My father is Jiajing

Chapter 313 The Power of the Divine Sword

Xiyuan Wanshou Palace.

Emperor Jiajing waited and waited, and after almost an afternoon, Yan Shifan finally arrived.

And there are quite a lot of people coming, it's quite lively.

Therefore, when Yan Shifan asked for an audience with Emperor Jiajing for his imperial decision, Emperor Jiajing did not even think twice and directly asked Huang Jin to call everyone to the Wanshou Palace.

This time, Emperor Jiajing will also be there in person to be a spectator and see what the final outcome of this drama will be.

So, the cabinet elders, the Minister of Justice, the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, as well as Yan Shifan, Hai Rui, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and Wang Youzhao all came.

Looking at so many people, Emperor Jiajing also jokingly said, "What day is today? Is it almost the New Year?"

Yan Song took the lead and bowed, saying, "We are here to discuss the mystery of the dormitory in the Chongwenmen Workers' Shed. I hope Your Majesty will forgive our incompetence."

Emperor Jiajing waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I am the emperor and father of the people of the world. I can make decisions for the people of the world, and naturally I can make decisions for you. Come, bring a chair over for Lord Yan."

In this way, Yan Song once again won the honor of Emperor Jiajing and was able to sit in the main hall, different from Xu Jie and others.

When Yan Shifan saw his father tremblingly thanking him and about to sit down, he hurried over and helped Yan Song sit on the chair.

After Yan Song sat down, Emperor Jiajing said idly, "Tell me everything. Let me hear what's going on."

Yan Shifan took the initiative to stand up again and bowed to Emperor Jiajing: "Your Majesty, I would like to report to the head of the Zhanshi Palace and the Prince Yu Palace to investigate the case of Hai Rui's destruction of the corpse!"

Yan Shifan did not find any trace of death in the workers' dormitory, so he insisted that Hai Rui had made a plan in advance and destroyed the bodies in the dormitory.

When Emperor Jiajing heard Yan Shifan's words, he looked up in surprise at Hai Rui who was standing at the end of the hall.

Emperor Jiajing asked, "Little Hai Rui, Yan Shifan has accused you of destroying the body and covering up the evidence. What do you have to say?"

Emperor Jiajing almost called out "Xiao Heizi", but when he had said less than half of the word "Xiao", he quickly changed his words and called Hai Rui.

However, this broken "小" character still aroused the imagination of the smart people in the hall.

Especially Yan Song, who was sitting on the chair, his movements paused slightly, and the dim light in his eyes shrank, revealing a strange light, and he glanced at Hai Rui at the end of the hall with his peripheral vision.

Xu Jie felt the same way. He was also slightly surprised. Could it be that Hai Rui had other secrets?

However, Xu Jie's facial expressions and movement management were extremely subtle, and there was not a single change that could be noticed.

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng showed a strange glow and glanced at each other, which was very conspicuous.

However, the focus at this time was on Hai Rui and Emperor Jiajing, so naturally no one would care about the changes in Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.

After all, these two people still lack sufficient experience and growth, and have not experienced the ups and downs of storms like Yan Song and Xu Jie.

Therefore, it is natural that he cannot be as "expressive" as Yan Song and Xu Jie. At the same time, Emperor Jiajing also scanned the expressions of everyone in the hall with his own eyes.

He saw that there was no change in the expressions and actions of Yan Song and Xu Jie, so he was not surprised at all.

Because Emperor Jiajing also knew that these two people had cultivated to the extreme and were almost becoming human spirits. If he could not suppress these two people, the Ming Dynasty would definitely have fierce party struggles, not inferior to Niu and Li.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing was quite pleased with the obedient behavior of Yan Song and Xu Jie.

However, after he saw the slight changes in Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, he felt that there was no big problem, and it was consistent with his understanding of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.

If at this time they also "keep their expressions" like Yan Song and Xu Jie, then Emperor Jiajing would have to consider whether to replace them. After all, Emperor Jiajing was still not at ease with such people who were too secretive and placing them around Zhu Zaigui, who was still only in his teens.

Emperor Jiajing was pleasantly surprised at Zhu Zaigui's growth, but he also hoped that he could grow gradually rather than being led by the nose by people like Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing was quite satisfied with the performance of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng. He felt that the two could continue to teach in Prince Yu's Mansion and grow together with Zhu Zaigui, so that they could become Zhu Zaigui's great figures in governing the country in the future.

After Hai Rui was named by Emperor Jiajing, he immediately stood up from the end of the hall and bowed respectfully to the Emperor, "I did not destroy the body, what Minister Yan said is completely false!"

Hai Rui was quite tough. When he arrived before the emperor, he directly changed the commonly recognized title of Yan Shifan "Little Cabinet Minister" and called Yan Shifan by his current official title.

Although this small change was not significant, it was also appreciated by Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing said, "Words are not enough. Yan Shifan is a third-rank official in the imperial court. How could he make a false accusation out of thin air? You should think carefully before you speak."

Emperor Jiajing said this very artistically. First, he emphasized the order of seniority, pointed out Yan Shifan's rank, and emphasized the importance of court rules. Secondly, he reminded Hai Rui to be cautious.

But Hai Rui was different. Even though he understood the rules and good intentions of Emperor Jiajing, some things are always black and white!

There is no room for any timidity or distortion, otherwise the rules insisted by Emperor Jiajing will be maliciously misinterpreted and cause extremely bad effects.

Therefore, Hai Rui replied with great integrity: "Your Majesty, every word I said is true. Minister Yan accused me of destroying the body and covering up all traces. I would like to ask Minister Yan why he is so sure?"

Hai Rui's move was also powerful. He turned the passive situation into active one and asked the question back, thus avoiding himself from falling into a self-proving cycle.

Although Hai Rui had a lot of evidence in his hands, enough to prove himself, if he was really interrogated like this and forced to prove himself, what difference would there be between him and a criminal?
Therefore, Hai Rui first counterattacked and turned the question into why Yan Shifan was so sure that he destroyed the body?
As long as Yan Shifan was eager to explain why he was so sure that Hai Rui had destroyed the bodies, Hai Rui would be able to unravel all the connections in the matter and thus expose the crime of Yan Shifan and Luo Longwen who conspired to freeze to death innocent workers and civilians.

Therefore, Hai Rui was not afraid of Yan Shifan at all. All he had to do was to take the strategy of turning the tables on Yan Shifan, which Zhu Zaigui had taught him, to the next level and complete the counterattack against Yan Shifan!

Make Yan Shifan's crimes concrete so that he will never have the chance to continue to abuse his power and wantonly undermine the laws of the court and the way of the world.

It can be said that Hai Rui was still very powerful, even more powerful than Zhu Zaigui had expected!
and so!
This time, the Ming Divine Sword will finally be shown for the first time and will astonish everyone!

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