With a serious look on his face, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to punish Zhuomai for deceiving the emperor."

The crime of deceiving the emperor.

As soon as he said this, the ministers all looked at him in shock.

Chongzhen was also shocked. He just wanted to suppress the Donglin Party a little, but didn't want to offend them.

"Ahem, Wen Shangshu, we haven't yet concluded whether Zhuomai deceived the emperor. Is it too early to make a decision at this time?" Chongzhen said with a guilty conscience.

Wen Tiren didn't squint his eyes. He glanced at Zhou Yanru beside him and smiled coldly.

Everyone in the court knew that Zhou Yanru had a strong ability to assess the situation, but in Wen Tiren's view, Zhou Yanru was still a little too timid. Even the current emperor was a timid person.

Now that we have the handle, we don't press every step of the way, but we still want to live in peace and harmony. It's really bizarre.

Wen Tiren looked at the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, looked at Lu Changfeng calmly, and said, "Master Lu, are everything you said before true?"

Of course Lu Changfeng did not dare to deny it, otherwise he would have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor.

At that moment he nodded and admitted.

Wen Tiren turned his head and looked at Qian Qianyi again, and asked: "Sir Qian, do you think Zhuomai's actions are not inappropriate?"

Although Qian Qianyi has outstanding talents, his psychological quality is not very strong. When he saw Wen Tiren asking such questions, of course he did not dare to admit it outright. He must know that if his support was wrong, he would also be implicated.

At that moment, he just said calmly: "Zhuomai is an honest official and is dedicated to serving the public. This is well known to the court."

Wen Tiren did not let him go and continued to ask: "I didn't say what happened to Zhuomai. I just wanted to ask Mr. Qian if he thought there was nothing wrong with his handling."

Qian Qianyi had no choice but to say: "I don't know."

"So among the gentlemen present, does anyone think that there was nothing inappropriate in Zhuomai's handling?"

The ministers looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what kind of medicine Wen Tiren was selling.

After receiving the answer, Wen Tiren turned to face Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, now Lu Changfeng dares to risk his life to guarantee that what he said is true, but no one of the ministers here thinks that Zhuomai did things properly, so no matter what, Lu Changfeng and Zhuomai are among them.

There must be someone who has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Please make a decision, Your Majesty."

Chongzhen looked at Wen Tiren, and he saw a hint of coldness in the eyes of this old civil servant. At this time, the blade was already in his hands. He could choose to swing it, and Zhuomai would be finished, or he could choose to be indifferent. In this way,

You can sell a favor to the Donglin Party yourself.

After thinking for a long time, Chongzhen said: "In accordance with my decree, I summon the Zhili Inspector Zhuomai and the Baoding Prefecture Governor Li Wensheng back to the capital to state the truth. I will inquire one by one in the East Factory. Those who have extenuating circumstances will be demoted.

level, and will be fined one year's salary. If this is the case, he will be dismissed immediately and will never be used again."

"According to the order..." Eunuch Cao Huachun went out to receive the order.

Seeing Chongzhen open his mouth, he made a decision. The ministers all changed their minds, but they also knew that there was still some room for relaxation, and the real drama was yet to come...

"That's all for today's discussion." After Chongzhen said this, he stood up and left.

As a result, all the ministers left the hall one after another, and several of them gathered together to discuss today's changes.

Just when Zhuomai thought he had made a great contribution and was about to go further, a document from the court calling him back to Beijing suddenly made his heart freeze.

Not only was he cold-hearted, but he was also a little frightened. Because this letter was written in a slightly critical tone, what does this mean? It means that he has caused trouble and is very likely to end up in a haphazard manner.

Thinking of this, Zhuomailuo was a little worried.

At this moment, Qian Qianyi's messenger also arrived and took out Qian Qianyi's handwriting.

After reading the letter from beginning to end, Zhuomai's face became extremely pale.

Only then did he realize that he had fallen into Li Yi's scheme.

The letter stated that he was eager for quick success in handling the case. He not only prevented Jin Yiwei Town Fu Lu Changfeng from approaching Li Yi, but also kept him under strict guard and did not allow anyone to approach. As a result, Li Yi failed to produce documents from the Ministry of War and was convicted.

But Zhuomai knew very well that when he questioned Li Yi, Li Yi admitted it very readily. If there was any time when he was forced to state something, it was obviously a false accusation.

It was indeed my order to not allow anyone to approach Li Yi. But it was to prevent Li Yi from contacting outsiders and to secretly destroy evidence. It was not to deliberately cut off Li Yi from practicing with the outside world.

But now the princes in the court think that they are deliberately dealing with Li Yi, and want to exert power and turn the case of Li Yi's private weapons making into a solid case. What's more serious is that he once made a statement to the emperor.

According to the circumstances of the case, in this case, I have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor.

The crime of deceiving the emperor is a serious crime, and the family will be confiscated and beheaded. Even if Zhuomai is an upright person, this matter will make him feel heartbroken.

"Li Yi is a thief. I fell into his trap." Zhuomai sighed, filled with sorrow.

Zhuomai had no choice but to be recalled to the capital.

A political struggle ensued at court over the handling of Jomai.

The court officials headed by Qian Qianyi no longer stared at Li Yi's charges, but began to campaign for Zhuomai's rescue.

They claimed that Zhuomai only accepted the emperor's order, so he was cautious and did not dare to slack off at all, so there were some mistakes. However, Li Yi failed to tell the hidden truth. On the one hand, it was true that Zhuomai was under strict supervision, but there were more reasons.

It was Li Yi who hid it.

On the other side, people led by Zhou Yanru began to criticize him one by one. Of course, they did not want to offend Qian Qianyi and others, so they did not insist on the crime of deceiving the emperor. This crime was too big and they could not bear it.

The two parties began to fight in court and privately, each using their own methods. Qian Qianyi, a minister with many backings, firmly suppressed Zhou Yanru.

It's a pity that the referee of political struggles is always the emperor. Chongzhen's heart has long been biased towards Zhou Yanru, but he can't show it too obviously, because then he will also become the target of bombardment. Fortunately, Wen Tiren is here to muddy the waters.

, with mutual compromises and concessions, the results soon became clear.

Chongzhen issued an edict. Zhuomai was eager for quick success and quick gains in handling the case, without checking the actual situation. He was demoted one level and fined for half a year. This punishment was not very severe, but on the other hand, Chongzhen specifically allowed Li Yi to establish a miscellaneous manufacturing bureau to produce weapons.

, for use by officers and soldiers.

The Zazao Bureau is a craftsman organization that produces weapons in guards and camps. The workshop under Li Yi is defined as the Zazao Bureau. This means that Li Yi already has the well-known qualifications to build weapons. On the other hand,

The emperor specifically pointed out that Li Yi's Zazao Bureau was directly managed by him, which showed that the backstage of the Zazao Bureau was the emperor, and no other officials could intervene.

Of course, this benefit is not in vain. On the other hand, Li Yi has to submit enough weapons and equipment to the Wei Institute and Cao Minglei every year. The key is that based on the deteriorating finances of the Ming Dynasty, Li Yi will not believe that he can get enough money.

.So, I will spend my energy and financial resources to supply troops to the imperial court.

In this way, Li Yi got what he wanted, and other matters such as the struggle for power were left to the imperial court to fight for themselves.

On the other hand, Li Yi has another thing to solve, which is what Xue Lian wants to cooperate with him.

In order to take advantage of the power and trade routes of the nobles, Li Yi agreed to sell Anxin's goods to them at a low price, but there were many interests involved, the most important of which were supply volume and unit price.

If the supply is too much, the nobles will occupy too much market share; if the supply is too small, the nobles will have more wolves and less meat, so they probably won't give up easily.

Also, if the unit price is too high, you will be dissatisfied; if the unit price is too low, you will suffer too much loss.

Li Yi was the decision-maker who made the decision on this matter. Li Yi left the specific details of the cooperation to Shopkeeper Tian and Xiaoyu.

It can be said that Li Yi has survived another disaster, but this does not allow him to settle down, because although his troubles have been solved, the He family's case is not over yet.

The He family was about to be taken to the capital and handed over to Dali Temple for interrogation. Although Li Yi didn't care about the other members of the He family, there was still He Yaozu among them.
Chapter completed!