Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice
Chapter 31 His Majesty passed by and the dog was slapped twice
Chapter 31 His Majesty passed by and the dog was slapped twice
Ministry of Revenue lobby.
Shen Gu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was holding a meeting, and the atmosphere was very depressing. Because of the granary case, the entire Ministry of Revenue was shrouded in a shadow of suspicion, and many court officials cast questioning glances.
"Sir Shen, I heard that the Minister of Granaries unfortunately died in the Jinyiwei prison?" an official asked cautiously.
"That's true!" Shen Gu sneered, "People like this don't deserve to die!"
Everyone in the Ministry of Revenue secretly rejoiced. The death of the Minister of Warehouse meant that there would be no evidence, and even if the Jinyiwei was more powerful, it would be difficult for them to do anything to the Ministry of Revenue.
Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard. Then, the Jinyiwei commander Shi Biao led a group of Jinyiwei into the hall. He waved three portraits in his hand and shouted sternly: "Zhang Jing, Li Dan, Wang Si, follow me to the Jinyiwei!"
He waved his hand fiercely, and the Jinyiwei behind him immediately rushed forward and captured the three officials of the Ministry of Revenue. Shen Gu, the Minister of Revenue, was furious and slammed the table and stood up: "What are you doing? Why are you arresting people in my Ministry of Revenue?"
Shi Biao sneered and pressed closer to Shen Gu, his eyes as sharp as a knife: "Why? Jinyiwei has the right to act at their own discretion when handling cases! These three people are involved in the granary case!"
"You...I will definitely go to the Queen Mother to report you!" Shen Gu roared angrily.
"Go ahead!" Shi Biao smiled coldly, "You should know better than me what these three people will say when they enter my prison. If you are smart, you should turn yourself in."
Having said that, he turned and left.
Almost everyone in the Ministry of Revenue had a pale face. What kind of place is the Imperial Prison? They all knew in their hearts that who could survive the torture in the Imperial Prison?
"Let's go find the Queen Mother!" Shen Gu waved his hand, "The Queen Mother has never supported the Jinyiwei's reckless behavior."
Everyone nodded.
The empress dowager was a wise queen and once wanted to disband the Jinyiwei.
……
Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Qizhen was listening to the reports from Xu Youzhen and Li Xian.
"Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei are arresting people so aggressively right now. Isn't that inappropriate?" Li Xian was worried. "People from the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Censorate have all been arrested."
"They will be arrested sooner or later!" Xu Youzhen frowned, "I'm worried that they will go to the Queen Mother to report the Jinyiwei. After all, the Queen Mother has never liked the Jinyiwei."
Zhu Qizhen frowned and tapped the table lightly with his fingers.
Of course, he knew in advance that the Jinyiwei was going to arrest people. How could he try the case without arresting people? He even encouraged Shi Biao to arrest people boldly, the more the better.
It’s time to change the court now!
In the current situation, what the Queen Mother needs is stability, and he, the fake emperor, needs to win in the chaos, otherwise, he will have no chance.
At this time, hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall, and Zhu Qizhen winked at Xu Youzhen and Li Xian.
boom!
He slammed the table in anger, scaring Xu Youzhen and Li Xian so much that they knelt down immediately.
"The Minister of the Granary died in the imperial prison. It's obvious that someone killed him to silence him!" He was furious. "Well, the other party has even reached into the Jinyiwei, which is my personal guard!"
This scene happened to be seen by the eunuch chief Jin Ying who came in to convey the Queen Mother's decree.
Zhu Qizhen picked up the cup in his hand and threw it down violently. With a bang, the cup shattered to the ground. He roared: "This is too much! This is ignoring me, the emperor."
"Your Majesty, calm down!" Xu Youzhen said hurriedly, "We are doing our best to track down the case!"
"Investigate! No matter who it is, I must find out for me!" Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, "Come on, follow me to Jinyiwei, I want to see it with my own eyes."
Xu Youzhen and Li Xian hurriedly got up and followed the angry Zhu Qizhen out of the Qianqing Palace.
When they arrived at the yard, a dog barked at them a few times. Zhu Qizhen raised his hand and slapped it in anger: "Even a dog wants to bully me?"
Snapped!
The dog was knocked away and hit the wall hard. The chief eunuch Jin Yingma was stunned. He was about to step forward, but stopped in fear. When he looked up again, Zhu Qizhen had already left with Xu Youzhen and Li Xian.
……
Jin Ying had no choice but to return to Kunning Palace in a hurry.
At this moment, several ministers from the Ministry of Revenue were kneeling in the main hall, reporting to the Embroidered Uniform Guard with a look of grief and indignation on their faces.
The Queen Mother sat on a chair with an icy expression. When she saw Jin Ying coming in, she asked coldly, "Where is His Majesty? Why hasn't he come yet?"
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty is furious and is now going to the Jinyiwei." Jin Ying bowed.
"Furious? What's wrong with him?" The Queen Mother frowned.
Jin Ying then recounted what had just happened in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and finally said, "When His Majesty left, he angrily slapped a dog that barked at him and knocked it unconscious, saying that even dogs were bullying him, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
The queen mother's expression changed slightly.
She now realized that the death of the Minister of Cangchang in the imperial prison must be suspicious. Who was so bold? Who went to the imperial prison and killed someone?
The emperor's anger was to tell his officials that someone had reached into the Jinyiwei. What were the Jinyiwei? The emperor's personal guards, who could only obey the emperor.
Reaching out to the Jinyiwei is tantamount to challenging the imperial power.
The Empress Dowager did not dare to take the blame for this crime.
"Everyone, go back." The Queen Mother waved her hand, "Your Majesty will know how to handle the granary case."
"Empress Dowager..." Minister of Revenue Shen Gu wanted to speak.
However, the Queen Mother gave him a cold look and he immediately shut up.
……
Jinyiwei, imperial prison.
As the heavy iron door slowly opened, a piercing cold wind mixed with a chilly breath blew in his face, as if it could penetrate one's bones. Zhu Qizhen involuntarily tightened his clothes, and wherever he looked, there was darkness and desolation.
Inside the imperial prison, the candlelight flickered, the light and shadows were mottled, and cast distorted shadows.
The stone walls around were wet, as if water was seeping out of them, and the air was filled with a mixture of musty dampness and blood, which made people sick. Occasionally, from unknown corners, there were bursts of shrill screams or low wails, like the groans of evil spirits in hell.
He looked around and saw tiny cells densely packed together like a honeycomb, the iron door of each cell covered in blood and rust.
This is the world of the Jinyiwei, the shadow of power, and the source of fear.
At this moment, Zhu Qizhen, the fake emperor, felt the power of life and death.
I came to a room and saw Shi Biao interrogating a prisoner.
When Shi Biao saw him coming in, he quickly stepped forward and knelt down, "Your Majesty, why are you in a place like this?"
"Let me take a look!" A complex emotion surged in his heart, and he felt a little depressed.
"Your Majesty, it's a bit bloody here, let's go outside to talk." Shi Biao bowed.
Zhu Qizhen shook his head and smiled: "I came from the battlefield, why would I be afraid of these? How is it? Did you find out anything?"
Shi Biao smiled sinisterly and nodded: "Your Majesty, none of these civil servants are tough. They wet their pants and told everything before they were even tortured."
(End of this chapter)
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