sun Sheng and the others with a fierce aura.
After a brief moment of shock, Sun Sheng, the Left Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, Fan Da, the Director of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Justice, and others finally came back to work.
At the same time, he realized something... Oh no, His Majesty has his eye on us!
They all knew perfectly well what kind of place the Imperial Prison was.
Now that Zhao Feng, that lackey, has already entered the palace, the most important thing now is to do everything possible to change His Majesty's mind.
Thinking of this, Sun Sheng immediately knelt down with a "plop" before the Embroidered Uniform Guards could make a move, and cried out in protest, "Your Majesty! What... what does this mean?"
"Your Majesty, I have always been loyal to you and have done nothing wrong. How can I be imprisoned without any guilt? I... I do not understand!"
All those involved in the joint trial by the three judicial departments knelt down in a rush: "Please calm down, Your Majesty! We were just... we were only discussing the matter at hand, and had no other intentions! If Your Majesty feels that the result is still debatable, we will consider it further."
“Your Majesty! It is a small matter that I have been wronged. I am just thinking that if Your Majesty acts in this way, how can the laws of the court be upheld? If Your Majesty’s imperial authority and the laws of the court are damaged, then that would be terrible.”
"Your Majesty, please think again!"
"..."
Everyone in the imperial court is shrewd, so the group quickly changed their tune and then brought up rules, laws, and etiquette in an attempt to get through this difficult situation.
Ultimately, Zhu Yunwen's actions were indeed not very "legal"—he was arrested while discussing matters in the court; what would it look like if word got out?
Zhao Feng knew Zhu Yunwen's intentions from the very beginning.
Ignoring their pleas and pleas, he led his men directly to Sun Sheng and his companions, a hint of mockery in his eyes: "Gentlemen, why don't you come with me? If you are truly sincere and loyal, I will naturally escort you out of the prison just as I invited you in."
The oppressive feeling of facing the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Sun Sheng and the others, of course, could hardly remain calm. They all panicked and glared at the menacing police officers, shouting, "Zhao Feng! Do you really not care about His Majesty's reputation? Do you know that you are putting His Majesty in an unjust position!"
"How...how dare you do this!?"
"..."
Zhao Feng didn't care about any of that. He grabbed Sun Sheng's arm and pulled him up from the ground. "This humble official is just a crude and uncouth warrior. I don't understand these things. I only know that I do whatever His Majesty orders."
As they were talking, the others who had been called out by Zhu Yunwen were also picked up by Zhao Feng's men and had their hands tied behind their backs and pinned down.
The men saw that the Imperial Guards were unyielding and unresponsive.
Naturally, he could only place his hopes on Emperor Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty...Your Majesty! I have been wronged, I have truly been wronged, Your Majesty!!"
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!!"
"Your Majesty, my personal safety is of little importance; Your Majesty's reputation is of paramount importance!"
"..."
But Zhu Yunwen seemed to have heard a joke and chuckled dismissively: "Ha! I think you've probably misunderstood something."
"Reputation? Honor?"
Have you ever seen me care?
Faced with so many excuses that were "for his own good," Zhu Yunwen remained calm as if he wasn't talking about his own affairs—he had discarded all such empty talk the moment he sat on the dragon throne!
Having said that, a hint of anger finally appeared on Zhu Yunwen's face. He picked up the memorial on the dragon desk and threw it down: "Emperor Taizu established the system of joint trials by the three judicial departments in order to allow the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Judicial Review, and the Censorate to supervise each other and ensure fair law enforcement. Zhan Hui was valued by the late emperor and was the head of the civil officials in the court, yet he committed these acts. How could he still be appointed as a secretary in the Ministry of Justice? Is this how you supervise us?"
"I also want to ask you, if you were under the Emperor's jurisdiction, how did he judge any cases involving corruption?"
"The joint trial by the three judicial departments has yielded this result for me. Do you think that because you have more people and your voices are louder, I have to go along with your decision?"
"Or do you... think I'm easy to fool?"
"..."
It would be impossible for Zhu Yunwen not to be furious about this—it's only the beginning and things are already like this; the obstacles and difficulties ahead will be ten or a hundred times greater.
If you try to touch their most fundamental interests... how could they possibly allow it? They will definitely use every effort and means to hold on to them tightly.
Think of this.
Zhu Yunwen, also seething with anger, glared at him: "Zhao Feng! Go ahead and investigate! I've been a 'tyrant' for quite some time now."
"Putting everything else aside, even if I'm just unhappy that you stepped into the Fengtian Hall with your left foot first today, you'll all have to go to the Imperial Prison for a while!"
Faced with immense resistance, reasoning was ineffective. They were the cream of the crop selected from the entire Ming Dynasty, and these scholars could always present seemingly plausible arguments when it came to verbal disputes.
Only by force can one overcome all obstacles and open it by brute force.
Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's almost unreasonable words, Sun Sheng, the Left Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, Fan Da, the Director of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Justice, and other officials in charge of the joint trial by the three departments were stunned. Even if they had a thousand or ten thousand right and wrong arguments in their minds, they couldn't utter a single word.
Because his left foot stepped into the Fengtian Hall first...
After hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, Sun Sheng and the others turned pale and their eyes went blank.
Your Majesty is... utterly shameless and lacking in martial ethics! The crucial point is that he's the emperor; how can this be tolerated?
Only Zhao Feng, with a look of delight and excitement on his face, sneered and handed Sun Sheng over to his men, ordering, "Take them all to the imperial prison!"
Several Imperial Guards who had intervened immediately responded, "Yes, sir!"