Chapter 36: It’s useless for anyone to plead for mercy, the trial is open to the public Time goes back to before morning.
Princess Anqing hurried back from Kaiping County. As soon as she saw Zhu Yuanzhang, she knelt in front of him.
"Father, my daughter, please let Ouyang Lun go!"
"My daughter doesn't believe that he would embezzle 200 million shi of grain!"
Looking at Princess Anqing who was already in tears, Zhu Yuanzhang felt distressed for a while, but he soon calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Hurry up, how can the children of my old Zhu family cry so hard!"
"Isn't he just a man? When my father kills Ouyang Lun, I will give you the number one prince consort, which will be ten times and a hundred times better than Ouyang Lun's coward and treacherous man!"
Princess Anqing collapsed and knelt on the ground, "Father, my daughter only wants her husband Ouyang Lun!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he said, "You are also a spineless guy. You are our Zhu Yuanzhang's daughter, we are the sun in the sky, you are the stars and the clouds! Then Ouyang Lun is not worthy of you at all!"
"Chongba, can't you tell your daughter properly?" At this moment, Empress Ma walked in with the support of Zhu Biao and Zhu Di.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help being stunned when he saw this, and then said in a deep voice: "Could you be here to persuade me to let Ouyang Lun go?"
"Mother, Ouyang Lun really did not embezzle the 200 million stones of grain. Please tell your father quickly and let him spare Ouyang Lun!" Princess Anqing saw hope in her eyes when Queen Ma arrived.
"Not greedy? Huh, Jin Yiwei has calculated the grain harvest of Kaiping County in the past three years, and found that there is a shortage of 200 million shi. Could it be that these 200 million shi of grain disappeared out of thin air?!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.
Zhu Biao hesitated for a while and then said: "Father, could it be that Jinyi Weilong was wrong? After all, two million stones of grain is not a small amount. It is impossible that it has not been found for so long. There may be a misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding?!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "I also hope it is a misunderstanding, but I have had people calculate it dozens of times. Based on the autumn harvest situation in Kaiping County, it is true that 200 million shi of grain have disappeared."
"Even if Ouyang Lun is not greedy for these 200 million stones, he is definitely not involved, so there is no problem in arresting him." Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "In the past three years, Ouyang Lun has been doing random things in Kaiping County. His crimes are all I will list everything clearly for him, and I will never kill him by mistake!"
"You don't need to persuade me any more!"
"After this matter is found out, I will not let the executioner chop off his head. I will give him a sword and let him kneel and commit suicide in the Zhu family's ancestral hall!"
"Since you have become a prince-in-law, you must have this kind of consciousness!"
Hearing this, Queen Ma and others' expressions changed.
"Father, I feel that Brother Lun has wronged fourth brother-in-law Ouyang Lun. Even if Ouyang Lun is wrong, it is not a death penalty. Please forgive me for this time."
Zhu Di stopped smiling.
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Di, "You bastard, your hair hasn't even grown yet, and you're going to talk back to your father and me?"
"Speaking of which, I haven't asked you yet. The vassal kings from all over the country are not allowed to enter the capital without summons. You know this, right?"
"You are very brave to run into the capital from Peiping secretly~!"
Hearing this, Zhu Di suddenly became nervous and said quickly, "I am really worried about my fourth brother-in-law, so I rushed back here. My eldest brother and my mother know this best."
"Father, the fourth brother is really here because he is worried about the fourth brother-in-law. I can take charge of him.
"I called Di'er." Queen Ma also said.
"Humph, come here! Put this bastard into a prison in heaven, and he won't be released without my will!"
Hua la la, a bodyguard immediately appeared and pushed Zhu Di down and left.
Seeing that Empress Ma was about to speak, Zhu Yuanzhang also spoke quickly, "Sister, it's time for the morning court. Let's go to the morning court first. You can comfort our daughter first."
After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang took Wang Zhong and slipped out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. When Zhu Yuanzhang came to his senses, he also withdrew his gaze.
"Long live my emperor, long live!"
All the ministers saluted in unison.
"No courtesy." "Today's morning meeting, we will only discuss one thing!"
"That's the Peking Grain Corruption Case! I believe you have all heard about it!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "Can you all share your opinions?"
The voice fell.
There was silence and silence in Fengtian Hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed slightly and his gaze fell on Hu Weiyong, "Hu Weiyong, you are the prime minister, you can take the lead."
Hu Weiyong was calm. After all, he had already thought of his words last night.
"Your Majesty, it is ridiculous for me to think that two million stones of food have disappeared. If we don't get to the bottom of it, we won't be able to give an explanation to the people of the world!"
"As the prime minister, I failed to discern in advance, and I also neglected my duty. I am willing to make meritorious service and investigate this case thoroughly!"
The first step is to ask for the right to review this case, and it must be fair, upright, watertight, and reasonable. He is worthy of being the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty! Hu Weiyong just finished speaking.
A number of officials immediately stood up and agreed, demanding a thorough investigation of the case.
Prince Zhu Biao stood on the side, extremely anxious, but most of the officials in the court demanded strict investigation, so he didn't even have any room to maneuver.
"Father."
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Biao, and Zhu Biao understood that it was impossible for him to change his father's mind now.
"I'll spare the prime minister's troubles in this matter. I plan to try it on the spot!"
"Come here! Bring up Guo Zi, the right-hand governor of Peiping, and Mao Youfu, the prefect of Yong'an!"
Following Zhu Yuanzhang's order, the Jin Yiwei quickly brought Guo Zi and Mao Youfu to Fengtian Hall. Both of them were in heavy shackles. Guo Zi was over fifty years old and was thin, while Mao Youfu was in his 30s and was thin. They were fat, and the prison clothes were full of wounds. Although they had been treated, the blood-stained prison clothes told everyone that these two people had been tortured!
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Baiguan frowned, his back felt cold, and he couldn't help but lower his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw the expressions of all the officials in his eyes, and the reason why he did this was to severely shock these courtiers!
"Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"
Guo Zi knelt heavily on the ground and said loudly.
"Guo Zi, you are also a veteran who has followed me to conquer the world. I asked you to be the chief envoy of Peking. That is my trust and respect for you. How do you repay me? Huh!?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.
"Your Majesty, two million stones of food have disappeared in Kaiping County, and I really don't know."
Guo Zi's face was full of grievances. He just liked Mao Youfu and Ouyang Lun, two subordinate officials, and invited them to his home. After several meals, they became the backstage of the food case. The injustice was really What an injustice!
"You still dare to quibble!"
"Mao Youfu!"
"The sinner is here."
"Tell me, should Kaiping County have an extra 200 million shi of grain? But you concealed it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked loudly.
Mao Youfu's face turned ashen and he nodded, "Yes."
Seeing Mao Youfu's admission, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes almost burst out with anger. (End of this chapter)