Under the bright sunshine in the afternoon, the streets and alleys of the capital are gradually getting hotter. It is already April after all, and the Korean paper used to cover the windows of wealthy people has been replaced by tulle. The pedestrians on the street even have no money to change to brightly colored ones.

Spring clothes, but those cotton-padded jackets have also been dried and ready to be put into boxes. However, the wind is strong at this time of the year, and a layer of dust will fall on the ground in a short time, so the things drying in the yard have to be taken care of from time to time.

So as not to go out clean and come in dusty.

This is the case in a small yard in Chaomi Hutong next to the Dongsi Archway. Because of the good weather, Agui, the only young servant hired by the family, beat the cotton wool vigorously there, causing waves of floating ash to stir under the blazing sunshine.

His coughing sound was clearly heard in the room with bamboo curtains, making the man sitting there even more uneasy.

"Sir, Xiaomin..."

"What kind of adults are we? We just entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate and tried to serve as censors."

The three people were able to live together and have similar temperaments because they were not only assigned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but also their families were in a difficult situation. Chen Ziyan grew up under the care of relatives. When the farming season was busy, the manpower could not be allocated, and he even had to get involved.

He had worked in the fields with his pants down, so he was very polite to the farmers. At this time, he said with a smile. Seeing that the man's face was still embarrassed, he ignored him and yelled, his other brow knitted into a knot.

companion.

"Ru'an, are you really going to let Brother Qingping do this alone?"

"Otherwise, what can we do? We all agree to submit a letter together?" Thirty-five-sixteen, a young man named Ru'an, who is the oldest among the three of them and has always been the most stable, shook his head and said, "Qing

The reason why Ping took over the contract alone is because he hates trying to seize farmers' fields, but it is also because he is afraid that things will get bigger and involve us. Don't rush to refute... We are naturally not afraid of trouble, but if we

Everyone is involved, who will run for him? Also, who will take care of this matter for this guy?"

The man sitting there was a real farmer after all. He couldn't understand the focus of the discussion between the two big officials who looked like officials next to him, but he could understand that they were truly prepared to avenge him. He stood up again and then faced him.

The two of them knelt down again with a plop, and kowtowed seven or eight times in a row. When someone hurriedly helped him up, his forehead was already a little blue, but his face was full of gratitude.

"Thank you, sir, for my wife and the child who died unjustly!"

The wife and the child who died unjustly... these words made Chen Ziyan and Chang Ru'an feel heavy in their hearts. According to this man, when those people invaded their fields, they used sticks and sticks in the name of the Yue King's farm.

He forced them to sign the document dedicating the land, and his pregnant wife stepped forward to argue with him, but was kicked in the stomach, and then punched and kicked, eventually killing two people. For this reason, those

People were still afraid that this man would file a complaint, and they almost ended up with him, but he escaped, and they didn't know where they found a straight-tempered scholar who wrote such a petition.

"Don't thank us. The censor is supposed to take care of these injustices, instead of getting entangled in the secrets of officials and trivial matters!" Chen Ziyan comforted the man, then looked at Chang Ru'an and said, "

Brother Ru'an, you are certainly right, but I always feel that Brother Qingping's performance is too small if he performs alone, so I have to help him. You are mature and prudent, so you can raid the formation for us from behind, just in case something goes wrong.

Things can be settled for us. I can't just sit and watch, I feel so uncomfortable!"

Chang Ru'an couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he saw that his companion looked like he was determined after eating the weight. At this moment, he heard a sudden noise coming from outside, followed closely by the boy Agui shouting in surprise and anger.

. He stood up suddenly, rushed to the door, opened the door curtain and asked: "What's going on!"

But as soon as he saw the situation outside, he was stunned on the spot. More than a dozen big men came in aggressively. The leader pushed Agui to the ground, and then waved his hand and led the crowd around.

Come up. Although Chang Ru'an is also quite courageous, he still turned pale when faced with this scene.

The leading man sneered arrogantly before Chang Ru'an could speak: "The palace will capture the escaped slaves and hand them over!"

"Fugitive slaves, what kind of escaped slaves!" Chen Ziyan, who was following him, heard these words clearly and became furious. "The powerful slaves of the royal palace occupied people's fields and forced their wives to death. How dare they falsely accuse such escaped slaves? This is the capital, and it is under the emperor's feet.

, but Wang Fa is still here!"

The big man didn't expect that there would be someone standing in front of him and reprimanding him righteously. At first, he just frowned, but his expression soon changed. After all, he was the steward of a farm outside the city, and he could only go to the capital for a stroll when he had time.

That's all, but if he really caused any trouble and was discovered, it would be a big mistake. Thinking of the information he had just received, and thinking that everything would be fine as long as he solved the troublemaker, he immediately made up his mind, waved his hand with a grin and said:

"You are so poor, but you are worthy of teaching me a lesson! Come on, arrest him and take him back, and deal with him according to the family law!"

Seeing that a dozen big men were about to rush up, Chang Ru'an, who was unarmed, turned pale. He finally understood what it meant to be a useless scholar. But at this moment, a loud shout came from behind,

It wasn't until the man holding a cedar chair rushed past him, shouted at the big men, and shouted loudly that the two adults should leave quickly, that he suddenly woke up, and his face suddenly turned blood red, as usual.

All my calmness was gone.

"There is such a villain at the emperor's feet... Come on, I will fight with you today!"

Chen Ziyan watched with dumbfounded eyes as Chang Ru'an went back into the house, and immediately grabbed a stool and came out, suddenly realizing. But before he could follow suit, there was a shout from outside the door, followed by a dozen more people holding sticks.

But the ones who came after him didn’t say a word, and just hit the first group of men with sticks in a mess, shouting something loudly.

"Kill you sons of bitches!"

"Damn it, I also suffered from you lackeys back then!"

"Kill them clean!"

Seeing that the situation was out of control, Chen Ziyan and Chang Ru'an, who originally thought they would risk their lives for a fight, were stunned. Seeing that the man holding the fir chair was also being robbed of something and helped back, they were even more confused.

They were confused, and it wasn't until they heard another shouting outside, but it was the Dongcheng Military and Horse Division who sent people to maintain it, that they vaguely thought of a problem.

Could it be that someone has been keeping an eye on these evil-doing slaves of the palace for a long time, but plans to borrow their help?

When the timely rescuers receded like a tide, they left the bundled slaves from the Prince's Palace in their yard. Chen and Chang discussed it for a while, then stepped forward to question them, and found out that they were indeed the slaves from Prince Yue's Palace.

People had no doubts, so they threw away that trace of hesitation. As long as this was not a frame-up, then no matter whose design it was, they wouldn't have much control over it!

The sudden outbreak of the Metropolitan Procuratorate caused the officials to complain endlessly, especially when the romantic affairs in Bensi Hutong and Yanle Hutong were also exposed. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was blatant for officials to engage in prostitution, but in this dynasty it was

It has been completely banned since the early years of Hongwu, but it cannot be done openly. Singing and dancing escorts have become unwritten rules that are not subject to the law. So, you can send a note to recruit official prostitutes from the alleys of your company, or

I go there to have fun and have fun. This should be done by the people and not by the officials.

Therefore, at the end of the morning court on this day, as usual, we read the inscriptions from the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Originally this was just a formality, but since the past few days, everyone has been in danger. When many court officials have

When he was severely reprimanded or even fined, all he saw was a drooping head beside the Jinshui Bridge.

Although the crime of romance is not a big crime, after all, this is an era where Neo-Confucianism is in power, and what is important is impeccable conduct. Everyone is afraid that such a stain will be recorded in the file, which will affect their future promotion, etc. And more of them have not been pointed out.

The others were secretly glad, because the people who had just been called out were all repeat offenders, and the ones they had only offended once, twice or three times were not among them. However, looking at the eunuch who issued the order, he still felt uneasy

Few people are murmuring in their hearts.

It is said that even several elders in the cabinet have gone to Yanle Alley to watch singing and dancing - naturally it is not common - but the eunuch who announced the decree, despite looking like a bitch, has never been able to experience it in his life.

What a woman, but she can still marry a beautiful palace maid as a wife! This world is so unfair. How many of them, poor officials in the capital, can afford to raise a family around them, but it is illegal to find someone to serve them by their side!

The big bosses are still unmoved. After all, it is not easy to sue a third-grade or above high official for the crime of imprudent behavior, unless the high official has lost the Holy Family, or has done something wrong that cannot be declared.

However, the eunuch who read the memorial immediately after the announcement made them unable to maintain their indifferent expressions.

The King of Yue's men occupied hundreds of hectares of civilian land, and even forced civilians to death? How could there be no news about such a thing in advance?

The General Secretary, who had received countless looks, bowed his head and remained silent, but he knew in his heart that when the memorial was delivered, there were already people waiting there from Dongchang and the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and he only had time to copy the names.

I had to watch the things being delivered. How could I know that there was such content inside? Although I don’t know whether the emperor really wanted to touch the king of Yue, but no matter what, a censor with such courage is already very valuable. So.

, the General Secretary, who thought that he should retire this year and retire, did not seem to see the inquiring eyes of many ministers, and seemed to be asleep.

In today's morning court, each yamen selects the person with the loudest voice to perform in front of the emperor; and the eunuch with the loudest voice does the decrees issued by the court and the impeachment of the censor, etc. are also done by the eunuch with the loudest voice. Those who wanted to evict them last night

Memorial, this morning I wrote to impeach the person who sprayed spittle into people's faces. Naturally, it has long been a thing of the past. The censors who had not yet had outstanding memorials looked at the test censor at the end of the queue, feeling envious in their hearts.

While he was lucky, I admired his courage. However, when they heard the last sentence, "When they found out that something was not going well, they ordered someone to intercept and kill the victim," countless people took a breath of cold air.

So, did he actually almost get killed in the capital city?

Although Zhang Yue was the Chief Secretary of Guangdong back then, there was no academic administration at that time, and it was the emperor's responsibility to host the provincial examinations in each province. It was Shen Can who traveled thousands of miles to Guangzhou at that time. Originally, he could stay to see what happened. However, he was later forced by an imperial edict to serve as Counselor of Military Affairs and missed the provincial examination. When he rushed to Beijing later, even the palace examination ended early. Therefore, for the three Jinshi from Guangdong, he just I have heard the name, but I have never seen him before.

As for his writing skills, he had heard a few sentences from Shen Can. But at this moment, the eloquent article made him nod his head. This person did not have any gorgeous parallel prose, and every word was perfect. It is very solid, every sentence is on point, the article alone is a good article that makes people admire it, not to mention that because the chest is full of righteous indignation, the words and sentences are full of emotion, naturally it is not the kind of thing that just catches trivial matters and makes a big fuss. The bullets and chapters were comparable. Therefore, when the eunuch finally finished reading, he really wanted to take a look at the end of the vast schedule.

He was fully prepared, but he really didn't expect that the people in the palace would be so violent. Fortunately, Yang Ji's people reacted quickly, and people from the Dongcheng Army and Horses Division happened to be passing by, otherwise someone would really be killed!

Zhu Zhanji on the throne looked very calm, but only Wang Jin, who was standing beside him, knew how scary the emperor's expression was when he saw the memorial last night. The emperor does not care about the life and death of a mere slave, after all, the world is always full of people. There are injustices all the time. Being the emperor does not exist to solve the injustices of the people. However, what the emperor hates and angers is that in broad daylight, a few servants of the palace dare not to take the court officials seriously. If not There are righteous people, and if Dongcheng's soldiers and horses hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, a big case would have occurred at the emperor's feet. Who would believe the word "prosperity" when the time comes?

"If the matter is serious, in accordance with the law, the enslaved slave will be arrested immediately by the Jinyi Guards and imprisoned for thorough investigation."

It has always been an old rule to only capture domestic slaves without offending the feudal king. Therefore, although the courtiers exchanged glances with each other, no one raised any objection. But just as the eunuch finished reading this sentence, another one from above came up. The emperor's steady voice came: "The King of Yue has allowed his slaves to commit such a serious crime. I would like to increase the number of disciplines for two more, and order the King of Yue to read the ancestral teachings of Emperor Ming from the disciplines!"

Due to the decline of the princess, various royal palaces and princess palaces have added royal professors, tutors, and other lecturers. These official positions used to be permanent, but after all, the levels are very different, and it is difficult to truly supervise them. However, At this time, the emperor once again sent a lecturer to the Prince Yue's Mansion, and what he read was the ancestral precepts of the Emperor Ming Dynasty, which made people think of it. What's more, domestic slaves committing crimes and allowing slaves to commit crimes are two different things!
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