Chapter 469 The minister has an accomplice! ?…
Emperor Hongzhi's face suddenly slapped, and the three great masters' faces looked ugly. They knew that He Jin was shameless, but they did not expect that a person could be so shameless!
Do you love the hometown of the Ming Dynasty deeply?
I love deeply and can go out without saying a word, patting my butt and running to the outside world? Also, do you think that dressing like a disciple of the Beggars' Sect can win our sympathy?
Such a shallow trick, I thought we would not see through it?
Humph, your embarrassing and pitiful look must not have been done outside the border, and you must have been back a long time ago, otherwise there would be no explanation for the opera... Well, uh, since that's the case, why did you, a kid, do so miserable again?
No, don’t be curious, you will be fooled by him once you are curious!
Everyone in the warm chalet is full of talent, and they all thought of this layer at the same time. Liu Jian, who has a hot temper, immediately wanted to speak up and scold him.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath and reached out to stop Liu Jian. He actually said to He Jin with a smile: "Master He has returned from outside the border, and he has worked hard all the way."
"It's not hard, not hard at all... When I think of His Majesty thinking about Weichen day and night in this warm pavilion, Weichen feels full of strength."
"Even if the outer border is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, there are many obstacles in the middle. I will unswervingly look at the direction of the capital, and will never give up even if I fall again and again..."
After these words, Liu Jian's face turned black: Why did you have such a shameless person among our simple Henan people?
Xie Qian didn't expect He Jin to be in trouble and dared not take it seriously. He gritted his teeth at this moment. Even Li Dongyang couldn't help but be slightly amazed, unable to guess what trump card this kid has.
"Since you set off to Guyuan, I have indeed been thinking about you day and night."
Emperor Hongzhi's face did not change much. He looked at He Jin and said slowly, "But I am not thinking about when you will return, but about how to deal with you..."
"Uh..." Even if He Jin was so kind, he didn't know how to answer.
"He Jin, you are extremely intelligent and have no choice but to think about what kind of treatment you will get?" Emperor Hongzhi did not intend to let him go and continued to ask.
"No, I haven't thought about it..."
"Want to know?"
"think."
"I will punish you according to the law. How about implicating your nine tribes?"
"Ah?..." He Jin cried and said with a grievance: "Your Majesty, this is too cruel. There must be a reason, right?"
"I am the emperor, and I am in charge of the Ming Dynasty under the order of heaven. Life, death and robbery are all in one thought. Even if I kill a minister by mistake, I will be fine afterwards." Emperor Hongzhi looked very reasonable and asked him, "Master, do you think what I said is wrong?"
"Your Majesty is a wise king of all ages. He has never done anything to do with small good and small evil... The practices just now are all things that foolish monarchs do." Of course, He Jin would not fall into this simple language trap, and be foolish to argue with Emperor Hongzhi, and only pick up what is beneficial to him.
"Well, your words make some sense. After all, I have always clearly distinguished rewards and punishments, and convinced people with reason."
Emperor Hongzhi slowly raised his head, his eyes full of jokes, and said, "Why are you happy that you have made great contributions in Guyuan and rewarded you with great rewards?"
"Uh..." He Jin's brain was a little confused, and he felt that he couldn't figure out the pulse of Emperor Hongzhi, so he could only reply: "Happy..."
"Don't be too happy too early." Unexpectedly, Emperor Hongzhi's tone changed again and said, "I said that I should clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments and convince people with reason. Although you have made great contributions, you have also made many big mistakes."
"Especially your mistakes seriously violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Even as the emperor, I will give my subjects an explanation."
He Jin suddenly stood up, remembering the ruthless side of this benevolent monarch for all ages... Tang Bohu, a talented man who is famous in Jiangnan, was implicated by Emperor Hongzhi as a minor official in Zhejiang vassal due to fraud in the imperial examination, ruining his life. The movement he made this time was a hundred times more serious than that of Tang Bohu!
He quickly smiled and said, "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, so you must have an explanation. I don't know what Your Majesty wants to know, but I will explain it truthfully."
"You explain to me first?" Emperor Hongzhi sneered, and of course he could also hear He Jin avoided the important things and deliberately confused the meaning of the sentence just now.
But he was too lazy to expose it and said, "Okay, since you are so confident, I will give you a chance. Let's see how the omnipotent Master He turns the world."
As he said that, Emperor Hongzhi took a memorial from the imperial case and handed it to Xiao Jing: "I won't pursue the past. I will just talk about the things I have after entering Guyuan. Let's see how he can just make up for it."
"Here." Xiao Jing opened the book in his hand and said, "On September 27, 14th year of Hongzhi, he abducted the prince into the front line and ignored the safety of the Ming Dynasty's crown prince..."
As soon as he heard this, He Jin immediately became confident: Well... that strange prince from the Ming Dynasty is very loyal and will definitely take the blame!
"Your Majesty, this is purely unfair. I really don't know about the prince and the princess entering the front line. I didn't know that the two of them only appeared after they arrived in Guyuan. I repeatedly advised him, but the prince just refused..."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he was also a little angry and muttered in a low voice: "My stupid son... I will help you count the money if you sell it. Of course you are not afraid."
After saying that, he looked at Xiao Jing again, and Xiao Jing then recited: "On October 21st, I wrote a letter to slander the Right Censor Shi Lin and the Central Eunuch Miao Kui..."
He Jin was too lazy to answer this kind of impeachment, saying: "Your Majesty, I was ordered to thoroughly investigate the case of falsely reporting military merits, and both of them were the parties involved. I only attached the intention of the Duke of Guard and suggested that the two of them return to Beijing for investigation."
Emperor Hongzhi's face suddenly looked ugly: Everyone knows that He Jin's actions were just because the drunkard was not about drinking. But there was no way, and the people did things without missing a trace. Besides, he and the cabinet agreed at that time, so now they can only accept the situation.
"No hurry, there is still..." Fortunately, He Jin couldn't clear the impeachment in the subsequent period. Emperor Hongzhi sneered and urged him.
Xiao Jing's voice also became louder and he said, "On November 9th, the army returned to the court. He, who was supposed to return to the capital to report his life, ignored the laws and regulations of the court and surrendered to the enemy camp for no reason!"
He Jin immediately had white hair and sweated, and said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, this cannot be said for no reason. Didn't I submit a memorial saying that the tribe is going to do a major event? I beg your Majesty and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet to help..."
Emperor Hongzhi ignored him at all.
Seeing this, Xiao Jing continued to recite: "On November 17, he led a large army of fire sieve to raid Yansui, the important border town of Daming. The He family transferred more than a thousand vehicles of goods to the enemy, and confirmed the name of "cooperating with the enemy..."
"On November 28, the daughter of the fire sieve secretly sneaked into Beijing, and ordered her concubine Liu Qingshuang to write operas to confuse the public..."
After Xiao Jing finished reciting, He Jin was already sweating profusely. This was definitely not something he could pretend... He originally thought that he had done everything he had when he returned to Beijing, but he didn't expect that Emperor Hongzhi had already understood it.
"The evidence is conclusive! Even if you have made great contributions to pacifying border troubles before, all the things you did afterwards are simply treating me and the court as a fool!"
"The Ming Dynasty governs the world with etiquette and law, which is the foundation that will never change for generations. You are crazy and rude, without any honor and disgrace of the Ming Dynasty, and have no right or wrong with the enemy and our enemies. You despise the majesty of the court and shake the foundation of the country of Confucianism outside and the law inside. You are simply unstoppable!"
Emperor Hongzhi then stood up suddenly, slapped the table and shouted: "And that ridiculous drama... Do you really think that with that little cleverness, you can avoid the heinous crime of raiding the family and extermination of the clan?!"
"Your Majesty..." Seeing Emperor Hongzhi so angry, He Jin looked extremely miserable.
Then he looked at the three cabinet ministers, Xiao Jing, Mou Bin and others. Seeing that they were all ruthless, they seemed to have been evacuated from their entire body and collapsed on the floor.
"I am aware of my crime..." He bowed down, his voice trembling in a hurry: "I am guilty, and I am willing to offer my complicity and accept the law to deal with it."
"accomplice?......"
"Yes, my accomplices are in high positions and hold power. It is precisely because of their indulgence and shelter that the criminals can support the enemy and treason." He Jin spoke as fast as a pearl, and his intention to admit his guilt seemed very firm.
Without the urging of Emperor Hongzhi, he took the initiative to explain: "Those people are Emperor Hongzhi, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, the eunuch of the Lijian, Xiao Jing, the governor of the East Factory, and the commander of the Jinyiwei Mou Bin!"
"Um?......"
Suddenly, everyone widened their eyes and looked at He Jin lying on the ground in disbelief: This guy was not afraid, he was obviously showing off with excitement!
Chapter completed!