Chapter 135 Yang Shiqi: His Highness the King of Han Wants to Win over Me?
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Imprisonment.
Zhu Gaoxu strode into the cell, his brows suddenly furrowed.
The sky prison was dark and quiet, with only a little faint light coming in. There were blue stone bricks on the ground, and when you stepped on them, a burst of cold air penetrated your heart.
In the deep and silent corridor, there is a post every five steps and a whistle every ten steps. Each of the masters of the Jin Yiwei has sharp eyes and glances at the visitors with unkind eyes.
But when they saw the face of the visitor clearly, they hurriedly bowed and saluted.
Ji Gang, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, led the way, followed behind him was the Supervisor of the Kingdom of Han.
Obviously His Highness the King of Han came to visit the prisoner, but I don’t know who he was visiting.
Zhu Gaoxu ignored these sincere and fearful warrior flag officers and continued walking deeper into the corridor.
Finally, he stopped.
Across the iron fence, Yang Shiqi was sitting cross-legged on the ground, holding a book in his hand, looking fascinated.
His treatment in the prison was much better than Zhu Gaoxu imagined.
Not only was the damp floor paved with stone tiles spotless, but there was also a blanket placed in the corner. In front of Yang Shiqi, there were neat desks, including pen, ink, paper and inkstones.
Thinking about it, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but sigh secretly.
This is what "the courtesy cannot be extended to common people, and the punishment cannot be extended to officials"!
In ancient times, if a scholar-official committed a crime that was within the scope of the five punishments, there was no need to send judicial officials to bind him and detain him, but to ask him to plead guilty himself.
If it is a serious crime, there is no need to send judicial officials to impose the death penalty on the person, but to make him kneel down and commit suicide.
During the reign of Taizu, a state magistrate was sentenced to death for corruption and bending the law.
The judicial officer wanted to punish him with the cane and tattoo according to the law, but the courtiers strongly opposed it on the grounds that "the punishment is not worthy of a high official", so Taizu abolished the cane and tattoo on this man and exiled him.
From then on, it became a fixed law of the Ming Dynasty that the stick tattoo method should not be applied to officials.
Of course, the privileges of scholar-bureaucrats go far beyond this.
Moreover, the doctor in "The Doctor Can't Be Punished" is not just a cat or a dog.
You must know that since the establishment of the Jinyi Guards, countless high-ranking officials have died in their hands.
To put it bluntly, whether this punishment is worthy of a doctor or not depends entirely on the wishes of Ji Gang, the commander of Jinyiwei.
Ji Gang is the emperor's eagle dog and a smart man.
He knew that the emperor valued Yang Shiqi, so he treated him very favorably and never lynched him at all.
Seeing the place, Zhu Gaoxu gave Ji Gang a look, and the latter immediately understood and ordered someone to open the cell door.
Under Yang Shiqi's surprised gaze, Zhu Gaoxu walked into the cell, while Ji Gang led the person away with interest, leaving time and space for the two to talk.
"Why did His Highness the King of Han come here? I don't quite understand."
Yang Shiqi asked proactively with a face full of doubts.
Did His Highness the King of Han come here specifically to find me?
what's the situation?
Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, Old Yangtou, are you used to living in the imperial prison?"
After hearing this, the corner of Yang Shiqi's mouth twitched a little, and he suppressed the anger in his heart and replied calmly: "His Royal Highness, King Laohan, is thinking about me. I live in a pretty good place."
"At least when I have nothing to do every day, I can still read and practice calligraphy. I am very satisfied..."
Of course, this can only be said in four words - duplicity!
Yang Shiqi wanted to slap him with a big mouth and teach the Han prince a lesson!
On the first day when the King of Han supervised the country's governance, he reported and exposed a major corruption case involving Liu Guan and others from the Metropolitan Procuratorate!
Yang Shiqi just requested that this shocking case be handed over to the three judicial departments for trial in order to reduce the involvement and seriousness of this major corruption case.
Who would have expected that the furious emperor mistakenly thought that he was exonerating others and tried to cover up the truth of the corruption case, so he was thrown into prison.
In the final analysis, all this is the wonderful work of Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu.
With the help of Liu Guan and others' major corruption case, the emperor was furious, and then took advantage of the situation to attack the prince and princeling officials.
Therefore, Yang Shiqi is now very sure that Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu's visit to the prison today must have an ulterior motive!
Seeing his duplicity, Zhu Gaoxu burst into laughter.
"Okay, Lao Yangtou, why are you angry with Comrade Lao Zhu?"
Yang Shiqi: "???"
What?
Comrade Lao Zhu?
Are you talking about the emperor?
You are really a person who is not afraid of death!
"What does His Highness the King of Han mean by these words? I don't understand."
Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him with a half-smile, and then sat in front of him.
"Old Yangtou, I may believe what others say, but when you say this, I really don't believe it."
"If you, Yang Shiqi, are willing to be a scholar who studies and cultivates virtue, then you won't be Yang Shiqi!"
After hearing this, Yang Shiqi's expression changed slightly and he took a deep look at Zhu Gaoxu.
It is true that Yang Shiqi cannot accept being a scholar who only knows how to read and write.
In his heart, he has the pursuit and goal of governing the country and bringing peace to the world.
A scholar has been reading all his life. If he has done nothing in this life, wouldn’t he have come to this world in vain?
Therefore, Yang Shiqi entered the Imperial Academy as a commoner and resolutely entered the court.
Although the Ming Dynasty lost its prime minister, it had a cabinet again!
In Yang Shiqi's eyes, the cabinet is essentially similar to Zhongshu Sheng who assists the emperor in terms of responsibilities and status!
If this is the case, then Yang Shiqi is confident enough to turn the cabinet into a real Ministry of Education!
Emperor Taizu Gao issued a ban to abolish the thousand-year-old prime minister system. Anyone who reconsiders without authorization will die!
In other words, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to have a prime minister again!
However, the Ming court can have auxiliary ministers!
Allocate the power of the prime minister from one person to three or five people, so that the emperor can accept it, and the ministers can also accept it. This is a good thing for mutual benefit between the monarch and his ministers.
And these three people, UU Reading www.uukanshu.ｎnet or five people, can be called "cabinet ministers" in the future!
From the day Yang Shiqi entered the cabinet, he secretly made a decision.
He wants to build this cabinet into the Zhongshu Province, which will not only reduce the burden of government affairs on the emperor, but also strive for the rights that his ministers deserve!
These thoughts, in a sense, can be called ambitions!
Just because of that accident, he, Yang Shiqi, is now in jail with no sight of his release date.
Even after he is released from prison, he is likely to be demoted out of Beijing and never be able to enter the cabinet again.
Therefore, Yang Shiqi was in a very irritable mood, and his eyes towards Zhu Gaoxu became increasingly unkind, but he hid them well.
"Wait a minute, His Highness the King of Han is trying to win me over?"
"Winning you over? What's the use of me winning over you, an old man?"
"..."
Zhu Gaoxu was too lazy to play riddles with him anymore and said directly: "Old Yangtou, the emperor has sent troops to the Northern Expedition, but Jin Zhong, the Minister of War, suddenly fell seriously ill at this moment. He recommended you to the king!"
After hearing this, Yang Shiqi's expression changed drastically, showing both worry and joy.
The worry is that Jin Zhong is seriously ill and the prince is about to lose a supporter.
I am happy that I am about to be released from prison and return to the court to enter the decision-making center!
"What do you say, Old Yangtou? I intend to reinstate you to your post and temporarily take over the affairs of the Ministry of War. Do you agree?"
Without any surprise, Yang Shiqi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
But he quickly realized that his appearance was too embarrassing, so he pretended to be calm and explained: "The Northern Expedition is more important than anything else. At this time, the Ministry of War must not cause trouble, so I recommended myself to temporarily take over the affairs of the Ministry of War..."
"Tch, arrogant old guy!"
Zhu Gaoxu gave him the middle finger, then turned around and left.
"Where is the King of Han going?"
"Wait a moment, I will go get another one!"
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