Because Zhang's house was going through a funeral, it was too simple for Zhang He to entertain Zhu Song and others, but for Zhu Song, Zhang He was in grief at the loss of his nephew, and he was a firm-hearted person who could hold back his grief and come to entertain them.

"Mr. Zhang, this king has already understood everything that happened in your house." Zhu Song sat on the chair, "Today, this king has locked all the people involved in the case into the Jiading Prison. A public trial meeting will be held, and the trial will be held at that time! Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, this king will not let Brother Zhang die injustice!"

A hint of surprise first appeared on Zhang He's face, and then he thought of Zhang Luyi who had passed away, and the surprise was immediately covered up: "His Highness Xie has avenged the nephew of the old man. This old bone is nothing to repay. If His Royal Highness King Han has If He tells you, even if I risk my life, I will repay His Royal Highness King Han's kindness!"

"Mr. Zhang's words are wrong." Seeing the sad look on Zhang He's face, Zhu Song said, "Speaking of which, it's still my court's fault. If my court hadn't sent a large army to follow the mission of the Boni Kingdom, how could such a disaster have happened? ?”

"The old man is terrified!" Zhang He stood up, bowed to Zhu Song and said, "The old man is just a bad old man who is useless to the country, how can he live up to His Highness's repeated words? To make any contribution, His Highness said so repeatedly, it is really a shame, a shame!"

"Mr. Zhang deserves it!" Zhu Song stepped forward to help Zhang He up, and said, "When Mr. Zhang sweated and bleeds for my Daming, this king was not even born yet. It can be said that this king grew up listening to the stories of the Qing family. Big one, if Mr. Zhang says he has done nothing to my Ming Dynasty, then this king, who enjoys the nobles of the Ming Dynasty for nothing, is not a moth to my Ming Dynasty?"

"Your Highness..." Zhang He was dumbfounded, and at the same time, he was very moved. In the early years, he was just the personal guard of Lord Hongwu, and it was his duty to take an arrow for Lord Hongwu. But after Lord Hongwu became a great treasure, But he was given a generous reward, even a count, what a grace!

Now, his nephew was killed, and the court actually sent someone down to investigate, and he was still His Highness the King of Han. This kind of attention, the feeling that he had never worked for the court in vain, made Zhang He die for the court now. All worth it!

"Mr. Zhang, you don't need to say such things in the future." Zhu Song supported Zhang He to the chair, and said, "One more thing, I want to trouble Mr. Zhang. I wonder if Mr. Zhang is willing to help me?"

"This old man is willing!" Zhang He's eyes revealed a firm expression, "Whatever the lord wants, just ask this old man to do it!"

"Okay, I will thank Mr. Zhang!" Zhu Song was immediately happy, and began to arrange tasks for Zhang He.

……

In the afternoon of the same day, a news came out that Jiading prefect Zhang Bo, Tongzhi Gao Lan, Tongpan Hemiao, and Jiading Tongzhi Niu Gao... More than a dozen civil and military officials from Jiading Prefecture accepted the Boni King Manaraja. That was all kinds of bribes to cover up the killing of Zhang Luyi by Gavri Drew.

This news was like a plague, and it quickly spread throughout the counties and townships under Jiading Prefecture. Almost all the people in the streets and alleys were talking about it, even though the concept of "no official, no corruption" has been deeply rooted However, accepting bribes on such a large scale still shocked the people.

East City of Jiading Prefecture, which is also the busiest square in Jiading Prefecture, a large group of soldiers, under the command of a few people dressed as craftsmen, was hurriedly building a platform. Zhu Song and Huang San stood on the side of the square, occasionally shouting With two voices, he made suggestions to those craftsmen.

"Your Highness, it's not good, it's not good!" At this time, Wang Qingshan, who had never been affected, rushed over.

Zhu Song turned his head to look, and immediately laughed: "Hehe, it's Qingshan. Hey, why do you look so ugly? Could it be that something happened in Fucheng again?"

"My lord, something big has happened!" Wang Qingshan said with a gloomy face, "I will receive the news that the streets and alleys in the city are talking about Zhang Bo and others taking bribes. Since last night, there have been only four incidents. Why did Shi Chen spread throughout the entire Jiading Mansion?"

According to Wang Qingshan's understanding, this matter must have been spread by insiders, and this matter has nothing to do with the court. If it is not handled properly, the people will lose confidence in the court!

After all, there are only so many high-level officials in a prefecture, and more than half of them have been corrupted. Judging from the point of view, Jiading Mansion is still like this. How can other prefectures and even other ministers be better? where to go?

"This king already knew about this." Zhu Song waved his hand, with a calm expression on his face.

"You know?" Wang Qingshan was stunned, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, since you know, why are you still acting so plain?"

Zhu Song looked at Wang Qingshan with some amusement, and said, "Because this is what this king asked Mr. Zhang to pass on."

"What?" Wang Qingshan became anxious when he heard that, "Your Highness, you are so confused! Such a large-scale corruption case can be said to have completely lost the face of my officials and the court. The publicity of this matter is not to show the face of the court and let the common people throw their hands away..."

"Commander Wang!" Before Wang Qingshan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Huang San who was standing beside Zhu Song, "You've gone too far!"

It's one thing to know something, it's another thing to say it.

"Your Highness, it's Meng Lang, the last general. Please forgive me, Your Highness!" Hearing Huang San's scolding, Wang Qingshan's breath was suffocated, and he finally came to his senses. While breaking out in a cold sweat, he hurriedly pleaded guilty to Zhu Song.

"It's okay, I'm not so narrow-minded!" Zhu Song smiled and waved his hands, and said, "Qingshan, what I'm doing is actually protecting my face!"

Wang Qingshan frowned, and said: "What does Wang Ye mean by this?"

"In two days, the king will conduct a public trial here. At that time, Zhang Bo, He Miao and other bribe-taking officials will all be on the trial list." Zhu Song pointed to the high platform in front of him, and continued: "The common people will judge , In front of all the common people, this king sentenced these corrupt officials, do you think the common people will still not trust the court?"

"But..." Wang Qingshan thought for a while, and said: "According to my Great Ming Law, if an official of the fifth rank or above is convicted, the Metropolitan Procuratorate must write a letter to the Lord Long Live. ..."

"Okay, okay, this king knows what you mean." Zhu Song waved his hands again and again, and said: "Before this king came to Jiading, he had already asked the Lord Long Live for his will. This king has everything about Sichuan. Right to dispose."

When talking about this, Zhu Song added: "I forgot to tell you that this time the king does not want one or two lives. After so many officials have been killed, many official positions in Jiading Mansion will be vacant. Relying on your recommendation! But don’t blame me for not reminding you, you don’t avoid relatives if you are a worthy person!”

"This..." Wang Qingshan rubbed his chin, startled by Zhu Song's words, he didn't expect Zhu Song to make such a big determination to restore the people's confidence in the court by killing these criminals in the street.

"Okay, if you have something to do, let's do your work first. This king is still instructing the soldiers to build the high platform." Zhu Song saw that Wang Qingshan had something on his mind, so he waved him away directly.

"The last general resigns!" In one night, so many officials were arrested, and even two disobedient Jiading guards were killed. Now there are many things to deal with in the city, so he is naturally a busy man!

……

Three days passed in a flash, and the corruption of officials in Jiading continued to ferment. This time, not only the streets and alleys, but even the children in Fucheng knew what was going on.

In the early morning of the fourth day, when the sun had just risen to the sky, people filled the alleys beating gongs and drums and shouting: "Today the King of Han personally interrogated all the officials in Jiading and Dingfanbang murdered Mr. Zhang. In my spare time, I went to the Judgment Stand of Dongshi Square to watch the excitement! Today, King Han personally interrogated Jia..."

Well, he yelled over and over again, almost breaking the sky in Jiading Prefecture!

"What, what? Today, His Highness King Han is going to interrogate that foreigner?"

"Hurry up, hurry up, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go to the square to watch the excitement!"

"Hey, brother Lin, you go first and save a place for me and Brother Fang, and I will go find Brother Fang now!"

The people who had just woken up, or were still sleeping, were all fried. They didn't even eat breakfast. One by one, they called for friends and ran towards the Dongshi Square in Fucheng, for fear that they would run out of room if they went too late.

On the East City Square in Fucheng, the high platform that has been hastily built in the past few days has finally taken shape.

The high platform is about Zhang Xu from the ground, and the lower part is supported by hard logs. It looks like it has an area of ​​[-] to [-] square meters. The high platform is facing east, and there is a big umbrella for sunshade. There are several long tables under the umbrella. On the table are pens, ink, paper and inkstones, gavels and arrows.

Around the high platform, a hundred Jiading guards in full armor stood guard with a stern expression on their faces.

Zhu Song sat on the main seat, while Huang San still stood behind Zhu Song like a shadow, protecting his safety.

Behind the two tables on the left are Han Xing and Leng Yue; while on the two tables on the right are Wang Qingshan and old Earl Zhang He.

Chapter 552 A Public Trial

The civil and military officials in Jiading Mansion have never been affected, except for the county officials who look down on Manarakanana, there are very few remaining officials in the whole prefecture, and Wang Qingshan is the one with the highest official position .

"My lord, is this really possible?" Wang Qingshan, who was not wearing armor but an official robe, said to Zhu Song with some concern: "It's okay for Gavri Drew, after all, the evidence is as solid as a mountain! Zhang Bo that What should I do to help the corrupt officials? I will never understand their temperament, but they are like hob meat, but I will refuse to admit it..."

"Do you want to admit it?" Zhu Song hadn't spoken yet, and Leng Yue, who had been keeping a cold face, let out a sneer, "My six doors have plenty of means to make them speak, no matter how hard their bones are, they can still make him speak the truth .”

"Well, I'm asking for nothing." Wang Qingshan rolled his eyes, thinking that if you were in prison for the past two days, you would use some tricks on these guys, that's all.With so many people right now, if you use methods against them in public, they will be bloody, even if they are not wronged, the people will think it is a trick of torture.

But thinking about it, His Royal Highness King Han probably wouldn't allow people from the Six Doors to take a knife at every turn.

"My lord, it's almost done." At this time, a soldier in Jin Yi stepped forward and reported to Zhu Song.

"Then invite the lord to play!" Zhu Song looked at the sun in the sky and nodded.

At this moment, the surroundings of the high platform are already surrounded by people who came to watch the excitement. If you count them, even if there are not seven or eight thousand, there must be five or six thousand. Looking into the distance, you can even see standing on tall buildings. with the people.

Zhu Song thought, this group of people have really fucking good eyesight, they are almost a kilometer away, and they can still see the side of the high platform, thanks to the fact that the binoculars are not used for civilian use, otherwise, someone would have to look at them from three or four miles away with.

Da da da!

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