The key to dealing with provincial governors who hold military power is speed!
Whether he was recalled to the capital or sent people to the local area to set up an ambush and capture him.
Make up your mind as soon as possible, issue an order as soon as possible, and take action as soon as possible!
Prevent information from leaking out and causing the other party to be on guard.
The truth that ordinary people can understand is certainly also understood by the cabinet chief Xie Sanbin.
He said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I think whether the nobles of Nanjing and Zheng Zhilong of Fujian are guilty or not cannot be determined based on the one-sided statement of Minister Shi. We need to have a joint trial before we can convict them."
Chongzhen nodded: "Xie Shangshu's words make sense, but what are the specific countermeasures?"
Xie Sanbin thought for a while and said, "I think the case should be tried by the three courts, but not in the capital, but in Nanjing! After the officials of the three courts arrived in Nanjing, they immediately started to investigate the case of the nobles privately minting the Ming Yuanbao."
"Isn't this inappropriate?" Qiu Yu objected, "If this is true, I'm afraid they will harm the prince."
Xie Sanbin shook his head: "Nanjing nobles do have some military power, but most of it is in the hands of Nanjing Counselor. As long as the Counselor does not collude with the nobles, the prince will be fine."
Qiu Yu continued to ask: "What about Zheng Zhilong? How to deal with him?"
Xie Sanbin was not panicked at all. He said calmly, "Zheng Zhilong is easy to deal with! Just say that there are a large number of pirates near Shanghai Port and order Zheng Zhilong to go to Nanjing to eliminate the pirates. When he arrives in Nanjing, immediately detain him and interrogate him! If he is guilty, punish him according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. If he is not guilty, charge him with false accusation and implicate Minister Shi!"
Everyone looked at Shi Kefa, wanting to laugh at him.
Chongzhen also looked at Shi Kefa, wanting to know what he thought.
Shi Kefa showed neither happiness nor sadness.
Instead, he said calmly: "No problem, Ming Dynasty law stipulates that false accusations must be punished! But if they are guilty, please punish them according to Ming Dynasty law."
Now that we have a solution, who should we send to investigate?
In the following time, everyone had an in-depth discussion around this issue.
But after discussing for a long time, there was no result.
Follow the rules.
Officials of the three judicial departments should be drawn from the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and the Censorate.
The Ministry of Justice ranges from the Shangshu to the Zhushi.
The Dali Temple is composed of the Dali Temple Minister and the Left and Right Temple Chiefs.
Only officials from the Left Censor-in-Chief to the Assistant Censor-in-Chief in the Censorate were qualified to participate.
Unlike those young and inexperienced people, these people are old hands in the officialdom.
If the case is tried in the capital, they will actively participate.
After all, the capital is under the emperor's feet, so there will be no chaos there.
But if I go to Nanjing to try the case.
They will find ways not to go.
Even a rabbit bites when it is angry!
If the nobles in Nanjing knew that they were doomed to die, they would probably kill them to silence them.
With this in mind, officials began to pass the buck to each other.
"I have a major case involving dozens of lives on my hands. I can't leave!"
"I have so many cases on hand that I can't leave."
"The Censorate is busy dealing with letters of accusation from inspectors all over the country. Let alone going to Nanjing, there is no time even in the capital!"
"I have had rheumatism recently and cannot go to humid places. Nanjing is too humid, I cannot go there."
"What a coincidence! I also have rheumatism!"
"So you're an old patient, nice to meet you!"
"Nice to meet you!"
......
Seeing that the court officials did not want to go to Nanjing, Shi Kefa said angrily: "Everyone! This matter is just like a war. Speed is of the essence. We cannot afford to delay! If we delay for one more day, Nanjing will know the news one day earlier."
"It will not only be detrimental to the investigation and trial of the case, but also detrimental to the safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"I hope you gentlemen can serve the country and the people and go to Nanjing to try the case!"
But no matter what Shi Kefa said, they still found various excuses not to go.
Chongzhen was very angry and scolded these people for being afraid of death in the court.
He only cared about his own personal gain and did not consider the interests of the court.
Because he was too angry, Chongzhen began to tremble all over.
At the end of the scolding, Chongzhen fainted again in front of everyone.
Xie Sanbin was almost scared to death.
This was his first day as Prime Minister.
It would have been fine if he had just encountered two major cases in Jiangnan, but his backer Chongzhen actually fainted and fell to the ground.
If anything happened to Chongzhen, he would not be able to survive.
In order to stay alive, Xie Sanbin was the first to rush forward and try to strangle Chongzhen's philtrum.
Just when he was halfway through the charge, Wang Chengen stopped him: "Wait a minute!"
Under the gaze of everyone, Wang Chengen knelt beside Chongzhen and gently woke him up.
As soon as Chongzhen opened his eyes, everyone immediately burst into cheers.
Wang Chengen was afraid of being exposed, so he didn't dare to stay in the hall for long.
He immediately ordered people to carry Chongzhen back to the back hall.
Seeing this, the ministers present had no choice but to leave the hall and return to the yamen to wait for news.
But after waiting for several days, there was no news.
The three judicial departments had not been established, and the officials who would go to Nanjing to try the case had not been determined.
The only certainty is...
Everything that happened in the court was recorded in writing and sent to the south.
Be it Zhu Guobi or Zheng Zhilong.
They will soon know the news and react accordingly.
As for what the reaction will be, no one can guess.
But everyone realized that this matter was developing in an uncontrollable direction.
"Your Majesty," Wang Chengen came to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to report, "What happened in the court a few days ago is expected to reach Nanjing around the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month."
"Yes." Chongzhen nodded and asked, "What did the Pacification Office say?"
"The news that His Royal Highness was involved in the smuggling case has been spread in Nanjing."
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