Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

"I am disrespectful, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Seeing Zhu Ming so furious, Wang Ganju knelt down, but his words did not show that he cared at all.

"You are indeed guilty."

Zhu Ming looked at Wang Ganju and laughed out of anger. This man really won't cry until he sees the coffin.

"What crime have I committed? Your Highness, please explain clearly."

Wang Ganju sneered, then raised his head and looked directly at Zhu Ming.

The granary caught fire. I was not the one who set the fire, nor was I responsible. No matter how you look at it, this matter has nothing to do with me.

As long as I bite the bullet and rest here for a few days, even the emperor's grandson can't do anything to me.

"You colluded with wealthy businessmen, accepted bribes, and plotted to take the land of the common people. Is that a crime?"

Zhu Ming also laughed contemptuously. If he wanted to punish Wang Ganju, he didn't have to use the granary incident.

"Your Highness, do you have any evidence? Even if you are the grandson of the emperor, you cannot slander me."

Facing Zhu Ming's accusations, Wang Ganju's attitude remained contemptuous.

He has been an official in Shanxi for more than ten years, and all these officials who knew about the situation have leverage in their hands.

Even for their own sake, these officials would not produce the evidence.

As long as there is no evidence, if you insist that this is slander, the worst that can happen is that you will be demoted.

"Master Zhang."

Zhu Ming turned to look at Zhang Xing beside him and spoke in a cold voice.

When Wang Ganju heard Zhang Xing's name, he finally panicked.

But then he thought again, Zhang Xing also took his money, and they were in the same boat.

If he tells on the secret, he won't be able to escape.

"The subordinate is here."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing responded and walked in front of Zhu Ming and Wang Ganju.

He reached out and took out a few account books from his arms and handed them to Zhu Ming in front of Wang Ganju.

He was originally a chess piece that Zhu Ming had inserted next to Wang Ganju. Now that Zhu Ming had decided to let Wang Ganju go, he could no longer hide.

"Zhang Xing, you..."

Wang Ganju looked at Zhang Xing in disbelief. He didn't expect this guy to be so cooperative.

"This is the detailed account of the money transactions between Lord Wang and the wealthy merchants in the city. Please review it, Your Highness."

However, Zhang Xing ignored Wang Ganju's anger.

From the moment Wang Ganju decided to deal with him, he and Wang Ganju were no longer the same kind of people.

"Master Wang, do you need me to read it out in front of all the masters?"

Zhu Ming took the accounts and waved them in front of Wang Ganju.

If these things were reported to Zhu Yuanzhang, it would be enough to cost Wang Ganju his life.

"Zhang Xing, don't forget, you also took my money!"

Faced with these accounts, Wang Ganju simply stopped denying it and turned around, pointed at Zhang Xing and snorted coldly.

"This is the stolen money I got from Wang Ganju, and I haven't touched a cent."

Zhang Xing had known that Wang Ganju would do this, so he turned around and took out a few silver bills from his arms and showed them to Zhu Ming.

From the very beginning, when he gave Wang Ganju the idea of ​​contacting wealthy businessmen in the city, Zhu Ming's suggestion was involved.

Naturally, he didn't dare to touch these silver coins.

"My Lords, what is the crime for accepting bribes according to Ming Dynasty law?"

Zhu Ming no longer paid attention to Wang Ganju, sneered, turned to look at the other officials who had been silent, and asked.

These officials did not want to anger Zhu Ming again, but were also afraid that Wang Ganju would go crazy and bite them, so they could only look at each other and dare not respond.

"How come, you gentlemen have been officials for so long that you have forgotten the laws of the Ming Dynasty?"

Seeing all the officials fall silent, Zhu Ming sneered again and asked back jokingly.

"According to the law, behead and throw into the streets..."

Wang Ganju lowered his head and took the initiative to tell the punishment he deserved.

When they heard Wang Ganju speak, all the officials breathed a sigh of relief.

If Lord Wang does this, he won't implicate them.

"It seems that Lord Wang still knows what crime he has committed."

After hearing Wang Ganju's answer, Zhu Ming nodded with satisfaction and patted him on the shoulder again.

He leaned over and whispered in Wang Ganju's ear: "If I find out that the granary incident is related to you."

"As you wish."

Wang Ganju now knows that His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson is dragging him out to be questioned in order to intimidate all officials.

He didn't argue any more and fell silent after he finished speaking.

"Come here, take Lord Wang to the jail."

Zhu Ming didn't say anything more to him. He waved his hand and asked the Jinyiwei to come up and take Wang Ganju away.

Until the end, Wang Ganju did not open his mouth to argue for himself, but just glanced at the other officials present.

These people have the upper hand in their hands. If I want to keep my mouth shut, they will naturally find a way to rescue me.

The officials who were swept by Wang Ganju's eyes lowered their heads one after another, not daring to face Wang Ganju's gaze, for fear that they would be implicated by Wang Ganju.

"Let's skip Lord Wang's business for now. We have other things to do."

Zhu Ming clapped his hands, returned to his seat, and smiled at these people.

"I believe that this was done by Wang Ganju alone. You gentlemen still have a strong sense of patriotism."

Looking at the prefect, Zhu Ming arrested him without even frowning. The officials of Shanxi Province did not dare to underestimate the little grandson of the emperor at this moment.

Seeing Zhu Ming smiling so kindly, their hearts felt as if they were sinking into an icy cave, and they quickly defended themselves: "Your Highness is wise, we have nothing to do with this matter."

"But I believe it, but the people outside may not believe it. If the matter of the granary is not explained and the people riot, I can't protect you gentlemen."

Zhu Ming changed the subject, still smiling, but his words were full of threats.

If the food problem cannot be solved, the people's anger will naturally not be quelled.

Even if Zhu Ming did not take action against them, the people would not let them go.

"I do have an idea, but I wonder if you gentlemen are willing to cooperate."

Seeing that these officials had begun to waver, Zhu Ming looked at them with a sneer and spoke again.

"Your Highness, please speak."

As a temporary measure, a group of officials kowtowed heavily to Zhu Ming and spoke slowly.

It was Wang Ganju's original idea to set fire to the granary.

There is no need for me to sacrifice my future or even my life for Wang Ganju's plan.

Zhu Ming did not use Wang Ganju to investigate them in order to let them speak for themselves.

"I want to use the silver Wang Ganju gave to Master Zhang to buy food. What do you think?"

Zhu Ming took out the silver note that Zhang Xing had just handed him, waved it in front of the officials, and spoke with a smile.

This silver note was just a symbol. What he wanted was the silver that these officials got from Wang Ganju.

Either he would be punished for the crime, or he would spend money to buy grain and make up for the shortfall of more than 8,000 bags of grain in the granary.