The hearts of those officials who were kneeling down thumped.
He secretly felt that things were not good.
When Lee Shan Chang looked for them, he said that his grandson was beaten up by the eldest grandson for no reason.
But who would have thought that there would be an unknown scene?
That wasn't what Lee Shan Chang said back then!
If it was really because of Lee Shan Chang's grandson's foul mouth, then he really didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.
He dared to insult a member of the royal family, and he even insulted the eldest grandson of the emperor.
This matter was already over.
You, Li Shan Chang, shamelessly brought it up in the court.
Wasn't this pushing the ministers into the fire pit?
All the officials were somewhat regretful.
He shouldn't have tied Li Shan Chang to this war chariot so early.
It was too late to get out of the car now.
All the officials wanted nothing more than to scold Li Shan Chang.
However, Zhu Xiongying's question was a little difficult for Zhang Shen.
Zhang Shen is the censor of the Ducha Yuan.
He truly understood the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
The laws of Ming Dynasty indeed stipulated that scolding people would be punished with a cane!
If a commoner scolded an official above the fifth rank, they would be punished with a hundred sticks.
Scolding officials below the fifth rank would result in fifty strokes of the stick.
But…
In the laws of the Ming Dynasty, there was no mention of how to punish the eldest grandson of the emperor.
Zhang Shen could only bite the bullet and reply,
"Your Highness, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, anyone who insults an official of the fifth rank or above will be punished with a hundred canes.”
"However, Your Highness is the eldest grandson of my Great Bright Emperor. As for how to convict Li Mao, Your Majesty will have to decide personally.”
Lee Shan Chang had a look of disbelief as he turned around to look at Zhang Shen behind him.
We agreed to be in the same boat. Why did you jump off the boat halfway?
What Li Shan Chang didn't think of was the nature of the Imperial Censorate.
The Imperial Censorate's rank was not high, but their mouths were very sharp.
To put it bluntly, he was a mad dog.
If you told them that His Royal Highness's eldest grandson had misbehaved, then they would dare to accuse His Royal Highness.
But you suddenly told him that His Royal Highness the eldest grandson hit someone because he was scolded.
She even asked him what crime he had committed by scolding the imperial grandson.
Then he would tell you without hesitation.
The minimum punishment was 100 canes.
As for how to punish them, that was His Majesty's business.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this scene in the court and felt very gratified.
This Imperial Censorate was the mad dog he wanted!
He would bite whoever he caught!
Li Shan Chang, right?
Don't you think you're a founding hero?
Wasn't he relying on his status as the leader of the six dukes?
Didn't you join forces with all the officials to denounce our eldest grandson?
If you dare to mess with my eldest grandson, I'll beat your grandson a hundred times first.
Anyway, it's always your grandson who gets hurt.
"If you scold an official of the fifth rank or above, you will be punished with a hundred canes.”
This was the first time Zhu Xiongying had heard of it. He didn't know much about it before.
However, when he heard that Lee Shan Chang's grandson was beaten up, he was very happy.
"If it was a commoner, then so be it.”
"However, this prince is His Majesty's eldest grandson, so I shouldn't have no rank or class.”
"I'm at least Rank-5.”
"Grandfather, let's beat him a hundred times!”
Zhu Xiong Ying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was sitting on the throne and grinned.
"Everything will be as our grandson says.”
Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly.
Zhu Xiong Ying today really made Zhu Yuanzhang look up to him.
Facing the questions of the officials, he did not show any signs of weakness.
Instead, he turned his disadvantage into an advantage.
If Zhu Xiong Ying was not the eldest grandson of the Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely make him an Imperial Censor!
When Lee Shan Chang heard this, his heart turned cold.
Weren't all the ministers here to pay their respects to His Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson today?
Why did it become blaming his grandson?
Things shouldn't have developed in this direction!
"I dare…"
Lee Shan Chang still wanted to quibble.
However, Zhu Xiongying did not give him a chance at all.
"Duke of Korea, please shut up!"
Zhu Xiongying continued to retort,"It's an old fart like you!" Disrupting the court!
Tell me, what do you want?"
"Old minister…"
"What old? What minister?"
Zhu Xiongying continued to retort,"Just because you're old, you can ignore the laws of the country and the court?"
Look at the state of the morning court today.
The Emperor is busy every day, and the morning court should be the place to discuss state affairs.
Not a place to satisfy your desire for revenge.
Lord Zhang colluded with the clique to put pressure on His Majesty. What crime is this?”
All the officials in the court gasped.
Was this something an eight-year-old child would say?
Originally, when Lee Shan Chang found them, they thought that they had once received Lee Shan Chang's kindness.
In addition, Li Shan Zhang's son, Li Qi, was the emperor's son-in-law.
Therefore, they agreed to Lee Shan Chang's request.
However, who would have thought that the morning court session would be like this?
When Imperial Censor Zhang Shen left their camp, these officials also wanted to leave.
But it was too late.
Zhu Xiongying could be said to have crushed them when it came to putting the blame on them.
One colluded with a clique to put pressure on His Majesty.
It was already a death penalty!
Even the Imperial Censorate did not dare to say it out loud.
"Your Majesty, I have no such intentions."
Li Shan Zhang was anxious.
He knelt down and took two steps forward.
"This old minister has absolutely no intention of disobeying Your Majesty.”
"I just want to seek justice for my grandson!”
Li Shan Chang thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would make this matter a small one.
But Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly,"You mean I was unfair before?"”
This question made Li Shan Zhang's heart skip a beat.
It was over!
"Duke Han, don't waste your energy.”
"Even if you kowtow to death here today, your grandson will still be punished with a hundred canes."”
After hearing this, Lee Shan Chang's breathing instantly became rapid.
He immediately wanted to bang his head against the steps.
However, he had already started to act, but not a single official came to stop him.
His head was about to collide with it.
Lee Shan Chang then began to cry,"
"This old minister has followed Your Majesty for more than ten years.”
"I didn't expect to suffer such humiliation today.”
"Forget it, Your Majesty. This old minister requests to retire and return to his hometown!”
When Li Shan Chang said this, the entire court was in an uproar!
Was His Majesty already so cold-hearted?
The founding Duke of Korea was forced to retire in court, but Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say a word?
"Wait!"
Zhu Xiong Ying stopped him again,"Today's morning court session hasn't ended yet, so it's better for the Duke of Korea to stay a little longer in the Hall of Heaven's Tribute."”
Zhu Xiongying smiled, but his smile was a little scary.
All the officials in the court felt their buttholes tighten.
Since Zhu Yuanzhang dared to let Zhu Xiongying cause such a ruckus in the court, he naturally had the confidence to do so.
In other words, this was all part of Zhu Yuanzhang's plan!
The officials were going to suffer today.
"It has been fifteen years since the founding of our Ming Dynasty.”
Zhu Xiongying looked heartbroken.
"But 15 years have passed, and Northern Yuan has been harassing my Great Ming.”
"It happens from time to time that the commoners do not have enough to eat.”
"Natural disasters and man-made disasters happen together."
"All of you eat Ming's salary and should be sharing grandfather's worries.”
"However, he doesn't do anything at all. He only wants to curry favor with the Duke of Korea today and the Duke of Wei tomorrow.”
"It's disgusting!"
……
These words were like a needle in the ears of the ministers.
It was so painful.
But to Old Zhu, it was extremely comfortable!
These court officials loved to do such things.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang had no evidence, so he couldn't say anything.
Today, Zhu Yuanzhang felt very comfortable hearing his eldest grandson say it.
Awesome!
Originally, everyone thought that this was the end.
However, Zhu Xiongying walked from the Duke of Korea to the Minister of Rites, Shao Zhi.
"The Ministry of Rites should have been responsible for the customs of our Ming Dynasty, but why is it that with a single sentence from the Duke of Korea, you, Sir Shao, would follow behind the Duke of Korea?”
"Is this the etiquette that the Confucians taught you?" Zhu Xiongying snapped.
Did the scholarly faction teach you the etiquette of monarch and minister to collude with the officials to force my grandfather?”
Shao Zhi did not dare to speak.
Now, he did not know how to explain himself.
They had completely lost this war in the royal court.
However, Zhu Xiongying was right.
The requirements of Confucianism were somewhat idealistic.
However, the people from the Ministry of Rites are shouting about Confucianism while doing things that oppose Confucianism.
If this wasn't standing and standing, then what was it?
After Zhu Xiong Ying finished scolding the Minister of Rites, he walked to the side of the Duke of Korea, Lee Shan Chang.
"The Duke of Korea is the founding hero of our Ming Dynasty. He should have shared the burden with Imperial Grandfather, but now he only added to the burden.”
After Zhu Xiong Ying finished speaking, he moved closer to Lee Shan Chang's ear and said,"
"I've already got your evidence, old fart.
You're going to die!"
This was not a threat!
This was a blatant threat!
Fourth Uncle Zhu Di had been back in Beiping for more than a month.
If nothing unexpected happened, the remnants of Northern Yuan had been completely wiped out.
Perhaps the news was already on the way.
And the evidence that killed Li Shan Chang was in this good news.
Lee Shan Chang's body trembled. He was obviously frightened.
Although he had not held any important positions in the court in recent years, he would never forget what he had done.
However, he didn't really believe Zhu Xiongying's words.
He felt that Zhu Xiongying was tricking him!
Zhu Xiong Ying ignored him and turned to look at the ministers.
"And your Ministry of Works!"
"And your Ministry of Revenue!"
"And your Ministry of Personnel!"
"A bunch of old men, how dare they threaten His Majesty the Emperor in court today!”
"How dare you!"
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