Chapter 210: Trouble at the Censorate
Xu Qin agreed to Zhu Gang’s request to go with them to cause trouble, and the news spread quickly. When those sons of military honors learned that Xu Qin would go, they were also very excited. Xu Qin paid for their meals for the past few days.

Xu Qin booked a restaurant and cooked specifically for the sons of military honors, so that they could go and cause trouble without worry. However, Xu Qin did not go. But they were very excited that Xu Qin was going this time.

The news soon reached Zhu Di. After Zhu Di learned the news, he stared at Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaosui’s scalp tingled when Zhu Di stared at him, but he still cupped his hands and said, “Dad, how about I go to his house tomorrow and hold him back so that he won’t go?”

Zhu Di turned his head and looked at Zhu Gaochi who was standing next to him. Zhu Gaochi immediately cupped his hands and said, “Father, how about I go and persuade him? It would be a bad influence if Shakyabao went to the Ministry of Justice or the Dali Temple to cause trouble.”

“Isn’t it good?” Zhu Di murmured.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui looked up at the lottery in surprise, then lowered their heads again, wondering in their hearts what their father meant by this.

Zhu Di casually flipped through the memorials on the desk and asked, “Boss, how many people wrote petitions this time, and who did they plead for?”

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, “Dad, there are many people who have written petitions for mercy, and almost everyone who has been arrested has someone pleading for mercy.”

“So what do you think, should those people be released and those people be killed?” Zhu Di said again indifferently.

“The interrogation in the Imperial Prison has not been completed yet. Moreover, even if it is completed, what I mean is that it will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court for trial. If the crime deserves death, then they will be executed. If not, then they will be spared!” Zhu Gaochi said.

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaosui immediately cupped his hands and said, “Father, in ten days at most, I can get the main culprit to close the case!”

“Five days!” Zhu Di said without question.

“Yes, Dad!” Zhu Gaosui responded immediately, not daring to refute. Although it was difficult, he could only ask the people below to use tough measures.

“Third brother, you go and keep an eye on it now.” Zhu Di waved his hand and said to Zhu Gaosui.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaosui immediately bowed and left. Zhu Di sat there stroking his beard, while Zhu Gaochi stood there with his back bent.

After a while, Zhu Di said, “Come on, accompany me to the garden for a walk!” Zhu Di stood up and said this. Zhu Gaochi was a little surprised, but still nodded in agreement.

Zhu Di didn’t like going to the garden and he only went there a few times throughout the year. Now when he mentioned going to the garden, Zhu Gaochi was of course surprised, but he followed him anyway.

After the two men arrived at the garden, Zhu Di asked others not to follow them, and they, father and son, walked slowly in the garden.

“Boss!” Zhu Di, who was walking in front with his hands behind his back, suddenly spoke.

“Hey, Dad!” Zhu Gaochi came over immediately and bowed.

“Don’t be so reserved. Let’s talk while we walk. Boss, have you chosen the person to go to Yingtian Prefecture?” Zhu Di continued.

“This, Dad, me!” Zhu Gaochi was very surprised. Zhu Di was not in the capital during this period, and he had to deal with most of the memorials. Besides, there were no officials in the Eastern Palace, so he was too busy to handle it.

“No arrangements have been made yet? It doesn’t matter. Think about it these few days. Whether it’s people in the imperial prison or officials from other places, in short, you need to be prepared to arrange for an official from the prefecture to go to Yingtian Prefecture. Once the pilot project in Yingtian Prefecture is successful, the next step is to launch a pilot project in a state.

The reason why I have dealt with so many officials is to clear some positions so that you can arrange those officials. This pilot project is very important to our Ming Dynasty. Once successful, it can be said that our Ming Dynasty can get rid of the situation of being trapped by ministers.

Those civil officials want to control us, and the only way they do it is through finance. Now, with maritime trade and reforms such as the equalization of land tax, we can completely get rid of the control of civil officials.

Boss, if we don’t get rid of their control, they won’t let us go. Next, they will attack the Five Military Commandery. This is not okay. The army must be controlled by our royal family.” Zhu Di said lightly as he walked with his hands behind his back.

Zhu Gaochi was very surprised later. He did not expect that his father would think in this way. But when he thought about it carefully, his father’s consideration was very reasonable.

“Yes, Dad, I will prepare the list in the next few days!” Zhu Gaochi immediately replied with a bow.

“Sakyabao is very capable, more capable than you think. If you get closer to him, it will be of great help to you in governing the world in the future. Dad will train him well, but you also need to help him more.” Zhu Di continued to say to Zhu Gaochi.

“Yes, Dad.” Zhu Gaochi nodded, agreeing with his father’s words in his heart.

“Tomorrow, Sakyabao will go to the Censorate and the Ministry of Justice. Let him go and there will be some fuss. When Sakyabao goes there, he will be completely different from those sons of military merit who went there before. This will give them a headache.” Zhu Di continued.

Zhu Gaochi nodded behind him. “It is indeed time to kill the civil officials. In the past few years, I have spent a lot of money and had to compromise on many things. But now that I have Sakyabao, it is their turn to compromise.” Zhu Di said with a sneer. Zhu Di did not dare to kill those ministers before. Even if he wanted to kill them, he needed sufficient evidence, and they should be put to death.

At that time and now, if he wanted to kill them, he didn’t need to be so careful. As long as they were guilty, he could kill them. If he didn’t give them enough warnings, they would not be afraid. Zhu Di knew those civil officials very well.

They even dared to set fire to the Eastern Palace, so what else would they not dare to do? If I don’t control them, those civil officials would really dare to kill me.

I am also a human being, not a god. If I am not careful, those civil officials will take advantage of me.

The next morning, after Xu Qin woke up and had just finished his meal, a servant came over and said to Xu Qin, “Master, there are a lot of people outside, and they want you to go out.”

“Okay, got it.” Xu Qin nodded and ate his breakfast slowly and methodically. After finishing breakfast, Xu Qin went out with his guards.

“Qin brother!” Those young men were originally sitting casually at the door of Xu Qin’s mansion. The children of military honors didn’t have so many rules, and sitting on the ground was a common thing for them.

“Well, let’s go to the Censorate first!” Xu Qin nodded and got on his horse. Those sons of military honors were very happy and followed immediately.

When Xu Qin arrived at the Censorate, the civil officials felt a headache when they saw Xu Qin leading the way with so many young men of military honors.

“What should we do?” The civil officials were frightened at first.

Chen Ying, who was already having a headache, was so frightened when he heard that it was Xu Qin coming that he couldn’t hold the pen and wanted to run. However, the Censorate was just a gate and it was too late to escape.

“Sir, Xu Qin has entered the Censorate.” An inspector entered Chen Ying’s office and said anxiously.

“What is he here for? Quickly, send someone to inform His Majesty, and also inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!” Chen Ying was very anxious. He did not dare to face Xu Qin alone.

In fact, many civil officials did not dare to face Xu Qin alone. If they were outside, they would still dare to talk to Xu Qin. But at that time in the office, they did not dare to do so because Xu Qin would really take action.

If a fight happened in the office, Xu Qin might be punished, but the punishment would definitely not be severe. On the other hand, people like them would lose face.

“Chen Ying, Chen Ying, come out!” Xu Qin walked to the courtyard of the Censorate with his hands behind his back and shouted loudly.

“Marquis of Haozhou, it’s not good to shout like this. This is where our Censorate has its office!” An official from the Censorate said to Xu Qin with a bow.

Xu Qin squinted at the official while smoking, and the official next to him immediately pulled the official into the office.

“Chen Ying, come out. If you don’t, be careful or I’ll smash your office and even set it on fire.” Xu Qin shouted while standing there.

When Chen Ying heard Xu Qin’s shout, his face turned even paler. In the Ming Dynasty, except for the emperor, the crown prince, and the empress, Chen Ying was not afraid of anyone else. Even when facing Zhu Gaosui, he was not afraid because he knew that he could be useful to Zhu Di.

But facing Xu Qin, Chen Ying was really scared. Now Ji Gang is still lying at home, and this is the result of His Majesty’s plea, otherwise, Ji Gang would probably be beaten to death by Xu Qin.

If he faced Xu Qin alone and angered Xu Qin, he would probably be beaten to death. When facing Xu Qin, don’t mention laws and regulations, it’s useless. No one dares to kill Xu Qin, not even Zhu Di.

Chen Ying came out with a smile on his face, and said to Xu Qin, “Lord Haozhou, what brings you here? Please, please, please, come in quickly. I’ll make you some tea.”

Xu Qin stared at Chen Ying with a sneer, but Chen Ying didn’t dare to meet Xu Qin’s gaze.

“Chen Ying, Chen Du Yushi, it’s been more than ten days since the case of the burning of the Eastern Palace. What does it mean? There is still no movement? What do you do in the Censorate?” Xu Qin walked up to Chen Ying with a smile, stared at Chen Ying and asked.

“We have been investigating, but, Marquis of Haozhou, investigating the case is not our job. It is the job of the Ministry of Justice. We are responsible for supervising all officials.” Chen Ying hurriedly explained with a smile and a bow.

“It’s been more than ten days, and there’s been no news from your Censorate? I also heard that many people went to plead for mercy? Why did they plead for mercy? Didn’t the arrested officials have any problems? If there were no problems, why did the Jinyiwei arrest them? If they were arrested, why didn’t your Censorate submit an impeachment petition?

Do you, the Censorate, want to shield those officials who have committed crimes?

I say, Chen Ying, you were not like this when you impeached those ministers before, especially the military meritorious officials. You tried to find evidence even when there was no evidence. Why? You don’t dare to face those civil officials? “Xu Qin smiled and said to Chen Ying.

“No, no, no, I’ve been collecting evidence, really!” Chen Ying said nervously. The main reason was that Xu Qin was too close to her. Chen Ying was worried that Xu Qin would suddenly attack her and hit her, which would be very bad.

“Okay, tell me. Who are you going to impeach?” Xu Qin asked Chen Ying with a sneer.

(End of this chapter)