The tribute students who made trouble in front of the yamen of the criminal department were still noisy and shouting, pointing to the gate of the criminal department and angrily scolding the traitorous ministers, no one found that Yan Song, the leader of the trouble just now, had disappeared into the crowd and was pulled by Ding Shun, a hundred households in brocade clothes, to see the wind and moon in the world.

When there are more and more tribute scholars gathered in front of the yamen of the criminal department, and the situation is completely out of control, the officials of the criminal department are panicked, it is not common for scholars to storm the yamen of the official palace in these years, once it happens, it will become a shocking case, after reaching the heavens, the emperor in order to calm the situation, often investigate and remove a large number of officials, and today the criminal department bears the brunt, so the officials on duty can't sit still.

The front door is noisy and scolding, and the majestic vermilion lacquer gate of the past has been covered with rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves thrown by the tribute students. The sergeants of the Five Cities Terracotta Division had already gathered outside the square of the Yamen of the Criminal Department, but they only watched from a distance, the Gongsheng were all scholars with meritorious reputations, and the sergeants of the Terracotta Division naturally did not dare to suppress and intimidate them a little, unless this group of crazy scholars killed those scholars and servants of the Criminal Department with knives, it doesn't matter if they throw eggs and leaves, how can the scholars not have a little temper?

When the officials of the Criminal Department were hiding in the yamen and were in a panic, Jinyiwei and Dongchang Fanzi had already urgently reported the matter to the palace.

Hundreds of meritorious scholars stormed the yamen of the Criminal Department, this matter was not trivial, Mu Bin and Wang Yue did not dare to hide it, so they could only report it to Emperor Hongzhi.

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Since the matter can't be solved, only by making it big, making trouble out of control, and making trouble until it reaches the heavens, maybe Du Hong can find a trace of life, which is the purpose of Qin Kan instructing Yan Song to incite Gongsheng to make trouble.

This purpose has clearly been achieved.

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Forbidden Palace Wenhua Palace.

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang, three scholars, sat on the soft stool on the left side of the hall, holding their beards and being silent.

Emperor Hongzhi's face sank like water. A look of dissatisfaction appeared on his sickly face. Mu Bin and Wang Yue knelt in front of him, and they didn't dare to take a breath, they knew that His Majesty was in a very bad mood now.

The whole world is advocating the revival of the Ming Dynasty, whether the Ming Dynasty has Zhongxing or not, in fact, Emperor Hongzhi is also a little confused, he used to be a little complacent, but the incidents that have happened in the past two years have hit his confidence hard, of course, including today's hundreds of tribute students making trouble.

Emperor Hongzhi, who has always been very tolerant of scholars, did not expect him to treat scholars like this. There are still people who are dissatisfied with the court and dissatisfied with him, what is going on in this world?

The hall was very quiet, Emperor Hongzhi's face was gloomy, and he was silent for a long time before he slowly asked, "What the hell is going on?" In two months, the Spring Festival will be tried, why did the Gongsheng pick up trouble at this time? ”

Wang Yue replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, Dongchang found out that the tribute students gathered in front of the yamen of the Criminal Department. It was because of the case of Du Hong, the prefect of Shaoxing, who killed a weaver......"

"I've heard of this case. There are all human and material evidence, Du Hong's guilt is hard to escape, what are the tribute students dissatisfied with? ”

Wang Yue said: "Your Majesty is wise, this case is already an iron case, irrefutable, those tributes are still young, instigated and bewitched by some unscrupulous people, and they hit the criminal department without knowing the reason." What a great sin......"

Mu Bin had been kneeling quietly aside, and suddenly interjected: "Your Majesty, what Jinyi Wei found is very different from what the prince said......

Emperor Hongzhi turned his head to look at him and said, "Jinyi Wei found something and reported it carefully." ”

"Yes, there are different opinions among the people of Beijing today, but the statements are almost the same. The case originated from the Suzhou Weaving Bureau and the Zhejiang Political Division, and it was rumored that the two were colluded to exploit and even kill the weavers, Du Hong petitioned for the people but was framed in prison, and the injustice was higher than the sky and the sea was deeper......"

Wang Yue interrupted Mu Bin's words with a sneer, and said, "Before Your Majesty descends the steps, Lord Mu can't talk nonsense, will a few gossips in the market become evidence for overturning the case?" In this way, won't my Ming Law become an ornament? ”

Mu Bin didn't look at Wang Yue, and said coldly: "Jinyiwei is an eagle dog under His Majesty, spy and inquire, it is the duty of Jinyiwei to hear about it, and it is not clear whether it is black or white. ”

Hearing the words, Emperor Hongzhi's face softened slightly, but Wang Yue's face became more and more gloomy.

Mu Bin took out a leaflet from his sleeve, handed it over with both hands, and said: "Your Majesty, this is a leaflet scattered everywhere in the Jingshi City, which clearly explains the cause and effect of this case. ”

Emperor Hongzhi took the leaflet, and the more he looked at it, his brows furrowed deeper, and he muttered: "It seems that this case is not as simple as it seems......"

Turning his head to look at the three cabinet scholars, Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "I really don't understand, what do the three gentlemen think?" ”

When it comes to major affairs of the dynasty and politics, the three scholars are self-defeating, but when it comes to judging cases, Liu Jian and Xie Qian are beyond their strength, so they coincidentally handed the leaflet to Li Dongyang.

At that time, people said that today's imperial court cabinet said, "Li Gongmou, Liu Gongju, Xie Gongyou Kankan." In terms of planning and analysis, Li Dongyang is much stronger than Liu Xie and the others, and it is most appropriate for him to judge this case.

Li Dongyang took the leaflet, glanced at it a few times, and said with a smile: "Now each has a word, and the ministers can't tell right from wrong, this case can be traced back to its source, because of the Suzhou Weaving Bureau and the Zhejiang Cloth Administration, the weaving bureau supervised the eunuch Wang Peng has died, but Wang Peng still has many insiders, Zhejiang political envoy Cui Yong also knows the reason, why didn't His Majesty announce that these people involved in the case entered Beijing, and then ordered the factory guard to investigate the truth of the matter?" ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "What Mr. Li said is very true, Du Hong's case, I will make Jinyiwei investigate in detail, and Dongchang will interrogate ......"

"Your Majesty, the minister still has a word ......" Li Dongyang's eyes flashed with an unpredictable light, and he continued with a smile: "It is reported that Qin Kan of Jinyi Wei Qianhu is Du Hong's son-in-law, and Dongchang and Qin Kan have quite a disagreement, this case is fair and just, impartial, the minister thinks that it is best for the factory guard to be only responsible for the investigation, and has no right to judge the case, and the minister feels that this case seems to be quite involved with the Jingshi court, if you want to find out the truth, you must send a trust minister to investigate it full-time." ”

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a long time, nodded slowly, and officially made his will.

"The case of killing the weaver in Shaoxing was jointly investigated by Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and the relevant eunuchs and officials of the Suzhou Weaving Bureau, as well as the political envoy Cui Yong of Zhejiang, quickly entered Beijing without delay, and Du Hong was imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, and the three legal divisions of the Criminal Department, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were tried at the same time."